Chapter 494: The Survival Philosophy of the Lower World

At 4 pm, Tilan was still sitting in the store, while Soga next to her occasionally followed Tilan's instructions and did some simple errands.

There were fewer customers at this time, but after 6 o'clock, when most companies were off work, there would be more customers.

A sound of air jets slowly fell outside, and soon after, the girl in a lime-green skirt jumped off the hovercraft, with three big golden retrievers beside her. These three guys had round heads and looked a bit cute and honest.

"I'm back, Xiao Zijin, how is the store today~" She walked into the store excitedly, and ran over when she saw Tilan at the bar, and the three dogs beside her also rushed over happily.

"It's about the same as usual." Tilan looked up and answered, and Lemon Fruit was already beside her.

"Let me see, let me see." She flipped through the records on the front desk computer, looking at the various items that had been sorted out, and made a sound of surprise.

"Amazing~ Zijin is indeed a student of a prestigious school, so meticulous and perfect."

Although it was a compliment, Tilan had slowly discovered Lemon Fruit's routine. This guy probably went out to play somewhere again today, and he felt guilty when he came back, so he couldn't help but say some nice things.

"Where did you go in the morning?" Tilan asked directly.

"Uh, in the morning, uh, I went to the water park with my friends, because it's a rare weekend holiday, Zijin~~" Lemon Fruit tried to cover it up with exaggerated expressions and words.

"Okay, I knew I couldn't fool Zijin, so I went to be lazy and relax. You know, I've been busy in the store for the past few months, and I'm bored." She made a pitiful look.

"Okay, I don't want to blame you, but I have something to do today, so I have to leave early." Tilan didn't care about it, but was just afraid that she would come back too late today.

"Will it be possible? Let me see. Wait for me first. I'll go change my clothes. I can't get this new dress dirty." She said as she ran to the employee lounge at the back, and the three big dogs beside her followed her with a bark.

These three were all raised by Lemon Fruit. During her college years, she focused on the cultivation of canine supernatural animals. Not only did she spend a lot of time on these three, but she also got help from her teachers and classmates at the time, so their strength is very good. Now they are around Sequence 5. Although their combat ability is not high among the same level, it is very good to be able to cultivate ordinary quality animals to this stage.

With the achievements of these three, she also obtained the qualification certificate of a high-level breeder. The names of the other three are also very distinctive, namely "Flame", "Ice Frost" and "Lightning". When fighting, they often fight together. They are also triplets, so some people also call them the three-headed guard dogs in the store.

"Okay, I'm done. How about it, isn't it cute~" Lemon Fruit came out wearing an apron-wearing shop assistant uniform, still followed by the three dogs, who were either lying or crouching, and occasionally circling around Lemon Fruit. They looked like ordinary pet dogs, without any deterrent power of extraordinary creatures.

"Cute." Tilan nodded, then stood up and gave up her seat.

"Then I'll leave first."

"Okay, have a good rest today, and leave the rest to me." Lemon Fruit patted his chest, and the three dogs around him barked, attracting responses from other animals in the store.

After leaving the store, it was almost five o'clock, and the sun was about to set, and the streets were also reflected in the light red sunset.

"When I was sitting in the store just now, I checked the recent club competition. It's on Huojia Street in District 6. The requirements are extraordinary animals below Sequence 5. They are not allowed to kill each other in battle. There are several Sequence 6 elite referees on the scene to maintain order. Are you sure?"

"There should be, after all, they are from a vocational school." Tilan reassured the other party, because she heard a lot from Suojia in the afternoon and found that most of the participants in this kind of competition are not professionals, but enthusiasts from various regions.

Even among breeders, there are only a few who fight full-time. Most extraordinary animals are not cultivated for fighting, but to assist work and life, or to look good and accompany, just like the trump card of Fengyuan Courtyard, 'Tianyu Fengyuan', whose main function is to change the local climate environment, not to fight.

On the contrary, it is difficult for laymen to get involved in these specialized sub-fields. For them, fighting is the most straightforward manifestation of strength.

"Since you said so, it depends on your performance. Come on, get in the car with me." After saying that, she came to the hover motorcycle parked on the side and asked Tilan to get on it.

"This..." Tilan looked at the motorcycle and then at the skirt she was wearing.

According to the etiquette teacher's teaching, if she sat on it with her legs crossed, it would be too unladylike.

"You little girl, you are really troublesome." Soga saw that Tilan didn't respond for a few seconds, and he turned around and understood the situation.

It's not that Tilan was hypocritical. If she wore long pants at this time, she wouldn't hesitate too much, but after all, this is next to the main street, and there might be secret guards and plainclothes officers of the Tribunal watching. Sitting on it like this is really damaging to the image of a singer. If a passerby took a picture of it and published it in the future, it would be even more terrible.

I didn't expect that I also have an idol burden, the girl secretly complained in her heart.

In the end, she found a hovercraft and asked it to follow Soga's motorcycle to the designated location.

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At night, on the third floor of the restaurant at No. 84 Huojia Street, Tilan and Soga sat by the window to eat. Not far outside was a fenced-off open space, and many people had gathered at this time.

"I have already registered for you. It will officially start at 7:30."

"By the way, I haven't seen the pet you are going to play yet. Could it be that you find one temporarily?" Suojia reacted belatedly.

"Don't worry about this, you'll know later." Tilan looked at the crowd below, but she didn't expect it to be very lively. There must have been hundreds of people here.

"Are events like this common?"

"It's very common, but there are rules, that is, if you finish in the top three, you can't participate in the same event later."

"Why?"

"Because such a strong person always wins every time, and the game will not be good to watch. If it is not good to watch, no one will come." Suojia leaned on the sofa and simply talked about the situation.

"You see, the activities at the bottom are like this, and you know that the upper levels of the federation are like backwater."

To this, Tilan didn't answer and just ate quietly. The fried rice here tastes quite good and the price is not expensive.

After finishing the meal, Tilan and Suojia walked into the crowd, and the other party took her to the players' rest area.

This is a specially designated place. Looking at the various giant bears, tigers, lions and other beasts around, you have the illusion of breaking into a wild forest.

"Hey, isn't this Suojia? Long time no see." A motorcycle man with earrings came over. His style was somewhat similar to Suojia.

"It's you, Maude." Suojia simply responded, and the two chatted casually. It seemed that they were acquaintances who had raced together before.

"Who is this?" He looked at the quiet Tilan beside him, a little surprised.

"Is she your sister? She looks like a good student. Be careful when you come to a place like this." Although she looks a bit fierce, she is not a bad person.

"What are you being careful about?" Tilan wanted to know why.

"Haha, of course be careful of those vicious people and those who talk nonsense. A good boy like you is the easiest to be fooled." He said and laughed.

Suojia gave him a light punch and asked him to pay attention.

"Okay, don't laugh. Didn't you do the same thing back then? You said all day long that you had a few new girlfriends."

"That was in the past, now, phew-" He smoked a cigarette as he spoke.

"Now that I have a daughter, my mood has changed."

"Oh, I didn't expect you to get married?" Suojia was surprised.

"Well, we got married last year and it was also a bad relationship. Forget it, let's not talk about it. The game is about to begin." Although it was to reminisce about old times, the other party did not want to say more.

"Good evening, all the cuties of Academy City! It's time for the beasts at night here. The beast fighting competition we are going to start today is sponsored by Mr. Swede, who is an old acquaintance of ours."

"Now let's invite Mr. Swede to the stage~" After saying that, a man with a big belly, wearing a white suit, and with skin as dark as a ball slowly came on stage. Behind him was a pug that was taller than himself. It was huge. , when walking around, the flesh on his body swayed as if hanging, which made many people at the scene exclaim.

"Hello everyone, I am Swede, the owner of the Dog Paw Club. Our club has always liked giant dogs and fierce dogs. They are representatives of loyalty, honor, and warriors. You can know a person's character by looking at the dogs he raises. If you want to be like us, just bring your dog to our club. Every warrior who marches alone is welcome here. Don’t be afraid of the dark night, because there are loyal guards behind us.”

After the brief opening remarks, the live competition is about to begin. There are 129 people registered to participate tonight. Most of them are bastards. Those who can't come in the middle and dare not go on stage. The real capable ones are only about 30 people. .

The first person to take the stage was a big man with bare arms carrying a giant bear. He took off the shackles on the bear, fed it some meat, and then patted its shoulder. Then the bear weighing several tons walked into the battle field. .

Original Sequence 5: Brutal Giant Bear (ordinary condensed bead level). It seems to be huge in size and powerful, but due to the incompatibility between size and strength, its movements and reactions are slow. If it encounters a sensitive and calm opponent, it will be very difficult. Difficult to deal with.

Tilan stood in the stands nearby, analyzing quietly, completely ignoring the various calls and shouts around her.

The opponent soon appeared, also a large beast, a black-toothed wolf with fangs.

Cutting Blade Sequence 5·Fang Wild Wolf (ordinary condensed pearl level), the pair of fangs combined with the cutting ability of the Cutting Blade Sequence make it quite lethal, but its physical constitution and comprehensive ability are average, and it cannot fully unleash the lethality of the fangs. .

The battle started quickly, just as Tilan expected. The giant bear could not catch up with the black-toothed wolf in the field, and could only pant in vain. Later, under the command of its owner, the giant bear finally sat down. , with both claws hanging down, ready to wait for work.

At the urging of the game time, the black-toothed wolf began a tentative attack. It first attacked from behind, its fangs screaming in the wind, and then two invisible sharp blades penetrated the giant bear's back.

Such an attack made the giant bear roar, and a lot of hair on its body fell off, and blood could be vaguely seen seeping out of its fur.

Less lethal, but more insulting.

In response, the giant bear turned around and tried to chase the black-toothed wolf again, but failed to catch up several times.

"Roar!" The giant bear surged with anger and slapped the ground hard. Many people at the scene felt the ground shake and their steps were slightly numb. However, the black-toothed wolf in the scene was swept away by the shock wave and his body was shaken. crooked.

Taking advantage of this gap, the giant bear chased after him again, but unfortunately the other party reacted and pounced with its huge claws. Instead, it was too hasty and lost its balance. The black-toothed wolf jumped on its back, then opened its fangs and bit down.

The sharp fangs, with the blessing of extraordinary power, penetrated the tough and thick fur of the giant bear, pierced into the body, tore a hole, blood and flesh splattered, and the scene suddenly became bloody.

For a while, all kinds of screams and cheers rang out in the field, which made the girl on the side shake her head secretly.

Although this was a registered folk competition, it was still too rough and violent, and the level was not very high. No wonder she had never heard people around her mention it before.

Even her partners trained by excellent classmates in Yuanting Academy during her high school were much stronger than the two in the field.

The two masters on the scene basically had no command, and they fought purely on the instinct of the two animals, with poor skills.

The next few battles were similar. The fights were probably a collision of blood and flesh, and this seemed to be more popular with the audience. They were immersed in the mutual killing of the beasts and screamed from time to time.

"Now it's contestant No. 99, Zijin." Finally, after more than a dozen rounds of competition, it was time for Tilan to appear.

"It's your turn." Soga and Tilan clapped their hands.

"I know."

After saying that, Tilan walked into the venue and greeted the host and the contestant on the opposite side. The other side was a man and a moose. The moose was nearly three meters tall at the shoulder and looked very oppressive.

"Where is Miss Zijin's pet? Why didn't I see it?" The host was very curious when he saw her coming up alone.

"It's coming." Tilan shook her head and then looked at the night sky. A black shadow swooped down from the sky. When it approached Tilan, it quickly spread its wings, slowed down, and landed on her shoulder.

This is a gray crow, which is difficult to see clearly in the dark.

"Crow, so small?" This kind of small animal does not fit the theme of this competition at all.

"Yes, it should not be said that you must be big to participate."

"There is no restriction, but are you sure you want to use this little crow to fight the opponent in front of you? It looks like it is only sequence 4."

"Sure, try it and you will know." Before she finished explaining, Tilan said that the competition could begin.

"Well, the competition is about to begin. Please take your positions, both contestants."

After that, Tilan and the contestant on the opposite side left the battlefield, leaving only two animals.

"Where did this little girl come from? She actually wants to win with a bird?"

"You don't even have Sequence 5, and you have the nerve to go on stage and waste our time."

"Let's finish it quickly, don't delay."

In the arena, after the start of the game was announced, the moose was very quiet. Under the command of the owner behind, it took the bird in front of it a little seriously.

It paused its hooves, and then the horns on its head emerged with a faint airflow blade.

"Use the blade to strangle!" The owner behind shouted passionately.

Then the chaotic airflow blade cut towards the gray crow standing on the ground opposite. Judging from the accuracy, it is indeed a good competitor.

In response, Tilan shook her head slightly, and the gray crow easily dodged in the arena.

"Since everyone is anxious, let's not delay it."

"Eagle shape·Wings." She commanded from behind.

The gray crow spread its wings and flew lightly into the sky, disappearing in the blink of an eye. Just as the audience shouted anxiously, she commanded again.

"Eagle shape·Wing Continuous Slash."

Then the gray crow swooped down from the sky, and the edge of its wings also attached an air blade. It did not launch it, but kept tearing the airflow, making it narrow and sharp.

The beautiful whirlwind cutting, like cutting a polygon, kept cutting holes in the moose, and the hair fell.

"This guy! Use a tornado!" The owner behind was anxious and shouted hurriedly.

Under the sharp roar of the moose, a storm swept and then penetrated into the sky, which made the audience dozens of meters around the venue almost unable to open their eyes, as if the wind and sand had cut their faces, which was a little painful.

The surrounding situation was still like this, and the venue was even more exaggerated. The sweeping storm made it difficult for the gray crow to maintain stable flight and was directly taken to the sky.

But this scene only lasted for more than ten seconds. After flying into the sky, the airflow spread, and the gray crow regained balance, while the moose below had some excessive magic power consumption.

Then the gray crow swooped down again, and after cutting again and again, the owner of the moose had to admit defeat and surrender.

"I can see it. The flexibility of the flying bird made it impossible for the moose to fully display its proud size and strength. It could only use magic attacks, which was not its forte."

Someone at the scene analyzed that the girl was really an expert and used the right animal in a very targeted way. Others were surprised.

The result of this game was unexpected, but soon everyone was attracted by the next battle, and everyone just thought it was a small episode.

However, accidents always follow accidents. In the next few games, Tilan manipulated this flexible gray crow and repeatedly defeated the huge players. People gradually realized that this was not something that ordinary people could do. After all, in the battle that was as easy as using fingers and arms and changing rapidly, the gray crow seemed to be a part of the girl's body, and the tactics were too flexible and changeable.

"The finals are coming soon, which is really unexpected." Soga looked at Tilan who was walking off the field, and his eyes changed completely.

"You are really an expert." After all, relying on a gray crow of sequence 4, he killed all kinds of beasts of sequence 5 on the field.

During the intermission, a man wearing sunglasses came over, patted Soga on the shoulder, and then spoke to Tilan.

"Hello, friend, can we talk over here?" Soga winked at Tilan and asked her to come over.

Then the three of them walked aside. Seeing that there was no one around, the other party spoke.

"Good evening, strange friend, I am Mr. Swede's man at the Paw Club."

"Hello." Tilan nodded lightly.

"Miss Zijin's pet is very powerful, and she is also very strong, but it doesn't fit the style of tonight's game."

"We don't have much time, so let me tell you the truth. The boss hopes you can give up the final championship and let the opponent with the rock fire dog win."

"If Miss Zijin gives up, the money here will be given directly to you as an apology." He said and showed the data on the projection.

One hundred thousand federal coins, which is equivalent to the championship bonus, except that there are no trophies, medals and crowd cheers.

"This..." Tilan looked at Suojia who was aside. To be honest, she really didn't care about the champion of this kind of competition. If Suojia hadn't wanted to see her strength and make some money, she wouldn't have come at all.

"Are you kidding? You can insult us with money? You guys are so self-righteous because you have money!" Suojia cursed with a hot temper.

It seems that she is really rebellious, Tilan thought to herself.

"You are the one who started the competition, and you have to decide the championship without permission. Just treat us like monkeys because of your feelings!" Suojia was furious and ignored him.

Seeing her shouting so loudly made the man in a suit opposite him unable to get off the stage. After all, there were many spectators around, and if word spread, it would be bad for the reputation of the boss and the club.

"I'm telling you, we want the money, we want the championship, and we want it openly, don't do this!" Suojia pointed at the other party and said.

Seeing that communication was completely impossible, the other party had no choice but to try his best to comfort Suojia and ask him to stop yelling, and then left in a hurry.

"You see, this is the face of the rich. Everything can be tarnished and trampled on, and even our dignity will be taken away." Suojia turned around and spoke to Tilan righteously.

This look even made Tilan wonder if she was too tactful and worldly and not as straightforward as she was. But she suddenly remembered that Suojia wanted to deceive someone by using the lizard in poor condition that morning, and she immediately doubted her righteousness. Where words come from.

A fool has his own set of standards that fit his worldview. Don't think logically, as this will only torture yourself.

After thinking about it for a long time, I still can't figure out how Suojia's world view is constructed. Probably her simple concept is that poor people can cheat money and do whatever it takes to survive, but it is inhumane for rich people to do this.

Sure enough, it is so difficult and arduous for everyone to understand each other, especially in the environment where Suojia lived and grew up. There was not much logic at all, and most of them relied on violence to enforce order. This also caused her to have no control over any rules. , all have a natural rejection and disgust, thinking that this is just a tool used by those in power to make profits.

Fighting, strength, and strength, these things can satisfy her imagination and need for security.

Not fighting, retreating, being cowardly, and admitting defeat will all show your weakness in the eyes of those around you and make others feel that you are easy to bully, thus attracting more people to test and bully you.

Why do street gangsters like to have face and speak harsh words even if they lose? Because in their world, face is strength, something that maintains dignity and survival. Without face, there is no deterrent to the people around you. Many things It’s not easy to do.

He has not won the championship in so many years. Even if he does not win it with his own hands this time, Suojia will not let go of this opportunity. Taking the money and giving up means admitting defeat and will be considered easy to bully, even if the other party later regrets it or pursues it. When she came back, no one spoke to her.

But it will be different if you win the championship. The championship must be paid, otherwise no one will come to such a competition in the future.

It seems that Suojia rejected the proposal of convenience and stability, but under her survival philosophy, this may be a more appropriate and safe approach.

"The finals are about to begin, and now we invite Zijin and Wardcastle to appear!"

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