Chapter 160

Chapter 160 White Amber

This exotic beast shop was large, with square-shaped cages stacked up on the left and right, containing small or medium-sized pets of different shapes and colors .

Although there were many animals, there was no odor in this shop, only a peculiar medicinal fragrance .

Roland reckoned that it was this medicinal fragrance that covered up the body odor of those exotic animals .

Moreover, these cages were very clean, so presumably, someone had been taking care of them from time to time .

When Roland entered the shop, he discovered many strange exotic beasts .

Rabbits with long horns, lizards with a tuft of fire feathers on their foreheads, six-legged birds that looked like a platypus, and so on .

Vivian pointed at the vast array of exotic beasts in the shop and said, “Deputy Chairman, take whichever one you like, I’ll give it to you . ”

The attendants in the shop had already recognized Vivian and stood to the side casually waiting for her orders .

Roland walked around the shop . He essentially had no interest in what kind of pet he would contract, but simply wanted to find a kind of magic pet that the players on the forum hadn’t contracted yet while learning about their abilities and skills .

“You can help me choose . ”

Roland looked around and found that there were indeed a wide variety of exotic beasts, and almost all of them were types that the players on the forum hadn’t contracted . Spellcasters only had one chance to contract a magic pet, so it was all the same to him whichever one was chosen .

He didn’t think it mattered which one it was .

But Vivian didn’t see it that way . Contracting a magic pet was a rather important, if not sacred, thing for NPC mages like herself .

What kind of magic pet they chose, and what kind of abilities the pet would have, they would usually not let outsiders know .

And yet, Roland had left such an important matter for Vivian to decide .

What did this mean?

He trusted her very much .

Vivian’s eyes became watery all of a sudden . She suddenly thought of something very important and took the initiative to take Roland’s hand again . “These exotic beasts are so-so, let’s go to my house, I’ll give you the White Amber . ”

White Amber?

Vivian led him from the street to the manor, which wasn’t that far away, about a thirty-minute walk .

Vivian’s home was in a wealthy area in the north of the city . Although it wasn’t large, it was still a rather luxurious villa .

The entrance of the villa was also guarded by several private guards whose physiques looked average . When they saw Vivian, they opened the door on their own accord, then looked at Roland whom Vivian was pulling along with a surprised look .

It was the first time their lady had ever brought a man back .

When they entered the small building, an old man who looked like a butler immediately welcomed them and smiled quite happily . “Miss, don’t tire yourself . Hello, Mr . Roland . ”

Roland was stunned for a moment . He hadn’t even introduced himself yet, and the other party already knew his identity?

Seemingly having read Roland’s mind, the butler said matter-of-factly, “If the lady brings home a male friend, then it must be Sir Roland . ”

Hmm… Thinking of the key that was lying quietly in his Backpack, Roland also understood what the reason was .

As Vivian’s cheeks flushed red, she glared at the butler, then asked, “Where are my father and mother?”

“They went to the Corseys . ”

“Where’s my big brother and second brother?”

“Out on a hunting trip . ”

Vivian was relieved and said, “Send some fruit wine to my room later, and make it Green Rain Fruit flavored . ”

Having been Roland’s “secretary” for almost a little over half a year, Vivian naturally knew what flavor of fruit wine Roland loved the most .

She then dragged Roland up to the fourth floor and into a room filled with the scent of pear blossoms .

The room was decorated girlishly, and the color palette was mainly light pink .

Roland felt a little awkward—this was a girl’s room after all .

But Vivian didn’t think much about it . She directly picked up a small white animal from the pale pink bed and placed it in front of Roland like a treasure offering .

“Look, this is White Amber!”

It was a small animal that Roland had never seen before, about the size of an adult domestic cat, and its pure white, snowy fur looked quite beautiful . It looked a bit like a puppy, but its ears were long like rabbit ears, except they hung down and stuck to the sides of its head .

It also had a long tail, like a fox’s .

It looked cute and pretty .

Roland looked at it for a while and asked, “This is your pet, right?”

“Yeah . ” Vivian nodded vigorously . “The White Amber is a relatively rare species in the Elf Forest that possesses many special abilities, such as natural healing, swift movement, as well as the ability to summon vines and the like . ”

Roland said in surprise, “This already as a type of magical beast, doesn’t it?”

“That’s right . White Amber was bought by my father for my companionship when I was a child, and then when I grew up, he wanted me to contract with it . ”

Roland shook his head . “I can’t take that . ”

“I want you to contract it . ” There was a hint of pleading in Vivian’s expression . “White Amber is old, and if it doesn’t become a magic pet within two or three years, it will die . But there’s no way I can become an Elite-level mage in five years . ”

This little thing’s eyes suddenly opened slowly . Its irises were beautiful, a pale gold like clean, flawless amber-no wonder it was given the name White Amber .

Vivian smiled bitterly as she finished her sentence .

Roland understood what Vivian meant .

After any animal became a magic pet, their lifespan was theoretically unlimited, but only in theory, of course . Their lifespan was limited by the survival of their owner .

If their owner died, they would follow suit .

Of course, they could also be killed by their enemies .

So it was only a theoretically infinite lifespan, as the vast majority of mages would eventually die .

Except for the magic genius Mystra, who had yet to become a god back then .

If Roland contracted this White Amber, it would be able to continue living .

Roland looked at Vivian’s slightly tilted face, a pleading expression showing in her eyes .

“All right . ” Roland agreed indifferently .

To him, it didn’t matter which kind of magic pet he contracted, and the fact that this would help Vivian was a good thing in itself .

“Then wait for me for a moment . ”

Roland took out the book on Summon Magic Pet and sat down on a chair beside him, and began to study the spell models in the book .

Summon Magic Pet was a level-two spell, and under normal circumstances, it was recommended that one only start learning it after level five, which was the Elite level . After all, contracting a magical beast was very dangerous, and if one was not careful, one’s mental power would recoil—if the recoil was light, one would end up lying on their back for a short period of time, and if if the recoil was heavy, one’s head would explode .

But that was relative; Roland, as a player, had no such affliction .

Moreover, his comprehension wasn’t bad . The spell couldn’t be more difficult than Language Proficiency that was the same level, and most importantly, Roland had been studying magic all this time, and he already had a certain understanding of how it worked .

One could make progress if one tried, and most of the models of magic were traceable .

After Roland sat idly in Vivian’s room for nearly an hour reading a book, he stood up .

“We can start . ”

Vivian placed the small thing in her arms on the carpet covered with animal skins .

The little thing seemed surprised to leave her warm embrace and looked up and around .

Roland crouched down and put his right hand on the right side of his forehead for a while, then pulled out a blue, translucent gelatinous object .

And then this thing, held in his hands, became the size of a ping-pong ball .