Liu Muning

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Liu Muning (柳慕凝)
Alias(es)	Sister Muning; President Liu; Miss
Gender	Female
Affiliation	Ragdoll Mall; Liu Family
Occupation/Role	Person in charge of Ragdoll Mall's pet-beast department; researcher; alchemist
First Appearance	Chapter 13

Background / History

Liu Muning serves as the person in charge of pet beasts at Ragdoll Mall, where she personally interviews and evaluates applicants with awakened talents. During Chen Wei's interview, she recognizes the unusual speed and precision of his appraisal ability, hires him under a high-commission arrangement, and assigns him a private office. 13 14 17

She is a member of the Liu Family, a prominent Beastmaster family in Water Mountain City and a shareholder in Ragdoll Mall. Her family possesses a master-level appraiser, Elder Liu. 14 25

As an alchemist and researcher, Liu Muning studies pet-beast evolution, particularly the evolutionary forms of Titanium Crystal Ragdolls. She previously developed the evolutionary route for a Brilliant King-class Blazing Sun Ragdoll, but her subsequent laboratory projects have repeatedly reached bottlenecks. 23 38

Liu Muning hopes to fulfill a long-held Liu Family dream through her own efforts rather than entrusting it to someone else. Realizing the limits of her research, she begins seeking and cultivating exceptional talent, taking a particular interest in Chen Wei. 24 38

Appearance

Liu Muning is an intellectual, glamorous woman who appears to be under thirty. Her usual bearing is elegant, mature, and composed. 13

• Jet-black, softly wavy hair that falls over her shoulders. 13 24
• Clear eyes, slender willow-leaf brows, and flawless fair skin. 13
• Often wears refined black clothing, including a short black cape jacket, a black dress, or a fitted black suit. 13 24 34
• Wears an exquisite Star Ring used to summon pet beasts and store items. 13 34

Personality

Liu Muning presents herself as cool, professional, and capable, maintaining dignified composure during business matters and interviews. She appreciates talent directly and is willing to offer substantial opportunities to people she considers promising. 13 14 24

She is shrewd and highly confident in her judgment. When Chen Wei declines her sponsorship, she turns the negotiation into a wager whose conditions test whether he truly deserves to become her disciple. 25

Despite her aloof public image, Liu Muning has a low laugh threshold in private and is capable of laughing freely at Chen Wei's earnest concern over bitter medicine. 38

She is guarded in matters of trust, stating that she trusts only herself. She also expects emotional restraint and professionalism from Gu Yun, her secretary. 35

Abilities & Skills

Beastmastery

Liu Muning is a Master-level Beastmaster, far beyond Chen Wei's level when they first meet. For their spar, she uses only her newly contracted, Level 10 juvenile Titanium Crystal Ragdoll because none of her other pet beasts are weaker. 15

• Commands contracted pet beasts telepathically in battle. 16
• Possesses at least one King-level pet beast, the Blazing Sun Ragdoll Red Jade. 23
• Has researched Cold Jade Snakes and recognizes that Chen Wei's Color Spirit has reached the physical standard of a first-tier pet beast. 16

Alchemy

Liu Muning is an accomplished alchemist who can refine third-tier Myriad Spirit Paste to excellent quality with Red Jade's assistance. 23

• Gives Chen Wei a handbook containing her foundational alchemy knowledge and formulas for pills below the first tier. 34 35
• Explains that a qualified alchemist requires a personal Source Fire, either awakened as an innate talent or obtained through a contracted fire-element pet beast. 35
• Evaluates Chen Wei's first refined Vitality Powder from a photograph and confirms that its unusually strong bitterness does not indicate a problem with its effects. 37

Pet-Beast Research

Liu Muning is a senior researcher specializing in the evolution of Titanium Crystal Ragdolls. 38

• Assesses pet-beast Source Power attribute inclinations and compares Chen Wei's appraisal result with Elder Liu's master-level assessment. 14
• Recommends evolving Crystal toward the fire attribute after Chen Wei identifies its 40% fire affinity. 14
• Developed the evolutionary route for a Brilliant King-class Blazing Sun Ragdoll. 38

Pet Beasts

• Crystal — Titanium Crystal Ragdoll; Liu Muning's newly contracted pet beast and her opponent against Chen Wei in their spar. 13 15 16
• Red Jade — King-level Blazing Sun Ragdoll; provides sustained fire for Liu Muning's alchemy. 23

Equipment / Items

• Star Ring — Used to summon Crystal and produce stored items, including her alchemy handbook. 13 34
• Alchemy handbook — Her personal handbook of basic alchemy knowledge and low-tier pill formulas, lent to Chen Wei ahead of the Ragdoll Cup. 34 35

Relationships

• Chen Wei — Employee, recruitment target, and prospective disciple. Liu Muning hires him as an appraiser, tests him through a pet-beast battle, offers sponsorship, and wagers that she will accept him as a disciple if he wins the Ragdoll Cup. 14 16 24 25 34
• Gu Yun — Secretary and assistant. Liu Muning values Gu Yun's frankness and capability but reprimands her for allowing jealousy and hostility toward Chen Wei to show. 17 35
• Crystal — Her Titanium Crystal Ragdoll. Liu Muning treats Crystal affectionately and praises her after the battle against Chen Wei. 13 17
• Red Jade — Her Blazing Sun Ragdoll and alchemy partner. Liu Muning relies on Red Jade's controlled flames and rewards its work with affection. 23
• Liu Family — Her family and the source of the dream she seeks to fulfill through research and talent cultivation. 24 38

Story Role / Major Arcs

Chen Wei's Interview and Recruitment

Liu Muning interviews Chen Wei for an appraiser position at Ragdoll Mall. Impressed by his ability to appraise Crystal's racial grade, potential, skills, and attribute inclination, she offers him commission-based appraisal work with flexible conditions. 13 14

Pet-Beast Battle

After the interview, Liu Muning challenges Chen Wei to a spar using Crystal. Chen Wei wins, and Liu Muning rewards him with a contract granting a free transfer and later designates his interview room as a private office. 15 16 17

Gu Yun later suspects that Liu Muning deliberately lost the match; privately, Liu Muning admits that it was her first time throwing a match. 17

Sponsorship and Ragdoll Cup Wager

Liu Muning offers Chen Wei a sponsorship package that includes a monthly allowance of one hundred thousand Star Coins and increased investment as he advances. If his Source Star fails to progress within specified periods, he must join the Liu Family; if he reaches King level before age twenty-nine, the investment becomes unconditional. 24

After Chen Wei refuses to sacrifice his independence, Liu Muning proposes a wager: victory in the Ragdoll Cup will earn him her acceptance as a disciple, while defeat requires him to accept the Liu Family's investment. 25

Alchemy Guidance

Liu Muning gives Chen Wei her alchemy handbook before the Ragdoll Cup, allowing him to test his aptitude for refining low-tier medicine. She continues to advise him after he successfully refines an unusually potent but bitter batch of Vitality Powder. 34 35 37

Liu Family Dream

While reviewing stagnant laboratory results, Liu Muning confronts the limits of her own research. Although she has achieved a Brilliant King-class Blazing Sun Ragdoll evolution route, she considers a mere King-class result far from the goal she seeks. 38

Trivia

• Liu Muning dislikes overly formal forms of address and specifically asks Chen Wei to call her “Sister Muning” instead of “President Liu.” 17
• She is publicly known as the Water Mountain City Alchemy Competition champion and the runner-up of the Hanyang Province Alchemy Convention. 25
• Although others perceive her as aloof, she privately finds Chen Wei's fear of bitter medicine amusing. 38