"..."
"Five thousand a day for one? Goodness gracious, are you asking me to rob someone?"
"Are you sure about this pricing? Won't my shop get vandalised?"
Zhou Ran looked utterly astonished. Through the Bestiaries, he had already gained a complete understanding of this world.
In a normal monster shop, breeding monsters is charged on a monthly basis, with fees generally not exceeding 20,000. Only some high-end monster shops charge more, but never exceeding 50,000.
The most crucial point is that they all charge on a monthly basis.
"This system's unparalleled breeding device is far superior to those ordinary shops outside." The system responded disdainfully.
'So you're saying that gaining one random skill or advancing one rank per day is real?'
'Of course. You can rest assured,' the system said indifferently.
Zhou Ran took a deep breath. Although it was expensive, gaining one skill or advancing one rank per day was absolutely powerful.
But customers might not believe it! When would he be able to save up 100 points?
"By the way, how do I convert these 30,000…" Before Zhou Ran could finish speaking, the 30,000 Blue Star Coins in his account vanished instantly, while his points increased to 80.
"...That was fast."
"Only 20 points left. I need to come up with a good way to attract customers."
As Zhou Ran sat on the chair, feeling helpless, a girl walked in through the door.
With golden twin ponytails, delicate cheeks, and wearing a white dress, she looked extremely cute.
'Um... was that orange-shadowed cat bred here?' the girl asked timidly.
"Yes, yes, this is the place. Is there anything I can help you with, miss?" Zhou Ran jumped up immediately upon seeing her, greeting her with a smile.
"That's great. Can you take in exotic beasts for breeding here?" the girl asked eagerly.
Zhou Ran was startled. He hadn't expected that just as he was thinking about how to attract customers, business would come knocking. He couldn't help but smile broadly.
"Of course we can, but our shop can only take in exotic beasts of fourth tier or below for breeding at the moment." Zhou Ran said with a smile.
"That's perfect. I have a sixth-tier Snow Woman Beast here, but it's still in its juvenile stage and only first-tier." The girl was very excited and immediately waved her right hand, opening a light gate.
A snow-white creature, as round as a ball, rolled out and immediately assumed a combat stance, but relaxed upon receiving a signal from its owner.
'Sir, this is the one,' the girl said, picking up the Snow Woman Beast.
'Absolutely. Our breeding programme is both efficient and high-quality.'
'Just five thousand!' Zhou Ran held up his hand, making a five-finger gesture.
The girl froze, clearly shocked by the price. Five thousand was indeed a bit too expensive; it could even buy a fourth-tier bloodline exotic beast directly.
But after thinking it over carefully, if even the Orange Shadow Cat could be bred to be so powerful, then her Snow Woman Beast was bound to be extraordinary.
"Um, okay, how long will it take to pick it up?" The girl considered for a moment and asked.
"Just one day! Isn't that incredibly efficient!" Zhou Ran flashed his white teeth and smiled.
"..."
"Are you sure it's only one day? Are you guys scammers?"
"Hanging a sheep's head to sell dog meat, specifically creating a mutated beast to attract customers! Then scamming them for money!" The girl was startled. This was clearly the modus operandi of a scammer.
"Um…" Zhou Ran panicked. Any normal person would think it was a scam, so he immediately asked the system.
"Given that a customer has questioned our store."
"This basic cultivation will be upgraded to advanced cultivation, and no points will be charged." The system spoke up.
"Then the fee should go up, right?" Zhou Ran thought to himself.
"The price remains unchanged at 50,000. This service supports cultivation first, payment later." The system added.
After a quick brainstorm, Zhou Ran smiled at the girl again and said, 'Dear beautiful lady, to prove our store's absolute credibility, you can first entrust the beast to our store for cultivation. If you are satisfied tomorrow, we will charge you then.'
The girl was about to leave with the Snow Woman Beast, but suddenly thought, 'It's only one day anyway. If the effect is bad, I won't pay. What's the worst that could happen?'
'Um... Alright, then I'll leave it to you. I'll come back tomorrow to pick it up.' The girl reluctantly handed the snow beast to Zhou Ran.
Zhou Ran immediately took it. The snow beast was very restless and kept wriggling in his hands.
But after the girl calmed it down, it became very quiet and looked at Zhou Ran with an innocent expression.
The girl then left, glancing at the signboard 'Ruan Ruan Pet House' as she departed—a rather peculiar name.
The owner of the neighbouring exotic pet shop had witnessed everything. This suddenly appeared shop would definitely steal his business, so he immediately began planning to bring Zhou Ran down.
"Hmph, you've humiliated me and stolen my business. Just wait until I take you down!"...
Zhou Ran entered the breeding room and saw that one of the three blue crystal columns had turned purple.
He immediately brought the Snow Woman Beast over and used the Pet Appraisal Device on it.
Juvenile Snow Woman Beast
Attributes: Ice-type, Ghost-type
Level: Upper-tier First-class
Skills: Zero-Degree Fist, Icy Breath,
Potential: D
Score: 22
'Wow, this is amazing! Its attributes are way stronger than the Orange Shadow Cat's.' Zhou Ran looked at the Snow Woman Beast with envy.
He then placed the Snow Woman Beast into the upgraded advanced breeding tank. Streams of purple energy continuously flowed into its body, and it soon fell asleep comfortably.
"Done!" Zhou Ran sat back comfortably in his chair.
"Hey, what are all these empty shelves for?" Zhou Ran asked.
"Monster food, monster materials, and so on."
'The host must enter the plane to collect them themselves,' the system replied.
'Damn it! Why didn't you say so earlier? I wasted all that time in Fenglin Haishan!' Zhou Ran was deeply regretful.
'Are there any restrictions on entering the plane? I need to go in now!' Zhou Ran's eyes lit up as he spoke.
'Fenglin Haishan is a super plane. With the host's current points, it cannot support the plane's activation.' "
What!
Zhou Ran was stunned.
More points...
'Super dimension? Does that mean there are also ordinary dimensions?' Zhou Ran suddenly asked.
'Mentalise the interdimensional fissure, and a window for the dimension will appear in your mind, containing various descriptions.' The system said.
Zhou Ran calmed himself down and then mentalised the interdimensional fissure.
Soon, a list of windows appeared in his mind, displaying numerous place names and point requirements.
The first five place names on the list were super dimensions, each requiring 500 points for a single entry.
Zhou Ran's newly calmed emotions erupted once more.
This is way too expensive! Is this really the system? Or some Monopoly player?
He took a deep breath and continued reading.
'Huh?' Zhou Ran noticed that aside from the five super dimensions, all other ordinary dimensions only required 10 points.
Zhou Ran began to get excited. It wasn't so bad after all; there were cheaper options too.
"Reminder to the host: ordinary dimensions are fragments of super dimensions, and each super dimension has 180 fragments."
"Although they are cheap, the risks are high. You might find nothing, or you might find a nest of terrifying beasts." The system explained.
Fragments? Zhou Ran was disappointed. There really is no such thing as a free lunch.
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He had really lost out. Otherwise, he would probably have a lot of points by now.
When he entered the plane in the morning, he was too busy being curious and petting cats, wasting this opportunity. He felt like he had missed out on a fortune.
'You've screwed me over! Compensate me, humph!' Zhou Ran was full of resentment.
"You didn't ask!" the system said indifferently.
"You…" Zhou Ran was extremely dissatisfied and almost blurted out a curse word.
But when he thought of the five slaps, he managed to hold back in time.
"Hehe, I'm only 20 points short. Give me an 80% discount and give me the Star Spirit Elixir!" Zhou Ran said with a smile.
"No!" The system said firmly.
Zhou Ran sighed and sat on the chair, looking particularly weary.
After a while, Zhou Ran glanced at the clock on the wall. It was already past 6 o'clock, and he hadn't eaten anything all day.
"Forget it, forget it. I'm going home to eat!" Zhou Ran packed his things, locked the door, and rode his beloved little electric scooter home.
The middle-aged man from the neighbouring monster shop watched quietly, waiting for Zhou Ran to leave.
He then took out a pale yellow liquid of unknown origin and poured it at Zhou Ran's shop entrance.
"I'll see if you can get away with this. Trying to outsmart me? You're dreaming!" the middle-aged man sneered.