Departure! Companion Beast!

Three days passed quietly.

During these three days, Lu Yuan did not waste his time; instead, he trained his spear technique even more diligently.

In the blink of an eye, the day of Lu Yuan's departure arrived.

"A Yuan, make sure to take good care of yourself over there. Don't worry about home!"

Fang Wan said reluctantly as she saw Lu Yuan off at Fengyang City High-Speed Rail Station.

"Don't worry, I will."

After leaving these words, Lu Yuan turned and walked into the station.

Entering the station, the wait felt endless.

Lu Yuan kept looking up at the large display screen.

Time ticked by, second after second.

Until this announcement finally came—

"Attention passengers: The G888 train from Tianyuan Station to Shencheng Station is now boarding. Please take your belongings and proceed to Gate 2 for boarding."

Lu Yuan quickly dragged his luggage to Gate 2.

Ticket check, waiting, boarding—all in one smooth motion!

After boarding, Lu Yuan quickly found his seat.

In a row of three seats, two girls sat on one side, while the other side was empty.

Lu Yuan's seat was beside the two girls, meaning it was the window seat.

"Excuse me, could you please make way? My seat is by the window," Lu Yuan said.

"Wow, what a handsome guy!"

One of the girls even swooned at the sight of Lu Yuan's face.

"Sorry, my friend is a little under the weather and isn't fully focused," the other girl said with an awkward smile, pulling her friend aside to make room.

Half a minute later, a young man with a side-part hairstyle sat down in the seat across from them.

Not long after, a small hamster climbed onto the young man opposite.

This hamster was entirely blue—clearly not an ordinary pet, but a companion beast of an Awakened.

"Squeak, squeak."

The little hamster's tiny mouth twitched, looking utterly adorable.

Speaking of companion beasts, they were essentially ferocious beasts stripped of their bloodthirsty and violent traits, bound to an Awakened through a contract!

Producing a companion beast was no easy task.

First, one had to capture a ferocious beast using a ball similar to the Poké Balls in games.

Then, through a special device, the ball containing the captured beast would be transformed into an egg.

Finally, one had to wait for the egg to hatch!

Of course, it was also possible to directly find a ferocious beast's egg and soak it in a special solution.

However, the places where ferocious beasts laid their eggs were usually extremely hidden and rarely discovered by humans!

Thus, in the market, the value of companion beasts was incredibly high—

Even if the companion beast was only at the first rank.

That was why, as soon as the little hamster appeared, it caught the attention of the two girls, as well as Lu Yuan's.

"Someday, I'll have my own top-tier companion beast..."

Lu Yuan thought silently.

Seeing the three pairs of eyes fixed on him, Wang Zheng (the young man sitting across) curled his lips smugly.

This show-off move was pretty satisfying!

"Its name is Xiao Mao. It's my companion beast," Wang Zheng introduced with a chuckle.

"A companion beast! That must be really expensive!"

"So cute! Can I pet it?"

The two girls' eyes sparkled with excitement.

As women, they were naturally defenseless against adorable things.

Lu Yuan, however, glanced at it a few times and then looked away.

What he really liked were the majestic dragons and phoenixes soaring through the sky—nothing but the most domineering beasts!

This little hamster had little combat value; it mainly served as a companion, offering emotional support.

Lu Yuan simply couldn't muster any interest.

"Not expensive, not expensive." Wang Zheng waved his hand, then commanded, "Go."

The little hamster obeyed, climbing down from Wang Zheng's body and walking over to the two girls, rubbing its fluffy cheek affectionately against their fingers.

"Wow!"

The light in the two girls' eyes blazed brightly.

The adorable little hamster was about to melt their hearts completely.

But seeing the two girls' hands stroking his bonded beast, their attention not on him, Wang Zheng grew a bit displeased.

He quickly called back his bonded beast and instead began boasting about how amazing this beast was...

At first, the two girls were quite interested.

But whenever they asked if the little hamster could come over, Wang Zheng changed the subject, since he wanted the girls' focus on himself.

This approach, however, gradually made the two girls grow impatient.

Yet Wang Zheng kept talking with relish, immersed in his own world, completely oblivious to this!

By the time Wang Zheng realized it, one of the girls had already lowered her head, playing with her phone on her own.

"So handsome, so handsome~"

The other girl, not only playing with her phone, kept glancing at the boy by the window, a faint smile tugging at her lips.

Realizing he had been talking to thin air, Wang Zheng felt extremely awkward.

He was the son of a demolition beneficiary; when their old house was torn down, they suddenly came into several hundred thousand.

Though they had money now, his inner nature as a loser hadn't changed at all.

This awkwardness, after a period of silence, forced him to pick up a new topic.