Ch31 - Customized Order is Coming
Rong Mingshi continued reading the messages. He saw someone willing to bid tens of thousands of coins and some people even proposed to open an auction. This caused his mouth
to open slightly and for him to grab his ears. He knew that he might've lost money with the first work he sold on the Star Network, the dragon li energy stone. He just didn't expect it to be such a big loss.
100,000 star coins were enough to buy many medium-grade energy stones.
Rong Mingshi sat there holding his thick tail, feeling a bit sad. He continued to read the buyer's messages and saw many people had attached short video images to the messages. They were all beast shaped. Since the technology of the empire was relatively developed, these images were recorded in 3D, displaying the beast shape in various forms.
There were golden pythons twisted up, gorillas smashing their chests, big crocodiles swinging their tails to show their strength... Of course, there were also cute chipmunks, meowing cats and unexpected, a baby elephant spraying water...
The little leopard released the tail in his mouth. He flipped through the interface and carefully observed the images of these beasts. It was like being immersed in the image and he learnt the characteristics of many imperial beastmen.
Rong Mingshi was watching with gusto with a video call from Marshal Black Dragon jumped onto the interface. Rong Mingshi was shocked and raised his head slightly, his paws pressing on the video request. Then the image of Black Dragon Aojia appeared in front of him.
At the same time, the little leopard's images appeared in front of the marshal... as well as the various 3D beast images from the store that were opened around the little leopard.
Aojia, "..."
The marshal froze for a moment. The little leopard cocked his head and swiped his paws over Aojia's image. He thought that the network had a bad signal, causing Aojia's image to be stuck.
The person, who had just yesterday told the housekeeper that he would allow the little leopard to stand at the top, looked at the enlarged version of the leopard paws and took a deep breath. "...Have you eaten yet?"
Rong Mingshi retracted his paws and approached Aojia's image. "Yes, I've eaten. The housekeeper made nutrition agents with a meat flavour."
Aojia nodded. "Tell the housekeeper the flavours you like and he will understand. I have something to do and will be back later tonight. Go to sleep first."
Rong Mingshi nodded. He would confirm to the buyers on the Star Network that he wasn't lazy.
Aojia glanced at the beast images that made him feel green and said, "Don't be too tired. Watch your paws so they don't get hurt."
Aojia and the little leopard spoke a few words before Calant's low voice was heard, reminding him, "Sir, His Majesty is coming."
Rong Mingshi heard this and stretched out his paw to wave at Aojia. "You should go if you are busy."
The image of Aojia in front of Rong Mingshi changed from flat to 3D. The 3D image of Aojia reached out and rubbed the little leopard's head before turning off the video communication.
Rong Mingshi leaned down, stretched out a paw and hugged Aojia's pillow. His head was placed on the pillow as his blue leopard eyes continued to flip through the images one by one, slightly shaking his rough tail as he considered the problem.
The reason he first opened this online store was to quickly make money, pay Aojia back for the tuition money and to buy the stones he wanted.
Now that he saw all the potential buyers taking the initiative to show their beast form, Rong Mingshi suddenly had an idea. A direct auction might bring more money after carving a stone but the disadvantage was that he could only carve an energy stone with the general features of a beast. It lacked the spirituality and personality of many beast forms. For the purchaser, the utilization of the energy stone was also compromised.
Then should he open the custom order system? How good would it be to make money and exercise his skills?!
Rong Mingshi carefully studied the rules of the online store. The online store's customized orders could be opened in two ways. One was setting a price and the other was through an auction.
A custom order auction meant that the buyer with the highest price during the auction period would get the right to order. They would pay a 10% deposit and provide relevant information to the store owner. If the customized product didn't meet the buyer's requirements, the buyer could refuse to pay the remaining 90% but the deposit wasn't refundable.
Rong Mingshi thought about it and decided not to do an auction in the early days of the story. He directly set up a custom order with a price tag. After thinking about it, Rong Mingshi raised his head, one paw holding the pillow while the other paw adjusted the online store to start 'loading.'
Then the small store called Craftsman Time's House, which caused a small wave on the Star Network a few days ago after selling its first product, set up its second product with the words 'Custom Made Order.'
The order quantity was only '1', the order price was 200,000 star coins and there was nothing else...
This pricing was set by Rong Mingshi after considering it. If no one grabbed it, he would drop down the price. He didn't expect that this custom order was just placed on the shelf when it was instantly taken.
-It's mine! I grabbed it. Store owner, look at me, a golden eagle!
-Ow, my hands shook and I didn't grab it...
-Store owner, please be a bit more diligent! How can it only be one order? Don't you want to earn a billion coins to marry a beast and start a family?
-Calling the above lucky golden eagle brother! Once the store owner's finished product comes out, please show it off!
Under the custom order product, the buyer's messages once again piled up like high-rise buildings. The little leopard had an order placed immediately and was transmitted the 3D high-quality image.
...He was in this much demand?
Rong Mingshi rubbed his face, climbed up from Aojia's pillow, slipped out of bed and ran to Aojia's study room. The energy stones that the housekeeper brought back from school, as well as the ones bought on the Star Network, were stocked in Aojia's study room. The small box of low-grade energy stones occupied the same virtual storage as the imperial marshal's official files.
Rong Mingshi's body stood straight as he hesitatingly probed at the stones. After standing there with hesitation for a while, Rong Mingshi felt regret. He should've opened this custom order at the college...
He saw that the sky was getting dark and the little leopard had to use 10 star coins on the Star Network to buy a brown stone mixed with various colours. The merchant who sold the stone was very fortunate. He finally sold the energy stone that had been almost permanently rooted on his shelves.
As he waited for the courier to arrive, Rong Mingshi stayed in Aojia's study room, opening the quantum computer and continuing to observe the images transmitted by the seller.
The main colour of the golden eagle was brown mixed with white, gold at the neck and black shiny claws. The golden eagle was a fierce raptor. This one was no exception. The eagle claws were sharp, the eyes were fierce and tough, the wings might be drawn together but the roots of the tail feathers were displayed flamboyantly and the gloss was also excellent. It was obviously a fully grown golden eagle.
Rong Mingshi soon had an idea about how to carve this golden eagle.
At this time, the housekeeper gentle pushed open the door. "Master, your package has arrived."
Rong Mingshi jumped out of bed. His leopard paws pressed against the parcel, opened the smart lock and fished out the stone instead. The brown mixed stone was bigger than the one he used last time to crave the dragon li cat. The housekeeper immediately extended an arm to assist and placed it on the marshal's desk.
Rong Mingshi sat on the table, carefully looking at the stone and uniting his idea with the stone. Then he raised his paws and started the tools, quickly and stably outlining the structure of the stone.
This was a different challenge from the past. Rong Mingshi's idea this time had the eagle claws tightly holding onto a sturdy pine branch. The wings were slightly flapping, the strength of the claws almost tore apart the pine branch and the sharp eagle eyes were aimed in front.
The feathers of the golden eagle were mixed and somewhat grey, but the special pillow feathers at the neck were. dazzling and beautiful. In the sun, they were a beautiful deep gold. This was why the golden eagle was called a golden eagle, because of the golden feathers at the neck.
Under the little leopard's knives, the various coloured stone revealed the form of the golden eagle. In particular, Rong Mingshi meticulously polished the golden feathers, making them dazzling and beautiful.
Unlike the other beasts that he carved alone, this one had an extra pine branch. Rong Mingshi carved it carefully and it had the feeling of a strong, old branch, with mottled traces like the golden eagle had marked it for a long time. In the bottom corner of the pine branch, Rong Mingshi still signed an inconspicuous 'Time.'
The work finished and the little leopard sat there for a long time. He seemed to have faintly touched something. The perception power that emerged from his head, along with his idea, gave the stone a sense of soul. Then... could he try to carve the piece of energy stone that matched him? If it worked, he should become a human, right?
The little leopard stretched out his paws and touched the golden eagle he just carved. In any case, it was night time and he wasn't in a hurry to deliver the product. Rong Mingshi moved from Aojia's desk and landed on the chair, stretching out his paw to open Aojia's desk.
The smart drawer didn't require Rong Mingshi to use his claws to pull it out. A single pushed caused the drawer to open, revealing a blue box inside. Rong Mingshi pulled out the box, hugged it in his arms and moved it onto the table. Then he leapt on top of the table.
The leopard paws opened the box and pulled out the small, transparent high-grade energy stone that was originally obtained from the resource star. The little leopard moved around the stone, blue eyes shining with a confident light. He had carved so many stones and this one shouldn't be hard.
Before moving his claws, Rong Mingshi thought about it. He ran out of the study room and into Aojia's cloakroom, observing his leopard form carefully in front of the mirror that could display stereoscopic images.
The proud little leopard thought he knew enough about his beast form, ground his paws together and returned to the table in the study. He started to carefully observe this transparent stone, stretching out his paws to touch it. It was cold to touch but not icy cold.
Rong Mingshi had seen the ice people brought back from the Antarctic in a low-temperature box for his grandfather. After being squeezed through the process of time, there was no air inside. It was transparent and beautiful, as if the light had been washed after entering. The energy stone under his paws gave him this type of feeling.
Rong Mingshi raised his paws and started the leopard tools, trying to sculpt this stone. The moment the leopard's tools touched the stone, Rong Mingshi felt that his perception was blocked by some type of power. It was difficult to enter just like the previous time.
There was a bang and the leopard was pushed out by the force. He flew through the air and hit the edge of the table. Fortunately, his claws were fast enough. He caught the side of the table and climbed up with his hind paws.
However, Aojia's table wasn't well. It was caught by the knives made of the dragon scale and marks were left. Rong Mingshi climbed up. He saw the table that had been scratched by himself and shook his tail with some guilt, the leopard paws covering that position. It seemed unlikely he could pretend everything was fine...
The little leopard ran back to the bedroom and grabbed the little black dragon, placing it on top of the table over the position where the scratches were. The little leopard cocked his head. Um... very good.
The little leopard once again jumped forward eagerly. He didn't believe he couldn't handle this piece of stone!
Pounce forward... fly back... pounce forward... fly back...
The little leopard entered this cycle, his eyes blazing. The more frustrated he was, the braver he became.
The marshal opened the door and witnessed the little leopard rushing at the stone and then flying back, the angle of his landing strangely stable. Then he turned over and looked at Aojia, clear leopard eyes flashing fiercely.
Aojia's lips curved and he opened his arms. The little leopard plunged in, biting tightly at Aojia's collar. Aojia reached out and rubbed a hand down the little leopard's back. "It's fine. Don't be too anxious."
Rong Mingshi's shoulders drooped and his tail hung feebly.
Ch32 - Eggshell and Little Leopard
Aojia held the little leopard, reaching out to rub his head. Then his fingers circled the little leopard's drooping ears.
Rong Mingshi released the collar he bit. He just moved his paws against the transparent stone countless times and didn't know how much energy he spent. The moment he relaxed, he couldn't hold on anymore. He yawned and muttered, "Aojia, jiao..." Sleepy...
The little leopard's head naturally buried himself in Aojia's neck. His thick furry tail was placed on Aojia's arm and he closed his eyes, naturally falling asleep. The black dragon heard a familiar sound in his ears and his lips curved as he held the leopard in one hand and placed the transparent energy stone on the table back into the box and into the drawer.
In the blink of an eye, the little leopard used the table as a pillow and hugged the little black dragon to sleep. Aojia raised his eyebrows slightly and reached out to carry the little leopard back to the bedroom. He didn't think that once the little black dragon's round belly was moved away, the dragon scale knife marks on the table were exposed.
Aojia's smile spread and he put the little black dragon back. There was only the lone black dragon on the table...
Aojia slowly stroked the little leopard's soft back, opened his computer's communicator and sent a message to Abel on the AUT-3 resource star to urgently send over a batch of low-grade energy stones with white as the main colour. The round type was preferable.
For the little leopard, apart from the transparent energy stone that matched him, other stones might be carved to his shape but they couldn't be exploited by him, even if the energy activation reached 100%.
However, before the little leopard could carve his own high-grade energy stone, there had to be materials to hone his craft. The black dragon was looking forward to the time when a group of small snow leopards would sit on his desk. It should be very good. It would be better if he could arrange companions for all the little black dragons around his manor.
After the order was issued, Aojia raised his hand and touched the head of the sleeping leopard before returning to the bedroom with the leopard. As the man and leopard slept together, the housekeeper who didn't need to sleep was angry.
Only this time, it wasn't due to the black dragon that left with his leopard. It was due to the online store opened by the little leopard on the Star Network.
...It had been reported! This was the pit created by the housekeeper himself.
In the beginning, the housekeeper concealed some of the leopard's registration information of the online store for the leopard's safety.
Originally, the little leopard sold the goods at a cheap price, just like the ones found on the street. Everyone who saw in online thought they had an opportunity to buy it. Many people had the same idea as the first buyer and they could resell it at a high price. This was a great business opportunity! Thus, no one reported it.
Now the little leopard opened a custom order and the price was high. Some people couldn't sit down.
Jealousy made people's minds ugly. Some people reported that the online store had no real information and even the name of the owner was unknown. They hoped that the sales platform would cancel the sales qualification of the store owner and not allow them to sell items for one year.
Fortunately, the housekeeper's streaming data was fast and he strictly guarded all reports, cutting them off from the outside. At the same time, the housekeeper disclosed the owner's name. The name of the store was Craftsman Time's House and the owner's name was naturally Time. Then the housekeeper forged a beastman identity for 'Time.'
It didn't matter if people wanted to check. As long as there were information inquiries on the Star Network, the housekeeper would catch all of them and send back fake information, allowing them to find no problems.
As the housekeeper was acting so violently on the Star Network, the little intelligence of the military, Ruhr was wandering out. He was keen to find the same kind that he had seen once. He rushed over joyfully and seized the housekeeper's information chain to communicate in depth.
The housekeeper was shocked by Ruhr and as a result, he didn't find another problem with the online store. In the buyer's exchange area of the 'custom order', there was a questioning message that vowed to prove the truth.
-This store owner is a liar. I previously bought the dragon li energy stone. Although the material was indeed a low-grade energy stone, the energy inside wasn't activated. There are test images below. Friends can see that the result of the tester was almost zero. This store's goods are just ordinary carvings. Perhaps they were even made by a smart machine.
-You have been cheated and don't even know it. If the low-grade energy stone can really overflow with power, would the store owner only sell it for 100 star coins? Don't you know that digital images can be deceiving? The owner must've done something to the digital image! The store owner actually dared to set the price for a machine polished item as 200,000 star coins, hehe. It doesn't matter if I lose 100 star coins. The buyer who spent 200,000 is the wronged one. The owner's product doesn't even have a description. If he gives you a rotten stone without power, the Star Network's sales platform can't refund you. You can only eat this dumb loss yourself.
The two messages had additional 3D images that were quite clear. It really looked like the store owner's dragon li cat was placed in the tester and the test data was zero. The energy of the stone wasn't activated at all.
The beastmen attracted to the goods of Craftsman Time's House started to feel some doubts. The golden eagle who bought the custom carving received messages of sympathy from many people. However, the beastman who ordered the golden eagle carving wasn't online. He knew nothing about all of this and was waiting for the owner's custom order.
In the case where both parties weren't present, the buyers were encouraged by this eloquent person. The small online store that had just been established was in danger, with the buyers one-sidedly thinking that the owner was a liar. It was just that no matter how chaotic the Star Network, it didn't affect the little leopard who was sleeping soundly.
The next morning, Aojia woke up earlier and touched the furry ears buried under his chin. "Rong Rong, get up."
The housekeeper, who had been tangled up with Ruhr of the military department all night, slid in quietly and placed breakfast on the table. His mechanical voice spoke weakly, "Good morning. Lord, your goods have arrived."
Aojia reached out to pull up the little leopard. He rolled over in bed, rubbed the small leopard's fur and sent him to the bathroom to wash. Once the human and leopard came out of the bathroom, they saw a large package lying in the middle of the living room.
Aojia held the small leopard in one hand as he walked down the steps. He stared at the big parcel and said, "I have prepared some materials for you. First, go and see them. Then I'll have the housekeeper help you put them away."
The little leopard nodded and curiously walked over with Aojia to the big package. He watched Aojia opened the smart lock of the package. Then a transparent compartment was exposed that contained a large number of white dominated energy stones. Most of them were round stones.
These were specifically selected by Abel who transferred energy stones from all over the stores in the capital. A journey from the resource star would take at least two days while this method could deliver overnight.
The little leopard stared at the round, white energy stones with his blue eyes and had a bad feeling...
Sure enough, he heard Aojia say, "These are all practice materials. Before you carve that high-grade energy stone, you can first study your beast shape."
This was killing three birds with one stone. He would also no longer have to worry about the little leopard staring at other beast forms.
"..."
The little leopard covered his face. He wasn't interested in carving himself... If he didn't need the energy stone to treat his illness, he really didn't want to carve himself. It felt strange because he wasn't narcissistic! The cute little black dragon was more interesting!
"Let's go, I will send you to the college first." Aojia spoke while playing with the thick leopard paws.
"Wait, Aojia. The golden eagle carving I did yesterday hasn't been shipped yet." Rong Mingshi suddenly remembered.
"Have the housekeeper send it."
"Okay."
Rong Mingshi gazed at the housekeeper who followed behind them like a ghost and sent the delivery address with his quantum computer. "Thank you, Housekeeper."
The housekeeper nodded, quietly lifted his robotic arm and touched the little leopard's head. Aojia didn't stop this move. Rong Mingshi was a bit stunned and inexplicably felt it was familiar. The housekeeper took back the robotic arm and was once again filled with energy. He slipped into Aojia's study to pack the energy stone.
Aojia rubbed the head of the hesitant leopard, reached into the compartment to take out a round stone and stuffed it into the little leopard's paw.
"Take one and practice when you are bored in class."
Rong Mingshi opened his mouth, gazed at Aojia's smiling eyes and ended up hugging it. Aojia stared at the little leopard's thick paws holding the round stone and got the illusion that the snow leopard was breaking from the round stone's shell.
The idea seemed good...
Aojia opened the interface of his computer. The black dragon had never studied painting but he was proficient in mech assembly. Thus, drawing was very easy. A few simple strokes and a draft was drawn.
Rong Mingshi curiously looked over and saw that Aojia had drawn a small leopard with thick paws, trying to escape from an eggshell...
Then he saw Aojia send the picture to him.
"What if you try carving a little leopard like this?"
The little leopard looked up at Aojia and nodded. But... what leopard crawling out of the eggshell? A little black dragon was possible! Aojia didn't know what the little leopard was planning. He finished sending the picture and brought the leopard to the suspension car on the terrace.
Ch33 - Second Custom Order
The moment the little leopard and Aojia were sitting together on the suspension car to the college, the golden eagle who spent 200,000 star coins on the custom order logged onto the Star Network.
The first thing the golden eagle did after going online was to go to Craftsman Time's House to see the progress of his order. He saw the number of comments jumping under the 'custom order' photo and naturally entered.
-Calling the buyer who spent 200,000 coins to grab the order, come and return it!
-Return, return! This will be the order with the most losses. Don't be deceived out of 200,000 coins by this lying store owner!
-No one should buy anything from this liar's house. Does the owner think that all beastmen are stupid?
The golden eagle's face was dark when he saw the third comment. Was this saying that he was a stupid buyer for spending 200,000 coins? It simply wasn't bearable.
The golden beast continued to angrily look down and saw the self-proclaimed proven witness' message. In other words, the message from the original buyer who spent 100 star coins to buy the store owner's first item. In addition, the golden eagle saw the test image that the witness sent out for proof.
The golden eagle saw the tester with a '0' result and his eyebrows twitched. He angrily opened a live broadcast in the buyer's exchange area.
Once the handsome and flamboyant face appeared in the live video, the beastmen watching the exchange area came out.
-The 200,000 custom order beastman has appeared! Quickly, quickly return it. Don't be fooled by the owner!
-Hey, the fool is coming. Look at the big fool!
-Geez, this blond fool is so handsome!
The golden eagle's mouth twitched and he declared, "Be quiet and listen to me. I don't care about the money. I don't take 200,000 star coins seriously. I just want to see if this store owner is really a liar. If he is deceiving me and sends me an energy stone with no energy, I definitely won't let him live on the Star Network!"
At the same time, the witness found that things weren't progressing in the direction he expected. He thought that 200,000 wasn't a small amount. Once the buyer knew that the owner was a liar, even if there were only some doubts, a normal person's reaction would definitely be to return it.
Once the first custom order buyer returned the goods, more people would believe the buyer was a liar and the goods sold were just ordinary carvings. Even if the store owner produced evidence, there would be some doubts. As the store owner argued, their prices wouldn't go up in a short amount of time and there was no way to start the custom orders.
During this time, the witness could profit from it. He didn't expect for the person who bought the custom order to actually broadcast live in the exchange area! This attitude was to check for himself if the owner was a liar. How could this be done? Thus, the witness sent a gloomy message.
-Witness: Are you a fool? You know that this is a liar and you still want to give him money? You don't look that old and the money isn't earned by yourself. Do your parents know that you are throwing it to a liar in vain?
The young golden eagle's sharp eyes shrank as he proudly declared, "If he is crooked then seeing is believing! Why do you care about my money? This is my live broadcast. Everyone, wait for the store owner to deliver the goods and you can take a good look. You are all witnesses. If he is a liar then I will pull him out from where he is hiding on the Star Network!"
Previously, Craftsman Time's House had attracted many buyers because of the dragon li stone. Now that the handsome golden eagle opened a live broadcast to identify a scammer online, many people were attracted to join in on the fun.
The housekeeper had already packed up the item and sent it. The express delivery business of the empire was very developed and it didn't take long for the handsome golden eagle to receive the package.
"Come here and watch me open the parcel!" The golden eagle put his hand on the package's smart lock, opened it and revealed the golden eagle energy stone inside.
All the beastmen saw it and froze for a moment, unconsciously turning their heads to look at the golden eagle carving. Regardless of whether the energy inside was activated or not, the golden eagle was very straightforward and proud. In terms of fearless temperament, it was very similar to this golden eagle beastman!
Then after marvelling at the appearance, someone laughed.
-Haha, I have never seen an energy stone carved with other structures? What is the attachment under the golden eagle claws?
-Aren't energy stone carvings about the beast shape itself? The store owner added a pine branch, isn't he afraid this will ruin it?
-This shape is really beautiful. I like the pine branch!
-Haha, you are so handsome that you bought a good-looking ornament!
The golden eagle held the stone and blinked slightly. He didn't pay attention to the people on the Star Network and only carefully examined the stone.
He really liked this style. After seeing the appearance, the beastmen watching the live broadcast found other problems.
-Have you found that the carving doesn't give the feeling of energy overflowing at all?
This remark caused the nervous witness to look seriously.
This golden eagle carving was obviously different from the last dragon li cat. The 3D image of the dragon li cat allowed beastmen to feel the overflowing power from the screen. However, this golden eagle didn't give off any feeling of power at all.
Then the store owner actually was a fake? Could they assume that the owner actually tampered with the video of the previous item?
-The owner is really a liar. I'm angry!
-Geez, throwing away 200,000 star coins.
The golden eagle turned his head, saw the comments in the exchange are and couldn't remain calm. It was true that he liked the appearance but the main purpose of buying an energy stone was to treat mania!
Thus, the golden eagle angrily grasped the energy stone and turned to the energy tester. "If the information displayed by the tester is zero, I absolutely wanted to find the owner. It doesn't matter if there is no product description. I will hire a lawyer and kill him!"
He indignantly placed the energy stone in the tester. The data on the energy tester jumped and stopped at '100%.' Suddenly, all the online beastmen fell silent as they started with disbelief at the golden eagle's energy tester. How could the energy activation be so against the sky when there was an extra pine branch?
There was a long silence before the angry witness left the vicious message.
-Witness: Impossible, a master sculptor can't necessarily active 100% of the energy stone. How is it possible for this lying owner? Your big fool, surely you're not working with the store owner? You discussed this with the store owner, right?
The shocked and excited golden eagle became angry when he saw this sentence. "Fuck you! This 200,000 energy stone is too cost-effective for me!"
As he spoke, the golden eagle carefully pulled the carving out of the tester and placed it on the table.
Do you know what beastmen needed most when they first became adults? In order to treat the mania that gradually appeared during the estrus period, they needed to find the energy stone that was most suitable for them. Otherwise, they couldn't get close to the beastman they liked. The thing that the golden eagle was missing was exactly this.
All the people watching the live broadcast were undecided and didn't know who was right. At this time, the person who said the appearance of the carving was good-looking came forward.
-Handsome golden eagle brother, can you enlarge your carving to give us a look?
The handsome golden eagle nodded. In addition to the live broadcast, he enlarged the energy stone and posted a 3D high-definition photo to the buyer's exchange area.
Under the 3D image, the golden eagle attached the message: The store owner's craftsmanship is really amazing. I take back my previous questions about the owner. I sincerely apologize. The next time the owner sets up a custom order, I will buy it even if it is 10 times the price."
It was just that no one cared about the words of the golden eagle.
-If I'm not mistaken, there is a signature on the pine branch?
'Time'? The name of the owner!
-Hey, let's compare the three images. I smell the truth!
-Don't make a stink. The truth is coming!
The first image of the owner's dragon li cat, the image provided by the witness and the image of the golden eagle energy stone was displayed and contrasted in a clear way. The witness' video was the only one without the owner's signature. Someone had copied it! Moreover, this enlargement showed that the owner's signature was small but it was actually three layers of hollow carving. Imitating it was difficult.
-This craftsmanship is simply too much? Is the store owner a god?
After knowing that the so-called witness couldn't splash dirty water, the first buyer of this story was going to pull out.
At the same time, the golden eagle beastman screamed, "What damn witness? See if I don't kill you!"
***
The Star Network was in full swing as the little leopard entered the classroom. He sat in the back row and quietly listened to the professors' various theories of perception. Then he held an electrostatic ball in his thick paws and trained the control of his perception power according to the professors' words.
Injecting his perception into this electrostatic ball would create a visible line-like structure and the inside of the ball was a large labyrinth. He had to move his perception line through the labyrinth and look for the exit.
The little leopard who trained while listening to the professor's lecture only got one-third of the way. It wasn't until the break in the middle of the class that the little leopard finally checked the Star Network to check the delivery of the item. After all, it was his first custom order. Rong Mingshi confirmed that the item had been delivered and received the payment of 200,000 coins. Then he turned to the messages flashing under the custom order slot and opened it.
-I want to solemnly apologize to the big store owner! We misunderstood you. Sorry. (Countless animal paw prints.)
-The lazy store owner might've been lazy to speak. Of course, he would say that strength prevails over everything (wise face).
-Are you saying the store owner is too lazy to come and take a look? (Poor expression)
-Everyone vilified him as a liar yet the store owner didn't come. When will the next order be opened? I want to ask for pre-sales to be opened. I am willing to wait a long time (hungry expression).
The little leopard, "..."
'What happened? Who am I? Where am I? I can't understand what you're talking about? In addition, why say that I am lazy? I obviously just received an order!'
He also carved it overnight and shipped it the next day!
The little leopard looked down the messages. After seeing countless messages and the live broadcast of the golden eagle, he finally figured out that in his absence, he had been called a liar and it was by the buyer who bought his first work for a super cheap price. Fortunately, his work perfectly countered the man who slandered him.
Rong Mingshi's eyes narrowed. This was easy to handle. His thick paws waved over the interface and he searched for well-known layers on the Star Network.
After a brief exchange, Rong Mingshi sent all the images of this man's words and the conversation record with him to the lawyer. Rong Mingshi might've received a limited education but he understood the law in his past life, even if the laws of the empire were different. This slander combined with sufficient evidence would allow him to receive compensation for the mental damage and loss of reputation, plus he would receive an apology.
After dealing with this, Rong Mingshi rubbed his paws and opened another custom order. It was once again grabbed in seconds.
-Big store owner, I am a blue peacock!
-Ao, I am a leopard yet my hand speed isn't faster than him!
-In fact, I would like to know what the store owner will carve the blue peacock into...
Rong Mingshi observed the image of the blue peacock that was sent to him. The main colour was blue and there were fine and beautiful feathers. Once opened on the screen, they looked like colourful, neon tail feathers.
The little leopard held his chin. This seemed a bit difficult...
The stone probably wouldn't be easy to find...
Ch34 - Breaking Out of the Shell
The next lesson was carving practice. Rong Mingshi was still thinking about the peacock carving and didn't look up. His thick paws pulled at the image of the peacock, zooming in on the delicate feathers.
The noise around him didn't enter his ears at all. There were some vague calls of 'Classmate Rong' in the middle but Rong Mingshi didn't notice them at all. It wasn't until the noise stopped and burning gazes fell on him that Rong Mingshi's ears moved. He raised his head with surprise and found that the eyes of the entire class were on him.
Rong Mingshi silently turned off the interface of the peacock and sat upright like everyone else.
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The students looked at the serious leopard in silence. The top four students in the class were arguing about how to allocate a medium-grade energy stone while the little leopard seemed completely unconcerned.
The student, who repeatedly questioned Rong Mingshi during the previous test, got the opportunity to sit in the third seat of the first row because Rong Mingshi didn't choose the first row. At this time, he was saying, "You also saw it. Classmate Rong doesn't care. Since it is my turn to choose, I will naturally choose the best. Classmate Rong chose the current seat, which is a priority that he gave up."
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The little leopard stared blankly at his indignant classmates.
The person sitting in the front row of the first row, who received second place in the assessment after Rong Mingshi surpassed him by more than a dozen points, said, "Kaman, we can't carve a medium-grade energy stone now. This piece is probably only suitable for Classmate Rong."
Medium-grade energy stone...
Rong Mingshi looked at the energy stone display interface in front of the classroom. Sure enough, there was a 3D image of a rotating medium-grade energy stone. Yellow was the main colour with a bit of green. According to a general carver's choice, it should be considered a good medium-grade energy stone.
In general, only low-grade energy stones were provided to the apprentice and trainee classes. This was determined according to the student's perception control and carving skills. It was only when they were promoted to the beginner class that they could be provided with a limited number of medium-grade energy stones. Of course, this was selected by the students themselves after they were ranked according to score.
This time, a good medium-grade energy stone suddenly appeared in the trainee carver's Class 3. Many people thought this was the teacher's extra preparation. Previously, Professor Phillier stated that he wanted to have a deeper understanding of Student Rong's carving.
The carving practice class was different from the examination and the entire process was open. The purpose was to let the students learn from each other and compete with each other. In other words, the professor and every student could see other people's carving process.
The clever students naturally guessed the professor's intentions. They couldn't wait to watch Classmate Rong carving. Thus, the first two students sitting in the first row directly skipped the medium-grade energy stone and chose from the other low-grade energy stones. They didn't expect Classmate Kaman to choose this one.
After listening to the second place student, Kaman smirked. "How do you know that I can't carve a medium-grade energy stone? In any case, I have chosen the stone and it is completely in line with the rules of the classroom. It doesn't violate any regulations. Since Classmate Rong doesn't care about the seating, he naturally doesn't care about the type of energy stone he uses."
Rong Mingshi looked at the stone and paid attention to it. He didn't feel anything from the piece. This caused the little leopard to bow his head and continue to study the peacock. The interface that just opened was...
Ah, the peacock's butt... haha. The little leopard hurriedly covered his mouth with his thick paws. He couldn't laugh since it would be disrespecting the beastman's beast form!
The peacock on the screen was beautiful and stunning but it was only somewhat bright behind. Fortunately, there was the fan-shaped tail or he would seem bald... when carving, maybe he could add something to the back.
Classmate Rong completely didn't care. He stared at the beautiful peacock without being self-conscious, completely blocking the class. A medium-grade energy stone with a good quality was worth almost tens of thousands of star coins...
However, they couldn't say anything more and could only continue choosing stones by seat.
Once it was Rong Mingshi's turn, he looked up and originally wanted to choose casually. After all, he would carve the white stone that Aojia gave him in class.
It was just that when he looked up, Rong Mingshi saw a black stone that was also round. The lower part was similar to an egg shape, causing the leopard's clear eyes to brighten. Breaking out of the shell... the little leopard unconsciously smiled and he picked this piece.
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The students watching Rong Mingshi choose the stone were dumbfounded. This energy stone was too bad. The lower part was covered with white cracks and the part that could be worked with was black, red and gold. The colour could hardly be called mixed anymore. All the students who deliberately left good stones behind for Classmate Rong to pick wanted to cough up blood.
What could they observe if Classmate Rong chose a rotten stone like this?
Once all the students made their selections, Professor Phillier with dark circles under his eyes pushed open the door and saw the students and their corresponding stones on the display board in front of the classroom.
Professor Phillier turned his head to gaze at the three students in the first row. He hadn't slept all night and forgot that the first ranked student in his class, Student Rong chose a seat in the back row... However, the choice of stones was up to the students. He could only use his authority to insert a medium-grade stone. As for what the students chose, he had no right to intervene.
Thus, the class began while Professor Phillier and half the class were feeling congested. The energy stone selected by each student were sent to their desks by an auxiliary robot.
The one who couldn't wait to get started was Kaman, who chose the medium-grade energy stone. The moment he held the knife and tried to sculpt the stone with his perception, he was pushed out by a strong first. His body slammed into the tables and chairs and turned over. The falling knife hit his arm and instantly poked a hole in it. Kaman screamed with pain and grabbed his arm.
Professor Phillier immediately activated the auxiliary robot and sent Kaman to the infirmary. Professor Phillier explained, "Student Kaman's perception wasn't strong enough and his control wasn't precise enough. This will happen if the current energy stone is too powerful for you. You need to work within your capabilities."
The little leopard's tail moved as he blinked. This was almost the same scene as when he tried to carve the transparent high-grade energy stone. It seemed he would still have to continue practicing his control.
Professor Phillier continued, "Do any students want this medium-grade energy stone?"
Almost instantly, everyone's eyes focused on Rong Mingshi. However, the little leopard held the black and white energy stones and lowered his head, showing no intention of opening his mouth. Professor Phillier's mouth twitched and he spoke directly. "I will go straight to the first ranked Student Rong. Do you have any opinions?"
The named Student Rong looked up.
"Student Rong, you are the only one in this class who can carve this medium-grade energy stone."
Rong Mingshi put the two stones down and replied, "I'm sorry, I have other plans."
Professor Phillier glanced at the two low-grade energy stones in front of the leopard. "Student Rong, this medium-grade energy stone is much better than the two you have."
"I like these ones." The little leopard was unmoved.
Professor Phillier had to grit his teeth and say, "Okay everybody, continue."
Rong Mingshi was absorbed in dealing with the two black and white stones. The black and white stones under his leopard paws were quite harmonious. Everyone's eyes were on the leopard's interface in the front of the classroom and no one was carving. They saw the little leopard reveal sophisticated leopard paw carving tools and everyone secretly took a breath, staring carefully.
Rong Mingshi gathered his spirit and slashed with the black knives, first sketching out the general composition. Then he made the slightly finer shapers. He chose the same structure as the leopard shell that Aojia drew and a little black dragon emerged from it.
Rong Mingshi was very familiar with carving the little black dragon and his knives were skillful. The little black dragon was more round and cute than before. The little black dragon head was covered with a small piece of broken eggshell and some fragments were attached to the dragon wings.
The golden eyes were bigger than the little black dragons in the past. They were a bit confused and a bit fierce as round claws stretched out, pulling at the eggshell and trying to crush the eggshell.
Rong Mingshi used the hollowing out method. Some of the black dragon's body might be blocked by the eggshell but when Rong Mingshi moved the small carving knife, the little black dragon's body inside the eggshell was carved a bit.
Looking down from above, a person could see the black dragon's round belly and dragon tail rolled under the rear claws. The stone itself had a rounded shape so Rong Mingshi used this shape to carve the outer part of the eggshell. The green-white eggshell had fine lines and the little leopard carefully carved out a sandy texture, with two cracks in the form of lightning spreading downward.
Once the entire little black dragon was finished, the little leopard carved his small signature on the edge of the broken eggshell.
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During the entire carving process, no beastmen spoke and they watched in an almost stunned manner. In general, carvers made round pieces and there were few hollow carvings. This fine carving subverted their previous understanding of energy stone carving.
Every person, including Professor Phillier, unconsciously looked down at their own hands. Was this precise and subtle carving really something that could be done by hand? In addition, Student Rong used paws... it was shaking with his paws!
In the entire process, they also didn't see Student Rong deliberately use his perception power. It was flowing without much of a pause. This either meant this perception was very strong or his control was excellent.
Most importantly, Student Rong's use of the various colours of the energy stone made each colour very eye-catching. Every piece that most carvers would cut out as miscellaneous became finishing touches under Student Rong.
This was literally the paws of a god...
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Rong Mingshi placed the little black dragon breaking out of the eggshell next to the white stone. The pudgy black dragon was trying to break out of the shell while the round white stone hadn't been carved yet. The carved little black dragon was clearly trying to break out of the shell to see the new world, but there was a feeling that it was anxiously knocking on the unmoving white egg next to it...
The little leopard covered his furry face with a thick paw while his other paw stretched out to put the white, round egg... stone! Stone in front of him. It felt so weird! He had to quickly hatch himself from the eggshell (crossed out) to save himself!
Still, carving himself was a very strange thing. The furry paws rolled the round stone around and he couldn't start.
The little leopard glanced to the side and it looked more and more like an eager black dragon was trying to rush out of the eggshell, causing him to open the picture that Aojia sent him. Aojia's sketch was very simple. It was a line draft with no details.
Rong Mingshi held the stone with a serious expression while trying to integrate himself into Aojia's perspective. He imagined Aojia's eyes when he was holding the egg. The embarrassed leopard's face was slightly hot...
Rong Mingshi hurriedly raised his paws and started to deal with this stone egg. He used the carving knife to sketch out the general form according to Aojia's composition.
The little snow leopard under his knives was sleeker and move curved than the little black dragon. The fur had small black edges, there were the black circle patterns full of dissatisfaction, the rough tail that fell inside the eggshell and the soft and thick claws.
The more detailed the carving became, the more Rong Mingshi could handle it. The sense of violation from carving himself gradually disappeared. Most importantly, Rong Mingshi finally admitted that he wasn't a mighty and fierce beast. He was currently a soft and furry cute beast! A lot cuter than the little black dragon.
For example, the snow leopard's paws were thicker than a cat's paws. The feeling when holding it was very full and soft, while the fur was fluffy and soft. There was also the beautiful snow white colour and the black circular patterns that spread all over the body. The furry tail was actually very soft and smooth. He would unconsciously play with it when searching on the Star Network in bed. Of course, there were the leopard's clear blue eyes that were like the night sky.
Soon, the little snow leopard formed under Rong Mingshi's knife. Rong Mingshi felt the leopard was really drilling out of the eggshell but the eggshell swayed and the little leopard felt uneasy and afraid of falling out. Thus, he stretched out his paws and cautiously moved out.
Finally, the little leopard breaking out of the shell was complete. The little leopard gazed at his cute likeness and placed it next to the little black dragon. Then he stretched out his thick paws and pushed them together. The two eggs swayed, causing the two beasts attempting to climb out of the eggshell to touch.
At this point, the watching audience couldn't help gulping. They suddenly felt that Student Rong was too cute! They wanted him to be their beast. What should they do? Then they thought again about Student Rong's carving skills...
Ch35 - Too Exciting
Rong Mingshi finished the carving and collected the little leopard first, planning to wait until he went back to show Aojia.
Then he stretched out his paws and held the little black dragon breaking out of its shell. He held it up and raised his head to see how the other students carved.
Until now, he hadn't seen the carving process of other beastmen so his expression was very serious.
Those staring at Classmate Rong and thinking Classmate Rong was cute immediately panicked and bowed their head to start carving. However, the moment they thought of Classmate Rong watching them, they became even more panicked.
There were some energy stones that couldn't be fixed. After carving them a few times, the stones rolled over and fell down. In addition, their knife movements were too big and they accidentally scratched their fingers...
Most of the students had shaking hands and their knives weren't consciously hitting the energy stone...
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The little leopard stared at the students in various conditions on the interface in front of the class and cocked his head. Did something happen?
Professor Phillier coughed and ordered, "Concentrate!"
The entire class were affected by the tone and slowly let go of their thoughts. They started to seriously deal with the energy stone in their hands. They had felt something from Classmate Rong's carving process. They couldn't learn Classmate Rong's ingenious carving skills but during his carving process, they paid attention to the beast shape and aura, allowing them to touch something.
Rong Mingshi rubbed the eggshell of the black dragon while thinking.
He slowly discovered the difference between himself and the other students. His carving of the energy stone wasn't to activate the power inside but to express his own ideas. Throughout the carving, the perception power penetrated into the energy stone with his imagination and wasn't deliberately controlled by him.
The little leopard looked down at the golden eyes of the black dragon, thick paws touching the little black dragon's back.
When carving low-grade energy stones, his perception was enough to naturally activate the energy stone's power and didn't require precise control. However, once he turned to high-grade energy stones, the natural use of this perception couldn't easily activate the energy stone's power, causing him to be repeatedly rejected by high-grade energy stones.
It was impossible for him to change his method of carving. Rong Mingshi didn't want to carve anything without a soul, even if it was for the power inside the energy stone.
The little leopard's paw poked at the eggshell on the little black dragon's head. he stuffed the little black dragon and little leopard together and found the electrostatic ball for training perception. He continued to walk the maze.
He decided to continue practicing control over his perception until the more flexible activation of perception became instinct.
Before the end of this practical class, Professor Phillier asked all students to put their work into the energy detector. There was no doubt that Student Rong's energy stone activation rate was 100%, even though the shape of the stone had little to do with the energy. At the same time, the other students had different degrees of significant progress compared to the previous test. Professor Phillier encouraged them and left the classroom.
There was no class in the afternoon so Rong Mingshi set his spherical movement tool to the college's energy stone warehouse. The biggest problem now was to find the right stone for the blue peacock...
It wasn't long after he walked out of the classroom that there was a feeling of being stared at. The little leopard hesitantly turned his head and looked back, but he found nothing. His head turned forward and the feeling came back again. he always felt that someone seemed to be following him.
The little leopard looked at the surrounding buildings and planned to try changing his route. Then Aojia's voice was suddenly heard in his ears. "Little leopard, don't look back and continue."
The little leopard's spirit shivered with fear as he whispered, "Aojia, am I being followed?"
"Yes, there are 12 camouflaged guard robots carrying non-lethal weapons. They should want to kidnap you."
The black dragon spoke in a soft and low voice, trying not to cause panic in his little beast. Even now, the momentum coming from the black dragon's body tightened the nerves of Calant who was driving the suspension car beside him.
During the long period when he had been serving the commanding officer, this was the first time he saw the boss explode so fiercely outside the battlefield.
The small leopard's mobility tool was connected to Aojia's quantum computer and the security defense system was more complete than Aojia's manor. If a person with malicious intentions approached then there would be an alarm to inform Aojia.
There were 12 robots following the little leopard, equipped with general-purpose electromagnetic shotguns, electromagnetic pulse grenades and power grid traps. These tools were general weapons used by the imperial police to deal with beasts crazy from mania.
It was generally used to deal with destroying things and even causing harm to people around them in the grip of mania. Now the black dragon was on the verge of violence at the thought that these people wanted to use this power grid to tie down his little beast...
Calant almost smelt the burning of flames. The boss was on the verge of transforming! If Calant didn't do well, perhaps the boss would abandon him for driving too slowly, directly turning into a black dragon and flying over! Therefore, Calant held his breath and increased the speed of the suspension car.
At the same time, the little leopard licked his lips and he unconsciously stretched out his claws. He lived in a peaceful age in his previous life and rarely went out because of his physical condition. He really hadn't experienced such a thing.
Aojia took a steady breath and his low voice said, "Don't be afraid. Give it over to me."
The little leopard listened to the voice in his ears and nodded. "Okay."
Aojia slightly narrowed his eyes and took control of the little leopard's safety seat remotely, plunging into the college's energy stone warehouse. It was near noon and the college's energy stone warehouse had no one apart from auxiliary and guard robots.
Aojia controlled the transparent ball into the shelves. The dozens of robots followed the little leopard inside, threw a few electromagnetic pulse grenades in succession, solved the warehouse's guard robot and moved towards the leopard. They rushed over and shot more than a dozen grid traps in succession.
Rong Mingshi nervously watched the nets flashing with electricity fly towards him. Then his entire body swung violently, passing through the dozens of nets at a strange angle and striking one of them. Looking at the people getting closer, the little leopard's blue eyes widened and he unconsciously cried out, "Aoji..."
The moment the little leopard made the sound, he and the entire seat directly smashed into the opposite robot. There was a loud bang as the robot hit the shelf next to it and a flash of light, showing the robot had lost its utility. The little leopard's mouth opened. This feeling...
"Aoji, again!"
...He was so emotional that his words were a bit unclear but it was nothing. The little leopard wasn't ashamed at all. He pointed to the robot in front of him, telling Aojia to continue attacking them.
These words entered the black dragon's ears weren't unclear at all. After all, he now wore the cufflinks that clearly had 'Aoji' carved on them. This was his little beast's pet name for him. Most importantly, Aojia thought the little leopard would be afraid. Thus, he controlled the speed of the sphere seat out of fear of scaring the little leopard.
Then he saw the little leopard's reaction and relaxed a bit. His lips couldn't help curving. Since the little leopard was so brave...
Aojia's low voice entered the little leopard's ears. "Come again?"
Rong Mingshi gazed at the electric nets approaching again and patted his seat with his paws. "Aoji, hurry hurry! Too exciting!"
This little beast...
A smile flashed in the black dragon's eyes as he drove the leopard's spherical seat and swiftly swept through the nets again. It was faster than before and almost whistled through the air.
"Aojijiji!"
Looking at the robot that once again flew away after being hit, the little leopard who was a predator to his bones let out a howl~
The sound wasn't the point... the little leopard thought firmly!
As a result, the seat containing the excited leopard avoided the nets while slamming into the robots. They all smashed into the shelves and lost their utility one after another.
The transparent ball hovered in the energy stone warehouse. It was safe. The little leopard's thick claws grabbed the front of the transparent seat and looked at the mess in this place. His excited tail suddenly stood up. "Aoji, Aoji, there is a stone in front!"
During the attack, the little leopard hadn't forgotten to look for stones. The black dragon looked around. They were in the middle of a large number of fallen shelves and there were many energy stones. He couldn't see the one the little leopard was talking about. Rong Mingshi stretched out a thick paw and pointed to the other side. "Go forward and to the left. The blue-green one."
The black dragon drove the seat and approached the stone. He grabbed the stone before giving back control to the little leopard.
"I'll pick you up right away."
Calant had finally driven the suspension car to the college and they were outside the warehouse.
Aojia stepped through the energy stones along with the college guards who responded to the alarm and saw the attacked little leopard happily holding the blue-green stone and watching the peacock image for a comparative study.
The peacock was the most beautiful of the imperial beastmen and was also attractive in human form. Calant touched his chin slightly. Why did this leopard look like the most famous beastmen who just won a movie award?
Guard Calant watched the boss with the little leopard and inexplicably felt that the boss' back looked so vast...
The moment he saw Aojia, the little leopard threw the blue-green stone to one side and drove the seat over. He suddenly moved uncomfortably in his seat and fished out two beasts in broken eggshells.
Almost instantly, Aojia felt that his estrus period had arrived. There was an uncontrollable force in his bones and his skin shuddered like he was electrocuted. Dragon scales emerged uncontrollably but fortunately, there were the energy stones carried in the armband and armed belt. The energy stone carried in the belt released some energy to appease him, allowing him to not transform when he saw the two broken eggshell carvings.