Adopting a Golden British Shorthair

Yu Xiaogang glanced at Hunter, who was grinning so widely that all eight teeth showed, then silently took out 10 Gold Soul Coins from his Storage Soul Tool and handed them over. He also took the iron cage.

Hunter happily accepted the Gold Soul Coins and began counting them one by one right in front of him, then immediately packed up his stall and fled.

Yu Xiaogang felt like he had named too high a price! Judging by Hunter's reaction, he probably could have gotten it for 4 Gold Soul Coins. He had haggled the price upward instead. Well, he would consider himself unlucky. It was not like he lacked a few Gold Soul Coins.

He lifted the iron cage holding the tiger cub and headed back to the Academy Dormitory. It drew plenty of attention along the way, since the cub was beautiful and fluffy, its golden markings gleaming brightly under the sunlight.

The young women on the street in particular were completely charmed by the cub's adorable appearance. Several even came up to ask whether he was willing to sell it, only to leave with regret on their faces once they heard it was a soul beast.

When he returned to the academy, he was surrounded by a group of female students. It seemed that no matter what world they were in, women could never resist fluffy little cubs.

Yu Xiaogang finally managed to shake off the female students and straightened his rumpled clothes. He had no idea which one had dared to grope him just now. Women were terrifying when they went crazy!

Back in his dormitory, he placed the iron cage on the desk and looked at the trembling white ball of fur. It seemed to have been badly frightened by the crowd as well.

"Don't be afraid! I'm your master now."

After saying that, Yu Xiaogang opened the cage and reached his hand inside. As he released gentle, radiant Light Soul Power with his Mental Power, he used it to skillfully soothe the startled little beast before him.

"Roar! Roar!"

The Golden British Shorthair cub had already been terribly frightened by those female students. Now, this two-legged creature in front of it wanted to attack it with his hand. Its white fur immediately stood on end as it let out its most intimidating threat! Yu Xiaogang felt that this little thing might be small, but it certainly had a temper. Still, he liked cats and dogs! Especially big-cat cubs, and a Golden British Shorthair at that. He had never even dared to dream of one before!

When he extended his hand before the tiger cub, it instinctively bit down. Feeling its sharp baby teeth scrape against his finger, he gently nourished the cub's frightened body with his rich Light Soul Power.

"Don't be afraid. It's just me here. You must be sad after leaving your mother, right? And you must have been hungry for a long time."

Yu Xiaogang softly comforted the tiger cub while taking out the fresh meat he had bought earlier that day from his Storage Soul Tool and placing it in front of it.

Perhaps the Golden British Shorthair sensed the aura of Light Soul Power emanating from him, because it gradually calmed down. It released his hand, stretched out its soft pink tongue to lick the spot it had bitten, then looked at him pitifully.

The moment it saw the fresh meat, its belly began to rumble traitorously. It raised its head to glance at Yu Xiaogang, who smiled and nodded at it.

It immediately pounced like a tiger and launched a fierce assault on the chunk of fresh meat.

"Don't rush! There's more. You must have been starving, little one. I'll be your master from now on, and I won't let you go hungry. You're snow-white all over with golden markings, so I'll call you Snowball! When I first saw you, you really looked like a little glutinous rice ball!"

Yu Xiaogang could not help smiling at the Golden British Shorthair as it wolfed down its food. He then took out some milk from his Storage Soul Tool, poured it into a bowl beside it, and added a few more pieces of fresh meat.

Watching Snowball eat so intently, he could not resist reaching out to pet it. Snowball sensed that it was the hand of the two-legged creature with that wonderfully pleasant scent. Otherwise, it would have bitten him long ago. It was very protective of its food!

When Yu Xiaogang's hand touched Snowball's back, he first felt it tense up, its muscles tightening. But after he sent Light Soul Power into Snowball's body, it gradually calmed down.

He stroked Snowball's white fur again and again, feeling as though he were touching the finest silk. It was so smooth that he gradually became addicted to petting it.

After Snowball had eaten its fill, it groomed its fur, then leaped into his arms. Its paws kneaded a hollow into his clothes before it curled into a ball, closed its heterochromatic eyes, and began purring as it slept.

Yu Xiaogang gazed lovingly at Snowball in his arms, his eyes filled with affection. It seemed he had successfully tamed his first Pokémon—ah, no, his first wild soul beast cub.

For some reason, after transmigrating and being reborn, memories from his former life's chuunibyou phase kept attacking him. It was all Shichen's fault! Deep Blue, who had been watching in the Soul Space for a long time, finally could not resist complaining coquettishly:

"Master, you already have such a cute and powerful Deep Blue. Why did you adopt this white-furred tiger? Are you going to abandon me? Sob sob."

Deep Blue began fake crying and acting cute in his mind, rolling all over the ground.

Yu Xiaogang could not help smiling. It seemed Deep Blue was jealous, while Luo Sanpao did not seem to mind at all.

It felt that its master had simply gained another helper. Through the connection formed by Light Soul Power just now, it could sense that this white-furred tiger's bloodline was not low-grade. It was only a tiny bit inferior to its own Light Holy Dragon bloodline.

It was its master's combat assistant, not a martial soul like Deep Blue that only knew how to act cute and fawn over its master! It was not jealous at all.

Seeing that rolling around was useless, Deep Blue flew up from the Mental Power-formed grassland in the Soul Space, her cheeks puffed up in anger, looking like she could not be coaxed no matter what.

Deep Blue turned and saw the foolish dragon that lived with her spacing out, and immediately felt so angry that her chest hurt.

Deep Blue felt that she was surrounded by nothing but useless teammates. Once that white-furred tiger grew up, it would definitely become very powerful. With Master's abilities, he would surely accelerate a soul beast's growth, and it would become a major damage dealer in the future. Yet this foolish dragon still did not understand! Your position will be at risk in the future!

"Alright! Stop being sulky, Deep Blue. How could I ever abandon you? You came with me from Earth, and now you're my martial soul. We're one and will never be separated. In the future, research and logistics will depend on you, Deep Blue!"

Yu Xiaogang found it rather amusing and did his best to comfort Deep Blue in the gentlest tone possible. After much soothing, Deep Blue's little face immediately turned red. She excitedly patted her ample chest and said, "Don't worry, Master! Deep Blue will always support you from behind! I'll be your strong backing!"

After saying that, Deep Blue immediately returned to her phone body and eagerly continued researching her project.

"Don't stay up too late! Deep Blue, get some rest early. We have plenty of time ahead of us. Tomorrow, let's stroll around Notting City and relax. Before Director Ron gets the Elite Class sorted out, we can take a proper break."

Yu Xiaogang gave Deep Blue the instruction in his mind, then stood up, carried Snowball upstairs to the bedroom, and prepared to sleep.

"Got it, Master! Deep Blue will rest after finishing the comparison of one set of data. Thank you for caring about me! Hehe!"

Listening to Deep Blue's voice in his mind, he walked over to the bed and placed Snowball beside the pillow. He wished Luo Sanpao and Deep Blue good night in his mind, changed into his sleepwear, and climbed into bed.

Yu Xiaogang looked at the unfamiliar ceiling and felt especially warm. In this other world, he had finally found adorable family members, friends who cared about him, and a place where his heart could rest.

Yu Xiaogang drifted off to sleep. The stars outside the window were especially bright tonight, shining across the night sky together with his brand-new heart.

This won't do. Short videos are harmful. I had wanted to write more, but I just could not stop myself from scrolling through Tiktok. Sometimes, when I get stuck while writing, I go chat in group chats instead. Every time I finish a chapter, I do not want to move anymore. Now I finally understand how hard authors have it. Also, this book has already received a site message, so you can invest in it if you want.