Why isn't what I command considered a beast?

Mingxi quickly realized that it was the lingering resentment of the original owner that was causing the trouble.

This little girl is too strong-willed and harbors too much resentment towards her biological mother. Even though her mother is dead, the lingering resentment in this body still prevents her from compromising with that woman.

This is very difficult.

For a minor like her, raising the star coins to buy a pet in a short period of time is an almost impossible task.

The avenue of borrowing from relatives and friends was also blocked last year because of the grandmother's illness. The grandfather and grandson had already borrowed from everyone they could, and that's how they accumulated more than 20 yuan in debt.

In the end, the only option left was to sell oneself.

Don't misunderstand, this "sell" is not the same as that "sell".

She's now a full-fledged beast tamer, and many organizations and families offer beast tamer training agreements.

This means that the beast tamer signs an agreement with them, whereby the other party provides money, pets, resources, etc. to train the beast tamer, and the beast tamer will then have to serve them for a certain number of years.

It's a bit like finding a job for yourself for the next ten or even several decades in advance.

But it's too passive, and there's almost no freedom.

Mingxi didn't like it.

Even if she can't control her own destiny, at least she won't hand it over to any outsider.

Rather than testing people's hearts, she preferred to test God's will. Who knows, God might favor her because of her deep affection and true nature?

"...Congratulations, young student! Your key is of the highest quality, 5 stars, which allows you to perfectly contract with a mid-level pet!"

The staff's surprised voice rang in my ears.

Upon hearing this, Mingxi's reaction was quite calm. Since she had already decided to cultivate the Iron Head Kung Fu, the quality of the key was no longer that important.

灵魂秘钥的品质从低到高，分别是1星、2星、3星、4星和5星。

A 1-star Soul Key can only be used to contract unhatched pet eggs.

A level 2 pet can form a contract with a basic pet, but there is a 50% chance that the contract will fail.

A 3-star pet can perfectly contract with a beginner-level pet with a 100% success rate.

A 4-star pet can form a contract with a mid-level pet, but there is also a 50% chance of the contract failing.

A 5-star pet can perfectly contract with an intermediate-level pet with a 100% success rate.

This shows the importance of key quality. Not to mention how much effort, time and money it takes to raise a novice pet to an intermediate pet, the loss from a failed contract is something that ordinary families cannot afford.

If the contract fails, the extraordinary creature will be teleported away by the Spirit Contract Platform, which is the exact opposite of the random summoning by the Rainbow Key.

This means that the Beastmaster must purchase a suitable extraordinary creature again.

Mingxi sighed heavily.

These days, if someone produces a Beastmaster with a 5-star awakened key, it's like winning the lottery; they'd want to set off 120 fireworks on the spot.

Many people even hold lavish banquets for this purpose.

But why does this kind of luck feel so unsatisfying when it happens to her?

Under the admiring gazes of the two staff members, Mingxi left the key testing room, choosing not to go to the neighboring pet breeding center to test her resolve.

After finding another pictographic butterfly and figuring out how to use the Spirit Contract Room, I took the elevator directly to the 15th floor of the Beast Taming Center.

The benches outside the Spirit Contract Gate were filled with Beast Tamers of all ages, almost each accompanied by one or more extraordinary creatures, with a few holding pet eggs.

Those who didn't bring their pets were clearly accompanied by family and friends.

Alone like her, with neither a pet nor a pet egg by her side, she was like a pink flamingo suddenly wandering into a penguin colony.

That's not called being eye-catching, that's called blasting the fishpond!

Mingxi, under the curious gazes of everyone, received her third number slip of the day.

52 number.

I heard the announcement say number 17 earlier.

It seems we still have a long wait ahead.

She casually found an empty seat, then took out the unfinished book "A History of Pet Civilization (Volume 1)" from her bag and continued reading.

"She also booked a spiritual contract room?"

"Definitely. I just saw her get her number slip. There's only one customer on this whole floor."

"She looks very young. She's wearing what looks like the uniform of the nearby No. 3 Middle School, and she's even carrying a cartoon backpack. Could this child have just started junior high school?"

"She was reading 'The History of Pet Civilization,' which I remember was a textbook for the second year of junior high school."

"Hey, hey, hey, the point isn't her age, but that she clearly booked a Spirit Contract Room, but she didn't bring her pet with her."

"...Could it be..."

"Could it be..."

The group of people looked at each other like they were exchanging secret signals, their expressions growing increasingly strange.

Finally, someone couldn't resist sitting down next to Mingxi, coughing lightly and tugging at her sleeve gently, "Excuse me, classmate, may I bother you?"

Mingxi: You've been bothering me for a while now, after all, I'm not deaf.

So many people around were chattering away, but they were still talking about themselves.

How can she not be distracted?

She's not Socrates, who could remain unmoved if a wild donkey kicked him.

"You want to ask me why I didn't bring my pet, right?" Mingxi put away her book and looked at the girl sitting next to her.

The girl had a pair of cute little tiger teeth and a bright and generous smile. She didn't look much older than Mingxi. She was holding a brown pet egg that was bigger than her head. She should also be a newly awakened beast tamer.

"Yes, actually everyone is quite curious." The girl wasn't embarrassed at all, responding with grace and poise.

Mingxi smiled and said frankly, "What I awakened is the Radiant Key. Because my family is relatively poor, I plan to perform a random summoning."

The people who had been eavesdropping thought: ...They really guessed right.

These days, people actually choose to 'open blind boxes'?

How poor must this child's family be to have driven him to this point?

It's so pitiful.

Bright Dawn, bathed in the pitying gazes of many: ...

Really, there's no need for that.

"number 52."

Fortunately, it was finally her turn.

Mingxi quickly followed the staff to the Spirit Contract Room.

The Spirit Contract Chamber is almost completely closed when not in use, and its appearance resembles a huge metal box.

Under the guidance of the staff, Mingxi took out the Soul Key and inserted it into the keyhole on the outer wall of the Spirit Contract Room.

"Crack, click, click."

After turning the key three times, the door to the Spirit Contract Chamber opened automatically, and Mingxi stepped inside without hesitation, pulling out the Soul Key.

The interior of the Spirit Contract Chamber is as cold and unremarkable as its exterior, with almost nothing special about it.

Apart from the huge circular platform in the center.

That is the Spirit Pact Platform.

When a contract is formed using a common soul key, both the beast tamer and the extraordinary creature simply need to step onto the spirit contract platform simultaneously. Then, by using the key to guide the pet space, the spirit contract platform will establish a bridge between the beast tamer and the extraordinary creature, thereby forming a contract relationship.

The contract was successful, and the Soul Key was integrated into the body of the extraordinary being.

The contract failed, the supernatural being was teleported away, but the Soul Key remained unaffected.