Chapter 349

Chapter 349

The Wulu Shell brought about a complete revolution. Although its high price temporarily prevented it from entering the lives of more people, every individual who owned a Wulu Shell changed their long-standing lifestyle habits, entering a new era with the help of a beast pet.

When a crowbar pries open a tightly sealed stone, water quickly flows into the blocked hole.

It's only a matter of time before the stone floats up.

The nobles and wealthy merchants, who are always keen on competing with each other, are no exception. The high-end beast pets launched by the pet shop were irresistible to them. Regardless of whether they could use them or not, they had to own them immediately to keep up appearances.

However, the defenders of the Lopulo Mountains also quickly realized the strategic importance of the Wulu Shell.

With this beast pet, they could establish the most direct, quick, and accurate communication with distant outposts.

This could effectively reduce the frequency of scouts traveling through the mountain passages, thus reducing their risk of encountering danger, which might save a scout's life.

After all, messages from the Lopulo Mountains have always required these brave individuals to risk their lives to deliver. Any message had to be personally delivered back to the fortress, otherwise, it couldn't be transmitted back to outposts several kilometers away.

But now, with the Wulu Shell, they only need to use this pet to send information back to the fortress immediately.

It's safe and allows for faster message delivery.

For them, this expensive pet is like a golden treasure.

Not every practitioner has the time and energy to attend the pet shop's exhibitions, but the leaders of major organizations would never miss this opportunity. No matter how busy or tired they are, they will make time to find out what new developments the pet shop has come up with.

Because these new beast pets or other novelties could have a significant impact on them!

The pet shop holds a unique position among these large organizations.

No one can deny their strong capabilities. Although their foundation is still shallow, the pet shop has indeed become a competitor to these established organizations.

In theory, the rise of such a new organization would inevitably take a slice of the pie from the existing rulers, which is unacceptable to those who benefit from the status quo.

But in reality, the pet shop is not just a newcomer barging in with a fork to take a piece of the cake.

It has brought many new things to this world, benefiting all organizations.

Indeed, the pet shop has taken a large portion of the cake, but it has also significantly expanded the entire pie, so that the original share not only remained but actually grew due to the pet shop's presence.

On one hand, people are wary and worried that the pet shop might take away what they originally had, but on the other hand, they are also eager for the pet shop to bring them more benefits.

In this regard, the pet shop is now even more popular than the Church.

The desire for the Wulu Shell is common among those stationed in the Lopulo Mountains. Mr. Michael from the military even personally contacted through Lancelot after the exhibition started.

And successfully secured enough Wulu Shells to equip every military fortress and outpost with three.

The orcs, elves, dwarves, and goblins also reacted very quickly, obtaining everything they wanted through persistent negotiation.

After the first batch of Wulu Shells were entirely sold out, almost all Lopulo mountain passes, except for a few controlled by the Magic Council, were equipped with sufficient Wulu Shells.

This little creature has clearly become a crucial military resource.

Lorant's gaze once again returned to the pet shop itself.

The breeding of the "Blood-eyed Black Crow" is now basically completed, awaiting only the final step before hatching begins.

The Blood-eyed Black Crow is a C-level beast pet, and Lorant simulated the correct breeding method during the winter.

Since the initial breeding process and the required live beasts were straightforward, Lorant quickly explained the procedure to Kong Yi and then moved on.

However, as time passed, the breeding of these beasts has now completed the preliminary steps and entered a crucial stage.

Lorant is currently in the beast repository of the pet shop, facing a secondary beast.

The secondary beast, "Cicada-winged Moth," is a creature with an uncanny beauty.

Its nearly three-meter-tall body appears slender, with a pair of large, translucent, colorful wings as thin as cicada wings spread out on either side.

The astonishingly large moth wings are adorned with uncanny patterns that can induce dizziness if gazed at for too long.

Yet, if one ignores the uncanny patterns and protrusions, this secondary beast could even be considered beautiful in a certain sense.

At this moment, the massive body of the Cicada-winged Moth rests in the center of the beast cage, where Lorant has specially placed a thick section of bract-covered branch.

This is a particularly unique type of branch that looks like an ordinary tree trunk but is actually made up of layers of thick bracts rolled together, technically a type of sturdy leaf.

It is the Cicada-winged Moth's preferred habitat and an essential tool for their egg-laying process.

Since this secondary beast is still in its familiar cage and the glass facing Lorant is one-way, preventing the beast from seeing outside, it remains quite calm despite being moved here.

It is completely at ease under Lorant's watchful gaze.

"Has this Cicada-winged Moth finished laying eggs in the bract?" Lorant asked Kong Yi with interest, observing the ostentatious secondary beast.

Kong Yi is well-versed in the situation here, as the floating octopi, the first to arrive at the pet shop, handle all matters in the beast repository.

Now, it is the most essential presence in the beast repository.

Regarding the state of the Cicada-winged Moth, Kong Yi is naturally fully informed.

It tapped the wall beside it, causing a light screen to pop up, which displayed detailed information about the secondary beast's entire condition.

"Species: Cicada-winged Moth"

"Secondary beast (used for the third stage of Blood-eyed Crow reproduction)"

"January 24th: The beast has been fully developed and is capable of breeding, assigned to Area A3295, Level 1 of the beast repository."

"January 30th: First breeding attempt."

"February 4th: Confirmed to be pregnant, arranged for second breeding."

"February 9th: Confirmed that the pregnancy was successful, moved to Area B7823, Level 2 of the beast repository."

"Special breeding diet for secondary beasts: Spray general-purpose nutrient solution at 8:00, 12:00, and 18:00 daily, 500ml each time. Feed one Fresh Live Bait No. 4 at 10:00 on odd days and 20:00 on even days."

"..."

"April 12th: Confirmed that ovulation has been completed."

"Daily dietary monitoring reports: ..."

"Daily data monitoring reports: ..."

All information about this secondary beast, from its arrival in the beast repository onward, is meticulously recorded.

Although maintaining such detailed records consumes a significant portion of the floating octopi's daily time, the advantages for information management are clear.

Just like now, although Lorant hasn’t personally paid attention to this secondary beast, he can quickly and thoroughly understand everything it has been through recently.

He could even see details like how much it ate each day, whether it finished its meals, and any changes in its physical data.

"Perfect," Lorant nodded with satisfaction as he looked at the data in front of him.

"Ten days are enough for it to complete its egg-laying," Lorant studied the large cicada-winged moth in front of him. This type of secondary beast has a unique reproductive trait that requires hollow bract branches, where they can use their long ovipositor to lay their eggs in the center of the trunk.

So now, Lorant only needs to extract the eggs from the secondary beast's cage to artificially assist in the external growth of these beast eggs.

From the top of the cage, Lorant had Little Qing and Little Black drop in a small primary beast.

Currently, these primary beasts, which are not of much use due to their fast breeding speed, are often used as feed for other beasts in the monster pet shop.

At first, Lorant would kill them before feeding, but he soon discovered that some secondary beasts and beasts would refuse to eat if the food wasn’t alive.

For example, the secondary beast in front of him is a very finicky little creature.

Only live feeding can ensure its survival.

Using a lively beast to catch the cicada-winged moth's attention, Little Qing and Little Black quickly pulled the trunk from the top of the cage the moment the cicada-winged moth opened its disgusting mouthparts and pounced.

Enraged by the disappearance of its favorite trunk, the cicada-winged moth flapped its wings, clutching the prey whose brain had been pierced, and tried to fly out to fight.

However, the assistant acted swiftly, using its tentacles to insert another prepared new bract branch.

With the new bract branch in place, the cicada-winged moth quickly calmed down.

It curiously examined the unfamiliar branch, then without any suspicion, lay down on it, seemingly completely unaware that its laid eggs had been stealthily replaced.