Chapter 4: C4: Time-Skip Jujutsu
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"Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them and you have their shoes."
—Jack Handey
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Three months of internship passed in the blink of an eye.
In the pet breeding base of Icefield City, in the dormitory of the intern breeders, most of the interns were packing their luggage.
The internship experience during this period of time had made these interns gain a lot. However, it was time to leave. Compared to being reluctant, many people were more looking forward to it.
For example, Shi Yu. He was looking forward to it because after his internship ended and he obtained his certificate, he could finally go do the things he wanted!
In these 3 months Shi Yu has completely changed in both appearance and temperament. Now he can be truly called handsome.
Continuous use of the skill index made him very strong. Although he did not have a reference to test his strength, if he had to guess he could fight a Snow Wolf of tenth level awakening stage with his bare hands.
He could now be called a humanoid Beast.
He had worked his ass off in these 3 months. Not only for his internship but for becoming a beast tamer.
He had gathered enough funds to quickly evolve and upgrade his future beast pet. Currently he has around 5 million yuan.
How did he gather such a large amount? After using the green worm to conduct the experiment and seeing the increase in proficiency of its Worm Silk skill, Shi Yu thought of a way to earn money.
Depending on the cultivation method, the use of the worm silk of the green worm was very varied.
In the field of clothing, medicine, and industry, the worm silk of the green worm was used.
Therefore, regardless of whether it was Ping Cheng or Icefield City, there would be a breeding base that specialized in raising Green Silk Worms to produce them.
However, although the quality of the insect silk produced by this assembly line was not low, it was not very high either.
The highest quality insect silks were usually produced by the Beast Tamers who specialized in nurturing the green bugs.
Many places were willing to buy the insect silk produced by these Beast Tamers' pets at a high price.
The higher the quality of the worm silk, the higher the purchase price!
This kind of thing was actually very common. It wasn't just true for insect silk. Many pet beasts had a wide range of uses, and there were also many Beast Tamers who regarded raising pets as a business.
Beast Tamers could earn extra income with wood-type pet beasts that could accelerate the ripening of spiritual plants or with healing-type ones that could treat patients.
Therefore, Shi Yu thought that since it was not a big deal for him to raise the proficiency of the Green Silk Worm, and with worm silk being the most common business on the market, why couldn't he use this method to earn a bunch of money first?
He had made a deal with nearby medical stores to sell high quality worm silk.
As for the so-called high-grade quality, it was roughly equivalent to requiring the proficiency of the green silk worm to reach the proficient level. If the proficiency of the silk worm reached the perfect level, the price would be several times higher.
The skill proficiency was divided in different ranks. From lowest to highest it was initial, proficient, expert, perfected, transcendent.
Normally a pet with enough resources would need a month to reach proficient form initial. And for expert at least one year was needed.
Perfected and transcendent had very strict requirements, growth level needed to be high as pets should also have good potential, otherwise it is impossible to reach perfected not to mention transcendent.
But for skill index it only needs to teach once to reach proficient, four times to reach expert, 16 times to be perfected, and 64 times for transcendent.
There was a level higher than transcendent but no one has reached it for so long that people forgot it exists.
He had raised 3 green silk worms at transcendent Proficiency. Although they had died a week ago because of their low life span.
He did not care, he could raise a lot more if he wanted but he did not have that much free time.
Now transcendent proficiency for worm silk might sound a lot, and it is, but it is a levelless skill or level zero skill, very easy to raise for skill index.
He had taught one of the green silk worm absolute sleep which he had also copied from another pet.
He had copied 2 more skills in these 3 months, it would have been more if not for his index pages to max out. He now needs to raise his beast taming space level to get more pages.
The first one was the middle-rank skill, "Super Vision". It came from a pet of the wind family, which was of a high-level transcendent species. It was the Greenback Eagle, which was the group of pets patrolling in the sky of the breeding base.
Super Vision, as the name suggested, was a skill used to enhance vision.
Eagles already had good eyesight, and creatures who had awakened super-vision skills had even better eyesight. Not only could they see through ordinary illusions with night vision and far vision, but their opponents' movements would also be several times slower in their eyes.
The upper limit of this skill was very high, and its uses were extensive. The pets that relied on their eyesight for reconnaissance and patrolling in the cities would basically have super-vision skills.
However, this skill was not bad. If the iron-eating beast could learn this, its combat awareness would definitely increase by more than half.
The second was the advanced skill, Absolute Sleep.
It came from a pet of a high-level transcendent race, the Sleeping Demon.
Sleeping Demons were undead pets with only two racial skills: Hypnosis Wave and Absolute Sleep.
Obviously, this Sleeping Demon was also a pet of a certain tamer.
The other party often used the Sleeping Demon's Hypnosis Wave to make some pet cubs sleep soundly. It was a very good support skill.
As for Absolute Sleep, it was a skill used on oneself. After using it, one could enter a deep sleep state and recover their physical strength at a high speed. It was a recovery-type skill.
Very few pets could master the Absolute Sleep skill.
Shi Yu had replicated this skill because he wanted to be self-sufficient in the future…
After becoming a Beast Tamer, if he wanted his pet to grow quickly, he would definitely have to train it.
However, training would consume the pet's physical strength. The pet would also be tired and need to rest.
Under normal circumstances, Beast Tamers could summon their pets back to the Beast-Taming Space to speed up their physical recovery. However, with this way, Beast Tamers would also consume a lot of energy.
Those who were rich could naturally buy some nutritional supplements. However, Shi Yu was different.
He thought that if his pet beast could learn "Absolute Sleep", it would be able to recover its stamina at a high speed… It would save money and energy. Anyway, the iron-eating beast loved to sleep, so it could sleep anywhere.
If Shi Yu was injured during training, he would have to go to the hospital and buy medicine, but if he taught his pet the healing skill "High-Speed Healing", it could heal itself.
This way, he could save a lot of money.
Last month he was able to teach green silk worm deterrence. He could have taught it earlier but that would have just drained him dry, he would not have been able to work that day.
So he taught it just last month though he still overestimated himself, he was drained dry and could not work that day.
He was able to bring its profenciy to perfect +21. It was also the main reason his physique was so strong.
The biggest discovery he made was him having another power not really a beast taming talent. It just made him have some kind of infinite potential, he had no limits.
Using a skill index to strengthen your body also has its limitations. Meaning the strengthening will stop until you raise your Beast taming space level.
He had no such limits, his physique just continuously gets stronger and stronger.
Mmm… In short, he hadn't wasted these three months.
Now that he has completed his internship it's time for him to get his first beast pet and start his journey to world domination.
After successfully obtaining the internship certificate, Shi Yu left happily.
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The morning sun shone on Shi Yu through the thin clouds.
After walking out of the pet breeding base in Icefield City, Shi Yu, who was carrying a backpack, turned around and took one last look.
Logically speaking, this was also a place that sold pet cubs, and there were even many types…
However, Shi Yu, who had interned here before, knew that the pet cubs here were overly expensive.
Of course, this was not a problem for him anymore. But he still preferred the Iron-eating beast as it offers a large amount of opportunities. And it has high potential.
Therefore, it was better to stay in the suburbs.
Shi Yu's current city was called Icefield City. His school and internship location were both in this city. In the country, it was considered a second-tier city, and there were more than a hundred second-tier cities like it.
The city itself was actually quite developed. After all, there were only nine Tier 1 cities that could crush Icefield City.
It was the same everywhere. The more developed a place was, the more expensive it was to live there. Therefore, Shi Yu could only go to the lower end for the time being.
He was born in a suburb under Icefield City called Ping Cheng District, and although it was in the suburbs, after reconstruction, its beast-taming industry had become relatively developed.
In addition, in order to support the local beast-taming industry, the locals had a discount when registering as Beast Tamers and buying pets. His predecessor had taken advantage of an event to quickly pay the deposit for the Iron Eater cub.
Right now, it should be time to collect his future pet.
After the internship ended, Shi Yu returned to his school to complete the procedures. After obtaining all the certificates, he returned to Ping Cheng District.
Ten years ago, the district had been attacked by a beast tide, and many families were destroyed, Shi Yu's family among them.
However, after such a long time, order had been restored here.
A lot had changed in the past 10 years. Ping Cheng District, which did not have any defensive facilities before, had already built high walls and stationed branches of the Beast Tamer Association and the Beast Tamer Troops.
Although Ping Cheng wasn't as prosperous as other areas, it wasn't particularly backward either. At the very least, traffic and communications were passable. It was just that its entertainment sector was lagging behind.
In the downtown area of Icefield City, there were all kinds of beast competitions.
However, in Ping Cheng, beast taming competitions were much rarer.
When he finally returned to Ping Cheng, Shi Yu's first goal was not to go home. Instead, his destination was very clear. It was one of the three major breeding bases in Ping Cheng, the Iron Bamboo Breeding Base.
He had done all the procedures before he came back so that he could get a pet as soon as possible.
He could not wait any longer.
There were three pet breeding bases in Ping Cheng.
All three of them were established by the government, but there were very few types of pets available. The highest level of pet species in them was only mid-level transcendent, which was incomparable to the official pet breeding base in Icefield City.
The Iron Bamboo Breeding Base that Shi Yu was going to was a family-run one.
It was located in the dense forest of Iron Bamboo at the back of the mountain in Ping Cheng District, and around eight hundred Iron Eaters were being raised there.
Iron-eating beasts were considered special pets in Ping Cheng and even in the country. In the entire country, the number of artificially raised iron-eating beasts might not exceed 5,000.
It was even more so in other countries.
It was worth mentioning that since this world was different from Earth, most regions were occupied by supernatural creatures. The humans only had seven countries where they lived.
The country Shi Yu was currently in was known by other countries as the Radiant Ancient Country of the East, one of the oldest countries. It was shortened to Dong Huang, meaning East Radiance.
Soon, Shi Yu took the bus to the mountain behind Ping Cheng District, with the intention to climb it.
A flat path was built on the mountain. In addition to being a breeding base, it was also open to tourists at certain times.
However, it didn't seem to be an open day currently. The surroundings were cold and quiet.
After taking a few steps, Shi Yu arrived at the guardhouse of the Iron Bamboo Breeding Base. This was the only passage, and the surroundings had been sealed off. Shi Yu saw the pavilion nearby and walked over.
By the window of the pavilion house, an old man in a green coat with sparse hair was reading the newspaper. When he noticed someone approaching, he pushed up his reading glasses and tried to see who it was.
Shi Yu was speechless.
Was this guard for real?
Forget it, I can't judge a book by its cover…
Perhaps this seemingly unreliable person could casually summon a giant dragon.
"Hello, I previously reserved a young iron-eating beast here. I'm planning to go through the procedures soon, so I wanted to come over today to take a look," Shi Yu shouted, afraid that this guy could not hear him clearly.
"Oh." Although he looked out of place, he was not an idiot.
Upon hearing Shi Yu's words, he instantly understood.
"Wait a minute, I'll inform the breeder inside to come over," the guard replied and then dialed the landline on the table.
After he explained the situation over the phone, Shi Yu only had to wait for a bit.
A two-meter-tall plump figure with an appearance between black-and-white walked out of the breeding area. His upper body was round, but the lower part was short.
Shi Yu looked at the fellow who was walking over and fell into deep thought.
Following that, this fellow, who looked like a giant panda no matter how one looked at him, opened the door from the inside and came in front of Shi Yu.
He pointed at the sign on his chest.
It said, Staff.
"Hello." It/he/she rubbed its bear paws as it spoke in a low, indistinguishable voice.
Shi Yu: "?"
Can't they send some of their normal employees over?
"There's no need to be surprised. This is just an Iron Orc costume," the staff member said.
"I am a staff member here, Lin Xiuzhu."
"I'm Shi Yu," he said. "But don't you feel hot wearing that?"
"There's no other way. This is all to better understand the mood of the iron-eating beasts," Lin Xiuzhu said. "If you want the iron-eating beasts to trust you, you must understand them well. This is the most basic skill of a breeder."
Shi Yu: "That makes sense."
Trust, your ass.
Whatever you say.
As long as you're happy.
"I remember that in the information, Mister Shi Yu, you're also a graduate of the breeding specialization program, right? No wonder you can understand me."
"Yes, but I'm still a newcomer. Far from you, Senior Lin."
Using the word "Senior" immediately pulled them closer.
Next, Lin Xiuzhu brought Shi Yu into the pavilion.
She then started to take off her costume.
At this moment, Shi Yu finally saw what the person looked like.
Without the puppet outfit, she looked like a mature woman around twenty-four or twenty-five years old.
She had delicate features, a tall figure, and beautiful black hair. However, because she was wearing a puppet suit just now, her hair was a little messy.
However, she did not seem to mind. Her expression was very casual.
Shi Yu really wanted to ask her how much she liked pandas.
That was because the clothes under the costume were still panda themed.
She had on a pair of white shorts with black spots, a loose but slightly bulging black and white sweater, and a hat with panda ears.
She took a deep breath and said to Shi Yu, "Let's register first. Oh right, have you brought all the materials?"
The procedures to purchase and collect pets from the breeding base were quite troublesome.
Not to mention that Shi Yu wanted to borrow money to buy his pet.
The breeding base had to obtain all the certification materials.
This trip would take a long time.
Fortunately, Shi Yu had already applied for all the necessary documents when he was in Icefield City, so the materials should be quite complete now.
Although now that he had money he planned to pay the loan in full.
"Yes."
Next, Shi Yu registered with Lin Xiuzhu's help, and the two of them verified the relevant materials.
After the verification, Lin Xiuzhu nodded and said, "Then you should be able to collect the pet today".
"Alright, thank you. Then, can I choose now?"
The previous deposit did not specify which beast he had to take.
Therefore, it was up to the Beast Tamer to decide which iron-eating beast cub to choose. The affinity between both parties was very important.
Lin Xiuzhu shook her head and said, "You're too late. If you had come earlier, you might have been able to choose.
"The current situation is like this — in this batch of iron-eating beasts, only one is left. Besides that, there's also something wrong with that one's physique and personality…"
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The environment of the Iron Bamboo Breeding Base was different from that of the Icefield City Breeding Base. There was only the high mountain bamboo forest area here.
In this world, Shi Yu would often see things that did not make sense.
For example, three or four environments that were absolutely impossible to be adjacent to each other on Earth could completely fuse together here.
However, if one were to study it carefully, they would realize that it was the special power of supernatural creatures that had affected the outside world.
The environment of the Iron Bamboo Breeding Base was relatively normal, at least, more normal than that of the Icefield City Breeding Base.
High-quality soil, lush forest, a good growth of Iron Bamboos, a rich water source, clear water-flowing sounds — this was the Iron Eater's favorite living environment.
At this moment, Shi Yu and Lin Xiuzhu had already entered the breeding area.
Although there was only one cub left, he still had to take a look. He couldn't wait another year for a new batch of iron-eating beast cubs to grow up.
Life was not easy. Shi Yu sighed…
In the Iron Bamboo Breeding Base, there were not only young iron-eating beasts but also many adult iron-eating beasts. However, Shi Yu had reserved a young one.
A newbie Beast Tamer like him could only contract with a cub.
Although adult iron-eating beasts could also be contracted, Shi Yu clearly wouldn't be able to handle them.
"Iron Eaters… are indeed shut-in types."
Along the way, Shi Yu saw many iron-eating beasts that were alone nearby. All of them were sleeping… like a shut-in.
Some slept in grass nests; some hugged tree trunks, and some slept on tree branches. It was surprisingly quiet.
"It's not the season for them to be active yet. The older iron-eating beasts are generally quieter, but the younger ones are more lively."
Lin Xiuzhu walked in front as she spoke. Indeed, under her lead, Shi Yu soon saw an obviously smaller iron-eating beast.
It was less than a meter long and not very big. It was about a year old and had just bid farewell to its mother to live independently.
The iron-eating beast cubs that Beast Tamers reserved were basically at this age. After all, if the cubs were too young, it would not be easy for Beast Tamers to take care of them.
"Is it this one?" Shi Yu was overjoyed when he saw the little Iron-eating beast. He felt that he had not waited for three months in vain.
Its name was Eleven. It was born with royal iron-eating beast blood. Although it was not awakened resulting in its weak physique.
This iron-eating beast cub had soft black and white fur, and its short tail was very cute.
At this moment, it also noticed Shi Yu and Lin Xiuzhu. Above its round cheeks, the eyes within its big dark eye-circles were looking at them brightly and seriously.
"Yes…" Lin Xiuzhu nodded.
"It seems very normal," Shi Yu said.
As soon as he finished speaking, the iron-eating beast cub immediately looked away from the two of them, as if it didn't want to be disturbed. It then suddenly sprinted on the spot and hit a tree trunk with a bang. Then, it was bounced back and rolled on the ground several times before stopping.
Shi Yu added, "Alright, he doesn't look very smart."
Lin Xiuzhu helplessly covered her forehead and said, "This young iron-eating beast had some problems when it was born, and its birth was not smooth. Its physique is slightly weaker than other young iron-eating beasts".
"The iron-eating beasts at the same age as it have already successfully awakened their hardening abilities before the age of one. Only this one has not awakened it even now."
Under normal circumstances, the earlier a pet of the same species awakened its racial skills, the better its aptitude and talent would be. For those who awakened slowly, it naturally meant that their talent was poor. That was why this iron-eating beast was left.
"In short, due to individual differences, its personality has also started to become different from other iron-eating beasts'."
Iron-eating beasts had the same personality and habits as giant pandas. Other than eating half the time every day, the other half was spent sleeping.
In most cases, iron-eating beasts were very docile. When they saw people, they would often cover their faces with their front paws or lower their heads, not revealing their true appearance. They rarely took the initiative to attack other creatures.
Therefore, they were highly recommended to be trained by novice Beast Tamers.
However, this iron-eating beast had different personal experiences. First, it developed slower than the other iron-eating beasts of the same batch. It also didn't know what it should know. Then, it was left alone, and its personality had changed drastically.
It was anxious. Thus, it began to change its habits and self-discipline.
It actually worked hard to train on its own, hoping to awaken its hardening ability quickly and become stronger.
It was a rare iron-eating beast with dreams and wasn't lazy. Unfortunately, its talent was lacking.
After evolving, the iron-eating beast's intelligence would not be low compared to other pets.
The tree crash just now was the way it trained its body.
"In other words, this young iron-eating beast's talent is very poor, but it works very hard and is very diligent. It has nothing but a desire for improvement?" Shi Yu concluded and smiled.
"…Although you're exaggerating a little, that sounds about right," Lin Xiuzhu said. "But there's no need to worry. It's just that its natural development is slower. If it can be placed in the Beast-Taming Space to be nurtured, it can quickly adjust in the future."
Moreover, such a disciplined iron-eating beast was actually very rare.
This kind of personality was usually a bonus.
Of course… there are drawbacks to this personality… Lin Xiuzhu said in her heart. It really eats too much due to its irregular lifestyle.
After all, if it wanted to train, its nutrition had to keep up.
"Then I'll take it."
Although ordinary iron-eating beasts were not bad, Shi Yu did not want docile pets that only ate and slept. They were too lazy.
It didn't matter if its talent was good or bad. After all, he had the skill index.
Everyone knew that hard work and cheats were the way to go.
"Have you decided?" Lin Xiuzhu looked at Shi Yu in confusion.
Most Beast Tamers would be worried about their pet's talent, right?
Otherwise, this young iron-eating beast would not have been left behind.
"I like pets that work hard… I think it will get along well with me."
Yes, he had already thought up the accompanying moves for self-training.
"So, is there any discount?" Shi Yu still couldn't forget about the discount.
Lin Xiuzhu was speechless. However, with Shi Yu's information, she understood his situation.
She said, "This iron-eating beast sleeps less, so it will need more food.
"In terms of price… No, we treat every iron-eating beast equally here. However, if you wish, we can give you an additional month's worth of Iron Bamboo."
The Iron Bamboo Breeding Base was not only the breeding base of the iron-eating beasts, but it also produced one of their favorite foods, the Iron Bamboo.
Iron Bamboo was as hard as steel and was a mutated type of bamboo. It was the core food used to cultivate iron-eating beasts to master their hardening abilities. It was not cheap, and iron-eating beasts ate a lot.
A month's worth of Iron Bamboo food was indeed a good addition. After all, it was a necessity.
"Thank you," Shi Yu accepted.
Lin Xiuzhu nodded. Since Shi Yu had already confirmed it, she walked forward and came to the side of the little metal-eating beast that was a little stunned by the impact earlier.
"Eleven, a Beast Tamer has finally chosen you. Are you happy?" She squatted down and smiled at the Iron Eater.
The iron-eating beasts here all had their own numbers, and so did the cubs. This special iron-eating beast cub was number eleven, so the breeders here basically called it Number Eleven.
The Iron Eater sat up silently, then looked at Shi Yu in the distance, and blinked.
Although it was happy that a Beast Tamer had acknowledged it… it was too late!
It sat on the ground with its arms raised high and howled.
Iron-eating beasts would never be slaves!
It could also grow stronger by itself!
After saying that, it got up and wanted to run away. It planned to escape in front of the staff of the breeding base.
Iron-eating beasts were fearless!
There was no need for Beast Tamers.
Then, before it could start running, Lin Xiuzhu grabbed its neck and lifted it up.
Shi Yu, who had telepathy, was speechless.
Not bad, very energetic.
On the other side, Lin Xiuzhu sighed and pressed the metal-eating beast to the ground.
Although she was just a girl, she was surprisingly strong.
She was a Beast Tamer. After contracting with a pet, the power of the pet would also be fed back to the Beast Tamer, increasing the Beast Tamer's mental strength and physical fitness.
Although she could not fight supernatural creatures with her bare hands, it would not be a problem for her to instantly kill the fighting experts and athletes on Earth.
"Listen up. If you dare to run away, you won't have any food. And after becoming a Beast Tamer's pet, not only will your growth speed be several times faster than it is now, but the hardening ability that you couldn't awaken before can also be awakened quickly.
"Furthermore, there's a more comfortable resting environment and a richer variety of food. It's much more blissful than staying here."
Lin Xiuzhu was very serious as she explained to the young iron-eating beast. It seemed like she had the telepathy talent, or maybe she had been playing the role of the iron-eating beast for so long that they could even understand her words.
After she finished speaking, the iron-eating beast cub was stunned.
It looked at Shi Yu with a blank expression.
Shi Yu said after a moment of silence, "Food and accommodation are included."
Only when there is still money, Shi Yu added in his heart.
The iron-eating beast cub howled again, its expression even more confused and conflicted.
A better environment and food than a breeding base?
Saliva dripped from its mouth.
In the end, the temptation of the benefits a Beast Tamer could bring was greater than its willpower. The iron-eating beast cub nodded reluctantly.
I can't take it anymore…
Iron-eating beasts would never be slaves and were fearless… unless food and shelter were provided.
Shi Yu was very satisfied when he saw that the iron-eating beast cub quickly recognized reality and submitted itself.
Wasn't it just a better environment for growth? Wasn't it just all kinds of delicacies?
When he became a powerful Beast Tamer, it could have everything it wanted.
Well, before that, he would have to rely on the iron-eating beast to work hard to help him become a powerful Beast Tamer.
"Can I contract with it now?" Shi Yu looked at Lin Xiuzhu, who was holding the young iron-eating beast.
Only by contracting with the iron-eating beast and establishing a spiritual connection could they truly be regarded as Beast Tamer and pet.
After that, the various specialities of the Beast Taming System could be displayed.
"Sure." Lin Xiuzhu moved her hand away and nodded.
"You contract with it. I'll watch over it." After saying that, Lin Xiuzhu heaved a sigh of relief.
Finally, a Beast Tamer was willing to take Eleven.
Although there had been many Beast Tamers who had come to choose pets who had despised this iron-eating beast and thought that its talent was poor, Lin Xiuzhu did not think so.
This iron-eating beast cub was born with a weak physique, but it was not a big problem at all. It could just be put into the Beast-Taming Space to recuperate for a few days. This kind of situation had happened before.
On the contrary, under such a difference, and under the circumstances where it was despised by the Beast Tamers one by one, the hard-working character that it had gradually developed — one that refused to admit defeat and hoped to be recognized — was very special in Lin Xiuzhu's eyes. It was a display of outstanding talent.
If the lazy iron-eating beasts were no longer lazy and could be more disciplined, and as long as they were trained well, they wouldn't be worse than pets of higher-level races.
She grew up in the Iron Bamboo Breeding Base and had lived with this group of Iron Eaters since she was young. Her initial pet was also an Iron Eater, so she knew the situation of every Iron Eater.
Originally, she thought that if no one was willing to take this iron-eating beast away in the end, it would be good to leave it in the breeding base and have her take care of it.
However, now that Shi Yu had taken a fancy to this iron-eating beast, perhaps it would be a good result for both Shi Yu and Number Eleven. Beast Tamers and pets had always promoted each other's growth.
In fact, considering the fact that Shi Yu was a victim of the disaster in Ping Cheng 10 years ago, she had even chosen to give him a month's worth of pet food.
During the beast tide 10 years ago, she had still been a child, and her parents were powerful Beast Tamers. She didn't have much of an impression of the disaster, but it was different for the ordinary people here.
Many families had been destroyed, and many children became orphans. In fact, the local policies still supported the victims of the disaster like Shi Yu.
If he did not have this identity, even if Shi Yu had a special telepathy talent and an intern breeder certificate, it would not have been easy for him to buy an iron-eating beast cub with a loan.
In most cases, society still cared about the weak. As a weakling who was cared for, Shi Yu didn't despise this iron-eating beast that was born with a weak body. Instead, he gave it recognition. Lin Xiuzhu also silently acknowledged Shi Yu. This was the reason why she was willing to give him a month's worth of pet food.
The food was nothing to her, but it could definitely relieve the pressure on Shi Yu and his pet.
I hope they can have a better future… Lin Xiuzhu thought in her heart. After all, she had taken care of these iron-eating beasts for so long and thus had some feelings for them.
At this moment, Shi Yu closed his eyes and muttered to the nervous Iron Eater cub, "From today onwards, I'm your Beast Tamer… Let's work hard together. You're called Eleven here, right? My name is Shi Yu, and it's very similar to your name. This means that we're fated"
Shi Yu seemed to see the Beast-Taming Space in his brain.
It was a white world with a transparent barrier and clouds inside.
Fooo…
As Shi Yu communicated with the Beast-Taming Space and activated the capture contract according to the method he had learned in his memory, a breeze blew outside.
When the dust on the ground rose, countless light spots flickered in front of Shi Yu. Two transparent, circular formations that looked like star maps appeared, appearing on both sides of the iron-eating beast cub, trapping it in the middle.
In the next second, countless weak light spheres flowed out of the formations and wrapped around the iron-eating beast cub, as if they wanted to cover it!
At the side, Lin Xiuzhu said to the iron-eating beast cub, "Relax. Don't struggle."
She could sense that Shi Yu had not activated the contract with all his might, so the binding power was not strong. As long as the iron-eating beast struggled a little, the contract would be broken. Therefore, she had to remind it.
At the same time, Shi Yu looked at it seriously.
"Wuuuu…"
Under the white light, Eleven's expression was still very nervous. However, in this state, Shi Yu's spiritual connection with the iron-eating beast had reached a higher level.
The iron-eating beast cub could clearly understand Shi Yu's feelings. Meanwhile, Shi Yu also liked this iron-eating beast cub very much.
Although he looked frivolous on the surface, it was his sincere heart that made the iron-eating beast cub let down its guard and start to accept the contract. It also completely acknowledged the Beast Tamer who chose it.
Soon, the white light finally spread all over the baby Iron Eater's body. At this time, the pattern that connected to the Beast-Taming Space began to ripple. Under this ripple, the baby Iron Eater that was enveloped by the white light gradually turned into fluorescent light, disappearing from the outside world and entering the Beast-Taming Space!
Buzz!
Everything happened very quickly. Before Shi Yu could react, he felt a warm current flowing through his entire body. He first felt exhausted, but he quickly recovered. Following that, he felt even more energetic and stronger.
Just as Shi Yu's brain was buzzing, Lin Xiuzhu's voice came from behind. "Congratulations, you have successfully contracted with the Iron Eater.
"My suggestion is to let it familiarize itself with the environment of the Beast-Taming Space first. Don't summon and collect it too frequently.
"If it can quickly adapt to the environment in the Beast-Taming Space, it should be able to awaken its hardening ability within a week."
"Alright." Shi Yu nodded subconsciously. At the same time, he realized what had happened to him.
After successfully contracting with his first pet and becoming a Beast Tamer, he immediately received the power feedback from his pet, and his mental strength and physical fitness had improved!
Although this iron-eating beast cub was very weak, it could still give some feedback. No matter how small a mosquito was, it was still meat. For Shi Yu, who was experiencing this for the first time, it was very novel.
However, this was not what intrigued him the most.
After he successfully contracted his first pet, all his physical qualities had improved.
The skill index also provided new information. The number of skills that could be recorded had increased!
"What's wrong?" Lin Xiuzhu asked when he noticed Shi Yu's abnormality.
"It's nothing. I just feel that my physical fitness has improved, and I'm not used to it," Shi Yu immediately said.
Lin Xiuzhu smiled. "If it's your first time, so of course… You will get used to it in the future.
"Then I'll take you to complete the final procedures. I'll also give you a beast-raising manual. At the same time, you can fill in the address. The Iron Bamboo that I promised you will be delivered to you regularly. This kind of food must be fresh, and it's not suitable for long-term storage.
"After you finish these, you're welcome to order iron-eating beast food here again, but you'll have to pay for it."
"That's not a problem…" Shi Yu said. "Actually, Senior Lin, I have a presumptuous request."
"Huh?"
"Can I take a look around here? In order to nurture the iron-eating beasts, I want to understand more about their real living environment."
"Of course, that's not a problem. You can even bring the Iron Eater back to play at any time in the future. After all, this is its home. Well, it's strictly forbidden to freeload…"
"Ahem, I won't freeload. By the way, can I touch the iron-eating beasts here…?"
"It's not a problem under normal circumstances. After all, this is still a tourist area. The iron-eating beasts are very docile, not to mention that you have a telepathic talent."
Good!
Wasn't that great? Why would his pet have to wait a week?
He would arrange for the Iron Eater to harden today and let it know how amazing its Beast Tamer was.
This was the first step to raising a pet. First, let it worship you. After success, it would be easy to… educate it!
He just didn't know if the adult Iron Eaters here had any rare skills other than their race's abilities… Whatever, he had to copy Hardening first.
Two hours later.
Shi Yu left the Iron Bamboo Breeding Base in satisfaction.
Page six of the index.
[Skill]: Hardening
[Skill Level]: Low
It's a metal skill that can harden the body. Its effect is like invisible armour and can be evolved into attack power.
[Status]: No Target Set
The process of Shi Yu copying Hardening was still very easy and smooth. He only did one simple thing, which was to feed a wild iron-eating beast.
Unlike the small Iron Eaters that had yet to awaken their hardening abilities, the adults didn't nibble Iron Bamboo like bones. They would first use their hardening skills to equip their teeth when eating.
Then, they would eat the Iron Bamboo that was as hard as steel. This way, their eating efficiency would increase by several times, bite by bite.
Shi Yu fed a metal-eating beast an Iron Bamboo and gently caressed it afterward. He had thus obtained the skill.
Shi Yu, who had become a true Beast Tamer, left the Iron Bamboo Breeding Base.
At this moment, apart from taking away the Iron Eater cub, he also carried a bag of premium bamboo shoots. This was Eleven's food for tomorrow.
Unlike the bamboo on Earth, the mutated plants here were still very nutritious. Their nutritional value was not inferior to some meats. Moreover, the iron-eating beast's digestive organs were completely different from those of ordinary giant pandas. Therefore, as long as the quality of the bamboo was good, the iron-eating beast might not need to eat dozens of kilograms a day to replenish its nutrients.
However, no matter what, the Iron Bamboo was only the most basic food of the iron-eating beasts. There were definitely many more-expensive upgrades, but it was not a problem for Shi Yu. He had enough money to spend on expensive upgrades.
Before that, he had to hurry home and settle down with Eleven.
Food, drink, and accommodation were all very important.
Soon, Shi Yu arrived home.
There were already many tall buildings in Ping Cheng, but Shi Yu's hometown was a large bungalow area.
To Shi Yu, a single-story house was actually better than living in a tall building.
After all, now that he had become a Beast Tamer, it was not convenient for him to train his pets in a building.
If he had lived in one, he would have to rent a separate place. It would be troublesome and a waste of money.
On the other hand, although this place was a little old, it was empty and would make a very good training ground.
After returning home, Shi Yu casually threw his luggage down. When he realized that the place was covered in dust, he decided to clean it up first.
But how could he work alone…?
Panda Eleven, my partner!
It's time! Summon!
A transparent circular formation appeared in front of Shi Yu. Under the water-like ripples, Iron Eater Eleven crawled out.
According to the level of the Beast Space, the colour of the Spatial Barrier and the summoning array would be different.
For apprentice beastmasters like Shi Yu, the spatial barrier and summoning array were transparent, almost colourless.
Eleven, who was summoned out of the Beast-Taming Space, looked rather lost, as if it had just woken up.
It first shook its body quickly a few times, swaying its soft black and white fur. After its entire body relaxed, it began to turn its head to look at Shi Yu, who had summoned it.
Eleven swayed its short tail slightly. Having become Shi Yu's pet, it was no longer as "never be a slave" or "fearless" as it was before. There was a natural sense of closeness between them.
This spiritual connection was even more intimate than between one's own family.
Eleven subconsciously walked to Shi Yu's side and rubbed against his leg, melting Shi Yu's heart.
It seemed like… it had become much more obedient!
Shi Yu was gratified and revealed a fatherly smile.
"Come, let me teach you Hardening!"
It was enough to clean by himself. The iron-eating beast was just so cute.
How could he let it be tired? Training was already very tiring!
Well, he should first establish his excellent image in the heart of the Iron Eater.
"Ow?" Iron Eater Eleven stood up.
Hardening?
Speaking of which…
It stretched out its fist, and in the next second, the fist with black hair immediately became darker and harder, with a layer of metal texture. It was the hardening ability.
After sleeping in the Beast-Taming Space, Eleven had finally awakened it.
It was really comfortable there. Eleven no longer felt hungry and slept better. Its body was warm, and its head was clearer.
The Hardening that could not be awakened previously was mastered after sleeping there.
"Right how could I forget this, Eleven is very talented, he just needed Beast Tamers support to truly shine"
"I will just need increase its skill Proficiency"
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