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nTranslator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

nThree months of internship passed in the blink of an eye.

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nIn the pet breeding base of Icefield City, in the dormitory of the intern breeders, most of the interns were packing their luggage.

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nThe 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.

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nFor 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!

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nDuring his internship, Shi Yu belonged to the type of employee who was more down-to-earth and hardworking. He had completed his work very well.

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nOther interns would play cards in twos or threes when they were free, but Shi Yu was different.

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nFor the time being, he was acting out his predecessor’s reclusive character and rarely interacted with others.

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nOf course, Shi Yu was not stifled. He could not be bothered to communicate with his fellow interns because there was something more important.

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nCompared to communicating with people, he preferred to talk to pets and cultivate bonds.

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nNot only could he train his telepathy talent, but he could also find an opportunity to secretly learn skills!

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nIf it weren’t for the fact that the skill index had a recording limit, he felt that he would have copied dozens of skills already.

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nShi Yu discovered that his telepathy and the Skill Index worked better together.

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nIn the future, if they encountered powerful supernatural creatures, it seemed like a good combination to use telepathy to cozy up to them and use the skill guide to fleece them…

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nMmm… In short, he hadn’t wasted these three months.

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nAfter successfully obtaining the internship certificate, Shi Yu left happily.

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nAlthough there would be no convenient place for him to copy skills in the future, he could finally personally contract with pets and use the skill guide. He was still quite excited.

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nThe more he understood this world, the more he realized that there was no future here if he didn’t become a Beast Tamer.

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nFor the sake of his future standard of living, he set a small goal. He would become a professional Beast Tamer within a year.

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n…

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nThe morning sun shone on Shi Yu through the thin clouds.

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nAfter walking out of the pet breeding base in Icefield City, Shi Yu, who was carrying a backpack, turned around and took one last look.

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nLogically speaking, this was also a place that sold pet cubs, and there were even many types…

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nHowever, Shi Yu, who had interned here before, knew that the pet cubs here were overly expensive…

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nOf course, this was not the pet base’s problem. It was his problem.

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nTherefore, it was better to stay in the suburbs.

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nAlthough there were fewer pets, at least the locals had preferential policies.

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nShi 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.

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nThe city itself was actually quite developed. After all, there were only nine Tier 1 cities that could crush Icefield City.

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nIt 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.

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nHe 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.

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nIn 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.

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nRight now, it should be time to collect his future pet.

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nAfter the internship ended, Shi Yu returned to his school to complete the procedures. After obtaining all the certificates, he returned to Ping Cheng District.

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nTen years ago, the district had been attacked by a beast tide, and many families were destroyed, Shi Yu’s family among them.

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nHowever, after such a long time, order had been restored here.

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nA 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.

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nAlthough 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.

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nIn the downtown area of Icefield City, there were all kinds of beast competitions.

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nHowever, in Ping Cheng, beast taming competitions were much rarer.

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nWhen 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.

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nHe had done all the procedures before he came back so that he could get a pet as soon as possible.

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nHe could not wait any longer.

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nThere were three pet breeding bases in Ping Cheng.

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nAll 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.

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nThe Iron Bamboo Breeding Base that Shi Yu was going to was a family-run one.

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nIt 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.

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nIron-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.

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nIt was even more so in other countries.

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nIt 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.

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nThe 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.

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nSoon, Shi Yu took the bus to the mountain behind Ping Cheng District, with the intention to climb it.

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nA flat path was built on the mountain. In addition to being a breeding base, it was also open to tourists at certain times.

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nHowever, it didn’t seem to be an open day currently. The surroundings were cold and quiet.

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nAfter 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.

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nBy 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.

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nShi Yu was speechless.

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nWas this guard for real?

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nForget it, I can’t judge a book by its cover…

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nPerhaps this seemingly unreliable person could casually summon a giant dragon.

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n“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.

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n“Oh.” Although he looked out of place, he was not an idiot.

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nUpon hearing Shi Yu’s words, he instantly understood.

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n“Wait a minute, I’ll inform the breeder inside to come over,” the guard replied and then dialed the landline on the table.

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nAfter he explained the situation over the phone, Shi Yu only had to wait for a bit.

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nA 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.

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nShi Yu looked at the fellow who was walking over and fell into deep thought.

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nFollowing 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.

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nHe pointed at the sign on his chest.

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nIt said, Staff.

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n“Hello.” It

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/she rubbed its bear paws as it spoke in a low, indistinguishable voice.

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nShi Yu: “?”

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nCan’t they send some of their normal employees over?

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n“There’s no need to be surprised. This is just an Iron Orc costume,” the staff member said.

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nIt’s because you’re wearing a costume that I’m surprised! Who would wear that on such a hot day?!

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n“I am a staff member here, Lin Xiuzhu.”

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n“I’m Shi Yu,” he said. “But don’t you feel hot wearing that?”

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n“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.”

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nShi Yu: “That makes sense.”

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nTrust, your ass.

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nWhatever you say.

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nAs long as you’re happy.

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n“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.”

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nThere shouldn’t be many people who had reserved iron-eating beasts recently, but this person actually knew Shi Yu’s information through his name.

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n“Yes, but I’m still a newcomer. Far from you, Senior Lin.”

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nAlthough the name was very masculine, Shi Yu could still tell that the other party’s voice was that of a girl. He also deduced that the other party was also a graduate of the breeding specialization program.

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nUsing the word “Senior” immediately pulled them closer. He hoped that there would be a discount later.

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nLin Xiuzhu: “You flatter me. Anyone can try this method. After you receive your pet, I can sell you two sets of puppet suits at a partial discount.”

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nShi Yu: “?”

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nThere was a discount, but not a full one.

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nAre you a business genius?

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nNo, thanks!

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nShi Yu did not say it out loud for the time being. He would reject it after he had chosen his pet…

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nIt was one thing to sell food as an add-on, but to sell cosplay clothes as well?

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nNext, this staff member named Lin Xiuzhu brought Shi Yu into the pavilion.

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nShe then started to take off her costume.

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nAt this moment, Shi Yu finally saw what the person looked like.

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nWithout the puppet outfit, she looked like a mature woman around twenty-four or twenty-five years old.

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nShe 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.

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nHowever, she did not seem to mind. Her expression was very casual.

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nShi Yu really wanted to ask her how much she liked pandas.

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nThat was because the clothes under the costume were still panda themed.

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nShe 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.

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nAre you going to sell me a set of these clothes later?

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nShe took a deep breath and said to Shi Yu, “Let’s register first. Oh right, have you brought all the materials?”

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nThe procedures to purchase and collect pets from the breeding base were quite troublesome.

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nNot to mention that Shi Yu wanted to borrow money to buy his pet.

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nThe breeding base had to obtain all the certification materials.

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nThis trip would take a long time.

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nFortunately, Shi Yu had already applied for all the necessary documents when he was in Icefield City, so the materials should be quite complete now.

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n“Yes.”

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nNext, Shi Yu registered with Lin Xiuzhu’s help, and the two of them verified the relevant materials.

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nAfter the verification, Lin Xiuzhu nodded and said, “Then you should be able to collect the pet today.”

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n“I can do it today? Then, can I choose now?” Shi Yu was very surprised.

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nThe previous deposit did not specify which beast he had to take.

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nTherefore, it was up to the Beast Tamer to decide which iron-eating beast cub to choose. The affinity between both parties was very important.

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nLin Xiuzhu shook her head and said, “You’re too late. If you had come earlier, you might have been able to choose.

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n“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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n“…” Shi Yu was stunned. What’s going on? This development…

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