The three-month internship passed in a flash.

In the dormitory building for intern breeders at the Icy Plains City Pet Breeding Base, most of the interns were packing their luggage.

The internship experience had given these interns a lot, but now that it was time to leave, many were more excited than reluctant.

Like Shi Yu, he was very excited because once the internship was over and he got his certificate, he could finally develop freely!

During the internship, Shi Yu was the type of employee who was relatively steadfast and hardworking, and he completed his work very well.

When other interns had free time, they would play cards in groups of two or three for entertainment, but Shi Yu was different.

He temporarily played the role of the reclusive character of his predecessor and rarely interacted with people.

Of course, Shi Yu wasn't being stifled. He didn't bother to communicate with the other interns because he had more important things to do.

Instead of communicating with people, he preferred to chat with pets and cultivate relationships.

This could not only exercise his telepathy talent but also find opportunities to steal skills!

If the Skill Index didn't have a collection limit, he felt like he should have copied dozens of skills already.

Shi Yu discovered that telepathy and the Skill Index worked even better together.

In the future, if he encountered powerful transcendent creatures, using telepathy to curry favor and the Skill Index to fleece them seemed like a good combination...

Well... in short, he didn't waste these three months.

After successfully obtaining the internship certificate, Shi Yu happily left this place.

Although he wouldn't have a convenient place to copy skills in the future, he was still quite excited that he could finally contract a pet and use the Skill Index himself.

The more he understood this world, the more he realized that there was really no future in being anything other than a Beast Tamer here.

For the sake of his future standard of living, he would set a small goal first: to become a professional Beast Tamer within a year.

...

The morning sun shone through the thin clouds, illuminating Shi Yu.

After walking out of the Icy Plains City Pet Breeding Base, Shi Yu, with his backpack, looked back at this place one last time.

Logically speaking, this was also a place where pet cubs were sold, and there were many types...

However, Shi Yu, who had interned here, knew that the pet cubs here were too expensive...

Of course, this wasn't the problem of the pet base; it was his problem.

Therefore, his old home in the suburbs was still better.

Although there were fewer types of pets, at least the locals had preferential policies.

The city where Shi Yu was currently located was called Icy Plains City. His school and internship location were both within this city.

In the country, Icy Plains City was a second-tier city.

There were more than 100 second-tier cities like Icy Plains City in the country.

Icy Plains City was considered developed because only a few of the nine first-tier cities could surpass Icy Plains City in terms of urban construction.

It was the same everywhere: the more developed the place, the higher the cost of living. So Shi Yu could only go to a lower place for the time being.

His registered residence was in a suburb under the jurisdiction of Icy Plains City, called Peaceful District.

Although it was a suburb, the Beast Taming industry was still relatively developed after reconstruction.

In addition, to support the local Beast Taming industry, locals received preferential treatment when registering as Beast Tamers and purchasing pets. His predecessor had taken advantage of an event to quickly pay the deposit for an Iron-eating Beast cub.

Right now, that batch of Iron-eating Beast cubs should be ready to be collected.

After the internship ended, Shi Yu returned to school to complete the procedures and obtain all the certificates. Then, he returned to Peaceful District.

Ten years ago, Peaceful City was hit by a beast tide, and many families were destroyed. Shi Yu's family was no exception.

However, after so long, order had been restored.

A lot had changed in ten years. Peaceful City, which had no defense facilities before, had built high walls and stationed branches of the Beast Tamer Association and Beast Tamer Corps.

At this time, Peaceful City wasn't as prosperous as a big city, but it wasn't particularly backward either. At least the transportation and communication were passable, only the entertainment industry was a bit behind.

In the urban area of Icy Plains City, there were often various Beast Taming competitions.

But in Peaceful City, Beast Taming competitions were relatively rare.

Finally back in Peaceful City, Shi Yu's first goal wasn't to go home.

His destination was clear: the Iron Bamboo Breeding Base, one of the three major breeding bases in Peaceful City.

Wasn't it to get a pet as soon as possible that he had completed all the procedures before returning?

He really couldn't wait.

In Peaceful District, there were a total of three pet breeding bases.

All three were jointly established by individuals and the government. The types of pets were very few, and the highest level of pet species was only of medium transcendence, which couldn't compare to the official pet breeding base in Icy Plains City.

The Iron Bamboo Breeding Base that Shi Yu was going to was a family-run breeding base.

The Iron Bamboo Breeding Base was located in the Iron Bamboo Forest behind Peaceful District, breeding about 800 Iron-eating Beasts.

The Iron-eating Beast was a characteristic pet of Peaceful District and even the country. Looking at the whole country, the number of Iron-eating Beasts might not exceed 5,000.

There were even none in other countries.

It was worth mentioning that this world was different from Earth because most areas were occupied by transcendent creatures. Humans only had seven countries.

The country where Shi Yu was currently located was called the Glorious Ancient Country of the East by other countries. It was one of the oldest countries, abbreviated as Dong Huang.

Soon, Shi Yu took a bus to the vicinity of the mountain behind Peaceful District, planning to climb the mountain.

A flat path had been built in the mountain. Besides being a breeding base, it was also open as a tourist scenic spot at fixed times.

However, it didn't seem to be an open day during this period, and the surroundings were deserted.

After walking a few steps, Shi Yu arrived at the guardhouse of the Iron Bamboo Breeding Base. This was the only passage, and the surroundings were blocked. Shi Yu glanced at the pavilion next to him and walked over.

At the window of the pavilion, an old man in a blue coat with sparse hair was reading a newspaper. When he noticed someone approaching, he pushed his glasses and tried to see who it was.

Shi Yu: "..."

So the guard was serious?

Well, he couldn't judge people by their appearance...

Maybe someone who looked unreliable could summon a dragon with a wave of their hand.

"Hello, I reserved an Iron-eating Beast cub here before and plan to go through the collection procedures recently. I want to come over and take a look first."

Shi Yu said loudly, afraid that the old man wouldn't be able to hear him.

"Oh." Although the old man looked unreliable, he wasn't confused.

Hearing Shi Yu say this, he understood instantly.

"Wait a moment, I'll notify the breeders inside to come over." The old man replied and dialed the landline on the table.

After he said something about the situation here into the phone, Shi Yu began to wait slowly.

He didn't have to wait too long. A figure nearly two meters tall, with a black-and-white appearance and a plump body, walked over from inside the breeding area.

Shi Yu fell into deep thought as he looked at this guy swaying as he walked.

Then, this guy who looked like a standing giant panda no matter how you looked at it opened the door from the inside and came in front of Shi Yu.

And pointed to the sign on his chest.

It said: "Staff Member."

"Hello." It/he/she rubbed his/her paw and made a low voice that was hard to tell whether it was male or female.

Shi Yu: ???

Can you get some normal employees who don't mess around?

"Don't be surprised. This is just a life-size Iron-eating Beast puppet costume." The staff member said.

It's because you're wearing a puppet costume that I'm surprised. Who wears a puppet costume on a hot day!

"I'm a staff member here, Lin Xiuzhu."

"I'm Shi Yu." Shi Yu said, "But isn't it really hot wearing it like this?"

"There's no way. It's all to better understand the mood of the Iron-eating Beast." Lin Xiuzhu said, "To cultivate Iron-eating Beasts well, you must fully understand them."

"This is the most basic skill of a breeder."

Shi Yu: "That makes sense."

I don't believe you.

Whatever you say.

Whatever makes you happy.

"I remember in the data, Mr. Shi Yu, you're also a graduate of the breeding major, right? No wonder you can understand me."

There shouldn't be many people reserving Iron-eating Beasts recently. The other party actually knew Shi Yu's information through his name.

"Yes, but I'm just a newbie. I'm far behind Senior Lin."

Although the name was very masculine, Shi Yu could still tell that the other party's voice was a girl, and he judged that the other party was also a graduate of the breeding major.

This "senior" immediately brought the relationship closer. He hoped that there would be some discounts later.

Lin Xiuzhu: "You're too kind. Anyone can try this method. After you collect your pet, I can sell you two sets of puppet costumes at a discount."

Shi Yu: ???

It's a discount, but not completely a discount.

Are you a business genius?

I don't want it!

Shi Yu didn't say it out loud for the time being. He would refuse after he chose his pet...

It was one thing to sell food as a package, but was it okay to sell cosplay costumes together?

Next, the staff member named Lin Xiuzhu brought Shi Yu into the pavilion next to him.

She began to take off her puppet costume first.

At this time, Shi Yu knew what the person under the puppet looked like.

Under the puppet costume, there was an older sister around twenty-four or five years old.

She had delicate features, a tall figure, and beautiful black hair. However, because she had been wearing the puppet costume just now, her hair was a little messy at this time.

However, she didn't care and had a very casual expression.

Right now, Shi Yu really wanted to ask how much she liked pandas.

Because the clothes under her puppet costume were actually the same style as the Iron-eating Beast.

They were white shorts with black spots, a loose but slightly bulging black-and-white sweater, and a hat with panda ears hanging on the back.

Was she going to sell me a set of these clothes later?

"Let's register first. By the way, did you bring all the materials?" She took a deep breath and said to Shi Yu.

The procedures for purchasing and collecting pets from the breeding base were quite troublesome.

What's more, Shi Yu was going to buy a pet with a loan.

The breeding base had to get all the authentication materials.

It would take a long time to go through this procedure.

Fortunately, Shi Yu had handled all the certificates in Icy Plains City, and the materials should be quite complete now.

"I brought them all."

Next, Shi Yu registered with Lin Xiuzhu's help, and the two verified the relevant materials one by one.

After verifying, Lin Xiuzhu nodded and said, "Then you should be able to collect your pet today."

"Today?"

"Then can I go choose now?" Shi Yu was surprised.

The previous reservation deposit didn't specify an individual.

Therefore, the specific Iron-eating Beast cub had to be chosen by the Beast Tamer himself. The eye contact between the two was very important.

Lin Xiuzhu shook her head and said, "If you had come earlier, you might have been able to choose."

"The situation now is that there's only one Iron-eating Beast cub left in this batch."

"Moreover, there's a bit of a problem with this one's physique and personality..."

"..." Shi Yu was stunned. What was going on? What was this development... Was I Ash Ketchum myself?