Beast Taming Begins with the Inner Circle of Pets

Chapter 65 Uninvited Guest

That evening, Lin Manman held Amber and studied the contract with it, explaining to it that in the future, many people would take beautiful videos of it, make various merchandise for it, and might even take various videos of it being cheated on.

It will have a large number of fans and be loved and sought after.

Hearing that he would be on TV and loved by many people, Amber's eyes sparkled.

"Awoo."

Amber nodded reservedly, indicating that she could accept it. Then, she happily took Lin Manman's smart bracelet and went to share the news with her friends.

Hearing Yin Yue instructing Amber on how to maintain proper posture and how to walk gracefully when being filmed by cameras, Lin Manman couldn't help but laugh out loud.

I didn't realize Silver Moon was so conscious of her image. It seems like I can already see Amber putting on a great look in the future.

The next day arrived quietly, and the elimination rounds of the individual competition began in full swing.

The singles elimination rounds were scheduled for morning and afternoon matches based on individual registration numbers. Lin Manman checked her registration number and found that she wouldn't be scheduled for the afternoon.

Fang Yaqi and the others did not leave immediately after distributing the competition rewards, saying that as teammates, they should accompany her to finish the individual competition.

However, the real intention was to spend a few more days in the city center, so the four of us set off early this morning.

So, in the morning, only Xia Ming and Xu Yuemei were left at the hotel to keep Lin Manman company.

Qiu Xiangjing went home early this morning. He had been away for several days, and his children missed him. Anyway, with Xia Ming and Xu Yuemei here, there wasn't really anything he needed to do, so he took the opportunity to go back and see the children.

Since Lin Manman had previously explained to Xia Ming her plan to open a spirit beast shop with Qiu Xiangjing, Xia Ming would also bring Qiu Xiangjing along when discussing the specific rules of the spirit beast shop with her second senior brother.

Now he just needs to go back and wait for Lin Manman's competition to end, and then, based on the school she chose, select a location for a spirit beast shop in the vicinity. After that, he can proceed step by step according to the procedure.

Lin Manman had also invited her aunt, Xu Yuemei, to join her spirit beast shop, but Xu Yuemei refused. She knew nothing about spirit beast breeding and sales and really didn't want to take advantage of her niece.

Lin Manman didn't insist, since she wanted to take her aunt with her when she went to the capital later.

My aunt's family has a stable social circle in Nanjing, so it's hard to persuade them to leave their home of decades to come with me. But my younger aunt is all alone, so it's much easier to convince her to come with me.

As for Uncle Lin's family? Keeping their contact information is already a favor to Uncle Lin.

Lin Manman was in her hotel room cultivating with her spirit pets when there was a knock on the door. Thinking it was Xu Yuemei or Xia Ming, she naturally went to open the door.

Upon opening the door, they found a man they had never seen before. The man appeared to be about forty years old, dressed in a sharp suit and wearing a black top hat.

The man had a thick beard, and although he wore sunglasses, his striking features still revealed that he was not Chinese.

After Lin Manman opened the door, the other person smiled, took off his hat, and bowed his head to Lin Manman.

"Hello, beautiful lady! I am a spirit beast breeder. I apologize for bothering you, but I would like to discuss a collaboration with you."

Although he seemed like a very particular person, Lin Manman didn't have a particularly good impression of him.

And... how did this person know her room number?

Lin Manman's popularity has skyrocketed recently due to her team's victory, and many people know she's staying at this hotel. However, the hotel has its rules and cannot disclose her specific room number to outsiders.

"Sorry, I have a match this afternoon, so I'm not very free right now," Lin Manman replied perfunctorily, and then tried to close the door.

"Miss Lin, don't be so quick to refuse. Perhaps you'll be interested? I guarantee this is a great project that will benefit many people!" The man gently raised his hand to stop Lin Manman from closing the door, his expression unchanged, as if Lin Manman's refusal had no effect on him.

The spirit pets in the room sensed something was amiss at the doorway and cast puzzled glances at them.

At that moment, the man slightly turned his head, as if looking into the room through the door.

Seeing that the other party seemed unwilling to give up easily, Lin Manman secretly sent a signal to Xia Ming with her bracelet while closing the door to block the man's view.

"You flatter me too much. I'm just a student who hasn't even finished high school yet. What kind of great project could I possibly participate in?"

"Miss Lin is too modest. Although you are young, you have the only mythical white tiger in the world." The man chuckled softly as he saw her close the door, and then calmly put his hat back on.

It's someone trying to get amber again... but I don't know if it's out of kindness or malice...

"Oh? What kind of project is it?"

Lin Manman could sense that this man was a professional, and at a much higher level than her.

She didn't dare use the system to spy on the other party's information, but there were surveillance cameras in the hotel corridors, so she figured the other party wouldn't dare do anything in such an environment.

Xia Ming's room is two floors above Lin Manman's. If she stalls for a little while, he should be able to get here soon.

"Miss Lin, there's no need for you to be so wary of me. I'm simply extending an invitation; the choice is yours."

"Miss Lin may not be aware that, currently, the Alliance's technology for breeding spirit beasts is lagging behind, and it is not capable of breeding mythical-level spirit pets. At present, there are no more than three digits of mythical-level spirit pets in the entire world, and almost all of them are obtained directly from secret realms."

"But what if I told you we have more advanced technology to cultivate even higher-level spirit beasts, even mythical ones! Would Miss Lin be interested?"

Artificially breeding mythical-level spirit beasts? Interested? Of course I'd be interested! Any beast tamer would be intrigued by this. But the question is, is this feasible? Is this person reliable?

The Spirit Beast Research Institute of the Huaxia Alliance is the official and only institution for breeding spirit beasts. Previously, the Alliance had approved some private research institutes, but some individuals used the guise of spirit beast breeding to conduct illegal spirit beast research.

Therefore, the Alliance explicitly banned all privately-run research institutes within its territory, making the Alliance's Spirit Beast Research Institute the only institution in the territory that cultivates and studies spirit beasts.

In other words, this person is either an illegal private research institute or not a domestic force!

Seeing that the other person didn't mind saying these things in the hotel corridor, Lin Manman's heart was stirred up quite a bit.

"You said you can cultivate mythical-level monsters yourselves, so what help can I possibly offer by collaborating with you?"

"With your spirit beast's help, we can greatly increase the odds."

"Could I know what kind of help my spirit pet needs?"

The man smiled mysteriously, "If you're interested, I can take you on a tour of our base."

Lin Manman knew that if she agreed, it wouldn't be as simple as visiting some base. This person must be confident in some way that they could control her and prevent her from leaking information.

"Ah... but I have a match this afternoon. A lot of people online are waiting to see my performance in the individual match, so I won't have much time these next few days."

Lin Manman feigned reluctance to refuse, but in reality, she was warning the other party that she was no longer an unknown ordinary person, but a talented contestant attracting attention from many sides. If the other party dared to use any means to force her, it would be discovered very quickly.

"It's alright, I'm just offering Miss Lin an option. If you haven't made up your mind yet, I can come back and ask you again after the competition." The man took off his hat again, nodded to Lin Manman, and then turned and left without looking back, just as Xia Ming was rushing over.

Lin Manman's heart did not relax after the man left; on the contrary, she became even more uneasy, as if an invisible net was slowly enveloping her.

(End of this chapter)