Chapter 24: Chapter 24: Extremely low pleasure value_l
Translator: 549690339
“Hey Old Liu, you sure it’s because of the grooming?”
Yan Fan soon questioned Liu Gu’s statement, “A mere grooming can create such a miracle?”
“What else explains the over twenty thousand charge!” Liu Gu rolled his eyes, the instant he thought of this speculation, he was almost certain that it had to have something to do with the young boss’s grooming.
The misunderstanding between him and the Sea Wave Flower was cleared because of grooming. He couldn’t talk about others’ grooming, but the young boss’s grooming is miraculous!
“You know, over twenty thousand to give a Pet Beast a bath does seem quite expensive, but if it really could elevate the status of the Pet Beast to this extent, it doesn’t seem unacceptable.” Liu Xue opened her mouth smiling.
“We made some cash today, should we give it a try?” Zhang Yun laughed, “Consider it a treat for the Pet Beasts.”
“Team Zhang’s suggestion is not bad, let’s go together after we sell the resources!” The others were eager to try.
“You guys carry on, I’ll pass.” Du Heng, who was responsible for gathering resources from the corpses of Transcendent Beings, walked slowly. Bound to his Armored Rhinoceros were piles of resources like a small hill, “My Armored Rhinoceros is a large pet beast, it will be even more expensive.”
“Indeed, I remember that the price for grooming a large pet beast in that shop is 66666 yuan.” Liu Gu nodded agreeing, “The price is not low.”
“Oh My Goodness! It’s close to seventy thousand!” Liu Xue cried in surprise, “In that case, maybe Brother Du shouldn’t go. We’ll give it a try.”
“Having a beast of a larger size is sometimes troublesome.” Zhang Yun patted Du Heng’s shoulder, expressing some sympathy, “To take care of this big guy, you still have not contracted a second Pet Beast.”
“But on the other hand, this time we’ve made so much, you should be able to plan on getting your second beast.”
“Once I get back, I’ll look into the market.” Du Heng stroked the head of his Armored Rhinoceros, a faint smile appearing on his serious face.
“Alright, let’s pack up! Return to the city!”
“Okay!”
Outside Qingzhou City, the Tiger Hunting Squad reaped plentiful rewards. Inside Qingzhou City, Xu Ran encountered a somewhat troublesome guest. “Guest, why this again?” He sighed helplessly at the tall girl standing in front of him.
“Can my pet beast be groomed now?” Duan Anxun asked, with a stubborn expression on her face.
Xu Ran glanced at the Colorful Cloud Parrot beside her.
Just one night had passed and the creature looked as if it had rolled in the mud. It was covered in dirt and didn’t appear at all as if it had just been groomed. [Race Name: Colorful Cloud Parrot
Attribute: Light Attribute
Growth Stage: Transcendent Stage
Body type: Small size
Maintenance Need: ★★★☆☆
Assessment: With dirt on its surface this severe, it urgently needs pleasure from the Host’s nimble hands, but what needs pleasure more is its hurt inner self. ]
Xu Ran paused for a moment as he read the system’s assessment.
It was as non-serious as always, but the last part caught his attention unexpectedly.
A hurt inner self?
Observing the listless appearance of the Colorful Cloud Parrot, Xu Ran pondered.
Let it be, groom first, think later.
“Can groom now.” Xu Ran nodded slightly, “I will take your Pet Beast to the grooming room now. Would you like to accompany it or wait in the rest room?” The moment his words fell, the Colorful Cloud Parrot turned to look at its Beast Master as though expecting something.
“I’ll wait in the rest room.” Duan Anxun answered without a moment of hesitation before sitting in the rest room and taking out textbooks from her backpack to review.
“Okay.” Xu Ran glanced at her, then at the Colorful Cloud Parrot, which seemed to be even more dejected, and shook his head in resignation, “Then you wait.” “Follow me.” He raised one hand, signaling the Colorful Cloud Parrot to come down, before leading it into the Grooming Room.
“Meow-”
Ziyun lazily sprawled on the counter, taking out a few purple sugar beans from a pocket nearby with its claws and popping them into its mouth. It glanced at Duan Anxun, who was seriously reading a textbook, occasionally scribbling in a notebook.
Even it could sense the alienation between the Beast Master before it and her pet beast.
Poor little bird…
“Chirp-”
Warm, light-attribute energy merges with the perfectly tempered water, seeping deep into the Colorful Cloud Parrot’s feathers. The gentle touch, like a tender caress, causes a slight movement in the parrot’s initially indifferent eyes.
The filth on the surface of the feathers loosens under the flow of water, until eventually it is carried away into the drain of the washing and protection platform.
The grey-brown water gradually turned clear, visibly reducing the dirt on the Colorful Cloud Parrot.
As the system evaluation stated, the Colorful Cloud Parrot looked very dirty, but the filth was all on its surface.
After placing the showerhead aside, Xu Ran applied the pre-mixed washing and protection shampoo onto the Colorful Cloud Parrot, then began to meticulously clean each of its feathers.
The gentle comfort touching the feather roots causes the Colorful Cloud Parrot’s body to slightly tremble, its sounds gradually becoming more pronounced as it slowly closed its eyes.
“Chirp—”
[Pleasure value from the Colorful Cloud Parrot +1]
[From…]
Xu Ran’s eyebrows wrinkle in an almost imperceptible manner.
Something is not right.
He didn’t notice it just now, but when the pleasure value was accounted for, he realized something was unusual.
This Colorful Cloud Parrot in front of him did not provide any pleasure value during the washing process. Even after applying shampoo, its pleasure value was significantly lesser and the frequency of the increase was markedly lower. Has his technique regressed?
That shouldn’t be the case.
Thus, the problem must be with the Colorful Cloud Parrot before him.
Pleasure value, clearly, needs the pet beast to feel happy during the washing and protection process to be gained.
But what if the pet beast coming for the washing and protection is in a very low mood?
Xu Ran had not encountered such a situation before, but now he understood.
If the pet beast being groomed is in a low mood, it will be harder to gain pleasure value.
Unfortunately, Xu Ran doesn’t understand the situation between the Colorful Cloud Parrot and Duan Anxun. Otherwise, he may be able to comfort it and gain more pleasure values.
He let out a sigh in his heart, put his thoughts aside, and continued to diligently groom the Colorful Cloud Parrot.
“Take care.”
After seeing off a satisfied Duan Anxun and the once again dazzlingly beautiful Colorful Cloud Parrot, Xu Ran picked up Ziyun and squeezed it.
Luckily, his own pet beast doesn’t have such a low mood.
The washing and protection for the Colorful Cloud Parrot only added 96 pleasure value points. The leftover 874 points still weren’t enough for a lottery draw, marking the lowest ever. Also, there was no new skill gained from plucking fur.
If he didn’t earn enough, then it was a loss. So, it was a heavy loss this time.
There are only six more times to pluck the fur to complete the task. Keep on going.
“Little boss, I brought my friends to give you some business!”
Liu Gu’s voice came from outside the shop.
Xu Ran snapped back to his senses, looking at the source of the voice. He saw Liu Gu entering the shop with two men and a woman, followed by eight pet beasts. His eyes immediately lit up.
Big business has arrived!
