Ralts

"Come to think of it, getting a big house out of nowhere feels pretty nice."

Ling Yuan glanced around the house he lived in.

Fully furnished, complete with air conditioning, water, and electricity—a great house, plus an inheritance of over five hundred thousand. And the very next second, it was all mine!

Thinking about it that way, transmigrating wasn't bad at all. At the very least, it was much better than having to start from scratch like everyone else.

Staring at the ceiling, Ling Yuan began to murmur, "What kind of Contract Beast will I summon tomorrow?"

"Ding! Your cheat has arrived. Please check it!"

At that moment, an icy voice suddenly rang out in Ling Yuan's mind, leaving him stunned.

"A cheat? My system finally showed up?"

Ling Yuan immediately sat up in excitement.

That was what he'd been saying—how could a transmigrator possibly not have a cheat?

These days, no one even read transmigration novels without systems.

"Good thing my system didn't show up when I was at my most embarrassing," Ling Yuan thought.

In the countless webnovels he had read in his previous life, many systems appeared when the male lead was in an extremely awkward situation.

After that, he would rise to power and crush all those high-society snobs who looked down on others.

"Phew..."

Ling Yuan took a deep breath, trying to calm his restless heart.

However...

Damn it! I can't calm down at all!

A system! This was a system!

Any transmigrator would be excited, wouldn't they?!

"System, do you have a Beginner's Gift Pack?" Ling Yuan immediately asked the question he cared about most.

"Ding! Yes."

The icy voice rang out in Ling Yuan's mind.

"Detected the unique nature of the host's world. The system is adjusting the Beginner's Gift Pack."

"Ding! Adjustment complete. Does the host wish to open the Beginner's Gift Pack?"

"Open it!" Ling Yuan said impatiently.

"Ding! Congratulations, host. You have obtained one Contract Opportunity. Please choose a creature to become your Contract Beast!"

As the system's voice faded, three sets of images appeared before Ling Yuan.

The first was an utterly ordinary slime.

The second was a silver dragon soaring through a sea of clouds.

The third was a flame spirit wreathed in fire, with two large ear-like tufts.

Slime: Even a weak little slime can become Shi Aotian!

Belleronus: A Judgment-class Honkai Beast from the Honkai World that has undergone a mutation!

MOMO: A Demon King among Demon Kings. With specific items, it can evolve into the Vermilion Bird Phantom God!

"Friendly reminder: Once the host makes a selection, the system will bind it and grant it the one-time system benefit, Infinite Possibility!"

Ling Yuan had been astonished by the choices offered by the system. Upon hearing that, his expression froze, and he hurriedly asked, "What does that mean?"

"Every Contract Beast has the limits of its own world. Even the host's world has certain limits."

"A Contract Beast with Infinite Possibility will completely break through those limits—the limiters as understood by the host—and become an infinite existence."

Infinite Zero requests to report in: I can evolve too!

"So you were the one who brought me to this world." Ling Yuan understood.

"Please do not worry, host. This system has completely bound itself to the host. We share honor and disgrace, prosperity and ruin. Therefore, the host and this system are equals." The system's icy voice carried no emotion whatsoever.

"There's one more question."

"Ding! Please speak, host."

"Will this affect my summoning ritual tomorrow?"

"Please rest assured, host. This system exists solely to serve the host and will not interfere with the host's own consciousness."

What did that mean?

It meant that as long as Ling Yuan did not say so, it would not interfere.

It's not that it can't... is it? Ling Yuan narrowed his eyes.

"Forget it. Everything I have now was given to me by you anyway. Thinking about all that would only bring me more trouble. So, I'll be counting on you for my happy future, gentle, cute, submissive little system." Ling Yuan smiled at the Big Light Orb in his mind.

System: "..."

"Ding! Please choose your Contract Beast."

Clearly, the system did not want to discuss that topic.

Hearing the system's words, Ling Yuan looked at the three options before him.

"Since there are no talent restrictions, then I'll take the second one." Ling Yuan decisively tapped the second image floating in the air.

The reason was simple. One word: cool!

Slimes and MOMO were both relatively weak in the early stages.

As a legendary Judgment-class Honkai Beast, Belleronus shouldn't be too weak even as a juvenile.

"Ding! Host has made a selection! Beginning Contract Beast summoning!"

In an instant, the light screen before Ling Yuan vanished.

Then, an intricate silver-white magic circle appeared beneath his feet.

The magic circle slowly rotated before detaching and moving in front of Ling Yuan.

Crack!

A rift split open in the void.

Under Ling Yuan's expectant gaze, a small figure slowly flew out.

Ling Yuan: "..."

As the light faded, he stared blankly at the creature before him.

Before him was a floating creature with a pure white body and a pink ring above its head. It could only be described as cute.

She slowly flew over to Ling Yuan, then rubbed her smooth head against his cheek affectionately.

But at that moment, Ling Yuan felt terrible.

What was this?

You're telling me the initial form of the legendary Judgment-class Honkai Beast was a mosquito—?!

Chapter 3: Ralts

On the sofa.

Watching the Assault-type Honkai Beast fly around in front of him as if she were getting familiar with the house, Ling Yuan looked up at the sky and shed unwilling tears.

Looking at it this way, wasn't she only slightly stronger than a starter slime?!

I might as well have picked MOMO!

This was the price of being uneducated!

At that moment, Ling Yuan suddenly recalled the Assault-class Honkai Beast from the manga that had guided Sirin in search of a god. He was now one hundred percent certain that the Assault-class Honkai Beast would become Belleronus in the future!

"Forget it. She's still my first Contract Beast, and in return, I gained the ability to fly." Ling Yuan looked at the small pink ring behind him and comforted himself.

Fortunately, the ability he received was not the useless Rocket Headbutt.

Otherwise, he really would have wanted to die.

Ling Yuan had not begun cultivating yet, so flying consumed stamina rather than spiritual energy.

After floating around for a while, Ling Yuan's stomach began to growl.

"It's already seven. I still haven't eaten after all this."

Ling Yuan walked into the kitchen and opened the refrigerator.

He casually took out some vegetables and meat that had been prepared earlier.

The original Ling Yuan of this world had fairly good eating habits.

"System, what happened to the original me in this world?" Ling Yuan asked while chopping vegetables.

"Ding! In reply to the host, after the original Ling Yuan's last remaining relative, his grandmother, passed away, he was overcome with grief and followed her in death."

"Is that so?" Ling Yuan was a little surprised.

He hadn't expected that to be the case.

Soon.

The kitchen fell silent again.

Only the sound of Ling Yuan continuously chopping vegetables remained.

"Bella, come here for a moment." Ling Yuan called out to the Assault-class Honkai Beast flying around over the dining table.

"Whoosh!"

Immediately.

Bella flapped her little wings and quickly flew over.

Just as little Bella thought her master had some order for her.

Ling Yuan grabbed her by the head.

Then he aimed her wings at the meat on the cutting board.

And gently sliced down.

The pork was cut apart as easily as tofu.

"Thanks."

After a few cuts, Ling Yuan released Bella.

"Bzzzz!"

After escaping his clutches, Bella seemed to vent her dissatisfaction by continuously flying around in front of Ling Yuan, buzzing loudly.

Then...

"Bzz!"

After happily taking a sip of tomato soup, Bella lay contentedly on the dining table.

It was delicious.

Ling Yuan gently picked up the full Bella.

He examined Bella, who was half his size, held her in his arms, and gently stroked her head with a sigh.

"I never thought the first pet I'd raise in my life wouldn't be a cat or a dog, but a mosquito—a super-sized one at that..."

"Forget it. At least she can turn into a dragon in the future."

With that, Ling Yun stood up. "Come on, let's take a walk after dinner. Live to ninety-nine."

He closed the door behind him.

With his hands in his pockets, he walked beneath the starry sky.

Floating above Ling Yuan's left side, Bella's head gave off a pink glow as she curiously observed this unfamiliar world.