22: I want to be a salted fish
With
a slightly blushing face and a slightly brisk pace, the girl looked much better
than the slump of the past few days.
As
soon as Song Yu entered, it immediately relieved the anxiety of Song Wenhai and
his wife, who had been waiting for Song Yu to come back from work today and
were happy to see her.
"How's
our daughter? Is the third-order intermediate Hundred Flowers Spirit Honey I
bought for her particularly effective? Did she contract a high-aptitude
wood-element insect-type beast?" Song Wenhai rubbed his hands, smiling as
he took two steps forward, immediately asking, "Quickly let it out and let
Dad see! By the way, let it learn wood-element skills from Dad's main
contracted beast, the Flower-Faced Butterfly!"
"Old
Song, why are you talking like this? The child has just come back; at least let
her eat dinner first." Zhou Fangmei also smiled, her eyes showing a hint
of redness. She sighed, "Seeing you come back today so happily, Mom is
very happy!"
Zhou
Fangmei: "Mom is here to wish you to contract a high-aptitude beast, and
to pass the professional Beastmaster University entrance exam and fulfill your
wishes!"
"...Dad,
Mom..."
The
girl, with a bit of embarrassment, scratched her head and slowly lowered her
eyes. She carefully observed the expressions of Song Wenhai and Zhou Fangmei.
It seemed that the two were not angry. She then waved her hand, and with a pale
face, she said softly, "No... I didn't contract a high-aptitude
wood-element insect-type beast..."
Song
Wenhai was puzzled: "Hmm? Not an insect-type beast? Could it be a
bear-type contracted beast?"
Among
various beasts, insect and bear types were the two favorite categories that
loved honey. Song Wenhai nodded, "It's okay even if it's a bear-type beast.
Although no one in our family has contracted a bear-type beast, Dad has a
friend whose main contracted beast is a third-order intermediate Golden Ape
Bear. When the time comes, Dad will take you to meet him."
Zhou
Fangmei also said with a relaxed smile, "Indeed, it's okay to have a
bear-type beast. Anyway, as long as our daughter likes it."
"Uh...
No, it's not a bear-type beast..." Song Yu looked at Song Wenhai and Zhou
Fangmei, the smile on her face gradually fading.
She
lowered her head, and her long eyelashes trembled slightly due to nervousness.
Her whole person moved cautiously, hesitating and stopped, and her demeanor
faintly showed a hint of panic.
Song
Yu, who had excellent acting skills, coupled with the 300% acting proficiency
bonus brought by the Peak Acting talent skill, made her acting aura shine.
So...
From
the perspective of Song Wenhai and Zhou Fangmei, their daughter, who had
originally come home happily, suddenly turned into a pitiful one caught by her
parents, anxiously facing the final exam.
Song
Wenhai and Zhou Fangmei exchanged glances, immediately feeling a sense of
panic.
"Did
Xiao Yu not find a suitable contracted beast?"
Song
Wenhai spoke softly, his expression gentle, "It's okay, don't be sad. When
Dad takes you to the beast breeding base this weekend, you can buy another
one."
Zhou
Fangmei's voice was equally gentle, as if she could squeeze out water,
"Yes... Xiao Yu, don't be sad. Mom knows several managers of beast
breeding bases. I'll call them later and ask them to help pay attention to
high-potential beast cubs."
"Dad,
Mom..."
The
girl cautiously raised her head, secretly observing the expressions of Song
Wenhai and Zhou Fangmei. It seemed that the two were not angry. She then shook
her head, and with a pale face, she said softly, "No... I already have a
contracted beast."
Song
Wenhai and his wife: "...Huh?"
Song
Yu summoned Ball from the Contract Beast Space, a white and fluffy little
snowball, only a little bigger than a palm. However, those large fox-like ears
and the snow-white fur...
Immediately,
Song Wenhai and his wife understood the identity of the little white cat in
front of them.
—Snow
Civet Cat, a low-potential beast species, and the bloodline's highest level
does not exceed 3rd rank.
Song
Wenhai, a 3rd-rank intermediate Beastmaster, was more knowledgeable about beasts
than ordinary high school students.
Almost
at the moment of seeing the Snow Civet Cat cub, Song Wenhai's mind had
automatically started judging the potential of this Snow Civet Cat cub.
—Born
with a naturally low racial value potential, looks thinner and weaker than its
counterparts, deducting five points.
—Slightly
messy cat fur, without the help of other big cats for grooming, indicates a low
status and poor aptitude. Not liked by big cats, deducting one point.
—As
an aggressive cat-type beast, frequently wagging its tail upright to show
submission, deducting one point.
—Upon
entering the home of the contractor for the first time, clearly smelling the
strong scent of other contracted beasts, yet showing no subconscious
aggression. This is not a symbol of clever adaptation to life but a symbol of
innate poor aptitude and lack of status in the original Snow Civet Cat living
area, deducting three points.
Song
Wenhai: "..."
It's
over; the base score has become zero.
Even
without using a professional measuring instrument, Song Wenhai has already
judged that the potential score of the Snow Civet Cat cub in front of him is at
most not exceeding 10.
Beasts
inherently have aggression, especially in the case of beast cubs before being
trained by the contractor. Their subconscious aggression is strong, and every
time a large number of beast cubs are transported, professional Beastmasters
use light, healing, or psychic-type beasts to pacify them.
Growling,
panting, barking are all basic, and higher potential beast cubs may even jump
down to search for other beasts in the room, actively chasing and fighting with
them until a winner is determined.
"Xiao
Yu..." Song Wenhai hesitated, his expression a bit conflicted.
For
a moment, Song Wenhai didn't know whether to ask why his daughter contracted an
beast with such a low potential value or to inquire about whether the Hundred
Flowers Spirit Honey couldn't attract even a cub with a bloodline of three or
four ranks.
It
shouldn't be like this!
Frowning,
Song Wenhai thought seriously.
The
initial beast cubs provided by the country for all high school students
typically have a bloodline level of up to 6 ranks.
Above
the 6th rank, the country is not unable to find them. According to the talent
and aptitude of high school students, they can barely put together...
But
most beasts are already as intelligent as humans, especially those high-level
and high-aptitude beasts. They simply don't want to entrust their children to
ordinary high school students. After all, with such high strength, why wouldn't
they find a professional Beastmaster with rich resources and certain strength
as a partner for their children? Why choose an ordinary high school student
without much security?
So,
after so many years of observation, everyone knows that unless there are
individual cases...
Beast
cubs with bloodline levels above the 6th rank are basically not contracted by
high school students in their third year.
Even
some powerful 6th-rank beasts are unwilling to let their children follow
ordinary high school students.
In
addition...
In
order to save costs and promote relationships between beast cubs and high
school students, the beast breeding base will not spend a lot of money to
purchase a large number of precious materials and treasures for them.
Therefore, the 3rd-rank intermediate Hundred Flowers Spirit Honey, although not
of a particularly high level, is still very attractive to cubs that have just
come out of the beast breeding base and have not yet become 1st-rank beasts...
"It
shouldn't be like this..."
Song
Wenhai was puzzled, muttering to himself in a low voice, "According to my
thoughts, the 3rd-rank intermediate Hundred Flowers Spirit Honey and the
3rd-rank high-level Energy Fruit should at least attract cubs with potential
scores above 80 and a 4th-rank beast bloodline, right?"
Thinking
of the daughter who had a continuous high fever a few days ago, and even the
healing skills of the treatment-type beast were of no use, he felt a little
disappointed. His daughter couldn't contract a powerful initial beast, and he
was worried that in the future, the once strong-willed daughter would again
suffer from anxiety and fever, unable to recover.
Just
as Song Wenhai and his wife were puzzled and worried about how to persuade
her...
However,
Song Wenhai and his wife saw—
The
daughter, who was once very strong-willed in school, suddenly turned pale
again. Her voice choked, slightly trembling, "Dad, Mom... do you think I
contracted an beast with low potential, and won't be able to become a
professional Beastmaster in the future? Would you feel embarrassed? "
Song
Wenhai and his wife: "!!!"
Song
Wenhai frantically waved his hands, and the tiny bit of disappointment in his
heart instantly disappeared, "How could that be? Xiao Yu, why would you
think that?!"
Zhou
Fangmei was even more flustered, worried about her daughter in the hospital,
"Xiao Yu, Dad and Mom have never thought like that."
Song
Wenhai and Zhou Fangmei, the couple, said in unison, "We've always felt
that as long as Xiao Yu is healthy and happy, it's enough! The potential level
of the contracted beast doesn't matter, as long as you are healthy, it's
fine!"
Song
Yu's eyes turned red and rushed forward, hugging Song Wenhai and his wife,
biting her lip, "Dad, Mom, you're really good to me. It's just that my
talent is too poor, and I might not be able to become a professional
Beastmaster in the future. Earlier in school, only Ball was willing to contract
with me, so in the future, I will cultivate it well and become its
companion!"
The
proud daughter of the wealthy family suffered a blow and insisted on becoming a
professional Beastmaster. Unexpectedly, she suffered a heavy blow in beast
contracting...
In
the script that Song Yu wrote for herself, as long as something like this
happens one or two more times.
She
can smoothly tell others that she wants to transfer to the performing arts
major and become an actor to fulfill her dream of being a professional
Beastmaster in movies and TV dramas.
However...
Being
held in Song Yu's hands and witnessing the entire "genuine emotional
expression" of the Song family, Ball was shocked.
In
the round golden cat eyes of the rolling ball, there was an expression of
disbelief, and even the tip of its tail did not move.
Meow
meow meow???
So
big, it ran for several hours without reaching the end of the Contract Beast
Space!
That
super Contract Beast Space with a complete ecosystem of sun, sky, clouds,
plants, and various biological chains!
The
one where you could feel the source energy being so abundant that it was almost
about to condense into a liquid as soon as you entered the Contract Beast
Space!
For
its contractor, it's considered to have a poor talent?
The
little cat was shocked, the little cat was puzzled.
Even
Ball itself is a bit unclear why it would call its contractor "cat
master" the next time it sees her.
Are
other beasts dissatisfied with a contractor like this?
The
little white cat shook its ear tips, its whole cat face serious. If it hadn't
personally experienced it, even kittens wouldn't believe something so absurd!
But
at this moment...
Zhou
Fangmei wiped away tears of relief from the corner of her eyes. While patting
Song Yu's shoulder, she couldn't help but say, "We said before that even
if you can't become a professional Beastmaster, it's okay. As long as Xiao Yu
can be happy every day, Mom and Dad will be satisfied."
Song
Wenhai nodded, "That's right, even though you used to exercise
frequently... But after the high fever a few days ago, your body has not been
well. Look at your complexion getting paler day by day, like paper. In fact,
your mom and I can't bear to see you suffer."
Song
Yu was moved, "Mom and Dad, you're really good to me. I'll work hard in
the future, wuwuwu."
Ball:
"!!!"
Ball
suddenly enlightened.
So,
it's because its contractor's health is not good that it wants it to take
charge?
Is
it because its contractor's health is not good that other beasts are not
agreeing to the contract?
Thinking
about the Contract Beast Space with rich source energy almost condensing into a
liquid, the way Song Yu addresses it in future scenes, and its "family
status" in the future, Ball—not only wants to become the head steward but
also wants to become the cat master! It even wants to recruit a bunch of
subordinates for its Beastmaster!
In
an instant, the little cat was full of motivation!
*****
Watching
the atmosphere change from tension to relaxation, from sadness to laughter in
the Song family of three.
Song
Yu sent Ball back to its Contract Beast Space and sat on the sofa with Song
Wenhai and his wife.
The
housekeeper, who had already prepared the meal, immediately came forward and
smiled, "Mr. and Mrs. Miss, the meal is ready... Would you like to eat
now?"
"Eat,
eat. Come, Xiao Yu! Let's eat first. We can discuss everything after the
meal." Zhou Fangmei nodded and stood up, inviting, "Sister Lan, come
eat with us. Today, I prepared so much food. Xiao Qi, that child, is still at
school for evening self-study. The three of us can't finish it."
"Madam,
it's not necessary..."
The
housekeeper waved her hand and said with a smile, "On a day like today,
it's best for the family to chat. I'm just an outsider, so I won't
participate."
After
the housekeeper finished speaking to Zhou Fangmei, she smiled at Song Yu and
said, "Miss, you don't know. Actually, Mr. and Mrs. have always been
worried about you... Last year, the child in the No. 139 villa also awakened an
F-grade Contract Beast Space. However, he couldn't bear the blow and spent his
days in a daze. He either played games at home or watched cartoons... doing
nothing every day. A few days ago, I heard that the couple in No. 139 villa is
planning to take that child to the hospital."
This
topic was a bit heavy, and after the housekeeper finished speaking, she seemed
to feel that she shouldn't have brought it up now. She patted her mouth and
said, "Look at me, talking about such a downer. Miss, please don't mind.
It's just a casual chat. I'll go to the backyard and have dinner with Little
Zhou and the others."
Song
Yu: "..."
Song
Yu was suffocating; she had no idea that in this world, if a rich second
generation doesn't work hard and wants to become a homebody, parents will send
them to the psychiatric hospital!
Song
Yu, nervously, with a complicated expression, always felt that there was a
subtle atmosphere spreading rapidly between her and Song father and mother...
But
Song Wenhai and his wife completely didn't notice Song Yu's strangeness at the
moment. Instead, after the housekeeper left, they looked at Song Yu and sighed
with emotion, "Indeed, the child in No. 139 villa does seem mentally
strange... He's so young; why is he thinking about playing games and watching
cartoons at home every day?"
Zhou
Fangmei sighed, "He's just a freshman. If he continues like this, what
will happen in the future?"
Song
Wenhai nodded, "Although we parents don't necessarily force our children
to become professional Beastmasters, young people should have dreams and
aspirations. This way, we parents can be at ease."
Song
Yu: "..."
Zhou
Fangmei smiled, "It's still our Xiao Yu who is good. She never gives us
any worries."
Song
Wenhai nodded, "That's right. Originally, I was a little worried that Xiao
Yu would be discouraged and unable to recover. Now it seems that our Xiao Yu is
quite spirited! Hahaha."
Song
Yu forced a smile, took out her acting skills, and said, "Hehe, Mom and
Dad, I'm not as good as you say. Hehehe... I'll work hard in the future."
Song
Wenhai looked at Zhou Fangmei and smiled, "Well, Dad believes in you...
Look how happy this child is."
Zhou
Fangmei nodded, smiling, "Yes, as long as the child is happy."
Song Yu stiffly smiled, "Hehehe."
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