Although Golden-Patterned Koi with a brave temperant were not popular among the public, a Golden-Patterned Koi that possessed leader aptitude and had beco the fish king through its own strength clearly did not fall into that category.
If it were to be sold, there would definitely be people willing to pay tens of thousands, or even over a hundred thousand, to buy it!
Yet Li Shun did not sell it. Instead, he set up a wager—
It seed like a joke on the surface, but it could attract many custors. Whether they wanted to conquer the fish king or take it away to sell for money, it could greatly boost the farm's popularity and traffic.
The overall benefits it brought far exceeded what a re tens of thousands could compare to.
Even if the fish king were really taken away for free, it would still leave behind a morable story and beco intangible advertising.
"Senior, that's impressive!" Jiang Xing praised.
Li Shun was not only skilled at breeding, but also highly shrewd in business.
No wonder, even after being eliminated from the Water-Type Pet Beast Research program, he could still call himself Dr. Xu's student and receive recognition from Dr. Xu and the seniors… emotional intelligence played a part in that too.
"Junior, want to give it a try? Maybe it'll be willing to go with you."
"Alright!"
Jiang Xing followed behind Li Shun and arrived at the edge of the fish pond.
The farm also operated as a fishing venue. Usually, quite a few fishing enthusiasts would pay for tickets and bait to enter and feed the fish.
At this mont, many middle-aged n were fishing by the pond. Seeing Li Shun bring Jiang Xing over to the Golden-Patterned Koi's pond and call out the fish king's na, they all put down their rods and gathered around.
"Heh, another person's here to challenge the fish king!"
"Kid, this fish king is extrely smart. You can't just talk it into going with you. Better be ntally prepared!"
"Young man, want to teach you so lines? At least it'll double your success rate!"
"Hey, Old Deng, you haven't even succeeded yourself and you're already giving advice?"
Clearly, everyone here had already tried to challenge the Golden-Patterned Koi fish king—and all had failed.
Now that a newcor had appeared, they imdiately gathered to watch the excitent.
Hearing their words, Jiang Xing felt a bit nervous—
So many people had failed. It seed the fish king really wasn't easy to fool…
Just as he was thinking that, the water surface surged. Countless Golden-Patterned Koi rose from below, casting a layer of golden radiance over the entire pond.
Among them, one Golden-Patterned Koi, noticeably larger than the others, approached the shore.
It raised its head, its watery eyes fixed on the people on the bank, carrying a trace of scrutiny.
This was its agreent with the farm owner. If it wanted to stay here, it had to accept interactions with custors until it found a master it recognized.
This was not only the owner's requirent, but also its own wish.
It wanted to follow a Beast Tar who would truly treat it well.
However, up until now, every custor it had t had co for the title of "fish king"—
They weren't here to raise a Golden-Patterned Koi, but to conquer a "fish king," to add a showpiece to their aquarium.
Of course, living in a safe and comfortable fish tank, receiving careful care from an owner, and not having to worry about survival—this was itself the pursuit of most Golden-Patterned Koi.
But that was not its pursuit.
It wanted to grow stronger. It wanted to beco a powerful Pet Beast capable of defeating Jawbone Fish and even more enemies!
Unfortunately, for a naturally weak species like the Golden-Patterned Koi, this was nothing more than the most unrealistic fantasy.
At this mont, the increasingly disappointed Golden-Patterned Koi looked at the young man on the shore, thinking he was just another custor who had co with thoughts of conquest—
But then it heard a voice unlike anything before, incredibly pleasant to its ears.
"Do you want to beco a dragon?"
The Golden-Patterned Koi stared fixedly at the young man.
Everyone beside him froze for a mont.
"I'm conducting a research project on how Golden-Patterned Koi can evolve into dragon-type Pet Beasts."
"Don't you want to try it? To see whether a weak carp can transform into a powerful true dragon?"
The Golden-Patterned Koi had not yet responded.
The surrounding fishern were the first to be shocked by those words.
"Kid, you want to make a Golden-Patterned Koi evolve into a dragon?"
"Wait, are you joking? That's impossible!"
"If even a Low Extraordinary Level koi could evolve into a dragon, then maybe the caterpillar in my backyard could too."
"But your pitch is actually pretty good… If I were the fish king, I might be tempted."
"Damn, are you actually going to pull it off?"
After the initial shock, the fishern cald down and concluded that this was just Jiang Xing's tactic.
After all, let alone evolving into a dragon, they wouldn't even reserve a contract slot for a Golden-Patterned Koi—
Even if it was a fish king, it couldn't change the species' inherent Species Tier.
The number of Pet Beasts a Beast Tar could contract had an upper limit.
Even if a Beast Tar were to form a contract, they wouldn't choose an ornantal Pet Beast, let alone spend a huge cost trying to evolve it into so kind of dragon…
On the other hand, Li Shun fell into deep thought upon hearing those words.
'No wonder junior suddenly needed a new batch of Golden-Patterned Koi… so this was his idea…'
'Hmm… As long as the direction is correct, even if it fails in the end, the teacher would still praise it—'
'The teacher once said he doesn't dislike wild ideas. What he hates are those dull students who aren't even willing to imagine, who lack innovation… that was exactly .'
'Sigh… if I had junior's imagination back then, maybe I wouldn't have been criticized so harshly by the teacher.'
mories of his ti studying resurfaced.
Li Shun's thoughts drifted, and he beca sowhat distracted.
Because of that, when Jiang Xing spoke again, his reaction lagged by half a beat.
"If you don't believe , you can form a contract with and beco my Pet Beast."
As Jiang Xing spoke, he extended his hand toward the pond. A complex pattern appeared on his palm.
The Golden-Patterned Koi had still been wondering whether he was lying, but the mont it saw the pattern, it completely discarded all doubts. Without hesitation, it leapt out of the water, its forehead touching his palm—
This might be the only chance it would ever have in its life!
Seeing this scene, the fishern stared in shock, mouths agape.
Li Shun snapped back to his senses and lunged forward with a shout.
"Junior, wait!"
In the Beast Taming world, every Beast Tar had a limit to how many Pet Beasts they could contract.
The initial limit was three. As ntal strength grew, the limit would gradually increase. The strongest known Beast Tar could contract thirty Pet Beasts.
It seed like a lot, but one had to know that both Beast Tars and Pet Beasts could die in battle.
Once a Pet Beast died, the soul chain would activate. The Beast Tar would permanently lose a contract slot, and their spirit would suffer irreversible damage!
That was why every Beast Tar was extrely cautious when choosing their partners.
Jiang Xing was a student of Dr. Xu, with limitless potential in the future.
How could he waste such a precious contract slot on a Golden-Patterned Koi?
If the teacher found out, Li Shun would probably be scolded to death!!
However, Li Shun was still half a step too slow. He could only watch as light blossod, a luminous pattern appeared on the Golden-Patterned Koi's forehead, and then quickly dimd.
The next second, the Golden-Patterned Koi turned into a stream of light and disappeared into Jiang Xing's palm.
The contract was complete!
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