Starting with the Broken-Winged Frost Butterfly: Beast Taming

A short while later.

Rabbit Chef Restaurant.

A dazzling array of dishes were served one after another, and Grandpa Liang and Grandpa Wang ate with great relish, exclaiming how satisfying it was.

"A high-end restaurant where the average cost per person is over a thousand yuan—if it weren't for following Master Zhu, I would never have had the chance to eat there!"

"Thank you for feeding us, ladies... Mmm, this is so delicious! This is the taste of money! Master Kai, since you're here, eat more. That 'Blue Iron Salad' is made of a rare metal, so remember to lick the plate clean..."

"hold head high!"

The giraffe, which had a poor appetite in the morning, was now beaming. It licked the plate inside and out, then lowered its head and looked longingly at its owner.

"Still not full? Order two more plates."

Yu Manrong took out her phone, scanned the QR code to place an order, without even looking at the prices of the dishes.

"Frost Butterfly, would you like some more? The fruit set meal we had earlier was too small. What would you like to eat? I'll order some."

"That's too expensive."

Zhu Ran shook his head, about to refuse.

Xuexi flapped her wings and circled overhead, almost speaking in her haste.

Rich woman, I'm starving!

I want rice! Rice, rice, rice!

"See? The little guy isn't full. You, as the owner, shouldn't be so hypocritical."

Without waiting for a reply, Yu Manrong tapped her fingers repeatedly and muttered to herself:

"Crispy watermelon, mountain honey fruit, emerald peach... and then try some chilled sparkling water, made with high-quality spiritual water, ice-type pets shouldn't dislike it..."

Zhu Ran opened her mouth, then silently closed it.

Although I knew these three female classmates were very rich.

But if you casually spend 10,000 yuan on a meal, won't that make someone feel depressed?

"Ugh, it's all that pest's fault! It ruined my appetite!"

Shang Yunying sat directly opposite Zhu Ran, watching the three boys devour their food like wolves. Then she looked at the exquisite meal spread out in front of her, rested her chin on her hands, and had a faint sadness on her face. She hesitated to pick up her chopsticks.

"Lu Bao is carefree and seems to be enjoying his meal."

"But why are you so afraid of Frost Butterflies? Even if you're not good at fighting, you don't need to be so timid!"

"Gurgle..."

At this moment, the little badger was hiding under her chair, its tiny paws clutching the freeze-dried fire snake, nibbling at it, occasionally licking the crumbs from the corner of its mouth, its tail swaying gently, looking completely content.

"Hey, Zhu Ran, why are you pointing your phone at Shuangdie? Are you going to take a picture and post it on WeChat Moments?"

When Shang Yunying looked up again, she saw Zhu Ran adjusting the angle of his phone. She blinked her beautiful eyes and asked curiously.

Zhu Ran shook her head and said, "I plan to try self-media. I'll shoot some footage first, and maybe I can edit it into a video."

"Wow!"

Shang Yunying opened her almond-shaped eyes wide, her gaze filled with surprise and wonder:

"It's been four years. I always thought you were the rigid, research-obsessed type. I never expected you to be so trendy. You were hiding it for so long!"

"To be honest, I was also surprised when I heard it this morning!"

Liang Baizhou laughed heartily: "Master Zhu seems to have suddenly had a breakthrough, that's a good thing... Come on, cheers!"

Ding!

The six of them inexplicably clinked glasses.

Wang Xiao had almost finished eating when he heard the conversation suddenly shift towards social media, and he was quite surprised, as if he were meeting Zhu Ran for the first time.

"But the image quality of mobile phones isn't very good, isn't it? Things taken with them tend to be blurry?"

Shang Yunying tilted her head, her long eyelashes fluttering a few times, a hint of doubt flashing across her charming face.

Zhu Ran scratched his chin. Why did this question seem so familiar?

How do I explain to a rich woman the fact that ordinary people simply can't afford a camera chicken?

"Yunying, Zhu Ran has many expenses; how can we invest such high costs right from the start?"

Qin Yin had been listening attentively, seemingly having long forgotten the unpleasantness that had occurred in the classroom. After a moment's thought, she joined the conversation.

"Yes."

Shang Yunying realized that she usually only hung out with her two best friends, and they would take turns treating each other. She never cared whether the balance in her wallet was seven or six figures.

"That's easy!"

Shang Yunying suddenly perked up, her small hand reaching for her waist, and quickly pulled out a red sealing card.

"Little Bean, come out!"

"Cluck cluck!"

A large, proud rooster appeared in the private room.

It is a size larger than a regular camera chicken, with beautiful rainbow-colored feathers all over its body. Its beak points upwards, and its flesh and machinery blend together seamlessly, but it is not rough or bulky at all. Its streamlined design makes it look like a work of art.

[Race]: Beauty Chicken

[Attribute]: Mechanical/Light

[Life Level]: Mature

[Bloodline Strength]: B

[Core Capabilities]: Facial Recognition/Real-time Beautification/Memory Templates/Beauty Companion (Function Library)/Network Interface/Memory Card (256G)

[Racial Skills]: One-click generation, portrait retouching, image playback, privacy lock, flash.

[Status]: In heat

Zhu Ran was stunned for a moment.

Wow, this world is truly magical!

According to the breeding strategy, there are indeed twenty or thirty evolutionary forms of toy chickens, and the C-grade "camera chicken" is just the most standard and common one.

An even higher tier of "beauty-enhancing chicken"...

Wow! I heard that rich heiresses are extremely fond of this pet, and the price has been driven up again and again, at least doubling the price of a regular B-grade pet. This beautiful-looking chicken will cost no less than 60...

"Zhu Ran, this is Dou Ding!"

"You want to shoot a short video? How about I lend it to you? It's free, no charge!"

Shang Yunying raised her chin, her eyes full of enthusiasm, looking like she was strongly recommending it and brooking no refusal.

"...Why are you helping me?"

Zhu Ran asked himself honestly, were he really familiar with these people?

We were classmates for four years, but we talked no more than ten times. We had no way to contact each other, and our personal relationship was practically zero.

Just because of his performance on the variety show, he was curious about Xuexi's changes and impulsively decided to help her to this extent.

"What's the big deal? Aren't we classmates?"

Shang Yunying waved her hand, expressing her sincere admiration:

"In every subject exam so far, you've been either first or second; the title of 'study fanatic' is absolutely fitting!"

"You are clearly more talented and work harder than anyone else, but because of your cultivation aptitude, you've been stuck at the intermediate level of a trainer for three whole years..."

"You should know that even Shen Xingyu and Zhu Yao, who both had A-level qualifications, weren't as good as you back then!"

"And that clingy troll, what is he anyway? If you had even a glimpse of the truth, you could just step on his head and he wouldn't dare utter a sound..."

A warm feeling washed over Zhu Ran.

It turns out that the original owner had very few friends over the years, mainly because she was too closed off. If she were more outgoing and thick-skinned, like Shang Yunying, a kind-hearted girl, she would have been quite willing to lend a helping hand.

"Master Zhu, with such a beautiful woman from the University of Commerce offering her full support, it would be truly unreasonable for you to refuse!"

"Yeah, yeah! I treat you like a friend, but you treat me like a stranger. Be careful, or we might break up!"

"Brother Zhu, bad students have a lot of stationery, but you're not a bad student. With the help of a beauty filter, getting 50,000 followers next year shouldn't be difficult!"

"Only 50,000? My fans, Yin Yin's, Rong Rong's, and I together have 50,000! Zhu Ran, you should aim high. How about setting a small goal of 100,000 first?"