There were many types of pets in Fate, with the most common being the combat pets of Hunters and Warlocks. However, Hunters' pets were captured by their own hands, while Warlocks' pets were summoned by their own hands. It was impossible for players of other classes to obtain such pets.
Other than combat pets, there were also ornamental pets and mounts.
These two types of pets, especially ornamental pets, were much less practical than combat pets. However, it was still enough to attract all kinds of players. First, let's talk about mount-type pets. Before the release of the new expansion pack, almost all races and classes rode horses. There were very few other types of mounts. Even the occasional mount like Ye Ci's T-Rex and Fleeting Time's Unicorn were exclusive to Hunters, as Hunters had the ability to capture pets. With a bit of luck, it was very easy to capture a mount.
Furthermore, the pets captured by Hunters could not be traded, which meant that players of other classes were unable to obtain a unique mount.
However, this problem was completely solved with the release of the new expansion pack. Every player had the chance to obtain a pet egg after defeating a dungeon or field BOSS. There was also a chance that a pet egg would hatch into a mount or an ornamental pet. Such a setting had caused the players' passion to soar. With the increase in players' enthusiasm, the rate and number of BOSS kills increased exponentially. This also led to a huge increase in the drop rate of pet eggs.
This also caused the pet egg hatcheries in various cities to become more popular.
To Ye Ci, a mount-type pet was a necessity, but an ornament-type pet was a waste of time. Most women had an innate ability to resist small and cute things. However, for Ye Ci, practicality was the most important thing. Thus, no matter how small or cute an ornamental pet was, it was useless to her.
From afar, Ye Ci could see many players with ornamental pets. Of course, most of them were female players. These ornamental pets were not easy to obtain. Very few female players would be patient enough to collect them. This gave many male players a great opportunity to pursue the opposite sex. In his previous life, gifting a cute and beautiful pet to a female player he liked was a trend that had been around since the second expansion pack. Even after Ye Ci's rebirth, this trend hadn't stopped.
And now, it seemed that this trend would continue to be popular in this life.
After female players received ornamental pets from male players, they would immediately bring them out and stand outside the pet shop. Although they didn't say anything, everyone knew that they were showing off. Moreover, there were quite a few female players showing off like this. As a result, this street had become the most crowded place for pet viewing.
Ye Ci snuck past a female player with a little white rabbit, another female player with a little pig, and two more female players with a little butterfly and a little man-eating flower. Finally, she reached the entrance of the pet shop. She let out a long sigh. It really wasn't easy. She turned around and looked at the female players with ornamental pets. They were either chatting with their friends or standing at the side proudly showing off. She couldn't help but shake her head. These people definitely weren't PvP. Don't they know that ornamental pets can expose a player's position during PvP?
Sigh. However, this was not within Ye Ci's scope of consideration. Everyone had their own reasons for playing the game. She didn't need to use her own way of thinking to measure other people's way of thinking.
Ye Ci immediately felt that the shop had grown bigger the moment she stepped into the pet egg hatchery. Due to the crowd outside and the fact that she was wearing a cloak, she didn't have time to observe the exterior of the pet shop. But now, it seemed that the pet shop had been upgraded to at least a Level 3 shop. Not only was the first floor much bigger, there were also many more NPC shop assistants helping to take care of business.
"How may I help you? Esteemed Madam. " A golden-haired NPC walked up to Ye Ci and greeted her respectfully just as she was about to take a look at the interior of the pet shop.
As Ye Ci's Reputation in Red Lake City had reached Respected, this NPC was exceptionally courteous to her. It was even more courteous to her than to other players.
"I would like to look for your boss. I once hatched a pet egg here. Today is the appointed time." In order to not reveal her identity, Ye Ci lowered her voice and spoke in a volume that only the two of them could hear.
The human NPC looked at Ye Ci and replied in a soft voice, "Yes, esteemed Madam. Please follow me."
These NPCs were very intelligent. They could determine a player's needs from their tone of voice, whether they wanted to show off or keep it a secret. They would also adjust their tone according to the player's needs. Just like how Ye Ci lowered her voice, it was obvious that she didn't want other players to know about this matter. The human NPC did the same without hesitation and lowered his voice so that no one would know.
Ye Ci followed the human NPC to the back of the pet shop. She lifted the curtain and walked in. The other players were still busy hatching pet eggs with the other NPCs. They didn't even notice that a cloaked player had entered the pet shop and mysteriously disappeared with the NPCs.
After entering the back of the pet shop, the human NPC reported to the Undead NPC who was busy in front of a pile of utensils and left. The Undead NPC turned around and looked at Ye Ci. Ye Ci also lowered her cloak and silently looked at the female Undead. It was unknown whether it was because of hard work or natural causes, but her sallow face was slightly green. Her appearance was very decent, but no matter how decent the appearance of the undead was, there would always be a ghastly ghostly aura. This was probably due to the fact that their race had been living in graveyards since they were young and had been accompanied by the dead and ghosts for a long time.
"You're here?" The female Undead's memory was obviously much better than the last time. At the very least, she was able to recognize Ye Ci as the owner of the mysterious egg.
Ye Ci nodded, "Has my egg hatched?"
The female Undead did not immediately answer Ye Ci's question. Instead, she revealed a proud smile, "There is nothing that I, Luna, can't do."
Ye Ci raised an eyebrow. So the female Undead's name was Luna. Ye Ci was very familiar with the story of Fate and the quest line. However, she did not remember Luna. It seemed that Luna was just a normal NPC who was of little use to the quest line of the game. Even so, Ye Ci still bowed respectfully to Luna and greeted her, "Nice to meet you, Luna."
Luna was not surprised by Ye Ci's greeting. She turned around and walked towards a transparent container filled with a red liquid, and a white egg was soaked in the liquid. Ye Ci looked at the egg. It seemed to have grown a little. Why did it look bigger than when she brought it over? Luna reached out and took the egg out of the liquid. The boiling liquid immediately calmed down as soon as the egg was taken away. It was as if it had always been this still.
Luna hugged the egg and walked to a small golden velvet table. There was a soft velvet cushion on the table, and there was a static shelf at the corner of the cushion. It was obvious that the shelf was used to protect the pet egg. Luna placed the pet egg on the shelf and took out a small golden hammer from somewhere. It was neither too big nor too small. It was only about 30 centimeters long. The hammer was embedded with all sorts of beautiful gemstones. A long decorative tassel hung at the end of the hammer. It looked very luxurious and beautiful.
She handed the golden hammer to Ye Ci, "Go ahead. Knock it lightly and it'll come out."
Ye Ci was stunned by Luna's words. She remembered that she only needed to drip a drop of blood on the eggshell to open the egg in her past life. But now, Luna was giving her a hammer ….. It seemed to go against the laws of nature. Wouldn't the creature inside the egg die if it was smashed open?
Luna saw Ye Ci's suspicion and smiled, "Special eggs require special treatment. You can trust me on this. I'm a certified hatcher in Flooding Lake City. If I kill a hatched pet, then I'll be ruining my reputation. I don't need to do that. Besides, I don't have any grudges against you."
Luna's words were very reasonable. Ye Ci didn't hesitate and took the hammer from Luna's hand. She walked to the small table and asked, "Where should I hit?"
Luna took a step back and gave the best spot to Ye Ci. She smiled and instructed, "At the top, the sharpest spot. Just hit it lightly. Don't use too much force."
Ye Ci took a deep breath and placed the hammer on the egg. Then, she gently knocked it. In fact, she didn't use much strength, but the eggshell cracked with a crack. Suddenly, a white thing fell out of the eggshell and landed on the velvet cushion with a dull thud.
Ye Ci raised her eyebrows and looked at the white thing squirming on the velvet cushion. She couldn't tell what it was for a long time. After a while, she put down the hammer in her hand and reached out with her right hand. She used her thumb and index finger to lift the white thing up until she was looking at it. She shook it and asked, "What is this?" If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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