Beast Taming Begins with Inheriting a Legacy.

The fourth day of National Day.

In the morning, Gu Ling, accompanied by Gu Mingsheng, went up the mountain to sweep the tombs.

When Gu Ling finally arrived at her parents' graves in this world, she was somewhat stunned.

Gu Ling looked at the black and white photo on the tombstone and murmured, "Second Uncle, I can hardly remember what my parents looked like anymore..."

"Back then, my parents..."

"Sigh..." Gu Mingsheng sighed softly, took out incense and candles from the basket, lit them with a lighter, and placed them in front of the tombstone.

"Your parents are both top students from prestigious universities. They enjoy researching lost pet beast civilizations and often accompany renowned scholars to explore various secret realms in search of lost pet beast civilizations."

"Lost Beast Civilization?" This was the first time Gu Ling had heard this term, and she found it quite intriguing.

If it refers only to the pet beast civilization, Gu Ling can understand its meaning, but why is the word "lost" added before it?

Gu Mingsheng explained in detail: "Because there has always been a theory in the pet animal science community that the suddenly appearing secret realm may be a fragment of another world that descended into our world for unknown reasons."

"Couldn't pets be a product of this world itself?" Gu Ling asked doubtfully.

"It's unlikely." Gu Mingsheng shook his head: "The birth process of creatures in the native world is traceable, but pet beasts appear suddenly without a birth process or any evolution. They are like mature beings that have already been created."

"Long-term research has shown that the various secret realms do indeed show signs of subtle integration with our world. In order to keep track of the degree of integration, the Pet Alliance sends out investigation teams into the secret realms every once in a while to investigate the situation and collect data."

"Inside the secret realm, the investigation team discovered unknown symbols and drawings on the stone walls, which are somewhat similar to ancient hieroglyphs in our world. Therefore, the researchers speculated that these may very well be the writing of the pet civilization."

Gu Mingsheng turned his head and saw Gu Ling looking thoughtful. He said, "Because there is the possibility of another world, some information will be processed and blocked. It's normal that you don't know about it. You will gradually come into contact with it after you enter the Beast Taming University."

Gu Ling asked again, "So my parents' job is an investigation team that goes into the secret realm?"

Gu Mingsheng nodded slightly: "That's right. After you were born, your parents gradually retired from their frontline work and usually only took on some behind-the-scenes clerical work."

"Actually, I don't know much about your parents' specific jobs."

"Years ago, through your parents' connections, I joined the Pet Beast Guild and became a Beast Tamer with a guild membership. We would usually team up to go into secret realms, and the pet resources we obtained could be exchanged for money at the guild. Sometimes we would follow orders from above to do missions. Life was peaceful and fulfilling."

After offering incense, Gu Mingsheng poured out a few more glasses of wine and placed them neatly in front of the two tombstones.

He stared at the black and white photo on the tombstone, lost in memories: "But one day... your parents were invited to some newly discovered secret place. You were just starting kindergarten at the time, so you stayed with me."

"More than half a year later, your parents suddenly came back to pick you up, but left again after a few days. When I received news from them again, it was the news that they had died in a car accident."

"At first, I didn't know where you were. I was looking for you outside. Later, I found you in a children's welfare home. You know what happened after that."

"Was my parents' death an accident?" Gu Ling squatted down to the side, took out the paper money from the basket, lit it with a lighter, and put it into the pit to burn.

Gu Mingsheng nodded with a slightly heavy expression: "Your parents died in a car accident. Both the police and the Pet Alliance specialists carefully inspected the car. There was nothing wrong with the car, but there were traces of it being attacked by a pet."

"Your parents' job is to enter secret realms and deal with various wild beasts there. So the police and the Beast Alliance have concluded that your parents may have provoked some powerful beast in the secret realm and were unfortunately involved in a car accident while being chased by the beast."

"Pet beasts? Is it possible that they are created by humans?" Gu Ling pressed.

Gu Mingsheng shook his head: "At the time, I also suspected that perhaps a beast tamer instructed his contracted pet to kill him in secret."

"But the police and the pet alliance have been investigating for more than half a year, checking your parents' past interpersonal relationships. Your parents are kind people and have never made enemies with anyone."

"You were only four years old at the time. When you were brought back, you had a high fever. When you woke up, your memory was hazy. The doctor determined that you were probably frightened, and your body's self-protective mechanism caused you to forget that memory..."

Upon realizing that she had truly forgotten her childhood memories, Gu Ling suddenly understood.

No wonder she didn't receive the complete memories before.

Gu Mingsheng slowly poured a few glasses of wine onto the ground: "The kind of profession your parents were in was even more dangerous than that of us guild beast tamers. But so many years have passed, and you've grown up safely. I believe your parents in heaven would be very pleased."

"Yes, thank you for telling me all this, Second Uncle."

After paying respects to their parents, Gu Ling and Gu Mingsheng went down the mountain together.

……

After the two descended the mountain, they passed by the town's cultural building and saw many people standing in front of the bulletin board, seemingly discussing the newly posted notices.

"...There really are monsters on the island. I wasn't lying to you before, was I?"

"No way, that ghost story the old folks tell is true?!"

A man dressed in a suit, exuding the air of an urban elite, stepped forward and loudly proclaimed, "Don't panic, everyone! There are no monsters at all."

"That's just a Ghost-type pet. We're now recruiting powerful Beastmasters to resolve this matter. If you have a Psychic or Dark-type pet, you're welcome to apply. If you can resolve this, there will be a reward of 20..."

Gu Ling wasn't too surprised when she heard that the so-called monster was actually a ghost-type pet.

She had probably guessed some of it before.

However, when Gu Ling heard about the 20 yuan prize, her eyes lit up several degrees instantly.

Gu Ling stopped and asked the man in the suit, "What is the strength level of that ghost-type pet?"

The man in the suit hesitated for a moment before finally saying, "Perhaps... he has the strength of a warrior general."

Upon hearing that the strength was at the level of a warrior general, Gu Ling immediately deflated.

Xianjiu is only at the Extraordinary level. Even with the Dark-type Bite attack that can counter Ghost-type pets, the gap in level and strength is still difficult to bridge.

Gu Ling turned her head and saw Gu Mingsheng beside her, and her hope was immediately rekindled: "Second Uncle, why don't you apply for the job? There's a bonus for it."

"I don't have any Ghost-type or Dark-type Pokémon, so even if I went, it would be very difficult to catch that Ghost-type Pokémon." Gu Mingsheng shook his head, not showing much interest.

"Xian Jiu has the skills 'Insight' and 'Bite.' As long as the 'Insight' skill hits the Ghost-type pet, Uncle, it will be easy for your pet to deal with that Ghost-type pet." Gu Ling explained his plan.

"Second Uncle, there's a 20 yuan prize money, aren't you tempted?"

With 20 yuan, you could buy another Glassy Wood Fruit.

After listening to Gu Ling's explanation, Gu Mingsheng thought about it for a moment and felt that it was indeed somewhat feasible.

"However, regarding your safety... Little Zero, Ghost-type pets are not easy to deal with. Have you thought it through?"

Gu Mingsheng did not refuse outright.

Since Gu Ling has chosen the path of a beast tamer, she will have to face all kinds of dangerous beasts on her own in the future.

Now that I can stay by Gu Ling's side and take care of her, there's no harm in letting Gu Ling take this opportunity to train herself.

"I've thought it through, Second Uncle," Gu Ling said.

Seeing that Gu Ling still insisted, Gu Mingsheng agreed: "Alright then."

The man in the suit promoted the pet for almost half an hour, but most people just watched the spectacle. Just hearing that it was a ghost-type pet with the strength of a warrior was enough to deter many people.

After the crowd lost interest, most of them gradually dispersed.

Just as the man in the suit was about to leave, Gu Mingsheng walked over and stopped him, stating his purpose directly: "We're here to apply for a job. Where is your manager? I need to see him first."

Seeing that someone had actually applied, the man in the suit immediately perked up: "Okay! Please come with me!"

"..."

10 minute later.

When the person in charge entered the guesthouse and saw Gu Mingsheng and Gu Ling waiting inside, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, followed by a polite smile:

"So, you two are here to apply, right?"

Gu Mingsheng nodded: "That's right, my niece's pet has learned Dark-type skills, so she can play a support role."

"And I am a silver-ranked beast tamer. If your information is correct, that ghost-type pet is only at the warrior level. Then we are confident that we can subdue that ghost-type pet."

Upon hearing this, the person in charge relaxed slightly, and his tone became even more pleasant: "Then I'll have to trouble you two. The deposit of 20,000 yuan will be transferred to your cards first. After the matter is completed, the remaining 180,000 yuan bonus will be given to you in full."

Afterwards, Gu Mingsheng discussed the specific details with the person in charge.

The person in charge seemed eager to resolve the matter quickly. After inquiring about Gu Mingsheng's wishes, they set the time for landing on the island to capture the ghost-type pet at 19 PM tonight, which was just around the time of sunset.

After leaving the guesthouse, Gu Ling felt that things had gone a little too smoothly.

"Second Uncle, they decided to hire us so quickly? They didn't even need time to consider it?"

Gu Ling originally thought that someone in charge would think she was unreliable because she was just a kid, and then a series of ridiculous scenes of contempt and disdain would unfold.

As it turned out, the person in charge was very polite to the two of them from beginning to end.

Gu Mingsheng smiled and retorted, "What do you think?"

"The big boss behind them has booked the entire island. They must be rich and powerful. Why don't they just hire a skilled beast tamer? Although there are relatively few top-tier beast tamers who can contract evil-type pets, there are bound to be some if you look around." Gu Ling directly voiced his doubts.

The number of evil-type pets is small, and they are generally cruel and wicked. In the past thousands of years, they were once regarded by humans as the embodiment of "evil" and "ominous".

Even in modern society, in most popular pet movies and cartoons on the market today, evil pets still often play unlikable villain roles.

If Ghost-type pets rank first among the "least desirable pets to contract," then Dark-type pets are definitely close behind, ranking second.

"really."

Gu Mingsheng nodded: "If we can hire a top-tier beast tamer, a warrior-level pet beast is nothing to fear. However, top-tier beast tamers are very expensive, often costing hundreds of thousands or even millions, while our prices are very cheap."

Gu Ling was completely stunned after hearing the word "cheap".

...Hmm, it doesn't seem wrong.

"Moreover, even if they wanted to lower their standards and hire a silver-level beast tamer who has a contract with a vicious-type pet, it would still cost at least 400,000." Gu Mingsheng stretched out his right palm, folded his thumb together, and gestured the number '4'.

"The most important point is that it's too late to solve the immediate problem. They've made a huge splash with this project, bringing all sorts of machinery and materials. Even a delay of a day or two could cause huge losses. It would be best to resolve this as soon as possible."

After listening, Gu Ling lowered her head and fell into deep thought. Just as they were about to reach her doorstep, she suddenly spoke up: "Second Uncle, weren't you underestimated? That person in charge only gave 20, a full half less!"

Gu Ling's words were filled with heartache.

That means half the prize money is gone! All because I didn't have a contracted evil-type pet.

"...You're the one being underestimated! Not me!" Gu Mingsheng deliberately glared at Gu Ling with a stern face.

This girl walked the whole way with a serious face, but all she could think about was this kind of thing?

He even thought the girl was scared and wanted to back out halfway through.

……

After returning home, Gu Ling told the rest of her family about it.

"What?! We're going to the island to catch Ghost-type Pokémon? I want to go too!" Gu Zhou immediately expressed his interest in joining upon hearing this.

"Where are you going?"

Although Gu Ya was also somewhat interested in going, she was more rational than Gu Zhou. Upon hearing this, she retorted without hesitation, "Lingling's pet is a psychic type and can use skills like 'detection' and 'bite,' so it can be of help. You would only be a hindrance if you went."

"I..." Gu Zhou couldn't find the words to refute, and could only sit to the side with a depressed look on his face.

"Won't ghost-type pets be dangerous?" Xiang Jinli wasn't concerned about the prize money; she was just starting to worry about Gu Ling's safety.

Gu Mingsheng shook his head slightly: "It's just a Ghost-type pet at the Warrior level, not too dangerous."

"It just feels a bit strange. There aren't any Ghost-type Pokémon habitats nearby, so how did a Ghost-type Pokémon end up here?"

Gu Ling recalled the ghost stories circulating on the island and said, "Second Uncle, aren't ghost-type pets usually very long-lived? Maybe it came here secretly a long time ago, but we just didn't know it."

"Maybe."

Gu Mingsheng didn't dwell on that, but instead focused more on tonight's island-landing operation: "None of that is important. We're going to land on the island tonight. We still have half a day, so let me tell you some precautions for going into the wild..."