Eternal Beast Taming Family

On November 13th of the Yuanhe calendar year 3397, Chu Qinhui and Chu Shengfan spent two days collecting all the necessary medicinal herbs from various shops and the Treasure Pavilion in the town.

From November 13th to 15th, three different evolutionary forms of the Source Beasts appeared one by one in the Chu Family Ancestral Hall.

The same source beast, after taking a stroll through Chu Mu's space, emerged in a completely different form.

Because there was no contract, the Chu family did not know what the abilities of these evolved forms they had never seen before were. Therefore, Chu Mu thoughtfully posted the abilities of each source beast.

In addition, the four guards recruited by the Chu family also arrived one after another. However, after arranging accommodations for them, the Chu family did not rush to assign them any tasks.

On November 16th, Chu Jingyu, accompanied by three evolved source beasts, headed to the Medicine Heart Hall in town. After a long talk with Sun Chunchen, he returned to the Chu family.

On November 19th, after only three days of closure, the shop next to Yaoxintang underwent a major transformation, changing its name to "Medicine Beast Shop," and the various evolved source beasts from the Chu family appeared in the shop.

On the first day of the medicine and veterinary shop's opening, not many people came in to visit, because ordinary people knew that this was a shop that sold source beasts and did not dare to come in to visit.

The town's contract masters have weak purchasing power for source beasts, and if they need to buy source beasts, they mostly go to the Treasure Pavilion to buy them.

Moreover, the shop advertised itself as a veterinary medicine shop, which deterred even those who wanted to come in and take a look.

Chu Shengfan, who had taken a day off specifically for the store's opening, sighed for the sixth time that day as he looked at the deserted store.

Chu Qinhui walked out from behind the counter with the paper he had just written on, and then pasted the paper, filled with neat characters, onto the cage where the source beast was kept.

Seeing Chu Shengfan's dejected look, he chuckled, "Don't sigh, you'll just blow away your good fortune. Your grandfather said it's normal to have no one around in the early stages."

In another month, it will be the New Year. Most of the contract masters from outside the town will return then, and business will pick up.

Chu Shengfan followed his father's example, picking up papers from the counter and pasting them onto the cage.

"I just feel it's a waste to spend Source Stones every day to keep these Source Beasts here."

"What a pity, is it the Source Stones, or these Source Beasts that have the ability but haven't been put to use?"

Chu Qinhui put his fingers into the cage and stroked the red rabbit with its faint, sweet fragrance a few times.

Watching his father tease the "herbal pink-eared rabbit," Chu Shengfan shook his head disdainfully, but in the next instant, his hand also reached into the cage.

The rabbit in the cage had extremely long fur. Just as Chu Shengfan's hand was about to touch it, its figure turned into a phantom and instantly appeared in another corner of the cage.

Chu Shengfan, whose hand had missed its target, awkwardly clenched his fist, then casually pulled it out of the cage.

"I think so."

Chu Qinhui walked past the dozen or so cages in the room one by one, checking the condition of the source beasts living inside from time to time.

"It doesn't have to wait that long. Tomorrow isn't the Treasure Pavilion's auction. Your grandfather has already sent several Source Beasts there. I believe that with the excellent skills of these Source Beasts, they will soon gain recognition."

After checking the condition of the thirteen source beasts in the store, Chu Qinhui turned to Chu Shengfan and said, "You stay here and guard the store. I'm going home to arrange for two guards and some staff to come over."

Chu Shengfan turned around and sat down behind the counter, summoning the "Flower Medicine Butterfly" from his source beast space.

"Okay, remember to bring the pollen box I left in my yard when you come. I left Xiao Cai's food in a hurry."

"Alright, you guys stay here." With that, Chu Qinhui stepped out of the shop.

Not long after Chu Qinhui left, a figure walked in, smiling and asking Chu Qinhui, "How's business today?"

Chu Shengfan looked at the newcomer, swallowed the "Welcome" that was on the tip of his tongue, and spread his palms, "Grandpa Sun, as you can see, there are no customers at all."

Sun Chunchen looked around, his gaze sweeping over the source beasts, a hint of emotion flashing in his eyes. He knew that these source beasts would never have trouble selling if the word was spread.

But right now, he just wanted to tease the kids, so he shook his head and said, "It's over. Looks like your grandpa's business is going to lose money. Tsk tsk tsk."

Chu Shengfan is now quite familiar with Sun Chunchen, and he can tell from his current expression that Sun is teasing him.

"Grandpa Sun, don't say that. What if you're right? Wouldn't you be a jinx?"

Sun Chunchen raised his hand and smacked Chu Shengfan on the head. "You brat, who are you calling a jinx? Don't worry, in a few days, apart from those two more common evolved forms..."

The other source beasts that have never shown an evolved form will certainly have no trouble finding a market. Even for research purposes, those aristocratic families will buy a couple.

Hearing Sun Chunchen's words, Chu Shengfan's face showed some worry, "After buying the source beast, how long will it take them to research it?"

Seeing the little guy's worried expression, Sun Chunchen calmly took out a rocking chair, then comfortably lay down.

"Don't worry, even if they have ready-made source beasts to study, their evolutionary path is not so easy to figure out."

The necessary spiritual materials, the preparation methods, the proportions—it's a complex process, and if it were so easy to figure out, the various clans wouldn't value their own evolutionary paths more than their own lives.

Chu Shengfan finally breathed a sigh of relief. With a light flick of his finger, "Flower Butterfly," which had been wandering around the store, obediently came to his side.

Then, following his command, a thin layer of phosphorescent shield adhered to his body surface. It seemed that he was using this time to practice his coordination with the source beast and the use of skills.

Seeing Chu Shengfan's crude skill execution, Sun Chunchen, who was lying in the rocking chair, shook his head slightly and began to instruct him:

"Although the Phosphorescent Shield of the Flower Butterfly is a shield-type skill, it is not necessary to cover the whole body every time the skill is used."

You could try limiting the skill's range to reduce energy consumption, or make the shield more durable for the same energy expenditure.

Chu Shengfan seemed to be deep in thought. He caught the "Flower Medicine Butterfly" with his fingers and then tried to make it cast a skill on his palm.

Sure enough, with the same energy consumption, a shield that appeared to be denser and thicker with phosphorescent powder appeared on both hands, as if several layers of phosphorescent shield had been stacked on top of each other.

It didn't seem that difficult. Chu Shengfan then tried controlling the other skills, such as "Floral Herbal Fragrance." He tried to make "Floral Herbal Butterfly" control the fragrance to condense into strands.

Instead of letting the scent linger in a certain space, it is presented in wisps, allowing only specific targets to smell it.

After trying for a long time, Chu Shengfan's spirit and the energy of the "Flower Medicine Butterfly" were quickly depleted, and in the end he could only condense a very wide wisp, and he was not very good at controlling this wisp of floral fragrance.

The exertion was too great, so both of them had to rest for a while. Sun Chunchen closed his eyes slightly, but seemed to nod in satisfaction.