I hope they can have a better future... James Harper silently prayed in her heart. After all, having taken care of the iron-eating beasts for so long, she had developed a certain bond with them.

"From today on, I am your beastmaster... Let's work hard together. You're called Eleven here, right? My name is William Carter, which is quite similar to yours. That means we are fated to meet. How about I keep calling you Eleven or Shi Yi?" At this moment, facing the nervous No. 11 iron-eating beast cub, William Carter closed his eyes and began to meditate, chanting softly.

At that moment, William Carter seemed to inwardly see the beast space within his mind.

It was a world with transparent barriers, its interior as white as clouds.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~~~

As William Carter communicated with the beast space and activated the capture contract using the method he had learned from memory, a gentle breeze blew outside.

When the dust on the ground was stirred up, countless points of light flickered in front of William Carter. Two circular arrays, as transparent as star maps, appeared above and below the iron-eating beast cub, sandwiching it in between.

The next second, countless faint points of light flowed from the arrays, wrapping around the iron-eating beast cub as if to envelop and cover it!

"Relax, don't struggle."

Beside him, James Harper spoke to the iron-eating beast cub. She could sense that William Carter was not using his full strength to activate the contract, so the binding force was not strong. As long as the iron-eating beast struggled a little, the contract would be interrupted. Therefore, she had to remind the cub.

At the same time, William Carter was also watching it quite seriously.

"Oooh..."

Wrapped in white light, the No. 11 iron-eating beast cub still looked very nervous. However, in this state, the telepathic connection between William Carter and the iron-eating beast reached a higher level.

The iron-eating beast cub could also clearly sense William Carter's feelings. As for this cub, William Carter was very fond of it. Having been a loner in both his lives, he knew very well that this iron-eating beast might be the one to accompany him for the rest of his life. He was already determined to raise this cub as if it were his own child, hoping it would grow up strong and successful.

Sigh... He hadn't even found a wife yet, but he already had a pet beast that's even harder to raise than a child. William Carter felt a little exhausted.

Although William Carter seemed carefree on the surface, it was precisely his sincere heart that allowed the iron-eating beast cub to let down its guard and begin to accept the contract. It fully acknowledged this beastmaster who had chosen it.

Very soon, the white light finally enveloped the entire iron-eating beast cub. At this moment, the array connecting to the beast space began to ripple. Under this ripple, the cub shrouded in white light gradually turned into a glow and disappeared from the outside world, entering the beast space!

Buzz!

Everything happened so quickly that William Carter hadn't even reacted yet. He just felt a warm current flow through his whole body. At first, he felt tired, but then he quickly recovered, and soon after, he felt exceptionally energetic, as if his strength had increased a lot.

"Congratulations, you have successfully signed a contract with the iron-eating beast."

"My suggestion is to let it get familiar with the environment of the beast space first. Don't summon or store it too frequently for now."

"If it can quickly adapt to the environment of the beast space, it should be able to awaken its hardening ability within a week."

While William Carter's mind was buzzing, James Harper's voice came from behind.

"Okay." William Carter nodded subconsciously, and at the same time realized what had happened to his body.

After successfully signing a contract with his first pet beast and becoming a beastmaster, he immediately received feedback from the pet beast's power, and his own mental strength and physical fitness improved!

Although this iron-eating beast cub was very weak, it still provided some feedback. Even a little is better than nothing. For William Carter, who was experiencing this for the first time, it was very novel.

However, this was not what surprised him the most.

What surprised William Carter the most was that, as he successfully contracted his first pet beast and his physical attributes improved, the skill compendium also provided new information.

The number of skills that could be recorded had increased.

"What's wrong?" Noticing William Carter's unusual expression, James Harper asked.

"It's nothing, I just feel my physical fitness has improved, and I'm a bit unaccustomed to it," William Carter replied immediately.

James Harper smiled and said, "The first time, it really does feel strange. You'll get used to it later."

"Next, I'll take you to complete the final procedures. You'll also receive a breeding manual, and you can fill in your address. The iron bamboo I promised you will be regularly delivered to you by courier. This kind of food must be kept fresh and isn't suitable for long-term storage."

"After you finish all this food, you're welcome to come back here to order more iron-eating beast food. But next time, there will be a charge."

"That's all fine..." William Carter said, "Actually, Senior Lin, I have one more request, though it might be a bit much."

"Hmm?"

"Can I look around here? In order to raise the iron-eating beast well, I want to learn more about its real living environment."

"Of course that's no problem. In fact, you can bring your iron-eating beast back to visit anytime in the future. After all, this is its home. Hmm, but no freeloading on meals..."

"Ahem, I won't freeload. By the way, can I touch the iron-eating beasts here..."