Jiang Lin’s gaze connected with the paper effigy side just as he saw a half-meter-long black and white calf.
The calf was small, seemingly still in its infancy, with long eyelashes and a pair of large, dark eyes.
Its nose was pink, and it wore a pair of hoop earrings on each ear. It looked quite handsome.
Besides the calf, there were several other pet beasts, including the Seven-Colored Egg and the robot.
At this moment, they were all hiding in a sheep pen, secretly observing something.
“Ran off to the human world?”
Jiang Lin recalled.
After returning from the North Hall, before he even mentioned it, the Seven-Colored Egg had proactively stated its desire to continue taking on missions to earn money.
For him to pay tuition, book fees, and so on.
So, he specifically went through a series of procedures for it.
Unlike the temporary pass from the North Hall, this one was long-term, allowing it to accept missions independently and travel between the Yin and Yang realms.
Its authority was similar to that of a ghost soldier with its owner’s permission.
He hadn’t expected the Seven-Colored Egg to be using it so soon.
“What are they trying to do?”
Jiang Lin became slightly interested, seeing it as a good opportunity to relax.
As for whether the Seven-Colored Egg would cause trouble?
Jiang Lin believed he hadn’t led the Seven-Colored Egg astray.
…
In the human world, at a sheep farm.
A man in his thirties was having his lunch.
His hair was slicked back, he had a scarred face, and was sporting stubble.
He sat bare-chested at the table, holding a bottle of wine in one hand and a leg of lamb in the other, eating heartily.
His mouth was greasy.
His beer belly was protruding, clearly indicating he had already consumed a significant amount.
“Damn, this is delicious! How can anything be this tasty?!”
“I’ve been blind all these years! Not eating such good food and chasing girls instead!”
“Those stinky women, too, ungrateful! Wasted so much of my time!”
He mumbled indistinctly, as if trying to make up for all the past losses.
When he mentioned women, he became even more indignant, taking a bite of the lamb leg.
Wisps of black mist emerged from his dark eyes, covering the whites.
As he was feasting, in the sheep pen behind him—
The Seven-Colored Egg cautiously poked its head out, then quickly retracted it.
It sent a telepathic message to its companions: ‘Hold steady! It’s not time yet!’
Receiving the command, its companions immediately nodded.
Each of them wore a serious expression, their eyes alert, and their ears perked up.
Among them,
The calf’s eyes were wide open, as if it had seen an enemy.
It was ready to charge out at any moment.
The calf’s name was Xiao Hua, a pet of a ghost messenger, studying alongside the Seven-Colored Egg in the ordinary teaching area.
The curriculum in the ordinary teaching area, besides literacy and sentence construction, also covered certain knowledge of the underworld.
It was necessary for both ghost soldiers and the pet beasts of ghost messengers to understand some of it.
To avoid causing trouble for their owners.
However, before this, the calf and the Seven-Colored Egg had no prior interaction.
It only knew that this transfer student’s learning progress was very fast, and he was often called upon by the teacher to answer questions.
But that had nothing to do with it.
It just wanted to know when its owner would remember and seriously treat the fact that it was a bull!
—How could a bull be given such a cute, flashy, and effeminate name like ‘Xiao Hua’?!
It was simply a disgrace!
But on the first day of school, it had asked the teacher: In underworld law, is there a pet beast name maintenance right?
The teacher was taken aback: No.
The calf did not give up and asked again: Then is there a calf name maintenance right?
The teacher: …No.
Why not?! Wow!
The calf’s world immediately collapsed a little.
Heavens! This world had no cow rights!
What’s wrong with cows!
Cows can also produce milk (though it didn’t have any)!
Cows are so cute, why can’t they be protected?!
As a calf, it was very sad.
But this sadness was something its teacher, and even its owner, could not understand.
Until that day, a voice broke into its mind.
“What’s wrong with pets! Pets also have pet rights! Pets can also achieve great things!”
It looked up and saw a round egg.
The Seven-Colored Egg stood above the podium, its body alternating between red and yellow, quite agitated.
It telepathically called out to the pet beast classmates:
“Only by proving our value can we make our owners take us seriously, can they not ignore us!
Only then can we truly stand up, and then…”
“Yes! You’re right!”
Before the Seven-Colored Egg could finish speaking, the calf couldn’t help but respond loudly.
These words struck a chord with it.
“Only by proving our value will our owners not ignore our feelings! They won’t just summon us and dismiss us at will!”
Only then might it be possible to change the disgrace of its name ‘Xiao Hua’!
The Seven-Colored Egg on the podium paused and glanced at the robot next to it.
The respondent it had arranged hadn’t appeared yet.
But this was fine too.
Following the calf’s response, several other pet beasts chimed in.
“I want independence too! To earn money!”
“But how do we do it? I only know how to act cute and roll around~”
The Seven-Colored Egg stepped forward, wishing it could pat its chest and guarantee, “Follow me, and I guarantee you’ll eat well and live luxuriously!”
“I have a way!”
Thus, a group of pet beasts conspired and grandly (secretly) skipped school.
Some, fearing punishment upon returning home, had prepared in advance, leaving a small note saying they were playing at a friend’s house.
If this operation succeeded, it would be great, but if it failed…
At least they could escape punishment.
…
Suddenly, a sheep next to the Seven-Colored Egg shifted its position.
A marmot with a憨厚 demeanor and two large front teeth poked its head out.
It raised one paw and, mimicking the human gesture of reporting, said:
‘Report, boss! No anomalies in the vicinity, ready to act at any time!’