5: Three types of beast taming, damage reflection

After clarifying his thoughts, Lin Chuan proactively found the staff member from earlier.

"Hello, do you have any water-attribute or defense-focused pet beast eggs here?"

"Water-attribute... defense..."

The Miss pondered for a few seconds before leading Lin Chuan into the hall.

"Water-attribute pet beast eggs require special cultivation fluid for preservation and are currently stored at the headquarters. If the customer confirms the need, I can apply to the headquarters, but a deposit will be required in advance. Of course, you can know the information about the pet beast egg beforehand."

As she spoke, she operated the machine in the hall a few times, bringing up information on all water-attribute pet beast eggs in stock.

There was the [Ice Python] with Elite potential, the [Corrosive Bone Flood Dragon] and [Serrated Crocodile] with Commander Rank potential... and even the [White Spirit Deer] with Monarch Rank potential, which was rumored to possess the Bloodline of the Divine Beast Bai Ze and had a chance to advance to King Rank.

Lin Chuan's eyes burned with desire, but he didn't forget the fact that he was still poor for now.

These pet beast eggs cost at least five to six hundred thousand, and the Diamond Rank ones even cost tens of millions.

He couldn't even afford a deposit of tens of thousands.

Moreover, he just wanted to exploit a loophole; even if he bought it, he couldn't contract it.

Since the pet beast egg itself wasn't in the store, it held no meaning for Lin Chuan.

"What about defense-focused ones?" Lin Chuan asked.

"Most defense-focused pet beasts are rock or earth-attribute. These are all of them..."

Saying this, the staff member pointed to a pile of "stones" in the corner.

"..."

The differential treatment was too obvious.

Water-attribute ones were kept in cultivation fluid, while earth-attribute ones were just piled on the ground?

As if sensing Lin Chuan's doubts, the staff member quickly explained, "Customer, don't worry, these pet beast eggs are all full of vitality, and there will definitely be no stillbirths. After all, they are earth-attribute, and more contact with the ground is beneficial, hehe..."

Actually, there was a more important reason: the potential of these pet beast eggs was not high, at most Elite eight or nine stars, and none had Commander Rank potential.

"You can feel free to touch them yourself, as long as you don't drop them, it's fine."

After speaking, the staff member went to attend to other customers.

She could tell that Lin Chuan's budget was likely not much, otherwise he wouldn't be considering pet beasts with such low potential.

Furthermore, seeing Lin Chuan dressed like a student, he was likely someone who had just experienced an Awakening and was choosing his first pet beast.

It is well known that the first pet beast is best chosen as an offensive, high-combat type, so that there will be opportunities to acquire more resources later.

Unless it's a talent specially cultivated by a large Family or a Beast Tamer team, very few people choose a defensive type for their first pet beast.

And Lin Chuan, obviously, didn't seem like someone with any background.

Lin Chuan didn't care about the staff member's thoughts; it was better if no one bothered him.

Approaching the pile of "stones," he found that many pet beast eggs were similar, probably from the same species.

He went up and touched them one by one, and it was pretty much as he guessed.

Out of a dozen pet beast eggs, he only detected three types of pet beasts.

Pet Beast: Rock Spirit (Unhatched, Transcendent Rank One-star)

Skills:

Rock Throw Lv1 (Active, sheds a part of its arm to smash enemies. The rock arm can regenerate, with time depending on the size of the shed part.)

Rock Armor Lv1 (Passive, forms a layer of rock all over the body, providing a certain defense.)

Potential: Elite Two-star

This was the most numerous type among them.

After looking at the attributes, Lin Chuan had only one feeling:

Useless! Truly useless! Absolutely freaking useless!

Such a pet beast, even if given away for free, no one might be willing to contract it. No wonder it was ignored.

The skill [Rock Armor] was shown to be able to be imprinted, and it matched Old Hei.

As for [Rock Throw], it couldn't, and Lin Chuan expressed his dissatisfaction with this.

If Old Hei learned this skill of limb regeneration, wouldn't he be able to eat turtle claw hotpot every day!

Slurp... Pet Beast: Swamp Mud Monster (Unhatched, Transcendent Rank One-star)

Skills:

Slime Skill Lv1 (Active, transforms the terrain within a certain range into mud, cooldown five minutes.)

Attack Absorption Lv1 (Passive, when attacked by the same type of skill, the effect gradually weakens, reducing up to 20%.)

Potential: Elite Eight-star

The attributes of this pet beast were decent, and both skills were quite practical. One for control, one for defense.

It's just that the potential was too low, and it was incredibly ugly!

Unlike the Rock Spirit, this time both skills could be imprinted.

However, Lin Chuan was more inclined towards [Attack Absorption].

Currently, the red [skill fruit] and yellow [enhancement fruit] were not enough. If ranked by priority, he would definitely stack a single attribute first.

The last type of pet beast was the most inconspicuous one, almost thrown in the corner to gather dust.

Pet Beast: Spiked Puppet (Unhatched, Transcendent Rank One-star)

Skills:

Damage Reflection Lv1 (Passive, when subjected to physical attacks, reflects 10% Damage as energy attacks.)

Potential: Transcendent Rank Seven-star

Lin Chuan knew he had found a treasure at first glance.

He even bothered to complain about the attributes of this pet beast egg.

Just the [Damage Reflection] skill, if Old Hei could learn it, would be enough.

Such counter-damage skills are usually only possible to comprehend at Commander Rank or even Monarch Rank and above; this belongs to the majesty of a king.

[Pet Beast Poop Scooper's Code, Article 666]: Don't casually pat a Monarch Rank pet beast's butt; before it eats you, you'll already be vibrated into a meat paste!

And for a Spiked Puppet, this was a racial talent. Unfortunately, the racial potential was too low, and no one would care about a pet beast with only Transcendent Rank potential.

"Must get it, immediately, right now!"

Today's red fruit was used up, so he couldn't imprint [Damage Reflection] anymore.

Wait until tomorrow?

No, there was only one Spiked Puppet pet beast egg, and due to being stored for too long, there were already signs of it cracking and hatching.

Who knows, by the time he came tomorrow, this thing might have already been cleared out.

Thinking of this, Lin Chuan decided to buy it.

The price of such a pet beast egg would not exceed ten thousand...

"Are you sure you want to buy this one?"

When Lin Chuan brought the dark, unremarkable pet beast egg to the counter, the staff member asked uncertainly.

Her voice was even slightly louder, attracting the attention of a few customers.

"Yes, is there a problem?"

"Not at all, but do you really want to contract such a pet beast?"

The staff member was somewhat unable to understand. After all, having finally awakened as a Beast Tamer, choosing to contract such a low-potential pet beast was tantamount to ruining one's future. One must know that once a pet beast is contracted, it cannot be easily abandoned. The first pet beast is especially important.

Could it be that he was trying to cause trouble? Although that possibility was minuscule.

"That's none of your business. Can I buy it to make soup?"

Lin Chuan didn't want to say more and directly swiped his card to pay.

Indeed, this level of pet beast egg was not expensive; after the discount, it was only nine thousand eight.

"Customer, please confirm one last time. Goods sold are non-refundable after leaving the counter!"

After Lin Chuan paid, the staff member gave a seemingly warm reminder. She felt she had made a huge profit, as she would get more commission for a pet beast egg that was about to be disposed of.

Lin Chuan waved his hand and left the store directly.

You can make a small profit, but I will never lose.