Chapter 61

Following the guard's guidance, Li Huailin walked for a while and indeed saw the village he mentioned. However, it seemed different from what Li Huailin had imagined, especially the size of the village, which was almost unimaginable. Li Huailin saw endless fields and wooden fences, as well as a large number of stone buildings. If it weren't for the archway he had just passed, which read "Pet Home," Li Huailin would have thought he had arrived at some large-scale ancient ruins.

Following a stone-paved road, Li Huailin immediately saw the reception hall of the Pet Home. The reception hall was so exaggerated that it was even larger than the reception hall of the Warrior Guild in the main city. Was this really okay?

Although it was only 7 a.m., Li Huailin saw a dense crowd of people as soon as he entered, with various busy figures. Fortunately, there were many receptionists arranged by the system. As soon as Li Huailin entered and hadn't figured out where to go, a female NPC walked over.

"Are you two visiting our Pet Home for the first time?" the female NPC asked in a sweet voice.

"Uh... yes," Li Huailin nodded, and Hong Yan, who was beside him, also nodded.

"Then please follow me, I will introduce you to the basic facilities and personnel of the Pet Home," the female NPC said while guiding Li Huailin to follow her.

"This is the reception desk of the Pet Home. First-time visitors can register here. The system will remember your ID and link it to your contribution points. All daily tasks are also received here," the female NPC pointed to a place that looked like a bank counter and said, "So, the two of you should register here now. I will wait for you on the side."

"Oh," Li Huailin, who was visiting for the first time and didn't know how to proceed, followed the receptionist's instructions.

He walked toward the reception desk and chose a window with a short queue. After waiting for a moment, it was Li Huailin's turn. However, ladies first, so Li Huailin let Hong Yan go first to see what was happening.

"Are you here to register and help our Pet Home?" a male NPC in his fifties, who looked very kind, asked from behind the counter. "Our Pet Home is mainly an organization for taking care of and raising pets. As you can see, we have many pets to take care of, but we lack personnel. We hope you can help us take care of them. We will give you contribution points based on your performance. When you accumulate enough contribution points, you can buy pet eggs from our supply officer."

"Oh, oh," Hong Yan, overwhelmed by the information, could only nod.

"Now I will assign a pet for you to take care of. Please note that this pet is not yours, but is temporarily entrusted to you. You can only take this pet to the village and the nearby back mountain of the Pet Home. Do not take it out of the area I mentioned," the receptionist said.

"Oh? I can get a pet so quickly?" Hong Yan said happily, "Let me see what it is."

The receptionist waved his hand and took out a cage from behind him. Through the bars, Li Huailin saw a small white mouse, about the size of a fist, with red eyes that darted around, looking quite adorable.

"Wow, so cute!" Indeed, Hong Yan immediately opened the cage and hugged the white mouse, petting it vigorously, "The fur is so smooth, and it's so pretty."

The white mouse was very obedient, closing its eyes and enjoying Hong Yan's affection, not moving at all.

"You can give it a nickname. After all, you will see it often when you come here to do daily tasks," the receptionist smiled and suggested.

"Oh, I see," Hong Yan nodded, then looked up at the ceiling and thought for a moment, "Okay, I've decided. From now on, you will be called Xiao Yutou."

"Squeak, squeak." Xiao Yutou nodded very humanly, indicating that he understood.

"So smart, look, isn't it cute?" Hong Yan said, holding up Xiao Yutou.

"Yes, yes," Li Huailin nodded.

"Please note to feed, bathe, and play with the pet. When you feel you have completed the task, return here to hand it over to us. The system will give you contribution points based on your performance. You can come back tomorrow to take care of it again," the receptionist continued.

"Okay, okay," Hong Yan immediately nodded, already captivated by the cute Xiao Yutou and not paying attention to what the receptionist was saying.

"Please pay attention to the pet's behavior. For example, if the pet seems very hungry, feed it promptly. All food and equipment are provided in the estate. You can ask the service staff for the storage location," the receptionist said finally, "Now you can take it with you."

"Husband, husband, it's your turn. See what you get," Hong Yan said, holding Xiao Yutou.

"Okay, let me see," Li Huailin said, then approached the receptionist.

"Are you here to register and help our Pet Home?" the male NPC at the counter repeated the previous conversation, "Our Pet Home is mainly..."

"Okay, okay, no need to explain. I'm here to do tasks, hurry up," Li Huailin, who had already heard this once, was impatient.

"Thank you for your help. I will register you now," the receptionist continued to smile.

System notification: You have activated the reputation of the Pet Home. Contribution points calculation has started.

System notification: You have started working for the Pet Home. As a reward, you have lost 10 reputation points.

"Damn!" Li Huailin opened his character menu and saw that his reputation points were directly at -10.

"Great, I haven't even started the task and I'm already in the negative. I forgot about this. What's going on now?" Li Huailin said, rubbing his forehead.

"Now I will assign a pet for you to take care of. Please note that this pet is not yours, but is temporarily entrusted to you. You can only take this pet to the village and the nearby back mountain of the Pet Home. Do not take it out of the area I mentioned," the receptionist continued to repeat.

"I already know that. What is it, just show me," Li Huailin spread his hands.

"Okay, this is the pet prepared for you," the receptionist waved his hand and lifted a cage from behind him. Through the bars, Li Huailin saw a small dog inside, a common street dog with a sandy yellow color.

"Is this it?" Li Huailin pointed to the dog.

"Yes, you can give it a nickname. After all, you will see it often when you come here to do daily tasks," the receptionist smiled.

"Nickname? This is the first time I'm naming something, a bit nervous," Li Huailin thought for a moment, "Okay, since we have a connection, from now on, you will be called Li Dog Egg."

"Huh?" Hong Yan, hearing the name, was stunned, "Husband, you named a dog Li Dog Egg?"

"Is there a problem? I think it's good," Li Huailin nodded.

"Really?" Hong Yan was strongly skeptical.

Even the dog was unsettled. The sandy yellow dog, Li Dog Egg, began to shake its head vigorously, indicating its dislike.

"See how much it likes the name. It's shaking its head like it's on a head-shaking pill, so happy," Li Huailin smiled.

"Husband, it doesn't seem like it's happy," Hong Yan was skeptical again.

The dog was about to cry. The sandy yellow dog, Li Dog Egg, really wanted to cry.

"Husband, I think... Ah! Xiao Yutou!" Hong Yan was about to say something when Xiao Yutou suddenly jumped out of her hands and ran away.

"Ah, Xiao Yutou, where are you going? Come back!" Hong Yan, ignoring Li Dog Egg, immediately ran after Xiao Yutou.

"The hell, it can run around," Li Huailin, without a word, grabbed Li Dog Egg's tail and lifted him up, causing Li Dog Egg to "whine" in pain.

"Okay, little guy, don't run around like that rat. Let's part ways amicably. I don't have much time to take care of you, got it?" Li Huailin threatened, holding Li Dog Egg.

"Whine, whine..." Li Dog Egg's eyes were watering from the pain, and he quickly nodded to show he understood.

"Good, follow me around here for a bit and see if there's anything else," Li Huailin put Li Dog Egg down and followed the female NPC who had led them earlier.

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