[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-beast-taming-abyssal-descent":3,"chapter-beast-taming-abyssal-descent-beast-taming-abyssal-descent-chapter-6":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Beast Taming: Abyssal Descent",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1710480,2185,"Chapter 6: Garlic Turtle Egg","beast-taming-abyssal-descent-chapter-6",6,"\u003Cp>\"Indeed, the sorrows and joys of people differ; I should focus on acquiring a high-quality Exotic Beast first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Old Fish Head and the principal surround the three students with small talk and concern, Mo Qingchen quietly departed from the gymnasium.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The coming month is crucial for most Apprentice Beastmasters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One must obtain a high-talent Exotic Beast and form a contract, cultivate a rapport with the Guardian Beast, and enhance the Beast’s strength...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Currently, Mo Qingchen urgently needs to acquire a high-talent Guardian Beast and establish a contract.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Question: Where can one obtain high-quality Guardian Beasts?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Answer: Wilderness capture, official mall, South City Beast Mall, and various district black markets!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wilderness capture goes without saying, if you’re not a Beastmaster, going into the wild to capture Exotic Beasts is pure suicide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The official mall offers a variety of quality Beast supplies, tools, Exotic Beasts, all operated by specialized shops.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to the official label, everything inside is guaranteed authentic and high-quality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the price is slightly expensive, but for wealthy capital forces, it’s no big deal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for the poor, it’s rather unfriendly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Qingchen inherited his family assets, settled hospital treatment fees, and bought a property, almost exhausting his balance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past four years, besides studying, he spent time searching for useful items in the junkyard near home, then selling them at the recycling station.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over four years, he’s accumulated only 18,000 Dragon Coins, plus leftover inheritance funds, totaling a little over 20,000 Dragon Coins available.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is this a lot of money?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not much, yet equal to over six months of total income for many impoverished households.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the slums of South City, the average monthly salary for the poor is only 3,000 Dragon Coins, often needing to support a whole family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Qingchen, feeding himself without family worries, sometimes even kills a Mouse Monster for money, accumulating 20,000 Dragon Coins, is already quite good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this amount of money, hoping to purchase high-quality Exotic Beasts at the official mall, is simply a pipe dream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Take White Crane City’s most common beasts as an example.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Green Worm, Unihorn Insect, Little Rattata, and Mutant Mouse, they’re considered the bottom tier among Exotic Beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet in the official Exotic Beast store, even these four species, with D-level talent, have purchase prices above 10,000 Dragon Coins, not to mention higher talents, whose prices increase exponentially.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But D-level talent Exotic Beasts, after forming a contract, only have a 20% chance of passing the newcomer trial dungeon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Qingchen doesn’t have enough money to buy high-talent Exotic Beasts from official channels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, wanting high-talent Guardian Beasts, he must take an unconventional path, and fortunately, he has the ability to do so!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>South City, black market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Called a black market, it’s just a label.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s actually a miscellaneous goods street, selling a variety of things, all related to Exotic Beasts, just without guaranteed quality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Defective products and counterfeits are common here; to avoid getting conned, one must keep their eyes open and not be misled by store clerks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Qingchen is quite familiar with this place, so he directly walked into the largest store here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This store is opened by a local century-old family in White Crane City, their power and influence rank among the top five in White Crane City, aside from the Divine Xia Empire’s official and military.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The store spans five floors, transformed from a large warehouse, which is now a significant feature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The unexpected advent of the Beast Taming Era caught everyone off guard globally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frequent outbreaks of Exotic Beast disasters naturally delayed infrastructure and many other matters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, many buildings underwent transformations to adapt to present changes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This mall transformed from a warehouse is one such special building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Items sold in the modified mall all relate to Exotic Beasts: equipment, tools, Exotic Beast Eggs, Exotic Beast Materials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only large forces can achieve this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheaper than official sales, and built by a locally renowned power, it’s somewhat reliable, so there’s a steady flow of visitors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Qingchen wants a high-talent Exotic Beast, making this an optimal choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially for Mo Qingchen, a plug-in player, what could be faster than gambling on eggs to obtain high-talent Exotic Beasts?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Entering the first-floor area of the mall, the sight that meets the eyes is countless Exotic Beast Eggs, neatly arranged and dazzling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At a glance, each shelf displays over a hundred Exotic Beast Eggs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Welcome, sir. What do you need? Each floor sells different items related to Exotic Beasts. A concierge can assist you in accurately selecting the products you need.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing a customer enter, the concierge smiled and asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, I am quite familiar with this place, so I won’t trouble your concierge services.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Qingchen politely declined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mall’s services are quite decent, at least without any discrimination against civilians or the poor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike the small black market shops, where staff quality is highly concerning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, sir, feel free to browse, I won’t disturb you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The concierge’s smile remained unchanged, and she stood in place, watching Mo Qingchen as he went to choose his desired items.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang’s Mall has a regulation that if customers don’t require service, they should not be disturbed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Monitoring devices like cameras are installed throughout the store, service personnel need only wait outside the area until customers finalize their choices and proceed to checkout.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mo Qingchen certainly knows the rules of egg gambling, simply put, once bought it’s your responsibility, life or death, quality and talent aren’t guaranteed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, he requires no concierge service.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shaking his head, Mo Qingchen began examining the colorful eggs on the shelf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At a glance, the corner of his eye twitched slightly without restraint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Exotic Beast Name: Mouse Monster Egg; Status: Dead]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Exotic Beast Name: Bronze Snake Egg; Status: Dead]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Exotic Beast Name: Garlic Turtle Egg; Status: Dead]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Exotic Beast Name: Unihorn Insect Egg; Status: Life in Peril; Talent: F (Deterioration)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Exotic Beast Name: Green Worm Egg; Status: Healthy; Talent: E (Ordinary)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Exotic Beast Name: Goblin Egg; Status: Sub-health; Talent: D (Excellent)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On a shelf, over a hundred Exotic Beast Eggs are displayed, sweeping a glance reveals a series of deceased statuses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These really are dying before they even set out, a tragic pace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder the entire commercial street is called a black market, there’s a reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Egg gambling is indeed a super pitfall!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even placing trash talent Exotic Beast Eggs here would be better than piling up a bunch of dead eggs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it! On a shelf of over a hundred eggs, 32 are dead, nearly a third, no wonder this gambling egg venue barely attracts anyone. It’s not that people don’t want to bet on luck, but the pit is too deep.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No merchant is benevolent, especially with the Beast Taming Era coming, these unscrupulous merchants gained strength, thus intensifying exploitation of the suffering masses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suppressing his displeasure, Mo Qingchen started walking toward the second row of shelves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sweeping a glance over, every Exotic Beast Egg’s information displayed before his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most Exotic Beast Eggs are common Exotic Beasts around White Crane City, with only a few relatively rare Exotic Beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And regarding the talents of these Exotic Beast Eggs, after examining two shelves, totaling two hundred eggs, the highest talent is C-level superior quality. As for the Exotic Beast species, it’s the Garlic Turtle from the previous life anime \"Pocket Monsters.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1229,"2026-06-06T14:58:23.989Z",1,"novelbin.me","c2d2205ecd909510d219e8864ce34cdcfb2784897363e1122a4aa18d6e55430b","beast-taming-abyssal-descent-chapter-7","beast-taming-abyssal-descent-chapter-5",623,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbeast-taming-abyssal-descent-cover.jpg"]