"Phew! That was quite exhausting."
After watching Liu Gu and the Wind Lion Dog leave, Xu Ran stretched lazily.
After caring for a dog as tall as a human, he felt his energy had been completely drained.
It seems he needs to become a Beast Master as soon as possible.
After forming a contract with Transcendent Beings, the Beast Master's physique will be enhanced.
Although it's not to the extent that he can throw his Pet Beast aside and start fighting himself, it is a powerful physique that is different from ordinary people.
By then, it won't be a problem to wash not just one, but nine in one go!
Xu Ran opened the system panel and had a look.
There was new content on the panel.
[Host: Xu Ran
Contract Power: First Stage
Contract Pet Beast: none
System Skill:
[Plucking Fur (D-level)]（1/100）
Pet Beast Skill:
[★Claw Edge](No teaching target)
Pleasure Value: 2174
System Upgrade Experience: 50/1000]
[Novice task 2: Try your Hand
Task Description: Host is required to use the system skill [Plucking Fur]ten-time (1/10)
Task Reward: System Skill[Drug Application], System Upgrade Experience +100]
[Lottery drawing]
Just now, he used the skill of plucking fur once and his skill experience increased slightly.
This Pet Beast Skill called Claw Edge, was the result of his first fur plucking.
The single star at the front represents that it's a one-star skill.
The abilities of Pet Beasts are categorized from one to five stars, based on their power and potential.
Having luck on the first attempt, even though it's not a very powerful skill, is a good sign.
Apart from that, Xu Ran's Pleasure Value broke through one thousand, successfully unlocking a new system function.
His eyes followed the panel down, bringing a new content into view.
[Lottery drawing]
As he clicked on it, a rotating wheel appeared in front of him.
Different words were written in the various sections of the wheel, and these words kept changing.
At a quick glance, Xu Ran felt his heart stopping.
Holy Spirit Race Evolution Path, Five-star Skill Scroll, Epic Stage Pet Beast Cub...
Any one of these items could cause countless Beast Masters to fight over, even the most powerful Beast Masters who could move mountains and destroy cities would be enticed, it's value is indescribable.
He couldn't deny that the system had piqued his interest in the lottery draw.
There were two options on the wheel.
[Draw Once]required 1000 Pleasure Points.
[Draw Ten Times]required 9500 Pleasure Points.
Even more ruthless than the "Goose Factory", there was no guaranteed return for drawing ten times in a row.
So, Xu Ran chose to draw twice individually.
At this initial stage, he urgently needed to convert Pleasure Points into something that could be of help to him.
He hoped that his luck would be as good as when he's plucking furs!
Without hesitation, Xu Ran pressed[Draw Once].
As Xu Ran pressed the option, the wheel started spinning rapidly, so fast that he could not discern the individual colored sections, as though all colors had merged into one.
"Stop!"
Xu Ran shouted.
The moment his voice fell, the rapidly spinning wheel came to a halt, pointing to the white section, and at the same time, a white light burst from the wheel.
"A... high-quality cat teaser stick?!"
Xu Ran stared blankly at the words on the white section.
1000 Pleasure Points... just for this?
What Xu Ran couldn't accept the most was that he seemed to really be able to use this thing.
"I won't believe this!" Unconvinced, Xu Ran tried again. "Stop!"
The wheel stopped once again, this time pointing towards the blue section while also bursting forth with a blue light.
Blue... should be better than white, right?
Xu Ran looked at the text in the indicated area.
"Awakening Stone?"
It seemed much more reliable than a cat teaser stick, but Xu Ran had never heard of it before.
He reached out and touched the blue area, and a piece of information entered his mind.
[The Awakening Stone is a special item produced by the System. One can awaken an ordinary creature into a Transcendent Being]
For some reason, after learning about the use of the Awakening Stone, the image of the cat that refused to leave surfaced in Xu Ran's mind.
"Meow~"
Speak of the cat, and there it is.
With the departure of the Wind Lion Dog, the kitten returned to its original place and rubbed Xu Ran's hand before stretching out its hind leg to scratch its chin.
Normal creatures have deep-rooted fears when facing Transcendent Beings, so the kitten's previous reaction was normal.
However, that won't be the case in the future.
Xu Ran closed the shop door and magically produced a cat teaser stick.
"Kitten, look here."
"Meow?"
The kitten paused.
The fake mouse rattling on the cat teaser stick instantaneously captured all its attention.
Its pupils rapidly enlarged and almost filled its entire iris. It quickly stood up while slightly lowering its body.
Gathering strength, it jumped!
"Meow!"
The kitten drew a parabola in the air and directly fell into Xu Ran's arms, reaching out with its front paws to scramble for the fake mouse on the cat teaser stick.
Looking at the kitten in his arms, Xu Ran's eyes filled with nervousness and anticipation. From his pocket, he took out the Awakening Stone that sparkled with colorful light and affixed it on the kitten's forehead.
"Good luck."
"Meow?!"
The kitten froze.
Under Xu Ran's watch, the stone seemed to melt and went from the kitten's forehead into its body, covering the kitten's body with a layer of colorful halo.
As the colorful halo swirled around, the kitten's body began to shake imperceptibly. One by one, the colors of the halo seemed to disappear.
With each disappearing color, the kitten's shivering intensifies.
Eventually, only one color remained in the halo around the kitten.
Purple.
Its trembling reached a peak, and the bones made a clear "cracking" sound. Its body seemed to have gone through a rebirth and began to change gradually.
Its skeleton became wider, and its body became more muscular.
As if a few more vertebrae were added, the kitten's body became even sleeker.
Its fur retained its snow-like white, but its paw pads glow a noble and dominant purple hue. On its forehead, a purple thunder pattern quietly emerged.
"Meow!!!!"
The kitten abruptly opened its eyes. Around its yellow and blue heterochromatic eyes, there was a noticeable purple ring.
Purple electric arcs burst from its body in all directions when it opened its eyes, but the arcs were drawn back into the kitten just before they reached Xu Ran.
Let's have a system identification.
[Race name: Electric Chasing Cat
Attribute: Thunder Attribute
Growth stage: Transcendent Stage
Body type: Small
Washing and Protection requirement: ☆☆☆☆☆
Evaluation: The kitten just underwent a washing, no frequent washing needed]
"A Thunder Attribute pet beast." Xu Ran smiled.
Among the known ten transcendental attributes, Thunder is considered one of the most powerful in combat.
It seems that the kitten had good luck.
"Meow~"
The kitten nuzzled Xu Ran, rubbing its own head against his cheek.
After awakening as a Transcendent Being, the already sentient cat gained even more intelligence.
Realizing that its awakening was connected to Xu Ran, the kitten became even more attached to him.
"Don't get too happy too soon." Xu Ran caressed the kitten's head, "You took my stone; you owe me a lifetime of work."
"I need a pet beast contract, you are it."
"Meow~"
The kitten responded, as if it agreed.