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Chapter 81 - Store Of Dark Things

I woke up in a store far away from my home or at least that's what the One who calls himself the author has told me. I don't believe him much because he doesn't act like a god, he gets excited whenever I guess what this world, he has put me in is like unfortunately I am forbidden by him from leaving I have tried several times but get teleported back to the desk at the store. The store is about 100 feet across or for those who don't understand the American system its 30.5 meters. The store has a shelf full of books all on how to take care of creatures of any nature with bags of food on the lowest shelfs.

I have a list that tells me how to take care of each of these creatures. They are quite cute the fact that the spiders will watch me carefully every time I put food in just in case, I will hurt them same with the all the medium pet sized creatures there are even capybaras in here it takes me a couple hours to take care of them, but I want to pet them so bad. There are a couple mice but strangely they have no guide to take care of them. The bats have a really strange food which is blood from a container one time I tried to feed them my blood and they all cowered except one which fed on my blood.

That one I let out and they constantly are near me if they can be and now, they won't accept any other food then my blood. Luckily this store has a kitchen and a room to sleep in upstairs. I know that something isn't right here but I'm just not going to pay it any mind and all the labels below each creature are in a language I don't understand. I have tried to read the books on the shelf, but I can't understand any of them except the titles which are usually about a certain animal and how to take care of them.

I have picked up almost every dangerous animal in here, but they seem to feel a ton of fear towards me which hurts quite a lot. I love animals a lot I choose to be a zookeeper so that I could learn more about animals and how to take care of them better but died before I could, so I have been praying and asking to be able to understand those books for the past week, but nothing has happened. I hear a bell ring this morning and someone enters with a smile on their face which slowly turns to dread and then quickly shifts back to a smile which I know is fake.

I smile at them and say "Come over here and you can ask me about the pet you would like to buy."

Unfortunately, they can't seem to understand me so I look up and say "Can I please get a translator for all languages so that they can understand me?"

A small black box appears with glowing sigils all over it this startles her and I hear her say "Isn't that a Xalic translator?" I look her over and realize she is an elf she has pointed ears and blond hair with very loose clothing on that seems to be very well spun silk.

I respond "I'm this store owner and these are the selection of pets you could have each has their own uses and you can peruse them if you want but please don't take too much of my time." I pull out one of the books I got from my bedroom that I can actually read.

--------------------POV The Elf (Huinia)-------------------

I enter the shop that has carved on its sign Contract/Partner Beast Shop. I enter to see it one side filled with books and aisles each with a container on top holding multiple of the same species in each container and somehow, they are all thriving even the ones that usually eat their mates or are solitary I then look over and see the shopkeeper a young man with dark black hair and eyes that look like a clear pool of water that never ends a near fathomless pond. On his shoulder is a Vampiric Swarm bat that can tear a human being to shreds in less than a second and its cuddling against him.

I freeze in fear realizing that bat could tear us both apart easily when I realize it's trying to get his affection which means it's his pet how strong do you have to be to get a vampiric bat to become your pet or a contracted beast. He smiles at me and I begin to smile a fake one so he doesn't see me as weak when he says something in a strange language than after a second looks at the sky saying something indescribable when a Xalic Translator appears which costs 10,000 Gold which usually is Treasured and can only be traded for an item of equal value.(1 gold is equal to 100 Silver, 1 silver is equal to 100 copper)

I hear him vaguely threaten me but with kindness in his voice as if my life is worth nothing and it would be better for me to die at his hand than any other. I begin to look around quickly looking for a contract beast that would fit me quite well and see an aisle that is named nature-based creatures. I see a baby Druidic Dragon and its label is right below it is detailing the best way for it to grow which is to bring it to a giant forest and have it choose a tree to imprint upon which will cause that tree to start to grow rapidly and branch out with its roots connecting to all other trees in the forest making that place its domain. (Cost is 10 Gold)

The Forest's natural process shall continue but now each tree in the forest knowns it will die one day to continue the cycle and will pass their memories onto other trees nearby when they die helping them to adapt and survive outside forces. I see a small tree next to its container with a label.

Draconic Bloodline Tree

Costs 1 Gold

It will cause the bloodline of draconic creatures to grow faster but when paired with the druidic dragon it shall unlock its domain abilities at a very young age causing it to grow faster and last longer than every other dragon. It Cause the lifespan of the dragon to be doubled resulting in a 2,000,000 year lifespan at Least. This tree also improves the strength of all their abilities slowly over time. Every year their ability power shall improve 10% (50% if imprinted upon).