didn't let Xu Ran wait too long, and the Han Fighting Badger, who looked like he was already hungry, had already eaten the food in the food bowl in front of him.

Even saw Xu Ran come forward to clean up, and he obediently took the initiative to hand over his empty food bowl.

From its unfinished eyes at the moment and the eager action just now, Xu Ran could see that it liked the food it prepared very much.

"Now, you can treat this place as your home and stay there." Xu Ran smiled at this somewhat special fighting badger, took the food bowl and turned to leave.

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Looking at Xu Ran's departing back, a thoughtful look appeared in the eyes of the Han Dou Badger.

The freshly digested food provided him with an incomparably abundant energy, and the Han Dou Badger, who soon felt that he had inexhaustible energy, gave up thinking.

It rushed back to its living area, making a strange "chirping" sound all the way, and soon set off a large number of movements in its living area.

But the action soon stopped.

The Fighting Badger seemed to be aware of the movement, and it seemed that the eyes of the Fighting Badger quickly became a little more aggressive, and it quickly turned its head and looked vigilantly at the location of the elevator leading to the other floors.

There, standing and just finishing training, went downstairs together at the moment, and came to the third little one on the second floor.

They didn't have much hope for the emergence of new residents, but when they first noticed the changes in the foster care area, they all had a look of surprise on their faces.

"Meow?" (Got a new neighbor?) ）

Ziyun curiously stood on tiptoe slightly and looked at the foster area in front of him that belonged to the Han Dou Badger.

With its familiarity with the foster care area, it immediately saw that the living area in front of it seemed to be created for fighting pet beasts.

So... The first resident of the Demon Wood City store is a fighting pet beast?

Thinking of this, Ziyun's gaze froze slightly.

It has found each other.

"Sigh~" (It seems to be a fighting badger.) ）

Xingchen, who also found the figure of the Han Dou Badger, hissed, and a look of understanding flashed in his eyes.

It had also seen this race in the Spark foster care shop in Cloud Picking City before, and it quickly recognized it.

"Cha!" (It seems to be wary.) ）

Cancan raised a paw and scratched his head, speaking with some uncertainty.

"Meow~" (Let's go, let's go and see.) ）

Ziyun raised his tail high and walked in front with a cat's pace, his steps were light and at the same time extremely fast, and he had already reached the front of the Han Dou Badger in a few breaths.

"Meow~" (Welcome to stay~)

The Han Fighting Badger, who was originally nervous because he felt the breath of the three generals' pet beasts, gradually relaxed.

Looks like the other party is friendly?

The fierceness in its eyes was replaced by the simple god.

"Huh?" (Are you foster residents here?) ）

Facing the Han Dou Badger's inquiry, there was a smile in the eyes of the three little ones at the same time.

"Cha!" (We're not fostered, we're pet animals of this owner!) ）

Cancan shook his head, with a bit of pride in his eyes, and took the lead in answering.

Is that human?

The Fighting Badger was shocked.

No wonder it faintly felt a power from that human just now, which was enough to threaten itself.

As the other party of the general-level beast master, even if he does not pet the beast, his own strength is enough to settle himself.

Thinking of this, Han Dou Badger became more and more intimidated.

After looking at the three little ones again, the Han Dou Badger suddenly asked.

"Huh?" (Will you be at odds with your own beastmaster?) ）——

"Welcome to the next time~"

At the door of the Xinghuo foster care store, Xu Ran sent away another satisfied and praised guest, and the smile on his face became a little stronger.

The afternoon business is not inferior to the morning.

It's better to say better.

In just half a day, there have been new customers who have been here in the morning, which is enough to see that the good reputation of Xinghuo Foster Care Store is rapidly fermenting.

Although there is no second foster guest for the time being, and there are no guests trying the sparring service for the time being, all the business is still focused on cleaning and care, but Xu Ran believes that the day when it will fully bloom will not be too far away.

Glancing at the gradually sinking sky, Xu Ran couldn't help but stretch.

"Almost, it's time to end today's business." Xu Ran muttered, and then looked at the three little ones on the side who obviously looked expectant.

Obviously, they're all looking forward to their trip after the business closes.

Head outside of Demon Wood City to find the special location that Cancan last found in the Demon Wood Domain.

However, before Xu Ran could close the door of the store, a young man with an anxious expression quickly barged into the storefront.

"Excuse me... Have you ever seen a fighting badger? ”

The young man spoke as he gestured into the air, "It's about that high... So big... The expression is very silly. ”

Xu Ran, who was originally a little stunned, gradually changed from stunned to eccentric after listening to the young man's description.

Because, the Han Dou Badger described by the other party seems to be the one he fostered in the store today.

"You... What's the matter with looking for it? Xu Ran was silent for a moment, and then slowly asked.

"It's really you!" Seeing that Xu Ran did not deny it at the first time, but asked himself, his eyes suddenly lit up, "I just heard that it is coming to this neighborhood, and I am asking from house to house at the moment!" ”

Taking a deep breath, the young man's expression became a little more solemn, "Let me introduce myself, my name is Kang Cheng, and I am the beast master of the Han Fighting Badger." ”

Xu Ran: "??? ”

Isn't that a badger a wild creature?

"Wait..."Xu Ran rubbed his eyebrows, "You said you were its beast master?" Then there should be a beast pact between you, right? ”

"Of course, there is." The young man nodded quickly.

"That's... Why do you have to go down the street and ask where your pet is located? Xu Ran keenly raised blind spots.

"Not to mention that the second-order contract induction can already sense the general location of the pet beast, even if you can't, you can summon it and let it come back to you, right?"

"This..."Hearing Xu Ran's words, Kang Cheng was slightly silent, and then said quietly, "But all this has to be done on the premise that the pet beast itself is willing to cooperate..."

Hearing this, Xu Ran was slightly stunned, and then suddenly suddenly.

The contract between the pet beast and the beast master is a two-way contract of equality.

Whether it is a pet beast or a beast master, you can take the initiative to temporarily block the induction effect that comes with this contract.

It's the same with summoning pet beasts, it's not that the six-pointed starlight array lights up, and the pet beasts will definitely appear, if the pet beasts don't want to come, they can also refuse, resulting in the failure of the summoning.

It's just that these two situations have never happened to the three little ones, or in other words, the vast majority of beast masters and pet beasts will not have such a situation.

And if the young man in front of him who claims to be the beast master of the Han Fighting Badger is true, then he and the Han Fighting Badger probably belong to that kind of situation.

"Meow~" (What he said should be true.) ）

Just when Xu Ran was still judging in his heart whether Kangcheng's words were worth believing, Ziyun, who was watching, suddenly spoke.

"Sigh~" (Indeed.) ）

"Cha!" (I believe it too.) ）

Xingchen and Chanchan also nodded in unison, showing expressions of approval.

Seeing the three little ones react like this, Xu Ran couldn't help but cast an inquiring gaze.

Then, the three little ones told Xu Ran something he didn't know.

It turned out that by the time the three little ones finished training at noon, they had already met the fighting badger.

After the other party knew that the three of them were their pet animals, they were very curious about whether they had conflicts with themselves, and asked some about the process of getting along with one person and three pets.

If the Fighting Badger is a wild and transcendent creature, this can be explained by the fact that the other party is curious about the human beastmaster.

But after Cannes appeared, everything seemed to have another explanation.

It is precisely because of Kangcheng's words and the performance of the Han Dou Badger that the three little ones are so determined.

And the words of the three little ones also made Xu Ran, who originally had some concerns in his heart, determine the current situation.

"Your pet beast is in our store." Looking at Kang Cheng with an anxious expression of concern in front of him again, Xu Ran spoke without hesitation, and then his voice changed, "But... There are some situations that I need to tell you in advance. ”

"It paid for 10 days of foster care on its own, and it is now in the state of foster care in our store."

"Where did it get the money?" The people of Cannes were stupid, "When it ran away from home, it didn't take the family's money?" ”

"Hmm..."Xu Ran was slightly silent, "It's paid for with a transcendent resource..."

"Is it a power source stone?"

Without waiting for Xu Ran to finish speaking, Kang Cheng reacted and asked.

This also made Xu Ran completely sure that the other party was the beast master of Han Dou Badger.

Because, what Han Dou Badger delivered at that time was the Liyuan Stone.

Thinking of this, Xu Ran nodded.

"This loser!" Kang Cheng couldn't help but complain, "It's only been fostered for ten days, where can I use a power source stone?" ”

After speaking, as soon as he looked up, he saw the price card hanging on the wall in Xu Ran's store and was silent.

Seem... Do you really want the price of a power source stone for ten days of fostering?

"The foster care fee for your store is too expensive, isn't it?" Kang Cheng frowned, "I'll pay the cash, you can return the power source stone to me." ”

"I don't have to foster it for ten days, I'll take it away later, it's a good day."

Xu Ran was silent for a moment, and then Yu Yu spoke, "There is no problem in returning resources, but whether you can take it away or not, you don't count." ”

"It's the Han Badger that pays, it's the guest of the store, even if you're its beastmaster, you need its own consent to take it away."

Finding the pet beast that ran away from home, he was not in a hurry to see each other for the first time, but was concerned about the cost of foster care, Xu Ran had already vaguely glimpsed a trace of the problem that existed between the beast master and the pet beast.

In this way, naturally he can't easily let him take away the Han Dou Badger.

As Xu Ran said just now, this time, the guest is not Kangcheng, but a fighting badger.

"Oh you!" Kangcheng's expression became dissatisfied, "I said that I was its beast master, why should I need its consent to take it away?" ”

"I'm sorry, but that's the rules of our store." Xu Ran gave Sanxiao a look, then turned around and walked to the elevator on the second floor, "I'll go and ask it now if it's willing to leave with you, please wait." ”

"Stop!" Cannes quickly followed, and as soon as he took a step, he was faintly shrouded by three terrifying momentums, making it impossible to move forward.

Looking at the three little ones staring at him beside him, Kang Cheng retracted his step.

——

"Han Dou Badger, I thought you were a wild transcendent creature without a beast master!"

On the other side, Xu Ran, who came to the Han Dou Badger, smiled and patted it on the shoulder, "Your beast master is coming to you." ”

"Tsk..."

Hearing Xu Ran's words, the honest look in the eyes of the Han Dou Badger slowly faded, and there was a hint of profundity that had never appeared before.

It glanced at Xu Ran, then lowered its head again, and its emotions visibly lowered.

This can also be easily seen by Xu Ran through the feedback of the pleasure value prompted by the system.

"Listen to him, you ran away from home." Xu Ran smiled and said softly, "Now that he has taken the initiative to come to you, do you want to go home with him?" ”

Go home...

The badger hesitated for a moment, then shook his head firmly.

"Understood." Xu Ran stood up and patted the dust on his buttocks, "Then I'll reply to him like this." ”

Noticing the worry in the eyes of the Han Dou Badger, the expression on Xu Ran's face calmed down, "You can rest assured that you can stay here." ”

"But... After all, he is your beast master, and if there is any contradiction between you, it still needs to be resolved after all, and escape is not the way. ”

After reminding him, seeing the thoughtful look of the Han Dou Badger, Xu Ran turned around and left, and soon returned to the storefront on the first floor.

"I'm sorry, but the badger doesn't want to go with you." Xu Ran spread his hands, "Please go back, our store will provide the best care for them, don't worry." ”

"You can leave your contact information, Han Dou Badger has the idea of going back with you, I will contact you as soon as possible."

"You..." Kang Cheng looked at Xu Ran, who was returning alone, his expression had become a little unsightly, and when he heard this, his face was even more ugly.

Looking at the three pet beasts beside Xu Ran fearfully, Kang Cheng didn't say a word, nor did he leave his contact information, so he turned around and left.

After walking out of the storefront, he took a deep look at the sign of the Spark foster care store.

Spark Foster Care Shop, right...

Forcibly separate me and my pet beast so that we can't meet, I will definitely go to the Beast Master Association to complain about you!

I don't believe that when something like this happens, the association will be indifferent!

——

"Alright, we're ready to go."

Looking at the back of Kang Cheng's departure, Xu Ran shook his head slightly.

He always felt as if he was in a big trouble.

But it's not a big problem.

Turning his head to look at the three little ones on the side, Xu Ran's face had a smile on his face.

"Alright, we're ready to go."

In the cheers of the three little ones, one person and three pets quickly closed the store and set off.

As the sun sank in the west, the sky grew darker.

At this moment, it is the best time for the stars to exert their strength.

In its thunderous and silent march, one person and three pets quickly passed through the low and almost undefended walls of Demon Wood City and entered the Demon Wood Domain.

Getting out of the city so easily is also a unique experience for Xu Ran.

And the fresh smell of plants and trees outside the city also lifted Xu Ran's spirits, and at the same time, he once again felt the difference between the Demon Wood Domain and other places.

Although he didn't go to the out-of-town area of Chuyun City, Xu Ran had been outside the city of Qingzhou City, and more than once.

Outside the city of Qingzhou, it is desolate and dead.

There was buried the blood and bones that had fallen after countless battles, and after a long time, even the soil had turned purple and black soaked in blood.

There was no vegetation to grow on top of that bloody soil, only a bare earth, with the occasional few white bones and withered branches that had been withering for an unknown amount of time.

Even the air outside the city carried a trace of blood that could not be dispersed.

And outside the city in the dark night, there is a dangerous killing field.

Walking into it, there is always a sense of fear of being targeted by hunters.

Thinking back to the scene outside Qingzhou City in his memory, compared with the quiet night when there were only a few fireflies flying in front of him, reflecting the soft grass and low shrubs, the emotion on Xu Ran's face became a little more.

The scene of the Demon Wood Domain has a bit of an ideal country in this troubled world.

"Where is the thunder you found before?" Xu Ran patted Cancan's head and asked.

"Just... Just! (Let me see...) It's over there! ）

Cancan looked around, and quickly sensed the guiding mark he had deliberately left at the beginning, and pointed towards Xu Ran.

"Let's go!" Xu Ran patted Xingchen's shoulder and spoke softly.

It's just right to take this opportunity to take a good look at the situation in the Demon Wood Domain.

"Sigh~"

The stars hissed and ran.

Keenly aware of Xu Ran's thoughts, its running speed was deliberately reduced by a few points, maintaining a fast enough speed while allowing Xu Ran to have leisure to look around and observe the Demon Wood Domain at night.

At night, there is no danger, only silence.

One person and three pets also met a group of night foxes who went out to forage for food on the road, nodded to each other from afar, and then did not disturb each other, and went their separate ways.

Soon, halfway through the trip.

"Cha!" (Soon to be where I was last when Xingchen and I were there!) ）

Along the way, he found more of the marks he had buried under the surface, and his expression became more and more determined.

Last time, it and the stars came over here, and it was nearby!

"Okay." Xu Ran nodded slightly, signaling the stars to speed up.

In the gallop, one person and three pets finally arrived in a secluded valley.

This is the place where Cancan and Xingchen felt the thunder in the depths of the earth and returned from a long distance.

"Then it's up to you." Xu Ran threw Cancan on the ground.

Cancan nodded calmly, and then stepped out step by step while his body rose against the storm, and soon recovered to his original body shape of more than 300 meters, like a small hill raised in the valley, which looked magnificent.

It raised its head slightly, and the earthy yellow halo circulated around it, causing its momentum to rise steadily, and at the same time, invisible fluctuations centered on it, rapidly spreading in all directions.

Three-star skill, full moon level: Leyline sounds!

With the highest intensity of probes, Cancan once again sensed the thunder deep underground, its huge head looking in a certain direction, and a low voice echoed through the valley.

"Cha~" (Over there!) ）

After determining the specific location, Cancan transformed, and in a few breaths, he returned to the one-meter pocket size and returned to Xu Ran's side.

"Okay." Xu Ran nodded, looking at the direction that Cancan had just detected, "Then we'll..."

Before he finished speaking, he turned his head to look to the side, and then was slightly stunned.

In my eyes, it is a simple and lovely head that emerges from the soil.

This is...

Ground raccoon?!

Looking at a raccoon that had only been washed and cared for a short time in his foster care shop, Xu Ran was dumbfounded, "Why are you here?" ”

"Lu~"

The earth raccoon patriarch, who had completely revealed his form, glanced at Xu Ran with strange eyes.

You ask me?

I want to ask you!

As soon as he had eaten dinner, he noticed such strong soil fluctuations near his habitat, and he naturally wanted to take his people to see the situation.

If it weren't for the familiarity of feeling this aura, the Earth Raccoon Patriarch would definitely not have taken his clan forward.

And after confirming it, it also had doubts in its heart.

How did the owner of the foster care shop in the human city come here?

But... It's a good opportunity.

The Raccoon Patriarch has always been very grateful to Xu Ran for the care of his clan before, and now that the other party has appeared in his own clan habitat, it must do its best as the owner of this place!

"Lu~" (Come and see our habitat!) ）

"Purr!" (Yes, yes, yes!) ）

The other raccoons around cheered in response.

Xu Ran, who figured out the situation, couldn't help but wonder.

Unexpectedly, he accidentally stumbled into it and appeared near the territory of the ground raccoon.

He turned his head to look at Cancan, and his mind moved, and he asked with a contract induction.

"The position you perceive now is still the same as before."

"Cha~" (That's right.) ）

After receiving Cancan's affirmative reply, Xu Ran nodded slightly.

In this case, there is no need to worry about changes for a while.

The Archalist of Earth Raccoons warmly invited, and he also wanted to see what the life of wild and transcendent creatures was like.

And... The thunder in the depths of the earth was nearby, and it was impossible for the raccoons to be unaware of the fact that they could dive underground.

Perhaps, he can get some other information from the Earth Raccoon Patriarch?

With a plan in mind, Xu Ran looked at the ground raccoon patriarch and said with a smile.

"Thank you for the invitation."

——

A young-looking raccoon swayed briskly towards the three pets with a fruit full of colored light, and then dumped it all on the soft lawn in front of them.

Grimacing at Xu Ran, the little raccoon picked up the one that had fallen on the ground when he walked just now, wiped it on his body casually, and stood aside to eat it happily.

"Lu~" (This is our favorite colored fruit, and you humans love to eat it too.) ）

The earth raccoon patriarch, who was sitting cross-legged not far from Xu Ran, introduced it with a smile in his eyes.

"I'll try it." Guessing what the other party meant, Xu Ran picked one up with a smile and put it in his mouth.

With a crisp sound of "click", the juice and crisp and sweet flesh inside the fruit entered Xu Ran's mouth.

At the same time, some of the extraordinary power contained in it was also easily absorbed by Xu Ran.

This kind of fruit, called Caicaiguo, can also be regarded as a transcendent plant, but the power contained in it is very integrated, there is no attribute, only a nourishing effect.

One belly, Xu Ran nodded with satisfaction, and gave a thumbs up to the ground raccoon patriarch.

And the three little ones who were eating happily on the side also had a look of surprise and satisfaction on their faces.

It can be seen that this good-looking fruit has conquered them.

While enjoying the various delicacies shared by the Earth Raccoon Clan, Xu Ran was also laughing and talking with the members of the Earth Raccoon Clan, although many times the communication with each other needed to be carried out by guessing and analogy, but the harmonious atmosphere was not compromised by this.

The sky was completely dark, a clear moon was rising, and the topic of Xu Ran and the earth raccoon patriarch finally returned to Xu Ran's intention.

"Whew?" (What is the matter with you coming here?) ）

The earth raccoon patriarch gestured as he spoke, and asked.

"Something is true." Xu Ran nodded, and he didn't mean to hide it, "Cancan went out of the city to explore the surroundings before, and arrived near here. ”

"Cha~" (That's when I met you that day.) ）

Cancan on the side explained.

Hearing Cancan say this, the earth raccoon patriarch suddenly had an impression.

On the way back from Xu Ran's foster care store that day, their family happened to bump into Cancan, who had returned to the city.

If the other party is departing from the vicinity of their own habitat, then everything is quite reasonable.

"Cancan discovered that deep underground in this vicinity, there is a special thundering sound." Xu Ran opened his mouth while carefully observing the changes in the expression of the Earth Raccoon Patriarch.

Sure enough, when he heard the thunder, the expression of the Earth Raccoon Patriarch gradually became serious.

"We're here today to see what's there." Xu Ran smiled and looked at the Raccoon Patriarch, "Do you know anything about there?" ”

The Earth Raccoon Patriarch was silent for a moment, then spoke slowly.

"Lu~" (There, there's a terrible existence...) ）

It didn't mean to hide it from Xu Ran, and it quickly talked about its understanding of the thunder.

Just as Xu Ran expected, the Earth Raccoon Patriarch had already discovered the special thunder sound hidden deep underground, and had the idea of exploring it.

And just as the Ground Raccoon Patriarch approached that area, something terrible happened.

Without warning, it fell into an endless nightmare, dreaming that all its people were slaughtered, that it was being tormented by the enemy...

This nightmare lasted until the Earth Raccoon Patriarch subconsciously withdrew from the area.

But even so, the aftermath of the nightmare took months for the Earth Raccoon Patriarch to completely shake off.

Since then, it has strictly forbidden all its people to approach the area, and they have been cautious every time they pass through it, lest they encounter such a terrible nightmare again.

After listening to the explanation of the raccoon patriarch, one person and three pets looked at each other.

Thunder... Nightmare...

Sure enough, the area where the thunder was hidden wasn't so easy to deal with.

"Lu~" (Even so, do you still want to go?) ）

After telling his story, the Raccoon Patriarch asked.

Xu Ran and the three little ones glanced at each other.

In their eyes, there is only firmness.

Although there are dangers, it is not yet time to give up.

A hint of clarity flashed in the eyes of the Earth Raccoon Patriarch.

"Lu~" (In that case, you must be careful!) ）

(End of chapter)