[Volume 1: Soldier’s Career] Chapter 63: Buying a Riding Beast
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Chapter 63 Looking to buy a riding beast
After hearing Zhao Xue's words, Guo Fei was slightly surprised. He didn't expect such a thing to exist in this world. This made Guo Fei very interested, and then he thought about it: "Slowly cultivate, do we still have time now? There will be a competition in a few days.
How can we build up combat power?"
"Cultivating mature riding beasts, naturally there are merchants running such a business. There is one in the main city. They are a famous beast taming shop in the whole continent, called 'Wan Beasts'. They buy all kinds of beasts suitable for becoming mounts, tame them and sell them
For monks. It takes two days to tame mature wild beasts, just like war horses. If you ride a blood horse, you will probably be scared away from the battlefield in the riding competition. Although these horses are brave, they are not as powerful as ferocious wild beasts.
Face-to-face biting will still make you frightened and uneasy."
"Are these riding beasts expensive?" Guo Fei pondered.
"Of course it's expensive. They buy it from demon hunters and beast trappers at a high price. It takes a long time to tame it with secret methods before it can become a beast rider, so one animal costs at least about 50,000 gold coins." Zhao Xue said solemnly.
"Ah. I can't afford this."
"Don't I owe you 200,000 gold coins? I won't default on the debt, so I'll buy you a beast." Zhao Xue said slyly.
"Princess, you are so unkind. You have wasted 150,000 gold coins all at once. However, I will choose the riding beast myself, and you will pay for it." Guo Fei said with a smile.
The main city is full of merchants, and pedestrians come and go. The Beast Walk is located in a large block of the main city. It is a huge manor, and the sharp roars of beasts can be heard from a distance, and the smell is very strong.
Zhao Xue brought Guo Fei and came here, accompanied by two attendants. She seemed to be very familiar with this place. The guards at the door all knew her. As soon as she entered the door, someone hurried in to report. It didn't take long, and there was someone far away.
A man in his forties, with a big belly, a pointed forehead, small eyes, short height, and a top-like shape came forward with joy.
"Your Majesty, it's been a long time since I've been here. We have new products recently. Please go and take a look."
"Well, we're not here to buy pets today. We want to watch the beasts. Let's finish the business and talk about it later!" Zhao Xue said with a smile.
"My lord, you are really lucky. Today we happened to tame two high-level 'wolf-chilling' beasts. This knight rode on them and fought in the north and south. Later, he won the championship in the royal capital's knight selection competition, which just shows that our Blackstone County
The majesty of the city." The man narrowed his eyes and said with a sweet smile.
He knew that Zhao Xue was a warlock and did not need to ride a beast. Only warriors who practiced riding skills could ride a beast. Naturally, he could tell that Guo Fei was here for the competition. He was a shrewd businessman at first glance.
"Really!" Zhao Xue was obviously tempted and nodded.
"That's right. Master Ba just bought one." The man narrowed his eyes and said happily.
"Oh!" Zhao Xue looked startled, then smiled and said: "My brother is here too. This time he is going to participate in the selection competition. With this riding beast to cheer for him, I think he will definitely achieve good results and contribute to our Blackstone County.
For bringing honor to our Zhao family, I, my sister, am also happy for him!"
"Young Master Ba is trying to scold the wolf inside, would you like to see the princess?" the man said with narrowed eyes.
"Of course, go take a look!" Zhao Xue showed a joyful smile. If you didn't know her well, you would think that she and Zhao Ba have a very close relationship.
On the way, Zhao Xue saw Guo Fei's puzzled expression and explained in a low voice: "Chilang is a kind of wolf that grows in the Black Rock Highlands. It is tall, ferocious, extremely warlike, and travels in groups, coming and going like the wind.
, which is extremely harmful to our Blackstone County. It can also be regarded as a specialty here."
The Beast Gallery is very large. In a courtyard when you enter, there are rows of iron cages on both sides, which contain small animals, cute rabbits, cunning foxes, spooky snakes, fluffy bears, greedy squirrels, etc.
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Zhao Xue stared at each one. It seemed that she was a frequent visitor here and often bought these pets.
After passing through the first courtyard, there is a spacious courtyard. There are huge iron cages in the courtyard. There are lions, leopards, tigers, wolves, and all kinds of ferocious beasts that Guo Fei doesn't recognize.
Grinning in a low voice.
"This is the real ferocious beast, much more ferocious than the ones seen in the zoo in his previous life." Guo Fei's eyes widened and he thought to himself.
This person led Guo Fei and Zhao Xue through an underground passage in the middle of the courtyard and went underground.
The underground is extremely wide. There are passages at the entrance. There are small compartments on both sides of the passages. Beasts are also locked inside. And they all seem to be alien species. Many unknown giant beasts lie inside.
After passing through the passage, you entered an underground square. Standing at the entrance of the passage and looking down, the bottom is like a patio, but it is unusually wide and has a diameter of 300 meters. There is a row of seats around the passage, and you can look down.
.Sparkling crystals are inlaid around the square, emitting streams of light and illuminating the entire square.
At this time, in the field, a person was riding on the body of a big black wolf, slashing left and right with a long-handled ax in his hand. He looked majestic. This person was Zhao Ba.
Look at this big wolf again. It is 1.7 meters tall, with thick legs and long body. It is covered with fluffy black hair. Its fangs are full of cold light, its eyes are glowing red, and its body is covered with an animal skin mat.
, tightly fixed on the body, with a saddle on the mat, and a thin armor made of fine iron on its head and tail, which looks shiny and majestic.
This wolf is extremely strong. It is holding a person on its body, and it is jumping around as if it is nothing. Its body is as fast as the wind.
Guo Fei took a look and saw that with Zhao Ba's strength, he was an intermediate Qi cultivator. He was currently fighting on Chilang's body, and he had the faint hint of an advanced Qi cultivator. Moreover, Zhao Ba's ax skills seemed to be incompatible with Chilang.
, I’m not proficient yet, but if I become proficient, I will definitely become more powerful.
"Papa!" Zhao Xue saw Zhao Ba getting used to riding Chilang for a few laps, and immediately clapped her hands and said with a sweet smile: "My brother's riding skills have improved greatly, which makes my sister very happy. If my father knew, he would
Very happy."
Zhao Ba turned his head and took a look, immediately stepped off the wolf's back and walked up the stairs.
"Why does my sister have time to come here today? I think she is buying a riding beast for Brother Guo! Brother Guo, sometimes my sister is overly enthusiastic, and sometimes she does bad things with good intentions. The competition is dangerous, be careful and you will lose your life. However,
, hundreds of soldiers die every day, no more, no more, no less. I think you saved my life. I should have done my best to be a landlord, but the competition is approaching, and I have no time to spare. Let's wait until the competition is over.
.If you are still here, I invite you. Haha."
"Oh, Master Naba's guest has been booked. I have always been lucky, I'm afraid no one can take away my life. Haha!" Guo Fei said with a smile.
"Hmph!" Zhao Ba snorted coldly and said below, "I want this scolding wolf and deliver it to my house."
"Do you think that if he dies during the game, will the senior team blame you?" Guo Fei looked at Zhao Ba's figure. Zhao Ba's temper had not changed, and there was a hint of domineering in the coldness. He immediately smiled at Zhao Xue.
"Probably not, but don't try to trick him. Be careful not to steal the chicken but lose the rice. After returning this time, he resigned from all positions in the army and asked his father to move out of the lord's mansion on the grounds that he could participate in the selection contest with peace of mind.
I bought a courtyard to live alone. I heard that many staff were summoned during this period. I think they were all sent to him by another lineage. In this competition, he will be your mortal enemy. I'm afraid they won't dare to attack secretly.
Yes, but I have to guard against you if I deal with you openly in a competition, especially in a hunting competition." Zhao Xue looked at his leaving figure and said in a deep voice.
"It seems that the relationship between them is about to fall out publicly." Guo Fei thought without speaking.
"Giggle." Zhao Xue suddenly laughed softly and said, "Tell me, if I told him about my physical condition, would this scene have reached the climax?"
When Guo Fei heard this, he suddenly felt a chill in his body. There was a sinister hidden under Zhao Xue's sweet smile. If he were to put himself in Zhao Ba's shoes, if he knew such bad news, he would probably be stupid if not crazy.
"This is a wonderful plan! I don't know if Master Ba will go crazy. But, will he believe it?" Guo Fei said with a faint smile. He didn't want to do it himself, but he might not be able to stop others, so he was very happy to do it.
Zhao Xue does it.
"You are indeed a bad person! Haha." Zhao Xue said with a sweet smile.
"Your Majesty, it was you who suggested it first, not me."
"Now is not the time. If the play ends in a hurry after it has just begun, it will lose its flavor." Zhao Xue said thoughtfully.