Beast Taming Begins with Inheriting a Legacy.

After hearing the story of the gluttonous ghost, Gu Ling suddenly realized: "So, you're afraid that after the island is redeveloped and changed, the little boy won't be able to find his way back, so you've been going around scaring people? Trying to stop the construction?"

The glutton nodded.

Seeing the glutton's disappointed expression, Gu Ling said with some reluctance, "Actually, the people who originally lived on this island moved to the mainland across the island decades ago and will never come back."

"But the person you're looking for might be over there too."

Upon hearing this, the gluttonous ghost's blood-red eyes lit up.

"Hehe~" Really?

Gu Ling nodded: "Really, I never lie."

"You glutton, would you like to leave this island with us and go find someone over there?"

"However, I have one condition: once you're out here, you can't scare or hurt anyone. Otherwise, the Pet Alliance outside will send people to capture you and lock you up."

Upon hearing this, the glutton immediately became nervous.

That difficult human we just dealt with, was he sent by some alliance?

Gu Ling reassured her, "You don't need to be too nervous. As long as you haven't done anything wrong, they won't just capture your pets."

The glutton was still somewhat uneasy.

Although it has stayed on the island for many years and has not had much contact with humans, in its past wandering memories, some humans disliked its ghost-type pet.

Once discovered, they will be expelled.

"Boom!" At this moment, the Fire Rat suddenly shouted and looked excitedly towards the door.

Gu Lingwei was stunned for a moment, then immediately took out her phone and saw the message that Gu Mingsheng had just sent, indicating that he was already outside the haunted house.

Gu Ling sent a message, briefly explaining the current situation.

The gluttonous ghost noticed that there were several more humans outside, and its expression immediately became tense.

"Glutton, don't be nervous. As I just said, as long as you don't do anything bad, no one will come to arrest you," Gu Ling quickly reassured Glutton.

"I know the person outside. I'll go out and talk to him first."

Gu Ling left Xian Jiu and Fiery Rat inside while she went out to find Gu Mingsheng and explained the situation in detail.

"So that's how it is..." Gu Mingsheng's expression relaxed slightly.

Now that Gu Ling has subdued the gluttonous ghost, the mission is complete.

"I asked Yang Cun on the way here."

Yang Cun is the name of the man in the suit.

"Although this gluttonous creature has been scaring and causing destruction, it hasn't actually harmed any humans."

"If it is willing to leave the island and stop damaging the island's construction, then our mission is complete, and we don't need to capture it and hand it over to the Pet Alliance."

The Pet Alliance has regulations stipulating that if a wild pet enters a residential area and kills someone, regardless of the reason, nearby pet tamers must hand it over to the Pet Alliance after arresting it.

Depending on the circumstances, some pets may be imprisoned for a period of time before being released back into the wild; some pets may be kept in a protected area for their entire lives and constantly monitored; and some pets may even be euthanized.

"That's good." Gu Ling's expression relaxed a bit.

After hearing the story of the gluttonous ghost, Gu Ling could sense that the gluttonous ghost was not a vicious wild pet and did not want it to be captured and taken to the pet alliance.

Gu Mingsheng took out a silver ring from his backpack and handed it to Gu Ling: "This is a pet suppressor. When a pet wears it, it can suppress the pet's strength. If you put it on the Glutton, its strength will be suppressed to the extraordinary level. As long as the suppressor is not removed, it will not be able to use skills with the power of a warrior."

"Since you've agreed to help the Glutton find his people, you'll be in charge of looking after him. The Fiery Rat will stay with you for the time being. Although the Glutton's past is rather pitiful, don't let your guard down."

Most wild pets are untamed and have no contractual obligations, so they may suddenly attack and harm humans if they disagree with someone.

Therefore, wild pets that are not contracted need to wear pet suppressors if they want to enter residential areas and live with humans. This is like adding an extra layer of insurance, which can effectively prevent wild pets from suddenly going berserk and hurting people.

The pet suppressor that Gu Mingsheng gave him is one of the official genuine products launched by the Pet Alliance. Its function is to suppress a pet's strength level, and the pet will not experience any side effects after wearing it.

Gu Ling had learned about this at school and knew how to use the pet suppressor.

"Okay, I'll take it and put it on the glutton," Gu Ling said.

Although the Gluttonous Ghost looks a bit silly and cute, it is still a wild pet beast of the Warrior level. With a pet beast suppressor and the Explosive Rat watching over it, it can be a bit safer.

Gu Ling returned to the haunted house with the pet suppressor and saw Xian Jiu sticking out her butt, her head darting in and out of the backpack she had left behind.

After Xianjiu peeked out of the backpack, she was still holding a bottle of healing spray in her two paws.

Meanwhile, the gluttonous ghost sat obediently to the side, and when he saw Xian Jiu walk over, he stretched out his two injured little chubby hands.

Xian Jiu used her telekinesis to control the healing spray to float over, and then pressed the nozzle of the healing spray next to her. Instantly, a cool mist sprayed out and sprinkled on the glutton's wound.

"Hehehe~"

The glutton immediately felt the burning sensation on his body lessen considerably, replaced by a cool and refreshing feeling, as if he were soaking in ice water, which made him groan involuntarily.

Two seconds later, the gluttonous ghost began blinking its blood-red eyes, hoping that Xian Jiu could spray a little more.

Gu Ling walked over and put the pet suppressor on one of the gluttonous ghost's chubby little hands: "Gluttonous ghost, wear this suppressor, and you can come with us."

"Hehehe~" Upon hearing this, the glutton jumped up excitedly, bouncing up and down like a ball.

Gu Ling reached out and patted the glutton's head: "It's too late now. Let's stay at my place for now, and then we can go look for them together tomorrow morning. What do you think?"

The glutton nodded repeatedly.

When Gu Ling brought the gluttonous ghost out, Gu Mingsheng looked the mutated gluttonous ghost up and down a few times.

Noticing the gazes of Gu Mingsheng and the white-feathered eagle and Wali Lang standing beside him, the gluttonous ghost shrank back, hiding behind Gu Ling.

The chubby little hands covered its eyes, pretending it didn't see anything.

Gu Mingsheng coughed lightly: "Everything has been taken care of, we can go back now."

Gu Ling: "Okay."

"..."

On the sea, on the way back by boat.

Gu Ling watched the curious little glutton floating around on the deck, touching this and that, and asked, "Glutton, did you show signs of evolution before? Why did it stop?"

"Hehehe..."

The gluttonous little chubby hand gestured twice.

Through Xianjiu's translation, Gu Ling learned that the Gluttonous Ghost had shown signs of evolution dozens of times before, but he had stubbornly endured them all.

Gu Ling asked, somewhat puzzled, "Why? Isn't being able to evolve a good thing?"

Xian Jiu, who was standing to the side, nodded in agreement.

Gu Ling initially thought that the gluttonous ghost had some kind of evolution-blocking disorder, which prevented it from evolving. However, she didn't expect that the gluttonous ghost itself didn't want to evolve.

The gluttonous little chubby hand crossed its fingers in front of it: "Hehehe..." Because after evolving, its appearance will change, and if my friend comes back, he won't recognize it.

Gu Ling was silent for a moment, then said, "After you find the person, you won't need to interrupt the evolution anymore."

Forcibly interrupting evolution without relying on the power of the Everstone will definitely cause some kind of adverse reaction to the pet.

The glutton's mutated body is a consequence of forcibly interrupting its evolution.

Although the Gluttonous Ghost doesn't look ugly now, and it's quite unique, its aptitude will always fluctuate until it fully evolves.

Gu Ling guessed that these two aptitude values ​​corresponded to the aptitude values ​​of the Gluttonous Ghost's previous and next forms, and that the aptitude values ​​should stabilize once the Gluttonous Ghost had fully evolved.

"Such high potential, and considering the glutton's age, he's just a little baby, there's still room for him to grow..."

Gu Ling was somewhat tempted, but when she thought about how her pet space hadn't even reached the two-star level yet, she immediately gave up on the idea.

The most important thing now is to help the gluttonous ghost find his old friend and fulfill his wish.

Gu Ling continued, "Glutton, do you remember that little boy's name? Or any distinguishing features?"

So many years have passed, the little boy's appearance must have changed drastically.

Gu Ling couldn't guarantee that she would be able to find the person.

Another point is that after so many years, even if that little boy were still alive, he would be 84 years old now.

Although medical technology is much more advanced now than it was decades ago, and many people can live to be 90 or 100 years old or older, life is full of unexpected events. Perhaps in these decades, that little boy will have already passed away due to some accident.

"...Hehehe." The gluttonous little chubby hand gestured.

If it could see that person again, it would definitely recognize them.

Gu Ling suddenly remembered a legend about ghost-type pets.

Legend has it that under certain conditions, the souls of dead creatures can remain immortal and transform into ghost-type pets. Because of this legend, some researchers believe that ghost-type pets might simply be a soul entity.

Although the legend is just a legend and there is no real conclusion, ghost-type pets do have a unique perception of soul power.

For example, Ghost-type pets can sense the unique soul aura of each creature.

……

When Gu Ling got home, she found that Xiang Jinli and the other two were not asleep. They were all in their pajamas, watching TV in the living room to pass the time and waiting for someone.

When the two returned, a gluttonous ghost appeared behind them, which naturally made them visible.

Gu Zhou pointed with a look of surprise at the bright green, gluttonous creature: "Gu Ling, what is this thing?"

The glutton glared angrily: You're the one who's a jerk!

Gu Ling quickly explained, "This isn't a thing."

Upon hearing this, the glutton nodded.

Correct!

It's not even a thing! (っ｀)っ

"He's that ghost-type pet on the island, the glutton."

Gu Ya was puzzled: "I remember gluttonous ghosts don't look like this, do they? And they're not glowing green all over."

"The Glutton's evolution stopped, and then it underwent a slight mutation, which turned it into what it is now..." Gu Ling quickly explained the Glutton's situation to Xiang Jinli and the other two.

After listening, Xiang Jinli's eyes flashed with pity: "Then this child is quite pitiful, staying all alone on the island, with no one to talk to it."

"There are some small cakes left in the fridge, you glutton, aren't you hungry?"

Upon hearing about the small cakes, the glutton's eyes lit up immediately. He patted his chubby belly, indicating that he could eat many more small cakes.

Gu Ling smiled and said, "You glutton, all those little cakes of mine were prepared by my second aunt."

"Hehehe~" The gluttonous ghost couldn't help but float to the top of Xiang Jinli's head, circling back and forth. Its blood-red eyes, which should have been terrifying, somehow revealed a bit of naivety.

"Wait a moment, I'll take it out now."

Xiang Jinli was also very happy.

Now there's another pet in the house to appreciate her cooking skills.

"..."

That night, two more guests entered Gu Ling's room.

—The glutton and the fiery rat.

The gluttonous ghost floated on the ceiling, curiously wandering through the walls around it.

In the blink of an eye, it disappeared, leaving only a chubby little hand with a suppressor on the wall, waving around.

The fiery rat was relatively quiet, lying down on the mat prepared by Gu Ling and closing its eyes to rest, looking like it was about to go to sleep.

Xianjiu sat on the bed playing games on her tablet, occasionally making "meow" sounds at the tablet as if she were arguing with someone.

After the gluttonous ghost had explored the entire room to its heart's content, it was suddenly drawn to the game sound effects emanating from the tablet in Xianjiu's hand.

"Heh heh?"

The gluttonous ghost watched curiously as Xian Jiu controlled the pet beast inside.

Having lived in seclusion on the island for decades, this was the first time the gluttonous ghost had ever seen a tablet, and also the first time he had ever seen such a realistic pet 'locked' inside one, so he couldn't help but wonder.

Why are all these pets locked up inside?

But it couldn't sense any soul's presence.

Xian Jiu glanced at the glutton with the same look she'd given a country bumpkin: "Meow~" This is a game.

Then, Xian Jiu glanced at the glutton's two nimble little chubby hands, and an idea slowly took shape...

When Gu Ling returned to her room after taking a shower, she saw the glutton and Xian Jiu sitting side by side on the bed, their postures incredibly obedient.

If you could ignore the two pets... one holding her tablet, the other holding her phone, they were teaming up to play games.

A question mark slowly appeared on Gu Ling's forehead: ?

……no.

She only asked Xian Jiu to look after the gluttonous ghost, and Xian Jiu immediately took the gluttonous ghost to play games together?

Seeing the two pets having a great time, Gu Ling sighed deeply, then walked over and cruelly confiscated the tablet and phone!

The tablet and phone were taken away in an instant, and Xian Jiu and the glutton looked up at Gu Ling at the same time, their eyes pleading.

"...It's time to sleep. I have to get up early tomorrow to look for someone." Gu Ling remained unmoved, turned off her tablet and phone, and plugged them into the chargers.