"Mr. Gao Peng, do you have some free time today?" Liu Senlin called as soon as Gao Peng left the school.
"What's up?" Gao Peng stopped in his tracks.
"I'd like to treat you to a meal. I have a few friends coming over as well. I'd like you to do me the honor and introduce them to you." Liu Senlin's tone was a little flattering.
But he couldn't be blamed. After all, the lifeline of his company was completely in the hands of Gao Peng.
He thought for a moment. There was still a lot of food in the fridge at home. He didn't have to worry about Dumb going hungry.
"Okay, I'm free today. I'm at …" Before Gao Peng could finish his sentence, a black car parked in front of the school gate slowly drove over and stopped in front of him.
The car window rolled down, revealing a smiling Liu Senlin.
Gao Peng was speechless.
"It's been hard on you." Gao Peng put Da Zi in the trunk and sat in the front passenger seat. Only then did Gao Peng notice a girl about seventeen or eighteen years old sitting in the back seat. She had shoulder-length hair.
"It's no trouble. Actually, it's on the way. Haha." Liu Senlin laughed. "My daughter happens to be in your school. I'm here to pick her up from school today."
"This is the second time you've come to my school this year. The first time was when school started," Liu Zhaoyu said faintly from the back seat.
Liu Senlin was stunned.
"Meow." A cat's meow came from the back seat.
But this cat's meow didn't seem to be very authentic. It changed the sound of "Miao" to "Mao" …
Liu Zhaoyu, who was sitting in the back seat, gently stroked the chin of the white long-tailed cat lying in her arms. The white long-tailed cat squinted its eyes and laid lazily in its owner's arms, motionless. She looked curiously at Gao Peng, who was sitting in the front passenger seat.
This person was also from her school. He looked about the same age as her, but he had asked her father to pick him up personally.
Gao Peng leaned back in his seat and pretended to sleep. Liu Senlin, who was sitting in the driver's seat, said, "Mr. Gao, if you have time, I wonder if you could help Zhaoyu take a look at her familiar."
Liu Zhaoyu was very surprised. Why was she suddenly involved?
"I'll be in the studio on Saturday and Sunday. You can ask her to come to the studio to find me on weekends," Gao Peng replied.
"Okay." Liu Senlin was silent and focused on driving. Then, the atmosphere in the car fell silent.
After a while, the car stopped at the gate of a community. Liu Senlin turned to Liu Zhaoyu and said, "You go home first. Your Uncle Gao and I have something to do."
Through the car window, Gao Peng also saw the familiar in Liu Zhaoyu's arms. It was a white, long-tailed cat about half a meter long. Its eyes were slightly squinted as it lay in Liu Zhaoyu's arms. Its eyes were as clear as green amber.
[Monster Name]: Mint Cat
[Monster Level]: Level 12
[Monster Grade]: Normal
[Monster Attribute]: Wood
[Monster Weakness]: Water
[Requirements for Promotion to Excellent Grade]: …
A cat-type beast? That was rare.
Ever since the cataclysm, many cats had mutated, and the situation had gone out of control.
Cats were known as neurotic animals. No one could guess what they were thinking about, especially after they mutated and became more intelligent, they became more neurotic.
Then, many cat-type monsters in the city fled from the human city, so cat-type familiars were very rare.
Finally, the car left the community and drove to the suburbs.
"Who are your friends?" Gao Peng asked curiously.
"Mr. Gao, you'll know when you get there." Liu Senlin nodded.
Finally, the car stopped in front of a small quaint house.
"We're here," Liu Senlin said.
After getting out of the car and entering the house, Gao Peng realized that it was a high-end village-style hotel. It was decorated in a landscape garden style, and it had the charm of a small bridge in Jiangnan.
It was probably the work of a master who was proficient in landscape design.
Walking along the courtyard, they entered a heavenly courtyard. There were more than ten people sitting in the courtyard, both men and women. When they saw Gao Peng enter, they all looked at Gao Peng from head to toe. Although there was no arrogance in their eyes, there was a kind of criticism.
Gao Peng frowned unconsciously. Being looked at by these people made him very uncomfortable. If it weren't for Liu Senlin, he would have turned around and left immediately.
Without waiting for Gao Peng to ask, Liu Senlin introduced enthusiastically, "This is Captain Song Si of the Firefly Hunting Team, and this is Captain Jiang Gu of the Star Hunting Team …"
In one breath, he introduced everyone sitting there to Gao Peng.
Hunting Team was the abbreviation of the Monster Hunting Alliance.
Gao Peng narrowed his eyes. He thought that the friends Liu Senlin mentioned were just friends in real life, but now, all of the people sitting there were Monster Hunting Teams. How could there be such a coincidence in the world?
If they really wanted to find him to train familiars, he definitely wouldn't refuse. After all, it was business no matter who the customer was.
But to find him through Liu Senlin's channels was not very kind. Perhaps Liu Senlin was preparing to use his relationship with him to achieve some kind of benefit. Gao Peng didn't like this very much.
These were two different things. He and Liu Senlin were purely business partners. He didn't even owe Liu Senlin anything. Instead, Liu Senlin owed him. He had helped Liu Senlin evolve so many Commander-tier familiars, which was definitely far more than what Liu Senlin had paid him.
Gao Peng nodded and sat down with a normal expression.
In the center of the courtyard was a small pool with a fountain flowing. Surrounding it was a circular stone table standing at the edge of the pool. Under the circular stone table, there was an ingenious pulley that allowed the table to rotate.
A waiter placed plates of dishes on the stone table. The dishes looked, smelled, and smelled good. The colors were bright, and it was very appetizing.
During the meal, from time to time, people would ask Gao Peng about training familiars. Their words had the intention of testing him. Gao Peng endured the discomfort and responded politely. Whenever they touched on something important, he would change the topic.
He wasn't like the other Dragon Aotian who would flip the table on the spot when they were displeased. That would feel good, but it was only for a moment. There would be endless trouble in the future.
In the real world, people wouldn't give you 30 years. They would directly eliminate the threat from the cradle.
Of course, Gao Peng hoped that he had enough confidence to tell those who didn't want to talk to him to get lost. Unfortunately, he didn't have the strength to do so. So, for the time being, he had to try to do things within the rules.
After the meal, Gao Peng sighed. "Sorry, I'm not very knowledgeable. You are all the top teams in the Chang 'an Monster Hunting Alliance. How can you leave such an important task to a high school student like me? If an accident happens, I won't be able to escape the blame." After saying that, Gao Peng declined Liu Senlin's offer to drive him home. He called for a taxi and went straight home.
"This kid really doesn't know what's good for him." The leader of the Heavenly Star Hunting Team, Jiang Gu, snorted coldly. He was a little angry.
They were all people who had lived for decades. How could they not see Gao Peng's dissatisfaction and perfunctory attitude?
"Forget it. He's just a kid. Captain Jiang wouldn't really want to argue with a kid, right?" Song Yao laughed lightly. She didn't think much of Gao Peng's childishness.
"Alright, alright. Let's continue eating. It's okay. Manager Liu meant well." A Monster Hunting Team leader tried to smooth things over.
This small episode of the banquet ended just like that.
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