Chapter 28: Joy, A Balance of Work and Rest

Nine points of spiritual power was not much for an ordinary beast tamer.

But for a Grade 11 student, it was not little at all.

A beast tamer's spiritual power grew gradually. According to the data he had learned this past year, at their high school, Grade 11 students could generally raise their spiritual power to around 40 by the end of the first semester.

By the end of the second semester, those with better talent could break 100 and begin contracting a second beast.

After that, in most cases, two contracted beasts accompanied the end of one's high school career. After all, even someone like Leo, who placed second in the whole school on the exams and entered a top ten university, was only now about to break through to Three-Star Beast Tamer.

School had not even started, and Adrian had already completed half the task.

He looked at his panel again.

Perhaps…

It was not only because he had successfully contracted Lionel and because Lionel had immediately broken through in quality after being contracted.

He possessed two talents, which gave him a unique advantage in raising spiritual power.

Also, he felt it might be related to the [Bond Awakening Art] he had learned the day before yesterday.

The panel showed that this [Tamer Art] could not be used for now.

But ever since he had awakened the [Pagoda] for Violet and nearly collapsed from exhaustion, he always felt that this [Tamer Art] was slowly nourishing his spiritual world even during its cooldown.

It was as if the process itself was one of draining and then filling.

However, the cooldown for using this art had not yet ended.

Adrian already had a plan. When it could be used next time, he would first awaken Lionel's bond trait.

That would give him a greater advantage after school started.

Adrian's gaze shifted away from the panel.

The plant room was full of life.

Violet was immersed in the nourishment brought by the Life Spirit Treasure Pendant. She was doing her best to adapt to the new growth rhythm.

Leveling up, breaking through, condensing more Spirit Dew, and protecting this home—that was her belief now.

Today, her young master had brought her a gift. She had to turn this joy into power and devote it to her family.

Lionel's training movements were no longer limited to swinging his claws. His body's growth had released the instincts flowing in his blood to a greater degree.

Flowing jumps, powerful swings, accompanied by occasional cries.

After enduring for so long, he could finally be wild. He could be brave.

He had met a good beast tamer. He was so happy.

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The Purple Starvines in the plant room seemed to sway to the rhythm of Lionel's jumps.

Adrian rarely felt a trace of joy from these ungraded plants.

This surprised him a little.

He pushed open the plant room door. Roxy had already arranged the plants in the hall perfectly.

Rarely, Adrian seemed to see her resting. She was drinking water, her tail sweeping gently, the red light on it glowing faintly.

Seeing Adrian come out, she gave a distant "yip" to congratulate him.

There had been quite a bit of noise in the plant room earlier. Curious, she had glanced over a few times during work and naturally knew what had happened.

Drinking water and getting distracted before finishing work was something she had not allowed herself to do for the past three years—or rather, something her brain controlled her not to do.

But today, after her young master applied the ointment, not only could she arrange her work schedule as she pleased, she also discovered that balancing work and rest greatly improved her efficiency.

Today she found that being hardworking, worry-prone, and organized could also be mixed with joy.

This feeling of holding the rhythm in her own hands was wonderful!

The feeling of getting better was wonderful!

Adrian felt Roxy's emotions and his mood improved a little more.

At the same time, he was also looking forward to what Roxy's hidden evolution paths would be.

She was the only existence Adrian had seen so far with two hidden evolution paths.

This showed that household beasts like her had not been researched and cultivated by many people in the Kingdom of Draconis.

Back in his bedroom.

The smile on Adrian's lips still would not come down. He even hummed a tune.

Today could be called four happy events at once. All three beasts at home had their own gains, and he had contracted his first beast.

Even Roxy had learned to balance work and rest. Naturally, he could not mistreat himself either.

Adrian lay on the bed, picked up his phone, and opened a novel app he had not tapped in two months.

Because of the existence of beasts, daily life in this world had also become rich and interesting.

Although beast tamers were all competitive, seizing every minute and second to improve spiritual power, raise beasts, and learn new knowledge.

Ordinary people who had not awakened talents had more room for creation.

Reading text was one of the popular pastimes in this world.

Adrian liked it too. It was a hobby from his past life, perfectly inherited after awakening his memories.

Those warm stories of mutual support between beasts and ordinary people, or the dramatic entanglements and grudges between various beasts.

All kinds of details could always stir Adrian's emotions.

However, a few months ago, a beast tamer evolved a new [Mechanical]-type beast called the [Intelligent Domain Spirit], which could assist ordinary people in writing novels.

The beast tamer made a lot of money, but many novels lost their flavor, and Adrian stopped enjoying them.

Fortunately, two weeks ago, after a large number of ordinary people reported it, the Beast Tamers' League officially stepped in to regulate the matter. New books that appeared afterward seemed to return to the old flavor.

Adrian opened a new book with less than eighty thousand words, called Grandma and the Swiftwing Courier.

The more he read, the more absorbed he became.

In less than half an hour, he finished it.

"That's it? The Swiftwing Courier went to find medicine for the sick grandma, and then what?"

Adrian pressed the request-more button five times in a row, only then noticing that Leo had sent him a new message.

Leo: I specially picked a top business consultant for you. He is proficient in the core industries and networks of various shops in Lumenhold, and he also has extraordinary understanding of most leading shops in our Kingdom of Draconis.

Leo: He is free tomorrow afternoon. Let's arrange the location at my family's banquet hall. It will be convenient for your private conversation. I have already visited your home, so you should come to mine once too. I'll take leave tomorrow and host you well.

Leo: Also, come see how I'm raising Violet and Goldie. They are also beasts fated to you. If fated, of course you should meet more!

Adrian smiled and quickly replied:

"Sure. Tomorrow at three in the afternoon. Send me your address."

After replying to Leo, he opened his chat with Julian:

"I've sorted things out on my end. Let's meet the day after tomorrow at three in the afternoon."

Adrian got up.

Now there was serious work to do.

Since he was going to cooperate with Yellow Crane Tower Shop, he naturally could not lack understanding of it.

Even if he could get expert advice tomorrow, he could prepare questions in advance.

Moreover, from his perspective, perhaps he had some different entry points.

He opened the Beast Tamers' League official forum and located the Lumenhold section.

He did not search for its core business or specialty sales products. Instead, he entered a few keywords:

"Yellow Crane Tower Shop owner beast."

Soon, many posts appeared.

One post immediately caught Adrian's attention:

[Howard Hart and His Fortune Dog].