"Sir, we're about to close up shop, you see..."

A waiter from the teahouse came over and reminded Wu You.

"Okay, I'll be right there."

Wu You stood up, patted his bottom, and walked downstairs from the teahouse.

Across the street, Tianbao Pawnshop is finally closing down.

Today, only Wang Fugui was cleaning up; the usual shop assistants from both stores were not there.

...

Wang Fugui closed the pawnshop door and was about to lock it from the outside.

I was thinking that I would stop by San Gou's house later.

Before he could even lock the door, a powerful force came from behind, shoving the door open along with his body.

He staggered a few steps into the store, but before he could even see who it was, he turned around.

The door was slammed shut by that person.

The shop is now somewhat dim because the candles have just been blown out.

Wang Fugui was somewhat frightened.

I wondered if we were being robbed.

There used to be two burly men at the shop before closing time, but today he was all alone, and then this happened.

"Um, this...this sir, you must just be after money and not want to kill, right? I, Wang Fugui, am merely the appraiser of this pawnshop; the owner's cash register is not under my jurisdiction."

Seeing that the person who came was just standing in the shadows at the door without saying a word, he spoke again.

"However, we can't let you come all this way for nothing. I have ten taels of silver in my purse. If you don't mind, please accept it."

As he spoke, he took the money pouch off his waist and tried to hand it over.

"What if I wanted to both plunder and kill?"

A somewhat indifferent voice rang out.

Wang Fugui's hand trembled, and the money bag fell to the ground.

He remembered the voice; it belonged to the young man who had come to pawn the blood jade during the day.

Wang Fugui immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Wu You.

The "thump-thump" sound echoed.

“Good sir, I knew it was no good when those two guys sneaked out with the shop’s sticks.”

"I couldn't stop them since the boss wasn't here. I didn't expect to offend such a hero. I was planning to report it to the authorities after work, but it's good that the hero is alright. This matter has nothing to do with me, Wang Fugui!"

Wu You suddenly felt a little annoyed.

He stepped forward and pressed Wang Fugui's head firmly to the ground, his palm pressing against the stone slab on the ground so hard it looked like a deflated balloon.

"Did I say it was your two buddies who provoked me? As for the KTV, you don't need to worry about it, I can open it myself."

Wu You gradually increased the pressure on his hands.

Wang Fugui's eyes showed fear.

"Help... um..."

His mouth, which had just opened wide, was covered, and then his neck snapped like a broken twig.

All the strength in his body was drained away, but Wang Fugui still had a sliver of consciousness.

In a daze, he found himself covered by a strange black sand-like substance, and then a suction force came and he knew nothing more.

They went to the back of the pawnshop.

It didn't take much effort to find the conspicuous KTV.

The two structures were as large as wardrobes, with thick hardwood supporting several layers of sheet metal, and the doors were secured with several brass locks.

This is enough to defend against ordinary thieves, but it's not enough to defend against Wu You.

However, although he is quite strong, he is not yet strong enough to tear metal apart with his bare hands.

Just as Wu You was about to unleash the power of the demon god to destroy the copper lock, a thought suddenly struck him.

He thought of a classical story.

"The E's Beast has a human face and a rabbit body, can speak human language, and is cunning and deceitful."

As the saying goes, a cunning rabbit has three burrows, and this highly deceptive practice fully illustrates that real wild rabbits are not as naive and cute as people imagine.

The pawnshop owner, Wang Fugui, was also a cunning and treacherous man.

As someone who already had employees of a company and was constantly searching for materials, Wu You naturally had access to materials like wild rabbits, which weren't difficult to obtain.

...

Open the system and select Level 1 Alchemy.

Select a wild rabbit from the resource warehouse and Wang Fugui from the human category.

Hint: Select male hare or male human. Confirm?

The moment after it was confirmed, the familiar alchemy whiteboard appeared.

Although the E's Beast is said to have a human face and a rabbit body, Wu You needs a human body to dominate.

The general shape and appearance of his body remained largely unchanged from Wang Fugui's original appearance, but the concept of a human face and a rabbit body continued to surface deep in his subconscious.

As a result, during Wu You's drawing process, he would unconsciously add some unexpected things to the alchemy drawing board.

The process of depiction is irreversible; Wu You cannot do it again.

The final design on the canvas resembled Wang Fugui in appearance, but with gray rabbit ears on top of his head and his back covered in fine, short gray rabbit fur from his neck down to his heels.

There's an extra section of rabbit tail at the tailbone at the top of its rump.

Fortunately, as Wu You increased the number of alchemy attempts, he was able to roughly estimate the level of the creature. If successful, it should not exceed the level of black iron.

System evaluation: Body arrangement rationality 63%, alchemy success rate increased by 6.3%.

Current success rate: 70% + 10% (consciousness resonance) + 6.3%.

Is it alchemy?

Choosing alchemy directly, with this success rate, Wu You, a first-level alchemist, hasn't failed in a long time.

Wang Fugui and the wild rabbit from the material warehouse transformed into streams of light and entered the alchemy canvas.

The creature on it gradually solidified from its illusory state.

Just a moment later, it raised its head and revealed an impeccably kind smile.

Hint: Alchemy successful. Please name it.

Choose a name: E's Beast, Wang Fugui

Alchemical Creature: Evil Beast, Name: Wang Fugui

Talents: Cunning, Affable

Abilities: acting, eloquence, visual deception

Basic Assessment: Intermediate Black Iron Level (Trainable)

System description: This is a cunning beast that understands human nature.

There's a visual illusion at play!

Wu You was all too familiar with this ability. As expected of the E's Beast, with this ability, it had no weaknesses.

...

Now comes the crucial moment. If things go as Wu You thinks, then the task of establishing a foothold in this world will be easily accomplished.

Choose to summon: E's Beast Wang Fugui.

After the black light faded, a humble figure appeared before Wu You.

With a kind smile on his face, it was as if he were saying, "Harmony brings wealth, harmony brings wealth."

"Greetings, my lord!"

Wang Fugui bowed and performed an ancient salute to Wu You.

This was the first time Wu You had heard the creature he had created speak.

“Wang Fugui, do you still remember what happened before? Uh, the things before you became the Evil Beast?”

Wang Fugui still had a smiling face.

"Is the master referring to those who graze in the mountains and hide from hawks and hounds, or those who are the owners of Tianbao Pawnshop? The memories of both are exactly the same. It's a bit difficult to imitate a rabbit now, but it would be much easier to continue being Wang Fugui."

Wu You's eyes flashed with a sharp light. As expected of an alchemical life form, he understood Wu You's meaning very thoroughly.