After using cheats, I became the strongest Beast Tamer - Chapter 216 - Chapter 216: Chapter 189: Spirit of the Mountain Stone

Chapter 216: Chapter 189: Spirit of the Mountain Stone

Old Qin reminded me twice to sound the alarm.

Chen Xing sensed something was amiss.

Chen Xing tentatively asked Old Qin, “Grandpa Qin, is there something in the warehouse?”

“How can such a huge warehouse have nothing in it? That’d be ridiculous,” Old Qin looked at Chen Xing with surprise, thinking how such a big guy could be so slow-witted.

Chen Xing shook his head, “That’s not what I mean. You know what I’m asking, Grandpa Qin.”

Old Qin waved his hand nonchalantly, “Hey, don’t worry, young man. Everything in the warehouse is dead, there’s nothing alive.”

“…”

It’s precisely because there’s nothing alive that I’m worried.

Chen Xing was stupefied, and shaking his head, he guessed there might be some undead creatures stored here.

Creatures from the Exotic Region come in all varieties, and naturally, there are undead species.

However, using undead species for Beast Taming was quite rare.

It’s simply because most undead monsters don’t look too good, and of course, there are some with good looks, but those among the undead species with stunning appearances are truly rare.

Ordinary people wouldn’t have a way to get their hands on them, and those who do find the cost-performance too low, as there are far too many substitutes with a higher cost-performance.

“I’ll take you to have a look.” Old Qin led Chen Xing into the large warehouse behind them.

The warehouse of Beihai Academy looked like a super-large storage building from the outside.

It was located in the central area of the Jiuzhou University building complex, next to a lake.

By the mountain and water, the warehouse built at the foot of the mountain stretched all the way into the hillside.

The heavy iron door was opened.

A rich scent came rushing towards them.

What met their eyes was aisle after aisle of shelving units stretching into the darkness.

Each shelf was stocked with various supplies, with a sample of each item displayed at the front.

Behind the samples were large, sealed iron boxes with adhesive seals on them.

The massive warehouse was so quiet that only Chen Xing’s footsteps and the echoing emptiness could be heard.

Inside the warehouse, there was also a small room.

Old Qin said, “This room is for your breaks, and you’ll need to patrol every two hours.”

In the small room, a handsome young man who was reading looked up at the two people entering and promptly stood up from his chair. “Grandpa Qin.”

Old Qin instructed Chen Xing, “This is the new part-time student. Get along well and show him the ropes. You can also ask him about anything you’re unsure of.”

After giving the instructions, Old Qin turned and left the warehouse.

Once he had gone, the young man who had been sitting and reading greeted Chen Xing warmly, “You’re new? Let me tell you about the rules; they’re actually quite relaxed, and there’s plenty of time.”

“Four hundred and eighty hours, which means just twenty continuous days on duty, and we usually discuss the shifts among ourselves: whoever is available comes over. Normally, we’ll give a heads-up in the group. I’ll add you to the group first.”

Chen Xing was added to a group called “Beihai Logistics Division Small Squad.”

After joining, the group was quiet, with no one sending messages.

The young man said, “Most of the others are pretty busy. Right now, five of them are outside the school, and inside the school it’s just me and Old Xiang.”

At this point, the young man hesitated briefly before asking, “Do you have time today?”

“I have time today,” Chen Xing nodded.

The young man breathed a sigh of relief, “That’s good. I was planning to contact Old Xiang, but Old Xiang said he has something to do and might come over later. If you can help with the shift, then we won’t need to trouble him.”

“Let me take you through the usual duty process.”

“Put on the vest, take the flashlight, and follow me. Oh, right, I forgot to introduce myself. I am Fan You, a junior. If you need any help, you can also ask me, I’ve been at the school for quite a few years and am well acquainted with the rules,” Fan You said to Chen Xing.

“Fan Senior, let’s add each other as friends too,” Chen Xing said, taking out his phone.

Fan You agreed readily.

After exchanging contacts with Fan You, the two of them put on green vests, took their flashlights, and walked into the warehouse.

“This warehouse is used by the academy to store reserves; I heard it has a history of several hundred years.”

Fan You walked ahead, his flashlight casting a straight beam of light.

Tall shelves on both sides were lined up, casting long shadows under the flashlight’s glow.

Chen Xing’s peripheral vision caught the sample treasures and materials on the shelves; at a glance, it was hard to find any repeats.

If the treasures were liquid or gaseous, they were stored in special transparent bottles.

Too many, far too many.

At this moment, Chen Xing felt like a mouse that had been dropped into a rice bin.

All these treasures; he had no idea how much money he would have to spend to buy them himself.

If he bought them and then failed to unlock any rare evolutionary paths, the money would be utterly wasted.

Thinking that he could experiment with so many treasures here, a restless excitement began to stir within Chen Xing.

“Every item in the warehouse is accounted for, our job is simply to patrol around daily,” Fan You said. “Don’t ever take off the vest on you; aside from us, there are other security personnel in the warehouse. If you’re not wearing the vest, you will be regarded as an intruder.”

Soon, Chen Xing saw the other security personnel Fan You spoke of—a stone statue.

From the outside, it looked like an ordinary stone statue.

Its light gray stone body stood silent and motionless.

[Species]Stone Spirit Guardian

[Energy Level]100+

[Energy Level Limit]100+

[State]Healthy (Asleep)

It was a Transcendence Beast Taming!

Chen Xing examined the stone statue carefully.

Indeed, a place as important as this wouldn’t just be left for a bunch of students to watch over.

This role was probably more about giving students with part-time study jobs a position than anything else.

Patrolling the warehouse didn’t require going through every single area; you just had to reach the farthest end and “swipe your card” at the equipment there to complete the bi-hourly registration.

“Senior Fan, I heard from Uncle Qin that if the light turns red, we should ring the alarm bell?”

Hearing this, Fan You chuckled, shaking his head. “Just take those words with a grain of salt; in all my time working here part-time, I’ve never once encountered such a situation.”

“At first, I was just like you, always cautious, always worried about something popping out from who knows where. Later, I found out there’s really nothing to worry about. Aside from these sleeping Stone Spirit Guardians, there’s nothing else.”

By the way, there’s another benefit to working part-time here. There are so many treasures, and although we can’t take them or damage them,

each one has a real sample. It’s quite good for broadening one’s knowledge. Many treasures I’ve only ever read about in books have real samples here, which is very helpful for learning about materials.”

Fan You led Chen Xing to the deepest part of the warehouse, where there was a closed valve and a device that looked like a card swiper.

Fan You took out his student ID and beeped it on the device.

“Beyond here is not where we patrol anymore, let’s go back,” he said.

Fan You led Chen Xing back to the rest area.

He said, “Every time you swipe your card to register, it counts as recording two hours of work time.”

“I’ll be taking off now. If you have any questions, you can ask them in the group chat. There’s a water heater, air conditioning, chairs, and even decent signal here. The shelf over there has newspapers from the past two years.” After patiently explaining everything, Fan You picked up some books from the table and quickly left.

Once Fan You had left, Chen Xing sat down in the rest area.

He was contemplating, could he summon a Beast Taming in the warehouse?

If the Beast Taming was small in size, like the Sìxiàng, it should be fine.

But with Taotie’s size, even a guess would tell you that it absolutely could not be summoned inside the warehouse.

There was no space for it to even stand.

However… what about Taotie undergoing pet form correction?

In its state of pet form correction, could it still use its rare pet exploration skill to try matching with the treasures?

If that were possible, it would be very convenient!