Chapter 26 - They Know

Chapter 26 – They Know

Qin Yun cooped up in his room. He had calmed himself and was thinking about all the things that happened earlier that day. He was starting to come to terms with his loss. While he was in deep thoughts, he heard something noisy outside his room.

"??? Why are they so noisy?" Qin Yun frowned. He walked to the door and saw many of the senior members of the clan were rushing. He saw someone he knew and stopped him. "Senior, did something happen? Why does everyone look serious?" Qin Yun asked.

"SOS call from Shenty City. Strong monsters are heading towards the city. All Stage 6 tamers and above are ordered to head to Shenty City immediately," said that senior. Qin Yun was surprised.

"All?" He questioned.

"Yes, all because there are two Master Stage monsters among them. All of us are needed there to defend the city and slow down the monsters before Stage 7 and Stage 8 tamers arrive," said that senior and he looked serious and there was a hint of fear in his eyes too.

"… It is only Two Master Stage but why is there a need for all Stage 6 tamers to head there? There are hundreds of thousands of Stage 6 tamers in this city. Will they need that many tamers just for two Master Stage monsters?" Qin Yun questioned.

Qin Yun was right. Even if the monsters at Master Stage, two-stage higher than the Stage 6 tamers, there were no needs for hundreds of thousands of them to head there. A few hundreds of them were more than enough.

Considering the situation, other cities nearby would send many of their tamers too. All of them together would get around a few thousand Stage 6 tamers. That number alone was enough to deal with two Master Stage monsters. There was no need for Stage 7 and Stage 8 tamers to head there too.

"Supposedly, only a few of us in the clan will be going there but we get another info that these monsters are abnormal. Their raw power was high. Too high for a few thousand Stage 6 tamers to handle. Also, there is a high chance that none of us may survive this too," said that senior.

"!!!" Qin Yun was shocked.

"I need to go now," the senior walked away but he stopped. He looked at Qin Yun and said, "Qin Yun, take care." He left.

"Possible for them all to die? ..." Qin Yun was silent. "B***sh*t. I am sure they are exaggerating. They are worrying too much. No way two Master Stage monsters will be able to massacre everyone!" Qin Yun entered his room back. He thought that they did not make any sense. He also thought that perhaps Shenty City's leader was too scared he was exaggerating everything.

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Many Stage 6 tamers head out towards Shenty City. Not all of them head there because most of them had the same thought as Qin Yun. They were exaggerating. Also, with Stage 7 and Stage 8 tamers headed there too, there was no need for them to overcrowd the city.

While all of this was happening, it was peaceful at Pasken Pet Nursery. Lucas was now at the front counter. Katheryn was tired serving the customers and Lucas took her place. Thanks to the machines created by Sery, it was easier to manage the nursery now compared to what happened in the morning.

More to that, after Lucas had spent all the money they made in the morning and afternoon, they made more in the evening. Lucas did not use that money. He decided to save them to buy more pet playgrounds. For real, the care service was the most popular in the nursery.

Since many of them wanted the service for 30 hours, 60 hours, and so on, those that came late needed to wait for a few days before their pet would get the care service. Due to that, Lucas, Katheryn, and Sery decided to decline more people that wanted to use the care service.

"Maybe, a pricier fee will help," thought Lucas but Sery refused to raise the price. He used the excuse that the Guardian forbade him. Lucas had no idea if it was the truth or not but he decided to believe that. If it was true and Sery followed Lucas's idea… who knows what the Guardian would do?

Considering how strong that Guardian might be, Lucas did not dare to disobey that guy. The Guardian was the one that created the system after all. How powerful would the Guardian be if he can create a cheat system like Sery?

The training service was the second most popular out of all the services available in the nursery. It could become the most popular if it was cheaper but the price was quite high. Not as high as other nurseries' training service but considering that it was only for one session (1 hour) per training service, it was considered super expensive.

Many tamers contemplated if they wanted to use the service. They decided to wait and see how much progress other tamers that used the service got. They knew it was effective but they still wanted to see more.

The pet foods were selling normally. Since there was no rare pet food sold by the nursery, it was selling normally. Even so, many of the tamers compliment the nursery because all of them were fresh foods. Pets love fresh pet foods more. Even humans love fresh ingredients for their foods too.

As for the nursing service, it was the most unpopular service. There were less than 30 customers that used the nursing service.

It was 2200 and it was time to close the nursery. When the last customers left, Sery immediately closed the nursery. Lucas went upstairs and took a shower. After that, he sat on his bed and waited for dinner. At 2400, the Pasken Family had their dinner.

While eating, Sery started talking.

[First of all, I want to tell everyone why the Phoenix Clan is so nice to us. They offer to help us and protect us because of a reason] said Sery. Lucas, Katheryn, and Hailey listened with anticipation.

Lucas had no idea what happened with the Phoenix Clan after Katheryn told him about it when she was resting. Lucas was surprised that they suddenly made that offer. He wanted to know the reason too but Sery said he would tell them later.

So, he had been anticipating the reason. He had thought that perhaps it was due to how good their nursery was that they wanted to become loyal customers. Wen Tian did say that but Katheryn did not say that to Lucas because Sery said there was another reason.

[The reason is because of me] said Sery.

"… So, it is because of the effectiveness of the nursery?" Katheryn questioned and she added, "So, that old butler is telling the truth."

[No, it is because they knew of my existence] said Sery, and everyone was shocked. Sery continued, [They knew that the nursery is power up by a cheat system]

"Then! Are they saying that because they want to grab you from us?" Lucas asked. He was a bit panicked. Since he had Sery, their life was turning better. He was afraid that their family would be living poorly again. Not only that, but Sery was a part of their family too. He lost his father and he did not want to lose Sery too.

[No, No. Don't worry about that Master. No one can steal the cheat system from their owner. Even other cheat systems cannot do that. So, no one will steal me from me. Anyway, I know your feelings towards me. I appreciate it] said Sery.

[Also, since they knew about the cheat systems, they knew not to mess with us. We can get a bit crazy if they try to do something bad to our master] said Sery.

"…" Katheryn was silent. Hailey too.

"… Crazy? How crazy?" Lucas asked.

[You know~ Like decimate everyone related to the one hurting you. That is still a bit mild but we can get much worse than that like tormenting and torturing them until they wish they die and when we know that they want to die, we will help them to keep living] said Sery cheerfully.

[Everything for our Master!] Sery got excited.

"…" Everyone was speechless.

[Anyway, I am sure all of you are wondering how they knew about me? It is easy. They have someone in their clan with a cheat system too] said Sery and everyone was shocked. [No need to get that shock. For a super-strong clan like that, they can have a cheat system user]

[For real, I think all those S-Rank Clans have one cheat system user in their clan. Whether that person is at the top of the clan or just part of the clan member who did not want to be at the top, there is sure to be one system user in the clan]

[I read the memory of that old butler and found out that the cheat system user has the Phoenix System. I am not sure the exact power this system has but from the name of the system, it is for sure related to Phoenix. Maybe something like immortality? A certain number of lives? Firepower? I don't know but it must be related to the Phoenix] said Sery.

[Also, this guy is not at the top of the clan but he is one of the strongest in the clan. I don't know the details or who that guy is because the old butler never once met him. He knew about it from the clan's Patriarch] said Sery.

[More to that, they have no intention of having us as an enemy. They might use us but my power is for people to use anyway… as long as they pay. So, there is no need to worry about them] said Sery.

"Phew~" Lucas was relieved. He knew how powerful and formidable the S-Rank Clans were and he was afraid of becoming their enemy. Luckily, the one that gave them attention did not see them as an enemy.

"It is good too that they will protect us. We are too weak now. With a strong clan like that with us, we don't need to worry about bad people trying to hurt us," said Katheryn. She knew they were extremely weak and vulnerable. They would need protection from strong people. Luckily, they had someone volunteer to do that.

[But…] Sery had not yet done. Katheryn and Lucas felt like there was some bad news.

[At the moment, they don't know who my master is, so, they will protect all of you. However, once they found out that Master is my master, I am afraid that they will only want to protect Master] said Sery.

[So, for now, let's be careful. We cannot let them know that Master Lucas is my master. They will try to investigate this] said Sery.

"I don't think that will be a problem. They will never figure it out since we are usually inside the nursery and I don't think they have a way to figure out who has the system as long as we never say it," said Katheryn and Lucas agreed.

Even if they wanted to spy on them, they could not get anything out of it because Sery's power was the nursery. He did not have any power that Lucas could use externally like shooting fireball or the immortality power Sery mentioned earlier.

[Also, here is another warning about them. They will try to get their clan members close with us] said Sery.

"You will know it, right? So, there is no need to worry about that too," said Lucas.

[It is not simply getting close as acquaintances or friends but more than that. They may send someone to seduce any of you. They may send a handsome man to seduce Madam. They may send a beautiful girl to seduce the Master. They may also send a cute boy for Miss Hailey. They will try to form a connection with this family] said Sery.

"… As long as we know who they are, I don't think this is a problem," said Lucas. He thought that that was not a big deal.

[Master, don't look down on feelings. Once you fall in love with the beautiful girl they send to you, you will have a hard time getting away. I am warning you, Master! This kind of thing happens a lot. Emotions are the hardest thing to counter. More so, that you are in that age where you get easily attracted to a girl] said Sery.

"…" Lucas was speechless. Even Katheryn did not say that kind of thing to him. He looked at Katheryn and she looked cold, serious, and scary. "Mom?" Lucas called Katheryn.

"Sery is right! You need to be careful, Lucas. If you are interested in any girl, bring her to me. Women will know other women better. You are at that age where you will trust your elephant more than your rationality!" Katheryn's eyes were burning.

"…" Lucas was speechless. 'I am not that kind of guy…' thought Lucas.