Chapter 63

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Although Dinas is not particularly wealthy, as the largest pet trading center on the planet, there are still many valuable and rare breeds worth seeing. If you have good luck, you might even find some rare and exotic items from other civilizations. For example, those with extremely rare bloodlines, which have historically been owned only by certain royal families or ancient noble houses.

These high-level pets share an important common feature: their intelligence is extremely high, sometimes even rivaling that of humans! In fact, it is already an open secret in the starry world that some powerful extraterrestrial imperial nobles keep certain beautiful and adorable intelligent species as pets. Throughout history, it is not uncommon for the entire population of a conquered interstellar civilization to be sold as pets or slaves!

In the vast trading market, which spans hundreds of thousands of square meters and is laid out like an ancient Roman arena, crowds of people flow, bustling and lively. The most common and inexpensive pets are usually found on the ground floor, where vendors set up stalls. These pets, produced on the planet, range in price from a few star coins to dozens of star coins, and this area is the most crowded.

A bit higher up, at the edges of the square, are large display stands where various exotic species are locked in elaborate cages, with prices marked in multiple languages. Prices here range from hundreds to thousands of star coins, and you can already find species from other planets.

Continuing up the stairs, the prices of the pets become increasingly higher, with some reaching tens of millions of star coins! The sizes of the pets also vary greatly, from as small as a fingernail to as large as a mountain!

Qin Huang knew that a few years ago, a federal exploration fleet discovered a super star beast in the void. It was gentle, with a beautiful, diamond-like appearance, and its body was hundreds of kilometers long, equivalent to a small planet! In the end, it was bought by a wealthy family for an astronomical price and kept as a pet.

It is said that this creature consumes food worth hundreds of thousands of star coins per day, along with other high expenses. To take care of it, they even hired a team of hundreds of experienced caretakers to manage its daily life!

If customers are not satisfied with any of the pets here, there is one last option: custom-made pets! Yes, custom-made! With current gene modulation technology, you can select certain animal genes as a base template and adjust them according to your preferences to create any pet you desire!

In the VIP rooms on the upper floors, Qin Huang personally saw several young girls, dressed in various alluring uniforms, with expensive collars around their white necks, being led by men exuding nobility. These were specially modified human-form pets, trained to meet any of their owners' demands!

Qin Huang casually toured the market, selecting a small, cute, fox-like alien pet with high intelligence through his optical brain. He instructed the seller to modify its genes according to his instructions, transforming it into a nine-tailed fox.

Just an hour later, he received the pet, a beautiful and adorable nine-tailed white fox in a silver cage. However, while its fur was beautiful, it lacked the innate charm and spirit of Qi Qi.

"Sir, the total cost is 349,500 star coins. Thank you for your purchase!" the well-mannered service lady smiled.

The young man said nothing, took out his ID card, and paid the bill without hesitation.

After saying goodbye to the seller, Qin Huang found a corner and released the pet, then took out the real nine-tailed celestial fox from his pocket and said, "To make it more convincing, please bear with it for a while, beautiful lady, and stay inside!"

He then put her in the cage and closed the door.

"Damn it, making me do such a lowly thing! One day, I'll make you taste what it's like to be locked in a cage!" Qi Qi gritted her teeth in anger.

With the matter settled, Qin Huang was about to return to school when he suddenly remembered he hadn't prepared any food for her. He asked, "Um... I wonder what you like to eat? I'll buy some for you to take back!"

"Do you want to die?!" she shouted, and a blue light flashed, shocking him.

"You bastard, are you really treating me like a pet?" the nine-tailed celestial fox said angrily, "Can I even eat the things here? You're going to make me die of anger!"

"Alright, alright, I'm wrong, okay!" Qin Huang rubbed his head and said with a helpless smile, "But you do need some specialized food. I don't know much about you yet, and I doubt you would be used to human food."

The nine-tailed celestial fox's tone softened, "It's fine. The cuisine of the Ancient Huaguo is quite to my liking. Of course, I love various plant flowers, seeds, and fruits, or rare mushrooms from the underground world."

"For example, seeds of Ice Lotus Money Fern, Guangye Jade Dragon Fruit, Silver Line Water Brake... and fruits of Cloud Vine, Fan Mirror Silver Fir, and Lancang Cycas... are all very, very delicious!" she rattled off a long list, but Qin Huang was completely lost, as he had never heard of any of these things.

With a tentative hope, he searched for them on his optical brain and was shocked to find that they were extremely rare and some did not even exist in the current human civilization.

"Well... cough, let's think about it for a while!" Qin Huang sighed, thinking that this little ancestor from the Silent Illusion Forest was indeed difficult to please. Only the top noble families in the federation might be able to afford her!

Wait, no! His face suddenly brightened as he thought of someone.

"Did you think of something?" the nine-tailed fox, skilled in reading people, immediately noticed his change.

Qin Huang answered honestly, "Yes, I know someone who might have the food you need. We can go see her another day!"

He thought of Nü Ying, the terrifyingly strong, charming-voiced woman. She probably had a lot of valuable flowers and seeds, though she might be hard to deal with, it was worth a try.

"... Hey! You're here too?" a surprised voice came from nearby.

Qin Huang turned his head and saw the radiant Cheng Shuhan, with Yuan Beibei holding a crystal fish tank, looking at him curiously.

"Um, are you here to buy pets too?" he asked politely.

Cheng Shuhan nodded, her eyes drifting to the nine-tailed celestial fox in the cage, her beautiful eyes widening, "Wow! What a cute fox, let me pet it!"

She reached out to take the cage.

"Absolutely not! She doesn't like being touched by strangers!" Qin Huang quickly held the cage protectively.

The nine-tailed celestial fox had a bad temper, and if she got angry, who knew what might happen.

"Hmph! You're just being stingy! Are you even a man?" Yuan Beibei huffed, "We'll buy one too!"

Qin Huang smiled, "Sorry, this is a rare alien species, and there's only one. I've already bought it!"

Cheng Shuhan was still not giving up. The charm of the nine-tailed celestial fox transcended gender and race, and she had fallen in love with this beautiful little creature at first sight.

"Would you consider selling it? I'll pay double the price, okay?" she looked at the young man earnestly.

"No!" This time, the clear and charming voice came from the cage.

Yuan Beibei was even more surprised, leaning down to examine her, "Wow! You can speak human language? You must be very intelligent!"

"Of course, it cost me hundreds of thousands!" Qin Huang pretended to be pained.

Cheng Shuhan smiled and asked, "Pretty little one, can I ask your name?"

"My name is Qi Lan!" the nine-tailed celestial fox said crisply.

Qin Huang's eyes flickered, understanding her meaning. She didn't want too many people to know her name. "Qi Qi" was an intimate name that only he had the right to call her.

The two girls tried to communicate with her for a while but failed to persuade her to change her mind, and they left disappointed.

...

"Alright, I'll pay you back the money with interest!"

Back at school, the nine-tailed celestial fox, now known as "Qi Lan," said to him, "I have a few bank accounts in the human world, and the star coins in them are enough for you to use!"

"I don't want to use a girl's money!" Qin Huang smiled.

He thought for a moment, turned the flying car, and headed straight for the school's gene optimization center. Since it was a good day, he decided to have the surgery today!

"... I'm very sorry, Zhu Yingxuan, your injuries are too severe, and your gene chain is already showing signs of instability. We are basically powerless to help!" the doctor's voice was heard as he entered the reception room.

Inside, Zhu Yingxuan and Su Wenxue were sitting on the sofa, their faces as pale as paper.

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