Having figured out the truth behind the stone statue's anomaly and with a large sum of money about to be credited, Shi Yu was overjoyed.
That day, he went to the Century Group building, ready to splurge.
The Century Group is a leading high-tech company in the Donghuang Ancient Kingdom, with branches in almost all cities of the third tier and above.
Shi Yu planned to buy a more intelligent phone here.
Actually, when Lu Qingyi was around, Shi Yu had asked her if the organization would provide a phone.
Of course, the answer he received was negative.
The other party told Shi Yu to use part of the 10 million initial funds to buy one himself. At his level, there was no need for a dedicated phone yet.
This was frustrating... but never mind, even if he bought a relatively smarter phone, it would only cost 100,000, which was nothing compared to 10 million.
"Welcome, sir. Is there anything I can assist you with?"
As soon as Shi Yu entered the phone sales hall, a receptionist immediately approached him.
"I want to pick a phone."
"May I ask about your basic requirements?"
"It should be able to connect to the internet, have an energy detection function, and a pet beast encyclopedia function."
After Shi Yu finished speaking, the receptionist immediately took out a silver-white phone from the counter and said, "How about this one?"
"This is the latest model from the Century Group, the Encyclopedia Phone M30. It contains data on 6,029 types of pet beasts and their skills, and can accurately detect the energy fluctuation level of pet beasts below the Extraordinary level."
"It is priced at 99,998 yuan. If you choose this one, you will receive a 1,000 yuan discount if you buy it now."
"Can I try it out?" Shi Yu asked.
"Of course."
Shi Yu took the phone and found the encyclopedia function.
This encyclopedia function wasn't that magical; it was similar to the scan function on Earth's smartphones, requiring the use of the phone's camera to target other living beings to work.
After opening the encyclopedia function, Shi Yu pointed the phone at a black and orange dog with a fierce expression lying outside the hall. Instantly, the phone began to announce the information.
ăNameă: Mechanical Dog
ăAttributeă: Mechanical
ăRace Levelă: Medium Extraordinary
ăGrowth Levelă: Awakening Level 10
ăRace Skillsă: Image Storage, Breath Detection, Electric Bite, Self-Destruct
ăIntroductionă: Artificial mechanical life form used for guarding, tracking, and investigation.
Not only did the phone announce the information, but the screen also displayed the specific data of the mechanical dog.
The data was relatively comprehensive, and the skills could be further explored through clicks or voice commands.
ăSkillă: Self-Destruct
ăSkill Levelă: Advanced
ăIntroductionă: Detonates all energy, causing the user to die after use.
Shi Yu: "..."
The skill level was indeed high, but if he wanted to replicate it, would there be a bug?
Seeing, touching... it would self-destruct, so why touch it at all?
Forget it, anyway, neither Shi Shi nor the Qingmian Worm would need this skill...
Because of the basic energy fluctuation detection function, the mechanical dog's growth level was successfully detected.
Level 10, which was quite high, just one step away from becoming an Extraordinary-level being.
"Very good."
Shi Yu silently thought to himself. The encyclopedia function was what he valued the most.
Although he was also a top student, he only knew a lot about Extraordinary-level beings and couldn't claim to know everything about them.
But with this phone, he could look up relevant information on high-race rare pet beasts or rare skills whenever he encountered them.
Although he still needed to continue learning to become an excellent beast tamer, using high-tech products could help him make up for his shortcomings and take a shortcut.
In short, this phone was great in every way, and it looked good too, but... it was so expensive!
If he bought it now, his savings would be depleted.
Fortunately, Lu Qingyi promised that the 10 million would be credited tomorrow. If not, he and Shi Shi would have to eat dirt.
Roasted earthworms.
He should have come the next day... Shi Yu once again realized his character flaws.
Curious and impatient, such a personality was perfect for courting death, no wonder he was the one who got transported.
"Whatever, I'm already here."
The rare evolution method had already been given, and the 10 million wouldn't run away.
"Please get one for me." Shi Yu said to the receptionist.
"Sure, sir." The receptionist immediately smiled, as it seemed she could treat herself to some chicken legs tonight.
...
After purchasing the phone and completing all the procedures, Shi Yu left with a heavy heart.
However, he didn't rush home but went to another company, the Talent Group.
The Talent Group and the Century Group are two of the five major groups in the Donghuang Ancient Kingdom, with extensive distribution.
The latter specializes in high-tech products, while the former focuses on rare spiritual plants, minerals, pet beast food, and nutritional supplements.
Since he had already spent so much money, Shi Yu didn't mind spending a little more.
Shi Shi had been eating iron bamboo for nearly a month, and although it liked it, Shi Yu planned to give it something better.
In the end, he bought some second-tier resources, Ironheart Wood, which was recommended in the iron-eating beast breeding manual given by Lin Xiuzhu, and was a higher-grade food than iron bamboo.
Ironheart Wood, as the name suggests, is wood that contains metal minerals, a type of spiritual plant with a filling, and is part of the iron-eating beast's diet.
It has a metallic and wooden attribute, effectively enhancing the iron-eating beast's hardening ability and vitality.
This ingredient provides more nutrition than iron bamboo, and generally, only Extraordinary-level iron-eating beasts would eat it as their main food, otherwise, they might easily become over-nourished.
Although that's what they say, considering the consumption of his iron-eating beast... he thought it wouldn't be a problem for it to consume all the nutrients, after all, its appetite was several times that of a normal iron-eating beast.
As for the Qingmian Worm, since it grew quickly and occasionally used the skill encyclopedia for teaching, it wouldn't lack nutrition, so Shi Yu didn't spend too much on it.
Whatever he ate, the Qingmian Worm would eat too; this was the bond! A bond that even Shi Shi couldn't enjoy!
Later, Shi Yu also planned to look for higher-grade supplements, as he was almost developing resistance to the Ming Shen capsules.
Moreover, the level of the Ming Shen capsules was indeed not high... with money coming soon, Shi Yu also planned to treat himself well, as he needed to be in good condition for his pet beasts to be in good condition.
However, considering that the Ming Shen capsules at home hadn't been finished, Shi Yu ultimately decided to use them up before looking for a new alternative.
After splurging, Shi Yu returned home in high spirits.
As usual, Shi Shi was pulling the Qingmian Worm for daily training.
This time, besides meditating, Shi Yu could also lie in the courtyard and study with his phone.
After browsing for a while, since he had registered with his beast tamer identity, he suddenly received a text message from the Pingcheng Beast Tamer Association, addressed to all apprentice beast tamers in the Pingcheng area.
"The ruins in Pingcheng have been opened. Those interested in exploring can sign up for the field practical training organized by the Beast Tamer Association to participate in the assessment. Those who pass the assessment will gain exploration rights, and all items found within the ruins will belong to the individual!"