Chapter 571: Heavenly Machine Beast
Recently, an additional rule had been introduced: those entering Pet Planet could not personally engage in combat or use any equipment; they had to use their pets to defeat the creatures, and they couldn't challenge creatures that exceeded their own level.
Moreover, there was only one chance; if one was not successful on the first try, the opportunity would be forfeited.
The reason for the increasingly strict rules was to ensure that Pet Planet's elite pets wouldn't be captured in large numbers, to prevent resource depletion.
However, with such a regulation in place, obtaining an elite pet from there became much more difficult. After seeing Lin Shen's Holy Shield Dragon, Tian Qingyu wanted to borrow the Holy Shield Dragon to help her win an elite pet on Pet Planet.
In return, Tian Qingyu also secured a spot for Lin Shen.
Lin Shen saw no reason to refuse such a good deal and promptly agreed to Tian Qingyu. After getting up and washing up, just as he was preparing to leave, Tian Qingyu had already taken the initiative to look for him.
"Tian, the battle with the Third Mountain was truly splendid," Tian Qingyu began by offering her compliments.
"I think so too, masters are indeed so lonely," Lin Shen chuckled.
Tian Qingyu also laughed, "When others say it, I think it's just a joke, but when you say it, Tian, I believe it truly is loneliness."
Feeling somewhat embarrassed by her words, Lin Shen shook his head and said, "Just joking around. For a prince to say such things makes me feel truly humbled."
Tian Qingyu smiled and said, "The Third Mountain originally wanted to use the situation to rise to fame and gain benefits, but now not only has he lost his reputation, An 4 has also abandoned him. Defeated so miserably, it's impossible for him to be allowed to join An Family's Fourth Mansion now."
It was then that Lin Shen learned that the challenge from the Third Mountain was orchestrated by An Family's Fourth Mansion.
"Let's not talk about him. I brought you something; take a look first," Tian Qingyu handed Lin Shen a crystal card.
"What is this?" Lin Shen asked.
"Data on the creatures of Pet Planet, information that won't be found in the database. You can get familiar with it first. If there's a creature you fancy, you can go straight to it once we are on Pet Planet," Tian Qingyu explained. "I want to obtain a Heavenly Machine Beast as a mount, which I'll need your help with later, Tian."
"What's this about trouble? It should be the prince taking care of me. Otherwise, how would I have the qualifications to enter Pet Planet?" said Lin Shen as Xiaoqi read the data from the crystal card.
All sorts of creatures were projected by Xiaoqi in an instant. Lin Shen had Xiaoqi filter out the Ascension Level creatures, which still amounted to tens of thousands, dazzling to behold.
"You can try filtering for the Mutated Ascension ones," Tian Qingyu reminded from the side.
Lin Shen had Xiaoqi filter again, and in the end, more than a hundred types of Mutated Ascension creatures appeared. Lin Shen meticulously reviewed the data for each Mutated Ascension creature, among which there were indeed many outstanding pets.
The Heavenly Machine Beast that Tian Qingyu wanted was among them. Originally, when Lin Shen heard the name Heavenly Machine Beast, he thought it would be some kind of beast-shaped creature, but it turned out not to be the case.
The Heavenly Machine Beast looked surprisingly like a convertible sports car, filled with a sense of science fiction.
It was the first time Lin Shen had seen such a creature and he asked somewhat quizzically, "Are you sure this is a Heavenly Machine Beast, not a man-made car?"
"You wouldn't think so once you see it open its mouth," Tian Qingyu gestures for Lin Shen to view the detailed data of the Heavenly Machine Beast.
A red convertible sports car appeared in the projection, and suddenly the front hood of the car opened, revealing an interior structure resembling a grinder. When an Ascended creature strayed into it, its body was immediately shredded. Ascension Liquid sprayed out from the cracks of the closed hood, splattering everywhere.
"How ferocious!" Lin Shen finally confirmed that the Heavenly Machine Beast was indeed not a car.
In fact, the Heavenly Machine Beast only looked like a car; its body was a single piece, not put together, and it didn't have doors or a steering wheel.
The two headlights were actually its eyes.
After looking for a while, Lin Shen felt that many of the Mutated Ascension Pets were quite impressive, and he found it difficult to make a choice immediately. He decided to go to Pet Planet to try his luck and see what he'd encounter.
Tian Qingyu took Lin Shen to Pet Planet, and even as a prince herself, she had to go through a quite complex vetting process to get in.
Lin Shen accompanied her through the process until the sun was almost setting.
"Should we go tomorrow?" Lin Shen was afraid that poor visibility at night would make it difficult to spot the Mutated Nirvana creatures.
"Sky Pinnacle Star is in nighttime, but Pet Planet is in the daytime. Now is the right time to go," Tian Qingyu said with a smile.
Only then did Lin Shen remember that each planet has different night and day timings. He had gotten used to the almost identical day and night pattern of Celestial Star and Sky Pinnacle Star, and he had forgotten about this detail.
When they arrived at the teleportation station, Lin Shen learned that it wasn't just the two of them going; a young man from the Celestial Race was also part of the group.
Seeing Lin Shen and Tian Qingyu coming, the young man gave a slight bow to Tian Qingyu, then turned his gaze to Lin Shen.
"Chief of the Heavenly Institute, I've seen all of your battles. You're very capable," the young man said.
"You flatter me; what's your name?" Lin Shen did not recognize this Celestial Race man.
"An Jiahe," the man replied.
Lin Shen was taken aback upon hearing his name.
He might not have met this person before, but the name was indeed familiar to him.
Members of the An Family without a number in their name generally do not hold much significance in the overall hierarchy.
Lin Shen had heard of An Jiahe not because he was famous himself, but because his father was extremely well-known.
The dean of the Celestial Court, the number one expert of the Celestial Race, An Yi, was the strongest existence of the Celestial Race, with no equal.
An Jiahe was the sole son of An Yi; with the early demise of An Jiahe's mother and An Yi not having remarried, An Jiahe was the only male in the vast An Family's First Mansion.
The moment An Jiahe was born, Emperor Tianshu acknowledged him as a godson, and all of An Jiahe's treatments were according to the standards of a prince.
Even some less favored princes were far inferior to An Jiahe's treatment.
After all, Emperor Tianshu had many children, but An Yi only had this one son, making An Jiahe the man who was bestowed with immeasurable favor.
Even Tian Buluo and Tian Qingyu would need to make an effort to acquire some special resources.
But whatever An Jiahe wanted would almost always be directly delivered to him, with concern that he might refuse them.
Tian Qingyu addressed him as "Jiahe," much like calling a brother of her own.
The three of them waited for a while, and three elderly members of the Celestial Race came over to accompany them on the teleportation journey to Pet Planet.
These elders were there to ensure their safety and also to guarantee that they followed the rules on Pet Planet, refraining from capturing pets at will.