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Chapter 420 - 267: Reward Settlement_1

Chapter 420: Chapter 267: Reward Settlement_1

Additionally, Lin Xue also leveraged this wave of experience to level up to thirteen.

However, the one who levelled up the most was Little Ya. She had just evolved to level ten last night, and today, with a huge amount of experience, she managed to level up to twelve. In just two days, she had levelled up three times, and when she returned to the Elf Forest, she could persuade three new pets to join her.

Seeing that it was getting close to closing time, the three of them finally left the grasslands and rode back to Phoenix City.

Lin Xue and Little Ya first took the Chocobo back to the snowy plains, while Mu You teleported to the Ghost Ship before leaving.

The mermaid was still in the backpack without being released. Upon arriving on the ship, Mu You quickly placed the mermaid and her tank on the deck.

Having been confined for a whole day, the mermaid was evidently very resentful. As soon as she arrived on the ship and saw Mu You, she sprayed him in the face with water.

"I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to..."

Mu You wiped his face, not taking it to heart, as he had indeed forgotten about the mermaid while being busy levelling up. He caught a fire perch from a nearby aquarium and handed it to her, "Here’s a fish for you as compensation. Also, from now on this ship will be your home. I’ll build a glass room for you later, and you can come and go as you please. No one on the ship will harm you."

Hearing this, the mermaid’s anger faded a bit, but her face still showed a disgruntled expression. She snatched the fish from Mu You’s hand, jumped and dove into the sea, indicating her protest: I also have my pride!

"Remember not to get into other people’s fishing nets again!"

Mu You shouted to the spot where she had vanished into the sea, then added, "And don’t mess with the net I have hanging from the stern of the ship either!"

There was no response from underwater, and Mu You shook his head helplessly.

Then he went to the bow of the ship, gazing out at the boundless sea ahead.

The setting sun had dyed the evening sea with a brilliant sheen, like a sea of burning flames. The sea breeze whipped up waves gilded with golden light, propelling the ship to speed ahead.

The Ghost Ship had just left the realm of the Lan Ai’er Empire, and it still had three days to sail before reaching the Evil Spirit Sea Area!

Because they had just left the empire and the city, there weren’t many pirates nearby. The Ghost Ship had sailed all the way here without encountering any battles so far.

However, it was clear that as they drew closer to the Evil Spirit Sea Area, the density of the pirates would increase rapidly, making naval battles almost inevitable in the future.

Mu You turned around and patted the towering Tree-man beside him, "We’ll need to rely on you!"

Currently, the Ghost Ship didn’t have any cannons, only this Forest Guardian as a long-distance defensive weapon. Mu You wondered if it would be enough.

He was considering whether or not to exchange a few more Guardian seeds from the Forest Elves, to make the defensive power of the Ghost Ship more sufficient.

"If you spot any other pirates, remember not to act rashly. Keep your distance and notify me immediately. We’ll decide what to do when I get there."

After reminding his crew about some precautions, Mu You finally returned to the captain’s cabin and teleported back to the snowy plains.

As the time for the door to close was near, the three of them sorted out their things, and with various creatures, passed through the door.

"Oh, kitty cats!"

After they walked through the door, Mu You put down the cat cage and the bird cage he was holding. Little Ya and Lin Hai were immediately attracted by the two kittens in the cage and ran over to take a look.

The two kittens, in their daze, were brought to Earth and immediately surrounded by a group of bipedal beasts. Naturally, they were scared and shivered in the corner of the cage.

However, they had noticeably different attitudes towards each person. When Lin Hai approached, the two cats instinctively growled at him and tried to hide deep within the cage—a similar reaction to when they first saw Mu You.

They were much gentler towards Little Ya, not only did they not reject her approach, but they also didn’t show any resistance or signs of aggression when Little Ya reached in to pet them.

"These are called civets, not actual cats."

Mu You explained briefly.

Civets have the ability to recognize the goodness and evil in people’s hearts. They don’t have abnormal emotions towards ordinary people and behave like normal small animals. They naturally show affection and fondness to those pure of heart, but if they sense someone with malicious intent, they will get angry and even attack.

Obviously, he and Lin Hai fell into the category of ordinary people, while innocent Little Ya, unsurprisingly, won the civet’s affection.

Shaking his head, Mu You turned to Lin Xue: "Little Snow, could you give them a check-up and then register them with the Science Academy?"

These civets were also creatures that needed to be displayed, so naturally they needed to be registered in advance. However, they didn’t need to go through the trouble of heading to the capital. After conducting basic checks and creating a report to send to the Science Academy, the creatures could be put on display once the report was approved.

"Sure."

Lin Xue nodded, set down her things, quickly put on rubber gloves, and then took the kittens to the pet medical room for a check-up.

Mu You stayed by the door, then once the correct time arrived, he closed the door and collected the card, following her to the medical room afterward.

The civet had a different reaction towards Lin Xue, showing no aggression, keeping its grin at bay, but its little face still filled with resistance when she carried it. However, this was not out of distaste, but more like the natural fear any animal has for a veterinarian.

"You two, please step out."

Lin Xue, with the assistance of Little Ya, was occupied checking the civet in various ways and asked Mu You and Lin Hai, who were standing at the entrance with curious faces, to leave. Their presence was only making the civet more nervous.

The two men were reluctantly rejected and stepped away from the entrance awkwardly.

When he got a chance, Mu You took out his cell phone and turned it on, preparing to check the news of the day.

"Anything interesting happen recently?"

"No... Oh right, there have been quite a few people riding on your coattails, opening pet shops of their own!" Lin Hai said.

"Oh?"

After turning on his mobile phone, Mu You first surfed through the Fool’s forum.

Indeed, at this moment, many posts bearing the ’Pet Shop’ keyword could be seen in the forum, all of which were promotional posts.

There were shops from all over the world, some were renowned pet shops from the past, others were new small private shops, all claiming to have assembled various magical creatures in their shops. Some posts included pictures, others videos, all with the single aim of promoting their shop to then sell tickets.

In the past few days since his shop gained popularity, it did indeed start a craze for magical pets, these shops rode the wave and were selling tickets quite well.

However, having a look at the comments, it was a disaster. Most of the posts were filled with hate comments, with all sorts of names being thrown at the shop owners, indicating that the phenomenon of delivering less than promised was not uncommon.

This was quite normal, at this stage, to get a bulk order of magical pets one must have access to a ’gate’, and there were only so many gates worldwide. Each was controlled by a major power, and each gate could only be bound by a maximum of one hundred people.

So, for the majority of ordinary people, there was no chance of accessing a gate. Catching one or two magical creatures due to the leakage of a space fissure was already a stroke of good luck. Having just one or two magical creatures would not be enough to sustain a shop.

Visitors, having spent a hefty price for tickets, would feel cheated after entering these shops only to find just a handful of magical creatures on display, many of which were mere earth creatures being passed off as magical ones. Anyone would be infuriated by this.

Of course, there were pet shops with a reasonable number of magical creatures on display, some even rivaling the quantity of Mu You’s shop; however, they lacked rare and special creatures like the Mandrake and Bulbasaur Seed.

Most of these were either well-established pet shops supported by powerful forces or in collaboration with them. After all, the pet shop industry was highly lucrative, and the powers that possessed gates wouldn’t miss this opportunity to make easy money.

This was inevitable. If he could run a pet shop, so could others. To avoid losing customers, the best approach was to keep introducing new pets to maintain popularity.

Mu You was confident about this. After all, he had established a connection with the pet shop from the other world, and a stable breeding system was being established in his store. The future looked bright.

After closing the forum, Mu You logged into the Fool’s game.

"You appear in your residence in Phoenix City."

As the game was set in Phoenix City, Mu You started by collecting the Chocobo and his backpack, then exited the residence and arrived at the Southern City Gate to find Eric and complete the quest.

After two days of hard work, it was time to reap the rewards.

"You submit a request for task completion to Eric."

"Eric had already inspected the U-shaped Mountain Pass in the morning and found the burned rat’s nest, therefore, he was not surprised by your arrival and smoothly settled your reward."

"You have obtained 400 Sunlight Elf reputation points, current reputation: -500 points."

"You took out the pouch and submitted ’rat ears’*1827 to Eric."

"You can see that Eric is shocked, rubbing his eyes repeatedly, then staring at you with doubtful eyes. Apparently, he suspects that you have bought rat ears from other places in an attempt to fleece him!"

It seemed the large batch of submissions scared him a little.

However, it was no issue. Each of these rat ears was legitimately acquired, and he wasn’t afraid of any scrutiny.

"The rat ears left in the territory of the Sunlight Elf Clan have a unique arcane aura that can’t be faked. You knew the source of the rat ears, so you weren’t worried at all."

"After Eric had checked each one, he reluctantly admitted that your rat ears were genuine. Given that there was a prior agreement, he could not deny his obligations, and with a pained expression, he settled your reward."

"You have received 1827 Sunlight Elf reputation points, current reputation: 1327 points."

"Your reputation with the Sunlight Elf Clan is now Friendly."

"Your temporary residence has been upgraded to a permanent residence. You won’t be expelled while in the territory of the Sunlight Elf Clan, and you can use the Teleportation Array within the territory three times a month for free."

"You have obtained the right to enter the Arcane Hall, Arcane Shop, Gryphon Training Grounds, and Sunlight Forest."