I Have a Golden Crow

The efficiency of the Demon Spirit Organization is much faster than Du Yu imagined.

In the afternoon, he received a text message from the Demon Spirit Bookstore - Ancient Pine Tower South Suburb Branch. At that time, Du Yu was sleeping on the couch in the reception hall of the Demon Pet Center.

Honestly, there are far too many Demon Tamers coming and going here to handle affairs, and Du Yu’s physical condition isn’t too good, so he doesn’t sleep well.

The moment he received the text message, Du Yu ran out the door straight to the Demon Spirit Bookstore.

Ring~ ring~ ring~

With the familiar sound of the shop’s doorbell, Du Yu rushed to the front counter: ”Hello, brother.”

To his surprise, this time Chen Xuri didn’t retort. Instead, he smiled at Du Yu and led him to the staff lounge.

Chen Xuri also took out a small red box from his pocket and handed it to Du Yu: ”Here.”

”This is my first time receiving a ring.” Du Yu murmured softly and reached to take the small box, ”Too bad it was given by a man.”

Chen Xuri’s mouth twitched awkwardly, feeling like this kid was a bit off!

Du Yu opened the small box and blinked.

A Bronze Ring?

This ring has an ancient style. If you add a bit of dirt to it, it might even look like an archaeological find.

The bronze ring has four elegant characters engraved on it: Demon Spirit Bookstore.

On the inside of the ring, a name is engraved: Du Yu.

Oh? It’s customized?

This little touch instantly elevated its charm!

Du Yu loved it and felt much more energized, thoroughly examining the ring by spinning it around.

The ring for the rookies is a Bronze Ring, so perhaps the ring for the advanced bookstore might be Silver, Gold, or Platinum?

Chen Xuri curiously examined the ring with an equally inexperienced look and said softly, ”The ring is more of an honor symbol. Mainly, your identity information is noted at the Demon Spirit Organization.”

”Oh.”

Chen Xuri: ”You can check your phone.”

Du Yu quickly took out his phone, opened the Demon Spirit Atlas, and found a small bronze ring icon next to his name under personal information.

Interesting, the officials have quite a few little tricks.

Du Yu tried clicking on the ring icon and a page popped up, recording when, where, and how he obtained this ring.

Chen Xuri nodded secretly and continued to say softly, ”You don’t need to wear the ring every day; you can take it home and keep it safe.

Whenever you go to any Demon Spirit Organization to handle affairs or swipe your card, the staff can see the ring icon on your information card.”

Du Yu: ”So I can enjoy the special benefits now?”

Chen Xuri nodded immediately, ”Yes.”

”Give me two portions of the deluxe lunch box first!” Du Yu hurriedly said and walked straight to the lounge on the first floor.

Chen Xuri quickly said, ”There is a formal restaurant at the Demon Pet Center, which is free for you as well.”

Du Yu waved his hand, ”No, I want to eat here, add two chicken legs!”

Chen Xuri: ”...”

Du Yu: ”Hurry up, the kid is starving and seeing double.”

Chen Xuri looked speechlessly and walked out of the lounge, nodded to the service staff in the lounge.

Du Yu specially ordered a dessert set, not for himself, but for Xiaoyan.

The set’s name is ”Love of Fire,” clear enough.

Du Yu sat comfortably on the round couch as a fire demon breath pieced together over his forehead. Xiaoyan landed on the dining table and looked around curiously: ”Ying~”

Suddenly, several people’s eyes lit up in the lounge!

Heterochromatic Demon Pet?

Du Yu naturally noticed the eager rookie Demon Tamers and politely declined two requests for engaging or taking a photo before finally enjoying the deluxe lunch box. Xiaoyan also had a fruit cupcake.

”Ying~” Xiaoyan stood on the dining table, her tiny mouth smeared with some cream, happily squinting with her fiery red tail swaying.

Seeing this, Du Yu felt deeply moved.

The big brother was right; everything will be better!

In the past, I could only give Xiaoyan biscuits to stave off hunger and occasionally bake a few fish to improve. Now it’s different, snacks and desserts are freely available.

While Du Yu was reflecting, Xiaoyan suddenly circled half around the fruit cake, her tiny mouth never leaving the cake, but her long tail reaching out to gently brush Du Yu’s nose.

Such an affectionate and loving move melted the heart of the female server that...

She knew Du Yu didn’t need to pay, so she took the initiative to serve Xiaoyan a small portion of pudding milk tea...

It’s unfortunate that Little You Ying can’t enjoy these for now, as Du Yu worries it might blow up the bookstore.

After enjoying a beautiful meal, Du Yu also learned more welfare information about the bookstore ring from Chen Xuri. In the regular human society’s dishes, Du Yu can dine for free, but he can’t take it away.

At the same time, for some designated demon pet products, Du Yu can enjoy 50% discounts, but they’re limited acquisition items, with a fixed purchase amount each month.

Aside from the officially designated items, the rest are all original prices, cutting off Du Yu’s thoughts of buying and reselling.

But this is more than enough; the officially designated discounted items cover demon pet medical, dining, and other aspects, fully satisfying Du Yu’s current growth needs.

Especially the 50% off high-level pet food, simply perfect!

”Burp~” Du Yu burped and waved goodbye to Chen Xuri, ”I’m leaving.”

Chen Xuri smiled and said, ”Check out other shops, I’m afraid I might have missed something.”

”Thanks, brother, goodbye brother.” Du Yu nodded repeatedly and left right away.

Chen Xuri felt a bit uncomfortable and looked up at the shop door. The blackboard’s store task had already been erased, and he felt a bit uneasy.

At first, when Du Yu called him brother, Chen Xuri naturally resisted, but now...

Maybe he could accept it?

This child is limitless and definitely... hmm, could become someone important in the future?

Du Yu, unaware of what the clerk was thinking, left the Demon Spirit Bookstore and returned to the Demon Pet Center.

Since arriving here, apart from camping in the wild, he had been sleeping on the hall sofas. But today, this king won’t stand for it!

This king shall sleep in a big bed room!

Let’s see who dares to stop me today!

After Du Yu swiped his credentials, the receptionist, looking at the computer screen, was clearly taken aback.

She triple-checked the ring information, and within the scope of free welfare, she arranged the best room for Du Yu, which was exactly the big bed room he had been longing for.

At this moment, Du Yu felt life was worth living.

Laid-back days of eating and drinking here weren’t too bad? It seemed like an early retirement life.

No, no, there are still many debts unpaid.

Tomorrow he had to complete the collection task and go to Zone 4 to find the Nether Leaf Bead, guiding the Little You Ying into the evolution chain of the Ancient Ghost Firefly.

After a refreshing hot shower, Du Yu fell headfirst onto the big bed. Exhausted as he was, he needed a quiet and comfortable environment to rest well...

Just as Du Yu finally relaxed and fell into a deep sleep, in the Southwest District of Ancient Pine Tower, within the Xishu Garden District...

Yang Qingqing crossed her arms, thoughtfully gazing at the photos and data papers covering the leaf wall, continuously organizing clues along the lines.

”Buzzing~ Buzzing~”

The sound of a vibrating phone echoed.

Yang Qingqing’s right hand reached to the side, where a slender flower stalk wrapped around the phone, slowly bringing it to her hand.

Yang Qingqing silently stared at the leaf wall, casually answering the call and placing the phone to her ear: ”Who is it?”

”Xiaoyang.”

Hearing the somewhat familiar voice, Yang Qingqing’s aloof tone slightly softened: ”Director Pei, do you have any instructions?”

”In the recent batches of external students, did you take in a disciple named Du Yu?”

”Hmm?” Yang Qingqing was a bit surprised, responding, ”Yes, I thought that student had some potential, so I recruited him early.”

”Hehe, you have a good eye.” A gentle laugh came from the other end of the line.

Yang Qingqing couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow, taking down a photo from the leaf wall as she casually asked, ”What’s up with Du Yu?”

”The headquarters of the City Demon Spirit Bookstore called the school, saying that this student completed the ultimate task at the South Suburb branch of the Demon Spirit Bookstore. After many verifications, the South Suburb Bookstore awarded a ring.”

Upon hearing this, Yang Qingqing was silent for a moment before finally willing to look away from the photo wall: ”What was the task of that bookstore? How did Du Yu complete it?”

”I am attending a meeting out of town and haven’t had time to find out yet. The bookstore headquarters simply made a courtesy call according to the Great Xia’s training procedures for new Demon Tamers. You can check the student’s profile card or contact the student directly.”

”Okay, Director Pei.”

”Keep a close eye on this student. As you know, Paper Crane Disciples cannot be reasoned with common sense. One after another, their talents are explosive; it’s truly peculiar.” Though the other party was a director, his way of speaking was very down-to-earth.

Yang Qingqing silently nodded, feeling somewhat emotional.

It had been more than ten days since the torrential rain by Thousand Paper Cranes descended on the Great Xia on June 7th.

There was no doubt that Paper Crane Disciples were forcibly awakened.

It was difficult to see young Paper Crane Disciples as geniuses. And for the older disciples, especially those who caught the awakening tail at 17 or 18, people held even less expectation.

Yet, after just a few days, people noticed something unusual!

or 11-year-old Paper Crane Disciples completing the Small Tier advancement within two days could be dismissed if we ignore the paper cranes and treat them as normal geniuses.

But for the 17 or 18-year-old Paper Crane Disciples, quite a few of them completed the Small Tier advancement within seven days!

What does this signify!?

You were awakened at 17 or 18, yet your talent compares to those typically awakened at 13 or 14?

This not only defies the laws of nature but also overturns people’s understanding of Demon Spirit culture!

Now it’s just the beginning, and with time...

Yang Qingqing sighed softly: ”Such phenomena brought by heavenly anomalies indeed should not be judged by common sense. By the way, Director Pei, do we know what creature caused the anomaly?”

”There’s no confirmed information yet.”

Yang Qingqing: ”But we should have analyzed the material of the Thousand Paper Cranes? Is it the Twin Trees?”

”Indeed, it is the Twin Trees. The real issue lies in that we cannot find out exactly which Twin Tree it is.”

Yang Qingqing pondered for a moment and speculated: ”Considering the scale of the Thousand Paper Cranes, I guess that Twin Tree might have perished as well.

It might have been a sudden rise of a Twin Tree Realm that was entirely consumed by the Thousand Paper Cranes before anyone noticed, exhausting the Twin Tree and causing its entire demise?”

”Hmm... Alright, let’s leave it there and wait for the official confirmation. Connect with the student.”

Yang Qingqing: ”Yes.”

After placing down the phone, Yang Qingqing gazed at the leaf wall opposite them and couldn’t help but let out a deep sigh.

Even events happening in contemporary times remain elusive, so how could the many vague stories or entire blank eras in history books be filled...

Yang Qingqing raised her hand, gently touching a photo of a huge, dilapidated ancient tower.

Where do you come from?

And what is your story?