I Have a Golden Crow

Du Yu ran as fast as he could, anxiously waiting for the security check to be over, then dashed out of the Demon Spirit Realm, heading straight for the Demon Pet Center on the left.

The Demon Pet Center is a comprehensive building that offers accommodation, dining, leisure entertainment, pet boarding, and trading among other services.

Du Yu didn’t stop for a moment, burst into the hall, and headed straight to the service desk: ”Miss, I’d like to board it.”

”Earth Freeze Block?” The young woman in a suit, originally yawning, suddenly perked up when she saw Du Yu take out a cube-shaped jelly from his cloak!

She asked puzzled, ”Student, do you know the cultivation value of an Earth Freeze Block? Haven’t you considered contracting it yourself?”

Du Yu shook his head, ”I don’t have the Earth Attribute, so I can’t contract it.”

”I see.” The woman walked out from behind the service desk, leading Du Yu towards a window on the left side of the building, ”We offer recovery services, which can be exchanged for points or money. We also provide pet exchange services, although you’ll need to pay a small fee.”

Du Yu hurriedly asked, ”How many points can I get for recovery?”

”We need to appraise it first,” the woman said, pointing to a list of point exchange rates pasted below the service window.

Behind the service window, a staff member also perked up: ”Earth Freeze Block, you’re really lucky!”

”Click!” A drawer popped out from below the window, and Du Yu placed the Earth Freeze Block into it; the grubby creature still looked groggy. However, compared to when it was trapped inside the Orange Juice Tree, it wasn’t crying now.

Du Yu looked at the pet recovery price list, sliding his finger along, higher growth potential, Celestial Treasure Race... 400 Points!

Oh wow?

Point equals 50 yuan, so that’s 20,000 yuan?

Du Yu clenched his fist, surprised to realize the Celestial Treasure Race was so valuable!

”The Earth Freeze Block falls under our recovery category, with an appraised power level of Mortal Level·Initial Stage, meeting the cub standard. It’s probably only been in this world for 1-2 days, student, you caught it really fast, huh?”

Du Yu scratched his head, ”Hehe.”

The staff member continued, ”How do you plan to deal with it, exchanging for points?”

It’s worth mentioning that this is the Newbie Demon Spirit Realm, differing from other levels of Demon Spirit Realms in its rules.

This is where Great Xia trains newcomers, and quite a few demon beasts here are artificially bred and then released here.

Therefore, most demon beasts aren’t allowed to be taken out of the Demon Spirit Realm or exchanged for points.

Earlier, Du Yu was stopped for inspection at the entrance due to routine security procedures.

Great Xia does allow you to contract demon pets within, as a benefit for newcomers. As for tearing up contracts and selling them privately after contracting pets inside...

That’s a story between the police and criminals.

”Student?” The staff behind the window looked at the daydreaming Du Yu and continued, ”I suggest you exchange for points. If you take my advice, I can offer you up to 420 Points.”

”Oh.” Du Yu snapped back to reality, feeling a bit regretful.

If he had stayed in a daze a little longer, would the points offered be even higher?

The staff behind the window looked expectantly at Du Yu, as if he had some sort of performance metrics to meet?

Du Yu asked, ”What if I choose to exchange the pet?”

”That’s possible too, you just need to pay 5 Points, and we will help you upload the basic information of this Earth Freeze Block to the trading platform. State your exchange intentions, and you can patiently wait.”

The staff hastily added, ”If you don’t have enough points, you can pay 500 yuan instead.”

Du Yu: ???

Points is only 250 yuan, why is it 500 in cash?

Du Yu clutched his chest with one hand, taking a step back.

He looked around at the lavishly decorated hall, seeing ”profiteer” written all over the room.

The staff patiently explained, ”First, we provide the trading platform for you. Second, you don’t know where the pet you want to exchange is located. The owner might be in a coastal city on the far west of Great Xia.

In 3-7 days, we safely deliver your chosen pet, in its original condition, across all of Great Xia. Don’t you think that’s worth it?

Trust me, spending 5 Points or 500 yuan for such a service buys you peace of mind and comfort.”

Du Yu: ”...”

The modern workers really hustle, even state-owned employees put in so much effort?

Du Yu calculated his small treasury, knowing he definitely didn’t have enough money, with just over 300 yuan in his phone, which was his entire net worth.

Should he... just exchange for points?

No no, poverty shouldn’t diminish one’s ambition. Exchanging for a demon pet of equal value would be the wise choice.

To purchase a demon pet with a ”higher potential value” rating would cost even more.

Du Yu’s heart stirred, and he said, ”Wait for a moment, I’m going to the bookstore to submit a task, I’ll come back once I’ve exchanged for points.”

”Huh?”

Du Yu patted the drawer below the service window, ”Bring me the Earth Freeze Block first, I’ll come back later.”

”Go exchange for points quickly,” the staff, looking helpless, said, ”This is a legitimate Demon Spirit Organization under Great Xia, we won’t covet your stuff.”

”Hehe~ then wait for me.” Du Yu said with a laugh, as he ran out swiftly, heading towards the Demon Spirit Bookstore.

Stopping momentarily at the door of the bookstore, he reviewed the fragmented videos he had taken, edited them, and then entered.

”Ring ring ring~” The doorbell chimed as the young man behind the counter quickly looked up.

”Still working at night, huh? That must be tough,” Du Yu remarked, looking at the familiar face. This time, he checked the name tag on the clerk’s chest—Chen Xuyang.

One time new, two times familiar, right?

”Shift change already, the one who served you during the day was my brother,” the clerk smiled, ”Are you here to submit a task?”

”Oh?” Du Yu looked at the young man in front of him who was dressed and looked exactly the same, somewhat surprised, ”Ah, I’m here to submit the fifth task.”

”Which day’s fifth task is it?”

”It’s today’s, the one with the insects chirping loudly.” Du Yu pointed to the blackboard above, the task list hadn’t been changed yet.

”Please provide the video documentation as required by the task.”

”Look.” Du Yu quickly handed over his phone.

After Chen Xuyang confirmed it several times, he asked, ”What about the Earth Freeze Block?”

Du Yu: ”It’s at the Demon Pet Center next door. I’m just short of these 5 Points. I’m planning to put the Earth Freeze Block up for exchange for a demon pet.”

Chen Xuyang nodded, the fifth task was merely an intelligence task, only requiring an investigation of the cause.

Unlike the sixth task, which requires personnel to kill the Double-leaf Grass Snake and hand over the cold Qi-contaminated Demon Crystal.

”Give me the identification.”

Du Yu: ”Here you go.”

Cheng Xuyang operated the computer for a while and also placed Du Yu’s identification on the card reader: ”5 Points have been deposited into your Student Card.

For any transaction, you can directly swipe your Student Card, or you can perform online operations by bringing up the Demon Spirit Atlas bound with your identity information.”

”Great! Thank you.” Du Yu hurriedly opened the door and left, and Chen Xuyang also shook his head and smiled.

This group of Paper Crane Disciples, although their reputation in society isn’t very good, are indeed fresh blood.

Returning to the Demon Pet Center, Du Yu enjoyed the special reception of the service desk lady, swiped the 5 Points, and after uploading the Earth Freeze Block information, the lady took Du Yu to the computer and patiently taught him how to operate it.

”The potential value is divided into five categories: extremely low, relatively low, medium, relatively high, and extremely high.”

”Your Earth Freeze Block falls into the relatively high category of potential value. I suggest you also choose from this ’relatively high’ category. Don’t underestimate the five grades of potential value, as the gap between each grade is like a chasm, which you can see from the exchange points.”

”For example, a Demon Beast cub of the Celestial Treasure Race with extremely high potential value can be exchanged for up to 2000 Points. Your Earth Freeze Block, with a relatively high potential value, can fetch around 400 Points. While the lowest exchange price for medium potential value is only 10 Points.”

Du Yu nodded lightly, the gap in talent was simply terrifying.

Of course, talent does not equate to final combat power. There are too many factors during the long cultivation period that can affect the growth of a demon pet.

And Du Yu’s greatest confidence lies in Little Fen Yang, after the enlightenment by Burning Sun little loli, how could the demon pet fall short?

”What element Demon Tamer are you?”

Du Yu: ”Fire, Pure Fire.”

The lady glanced at Du Yu in surprise, searching through the exchange page for exchange conditions: ”Are you looking to exchange for a demon pet cub? Or can it be from any growth stage?”

Of course, it should be a cub, as the younger it is, the earlier it can receive Little Fen Yang’s help.

Thinking of this, Du Yu decisively responded: ”Cub!”

”Do you have any race requirements? Or do you have a particularly favored fire-type demon pet?”

Du Yu: ”No, not at the moment.”

”Fire-type, or multi-element demon beasts with fire attributes, relatively high potential value, cub. The counterparty’s trade inclination is Earth element...”

The lady clicked on the screen while muttering to herself: ”Okay, while you are selecting others, others are also selecting you, tell me the maximum range of conditions you can accept.”

Du Yu looked at the rows of lists on the computer screen and said: ”The same as my current selection criteria.”

”Then I’ll help register you, you go ahead and choose carefully.”

The various fire-type demon beasts dazzled Du Yu, why is there even a toad here?

The Water and Fire dual element is indeed tempting, such conflicting attributes combined are rare, but... but this toad looks so ugly...

Du Yu’s heart moved, and he called in his mind: ”Little Fen Yang, come and take a look, help choose our companion.”

Little Fen Yang: ”Hmm~ can we choose another Little Fire Fox?”

Du Yu’s finger paused.

Double the Daji, double the happiness?

Better not. Just one Hu Xiaoyan, and I can barely handle it!

If there were another Little Fire Fox that got its mind opened by Little Fen Yang, then I’d never be able to cultivate in this life.

Every day would be palace intrigue, one step at a time...

”Hey? This one is awesome, it was my former teammate~”

Du Yu’s finger stopped, frozen on a ghost fire image - Ghost Firefly Fire Type.

This flame was evidently not Little Fen Yang’s teammate, but should be a fellow member of her previous team.

Du Yu clicked on the screen, and the detailed information page appeared.

This flame core was jet black, with an outer flame covered in a faint green glow, and the sparks it emitted twinkled with a dim green light.

”Ghost Firefly Fire Type, Wind and Fire dual-element demon beast, Celestial Treasure Race.

Named for its strange flame color and form. Ghost Firefly Fire Type is entirely jet black, its flame cold, and under the effect of the wind attribute, it gathers and disperses unpredictably, making it difficult to grasp.

The Ghost Firefly Fire Type has varying personalities, often capricious. Its growth potential is relatively high, urging Demon Tamers to carefully observe, understand the beast’s temperaments, and contract and raise them judiciously.

Evolution Path 1: Ghost Firefly Fire Type → Glowing Firetorch → Ghostly Firefly Doll → Divine Ghost Firefly.

Evolution Path 2: Ghost Firefly Fire Type → Ghost Firefly Candlestick → Ghostly Firefly Doll → Ghost Firefly.

Common Demon Skills of Ghost Firefly Fire Type: 1. Ghost Firefly Burn...