He would dream of the city being invaded by all kinds of monsters every so often, and of himself dying miserably in the chaos, before suddenly waking up.

At first, Ryan Clark went to see a doctor, but nothing was found to be wrong.

But without a doubt, he knew something was off about himself.

So, precisely because of his own abnormality, Ryan Clark always felt that there must be something abnormal about this world as well.

But after all this time, he found that the only thing abnormal was himself.

Even online, where he often saw extraordinary stories and bizarre rumors, none of them could ever be verified in the end—they all seemed made up.

This time, although Ryan Clark took it seriously at first, he quickly shook his head. How many times had it been already? He wouldn’t believe these casually fabricated stories anymore.

This world is still pretty scientific...

“Let’s eat first.”

Just then, the waiter finally brought the food. Seeing this, Ryan Clark put down his phone and spoke to Lauren Bennett.

“Alright.” Lauren Bennett nodded.

Actually, that picture just now was pretty gory, but after seeing it, Lauren Bennett didn’t feel uncomfortable at all. It could only be said that she truly came from a family of veterinary medicine.

As they picked at their food, Ryan Clark asked, “Are you bringing all those pets of yours to Shanghai too?”

“Of course.” Lauren Bennett said, “I still have to keep up my weekly update schedule, or my fans will miss me.”

Lauren Bennett was actually a cute pet blogger, always sharing her pets online. She never showed her own face, only her pets.

However, Ryan Clark had always been critical of her calling herself a cute pet blogger, since all of Lauren Bennett’s pets were snakes, spiders, scorpions, centipedes, and the like—how could those possibly be considered cute?

“Looks like you’ll have to rent your own place then.” Ryan Clark shrugged. With those “cute pets,” if Lauren Bennett managed to sneak into the dorms, he’d admit defeat. Even if the dorm supervisor didn’t care, her roommates would probably strangle Lauren Bennett in the middle of the night.

Could you accept a roommate keeping pets in the dorm... especially scorpions, centipedes, and snakes?

“Living alone is fine.” Lauren Bennett didn’t mind. “Just hurry up and get into the same school, so you can split the rent with me.”

“You make it sound like I like your pets. I’m scared too, you know.” Ryan Clark was speechless. He wasn’t a timid person, but when he was seven or eight, Lauren Bennett used to scare him with spiders and other creepy crawlies, leaving him with childhood trauma.

This girl—does she act like a girl at all? She still hasn’t changed... Aren’t cats and dogs cute enough?

The two chatted as they ate, and soon, the rain stopped and they were almost done with their meal.

Since Lauren Bennett had plans with her best friend that afternoon, she paid the bill first and left the restaurant, leaving only Ryan Clark packing up the leftovers. The reason Lauren Bennett had come to see Ryan Clark this time was simply because she’d heard he’d taken a day off from class and wanted to check on him. Ryan Clark knew that Lauren Bennett’s whole family still cared about him.

“Sigh, so boring~”

After a moment, Ryan Clark also left the restaurant. He felt the damp air and looked at the rainbow in the sky, his mood shifting.

High school is really dull, there’s barely any free time...

He walked forward, eager to enter university.

But before he could take a few steps, a sudden voice made him stop in his tracks.

Immediately after, Ryan Clark raised his hand, staring intently at a black card that had somehow appeared in his hand.

It was a black card the size of a playing card, with a plastic texture. It wasn’t a membership card from the restaurant, nor was it a flyer someone had slipped him. It had just inexplicably appeared in his hand, completely out of nowhere.

Besides that, Ryan Clark also experienced visual and auditory hallucinations—at that moment, he felt the world was both silent and noisy, as if he were isolated from everything.

Text kept flashing before his eyes, and voices continued to sound. Ryan Clark’s expression grew more and more incredulous.

[Detected that you possess the qualifications of a Beastmaster...]

[Contract Card has materialized...]

Beginner Mission: [Please use the Contract Card to capture an animal as your pet and become a Beastmaster!]

Tip ①: [Beastmaster: A profession that contracts, trains, and commands pet beasts for work and battle!]

Tip ②: [Contract Card: A tool that enhances the user’s mental power, used to capture pet beasts; inside the Contract Card is a space suitable for pets to rest.]

Tip ③: [The Contract Card cannot be used on humans.]

Tip ④: [The success rate of the Contract Card depends on the user’s mental power and the quality of the card. Never attempt to capture a creature you cannot control, or the card may be destroyed or the pet may turn on you.]

Tip ⑤: ......

“What is this?” Standing by the street, Ryan Clark held the black contract card, sensing the bustling surroundings, certain that this wasn’t the voice of any animal. This voice felt completely different from when he used his superpowers.

Ryan Clark took a deep breath.

Contract black card, pet beast, Beastmaster?

At that moment, he suddenly recalled the post Lauren Bennett had sent him earlier, and the poster’s description!

It was exactly the same!

Damn, was that person telling the truth?

Chapter 3 Contract

On the street, Ryan Clark stood with the black card in hand, his heart pounding rapidly.