novelEast Capital
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Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Early the next morning, they washed themselves and ate breakfast as usual.
Su Bai started cleaning the house, throwing away all the unnecessary things. He took out all the goods which had short shelf lives from the fridge, packed them into a backpack, along with some other things, and prepared to bring them over to his parents.
After everything was in order, Su Bai nodded and said, "Okay, let's go."
"Okay." Chen Ruoxue took his hand and walked out of the villa.
They had to go to school today. Although there were still two days before the registration, they still decided to check it first.
This was because they wanted to buy a house and live together and would not live in school during college.
Even if they lived in school, they wanted their own house in the East Capital.
Thus, they were prepared to go in advance and take a look first.
Riding on Chen Ruoxue's Ice Dragon, the two soon came to his parents' villa.
"Mom, I'll leave these vegetables here for you. We have to go to school. Call me if you need anything. If you can't get through, you can send a message, and I'll definitely call you when I see it, " Su Bai put the vegetables he had brought from his villa on the stone table in the courtyard and said.
He added after putting down the stuff, "I cleaned the villa, so you don't need to worry about it."
"Okay, I see."
His mother nodded. She then took a red envelope and walked to Chen Ruoxue, stuffing the envelope in her hand.
"Lass, this is just a little something for you. The password is your birthday. I'll have to trouble you to take care of our son in school.
"If he dares to treat you badly, just give me a call. His dad and I will fly over to settle the score for you on the same day, " Mother Su took the girl's hand and said with a smile.
Both his parents already knew about his and Chen Ruoxue's relationship, and they had always taken his girlfriend as part of their family, even treating her better than they did to him.
"This..." Chen Ruoxue looked at the red envelope in her hand and then at her boyfriend before finally smiling."Thank you, auntie."
Since her relationship with Su Bai was serious, it would be awkward to refuse this red packet from his mother.
Seeing her accept the red envelope, Mother Su's face bloomed with joy. She took the girl's hand and asked her to take good care of herself. She did not forget to remind her son about a few things.
After more than ten minutes, the two talents walked out of Baiyue Manor.
Chen Ruoxue took Su Bai's hand, shaking the red envelope, and said with a smile, "How much do you think your mother gave me?"
"I don't know. They raise you as a daughter, probably not less." He smiled and shook his head.
"Sigh... I wanna say that I'm rich, and I'm afraid of hurting your mother's heart." She sighed.
"No need to feel bad; just accept my mother's kind intention." Su Bai smiled again.
Nodding, she released the Ice Dragon and they rode it all the way to the entrance of the village.
Many people came forward to look at the eye-catching dragon ride. Chen Ruoxue kept it and called a flying service.
At the entrance of the village, Su Bai looked at her and asked, "Are you really not going back? Don't you wanna go home and see your family?"
"I took everything with me and also told my parents about it. Let's just directly leave instead of returning." She pointed to her space backpack.
She had everything in there, including all the clothes and things she needed to bring to school.
"Okay, then we'll leave now." Su Bai nodded.
They were leaving without specifically informing their classmates. All good things must come to an end, after all, and if they informed them, they would still have to bid farewell.
They quickly arrived at the Cannes airport on a flying mount and then took a high-class hotel flying ride toward East Capital.
They put their things in the room and then went up to the rooftop.
On the rooftop, the surrounding scenery was unobstructed.
Su Bai released the elf, which turned into a small, white cat that squatted on the railing he was leaning on.
There was no one on the roof, and everyone seemed to be resting in their own rooms.
"Hey, it turns out that you're Su Bai. Are you two going to East Capital to check out the school?"
Su Bai turned around to look at the source of the voice and was a little surprised to see Zhou Ling'an.
"Yeah, of course we are. What else would we be doing there?" Su Bai nodded.
He then asked, "Why are you on this? Are you going there, too?"
"My hometown is in East Capital; I'm just going home.
"I was just helping my grandpa run his pawnshop in Cannes." Zhou Ling'an shrugged.
"I see. Do you know where we can buy a good house near East Capital Heavenly Abyss University?"
Su Bai asked again. Originally, he planned to seek a professional's help in looking for a house to purchase in East Capital, but he decided to ask Zhou Ling'an after bumping into her.
"Why, don't you live in school?" The lady glanced at them and then showed a meaningful smile."You two are planning to live together outside, aren't you?"
"Yes." He shrugged. They were all adults; this was only normal.
"Sister Ling'an, can you help us find a good house? We want to buy it in full, " Chen Ruoxue took the lady's hand and asked. In fact, whether they lived in school or not, it was very nice to have a house of theirs outside.
"Yes, I actually have a house next to that university. My mom bought it for me when I was attending that school.
"I only lived there for a few days, so it's practically new. It should be cleaned and taken care of every day. You can rent that first, while I inquire about a house for you two. What do you think?" Zhou Ling'an thought for a while and offered.
"Thank you." Chen Rouxue smiled.
Naturally, Su Bai did not disagree with this. It was better to have a reliable foothold than to stay in a hotel.
"Okay, I'll go find my key; it's inside my backpack." Zhou Ling'an nodded.
"How much is the rent? I'll pay you first, " he asked.
"You can pay me for one year first. It'll be one million yuan, " said the lady.
Nodding, he transferred the money to her.
Although everything about pets were at sky-high prices, this price was not too outrageous.
Of course, even if it was not outrageous, houses in East Capital started at at least 100, 000 yuan.
"By the way, did you decide to join that company or organization?
"East Capital is where the Pet Alliance's headquarters is based; it's also where some of the strongest Pet Tamer forces in the world gather.
"This includes the top ten pinnacle halls, the top five royal pet families, cultivators, pharmacists, and other associations. Other forces like the Hunting Union and all the pet-related forces, which can rank in the world, have branches here.
"If someone with unusual talents like you signs a contract with a company, the cost of cultivating pets during your university days, etc. can all be borne by the company.
"You only need to train your pets, improve your own strength, and acquire more knowledge.
"The stronger one is, the better the salary once they join the company after graduation." Zhou Ling'an looked at the scenery for a while and asked.
"Don't look at the peace on Blue Planet. In fact, in various space cracks, including some monster wildernesses, the battle has never stopped. Many companies are in great need of fresh blood. The better one's potential, the more capable they are in providing them with capital."
"We haven't considered this for now. In fact, we don't lack medicinal cakes for our pets and we also don't have the idea of??joining a company for the time being." Su Bai shook his head.
He knew that what Zhou Ling'an had said was true. Ever since the ten giant space cracks on Blue Planet were successfully closed, it had become a lot more peaceful.
Later, some other space cracks were sealed off, forming monster wildernesses. After avoiding contact with the main Blue Planet space, the battle seemed to have subsided in the eyes of ordinary people.
However, in fact, it was still ongoing, just like the real space cracks of the alternate world guarded by Gao An and the insect ruins.
Many people were fighting in those places, which were also divided into various forces to guard them—hence, the formation of various companies.
Although these places were dangerous, they also gave extraordinary opportunities.
Many such companies like the gyms and royal pet families did not lack money. What they lacked were talents, so they were willing to support talents who had signed contracts with them.
This included the Pet Alliance and the many pet management bureaus which had similar contracts. Pet cultivation consumed too much money, and it was more difficult to rely on oneself.
The situation in the Pet Alliance nowadays was that the major families were more powerful, and they could often take away many young summoners by offering them favorable conditions.
After becoming a professional summoner, this knowledge was no longer a secret. The Pet Tamer network would often report on the situation in the various space cracks as well.
"Have you guys joined a trainer faction and signed a contract?" Zhou Ling'an asked curiously.
Both of them were genius Pet Tamers, so she also wanted to win them over for her family's company.
"No, we don't have a contract and don't intend to sign with any for now, " replied Su Bai.
"Okay. If you want to sign one, you can find me. I can give you a price a lot higher than others, and the space cracks that our company is responsible for are safer and more carefree for Pet Tamers." The lady batted her eyes at them.
"Don't worry. I'll notify you if there are considerations in that regard." He nodded.
Pet Tamers seemed to have no threshold, and as long as there was a powerful pet, they could use potions desperately to advance it further.
However, this was not the actual case. It also had to do with talent. After monarch, the level of pets could also be improved by powerful potions.
Evolving was difficult, though. It required tempering, various opportunities, and the pet's own understanding of the law.
Although catalytic agents were also useful, they were difficult to prepare, and it was hard to find the right spiritual plants.
Another factor that limited the level of pets was the contract book.
Pets could only surpass a large level of their owners' contract books at most, but once the contract books could no longer be promoted, the pets could not be promoted at all, either.
The promotion materials of contract books almost all contained strong relevant laws.
The rarity of such materials was even more terrifying, and there were very few birthplaces of them on Blue Planet.
Generally, if people wanted to get such materials, they must go to monster wildernesses or space cracks.
Where the law raged, it was more likely that law-like materials would be born.
A Pet Tamer was actually a profession that relied on external forces. According to Su Bai's understanding, it was the case for at least before the emperor grade.
Although the physique of summoners were becoming less and less human, there was still no way to compare it with pets.
They must rely on their pets.
Sometimes people felt a little unsatisfied, but it was actually not bad. Compared to climbing alone, having a group of interesting pets with them was actually a very pleasant thing.
The benefits of joining companies and other institutions lay in here as well, for it was less difficult to obtain those things.
Su Bai was not so strong that he had no need to join those forces.
He could enjoy the shade by staying under the big tree, so he would definitely join a company.
However, he would not do so blindly. He and Chen Ruoxue were going to have a clear understanding at school first before finally deciding to join any of the forces.
At present, their first choice was the Pet Gymnasium or any of the major pet management bureaus, while they were not too keen on the royal pet families.
After standing on the rooftop for a while, the three returned to the rooms once the sun was up.
A few hours later, the three of them came down and rode a flying mount together in East Capital.
East Capital was very large and had one airport in each of the south, east, and northwest directions.
Their university was in the far north of East Capital, not far from the Heavenly Abyss.
"It really feels like going into the city of giants!" exclaimed Chen Ruoxue as they walked.
Su Bai also nodded. Disregarding other things, the streets of East Capital were already wider than the streets of other cities.
Any street was five to six hundred meters wide.
"Let's go, I will take you to the university."
Zhou Ling'an released a flying mount and said.
Nodding their heads, they rode the mount, still looking at this strange and unfamiliar city.
Zhou Ling'an's destination was a community called 'Wish', and it was one kilometer away from East Capital Heavenly Abyss University.
"This is what my mother bought for me when I was in college. It's not bad; it's 220 feet above the ground. What do you think?"
Zhou Ling'an opened the door and gave the two a tour.
"The house was decorated according to my ideas at the time, and almost all the furniture is new." She showed the house to the pair.
Su Bai and Chen Ruoxue nodded from time to time.
The house was indeed very good, with the decoration being very exquisite, much better than the simple decorations at Su Bai's house.
Both of them were very satisfied and felt that Zhou Ling'an's renting to them at this price was definitely doing them favors.
Seeing the two people's satisfied expressions, the lady was very pleased with herself and felt that it affirmed her vision.
The decoration of this house was quite romantic. She had been thinking about finding a boyfriend to live with, but she was still a single dog.
"How is it? Isn't this heart-shaped bed super big?" Zhou Ling'an pointed to the big bed in the master bedroom and winked at Chen Ruoxue.
"It's so soft—softer than the bed I used to sleep in." Chen Ruoxue praised generously.
Zhou Ling'an nodded in satisfaction and said, "Okay, these are the keys. I'll leave the cleaning to you guys for now; I'll also take care of other things, so you can just stay at ease."
"Thank you very much." Su Bai solemnly thanked her.
"I'm leaving. Don't forget to find me when you want to sell something."
Zhou Ling'an walked out of the room and waved her hand.
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