“Haha, you’re quite interesting.”
Although she was a girl, Feng Yingge acted as boisterously as her neutral appearance suggested.
She caught Lin Chuan’s mood-breaking words, allowing the atmosphere to become lively again.
This was Lin Chuan’s first time meeting Beast Masters from the other Two Great Nations.
Moreover, the opponent was no ordinary Beast Master; she was, like him, a Heaven’s Chosen Beast Master from the direct line of the Three Great Nations.
Sword Sect, Princess Mansion.
The Sword Sect corresponded to the Three Sects of the Star Rock Federation.
The Princess Mansion was even more extraordinary, being of the Holy Heaven Ancient Kingdom’s imperial lineage, equivalent to a Royal Women’s Academy, generally only open to daughters of aristocratic families.
Lin Chuan felt a pang of doubt.
It was clearly the Holy Heaven Ancient Kingdom, an Ancient Kingdom!
So why was Feng Yingge dressed in a cyberpunk style?
Was the technological sense of this Ancient Kingdom a bit over the top?
Or was it her personal preference?
Meanwhile, Zhou Tianque, from the Tianlong Empire, had a traditional and ancient aesthetic.
Did you two get mixed up?
Muttering to himself, Lin Chuan remained outwardly calm, sat down in the empty seat between them, and began to order.
Katori Chion, the 25-year-old in a purple Dongyang bathrobe, was the owner of this izakaya.
As soon as Lin Chuan handed over the ordered menu, she went to the back kitchen to get busy, taking the 4-year-old and 6-year-old Little Katori Chion who might cause trouble with her, leaving the 20-year-old Katori Chion to chat with Lin Chuan and the other two.
Before long, the food Lin Chuan ordered was served one by one.
It wasn’t Star Rock cuisine, but authentic Dongyang cuisine. The main dish was Tenpura, which Lin Chuan didn’t really like, but after all, it was made by a Quasi-Heavenly King herself.
Lin Chuan still ate it with a grateful heart.
As for the taste…
Pfft!
Lin Chuan took one bite, immediately spat it out, then coughed repeatedly, tears streaming down his face.
What the heck?
Lin Chuan quickly lowered his head to examine the dish. It looked fine on the outside, but why was it so pungent?!
Sitting to Lin Chuan’s right.
Feng Yingge, who was propping her chin with her palm and drinking juice, seemed to have been waiting for this moment. Seeing Lin Chuan spit out the food after one bite, she laughed, her eyes crinkling, her shoulders shaking. Her red-furred Little Red Beast Master chirped and laughed, rolling around on the small counter.
Zhou Tianque, to Lin Chuan’s left, though not as exaggerated, pursed his lips, his mouth uncontrollably curving upward.
His Golden Sword Beast Master was also very steady; it merely circled a bit faster, showing no obvious reaction.
Clearly, both of them must have just fallen for the same trick.
At this moment, seeing Lin Chuan also fall victim, both of their minds instantly felt balanced and comfortable.
Wan Wan was startled.
She flew to Lin Chuan’s side, patting his back and helping him catch his breath.
“Ah, 25-year-old me is still not good at cooking.”
The 20-year-old pure and elegant Katori Chion sighed faintly, unceremoniously complaining about her 25-year-old self.
“This must be mustard instead of salt, right?”
By this time, Lin Chuan had finally caught his breath. Hearing Katori Chion’s words, he was speechless.
This Quasi-Heavenly King was truly ‘excellent’!
Just then, a fair, delicate little arm reached out from the void, placed a cup of warm milk in front of Lin Chuan, and then gave him a thumbs-up.
“No need to thank me, little trash fish.”
Alright, at least there was some conscience, but not much.
Bringing milk was thoughtful, but could she please stop adding ‘trash fish’?
It was really, really asking for a beating.
He had originally wanted to enjoy a good meal, but with such a dish, how could he eat it?
Fortunately, Lin Chuan had brought food with him.
Hmm, it was a little something he had taken from White Snow’s food today. White Snow probably wouldn’t notice.
White Snow’s daily intake was now 3 tons, so she wouldn’t miss a few bites of food.
From the warehouse in his Beast Master Space specifically for White Snow’s food, Lin Chuan took out a fresh shrimp burger the size of a washbasin.
He ate it with the milk brought by the female imp Katori Chion.
Feng Yingge and Zhou Tianque were stunned.
A burger the size of a washbasin?
They had never seen anything like it. Was this a specialty of the Star Rock Federation?
They had always heard that Xingyan people had a rich diet and large appetites.
They would try almost anything new.
But such a peculiar food, this was truly their first time seeing it.
This was not a specialty of the Star Rock Federation.
It was a specialty of the Sixth Academy.
Who knows which breeding expert, thinking of being lazy and finding it troublesome to feed one type of food at a time, needing to supplement meat, fruit, and dairy products, simply mixed these basic foods together to create such giant burgers.
And surprisingly, these giant burgers were very popular with Tian Yu Dragons; they loved to eat them.
White Snow loved them even more.
So, Lin Chuan specifically ordered such large-sized burgers.
Hmm, what Lin Chuan took out at this moment was still the smallest size, usually given to White Snow as a snack, which for White Snow was one bite per burger.
For dinner, White Snow usually ate super giant burgers with a diameter of 3 meters.
“Do you have any more? Get me one too.”
Feng Yingge’s eyes sparkled. She seemed not to be polite at all, directly asking Lin Chuan for it.
There was nothing else.
Lin Chuan’s Beast Master Space had plenty of these giant burgers in White Snow’s special super-fresh storage room, enough for White Snow to eat for a year.
“What flavor do you like? Cod? Spicy chicken leg? Fresh shrimp?”
Lin Chuan asked back.
Feng Yingge thought seriously for a moment, and finally, her expression was very solemn as she said.
“Give me a spicy beef leg burger, please.”
Lin Chuan: ??
Among the burgers he had just listed, there shouldn’t have been a beef leg burger, right?
“Spicy chicken leg burger?”
“Beef leg burger!”
Feng Yingge emphasized, while continuously winking at Lin Chuan, signaling him to look at the red-furred Little Red Beast Master on her shoulder.
Lin Chuan had a flash of inspiration and understood Feng Yingge’s meaning.
Lin Chuan instantly pulled out a spicy chicken leg burger the size of a washbasin.
Feng Yingge: “Spicy beef leg burger?”
Lin Chuan nodded heavily: “That’s right, it’s a spicy beef leg burger!”
“Guaranteed authentic!”
“One hundred percent authentic, really.”
“Thank you!!”
Instantly, Feng Yingge very solemnly took the spicy ‘beef’ leg burger, then held it in her arms and happily began to eat, taking a big bite, her mouth bulging, and making gurgling sounds from her throat, saying it was delicious, delicious.
And her red-furred Little Red Beast Master tilted its head, then tilted it again, and kept tilting it.
It jumped to Feng Yingge’s left, then to Feng Yingge’s right, and finally to her head, then pecked repeatedly.
Wan Wan translated Little Red’s words to Lin Chuan in real-time, telling him through the contract’s telepathy.
(You bastard master, you ate chicken, you actually dared to eat chicken!! You violated the Princess Mansion’s prohibition, are you planning to eat me someday too!)
Feng Yingge swallowed the food in her mouth and hurriedly said.
“Little Red, Little Red, don’t be like that, this isn’t chicken, this is beef!”
“Even if you don’t believe me, you have to believe the student from the Star Rock Federation. That’s a country that believes in Qilin, you know Qilin, known for honesty and trustworthiness!!”
Red-furred Little Red: ?
Stopping its pecking, the red-furred Little Red tilted its head in confusion, looking at Lin Chuan, then at its master, then at the big burger in its master’s arms?
“Besides, you’re a Little Phoenix Sparrow, you’re a phoenix, you’re not a chicken.”
“Furthermore, how could I bear to eat you? We grew up together, we’re childhood sweethearts.”
“Come, come, Little Red, you try it too. This beef from the Star Rock Federation is really delicious.”
Saying that, Feng Yingge tore off a piece of ‘beef’ leg meat for the red-furred Little Red.
Little Red was confused, tilting its head over and over again.
Finally, it chose to believe its childhood sweetheart master, with whom it had grown up, and took a bite.
Immediately, its eyes lit up, and it flew onto the burger, happily eating with its master. The originally small Little Red quickly became a big Little Red.
Seeing such a situation, Lin Chuan couldn’t help but smile.
Then, Lin Chuan heard a soft chuckle from his left side, and he turned his head in confusion.
To Lin Chuan’s left.
Zhou Tianque pursed his lips, looking a little embarrassed.
“Do you want one? What flavor?”
Lin Chuan asked.
Zhou Tianque coughed lightly and said:
“Thank you. Then I’ll also try the unique cuisine of the Star Rock Federation. I’m not picky, anything is fine. Hmm, how about a cod burger, please?”
So, Lin Chuan took out another cod burger the size of a washbasin.
Just like that, the three Heaven’s Chosen from the Three Great Nations sat in a row, eating burgers.
This scene utterly bewildered Katori Chion.
Coming back to her senses, she couldn’t stop smiling, tears almost coming out of her eyes.
It was truly, too interesting, too amusing.
She had thought that when the three met, it would immediately be a fierce, head-to-head battle, but she never expected, never expected this.
Lin Chuan, this person, was truly too interesting.
And you said you were a lone wolf, and you said you wouldn’t make friends?
Your favorability is almost maxed out!
Feng Yingge and Zhou Tianque, despite not showing too much outward sharpness, were incredibly arrogant within. For Dongyang Beast Masters, Lin Chuan would at most call them an eyesore and still give them some face, while these two would directly call them trash, incombustible waste, and feel disgusted just by looking at them.
And now, to be able to make these two Heaven’s Chosen treat someone seriously, and so harmoniously at that.
It had to be said, Lin Chuan’s ability was impressive.
At the same time, Katori Chion couldn’t help but think about the relationship between the Three Great Nations.
There was competition, but overall it was very harmonious.
Especially when it came to the common interests of humanity as a whole and Beast Master civilization, they almost always advanced and retreated in sync.
It was precisely because of this that, even when facing demonic species hostile to humans, even those Mythic Rank demons, humanity had always maintained the absolute upper hand from beginning to end.
The Beast Master circles of the Three Great Nations were also like this.
Although their respective systems and institutions were vastly different, overall they were all positive, healthy, and upward-moving.
Katori Chion couldn’t help but feel envious.
If only the Dongyang Beast Masters circle could also be as harmonious and interesting as this.
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Sitting in a row, eating burgers.
The relationship between Lin Chuan, Feng Yingge, and Zhou Tianque naturally grew much closer.
It would not be an exaggeration to call them ‘burger buddies’.
Although their relationship had grown closer, the necessary procedures still had to be followed.
Katori Chion provided the venue.
A huge, abandoned factory building with no one around.
Under the bright moonlight.
Feng Yingge and Zhou Tianque each stood atop a factory tower, confronting each other.
Lin Chuan, riding White Snow, hovered in mid-air, acting as the referee.
He was a direct descendant of the Star Rock Federation, but Lin Chuan was ultimately from a commoner background, and currently, he was still working hard to develop and catch up.
Feng Yingge and Zhou Tianque, however, were undoubtedly from aristocratic families and sects.
Lin Chuan was not sure if they were the leading figures of their respective families and sects.
However, he thought they wouldn’t be worse than ordinary students of the Eight Great Academies of the Star Rock Federation, and should represent the highest level for their age group.
Although it was a sparring match, it was also a real battle, and there was also an element of bringing honor to their respective countries.
Naturally, there would be no talk of chivalry. Zhou Tianque made the first move.
Aside from the golden spiritual sword he held, a total of 4 similar sword-shaped spiritual Beasts of the spirit-containing type appeared around him.
Four different colored sword-shaped Beast Masters: cyan, blue, earthy brown, and deep red.
【They are collectively known as Spirit Sword Immortals. Although they contain the character for ‘immortal’, they are not Fairy Attribute Beast Masters. They belong to the category of artifact-infused spiritual Beast Masters.】
【According to their different attributes, they are: Gold Spirit Sword, Wood Spirit Sword, Earth Spirit Sword, Water Spirit Sword, Fire Spirit Sword.】
【These are the inherited Beast Masters of the Tianlong Empire’s Sword Sect. They are at least Commander Rank Mid-grade Beast Masters, and their bloodline quality can be improved by adding rare Beast Master materials and precious ores through smelting. Depending on the specific sword spirit, they can be upgraded 1 to 3 times, which is a unique form of evolution.】
【Beast Masters have two paths: one is bloodline, and the other is skill.】
【Sects usually follow the path of skill cultivation.】
【The Tianlong Sword Sect is even a leader in the skill cultivation path, slightly stronger than the Three Sects of the Star Rock Federation. It is said to possess no less than three non-personal exclusive Secret Skill inheritances.】
Wan Wan explained to Lin Chuan through the contract’s telepathy.
Lin Chuan’s heart was stirred. No less than three non-personal exclusive Secret Skills—this sect was indeed amazing.
One had to know that even the Sixth Academy did not possess any Secret Skill that could be exchanged with academic credits; at most, there were only Secret Skills.
Lin Chuan’s mind was filled with numerous thoughts, yet in reality, it was only an instant.
Zhou Tianque took half a step forward, his body twisting at an odd angle, and he raised his right hand in a sword-finger gesture, pointing it remotely at Feng Yingge.
The deep red and earthy brown spiritual swords trembled slightly, then shot out in the next moment.
Lin Chuan narrowed his eyes, realizing that Zhou Tianque’s action was not merely a command.
Zhou Tianque’s body movements and sword-finger gesture.
It was Synergy Dance!
The Fire and Earth sword-shaped Beast Masters rapidly intertwined in a spiral. The deep red fire attribute energy and the earthy brown earth attribute energy merged, transforming into two twenty-meter-long gigantic lava swords. As Zhou Tianque’s sword-finger descended, they brutally slashed down towards Feng Yingge.
Secret Skill: Blazing Earth-Rending Sword!
Red light descended, and a single sword cut across.
The entire tower was silently split in two.
At the fracture, the scorching high temperature melted the steel bars and pipes within into molten iron.