At this moment, it also noticed William Carter and James Harper. Its round cheeks and large, dark-rimmed eyes stared at them, bright and lively, full of focus.

"Yes—" James Harper nodded.

"I think it looks perfectly normal," William Carter said.

As soon as he finished speaking, the baby iron-eating beast immediately shifted its gaze away from the two of them, looking as if it didn’t want to be disturbed. It suddenly dashed forward on the spot, crashed into a tree trunk with a "bang," and then bounced back, rolling several times on the ground before coming to a stop.

William Carter added, "Well, it doesn’t look very smart."

James Harper also helplessly covered her forehead and said, "This baby iron-eating beast had some issues at birth. Its delivery wasn’t smooth, so its constitution is a bit weaker than other iron-eating beast cubs."

"The other iron-eating beasts of its generation all awakened their hardening ability before they turned one, but this one still hasn’t awakened yet."

Generally, among the same species of pet beasts, the earlier they awaken their racial skills, the better their talent and aptitude. Those who awaken later naturally have poorer talent, which is why this iron-eating beast was left unchosen.

"In short, due to individual differences, its personality has also started to become different from other iron-eating beasts."

The temperament and habits of iron-eating beasts are actually just like giant pandas. Every day, apart from spending half their time eating, they spend most of the remaining half sleeping.

In most cases, iron-eating beasts are very gentle in nature. When they see people, they often cover their faces with their front paws or lower their heads, hiding their true appearance, and rarely take the initiative to attack other creatures.

Therefore, they are highly recommended for beginner beastmasters to raise.

But this iron-eating beast, due to its unique experiences, first developed more slowly than its peers, failed to learn what it should have, and then was left unchosen, which caused a drastic change in its personality.

It became anxious.

So it started to change its habits, became unusually self-disciplined, and even began to train itself, hoping to awaken its hardening ability and become stronger as soon as possible.

It’s a rare iron-eating beast with dreams and no laziness. Unfortunately, its talent is just a bit lacking.

After evolution, iron-eating beasts are actually quite intelligent compared to other pet beasts.

That tree-crashing just now was its way of training its physical strength.

"So, this baby iron-eating beast has especially poor talent, but is extremely hardworking and diligent, with nothing going for it except its drive?"

William Carter summed up, then smiled.

"…Although you’re exaggerating a bit, that’s basically it?" James Harper said.

"But don’t worry, it’s just slow to develop naturally. If it can be raised in a beastmaster’s space, it can catch up quickly with proper care."

Moreover, such a self-disciplined iron-eating beast is actually quite rare.

This kind of personality is generally a plus.

Of course… there are also drawbacks to this personality… James Harper muttered inwardly, namely that its irregular schedule makes it eat a lot.

After all, to train, it needs enough nutrition.

"Then I’ll take it."

Although a normal iron-eating beast is great, William Carter actually didn’t want a pet that only eats and sleeps all day—that’s just too lazy.

One lazy person like himself is enough.

Talent doesn’t matter, since he has the skill compendium.

As everyone knows, hard work plus a cheat is the true path to success.

"Have you decided?" James Harper looked at William Carter in confusion. Most beastmasters care a lot about their pet’s talent.

Otherwise, this baby iron-eating beast wouldn’t have been left unchosen.

"I really appreciate a hardworking pet like this… I feel like we’ll get along well."

Yep, he’d already prepared the self-training move set.

"So, is there any discount?" William Carter still couldn’t let go of the idea of a discount.

James Harper was speechless, but since she had William Carter’s information, she understood his situation.

She said, "This iron-eating beast sleeps less, so it needs more food."

"As for discounts… there aren’t any. We treat every iron-eating beast equally here. But if you choose this one, we can give you an extra month’s supply of iron bamboo."

The iron bamboo breeding base is not only a breeding ground for iron-eating beasts, but also produces one of their favorite foods—iron bamboo.

Iron bamboo is as hard as steel, a mutated bamboo species, and is the core food for training iron-eating beasts to master the hardening ability. It’s not cheap, especially since iron-eating beasts have big appetites.

A month’s supply of iron bamboo is actually a pretty good bonus, since it’s a necessity.

"Thank you," William Carter said.

James Harper nodded. Since William Carter had made up his mind, she walked over to the little iron-eating beast, which was still a bit dazed from the recoil.

"Henry, you’ve finally been chosen by a beastmaster. Are you happy?" She squatted down and smiled at the little iron-eating beast.

All the iron-eating beasts here have their own number, and the cubs are no exception. This special little iron-eating beast is number Henry, so the keepers here usually refer to it as Henry.

The little iron-eating beast silently sat up, then looked into the distance at William Carter, blinking its eyes.

Although it was very happy in its heart to finally be recognized by a beastmaster, still… it was too late!

It sat on the ground, raised both arms high, and let out a howl.