Chapter 242: Chapter 242: A Stir Among the Guardian Beast Seniors
We can’t lose to anyone, especially not to the Magic Plant Department!
Qian Qi ditched the White Moonlight Magic Plant Department to help our Beast Taming Department, so how could we not work hard to repay her help!
"We will definitely teach the younger students well and never keep anything to ourselves!" declared the senior students who hadn’t yet moved up to sophomore year, raising their fists in resolve.
Later, they’ll sneak over to the Magic Plant Department, secretly observe how their teaching system works, and then steal learnings!!!
"Hmm, it’s good that you have this kind of awareness." Qian Qi was very satisfied with the determination of the Beast Taming seniors and then turned and went to the Magic Plant Department.
"Tingting, pass the word around to buy up all the Fire Willow Red Flame Fruit, Nine-leaf Red Flame Vine, and Vermilion Blood Grass on the market." Qian Qi transferred the funds to Liang Yuting and then added, "Also buy up the seeds!"
"Okay." Liang Yuting noted it down, then asked, "Are we planning to start planting these three types of magic plants next?"
"You’re so clever~" Qian Qi smiled, patting Liang Yuting’s head, "The first batch of crabs is the most expensive, we should take this opportunity to make a fortune and get the money out of the hands of the rich."
Qian Qi didn’t care for the little money in the hands of ordinary folks, even if it were all combined it might not buy the knowledge from the system panel, so of course, she wanted to drain as much money from the rich as possible.
And drain it in big handfuls, shamelessly.
"By the way, let’s purify our internal staff." She said calmly, "The profit from this stuff is much higher than the Fire Qilin Fruit, surely someone will covet the Magic Plant Department’s students, if someone can’t resist the temptation and secretly sells the planting method..."
"Then they shouldn’t touch core things anymore, just go be a herb vendor honestly!"
Liang Yuting nodded, "Okay, I’ll pay special attention."
"Zhang Feng, I’ve sent the planting method to your Light Brain, so send someone to extensively plant these three magic plants next."
"So fast?" Zhang Feng was surprised, "Have you already thought of the corresponding marketing strategy?"
"Marketing?" Qian Qi waved her hand, smiling mysteriously, "This time, marketing isn’t needed."
She had a ready-made ambassador—Beast Taming Department students!
A few days later, Qian Qi dragged a large burlap sack to Beast Square, gesturing to the Flame Dogs, she said to the seniors, "Come, come, come~ everyone come and collect the magic plant~"
"Magic plant?" A senior cautiously hid behind Qian Qi, knowing that magic plants had attack power, they were very careful not to come close.
But why would Qian Qi want them to collect magic plants?
There must be some grand scheme behind such a command from the big shot, pondering hard, a senior suddenly had an epiphany, "Qian Qi, you want us to collect magic plants to train our and the Flame Dogs’ combat synchronization?"
Qian Qi pondered for two seconds, "No, it’s to give your Flame Dogs a deep red nail polish."
The seniors: huh?
"Come here, take 3 Fire Willow Red Flame Fruits, 1 Nine-leaf Red Flame Vine, and 2 pieces of Vermilion Blood Grass." Qian Qi instructed, "Hold them in your hands first, don’t feed them to the Flame Dogs."
The Flame Dogs on site smelled the scent and were clearly agitated, but due to the assistance of the Beast Taming Warehouse staff, they could only stand in place, craning their necks intensely in this direction.
"I seem to know this, a magic plant that can enhance the power of Flame Dogs." A senior was slightly surprised, didn’t expect Qian Qi to act so generously, "This is very expensive, can we really eat it for free?"
"Of course, the Magic Plant Department heard you Beast Taming Department folks needed these magic plants urgently and cleared out all other magic plants to plant exclusively these!" Qian Qi fibbed casually, "Beast Tamers and Magicians are one family, faced with family in need, how could they stand by and do nothing!"
Didn’t expect the Magic Plant Department to be so generous and righteous, the seniors of the Beast Taming Department were overwhelmed with gratitude, exclaiming, "Didn’t think the family members of the Magic Plant Department had such a high-minded level of thought, we are truly ashamed!"
"The family of the Magic Plant Department is offering assistance in our darkest hour, and we can’t just eat for free, we must find a way to repay them!"
"That’s right, we can’t be like the Skill Department last time, returning kindness with ingratitude!"
Seeing this, Qian Qi quickly waved her hand, sighing to stop them, "No need, no need! The Magic Plant Department said they don’t seek your repayment, just that you become strong enough to protect humans is the best repayment to them!"
She certainly couldn’t let the Beast Taming Department and the Magic Plant Department meet up, because if Beast Taming found out the Magic Plant Department secretly bought out the Flame Dog evolution materials for a monopoly, and Magic Plant found out she’s been teaching beast taming instead of farming, leading to them attacking her for being disloyal, what then?
The Outer Room Little Color Flag might as well stay obediently floating in the Beast Taming Department, don’t go "provoking" her Main Palace Red Flag!
"But..." a senior suddenly recalled something, puzzled, "Qian Qi, if we’re contracting D-level magical beasts, why are we feeding these magic plants to Flame Dogs?"
Feeding them and not contracting them, isn’t that just a waste?
"The D-level magical beasts you’re contracting are indeed these E-level Flame Dogs." After distributing the magic plants, Qian Qi rolled up the burlap sack, stuffing it into her pockets as she explained.
And this statement was like dropping a bomb into a pond, startling a bunch of Beast Taming seniors, "What, what? D-level magical beasts, E-level Flame Dogs? What’s the connection there?"
"Eating these three magic plants together can evolve them into D-level magical beasts." Qian Qi gestured towards Ah Tu, "Ah Tu is now a D-level magical beast, and it can release two magical beast skills."
"Evolve?" This term was undoubtedly unfamiliar to the Beast Taming students, as their textbooks had no mention of such a term.
"It’s not important, just know that after eating this, the Flame Dogs will turn into D-level magical beasts." Upon finishing, Qian Qi called out, "Ah Tu, unleash Flaming Claw!"
Upon hearing Qian Qi’s words, Ah Tu immediately raised its front paw, releasing four claw-shaped fiery attacks into the air.
The Beast Taming students widened their eyes, "Wow!!!"
This was a skill they had never seen before!
Flame Dogs could be this powerful!
"Qian Qi!" a senior from the Beast Taming Department looked at Qian Qi with bright eyes, as if looking at a god, "You are simply the god of beast taming!"
"Not only are your magic plants outstanding, your research in beast taming is also unparalleled, could this be what they call the ultimate brain?"
"Big shot, big shot~ even after teaching us, you must visit Beast Taming Department often~ don’t forget about us~"
"Yes, yes~ we all need you~ without you, we cannot survive~"
Compared to the Magic Plant Department who always saw her as a severe and daunting big brother capable of ripping magic plants with bare hands, and thus always respectful and compliant, the Beast Taming seniors sweet-talked her, their flattery made Qian Qi feel elated, as she lightly coughed and agreed repeatedly, "Alright, alright, I’ll come see you often."
Sigh, the little things nurtured outside are indeed sweet-talking and clingy!
What else can she do?
Of course, spoil them~
The seniors of the Beast Taming Department couldn’t wait to train the Flame Dogs, and then stuffed the magic plants into their mouths, watching them feel hot and uncomfortable after consuming the plants, they were suddenly distressed.
However, after absorbing the magic plants, the entire dog was refreshed and excitedly using its new skills, pouncing and licking the student who fed it the magic plant.
Some observant students noticed the difference in appearance between the D-level Flame Dog and the E-level Flame Dog, as Qian Qi said, "... it really does look like it has deep red nail polish on..."