Chapter 20: The Calling Card Rings, Buying Materials

Julian Hart had just contracted his first beast companion that morning: an Exceptional-Upper wood-type beast called Wonder Shine Grass.

At this moment, he was building a bond with it.

Wonder Shine Grass had a blue seed on its head, like a cute little package tied in a knot. Its whole body was pale green. It narrowed its eyes, enjoying the beast food Julian fed it.

Wonder Shine Grass was one of the few plant-type beasts not completely limited in movement in its early stage, and it also had decent support combat ability. It had the classic evolution path: Wonder Shine Grass, Wonder Beauty Shine Leaf, Wonder Spirit Shine Flower. It matched his S-rank talent, Verdant Bloom, very well.

Building a bond with plant-type beasts was much harder than with flesh-and-blood beasts. Classes would start in a few days. He hoped to complete the teacher's assignment while also performing brilliantly.

His phone screen lit up. He received a message from his father. After reading it, a trace of confusion appeared on his face. Of course he knew Vale's Beast Feed. That was the shop Adrian ran.

For no reason, he felt a pang of worry. His father would not want to expand the store, develop business, and swallow up some beast shops in the suburbs, right? He hoped not.

He actually respected Adrian a lot. This classmate had entered school as the top student in the grade. Julian had always been second in Grade 10, Class 9. At first, he secretly had drive, hoping to surpass Adrian one day. But that thought disappeared after about three months, because he discovered the gap was too large.

Yet Adrian was good to everyone in the class. If someone had a question, he would help answer it, and he would break down knowledge in the easiest way to teach them. He did not hide anything or hold back. Many classmates even felt he was more like a teacher than some teachers.

Throughout the whole year, Grade 10, Class 9 had the highest average score in almost every subject in the grade. All the classmates, and even some teachers, believed a large part of that was thanks to Adrian. Julian's grades had started around top twenty in the grade, then stabilized in the top five. He felt a large part of that was also due to Adrian's help.

He had mentioned this to his parents and even asked if they could cooperate with Vale's Beast Feed to let Adrian earn more money. But because the beast feed shop was only one-star, they refused. He knew the shop was Adrian's only source of income. If his father, for some business ambition, made Adrian lose his financial support, he would feel very guilty, even though it was not something he could decide right now.

As he walked and thought, he grew uneasy. For some reason, this was more nerve-wracking than when he used the Contract Art to contract Wonder Shine Grass that morning.

"Julian, summon your Wonder Shine Grass and let it taste this dew."

Julian was a little confused. Weren't they talking about the beast feed shop? Why suddenly let his beast eat dew? But his father would not harm him.

The moment Wonder Shine Grass was summoned, its eyes fixed on the glass bottle containing Spirit Dew. As wood-type plant beasts, they were the most sensitive to this kind of resource.

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Julian cautiously squeezed out one drop. Wonder Shine Grass opened its mouth. Then it made happy chirping sounds. But it seemed a bit too nourishing, making it immediately want to lie down and sleep. It suddenly felt that this contracted tamer treated it really well, giving it such precious and delicious dew.

After contracting a beast, one could feel the beast's state and emotions. Julian was naturally amazed. But he quickly connected the clues. He knew Adrian's family had two beasts. One produced Violet Dew, the other looked after the shop. The drop Wonder Shine Grass just ate was clearly not ordinary Violet Dew.

Then Adrian had likely awakened his talent and helped his plant beast change, producing this excellent-quality product. His eyes lit up. His mood brightened too. If that was the case, his earlier worry was unnecessary.

"Julian, I remember you mentioned this Vale's Beast Feed to me. It seems to be run by that study god classmate you talked about," Howard Hart asked.

"Yes." Julian nodded.

"This Spirit Dew is a new product they just listed today. I tested it. The effects are astonishing." He looked at the big yellow dog beside him. "Even Big Yellow's old injury was slightly healed."

"And this is only an Exceptional-quality product, yet it can do things some Commander-quality, even Monarch-quality products can do."

"Its price is thirty thousand crowns for 0.5 milliliters, ten drops. I think it could be even higher."

"I already sent a cooperation request through their shop's backend. But I estimate that besides me, different people will contact him through this channel."

"If your relationship with him is decent, help me ask him or his family if we can arrange a meeting. After we cooperate, we can benefit each other."

He had already guessed why his father called him over. After confirming it, his mood improved even more.

"Okay, Dad. I'll contact him. Once I get a reply, I'll let you know immediately." Julian said, a faint smile appearing on his face, but he quickly withdrew it. "But Dad, he has helped me a lot, and for the next two years we'll be classmates."

"I hope if you really meet with him, you won't put too much pressure on him."

Julian did not know how to phrase it tactfully, but he decided to say what he thought.

Howard looked at him with interest, thought for a moment, and said, "Fine. If there's a chance to talk, you can come along."

Within Lumenhold, product delivery was fastest. So Howard and Leo had already reacted accordingly. The other four buyers had also received the product one after another and started trying it. Their reactions were actually similar to Howard's and Leo's. They all felt the product's excellence, planned to repurchase, and then found it was sold out. After messaging the shop owner, they all had their own plans.

At Adrian's home.

Two hours earlier, he had already received payments from different customers. And just now, he received the last one. One hundred eighty thousand crowns had arrived. Faster than he had expected.

Of course, through the shop backend, he had also received feedback from various customers. Most asked about supply, how long until it was listed again, and whether there was a private sales channel. Three also hoped to meet in person to discuss further cooperation for this product, or to buy it at a higher price.

Two were in Lumenhold. One customer's name was Handsome Leo. The reply was simple: he would personally visit Vale's Beast Feed tomorrow. Adrian paused when he saw the ID. Was this Leo the same Leo he had met yesterday? Probably not. That adjective did not fit.

The other customer was also a shop: Yellow Crane Tower Shop of Lumenhold. The message was straightforward: they hoped to arrange a meeting for mutual benefit. This product deserved a higher price. Another customer was a perfume shop from the neighboring Huaixiang District. The content was similar to Yellow Crane Tower Shop's.

Adrian had not expected the calling card to ring so quickly. But before Violet's level increased, or Spirit Dew reached LV2, her basic daily output was fixed at twenty drops, one milliliter. Overproduction would damage her foundation. That had happened before, and Adrian would definitely not let Violet do that again.

Given the current situation, he definitely could not handle so many partnerships. He could only choose the best option. But now, he finally had money. And it would keep coming continuously.

Two hours ago, he had started selecting the three products he needed. With his 10% discount, plus the little money he had saved and the League crowns transferred from the research department yesterday, it was exactly enough to buy them. Then the treatment courses for Roxy and Lionel could begin.