Back at the storefront on the first floor, the staff of the Beast Master Guild in charge of distributing exchange resources had not yet arrived.

Xu Ran continued to look at the store, while Ziyun jumped onto the counter familiarly, holding a pair of fleshy claws in his arms, lowering his head slightly and squinting his eyes.

Not far from it, Xingchen found an open place to stand, then slowly closed his amethyst-like eyes and took a nap.

The weather was fine, and in the afternoon, after half a day of exposure to the streets, there was a constant surge of heat, and even pedestrians became scarce.

After waiting for a long time, no new guests came to the door, blowing the cool wind of the air conditioner, and there were two pet beasts next to him who had finished training and rested, Xu Ran also seemed to be affected, feeling a wave of sleepiness, and couldn't help yawning.

Just as he was drowsy, the closed door was slowly pushed open, making a "squeak" sound.

Got a guest coming?

Xu Ran quickly cheered up, shook his head twice quickly, and stood up, "Welcome light..."

Before the word "Pro" could be spoken, his voice stopped abruptly.

Looking at the guy standing in front of him, with a sturdy body, holding his hands on his chest like a muscular man covered in hair, with a cat's head on his head and wearing dirty human clothes, Xu Ran's sleepiness was swept away in an instant.

Is this a person, or a pet animal?!

After looking at it several times, Xu Ran was sure that the big guy in front of him was a pet beast he didn't know.

"Where's your beastmaster?" He couldn't help but ask.

Ziyun and Xingchen, who were awakened on the side, also opened their eyes in unison and looked at this big guy with a little surprise.

It's not that there are no pet beasts with human-like bodies, but it's a bit rare to have a pet beast that resembles a human body and is still wearing human clothes like the one in front of you.

What's more, the clothes it wears are still a bit shabby and sloppy.

This makes it even more bizarre.

"Meow-"

Human, wash me.

The big cat didn't answer Xu Ran's question, and after glancing at the price card on the wall, he spoke in a low voice.

"Meow~" (It says to let you wash it!) ）

Ziyun stared at the big cat with both eyes, and started to translate by the way.

It is also a cat pet beast, and can easily understand each other's meaning.

And... After taking a closer look, Ziyun always felt that the guy in front of him gave it an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

It seems like... I've seen each other, or heard of each other.

"Huh? Washing? Knowing the meaning of this big cat through Ziyun's translation, Xu Ran's expression became strange, "What about your beast master?" ”

Isn't it generally the beast master who brings the pet beast to wash and care for it?

Without a beast master, how can he take over this business?

"Meow~"

I don't have a Beastmaster.

The big cat was silent for a moment and shook his head slightly.

Listening to Ziyun's words, Xu Ran's expression became more and more strange.

If you don't have a beast master, you come to the door to wash and care by yourself?

This is the first time he has seen such a situation.

Let's start with a system qualification.

[Race name: Raging War Cat.]

Attribute: Fighting

Growth Level: Commander Rank

Body type: Medium

Washing and care needs: ★★★★ ☆

Evaluation: The process of conquering the king is more fulfilling than becoming a king, so conquer this wandering king with dexterous hands! Host! 】

What a mess of bad reviews, and the wandering king...

Wait, no beast master? Stray?!

"You're the cat boss?!"

Thinking of a possibility, Xu Ran's expression suddenly tensed.

He originally thought that the cat boss mentioned by the pink velvet pig yesterday was just a slightly stronger transcendental-level pet beast, and the strongest was only the level of the elite level.

And the cat boss in front of him is...

Commander Rank!

"Meow!" (It's you!) ）

Ziyun's body suddenly tensed.

For a moment, it remembered where that hint of familiarity came from.

This guy in front of him, he had seen it once from afar when he was a stray cat!

The powerful aura that belonged to a high-level transcendent creature made it almost suffocate when it was still an ordinary stray cat at that time.

At that time, Ziyun couldn't distinguish the growth level of transcendent creatures very well, but when he saw the other party again at this moment, and felt that the other party was still above him, Ziyun was sure that the other party's growth level had reached the Domination level!

It is the leader of the wandering pet beasts in Qingzhou City!

Ziyun recalled the past when he had heard that this group of stray pet beasts bullied other stray animals and even fed on them, and the look in his eyes gradually became fierce.

This guy is dangerous!

Just to wash and care? It doesn't believe it!

The momentum of the king slowly dispersed invisibly, spreading towards the cat boss.

Ziyun surpassed the momentum of the ordinary elite level and suddenly climbed to the extreme.

"Wow!"

Xingchen didn't know the situation, but seeing Ziyun's nervous appearance, he didn't hesitate to attach twilight watch to him as soon as possible.

The cat boss's expression changed slightly.

Its gaze was a little solemn, locking on the purple cloud in front of it that suddenly exploded towards itself.

Although this is only an elite-level pet beast, it has a strong coercion on its body that it also feels palpitations.

However, this strength alone is not enough to threaten it.

The cat boss didn't get angry, but only slightly dispersed the momentum that belonged to the commander level, resisted the momentum of Ziyun's transcendence, and stood quietly in place, confronting the two pet beasts.

"Phew-"

With the sharp roar of eagles and the sound of breaking wind, the outside of the Starfire foster care store suddenly became dark, and a huge golden eagle exuded the prestige of the Commander Rank, landing outside the foster care store, breaking the confrontation in the store.

"Boss Xu, I'm here to distribute resources to you again." Last time, the commander-level beast master who sent resources to Xu Ran laughed, carried a large alloy box, and walked into the store, "It seems that I came unfortunately, there are guests..."

Seeing the cat boss in the store clearly, the voice of the commander-level beast master stopped abruptly, and his expression suddenly became strange.

"You're just in time." Xu Ran turned his head and glanced at the delivery powerhouse who was already meeting for the second time, and breathed a sigh of relief slightly, "This pet beast of the command level does not have a beast master, and it wanders in the city. ”

"I know." The Commander-level Beast Master nodded slightly, "The Beast Master Association is aware of this situation, so let your pet beast regain its momentum first." ”

Got an idea?

Xu Ran breathed a sigh of relief.

Since the Beast Master Association knew, it had no intention of dealing with it, indicating that the threat of this group of stray pet beasts was controllable.

He glanced at Ziyun, who was still nervous.

"Meow~" (Okay.) ）

Ziyun slowly retracted his momentum, and Xingchen also dissipated the auxiliary effect of Twilight Watch with great discernment.

The stagnant atmosphere in the store quietly dissipated, and the beast master powerhouse who delivered it put the alloy box on the counter, "Boss Xu, you check it." ”

Then, he walked straight to the cat boss, with a smile on his face, and patted him on the shoulder familiarly, "Why did you come here?" ”

The cat boss seemed to know the beast master as well, and his expression softened slightly, and he communicated with him with a "meow meow".

Here, Xu Ran opened the alloy box, counted the resources that exuded rich energy fluctuations in the alloy box, and looked up again to see the appearance of this person's pet communicating cordially, and his heart moved.

"This senior, the inventory is complete, and you can sign for it."

"Okay." The delivery powerhouse smiled and handed over the receipt of the receipt.

"The second time I saw you, what do you call your seniors?" Xu Ran asked as he signed.

"Zhang Henian." The strong man took back the receipt and glanced at it, and nodded with satisfaction.

"Uncle Zhang, do you know the cat boss?" Xu Ran asked the question he was most concerned about, "Why do the pet beasts of the Commander level wander?" ”

"Well..."Zhang Henian turned his head to look at the cat boss, and waited until the cat boss nodded, then slowly spoke, "Actually, it is the pet beast of one of my late colleagues." ”

"The contract between the beast master and the pet beast, after one party dies, the other party will not die with it, so once the beast master dies unexpectedly, the pet beast will regain its freedom."

"The cat boss and my colleague have a deep relationship, so after his accidental death, the cat boss refused the contract with other commander-level beast masters and lived alone."

"In this case, the Beast Master Association will observe for a period of time and make sure that the cat boss has no tendency to pose a threat to human society, and then let it go."

"However, the strength of the Commander Rank Pet Beast is so strong, even if you leave the Beast Master to live alone, you won't be on the streets, right?" Xu Ran glanced at the cat boss, still a little puzzled.

"It's voluntary." Zhang Henian spread his hands, "In a sense, it can be regarded as a contribution to the security of Qingzhou City." ”

"Contribute to law and order?" Xu Ran was thoughtful.

"Before the appearance of the cat boss, the stray pet beasts in Qingzhou City have always been a headache for the Beast Master Association."

Zhang Henian sighed slightly, "The origin of these stray pet beasts is very complicated. ”

"Some of them are pet beasts that have been discarded because of defective pet animal breeding bases."

"There is also a part of the pet beasts that lack the means of survival because of their weak strength after the accidental death of the beast master."

"In addition to this, there are also the offspring of these pet beasts."

"These stray pet beasts lack restraint and some have an aversion to humans."

"And they're smart enough to know that if they threaten the lives of ordinary people, the association will go to great lengths to eliminate them, so they never hurt people, they only steal things."

"The association often receives complaints, but every time the personnel sent arrive, they have disappeared, and in the end, the association can only pay to compensate for the loss, and it ends hastily."

"After a long time, even the association has a lot of headaches for them."

"This..."Xu Ran's expression gradually became strange.

The previous stray pet beast, it was actually like this?

"What about the cat boss when he comes?" He couldn't help but be curious.

"The change was immediate." Zhang Henian laughed, "Without the resources and cultivation of the beast master, it is impossible for the wandering pet beasts to break through to the commander level by relying on the little harvest of robbery." ”

"So the cat boss of the Commander Rank easily incorporated all the stray pet beasts." Zhang Henian glanced at the cat boss, "Since then, the robbery incidents of stray pet beasts have decreased rapidly, and there has been no robbery for nearly a year now." ”

"In addition, stray pet beasts have also become more friendly to humans, and in recent months, five stray pet beasts have been contracted by the beast master, which was unimaginable before."

"Meow~"

It's not five, it's six! Yesterday I made another contract!

The cat boss stood aside quietly and listened to Zhang Henian talk about his own affairs, and at this moment he suddenly corrected himself, and his expression became slightly proud.

"Okay, that's six." Zhang Henian nodded, "In short, all this is a blessing for the cat boss." ”

"I see." Xu Ran showed a sudden look, and looked at the cat boss with a little more friendly eyes.

Ziyun on the side listened to the experience of the cat boss, and no longer showed hostility.

If you think about it, what it heard from its other stray companions should have been done by the stray pet before the cat boss appeared.

This was clearly a misunderstanding.

"Meow~" (Sorry, I was mistaken!) ）

It hung its head and apologized with some embarrassment.

"Meow~"

The cat boss shook his head, obviously not taking the little episode to heart.

"It's good that the misunderstanding is cleared." Zhang Henian smiled, "In short, the cat boss can be trusted, Boss Xu, you don't have to worry too much." ”

"Meow~"

The cat boss suddenly gestured a few times towards Zhang Henian.

Although he was not his pet beast, Zhang Henian and the cat boss were quite familiar with each other, and quickly guessed each other's meaning.

"Boss Xu, the cat boss wants to take all the stray pet beasts and wash them here with you." Zhang Henian patted the cat boss on the shoulder, "It asked me to help ask if I could get a discount, it didn't save so much money." ”

"Meow~"

The cat boss nodded and looked at Xu Ran with expectant eyes.

"Offer..."

Glancing at the cat boss, Xu Ran suddenly laughed, "The discount is free." ”

Before the cat boss's expression became lost, he slowly added, "It's okay to get rid of the order directly." ”

"Meow?!"

Are you sure?

The cat boss's eyes lit up quickly.

"Really?" Even Zhang Henian's expression became a little surprised.

There are a lot of wandering pet beasts in Qingzhou City.

All of them are free, and Boss Xu is about to give up a lot of money.

"Not bad!" Xu Ran nodded seriously and said righteously, "In order to express our concern for stray pet animals, Xinghuo Foster Care Store, as a store with a sense of social responsibility, has launched a free cleaning and care activity for stray pet animals!" ”

"All stray pet animals can come to the store for free to wash and care, not only now, but also in the future."

"I hope that the relationship between pet beasts and human society can become more harmonious because of this, and I also hope that more human beast masters are willing to contract these stray pet beasts."

"Good!" Zhang Henian couldn't help but applaud, and looked at Xu Ran with a little more admiration, "Boss Xu, your ideological consciousness is too high." ”

"On behalf of the association, I thank you for your efforts."

"That's what I'm supposed to do." Xu Ran showed a warm smile, and then suddenly changed his voice, "In this case, can the association report this matter in the Qingzhou Daily and encourage everyone to care for stray pet beasts?" ”

"It would be nice to add a new sparring service from our store."

"It's natural... Huh? ”

Zhang Henian blinked, revealing a blank look.

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Tonight I added more than an hour to work... I can only finish the basic 8,000-word update, and there are still 28 chapters left to add more, follow-up efforts!

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