Using a 5-million-dollar budget to effortlessly acquire a totem-era artifact… and reselling it for over 10 billion?

The atmosphere suddenly turned extraordinary.

Lu Qingyi and Bai Xi looked at Shi Yu with questioning gazes.

Human language?

They suspected Shi Yu was boasting, but it didn't quite feel like it.

After all, Shi Yu had pulled off many outrageous things before.

Nothing seemed strange when it came to him.

A moment of silence…

"Let's go to my house first."

Bai Xi hesitated before saying, "My parents called and said dinner will be ready soon."

"Okay." Shi Yu nodded, "It's not convenient to talk about it here."

Lu Qingyi and Bai Xi were silent again. This guy was serious…

"Then let Chong Chong take us there, Senior Lu, can you navigate?" Shi Yu chuckled, scratching his head.

Chong Chong: …

"Sure." Bai Xi agreed.

…

Under Bai Xi's navigation, Chong Chong quickly carried the three of them across half the city to Bai Xi's home.

Although the Bai family was a large clan, Bai Xi's immediate family lived independently in a large manor.

"So luxurious…"

Outside the manor, after Bai Xi confirmed that Chong Chong had arrived at the correct destination, Shi Yu said, bewildered.

The area felt more than ten times larger than the Pingcheng villa President Feng gave him?

And only three people lived there?

Then, at the manor's entrance, Shi Yu saw a huge doghouse nearly a hundred square meters.

Probably prepared for some pet.

Shi Yu: "…"

Never mind then, he quickly analyzed.

Senior Panda's family was the richest in Pingcheng, and Pingcheng was just an ordinary suburb of the second-tier city, Icefield City…

And Wuling City was among the top-ranked second-tier cities, and the Bai family was the richest in Wuling…

He understood.

Super-rich woman.

Bai Xi stretched after arriving at her doorstep.

She smiled after hearing Shi Yu's words, "It's nothing, Senior Lu's home is even more luxurious."

Shi Yu: ???

Lu Qingyi's expression was calm: "Is it?"

This wasn't impossible… Shi Yu pondered.

Being the richest in Wuling was already impressive, but Lu Qingyi's grandfather was the president of the Ancient Capital University, worked concurrently in three top departments, had connections with the Guardian God, and was a legendary Beast Tamer himself. Lu Qingyi was also a genius from the Eleventh Bureau. Her family situation was likely even more extreme…

Compared to Senior Beast Ear, Lu Qingyi was no longer just a rich second-generation; based on her own status, she was already an absolute rich first-generation super-rich woman. Shi Yu was starting to not want to work hard anymore.

"Can't always think about sponging off others. I'm the richer one now."

However, after analyzing, Shi Yu quickly abandoned the thought of getting something for nothing. He could already support himself. He was no longer the poor guy who dreamed of getting rich by selling bug silk!

Not to mention anything else, just the stone mirror he'd found was of immeasurable value. Of course, Shi Yu definitely wouldn't sell it.

"Miss, you're back."

After Shi Yu and the others arrived at the manor gate, a servant quickly appeared from inside.

"Ugh~" At this moment, Chong Chong weakly lay on Shi Yu's shoulder, asking if it could go back to rest.

[Go ahead, go ahead!] Shi Yu said.

Chong Chong was still too weak. It was already tired after doing so little work today.

This was just transporting within a city.

What if it needed to teleport from the Ancient Capital to Pingcheng in the future? Chong Chong would be even more exhausted.

Or teleport from Dong Huang to other countries.

Shi Yu fell into thought.

Hmm… that might be a bit difficult for Chong Chong. Even if it reached the Overlord level, it probably couldn't do it.

To make things easier, it seemed he needed to get his own mechanical pet.

…

Senior Beast Ear had said that her parents followed the business route in the family and were responsible for the family's enterprises.

However, when Shi Yu met them, he realized he had misjudged their image.

They didn't look like entrepreneurs or businessmen at all, but more like fighters than Bai Xi.

Bai's father was nearly two meters tall, burly, and his white suit couldn't hide his muscles. Bai's mother was also 1.8 meters tall, slender, and had a ponytail like a combatant.

This made Shi Yu wonder how Senior Bai Xi got her petite figure.

"Qingyi's here."

"It's been a long time."

After they entered the manor, Bai's father and mother came out to greet them, smiling when they saw the three of them.

"This must be Shi Yu. We've often heard Xiaoxi mention you. Welcome, welcome, make yourself at home."

"Uncle Bai, Aunt Bai." Lu Qingyi smiled slightly.

"Uncle, Aunt, hello, sorry to bother you." Shi Yu also greeted.

After greeting, they each handed over the gifts they had prepared in advance. They couldn't come empty-handed for a visit.

Next, under the hospitality of Bai's father and mother, Shi Yu and the others enjoyed a feast.

Servants kept bringing out steaming dishes from the kitchen.

Shi Yu realized that although it seemed like a family of three, there were a ton of servants and chefs in the entire manor, as well as people taking care of the flowers, plants, and ornamental pets.

This made Shi Yu once again marvel at how good it was to be rich, and even gave rise to the idea of raising some ornamental pets to cultivate his sentiments in addition to his contracted pets.

Many Beast Tamers with telepathy had a second team that they didn't contract. This was normal!

This was the correct way to use telepathy.

"Xiaoxi said that all three of you will be participating in the Martial Arts Tournament?"

At the dinner table, Bai's mother curiously asked Shi Yu and Lu Qingyi.

"Yeah! Yeah?"

Shi Yu, who had just finished a sip of juice, saw that the conversation had changed from Bai's father and mother praising his various archeological and breeding achievements to the Martial Arts Tournament. He suddenly felt that something was wrong.

"Senior Lu is also participating??" Shi Yu looked at Lu Qingyi in astonishment.

"Of course." Beside him, Bai Xi hummed. Otherwise, how did Shi Yu think she had convinced Lu Qingyi?

It was because Senior Lu herself wanted to join in the fun.

"I recently contracted a spirit who has the possession skill." Lu Qingyi smiled.

"Ah this." Shi Yu was stunned. You really contracted one?

Back then, Lu Qingyi found Shi Yu's possessed state quite attractive and said that she would contract a similar spirit if she had the chance.

Shi Yu thought it was a joke, but he didn't expect that after a few months, Senior Lu really contracted one…

"What kind of spirit is it?" Shi Yu asked.

"It's a secret. You'll find out at the Martial Arts Tournament."

Lu Qingyi's tone suddenly became a little nervous. She contracted this spirit… it looked good after possession… but… the style of transformation was a bit special, and she felt that she couldn't quite control it.

"Haha, Qingyi is much more reserved than when she was a child." Bai's father couldn't help but say, "Not like when she was a tomboy."

"Yeah." Bai's mother also chuckled.

The most agreeable one was Bai Xi. She and Senior Lu played house when they were young, and they were originally very loving, but once they grew up, Lu Qingyi put on her clothes and didn't recognize anyone, which was too much.

At this moment, only Shi Yu was deep in thought.

It was fine if Senior Bai Xi participated, but there would probably be many master-level Beast Tamers at the Martial Arts Tournament. Why was Senior Lu, a top master, also participating?

Oh no, the competition ranking decreased by one.

…

After dinner and chatting.

Bai Xi took Shi Yu and Lu Qingyi to the accommodation prepared for them.

On the way, Shi Yu began to talk about what happened on Antique Street.

After hearing about selling antiques to save his mother and Shi Yu successfully listening to the voice of history on the antiques, they were both confused.

Lu Qingyi found it hard to accept, "You, you listened to the voice of history again???"

This was clearly a matter of luck and opportunity, how could it happen so frequently on Shi Yu…!

"What kind of luck do you have?" Bai Xi was also dumbfounded.

She heard from her grandfather that items that contained major historical processes and were of great historical value might not necessarily produce "spirits of history", but antiques that produced "spirits of history" must contain major historical processes or be of great historical value.

Shi Yu had heard history, indicating that what he encountered was indeed a valuable antique.

"What is it, what did you see, what is the origin of the antique?" Lu Qingyi couldn't help but ask.

"I don't know what the origin is, but… I saw its function."

Shi Yu smiled, casually took out the stone mirror, and then asked Senior Beast Ear, "Can I use the plants here?"

He casually pointed to a beautiful flower by the road.

"Yes, they're just decorations." Bai Xi said.

This was a first-level resource, the Serene Flower, whose fragrance could make people feel comfortable. Besides that, it looked good.

At this moment, Shi Yu held the stone mirror, aimed it at the blue Serene Flower, and silently chanted in his mind:

[Change!]

[Change for me!]

Earlier, Shi Yu discovered that he could use the stone mirror by chanting spells with his telepathy. For the sake of image, Shi Yu chose to use a mental spell.

At this moment, under his experiment, the stone mirror directly released a white light, shining on the Serene Flower. Then, a scene that shocked Lu Qingyi and Bai Xi occurred.

The Serene Flower planted in the soil, after being shrouded in light, directly grew larger in the light, and its life force multiplied several times. Then, from an unconscious spirit plant, it turned into an Awakened-level Flower Fairy!

"Ningh." The Flower Fairy looked at the three of them, blankly pulled out its feet, wanting to leave, but after thinking about it, it plugged itself back in and released a little sweet gas, as if nothing had happened.

"Ningh Ningh!"

Lu Qingyi, Bai Xi: !!!

"The function of this stone mirror is similar to 'Awakening Talent'. I feel that it's a family heirloom left to future generations by a legendary big shot with the 'Awakening Talent' from the Totem Era, or maybe just a toy?"

"Although it wasn't very useful in ancient times, with the Mechanical System now, this thing is worth tens of billions, right?"

Shi Yu smiled. Legendary Beast Tamers could pass down their Beast Taming Space after death. Some more powerful Legendary Beast Tamers even had the ability to transform the Beast Taming Space in conjunction with their Beast Taming Talent. For example, the Time Relic of Imperial Capital University came about this way.

Shi Yu felt that this stone mirror was similar. He just didn't know why it didn't have spatial effects. Maybe it was just part of a relic space?

"A tool that can awaken life???" At this moment, after Shi Yu finished demonstrating, Bai Xi's eyes widened completely, and her eyes gradually turned into two lemons.

Just as Shi Yu said, in today's world with the modern Mechanical System, this thing was definitely a top-notch artifact. Having seen Gao Xuan's overlord-level mechanical pet, Bai Xi was very clear about the value of this thing.

"Ahhh." She screamed in pain, "Why, why don't I have telepathy, why can't I pick up treasures, you archaeologists are cheating too much."

"Shi Yu <ahref="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b4d6d1dadadfdcd5c69ad7dbdadcdf">[email protected]…"

"Don't come over…" Shi Yu quickly stopped Bai Xi. Men and women should keep their distance.

What you love is the stone mirror, the overlord mechanical pet, not me!

Next to Bai Xi, Lu Qingyi smiled wryly. Don't equate Shi Yu with other archaeologists, okay? Even other members of the Eleventh Bureau weren't as frequent listeners as Shi Yu!

And Shi Yu's luck…

Lu Qingyi's stomach hurt.

However, she could accept it. The value of this thing was indeed great, but in her eyes, what she coveted more in Shi Yu's hands was actually the key to the Mythical Ruins left by the Time Emperor, which carried huge risks.

With the excitement brought by that, this was nothing.

After all, one's upper limit was an overlord mechanical pet, and the other was a mythical creature.

"You just said that this stone mirror is an antique from the Totem Era 6-7000 years ago?" Suddenly, Lu Qingyi asked.

"That's right."

"Did you chant any strange spells with your telepathy when you used it just now?"

Shi Yu: "…"

Shi Yu widened his mouth slightly, looking at Senior Lu, suspecting that her telepathy could read minds.

How did she know?

"Judging by your expression, you did." Lu Qingyi was stunned.

"If it's from that time period, then perhaps, I know the origin of this thing." After thinking, Lu Qingyi's expression suddenly became solemn.

"You know the origin?" Shi Yu was surprised.

He only knew the use of the stone mirror by listening to history and was completely clueless about its origin.

How did Senior Lu know again?

"As expected of Senior Lu!" Bai Xi said next to him.

Shi Yu: "…"

Okay, Shi Yu didn't deny Lu Qingyi's prowess. Lu Qingyi also helped him determine the origin and use of the Time-Space Key left by the Time Emperor. Lu Qingyi was indeed stronger in terms of historical knowledge reserves.

"Have you heard of 'Yue Nu'?" Lu Qingyi asked.

"Who is that?" Bai Xi asked blankly.

"Someone from the Totem Era?"

Shi Yu asked.

"Yes, indeed someone from the Totem Era." Lu Qingyi nodded.

"What about her?" Shi Yu said, "Is the stone mirror hers?"

Currently, Eastern Huang's history textbooks only taught the history of the Beast Taming Era.

There were already ten major historical faults in the two-thousand-year-old Beast Taming Era alone.

As for the more ancient years, which could be traced back to the Totem Era hundreds of millions of years ago, there were even fewer records.

Even Shi Yu, through the channels of the Eleventh Bureau, didn't know much.

In that era, humans still lived in the form of totem tribes, and the Beast Taming System wasn't perfect. Although many legendary Beast Tamers, even mythical-level Beast Tamers, might have emerged, without the unification of written language, ability systems, and tribal forces, modern humans had almost no way to understand that era.

The reason why later generations knew the several dynasties of the Beast Taming Era relatively clearly was because the written language was unified by the Time Emperor, and the Beast Taming System was sorted and divided into nine ranks by the Time Emperor's dynasty.

Of course, although modern times didn't know much about the Totem Era, what was certain was that a large number of humans were active in the Totem Era, and humans were born very early and existed for a very long time. To this day, when humans were born and who first developed the ability to tame beasts were still mysteries.

"I don't know much either. I only know her name and abilities. This stone mirror might be the work of 'Yue Nu'."

"But if it is, it definitely wasn't transformed by her Beast Taming Talent."

"Not only this stone mirror, but Yue Nu also had many other works passed down that played a significant role in the Beast Taming Era."

Shi Yu and Bai Xi looked curious.

Lu Qingyi said, "Yue Nu was a human Beast Tamer from the Totem Era. Her Beast Taming Talent was 'Plunder'."

"She could extract the abilities of extraordinary creatures and bestow them on inanimate objects, transforming them into treasures. She could also extract the Beast Taming Talents of other human Beast Tamers and bestow them on inanimate objects, forming treasures. She was an ability dreaded by both humans and extraordinary creatures."

"Although it's been a very long time, 'Yue Nu' still has a few works passed down that were obtained and used by ancient archaeologists. The treasures she made had a unified characteristic, which was that they needed to be activated with some strange and bizarre incantations. Although she should have made many treasures, incantations were likely the main reason for the loss of these works…"

Lu Qingyi looked at Shi Yu and said, "So, you should have heard the incantation to use this stone mirror."

"Yes…" Shi Yu nodded undeniably, but he was shocked by another thing in his heart.

"Can extract the Beast Taming Talents of other Beast Tamers???" Bai Xi was also startled.

"Is there such a talent???" Bai Xi couldn't help but say.

This was too perverted and sounded creepy.

Lu Qingyi said, "Probably, but it seems that Yue Nu was the only one in history with this talent. Moreover, what can be certain is that if this talent were exposed, it would likely be ostracized in any era. It's normal that you haven't heard of it."

Shi Yu felt a pang of guilt. This talent was too excessive and unethical!

His Replication Talent at least only replicated and only targeted extraordinary creatures, without taking away abilities. This Plunder Talent directly extracted abilities and was even effective on humans… Wasn't this like smashing the pot after eating?

After hearing this, Shi Yu also instantly became extremely wary of this "Yue Nu" and only felt that the stone mirror in his hand was a bit hot. However, considering that this Yue Nu was an ancient person from thousands of years ago, and even the Time Emperor was thousands of years younger than her, Shi Yu endured it, mainly because he couldn't bear to throw away the stone mirror…

"Currently, there might not be more than five Yue Nu treasures preserved in Eastern Huang, including yours…" Lu Qingyi said, "In short, you're still very lucky."

"This might become an important opportunity for you to explore the Totem Era in the future."

Shi Yu: "I'm tired…"

There were already a bunch of problems in the Beast Taming Era, and the Totem Era was too difficult to handle.

Currently, the archaeologists in the Eastern Huang archeological community rarely specialized in the Totem Era.

They mainly explored the Beast Taming Era and the more distant Mythical Era. As for the Totem Era, it was too chaotic, the exploration difficulty was high, and the value wasn't great.

"I'm also tired, but I'm not sleepy." Lu Qingyi suddenly said, "Let's go directly to Shi Yu's place. I want to discuss it with him."

Bai Xi: ???

"What for!" Bai Xi exclaimed.

Late at night, a single man and woman, wasn't that inappropriate!

"Tomorrow, we still have to go to the Martial Arts Relic to register for the tournament. Let's rest… let's rest early." She suggested.