Pet King - Chapter 370

Chapter 370

Just like that day a few months ago, Zhang Zian dragged his luggage from a taxi and stood in front of the Amazing Fate Pet Shop . A notice paper was attached to the shutter door just like last time, but the content of the notice was not that the shop would be temporarily closed — the shop would be re-opened soon .

Because of the long journey, he was fatigued, and he yawned . He shuddered as the chilliness crawled into his collar . Within only a few days, the temperature of Binhai City had declined even more, making him miss the Los Angeles he had just left .

He tore off the paper, unlocked and pulled up the shutter door, and opened the glass door inside . He took a deep breath . There was no strange smell in the shop . It seemed like Wang Qian and Li Kun did clean up the shop as he had instructed .

The kittens in the shop heard the noise and surrounded him at the door . Their voices sounded energetic, so they were probably not starving . And the water in basins was very clear .

Zhang Zian pulled down the shutter door . It was getting late, so he wouldn’t open the shop for business today .

After opening his luggage, he collapsed on the recliner and didn’t feel like moving at all . An initial flight over ten hours long, a lot of waiting and an additional transfer flight had almost consumed all his energy . Richard flew onto the table, exhausted . It stood there and took a nap .

But Zhang Zian thought he should first release the five Ragdoll kittens and the elves from the game .

He turned on the electric heater, and then went to boil water . When the room had warmed up, he released the five Ragdoll kittens . They had arrived in a whole new environment, and compared to Los Angeles, it was damp and cold here, and a lot of unfamiliar, strange kittens were looking at them . They were a bit scared, curling together and whimpering .

Zhang Zian looked at each one about their status . They were quite healthy, and should adapt to the environment in one or two days .

Then, he released Galaxy, Old Time Tea, Fina, and Snowy Lionet from the game . Having slept in the game for a long time, the four of them seemed vigorous .

"Meow! We’re home!" Seeing it was in its familiar pet shop, Galaxy went to play with the kittens immediately .

Fina sniffed and was satisfied that the shop had not been invaded by strange cats during the time it was gone . It gently jumped on the cat tree and continued napping peacefully . Snowy Lionet followed it .

"Grandpa Tea, your tea . " Zhang Zian handed it the freshly-brewed tea .

Old Time Tea narrowed its eyes cozily, "Thank you, Zian . "

There was nothing more comfortable than having a cup of hot tea after a tiresome journey .

Finally, he targeted an empty space in the pet shop and released the Reincarnated Dog .

Putting away the phone, he found that a fully-grown German shepherd appeared there . It calmly inhaled a few breaths, trying to remember the smell of every elfin, kitten, and puppy .

Fina opened its eyes, and two green rays landed on the Reincarnated Dog . Although Old Time Tea seemed like it was drinking tea, with its state of mind, it didn’t need to cast a look on the dog anymore .

Zhang Zian introduced himself, "We’ve met before, but didn’t have time to introduce ourselves—my name is Zhang Zian, and this here is my pet shop . "

He also introduced the other elves, "This is Fina, this is Old Time Tea, this is Snowy Lionet, and this is Richard . You know Galaxy, don’t you?"

Reincarnated Dog nodded, "I am pleased to meet everyone, I would also like to introduce myself, but unfortunately, I forget who I am . . . "

Zhang Zian was shocked . He could not help but look at Old Time Tea secretly . He remembered that when Old Time Tea arrived, it also claimed to have forgotten its name, but Old Time Tea apparently just did not want to mention its previous name . Was this the same case with the Reincarnated Dog?

However, the confusion in the eyes of the Reincarnated Dog indicated that it probably wasn’t lying .

"Then what do we call you? You should have a name, right? Otherwise, it will become inconvenient for us to communicate," said Zhang Zian .

It pondered for a moment, and said uncertainly, "Then . . . how about calling me Famous?"

"Famous?" Zhang Zian was not sure why it wanted such a name .

"Yes," it answered absent-mindedly .

"Famous, can I ask you a question?" Zhang Zian discussed with it .

Famous stuck out its tongue and licked its lips, "Wait a minute, do you have any wine here?"

"Wine? Uh . . . I think so . Do you want to drink wine?" Zhang Zian was surprised . What was going on? Was this dog a drunkard?

"I don’t know why, but I'm a bit thirsty and I don’t want to drink water . . . Do you have whiskey?" Famous licked its tongue faster and faster, as if it had a craving for alcohol .

"Would you like a bottle of ’82 Lafite?" said Zhang Zian sarcastically .

Famous seemed to have believed his words, "An 1882 Lafite?"

"How can I afford a bottle of 1882 Lafite?!" Zhang Zian stopped joking, "To be honest, I don’t have Lafite of any year or whiskey . I only have 2012 Great Wall Dry Red Wine and Red Star Erguotou . Would you like some?"

"That will do . " It was a bit regretful, but Famous answered happily .

"Wait a second . " Zhang Zian had to go upstairs and rummaged through the wine cabinet in his parents' bedroom .

In the past, when his father was alive, his father enjoyed drinking Erguotou alone . When family and relatives gathered for dinner on holidays, Zhang Zian would also drink a bit with his father, while his mother who seldom drank would sip a bit dry red wine .

He remembered there were a few bottles of wine remaining in the cabinet . He opened the cabinet . There they were .

Carrying a bottle of dry red wine and a bottle of Erguotou downstairs, he was now deeply suspicious of the dog's nationality . Was it from Russia, where the people, as rumor had it, would even drink alcohol-based body wash when they craved alcohol?

"Here . A 2012 Great Wall Dry Red Wine and Erguotou, which would you like to drink first?" Zhang Zian put two bottles of wine in front of it .

Famous carefully observed the two bottles . It sniffed close to the stoppers, and turned to look out of the window . "Night hasn’t come yet, so I’ll drink the dry red wine first . The degree seems to be lower . "

Did it mean it would drink Erguotou at night?! Zhang Zian muttered to himself inside his heart . He opened the cork stopper with a corkscrew, brought it a tall glass, and was about to pour wine into the glass .

"Wait a second!" Famous reached over a forepaw, blocking his hand .

"What now?!" asked Zhang Zian somewhat impatiently .

Although saliva had been drooling from its mouth because of the bouquet, Famous insisted, "There is dust around the bottle mouth . Please use a napkin to wipe the bottle . Otherwise the taste will be compromised . "

Does it really think I am a bartender?! complained Zhang Zian in his heart .

He had to fetch a disposable napkin and cleaned the area around the bottle mouth in front of it .

"Put your hand on the lower areas of the bottle, so that the heat of your palm won’t affect the temperature and quality of the wine as easily," instructed Famous .

It was just a bottle of 2012 Great Wall Dry Red Wine that cost a few dozen RMB! Do you really think it’s an 1882 Lafite? complained Zhang Zian secretly .

At this time, he could see the difference between it and Old Time Tea . Old Time Tea was not picky at all, whether it was the tea leaves, tea sets or the technique used to brew tea . Old Time Tea would settle for any kind of tea . But this Reincarnated Dog was as hypercritical as an aristocrat!

As it demanded, Zhang Zian held the bottom of the bottle, and poured the dark red liquid into the glass . He could smell the not-so-high-end bouquet of the wine .

Famous took a deep breath and reveled in the bouquet . Then it shouted when one-third of the glass was full, "Stop!"

"I will take care of the rest of the steps . "

After letting the glass stay still for a while, it extended a front paw, put the wine glass between its toes, and shook the glass so that the bouquet of the wine could fully dissipate . Through the thin glass, it was carefully looking at the color of the wine . Then it put the glass in front of its nose and inhaled deeply . Its postures were standard, professional, and natural . It didn’t seem like it was pretending .

Finally, it stuck its tongue into the glass, rolled the wine up into its mouth and tasted the flavor delicately .

" . . . This wine is just so-so," it concluded .

"It’s not high-end wine!" Zhang Zian was really dumbfounded, "What do you expect from a 2012 dry red wine made in China?!"

He had been thinking that when he had a job and had saved some money, he would buy a bottle of genuine 82 Lafite—a 1982 Lafite, of course— for his parents at New Year’s, so that his parents, who hadn’t enjoyed much good wine in their lives, could have a taste of the top-notch foreign brand of wine . Unfortunately, . . .

"Then I’ll have to settle for this wine . What was your question again?" Famous licked another mouthful of wine . Its flexible tongue didn’t miss any drop of the red liquid .

Zhang Zian was interrupted by it and almost had forgotten what he wanted to ask . He tried very hard to finally remember it .

"You said you can see the future?" He asked the question he was most concerned about .

"Just a little bit . " Famous shook its head . "And it's so vague . I saw that I would go with you, so I chose to go with you . "

"You said you knew Galaxy? In a black box?" Zhang Zian looked at Galaxy, who was playing hide and seek with the kittens at a distance, and he asked this lowering his voice .

"Yes, though I don’t understand what's going on . " Famous put down the empty wine glass, indicating that Zhang Zian should pour more wine to one-third of the capacity of the cup .

"I went into the black box, where I got to know Galaxy, and spent a long time with it . We lived together, and we died together—it sounded like a dream, but I knew it was not a dream . After coming out of the black box, I . . . could see some vague and transient future . " Although Famous loved drinking, it was not a heavy drinker, for it was talking coherently .

Zhang Zian gasped with surprise . That made sense why Famous could also see the future .

"You chose to follow me because you want to understand something . Can you tell me what it is?" he asked again after digesting its words for a moment .

Famous raised its eyes, which were a little bit red from of drinking . "I want to know who I am . . . In addition, I want to be an angel . "

"An angel?" Zhang Zian thought he heard it wrong . That was an ambitious goal!

"Yes, an angel," Famous looked into the distance, "An angel like her, spending my life without regret . "

"I hope you can succeed," said Zhang Zian without any anticipation . He had never heard of an angel who was an alcoholic .

Famous said confidently, "I will . Also, I want to eat steak, medium-well, when I drink red wine next time . "

Another fastidious elfin! Zhang Zian was annoyed .