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Chapter 1020 - 539 Auction Black Pearl

Chapter 1020: Chapter 539 Auction Black Pearl

They say a wolf travels a thousand miles for food, and most people believe this saying without a doubt.

But there’s always an exception to the rule. If a wolf grows up with hardly anything to eat, then toss it some fruits and vegetables, and it will eat—truly eat.

Otherwise, how could Chen Yingjun and his friends ever get their hands on a real wolf—even if it was one with a rather tragic fate?

Speaking of this native wolf’s fate, it is enough to bring the listener to tears and break the hearer’s heart.

It was originally from a small zoo near Black Gold City. Unfortunately, luck was not on its side, and it encountered a zookeeper whose greed was indescribable.

This zookeeper was quite a peculiar case. Before he got caught skimming and even swapping out the animals’ food, he was considered an outstanding and advanced worker at the zoo—because he frequently arrived early, left late, and voluntarily increased his workload.

In fact, the work he ’increased’ consisted of taking advantage of times when no one else was around to skimp on the meat that was supposed to be fed to the carnivorous animals, substituting it when possible, and even feeding them rotten vegetable leaves—if he hadn’t worked overtime, wouldn’t the leftovers have given him away?

This native wolf was one of the victims. In reality, its greatest ability was not fighting against Tibetan Mastiffs but its enjoyment in eating vegetables like cucumbers and tomatoes when thrown to it—as a wolf. The zoo had some open space, so its ’exemplary employee’ of a keeper grew some vegetables and often fed those to it. Raised on such a diet from a young age, it ate them without hesitation.

In fact, it was rather lucky, for out of a litter of native wolf cubs, only two survived. These native wolves were never much valued in the zoo, and previous deaths among the young wolves did not draw much attention—until this ’outstanding’ zookeeper was caught.

Don’t think this is all made up. Those who frequently watch the news will find that reality is often more bizarre than fiction or movies. In this world, truly nothing is impossible—like this native wolf, which turned out to be a bona fide omnivore.

Because of the long-term diet it was fed, the native wolf was undersized and frail. The zoo got rid of it. Although they are not currently considered protected animals—ostensibly to be adopted by kind-hearted people—once out of the zoo, no one really cares about the fate of a poor-looking native wolf.

Now, this native wolf had indeed eaten meat for a few days because those wastrels who had adopted it also used it for dogfights, letting it enjoy a few good days—to the end, it was a native wolf. It fought a few battles and even won two of them.

No wonder it still howled at the sight of Chen Yingjun’s black lion—considering the life it had led previously, it was already impressive that it had not gone mad. Now to it, the worst thing that could happen was death. If it didn’t die, it could eat meat. What was there to fear? It wouldn’t hesitate to charge at a Tibetan Mastiff, let alone a tiger.

If it weren’t for this madness, how could it compete with the well-fed and robust fighting dogs—with its own body looking particularly frail—and still win two battles?

But today, the Tibetan Mastiff it faced, named the black lion, was not only massive but also appeared particularly imposing with its thick fur. Now, seeing the two face to face... well, the sight was simply too pitiful to describe.

So even if it appeared full of fighting spirit, few people placed their bets on it, despite its terrifyingly high odds.

The crowd around shouted a few times, and after hearing the host’s "embellished" explanation, no one said anything more. Most knew this was the black lion’s last fight under Chen Yingjun, and it wasn’t wrong for Chen to want the black lion to have a perfect finale in his hands.

Moreover, this time Chen Yingjun was clearly tossing money to everyone. Even though the black lion’s odds were so low they were almost non-existent, if you bet enough, you could still cobble together some pocket change, right?

But Chen Yingjun was also quite the clever one. His grasp of human nature was spot on. He probably figured that with his small-time operations, even if he was handing out money, those who considered themselves discerning—like young heirs and aristocrats—would likely not stoop to take advantage of such a small benefit from him.

And it was just as he expected. Those who had been making large bets held back, preferring to wait for the subsequent auction—after all, their pride was worth more than a small amount of money.

So the only ones who really placed bets were those like Heizi, who joined in the fun without making much of a fuss. Although the crowd looked plentiful, the actual money involved wasn’t considerable, and with the pitifully meager odds, Chen Yingjun and his partners were not going to lose much.

Soon, the battle between the wolf and the Mastiff, which everyone presumed couldn’t change the outcome even with an upset, began.

The howling native wolf charged with unmatched bravery, rushing forward as if facing an entire army alone, embodying a fierce warrior’s resolve and a heartbreaking, irreversible momentum...

However, all this amounted to nothing. With its small frame—having eaten well only for a couple of days but still gaunt—it could never be a true challenger to the black lion, no matter how bravely it charged.

Amidst sighs from the audience, the native wolf was nonchalantly caught in the jaws of the battle-hardened black lion, who contemptuously did not bother to bite it to death but instead flung the struggling wolf aside with a flick of its head.