So... am I not here to exact punishment?
Under Princess Veronica’s watchful gaze, Leon sighed deeply as he awkwardly pulled the golden-haired dog through the window.
I’m doomed; this time, I’m probably really screwed...
"Woof woof! (You’re finished)"
Huh? What are you, a single underage pup, meddling with? Want to discuss this with me? Wait until you grow bigger than a slipper!
Vengefully ruffling Harry’s forehead, messing up his little tuft of golden hair, Leon sighed and opened the badge slot, switching the [Poop Scooper] badge... Oh no, he brought out the advanced "Breeder" badge.
[Breeder: Possesses a pet that recognizes you as its master and maintains a long-term feeding relationship]
[Wearing Effect: After a long time of mutual companionship, you and the pet you raise have become mentally connected, sometimes it can understand your meaning even without instructions]
[Advanced Route: If the pet feeding duration exceeds a year and the pet’s physical condition remains healthy, this badge will automatically advance to the silver badge "Breeder". Tʜe sourcᴇ of thɪs content ɪs Nove1Fire.net
If the number of fed pets continues to increase, until more than 10 pets are sustained healthy for more than half a year, this badge will automatically advance to the silver badge "Animal Pen Master".
If expanding the range of breeding to include other creatures beyond 10 ordinary animals, establishing long-term master-servant feeding relationships, this badge will bypass the silver stage and directly advance to the hidden gold badge "Master".
Current long-term fed creatures: 1 Mirror Dog, 1 Word-Eating Worm, 4 Demons.
days of feeding relationship required to advance to "Breeder".
more pets required and all pets to maintain healthy for 362 days to advance to "Animal Pen Master".
creatures beyond ordinary animals required and maintain master-servant feeding relationship for over 30 days to advance to "Master".]
[Hidden Trait (no wearing needed): As a well-reviewed breeder, your affinity with animals will be greatly enhanced]
To be honest, although this badge is only bronze level, the subsequent advancements are really hard to achieve...
Patting Harry’s butt, letting it take him back to the bureau, Leon rubbed his brow in some difficulty.
This [Poop Scooper] badge was activated along with the [Mirror Dog], counting over two months ago, logically it should’ve advanced by now, just maintaining a pet’s healthy condition for a month allows [Poop Scooper] to advance to [Breeder].
Unfortunately, the director went on a drunken spree in between, getting poor Harry drunk for a whole day, and the drunken state was undoubtedly unwell, considered "poor feeding behavior", resetting the progress of [Poop Scooper] advancement.
Later, Harry himself caught a cold from playful antics, plus accidentally upset stomach from bad food, so this badge that should have long advanced was reset twice in progress, until barely fulfilling a month’s worth two days ago, successfully advancing to bronze level.
This shows that there are too many unexpected events in life, no matter how careful it’s hard to not have any problems for a whole year, plus I really don’t have year-long energy to meticulously feed pets, those first two advancement options can be directly eliminated.
As for the third [Master] option... if the Black Goat’s offals are gathered, it might almost work.
Feeling the "thrive-growing" offals, satisfaction flashed in Leon’s eyes.
Though they verbally deny it, they indeed feed on their own "desires" and "sins", thus counting as fed pets, and they don’t even need personal feeding, they’re the perfect "filler" for card game glitches.
Too bad the last promotion assessment was too busy, spent time just talking and eating people, didn’t manage to find Abigail to trade for goat whips, otherwise already would’ve secured 7 pet quotas by now.
Hmm... seems like I’ll have to try writing a few letters through the director’s channel more often, to really strengthen ties.
After all, I did save her life, plus not going to directly demand anything, just offering equal trade with other abnormal objects, she probably won’t refuse... right?
While Leon considered how to write a letter to subtly remind Abigail of the "life-saving grace", yet without appearing to "corner her for favors", the rapidly switching mirror world around stabilized completely, and Harry’s barking echoed in his ear.
"Woof woof woof! (We’re here!)"
Replying in the "basic dog language" learned from Harry, Leon exited out of his office door glass, stood in the Virgin Branch’s first-floor hallway, however...
Along with somewhat sticky sounds, the hallway that Leon had walked many times before unexpectedly became exceptionally sticky, directly sticking his shoes to the floor.
And just as Leon instinctively kicked off his shoes, pulling out the [Silver Dagger of Cutting] to retaliate, a strand of red hair quietly swept by, cutting a circle along Leon’s shoe sole, directly scraping a thin layer off the tile beneath him, freeing his shoe from the hallway.
"Don’t use any abnormal objects, just walk over directly."
From the director’s office, the familiar voice of the red-haired director came through.
"The bureau’s ground has been reverse-taped by Harry, anything ’abnormal’ contacting it will be directly stuck... oh, also, don’t touch the walls!"
Before Leon could reach to support himself on the wall, the red-haired director reminded again:
"The walls have Amien’s potion, the kind absorbed through skin contact, be careful not to rub it."
What... I just left for vacation not long ago? How has the bureau changed?
And what are these? Although Harry’s and Amien’s capabilities are decent, even if Aquarius went senile, he wouldn’t fall for such trivial tricks, pure redundancy!
With some resignation, retracting his hand from the wall, Leon could only jump and pull on his now much heavier shoes, hopping unsteadily towards the director’s office. Upon pushing open the door, three scrutinizing and vigilant gazes simultaneously fell on him.
"This is Leon, Leon Laine, the newcomer who joined last year in our Virgin Branch."
"Leon, these three are deputy directors, here to stand guard for me at the Virgin Branch, from left to right: Director Misha of the Cat Mount Branch, Director Hoover of the Whale Division, and Director Leo Oak of the Cheetah Division."
After briefly introducing both sides, the red-haired director discreetly winked at Leon, then smilingly added:
"Sorry for calling you over late at night, but I have to leave for the main bureau at dawn, and all three insisted on meeting you while I’m still here, hope you don’t mind."