Zhou Ran nodded: 'That's right.'
Jiang Lin stared blankly at Zhou Ran, clearly unable to believe it, but then he saw his own beast actually start eating, which meant it wasn't a scam after all.
He then glanced at the shelves behind Zhou Ran and noticed that all the items were exceptionally expensive, especially the three items priced at astronomical amounts, which made him feel a bit better.
"You're selling these at such high prices—what's so special about these fruits?" Jiang Lin composed himself and asked.
Zhou Ran was startled, not expecting the other party to be deterred by the price, and immediately explained, 'The items I sell here are not ordinary beast food. For example, this Ning Guo fruit, when taken regularly, can enhance the attack power of water-type beasts. The other foods behind me are the same—they all enhance the strength of beasts to varying degrees. They are definitely worth the price!'
'Enhance the strength of beasts?' Jiang Lin's eyes lit up as he pointed to the most expensive item on the shelf, the "Nine Heavens Wind Demon Pill," and asked, "What happens if you eat that 500,000-yuan pill?"
"After taking it, there's a chance that a seventh-tier wind-type beast will immediately break through to the eighth tier and randomly master a powerful wind-type skill," Zhou Ran said with a smile.
"Enhance the bloodline? My goodness!" Jiang Lin was quite surprised.
After all, a beast's bloodline is determined at birth and cannot be changed. This item could directly increase the bloodline by one level, which made Jiang Lin slightly suspicious. Such a high-level treasure might not even be available in the inner city, so how could it be found in this small shop?
Jiang Lin quickly calmed down. Regardless, the fruit should be effective. He said, 'I'll take all 10 of them. If you're lying to me, you're dead.'
Zhou Ran was quite surprised that he had actually sold them!
Heaven rewards those who are determined!
"That's 8,000 yuan in total. Welcome back next time." Zhou Ran's face lit up with a smile. Though it wasn't much, at least he had made a sale.
Jiang Lin nodded and quickly transferred the money to Zhou Ran, asking, "How long will they last?"
Zhou Ran smiled and said, 'One per meal is enough. These should last about three days.'
Jiang Lin's lips twitched slightly. Though his family was still fairly wealthy, 800 yuan per meal was really too expensive.
'Alright.' Jiang Lin bid farewell to Zhou Ran, turned and left, glancing up at the strange sign of the exotic pet shop, 'Ruan Ruan Pet House'...
After sending off the customer, Zhou Ran immediately converted the points, adding the remaining 2 points from last time, making a total of 10 points.
"I'm really broke…" Zhou Ran shook his head.
...
In a certain neighbourhood outside the outer city of Xuan Zhong City.
Jiang Lin was very happy as he carried the Bao Wen Pig, strolling leisurely back home.
'Sis, I'm back.' Jiang Lin took off his shoes and sat down on the sofa with a big smile.
'What's up? Why are you in such a good mood?' A slender woman in white walked out.
'My little pig finally started eating. How could I not be happy?' Jiang Lin played with the Baowen Pig, enjoying himself immensely.
'I told you, it would be fine after a few days of hunger.' The woman in white laughed as she said this, then took out a piece of corn and waved it in front of the Baowen pig.
However, strangely enough, the Baowen pig didn't even glance at the corn once, lying quietly in Jiang Lin's arms.
'Um... didn't you say it would start eating? Why isn't it even interested in its favourite corn now?' The woman in white was quite surprised.
'Hehe, let me tell you, this pig is very precious. It only eats this ridiculously expensive food.' Jiang Lin took out a blue bottle from his pocket and removed a piece of condensed fruit.
The Baowen pig immediately widened its eyes, drooling as it stared intently at the condensed fruit.
'See? Look how greedy it is.' Jiang Lin stroked the pig's head and laughed.
"What kind of fruit is this? I've never seen it before." The white-clad woman asked in confusion. She was quite powerful and had seen many things, but she had never seen this blue fruit before.
"I bought it in a small alley up ahead. It's so remote that I wouldn't have gone there if I hadn't heard someone mention it."
The shopkeeper said it's called a Ning fruit, and it can enhance the attack power of water-type beasts. Each one costs 800 yuan, so I had to grit my teeth to buy 10 of them." Jiang Lin explained.
"Ning fruit? 800 yuan each? This mysterious food—you can't just eat it carelessly!" The white-clad woman grew anxious. Aside from the exorbitant price, what if something went wrong after eating it?
'It's fine. I saw it eat it happily. It didn't eat anything before,' Jiang Lin said nonchalantly.
'Let me tell you, some unscrupulous shops deliberately add some kind of hallucinogenic drug to the food to attract beasts,' the white-clad woman said seriously.
'I don't think so. I bought it from a reputable shop, and everyone around me said it was fine,' Jiang Lin replied.
'Don't be careless. Food laced with hallucinogens is extremely attractive to exotic beasts, making them unable to stop eating. If they eat it for too long, they'll easily die. Look at your pig now—it's exactly the same.' The white-clothed woman said solemnly.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Lin's previously unconcerned heart suddenly tightened. He had indeed seen similar reports on TV before.
This Baowen Pig was a seventh-tier bloodline beast, incredibly precious. If anything happened to it, it would be disastrous.
"No, I have to go there myself. Tell me the address and the name of the shop." The white-clad woman asked.
"It's called Ruan Ruan Pet House, located at the far end of the street ahead. But be careful; I heard from the people around here that the owner is very powerful..." Jiang Lin put away the fruit and began to worry.
"Don't worry, I'll bring some friends with me. I want to see what this shop is up to." After saying that, the white-clad woman took out her phone, dialled a number, and then immediately closed the door and left....
At that moment, Zhou Ran was staring at his two exotic beasts.
He discovered that the basic cultivation platform was indeed most effective for beasts below the fourth tier, but his own beasts were already at the upper fourth tier, just a step away from the fifth tier. It seemed he would have to find a way to visit the planar fragment again.
However, he only had 10 points left on his body. If he ended up in a desolate place, he would be doomed.
Zhou Ran sat on the chair with a wry smile, lost in thought.
Suddenly, several hurried footsteps were heard outside, followed by the shop door being violently pushed open.
Two figures rushed into the shop.
Zhou Ran was startled, stood up, and smiled, saying, 'May I ask what you two need?'
'Black shop, you better tell the truth. Did you add hallucinogens to that so-called "ning-fruit"?' the white-clad woman asked coldly.
The white-clad woman was Jiang Lin's older sister, Jiang Yuxi, accompanied by a burly man named Li Feng, who appeared to be of very high cultivation.
Zhou Ran was startled, furrowing his brows and said, 'Hallucinogens? What are those? Do we know each other?'
Zhou Ran was speechless. Why did he always end up in such situations? Last time, he was falsely accused by the idiot next door of using a catalyst pill, and now there was this hallucinogenic drug business. My goodness! This business is just too difficult...