Andre's Pet Shop Adventure

Andre straightened his clothes, with a gentle smile on his face, and walked towards the girl with steady steps, saying politely, "Hello." After all, in his mind, everyone who comes is a guest, and he should treat them politely as a gentleman.

"Boss, I'm here to pick up my star pet." Seeing the owner Andre appear, Su Yanying's eyes, which were originally looking around the empty store, were immediately retracted, and turned to look at Andre, saying with a hint of urgency in her tone: "It's the lightning mouse that was fostered with you half a month ago. How is it doing recently?"

"The owner of the lightning mouse?" Andre was slightly stunned, and it seemed as if a gust of wind blew through his mind, and some past memories instantly surged up. In an instant, he immediately remembered the relevant things, and the expression on his face became quite strange. He couldn't help but look at the girl in front of him a few more times, thinking in his heart: Is this the extremely lucky person...

When he thought about returning the Lightning Rat to its original owner, Andre's heart suddenly surged with complex emotions, like a bottle of five flavors overturned, and it was very unpleasant. There was not only the deep feelings for the Lightning Rat that he had spent many days with, but also the heartache and regret for losing such an extraordinary star pet. After all, this is not an ordinary Lightning Rat, it is the Super Lightning Rat that has comprehended the ten secrets! Now, it has to be given away like this, how can Andre not feel reluctant? But Andre also understood in his heart that this little thing was originally fostered here by someone else, and it must be returned after all.

Andre sighed helplessly, feeling that everything at this moment had become dull. He seemed to have lost his energy in an instant, and responded weakly: "It's very good, it can't be better, you come over and settle the bill for foster care first." Su Yanying was stunned when she heard this, and wondered in her heart: Why does the boss's tone of voice feel a bit weird? Moreover, it seems to reveal a strong sense of frustration. Why is this? She seemed to have suddenly thought of something and hurriedly said: "Boss, you can rest assured. Although I came to collect it in advance, I will still pay the foster care fee as we agreed before, and I will never pay you a penny less. This is the right thing to do." "Hehe..." Andre just laughed twice and didn't say anything more. He looked like he had many unspeakable worries. "?" Seeing this, Su Yanying felt that the boss was very strange, but she couldn't really tell what was wrong. Andrei was too lazy to pay any more attention to the other party's doubts at the moment. He turned around and walked behind the counter to take out the deposit bill from it. When his eyes fell on the number on the bill, his heart seemed to be tugged by an invisible hand, and he felt a tingling sensation again. He took a deep breath, as if to calm the waves in his heart, and then slowly, as if using all his strength, he tore the bill off the book. The posture was as difficult as slowly scraping off a piece of flesh from his body, and his voice became extremely painful, with a slight tremor that could not be suppressed, and even choked a little, saying: "Except the previous deposit, there are still 108 yuan left..." 108... 108 yuan! Andrei sighed in his heart. Such a star pet that has comprehended the ten secrets is about to be given away at such a low price like cabbage. How heartbreaking it is! "Uh..." Su Yanying felt that the boss's behavior was too strange, but she didn't want to explore it too much at the moment. She just wanted to complete the formalities quickly and take the Thunder Rat away. So, she quickly completed the payment operation, and then said: "Please keep the money, boss, I wonder if you can take me to see my star pet?" Her eyes were full of urgency. After all, she was really worried about the condition of the Thunder Rat at the moment, and wanted to see with her own eyes whether it was safe and sound. You know, although most pet stores will take good care of the pets they foster, there are also some morally corrupt stores. In order to save costs and make more money, they cut corners when raising pets and reduce the food supply of pets, which leads to the illness of pets. Although this situation is extremely rare, now at such a critical moment, she definitely doesn't want such a bad thing to happen to her.

When Andre heard the notification sound of the deposit, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitch a few times, but he turned around silently and said in a slightly cold tone: "Wait here." After that, he lifted his foot and left the counter, walked slowly into the pet room with a slightly heavy step.

Andre came to the side of the Thunder Rat who was still sleeping in the Stone Fang Formation, looking at its small figure, and the scenes of fighting side by side with it in the past three days emerged in his mind involuntarily. Those moments of life and death and the scenes of fighting together were replayed in front of his eyes like a movie, and the reluctance in his heart became stronger.

"Get up, you should go home." Andre sighed lightly, and then carefully picked up the Thunder Rat.

The Thunder Rat suddenly woke up from his sleep. When its sleepy eyes saw that it was Andre, its originally tense body gradually relaxed, and then slowly closed its eyes and continued to sleep. During these three days of life and death training like purgatory, I don't know when, the Lightning Mouse has become accustomed to staying by Andre's side, as if only by his side can he sleep peacefully. This is not only a habit, but also a trust from the bottom of his heart.

Seeing this, Andre showed a bitter smile at the corner of his mouth. He took a deep breath and took a lot of effort to calm down his surging mood at the moment. Then he held the Lightning Mouse and slowly walked out of the pet room.

"My Lightning Mouse." Su Yanying saw the Lightning Mouse carried out by Andre, her eyes suddenly lit up, and a happy smile instantly bloomed on her face. The moment she saw the Lightning Mouse, she was extremely sure that this was hers. Although its appearance had changed slightly compared to the previous days, the wonderful feeling of blood connection from the contract was definitely not wrong.

However, what she found quite strange was that when she first entered the pet store, she was not able to sense the existence of the Lightning Mouse through the contract, as if something mysterious had blocked the sense of the contract. This was indeed a bit unusual. But at this moment, she was completely focused on the Lightning Mouse, and she didn't bother to speculate too much about the reason.

Su Yanying couldn't wait to step forward quickly, and in a few steps she came to Andre, stretched out her hand to take the Lightning Mouse from Andre and held it in her arms. The Lightning Mouse was awakened again, and when it saw that it was Su Yanying, its sleepy eyes instantly became bright, and its eyes were full of joy. It happily pounced on Su Yanying, and kept crying in its mouth. The intimate look seemed to be telling of its endless longing and love for its master.

Andre stood aside, listening to the cheerful cry of the Lightning Rat, and was inexplicably moved. However, this feeling was mixed with some complicated emotions, and even made him want to pinch this "heartless" little guy. This guy, just returned to his master, cried and acted like a spoiled child, but he never behaved like this in front of him. However, Andre knew that the emotional transmission power maintained by this contract had an extremely strong influence on the Star Pet. This is also the fundamental reason why most Star Pets will never betray their masters, and are even willing to die for their masters.

"Let's go, we're going home." Su Yanying saw that the Lightning Rat was fine except for being a little thin, and she breathed a sigh of relief. She gently touched the head of the Lightning Mouse, and then she was too lazy to even look at Andre next to her. She had already labeled this pet store as a bad review in her heart, and secretly decided not to come to this store again.

After the Lightning Mouse landed, it jumped around Su Yanying happily. Its lively appearance seemed to be celebrating the reunion with its owner. Seeing its long-lost owner, it was particularly happy, like a child who got the most beloved toy.

Su Yanying then strode towards the door of the store, stretched out her hand to push the door open, and the person and the pet quickly disappeared from Andre's sight.

Andre quietly watched the Lightning Mouse jumping and gradually disappearing outside the store, his eyes full of reluctance. After a long while, he slowly retracted his gaze and sighed softly. The sigh was full of helplessness and regret.

At this moment, Andre's mind suddenly heard the emotionless prompt of the system -

"The currency has been detected, [Store] is open..."

"Beep, the currency has been automatically converted into energy points."

Andre couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and before he had time to check the specific situation, another prompt sound came.

"Task: [Chaos Breeding Spirit Pool] has been established, please be sure to breed a pet of your own within a week."

"Task reward: a random battle pet master skill book."

"Task failure penalty: reduce the host's score, when the score is not up to standard, it will be eliminated!"

"Battle pet master skill book?" Andre was stunned when he heard this prompt, his heart was full of surprise and confusion, thinking to himself: But I am not a battle pet master, the cells in my body do not have the prokaryotic power at all, this task... How to complete it?

"The host can buy 'Awakening Liquid' in the store to obtain the qualification of a battle pet master." The mechanical voice of the system sounded at the right time, solving Andre's doubts.

When Andre heard this, he was stunned for a while, then his breathing became rapid, his eyes were full of shock and expectation. Awakening liquid? It was like a storm in his heart, and it was difficult to calm down for a long time. You know, from birth, a person's talent is already destined, becoming an ordinary person or a person with special abilities, as if it was arranged by fate long ago! Only in very few cases will the miracle of awakening appear the day after tomorrow, but such lucky people are less than one in a million!

Of course, Andre has also heard that it is said that the Federation has spent a lot of manpower and material resources to pick some strange plants from the vast starry sky. After a complex research process, a magical liquid medicine was created. This liquid medicine can greatly increase the probability of ordinary people awakening the day after tomorrow. However, the price of that thing is ridiculously high. It is simply a product exclusive to the rich. People without a billionaire can't even think about owning it! Moreover, most of those wealthy people are greedy for comfort and enjoyment. Except for those who might try it out of curiosity, who would be willing to take the risk of becoming a battle pet master and go to the frontier full of danger and unknown to fight and struggle?

"Where is the store?" Andre couldn't wait for this "awakening liquid" at this moment. He wanted to get it anyway. After all, the difference between a battle pet master and an ordinary person is really a world of difference, whether in terms of strength or survival ability in difficult environments. The simplest comparison is Andre and his sister Isabella. Since Isabella entered the desirable and challenging Star Pet Academy at the age of twelve, Andre has never been able to take advantage of her in physical combat. Every time, he was easily crushed by Isabella and had no power to fight back. Because of this, over the years, Andre has long developed the habit of not fighting as much as possible and solving problems with words.