Chapter 7: Making a Vow

Chapter 7: Swearing an Oath

Jiang Su stood at the doorway, staring dumbfounded.

As he watched Song Tiantian walk over with a beaming smile as if nothing had happened, he felt a chill in his heart. He had a constant feeling that in the next second, Song Tiantian might suddenly lash out and slap him.

After all, Song Tiantian's slapping technique looked extremely practiced.

Even though Song Tiantian had gone through a very tragic experience, being backstabbed by her family.

But the energy within her was too strong—so strong that it made it impossible for people to view her as a victim.

It was clearly a distressing matter, the kind that would give anyone a heart attack upon hearing it, but when Song Tiantian spoke of it, it felt quite interesting.

"Um, that paper by Dr. Bai you just mentioned... wasn't that something I just taught you? You've mastered it so quickly."

"Of course, I am a genius!"

"You could be a little more humble," Jiang Su advised tactfully.

"Fine! I am a humble genius."

*Ugh!*

"Xiao Jiang! Do you want to know how I deciphered Dr. Bai's paper?"

"Ah!"

"Did you see my livestream just now? I want to become a Beast Tamer within three months. If I fail, I'll face ridicule from the entire internet. It might even get to the point where people believe the rumors my sister spreads about me.

I'm gambling my life against Dr. Bai's theories. If I win, I'll successfully enter the profession.

Now, I'm gambling all the glory and reputation of my second half of life with you. As long as you find someone who can afford a Snowfield Lion—someone under thirty years old—as long as he buys it and pays the money, I can make the contract successful for him.

That is Dr. Bai's theory: contracting doesn't depend on talent, but the prerequisite is that they must be able to cooperate with me.

Once it's successful, you can continue to guide my studies for free for another three months."

She didn't have any glory to begin with, and as for reputation, she had no fame, so that didn't serve much purpose either.

The three months was just a gimmick. If she failed, netizens weren't actually that malicious; they'd mock her once and then move on. At most, she would just set a new "flag" next time.

In fact, the more she failed and the more her face was slapped, the more she might attract a new wave of fans.

"Then use me to test it. I quite like Snowfield Lions."

Jiang Su actually harbored a dream of being a Beast Tamer, but he had failed several times during his attempts at contracting. He had given up, planning to just contract a weak little spirit instead, but even that hadn't worked.

Beast Tamer talent was very strange and difficult to detect. Aside from official important institutions, only Dr. Bai possessed the equipment to detect Beast Tamer talent. Furthermore, it was said that Dr. Bai was researching a special topic on how to enhance Beast Tamer talent, which was why he had come to study under Dr. Bai. In reality, he couldn't understand those topical reports and was quite idle every day, only able to look after the pets.

The Snowfield Lion was a Silver-tier talent pet. Pet tiers were divided into White, Green, Blue, Silver, and then Gold; Gold-tier talent was almost the strongest type of pet.

The Snowfield Lion was just a tiny bit short of that, and according to his research, it was about to break through.

If he could contract a Snowfield Lion, it would be something unimaginable.

"Um, do you have money? The Snowfield Lion is currently the most expensive pet in our center. Go pay first. Once I'm sure you have the money, I'll help you."

"Of course I do. I'll go right now."

"By the way, don't we staff members get sales commissions? Can the commission for this order be counted as mine? Don't worry, if it's not successful, I'll give you a full refund."

"Fine!" Jiang Su nodded nonchalantly.

"Wait, one hundred million! That's way too much!"

When Song Tiantian reached the cashier, she realized the Snowfield Lion was ridiculously expensive.

"The Snowfield Lion used to have a bad temper, which is why it was being sold at a discount. The current Snowfield Lion is very gentle, so naturally, the price has returned to normal. Besides, the Snowfield Lion is about to break through; the price will go up another round once that happens..."

Song Tiantian couldn't listen to the rest of the words; she couldn't take it in. This was too much of a rip-off.

Previously, she had thought the hundred thousand yuan bonus Dr. Bai gave her was too much, too generous.

Now, she felt she had lost out.

"It's fine, I expected this. I'll pay a ten-million-yuan deposit first, and I'll settle the balance within three days."

Jiang Su had actually anticipated this.

Buying the Snowfield Lion for a hundred million wasn't a loss.

"Um, do you have enough money left? You know how Snowfield Lions are—they eat a lot. If you contract it and don't feed it, letting it go hungry, it will definitely run away."

"Don't worry, I will never let a Snowfield Lion go hungry in my life. I intentionally only ate fifty grams for dinner last night, and I was so hungry I felt dizzy. I really don't know how the Snowfield Lion endured for so long. I think the fact that it only got angry after this long is quite impressive."

"The first step in contracting a pet is to build an emotional foundation. Go to the kitchen and get a piece of fresh Ferocious Beast meat, and also prepare a piece of cooked, seasoned Ferocious Beast meat. We'll test whether the Snowfield Lion prefers raw or cooked meat. Remember, don't cook it too thoroughly; medium-rare is best."

Song Tiantian instructed Jiang Su, while she picked up a book written by Dr. Bai regarding pet contracting and some related papers to read, hurrying to fill her knowledge.

As Dr. Bai's assistant, her authority in this pet center was exceptionally high. Many of the documents and books here could not be found online.

If Jiang Su hadn't spent the whole morning explaining things to her, she wouldn't have been able to understand them at all.

There were many professional terms she had no idea about.

There were also foreign documents that required Jiang Su to translate for her.

Jiang Su returned with the six prepared pieces of meat and placed them in front of the Snowfield Lion.

【So much meat!】

【Smells so good!】

【Finally, I don't have to eat that dry beast fodder anymore.】

Looking at the meat, the Snowfield Lion ran happily toward Jiang Su, not even caring that Jiang Su was stroking the fur on its head.

【This one is delicious!】

【This one is also delicious!】

【This one is the best!】

【This meat is old, no chewiness! Whatever, I'll eat it anyway; it's a bit better than the fodder.】

Song Tiantian noticed that the Snowfield Lion was repulsed by the fully cooked piece of meat.

It seemed the texture of Ferocious Beast meat was not entirely the same as human food; Ferocious Beasts preferred meat that was medium-rare.

"Snowfield Lion, do you want to be able to eat whatever you want in the future? As long as you tap the bowl, you'll get the exact same kind of meat next time!"

The Snowfield Lion still remembered Song Tiantian. It felt that Song Tiantian wouldn't harm it. Although it didn't know what she was thinking, it instinctively nodded at her.

Song Tiantian immediately patted Jiang Su and said to the Snowfield Lion, "Then contract with him. He is very rich and can buy lots of meat. Whatever you want to eat, he will buy it for you. After contracting, you can also go fight other Ferocious Beasts, go outside, and see a much wider world.

Jiang Su, swear to the Snowfield Lion right now that you will definitely bring it lots and lots of delicious food in the future and will never let it go hungry!"

Jiang Su reacted quickly. He immediately raised his hand and said to the Snowfield Lion, "I, Jiang Su, swear to the heavens that after contracting with the Snowfield Lion, I will be completely devoted to it. As long as I have a bite to eat, I will never let the Snowfield Lion go hungry!"

(End of Chapter)