Basically, every genetically modified pet has at least nine different evolution routes.

This kind of pet was made for the common population to give birth to new pet masters in order to deal with the huge number of dungeons opened every year.

Thus, obtaining such a pet isn't difficult. It doesn't require anything like star mark or signing a contractor or such, at the same time it's very cheap.

The ash crow is one of the results of that research, and the pet Max chose to use his talent on.

..............

Max locked his target.

Zero-wing biological institute, the best producer of winged biological pets.

Back when Max chose his new pet, he already planned to buy it from them.

Max locked on their shop's location on the map.

“Lu let's go.”

Lucy flew up, following Max as they went outside.

This shop branch didn't except online orders for some reason, so Max had to go there personally.

.....

Taking a taxi, Max made sure he didn't show he was weak or some foolish tourist.

“Take me to ZWBI shop and be quick about it.”

“of course, sir.”

In such a city, if the taxi driver thinks you're easy to bully, then you will find yourself parked in some shady place, and welcomed warmly by a bunch of gangsters.

.....

The driver drove in silence, while Max focused on his phone, and Lucy blankly watched the dark background of Kain city.

Soon the driver stopped.

“we have arrived, sir.”

“hmm, wait for me here”. Spoke Max in a commanding tone, while he walked inside the shabby-looking shop.

Max was speechless.

This place looks like some cheap factory, not some high-quality shop.

“I guess that's why they don't provide online services.”

If not for the location being confirmed by the main website, Max would have thought this was some scam shop.

Walking inside, the place looked deserted, filled with dust.

A fat man welcomed Max.

“welcome customer, how can I help you?”

Max switched his gaze from the shabby surroundings to the middle-aged fat man.

‘ no jade beauty again?’

"I want to buy ash crows.”

“oh, you came to the right place customer. We have the best ash crows here and the price is also reasonable. E-rank crows with no skills are worth 150k while an elite one with 3 skills starts at the price of 299k.

As for the newborn ones, 10k.”

“I see. Do you have an elite crow that has the psychic link skill at the advanced mastery?.”

The fat man was confused for a moment, unable to remember the specific skill. He took a tablet and scrolled for a bit.

“ah, you mean that useless skill, sorry, but we don't have such a crow. Why do you need it, anyway?”

Unlawfully taken from Royal Road, this story should be reported if seen on Amazon.

“Sigh..I need it to perfect my combat style. Since you don't have a ready-made one, I will have to rase my own then.”

Of course, Max had big plans for psychic link but he won't tell this guy, at the same time not giving an answer might bring unnecessary attention.

Max was good at lying anyway, so just give some random excuse.

“I see, a newborn then?” asked the fat man.

“actually I want to buy an egg. I am willing to buy it at the price of the newborn.”

“ah, we don't sell eggs, but since you are paying that much then sure, are you buying one?”

“no I am buying 40.”

“excuse me?”

“40.”

“alright 40 then, let me check….. Hmm. Yes. Alright customer, I need you to pay half of the price in front and the other half when you receive the goods 5 days from now, and please leave your number.”

“I also want to buy an incubator case, the best one, put the eggs inside.”

The fat mad didn't even comment this time. It was good business and he couldn’t care less about Max's wasteful expenses.

“That will be 550k, since it's the first time to deal with us. Make it 500k”

Max just nodded…..

Once the business was concluded, he departed and returned to the taxi.

“Go back to the hotel.”

“yes, sir.”

....….........

Soon Max was already inside his hotel room. He planned to camp inside, in till he was ready to leave to the wilderness.

.....

Max spent the next period of time teaching Lucy. He really didn't want to stay anymore than necessary in this city.

So he was very strict, using anime on one side and precise instructions on the other side.

This time, since he plans to switch mountains, he needs Lucy to focus on low-key development, only doing a killing blow when necessary inside the simulation.

Just like that, time passed.

....

One night Max was hugging Lucy and sleeping peacefully.

Suddenly, he opened his eyes wide and silently stood up, agitated.

He looked around, trying to identify the source of his anxiousness.

This was obviously his passive skill, and Max won't ignore it.

‘The door!.’

Max didn't hesitate. He woke up the sleeping Lucy while making sure she wouldn't make any noise.

Through their mental link, he sent a command.

Lucy's eyes widened in excitement, and she flew behind Max as he opened the window and jumped from the third floor.

Lucy held him happily and flew down faster.

........

Back inside Max's room, a ghost-like figure walked through the door, then solidified into a woman with a hot body, short black hair, and golden eyes.

She looked down at her in proper clothes. She felt annoyed.

“thankfully, the owner of this room isn't here. I don’t have to punch him for seeing me like this, nor compensate him for hiding in his room. Sigh!, what a hectic day.”

She went to take a bath, taking the place as her own.

.......

Downstairs, Max walked inside the hotel again. No one dared to mess around in this hotel and that's for a reason.

Looking at the lazy receptionist, he spoke directly.

“someone invaded my room, maybe a thief or a killer.”

The young man's laziness disappeared completely, and a sharp glint could be seen in his eyes.

“are you sure? If you are lying, you won't get off with just an apology. Our hotel's reputation isn't a joke. “

“I just jumped out of the window.”

The young man didn't speak. He took a strange-looking phone and spoke in it.

“hound, go to room 07, kill directly.”

Suddenly, Max could hear screaming and the sound of crashing.

Max saw an ugly 2m tall dog jumping from the third floor holding a woman's body in his mouth.

‘wow so fast!’.

Looking closely, the woman is still alive, although completely bloody.

Max took a deep breath. This is a zombie hound. It should be a B-Rank pet or at least C-rank.

And since that woman is still alive till now, she should be at least D-rank.

The hound walked inside, filling the hallway with blood.

The young man looked at Max.

“since she is still alive, you can have her as compensation for our negligence.”

The hound gave Max a bad look. He still wants to enjoy his meal, but since the young man spoke, it can't be helped.

While the woman looked at Max with a hopeful look, although this guy was the reason for her current situation, as long as she survives this, she was willing to forgive him.

Although what confused her is how Max found out about her, with her special concealment ability, even the hound didn't find her.

It’s beyond her wildest imagination that a random dude, she happened to invade his room, has a passive skill of purple grade.

Max didn't give a shit about the pleading look she gave him, and shook his head immediately.

“no need for compensation. You can keep her. The money I paid is well worth it. I have no complaints.”

The young man nodded, while the woman's pleading look switched to a desperate one immediately.

The ugly zombie hound opened his mouth wide and bit down.

. “Ahhhhhhhhhhhvvv” a painful scream filled the surrounding.

Max didn't give a damn and took the scared little Lucy back to room 07.

Before he left, the young man took out a feather and waved it around a little.

Voosh!!.

The hallway was cleaned instantly; the blood disappeared both in the hallway and room 07.

…..

Inside room 07, Max calmed Lucy.

“it's alright girl, we are safe.”

Lucy just hugged Max, although she didn't care about the blood or the dieing woman, but the aura of that dog really scared her.

Max patted her back gently.

“It’s alright Lu. I am here.”

After Lucy regained her composure, Max patted her little head.

“you see Lu, that's why I am harsh on you.

Only when we are stronger can we ignore everything else and live happily.

Others will be scared of us, not the other way around.

Next time we train, remember my instructions.”

Little Lucy nodded solemnly. She always had vague dreams when they simulate so she somewhat understood the training Max meant.

“alright let's go back to sleep for now.”

As he lay down next to Lucy, he couldn't help but think about what had just happened.

Just how unlucky he was to deal with such nonsense.

………….