I Materialized the Cultivation Game-Chapter 108 - 85: Truly Became a Spirit! The Demon Ming Di Encounters ’Barking Immortal Guest’ on the Road!
(No offense meant, the rogue ’Barking Immortal Guest’ is a character from Swordsmen of Shushan, don’t take it personally, please!)
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Woof woof!~
The small mutt barked at Chen Han, seeming to urge him on!
Just as Chen Han was pondering how to duel the Dog Demon King, he was snapped back to reality. Looking at the little guy before him, another question arose—if he wins against and tames the Dog Demon King, how would he continue to set out against the Dog Demon Race and gather Dog Demon Meat in the future?
This was undoubtedly a troubling issue.
So, he couldn’t agree to this duel with the Dog Demon King right now; the matter of gathering Dog Demon Meat must be resolved first.
Having made up his mind, Chen Han stepped forward and picked up the small mutt, deciding to toss it out of the Chen Family first. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮
The small mutt obviously wanted to dodge, but its leg was injured. Plus, Chen Han’s constitution was now much stronger than an ordinary person’s, and he had the lightness +2 attribute from his Magic Robe, making it impossible for the mutt to escape—it was directly lifted up.
"Little one, you’d better first..." Chen Han said, when suddenly the gaming system popped up a notification:
[Congratulations on defeating the Dog Demon King. After a lengthy and fierce battle, you’ve thoroughly subdued the Dog Demon King, and it has honored its promise to become your Beast Pet. However, it also has one condition: The Chen Family shall incorporate the Dog Demon Race, sharing prosperity and adversity, glory and shame!]
"..." Chen Han hadn’t finished speaking, now he was dumbfounded.
No way, system, could you explain how just lifting it up qualifies as a long and intense battle?
He suspected the system had plotted this for the progression of the game’s storyline!
It’s definitely a setup.
Looking again at the small mutt in his hand, it stared directly at him, then affectionately licked his hand.
This was clearly a dog’s way of expressing affection to its owner.
He suspected he might have been set up by this small mutt as well.
After all, there’d been stories about smart dogs who had a radar for choosing their owners. Wasn’t there a video analysis showing a stray dog that squatted at the entrance of a neighborhood, wagging its tail at gentle people who greeted it, and once picking a woman as its owner, patiently followed her during walks, ending up being adopted and living happily with her?
This small mutt was clearly the Dog King mentioned by the elderly, smarter than the average person. So, after today’s life-threatening crisis and rescue, it might be looking for a long-term meal ticket.
So, it was definitely here for a setup.
Dang!
He looked again at the small mutt, which licked his hand once more, displaying a submissive posture.
There was no choice now; being set up, he had to accept it.
Meanwhile, the game task notification rang:
[You have signed a Beast Pet Contract with the Dog Demon King, incorporating the Dog Demon Race. Please find a master for each of the dog demons. Cooperation between family members and dog demons can not only enhance family strength but also trigger the group trait ability of the Mountain Guardian Spiritual Beast!]
Seeing things as they were, Chen Han had no choice but to check what this group trait ability was as well, and make good use of this material.
While holding the small mutt, he also took out his phone and started recording: "...The Dog Demon King actually brought along the Dog Demon Race and challenged me to a duel. Now the Dog Demon King has been subdued, and the family has officially incorporated the Dog Demon Race. From now on, many family members can have a powerful canine beast pet!"
The video also gave a close-up of the stray dogs surrounding him.
If this video got out, many people would likely be shocked. People had seen smart dogs choosing their masters, but had they seen a dog bringing its own gang to find a master?
Putting down the phone, he gave instructions to the nearby somewhat dumbfounded Chen Lin: "Little Uncle, wasn’t there a dog thief incident today? To prevent such incidents from happening again, have everybody take a dog home, and tell them that many tourists are attracted by these dogs."
Chen Lin was actually a bit perplexed, as he was drawn out by the sound of barking to see stray dogs surrounding his nephew’s yard.
No matter how he looked at it, the scene felt odd.
Then he saw his nephew lift that small mutt and announced he’d adopt the dogs. He even suspected his nephew had reached some agreement with the small mutt.
But that notion seemed ridiculous; how could a person and a dog make such a pact?
It’s likely his nephew needed the dogs for his video, and as his nephew mentioned, there’d been a dog theft incident today, so adopting them would be better. Every family keeping a dog would only require some leftovers or scraps.
Although Chen Family members weren’t wealthy, they wouldn’t miss this small expense.
Chen Lin immediately took out his phone and filmed those dogs, posting the video to the family group: "The Patriarch said, adopt these stray dogs, each family to claim one."
Once these words were out, many people responded, not requiring him to say much more.
The most responsive were those already assigned work. Since everyone was aware of the Thunder Bamboo Spirit Tea sales, and tourist numbers were increasing daily, they weren’t afraid of not receiving their pay. They all wanted to secure their positions within the family.
Currently, the tea pounding department had about 30 people, plus those responsible for carving bamboo tubes, acting as waiters... there were quite a few, even among families. This division could spread out the stray dog problem significantly.
Those not yet assigned work naturally wanted to show support for the family so they might be prioritized for job allocation later.
This was probably the Patriarch’s prestige.
