My Pet Beast is Super Fearsome-Chapter 149 - : 148 Bald Qiang’s ball of yarn
Chapter 149: 148 Bald Qiang’s ball of yarn
“Brother Shao, over here.”
As soon as he stepped out of the residential complex gate, Shao Zifeng saw a taxi parked by the roadside with a tall, thin young man standing next to it, waving at him.
Li Yiming was not wearing the obviously ill-fitting shirt this time, but had changed into a clean white tee, and somewhat faded jeans, making his whole appearance much tidier.
Seeing Shao Zifeng approaching, Li Yiming opened the car door, smiling cheerfully at him; he seemed to be in a good mood.
“Sorry for making you wait so long,” Shao Zifeng said as he handed Li Yiming a pack of tissues, with a hint of apology, upon seeing the fine sweat beads on his forehead.
“No, no…” Li Yiming hastily took the tissues, saying embarrassingly, “I… I was just eager to sign up for the competition.”
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“Alright then, some stores have started to open, let’s buy some gifts first,” Shao Zifeng said as he got into the car.
“Huh?” Li Yiming was clearly taken aback by Shao Zifeng’s suggestion, touching the loose change in his pocket, his face showing a hint of embarrassment.
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“Okay, let’s stop here. Should I scan you, or do you want to scan me?” Shao Zifeng took out his newly bought phone, looking at the simple cash register, and asked the cashier.
“Ah!” The cashier, who had been staring dazedly at Shao Zifeng, fumbled hurriedly to take off her work card from around her neck, the other side of which had the payment QR code.
After paying, Shao Zifeng was ready to leave the mall, loaded with bags of all sizes.
“Um… Brother Shao, wait for me a second, I’m going to buy something too,” Li Yiming said, clenching the few banknotes in his hand and plucking up the courage.
Shao Zifeng turned his head to glance at him, “Don’t just stand there like an idiot, help me carry these.”
“Oh!”
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Reconstruction work in the city was in full swing, with the assistance of specially bred engineering mutant creatures, making some tasks much more convenient than using bulky machinery.
On the high-rise building under construction next to Su City University’s residential complex, several Brachium Apes were agilely transporting floor slabs to the top.
Looking up at the busy Brachium Apes, Shao Zifeng felt some emotion; mutant creatures were part of every industry in this alternate reality.
The Brachium Ape was the final evolutionary form of the Gibbon. As the ultimate evolved form, they not only retained the advantage of long arms, but also had muscles so developed they inspired fear.
Because of their reach and strength, Brachium Apes could easily carry more than a dozen floor slabs, using their remaining hand and legs to climb up, reaching the rooftop in just ten or twenty seconds.
As a rare species living in natural reserves, it was not feasible to use all Brachium Apes for engineering purposes.
Some with higher talents and a strong desire for battle would be trained under contract by qualified individuals.
The rest, besides a few left in the reserves as breeding stock, most would be sent to assist major construction teams.
Besides Brachium Apes, there were other heavy mutant creatures like the Mountain-moving Elephant and Drilling-toothed Warthog. With just a few workers to handle the details, the rest of the work could be left to them.
Once the construction was finished, gardeners would be brought in to landscape, and the scars of destruction in Su City would soon be wiped clean, leaving only the scars in people’s memories, perhaps.
“Brother Shao, let’s go in,” Li Yiming, after parking the car, came over to take the gifts from Shao Zifeng’s hands, glanced up at the working Brachium Apes, and turned to him, “Let’s go in.”
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Entering the residential complex, Shao Zifeng found that the housing arrangements provided by Su City University for the teachers were quite decent—small, terraced villas. Despite the lingering signs of battle yet to be repaired along the way, most houses were relatively intact.
After inquiring around, they finally found the residence of Bald Strong. They had not even approached the gate when they heard a dull thumping sound coming from inside.
“Casar, again!” Bald Strong’s deep voice rang out, followed by another bout of intense fighting noises.
“Ah!” A young man let out a frustrated yell.
Shao Zifeng stepped forward and, through the low, openwork wall, saw a bare-chested, one-armed man fighting with a teenager. The large and muscular body was covered with ferocious scars, and sweat flowed unrestrainedly down the raised marks.
Seeing the arm cut off at the shoulder, Shao Zifeng felt an inexplicable complexity surge in his heart.
Er Bao lay on its side, napping, oblivious to Shao Zifeng’s arrival. Atop it perched a chubby, snow-white creature that somewhat resembled an owl.
“Ha!” Bald Strong punched the teenager back and shook his solitary arm, “Take a break for a bit.”
Only then did Shao Zifeng step forth and knock on the openwork iron gate, “Brother Strong.”
The Bald Strong, who was wiping sweat with a towel, suddenly turned his head and a hint of delight appeared on his face when he saw Shao Zifeng, “Shao Zifeng?”
“Growl~” Er Bao also let out a low growl, greeting him.
It was then that Shao Zifeng noticed a terrifying scar over Er Bao’s left eye, making it sink in slightly and giving it a fiercer look.
Bang.
Bald Strong quickly stepped forward and thumped Shao Zifeng hard on the chest with his left arm, “You little rascal, why are you only coming now? Eh… who is this?”
He had just noticed another tall, skinny young man standing outside the gate besides Shao Zifeng.
“Brother Strong, you hit too hard…” Shao Zifeng complained, grimacing as he rubbed his chest: “This is Li Yiming, he’s also from our school. He’s in battle training…”
Speaking of which, Shao Zifeng stuttered, awkwardly glancing at Li Yiming; he couldn’t remember which class Li Yiming was in.
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Li Yiming hurriedly stepped forward by two steps, respectfully saying, “Teacher Strong, it’s nice to meet you. I am Li Yiming from Su City University’s battle training program, sophomore class three. I apologize for intruding without notice.”
Bald Strong had not met a kid this polite before, and it took him a moment to adjust. Scratching his bald head and glancing over the gifts they were carrying, he feigned displeasure, “You’re here, and you brought things too… Er Bao.”
The one-eyed Er Bao, hearing its master’s call, lumbered over, took the items from their hands with its mouth, and dashed back into the room.
Shao Zifeng watched Er Bao’s wiggling backside, and curled his lips, thinking that its body was quite honest indeed.
Bald Strong clicked his tongue, pleased, nodding his head.
As expected of a pet I… trained myself.
Seeing that Bald Strong had misunderstood, Li Yiming opened his mouth to explain but was interrupted by Shao Zifeng, “It’s only right to bring something on a first visit; this is a token of our appreciation.”
Bald Strong laughed heartily, patting Shao Zifeng’s shoulder, “Don’t just stand in the doorway, come in, and let’s talk inside.”
Li Yiming gave Shao Zifeng a look, pursed his lips, and followed the two men into the courtyard.
The group had barely entered when they saw a ball of fur resembling a black yarn ball roll over.
“Aow~”
The yarn ball rolled over to Bald Strong, skillfully hugged his calf with its paws, its shiny black eyes fixed on Shao Zifeng, and emitted a milky howl at them.
