CHAPTER 138: CHAPTER 111: REIGNING CHAMPION, THE TRUE OX KING (PART 2)

Jiang Yue thought, the potential of the Plowhorn Beast is indeed very high, and not giving up on the Plowhorn Beast was the right decision.

Lin Chen faced their congratulations and cupped his hands one by one.

Zhu He finally laughed and said, "The Heart of the Ox King is ready. Do you want to pick it up yourself, or should I have someone send it to you?"

"I’ll come by to pick it up in a couple of days." Lin Chen cupped his hands.

After some small talk, Lin Chen prepared to leave, only to find Qin Hao and others outside the door, anxiously saying, "We are Lin Chen’s friends, let us in..."

"That’s what they said too."

"Really." Qin Hao and the three were extremely anxious.

They naturally wanted to be the first to congratulate Lin Chen.

Lin Chen quickly walked over, allowing the staff to make an exception, and Qin Hao and the others were able to enter.

"Xiaobai, you’re amazing, you can even brutally beat up the Beast King’s cub."

"Right, right, it gave me goosebumps." The three were extremely excited, chatting one after the other.

Xiaobai grinned, but his smile quickly froze...

"What’s wrong?" Bai Jiajia asked more attentively as a girl.

Qin Hao glanced at its cow head and said:

"What else, it wants to take a bath."

Everyone laughed out loud.

Xiaobai pouted its cow lips...

Not understanding what was so funny.

Isn’t wanting to be clean normal?

...

That evening, they had a feast.

Lin Chen wasn’t a stingy person, especially after winning a lot at the casino. He also expected to win the Strongest Popularity Award and the Best Skill Award.

So he could be generous for once.

"We also added twenty thousand later on, but the odds were no longer that high." Qin Hao was pleased; he had earlier bet 5000 on Lin Chen with 1:20 odds. With the added stakes, Qin Hao could earn over a hundred thousand.

As for Bai Jiajia, she truly struck it rich. For the camaraderie with the former captain, she fully supported Lin Chen, betting twenty thousand, allowing her to earn four hundred thousand.

The most unfortunate was Cai Yuanji; although he added to his stake later, it barely broke even.

"It just goes to show, loyalty is very important..." Bai Jiajia lectured like an elder.

After finishing the meal, Lin Chen went to settle the bill, but the restaurant owner, seeing it was Lin Chen, waived the bill.

Returning home, he found Zhu He waiting. Lin Chen wanted to say it was agreed he would pick it up later.

As he approached, he noticed a middle-aged man sitting next to him, with a businesslike demeanor...

A bit of a beer belly.

"Oh, our champion is back." The man spoke roughly, quickly getting up, as Zhu He introduced, "Lin, let me introduce you. This is Jin Dalin, owner of Black Mountain City’s largest Beast Sale Shop, Superior Beast Pet Shop."

Jin Dalin smiled warmly and cupped his hands; Lin Chen returned the gesture.

Qin Hao and the others excused themselves, and after a bit of chatting, Zhu He said, "I’ll leave you to talk; I’ll wait outside."

"Thank you, Dean Zhu," Jin Dalin said gratefully.

After Zhu He left, Jin Dalin said, "Thanks to you, the Plowhorn Beasts are selling very well now, with sales increasing several times. I’m here to discuss something with you."

"Go ahead."

"I’d like to invite your Spirit Beast to become our store’s endorsement cow."

"Huh?" Lin Chen thought he misheard.

Isn’t this a mascot cow?

As Lin Chen was surprised, Jin Dalin added, "We won’t let you do it for nothing; we’ll advance you a fee of about 800,000 as a signing bonus, with an extra monthly bonus of 10,000."

"The contract is for four years."

Lin Chen immediately understood upon hearing this.

This year’s Cow King Competition was a great success and would surely continue to be held in four years.

"What do I need to do?" Lin Chen asked.

"It’s simple; just come to our events in the near future..." Jin Dalin said, "Tomorrow our store will start a 30% off sale for the Cow King Champion, you just need to show up."

Lin Chen thought about it; this was a good deal, so he agreed.

"Oh, if possible, it would be best if it could take a bath tomorrow..." Jin Dalin also knew that ox-type Spirit Beasts don’t like baths, fearing this would be a bad influence. After all, as a mascot cow, it should have some image.

He stopped mid-sentence upon seeing Xiaobai beside him, wishing he could swallow his words back.

Such a clean Plowhorn Beast!

Having been in the beast pet business for so many years, he’d never seen such a clean ox-type.

After sending off Jin Dalin and Zhu He, there was another visitor, unexpectedly Li Guan, who had visited before.

Li Guan greeted politely with a cupped hand, showing he wasn’t here to cause trouble.

Lin Chen invited him to sit, and Li Guan said, "Lin, you’re talented, actually raising such a powerful Plowhorn Beast."

Lin Chen gave a polite smile.

Then, Li Guan got straight to the point, asking how Lin trained a non-Spiritual System Spirit Beast to cultivate Soul-Calming Hoof to such a level.

Lin Chen thought for a moment, it was really hard to answer.

Xiaobai was related to Spiritual Power mainly due to its second skill, Soul-Calming Hoof.

However, the determined cultivation of Spiritual Power resulted from its Barbaric Bloodline.

Finally, Lin Chen only told him...

Diligence, medicine intake, and bone soup.

"Lin, you forgot to mention one thing: talent." Li Guan praised as he looked at Xiaobai.

The Li Family had abundant resources, never lacking in medicine or bone broth, but had never seen such an extraordinary Plowhorn Beast.

Niu Niu beside him was happy to hear this.

"We will leave tomorrow; should you ever come to the Celestial Capital in the future, you’re welcome to visit the Li Family."

The Celestial Capital is the largest city in the Cangling Ancient Country; though there’s no concept of a capital, major powers are based in this city.

A saying in the Cangling Ancient Country goes:

If you go to the Celestial Capital, you’ll know if you’re a dragon or a worm.

This saying applies to both powers and individuals.

"Certainly." Lin Chen courteously responded, personally walking him to the door.

After returning, Qin Hao remarked surprisefully, "The Li Family seems pretty good."

Lin Chen warned, "Commoners should avoid too much interaction with major family powers."

Cai Yuanji agreed, saying, "Most major family powers are closed-off and unwelcoming to outside integration."

After a few more words, everyone, tired, returned to their residences and fell into a deep sleep.

That night, both humans and beasts slept soundly.

The competition was finally over, and tomorrow Lin Chen could finally collect the Heart of the Ox King.

...

The next day, Lin Chen and the others first went to the casino to collect their winnings.

Although Lin Chen only bet 20,000 with odds of 20, he won 380,000, with five hundred of the stakes belonging to Little Fox.

"This is yours; I’ll give it back when we get home." Lin Chen gave Little Fox 9,500, making it grin with delight.

Lin Chen turned and took out 10,000 for Xiaobai, saying, "This is your reward; I’ll keep it for you for now."

"Moo!"

Xiaobai nodded.

Qin Hao, standing nearby, quietly asked, "Brother Lin, will you really give it back to him later?"

"Of course." Lin Chen replied firmly, though his eyes darted around...

They then headed to the Superior Beast Pet Shop, where the discount event was already underway, packed with people.

Lin Chen took Xiaobai for a stroll, hearing praise all the way, almost hearing the word "legendary."

Yesterday’s battle could indeed be called epic. One broke through before the competition, the other during, yet still couldn’t match up.

It’s worth noting that Xiaobai only found it difficult because its Level was too low.

After socializing, he collected the 800,000.

"Brother Lin, you’re really raking it in this time," Cai Yuanji said enviously.

By now, Lin Chen had already amassed 1.2 million. Though the championship lacked a prize, Lin Chen swept both the Best Skill Award and the Strongest Popularity Award.

Each came with a 500,000 bonus, totaling 2.2 million.

"It won’t last," Lin Chen said.

Qin Hao, disbelieving, exclaimed, "Brother Lin, you must be joking. That’s 2.2 million!"

Lin Chen paused to explain, "Do you know how expensive the auxiliary materials for the Heart of the Ox King are?"

The three of them were suddenly enlightened.

Every primary evolution material corresponds to assorted auxiliary materials, and the Heart of the Ox King, as a top-tier ox-type evolution material, naturally requires strong auxiliaries or it’s ineffective.

Xiaobai listened, brow furrowing...

Could it compete again?

Beastmaster seemed to be short on cash.