Legendary Encounter, Lucky Cloud Qilin!

Dragon Lychee Cubes were not costly to make, yet they were remarkably nutritious.

When Jiang Xing raised the Golden-Veined Koi, he fed it no more than four Dragon Lychee Cubes a day to avoid overnutrition. In over a month, it had consumed only a little more than a hundred.

Even counting the Dragon Lychee Cubes fed to the Storm Sea Lizard, there were still more than seventy left in the box, worth over four hundred thousand in total!

Having them all looted by the Cube Thief hurt, even though Jiang Xing had just received a two-million grand scholarship and seventy million in research funding!

"We have to find out who stole our cubes!"

The Rainbow Dragon Cub wiped away its tears and cried out fiercely.

"Wumu!" That's right, they had to find that thief!

These were precious cubes it treasured dearly. Jiang Xing only allowed it to eat four a day... yet that thief had not left it even one, devouring them all. How hateful!

If it found the thief, it would definitely show them what Rainbow Dragon's Fury was!

A few minutes later, the man and dragon stared silently at the surveillance footage on the computer screen.

The laboratory camera had clearly captured an unusual Pet Beast appearing after Jiang Xing left—

It was a pale-blue horned Qilin, with cotton-ball-like pink fluff growing around its neck, tail, hooves, and other areas. White lucky-cloud markings covered its body, making it look like a giant plush toy.

It had appeared in the laboratory out of thin air, furtively opened the cube box, sniffed it, then swept all the Dragon Lychee Cubes into its mouth. Afterward, it plucked off a small tuft of fluff and stuffed it into the box...

Seeing its fluffy and adorable appearance, Jiang Xing's heart stirred. He immediately took out his phone and checked the Beast Taming Compendium.

[Name: Lucky Cloud Qilin]

[Attributes: Wind, Psychic]

[Talent: Affinity—Possesses Affinity that transcends life forms. It can very easily gain the favor of all living beings, reduce enemies' desire to attack, and weaken the power of their moves.]

[Racial Rank: Unknown (Low Mythic or above)]

[Racial Moves: Unknown (Unable to detect)]

[Description: A legendary Qilin Pet Beast, mysterious and unfathomable, exceptionally gluttonous. Legend says it is a symbol of good fortune and can bring luck to the Beast Tamers who encounter it.]

That was right. This mysterious Pet Beast that had stolen the Dragon Lychee Cubes was actually a legendary Pet Beast!

Not only were these legendary Pet Beasts incredibly rare, most possessed immense power capable of moving mountains and filling seas. People had once regarded them as gods, which was why they were also called—Divine Beasts!

Jiang Xing's eyelids twitched.

Even at the United Nations Headquarters, these mysterious and rare Divine Beasts would be pampered with the finest food and drink...

Yet it had come to a poor guy's home like his and stolen the Rainbow Dragon Cub's baby food. That was rather rude, wasn't it?

Besides, its Talent seemed capable of taking effect even through the recording.

Looking at its adorable appearance, Jiang Xing simply could not get angry. Even the Rainbow Dragon Cub beside him, which had been shouting about killing the thief, gradually lost its anger and fell silent.

Come to think of it, it was nearly sick of these cubes already. Having a little stolen was no big deal, since Jiang Xing would make more... Besides, this Pet Beast was such a glutton. Wandering outside all the time, it probably never got enough to eat...

The Rainbow Dragon Cub recalled the days when it had stolen feed at the breeding farm, and pity rose in its heart.

Sensing its emotions, Jiang Xing was astonished once again.

Was this the Talent of a legendary Psychic-type Pet Beast?!

How terrifying!

When Jiang Xing checked the Beast Taming Compendium, he noticed that the source of the Lucky Cloud Qilin's information was clearly listed as Dr. Xu.

He was the first person to observe and document the Lucky Cloud Qilin.

So Jiang Xing gave Dr. Xu a call.

After hearing his account, Dr. Xu spoke with a smile in his voice. "You encountered it too. You're quite lucky."

Jiang Xing was somewhat confused. "What do you mean?"

Dr. Xu got straight to the point. "The Lucky Cloud Qilin's fluff is a legendary Pet Beast material. People have always bought it. A small tuft is worth around ten million."

Jiang Xing abruptly turned his head, his gaze landing on the pink fluff inside the box.

A small box of leftover Dragon Lychee Cubes had been exchanged for Pet Beast material worth ten million!?

This was simply a windfall from heaven!

"The one you encountered should be the little glutton that came out of the Secret Realm back then. It likes stealing food everywhere."

"However, it is ultimately a beast of good fortune. After stealing food, it leaves behind precious energy-containing materials as payment, worth far more than the food itself."

"So encountering it is a good thing—"

"If you can get it to visit a few more times and accumulate enough materials... I can introduce you to a craftsman who can turn the materials it leaves behind into valuable items."

Jiang Xing understood.

No wonder the Beast Taming Compendium recorded by Dr. Xu described the Lucky Cloud Qilin as a symbol of "good fortune" that brought luck to people.

This was not mysticism at all. It was luck in the most literal sense!

Imagine someone making a meal at home, only for it to turn into materials worth ten million the moment they looked away. That was true good fortune, even better than winning the lottery.

"A legendary encounter brought by a Divine Beast, huh."

Jiang Xing hung up and rubbed his hands together eagerly.

Dr. Xu had said that the Lucky Cloud Qilin might visit repeatedly, depending on whether the food was delicious enough and whether it had grown tired of it—

Energy Cubes were classic treasures for Pet Beasts, practically top-tier aphrodisiacs for them!

Shouldn't he dose it heavily this time and pluck it bald?

It was time to give that little glutton some technology and ruthless tricks.

Jiang Xing would prove that the Lucky Cloud Qilin was not his encounter. He was the Lucky Cloud Qilin's encounter!

"Rainbow Dragon Cub, I'm going out to buy some oranges. Wait here."

Seeing the Rainbow Dragon Cub's conflicted expression, Jiang Xing comforted it.

"It's okay. It isn't a thief, just an uninvited guest. The fluff it left behind has already made up for the Dragon Lychee Cubes."

"You don't need to be sad. Once I buy some materials and come back, I'll make more cubes with richer flavors... I guarantee they'll taste even better than Dragon Lychee Cubes!"

"Wumu?!" Better-tasting cubes?!

Its dejection and conflict vanished in an instant. The Rainbow Dragon Cub leaped into the air, pressed its head against Jiang Xing's back, pushed him out the door, and wagged its raised tail.

"Wumu!!" Go and come back quickly!

Standing outside, Jiang Xing could not help but laugh.

Raising a Pet Beast really was as fun as raising a child.

Still, the Rainbow Dragon Cub was incredibly strong.

Although after evolving, its strength had only risen from Low-Transcendental to Mid-Transcendental, its overall power had increased enormously, far beyond what its rank suggested.

Perhaps this was also a change brought by racial rank—

Even at the same strength level, high-racial Pet Beasts displayed combat power noticeably greater than low-racial Pet Beasts.

"Base stats, huh..."

Jiang Xing grumbled as he left the school.

In an inconspicuous corner, a dark pink lucky cloud blinked.

"Ah-li~~?" Better-tasting cubes?