Beast Tamer: Carrying a small world of the end times with you

"Maid Cat" is the name of a Beast Taming race, while "Cat Maid" is the code name Qian'er gave to his own Maid Cat.

"I see. Then where can I buy a suitable saddle?"

Qian'er nodded and continued to ask.

"Meow (There, there is a cat blacksmith shop where various tools can be crafted.)"

The Maid Cat pointed to the only building in the small forest and spoke.

However, despite the name "blacksmith shop," it didn't look like the smoky, fiery place Qian'er had imagined. Instead, it resembled a laboratory.

"Is anyone here? I'm here to commission a saddle."

Walking into the Cat Blacksmith Shop and pushing open the door, Qian'er discovered that it was indeed not the blacksmith shop of his stereotype, but a place resembling a laboratory, with bright tiles everywhere. Further inside, the walls became metallic.

"Coming, coming!"

A drowsy voice, as if just awakened, sounded. The next moment, a young man wearing glasses hurried out, followed by two Maid Cats wearing white coats and small glasses, who looked very intelligent.

When the man saw Qian'er, his footsteps suddenly stopped. He frowned and sized him up for a long time, then his eyes widened.

"Friend, are you… Qian'er?"

He adjusted his glasses and scrutinized him carefully, finally asking uncertainly.

"Yes, it's me. You know me?"

This situation, where people everywhere recognized him, made Qian'er feel quite novel, as if he had suddenly become someone important.

"Of course, I know you! To be precise, few Beast Tamers in the country don't know you now. You're quite famous in the country. By the way, I haven't introduced myself yet. My name is Guo Cheng. I'm a recent graduate interning at the academy. You can call me Teacher Guo. These are my tamed beasts."

As he spoke, Guo Cheng pointed to the two Maid Cats wearing white coats next to him.

"Teacher Guo, I'm here this time to create a saddle that can change size with the body of the tamed beast. Can you do that?"

After introducing themselves, Qian'er began to talk about his request, while Guo Cheng listened carefully.

After Qian'er finished speaking, he slowly opened his mouth.

"There's a standard version of that, so there's no need to spend time making one separately. Of course, if you want to spend money to customize one, you can. The type of customization depends on how much money you spend. If you want to customize one inlaid with gemstones, that would be expensive and uncomfortable to sit on. By the way, let me ask, what kind of tamed beast are you going to put the saddle on?"

Many students put saddles on rideable tamed beasts, and his Cat Blacksmith Shop had taken many orders, so after a long time, he simply made standard versions.

He led Qian'er into the room while explaining to him.

"Little Ice Dragon."

But Qian'er's words made Guo Cheng stop.

"Huh?"

He seemed not to have heard clearly.

"Little Ice Dragon."

Qian'er repeated it again.

"Good heavens, a quasi-divine beast cub! In that case, customizing a saddle made entirely of gemstones would barely be worthy of its status. The thread in the middle would have to be made of gold thread."

The Imperial Academy is the highest institution of learning in Yan Country and the cradle of Yan Country's talents. There are many families of great wealth and status, and it's not uncommon for their initial tamed beasts to be quasi-divine beast cubs. But Qian'er's background had already been revealed by countless people. He was an orphan who could feed himself and not worry about his family.

To be able to have a quasi-divine beast cub as a tamed beast in this situation must be a reward from the academy or the price other forces paid to win Qian'er over.

It could only be said that the treatment of geniuses was not on the same level as theirs.

Adjusting his glasses, Guo Cheng complained helplessly.

"That's too flashy and impractical. I want something cheap, durable, and sturdy."

Qian'er shook his head decisively. Having come from the apocalypse, he had never considered such a thing.

"Okay, the saddles for bone dragon-type tamed beasts are over here. I'll pick a blue color for you to match the Little Ice Dragon's color, so it won't be easily discovered. In addition, this type of saddle incorporates space materials, which can change size according to the size of the tamed beast. The price is 128,000, but to invest in your talent and build goodwill, I'll give it to you for 100,000."

He used a pole to take down a blue saddle the size of a human head from the wall and handed it to Qian'er with a smile.

"Of course, you can also exchange it for resources of equal value. I'll give you change based on the market price."

He added again. Geniuses like Qian'er, who came from humble backgrounds, generally had one common problem: they didn't have much money, but they had a lot of good things that various forces had given them to win them over.

"…Do you accept skill learning machines?"

These words seemed to strike a chord in Qian'er's heart. He really couldn't afford to take out 100,000, but exchanging it for resources of equal value was no problem.

"We accept them, we accept them."

Guo Cheng's face was full of smiles. As expected, he hadn't guessed wrong. Geniuses like Qian'er really had a lot of good things on them.

"A Titan's Hammer skill learning machine, 90% new."

As he spoke, Qian'er took out the Titan's Hammer learning machine that Headmaster Gu had given him from his space backpack.

"Good stuff! The Titan's Hammer of the Fighting type. Many tamed beasts can learn it, and its power is considerable. The market price for this is 500,000. A 90% new one can't be directly calculated at 90% of the price. That's not how it's calculated. I found it. The last transaction price on the market was 425,000. How about I also use this price? No objections?"

He looked up at Qian'er and asked.

"No problem."

Qian'er calculated it. It was 85% of the original price, which was quite considerable. He immediately nodded.

"Okay, deducting the price of the saddle, I'll give you 325,000. The money has been transferred to you. Take the thing and go."

Seeing the notification on his phone that the money had arrived, Qian'er nodded, picked up the saddle, and turned to leave.

Returning to his dormitory, after enjoying a delicious dinner, Qian'er locked himself in his room again and directly returned to the apocalyptic world.

"Roar!"

The Little Ice Dragon and the Soul-Calling Banner, who had been waiting for a long time, let out a joyful low roar when they saw Qian'er.

The Little Ice Dragon's voice was no longer childish at this time, adding a bit of deepness.

"Come, put on the saddle. Take a look at the map first, and we'll leave immediately."

Putting the map he had swiped from the supermarket in front of the Little Ice Dragon, Qian'er concentrated on putting the saddle on the Little Ice Dragon.

Soon, the saddle was firmly fixed on the Little Ice Dragon's back. At this time, the Little Ice Dragon's size was enough for him to lie down.

"Okay, let's go. We'll go to the city closest to here."

Shaking the saddle to make sure it was fixed, Qian'er jumped directly onto the Little Ice Dragon's back. This time, because of the saddle, sitting was much more comfortable than before.

And his goal was a city not far from this small border town, which was similar in all aspects, with a permanent population of over one million, which meant there were at least one million zombies.