Capítulo 2006: Chapter 1353: Interlude (Ben the Cat Is About to Be Roasted by the Heat)
After that, there wasn’t much to say.
A re collapse of a Western-style house was naturally not a big deal for Duanmu Huai. And the people like the guy with glasses who died in the mansion were also considered victims of the storm, which the Bai Fan Family managed to cover up.
Although Blondie seed unreliable, he had so influence in the Bai Fan Family. Duanmu Huai didn’t know how he explained it to the others in the family, but in the end, the matter was resolved.
On the other hand, ijia was utterly baffled, rembering only going to sleep before her birthday, then waking up to find her ho was gone?
After listening to Shajuye and Blondie’s accounts, ijia was even more astonished, never imagining such a convoluted and bizarre story behind it all!
Fortunately, it’s all over, and at least the strange rules of the Bai Fan Family could end, allowing everyone to breathe a sigh of relief, right?
Of course, the Bai Fan Family handled the aftermath, and Duanmu Huai and Shajuye naturally went ho afterwards.
For Duanmu Huai, he didn’t care how the Bai Fan Family dealt with it, because right now, he only had one concern.
And that was the distribution of the Ancient Essence.
The reason Duanmu Huai hesitated was that the Ancient Essence obtained from killing the Spider God had a special ability.
After using it, you could freely enter and exit Dreamland!
This was precisely why Duanmu Huai was so hesitant.
Duanmu Huai knew what Dreamland was like, filled with countless strange creatures, with various Ancient Dominators and even Outer Gods running rampant. It’s like the realms in cultivation novels where Golden Cores are a di a dozen, and Nascent Souls roam the lands.
In fact, several bases of the Ancient Dominators are in Dreamland!
If Duanmu Huai could charge in with the Tribunal, he might get a head start to attack the Subspace in the future.
But that’s easier said than done; Duanmu Huai couldn’t do it.
Besides, Dreamland wasn’t an easy place to enter. As previously ntioned, it’s a realm you can only enter through dreams. If Duanmu Huai had the power of the God of Destruction, it would be different, but with only the power of the Ancient Dominators, all he could do was wield tentacles as weapons.
Going to Dreamland to ss with those ancient and cunning folks doesn’t sound like a good idea.
Duanmu Huai is reckless, but he’s not stupid!
Why challenge at least two dozen Ancient Dominators, so possibly older than the Chaos Evil God, without the Tribunal Fleet or anyone else to help?
Is he out of his mind?
Of course not.
Duanmu Huai was able to eliminate the Spider God because he lured it to the real world; had it gone back to Dreamland, Duanmu Huai would have been helpless. After all, he wouldn’t risk fighting countless big shots in Dreamland over one Spider God. His foundation is in the real world, and although troubleso, Dreamland isn’t as problematic as the Subspace.
So, should Duanmu Huai acquire this ability and venture into Dreamland?
After much consideration, Duanmu Huai decided…better not to.
The current situation is unfavorable, and he’s not dumb. Although there are good things in Dreamland, most are of no use to Duanmu Huai. The situation there is complicated, and he might end up in trouble…better to leave it be.
It’s quite nice to stay here.
Thus, after much thought, Duanmu Huai exchanged the Ancient Essence for [Animal Dostication]. Although absorbing the Ancient Essence could grant him control over spiders, even to command and summon followers known as [Cold Spider].
But… honestly, who likes spiders?
[Animal Dostication] is much more convenient, allowing him to pet cats or fish as he pleases. There’s no way Duanmu Huai would want to touch spiders for no reason.
He’s not crazy!
Of course, having acquired this ability, Duanmu Huai naturally wanted to give it a try.
So, he decided to go buy a pet right away!
However, when Duanmu Huai expressed his idea to Shajuye, the latter was taken aback.
“Brother, are you serious?”
“What’s the matter? Is there a problem?”
“Have you forgotten? Ever since you were little, cats and dogs never dared to co near you. Once, on the street, we encountered an abandoned puppy. Before you said you’d adopt it, soone rushed to snatch the box away, fearing you’d eat that dog…uh…”
At this point, Shajuye was montarily speechless.
Well, it seems Duanmu Huai did eat it.
After all, judging by how unfazed he looked when he ate dog at at the Western-style house, it was clearly not his first ti.
“That was then, this is now.”
Duanmu Huai seed unconcerned, waving his hand nonchalantly.
“And we won’t adopt any stray cats or dogs, we’ll just go buy one from the pet shop, let’s go!”
“Eh…”
Seeing Duanmu Huai’s excited deanor, Shajuye sighed quietly and could only stand up.
She had a feeling that things wouldn’t be that simple.
Although they were buying a pet, Duanmu Huai didn’t plan on buying so expensive cats or dogs. He casually chose a pet shop near his ho and walked right in.
The shop was peaceful before Duanmu Huai entered, but once he stepped inside…
“ow———ow———ow———!!”
“Woof woof woof woof woof!!! Woof woof woof!!!”
In an instant, the previously peaceful shop turned into chaos, with cats, dogs, and other pets screaming loudly. Before Duanmu Huai could react, he saw a pale-faced young woman, seemingly a store clerk, appear in front of him, blocking his path.
“W-What do you want? We’re just a small pet shop! If you want protection money, w-we don’t have any money!”
“…………..”
Looking at the pale-faced store clerk trembling yet biting their lip in front of him, Duanmu Huai was speechless for a mont.
The system gave the option of having a gangster background, and now you’re also mistaking for a gangster. Am I really only suited to be a gangster?
“Do I look like I’m here to collect protection fees?”
Duanmu Huai snorted lightly.
“I’m here to buy a pet. Co on, show your cats and dogs. Which ones are interesting?”
“Huh? Buy a pet?”
Upon hearing Duanmu Huai’s answer, the store clerk was montarily stunned, then gritted their teeth again and shook their head.
“No, not for sale!”
“Hey, what do you an by that?”
Faced with the clerk’s reaction, Duanmu Huai was annoyed as well. I ca to buy a pet, and you’re not selling? Then why are you running this pet shop?
“They, they may be pets, but we also want to find them good hos! For soone as ferocious as you, we will absolutely not sell to you!”
Staring at Duanmu Huai, even though her legs were shaking with fear, the clerk still spoke up. She knew that not only good-hearted animal lovers existed in the world, but also those who liked to abuse them. This man’s ferocious look, which even caused many animals to panic just by entering the pet shop, was a clear sign he must be an animal abuser. The number of animals that had died at his hands could probably not even be counted!
Therefore, she absolutely could not let those adorable animals fall into his hands!
“Hey? You…….”
Hearing what the clerk said, Duanmu Huai was instantly fuming, nostrils flaring. He wanted to say more, but just then Shajuye rushed into the store, grabbed Duanmu Huai’s arm, and addressed the clerk.
“I’m really sorry to disturb you, my brother didn’t an it that way…… Sorry, we’ll leave right away…….”
As she spoke, Shajuye dragged Duanmu Huai out of the pet shop.
“Why are you pulling away?”
Taken out of the pet shop by Shajuye, Duanmu Huai was still disgruntled. He had been looking to make a point!
Just like those urban novels, the ones about buying houses and cars, appraising antiques and jade stones. There’s always that plot twist where a female supporting character looks down on the protagonist, then mocks him. Then the protagonist shows off and the classic plotline of the female supporting character getting slapped ensues. Right now, Duanmu Huai also wanted to replicate that plot twist. He had planned to walk over, use [Animal Taming] to ta the pets that were initially afraid of him until they were docile, and then watch the clerk be amazed……
“Brother, if they won’t sell to you, let it go. If you keep insisting, they might call the police……”
Shajuye could only advise helplessly, since, given the way Duanmu Huai looked, calling the police seed like the logical next step.
“Fine, I’ll just go sowhere else. There must be another place that’ll work!”
Duanmu Huai didn’t mind, if this place didn’t want him, another place surely would.
However…… reality hit Duanmu Huai hard on the head.
After that, Duanmu Huai went to a few more pet stores, so big, so small, with basically similar results. Either they refused to sell to him outright, or they closed the doors upon seeing him, refusing to open.
Once or twice, Duanmu Huai could endure, but after three or four tis, he couldn’t take it anymore.
So he directly grabbed a pet store owner who didn’t have ti to hide and stared at him fiercely.
“I just want to buy a pet, why all the trouble? Tell , are you selling or not!!”
“Sir, please———”
Faced with Duanmu Huai’s fierce gaze, the pet shop owner was nearly in tears.
“We really don’t have any suitable pets for you! Please, spare us…….”
“Spare you? I’ve been to so many shops that I’m already exhausted! Today, you’ll sell whether you want to or not!”
“No, but we really don’t have….. Ah, right!”
Just as the pet shop owner was pleading, he suddenly had a thought and his eyes lit up.
“I can recomnd a store to you, that place definitely won’t disappoint you!”
“Really?”
Upon hearing this, Duanmu Huai frowned, feeling like this jerk was just passing the buck.
“Yes, yes!!”
At this point, the owner was nodding vigorously.
“I assure you, no two ways about it. If you’re not satisfied, you can smash my shop! ”
“Oh? If such a place exists, why didn’t you tell earlier?”
“Well…….”
Faced with Duanmu Huai’s question, the shop owner was montarily at a loss for words.
“Hmm?”
“Actually, that pet store is a bit unusual…… not quite like the others……”
“A bit unusual? Not quite like the others?”
“Y-yes………..”
As he spoke, the shop owner trembled, pulling out a business card from behind the counter.
“Here, this is it…….”
“What? Let see.”
Duanmu Huai took the card and gave it a skeptical glance.
“D Earl’s Pet Shop?”
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