Beast Taming Starts with Ground Mushrooms

Chapter 13: The Sword-Dancing Mushroom

Die before leaving the teacher, it will make the hero burst into tears!

Lin Yi never expected that his first time entering a weapons shop to buy pet weapons for Mushroom Cub would almost result in him being chased out like a dog.

Fortunately, perseverance pays off. After much back and forth, the shopkeeper finally believed that he was genuinely interested in buying the sword.

"Seven thousand two, I suppose. If it weren't for your decent looks, I wouldn't have bothered with this deal. As everyone knows, the smaller the weapon, the harder it is to forge."

Jiang Baoguo looked utterly dejected, saying that the difference between ten meters and ten centimeters was simply too great, making it difficult for him to accept for a moment.

I thought it was a big fish, but it turned out to be a tadpole.

"Two thousand seven, boss, I'm a college student, less."

When it comes to bargaining, Lin Yi is confident that no one at Tiannan University is better than him. In his previous life, he had already mastered the art, never losing in terms of momentum, though of course, he certainly never won in terms of actual price.

"Kid, you're a real bargaining genius."

After a fierce exchange, Jiang Baoguo finally agreed to the custom-made Hanxuan sword for 3,000 yuan, considering that the other party was indeed a college student, but an additional 500 yuan processing fee was required.

After the price was agreed upon, even Lao Jiang couldn't help but shake his head. He never imagined that after decades of dominating the business world, he would be defeated by a young man.

His first impression of the kid in front of him was that he was a miser, not willing to spend a penny.

If it weren't for the recent poor business and the financial pressure on his private slush fund, Old Jiang would never have bothered with such a paltry sum.

"Okay, come back in three days to pick up the goods."

After registering the other party's information, Lao Jiang didn't even look up. He only earned 500 yuan from this transaction, which was a huge loss.

However, a qualified businessman never gives up on even the smallest profit. As long as there is money to be made, every penny counts. Profits are always accumulated little by little. If you can take advantage of someone, take advantage of them. If you can't take advantage of them, then talk to them later.

However, after filling out the information, Lao Jiang looked up and found Lin Yi still standing in the same spot: "Is there anything else?"

Lin Yi blushed slightly: "Boss, about giving away a free paper on pet skills...?"

Even the smallest sparrow is still meat; why not take advantage of something that's free?

Upon hearing this, Jiang Baoguo's eyelids twitched wildly again. Damn it, he was going to lose another two hundred yuan.

……

Time flies, and three days passed quickly, soon reaching the agreed-upon deadline for both parties to pick up the goods.

The street was still the same street, the weapons shop was still the same weapons shop, and Old Jiang was still Old Jiang. However, today, there was an extra girl with a pure and innocent appearance in the shop. She was playing with a miniature short sword in her hand, looking puzzled.

"Dad, is our shop already struggling that much? You're even taking on jobs that are only 10 centimeters long?"

As Jiang Baoguo worked, he chuckled and said, "Even a small thing is still something; every little bit helps."

"Only three thousand five hundred in total, can you really earn two hundred? This isn't like you."

"The other party is a college student. Students don't have that much money. They might even be your junior."

"If that's the case, then I have plenty of junior classmates."

Jiang Xiaoran pouted, becoming more and more curious as she looked at the sword: "Dad, what could he possibly do with such a small sword?"

It's only ten centimeters long, too short. It's not even good enough to be a toothpick for some combat-type pets.

What kind of beast would use such a delicate weapon?

Could it be a greyhound?

Jiang Baoguo said dismissively, "I did hear him mention it once. It seems he bought it for cross-species skill training research, saying he wanted to train a ground mushroom-type beast pet in sword skills."

"A ground mushroom? A pet skill for training sword techniques?"

Jiang Xiaoran was slightly taken aback, then suddenly remembered something and said with a wry smile, "Dad, the junior you mentioned, you wouldn't happen to be named Lin Yi, would you?"

"How do you know his name? Do you know him?" Jiang Baoguo immediately became alert, as this was the name registered in the register.

That boy is incredibly handsome, and my daughter is going through puberty. What if they meet and fall in love...?

Old Jiang became increasingly terrified as he thought about it.

That guy looks like he'd take advantage of anyone he meets. If his daughter were to fall for his looks and make a mistake, she'd definitely be at risk of being taken advantage of.

I might even end up losing some of my own money.

Fortunately, Jiang Xiaoran shook her head, and Old Jiang was relieved.

"I don't recognize the name, but I saw it when I was organizing all the school's research projects in the main office. The school originally planned to stop this project this year, but just a few days ago, a guy named Lin Yi contracted a mushroom-type pet, so the project had to continue."

"That must be him. I've seen his pet beast; it's quite cute," Jiang Baoguo said, following his instincts.

Jiang Xiaoran curled her lip: "What's the use of being cute? This project of cross-species research on mushroom-type pets shouldn't even exist."

Upon hearing this, both father and daughter fell silent, because even now, Jiang Xiaoran still keeps a free-range mushroom in her beast-taming space.

"Xiao Ran, don't overthink it. As long as someone is still researching, there's still hope. I think that kid is quite smart; maybe he can really make a breakthrough," Jiang Baoguo comforted his daughter.

"Do you even believe what you're saying?" Jiang Xiaoran gave a self-deprecating laugh. If this had been said three years ago, she might have had some hope.

Three years ago, she was naive and, attracted by the cuteness of the ground mushroom, made a contract with one without thinking. Today, three years later, she no longer has any hope for mushroom-type pets.

After all, even the leader of the Spirit Plant Cultivation Research Department, Elder Liu, couldn't overcome this problem. How could a boy who was just as foolish as he was back then possibly create a miracle?

"I'm going back to school now, Dad. That's all for now."

After a brief silence, Jiang Xiaoran placed the miniature short sword on the cashier's counter and turned to walk out of the shop.

Watching his daughter's retreating figure, Jiang Baoguo sighed deeply.

If he had insisted a little more back then, Xiao Ran might not have wasted such a precious contract spot. As her father, he also bears some responsibility.

As Jiang Xiaoran left the shop.

Lin Yi also arrived near the Baoguo Weapons Shop as agreed.

The two brushed past each other on the street about ten meters away and walked in opposite directions.

However, Lin Yi subconsciously stopped and turned to look at that pure and beautiful figure.

"Is it her?"

Is it her?

It seems to be her.

What's she doing here? Is she also here to buy pet weapons?

Jiang Xiaoran... Lin Yi had met her once at the entrance ceremony. She was a second-year student representative from the Department of Spirit Plant Cultivation and Research, and was recognized as the most beautiful girl in the department.

Beautiful girls are always so impressive.

However, Lin Yi recognized the other party, but the other party obviously did not recognize Lin Yi.

Pulling himself out of his thoughts, Lin Yi ignored it and turned to walk into the [Baoguo Weapons Shop].

"Boss, how's the sword coming along?" Lin Yi asked as soon as he entered the room and saw Jiang Baoguo.

Upon seeing that the visitor was Lin Yi, Jiang Baoguo immediately put down his work, got up and walked to the cashier, picked up the Hanxuan Sword and handed it to Lin Yi: "Three days is three days as promised. Our store has always operated with integrity."

Lin Yi took the miniature sword, weighed it in his hand, and found it to be heavier than he had imagined. It seemed that they hadn't skimped on the materials, so he was quite satisfied.

Of course, whether he is satisfied or not is irrelevant.

The important thing is whether the mushrooms are satisfied.

"Little mushroom, give it a try."

Lin Yi took the little guy out of his shirt pocket, squatted down and placed him on the ground, handing him the Hanxuan Sword as well.

Mushroom Boy: (☆▽☆) Wow~

The moment the little guy saw the Cold String Sword, his eyes practically popped out of their sockets.

It's clear the little guy really likes this sword.

Mushroom Boy held the sword in his hand and thrust it out.

Instantly.

Buzz!

A crisp sword sound rang out instantly.

This sword, crafted by professionals, is truly exceptional; it's worlds apart from the shabby, child-friendly weapon my beast tamer used to coax children.

The little mushroom likes it very much.

The little guy was extremely excited to receive the Cold String Sword.

The atmosphere has been built up to this point, it would be a shame not to do something with the 3,300 yuan (well... the original price was 3,500 yuan, but the paper on pet skills recouped 200 yuan of the cost).

then.

Mushroom Boy: (๑•ㅂ•)و✧ Charging up

"Puji (ha)~!"

[Grass Sword Technique], Activate!

A streak of blue light flashed and disappeared.

A sky-blue sword mark more than half a meter long tore through the void.

Although the extraordinary power of the level 2 evolved beast was still weak, the two could still clearly feel the breathtaking extraordinary sword force.

Looking at the endless sword light emanating from that little guy.

Jiang Baoguo's professional smile froze instantly on his face, which was etched with the marks of time.

The look in Lao Jiang's eyes gradually began to change.