Chapter 1 (1/2)

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

“Sir, your scarlet-eyed demon wolf pet has been successfully strengthened. Its strength has reached two-star silver. This is the bill, please check it.”

Ye Fei smiled and handed over a bill.

The customer paid the bill happily and praised Ye Fei endlessly, “Both are strengthening and upgrading, yet fewer materials are consumed here, and the success rate is higher than others…”

“In my opinion, you’re the best pet caregiver in Zhongzhou City!”

Ye Fei said humbly, “You flatter me.”

Even though he was being praised, Ye Fei did not feel much joy in his heart.

Ever since his parents disappeared on the battlefield, he could only run this pet shop alone and help his customers strengthen their pets to earn some living expenses for himself.

In the past, he used to receive a pension every month, and along with the income from running the pet shop, it was no problem for him to maintain his livelihood.

However, ever since he turned 18 last month, the pension was stopped and the price of raw materials skyrocketed. The operating costs instantly soared and he was just about to go bankrupt.

“If only I could be a trainer. With the income of a trainer, I wouldn’t have these problems,” Ye Fei muttered to himself.

It was a pity that he didn’t have an initial pet.

He could only become a caregiver.

His income was much lower..

[ Beep, host detected… ]

An unfamiliar mechanical voice suddenly sounded out of nowhere.

“Who is it?”

Ye Fei vigilantly stood up and looked around, but other than him, there were only various bottles and jars in the pet shop. There wasn’t a single person in sight.

The mechanical voice continued.

[ Host scanning… ]

[ Scanning complete… ]

[ Voice system binding… ]

[ Binding successful, voice skill automatically integrated… ]

A series of messages baffled Ye Fei.

“Voice system? What’s that?”

No one answered his question.

Only a rustling sound came from somewhere, but it was not very clear.

Ye Fei searched for a long time to confirm that the sound came from the withered potted plant on the windowsill.

It was left behind by his parents. Ye Fei had been taking good care of it before, but he had been under too much financial pressure recently. In order to earn money, he had been busy all the time, so he had forgotten about watering and fertilizing the plants.

As a result, the potted plant now had lots of weeds growing in it as well.

“Water… I want to drink water…”

“Water…”

The voice sounded extremely weak.

A strong sense of guilt suddenly welled up in Ye Fei’s heart. He did not have time to wonder why a potted plant could make a sound. He hurriedly took a small bowl of water and poured it into the potted plant.

He did not know whether it was an illusion or not, but the moment he poured the water in, Ye Fei seemed to hear a faint cheer from the potted plant.

“Water! I can finally drink water! This is great!”