When Mingyou saw the dilapidated three-story building in front of him, he felt cheated.
Mingyou's feeling of being cheated deepened when the blond man who claimed to be his boss but did not work here introduced him to the regulations of the animal sanatorium.
I'm the only staff member in this animal sanatorium?
All I have to do is thaw the meat in the underground freezer and put it in the trough in the yard?
The only safety requirement is that you are not allowed to leave this small courtyard surrounded by low white walls?
Is this really an animal sanatorium?
If this wasn't a job he had snatched from the Star Alliance government's official employment website after spending a huge amount of knowledge points to exchange for Euro Cards from the system, Mingyou would have already left with his suitcase.
"I emphasize again, although the beasts won't attack you once they enter the wall, if you try to harm them... haha." Ian said with a straight face, "There's a recorder on the employee's computer. I will send the video of your successful suicide to your family. Remember?"
Mingyou's little face still had a little bit of baby fat, but the blood color faded little by little, turning extremely pale, looking extremely pitiful.
Ian, who had deliberately made the situation sound terrible in order to scare him away, felt a trace of pity for Mingyou when he saw his face, which had not yet completely lost its childishness, and was unable to utter any more threatening words.
"You're a short-term worker, only for three months. We won't give you too much authority. Just do your job of feeding the pigs, and don't do anything extra."
"The staff dormitory can't connect to the Starlink network, and all they use are old, non-smart appliances. You were very good at using old appliances during the interview, so you should be fine. If you have any difficulties, contact me using the staff computer." Seeing the childish boy in front of him seemed to be about to cry, Ian finally felt guilty and softened his tone. "Email me if you need anything. I'll come by every Sunday to check on your work and bring you some daily necessities. That's the situation. Are you sure you want to sign the contract?"
Mingyou gritted his teeth and said, "Yeah." He had to trust the system's luck! Besides, he had nowhere else to go! He had to save enough money for college tuition in these three months!
Seeing that Mingyou was clearly scared to tears but still insisted on signing the contract, Ian couldn't help but complain quietly: "Tsk, even if it's a short-term job, there are plenty of people in our group who want to come here as breeders. You don't give us a chance and hire a big boy who knows nothing. Is %￥#% crazy?"
His complaint was so faint that Mingyou couldn't hear what he was saying.
After signing the contract, Ian gave Mingyou some common sense advice before reluctantly launching the aircraft into the air and disappearing into the sky. Mingyou was left standing alone at the door of the small building, looking at the cluttered lobby on the first floor with a sense of unease.
Is he going to live here for the next three months? There's no sign of human life here.
"System, scan." Mingyou sniffed, rubbed his eyes, stepped into the first floor lobby, and called the system in his heart.
Stay strong! Cheer up! Although you're broke right now, at least you still have good health for the rest of your life! As long as you survive these three months and save enough for college, a bright future is not just a dream!
[Knowledge value balance 200, please confirm the scanning range.]
[The scanning range has been determined. 10 knowledge points are required. Please confirm.]
Mingyou chose to confirm, his heart bleeding.
Perhaps it was because, nearing death in his previous life, he chose to enter the holographic game "Elf World" and slowly closed his eyes accompanied by his fellow elves. After reincarnation, he brought with him a spirit beast cultivation system.
Introduction to the Spirit Beast Training System. Spirit Beasts and "elves" share a common origin and require similar training methods. The system currency is "Knowledge Points," earned through collecting information on the world's Spirit Beasts, completing quests, and completing courses. Knowledge Points can be used to unlock information on Spirit Beast training and can be exchanged for valuable items in the Spirit Beast Mall.
However, Mingyou has traveled through time for nineteen years and has yet to encounter a single spirit beast, preventing the system from fully unlocking its functions. Knowledge points can only be gained through course assessments in "Practice Mode."
The lessons in "Practice Mode" taught Mingyou knowledge about elf cultivation from his previous life, the game "Elf World." Mingyou had already passed all the course assessments and only gained 1,000 knowledge points.
Fortunately, there are physical rewards in the "Practice Mode", which slightly soothed Mingyou's heart which was hurt by the unfulfilled expectations day after day.
[Scan ended. The scanned space is affected by abnormal radio waves, unable to connect to the internet, and smart appliances cannot be used.]
[Aside from the employee's built-in video recorder, there is no other surveillance here. To prevent system data from being monitored, the employee's computer will be taken over by the system. Recorded footage will be deleted and replaced, and the host will be forced to deduct 10 knowledge points.]
[No other ordinary humans. No harmful ordinary creatures.]
Hearing that he had been deducted another ten knowledge points, Mingyou felt so distressed that he almost had a heart attack, and his eyes turned slightly red.
He has passed all the practice mode courses and has no way to earn knowledge points.
Ding!
A sudden system notification sound that pierced the sky frightened Mingyou, who was lamenting about his knowledge value, so much that he almost cried out.
[A wild spirit beast has been discovered! ! The novice series of tasks has begun! !]
[Whether you're a spirit beast breeder or trainer, a spirit beast partner is essential! Dear host, please subdue your first partner and begin your life as a spirit beast trainer!]
[First round of the novice mission. Dear host, the spirit beast's favorability towards you is currently at alert. Please raise it to friendly! Friendly reminder: feeding it is the best way to increase its favorability!]
The system's tone suddenly became cute, and Mingyou's eyes lit up with intense surprise and hope.
Spiritual beast?
A wild spirit beast?
After nineteen years, I finally saw my first spirit beast! Is this the true purpose of the Ou Qi Card? If I had known this, I would... Mingyou turned around following the system's guidance arrow, and then his mind was instantly cleared of thoughts, and his ecstatic expression froze.
A large black cat appeared out of nowhere and was squatting less than two meters away from him, looking at him with its slightly narrowed golden vertical pupils.
The massive black cat stood over two meters tall, its sharp fangs bared in its slightly open mouth. Even with its matted, dull fur, its skeletal body, and one of its hind legs curled up abnormally, it was still no match for Mingyou.
Friendly reminder, feeding is the best way to improve the favorability of spirit beasts... System Master, are you talking about the kind of feeding that involves sacrificing oneself to feed a tiger? I don't have any self-defense items in my system backpack!
Mingyou's body trembled slightly with fear, cold sweat soaked his back, and his almond-shaped eyes couldn't help but well up with tears. His legs felt weak as if he was stuck in a quagmire, and he couldn't even scream and run away.
The big black cat in front of him slowly opened its mouth. Mingyou could even see its sharp teeth in its mouth. The despair in his heart spread bit by bit.
"Awooo." The big black cat called out weakly, raised its front paws and pointed to the center of the yard.
Mingyou's mind was stagnant, and he blurted out the words before he could think: "You...you want me to go to the yard and be eaten by you?"
The big black cat's face froze, and Mingyou actually saw an expression of "Where did this idiot come from" on that furry face.
After all, Mingyou had experienced life and death in the holographic game, so his intelligence returned a little: "You, you are not planning to eat me?"
He looked in the direction of the black cat's front paw, which had not yet retracted, and saw the feeding trough in the yard.
A lightbulb lit up in Mingyou's head: "Are you reminding me to add food?"
The big black cat retracted its claws and tapped its head. The pointed ears on its head drooped weakly, becoming airplane ears.
"I, I'll do it right away..." Mingyou was about to go to the underground freezer when he suddenly realized a serious problem. "The blond boss who just sent me here didn't teach me how to defrost the meat in the underground freezer..."
The big black cat's face froze again.
Seeing the big cat had no intention of eating him, Mingyou grew bolder. He muttered softly as he pulled a nutritional cube from his system backpack. "Has the director embezzled all the money from the animal sanatorium? He can't even afford to spend on staff training. The animals here are so pitiful..."
The black cat's drooping ears stood up, and a trace of guilt flashed in his eyes. But soon, his guilt turned into justification.
He raised his front paws and slammed the ground with his paw pads. "Ouch!"
Why is he so guilty?! He just said he'd find someone he didn't know to be his caretaker during his final days, because he didn't want anyone he knew to see him in such a state of disgrace. Did he even mention employee training?! Was his brother so disgusted by his death from illness that he was planning to starve him to death?
Ouch! Angry! Super angry!
"Would you like to try this?" Mingyou stretched out his hand cautiously. In the palm of his open hand, a nutrient cube that looked like a ruby was shining brightly under the faint sunlight coming in from outside the door.
In the game "Elf World," nutrient blocks are special foods that increase stats and satiety. In this world, nutrient blocks have become pure nutrition.
The red nutritional cube Mingyou took out was suitable for the tastes and nutritional needs of spirit beasts of all attributes, and its characteristic was that it doubled the nutrition - that's what he said in the training class, but Mingyou hadn't tried it on spirit beasts in reality.
The big black cat's nose moved, and its slightly narrowed eyes widened, and its expression instantly changed from that of a ferocious beast to that of a real big cat.
An alluring sweet aroma rushed straight into his head! His mind was filled with the thought of "I want to eat, I want to eat", and he couldn't help but make a gurgling sound in his throat.
No! How could I eat something strange from a stranger's hand? Big Cat snapped back to reality. He took a step back, his eager expression turning into caution.
When the big cat showed a greedy look, Mingyou just breathed a sigh of relief, but then he saw that the big cat showed an even more vigilant expression than before.
He looked at the nutrient cube in his hand with confusion, thought for a moment, and then realized, "Are you afraid that this thing is poisonous?"
After saying that, Mingyou threw the nutritional cube into his mouth, chewed it twice, and swallowed it.
The red nutritional cubes are sweet, and he usually eats them like candy.
"Look... eh?!" Mingyou was frightened by the expression of the big black cat and took a step back.
Big black cat: (●—●) Dull and blackness in front of eyes.
He ate it…he ate it…wasn’t it for me? Why did he eat it himself?
The tempting smell disappeared, my stomach became even hungrier, and my head ached slightly, as if every cell in my body was protesting.
"Ah!!" My food! The big cat went crazy! He slapped his paw pads on the ground like a drum!
"That..." Mingyou looked at the big black cat, whose face was disheveled in the wind and even looked as if its soul was leaving its body. A short video of a cute pet that he had watched before appeared in his mind.
When the owner was eating, he picked up a piece of meat and walked around in front of the dog squatting next to him. Then, in front of the dog, he stuffed the meat into his mouth and ate it. The dog's expression of doubt about life was exactly the same as that of the big cat in front of him.
He hurriedly took out another nutrient cube from his system backpack: "Don't worry! There's more! If you're still worried about it being poisonous, we can each take half...ah!"
The big black cat pounced on its prey like a hungry cat and knocked Mingyou to the ground.
As Mingyou screamed, he felt the rough and wet touch on his palm.
“Awooo*罒▽罒*!~”
What is rationality? What is vigilance? It smells so good!
"Oh, stop licking, it hurts a bit." Mingyou saw that when the big cat licked him, it not only carefully avoided the scratches of its teeth, but also retracted the soft thorns on its tongue, leaving only the rough touch. The fear in his heart dissipated for the most part, and a doting smile appeared on his face.
Big cats are not only intelligent and can understand human speech, but they are also very gentle. They are truly spiritual animals.
He seemed to have returned to the time when he was playing and frolicking with the elves in the "Elf World".
The big black cat froze, realizing that its behavior was out of control. It quickly stood up and backed away, with obvious confusion and regret on its face.
Mingyou climbed up and wiped the big cat's saliva with the hem of his clothes: "I still have some... Stop pouncing! Stop licking! I'll feed you!"
Big black cat = dish =!!
Reason, reason...reason it...chew and swallow⊙～⊙.
What on earth is this? This taste that hits your soul... No, it's more than just a taste (*T▽T*)!
When the second nutrient cube entered its mouth, the big black cat was finally able to resist the temptation and focused its attention on savoring it carefully.
The thing that the young man called a nutrient cube had a candy-like taste, and its sweet fragrance penetrated directly into the depths of the soul like mist, instantly relieving the big cat's tired body and mind.
This feeling was like a person who had been dieting for a long time finally eating a high-calorie meal. Every cell in the body was clamoring, saying that this was the fat and sugar they needed. His body was like the dry and cracked earth, finally welcoming a drizzle, and both his body and soul were cheering.
Happy, fulfilled, and even touching.
Pure, edible, and digestible energy crystals?! The black cat stared in disbelief at the young man in front of it, his eyes wide open. He kept asking, "Is it delicious? Do you like it?" with a look of anticipation on his face.
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