Chapter 283: Chapter 283

The slender figure crossed the iron gate and directly hugged its own head, harshly ruffling it, smelling the familiar scent of the little one in front of it. Ah Tu’s nose turned sour, and it couldn’t help but howl, accusing her of her heartlessness and indifference, for only coming to see it now.

Other Contracted Beasts’ Contractors come every day, but you don’t. They all say I’ve been abandoned by you!

"Ah Tu, how about I take you to the Magic Plant Department~ build you a big house~ and then evolve you to a C-level Demon Beast~" Qian Qi scratched Ah Tu’s chin, smiling.

Ah Tu turned its head with a snort, seemingly dismissive, yet its constantly wagging tail betrayed its true feelings. It raised a paw and pointed at the door lock, its entire body exuding a "hurry up and walk me" vibe.

Qian Qi unlocked the door and led Ah Tu out of the Magic Beast Warehouse. Outside, heavy snow was already falling. Uncle Li was leading a Bone Worm Beast, attracting the curiosity and attention of many students, while in the Beast Square, students from the Beast Taming Department were happily playing in the snow with their Contracted Beasts.

Ah Tu eagerly lay down in front of Qian Qi, signaling her to get on.

Qian Qi sat on it, and Ah Tu excitedly ran around the perimeter of the square. The cold wind and white snow whistled in her ears. Qian Qi clutched Ah Tu’s fur tightly, but because she hadn’t grasped its fur in a long time, she accidentally pulled out a tuft from Ah Tu’s neck.

Qian Qi guiltily dropped the fur in her hand, "Ah Tu, are you getting weak recently? Your fur is falling out so easily." Content originally comes from novel[f]ire.net

Ah Tu took several laps with Qian Qi, deliberately flaunting itself in front of other Flame Dogs. Only when the usual walking time limit was nearly up did it reluctantly slow its pace at the southern edge of the square, unwilling to go toward the Beast Square and Magic Beast Warehouse-connected north gate.

Seeing it sluggish, Qian Qi thought it was tired, so she patted Ah Tu’s head and pointed to the north gate, saying, "Go, to Uncle Li’s place~"

Ah Tu reluctantly turned its head and slowly headed toward the north gate. Just as it was about to return to the Magic Beast Warehouse, it found Qian Qi jumping down to hold it back, who then said something to Uncle Li, before heading toward the south gate with the gigantic Bone Worm Beast in tow.

Where is she taking it?

Ah Tu blinked, a little disbelief in its eyes. It looked back at the ever-receding north gate and then at Qian Qi, who seemed in a good mood, humming a tune. Anxiously, it guessed whether it was being taken by Qian Qi to become a Contracted Beast that could always accompany her.

When they arrived at the back of the Magic Plant Department, seeing Moyu and White Extreme Rats rampant over the entire mountain, it couldn’t help but widen its eyes in surprise.

This was the first time it had seen uncontracted Magic Beasts able to roam and fly freely outside without wearing collars. Moreover, they seemed very familiar with Qian Qi, pouncing on her as soon as they saw her, affectionately nuzzling her cheeks or pecking at her earlobes.

Feeling a pang of envy, Ah Tu understood why she rarely came to find it before; it turned out she was raising so many C-level Demon Beasts outside.

"Coal Ball, watch Ah Tu, don’t let it touch the Magic Plants." Qian Qi instructed the C-level Moyu on her shoulder. This Moyu was the fastest to learn human language among these C-level Moyu and was capable of understanding simple commands. Upon hearing Qian Qi’s instructions, it replied, "Coal Ball, received!"

Ah Tu was very curious about the new environment, sniffing around the nearby planted Magic Plants, but unexpectedly was slapped by one of them. It immediately bared its teeth, wanting to bite that Magic Plant to pieces.

Coal Ball immediately flashed in front of Ah Tu’s face, flapping its wings to stop Ah Tu’s actions, pecking at Ah Tu’s head with its beak. Ah Tu, in pain from being pecked, couldn’t win against the Moyu, so it dejectedly went back to harass the Magic Plant, only to be pecked on the head by Coal Ball again. After four or five cycles of this, Ah Tu finally realized it couldn’t touch the Magic Plants.

Touch them, and get pecked on the head, becoming bald.

Seeing that Coal Ball had trained it well, Qian Qi nodded in satisfaction. She reached out from the Bone Worm Beast’s belly, took out a piece of white meat, and rewarded both Coal Ball and Ah Tu with it.

Coal Ball had eaten it before and knew what it was, excitedly flapping its wings to receive it. Ah Tu, seeing this for the first time, couldn’t figure out why the white meat seemed particularly delicious. It licked the white meat from Qian Qi’s hand into its belly, its eyes flashing, craving a second bite.

Qian Qi whistled, prompting nearby Moyu to fly over upon hearing it. Seeing their long-acquainted acquaintance eagerly awaiting food, Bone Worm Beast chattered explosively like a machine gun, ejecting all the white meat in its belly into the air, enticing these Moyu to catch and eat it.

Ah Tu wanted to eat too, but it couldn’t grab more than these flying Moyu when jumping, nor compete with the stealthy White Extreme Rats when on the ground, so it could only watch eagerly as they devoured all the white meat.

Seeing Ah Tu unable to eat the white meat, Qian Qi laughed, ruffling its head. She rummaged through a toolbox nearby, pulling out a scythe, and elegantly cut pieces of white meat from the Bone Worm Beast’s tail, tossing them to Ah Tu.

By the time the Bone Worm Beast completely emptied its contents, a little white worm emerged from its skin, as if emptied of its body, lying lazily in Qian Qi’s palm, unwilling to move.

Ah Tu ran to the skin of the Bone Worm Beast, slurping it up like it would rice noodles, finally letting out a loud burp, and lay under the tree with its bloated stomach to digest.

The White Extreme Rats were very curious about the new arrival, Ah Tu. Trying to learn the Flame Dog’s language, they nestled in clumps within Ah Tu’s orange-red fur, like dandelions swaying in a burning flame, conspicuous yet harmonious.

Watching the peacefully coexisting Magic Beasts, a slight smile tugged at the corners of Qian Qi’s lips. Then she turned and brought the little white worm back to the Magic Beast Warehouse to nestle against its Beast Eggs.

The plan to comprehensively cultivate C-level Magic Plants in the Magic Plant Department was in full swing. As time passed, with the first C-level Magic Plant successfully growing healthily under the Moyu’s curse, the reform in the Magic Plant Department marked its success, and the complete transformation of students from the Beast Taming Department into C-level Beast Masters was on the horizon.

The Awakener University was thriving, as if everything was moving in a positive direction. However, outside, the situation was becoming increasingly severe.

After about a ten-day quiet period in the Sealed City, just as everyone thought the Magic Beast Tide had finally ended, several waves of A-level Magic Beast Tides, mixed with B-level Demon Beasts, fiercely attacked again.

Moreover, these rampaging Magic Beast Tides severely hindered the speed of finding unexplored instances, leaving the already exhausted Awakeners overwhelmed, as many Advanced Flying Magical Beasts flew into other cities, sparking civil unrest and public grievances.

As fate would have it, far off in the south, the cities of Hong City and Qing City, known as some of the "safest cities," also erupted with two waves of A-level Magic Beast Tides, causing countless deaths. Because these cities were considered safe areas, they had been allocated minimal military force. The Awakeners in Hong City and Qing City, to save their own lives, all chose to evacuate the cities. With ground routes now destroyed, the ordinary citizens in both cities were trapped inside, helpless and desperate.

At the same time, Qian Qi had just received a 120 billion transfer arranged by the principal, squeezed from the hands of the Seven Great Families.