Andre's Pet Shop Adventure

Andre's eyes slowly fell on Skull in front of him. The mysterious ancient spirit beast contract was already in his hands, and now he had to follow its rules. He bit his fingertips lightly, and a trace of blood slowly oozed out. Then he used the drop of blood as a pen, and with a focused and solemn look, he carefully carved on Skull's forehead.

Skull still sat there blankly as before, as if he was unaware of all the changes around him, as if he was in another world. However, when it smelled the unique scent of Andre's fingertips, a strange scarlet color appeared faintly in its empty eye sockets, and its body trembled slightly, as if some instinct was quietly awakening.

Just as its dry claws slowly raised and wanted to grab Andre's fingers, Andre had quickly drawn the contract pattern and then retracted his hand like lightning.

A complex and mysterious blood pattern was deeply engraved on Skull's forehead. As Andre withdrew his hand, the blood pattern seemed to have life, gradually disappearing into Skull's forehead, as if it was slowly absorbed and merged into one.

In an instant, Andre suddenly felt that there was a strange connection in the depths of his consciousness. This line was like an invisible silk thread, extending outside the body, and was closely connected to another weak and mysterious consciousness.

It was an extremely weak consciousness, just like a candle in the wind, swaying, as if it could go out at any time and disappear in the endless darkness. From this weak consciousness, Andre felt a trace of fear and confusion, like a mist spreading.

"Is this its consciousness?" Andre stared at Skull and thought to himself. At this moment, with the power of the contract, he could clearly sense Skull's emotional fluctuations. This wonderful connection made him more awed by this mysterious contract.

Skull slowly raised his head and stared at Andre. His empty eyes were still ignorant. He was unaware of the strange changes that had taken place in himself. He was like a newborn baby, full of unknowns and confusion about the world.

Seeing this, Andre couldn't help but feel a trace of pity in his heart. He gently reached out and stroked Skull's little head. After all, Skull had just been conceived and had no inherited memory. He was ignorant of everything around him, so such a reaction was reasonable.

Then, Andre turned and walked towards the door of the store and slowly opened it. In an instant, the sun poured in like a golden torrent, sprinkling every corner of the store. However, at the moment when the sun shone into the store, Andre keenly noticed that a strong fear suddenly came from Skull's mind, surging like a surging tide.

He turned his head hurriedly and saw that Skull had fallen from the counter, and his scattered bones slid quickly on the ground, as if avoiding the deadly sunlight, and soon shrank into the shadow of a corner of the counter. In the shadow, its bones slowly reorganized, and soon, it reassembled its body, and then hugged its legs tightly and curled up, shivering, like a frightened little animal, seeking a trace of comfort and security in the dark.

"Are you afraid of the sun?" Andre was slightly startled, and then realized his previous negligence. In this world, most demon-type pets prefer dark places, and a few of them have an instinctive fear of the sun, so they can only hide in the dark forever and dare not set foot in the light.

Andre did not dare to delay for a moment, and immediately hurried back, carefully picked up the trembling Skull, and walked towards the pet room behind the shop.

Entering the pet room, Andre's eyes fell on the vacant foster position. He took a few steps forward and gently placed Skull in the stone tooth formation. At this moment, he suddenly felt a little curious, so he asked the system: "System, your free foster position costs ten euros an hour, I wonder what special effect it has?" Andre thought to himself that with such an expensive price, this foster position must have something extraordinary.

"The free foster position is made of waste spiritual stones, which still retain weak spiritual power and complex and chaotic waste ore rays. These factors only have a weak growth boost for pets, but there is a high probability that they will cause pets to mutate." The cold voice of the system slowly sounded in Andre's mind, explaining patiently.

"Mutation?" Andre was stunned when he heard this, his eyes full of surprise and confusion. In this world of pets, he knew that in addition to the conventional evolution path of pets, there would be a low probability of mutation due to the difference in their growth environment.

And the so-called mutation is that pets are transformed into another completely different species. The result of this mutation may give birth to a stronger and better new species, or it may degenerate into a failed species with much less strength than before.

Andre had heard that in some war areas with extremely harsh environments, the land was devastated and technological waste was everywhere. In such places, mutated pets are most likely to breed. However, those mutated pets often carry unknown pathogenic bacteria, like demons hidden in the dark, which can easily cause plagues or form large-scale virus attacks, bringing endless disasters and panic to humans.

Therefore, in the cognition of most people, the term "mutated pet" is often accompanied by fear and anxiety, and it is a terrifying existence.

However, in the field of pet research, the exploration of promoting pet mutation has never stopped. In the Federation, many of the famous ninth-level pets are mutated through scientific catalysis. They have extremely strong combat power and can be regarded as a new species that has been successfully cultivated. They are powerful partners that countless people dream of.

"Is the pet mutated here good or bad?" Andre frowned slightly and asked the system with a worried look on his face.

"It is difficult to determine whether it is good or bad. It is recommended that the host upgrade to a primary foster position as soon as possible to avoid affecting the reputation of this store." The system responded briefly and directly.

Andre's mouth twitched slightly, and his heart was full of helplessness. He thought to himself that it was a good thing that he asked one more question, otherwise he would be in trouble. As early as when the system mentioned the radiation of the waste mine, he had already felt something was wrong. Now it seems that there is really no good thing at a low price.

"Forget it, then upgrade." Andre weighed the pros and cons in his heart, and without much hesitation, he resolutely chose to upgrade. Not to mention that the rental price will increase tenfold after the upgrade, but the many benefits it brings are enough to make people excited. Moreover, he could not afford the risk of the mutation failure alone.

If the pet of the customer was damaged due to the problem of the foster position, once the matter became serious, it would be a devastating blow to the reputation of the store. In this way, the so-called free foster position of the system was not a gift, but a sinister bomb buried in the dark, which could explode at any time and destroy everything he had worked hard for.

Fortunately, Andre has made money very quickly in recent days, and the business in the store has been a little quiet in the past few days, and no major changes have occurred, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.

As the "-20 energy" prompt sounded, the two ancient stone tooth formations in front of Andre suddenly glowed with a hazy white light. The white light was like a lively elf, jumping and flickering between the stone tooth formations. When the white light gradually dissipated, the stone tooth formation had been completely renewed. Although it still looked like the sharp stone tooth formation before, the color of each stone tooth had undergone earth-shaking changes.

The stone teeth before were like ordinary rough stones, dull and lifeless. But now, they are like white jade ivory, warm and full of spirit, exuding a mysterious luster, as if containing endless power.

"So, it looks a bit like this." Andre looked at the changes in front of him and was quite satisfied. However, when he thought that this primary foster position required 1 point of energy to maintain every day, his heart ached slightly, as if being gently grabbed by an invisible hand. The speed of spending money is really like running water, without stopping for a moment.

Andre secretly calculated in his heart that his previous 315 points of energy, after this series of tossing, were reduced to less than 100 points in a blink of an eye. If this goes on, I am afraid it will not last too long.

"I still have to earn energy as soon as possible, and the Chaos Spirit Pool has not yet been upgraded." When Andre thought of the exciting effect of the Level 3 Chaos Spirit Pool, a hot desire surged in his heart. He knew very well that if he could breed a pet with the bloodline of a king beast, even if he just placed it at the door of the store as a promotional sign, he would be able to attract a steady stream of customers. At that time, the business of the store would surely flourish and reach new heights.

"Is anyone there?" Just as Andre was immersed in his thoughts, a crisp shout suddenly came from outside the store. Andre listened to the voice and felt that it was somewhat familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere before. He did not dare to neglect it at all, and hurriedly walked out of the pet room and returned to the front hall of the store.

There were two very beautifully dressed girls standing at the door of the store. They were looking into the store with a little caution, as if they had stepped into an unknown mysterious area, and their hearts were full of curiosity and awe.

"Hmm?" Andre's eyes fell on one of the girls, and after a careful look for a moment, he immediately recognized her. This girl was the one who took the Lightning Rat away from here before, Claire.

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"The boss is not here?" Claire, the girl at the door, said softly. Her bright eyes kept scanning the store, as if she was looking for something, and her face was full of doubt.

"Claire, are you sure it's here?" Standing next to her was a girl in a soft gauze skirt, Lan Lele. She came here with her friend. At this moment, looking at the slightly dusty and remote shop in front of her, her eyes were full of doubt. It was hard to believe that such a demonic lightning mouse would come from this place.

"It's here!" Claire said firmly without hesitation, "My lightning mouse must have a great connection with this store!"

After the preliminary round, Claire gradually woke up from the joy and excitement of victory, and began to realize that her lightning mouse was a little unusual. Especially after her teacher and class teacher came to visit and ask, she realized more deeply how demonic and terrible her lightning mouse was.

If it was just a high-level pet skill, it might be a coincidence. However, her Lightning Mouse could perform two high-level pet skills at the same time. In this case, no one would think it was just a coincidence.

Facing the teacher's question, Claire could only respond vaguely. After all, she herself knew nothing about the reason. But she felt that this might be related to the pet store where she fostered the Lightning Mouse.

After all, before this, the Lightning Mouse had always performed mediocrely and had no outstanding features. And before she fostered it in this store, the Lightning Mouse had never come into contact with other special things. Inferring from this, she thought the only variable was this pet store.