Chapter 38 – Line Up
"Then, Lucas, you can focus yourself on the winter events. I will handle the nursery's event," stated Katheryn. Lucas nodded. If Katheryn had a problem, Sery was available. Even if Lucas was helping, he could not do much because he did not have much knowledge regarding the winter events.
[Madam can focus on what events the nursery will do. I will arrange the rewards based on what type of event you will do. Madam, don't forget to register the events to the government. Our participants will not be able to get achievement points if we are not registering the events] Sery added.
As achievement points were sought after by the citizens, events without any of them would not appeal to them. Even with bountiful prizes, it would not attract much attention.
Achievement points were important for everyone in Petrian to show off their capability to their employers and thus, they would participate in events with the points achievable.
"Will you use the item from the system's shop as prizes?" Lucas asked and he continued, "Or, will you create the rewards personally for other things?" Lucas was curious.
[Based on what types of events Madam plans. If it is some kind of high-profile event, probably but I plan to arrange common rewards. You know, money and trophies. Maybe I will put one or two system's shop items for the first place but the system's shop had nothing much we can use as prizes] Sery listed what he planned to use as prizes.
As the trio continued discussing the events, Hailey had finished her breakfast. She left the dining room to her 'heaven', the living room. She switched on the television and chose the cartoon channel. She continued her usual daily routine.
An hour later, the trio finished discussing the events.
"So, these will be the events we are going to do," Katheryn took out a paper listing the events they were going to do and the possible prizes for all the events. "A pet battling tournament for Newborn Stage pets, Year-End Lucky Draw and Daily Lucky Draw," Katheryn listed the three events the trio agreed to do.
"I will register these events and once we get the approval, we will immediately launch them," Lucas nodded. Lucas, Katheryn, and Sery continued talking a bit more and fifteen minutes later, they ended their discussion.
Katheryn would start the planning, registering, and preparation for the events while Lucas would go and participate in the winter events that were happening every day all around the month in Gyling City's District 24.
Lucas picked up Fury, Foody, and Glaide at the pet's dining room. As Glaide was now a massive bird, he turned her back to the card. Since they had started training, Glaide had increased in rank and size a lot. A few more ranked up, Lucas could ride her without any problem. As Fury and Foody were small, they could already ride at Glaide's back.
Fury would stay on Lucas's head or Lucas would hold him in his arms while Foody would walk alongside Lucas. Both of them were small and thus, Lucas decided to let them free. Lucas's pets were not troublemakers and thus, he was not worried about letting them free.
After that, Lucas with Fury on his head acting like a beanie and Foody by his side left the nursery. Their target? The events that were happening around District 24… That was Lucas and Fury's target but Foody was more interested in food sold around the street.
"Kii~ Kii~ Kii~" Foody's saliva started coming out of his mouth when he saw a street stall selling baked fish cake. The smell of it was strong and Foody loved it. Lucas liked the smell too and seeing how Foody was staring intently at the baked fish cake, he decided to buy some of it even though they had their breakfast a few minutes ago.
"Let's get a few," Lucas told Foody and looked above his head at Fury and asked, "Do you want some?" Fury shook his body. He was not interested in the baked fish cake. They walked towards the street stall and the owner greeted them.
"Oh? The new Pet Nursery small owner?" The stall owner said. Lucas was surprised that the stall owner knew him. The stall owner was an old woman, a grandma level old. Older than Katheryn. She had a nice smile even when she was old.
"Hello. How do you know me?" Lucas asked while smiling. He was trying to start a conversation but did not know what to talk about and decided to ask that. Foody was oblivious to the conversation as he was glued to the baked fish cake.
"Hohoho," the old woman laughed lightly. It could be seen that she had lost a lot of her teeth but she looked cute while laughing. Lucas smiled and the old woman continued, "Everyone in this shopping street knew you guys. Your nursery is on the rise and it does not seem to drop either."
"Your nursery attracts a lot of tamer to this shopping street. Thanks to that, this shopping street has more customers than before. My business is going well too thanks to your nursery," the old woman said while smiling.
Lucas was surprised. He had no idea that his nursery would impact the shopping street that much. "I can see that more and more tamers frequent your nursery. I even have many new frequent customers. All of them are always talking about how effective your nursery is," the old woman kept praising Lucas's nursery.
"All the businesses in this shopping street are getting better thanks to your nursery. The food business, in particular, is getting the most out of your nursery," the old woman continued talking but her hand kept moving preparing the baked fish cake.
"From what I understand, most of the tamers hang out eating at the food stalls or restaurants in this shopping street while waiting for their pets to finish training," the old woman told what she heard.
"Hahaha, is that so. I am glad that my family's nursery is affecting this shopping street in good ways," Lucas said while smiling. "Give me four skewers of baked fish cake," Lucas gave his order. He did not give any as the old woman kept talking.
"There are more though. I see that this shopping street security has increased. I saw a few members of the Phoenix Clan patrolling this street and I also saw them deal with troublemakers. So, this shopping street is much safer than before. Us food stalls owner is thankful for what your family brings to this street," the old woman smiled and she packed four skewers of baked fish cake for Lucas.
"Here you go. No need to pay. It is my treat today as thank you for what your family does to this shopping street," the old woman smiled. Lucas felt wrong to take the food for free but he knew the old woman meant well and he accepted it.
"Thank you," Lucas took the baked fish cake. Foody's eyes followed the baked fish cake on Lucas's hand. Lucas and the old woman talked a bit more before he left the food stall when a customer who he recognized as one of the nursery's loyal customers arrived.
Lucas handed three skewers to Foody and he accepted it with joy. Lucas was full and gave most of it to Foody. Foody did his usual routine before he started eating. Examined the food, sniffed it, stored some, and ate some.
Since it was morning, there were not many people on the street. As they kept walking, they saw a line of people in front of a weapon shop. This weapon shop was on another shopping street further away from the nursery. Lucas looked at the banner hanging in front of the shop.
"Power Competition," Lucas read the banner. "An event and this will be suitable for me," thought Lucas. He decided to line up too. "Is there a rule listed on the banner?" Lucas wondered while he extended his head to see the banner again. Unfortunately, there was no mention of any rules on it.
"You will not be able to see the rules there. This kind of event is common. One pet per tamer. Since this is the Power Competition, choose your best pet that has powerful attacking power," a voice came from behind Lucas.
Lucas looked behind him and a young teenager around his age stood there. He was a bit taller than Lucas and his face was average. He had brown hair and brown eyes. He looked like common people but there was something that distinguished him from others. His clothes.
He wore a white winter sweater but on it, there was an emblem. A white emblem of a small humanoid figure with insect wings. It was a fairy. 'The Fairy Clan?' Lucas was surprised. 'Is there a Fairy Clan in this city?' Lucas wondered.
The Fairy Clan was one of the five S-Rank Clan in Petrian. From Lucas's knowledge, only the branch of the Phoenix Clan was in Gyling City. No other S-Rank Clans in the city. Seeing another S-Rank clan was surprising to Lucas.
Lucas stared at the emblem for a few seconds before he nodded at the teenager and said, "Thank you. This is my first time trying to participate in the event, so, I don't know much about it," Lucas thanked the young teenager and explained his lack of knowledge about the event.
"First time?" The young teenager was surprised. 'He is around my age and this is his first event?' He was confused. Lucas looked back at the front and left that young teenager alone.
'This guy must be poor before and he finally gets his hand on a pet…' thought the young teenager while he glanced at the big white furball on Lucas's head pretending to be a beanie and a plate monkey that was too focused on a skewer of baked fish cake.
'What a weird combo,' thought the young teenager. He was thinking something along this line, 'A common pet. I am right that he is poor' but that changed immediately to 'What a weird combo' when he saw the furball was big and the iron plate monkey was too fascinated with food.