Transaction

On the stage, Mo Fan displayed his magic energy. His score was S, and his spellcasting score was also S. With double S grades just behind Su Miu, he became the runner-up.

After the final exams ended, he took the subway to Magic City. After all, he had promised a certain big golden retriever to go to Magic City for a big meal, so he naturally could not break his word.

After getting off at the subway station, Di Qiu'er pulled Su Miu's hand as they walked out, immediately marveling as she looked at Magic City, which was countless times more prosperous than Bocheng.

"Wow! This place is so much more prosperous than Bocheng!"

"Mm, let's go to the Zhao Clan auction house to sell some things first."

Su Miu also exclaimed in admiration. Having stayed in Bocheng for so long, coming straight to such a metropolis this time was indeed very shocking.

Holding hands, the two took a taxi to the Zhao Clan auction house, which was the auction house under the jurisdiction of the family of that turtle mage Zhao Manyan from the original work.

He directly took out eight essence remnants, preparing to sell all of them for money. These were the harvest of the two outings they took together, spending nearly a month in the wild.

Having killed more than three hundred giant-eyed blood rats and over a hundred one-eyed demon wolves, Di Qiu'er's combat strength was still extremely formidable.

When she was at the Servant Level, Di Qiu'er could simultaneously deal with seven one-eyed demon wolves of the same level. Coupled with spirit-grade light and fire magic, the Psychic Curse Element, and cooperating with the Golden Dragon Spear, she could even take down demon beasts at the peak of the Servant Level.

And now Su Miu was also at the Intermediate Level, Tier 2, having broken through on the subway train. He also gained an additional summoning quota and was now thinking about which target to contract.

At the same time, he had also fused two essence remnants, strengthening two star seeds of the Summoning System. Fused star seeds could only be strengthened and could not be taken out to sell.

Otherwise, with him being so short of money, he definitely would have taken them all out to sell in exchange for resources. If all eight essence remnants were sold, he could earn about forty-two million.

Afterward, he used fifteen million to buy a spirit-grade stardust magic tool for the lucky cat to cultivate. The lucky cat's first system, the light and fire system, needed to be cultivated independently, while the Psychic Curse Element was bound to his own cultivation level.

Then he took twenty million to buy a control magic tool and a digital control magic tool. One could speed up the efficiency of controlling star seeds, and the other could accelerate the condensation speed of star orbits.

They were both good items that assisted him in casting magic. In an instant, he became directly penniless, and his original savings of over forty million suddenly plummeted to just over seven million.

"Damn it! This money is just too fast to spend!"

Su Miu cursed and muttered. Di Qiu'er looked at the spirit-grade stardust magic tool and the control magic tool in her hands.

One was to help the lucky cat cultivate her first system, and the other was to help herself quickly control the star seeds of her second system.

He bought these two gadgets also considering that he should be able to bring other ferocious beasts into his fold in the future, and these items could still be used by other ferocious beasts after Di Qiu'er finished using them.

For example, after the lucky cat's first system broke through to the Intermediate Level, the stardust magic tool could be given to other transformed ferocious beasts to cultivate. That was basically the logic behind it.

The control magic tool was the same. Once the lucky cat could proficiently cast magic, it could be given to other summoned beasts to use.

"Su Miu, Su Miu, when are we going to eat?"

Di Qiu'er tugged at the corner of his clothes, pressing him on when they would get to eat, and he could only respond.

"Don't rush, right now. I've already booked a private room."

Just like that, the lucky cat managed to eat the metropolis big meal she had been thinking about day and night. After coaxing the lucky cat into a happy mood, he brought up his own request.

"Qiu'er, see if you can help me trick a ferocious beast over to be my second summoned beast?"

"Ah?"

Hearing this, the other party looked over in a daze. Only after an explanation did she understand his meaning, and she immediately shook her head and said,

"No, I cannot go against the wishes of uncle and auntie and let them become your summoned beasts."

"Is that so... Then how about this, can you try to help me find a powerful beast, like a hundred-year-old dark gold terrorclaw bear or something?"

Seeing this, he also knew it was unlikely, so he had no choice but to lower his requirements and just ask for a hundred-year-old dark gold terrorclaw bear. Hearing this, Di Qiu'er touched her chin and pondered for a moment, immediately stating that she would do her best.

""Alright then... I'll give it a try...""

After making the arrangements, Su Miu stayed in a hotel in Magic City and then used his mind to communicate with the big golden retriever.

In the Douluo Plane, within the Lake of Life.

"Uncle Di Tian, my human friend Su Miu needs a summoned beast. Do you think you can find a hundred-year-old dark gold terrorclaw bear to be his summoned beast? A hundred-year-old one will do."

Di Qiu'er acted spoiled, while the old father Di Tian looked at the Auspicious Beast who was turning her elbow outward and only felt darkness before his eyes.

He thought to himself:

"This despicable human! Just what kind of bewitching medicine did he feed the Auspicious Beast to actually make the Auspicious Beast come help him capture a soul beast! Detestable, inherently evil little human brat! This seat will personally..."

If it weren't for the fact that the other party said this human could resolve the fatal tribulation, Di Tian would never, no matter what, let the Auspicious Beast continue to have contact with this human. He immediately put on a righteous front and said,

"Auspicious Beast, I am the Beast God of the Star Dou Great Forest. It is impossible for me to capture a member of my own clan for the sake of a human!"

Di Tian directly refused. This time the human asked for a dark gold terrorclaw bear, what about next time? The Emerald Swan? And the time after that? Could it be that he even wanted him?

"Is it really not okay? It's just being a summoned beast. Who knows, maybe it can awaken magic just like me. Uncle Di Tian, look-"

Di Qiu'er struggled once again, speaking as she took a few steps back and then raised her hand. Red star orbits instantly condensed in under a second.

"Glass Flame, Fire Seed • Burn!"

A cluster of platinum flames flew toward Di Tian and smashed onto his body. Di Tian sensed it; it was about the same as the first soul skill of an ultimate attribute soul master.

Although he didn't know how strong the ultimate power of that world was, he still sternly refused and said,

"Auspicious Beast, since I bear this name of Beast God, I must shoulder the corresponding responsibility."

Refused, Di Qiu'er had no choice but to return, using mental communication to report the situation to Su Miu.

Hearing this result, he also reflected on it. That's right, he and the Soul Beast Clan were basically unacquainted; why should people help him? But he still had a way.

"Qiu'er, listen to me. Do this first..."

Hearing this, Di Qiu'er immediately followed suit, running quickly toward a communal habitat populated by a large number of golden turtles.

She only walked a few paces before her Luck attribute triggered, instantly spotting the tens-of-thousands-year-old Golden Hawksbill Turtle Su Miu had described. Seeing that the target looked aged and frail, she immediately scooped it up and sprinted toward the Lake of Life.

"Uncle Di Tian!"

Hearing the voice of the Auspicious Beast, Di Tian turned his head again to see Di Qiu'er running over while hauling a Golden Hawksbill Turtle that looked to be ten thousand years old and on its last legs.

"What is it, Auspicious Beast?"

Di Tian furrowed his brows in deep thought, wondering if she had come again on behalf of that human, only to watch Di Qiu'er point at the Golden Hawksbill Turtle in her grip and say:

"Uncle Di Tian, Su Miu said he wants to trade this for a chance to have Uncle Di Tian make a move."

Upon hearing this, Di Tian's brows knitted even tighter. What was the meaning of this? Capturing a soul beast from his Star Dou Great Forest to trade for a chance at his intervention?

Di Tian stared at the Golden Hawksbill Turtle in Di Qiu'er's grasp, his brows locked tight. That human said he wanted to use a soul beast from the Star Dou Great Forest to trade for a chance at his intervention? What did that mean?

A flash of doubt crossed his eyes, yet the other party likely harbored some other motive; after all, a human capable of tricking the Auspicious Beast into leaving was definitely no fool.

It was impossible for the human to provoke him. Thinking of this, he immediately began a meticulous and thorough investigation.

Meanwhile, this Golden Hawksbill Turtle wore an expression as dead as ash. As if knowing its own end, it simply stopped struggling altogether.

Before long, Di Tian discovered that the vital signs of this Golden Hawksbill Turtle were wrong. Even though this species possessed extremely long lifespans, this Golden Hawksbill Turtle only possessed ten-thousand-year cultivation yet looked terribly senile.

The next second, as if he had discovered something, a monstrous killing intent erupted within his eyes.

"So it was you!!!"

A resounding dragon roar pierced the heavens. All the soul beasts across the entire Core Circle and even out to the Star Dou Great Forest mixed zone were scared out of their wits, while the soul beast hunting teams were similarly frightened out of their minds, hastily pulling out of the Star Dou Great Forest overnight.

Di Qiu'er was also startled. She watched as Di Tian grabbed the Golden Hawksbill Turtle, his right hand transforming into a dragon claw to directly deliver some heartfelt words straight to the creature's chest.

Splat!

Blood splattered everywhere. A piece of Gold of Life the size of a human fist was clawed out, and simultaneously, a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and a golden torso bone materialized.

Di Tian's gaze grew cold as he tossed the lifeless Golden Hawksbill Turtle onto the ground. The thought of wiping out the entire Golden Hawksbill Turtle clan flashed through his mind, but he calmed down shortly after.

Since the Gold of Life had already been recovered, needless bloodshed held no meaning. However, the current patriarch of the Golden Hawksbill Turtle clan would certainly need to be properly disciplined.

Failing to even manage the members of his own clan-what a piece of trash! If not for the other party's eighteen-thousand-year cultivation, he would have wiped them out directly.

Not only that, to prevent a repeat of this incident where the Golden Hawksbill Turtle took advantage of the battle between himself and the Evil Eye Tyrant-when the attention of the other Ferocious Beasts was diverted-to steal the Gold of Life yet again,

he had to thoroughly discipline these soul beasts. In the end, though, Di Tian looked toward the stunned Di Qiu'er, a contemplative look flashing through his eyes.

How did that human know that this Golden Hawksbill Turtle was the culprit who stole the Gold of Life? This remained a lingering doubt in his heart.

Still, this human had done him a massive favor. He immediately spoke up in response:

"Auspicious Beast, tell that human this: this seat agrees to his conditions."

Hearing this, Di Qiu'er finally snapped back to her senses, letting out a secret sigh of relief. The way Uncle Di Tian had lost his temper just now truly looked terrifying... but at least the outcome was good.

She still remembered how Uncle Di Tian had thrown a fit back then simply because such a tiny little stone was lost. Now it seemed this little stone appeared to be quite important...

Meanwhile

Su Miu sat on the bed in meditation. There had been no movement from the opposite side for a long time. Figuring it should take Di Qiu'er a bit of time to find that Golden Hawksbill Turtle, he simply waited in place.

"Su Miu! Su Miu! Uncle Di Tian agreed to your conditions!"

Very quickly, a cheerful girlish voice rang out in his mind. It was his personal lucky cat bringing back good news. A delighted expression immediately surfaced on his face, and he replied:

"Then, Auspicious Beast, please ask Senior Di Tian to help me gather all the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bears of hundred-year and thousand-year cultivation together. I am preparing to capture a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear as my second Contract Beast."

"Oh oh, alright."

Hearing his request, the lucky cat immediately began relaying the message. Just then, several Ferocious Beasts had also hurried over one after another, as the momentum of Di Tian's earlier rage had caught their attention as well.

"Di Tian, what happened?"

Among those present, aside from Di Tian, Bi Ji possessed the highest cultivation, and she immediately stepped forward to ask what had occurred.

"I found the little thief that stole the Gold of Life. Thanks to the Auspicious Beast... and that human."

Hearing this, the gathered Ferocious Beasts looked over one after another, spotting the lifeless Golden Hawksbill Turtle lying there. Bi Ji's gaze narrowed, and a flash of surprise crossed her features.

"This Golden Hawksbill Turtle-I seem to recall it was that soul beast whose condition could never be cured."

The Golden Hawksbill Turtle had previously sought treatment from Bi Ji, the forest doctor, but she had been utterly powerless and failed to cure it.

Therefore, Bi Ji held a very deep impression of this Golden Hawksbill Turtle; after all, a soul beast she couldn't cure was indeed special.

"This Golden Hawksbill Turtle swallowed the Gold of Life and was backlashed by it, which drained its vitality and caused its life force to dry up at merely ten thousand years of age. It serves it right."

"I have noted it."

Di Tian explained the reason so that if Bi Ji encountered such a situation again, she would instantly recognize it and wouldn't be reduced to relying on that human to help retrieve the Gold of Life.

Bi Ji indicated that she had noted it, and if she encountered this scenario again, she would not be caught entirely helpless.

"Xiong Jun, gather all members of your clan with hundred-year to thousand-year cultivation, and line them up in the Core Circle."

Immediately following that, Di Tian issued a command toward Xiong Jun. Hearing this, the latter instantly furrowed his brows and began to loudly protest.

"Di Tian, what do you mean by asking me to gather the clan members?"

"Hmph! Why should I explain what I do to you?"

Both sides immediately locked horns. In just an instant, Xiong Jun's momentum was crushed by Di Tian, leaving him with no choice but to back down and go summon the clan members.

"Auspicious Beast, you did very well this time. You've helped me a huge deal."

After Xiong Jun left, Di Tian looked at the well-behaved, docile big golden retriever standing timidly to the side. A gentleness flashed in his eyes as he reached out to lightly stroke the other's head like an old father.

"This, Su Miu told me all of it."

Having been praised, Di Qiu'er scratched her head somewhat sheepishly. It was the first time she had ever been praised by Uncle Di Tian.

She had always been making a huge ruckus in the Star Dou Great Forest before; it was already a miracle that Di Tian didn't get a headache over it, let alone praise her.

Hearing this, a look of contemplation flashed in Di Tian's eyes. It seemed this human was not simple; as soon as he made a move, he helped them recover the Gold of Life.

All in all, the other party bore no malice, but the vigilance that ought to be there could still not be lacking. After all, humans were best at disguising themselves as harmless to humans and animals.

Then they would backstab others at critical moments-and this "others" didn't just refer to their fellow human compatriots, but could even betray their closest kin at crucial times.

At the same time, breaking promises was also something they excelled at. Naturally, he wouldn't completely trust the other party, keeping three points of reservation out of ten when doing things to avoid any trouble.

Additionally, gathering the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear would also take a full day. During this single day, Su Miu took Di Qiu'er around to tour the Magic City properly.

It had to be said that the Magic City was indeed prosperous, but the prices were also outrageously high.

There was also the matter of Di Qiu'er bringing back that 100,000-year trunk bone of the Golden Hawksbill Turtle, asking if this was of any use.

Seeing this, Su Miu accepted it as well. Soul bones corresponded to the exotic bones of the Versatile Mage world and could be used to make magic tools.

A 100,000-year trunk bone corresponded to a sub-commander-level exotic bone, and it was of the defensive type at that. It could be made into a shield magic tool or armor magic tool when the time came, though of course there was no money to make it right now.

PS: The first update for June 15th, four thousand words.

Good news, it's available for signing, and it's expected to be published on shelves very soon next week.