The place where Yi Ying worked was in an old office building.
Her daily work included raising Fluffy Sheep, shearing wool, recording wool quality parameters, and so on.
"Time's up, off work."
Yi Ying stretched, picked up her faded small cloth bag, and was about to leave the office.
Suddenly, she heard someone calling her.
"Hey, Xiao Ying, going to the mall tonight?"
This person was Shi Na, the same age as her, and they entered the company at the same time.
Their relationship was pretty good.
Shi Na walked over and linked arms with Yi Ying.
"There's a promotion tonight, 70% off. Let's go get you a new bag."
"I saw a style that definitely suits you! Only 78 bucks!"
"You've been carrying this bag since we first joined. It's time to change it."
Yi Ying was tempted; girls all wanted to be pretty.
But after hesitating, she refused.
"Forget it, you go ahead. My brother's state hasn't been good lately. I have to go back to keep him company."
She smiled and lifted the bag in her hand.
"I feel like my bag can fight for another two years!"
Shi Na persuaded her a few more times, but seeing Yi Ying wouldn't budge, she could only give up.
The two walked out of the office building together and parted ways at a fork in the road.
Yi Ying stared at her phone while walking.
She was chatting with a psychologist.
This person was introduced by a friend and had a very good reputation.
It was said he contracted a Warmth Beast that could emit comfortable light, making it easy for patients to open their hearts in front of him.
"How about this? You place an order for the treatment service first, and then we'll schedule a time to meet."
"Okay."
Looking at the message sent by the doctor, Yi Ying placed the order without hesitation and entered the payment page.
According to the rules of the platform this doctor used, money had to be paid before service, and it was non-refundable after ordering.
"4000 bucks, hiss... a bit expensive."
"Well, expensive must have its reasons!"
Ding-dong~
Payment successful~
Yi Ying clenched her small fist.
"Such an expensive doctor can definitely cure Xiao Tian!"
Subsequently, after discussion, the two set the treatment time for tomorrow evening at six o'clock, and he provided an address.
Back home.
As Yi Ying expected, her brother had completely fallen into the illusion he concocted himself.
"Sis, I already went to school to record my results. I'm first place."
"Xiao Tian is really amazing."
Yi Ying clapped like a seal.
Yi Tian: ...
"Sis, I know you don't believe me yet. Wait till I get the reward and put it in front of you, see if you believe it then!"
"Okay, I'm looking forward to it."
Yi Ying smiled. She felt that she absolutely couldn't stimulate Yi Tian right now; she had to go along with everything he said.
As for treating him, professional work should be left to professionals.
After dinner, while the two were washing dishes together, Yi Ying suddenly said,
"Xiao Tian, accompany me to a place tomorrow night."
"What?"
"A good place. You'll know when you get there."
Early the next morning.
Yi Tian received a message on his phone saying the first-place reward was ready and asking him to find time to go to school to pick it up.
"So fast?"
He thought he'd have to wait a few days; he didn't expect the school's efficiency to be so high.
Yi Tian tidied up simply, ate a few bites of breakfast, and quickly arrived at the school.
He was informed that the reward was with the principal and he should go to the principal's office to claim it.
So Yi Tian arrived at the door of the principal's office.
Knock knock knock.
"Come in."
Yi Tian walked into the room. It had a simple layout. Near the window was a desk, and sitting behind the desk was a white-haired middle-aged man.
It was Principal Zhou Tiangang.
If Yi Tian remembered correctly, Zhou Tiangang was a Diamond-rank Beast Taming Master.
A Beast Tamer's rank depended on the level of the highest-level beast they contracted.
If a Beast Tamer had a Gold-rank beast under their command, they could call themselves a Gold-rank Beast Tamer.
Additionally, to show respect for Diamond-rank Beast Tamers, they could also be addressed as Beast Taming Masters.
"Hello, Principal."
Yi Tian greeted him politely, then sat on the chair opposite him at Zhou Tiangang's signal.
Zhou Tiangang looked at Yi Tian with a smile.
Although Yi Tian had been his student for three years, this was the first time the two had met.
Those who could be noticed by Zhou Tiangang had to be at least top ten elite students in the grade, while Yi Tian's grades were very ordinary.
Zhou Tiangang first asked about his life, then got to the main topic.
"Student Yi Tian, here is the first-place reward."
"You can open it and check if anything is missing."
As he spoke, like a magic trick, he summoned a wooden box out of thin air and pushed it in front of Yi Tian.
After raising a beast to Silver rank, a Beast Tamer would automatically construct a Beast Space.
This space could not only store beasts but also be used as a portable inventory.
Yi Tian took it and opened it.
There were three items inside: a small booklet, a pouch wrapped in a silk scarf, and two transparent stones the size of fists.
Unsurprisingly, the booklet was the Stone Monkey King's Evolution Path, the pouch contained the materials needed for evolution, and the stones were Spirit Stones.
Yi Tian couldn't help but pick up the two Spirit Stones and weigh them. They were much heavier than imagined, so he looked at Zhou Tiangang in confusion.
Zhou Tiangang smiled and explained.
"What you hold is 2000g of Spirit Stones. The part exceeding the reward is a personal reward from me to you."
"I checked your file. Being able to achieve first place, you must have put in more effort than others."
Zhou Tiangang checked Yi Tian's file and knew his family was not well off.
Thinking of his own similar experience, he made this move.
Moreover, Yi Tian had helped the school save a large sum of money; he deserved a reward!
Yi Tian didn't act pretentious.
He needed resources right now. Rather than declining, it was better to work hard to become stronger and repay Zhou Tiangang later.
"Thank you, Principal!"
The two continued chatting. It was basically Zhou Tiangang asking and Yi Tian answering. Unknowingly, they talked about Da Sheng.
"Student Yi Tian, I wonder if you would be willing to let me inspect your Stone Monkey."
"His improvement speed is simply too inconceivable, so I suspect he might have mutated."
"Rest assured, I will absolutely not do anything harmful to your beast. If a good result is actually found, it might be an opportunity for you."
"Of course, you can also refuse."
Yi Tian agreed after a brief thought.
Zhou Tiangang was a Beast Taming Master; thinking about it, he wouldn't harbor ill will against a rookie who just reached Bronze.
However, there was a high probability he wouldn't find anything, which had nothing to do with Yi Tian.
After obtaining Yi Tian's consent, Zhou Tiangang's eyes were immediately covered with a layer of yellow light.