Make me leave the team? My beast girl and I can win easily.

The morning sunlight shone through the gaps in the curtains and fell on Lin Yu's face.

He groggily opened his eyes and felt the warmth and softness in his arms.

Looking down, I saw Lin Xue.

She slept hugging herself, her long silver hair spread out on the pillow, a few strands still sticking to her neck, tickling her.

Lin Xue looks beautiful when she's sleeping.

Her eyelashes were long and curled, casting a soft shadow on her cheeks.

Her lips were slightly pursed, and her breathing was even and gentle.

She appeared exceptionally gentle at that moment.

Not long after, Lin Xue's eyelashes trembled, and she woke up.

She was startled when she saw Lin Yu looking at her. Then, as if she remembered what happened last night, her cheeks turned red at a visible speed.

From her ears to her neck, everything was tinged with a light pink.

But instead of dodging, she leaned in and gently pressed her lips to Lin Yu's.

"Good morning, Master." Her voice was still a little languid, with a hoarseness from just waking up.

"Good morning." Lin Yu smiled and patted her head.

The two lingered in bed for a while longer before getting up.

After washing up, I started preparing breakfast.

Today's breakfast was again fried fish and fried sparrow meat, accompanied by bread and milk.

Lin Xue helped out from the side.

Her movements were very skillful, clearly indicating that she had learned a lot of kitchen skills in the past few days.

The aroma of the fried fish quickly filled the air, a blend of meaty and buttery flavors.

A rustling sound came from the upper bunk.

Lin Ya woke up.

She groggily climbed out of bed, her eyes still half-closed, but her nose was already twitching like a puppy's.

Following the aroma, I walked to the dining table and reached out to grab the fried fish.

"Smack."

Lin Yu slapped her hand away: "Go brush your teeth and wash your face."

"Um..." Lin Ya looked at him with a pitiful expression, "Just take a bite first..."

"No." Lin Yu's attitude was firm. "Lin Xue, take her to wash up."

Lin Xue nodded, put down her work, and pulled the reluctant Lin Ya into the restroom.

Ten minutes later, the three of them sat down at the dining table.

Lin Ya ate with great enjoyment, holding bread in one hand and fried fish in the other, taking bites from both sides, her cheeks puffed out like a hamster's.

Lin Yu couldn't help but laugh as she watched her eat.

He picked up a piece of sparrow meat and held it to Lin Xue's lips: "Try this, I added a little extra black pepper."

Lin Xue naturally opened her mouth to take it, chewed a few times, and nodded: "Delicious."

She also picked up a piece of fish, dipped it in sauce, and fed it to Lin Yu.

The two of them fed each other, one bite at a time, oblivious to everyone else.

Lin Ya was enjoying her meal, but as she watched, she sensed something was amiss.

She put down the food in her hand, her dark eyes fixed on the two of them, her brows furrowing.

"Master, are you and Sister Lin Xue hiding something from me?" she suddenly asked.

Lin Yu paused, then chuckled, "How could that be? You're overthinking it."

Lin Xue lowered her head slightly, not looking at Lin Ya, but her ears turned red again.

"Hmph, my intuition tells me—you two definitely have a secret," the famous detective Lin Ya deduced. "Are you hiding something from me...?"

"Let's go get something delicious!"

Lin Yu and Lin Xue exchanged a glance and both smiled.

"You, all you ever do is eat," Lin Yu said, picking up a fried fish with two slices of bread and handing it to Lin Ya. "Here, try this."

Lin Ya's attention was immediately drawn to the food. She took the bread with fish in it and took a big bite.

"Mmm...delicious..."

While she was eating, she mumbled something like "Bears live for food" and "Next time you eat something delicious, you must take me with you."

"Okay, okay, I'll take you with me." Lin Yu rubbed her head.

After breakfast, Lin Yu tidied up and went out with Lin Xue and Lin Ya.

Today's destination is Jiangbei Old Street—which is also one of the larger supernatural ability trading markets in Wujiang City.

Although it's not as large as the trading center I visited last time, it has a wide variety of items, and you can occasionally find some good stuff.

More importantly, Lin Yu wanted to see if he could find a suitable flying pet.

The three of them took a taxi to Jiangbei District.

The old street is indeed very "old," with buildings on both sides dating back decades.

The walls were mottled, but they were kept very clean.

The shops along the street are lined up one after another, with all sorts of different signs.

"Rejuvenating Elixir Pavilion", "Rare and Precious Materials Pavilion", "Peerless Artifact Workshop"...

The names they came up with were all incredibly exaggerated.

Compared to the superpower trading center, there are indeed far fewer people here.

Most of the people walking on the street are local professionals. They have a clear purpose and rarely wander around. They buy what they need and leave.

Lin Yu and the other two walked and looked around.

There are also general sections here, specializing in materials, equipment, pets, etc.

However, many shops offer a wide variety of goods, with a few of everything.

This is considered a characteristic of the old street.

Lin Yu wasn't interested in materials and equipment, and headed straight for the area where the beast pets were concentrated.

The atmosphere in this area is more down-to-earth.

Cages of all sizes are placed in shops or at the entrance, containing various magical beasts.

The ground was covered with monster excrement.

Even from dozens of meters away, you could smell an extremely strong odor.

However, the customers here don't care about these things.

After all, the goods in the old street are much cheaper.

They buy pet animals so that they have more helpers and are safer when hunting in the wilderness.

Of course, there is also the consideration of letting the pet cover the retreat and die while one escapes when encountering danger.

Value for money is naturally more important.

Lin Yu strolled around the entrance, her brows gradually furrowing.

Most of the pets he looked at had D-level and C-level classes to choose from.

Occasionally you can see one or two B-level professions, but they are not very ideal.

"I'll buy some experience potions first," he thought.

Experience potions are specifically for pets and can increase their experience points.

Humans who drink this stuff experience nothing but diarrhea—

Perhaps it is the rules of this world that prevent humans from taking shortcuts and allow them to upgrade step by step.

Lin Yu didn't buy it before because the experience potion was a bit expensive.

It takes about 60 experience potions to level up a pet from level 1 to level 20, costing around 3 yuan.

At that time, his entire net worth was only a little over 8 yuan, and he couldn't bear to part with it.

But it's different now.

The two multi-purpose waist bags that I consigned yesterday have already been sold.

This morning, the consignment equipment and materials were almost sold out.

Lin Yu checked his account and found that he had a total of 75 yuan in cash on him.

Once he gets back to school, he can lower the price of the two remaining multi-purpose waist bags, and they should sell quickly.

The three of them walked into a pet store that looked to be quite large.

"Boss, how much are the experience potions?" Lin Yu asked.

Behind the counter was a middle-aged man in his fifties, wearing reading glasses, reading a newspaper.

Hearing the sound, he looked up and adjusted his glasses.

"Regular quality, 500 each; premium quality, 800 each. Which do you want?"

"Twenty high-quality ones," Lin Yu said. "Would 12000 be okay?"

The boss looked at him thoughtfully for a moment, nodded, and turned to go to the inner room to get the goods.

While waiting, Lin Yu looked around the shop.

The shop is quite large and displays many common pet animals.

Lin Yu went over and took a look.

[Warcraft Name] Ironback Boar

[Rare Bloodline] None

[Level Cap] 22 (No level cap after transformation)

[Level] 5

[Choose a profession after transformation] 1. Dancer; 2. Petrification Mage; 3. Excavator

……

[Beast Name] Rock Armored Lizard

[Rare Bloodline] Mountain Dragon

[Level Cap] 60 (No level cap after transformation)

[Level] 4

[Choose a class after transformation] 1. Earth Mage; 2. Ranger; 3. Painter

Lin Yu's eyes lit up when he saw the last rock-armored lizard.

B-rank profession: Earth Mage!

This is the first B-grade professional pet I've seen today.

But soon he saw the price tag on the cage: 120 million yuan.

He had never heard of a mountain dragon before.

It contains the rare bloodline of this unknown dragon and will sell for 120 million yuan.

Moreover, for Lin Yu, it was only a B-level profession.

"The price-performance ratio is too low..." Lin Yu shook her head.

Moreover, he needs pets with special abilities or talents, preferably flying ones.

The boss then came out carrying a box.

Upon opening the lid, 20 light blue vials were neatly stacked inside.

"Young man, here are the 20 vials of medicine you requested." The shopkeeper handed the box to Lin Yu. "Do not give your pet more than 5 vials within 24 hours, or it will exceed its body's limits."

Lin Yu paid the money and put the medicine into her all-purpose pouch.

"Boss, do you have any other pet animals here?" he asked.

"There are more shops behind the store, you can go check them out," he said. "But the backyard hasn't been cleaned up yet, so the smell is a bit strong."

"It's alright, let's go take a look first," Lin Yu said.

The shopkeeper nodded and led the three of them through the shop to the small courtyard at the back.

As soon as Lin Yu entered the courtyard, he smelled a strong odor of monster excrement and almost vomited.

Lin Xue frowned, and Lin Ya immediately covered her nose.

There were dozens of cages of various sizes in the yard, each containing a different kind of magical beast.

As soon as they saw someone enter, the magical beasts became agitated and made various noises.

The noise made Lin Yu's head buzz.

He patiently looked at a few.

[Warcraft Name] Windblade Wolf

[Rare Bloodline] None

[Level Cap] 26 (No level cap after transformation)

[Level] 8

[Choose a class after transformation] 1. Flame Warrior; 2. Gatherer; 3. Boxer

……

[Warcraft Name] Water Serpent

[Rare Bloodline] None

[Level Cap] 22 (No level cap after transformation)

[Level] 5

[Choose a profession after transformation] 1. Alchemist; 2. Pirate; 3. Fisherman

Most of them were C-grade or D-grade, with the only B-grade being a support alchemist.

Lin Yu was somewhat disappointed and prepared to leave.

Just then—

"Hey——!"

A loud cry came from the corner of the yard.

The voice was clear and resonant, with extremely strong penetrating power, overpowering the cries of all the magical beasts.

Lin Yu looked in the direction of the sound and saw a large owl standing on a wooden frame in the corner.

It has a round head, big eyes, and pupils as dark as ink.

Two feathers stick up on either side of its forehead, like eyebrows or ears.

It looks cute, but given its size, it's not cute at all.

It is about the size of a goose.

What's most striking is its feathers—gold and white, shimmering brilliantly in the sunlight, as if plated with gold leaf.

Only the chest and the inside of the wings are covered in light yellow downy feathers, which look soft and warm.

It had an iron chain tied to its foot, but compared to its thick claws, the chain looked as thin as a necklace.

Lin Yu moved closer and observed carefully.

[Warcraft Name] Golden-feathered Eagle Owl

[Rare Bloodline] None

[Level Cap] 28 (No level cap after transformation)

[Level] 7

[Health Points] 390

[Mana Points] 370

[Physical Defense] 18

[Magic Defense] 16

[Physical Attack Power] 40

[Magic Attack Power] 203

[Strength] 42

[Agile] 41

[Physical Constitution] 39

[Mental State] 37

[Magic Power (Main Attribute)] 122

[Talent Skill] Good Fortune

[Choose a class after transformation] 1. Sniper; 2. Chaos Controller; 3. Axeman

Lin Yu was stunned when she saw the career option in the middle.

"The Controller of Chaos"?

What kind of job is this?

He had never heard of it before.

I took out my phone and searched online, but I couldn't find any information about this profession.

However, the search did yield quite a few similar professions—

"Elemental Master", "Lightning Master", "Flame Master"...

These "masters" all possess professional talents of A-level or higher, and are extremely rare.

"The Chaos Controller" sounds even more special than these?

Want to take a gamble?

Lin Yu was making plans in her mind.

Anyway, he still has 3 vacant pet slots.

Furthermore, once you reach level 30, you can increase the maximum number of transformable pets you can have.

Even if this eagle owl's job after its transformation isn't ideal, it won't lose much.

"This golden eagle-owl is a female, larger and stronger than the male," the shopkeeper said at the opportune moment. "She's fierce, more so than many birds of prey I've seen that inherit rare bloodlines."

Lin Yu looked at the eagle owl.

It stood on the wooden frame, its posture haughty, its sharp eyes coldly looking down, truly exuding the majesty of a raptor.

"Boss, why don't you continue with the introduction?" Lin Yu asked.

The shopkeeper sighed and began to tell the story of the eagle owl.

"Four months ago, we went hunting in the wilderness and witnessed a battle."

"The Golden-feathered Eagle Owl's nest was attacked by the Red-tailed Giant Eagle."

"Two great eagle owls tried to protect their chicks, but they were no match for the two red-tailed giant eagles and were killed..."

"After that, the baby eagle owls in the nest were all carried away by the giant eagle, probably to feed the eaglets."

"We thought the entire nest of eagle owls was dead, so we left."

"But unexpectedly, she survived."

The boss paused, a hint of admiration flashing in his eyes.

"I saw her again one morning three months ago in the same area."

"We found her lying on the ground, severely injured, her wings broken, and covered in blood..."

"but!"

His voice rose slightly: "Near her lay four torn-together eaglets!"

"They're the chicks of those two red-tailed giant eagles!"

"It's obvious that she sneaked into the Red-tailed Giant Eagle's nest at night and killed all the baby eagles!"

Hearing this, Lin Yu was deeply shocked.

Wild monsters undergo a "metamorphosis" after reaching level 20, resulting in a significant increase in their attributes and the acquisition of attack skills.

At this point, their wild instincts have been fully unleashed, making it impossible for them to form a beast-pet contract.

This golden eagle owl has not yet "molted".

Faced with an enemy a hundred times stronger than himself, he didn't choose to run away, but instead took advantage of the night to "steal the enemy's home"...

Such courage and boldness are truly extraordinary.

"In our hunting team's tradition, encountering a Golden-crowned Eurasian Owl is considered a sign of good luck," the owner said, extending his right hand and casually placing it on the wooden frame. "So after I treated her, I brought her back."

"To be honest, my business has been getting better every day since she came here," the shop owner chuckled. "So, under normal circumstances, I wouldn't sell her."

"But today, I feel you two are destined for each other..."

"Boss, just tell me..." Lin Yu couldn't help but interrupt, "How much?"

"Young man, look at this price tag, it's 25..." The shopkeeper pointed to the tag on the wooden shelf, "But since we're so close, I'll give you a discount, 18."

Lin Yu looked in the direction he was pointing and indeed saw the tag: "Golden-feathered Eagle Owl, Price: 25 yuan".

He was about to bargain when he suddenly felt something was wrong.

He stepped forward and reached out to peel off the label.

Below this label is another label that clearly states:

Golden-feathered Eagle Owl, Special Price: 50000 yuan

An awkward silence fell over the room.

The boss's smile froze on his face.

Lin Yu looked at him, expressionless.

"Ahem..." The boss coughed twice, trying to ease the awkwardness, "Well... actually, I forgot to write a zero back then..."

"Young man, how about I take a loss and we go with this discounted price of 5? What do you think?"

Lin Yu thought to herself: I don't believe you for a second, you old geezer, you're really bad!

But he remained expressionless and began to haggle.

"2," he said coldly.

The boss immediately looked conflicted, staring at the golden-feathered eagle owl with his hands clenched, as if he were making a difficult decision.

Lin Yu felt a little uneasy: Had she offered too low a price?

But the next second—

The boss held out his right hand: "Deal."

Lin Yu: "..."

No way, how heartless are you people in the pet business?!

"Including the cost of establishing a 'pet contract'," Lin Yu added.

The shop owner shook his head: "This price can't cover it."

"Then how about this," Lin Yu thought for a moment, "I'll buy another 60 experience potions, and you can cover the cost."

After buying this eagle owl, he will definitely use experience potions to level her up to level 10 first, and then transform her to see what kind of profession "Chaos Controller" is.

It doesn't matter where you buy the medicine, so I might as well just buy it here.

After thinking for a moment, the boss nodded: "Okay. But 60 high-quality experience potions will cost at least 46,000."

3.

"That's too low, give me 42,000."

"36,000, plus the 20,000 for the eagle owl, that's 56,000 in total..." Lin Yu bargained, "You cover the contract signing fee."

The boss gritted his teeth: "Deal!"

He turned and went back into the inner room to retrieve the compass for concluding the contract and the experience potion.

Taking advantage of the break, Lin Yu approached the wooden frame and looked up at the golden eagle owl.

It looked down at him, its deep, dark eyes devoid of any emotion, only icy indifference.

At this moment, the boss walked over with the prepared props.

"In a moment, you'll say you're willing to help her get revenge..." he whispered to Lin Yu, "and she'll fly down."

"Although she killed all the eaglets, the two red-tailed giant eagles are still alive."

"She seems to still harbor resentment and is constantly thinking of escaping to seek revenge."

"Don't worry, it's best if we can help her after we form a beast pet contract, but it won't matter if we don't help her take revenge."

"The contract will make her obey your commands."

Lin Yu was shocked when she heard these words.

He looked at the solitary figure on the wooden frame and suddenly felt a pang of unease.

This eagle owl carries a deep-seated hatred, yet it has been captured and imprisoned here, sold as a commodity.

Those buyers may simply be using her as a tool, and wouldn't care about her past at all...

Lin Yu took a deep breath, looked at the Golden-feathered Owl, and solemnly said:

"I can avenge you."

The eagle owl's eyes seemed to twitch.

"I can give you the strength to take revenge!"

Lin Yu's voice was very serious: "Follow me, and I can make you very strong, strong enough that no magical beast can hurt you or the people you care about."

The shop owner next to her looked at Lin Yu with some surprise.

He wondered if young people these days watch too many cartoons and become so immature.

They even said they would give her the power to take revenge.

It's just feeding her a few experience potions to level her up!

But the Golden-feathered Eagle Owl's reaction was somewhat unexpected.

It looked at Lin Yu, and for the first time, a flicker of emotion appeared in its sharp eyes.

It could sense that the human's eyes were sincere, without the look one would give a merchandise.

In addition, the two humans behind him exuded an aura unique to magical beasts...

Very powerful, yet very approachable.

The eagle owl spreads its enormous wings.

Its golden feathers shimmered in the sunlight, and its size was more exaggerated than imagined—

With a wingspan of over 3 meters, it almost completely blocks out the sky in the small courtyard.

Lin Xue and Lin Ya subconsciously tensed up.

After all, owls are birds of prey!

They are apex predators!

With a gentle flap of its wings, the eagle owl swooped down from the wooden frame.

It circled briefly, then folded its wings and landed.

The entire movement was executed in one smooth motion, elegant and graceful.

However, the way she walked towards Lin Yu...

Like an old man with his hands behind his back, hunched over, taking a stroll at the village entrance.

It sways gently, slowly.

The solemn atmosphere seemed to have been somewhat disrupted.

Fortunately, Lin Yu had received professional training and was able to suppress her laughter.

Lam Suet has always had a high threshold for laughter.

As for Lin Ya, she was immediately controlled by Lin Yu through a contract and couldn't laugh.

The eagle owl walked up to him, looked up at him, and looked at him with a questioning look in its dark eyes.

"Come here." Lin Yu squatted down and stretched out her hand.

She nuzzled his hand affectionately with her head.

After Lin Yu paid, with the help of the shopkeeper, the pet contract was quickly concluded.

From now on, this golden eagle owl will be Lin Yu's third pet.

Lin Yu could clearly feel that a certain connection had been established between herself and the eagle owl.

Just like Lin Xue and Lin Ya, he could vaguely sense the eagle owl's emotions.

It was a complex emotion:

Hatred, loneliness, vigilance...

There is also an extremely strong sense of hope and expectation.

The boss unlocked the chains on the eagle owl's feet and handed the potion to Lin Yu.

After putting away the potion, Lin Yu gestured for the eagle owl to fly onto her shoulder.

It must be said that although the eagle owl looks big, it is much lighter than you might imagine.

He then left with Lin Xue and Lin Ya.

"You're so pretty, I'll call you Lin Shan," Lin Yu said. "Shan Shan, Shan Shan."

"After you return home, I will help you take human form and grant you the power of revenge."

The eagle owl tilted its head, as if it understood.

"Pfft, hahahahaha..." At this moment, Lin Ya suddenly burst into laughter.

It turned out that the time had come for the contract to bind Lin Ya.

"Master... please don't look at me like that..." Lin Ya explained with a smile, "I... I just remembered something happy..."

"You're not getting hot pot, barbecue, or fried fish today."

"Waaaaah, no..."