Eternal Beast Taming Family

Chu Shengyuan and the other two walked over from different positions, put down the last stack of books in their arms, and then stood next to Jiang Nian.

Jiang Nian looked at the mountains of books piled on the desks and said, "That's all for now. Let's settle the bill."

The young man looked at the bookshelf, which was half empty, and his lips twitched involuntarily. Resigned, he went to the pile of books and started to pay.

"Record of One Hundred Common Beasts, Three Hundred Source Stones. Complete Library of Common Spiritual Materials, Five Hundred Source Stones. Secret Record of Minerals, Two Hundred and Fifty Source Stones. Book of a Thousand Flowers, Three Hundred and Fifty-Five Source Stones."

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A complete list of different-tier source beasts, 800 source rune stones. Source beast skill evaluation, 600 source rune stones…

It took him almost half a day just to coordinate the prices for these nearly one thousand books. After finishing, the young man wiped the sweat from his brow.

"A total of 453,200 Source Stones, discounted by 10%, bringing the total to 407,880 Source Stones. Let's round it down to 407,800 Source Stones for Madam."

Jiang Nian nodded. She had already received a discount of over 40,000 yuan, so she couldn't haggle any further. After buying these books, there really wouldn't be much money left in the family.

This money was the proceeds from delivering the "Moon-Worshipping Rabbit" and "Medicinal Fragrance Powder-Eared Rabbit" to various households in the county. The original plan was for Chu Shengfan to take it all with him.

However, Chu Shengfan was shocked by the enormous amount of money and refused to take it all with him, ultimately leaving half behind.

"All four thousand seventy-eight spirit stones are here. Please count them, boss."

As Jiang Nian spoke, a large pile of thumb-sized Source Spirit Stones, gleaming with a lustrous sheen, appeared on the table.

The young man was a contract master of a different rank. He lightly swept his mental energy over the source spirit stones and obtained a precise number.

While he was putting away the Source Spirit Stones, Jiang Nian and the others had also divided the books and put them into their respective storage containers.

After seeing Jiang Nian and the other three off, the young man sighed. With so many empty books, how long would it take him to finish copying them?

A tiny creature, no bigger than the palm of his hand, as black as ink, and resembling a green bean worm, crawled onto his shoulder.

As if only then realizing the library was suddenly much emptier, it stiffened instantly. In a mere moment, a pair of jet-black wings sprouted from its back, carrying it to the young man.

Jet-black ink spurted from its mouth, hitting the young man's face and clothes precisely, leaving large patches of black ink.

"Don't be angry, don't be angry, I'll go copy it right away and make up for it immediately."

The young man first went to the entrance of the library and closed the door tightly. Then he quickly went to the desk and began to write furiously.

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Having spent most of their money, Jiang Nian and her group decided not to linger at the Treasure Pavilion any longer and headed home.

The Chu family residence.

Jiang Nian and the others first arrived at the Chu family's courtyard, which had been specially modified by the "Golden Armor Jade Eye Beast".

This courtyard is named "Cangshuyuan" and has a normal courtyard layout, but it is not just one story.

The building directly facing the main gate is about six stories high, with flying eaves and carved beams and painted rafters. It has obviously been carefully crafted by the "Golden Armor Jade Eye Beast".

The two buildings on the left and right sides are only three stories high. One of them is used to house the servants and guards who clean the library.

The other building was used to house important family members who were in charge of the library. Although it seemed a bit empty for one person to live in a three-story building, the family had few members and plenty of space, so they could only be so capricious.

The entrance directly facing the library only has two floors, and we haven't decided what to do with them yet, so we'll leave them empty for now.

Currently, only four servants, two maids, and one high-ranking guard are stationed in this library, so the entire courtyard appears somewhat empty.

Jiang Nian and the others arrived at the first floor of the six-story library. The first floor was nearly five meters high, and the stone bookshelves were built along with the walls by the "Golden Armor Jade Eye Beast" when the building was constructed.

Besides those against the walls, there were also scattered pieces of stone standing in various parts of the hall. In addition, the most common feature in the center of the hall was a row of stone tables and chairs, where scholars could read and study.

The group first took all the books out of the storage space and then piled them on the empty stone table.

Jiang Nian smiled and looked at the three children who had no idea what they were about to face. "Let's sort these books first."

"Classification? How do you classify them?" Chu Shengyuan stood on the stone bench, somewhat bewildered, and randomly picked up a book to look at the title.

Jiang Nian took out a stack of wooden boards and pasted them on different bookshelves.

Chu Shenghan glanced at them and saw "Source Beasts - Beasts", "Source Beasts - Birds", "Source Beasts - Marine Beasts", "Source Beasts - Plants", and "Source Beasts - Others".

After placing these items on several bookshelves, Jiang Nian returned to the group. "First, select the books about source beasts, and then put them into their respective categories."

Chu Shenghan picked up a book titled "Record of One Hundred Mortal Beasts" and asked curiously, "What about books like this that contain information about different source beasts?"

Jiang Nian smiled gently, "Pick out these first and put them aside. This will be your task from now on: copy down the information of the source beasts according to different categories and then fill them into different bookshelves."

"Copy it down?" Chu Shenghan's expression didn't change much, but Chu Shengyuan exclaimed first, "There are so many of these here. If we copy them all, how long will it take?"

Jiang Nian slapped the lazy boy with dissatisfaction, "Isn't copying books a good thing? Not only can you practice your handwriting, but you can also broaden your horizons, so that you won't encounter any rare materials or source beasts in the future without knowing anything about them."

Chu Shengyuan rubbed his head, his little face full of worry, "When will I ever finish copying this?!"

Xu Yinyue swallowed nervously, then asked, "Madam, may I copy too?"

Unlike Chu Shengyuan, her eyes were full of anticipation, as if copying books was some kind of good thing.

Before Jiang Nian could answer, Chu Shengyuan agreed, "Sure, Sister Yue, you're welcome to come and copy books."

Jiang Nian smiled helplessly at the lazy boy, "Of course, these two will be overjoyed to have someone share the burden."

"Thank you, Madam." Xu Yinyue gave Chu Shengyuan a grateful smile.

This made Chu Shengyuan feel a little embarrassed.

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Xianyuan Mansion.

Xianyuan Prefecture is a prefecture city in the Jingyuan Dynasty near the north. It is home to hundreds of large and small aristocratic families. Seventh-rank families are not considered wealthy, and sixth-rank families are mutually restraining.

Chu Shengfan and Sun Chunchen settled their travel expenses and walked out of the towering buildings where the Treasure Pavilion was located, onto the bustling streets.

After a journey of more than ten days, and once again feeling the warmth of everyday life, Chu Shengfan suddenly had a feeling that many years had passed since he left.