Starting With Contract Pets - Chapter 77

Chapter 77: Righteous Backstab from Purple Jade
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

“Having the most victories, Su Bai will be your captain from now on while Chen Rouxue will be the deputy captain. All matters of the game are under their command.”
Chen Bo announced in the office.
“In addition, because this competition involves the final selection of the Cannes juvenile team, the town will give you an allowance of 100,000 yuan each. I hope that you can win the spring festival competition on behalf of Carp Town.”
Chen Bo spoke slowly.
“You can use the training ground equipment for free. Do you have any other questions? If not, you can leave.”
Su Bai raised his hand.
“Go on.” The man glanced at him.
“The sum of 100,000 yuan isn’t enough, is it? There’ll probably be warlord pets and other trump cards in the other towns.
“I think we’ll have higher chances of winning if you give us more funds,” he said.
“Can you really win if I add more allowances?” Chen Bo stared at the boy.
“No,” he replied, “but if you give me enough money, I can guarantee that it’ll be the same for the others.”
The town would also benefit from political achievements if they won the competition. The youth felt that they could fork out more money if he gave them some hope.
“My cub is about to evolve, and it’ll evolve even quicker if I have more money. At that time, its strength will inevitably leap to a new stage. With that, it’ll of course have a chance to compete against a warlord pet.
“I’m a junior trainer, so please believe my words.”
He took out his trainer certificate.
“Yes, with more funding, we can definitely win the game…”
Chen Rouxue immediately sang the same tune.
The other three also hurriedly agreed. Although they were not on good terms with Su Bai, they had no problem with having more money.
“I can attempt to apply for an additional 100,000 yuan allowance, but I can’t guarantee that they’ll agree.”
Chen Bo glanced at the five and said, “Anything else?”
They shook their heads.
“Then stay behind, Su Bai. The rest can go first; I have something to tell him,” said the man.
Once the others left, he asked, “Is your master Elder Gao?”
“I can’t tell you.” The boy shook his head.
Chen Bo: “…”
Was he burying his head in the sand?
Chen Bo skipped this topic since he could already guess the answer. “Forget about it then. Are you really confident of helping the town obtain the championship?”
“Give me 500,000 yuan and a glazed fire crystal. As long as the opponent doesn’t have other rare pets like a warlord fire-, spirit-, light-, or dark-type pet, I can guarantee that we can win the game. My goal is to enter the city juvenile team and obtain a stable allowance, so I’m very serious about this.”
Su Bai nodded in assurance.
“You’re really demanding an exorbitant price. What’s the use of a fire crystal for a wood attribute pet?” Chen Bo’s mouth twitched.
He shook his head. “I’m using the glazed fire crystal for another pet, but I can’t afford to purchase it, and I’m too embarrassed to ask my master for it.”
“Believe in me.” Su Bai looked at the adult.
“A sum of 500,000 yuan is impossible, but I can apply for the glazed fire crystal, then each of you will have an extra 100,000 yuan allowance.
“Of course, if you really win in the end, I’ll take responsibility and reward you with more money. After all, the town will be basking in glory if one of you joins the city team.”
Chen Bo thought for a while and decided this. He would give this youth a glazed fire crystal mainly because of his master.
“Thank you very much.” Su Bai nodded. With the glazed fire crystal, he could ask for a volcanic dew or a psychic bone after winning the game. That way, only one more material was needed by his Purgatory Tyrant’s egg.
The 200,000-plus yuan he had left, combined with the subsidy allowance as well as the monetary reward for winning the competition, would be enough to buy some good psychic bones. Ultimately, he would gather all the materials needed for the incubation.
Perfect!
By the time he exited the office with the cub in his arms, everyone had already left except for Chen Rouxue.
“What did Chen Bo say to you?” asked the girl.
“What else? We talked about money, and I asked him for a glazed fire crystal.”
He stretched his waist. “By the way, why did you surrender earlier? Do you think that I can’t beat you?”
“No, I just didn’t want to fight anymore.” Chen Rouxue pursed her lips and put her hands behind her back.
“Besides, if you didn’t become the captain, I wouldn’t be able to obtain an extra 100,000 yuan allowance.” She blinked.
“I really can’t win you. Oh, well. Let’s go eat.” Su Bai shook his head.
“I heard that there’s a world made up of purple plants in the space crack; I really wanna see it.”
“Oh, that place is too difficult to go.”
As far as Su Bai knew, there were purple, blue, and black weird alternate worlds in the space cracks.
The reason why plants reflected green light was that they did not absorb it, but in fact, sunlight contained a very high concentration of it. In other words, green plants did not use sunlight’s green light, so the most excellent plant might be colored purple.
Some scientists had put forward this theory in a very interesting purple earth hypothesis, and it had been confirmed after the space cracks opened following the aura rejuvenation. The purple plants in the space cracks were more excellent than the green plants.
However, because of the different environment, they could not survive in this world. Instead, the peculiar and gorgeous scenery had attracted batches upon batches of professional Pet Tamers to take risky adventures.
Su Bai also longed to see such a legendary scenery. One of his motivations for reaching the peak of his Pet Tamer career was to witness that never-before-seen scenery.
“We’ll always have a chance to go when we become stronger,” Chen Rouxue said. She was working hard to see the scenery at a higher place, but she did not want to go alone.
“I want to eat broad noodles; what about you?” he asked.
The girl looked up thoughtfully. “I want to drink milk tea and eat rice-flour noodles!”
“Okay, then I’ll eat rice-flour noodles, too.” Su Bai shrugged and gave up on broad noodles. He took her to the milk tea shop to buy the drink, then they went to a nearby store to eat rice-flour noodles.
Soon, two bowls of rice-flour noodles were served. One contained three fresh ingredients, while the other was mala.
“There you go. I don’t like shredded tofu and fried chicken nuggets.” Chen Rouxue picked out these ingredients and transferred them to the boy’s bowl.
“It’s okay. Just pick out what you don’t like; I’ll eat anything except tomatoes,” said Su Bai. He liked shredded tofu, especially since it tasted fragrant when paired with the sour soup.
“Howl~”
As he ate, Purple Jade gulped under the table. His pet licked its lips with its pink tongue from time to time.
“There.”
The girl gave the cub a few strands of rice-flour noodles. Su Bai’s mala noodles were too spicy for it to eat.
“Howl! Ψ( ̄∀ ̄)Ψ”
The cub hurriedly came over and devoured the noodles, then it looked up at her with good feelings.
“I’ll give you more!”
“Hehe ⊙〈⊙”
Xiao Bai looked at its owner. Sure enough, love had disappeared?
“Okay, okay. I’ll feed you, too.” She fed Big Demon rice-flour noodles.
Su Bai was quite speechless upon seeing this situation. “With you feeding them all your noodles, aren’t you eating anymore?”
“It’s okay. I still have milk tea. I’ll get fat if I eat too much.”
…
“What are you doing in the afternoon? Training or resting?” The girl asked this after they finished their meal. They had taken a day off from school, and it was already 3 p.m., so they could not return for lessons.
“I won’t be training in the afternoon. I’ll dig a few volcanic rocks on Phoenix Mountain first before going home. I can hatch the Purgatory Tyrant’s egg already, so I’ll have to make early preparations.”
He said after thinking about it.
“Then I want to come, too!” Chen Rouxue blinked. “I really don’t wanna go home; it’s so boring to be there alone.”
“Okay, it’s safer for two people to go together, anyway. I didn’t ride my scooter, so I can ride yours.” He acquiesced.
The two quickly reached the foot of Phoenix Mountain on the scooter.
“Hey, this road is cut off. The scooter can’t get through.”
Su Bai stopped the vehicle. The road had been cut off in the previous year, so the scooter could not get through.
“It’s okay; let’s just walk. The scenery here is so good. I’ve never realized it before.” Chen Rouxue surveyed their surroundings.
“That’s the only way. Fortunately, the way up the mountain isn’t very far.” He nodded.
They slowly walked up the mountain while the boy and his pet chased and played with each other on the road.
“Erm, Su Bai, do you like me?” Chen Rouxue suddenly asked.
Taken aback, the boy immediately turned toward the girl. Her face was flushed, but she was bravely staring at him.
Su Bai did not understand. Why did he suddenly get involved with this problem?
“Why are you asking me that?” He looked at her.
“Just tell me if you do!”
“I… Even if I do, I can’t confess here. It’s too informal—”
“Howl! (*^ー^)”
At this moment, Purple Jade pulled on his trousers, and when he looked down, he saw a bunch of snow-white flowers at his feet.
Ah Bai, how is it? Aren’t I considerate? Go, go and chase your love bravely!
Su Bai: “…”
The boy almost vomited blood. It was really such a good pet; its backstab came too unexpectedly!
He took the flowers and said, “Yes, of course, I like you, but I don’t know if I should find a girlfriend so early.
“My dream is to explore unknown places, take risks, and see unexplored scenery. I wanna try climbing the peak of my career as a Pet Tamer.
“This process may take a long time, so I’m very entangled, and I don’t wanna hinder my progress because of other things.”
After thinking about it, the youth decided to be truthful even though he knew that this might make him look like an emotionless person.
He enjoyed maintaining their friendship for the time being, and today’s incident had occurred too suddenly.
He was even more taken aback by the cub’s backstab.
“So you think emotions and I will hinder your progress.” Chen Rouxue snorted and walked forward without looking back.
“Don’t. I like you really. Please be my girlfriend!” Su Bai grabbed the girl’s hand and pulled her back. He put the flowers in her hand and spoke sincerely.
The girl blushed thoroughly when he held her hand and confessed, but she still turned her head away. “I’m afraid that I’ll become a hindrance to you.”
His words had upset her.
“That’s all nonsense. How could taking adventures be more important than having a girlfriend? Plus, we can also climb to the top of our careers as Pet Tamers together. No one said that the two of us can’t go.”
The boy waved his hand anxiously. He did not care anymore and would first pass this hurdle.
In fact, the reason why he had not dared to confess was not that he did not want to but that he did not quite dare to. He was afraid that he would become idle in training and might enter a different school from her after the college entrance examination because of the difference in grades. In the end, he was afraid that distance would make their relationship fall apart.
On the original Earth, he had gone through the entrance examination and attended college. At that time, he and Chen Rouxue also had a good relationship, but everything fell apart following the college entrance examination.
With such a similar experience, perhaps he had not figured out other things, but the only thing he understood deeply was that he had to work harder at a young age.
Perhaps it was his efforts of striving for excellence, but the girl had actually raised this matter in advance. It stunned him and put him at a loss, but he still chose to face it in the end. Some things could not be missed, so he decided to hold the opportunity firmly in his hands first.
“Okay, I agree to be your girlfriend.” Smiling, Chen Rouxue took the bouquet of flowers. “Don’t worry; I’ll make progress alongside you, but if you’re too weak, don’t blame me for dumping you.”
“I believe that you won’t have this chance.” Su Bai held the girl’s hand. Her hand in his was warm and silky smooth, making him extremely happy.
Sure enough, having a girlfriend was the best.
“Still, we should keep this secret for now. We’ll announce it when the college entrance examination is over next year, or else the impact won’t be good.” The girl interlaced her fingers with his.
He squeezed her hand and asked in a daze,” Then why did you force me to confess so early? Did you feel that I like you?”
His girlfriend giggled shyly. “I only had a gut feeling. If you’re snatched away by someone else, who should I cry to?”
“You’re right. I’m so handsome and talented, so it’s only normal to be liked—ow! It hurts…” Su Bai quickly grabbed the girl’s hand.
“You’re rubbing it in my face on purpose.” Chen Rouxue was dissatisfied. Why did she not see how thick-skinned this fellow was?
“Howl! (≧ω≦)/”
The cub happily jumped up and down, feeling that it was really impressive. It would have two responsible owners in the future.
“Hehe?”
Big Demon was dumbfounded. Did its lovely Pet Tamer suddenly belong to someone else in the blink of an eye?
Just then, a sudden wave of spiritual power drifted over.
“Someone is fighting over there!”
Su Bai looked at where the spiritual power fluctuation had come from. It was the spot where the volcanic rock had been dug out previously.
“Xiao Bai, use Concealment!” Chen Rouxue immediately instructed. No matter what, hiding themselves first was the most important.
“Hehe!”
Big Demon exuded special dark spiritual power and hid them.
“Buddy, check the surroundings. Let’s go to that high ground over there quietly and check what’s happening.”
Su Bai whispered.
The two pets, which were already very proficient at sneaking, silently moved to the high ground mentioned by the boy.
“It’s them. Are they purposely waiting for you?” Chen Rouxue frowned. The five people in combat below were the Death Hunting Squad, which had robbed them of the Woodgrain Fruit and Aquamarine Stone monster’s crystal nucleus before.
“What’s the skill of the pet they’re fighting against? I’ve never seen it before; it looks so strong.”
The girl was a little puzzled. Wei Ya, Zhang San, and Li Si’s team had five people and four high-level servants, but they had been crushed and beaten by the opponent’s two high-level servants and even seemed unable to hold on anymore.
“Let’s hide first.”
He pulled her back and spoke in a deep voice.
“That’s a blood pet. Those two are wanted criminals. Let’s hide first; I’ll call my master.”
Su Bai whispered to Chen Rouxue, then he turned around and eyed the cub. “Pay attention to the surroundings; we’ll run as soon as there’s any sign of danger.”