The Pet Came Home!

Inside a bookstore on a street corner in London.

Chen Ye held a book in one hand and twirled a pencil in the other. "Spiritual energy, superpowers, monsters—how should we evaluate this fleeting future?"

Chen Ye put down the book in his hand; it was a diary.

Future Diary.

He saw a rather interesting future, and that future was not far off.

"Then, this step was correct."

Chen Ye looked up and saw that there were twenty-six densely packed Silk Thread in the library that connected to the sky.

This is the lifeline of the twenty-six creatures, numbered from one to twenty-seven.

Some lifelines were incredibly strong, and no matter how Chen Ye tried to tear them apart, they were difficult to break.

For example, Li Yuan (002) and his younger brother Li Heng 026).

The Old Ones seem to possess some kind of immortality; they cannot die, but can only be sealed away.

And this applies to all the Old Ones.

These seals are extremely stable under normal circumstances, but they will all lose their effectiveness at a specific point in time.

This specific time should not be called a time, but rather a celestial phenomenon.

When the nine stars are connected and the constellations move to a specific position, the sealing power will be greatly reduced.

Nine Stars Alignment, all the stars returned to their positions—this was a piece of information Chen Ye saw in his Future Diary.

However, for some reason, the world cannot achieve Nine Stars Alignment in the present day.

Chen Ye guessed that this might be due to the absence of a certain Old Ones, or rather, an insufficient number of Old Ones.

"The more seals there are, the weaker the seals are; the fewer seals there are, the more stable the seals are."

"Interesting."

"Therefore, the Old Ones are a concept. As long as one touches the level of the Old Ones, one's life class will not be lower than the fourth rank."

"In other words, those who reach the fourth rank are not necessarily Old Ones, but Old Ones are always at the fourth rank."

"Unfortunately, it's not very useful for reference."

As Chen Ye was speaking, his gaze suddenly shifted, and he saw a chubby girl's face pressed against the windowpane, desperately trying to squeeze inside.

Chen Ye: "..."

Chen Ye didn't need to see the girl's face to know who she was.

The black-haired girl pressed her face against the glass, her large eyes constantly peering inside.

At a certain moment, the girl suddenly became excited!

"Owner!"

Chen Ye covered his face; 001 had finally caught a whiff of the scent and come over.

Of course, saying "smell" is not quite accurate; 001 can find Chen Ye by feeling.

Click.

The library doors swung open, and the girl appeared before Chen Ye in a flash. "I've finally found you, Master!"

I missed you so much!

The girl looked like she was about to burst into tears and opened her arms to rush towards Chen Ye, but Chen Ye pressed a finger against her forehead.

"Change back."

Upon hearing Chen Ye's words, the girl reacted and transformed into Raven, flying directly onto Chen Ye's shoulder.

"Master, the Nine-Tailed Fox's people took that fish, 002!"

Chen Ye replied calmly, "I know, because the thing that sealed him was the one I threw out."

"What, do you have something to say?"

Raven awkwardly smoothed his feathers. "No, it's just... 002 and I made a deal, but he hasn't fulfilled his promise yet. Do you think you could get him out of there, and then put him back in after he fulfills his promise?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Ye twirled the pencil in his hand, "There has to be someone sealed there, only then can the future I've planned be achieved."

"If he comes out, will you take his place?"

The Raven was speechless for a moment. "Then... then forget it."

"But Master, when can I return to your side? I've been idle for so long, so bored that I've even started experiencing human life!"

001, as the first creation, is undeniably special.

As the only creation with a close relationship with Chen Ye, and also as Chen Ye's pet, Chen Ye has always treated it with a relatively lenient attitude.

After all, you can't really argue with a pet, can you?

Just then, two stones suddenly rolled out from the Raven's feathers.

Bang bang.

Two stones fell onto the table, and Chen Ye picked them up.

One of them has a dragon design, and the other has a pig design.

Just as Raven was about to say something, Chen Ye suddenly said, "You gave the pig, the dragon, and the rabbit to 002. The sheep, the snake, and the dog are in 004's hands."

"The rest are all in 002's hands."

The Raven blinked. "You know everything?"

Chen Ye, who personally serves as the monitor, possesses a global perspective and Future Diary. No one has a more comprehensive grasp of various information elements than him.

Similarly, Chen Ye had even predicted the outcome of the next collision in advance.

But he neither stopped it nor changed the future; instead, he let everything develop according to its original trajectory.

Because the future after this collision will produce a very interesting result.

An opportunity to take on a large chapter effortlessly.

As for 001, its existence will not bring much change in the future, so let's just remove it from this sand table.

"Since you're so free, why don't you stay here and keep an eye on 024 for me?"

Hearing Chen Ye's words, 001 was somewhat puzzled. It transformed into a young girl and appeared next to the counter. "What is 024?"

Upon hearing the girl's words, a pair of enormous eyes appeared on the library floor.

Chen Ye pointed to the ground, "This library you are in is 024."

Upon hearing this, 001 immediately lay down on the ground and tapped the floor. "So this library is alive! Hello, how are you?"

The library didn't respond. 001 looked up at Chen Ye and asked, "Master, is it too stupid to talk?"

024: Are you polite?

Although the giant snake cannot speak, it can hear.

001 ran around the library excitedly.

She found everything fascinating, and when she entered a room, she was greeted by rows of neat display cases.

The display stand is filled with Ancient Relic, each accompanied by a written description.

"Master, what are these?"

Chen Ye smiled faintly upon hearing this, "The items in this shop, including the books and Ancient Relic, can be borrowed, as long as the customer can afford the corresponding price."

001 was somewhat puzzled, "Then... what price must be paid?"

"Just a tiny, insignificant life," Chen Ye said, slowly standing up.

He went to the front of the collection room, then waved his hand and pulled out a torch.

This torch burns with golden flames at all times.

This was taken out by Chen Ye from the Old Days Temple not long ago.

Logically, its function should be the same as the trident, serving as a key to seal the Old Ones.

"You can buy anything here, including the key to sealing creation, as long as you are willing to pay the price."

"I have set a new set of rules under which everything, whether it's reversing death or the evolution of life, can be put on a price tag."