Eternal Beast Taming Family

Chen Geng looked at the note in his hand and saw that it had a large character "Chu" written on it, with a red stamp above it, as if it were for anti-counterfeiting purposes.

"Wow, it's true, Director Bai, you're incredibly lucky."

The people sitting at this table were all staff members from the logistics department, so they all knew each other very well. Upon seeing this, they all offered their congratulations.

"Director Bai, is your son approaching the age? Now you have a large sum of money left over, enough to buy a better source beast."

"Director Bai is really lucky. There were only three spots available, and you were the one who got one."

Bai Liangshu's face was flushed with excitement. Just as his subordinate had said, he could use the money he had saved for spiritual awakening to buy a better source beast for his child.

How could a child not be excited that their future starting point will be much higher than their own, and that their future achievements might even surpass their own?

While responding to his subordinates' congratulations, he went to the door and showed the slip of paper to Chu Qinhui, who was standing by the door waiting for the results, indicating that he had won a spot.

Chu Qinhui naturally recognized Bai Liangshu, and seeing that he had drawn one of the three spots, he quickly congratulated him with a smile.

"I wonder when Director Bai plans to use this quota?"

After Chu Qinhui confirmed it, Bai Liangshu carefully put the note away, replying, "I'll bring my son to bother your Chu family another day. I didn't bring him today."

Chu Qinhui smiled and nodded, "Sure, Director Bai is welcome to visit anytime."

At this moment, the other two guests who had obtained a spot also appeared. One of them was obtained by an ordinary farmer from Fuhe Village. When he stood at the door, the honest man's arms were trembling, as if he could not be sure that he could get one of the three spots.

The last spot was taken by an adventurer from outside the town. He was a man in his forties with scars on his face and an aura of menace about him, like an unsheathed blade.

After securing a spot, he went straight to the door with a seven or eight-year-old child and said in a low voice:

"I need to use that spot now." As he spoke, he pushed the bright-eyed child beside him forward.

Without hesitation, Chu Qinhui nodded, "Okay, please wait a moment while I ask the other person when they plan to use it."

Chu Qinhui smiled modestly at the stern-looking man, then asked the villager from Fuhe Village, "What do you plan to do with this spot? Will you use it yourself, or give it to your family?"

The honest villager stammered, "I...I want to use it for my little boy."

Chu Qinhui was about to nod and ask him to bring the child over when a voice interrupted.

"Wait a moment," the voice called out, and looking towards the door, saw a kind-looking old man. He walked to the door, cupped his hands in apology, and said...

Then he continued, "Judging from this villager's clothes, he probably isn't very wealthy. Even if he used the Spirit Awakening quota for his child, it would be difficult to buy an Origin Beast, not to mention the various resources needed for the Origin Beast's growth and development."

The kind old man wasn't being sarcastic; he was simply pointing out the problems the villagers and his children would face in the future.

Upon hearing this, the honest villager opened his mouth, a look of unease appearing on his face.

"How about this, I'm willing to pay a hundred taels of gold to buy this spot. That amount of money can ensure that you and your family will never have to worry about food or clothing again and can live a wealthy life."

Upon hearing that the kind old man was willing to pay a hundred taels of gold to buy it, the honest villagers indeed showed a look of interest on their faces. Just as the old man said, a true contract master was simply not something that farmers like them could afford to support.

The villagers quickly made their decision: "If the old man really spends that much money to buy it, then I'll let him have it."

The kind old man smiled with satisfaction and took out a jade pendant from his pocket.

"I've come today to observe the ceremony and haven't brought much money. This is my voucher; you can exchange it for the money I promised at the town's treasure shop later."

The villagers looked to Chu Qinhui for help. They had never heard of the so-called Duobao Pavilion in the town, so they could only turn to Chu Qinhui, who was somewhat familiar to them, for help.

Chu Qinhui was also a little embarrassed. Help! He had never heard of this Treasure Pavilion before, after all, he had only been a Contract Master for a few days.

"You may accept it without worry. I, the town mayor, am your witness. This old man is indeed the manager of Duobao Pavilion. With this jade pendant, he will definitely pay you every penny of the money he promised."

Sitting in the Chu family compound, Tang Cheng spoke up to help Chu Qinhui out of the predicament.

Hearing that it was such an important figure as the town mayor who spoke, the villagers stopped hesitating and handed the slip of paper representing the "spiritual opening quota" to the kind old man.

The kind old man smiled and accepted the gift, then cupped his hands in a respectful gesture towards Chu Qinhui and said, "The master shouldn't mind if we put this spot up for auction at the Treasure Pavilion, right?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Qinhui looked towards his father in the courtyard. After seeing Chu Jingyu nod slightly, he smiled and replied, "Of course we don't mind. Our Chu family only provides the quotas; it's your right to decide who uses them."

"That's good. I wish the Chu family eternal prosperity from now on."

Then the old man took the note and returned to his seat.

Of the three slots offered, it seems only one was actually used today.

Chu Qinhui faced the courtyard and called out, "Please summon the source artifact."

With this shout, Chu Shengfan raised his hands above his head, carrying a stone book as he walked out of the main hall in the courtyard. He passed the main hall, crossed the gate with a plaque, and stopped three steps outside the gate.

Chu Qinhui looked gently at the bright-eyed child and asked, "Are you ready?"

The little guy wasn't scared at all. He looked intently at the stone book in Chu Shengfan's hands, nodded, and said, "Ready."

Chu Qinhui approached Chu Shengfan's side and said, "Please awaken the spirit of the source artifact." He secretly prayed that Ancestor Chu wouldn't blame him, and then placed his palm on the stone book.

Immediately afterwards, colorful rays of light spread out from the physical book and gently connected to the boy's brow.

After about a few minutes, the brilliant light disappeared, and the boy slowly opened his eyes. The whole process was over.

Those who had never witnessed a spirit awakening ceremony before didn't see any obvious changes in the boy and couldn't help but mutter to themselves.

"This so-called spiritual awakening isn't anything special except for the pretty colorful threads."

Someone laughed and said, "What, you think that becoming a contract master after awakening your spirit will turn you into a three-headed, six-armed monster?"

"But this..." The expectations and reality don't quite match, and there's always a feeling that it's just so-so.

"You don't see any obvious changes, but actually, they are no longer from the same world as us ordinary people. They are able to contract with source beasts, and their physical attributes have also undergone tremendous changes, but these changes are not visible on the surface."

The speaker clearly had some understanding of contract masters, and his tone was filled with sighs and lamentations.

After the ritual concluded, Chu Shengfan immediately returned to the main hall with the stone book and placed it on the octagonal table.

Throughout the entire process, Chu Mu inside the stone book made no other movement, fearing that the clan leaders of the Shi and Zhang families, as well as Tang Cheng and Sun Chunchen, might notice his presence.

However, judging from the results, it seems that didn't happen.

When Chu Shengfan came out of the main hall and returned to his seat in the courtyard, Chu Jingyu smiled and announced the start of the banquet.

The Chu family spent a considerable amount of money accumulated over the years to prepare this banquet, hiring chefs from several restaurants in town to cook the dishes.

At Chu Jingyu's command, the dishes that had been prepared in advance were served up in a continuous stream.

A total of eighteen exquisite dishes, each a signature dish of its respective restaurant.

So the banquet was a success, with everyone enjoying themselves until around 3 p.m. before the guests gradually dispersed.

After hiring some villagers to clean up the mess, the Chu family compound was finally quiet again as evening approached.

The entire Chu family gathered in the main hall. Including Chu Mu in the stone book, there were seven people in total, and they began the first general meeting of the Chu family after it became a prominent family.

"Since the family is newly established, it is necessary to establish some rules. It is easier to manage now that there are few people, but it will be difficult when the family grows larger."

"Let's start with a few things today and add more as needed in the future. After all, this is not something that can be done overnight."

Hearing Chu Qinhui's words, Chu Jingyu nodded in agreement.

"Let's start with the family generation names. I thought about it for half the night yesterday and finally decided on a few characters. What do you think, are they suitable?"