Unorthodox Beast Control

Chapter 309: Belonging to the Holy Hand, Irony

The door of the bathroom opened again under Du Qian's gaze.

Xu Ran came out after seeing off yet another guest under the moonlight. He waved to the guests who were a little noisy and excited behind him, then put his hands on both sides of his cheeks and spoke loudly.

"Everyone, thank you for your support and trust in me and Star Fire Pet Store. This washroom will remain open until the end of the show."

"It's getting late now. Please pay attention to the time and don't delay other things because of queuing. Don't worry, I will always be here."

With these words, everyone in the queue couldn't help but get into a commotion again.

Even though they don't get a penny, they still work tirelessly to care for everyone. Such carers are really admirable.

Some customers who were hesitant to continue queuing because of the late night felt reassured after hearing this and chose to continue waiting without hesitation.

Some customers felt relieved and decided to queue up again tomorrow morning and chose to leave temporarily.

After a moment of commotion, the number of people queuing up decreased a bit, but the waiting customers looked at Xu Ran with anticipation.

"Next person."

Seeing this scene, Xu Ran smiled and spoke, then turned and entered the nursing room.

Not far away, Du Qian stood silent in the darkness.

Is this the nurse who is better than me as my sister mentioned?

He resisted the urge to come forward to communicate with Xu Ran, turned around and walked towards his bathroom.

Keep in business!

It’s just staying up late. If others can do it, of course you can do it too!

——

Time flies by in the heat of the laundry and care exhibition.

With a good start on the first day, Xu Ran's washing room was completely saturated with no idle time on the second day.

With the cooperation of Zi Yun and Xingchen, he didn't even feel too tired after two days and one night of continuous cleaning.

And Cancan, who is guarding the door, is not completely useless.

It grew to a size of about fifty meters and was quite conspicuous, taller than the bathroom provided by the organizer. While intimidating the little ones, it also attracted the attention of more passers-by beast masters.

With the full cooperation of one person and three pets, more and more beast masters' pet beasts have taken on a new look, attracting countless eyes when walking on the street. More and more beast masters know that there is an unfamiliar washer at the cleaning exhibition. The guardian is very powerful.

And this made Star Fire Pet Store's reputation spread before it even started official operations.

Soon, the time came to the evening of the second day of the hair care exhibition.

Accompanied by a bell that resounded throughout the venue, there were waves of lamentations coming from outside the doors of each of the bathrooms in the laundry exhibition.

These lamentations came from the beast masters who had been waiting in line for a long time but had not yet had their turn.

Because, after the bell rings, the pet animal care exhibition ends.

They missed the free care and had to spend money to go to a foster care shop for care.

When the bell rang, Xu Ran was washing and caring for a guest's pet.

Hearing the bell, the guest's face suddenly became a little joyful, "It seems I'm lucky, I just caught up with the last one."

"The last one?" Xu Ran glanced sideways at the other party, with some confusion in his eyes, "Why the last one?"

"Eh? Brother Xu, don't you know?" the guest unexpectedly said, "When the bell rings, the washing and care exhibition ends."

"According to the rules of the washing and care exhibition, washing that has not ended when the bell rings can continue, and guests can still rate the carers."

"But the guests who will be cared for by the protector in the future will not be rated, and it will not affect the final ownership of the 'Saint Hand of Cleansing'." The guest scratched his head, "This title should be very important to you. Bar?"

"To me, this title is indeed very important." Xu Ran nodded slightly, and at the same time, the scene when he saw off the last guest and let him in came to mind.

Perhaps knowing that there was not much time left before the end of the skin care exhibition, people gradually gave up queuing. The queue had shortened a lot, and there were only a dozen customers left.

Thinking of this, Xu Ran spoke slowly, "But guests are more important than titles."

"Your pet beast has been taken care of."

"Eh? Okay!"

The guest's attention quickly shifted to his pet. He stood up and hurried forward. Looking at the hamster pet in Xu Ran's hand, which was as fluffy as a small ball of fur, a look of surprise appeared on his face. .

"Boss Xu, this is the first time I've seen my golden-eyed rat look like this. It's great!" He said as he carefully held up his pet animal, his eyes full of love.

"As long as you're satisfied." Xu Ran smiled, simply tidied up the washing table, and then walked out of the washing room.

Seeing Xu Ran's actions, the guest came back to his senses, followed quickly, and asked at the same time, "Boss Xu, you just said that guests are more important than titles, what do you mean?"

"Is this..." Xu Ran didn't answer, just smiled, and then opened the door of the washroom, looking at the people standing there sighing and preparing to leave, "Guests who were in line before, please don't leave, I will continue to wash for free. Protect."

"Of course, those who queue up later will not be counted."

"Next person."

After a moment of silence, the customers lining up outside Xu Ran's bathroom cheered, thankful that they did not give up so quickly.

The customer standing at the front of the queue felt like he had won the lottery. He walked up to Xu Ran and thanked him repeatedly.

The washing and care exhibition happened to be finished just before him. You can imagine the helplessness and loss in this customer's heart.

Now Xu Ran's words are like sounds of nature in his eyes, and the joy of turning great sorrow into great joy is unprecedented.

He took a deep look at the five characters "Star Fire Pet Store" on the plaque in the nursing room, and secretly decided in his heart that the next time he needed to care for his pet, he would look for it! ——

While the queue outside Xu Ran's washroom remained the same, other carers were finishing their last washes one after another, walking out of their own washrooms and heading to the organizer's awards venue.

There, the organizer will announce the final winner of the title of "Saint Care Master" and provide different rewards to other caretakers who have outstanding performance and high praise in this care exhibition.

About half an hour after the bell passed, the venue was already filled with Guardians waiting to reveal their title. The host invited by the Beastmaster Association also stood on the stage.

"Good evening, fellow carers." The host said with a breathtaking smile on his face, "Thank you for your hard work for the past two days of the hair care exhibition."

"Without further ado, I believe that what everyone is most concerned about is which of the protectors present received the most praise from the audience and was able to obtain the honorary title of 'Saint Hand of Cleansing', which is awarded only once every three years."

As the host finished speaking, there was a sudden response from the seats, and the faces of the carers showed expectant looks.

The Holy Hand of Sanctifier is an honorary title awarded every three years.

Moreover, it is a time-limited title.

This title is only valid for three years. After three years, you need to participate in the next pet care exhibition to obtain it.

The protectors obtained in the past can only be called "former holy hands".

There are several such beings present at this moment.

It's just that talents have emerged from generation to generation, and the younger generation is getting stronger and stronger. It is becoming more and more difficult for them to regain this title.

"So..." the host drawled a long tone, slowly raised the hand card, and after everyone's attention was focused on the hand card, the voice changed, "Let us first announce the list of outstanding car washers in this skin care exhibition. !”

Suddenly, there was a roar of "boos" on the field.

Excellent car washes are the top twenty car wash washers with overall scores in the wash care exhibition. They will be ranked according to their scores and receive different rewards.

Although this is worth looking forward to, it is much inferior to the "Holy Hands of Cleansing".

But everyone is no exception to this.

There are never any awards. The most important awards will be given out first.

and…

Once the ranking of outstanding protectors has been determined, the "Saint Hands of Cleansing" will naturally be determined as well.

To liven up the atmosphere on the field, the host called the end of the line and began to announce the names of the winners one by one starting from the 20th, and then invited them to the stage to award the corresponding awards.

One by one, the winners came on stage to receive their awards, which made the atmosphere on the field continue to rise.

Du Qian, who was sitting among the crowd, turned his head and looked around from time to time.

Then from the time he started looking for the award to now, he still hasn't seen the figure he wanted to find.

Is Xu Ran not here yet?

Du Qian was confused.

Such a long time has passed since the bell echoed. Even if the last pet that Xu Ran cared for was a large and time-consuming beast, and even if he had just started when the bell rang, it should have ended long ago. Bar?

Hearing the name of the third caregiver being announced, Du Qian became more and more anxious.

Until now, he has not heard his own name, and similarly, he has not heard Xu Ran's name.

Du Qian is very confident in his own washing and care skills.

He is also confident in Xu Ran's washing and care skills.

Therefore, if nothing unexpected happens, the glorious title of "Saint Hands of Washing" will be decided between the two of them.

At such a critical moment, the other party did not show up, which made Du Qian extremely puzzled.

Could it be that Xu Ran had just arrived in Minghui City and was not very clear about the rules of the pet animal care exhibition and could not find a place to award awards?

For a moment, he regretted that he should have taken a detour to Xu Ran's washing room when the washing was over and brought him with him.

In this way, the two of them can exchange a few words on the way here to make up for the regret of not getting to know each other last night...

And just when Du Qian's mind was filled with thoughts, the host held the card and spoke word by word.

"Second place, Du Qian!"

it's me?

Du Qian was stunned for a moment, then shook his head helplessly.

Still couldn't compete with Xu Ran.

It seems that what my sister said is right, Xu Ran is indeed very strong.

Although he was a little disappointed, Du Qian's heart was more filled with fighting spirit and curiosity about Xu Ran.

As for the title, he is still young and will have a chance to win it later.

Step by step, he walked onto the stage and casually responded to a few compliments from the host. The absent-minded Du Qian glanced at the seats below again.

Standing in this position, he could see clearly.

Xu Ran did not come.

After taking away his reward, Du Qian returned to his seat, frowning.

Xu Ran, where have you been? ——

"Next... sneeze!"

Xu Ran, who was about to call the next person, suddenly sneezed without warning. After rubbing his nose, a look of surprise appeared on his face.

He is already a general-level beast master, how can he still catch a cold?

"Brother Xu, are you okay?" The next customer who was about to come forward asked with concern, "I heard that you stayed up all night last night to take care of everyone. How about you stop here today?"

"It's okay." Xu Ran shook his head and smiled, looking behind the guest.

There are three guests left.

We have come to this point, there is no need to give up halfway.

"come in!"

"This... is good." The customer stopped persuading and followed Xu Ran into the nursing room. "Brother Xu's foster care shop is open. I will definitely introduce my friends to it."

"Then I'll thank you in advance. If nothing else happens, it will be officially open for business in two days." Xu Ran smiled and motioned to the customer's pet to wait for care at the washing station.

Seeing Xu Ran still making preparations before washing in an orderly manner, the guest suddenly remembered something, "Brother Xu, by this time, the title of 'Saint Hand of Cleansing' should have been announced."

"In my opinion, you have a very high chance of winning this title. Do you really not want to go and see it? This honor is not an easy one."

"It's okay." Xu Ran shook his head slightly.

"It's mine, I can't run away."

——

"Let us give our warmest applause to congratulate Xu Ran, the caregiver, for getting the highest rating among the attendees, becoming the first place today, and also becoming the winner of the title of 'Saint Hand'!"

Amid the host's passionate voice, warm applause erupted in the venue.

However, many of the people applauding in the audience had doubts in their eyes.

They had never heard of such a number one person before.

Where did this come from?

And as the applause on the field lasted longer and longer but no one came on stage, the doubts in their eyes became more and more intense.

Where are people?

After a while, the applause gradually became sparse, as if they sensed something was wrong, and the venue fell into silence.

There was also a somewhat puzzled expression on the host's face.

The situation at this moment was obviously unexpected.

The most important award, but the winner has been waiting for a long time?

"Does any of you know Xu Ran and know where he is now?" In desperation, he could only seek help from other caregivers in the audience.

Everyone looked at each other in confusion. After a while, a middle-aged man stood up and said, "My bathroom is next to his bathroom."

That was Liu Cang from Cangyun Nursing Home. Once upon a time, he also won the reputation of "Saint Hands", and now he is one of the "former masters" in the field. However, this time he only got the eleventh place in the facial care exhibition. , which is sad.

Seeing everyone looking at him, Liu Cang was silent for a moment, "If nothing else happens, he should still be in his own bathroom."

"When I left, I saw customers lining up at the door of his bathroom."

"He seems to be... planning to clean up all the guests who have overstayed their time."

As Liu Cang finished speaking, the audience fell into an anomaly of silence.

Everyone's face showed an unexpected look.

Obviously, they thought of all possibilities, except that they didn't think it would be like this.

But after a while, many people showed admiration on their faces.

Isn't there a line outside their bathroom door when the bell rings?

Of course there is.

But they have not considered continuing to cleanse and care for these customers at all, because the awards for the laundry care exhibition will begin soon.

Compared with the care and awards that cannot be rated and do not make money, it is clear at a glance which one is more important.

All they can do is say "sorry" or promise to give certain discounts when going to the store for cleaning and care later.

But now, some people don't care about the awards and have to clean the customers in line for free.

What's even more ironic is that the most important award in the award ceremony belongs to him.

Many people also expressed ridicule, thinking that Xu Ran's approach was really stupid.

The winner was not present, so the host had no choice but to gossip and chat awkwardly with everyone in the audience to delay the event.

Time passed by, and finally the association staff came on stage and took the microphone from the host.

"Since Mr. Xu Ran is not present, his award will be temporarily kept by the association, and Mr. Xu Ran will come to the association to collect it later."

"The title of 'Holy Hands of Washing' has taken effect. From this moment on, Mr. Xu Ran will hold this title and corresponding honors for the next three years."

After speaking, the staff returned the microphone to the host and turned to leave.

"I declare that this award ceremony is over!" The host, Ru Meng Amnesty, quickly said a few concluding remarks according to the script and announced the end of the award ceremony.

He finally doesn't have to talk awkwardly anymore!

When the host also left the venue, only the caregivers were left in the venue.

Without any hesitation, Du Qian walked out of the venue and walked quickly towards a certain direction in his memory.

Other protectors in the venue looked at Liu Cang.

"Brother Cang, where is the Xu Ran nursing room? Can you take us to see it?" One of the caregivers asked, and the others responded.

"It's over there." Liu Cang raised his hand and pointed, looking at Du Qian's back for a moment, "It turns out that Du Qian also went to find him."

Everyone looked at each other, and then each of them took quick steps and set off immediately behind Du Qian.

It's a pity that they are destined not to see the man who took away the honor without showing up.

Xu Ran, who had been notified by the staff that his title had taken effect and went to the association to receive the reward, after finishing washing the last guest, rode away on a star under the grateful eyes of the guests, and quickly disappeared into the night. .

At this moment, he only had Shuguang No. 1 Building in his heart.

He wants to be a ruthless house buyer.

When Du Qian and other caregivers arrived, Xu Ran's bathroom was empty except for the words "Star Fire Pet Store" on the hanging plaque.

——

“Tuk-tuk-tuk~”

A slightly dull knock sounded at the door of Shuguang Building 1.

It is already the end of the moon, but for Guangming Great Dao, the lively night has just begun. Pedestrians are crowded along the street, and the sounds of hawking are rising and falling one after another.

Standing in front of the gate of Shuguang Building 1, Xu Ran waited for the person to open the door.

"Young man, it's you." Zhao Henian looked at Xu Ran outside the door and quickly remembered this young man who had come to inquire about buying a house a few days ago, "Are you here?"

"I'm here to buy Shuguang Building No. 1." Xu Ran said with a smile, with a bit of expectation in his eyes, "Before, you said that as long as I get the title of 'Saint Hand of Cleansing', I can take over Shuguang." If Building No. 1 is sold to me, does this still count?"

"Count." Zhao Henian nodded, and then suddenly realized, "Yes, counting the time, now is the end of the cleaning and care exhibition."

"What do you mean, you have already obtained the title of 'Saint Hand of Cleansing'?"

"You're lucky." Xu Ran nodded calmly, "I believe that at this moment, the official website of the Beast Tamer Association has been announced. Mr. Zhao, you can take a look."

"I really need to take a look." Zhao Henian nodded and took out his mobile phone to check.

After a moment, after confirming the authenticity of Xu Ran's words, he had a look of surprise on his face.

Because of the excellent location of Shuguang No. 1 Building, people come to inquire about buying or renting a property every now and then.

Zhao Henian has long been accustomed to this. If it weren't for Xu Ran's visit just a few days ago, he wouldn't even remember the young man in front of him.

Not to mention, hoping that the other party will actually get the honor of "Holy Hand of Cleansing".

At this time, Xu Ran suddenly came to the door and told him that he had received this honor and became the most powerful among the protectors. You can imagine Zhao Henian's surprise.

"Please come in." A smile quickly appeared on Zhao Henian's face, like an old father who has found a good son-in-law. "Shall I show you the building?"

"No, just buy it." Xu Ran smiled.

If nothing else, the situation in the building will definitely change drastically after systematic rectification, so there is no point in watching it.

"That's okay." Zhao Henian nodded slightly, "This Shuguang Building No. 1 is my hard work. If you sincerely want to buy it, how about 500 million?"

"Five hundred million?" Xu Ran couldn't help but take a breath.

I still remember that when he bought a branch store in Xieyun City, it only cost more than three million yuan. The price of this building was enough to buy more than a hundred branch stores.

But Xu Ran also knows that the two are not the same.

On the one hand, Shuguang Building 1 is much larger than the store in Xueyun City, and is close to the size of the Star Fire Pet Store in Yaomu City.

On the other hand, the location advantage of Shuguang Building 1 is better than all Xu Ran’s previous branches.

The most eye-catching building in the middle of the most important street in a secondary town.

It is self-evident how valuable such terrain is.

More importantly, Xu Ran can afford it.

Just wash and care for a small pet animal 75,000 times...

Buy it!

Xu Ran was about to speak when a cute voice suddenly came from behind him, "Grandpa, can it be cheaper?"

Hearing the sound, Xu Ran turned his head subconsciously, and after seeing the person clearly, he whispered, "Jin...why are you here?"

"This is my grandpa." Qiu Yue pointed at Zhao Henian with a smile, "Yesterday I heard you said that Shuguang Building No. 1 was your store. I thought grandpa had sold the building without telling me! It turns out you haven't taken it yet. Arrived."

"So, did you already know that you could get the title of 'Saint Hand of Cleansing'?" Qiu Yue looked at Xu Ran with a little more exploration and curiosity in her eyes.

Such a confident person.

Even though he had such a bad start at the Cleansing and Care Exhibition, he still had the courage to win the title.

"Uh... this..." Xu Ran looked slightly embarrassed and was speechless for a moment.

He really didn't expect that the building he wanted to buy actually belonged to the Koi family.

In this way, the previous dialogue was a bit social.

"So you two know each other." Zhao Henian chuckled, "Since my precious granddaughter has spoken, let's give it 400 million."

"Buy it!" Xu Ran expressed his stance immediately.

Very good, saving 15,000 times of cleaning and care for small pets.

Knowing that Shuguang Building No. 1 belongs to the Koi family, Xu Ran is even more determined to capture it.

Maybe, this building will also have some good luck bonuses?

"I'll ask someone to handle the formalities." Zhao Henian immediately picked up the phone and made several calls.

He obviously has good connections in this area, and soon several people related to real estate management appeared in Shuguang No. 1 Building.

They completed the handover procedures of the property with extremely high efficiency, and the surname of Shuguang Building No. 1 has since been changed to Xu.

"Shuguang Building No. 1 has an owner, and I feel settled." Zhao Henian chuckled, turned and left with Qiu Yue, "Young man, you will write the future legend of this building."

"I remember you said before that after the foster care shop is officially opened, the environment will be better, and the care effect will be even better?" Qiu Yue waved her hand towards Xu Ran, "After a while, I will bring the pet animals to care for her."

"Welcome anytime!" Xu Ran laughed, watched the grandfather and grandson leave, and then closed the door of Shuguang Building 1 with his hand.

A line of text appeared in front of his eyes.

[The store is under renovation, remaining time is 02:59:59]

It's still three hours, and the countdown to store renovation begins.

"It looks like we can start business tomorrow." Xu Ran stretched and smiled, "It's really hard work for two days and one night of cleaning."

“So it’s better to increase the reputation as soon as possible and let new clerks take over the store.”

The three little ones nodded in agreement.

Although they have participated in Xu Ran's washing and other services before, it was only a small matter.

This is the first time that the three of them have experienced Xu Ran's hard work.

Thinking that Xu Ran worked so hard for this family and for the three of them to become stronger, the three little ones felt an indescribable feeling.

Decided! Xu Ran has a rest tonight, they have to train hard too!

It just so happened that after the renovation of the foster care shop was completed, the training area was ready for use.

Three hours of waiting is not a long time.

Xu Ran took the three children around for a while, tasted the local delicacies in Minghui City, and felt the local customs. When they returned to Shuguang Building 1, the system transformation had been completed.

After the renovation, the Shuguang Building No. 1 looks the same from the outside. It still looks like a majestic church, but there is an additional signboard of "Star Fire Pet Store".

But inside, it has undergone earth-shaking changes.

If Zhao Henian and his grandson were to return to Shuguang No. 1 Building at this moment, they would definitely be extremely surprised to see this completely unfamiliar decoration.

Because it is completely different from the previous one, but it is perfectly consistent with the external decoration, and it also fully meets the many needs of the in-store business.

After taking the three little ones to inspect every corner of the brand new store, Xu Ran nodded with satisfaction and opened the task page.

[Main mission 4: Spread the branches and leaves

Task description: Ask the host to successfully open branches in four different secondary towns. The branch's popularity reaches more than 50%, which is regarded as a successful opening. This task is a phased task, and the task rewards will be distributed in stages.

Mission reward: System Skills upgrade token x1, system upgrade experience +600]

[Task at the current stage: Successfully open branches in three different secondary towns.

Mission progress: 2/3

Capture Cloud City (Completed)

Yaomu City (Completed)

Minghui City (0.2/50)

Stage task reward: System clerk x3]

Very good, the task has been refreshed.

"Open tomorrow!"

(End of chapter)