《My Tamed Beasts Are a Little Strong》


 Chapter 1

    Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios


    In the east 4th ring region of the Revolving Star Territory, on the Obsidian Planet of Tigertail Galaxy¡­


    The southern end of the 36th Satellite City was generally known as the 36th Base City.


    In a small bungalow situated in residential area no.54 south of the 36th Satellite City, the warm, yellow light in a small room shone through the windows in the quiet neighborhood.


    ¡°Be quick! Finish your meal! I¡¯ll be going to university in two weeks. I want you to tag along, but they have very strict rules.


    ¡°I¡¯ve already asked the counselor. She said as long as I become a three-star student during this semester, one of my relatives will be allowed to study in the secondary school affiliated with the university.


    ¡°Sister will definitely work hard to get you into the school! Revolving Starlight University is the top university of our planet. They must have ways for you to sign a contract with a beast.¡± Fang Luolin took out a plate of piping, a hot dish that looked like sliced ??sausages from the kitchen. She was also carrying two bowls of millet porridge.


    Bai Ye lowered his head. The black hair on his forehead covered his eyes, and the hot steam of the millet porridge got into his eyes. Feeling his eyes moisten, Bai Ye sighed gently and wiped away the water vapor at the corner of his eyes.


    ¡°Sister, you don¡¯t need to tire yourself out. I can support myself financially.¡±


    His voice was getting softer and softer.


    Even he didn¡¯t quite believe what he had just said.


    In today¡¯s world, anyone who did not have a tamed beast was considered a commoner.


    He could not even qualify as a citizen in the official records, so he could only be a commoner.


    In fact, commoners had another name: poor people.


    They were called poor people because it was very difficult for them to support themselves financially and they had to go all out in order to survive.


    In this day and age, tamed beasts had already been integrated into all aspects of one¡¯s life.


    Food, clothing, shelter, and transportation, as well as adventure, battles, and entertainment, were all closely associated with tamed beasts.


    Even if one could not become an adventure-level Beast Tamer, beast taming was absolutely indispensable if one wanted a better life or better welfare and treatment in society.


    Take the meat on the table as an example. It was made from the brown-patterned carnivorous vine, a type of plantal beast that belonged to the vine family, the polyvine and carnivorous species.


    It was a kind of food in name, but in fact, the entwining ability of the brown-patterned carnivorous vine could easily strangle an adult wild boar to death and bury it in the soil near its roots. The boar would then decompose and become nutrients for the vine¡¯s growth.


    After the Beast Tamer signed a soul contract with the beast, a close relationship would be established between the brown-patterned carnivorous vine and the Beast Tamer. The Beast Tamer would then be able to communicate with and control the beast through the soul contract.


    Therefore, if any of the beasts were to cause injuries or commit murder in the Base City, in the absence of the influence of enchantment or manipulation abilities, its Beast Tamer would be held accountable first.


    While sitting opposite Bai Ye, Fang Luolin picked up a piece of vine sausage with her chopsticks. Seemingly oblivious to what Bai Ye had said, she chewed, swallowed the food, and narrowed her eyes like a big cat enjoying its meal.


    ¡°Eat more.¡± Fang Luolin placed a piece of meat in Bai Ye¡¯s bowl.


    Bai Ye lowered his head and took two mouthfuls of rice.


    While watching her younger brother gobbling down the food, Fang Luolin uttered silently in her heart, ¡®Sister will definitely find a way for you to sign a beast contract.¡¯


    After dinner, Bai Ye got up, cleared the table, and put away the cutlery in the kitchen.


    Fang Luolin went back to her bedroom to meditate.


    Signing a beast contract required a lot of soul power. The stronger one¡¯s soul power was, the more beasts one could sign with, which would in turn make the tamed beasts more powerful.


    In this world, Beast Tamer and tamed beast were complementary to each other.


    A top Beast Tamer without a tamed beast was just an ordinary being with strong soul power. On the other hand, by having a Beast Tamer, the tamed beast could benefit by increasing its combat power.


    Signing a contract with the tamed beast was not enough.


    Besides the importance of raising and training the tamed beast, the Beast Tamer¡¯s meditation skill was also very important.


    By now, in this planet world, Beast Tamers and tamed beasts had already become massive and developed a vocation system associated with all aspects of life.


    Bai Ye also wished to sign a contract with a tamed beast. His meditation technique practice had been going very smoothly. Furthermore, his talent when it came to this aspect was not inferior to his sister¡¯s.


    This was also the reason Fang Luolin firmly believed that her younger brother would be able to sign a contract with a beast. Her younger brother¡¯s meditation talent was not any lesser than hers. There was no reason he couldn¡¯t sign a beast contract.


    It had to be because they had not found the right method.


    Perhaps he had not found a suitable beast.


    Once he found a suitable beast, her younger brother would certainly become an outstanding Beast Tamer.


    The reason that commoners could not sign a beast contract was that they had poor talent, but her younger brother was fairly talented.


    Over the years, Fang Luolin had bought dozens of large and small beasts for Bai Ye. There had been a variety of them, including plantal beasts and walking beasts. Once, Fang Luolin had even found a mechanical beast, a rare kind of beast, for her younger brother.


    However, regardless of the kind of the beast, the contract would fail to be signed at the very last moment. These beasts would also develop some resistance to Bai Ye and would no longer sign a contract with him. They could only be resold to others, as they had lost their value.


    After washing the cutlery, pouring the leftovers into a garbage bag, and packing them, Bai Ye cleaned up the kitchen and returned to his bedroom.


    He folded his hands behind his head and stared at the ceiling. He could not sleep.


    He would be 16 years old tomorrow.


    After the age of 16, he could no longer receive the subsidies minors were given by the Federal Government of the Obsidian Planet.


    According to the laws of the Obsidian Planet¡¯s Federal Government, a person would reach adulthood at the age of 16.


    The midnight bell rang.


    A warm current quietly flowed from Bai Ye¡¯s body to his limbs and bones, and a feeling of ecstasy surfaced.


    With his head tilted, Bai Ye closed his eyes while lying on the bed.


    A huge cloud of mist rose in the air.


    In the dream, there was a vast, deep abyss. It was not certain how long had passed. It was as if he had passed through endless chaos and arrived at a dark, yellow void.


    There was gray mist everywhere, but the mist seemed to have died. It instead looked solidified in the void.


    A smell of ruins, decay, and antiquity filled the place.


    Bai Ye descended into this world with a bird¡¯s eye view. In the void of this world, one by one, huge tombs were scattered everywhere, separated by extreme distance.


    There was no point of reference. The size of things in this place was relative.


    Small things were as tiny as ants, and large ones were as big as stars.


    A variety of enormous monsters he did not know were sealed in huge tombs.


    Among them, a certain monster had black glass-like beads floating near the back of its head, and circles of small balls of various colors and textures were floating near its body and limbs. After taking a closer look, Bai Ye felt that this scene resembled a planet.


    These monsters had different forms and shapes. Some had bone spurs growing all over their bodies and looked as hideous as demons.


    There was also an irregularly-shaped polyhedral crystal that emitted hazy white light from its surface.


    In addition, there were ancient snakes with 36 wings and a long, massive body curled up into a ring.


    Each monster exuded an aura as deep as an abyss. It was terrifying and inexplicable.


    Even though they were sealed in the tombs, the wisps of majestic aura radiating from their bodies could seemingly crush the void and stop time.


    Most importantly, with no exception, each of these giants had terrible-looking, fatal scars on their bodies.


    Suddenly, a tomb in the middle of the void burst open.


    A crack was split in the middle of it, almost penetrating the entire tomb from top to bottom. The tomb suddenly exploded into pieces. Pieces of broken ice crystals floated in the void like light spots and gradually dissipated.


    In the tomb, a deep mirror that looked like a black hole but was at the same time colorful disappeared from its original spot.


    On the tomb in front of it were three huge characters¡ªSuper Dimension Mirror.

 Chapter 2

    Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios


    The next moment, a forceful thrust separated Bai Ye from the tomb and he woke up from his dream.


    Bai Ye opened his eyes.


    When he sat up, his vest was wet with perspiration.


    ¡®The dream felt so real¡­¡¯ Bai Ye thought from the bottom of his heart.


    Then, he froze completely.


    This was because a mirror was hovering in front of him.


    Although it looked somewhat different from the mirror in his dream, they resembled each other greatly.


    The mirror circled him.


    Bai Ye froze.


    The mirror¡¯s surface was as smooth as water.


    Judging from the information in his mind, this mirror had already become his beast.


    To be precise, it had signed a soul contract with him many years ago. This was the reason he had been unable to sign a soul contract with other beasts; because he already had one.


    The name of the beast that had signed a soul contract with him was Super Dimension Mirror.


    Bai Ye was able to obtain basic information on the Super Dimension Mirror through the soul contract.


    [Name: Super Dimension Mirror]


    [Level: Iron One-Star]


    [Skill: Super Dimension Space, Mirror Servant, Space Cutting]


    [Endowment: 10,000+ (???)]


    A crystal-clear mirror suddenly appeared in front of his palm.


    This was his first beast, so Bai Ye¡¯s heart was filled with emotions.


    He licked his dry lips.


    ¡®I understand what Space Cutting is. It¡¯s a high-level skill of spatial beasts. It can comprehend a high-level skill of the spatial beast despite it being an iron one-star beast. It¡¯s indeed a beast with a minimum talent of 10,000 points. But what is Super Dimension Space?¡¯


    He communicated with the Super Dimension Mirror.


    He then found out that Super Dimension Space could not be released alone. It could only be used with the cooperation of other beasts or humans.


    ¡®Shall I give it a try?¡¯


    A layer of water ripples floated across the surface of the Super Dimension Mirror.


    Bai Ye stretched and submerged his right hand according to the instructions of the Super Dimension Mirror.


    All of a sudden¡­


    The sky outside the window darkened.


    At the same time, many people on the streets of the southern 36th Base City felt terrified.


    One by one, the beasts walking on the road suffered brief moments of panic. Feeling uneasy, they were either roaring or calling out.


    Above their crowns, a palm beyond their imagination was engulfing the sky.


    Five huge fingers had enveloped almost half the sky.


    This giant hand had protruded from a dark crack in the sky. Behind the crack was seemingly an endless chaos of depth and terror leading to the unknown.


    The length of each finger was comparable to the height of a building, and the magnificence of the body behind this giant hand was beyond one¡¯s imagination.


    Boom¡ª


    The fingers moved lightly, stirring wind and thunder.


    Air currents surged, setting off a huge hurricane.


    Air was then squeezed into a cyclone.


    The void seemed to be crushing as it let out a series of sullen roars and thunderous booms.


    Rolling thunder sounded across the vast sky and echoed through the empty, dark night.


    The five huge fingers in the sky suddenly united, forming a fist.


    This humongous fist was akin to the strongest mountain in the world and exuded a misty, metallic shine from its surface.


    In the bedroom, Bai Ye was standing by the window. He stared at his arm, which had not entered the Super Dimension Mirror, and then at the fingers in the sky outside the window moving in tandem with his hand.


    Holding his breath, Bai Ye stared in a daze at the terrifying giant hand in the sky outside the window.


    A bold idea emerged in his mind.


    The giant hand in the sky suddenly pointed its middle finger toward the Base City.


    At the same time, countless worried and grave-looking people staring at the sky in the Base City were transfixed by this gesture.


    Could there be a special meaning to this?


    Simultaneously, a group of people was quickly collecting data in a special observation room located in a certain place in the Base City.


    ¡°Does this middle finger have any special meaning to it?¡±


    ¡°Does it have a provocative meaning?¡±


    ¡°Is it saying hello to us?¡±


    ¡°Does it want to become friends with us?¡±


    At that moment, Bai Ye heard the sound of the door opening coming from the room next door. He quickly withdrew his hand from the mirror.


    When he did this, the giant hand in the sky also retreated into the crack.


    Following that, the crack disappeared as if it had never existed.


    The bedroom door then opened.


    The Super Dimension Mirror, which had been floating in front of Bai Ye¡¯s bed earlier, hid away shyly.


    Fang Luolin was wearing a black sports vest and tight shorts when she barged into the second bedroom, revealing a large part of her fair and beautiful skin. Her face was filled with worry. ¡°Were you frightened? My classmate just called me. A giant hand suddenly appeared in the sky. That giant hand may be a passing star behemoth or a void behemoth. The federal government has already sent people to investigate it. I believe there will be an outcome very soon.¡±


    Bai Ye waved his hand quickly. ¡°I¡¯m not scared. Go back to your room. Remember to close the door for me when you leave.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m going back to my room then. Rest early today. You still have class tomorrow.¡± Fang Luolin closed the door.


    She had already taken the college entrance examination. The college entrance examination would only allow students to gain entry to ordinary or inferior universities. The top tertiary institutions and universities had separate admission exams.


    Simply put, the results of the college entrance examination were not recognized by them. This was because, relatively speaking, the college entrance examination was too simple.


    Fang Luolin had passed the admission examination to the Revolving Starlight University¡¯s Obsidian Branch with an ¡°S¡± score and entered the school by ranking seventh in the entire cohort. She was a good seedling of the university. This school was also one of the three top universities on Obsidian Planet, although it had only been established in the past two decades.


    This branch, which had only been established 20 years ago, had already become one of the three top universities. It was undoubtedly the elite of the academic world. It was said that the Obsidian Branch of the Revolving Starlight University had a very strong background.


    Bai Ye looked at the ceiling in a daze after his sister left the room.


    At the moment, he was digesting the news that he had signed a soul contract.


    Signing a beast contract required consuming soul power and occupying soul space. The strength of his soul before the age of 16 was not enough to withstand the summoning of a beast.


    Therefore, he had been waiting.


    The Super Dimension Mirror, which had signed a soul contract with him long ago, had already taken him for granted.


    How could it tolerate other ¡°seductive sluts¡± competing with it for its own master? This was undoubtedly the reason all those beasts had failed to sign a contract while it was interfering.


    Of course, being able to sign a beast contract was good. However, he did not know how to explain to his dear sister why the Super Dimension Mirror had suddenly signed a soul contract with him.


    Bai Ye rubbed his face. He had to find a chance to explain its origin.


    The thought of spilling the beans to his dear sister only lingered in Bai Ye¡¯s mind for a while before it was dispelled fully. This world had no shortage of memory searching, charm, or manipulation abilities. Although he believed his sister would definitely guard his secret, the more she knew, the more dangerous it would be for her. The less she knew, the safer it would be.


    He just needed to tell her that he had already signed a contract with a beast.


    Wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, Bai Ye sat up from the bed. He then went to the bathroom to wash his face. He looked up at himself in the mirror. A few strands of wet hair were hanging down his forehead, his brows were picturesque, his dark brown eyes limpid, his nose bridge tall, straight, and handsome, and his lips thin and pinkish. He had inherited the excellent genes of the Bai Family.


    Everyone liked to look at themselves in the mirror after taking a bath or washing their face. Nevertheless, how one looked after washing one¡¯s face was often a mystery.


    However, the Super Dimension Mirror, which had unknowingly appeared and floated next to Bai Ye, could not help whining unhappily when it saw its master looking at another mirror.


    Crack¡ª


    A line suddenly appeared on the surface of the bathroom mirror, traveling from the top to the bottom of the mirror.

 Chapter 3

    Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios


    It made the left and right sides of Bai Ye¡¯s face look asymmetrical in the mirror.


    Bai Ye stared in confusion at the crack that had suddenly appeared on the surface of the bathroom vanity mirror.


    After a few more breaths¡­ Bang, bang, bang!


    Suddenly, a series of back-to-back explosions echoed in the mirror.


    In just one second, dense cobweb-like cracks of various sizes had spread on the surface of the vanity mirror. Suddenly, he could not find a piece of mirror that exceeded the size of a fingernail.


    Terrified, Bai Ye took a few steps back.


    Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh. Seeing this, the Super Dimension Mirror revolved on the spot several times smugly.


    It then hovered in front of Bai Ye, its intent already obvious.


    When you need a mirror, you can only use me!


    I am the best mirror!


    The odd noises in the bathroom startled Fang Luolin, who was meditating.


    Fang Luolin jumped out of bed, put on her coat, and rushed out of the bedroom.


    When she arrived at his bedroom, she saw the Super Dimension Mirror drifting beside Bai Ye and the exploded mirror in the bathroom.


    Bai Ye, who hadn¡¯t figured out how to explain to his dear sister that he had signed a contract with the beast, was at a loss. He had no idea what to do.


    Fang Luolin looked at the Super Dimension Mirror and instinctively thought it was a monster that had attacked the house out of the blue.


    She stepped forward and pulled Bai Ye out of the bathroom and behind her back, wanting to protect him from harm.


    She then opened her right hand. A light blue ripple emerged from her right arm. Then, an ice-blue, crystal-like head extended from the ripple. The temperature in the bedroom dropped rapidly, and frost began to spread outward. Nevertheless, this did not affect Fang Luolin in any way. Under the control of her consciousness, Bai Ye, who was behind her, was not impacted either.


    Thanks to her right arm, the tamed beast landed on the floor beside her in a flash.


    Its head was broad and flat, and its two mung-bean-sized eyes were well-hidden in its ice-blue head.


    Its six limbs were lying on the floor, and its slender tail curled several times to avoid hitting Bai Ye as much as possible. Pieces of ice formed wherever its tail swept across.


    It headed toward the bathroom, opening its mouth widely.


    Waa¡­


    A moment later, a baby-like cry came from the mouth of the ice-blue salamander.


    A beam of ice-blue light filled the bathroom, freezing the entire bathroom, including the Super Dimension Mirror.


    The icy frost swept across the entire living room and the bathroom next door, which had its door open.


    In one breath, the living room had entered an ice age.


    ¡°Wait, that¡¯s my beast¡­¡± At this critical point, Bai Ye¡¯s voice was heard.


    It might seem slow, but all this had happened in the blink of an eye. Fang Luolin was very fast. It had only taken a few seconds for her to rush out of the bedroom, pull out Bai Ye, summon her beast, and attack.


    Fang Luolin was stunned and found herself in a fix when she heard Bai Ye.


    The ice-blue salamander, which was close to two meters long and was lying near her feet, also let out a whine. Its two mung-bean-sized eyes glanced sideways at its master¡¯s younger brother, and its tail curled into a ball.


    ¡°Why didn¡¯t you say so earlier? And when did you sign a beast contract?¡± Fang Luolin asked. Her tiny, snowy, fair feet trampled on the floor repeatedly, seemingly wanting to carve out a three-bedder downstairs.


    Well¡­ the unit downstairs had three bedrooms and one living room.


    Fang Luolin told the ice-blue salamander quickly, ¡°Reabsorb the ice.¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s no need to. It¡¯s alright.¡± Bai Ye waved his hand.


    The Super Dimension Mirror was a spatial beast, and the survival ability of spatial beasts was certainly top-notch.


    The frozen bathroom was empty. Obviously, the beam of ice-blue light had not hit the Super Dimension Mirror. Although Bai Ye was not aware of its strength, he could tell from the scenes in his dream and his fragments of memory that it was certainly extraordinary.


    A faint shadow gradually emerged beside Bai Ye, and the 20-centimeter-tall Super Dimension Mirror landed on Bai Ye¡¯s shoulder.


    Waa, waa, waa! The Super Dimension Mirror was seemingly cursing Fang Luolin and the ice-blue salamander. However, no one except Bai Ye understood what it was talking about.


    ¡°Sorry, I almost hurt you just now.¡± Fang Luolin bowed before the Super Dimension Mirror apologetically.


    The Super Dimension Mirror turned around, its back facing Fang Luolin. Two beams of transparent light emerged from its left and right sides, condensing into two arms and crossing in front of its chest. It sat on Bai Ye¡¯s shoulders, bending its mirror surface with an I-am-very-cross demeanor.


    The ice-blue salamander lay quietly beside its master, its huge head hidden behind its master¡¯s heel and its small tail curled into a ball.


    However, it could not hide its huge body. It could only peek at Bai Ye with its mung-bean-sized eyes.


    After apologizing, Fang Luolin pulled her younger brother¡¯s arm and asked curiously, ¡°When did you sign a beast contract? This looks like a mechanical beast.¡±


    Slap. The Super Dimension Mirror slapped Fang Luolin¡¯s hand away silently with its hand, which had been condensed from the beam of light.


    ¡°It suddenly flew into the bedroom from outside just now. It looks quite adorable, and I wanted to see if I could sign a soul contract since I just turned 16. It was successful on the first try. I was going to tell you about it tomorrow morning, but this happened,¡± Bai Ye said casually.


    Fang Luolin was speechless.


    What a pack of lies meant to fool a child!


    After shooting a deep glance at Bai Ye, she didn¡¯t press on. Since her younger brother was reluctant to speak, she would not force him to.


    So long as he had a beast, this would do.


    ¡°It looks extraordinary. What¡¯s its name?¡±


    ¡°Super Dimension Mirror,¡± Bai Ye said.


    Upon hearing Bai Ye calling it, the Super Dimension Mirror turned around and circled Bai Ye¡¯s head.


    ¡°Eh?¡± The ice-blue salamander stared at the Super Dimension Mirror curiously. It carefully raised its slender ice-blue tail, wanting to touch the Super Dimension Mirror.


    The Super Dimension Mirror turned around and dodged it agilely.


    This instead piqued the curiosity of the ice-blue salamander.


    The two little guys played hide-and-seek and got acquainted very quickly.


    The earlier fight had caused some damage to the bathroom wall. Fang Luolin took out her cell phone and called the Express Home Repair Company to request repair service.


    The beasts¡¯ destructive power was amazing, so they often damaged the walls of their home accidentally. Therefore, home repair companies were in very high demand.


    ¡°They will arrive in about 20 minutes.¡± Fang Luolin put down her cell phone.


    After experiencing this accident, Fang Luolin was not in the mood to continue meditating. She returned to the bedroom and found a loose short-sleeved shirt to wear. She and Bai Ye then sat down on the sofa in the living room.


    A small table lamp that gave off a warm yellow light illuminated the corner of the living room.


    After discovering that her younger brother had finally found a beast, she was in a good mood. This was a great weight off her shoulders. She took two bottles of room-temperature peach-flavored canned punch out of the cabinet and cooled them by placing each of them on the ice-blue salamander¡¯s forehead for 10 seconds. She then threw a can to Bai Ye.


    Fang Luolin¡¯s oval face flushed after she drained the punch. She was not very good at drinking.


    She¡¯d rewarded herself with an extra can of drink today because she was happy.


    Pursing her small mouth, Fang Luolin burped.


    A smile appeared on Bai Ye¡¯s face.


    Fang Luolin noticed that and smashed the pillow against him angrily. ¡°How dare you laugh at me! Haven¡¯t you burped due to alcohol before? I¡¯m so mad!¡±


    ¡°Yes, yes, I¡¯ve burped before.¡± Bai Ye caught the pillow and admitted it quickly.

 Chapter 4

    Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios


    ¡°Humph, the middle school entrance examination is in two weeks. Those classmates of yours who have come into contact with tamed beasts earlier should have already reached iron six or seven stars, right?¡± Fang Luolin said.


    ¡°The best is already a bronze five-star,¡± Bai Ye replied.


    ¡°Already?¡± Fang Luolin was surprised. ¡°Young people nowadays are amazing.¡±


    ¡°You make it sound as if you¡¯re very old.¡± Bai Ye rolled his eyes.


    ¡°Humph.¡± Fang Luolin, who had been expecting these words, suddenly raised her slender neck, her face filled with pride.


    ¡°The family of that bronze five-star friend is in the farming business. According to him, the monsters on the farm adored him since he was a child. At the age of seven, he was already riding the strongest sow on the farm. When he was eight, the sow gave birth to a litter. Carrying the strongest piglet, the sow jumped out of the pigpen and placed the piglet in front of his bedroom, ¡± Bai Ye exclaimed. ¡°Well¡­ This kid was chosen by the pig.¡±


    ¡°What kind of sow was that?¡± Fang Luolin was puzzled.


    ¡°An Iron-armored Babirusa,¡± Bai Ye said.


    ¡°I see. As I remember, there¡¯s a wide range of endowment value for an Iron-armored Babirusa. It should be between 6 and 35,¡± Fang Luolin said.


    There was a broad classification of pigs at various levels. Nevertheless, pig monsters raised by farms generally would not have a very high endowment value range.


    The endowment value would determine the upper limit of a tamed beast.


    The higher the endowment value of a beast, the greater the potential of its future achievements.


    The endowment value was a term known by the Star Territory, whereas ¡®grade¡¯ was a term known by the locals of the Obsidian Planet.


    The grades were categorized as follows: White (1-5), Green (6-20), Blue (21-50), Purple (51-200), Gold (201-500), and Red (501-1,000). A value beyond 1,000 was collectively known as the Color grade.


    To Bai Ye¡¯s knowledge, there weren¡¯t any tools available to assess endowment.


    The only way to find out the endowment value of a tamed beast was to sign a soul contract with it and then learn about its endowment value through soul contract communication.


    However, after the soul contract was signed, it could not be rescinded unless one of the parties died.


    However, the Beast Tamer would face severe repercussions if a tamed beast were to die.


    Therefore, the only way to assess a monster¡¯s talent and endowment currently was through visual observation.


    An experienced and knowledgeable Beast Tamer would be able to estimate a monster¡¯s endowment value from a number of comprehensive factors, such as the monster¡¯s hair, body shape, color, and combat power compared to its peers.


    Of course, the endowment was not static. There were treasures that could elevate endowment and could be used repeatedly.


    This kind of treasure was called source material.


    Depending on the grade, there was also a limit to the elevation. These materials were not only scarce but also extremely precious.


    Generally speaking, an endowment value of 6-35 also meant that the Iron-armored Babirusa could reach either the bronze or silver level upon entering adulthood.


    Typically, monsters bred in a farm would be at the iron level and seldom at the bronze level.


    After all, no matter how hard one tried to tame a monster, it was ultimately still a monster. Its wild nature was hard to tame.


    It was also very difficult to control a group of silver-level monsters when they became hysterical.


    Therefore, a farm that could raise an Iron-armored Babirusa was definitely not small.


    ¡°His Iron-armored Babirusa has very good genes. Its endowment value was already 54 at birth,¡± Bai Ye said.


    ¡°Judging from your tone, you seem to be very close to him,¡± Fang Luolin said casually.


    ¡°Haven¡¯t you seen him before? He¡¯s Wang Qilin. We often go home together after school,¡± Bai Ye said.


    ¡°Oh, that skinny little boy.¡± Fang Luolin was monetarily surprised but quickly calmed down again.


    However, despite being a Purple Grade that had been groomed for seven or eight years, he was still a bronze five-star¡­ Fang Luolin¡¯s mouth twitched in disgust.


    ¡°Your friend is really lazy.¡±


    Bai Ye laughed loudly.


    Wang Qilin, who was indeed that skinny kid, was certainly very lazy.


    If he had been slightly more diligent, the Iron-armored Babirusa might have reached the silver level by now.


    Fang Luolin put down the punch and stretched her body. She looked relaxed and happy.


    ¡°After getting a beast, you should meditate properly and strive for an early breakthrough.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡± Bai Ye nodded. ¡°Sister, I wish to go on a trip during the holidays,¡± he said.


    ¡°No, it¡¯s too dangerous.¡± Fang Luolin refused.


    ¡°I have a beast now, so I can protect myself,¡± Bai Ye said. ¡°You don¡¯t need to worry about my safety.¡±


    After speaking, Bai Ye disappeared on the spot.


    Fang Luolin widened her eyes. Bai Ye had disappeared in front of her, but she had not noticed anything amiss before his disappearance.


    At the same time, in a peculiar space in front of Fang Luolin¡¯s eyes, Bai Ye was seemingly in another dimension yet could see the real world clearly.


    In front of him, Fang Luolin¡¯s beautiful eyes were filled with surprise. She turned her head in every direction, surveying the surroundings. She did not seem to notice that Bai Ye was standing in front of her in another dimension.


    Bai Ye walked around this space freely. There was no gravity or buoyancy. Everything there worked according to his thoughts. Step by step, he walked freely in the air.


    On the side wall of this squarish space were numerous colorful but small light spots ¡°filtered¡± from the outer universe and devoured by this space.


    It was functioning like a sieve, absorbing all kinds of energy from the outside world continuously.


    This translucent world was 300 by 300 by 300 meters and could expand when the strength of the Super Dimension Mirror increased. When the area of ??this space expanded, the speed of energy absorption would also increase. This was the true form of the Super Dimension Mirror, as well as the origin of its name.


    At present, the Super Dimension Mirror was already at the iron three-star level. Not long ago when it had been born in the bathroom, it had only been an iron one-star. The absorption of the drifting element energy in the air during these two hours had enabled it to break through two small levels successfully.


    As the Beast Tamer, he could travel freely to any location in this space and then reappear in the corresponding place in the real world.


    This was one of the functions of the Super Dimension Space.


    It was a space independent from the real world.


    It could be called a space, but its other ability was Super Dimension.


    As he looked at the walls of the space in front of him, Bai Ye tried to stretch his right index finger and poke a wall.


    It felt like a layer of plastic wrap when it stretched outward in tandem with the movements of Bai Ye¡¯s finger.


    In order to prevent injuring the people in the Base City accidentally, Bai Ye deliberately controlled his movements in a no man¡¯s land located 500 miles away from the Base City.


    In the valley 500 miles away from the 36th Base City was a black-shelled giant tortoise 30 meters tall and covered in spikes. A giant thorn stood out in the middle of the giant tortoise¡¯s back. From a distance, it looked like the spiked helmet of a knight. At that moment, a crack suddenly appeared in the sky above the valley. An exceptionally thick finger peeked out of the crack arrogantly.


    Through the thin layer of film in that space, Bai Ye felt as if he had poked something hard.


    Through the crystal walls of the Super Dimension Space, he saw what was happening in the valley located 500 miles away.


    He hesitated for a while and then pressed his finger down firmly.


    His fingertip hurt, and he felt like he had been pricked by a needle. It was as if he was pressing on a cocklebur. Bai Ye quickly retracted his index finger.


    In the valley, the black-shelled giant tortoise had already disappeared from its spot. The valley was filled with mud, and the ground seemed like it had been plowed once. A huge, deep pit had appeared in the middle of it. In the middle of the pit was a ball of mashed flesh whose original shape could no longer be made out.

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    Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios


    Bai Ye glanced at the small cut on his index finger. A drop of blood was leaking from it. He quickly sucked it. It seemed that even the Super Dimension was not invincible at this stage.


    Due to the jabbing, a pinhole-sized hole had appeared on the space film in front of him. Nevertheless, the hole healed on its own after only two breaths of time.


    Bai Ye took two steps in the Super Dimension Space, walking behind Fang Luolin. After controlling his thoughts, he jumped to reality from the Super Dimension Mirror.


    Sensing something strange behind her, Fang Luolin turned around, only to discover Bai Ye had appeared inconspicuously.


    ¡°Your ability is spatial?¡± Fang Luolin was stunned.


    ¡°Yes.¡± Bai Ye nodded.


    Fang Luolin glanced at the Super Dimension Mirror, which was on Bai Ye¡¯s shoulders.


    She said in a thoughtful tone, ¡°A spatial beast. It¡¯s no wonder you feel that confident. It won¡¯t do even if it¡¯s a spatial beast, though. You are gambling with your life. It¡¯ll be fine if you evade every attack successfully, but what if you are a tad slower? Can your reaction speed be compared to that of a silver-level or gold-level monster?¡±


    ¡°I won¡¯t go too far from the city. I¡¯ll just wander near it,¡± Bai Ye said.


    ¡°What is your beast¡¯s level?¡± Fang Luolin asked.


    ¡°Iron three-star¡­ Oh, it¡¯s already an iron four-star now,¡± Bai Ye said.


    ¡°I¡¯ll allow you to do that, but you can¡¯t leave the city alone. I¡¯ll accompany you after the middle school entrance examination this week.¡± Fang Luolin tapped Bai Ye¡¯s head.


    Bai Ye touched his head but did not refuse. It would certainly be safer if his sister accompanied him. He asked casually, ¡°Sister, what is your beast¡¯s level?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s still a gold nine-star. It¡¯s getting harder and harder to break through at the later stages,¡± Fang Luolin said helplessly.


    There was a huge bottleneck between gold nine-star and platinum one-star.


    Bai Ye remembered that most of the teachers at his school were only at the silver high-star or gold low-star level.


    His school was in fact the best and most expensive school in the 36th Base City. Its resources and teaching staff were the best in the city. He had heard that teachers in other public schools were generally only at the silver level.


    In today¡¯s society, as long as one was hardworking, wealthy, and fairly talented, it was not difficult to become a bronze Beast Tamer with a little effort.


    Above the bronze was the silver level.


    The minimum prerequisite for becoming an adventure-level Beast Tamer was the silver level.


    This was because only the silver-level individuals possessed the basic ability to truly explore and complete various tasks, and this would be the foundation for ensuring their safety in the wilderness.


    Adventure-level Beast Tamers were also eligible for various kinds of subsidies. As long as they completed the minimum number of adventure trips within a month, they would be eligible for various levels of subsidies according to the difficulty and duration of the adventure.


    There were subsidies such as risk subsidy, fatigue subsidy, food subsidy, medical subsidy¡­ and more than a dozen other kinds.


    Plus, as long as the adventure-level Beast Tamer was willing to register their gains from the exploration trip, they could get free publicity and would be charged a low 0.5% middleman fee at the auctions of the Adventure Association.


    A student like Fang Luolin, who had become a gold-level Beast Tamer during the college entrance examination, was considered heaven¡¯s pride.


    After all, the gold level was the basic requisite for entering the elite social class. As long as a gold Beast Tamer was diligent enough, they could change class and enter the middle class.


    Dong, dong, dong.


    There was a knock on the door.


    A voice could be heard outside the door. ¡°Hello, we are the staff of the Express Home Repair Company. The service order number is A013456787.¡±


    Fang Luolin took out the electronic communication device, checked the confirmation slip number, and then got up to open the door.


    Three staff members wearing blue hats entered the place. There were two yellow characters on their tops¡ªSpeed ??Gang.


    They smiled at Luo Lin apologetically. ¡°Sorry, there was a few minutes¡¯ delay due to some traffic congestion on the road.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s okay,¡± Fang Luolin said. ¡°How long will you need to repair this?¡±


    ¡°Let us take some measurements,¡± a staff member said. ¡°Which areas need to be repaired?¡±


    ¡°The bathroom and the living room.¡±


    One of the staff members went in and measured the size of the gap on the wall with a ruler.


    ¡°It¡¯ll take us about two hours to complete the repair. You can take photos of the damaged area first. Our repair process is transparent and open. The fee is based on standard rates. Our company has a detailed price list. I recommend that you order a two-hour express repair package. Our company¡¯s best-selling package only costs 2,999 stars¡­ ¡± The staff member who measured the gap in the wall spoke clearly and slowly in the standard dialogue fashion prescribed by the Obsidian Federal Government in the past few years.


    Fang Luolin took out the electronic communication device and tapped it quickly. She then used her fingerprints and pupils to unlock the payment channel. A beep was heard.


    The staff member in front of her received the order.


    ¡°Okay, thank you for your order. We will complete the repair within two hours. 10% of the repair fee will be refunded for every minute we are late,¡± the staff member said politely.


    ¡°Old Liu, Old Li, let¡¯s get to work right away,¡± the staff member who had introduced the package earlier said with a smile.


    After he spoke, a beam of light appeared on his left arm. Then, a grayish-brown, squarish-looking beast that resembled both a wall and a brick jumped from his shoulder.


    The beast was wearing a small blue hat on its head. This hat was identical to the ones worn by the staff, except that it looked a little funny on the beast¡¯s squarish head.


    It had no arms, so only three short, stout grayish-brown legs were supporting its body.


    Bang, bang.


    After the beast jumped down, it moved its three legs and scurried quickly to the edge of the bedroom wall.


    Roar, roar.


    Two grayish-brown beams of light were released from its eyes. When they landed on the edge of the gap on the wall, they automatically formed a soil filling.


    Under its control, the formation rate of the new wall was a slow process. Nevertheless, the gap in the wall was filling up smoothly.


    This required a strong control ability.


    Bai Ye had some knowledge of this beast. It was classified as an elemental beast and was actually one of the most common elemental beasts.


    [Six-Faced Concretion Beast: elemental beast, earth science, geology, miniature species.]


    In addition to the Obsidian Planet, it was said that micro-elemental monsters were also born from ore veins on other planets.


    They were gentle, patient, and full of energy and made the best construction workers and quarrying machines.


    According to certain sources, the Six-Faced Concretion Beast¡¯s favorite pastime was releasing the endless earth element powers in its body to form new stones.


    Therefore, the ore veins where a large number of Six-Faced Concretion Beasts congregated would only become bigger and bigger. As the ore veins grew, the elemental monsters born from the veins would also continue to multiply.


    However, due to a large number of captures in the past few years, the Six-Faced Concretion Beast in the ore veins in the vicinity of the Base City were all gone.


    The wall-repairing speed was fast, and the earth-colored walls were reinstated very quickly.


    The walls gradually looked complete. The opening that had just broken had been repaired and soon looked intact.


    The next step was painting it. While the Six-Faced Concretion Beast was repairing the walls, the old staff had already mixed and prepared the milky-white paint.


    ¡°There¡¯s a sculpture here. Shall we move it first?¡±


    Leaning against the wall was a brass sculpture as tall as a human. It was wearing a hat and it had long eyebrows as slender as poles and a kind gaze. It resembled an old man who was fishing.


    The two workers couldn¡¯t move it. In the end, they moved it with the help of the Six-Faced Concretion Beast.


    ¡°It¡¯s so heavy¡­ I wonder what material it¡¯s made of. It¡¯s definitely not copper. Copper can¡¯t be that heavy.¡± Old Liu wiped his sweat.


    ¡°I almost fractured my waist,¡± Old Li said.


    ¡°Alright, don¡¯t forget the rules. Don¡¯t talk nonsense,¡± the team leader warned them.


    Everything was in order, and the walls had been repaired completely in about an hour. All the construction waste had also been cleaned up.

 Chapter 6

    Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios


    It was already very late when the wall was repaired, and Bai Ye had to attend classes the next day. Therefore, he returned to his bedroom to rest.


    The timing of the college entrance examination was different from the middle school entrance examination¡¯s. The college entrance examination required a separate school admission examination, but this did not apply to the middle school entrance examination.


    The middle school entrance examination would only test one¡¯s culture and meditation levels.


    Moreover, the timing of the middle school entrance examination would differ in each base city. Unlike the college entrance examination, which was a unified national examination across the entire federation, the middle school entrance examination was held separately by each base city.


    The 36th Base City middle school entrance examination was scheduled one month after the college entrance examination. As of today, there were only six days left until the middle school entrance examination of the 36th Base City.


    Although Fang Luolin was already preparing to transfer Bai Ye to her university after this semester, she still hoped Bai Ye would get good results in the middle school entrance examination.


    Bai Ye usually fared quite well when it came to culture subjects.


    He was usually in the top 30 students of the cohort. In addition, his meditation results were amongst the best.


    The only thing he lacked was a tamed beast.


    After having breakfast and declining his sister¡¯s suggestion to take him to school, Bai Ye arrived at the school 20 minutes earlier than usual.


    He opened his school bag and took out three books, each of them as thick as a dictionary.


    The middle school entrance examination would test only three culture subjects¡ª¡±Studying Monsters on the Obsidian Planet¡ªMiddle School Edition¡±, ¡°Elementary Science¡±, and ¡°Integrated Curriculum for Beginner Beast Tamers¡±.


    In addition to culture subjects, there was also a meditation assessment.


    Also, the last subject, Social Practice, was not considered compulsory in the examination, but a student could earn additional credits from it.


    Elementary Science was a subject inclined toward accounting.


    As the name suggested, ¡°Studying Monsters on the Obsidian Planet¡ªMiddle School Edition¡± consisted of 10 books, each as thick as a dictionary. 95% of the content was about information on common monsters, including their habits, family species, grade, combat style, weaknesses, character traits, common knowledge, and so on, on the Obsidian Planet. The remaining 5% of the content was the various data of rare or famous monsters with distinctive traits on the Obsidian Planet.


    Of course, some monsters were too rare and the information recorded in the books was incomplete.


    The number of students in the classroom gradually increased.


    The quiet classroom began to turn noisy.


    The class bell rang 10 minutes later.


    Then, footsteps were heard outside the classroom.


    Someone yelled, ¡°The form teacher is here!¡± The classroom quickly quietened down.


    In a moment, Zhou Xia, the form teacher, walked into the classroom through the front door, holding onto a stack of papers and a thermos flask.


    Standing on Zhou Xia¡¯s shoulder was a gray parrot. The parrot was about two feet tall, its grayish-brown feathers were very fluffy, and its goose-yellow beak was broad and thick. Its orange eyes rolled nimbly, and it was clad in a small tailored suit.


    This parrot was one of Zhou Xia¡¯s tamed beasts and had been nicknamed Little Teacher Assistant by the students in the class.


    ¡°Although meditation is very important, culture subjects cannot be neglected. I know some of the students in the class have been recently having strange thoughts. You have to know that there is only a minority of geniuses. Most students have to go through the difficult, competitive path. The aggregate score for the three culture subjects is 450. I don¡¯t know how many of you believe these 450 points are not important. Not everyone is Dong Shentong, and not everyone is a genius. Therefore, we¡¯ll continue with the papers this morning. Don¡¯t relax until it¡¯s over,¡± Zhou Xia said as she put down the papers on the podium.


    The Little Teacher Assistant standing on her shoulder jumped down. Its two claws stepped on the steel podium, making tapping sounds.


    With a gentle leap, it landed on the podium.


    ¡°Take notes! Take notes!¡± the parrot yelled, imitating Zhou Xia¡¯s voice and stepping on the podium with its claws, making clunking noises in the process.


    The score of the mediation assessment was dependent on one¡¯s mediation level. For iron five-stars, the basic passing score was 60 points. The passing score would increase by 20 points with each additional star. There was no upper limit for extra credit.


    However, human potential was limited. Generally speaking, a genius would only be 15 or 16 years old when they graduated from high school. The highest meditation score in the history of the 36th Base City was 360 for a silver ten-star.


    This record had been set 15 years ago by a student called Dong Shentong. He was also the big boss behind Dong¡¯s Private Kitchen business now.


    Dong Shentong¡¯s culture subject score had been only slightly over 100 points. Nevertheless, because of his excellent meditation score, an exception had been made and he had been admitted to the No. 1 High School of the 36th Base City.


    The No. 1 High School had dozens to hundreds of special enrollment slots every year. Some of these slots catered to geniuses such as Dong Shentong, who had extraordinary meditation talent, and some were reserved for certain households.


    As for the last subject, Social Practice, it was very easy to gain extra credit.


    For example, 100 credits would be added when one attained the adventure-level Beast Tamer qualification certificate, and 60 credits would be added when one attained the beginner Medical Practitioner certificate.


    The school was a place that groomed talent, and the ultimate goal was to transform knowledge into practical ability.


    If one could achieve certain results during their schooling period, the school and conglomerates would also be pleased.


    One after another, the papers were distributed.


    ¡°Study of Monsters on the Obsidian Planet Mock Examination Paper (23)¡±


    Bai Ye quickly scanned the main questions, which were multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank questions, and then began writing quickly as soon as he got the gist.


    Multiple-choice questions (20 questions in total, 2 points for each question)


    1. Xiao Ming was exploring in the wild when he saw a five-meter-wide translucent spider web in a dry cave. Which monster cannot spin this web?


    A. The Gray-Disc-Striped Spider; B. The Cave Horn Spider; C. The Jumping Dead Evil Spider; D. The Long-Haired Brown Spider


    Bai Ye took a glance and the corners of his mouth curled into a smile.


    This is such a dead giveaway.


    Out of the four kinds of spiders, only the Gray-Disc-Striped Spider could not spin webs. He decisively selected ¡°A¡±.


    2. The four advanced forms of the Six-Faced Congregation Beast do not include¡­


    The content of the paper was not complicated.


    Bai Ye barely paused before he finished all the questions in 40 minutes.


    After checking once to ensure he had not made any careless mistakes, he put down the pen, closed his eyes, and began meditating in his seat.


    Meditation was akin to a harvest that accumulated over time, and there was no shortcut to it.


    Bai Ye closed his eyes and meditated but did not use the official meditation technique of the Obsidian Federal Government. He adopted another method instead.


    This meditation technique had been passed down to him by his father when he was a child.


    Bai Ye¡¯s Sea of Consciousness was a starry sky.


    At the center of the starry sky was a planetary ring formed by pieces of stardust.


    The huge planetary ring formed a complex celestial body.


    The celestial body was rotating slowly on its own. As it rotated, it devoured beams of white light spots in the surrounding void, merging them with its body.


    When Bai Ye took the initiative to meditate, the speed of the celestial body increased, and so did the absorbing and devouring efficiency.


    As the planetary ring grew, Bai Ye¡¯s mental strength also became stronger and stronger.


    Bai Ye didn¡¯t know what his current mental strength was. He had not measured it in a long time.


    However, he had measured his mental strength during his final examination six months ago, and it had been a silver two-star then.


    Six months had passed, so it should have made a lot of progress.


    This meditation method was truly extraordinary. He and his sister used the same meditation method. Undoubtedly, the reason she had surpassed her peers was mostly thanks to this.


    The bell rang for the third time and the two lessons ended. Zhou Xia began to collect the papers.


    ¡°Hand in the papers! Stop writing! Chen Mingrui, you¡¯re still writing. Deduct points! Deduct points!¡± The Little Teacher Assistant danced and called out to a student who was still writing. The student was sitting in the second to last row of the classroom.

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    Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios


    Wang Qilin, who was resting his head on the table beside him, had slept through the entire lesson.


    Bai Ye¡¯s papers were laid openly on the desk, but the skinny boy hadn¡¯t even bothered copying.


    ¡°We have smart terminals anyway. Why do we have to learn these things? It¡¯s really annoying. When we see strange monsters in the wild, we¡¯ll know their clan with one scan. Why do we need to learn this useless knowledge?¡± Wang Qilin lay his head on the desk and stared at the sky outside the window in a daze.


    Bai Ye looked down and continued to read and revise the knowledge he already had at his fingertips. Without raising his head, he said calmly, ¡°Based on what you¡¯ve said, why do we have to learn addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division since calculators exist?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s different. I mean, forget it! It¡¯s just that these things are really hard to memorize.¡± Wang Qilin sighed.


    ¡°Yes, they are a little hard,¡± Bai Ye could relate greatly to that.


    ¡°Don¡¯t put on an act in front of me, top student.¡± Wang Qilin rolled his eyes.


    As the curriculum had already been taught, the current lessons were mainly happening for the sake of revision.


    The students were to complete two test papers every morning and then meditate in a special meditation room in the afternoon.


    Although the results of the culture subjects were important, meditation was even more important.


    In the past few years, many students had been granted direct admission to high schools due to their exceptional meditation scores.


    Bai Ye was studying in the No. 1 Senior High School, but he was in the junior high school now. The school also had a senior high school.


    The campuses of the junior high school and the senior high school were located in two different areas.


    After a short break, the second paper was distributed.


    ¡°The Integrated Curriculum for Beginner Beast Tamers Mock Examination Paper (23)¡±


    Long-answer questions (10 questions in total, 8 points for each question)


    1. Please briefly discuss the weaknesses of the Snowfield Bolt Rhino, and then choose a thunderous beast that does not exceed the silver level and simulate its battle process with the Snowfield Bolt Rhino.


    This was a common question on battle scenarios, as well as a comprehension question.


    The question was divided into two sections: discussing the weaknesses of the Snowfield Bolt Rhino and choosing a thunderous beast at the silver level or below to simulate the fight between the two beasts.


    The first section was meant to test one¡¯s knowledge of monsters, so one just had to answer accordingly.


    The second section was kind of a trick question, though there were no restrictions on what one could write. First of all, thunderous beasts were generally not low-grade beasts. Moreover, there were very few thunderous tamed beasts at the silver level and below. In particular, many students had only learned about monsters on the Obsidian Planet and did not know much about monsters on other planets.


    The Snowfield Bolt Rhino itself was a peak bronze-level monster with thick, coarse skin and infinite strength.


    Such beasts rarely grew to the silver level.


    Therefore, if the thunderous beast chosen was inferior, it might not be the Snowfield Bolt Rhino¡¯s match.


    Although the question did not state that one had to attain victory in the simulated battle, obviously, one would be able to score higher if one could simulate a victory.


    After pondering this for a while, Bai Ye began to write.


    Swoosh, swoosh. The tip of his pen rubbed against the paper.


    The sun outside shone down on his tabletop through the window glass.


    It was quiet and cozy.


    ¡­


    When the exam ended along with the last lesson in the morning, the bell rang.


    Wang Qilin pulled Bai Ye to the canteen.


    ¡°Hurry up! I won¡¯t be able to get my roasted pork belly if I move any slower.¡± Wang Qilin loved roasted pork belly. According to him, the school¡¯s roasted pork belly had the perfect proportion of lean and fat meat. It was moderately thick and it melted in the mouth. In short, it was the most delicious roasted pork belly.


    He would not be able to eat it after leaving the school. Therefore, he had to eat more of it now.


    Without showing his intention, Bai Ye retracted his right hand. He turned his head, glanced at Wang Qilin quizzically, and then waved his hand. ¡°Be quick! Run! If you¡¯re late, your meat will be snatched away by others. I¡¯ll catch up with you. Oh right, help me get a plate of steamed meat.¡±


    Wang Qilin made an okay gesture.


    The canteen had three floors.


    Its exterior appearance and structure made it look like a curled giant python with its head on the ground, and the spiral staircase was the outermost ring.


    After walking up to the third floor, Wang Qilin sat by the window and waved at Bai Ye.


    Bai Ye walked over and sat down.


    The number of people in the canteen gradually increased. Two girls approached them with their plates and cutlery. ¡°Hello, is anyone sitting here?¡±


    ¡°No, no one.¡± Wang Qilin was pleased to see the pretty young ladies.


    Holding her plate, a tall girl in a yellow short-sleeved blouse sat down in the seat to his left. She then began discussing with the baby-faced girl with bangs sitting opposite her.


    ¡°The middle school entrance examination is coming soon. Zhi Yue, are you confident about entering the No. 1 Senior High School?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s a little difficult. In the past, the top 400 students of the school¡¯s mock exam had more chances of entering the senior high school. I heard that this year, the competition with other schools is also very stiff.¡±


    ¡°Didn¡¯t you get a score of 321 in your culture subjects this year? Why can¡¯t you get in?¡±


    ¡°My meditation score is not very good. I¡¯m afraid it will affect my chances. Besides, there are extra credits for Social Practice, and I¡¯ve not attained any certificates for that. I heard many students have gotten the Beginner Monster Caregiver Certificate.¡±


    ¡°The Beginner Monster Caregiver Certificate is very easy to attain. I took the exam too,¡± said the young lady sitting opposite her.


    ¡°But it only adds five points. That¡¯s not much.¡±


    ¡°How much do you want? It¡¯s not that difficult, and you can¡¯t really find a job with it. It¡¯s basically about taking care of and delivering baby monsters. Many farms and shops selling beasts are required to have a Monster Caregiver Certificate,¡± said the young lady in the yellow short-sleeved blouse.


    After Bai Ye finished eating, he and Wang Qilin left the canteen with their plates and cutlery.


    ¡°Old Fang, have you taken the test?¡± Wang Qilin asked.


    ¡°What?¡±


    ¡°The test for the Beginner Monster Caregiver Certificate.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ve not studied this subject.¡± Bai Ye shook his head.


    ¡°It¡¯s very easy to pass. I¡¯ve already passed the intermediate level,¡± Wang Qilin said proudly.


    Bai Ye cast a look of admiration and surprise at Old Wang. He had actually gotten the intermediate certificate.


    ¡°Is it very easy?¡±


    ¡°Yes. I¡¯ve been helping my family with the business by delivering babies for sows, treating ill pigs, and so on since I was a child. I¡¯ve already attained the Intermediate Monster Caregiver Certificate. The Advanced Monster Caregiver Certificate requires one to care for the lowest-level platinum monsters. Otherwise, I would have definitely passed the test given my theory standards.¡± Wang Qilin bragged unceremoniously.


    ¡°The Beginner Monster Caregiver Certificate is very simple. Even those who have no knowledge of the subject can pass so long as they cram two weeks before the exam,¡± Wang Qilin said.


    ¡®Isn¡¯t that easier than getting a driver¡¯s license?¡¯ Bai Ye thought.


    ¡°The Beginner Monster Caregiver Certificate will only earn you five points, but the intermediate one can earn you 20 points,¡± Wang Qilin said.


    ¡°The prerequisite for recruiting people into my farm is the Intermediate Monster Caregiver Certificate, as the beginner one is useless. Beginners can only care for iron and bronze monsters, whereas intermediate people can care for silver and gold monsters. The ¡°care¡± here does not refer to the treatment of illness, but delivery, deworming, dermabrasion, manicure, and treatment of simple wounds,¡± Wang Qilin said.


    Bai Ye got it. It was akin to a combination of the Tamed Beast Veterinarian Certificate and the Teamed Beast Beautician Certificate, but this was more applicable in daily life and was not as specialized as the other two certificates.


    ¡°There¡¯s only a month left until the middle school entrance examination. Forget it¡­ But thanks for your kind recommendation.¡± Bai Ye shook his head.


    He felt that spending two weeks prior to the examination to earn five points was unnecessary. He would rather work harder on his meditation and then attain one more breakthrough level. Wasn¡¯t an addition of 20 points great too?


    Furthermore, the meditator would benefit directly from the meditation.


    ¡°There¡¯s something that you¡¯re not aware of. Too many people are taking the Beginner Monster Caregiver Certificate every year. Therefore, the venues of the exams are always outsourced. My house is one of the long-time assessment centers,¡± Wang Qilin said mysteriously.


    Bai Ye still didn¡¯t get it.


    ¡°Why don¡¯t you come to my house this weekend? I¡¯ll guide you for a day, and I assure you you¡¯ll pass the test the next day.¡± Wang Qilin hammered his chest and said confidently. ¡°Do you believe in your buddy or not?¡±

 Chapter 8

    Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios


    Bai Ye was skeptical about this.


    When it was time for the meditation class in the afternoon, the entire class arrived at the school¡¯s meditation room early.


    The meditation room was in a specially-built, three-story building. It occupied a vast area and was situated by the lake behind the education building.


    This was not Bai Ye¡¯s first meditation lesson. Only first-year junior high school students would be taught the basic steps and precautions of meditation. As this was not the first time the third-year junior high school students meditated, the teacher opened his thermos flask and took a sip of goji berry tea as soon as he led the students to the room. Then, he walked to the corner of the room to check on the condition of a few pots of calming grass. After doing that, he returned to the podium, sat down with crossed legs, closed his eyes, and began meditating.


    Calming grass was planted in every meditation room of the school. This grass was a plant that could emit a special gas that could aid meditation. Because of the difficulty of growing new calming grass and the relatively high demand for it, the price of the grass remained high.


    The students could use the calming grass in the meditation room for free. This was very important for students who did not have a wealthy family background.


    Often, students would take advantage of various opportunities to enter the meditation room for a while after school.


    They cherished all the present opportunities very much. After they left school and stepped into society in the future, it would be very difficult for them to enjoy such benefits at no cost.


    The essence of meditation was to improve one¡¯s mental strength by absorbing the psionic element in the air through visualization.


    This was described in the Obsidian Planet textbook that Bai Ye studied.


    Theoretically speaking, if a person with very strong mental strength entered the meditation state, they would influence the meditation outcome of other people that were physically near them.


    Within a standard area, the amount of psionic elements was limited.


    Even an area rich in psionic elements would have a constant value of them.


    If one were to swallow a large amount of psionic elements within a short time, the surrounding psionic elements would flow into the void to refill it, but this process would take time. As a result, this would impact the meditation outcome of others to a certain extent.


    Nevertheless, there were only ordinary students in the school. Thus, there was no need to worry about this kind of problem.


    Even if Bai Ye¡¯s meditation level were to surpass his peers¡¯ level, he wouldn¡¯t influence others.


    ¡°Bai Ye, do you want to go to Blackrock Place together after the middle school entrance examination?¡± The meditation class was over, but many students were reluctant to leave.


    They lingered until the bell for the next class rang.


    The students then ran all the way back to the classroom.


    After school, Li Dazhuang, the class¡¯s sports committee member, had looked for Bai Ye.


    ¡°Let¡¯s talk about this after the middle school entrance examination. Is our class the only class that¡¯s going?¡± Bai Ye asked.


    ¡°Yes, my uncle is going to lead the team. Blackrock Place is not considered an adventure zone. We can use this chance to practice our combat skills,¡± Li Dazhuang said.


    ¡°I¡¯ll come if I have the time.¡± Bai Ye was not sure if he would have time then.


    After returning home, he went to his bedroom and summoned the Super Dimension Mirror.


    The Super Dimension Mirror appeared, dancing on Bai Ye¡¯s cheek.


    Generally speaking, humanoid beasts had the strongest spirituality, followed by bestial beasts and plantal beasts. Mechanical beasts had the weakest spirituality.


    However, the spirituality of the Super Dimension Mirror was stronger than what Bai Ye had thought.


    It liked to whine like a child normally.


    It was as pure and simple as a sheet of white paper.


    Along with its new lease of life, all its past memories seemed to have been erased.


    However, this mirror could get jealous very easily. Bai Ye had discovered this during his interaction with the Super Dimension Mirror in the past two days.


    It hated it the most when he looked at other mirrors.


    It was fine if he glanced at them occasionally, but if he were to take a few more glances¡­


    The vanity mirror hanging in the bathroom previously was a lesson learned.


    Bai Ye couldn¡¯t handle its stubbornness. He could only use the Super Dimension Mirror to brush his teeth and wash his face.


    ¡°By the way, can you accompany me to Uncle Dong¡¯s house after school tomorrow?¡± Fang Luolin asked Bai Ye. She had come out of the bathroom earlier and was now sitting in the living room.


    ¡°Why are we going to his house?¡±


    ¡°Before Mom and Dad passed away, they left something with Uncle Dong and told him to hand it to you when you turned 16.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡± Bai Ye¡¯s head hurt at the thought of Uncle Dong. According to his memory, he was a burly man with a full beard.


    ¡°By the way, Sister, I¡¯m not going out this weekend. I want to take a trip to Wang Qilin¡¯s house,¡± Bai Ye told Fang Luolin.


    He and his sister were the only ones residing in his house. It was only right that he informed his sister if he was not returning home for the night.


    ¡°Come back early.¡± Fang Luolin didn¡¯t ask Bai Ye what he was up to. He could visit his friend¡¯s house to have fun so long as he paid attention and stayed safe.


    ¡°I may be staying overnight.¡± Bai Ye hesitated for a moment before he decided to tell the truth.


    ¡°Huh? So you¡¯re all grown-up and independent now?¡± Fang Luolin put down her chopsticks, and a dangerous gleam appeared in her eyes.


    Ever since he was a child, Bai Ye had never spent the night away from home.


    ¡°I signed up for the Beginner Monster Caregiver Certificate Examination. Wang Qilin¡¯s home is the test center. I need to cram for one day during the weekend and then take the exam the next day.¡± Bai Ye had expected her to say this. He took a piece of tissue paper and wiped his mouth unhurriedly.


    Fang Luolin no longer tried to stop him after finding out the reason.


    ¡°When did you study Monster Caregiving? Taking this exam is useless. It¡¯s a pure waste of time,¡± Fang Luolin said.


    ¡°I can still earn five extra points for the middle school entrance examination, and two days is a short time,¡± Bai Ye said with a smile.


    ¡°What¡¯s the use of those five points?¡± Fang Luolin was speechless. ¡°Forget it, I don¡¯t care as long as you¡¯re happy. Stay safe and come home early.¡±


    The next day, Bai Ye went to school and attended lessons as usual. When the afternoon lesson ended, Bai Ye exited the school.


    Fang Luolin had been waiting at the school gate for a long time.


    She was wearing a black, slim-fit, long-sleeved shirt today and a purple jacket. She had her hair in a ponytail behind her head. She was also wearing a pair of gray, loose-fitting sweatpants and sneakers with black-and-red stripes.


    Both her hands were tucked in the pockets of her pants, and she looked very cold and aloof. Due to her icy and indifferent aura, there were no familiar faces within a two-kilometer radius from where she stood.


    Fang Luolin beckoned to Bai Ye.


    Bai Ye walked over to her.


    ¡°Let¡¯s take a taxi.¡±


    Fang Luolin called a taxi.


    Judging from the direction they were heading in¡­


    Bai Ye remembered. His sister had said she would be taking him to Uncle Dong¡¯s house today.


    To be honest, he did not feel like visiting Uncle Dong¡¯s place unless it was absolutely necessary.


    Uncle Dong¡¯s name was Dong Shentong, and he was the boss of Dong¡¯s Private Kitchen and a bigshot in the 36th Base City.


    Dong¡¯s Private Kitchen was a restaurant in name, but in fact, it was the most upper-class club in the 36th Base City.


    It was said that in addition to being a senior Beast Tamer, Dong Shentong was also a top chef.


    The food of Dong¡¯s Private Kitchen was supposed to be made of top-notch ingredients, and people from other base cities visited this place due to its fame.


    Dong Shentong had his own hunting group, and many of his ingredients were hunted by this hunting group.


    After arriving at the affluent district, they looked for the security guard, who verified their identities very quickly.


    Dong Shentong had already informed the security guard in advance. After verifying their identities, the security guard led them into the affluent district.


    Many tall trees had been planted along the sides of the pathway, but they had been planted sparsely.


    By the time they arrived at Dong Shentong¡¯s house, he had been waiting for them at the main door for a long time.


    ¡°You don¡¯t come and visit me even when you have spare time normally. Do you consider Uncle Dong a stranger?¡± Dong Shentong stood in front of the door, pretending to be unhappy.


    ¡°Xiao Ye, you¡¯ve grown so tall in the blink of an eye. Both of you are big children now.¡± Uncle Dong invited the pair into the courtyard.


    ¡°Duoyun, Duoyu, hurry on out. Brother and Sister are here!¡± Dong Shentong shouted toward the second floor of the villa.


    Soon, two boys descended the stairs.


    The expressions on their faces were somewhat cold and aloof. They didn¡¯t look very easy to get along with.


    The two of them merely cast a glance at Bai Ye and his sister. They then sat on the sofa expressionlessly.


    ¡°Hurry up, speak to Sister and Brother. What is up with that sullen expression?¡± Dong Shentong, who was a little cross, raised his hand.


    Aunt Dong hurried over to Uncle Dong to dissuade him.


    ¡°Children are ignorant. What are you doing?¡±


    After the two stubborn children called them ¡°Brother¡± and ¡°Sister¡± unwillingly, Dong Shentong¡¯s expression eased slightly.


    ¡°Sit down first. I remember that it was Xiao Ye¡¯s birthday yesterday. I¡¯ve been safekeeping that thing for you guys all these years. I¡¯ll give it to you now.¡± After pouring a cup of tea for each of them, Dong Shentong got up and went to the basement.


    He entered the storeroom and took a dark purple box out of a hidden compartment in a safe.


    Bai Ye glanced at the box as Uncle Dong carried it to the living room.


    Dong Shentong placed the box on the table next to Bai Ye.


    ¡°This is what your dad handed to me for safekeeping,¡± Dong Shentong said.


    The pale gold markings on the surface of the dark purple box were shining, making the box look very mysterious.


    The box was about the size of a basketball. It was a little heavy to hold and weighed at least 30 or 40 catties. Its contents were unknown.


    ¡°Thank you, Uncle Dong.¡± Fang Luolin thanked him graciously.


    ¡°You¡¯re welcome.¡± Dong Shentong waved his hand generously. ¡°It¡¯s nothing. You hardly visit me. Since you¡¯re here today, you have to try Uncle Dong¡¯s culinary skills this evening. Yesterday, when I heard that you guys would be coming, I hurried to prepare the best ingredients.¡±


    Dong Shentong was very affectionate, and the two siblings found it hard to decline. They could only agree to have dinner.


    The dinner was very sumptuous. The food smelled, looked, and tasted good. Dong Shentong had prepared the dishes personally tonight. As the owner of Dong¡¯s Private Kitchen, he possessed the Special-Grade Monster Chef Certificate. However, he rarely cooked nowadays, even at home.


    Uncle Dong would only cook personally when distinguished guests visited.


    The ingredients used tonight were all high-level monster source materials. At the very least, they were the essence of monsters at the gold level and above.


    In addition, he had used a special cooking method to achieve the perfect fusion of the various ingredients, and consuming them was beneficial to both one¡¯s physique and mental strength.


    There were five dishes on the table. One of them was completely gold in color and shaped like a lotus flower. This was a delicacy made by mincing the most tender part of the flesh of a platinum-level monster and then mixing it with the roe of a gold-level fish-type monster.


    It was soft yet chewy.


    Bai Ye¡¯s body felt warm after eating it, as if all the cells in his body were cheering.


    This was because the dish was rich in ingredients that were beneficial to the body. Out of instinct, his body was conveying its thirst for more of it.

 Chapter 9

    Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios


    After all, even a platinum-level Beast Tamer had to risk his life when he hunted down platinum-level monsters in the wild.


    Even if there was a map and the latest intelligence information, no one knew what would happen the next moment. If a platinum-level Beast Tamer encountered a diamond-level monster, he would have no chance of surviving.


    Monsters were living creatures that could move. No one could predict what they would encounter in the wild.


    Therefore, higher-level monster carcasses were even more valuable.


    At present, everything in the beast-taming industry could be applied to all aspects of human life. A monster carcass could be fully utilized. The scales, fur, and bones could be made into defensive equipment and weapons.


    It was said that there were even special methods in some galaxies that could turn complete and fresh monster carcasses into puppets.


    There were also certain special legacies on some planets that could make use of monsters¡¯ souls.


    The flesh and organs of monsters were also good supplements for humans and tamed beasts.


    Because of this, the more high-quality a monster carcass was, the more valuable it was.


    After a few bites, the two stubborn children were full. Their blood flow had increased, and their foreheads and cheeks were flushed. They felt feverish and had to take off their coats screaming while they ran around in the living room.


    ¡°Take your time and eat as much as you can. Bring some back home with you later. Don¡¯t worry, I used a special method to process them. Even if you keep them in the refrigerator, there will be no nutrition loss,¡± Dong Shentong told Fang Luolin and Bai Ye.


    ¡°No need¡­¡± Fang Luolin wanted to refuse.


    Dong Shentong looked upset. ¡°Although I told both of you to visit often, you are seldom here. You rarely ever visit, yet you stand on ceremony. Do you really treat me as an outsider?¡±


    ¡°Well then, thank you, Uncle Dong,¡± Bai Ye replied on behalf of his elder sister.


    Dong Shentong smiled. ¡°That¡¯s right. If you want to have a good meal, just come to me. I am a good cook. I don¡¯t have any other capabilities except cooking. Come if you want to eat delicious food!¡±


    Aunt Dong sat down and watched them chat with a smile on her face.


    Bai Ye had a few more mouthfuls before he could not eat anymore. They did not even finish one out of the five dishes on the table.


    Uncle Dong did not eat much, while Aunt Dong stopped after taking a few bites.


    After dinner, Uncle Dong personally took them back home.


    When he returned, Aunt Dong, who had been smiling at the dinner table just now, turned serious and said worriedly, ¡°You actually gave that to them!¡±


    She then frowned slightly. ¡°It¡¯s been several years anyway, so we might as well have kept it for ourselves.¡±


    Dong Shentong shook his head. ¡°I wouldn¡¯t dare keep what he left behind for myself. He did not have an accident. He merely left this planet. If he comes back in the future and finds out that I have not done what I promised him, no one will be able to bear the consequences.¡±


    ¡°But haven¡¯t you been secretly taking care of them for so many years? Without your connections, this sister-brother duo would not have been able to study at the best school, right?¡± Aunt Dong was sulking.


    ¡°You must be muddleheaded. These are two different matters. Besides, Brother Bai and his wife treated us well back then.¡± Dong Shentong reprimanded her.


    ¡°Forget it, this is your business, I won¡¯t meddle. It¡¯s fine that you wanted to give that to them.¡± Aunt Dong changed her attitude. ¡°My brother is thinking of cultivating his third tamed beast. Can you help him find a high-quality cub?¡±


    Dong Shentong rubbed his eyebrows. ¡°I will get my friend to ask around.¡±


    ¡­


    When Bai Ye got home, he put the dishes in the refrigerator and went back to the bedroom to meditate.


    His meditation speed seemed to have accelerated slightly today. The amount of energy absorbed was much higher than usual. Meditation was a long-term process. If he consumed this food for a long time, it might result in a considerable increase.


    During meditation, the excess and abundant energy in the body was gradually digested and absorbed by his blood and muscles.


    He could replace sleep with meditation. Right now, Bai Ye was full of energy. He could stay up the entire night. Curious about the contents of the box, he went to the living room and carried the box back to the bedroom.


    The box exuded a faint fragrance that was very refreshing.


    A curious Bai Ye stroked the surface of the box lightly. It was delicate and warm to the touch. There was a four-digit code lock at the opening.


    Since he had not been given the password, it should not be difficult to figure it out.


    Bai Ye thought for a while. It did not work when he tried his parents¡¯ birthdays. He decided to try his own birthday instead.


    With a click, the lock on the box popped open.


    There was an egg with a green-and-gold pattern inside the box.


    Upon being exposed to the atmosphere, the egg jumped slightly as if it was breathing.


    The Super Dimension Mirror appeared.


    ¡®Mirror Servant.¡¯ A thought was transmitted by the Super Dimension Mirror.


    ¡°Do you want to use it as a Mirror Servant?¡±


    The Super Dimension Mirror nodded quickly.


    Bai Ye hesitated. After all, it was the egg left to him by his parents. It had a special meaning to him. However, if he could not sign a soul contract, it would be a waste of his effort.


    Bai Ye tried to sign a soul contract with the egg.


    He felt the familiar feeling of dizziness.


    His brain seemed to have experienced a Big Bang.


    There was the familiar feeling of failure.


    Bai Ye¡¯s expression dulled.


    It was still impossible for him to sign a soul contract.


    What was the reason?


    The Super Dimension Mirror seemed to have anticipated the outcome.


    There was a complacent look on it after all.


    Bai Ye considered it again and again before finally making the decision to hand the egg over to the Super Dimension Mirror.


    However, he had some conditions. The Super Dimension Mirror could not erase or affect the individual thinking of the life in the egg. It had to retain its individual self.


    After gaining its master¡¯s consent, the Super Dimension Mirror hurried over to swallow the egg.


    Ripples appeared in the void.


    The egg in front of him was devoured by the ripples and was absorbed into the space of the Super Dimension Mirror.


    Bai Ye followed it into the space as well.


    A green-gold egg floated in the center of the Super Dimension Space.


    The green-gold lines on the egg¡¯s surface turned brighter and brighter.


    At the same time, there was a light golden luster on its surface.


    There was a ripple in the space as well. A ray of milky-white light fell from above, steadily falling on the surface of the eggshell.


    The breathing of the living organism in the egg became stronger, and it was soon brimming with vitality. After being still for several years, the once-dull living presence was gradually revived.


    A crack ran through the egg from top to bottom.


    Through the center of the crack, a small creamy-yellow sharp object penetrated the surface of the shell.


    The Super Dimension Mirror made a noise, proudly taking credit for hatching this egg.


    The Super Dimension Mirror was of extremely high quality, and to a certain extent, the Mirror Servant had a parasitic relationship with it.


    With the aid of the Super Dimension Mirror, the egg had undergone a mysterious change, and its talent had been enhanced.


    The eggshell quickly cracked, and a green shaggy little creature emerged from it.


    It fell from mid-air to the ground with a snap.


    However, it was very tenacious. After struggling twice, a pair of small wings fluttered and the creature quickly stood up.


    Its blue-gray lanugo was fluffy. There was a creamy-yellow beak in the middle of its hairball-like head. Its belly was round, and its eyes were hidden in the lanugo. The creature looked messy and hairy.


    It was a young eagle.


    It was a pity that Bai Ye did not know its qualities, as he had not signed the soul contract.


    ¡°Blue Sky Sun-Chasing Eagle.¡± A message was transmitted to Bai Ye by the Super Dimension Mirror.


    [Name: Blue Sky Sun-Chasing Eagle]


    [Level: Iron No-Star]


    [Skill: Wind Snarling]


    [Endowment: 1,460]


    Bai Ye knew the name of this small green eagle.


    However, he had never seen this name in books, and it should not be a native species of the Obsidian Planet.


    Given its endowment value, it did not require any source material and it could break through to the diamond level or even higher. It was invaluable in the outside world.

 Chapter 10

    Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios


    Although the small eagle¡¯s endowment value of 1,460 was considered very high, it was nothing compared to the Super Dimension Mirror¡¯s minimum endowment value of 10,000+. Bai Ye did not respond to its endowment value. Instead, he felt like returning to look through his test questions.


    The Super Dimension Mirror was quite special. Therefore, if someone with magical powers recognized it, it would be better to lie to others and say that his tamed beast was the Blue Sky Sun-Chasing Eagle.


    Furthermore, its endowment value of 1,460 had to be kept a secret as well. He would say that it had a value of 246 in the future.


    A gold quality tamed beast with a 246 endowment level was already something that average, ordinary people dreamed of having.


    Although it was possible to increase a tamed beast¡¯s endowment value, one would require the use of secret treasures to achieve it.


    Secret treasures were evolutionary resources. There were many ways to source them, but the more advanced the secret treasure, the rarer it was.


    The secret treasures that could be used to increase the endowment value of a tamed beast would usually cost one to ten times as much as living monsters of the same level.


    In other words, a secret treasure that could increase the potential of a tamed beast from the iron level to the bronze level would cost one to ten times as much as a bronze-level living monster.


    Bai Ye brought the small eagle back with him to the bedroom and the living room.


    He took a lump of meat out of the freezer compartment of the refrigerator before adding water to the pot to cook the meat.


    Bai Ye sat on the sofa, teasing the small eagle. People would usually give their tamed beast a nickname.


    However, Bai Ye decided against it. Since it was called Blue Sky Sun-Chasing Eagle and looked silly, he would name it Blue Sky.


    ¡°Come here, Blue Sky.¡± Bai Ye placed it on his lap and imitated the movements of a worm with his left index finger. The silly eagle stared at his finger, flapping its small wings as it dashed toward Bai Ye¡¯s fingers unsteadily, swinging from one side to the other.


    Crack¡ª


    Bai Ye flicked his fingers and hit its forehead.


    The silly eagle staggered and fell with its feet upside down, kicking its two short legs.


    ¡°Sure enough, teasing the small eagle is a lot of fun. I won¡¯t be able to have fun when it grows up.¡± Bai Ye had a happy smile on his face.


    Fluffy creatures were the cutest when they were still at a young age.


    After being bounced off for the seventh time in a row, the silly eagle sat on Bai Ye¡¯s lap, staring in a daze ahead. Its beak opened slightly as it remained motionless. It seemed to be doubting its existence.


    Perhaps it was having a mental breakdown¡­


    Bai Ye stretched out his hand worriedly to touch its little head. The silly eagle suddenly raised its head, sinking its beak into Bai Ye¡¯s fingertips while crazily flapping its little wings.


    Its eyes shone brightly.


    It was not silly at all. There was a cunning look in its eye.


    It was crafty despite its young age.


    Bai Ye was shocked.


    If it was already up to such tricks at a young age, it would be worse when it grew up.


    He played with Blue Sky for a while.


    The meat in the pot in the kitchen thawed after 10 minutes. Bai Ye turned off the heat and opened the lid.


    He took out the undercooked meat and cut it into thin strips with a knife.


    Holding the meat strips, he lifted them into mid-air, teasing the silly eagle.


    The silly eagle smelled the meat and stretched its neck toward the meat. It flapped its wings desperately but could not fly.


    It was so anxious that it tweeted and screamed.


    Bai Ye put the meat into its open mouth, gently stroking its back.


    Blue Sky, which was only focused on the food, gobbled down the meat.


    Bai Ye stroked it lightly, feeling the catkin-like fluffy touch of its fur. He knew that very soon, he would not be able to feel its smooth fur. Both monsters and tamed beasts grew very fast.


    Juvenile monsters and tamed beasts were very weak. This was why they would grow as quickly as possible to reach the developing period and the maturing period of their lives.


    One night passed, yet Blue Sky became much larger. The fur on its body darkened, and it finished the half-catty of meat that had been cooked the previous night.


    Given its appetite, it would be a foodie in the future.


    Most tamed beasts had huge appetites, which was why the breeding industry was flourishing.


    Of course, this did not mean that they had to have a large amount of food for every meal.


    More advanced ingredients could provide more energy. High-quality monster meat could provide 1,000 times or even 10,000 times more energy than low-quality meat.


    The middle school entrance examination was just around the corner, and the learning pace was very fast at school.


    In addition to buying meat every day, Bai Ye had been training Blue Sky for the past few days.


    As for the Super Dimension Mirror, it was a spatial beast with auxiliary capabilities, so there was no need to train it.


    Given its talents, it could release a lethal power without any training. Besides, with its very powerful life-saving ability, the Super Dimension Mirror had completed the entire process of an iron-level tamed beast to break through to a bronze one-star.


    This growth rate was shocking. If other people wanted to cultivate their tamed beast from an iron one-star to a bronze one-star, they would need at least months or even years for it to grow naturally due to the prerequisite of meeting all the required conditions.


    He threw Blue Sky into the Super Dimension Space so that he could carry it around with ease, and the Super Dimension Mirror could help with its training.


    Bai Ye prepared training equipment, such as rings, horizontal bars, and rockery, for it in the space.


    A diligent bird had to learn to train itself from an early age.


    After class on the weekend, Wang Qilin led Bai Ye to his house.


    ¡°Old Bai, this is the first time you come to my house.¡± Wang Qilin chattered all the way there.


    ¡°I already told my dad, and he will prepare a sumptuous meal for you tonight! By the way, I will introduce you to the special events going on in my house later.¡± Wang Qilin winked.


    Special events?


    Bai Ye was suspicious.


    He had the feeling that this was not something proper or decent.


    The two of them went all the way to the west. There was a giant city wall at the end of the road, winding and undulating like a giant dragon crawling on the ground.


    From time to time, there would be tamed beasts flying in the sky, carrying Beast Tamers on their back as they patrolled from the sky.


    They cut through the city wall to go outside. The world outside the city wall was not a patch of wilderness, but a row of buildings. Each building was separated from the next one by a certain distance.


    This wall was the innermost and most important protective layer of the Base City.


    ¡°In fact, many people live outside the Base City. However, most of the land is used to build farms. The land is cheap, and subsidies are given if it¡¯s a certain distance away from the Base City.¡± Wang Qilin pointed to the silver-white and gray-white fortress-like buildings in the distance.


    ¡°The land in the Base City is scarce. One can only make money by large-scale breeding monsters above the gold level. However, it is impossible for the Base City to approve the breeding of gold-level monsters in human gathering areas,¡± Wang Qilin said.


    ¡°It¡¯s indeed hard to imagine what would happen if things got out of control. What about the subsidies? Don¡¯t tell me the federal government loses money from this deal?¡± Bai Ye nodded.


    ¡°Yes, humans and monsters are actually competing for living space, and it is not safe to be too far from the Base City.¡± While talking, Wang Qilin and Bai Ye stopped in front of one of the fortresses.


    ¡°Is this your house?¡± Bai Ye stopped.


    This fortress was relatively large compared to the surrounding fortresses.


    It was not very far from the Base City. It only took one 10 minutes to walk out of the city gate.


    The fortress looked like a semicircle.


    It seemed to be covered by one-way glass, so the interior could not be seen from the outside.


    After returning to his bedroom, Wang Qilin summoned his tamed beast.


    He extended his right hand and a translucent film appeared on his palm.


    Humph¡ª


    A pig-like sound was heard, and a huge head squeezed out of it.


    The dark red head was extremely ferocious, a pair of fangs grew from its lower jaw, and its face was covered in deep purple veins.


    Bang.


    The ground trembled.


    The huge figure squeezed out and took a step forward.


    Its heavy trotters landed on the ground in the bedroom, making a dull noise.


    There was a crisp sound as the trotters moved about in the bedroom.


    Bang¡ª


    Thick layers of fat had accumulated in the belly of its fat body. As its body shook, the fat trembled, creating a dull sound.


    Its fan-like ears flapped, making a crackling sound.


    The abdomen and lateral side of the body had a nail-like texture with a bright iron color.


    This was a mutated Iron-Armored Babirusa.


    In terms of appearance, it bore almost no resemblance to the Iron-Armored Babirusa.


    Judging from its appearance, it was more ferocious than the Iron-Armored Babirusa.


    What caught his attention was that this tamed beast had a layer of shining silver armor plate wrapped around it, protecting its vital organs.


    ¡°Your tamed beast already has powerful defensive abilities, yet you still added a layer of armor to it.¡± Bai Ye was speechless.


    ¡°Ha ha ha. The teacher taught us to enhance the abilities of tamed beasts. If a tamed beast is good at defense, we will find ways to increase its defensive abilities. If a tamed beast is good at offense, we will find ways to increase its attacking abilities. I am merely applying what I have learned. Look at its defensive abilities. No one can break through!¡± Wang Qilin said proudly.


    ¡°This is platinum-level customized hard armor made from platinum-level Wave-Breaking White-Scale Lanternfish. It is light and has good defensive capabilities. The armor will not affect its movements,¡± Wang Qilin said.


    To think that Wang Qilin used platinum-level armor. He was indeed wealthy.


    Bai Ye gave Wang Qilin a thumbs-up.


    All he could say was that he was indeed very rich.


    Even if an ordinary family of four went hungry for 10 years, they might not earn the money needed to buy platinum-level armor.


    The carcasses of platinum-level monsters were usually only available at auctions.


    They were very expensive.


    A piece of armor might cost 100 million yuan, or at the very least, the starting price would be about 10 million yuan.


    The meat of monsters could be eaten, and the scales, bones, and teeth of monsters could be made into weapons or armor.


    Tamed beasts could be stored in the Tamed Beast Space, which one could carry around. Minerals and plants in nature could not be stored in the Tamed Beast Space. However, there was an exception. Items made from dead tamed beasts or source material derived from monsters could be stored there.


    Many special vocations were created because of this. These vocations could process the source materials of monsters or tamed beasts and produce armor for tamed beasts.


    There were four types of tamed beast armor.


    The four categories they were divided into were mainly weapons, armor, hurling equipment, and special-use equipment.


    People who did not intend to become adventure-level Beast Tamers would try to join these special professions.


    People who exercised these professions had a high social status and were specialists in their field.


    The top-performing individuals of any industry belonged to the upper class of society.


    ¡°You don¡¯t have to panic during the exam tomorrow. I will put you through a round of training today. As long as you don¡¯t panic, I can guarantee that you will definitely pass tomorrow.¡± Wang Qilin patted his chest and promised Bai Ye he would pass.


    Wang Qilin then went searching for his father and told him his plan.


    Wang Qilin¡¯s father did not care about such trivial matters.


    This had been the examination location designated by the authorities for many years.


    To him, this was just a trivial matter.


    He personally asked the staff of the breeding farm to impart ways to deliver tamed beasts.

 Chapter 11

    Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios


    This was a large farming company, so monsters needed to be delivered almost every day on the farm.


    ¡°Delivery is very simple. Don¡¯t be afraid. Be brave. The monsters are physically stronger, but sometimes they have yet to react and they deliver their young.¡± Wang Qilin squatted beside him, comforting Bai Ye.


    He also gave Bai Ye a demonstration.


    Bai Ye tried to learn from him and delivered the baby successfully the second time. However, he was so nervous that he was sweating profusely.


    ¡°Look, like I said, it¡¯s not difficult,¡± Wang Qilin said triumphantly.


    A smile appeared on Bai Ye¡¯s face.


    ¡°It¡¯s indeed not that difficult.¡±


    ¡°Next, you have to care for the monsters and bind up their wounds. Every exam includes different questions. However, most of the time, one will be tested on delivery, as it is the most difficult skill among the other skills required of a Beginner Monster Caregiver. If one is capable of delivering a baby, one will have no problem with any other aspects.¡±


    After the learning session, Bai Ye wanted to familiarize himself with the steps a few more times.


    Wang Qilin pulled Bai Ye¡¯s arm and walked out.


    ¡°I think I might need to repeat it a few more times¡­¡±


    ¡°No, you have mastered it.¡±


    ¡°???¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, the reason I let you go through this learning session today is so that you won¡¯t forget the basic movements. You don¡¯t have to do anything, and I can ensure that you will pass tomorrow,¡± Wang Qilin said meaningfully. ¡°Trust your buddy.¡±


    Then, he added, ¡°Well, you are rarely here at my house. Let¡¯s do something new. Have you heard of the Tamed Beast Race?¡±


    ¡°Of course.¡±


    It was one of the few competitive sports on the Obsidian Planet.


    The Tamed Beast Race was widely known.


    One had to race while riding a tamed beast within a designated complex terrain. The fastest and the first to reach the finishing point would be the Tamed Beast Race ?Champion.


    There would be a respective winner for tamed beasts of different levels.


    For example, there would be a Silver-Level Race ??Champion, a Gold-Level Race ??Champion, and so on.


    ¡°We can¡¯t participate in that kind of advanced game, but we have a simplified version here!¡±


    Wang Qilin led Bai Ye to a clearing in the backyard.


    Scrap tires had been piled up to form obstacles on this vacant land, which covered several acres.


    They formed a winding track.


    ¡°This is Xiaohong, this is Sister Hua, and this is Big Fool.¡± Wang Qilin led Bai Ye to a big shed, where there were three Iron-Armored Babirusas.


    ¡°Xiaohong is an Iron-Armored Babirusa that just came of age. It turns two years old this year. It is lively and active, but it¡¯s the least skilled one. Sister Hua turns 13 years old this year. It is a wily old fox. Although it is the strongest, it likes to skive around. Big Fool turns five years old this year. It has some problems, as it cannot stop as instructed and has trouble making turns at corners.¡± Wang Qilin introduced each one of them in detail to Bai Ye.


    Bai Ye, who was speechless, could only give Wang Qilin a thumbs-up.


    ¡°You are awesome.¡±


    ¡°Which one will you choose? You get to choose first.¡±


    After pondering it for a moment, Bai Ye asked, ¡°Which one is the safest?¡±


    Wang Qilin was stunned momentarily.


    ¡°Sister Hua is the safest. It is an old employee of the farm. It also has the mildest temper.¡±


    Beasts who were not mild-tempered could not live for 13 years on the farm¡­ Bai Ye thought to himself.


    There were spots on Sister Hua¡¯s body.


    It was close to five meters long, and its back was wide and sturdy, like a soft sofa.


    A firm pad was also attached to it.


    Bai Ye sat on it.


    He planted his feet securely on the iron rings and fastened the seat belt. It was unexpectedly stable.


    ¡°Hmph. Today, I will show you what it is like to complete a round of the outer ring in the shortest time.¡± Wang Qilin chose Xiaohong.


    He then shouted, ¡°Go!¡±


    He sat on Xiaohong and the beast bounced and charged forward.


    As for Sister Hua, who was carrying Bai Ye on its back, it sneaked a glance at the back of the boss¡¯s son and walked forward lazily.


    After two or three hours of playing this game, both of them were drenched in sweat.


    They lay down on a mat after taking a shower.


    The window was open, so they could feel the cool breeze coming from outside.


    Wang Qilin crossed his hands behind his head.


    ¡°Old Fang, you are the first friend who was willing to come to my house.¡±


    ¡°That can¡¯t be. Why would other people be unwilling to come here?¡±


    ¡°They believe that I must stink after learning that my family runs a pig farm and raises pigs. I don¡¯t have many friends, and you are the only one that I am still in contact with.¡± Wang Qilin grinned. ¡°By the way, Old Fang, what does your family do? How come you never talk about them?¡±


    ¡°We are just an ordinary family.¡± Bai Ye shook his head.


    ¡°How could an ordinary family enter the No. 1 High School? My dad used a lot of connections in order for me to enroll in this school.¡±


    ¡°An uncle helped me get in.¡± Bai Ye was reminded of his parents.


    As far back as he could remember, he had never had a clear memory of his parents.


    Dong Shentong, who was a big figure nowadays, was very respectful when his parents were mentioned.


    Neither his father nor his mother had been natives of the Obsidian Planet. Back then, they had come to the Obsidian Planet from the outside world for some reason.


    His father had always said that he wanted him to return to their ancestral land to receive the best training there.


    His father had also said that they would have to pass through a place called the Chaotic Ocean of Stars on the way back.


    People whose meditation level was higher than the diamond level were the only ones who could survive the Chaotic Ocean of Stars. This was why he had been left behind on the Obsidian Planet.


    Over the years, Bai Ye had searched for the place named the Chaotic Ocean of Stars but had found nothing.


    ¡°I forgot that you are a star student. I just remembered that star students do not need to pay school fees,¡± Wang Qilin said.


    The cold moonlight shone on the floor through the corner of the window.


    The night always made one feel sentimental.


    The two of them fell asleep after having a casual chat.


    ¡­


    In his dreams, Bai Ye felt as if he had traveled through endless time and space.


    This feeling seemed familiar.


    He had yet to react when he opened his eyes.


    All he could see was a hazy space.


    There was a yellow-gray mist in the void.


    Large tombs were also floating in the void.


    At the moment, he was in front of a new grave.


    In the frozen mausoleum in front of him was a monster with a pair of red eyes and two horns that was standing upright like a human. It had the facial features of an eagle and four wings on its back. There was thick smoke around it, and it seemed like it was being sealed in the mausoleum.


    He might be having an illusion. However, he had the feeling that the monster in the tomb was sizing him up with a special look in its eyes.


    It seemed to be encouraging him.


    ¡°Come on! Hurry up and meditate. I will get out of here very soon.¡±


    ¡­


    He woke up late that day.


    It was already 9:30 in the morning when Bai Ye and Wang Qilin were woken up by someone else.


    ¡°Get up quickly! Why do you like to sleep late on weekends?!¡± Wang Defu placed a small plastic bag on the table.


    ¡°Xiaobai, these are toiletries. Make yourself at home,¡± Wang Defu told Bai Ye.


    ¡°Thank you, Uncle Wang.¡±


    They got up and washed up.


    Their breakfast had been left in the kitchen.


    After breakfast, Wang Qilin and Bai Ye walked to the depths of the farm. ¡°I will take you to meet your partner for the day.¡±


    He was under the impression that this was an individual test.


    Bai Ye felt puzzled.


    He followed Wang Qilin¡¯s footsteps and reached a single luxurious shed.


    The spacious room inside the shed seemed small given the enormous creature inside it.


    Sister Hua, the beast he had met yesterday, was two times smaller than the Iron-Armored Babirusa in the shed.

 Chapter 12

    Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios


    ¡°It is called Mother Pig. My tamed beast is the strongest one out of the litter of pigs it gave birth to. It is more senior than my dad, and it is considered a special employee of our family,¡± Wang Qilin said.


    ¡°I know, you have already told me,¡± Bai Ye said.


    ¡°It just so happens that Mother Pig is going to give birth to another litter soon. You haven¡¯t signed a contract with a tamed beast yet. You can pick the strongest one then,¡± Wang Qilin said.


    ¡°No worries. I already have a tamed beast,¡± Bai Ye said.


    ¡°Huh? Since when? Why did you not tell me?¡± Wang Qilin was shocked.


    He was supposed to be his good buddy.


    ¡°I just signed the contract two days ago,¡± Bai Ye said. ¡°It is still very young, which is why I didn¡¯t tell you.¡±


    ¡°Well, I see.¡± Wang Qilin felt much better now.


    ¡°By the way, you don¡¯t have to be nervous when you deliver Mother Pig¡¯s babies. It is very experienced. All you have to do is cooperate with it. It is the breeding mother of our farm.¡± Wang Qilin secretly passed him a pack of long cigarettes solely meant for tamed beasts.


    Bai Ye was puzzled.


    ¡°When you deliver the babies, all you need to do is light a cigarette for Mother Pig. It usually likes to smoke a few cigarettes when it has free time,¡± Wang Qilin said.


    Tamed beasts had all kinds of hobbies.


    Some tamed beasts liked to listen to songs, some sought excitement, some liked to fight, and some liked to sleep. There were many tamed beasts that liked to smoke.


    Since there was market demand, people had invented a cigarette suitable for tamed beasts.


    This cigarette was thicker and bigger than cigarettes for humans.


    Staff members from the Municipal Administration Bureau started showing up one after another.


    They registered their names and checked their identification cards.


    They underwent fingerprint inspection as well.


    After confirming their identity, the staff would bring each person to the corresponding test site.


    Nearly half of the people taking the exam were students.


    Since this was the weekend, parents also came with their children.


    Bai Ye picked up a small box and followed the staff after confirming his identity.


    He could see Wang Qilin through the cracks of the house by the roadside. A tanned Wang Qilin smiled, showing a row of snow-white teeth. He waved at him and gave him a thumbs-up.


    Bai Ye laughed and pointed his middle finger at him.


    He was shocked as soon as he reached the test site.


    His partner was indeed Mother Pig.


    Mother Pig lay on its side, and the floor was covered with straw mats. It seemed like a pregnant woman at an advanced age.


    Its hind legs were crossed.


    The right leg that rested on top of the left leg swayed slightly from time to time.


    Upon seeing Bai Ye, it curled its forelegs.


    It patted the open space next to it, motioning for Bai Ye to come over.


    Bai Ye somehow felt that this scene was a bit surreal.


    The staff member, who was wearing a hat, nodded at Bai Ye and then turned and left.


    Bai Ye understood instantly.


    Everything was already pre-arranged.


    The test site was divided into separate compartments, just like public toilets. They were not soundproof, so one could hear clearly what was going on in the next test site.


    There was a huge canopy on top.


    A pungent smell lingered in the air.


    Bai Ye wanted to wear a mask, but he was worried that Mother Pig would think that he looked down on it.


    He was in a dilemma. He looked up at Mother Pig and then looked down at the mask in his pocket.


    Everyone had arrived at their test sites.


    The examiner walked into the shed with a timer.


    He held the microphone, explaining the rules of the exam to everyone in a loud voice. The duration of the exam was 60 minutes.


    One could not seek help from others.


    If the partner had a difficult labor and there were complications during the exam, the candidate had to fully compensate the farm.


    One could also give up halfway and seek professional help to deliver the babies. However, it would be considered failing the exam.


    No matter the reason one failed the exam, one could not apply for a second exam within the next six months.


    During the exam, one could not whisper or seek help from people around them.


    One also had to remain at the test site.


    Bai Ye took two deep breaths and began the delivery¡­


    Nervous voices could be heard from the test site next to him from time to time.


    Some students were really nervous. They were at a loss when they saw blood, dropping to the ground and bursting into tears as a result.


    The stagnant atmosphere began to turn noisy.


    Bai Ye closed his eyes and controlled his breath, preventing himself from being affected by others.


    He then removed the ice pack.


    Suddenly, a big hand stretched out.


    Bai Ye was stunned. He raised his head and the experienced Mother Pig motioned for Bai Ye not to be nervous with an indifferent expression on its face.


    It stretched out its trotters.


    Bai Ye quickly passed the cigarette over to Mother Pig.


    Mother Pig clamped the cigarette and put it in its mouth.


    Bai Ye lit the cigarette.


    Mother Pig took a deep breath.


    Squinting its eyes, Mother Pig slowly exhaled a ring of smoke.


    Bai Ye felt much more relieved by Mother Pig¡¯s assurance.


    He finally understood what Wang Qilin had meant when he¡¯d said that he could easily pass the exam.


    He did not need to do anything during the whole process. All he had to do was wrap the piglets with a thin cloth after they were born and wipe the stains from their bodies.


    In less than 10 minutes, everything ended smoothly.


    Mother Pig finished three cigarettes.


    W-Was this over?


    Bai Ye looked down at the seven piglets lined up on the ground.


    It felt like a dream.


    If the nervous mutters of the other examinees next to him did not remind him that he was still taking the exam, he would have thought it was a dream.


    In the end, the examination result was approved.


    Bai Ye walked out of the delivery room while holding seven piglets.


    The other candidates could not help but feel dazed.


    How could he finish in such a short time? It almost seemed as if he had given birth to them.


    Bai Ye had passed the exam. All he needed to do now was submit his name and he would receive the Beginner Monster Caregiver Certificate.


    ¡°Has your family¡¯s Mother Pig always been this wild?¡± Although he had passed the exam, Bai Ye was still under the impression that he was dreaming.


    ¡°Of course,¡± Wang Qilin said triumphantly.


    ¡°Mother Pig is the oldest among the group of senior pigs on my farm. Normally, it doesn¡¯t participate in the exam. Buddy, we specially arranged for it to be your partner in the exam. In fact, among all the monsters on the farm, Mother Pig is the most powerful.¡±


    Wang Qilin explained this to him.


    Now that Bai Ye thought about it, he realized that Mother Pig¡¯s every move was indeed different from the movements of an ordinary Iron-Armored Babirusa. Could this be the unique temperament of a master?


    ¡°Will the examiners question the results?¡± Bai Ye was still a little worried.


    ¡°This is nothing but a beginner¡¯s certificate, so it doesn¡¯t have much value. No one will care about it. It will be fine as long as we do not break the rules.¡± Wang Qilin waved his hand, unwilling to say more about this.


    ¡°Plus, I¡¯m not the only one who does this. Basically, every farm does it. These are all unspoken rules,¡± Wang Qilin said.


    After they had dinner at Wang Qilin¡¯s house, Wang Defu got ready to drive Bai Ye back to the city.


    They had just left the farm when Bai Ye saw a familiar figure outside the gate.


    ¡°Uncle Wang, please stop for a while,¡± Bai Ye said quickly.


    The off-road vehicle braked immediately.


    Bai Ye poked his head out of the car window and asked in disbelief, ¡°Sister!? When did you get here?¡±


    Fang Luolin flicked her hair behind her ears, maintaining her usual expression. ¡°I just arrived not long ago.¡±


    ¡°Get in the car, girl. I¡¯ll take you to the city gate. It¡¯s getting late. It¡¯s dangerous to be alone in the suburbs.¡± Wang Defu told Fang Luolin to get in the car.


    After returning to the city, they took the bus back to their community.


    ¡°Wait.¡± Fang Luolin returned to the bedroom and took out a gift box before putting it on the table. ¡°I forgot to give you a birthday gift the other day. This is a compensatory birthday gift.¡±

 Chapter 13

    Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios


    ¡°Open it and see if you like it.¡± Fang Luolin propped her chin up with both hands, staring at Bai Ye intently.


    Bai Ye unwrapped the ribbon and opened the box.


    There were two books in it.


    The book covers were a faint silver color and they looked beautiful but surreal.


    ¡°Elementary Spatial Skill: Spatial Shield¡±


    ¡°Intermediate Wind Skill: Storm Suit¡±


    ¡°Did you change the rewards given to you by the school to spatial skills?¡± Bai Ye was not touched. Instead, he felt angry.


    It was impossible to buy spatial skills from shops. This was because spatial tamed beasts were extremely rare.


    Therefore, spatial skills were not sold in the market.


    Given their family¡¯s circumstances, the only way to get them was to use Fang Luolin¡¯s admission bonus.


    After one enrolled in the school as a good seedling, there would be an opportunity to apply for an award.


    Although the award might not necessarily cost a lot, one could definitely get very rare rewards.


    Besides, Revolving Starlight University had a strong background and would definitely have an elementary spatial skill.


    ¡°It¡¯s useless to me. I have already asked my mentor about this. If I want to, I can apply for two intermediate icy skills at most,¡± Fang Luolin said casually.


    ¡°My Xiaolan has awakened six intermediate icy skills by itself. Two additional skills would not make much difference,¡± the young lady said in a domineering manner as she waved her hand.


    ¡°Can self-awakened skills be the same as the skills that one chooses freely?¡± Bai Ye was slightly angry. Fools grew without watering.


    Self-awakened skills were all random.


    However, if one was able to choose freely, one could randomly select a skill based on the awakened skills.


    It was true that tamed beasts could awaken skills by themselves. Depending on a tamed beast¡¯s talent, it could have a small-scale or large-scale breakthrough, and there was a probability of awakening different levels of skills.


    Some scholars had also published papers after conducting research, and their conclusion was that this awakening had a certain relationship with the patrilineal and matrilineal roots of a tamed beast.


    However, in general, this kind of awakening was uncontrollable. No one had any idea what kind of skill would be awakened next time.


    ¡°What¡¯s done cannot be undone. What else can I do? Once something is given, it won¡¯t be refunded. Besides, I don¡¯t have a wind or spatial tamed beast.¡± Fang Luolin blinked. ¡°Well, you can learn them by yourself. It¡¯s time for my meditation.¡±


    The young lady turned to her bedroom and got ready to close the door.


    Before closing the door, she added, ¡°These are one-time skill books. Use them on the tamed beast and it will master the skills.¡±


    Bai Ye looked down at the two skill books. Since it was too late to change anything, he could not possibly let them go to waste.


    He summoned the Super Dimension Mirror and Xiaodiao1.


    ¡°Come here.¡± He curled his finger at the Super Dimension Mirror.


    The Super Dimension Mirror was reluctant to go forward.


    He grabbed the spatial skill book from the table and slapped the book against its frame.


    The skill book turned into a sky flare the moment it touched the mirror.


    Xiaowei1 spun several times in the air, feeling dizzy.


    In the end, it fell to the ground with a thud.


    It took a while before it was able to fly again.


    ¡°Have you learned this skill? Can you use it?¡± Bai Ye asked.


    [Spatial Shield] Xiaowei tried to gather its thoughts.


    An oval translucent eggshell instantly condensed all over its body.


    The light passed by and was dispersed and distorted by the eggshell.


    The eggshell was not concealed from outsiders. However, it would not be obvious if it was in a dimly-lit place. It would be easily overlooked when the surroundings were dull.


    Bai Ye tested the defensive power of this Spatial Shield with some simple moves.


    In the end, no matter what kind of method he used, he could not make any impact on the Spatial Shield whatsoever.


    Bai Ye remembered that he had read about the principle of the Spatial Shield in a book before.


    It seemed to be¡­ a highly-compressed space that formed a high-density space around it, making the space very firm and hence blocking external attacks.


    Xiaodiao watched as its senior was being slapped by a brick-like book.


    It was staggering while walking toward Bai Ye. Then, it quickly turned around and fled.


    It made a small chirp as it fled. However, it was too late.


    Bai Ye grabbed its neck from the back and lifted it up, holding a book larger than its size.


    Xiaodiao looked at the black shadow above its head with tears in its eyes.


    Bang¡ª


    The book shattered.


    It turned into light spots and merged with Xiaodiao.


    Xiaodiao was dazed.


    Cyan light and shadow appeared all over its body from time to time.


    They would then disappear and reappear moments later.


    It was fast at one point, but it would become slower the next instant.


    Bai Ye told Xiaowei to bring it back to the Super Dimension Space and put it through some training.


    ¡°By the way, you must master the skills during this period. Fortunately, this is a one-time skill book. You can learn the skill without recognizing the characters. You must learn to read the characters so that you can be self-sufficient.¡± Bai Ye got up and went back to the bedroom to take out his elementary school Chinese textbook.


    He placed it on the table.


    Then, he began to advise them with earnest words and good intentions.


    ¡°A powerful tamed beast can learn the contents in the skill book by itself without making the master worry about it. Do you want to be such powerful tamed beasts?¡±


    The two little tamed beasts did not understand what that meant.


    They just nodded quickly when they heard the word ¡°powerful¡±.


    They had to become more powerful.


    Xiaodiao stood on a textbook larger than itself with its head lowered. Its two eagle eyes stared intently at the densely-packed Chinese characters in the book.


    At the moment, it could feel its blood gushing. It was as if the ancestral soul hidden deep in the bloodline was protecting it, letting its soul soar into the sky and fight against the gods.


    ¡®I must learn these Chinese characters!¡¯


    ¡­


    It was time for that day¡¯s meditation.


    Bai Ye returned to the bedroom to light the calming incense. He then sat cross-legged on the floor and began to meditate.


    Meanwhile, downstairs¡­


    A group of people arrived uninvited.


    There was a total of four people.


    There was a young lady in a baseball cap who was chewing gum, as well as a teenager.


    There was also a burly male adult with a cold expression on his face. Lastly, there was an old woman with a hunched back.


    ¡°She specifically asked for a spatial skill book.¡± The young lady tilted her head and looked at the fourth floor.


    That was the direction in which Bai Ye¡¯s house was located.


    ¡°According to the records, she has an icy tamed beast. However, she didn¡¯t want an icy skill book. Instead, she deliberately replaced it with a spatial skill book,¡± the young lady said to herself. ¡°Do you think she has a spatial tamed beast?¡±


    ¡°Sister, if there is really a spatial tamed beast, I want it,¡± the boy next to her said.


    ¡°We shall see how things go.¡± The young lady spat out the bubblegum in her mouth.


    The old woman suddenly stretched out her thin fingers to pinch the bubblegum.


    An emerald green snake sneaked out of the cuff of her sleeve. The snake flicked its tongue, gently spitting out a cloud of black mist and corroding the bubblegum.


    ¡°Miss Mu, according to the investigation, Fang Luolin¡¯s parents are not natives of the Obsidian Planet. They should be from the outside world, and they left the Obsidian Planet five years ago,¡± the old woman whispered, as if to remind her of something.


    ¡°Then they should be their illegitimate children. Perhaps they have left other good stuff behind. Therefore, we must eliminate them completely and leave no traces behind.¡± The young girl smiled.


    ¡°It just so happens that I was a little unhappy. A pariah actually ranked higher than me. She has yet to go to the university to go through the admission procedure. She was only pre-admitted into the school. She is not considered a student of the Revolving Starlight University. Even if she is killed, the school won¡¯t care too much. Her admissions mentor will trouble me the most, but it¡¯s just a mentor. I don¡¯t think she will dare to offend the Mu Family.¡±


    ¡°Grandma Wang, please isolate the venue and don¡¯t disturb anyone else who is sleeping.¡± Mu Lingqing smiled.


    ¡°Sure, Miss Mu.¡±


    The old woman took out a pure white bead.


    This was the orb of the Mirage Dragon Shell, which could be used to cast an illusion within a radius of 1,000 meters.


    Yes, this was necessary for murder and arson.


    A faint white mist swirled from the pure white bead.


    The white mist spread outward.


    In the living room of Bai Ye¡¯s house, the brass sculpture placed against the wall suddenly moved its eyes.


    The surrounding scenery was gradually distorted¡­


    It was an idyllic scene.


    A long, narrow path led one to the depths of the land of peach blossoms.


    Peach trees were growing on both sides, full of ripe and big peaches.


    ¡°Grandma Wang, I didn¡¯t know that you had an elegant side to you,¡± Mu Lingqing said.


    Grandma Wang, who was beside her, looked solemn as she glanced around uneasily.


    ¡°Miss Mu, this is not the illusion that I cast. This illusion¡­ I-I can¡¯t break through it.¡±


    No matter which direction the group of four people went, the small path leading to the depths of the land of peach blossoms was always in front of them.


    ¡°Elder, we are members of the Mu Family from the 36 cities in the north. If there¡¯s been any misunderstanding, we hope that you will be magnanimous enough to forgive us.¡± The old woman bowed toward the depths of the land of peach blossoms with her hands folded in front of her.


    Faint footsteps could be heard coming from the depths of the land of peach blossoms, nearing them as time passed.


    An old man with a conical bamboo hat on his head and two long white eyebrows appeared, wearing a brown rain cape made of sackcloth.


    ¡°Elder¡ª¡± The old woman had more to say.


    The old man suddenly raised his head.


    Everyone was horrified. He was not an old man! He had the face of an ape.


    The long snow-white eyebrows hung over the ape¡¯s shoulders, its pale golden eyes were calm and gentle, and it exuded a peaceful temperament, like an immortal who had reached the Dao many years ago.


    However, all of them were horrified by the first sentence the immortal said.


    ¡°If you dare harm Young Master and Young Mistress, I will kill all of you.¡±

 Chapter 14

    Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios


    The burly man raised his left hand and spread his five fingers.


    A Summoning Nexus appeared on his palm.


    Roar!


    A lion whose foot was burning with golden flames roared into the sky as it was being summoned.


    ¡°Scorching Rain of Fire!¡±


    Fire rained down from the sky.


    They were then pulled into a mysterious place. However, they had no idea if it was an illusion or if the white-browed monkey in front of them was a real monkey.


    It would be best to use a long-range attack!


    As for whether civilians would be accidentally injured, it did not really matter now.


    It would be better to be punished afterward than lose their lives.


    The White-Browed Immortal Ape stretched its arm, capturing the rain of fire in its palm.


    It became as fine as dust in its palm. What was left on its palm was a small red light that looked like a wisp of dust.


    ¡°Irritable and easily angered. This will affect your liver. It won¡¯t do.¡±


    The White-Browed Immortal Ape stretched out its hand toward the lion.


    The palm¡¯s size became infinite, and it looked like an enormous falling mountain.


    The majestic mountain came crashing down on them, leaving them no time to react.


    A loud bang was heard.


    The mountain shook and the earth trembled.


    Everyone could not help but close their eyes.


    They waited for the strong hurricane to pass.


    Mu Lingqing opened her eyes cautiously.


    The group of four was now left with three people.


    On the left, two bloody forms of irregular shape were sticking to the ground. They were mixed with dust and were as thin as a piece of paper.


    Beads of perspiration rolled down her back.


    Mu Shan was an orphan who had been taken in and groomed by the Mu Family since a young age and had been given the Mu surname. His tamed beast, the Golden King of Grasslands, was a platinum three-star beast. He had a special status in the Mu Family, as he was very powerful. Mu Lingqing had been very polite to Mu Shan as well.


    In the end, he had been killed in seconds without even resisting a move of the opponent.


    Which level was the old ape at?


    ¡°I did not expect that she would have a hidden trump card like you.¡± Mu Lingqing knew that she had made a wrong guess.


    Since the siblings¡¯ parents had specifically left a hidden trump card to them, they certainly had to be of importance to them. It was just that they¡¯d had to leave them for the time being.


    If the opponents came from a more powerful background, her family would definitely not offend the more powerful family just because of her. These established and well-known families were very practical. She used to humiliate others just because she had a strong family to back her up. If she insisted on her ways, she would end up being bullied by others.


    ¡°Elder, I know that I was wrong and I beg you to spare my life. If you spare my life, I will still be of use to you. If you kill me, my family will definitely investigate. Then, they might continue to have a conflict with you. I suppose you don¡¯t wish to be entangled in this mess!¡± Mu Lingqing said hurriedly. ¡°Elder, if you spare my life, I will compensate them and take care of them at school.¡±


    The White-Browed Immortal Ape stroked its eyebrows with its left hand and said kindly, ¡°I am not restricted by the five elements or Yin and Yang. I love taking lives. Fortunately, I met the old master, who taught me to read books and cultivate my temperament. Before they left, the old master taught me to avoid three deeds: revealing myself in front of others, killing indiscriminately, and doing evil.¡±


    It seemed that the siblings¡¯ parents were well-educated and open to negotiation.


    Mu Lingqing quietly let out a sigh of relief.


    ¡°However, if someone uses their power to humiliate Young Master and Young Mistress, I can do whatever I deem fit.¡± With its right hand behind it, the White-Browed Immortal Ape said politely, ¡°Do you know that I was exhilarated when all of you were about to launch an attack?¡±


    Mu Lingqing realized that something seemed to be wrong.


    The White-Browed Immortal Ape stepped forward. The next moment, it appeared in front of Grandma Wang. The White-Browed Immortal Ape, which was more than 10 feet tall, looked down at the group condescendingly and grabbed the shoulders of Grandma Wang with both hands, lifting her up.


    An emerald-green snake sprang from Grandma Wang¡¯s neckline and struck the White-Browed Immortal Ape at lightning speed.


    A flash of gold came from the White-Browed Immortal Ape¡¯s eyes, and the small snake was wiped out on the spot.


    ¡°Struggling is futile. I have to thank all of you for giving me a chance to quench my thirst for taking lives.¡±


    Grandma Wang was torn in half.


    ¡°Ah!!!¡± Mu Lingqing screamed.


    Although she had witnessed a lot of cruel scenes, she was the one who was about to be killed right now.


    Fear gripped her, and she lost her sanity.


    She pulled her brother up and ran away desperately.


    While she was fleeing, she finally remembered to summon her tamed beast. Now that she was riding her tamed beast, her speed became much faster. When she glanced back, she could barely see the White-Browed Immortal Ape.


    With its hands behind its back, the White-Browed Immortal Ape watched as Mu Lingqing escaped.


    Then, it slowly squatted on the ground, pressing its palm on top of the soil.


    The palm condensed.


    A dull yellow light then burst from the palm and ran through the depths of the earth.


    Crack¡ª


    A crack quickly spread to the far distance.


    Its right hand grabbed a black-yellow rock pillar and rose into the sky.


    The White-Browed Immortal Ape¡¯s big rain cape billowed against the strong wind. Its feet were lifted off the ground, and it floated in the sky.


    ¡°Overturn the sea!¡±


    The rock pillars were like sticks sweeping across the world.


    Heaven and earth reversed, while Yin and Yang went in the opposite direction.


    Boom!!!!


    All sound was drowned out.


    Mu Lingqing and her tamed beast, as well as her brother, who was riding the tamed beast, disappeared in an instant.


    The White-Browed Immortal Ape looked at the empty space and smacked its lips, feeling unsatisfied.


    It turned around, and the immortal land of peach blossoms disappeared without a trace. Gone was the White-Browed Immortal Ape, as well as the four uninvited guests.


    Only the quiet residential compound remained.


    ¡­


    Among the 36 satellite cities in the north, Greenwood City was the fifth-largest city.


    It was located near the Wangquan Mountain Range, the main northern mountain range, and was close to the Yuwang Forest, the largest primitive forest in the north.


    This place was in the best geographical location. This was why Greenwood City had large population mobility and frequent commodity transactions. The Mu Family, which had started out as a rare monster trader and an auction house, had quickly expanded its family business.


    It had eventually become the leading family of Greenwood City.


    ¡°Where did Lingqing go?¡± Mu Zhongding asked when he could not spot his daughter around.


    ¡°Third Master, Miss Lingqing went to Obsidian City to run a private errand.¡±


    ¡°That girl is always up to no good.¡± Mu Zhongding frowned.


    For some reason, he kept feeling restless.


    ¡°Bring me Lingqing¡¯s blood jade,¡± Mu Zhongding said.


    Blood jade was a very spiritual stone. When a baby was born, a drop of blood would be dropped onto blood jade, and the blood jade would warm the blood to keep it bright red.


    If something happened to the owner of this drop of blood, the blood would turn black.


    Soon, a wooden box was brought to him. Then, the box was opened.


    Mu Zhongding felt tightness in his chest, and blood gushed to his head.


    The crystal-clear blood jade had been placed on soft silk. The drop of blood had turned dark red, and the luster gradually faded as it turned darker and darker¡­


    Something bad had happened!


    Mu Zhongding asked around, but no one knew what Mu Lingqing was up to.


    Mu Zhongding sent people to conduct a thorough investigation and finally got a piece of news from a subordinate.


    The day before Miss Mu Lingqing had left, someone who worked for the Fifth Master had quietly visited her.


    Mu Zhongding¡¯s face was gloomy.


    He did not have a good relationship with his fifth brother. Recently, they¡¯d even had a big quarrel over the right to develop a rare mineral.


    However, any fights for power within the big family were generally bound by certain rules. He had stepped beyond the boundaries!


    Mu Zhongding went directly to his house.


    ¡°Mu Zhongyang, get here right now!¡± Mu Zhongding shouted angrily.


    ¡°Brother, what is the matter? If any outsiders see this, they will think that brothers in the Mu Family don¡¯t get along with each other.¡± Mu Zhongyang, who had a goatee, walked through the front door in a red coat.

 Chapter 15

    Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios


    ¡°Do you still treat me as your third brother?¡± Mu Zhongding¡¯s arms trembled.


    He was boiling from anger.


    Although he had five sons and four daughters, Mu Lingqing was the most outstanding among his four daughters.


    In the future, regardless of whether she got a son-in-law to marry into the family to inherit some of his assets or married and joined forces with another family, she would make a good choice.


    However, she had died for no reason.


    As her father, he had only found out about her demise afterward.


    This was too much!


    Mu Zhongyang was partly responsible for his daughter¡¯s death.


    ¡°Did you send Na Changhu to contact my daughter, Lingqing, in private a few days ago?¡±


    Mu Zhongyang wanted to deny it, but since his brother had already found out who he had sent to contact his daughter, he knew there was no way to deny his involvement.


    He had no choice but to admit it.


    ¡°Yes, but she took the initiative to look for me first. I did not seek her out,¡± Mu Zhongyang said.


    Many Mu Family members stopped and watched. When they heard these words, there was an uproar and they began to whisper to each other.


    These were the people Mu Zhongding had gathered to put pressure on the other party.


    ¡°Mu Zhongyang, what kind of nonsense are you talking about?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s what happened. She took the initiative to ask me to provide her with information. I was curious as well. Why would my niece not ask her biological father for help but come to her uncle instead?¡± Mu Zhongyang touched the goatee on his chin as he spoke slowly.


    Mu Zhongding took a deep breath.


    Recently, he had found a possible fianc¨¦ for her. Of course, nothing had been confirmed yet. This was merely an idea that he¡¯d had.


    The other party came from a good family, had good looks, and was well-respected. However, his daughter had not liked him and had said he was too effeminate.


    This was why the father and daughter had fought. However, at least to him, that was just a minor argument.


    ¡°Then why didn¡¯t you tell me afterward? Do you know that something has happened to her?¡± Mu Zhongding took out the box that contained Mu Lingqing¡¯s blood jade.


    He opened the box directly in front of everyone. The drop of blood in the blood jade had already turned black.


    There was another uproar among the onlookers.


    Many people were present, so the news of Mu Lingqing¡¯s mishap would spread very soon.


    Mu Zhongding did not intend to hide her mishap from everyone. Even if he hid her death from everyone, when the university lessons officially started, everyone would find out the truth when she did not report to the school.


    Mu Zhongyang, who had initially been calm and assured, was shocked. His fingers trembled slightly, and he accidentally plucked out a strand of hair while stroking his goatee.


    ¡°How is this possible?¡± Mu Zhongyang was horrified, but he did not let it show.


    He took a step back, bowed, and said, ¡°Brother, I really didn¡¯t know this. No one wished for this to happen. This is a serious matter. Don¡¯t get angry. How about you come into my house so we can have a nice chat?¡±


    He then motioned for Mu Zhongding to go inside his house to talk to him privately.


    In any case, their conversation should not be witnessed by outsiders.


    When he saw that Mu Zhongyang had decided to back down and he had achieved his goal, Mu Zhongding followed him into the house.


    ¡­


    Bai Ye, who walked out of the bathroom after washing up, happened to walk past the living room.


    Oh.


    There seemed to be something odd about the bronze statue.


    He rubbed his eyes.


    A brass sculpture had been placed in the corner of the living room.


    This brass sculpture was 1.5 meters tall and looked like a long-browed ape with a conical bamboo hat.


    According to his memory, this sculpture had been placed in the house many years ago.


    In split seconds, he seemed to have seen the old ape grabbing its eyebrows with both hands and making faces at him.


    Damn it. Why would a bronze statue make faces at him?


    After rubbing his eyes, he saw that everything about the bronze statue was normal.


    He cast a few more suspicious glances at the statue.


    He then shook his head.


    It might be an illusion.


    Bai Ye¡¯s back was facing the statue. He remained motionless while he turned to look at the bronze statue with a blank expression on his face.


    Nothing about the bronze statue was out of the ordinary.


    He must have been thinking too much.


    Grabbing the schoolbag from the sofa, Bai Ye hurried downstairs.


    Today was Monday, so he had to go to his lessons.


    ¡°Xiaowei.¡±


    Bai Ye, who was riding his bicycle, sped down the road as he asked the Super Dimension Mirror on his shoulder a question.


    ¡°Did you see anything strange just now?¡±


    The Super Dimension Mirror was about to nod when it suddenly saw a shadow standing on top of a building 100 meters away. It hurriedly shook its head. ¡°Wow.¡±


    While speaking, it poked Bai Ye¡¯s cheek with fingers formed from a beam of light.


    His master could not see it, let alone an ordinary small tamed beast.


    Bai Ye rolled his eyes.


    This was not considered an ordinary small tamed beast.


    It had only been a few days since it had been summoned.


    However, it had broken through from an iron one-star to an iron ten-star, surpassing the many years of efforts that others had made within a few days.


    Besides, he never had to nag about its training.


    The tamed beast was also seldom seen meditating. Other tamed beasts who worked very hard had to be feeling upset.


    Upon seeing that its master remained silent, Xiaowei got even more excited.


    It stood up arrogantly and poked Bai Ye¡¯s face again and again¡­


    His face seemed soft. It was fun to poke him.


    ¡°Enough!¡± Bai Ye was angry. ¡°Your endowment value is very high. You wouldn¡¯t need any source materials to break through from the iron level to the bronze level, is that right? I heard that low-level source materials are useless to tamed beasts with a high endowment value. You have a minimum value of 10,000 points¡­ Where can I get high-level source materials for you?¡± Bai Ye had a headache just thinking about it.


    ¡°If you are sensible, you should break through by yourself¡­¡±


    Suddenly, a warm current came gushing from the soul contract, rushing to his limbs and bones and resulting in a slight increase in his physical fitness. At the same time, his brain was cleared of all thoughts and he felt refreshed.


    He had also broken through the mental strength bottleneck that had troubled him for some time.


    He turned back and discovered that Xiaowei, which was on his shoulders, seemed to be slightly bigger now.


    [Name: Super Dimension Mirror]


    [Level: Bronze One-Star]


    [Skills]


    [Natal Skills: Super Dimension Space, Mirror Servant]


    [High-Level Skills: Space Cutting, Ouroboros Shield, Void Shifting]


    [Low-Level Skills: Spatial Shield]


    [Endowment: 10,000+ (???)]


    Bai Ye was able to learn the current list of skills of the Super Dimension Mirror through the soul contract.


    Initially, given that it had not comprehended a single skill during the breakthrough process to the iron level, Bai Ye had still wondered if it was because it had always been too lazy.


    Now, it seemed that it was building up its skills.


    Thanks to the recent high level of the breakthrough, it had comprehended two high-level spatial skills at once.


    However, it had only comprehended high-level skills. It had not learned any intermediate or low-level skills. Given its current energy, it would be difficult for it to use high-level spatial skills.


    Upon arriving at school, Bai Ye patted Xiaowei and told it to hide.


    Xiaowei looked like a mirror. Thus, one could easily tell that it was a mechanical beast.


    Mechanical beasts were considered a big category in this world of planets. However, it was a less popular category on the Obsidian Planet.


    The majority of tamed beasts on the Obsidian Planet were bestial.


    ¡°The test papers that you filled in last time have been marked. Study committee member, please go to the office, pick up the papers from my desk, and distribute them to each group. The exam is the day after tomorrow. Today, I will briefly explain the test papers you completed last time. We won¡¯t do any more test papers. These two days are your last chance to learn. If the conditions permit it, some students can sign up for Social Practice to attain one or two more certificates in order to gain a few more points,¡± Zhou Xia said.


    The study committee member, Yang Zhou, brought the test papers back from the office and distributed them according to the groups. Very soon, everyone received their test papers.


    ¡°Studying Monsters on the Obsidian Planet¡ªMiddle School Edition¡± 147 points, ¡°Elementary Science¡± 145 points, ¡°The Integrated Curriculum for Beginner Beast Tamers¡± 133 points.


    Bai Ye looked through his results.


    The total marks for the three test papers amounted to 450 points, and he had scored 425 points.


    His lowest score was for ¡°The Integrated Curriculum for Beginner Beast Tamers¡±. However, the average score for this course was also very low.


    There was no fixed answer for this course, so it was like an open-ended discussion.


    Zhou Xia, who was on the podium, did not specifically explain the answer to each question. At the moment, it was no longer necessary to go into detail.


    It would be best to strike a balance between work and rest two days before the exam. Right now, what they should do was concentrate on preparing for the exam.


    Leaves rustled outside the window.


    Meanwhile, the teacher on the podium explained diligently.


    Even the Little Teacher Assistant, who had always liked nagging and supervising lazy students, narrowed its eyes, feeling a little listless.


    Bai Ye¡¯s heart calmed down.


    He knew that these were his last few moments in junior high school.


    From now on, he would never come back here.


    He poked Wang Qilin with his elbow. ¡°How can you be sleeping right now?¡±


    Wang Qilin opened his hazy eyes and wiped the eye crust from the corners of his eyes.


    He then stretched his hands.


    ¡°Brother Bai, which school are you going to go to?¡± Wang Qilin asked in a low voice.


    ¡°Whichever school gives me more money,¡± Bai Ye said.

 Chapter 16

    Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios


    ¡°???¡±


    ¡°Are you that realistic, my brother?¡±


    Wang Qilin was shocked.


    ¡°Focus on the lesson.¡± Bai Ye shook his head, motioning for him to concentrate on the lesson.


    Wang Qilin lay his head on the table, looking bored.


    ¡°I may go to the central city of the Obsidian Planet in a year.¡± Bai Ye thought of his sister.


    ¡°Go to the central city?¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°The central city seems very far away. We¡¯re in the 36th Satellite City in the south. The southern core city is above us. There are also the east, west, and north core cities. The central city is located at the highest altitude,¡± Wang Qilin murmured.


    In fact, he had never thought of having any association with the Obsidian Planet¡¯s central city.


    His family had paved most of the road ahead for him.


    In the future, he would inherit his family¡¯s farm and run this family business for life. It was hard work, but there would be a pay-off so long as he was willing to put in the effort.


    Perhaps he would become like his father in 20 years.


    However, he felt a little indignant about following the footsteps of his ancestors.


    ¡°Brother Bai, what if I went to the central city with you?¡± Wang Qilin said in a low voice.


    ¡°You¡¯d definitely be beaten to death by your father.¡± Bai Ye cast him a sideways glance.


    ¡°But you¡¯d be there for me, right?¡± Wang Qilin¡¯s face turned pale.


    ¡°If I was your father, I¡¯d beat you up even harder,¡± Bai Ye said with a smile.


    ¡°Get lost! You¡¯re making fun of me again.¡± Wang Qilin was speechless.


    ¡°If you really want to go, go home and talk to your dad. There¡¯s no use telling me this.¡±


    Wang Qilin wimped out.


    ¡­


    ¡°The lesson will end here. You guys don¡¯t like me to nag anyway,¡± Zhou Xia said with a smile. She opened the thermos and took a sip of tea.


    ¡°The middle school entrance examination is coming soon. I would like to wish all of you a bright future and good luck with topping the examination.¡±


    Some of the students in the class stood up. One after another, many other students followed suit.


    Everyone bowed deeply before Zhou Xia.


    Bai Ye was one of them.


    He bowed because Teacher Zhou had shown a great deal of care and concern for him in the past three years. Although he had not signed a soul contract with a tamed beast, Zhou Xia had constantly helped him think of ways to do so and encouraged him.


    Such a teacher deserved his respect.


    ¡°In the past two days, the school has opened up the meditation room to all students of the graduating cohort at no cost. At the same time, there will be an additional bunch of concentration grass in the meditation room. Everyone can meditate, but you can¡¯t take away the concentration grass,¡± Teacher Zhou said with a smile.


    ¡°Is that true?¡±


    ¡°The school is really generous!¡±


    A lot of the students in the classroom felt extremely excited.


    There had originally been four pots of calming grass in the meditation room.


    Now, there was concentration grass.


    By nature, concentration grass could secret more elements conducive to meditation than calming grass. The price of a pot of concentration grass could be as high as millions of stars in the market. In addition, there was a shortage of it because there was no lack of demand for this kind of meditation treasure.


    In the meditation room, a light, pleasant floral scent engulfed everyone.


    The scent was just nice. It was not too strong or extremely fresh.


    The students¡¯ minds became much clearer.


    On top of the podium in the meditation room were three small pots of green plants in iron cages.


    They resembled orchids a little based on their exterior appearance.


    Nevertheless, there was a bunch of light-yellow fruits that were bilateral and symmetrical on top of them.


    Some of the students wanted to touch them out of curiosity.


    The teacher¡¯s expression turned cross. ¡°You¡¯ll need to compensate the school if you ruin them.¡±


    The students sat down cross-legged and meditated.


    On this occasion, there were obviously many more elements beneficial to meditation in the surrounding air.


    The speed of meditation was faster and increased the efficacy by 20%.


    ¡°If we¡¯d had this when we first entered the school, it would have been great.¡± Yang Zhou, who was sitting to Bai Ye¡¯s right, lowered his head and muttered to himself.


    His five fingers were clasping his trouser legs, and his knuckles looked a little white.


    Seemingly noticing Bai Ye¡¯s gaze, he turned his head away and looked out of the window.


    Bai Ye had heard that Yang Zhou¡¯s family was very poor.


    He had gotten into this school entirely by relying on his own effort.


    Both his academic performance and meditation talent were fairly good.


    Yang Zhou had adopted the third-generation meditation technique passed down by the school. According to what he¡¯d said in class, he had already attained the bronze seven-star cultivation level when it came to his mental strength.


    This was comparable to many students in the class who had good family backgrounds.


    ¡°The first meditation room in our school didn¡¯t even have calming grass. It only had ordinary sandalwood.¡± Liu Legao, who was sitting behind Bai Ye, was very cheerful. ¡°Furthermore, it¡¯s not usual practice to provide a graduating cohort with something they¡¯ve never had.¡±


    ¡°Right.¡± Yang Zhou nodded.


    He seemed preoccupied.


    At the end of the afternoon meditation class, a teacher secretly brought in a brand-new device.


    ¡°Students, please don¡¯t leave yet.¡± The teacher stepped onto the podium and clapped his hands.


    He yelled loudly, ¡°Students, I have something to discuss with you! The middle school entrance examination will be held the day after tomorrow, so I think there¡¯s a fairly good opportunity you can consider. This is the latest device imported by the Obsidian Federation this year. It can be used to measure one¡¯s meditation cultivation level.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s the latest device.¡±


    ¡°No wonder it looks brand new.¡±


    ¡°Great. We will get to try an advanced measurement device.¡±


    The students¡¯ eyes lit up.


    One after another, they surrounded the device.


    ¡°The same type of device will be used during the exam. Therefore, you guys can use it to measure your mediation score now. This will prepare you mentally, and you¡¯ll also have a better estimate of your score. Those of you that have encountered a bottleneck can also find a way to break through in these two days.¡± The teacher clapped his hands. ¡°Any students who want to get measured can come to me to register.¡±


    ¡°Bai Ye, do you know that the method of measuring meditation cultivation in very remote places is very backward?¡± The tall, thin Yang Zhou put his hands in the pockets of his trousers. ¡°In some places, they put a monkey with a transparent crown in a box and then cut two holes on the surface of the box for the monkey to stretch out its hands. The person will go over and sit down with their back facing the box. The monkey will put its hand on the person¡¯s head. The higher the person¡¯s meditation cultivation level is, the brighter the crown of the monkey will be.¡±


    ¡°Are you messing with me? Which kind of tamed beast is that? The monkey¡¯s crown emits light? Do you think it¡¯s a lightbulb?¡± Liu Legao interrupted him when he heard these words.


    ¡°Why are you telling me this?¡± Bai Ye glanced at Yang Zhou.


    Yang Zhou did not answer Bai Ye¡¯s question. Instead, he continued. ¡°People will hunt for a monster called Sunlight Spirit Monkey. Although the Sunlight Spirit Monkey is a monster, it does not attack humans. It can relate to people. It is born with strong spiritual power and affinity power. This is precisely why it is so pitiful.


    ¡°People from these remote places will cut off its scalp, remove the skull, and install glass on it. They will then lock the four limbs with iron chains to prevent the monkey from escaping or hurting people.


    ¡°Following that, they will become a tool for people to measure mental strength with until they die. The humans will use another batch of monkeys afterward. Due to the large number of killings, the monkeys have become hostile to humans and have fled from the places where humans live¡­ Humans will pay for this cruelty one day,¡± Yang Zhou finally said. ¡°Bai Ye, can we go somewhere to talk?¡±


    ¡°No.¡± Bai Ye looked serious.


    ¡°¡­¡±


    Yang Zhou looked like he was about to cry.


    ¡°Forget it. What do you want to talk about?¡± Bai Ye turned around and walked toward a more isolated place.


    Yang Zhou followed him.


    ¡°I know that the two of us have the same background. We¡¯re both members of the lower class of society. Both your parents died a few years ago, leaving you and your sister to depend on each other. You relied on your own talent to enter this school,¡± Yang Zhou whispered.


    ???


    Both his parents had passed away?


    This moron had investigated him, but his investigation was inaccurate.


    Bai Ye narrowed his eyes.


    He had never told others about his family¡¯s situation.


    When his parents had left the Obsidian Planet five years ago, it had been a very low-key affair, so not many people knew about it.


    Had Yang Zhou mistaken him for an orphan because of that?


    ¡°Do you feel that this world is unfair to you?¡±


    ¡°No,¡± Bai Ye said from the bottom of his heart.


    ¡®I have a tamed beast that may be more talented than your hair.¡¯


    Bai Ye glanced at Yang Zhou¡¯s head pitifully.


    The sparse hair on it reflected stress that was not meant to exist at such an age.


    The reason his parents had left him and his sister temporarily was to pave the way for them to return to their ancestral land.


    He also had a sister who doted on him.


    ¡°No, this world has treated you unfairly,¡± Yang Zhou said stubbornly.


    ¡°Alright, alright. I think I¡¯m doing well. We¡¯ll leave it at that.¡± Bai Ye patted Yang Zhou on the shoulder. He then turned and left.


    As he was staring at Bai Ye¡¯s back, Yang Zhou was stunned for a long time. He lowered his head in disappointment and muttered, ¡°I initially thought we were the same kind of people.¡±


    ¡°Old Bai, do you want to measure our mental strength? Just now, Chen Guyi from the class next door measured his mental strength and got a silver three-star. You didn¡¯t see the envious look of the people around him. I know your mental strength is very high. Otherwise, you wouldn¡¯t be that smart. Do you want to measure it?¡±


    Smiling, Bai Ye shook his head and declined.


    ¡°Forget it. This is not an exam. Whatever is measured now won¡¯t be taken into account for our grades anyway.¡±


    Although he also looked forward to knowing his score, he was looking forward more to the amazing people who would call him first after the examination the day after tomorrow.


    If he were to measure it now, the surprise element might be lost later on.


    When he returned to the classroom to get his schoolbag, Zhou Xia, his form teacher, was standing outside the door.


    Zhou Xia quickly waved her hands at Bai Ye when she saw him coming over.


    ¡°Bai Ye, come to my office with me.¡±


    He entered the private office of the form teacher.


    After closing the door, Zhou Xia poured a glass of water for Bai Ye.


    ¡°Sit down, don¡¯t be nervous. It¡¯s nothing bad. Your teacher looked for you to seek your opinion on behalf of the school.¡±


    ¡°Teacher Zhou, please speak.¡±


    ¡°The school would like to ask you if you¡¯re going to study in our senior high school.¡±


    It was only then that Bai Ye discovered the reason his form teacher had looked for him.


    Although the Obsidian City was dominated by the No. 1 Junior High School, there were three top senior high schools in the city.


    Namely, they were the No. 1 Senior High school, the Independent Teaching Senior High School, and the No. 5 Senior High School.


    There was a stiff competition between them.


    When he¡¯d measured his mental strength half a year ago, he had applied for the opportunity to do so privately through the form teacher. Therefore, others did not know about his mental strength, but the school certainly had this knowledge.


    ¡°I¡¯ve not thought it through. I¡¯m still undecided,¡± Bai Ye said ambiguously.


    He had intended to attend the senior high school that would give him the most money.


    Xiaodiao was still young and had a small appetite. However, sooner or later, it would grow, and the expenditures of grooming Xiaodiao would be high.


    Zhou Xia struck while the iron was hot. ¡°The school would like you to attend our senior high school. You can go to the top class directly, and you will also be awarded a scholarship of 100,000 stars. What do you think?¡±


    ¡°Shall we talk about it after I get my results?¡± Bai Ye said.


    Although Zhou Xia was stunned, she subsequently understood Bai Ye¡¯s thoughts and smiled. ¡°Of course, there¡¯s no problem if you are that confident. Your teacher also hopes you will do well.¡±

 Chapter 17

    Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios


    ¡°He rejected me¡­ He said he¡¯s different from me.¡± Feeling down and distracted, Yang Zhou headed home while carrying his schoolbag.


    Yang Zhou¡¯s home was located in residential area No. 82 in the south.


    This was the lowliest residential area.


    Although it was a residential area, it resembled more a maze surrounded by rows of three-story or four-story low-rise houses.


    The old and shabby walls were full of graffiti.


    A faint stench of urine was also coming from the corners of the walls.


    Around the corner was a woman wearing revealing attire and bright red lipstick.


    Next to her was a small store.


    A small pink lamp was shining through the white curtains.


    ¡°Xiaozhou, come here, come here. Sister will give you some candy.¡± The woman tilted her head and strands of loose, curly hair landed on her snow-white arm.


    Under the light, her figure looked curvaceous and voluptuous. She exuded the charm of a mature lady.


    She was also wearing black fishnet stockings and high-heeled shoes.


    Yang Zhou raised his head and glanced at the woman expressionlessly.


    He then lowered his head and continued to walk ahead.


    Glancing at Yang Zhou¡¯s back, the woman couldn¡¯t help but giggle.


    Everyone in this residential area knew that Yang Zhou would definitely move out of this place in the future.


    This was because Yang Zhou was the only student in this residential area who had gotten into the No. 1 Junior High School based on his own ability, unlike other people like them, who had to slum it in this area.


    He would certainly have a better future than them.


    Suddenly, the woman felt somewhat emotional and wanted to smoke a cigarette.


    She took a cigarette out of her cigarette pack.


    As the woman was looking for a lighter in her pocket, she suddenly heard a voice from her left. ¡°Did you just say you wanted to give me candy?¡±


    It was not known when Yang Zhou had returned, but he was staring straight at the woman.


    The woman, who was wearing heavy makeup, was stunned for a moment. She turned around and saw Yang Zhou.


    She could not stifle her laughter. She tapped Yang Zhou¡¯s forehead with her left manicured hand, which was still holding onto the cigarette. ¡°Boy, what are you thinking about? Here, take it.¡± The woman took a piece of mint candy out of her pocket and threw it to Yang Zhou.


    ¡°Thank you.¡± Yang Zhou looked down and glanced at the mint candy in his hand.


    He then turned around and left silently.


    The woman turned her head and shrugged. ¡°What a strange guy,¡± she uttered in a low voice.


    ¡­


    Yang Zhou returned to his house.


    The empty place was very quiet.


    Yang Zhou sat on the sofa in the living room alone.


    A rustling sound was heard under the sofa.


    He lowered his head to the floor, lifted the sofa cover that stretched down, and fished out a spider from beneath the sofa.


    The spider resembled a disc. It had feet and eyes all around the perimeter of the disc.


    It also walked and rotated on the spot simultaneously.


    Typically, very few people would keep spiders as pets. In fact, more people would rear centipedes. Although centipedes were also multi-limbed animals, their sturdy armor covered their entire body. On the other hand, spiders were hairy and had barbs and fluff all over their legs.


    Yang Zhou picked up the spider, which was the size of a face basin, and gently rubbed the spider¡¯s barbs with both hands.


    His palm started bleeding when the barbs pierced it, but he closed his eyes and continued lying on the sofa. His lips couldn¡¯t help but tremble. Then, a pained yet contented moan came from his throat.


    ¡°Whoo¡­ Ah¡­ ¡±


    The spider stopped suddenly.


    The 36 eyes on its body rolled nimbly and looked toward the entrance of the house at the same time.


    A key was turned in the lock.


    Then, the door opened.


    A tall man wearing a raincoat and a face mask walked into the room.


    When he saw that Yang Zhou was immersed in the illusion of the Little Phantom Spider, a trace of disdain flashed in the man¡¯s eyes.


    ¡°How¡¯s the mission assigned by the higher-ups coming along?¡±


    Yang Zhou was still lying on the sofa and feeling ecstatic in his own world. He didn¡¯t answer him.


    The man frowned.


    The raincoat he was wearing suddenly bulged up, and a palm-sized beetle with colorful wings and a black head protruded from the underside of his ear.


    The beetle¡¯s mouth opened.


    Bang!


    Yang Zhou, who was lying on the sofa, suddenly shuddered.


    His entire body fell off the sofa, and the sofa in the living room was also torn apart.


    ¡°If you ignore my words again, this won¡¯t be the end.¡±


    Upon seeing its master get attacked, the Little Phantom Spider was enraged.


    A massive amount of spider silk shot out from all over its body, and it spat out a cloud of white mist at the same time.


    Inside the house, the white mist gradually rose in the air.


    ¡°Xiaohuan, [1. Xiaohuan means ¡®little phantom¡¯ in Chinese and is the nickname of the tamed beast] retract the mist.¡± Yang Zhou¡¯s hoarse voice came from behind it.


    The mist gradually dissipated.


    The Little Phantom Spider protected its master warily.


    Yang Zhou struggled to stand up. He was touching his chest and clenching his teeth in pain. ¡°You¡¯re really harsh.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m asking you again. How¡¯s the mission assigned by the higher-ups coming along?¡±


    ¡°I found five people, but only one of them was on the same wavelength as me,¡± Yang Zhou said.


    ¡°You can¡¯t afford to bear the consequences of not completing this mission, but that¡¯s not important. The organization has already specified a time.¡±


    ¡°When?¡±


    ¡°The day after tomorrow,¡± the man said coldly.


    ¡°The day after tomorrow!?¡± Yang Zhou was surprised. ¡°That¡¯s the day of my middle school entrance examination.¡±


    ¡°Yes, the organization is ready to launch an attack that day. You need to cooperate and be on standby too.¡± After speaking, the man turned and left, leaving a package behind. ¡°These are the tools and instructions given to you by the organization. Remember to burn them after reading them.¡±


    The man was sensitive enough to close the door.


    After the man walked away, Yang Zhou slammed the sofa a few times to vent his frustration. ¡°Damn! Damn! Damn!¡±


    Why did they have to choose the day that his middle school entrance examination would be held?!


    ¡­


    ¡°Beginner Wind Blade Skill Book¡­ Boss, the Beginner Wind Blade Skill Book costs 50,000 yuan, but it¡¯s about the most basic Wind Blade skill.¡± Bai Ye squatted on the ground, staring at a copy of the Wind Blade Skill Book that was on display in the glass cabinet.


    ¡°Handsome Boy, I¡¯m in a difficult position too. This is already the lowest price on the market. Look, it says on the side that I¡¯ll give you a standard wind crystal for free,¡± the boss said helplessly.


    ¡°This is the minimum price stipulated by the Obsidian Federation. You can visit any store to take a look. No one will dare charge anything lower than 50,000 yuan for beginner skill books. At most, they¡¯ll give you some freebies.¡±


    ¡°The standard wind crystal costs only 2,000 yuan. Your price is not fair or honest. Also, I may not necessarily need a wind crystal, right? You¡¯re including a non-essential item and charging me a high price. Isn¡¯t this considered a bundle sale? Even so, the respective price for the skill book is 48,000 yuan. This is not fair or honest.¡±


    ¡°The price can¡¯t be any cheaper. 50,000 yuan is the cheapest price on the market. If I sell it below this price and I¡¯m exposed, my shop will be finished. At most, I¡¯ll give you an extra piece of crystal with another attribute,¡± the boss said.


    ¡°Boss, let¡¯s not haggle too much over this. Why don¡¯t we do this?¡± Bai Ye glanced at his surroundings. Only he and the boss were in the shop.


    He leaned forward and said in a low voice, ¡°I¡¯ll give you 20,000 yuan. I don¡¯t want the skill book. Boss, can you just let me borrow the book to read it for a while? I¡¯ll get my tamed beast to study it. How about that?¡±


    The boss waved his hand. ¡°No, this is taking advantage of a loophole. I can¡¯t take your money. Why don¡¯t you buy more stuff from my shop? I¡¯ll let you read this skill book for free then. You won¡¯t buy this skill book from me. I¡¯ll be lending it to you.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s definitely not a problem. I will consider it a loan.¡± A smile formed on Bai Ye¡¯s face.


    ¡°Young man, you can only do this when you buy a common skill like the Wind Blade. This won¡¯t work on advanced skills.¡± The boss nagged. He then bent over to open the glass cabinet and told Bai Ye to sit next to him. ¡°You can take notes on some of the key points, but you can¡¯t copy them directly or take photos.¡±


    Upon seeing Bai Ye diligently memorizing the contents of the Wind Blade Skill Book, the boss felt somewhat envious. ¡®How great would it be if that son of mine was so hardworking?¡¯


    After about half an hour, Bai Ye stepped out of the store feeling satisfied.


    The Wind Blade Skill Book had a total of seven pages, and each page had a relatively large font. The entire content consisted of about 5,000 to 6,000 words.


    All of it was in written vernacular Chinese. [1. Written vernacular Chinese, also known as Baihua, is the form of written Chinese based on the varieties of Chinese spoken throughout China.]


    It was not necessary to remember all the words exactly, but their meaning could not be too far off.


    The book¡¯s entire content was about how to train tamed beasts to master the Wind Blade and how to help different kinds of beasts master the skill. When training the tamed beast, one needed to be calm and encouraging.


    The training method would vary depending on the personality of the tamed beast.


    Furthermore, some tamed beasts could master the technique more easily under certain special circumstances.


    Mastering the Wind Blade involved many more things.


    ¡°Boss, do you have those one-time skill books that teach one the skill in one shot?¡±


    ¡°Are you referring to the secret skill books?!¡± The boss knew what Bai Ye was talking about. ¡°How could my humble shop get hold of such a valuable thing?¡±


    He was holding onto a small packet.


    There were five basic element attributes: gold, wood, water, fire, and earth. There were also five rare attributes: light, darkness, wind, thunder, ice, rock, and so on.


    In addition, time was the king and space was the ultimate factor. There were also extremely rare attributes, such as destiny, cause and effect, stars, and so on.


    Although the wind attribute was rare, it was only slightly rarer than the five element attributes.


    The Beginner Wind Technique Skill Book was not extremely common, but it was also not difficult to get a hold of it.


    As he thought about the fact that Xiaodiao had not mastered a commonly-used wind attack skill, Bai Ye found a beast merchandise store with poor business on his way home.


    Sure enough, he found the Wind Blade Skill Book.


    When he got home¡­


    Bai Ye first took out the 20 wind crystals one by one and put them away in a metal box.


    He then picked up a wind crystal.


    He summoned Xiaowei and got it to summon Xiaodiao.


    Compared to when it had been born a few days ago, Xiaodiao had grown quite a fair bit.


    Its entire body was full of fluffy hair, and its bluish-gray hair made it look like a lion.

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    ¡°You have to condense the wind element magic in the body, compress it near the mouth at a high concentration level, and finally, spout it out to form a wind blade,¡± Bai Ye explained the content of the book to the little guy.


    ¡°¡­¡±


    Its response was a pair of confused, blank-looking eagle eyes.


    ¡°The mouth is the organ that you use to make sounds. Compression is the application of pressure on an object to cause a certain amount of deformation.¡±


    ¡®Sure enough, it doesn¡¯t understand these technical terms. Perhaps I¡¯ve made it too obscure.¡¯ Bai Ye frowned.


    It was no wonder other people said that teaching a tamed beast required the beast to possess a certain level of spirit intellect for it to learn faster.


    If it could not even understand these words, how could he teach it?


    At present, the two skills that the Blue Sky Sun-Chasing Eagle had mastered were the Intermediate Storm Suit Skill and the Intermediate Wind Snarling Skill.


    It was merely an iron one-star beast now and could not use either of these intermediate skills.


    According to the official data issued by the Obsidian Federation, the standard range for beginner skills was either the iron or the bronze level.


    The standard range for intermediate skills was the silver or gold level, and the range for advanced skills was the platinum or diamond level.


    The standard range implied that a skill of this level could be released as a conventional combat skill and could only be used by tamed beasts at the higher of the two corresponding levels.


    ¡°Forget it. If you can¡¯t learn it now, we¡¯ll try again later. Let¡¯s eat first.¡±


    Xiaodiao nodded vigorously. It had understood these words.


    Eat.


    ¡°You only know how to eat!¡±


    After it ate one-third of a wind crystal, Xiaodiao¡¯s hair floated automatically and its fluff started dancing slightly.


    This was because part of the wind crystal in its body would naturally be discharged from its pores and mouth after being digested.


    ¡°Your name is really domineering. I hope you can grow up as soon as possible. Then, you could fly me around so I can save on airfare.¡± Bai Ye stroked Xiaodiao¡¯s feathers gently.


    ¡­


    At night, he continued to meditate. Bai Ye had the same dream as last night.


    He saw the familiar tomb in his dream.


    The monsters in the tomb had a hint of resentment in their eyes.


    Why are you not meditating?


    Why aren¡¯t you releasing us sooner?


    Why are you not meditating?


    Hurry up, go and meditate.


    Bai Ye suddenly sat up with a jolt on the bed.


    The second hand of the alarm clock on his bedside table was ticking.


    Xiaowei appeared beside Bai Ye.


    It gently nudged Bai Ye to appease its frightened master.


    Bai Ye got up and poured himself a glass of water.


    ¡®Forget it, since I¡¯m already awake, I¡¯ll meditate.¡¯


    Normally, the best duration for meditation was six hours daily. There had been a meditation class this afternoon, and he had already exceeded the ideal duration. Therefore, he hadn¡¯t meditated upon returning home.


    It was 3:40 a.m.


    In theory, one could meditate and sleep at the same time, but it depended on the depth and sophistication of one¡¯s meditation.


    Bai Ye had not reached such a high level of meditation.


    After drinking the water, he sat on the bed, relaxed his body, and continued to meditate.


    He had to put in double the effort to achieve the same result, as he was meditating beyond the ideal duration of meditation.


    After three hours, the benefits were only equivalent to the benefits obtained from the first six hours of meditation.


    ¡®That¡¯s such a small gain. It will be worse later on.¡¯ Bai Ye hammered his sore thigh.


    He sighed and did not continue to meditate.


    Having a work-life balance was the right way to go.


    The outcome of the next meditation session would only be perfect if he rested well.


    ¡®I didn¡¯t have that dream again tonight, though.¡¯


    Two days passed.


    The day of the middle school entrance examination came.


    That day, Fang Luolin put on a special outfit.


    ¡°Why did you steal and wear Mom¡¯s dress?¡±


    Bai Ye rolled his eyes.


    ¡°Mom is not here. I¡¯m wearing this dress so that I can take you to the exam on Mom¡¯s behalf.¡± Fang Luolin raised her fair, slender neck. ¡°Is there a problem?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s up to you.¡±


    Fang Luolin was wearing a black, flowy dress that day, and her hair was hanging loose on her shoulders.


    The long skirt was almost mopping the floor, and there was a bow tied around her waist.


    Her rounded shoulders were plump and smooth.


    Her only regret was that her washboard chest could not pull off this get-up, making her look a little strange.


    The No. 1 High School was one of the test centers.


    However, the invigilators of the examination were not teachers from the No. 1 High School. Teachers from other schools had been selected and sent randomly by the education department to ensure the fairness of the examination.


    There were crowds of people outside the gate of the No. 1 High School, and both sides of the road were filled with the students¡¯ parents.


    Police officers from the security department were also present to maintain the law and order, as well as to facilitate the smooth flow of human traffic.


    The examination would last one day.


    There were two examinations in the morning and one in the afternoon. The remaining time would be used to measure the mental strength and the meditation cultivation level of the students.


    The exam would be over in one day.


    The students entered the examination room and began to answer the questions.


    Suddenly, there was a loud clamor in the examination room.


    The door was pushed open.


    ¡°Hello, excuse us.¡± Two police officers in military uniforms stood outside the door. An army hound, which was a tamed beast, was by their side.


    ¡°We are looking for someone.¡±


    ¡°Everyone, please don¡¯t move.¡±


    The army hound, which was standing ??to the left of one of the police officers, suddenly barked.


    Sounds of shaking and colliding were heard from a seat behind Bai Ye.


    Bai Ye looked behind him and realized that this was someone he knew and was familiar with.


    Yang Zhou had been pressed to the ground.


    Beside him was a spider-like tamed beast that was already cold. It had stopped breathing.


    The army hound, which?? could change color to blend in with the surroundings, was stepping on Yang Zhou with one of its paws and trampling the spider with the other one as if it was smashing an ordinary toy.


    ¡°The candidates are not allowed to turn around. Turn your heads back.¡± The teacher sitting on the podium knocked on the blackboard.


    Yang Zhou was eventually taken away.


    The rest was history.


    This had been expected.


    Similar things had also happened in other classes.


    The first exam had already ended, and the papers had been collected.


    Then, there was a sudden uproar in the classroom.


    ¡°Damn, I¡¯ve been sitting behind that guy all along. He was trembling all over and peeping to his left and right from time to time. I was wondering if he was cheating. This year¡¯s exam is very strict. If someone cheats, their tamed beast will be beaten to death and the cheater will be taken away by the police officers. I dare not cheat anymore.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m a goner. I¡¯m finished this time. I was very nervous and I made mistakes while answering several questions because of what happened earlier.¡±


    ¡°Why was he taken away?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t think this was as simple as ordinary cheating. He might have been in cahoots with outsiders!¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s too fearsome. The army hound ??seems to know how to become invisible. It used military boxing as soon as it appeared. His buddy was dumbfounded.¡±


    ¡°I witnessed that too. He summoned his tamed beast to protect him, but the beast was gone after one smash from the army dog. It was such a bubbly and lively tamed beast, but it¡¯s gone.¡±


    Bai Ye was the only one who knew in his heart that this had not happened because Yang Zhou had cheated.


    It was because Yang Zhou was a very good student.


    His cultural scores were comparable to his.


    There was no need for him to cheat.


    This must have happened due to other reasons.


    He couldn¡¯t help thinking of his strange conversation with Yang Zhou two days ago.


    When the two examinations in the morning were over and Bai Ye stepped out of the test center, the place was filled with patrolling officers.


    There were also fewer parents outside the school gate.


    Bai Ye called his sister and met her on the second floor of a teahouse located half a kilometer away.


    Upon seeing her younger brother¡¯s eager and curious expression, Fang Luolin didn¡¯t beat about the bush.


    ¡°While you were taking your exams in the morning, something happened both in this school and outside the city. Someone placed female worms of the Heart-Piercing Bee in the bathroom of every test center. It was discovered in time, and additional patrolling teams are still coming. At the moment, your test center is one of the safest places in Obsidian City.


    ¡°Then, someone outside the city launched a surprise attack on the patrol team and caused the monsters to attack the city wall. Some people suspect that this was done by the same culprit. First, they diverted attention to the schools. Then, they used this opportunity to attack the city wall.¡±


    She hadn¡¯t been very worried about her younger brother¡¯s safety, as she knew that her younger brother had a spatial tamed beast.


    Spatial tamed beasts were the strongest when it came to safeguarding lives.


    While she was speaking, an explosion was heard in the distance.


    The building under their feet shook slightly.


    Meanwhile, the hanging lamp swayed from left to right.

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    Suddenly, there was another big explosion.


    The mountain shook and the earth trembled.


    Even the tea on the table spilled a little.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know if the exam will continue in the afternoon.¡± Bai Ye gently used his finger to smear the spilled water and draw a circle on the table.


    ¡°It will definitely continue unless something major happens. If a large-scale examination of a base city is canceled due to some minor external factors, it will impact its image and reputation. The outside world will certainly doubt this base city¡¯s defense ability.¡± Fang Luolin took a sip of water and set down the cup.


    ¡°How was the exam today?¡±


    ¡°It was okay. The questions were predictable. I performed as usual.¡±


    ¡°Alright¡­ Keep it up this afternoon, okay?¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡± The corners of Bai Ye¡¯s mouth curled into a faint smile.


    The afternoon examination would proceed as scheduled.


    After watching Bai Ye enter the school, Fang Luolin saw the screen of her cell phone, which was on the table, light up suddenly.


    She unlocked the phone and saw that she had received a message.


    She picked up her cell phone and read the following message: The southern 36th Base City asks all gold-level or higher-level Beast Tamers to come forward and join the city government to cooperate in the fight against the beast tide.


    Beast tide!


    Fang Luolin¡¯s fingers trembled.


    Two years ago, a beast tide had broken out in the western Base City and destroyed a city wall.


    It had caused more than a million deaths among the population, becoming the most large-scale beast tide attack of the past decade.


    35 years ago, a beast tide had even destroyed a satellite base city.


    None of the tens of millions of people in the base city had survived.


    There was no mention of a compulsory call-up in the message. It seemed that they had not lost control of the beast tide situation yet.


    ¡­


    In the school, the last examination on the culture subjects ended in the afternoon.


    Next, it was time for the assessment of the meditation performance.


    Each student would be taken individually by the invigilator to a small black room to measure their meditation score. The score would be recorded by the device and then uploaded to a site as encrypted data.


    In addition, a copy of the results would be kept by the Obsidian Federation Education Department.


    At the same time, the transcript would be printed out on the spot.


    Everyone¡¯s examination results would be announced in their respective school three days later.


    On the field in the afternoon¡­


    Several vehicles loaded with measuring devices had been parked on the field, and long queues of students had formed before the vehicles.


    The students were discussing amongst themselves in low voices, whispering into one another¡¯s ears.


    The examinations of the three culture subjects were already over. Therefore, the meditation examination was the only one remaining.


    The meditation examination was largely dependent on each student¡¯s effort over a long period.


    If one did not make an effort systematically, it would not help much if one crammed for the examination.


    Although this was cruel, it was reality.


    Therefore, everyone¡¯s meditation score was basically already cast in stone. Although everyone was nervous, they were aware of their own meditation standard deep in their hearts.


    Thousands of people had gathered on the field.


    ¡°Brother, which school are you from?¡±


    ¡°Blackwater High School? Is it located on Guanyang Road?¡±


    ¡°Buddy, you¡¯re also from the No. 3 City High School. We¡¯re schoolmates. Which class are you in? Why haven¡¯t I seen you before?¡±


    The students talked amongst themselves.


    Bai Ye was not interested in any of this. Someone talked to him, but he nodded perfunctorily. When the surrounding students noticed his silence, they didn¡¯t interact with him and merely treated him as if he did not exist.


    As he tucked both his hands in his pockets, Bai Ye saw a group of people in suits walking to the front.


    The students in the first row had already entered the modified vehicle to take the test.


    Bai Ye was at the front of the line. There were only slightly more than 100 people in front of him, so it would be his turn soon.


    The line moved forward gradually.


    This was an anxious time.


    Even Bai Ye was affected by the tense atmosphere around him.


    Some people were happy, and others were sad.


    Some people walked out, holding their meditation transcript excitedly, whereas some people were frowning, looking unhappy with their results.


    ¡°Ha ha ha ha! Bronze four-star mental strength cultivation level! I actually broke through last night.¡±


    In the distance, a teenager was holding his transcript and laughing out loud, seemingly showing off.


    His voice spread far, and many examination candidates heard it.


    ¡°Loud noises are strictly forbidden. Please do not affect other students after you get your results.¡± The teacher beside him gave him a gentle tap.


    ¡°Bronze five-star mental strength cultivation level. I should be able to get an extra 240 points,¡± a slightly plump young man in a yellow shirt said enviously.


    ¡°There are only two people in our class who have a better cultivation level than bronze,¡± a bespectacled boy in the front said.


    ¡°Anyone with a bronze mental strength cultivation level is a genius. They will become a true Beast Tamer in the future. As for us, forget it. We can only make small contributions to society,¡± the slightly plump young man in the yellow shirt said sourly.


    ¡°When the results are consolidated, those with a good meditation score will beat us by dozens or hundreds of points. How can we compete with them?¡± Some students felt indignant.


    By listening to their conversations, Bai Ye got a deeper understanding of the situation.


    More than half of the students in his class had already broken through to the bronze level of their mental strength cultivation.


    Even Wang Qilin, the guy who did not seem to be on the ball, had already reached the bronze seven-star mental strength cultivation level.


    It was no wonder they said that the junior high school of the No. 1 High School was the top school in the base city.


    That did not seem to be a lie.


    It was necessary for a Beast Tamer to have powerful mental strength. Mental strength was the embodiment of a powerful Beast Tamer and the most basic requirement in order to be one.


    The speed of a high-level tamed beast exceeded what ordinary people could see. Without strong mental strength to control the five senses, the Beast Tamer¡¯s talking speed, eyesight, and hearing ability would be far inferior to his tamed beast¡¯s.


    How could one command the beast and participate in a battle between a Beast Tamer and monsters then?


    When the time came, the Beast Tamer would only become a burden to the tamed beast.


    Although each breakthrough of the tamed beast¡¯s major level would in turn increase the powers of the Beast Tamer, this kind of increase was relatively weak and limited in comparison to the improvement of a tamed beast of the same level.


    Therefore, while the development of the beast civilization flourished, mankind had also developed a matching ability¡ªmental strength.


    This was also the core reason mental strength was very important in both the college entrance examination and the middle school entrance examination.


    ¡°If you don¡¯t have high mental strength, how can you become a Beast Tamer? You¡¯ll just lead an honest, law-abiding life,¡± a yellow-haired teenager in a No. 1 High School uniform beside him said.


    ¡°Don¡¯t stare at me. I¡¯m telling the truth. If you don¡¯t have high mental strength, you will not even qualify to be an adventure-level Beast Tamer. How are you going to command the beast? Do you think that an expedition in the wild is a game of Playhouse? You¡¯ll be courting death by going to the wild if you don¡¯t have the necessary fighting ability. If the monsters launch a surprise attack on you, you won¡¯t even react fast enough to summon the tamed beast.¡±


    Although the yellow-haired teenager was telling the truth, this did not sit well with the others.


    Someone argued with him.


    The yellow-haired teenager did not feel cross.


    He was just reasoning with the others, but his tone was snobbish.


    ¡°Hi, are you Bai Ye from Class 3?¡± the yellow-haired teenager suddenly asked Bai Ye.


    Bai Ye glanced at him.


    He was unfamiliar with the yellow-haired teenager and he did not like talking to strangers.


    Therefore, he retracted his gaze after taking one glance at him.


    ¡°I know who you are. I didn¡¯t expect us to be in the same test center. If you have the time, shall we have a meal together right after the test?¡±


    Although Bai Ye ignored him, the yellow-haired teenager did not stop bragging to the people around him.


    ¡°This is a real bigshot. Even our class teacher praised him for his high mental strength cultivation level.¡±


    Bai Ye was a little embarrassed by him.


    The teacher finally turned to Bai Ye.


    ¡°Admission ticket.¡±


    He gave his admission ticket to the teacher.


    Bai Ye then quickly fled into the vehicle.


    The space inside was a little dim.


    A man was sitting in the innermost corner of the vehicle.


    On the inner side was a device with a thin, long vertical line in the middle. There were marking units on its left and right side.


    Its bottom was iron one-star, and all the way at the top it was platinum ten-star.


    In front of it was a one-meter-high platform with a dented area where a transparent piece of jade had been placed.


    Bai Ye had seen the same device at school not long ago.


    ¡°You don¡¯t need to lean your head. Just put your hands here,¡± the man said, pointing to the transparent jade.


    Bai Ye put his hands on the jade and closed his eyes.


    Deep in his soul, he felt a tremor.


    It was as if a string had been hooked around it.


    The planetary ring in his mind, condensed by mental strength, had been attracted by the external force. It then rotated on the spot.


    The silver mercury in the device began to rise bit by bit.


    Iron one-star, iron five-star, bronze one-star, bronze five-star, silver one-star¡­


    It rose to the silver level smoothly.


    Then, it continued to rise¡­


    The teacher in charge of the examination had a look of surprise in his eyes and glanced at Bai Ye a few more times.


    This was the first student who had exceeded the silver level during his testing shift.


    It was very rare for students to possess silver-level or higher-level mental strength in the middle school entrance examination of a top-ranked satellite base city, let alone in the southern 36th Base City.


    Silver two-star, silver three-star, silver four-star, silver five-star, silver six-star, silver seven-star, silver eight-star level¡­


    When he was about to reach the silver nine-star level, the device stopped for a moment and finally shot up one more time.


    It stopped at the silver nine-star level.


    ¡°Awesome,¡± the teacher said with a gasp.


    His comment was sincere.


    He had been alive for more than 30 years but had only reached the golden one-star mental strength cultivation level.


    This child was not even half his age but had almost caught up with him.


    ¡°I suspect that your mental strength is the best in our base city. I didn¡¯t expect the champion to appear that early. I remember that the highest mental strength in the 36th Base City in the middle school entrance examination last year was only the silver six-star level.¡± The teacher¡¯s tone was kind as he spoke.


    He then stamped the transcript and handed it to Bai Ye.


    ¡°Okay, you can leave. The results have been uploaded,¡± the teacher in charge said with a caring tone. ¡°Just get the next student to come in.¡±


    Bai Ye got up, bowed, and left the vehicle.


    Right now, he was not pondering over the exam but something else.


    The second tomb in his dream had been restless for some time.


    As he thought about it, he realized it was waiting for his mental strength to break through to the gold level.


    As long as his mental strength broke through to the gold level, he would be able to sign a contract with a second tamed beast.


    The second monster that had been long sealed in the unknown large tomb.

 Chapter 20

    Outside the tall, sturdy wall was a massive beast tide.


    Beyond the east city, in the suburbs, several farming sheds stood guard like fortresses.


    They had now been trampled to pieces.


    Living in them were monsters that had been initially harmless to humans and animals.


    Amid the chaos, they had been entrapped and mixed with the beasts involved in the beast tide.


    Perhaps influenced by the wild monsters, the domestic animals were now running happily on the plain.


    The beastly nature deeply hidden in their bloodline had been awakened.


    Numerous Beast Tamers were standing on the city gate tower, which was as wide as a road, looking all geared up to fight a formidable enemy.


    It was not just one or two monsters, but millions of them.


    When he arrived home¡­


    Bai Ye summoned Xiaowei.


    ¡°Xiaowei, can I take a look at what is happening by the east city wall?¡±


    Bai Ye took a can of herbal tea out of the refrigerator.


    He then sat on the sofa.


    Xiaowei, who was sitting on the phone stand, moved its body comfortably.


    An image was spinning on the mirror¡¯s surface.


    Very soon, a bird¡¯s-eye view of the scene appeared in the mirror.


    ¡°There are so many monsters¡­¡± Bai Ye opened the can and took a sip of herbal tea.


    ¡°Stop. Yes, right there. Can you zoom in?¡±


    The image was gradually enlarged.


    He saw Fang Luolin standing on the city gate tower and looking down with a stern, serious expression. She was clad in a pitch-black battle outfit and a trench coat.


    This gentle, feeble-looking young girl was a stark contrast to the group of burly men surrounding her.


    A small white sheep had sneaked its way into a pack of wolves.


    Bai Ye felt very worried, but he was also amused by the scene.


    ¡°She¡¯s always pretending to be mature.¡±


    An individual on the city gate tower who looked like a commander approached Fang Luolin. He pointed at her and then inside the city.


    Fang Luolin frowned. She then said something to the commander.


    At last, the commander shook his head and left.


    It was a pity that Bai Ye could only watch the scene but could not hear a sound. If he had learned to read lips, he might have been able to guess what they¡¯d been talking about.


    In the wilderness, the numerous monsters were squeezing themselves against one another.


    The violent-tempered ones simply had an outburst on the spot.


    They were hustling and bustling like a ragtag group of soldiers.


    However, it was precisely this kind of ragtag soldier that could evoke fear and terror in humans.


    Bai Ye told Xiaowei to zoom in on the monsters. He wanted to find out which monsters were participating in the siege.


    Most of them were low-level bronze monsters that could be commonly found in the wilderness near the base city.


    However, the level of the monsters increased in the subsequent scenes.


    Although he could not tell the specific strength of the monsters through the Super Dimension Mirror, he could guess some of their clans based on their size and looks.


    ¡°Wait a minute. Zoom in there,¡± Bai Ye said, pointing to a certain area.


    ¡°That¡¯s actually a heterogeneic golden Moon Shadow Bear,¡± Bai Ye said. ¡°Its endowment is definitely not poor. Heterogeneic beasts are typically one or two levels higher than other members of their clan.¡±


    Due to their different skin color, heterogeneic beasts were generally seen as outcasts and were abandoned by the clan after they were born.


    Therefore, the innate blood of heterogeneic beasts was often stronger than that of the same species, and so were their survival and combat abilities. This was the only way they could survive alone in the dangerous wilderness.


    ¡°Roar!¡± A roar was heard from the back of the beast tide before it caused in turn a commotion.


    Led by an unknown monster, the remaining monsters charged gradually toward the city gate tower with the momentum of a torrential tide.


    ¡°The leader of the beast tide is located in that direction.¡± On a watchtower in the middle of the city gate tower, a group of people was all ears. They swiftly determined this upon hearing the roar.


    ¡°As long as we kill the leader of the beast tide, the tide will retreat,¡± a Beast Tamer said calmly.


    ¡°I¡¯ll go.¡± A male Beast Tamer stepped forward.


    ¡°Wait, get one more person to go with you.¡±


    ¡°No, it will suffice if I go alone.¡±


    The man pointed his finger at his glabella.


    A summoning array emerged.


    He then pointed one of his fingers outside the window.


    The wind howled.


    As a cry was heard, a huge blue bird with a body more than 30 meters long appeared outside the window of the watchtower. The man opened the window, jumped out, and landed on the blue bird¡¯s back.


    ¡°Wait for good news.¡±


    The huge blue bird transformed into a blue shadow and flew southeast.


    Meanwhile, a battle had already broken out on the city gate tower.


    Fang Luolin¡¯s performance on the battlefield was extremely striking.


    The Ice-Blue Salamander shot out blue freezing beams from the ice-blue skin on its body.


    They were impossible to guard oneself against.


    When the freezing beams hit a flying monster, it immediately froze and turned into a popsicle. It then fell down from a height of a few hundred meters and broke into pieces of ice.


    Because of the city wall, the impact of land monsters on the city gate tower was not significant. However, the flying monsters in the sky were extremely annoying.


    The tamed beasts did not need to worry, but the Beast Tamers had to pay attention to the sneak attacks of these flying monsters.


    Fang Luolin told the Ice-Blue Salamander to focus on attacking the flying monsters in the sky.


    The Beast Tamers in this area felt much more at ease as a result.


    All they needed to do was deal with the land monsters beneath the city, as all the threats above them had been eliminated.


    In the distance, one by one, dense flocks of Cadaver Sparrows occupied the sky and flew toward them with flapping wings.


    These monsters fed on corpses.


    Their digestive ability was extremely strong, and they would not leave any remains on the bones of the dead. They were thus called Cadaver Sparrows.


    They tended to fly in flocks, and their signature attack move was spitting out the bones they had swallowed that had not been completely digested.


    The partially-digested bones were covered with corrosive liquid. In combination with the impact of dropping them from a high altitude, this was certainly lethal.


    Generally speaking, the Cadaver Sparrows were not high-level beasts. Their level was between the iron and the bronze level.


    However, this kind of monster formed a massive population, and each of its clans included at least tens of thousands of birds.


    A blue shadow suddenly barged into Bai Ye¡¯s mirror. It was flying toward the furthest end of the beast tide. Bai Ye was taken aback. ¡°What the hell is that?¡±


    When he zoomed in, it turned out to be a Blue Sun Bird with a Beast Tamer riding on its back.


    He followed the image of the Blue Sun Bird, which flew all the way to the deepest end of the beast tide.


    Bai Ye then saw a valley.


    This valley was situated deep in the mountains and was filled with beasts. There was actually a group of people in it.


    This group of people was wearing masks.


    A fat, white, worm-like monster was tied up in the middle of this place.


    On top of the monster¡¯s head was a crown-like thing formed by a lump of flesh.


    The white, worm-like monster was firmly bound by a heavy chain.


    The man jumped from the back of the blue bird.


    He seemed to know these people. He smiled and stretched out his hand, wanting to shake hands with a masked man.


    However, the masked man stepped back slightly and refused to shake his hand.


    The man did not seem embarrassed.


    The two parties negotiated for a while and finally agreed to some form of cooperation.


    The group of people then loosened the chain.


    The Blue Sun Bird spread its wings and spouted blue flame from its mouth.


    The white, worm-like monster fought with the Blue Sun Bird.


    However, the worm-like monster was eventually killed on the spot. Afterward, the Blue Sun Bird grabbed the carcass of the white worm and flew away.


    Bai Ye touched his chin. He seemed to have discovered a huge secret.


    That man appeared to be in a very good mood. He headed back, holding the white worm in his arms. As he overlooked the city wall from high in the sky, he had a feeling he was above everyone else.


    Fang Luolin, who stood out as she participated in a fight in a certain area of the city wall, had attracted his attention.


    He could not help but take a few more glances at her.


    At the sight of Fang Luolin looking up at him from the city gate tower, the man responded with a faint smile.


    However, Fang Luolin retracted her gaze after a mere glance.


    ¡®I have to kill more monsters. This can be considered a battlefield call-up. I can earn points for every monster killed. I can earn more points and then go home and buy spare ribs for my younger brother.¡¯


    After the death of the white worm, the beast tide lost some of its momentum and the beasts were forced to retreat and disperse.


    At that moment, this beast tide, which was not considered large-scale, also ended.


    ¡°Xiaowei, do you think I can slap him to death with the Super Dimension Space?¡± Bai Ye suddenly asked Xiaowei.


    Xiaowei looked doubtful.


    Its Super Dimension Space could make any entities that passed through it attain ¡°ascension¡± temporarily.


    However, there were limitations to it.


    This was closely associated with its strength.


    The higher its level, the greater its ascension and sublimation powers would be.


    Nevertheless, it was worth mentioning that the magnitude of the ascension was constant.


    Regardless of whether one was an ant or a human, the ascension had a fixed value to it.

 Chapter 21

    However, the Super Dimension ability resulted in huge movements. It would be better if the movements were smaller.


    Bai Ye still remembered the second time he had experienced the power of the Super Dimension. This was the second time he made use of Xiaowei and the Super Dimension ability to jab at a monster in the wild, using only one finger to kill it.


    Judging from its size, that monster might be a high-level gold beast.


    It might even be a platinum-level monster.


    However, his fingertips were injured during the fight. The skin on them was pricked, forming a drop of blood.


    His healing speed was not abnormal like the healing speed of a tamed beast.


    This also showed that at present, he was still not invincible, despite the increase in power provided by the Super Dimension.


    He could still hurt himself.


    Besides, there were many kinds of tamed beasts. There were various types of monsters on the Obsidian Planet alone.


    Bai Ye had no idea if some weird abilities, such as curses, would be passed on to him through the Super Dimension ability.


    Therefore, although Bai Ye had the Super Dimension ability, he was not complacent and knew that he was not invincible.


    Perhaps in the future, it would be beneficial for Xiaodiao to use the Super Dimension ability through the Super Dimension Mirror.


    A giant claw stretched out from the sky.


    ¡­


    Bang. The door was slammed shut.


    Fang Luolin returned home with an ice-cold expression on her face.


    She got upset at the sight of Bai Ye, who was lounging on the sofa and drinking herbal tea leisurely.


    She had sloughed her guts out while he was drinking herbal tea and enjoying the air-conditioner at home.


    ¡°Take a break and have a cup of herbal tea. I have already prepared dinner.¡± Bai Ye patted the sofa next to him.


    He got up and went to the kitchen to bring the steamed vegetables that had been kept warm in the pot.


    Fang Luolin took a sip while sitting on the sofa, putting her bag aside.


    ¡°I got you something on the way home.¡±


    ¡°Why are you back so early? Is the beast tide over?¡± Although he had witnessed the receding beast tide, Bai Ye still pretended not to know and asked her about it casually.


    ¡°It¡¯s over,¡± Fang Luolin said. ¡°I met a fly on the way back. It was really annoying.¡±


    Given her good looks and powerful abilities, Fang Luolin did not lack suitors.


    However, most of them were self-aware and would not bother her after being rejected.


    ¡°Was it the man downstairs? What does his family do for a living?¡±


    The man downstairs was the person who had ridden on the Blue Sun Bird¡¯s back.


    ¡°He is called Zheng Pingchun. He claims that his family is running a meat-processing factory and a canning business,¡± Fang Luolin said casually.


    ¡°A meat-processing factory¡­¡± Bai Ye said thoughtfully. ¡°It seems that the farm outside the city has suffered heavy losses. His family business should have been affected as well.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s none of my business. I killed quite a lot of monsters this time. I earned some points and exchanged some to get something for you.¡± Fang Luolin took out a bottle of yellow fish oil.


    ¡°This is golden fish oil. It is good for the eyes, gall, and meditation.¡± Fang Luolin nagged at him while she took three bottles of golden fish oil out of the bag.


    ¡°This is a crystal block with wind attributes. It is made right away and it contains a lot of nutrients. It is a pity there aren¡¯t crystal blocks with spatial attributes. I only managed to find blocks with wind attributes.¡± Fang Luolin took out two more boxes.


    One of them was a 30 cm x 50 cm box. After opening it, one could see neatly-stacked rows of high-quality wind crystals.


    They were pure cyan in color, and they were top-grade crystals.


    These wind crystals contained very high nutritional value. A high-level tamed beast would not need to take too many at once.


    ¡°What about you? What did you get for yourself?¡±


    Fang Luolin took out one box after another.


    However, there was nothing in them meant for her.


    ¡°I got an intermediate ice skill book. I studied it on the way back.¡±


    ¡°What kind of skill did you learn?¡±


    ¡°Why do you have so many questions?¡± Fang Luolin rolled her eyes.


    Bai Ye was silent.


    However, he was watching her all this while.


    His silly elder sister had not gotten anything for herself.


    ¡°Aren¡¯t you afraid that you won¡¯t get married in the future?¡± Bai Ye teased her.


    ¡°It just so happens that I don¡¯t intend to get married.¡± Fang Luolin could not be bothered.


    Bai Ye sighed.


    He then opened the bottle of golden fish oil.


    ¡°How does one eat this?¡± Bai Ye looked at it several times, turning it over and over.


    No usage instructions were printed on it.


    ¡°You can eat it raw or use it as a condiment. It is slightly salty and greasy.¡± Fang Luolin had inquired about how one could eat golden fish oil.


    Bai Ye used a spoon to scoop a large spoonful and mixed it with rice.


    He had decided to use it as lard and eat it with rice.


    To his surprise, it tasted alright when it was mixed with rice.


    Fang Luolin¡¯s eyelids twitched, causing her pain inside.


    She had risked her life to obtain this. He should at least have it in smaller servings.


    ¡°Why don¡¯t you eat some?¡± Bai Ye said innocently. ¡°I¡¯ll scoop it for you.¡±


    Bai Ye was about to serve a spoonful to his elder sister when Fang Luolin hurriedly stopped him. ¡°No, no, no, I will do it myself.¡±


    They went back to their rooms after dinner.


    Bai Ye turned on his cell phone and saw that there was a missed call.


    It was from the skinny boy.


    He returned Wang Qilin¡¯s call.


    On the other side of the line, Wang Qilin¡¯s voice sounded choked. ¡°Old Fang¡­ my house is gone. I merely went to take an exam, and my house was gone in the blink of an eye.


    ¡°I just found out that there was a beast tide outside. My dad called me right after the exam and told me not to go home. I went home and realized that my house was gone.¡±


    Bai Ye did not know how to comfort him.


    He was not good at consoling people.


    ¡°Well¡­ at the very least everyone is safe. Have all your livestock left?¡±


    ¡°Only Mother Pig and her piglets are left. The other Iron-Armored Babirusas ran away due to the beast tide.¡±


    It was no wonder he had noticed some pigs that had looked familiar in the mirror¡­


    They had been surrounded by the beast tide, and the Iron-Armored Babirusas had rushed out of the city.


    Wang Qilin¡¯s father had left a very good impression on Bai Ye.


    He was a generous and friendly man.


    ¡°My dad is calling for me. I¡¯ll hang up now. Let¡¯s chat again some other time.¡± Wang Qilin had matters to attend to, so they hung up after exchanging a few words.


    Bai Ye sat on the chair, lost in his thoughts. He then went to charge his cell phone.


    He needed to be more powerful.


    He had to be a silver-level Beast Tamer to become an adventure-level Beast Tamer and leave the Base City to explore the world outside.


    He would need basic exploration abilities.


    The basic requirements for becoming a silver-level Beast Tamer were having a silver-level tamed beast and silver-level mental strength.


    Bai Ye had no intention of revealing Xiaowei to anyone. Therefore, he had to train Xiaodiao to be strong as soon as possible.


    Meditation was vital as well. He had to break through to the gold level soon.


    Bai Ye thought silently to himself.


    One week had passed.


    The higher management of the Base City had stepped in to control and manage the beast tide. Thus, apart from a very small group of people who had suffered damages due to the beast tide, most of the people had not been affected by it. There were only 10 deaths in total, which was something the higher management of the Base City could brag about.


    Bai Ye had not stepped out of his house this week.


    He had stayed in his room to meditate and train Xiaodiao.


    He had to admit that Xiaodiao had made some progress in its training.


    Thanks to the large supply of wind crystals, Xiaodiao had now successfully broken through to the iron three-star level.


    Initially, it had been smaller than the size of a palm. Right now, it was the size of a chicken.


    The only thing that had not changed was its pair of wise eyes.


    Cuckoo. Xiaodiao made a strange sound.


    Now that Xiaodiao was much more intelligent, it understood who was the person that had the most authority in the family.


    Xiaodiao squatted obediently against its master¡¯s thigh with a wise light in its eyes.


    Super Dimension Mirror.


    Bai Ye held the cell phone in his left hand and stroked the feathers on Xiaodiao¡¯s back with his right hand.


    His cell phone automatically sent chicken-roasting methods to him. He turned that function off.


    There were several news headlines at the top.


    ¡°Traces Of Frozen Snow Monsters Found In Beiling Snow Cave, Pointing To A New Type Of Icy Tamed Beast.¡±


    ¡°The University of South China Won The Championship Again. It Clinched The First Place In The 63rd Dongzhou District 100-City Strongest University Competition. Perhaps the Poison Sting Will Become A New Genre?¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    The world outside was far more exciting than his boring southern town.


    He closed the news page.


    Bai Ye searched for a way to quickly train tamed beasts.


    Those who trained a second and third tamed beast should have a method that was not as dull and simple as training one¡¯s first tamed beast.

 Chapter 22

    Otherwise, it might be very difficult for people who trained their second tamed beast.


    This was because training tamed beasts was not an easy task.


    One might need seven or eight years, or even more than 10 years, to train one¡¯s first tamed beast.


    If one needed the same time to train one¡¯s second tamed beast, it would be highly inefficient and there would be a huge gap between the tamed beasts¡¯ abilities.


    Bai Ye was under the impression that there should be a way to quickly unleash the power of a tamed beast.


    He remembered that it took some people a very short time to train their second tamed beast.


    Their tamed beasts were ready and had similar combat skills as the main combat skills of the first tamed beast in just three or four years.


    The search engine returned some results.


    ¡°Her tamed beast¡¯s abilities increased without anyone knowing due to this reason?¡±


    ¡°Increase the tamed beast¡¯s level in no time. Northern Crash Training Course, Consultation Package, 4,988 yuan.¡±


    ¡°All gentlemen have praised it. This applies to the tamed beasts as well. Improve the tamed beast¡¯s strength in no time¡­¡±


    Bai Ye skipped the advertisement at the top of the screen.


    This search software was as scamming as Baidu[1].


    It used a bidding method to sell the search result advertising space that would be displayed at the top of the webpage.


    Many people must have fallen for this.


    Of course, it could not be considered a scam. After all, money was not directly transferred from these people¡¯s cards. This was a deal both sides had consented to.


    Bai Ye actually found something useful in the search results below this.


    There were ways to improve the abilities of a tamed beast, but there would be repercussions if they were removed.


    There were several feasible ideas in the remaining search results.


    The first method was working on the beast¡¯s diet.


    Tamed beasts should be matched with specific nutrition packages and customized exercise methods according to their different races.


    They had to follow a strict diet and train every day.


    If they did, they would become stronger in no time.


    This industry had resulted in a series of new professions, such as the Tamed Beast Nutritionist and the Tamed Beast Trainer.


    However, Bai Ye did not intend to use this method. This was because the Blue Sky Sun-Chasing Eagle was not a local tamed beast. In fact, many people had never heard of this tamed beast. As a result, they would not customize or come up with a nutrition package for it.


    This would only be possible if Bai Ye was willing to hand Xiaodiao to the tamed beast laboratory for research. However, Bai Ye had no intention of doing that.


    The second method was going through life-and-death battles.


    During harsh and cruel combat, the potential of a tamed beast could be quickly stimulated. If it was provided with all the nutrition that it needed to grow and evolve, a tamed beast would be able to advance to higher levels quickly by going through countless battles.


    This method was suitable for a Beast Tamer who was experienced and had a good foundation.


    There was a degree of risk involved, and the tamed beast might even die.


    This was not a suitable method for novice Beast Tamers without any foundation.


    Bai Ye stroked his chin and thought for a while.


    He should not be considered a novice Beast Tamer without any foundation.


    He could consider this method. It would be an alternative choice.


    The third method was¡­


    Legacy.


    Some tamed beasts had the ability to pass on their legacies.


    They could pass on the skills they had mastered and the magic within them to their kind through specific rituals.


    However, this only applied to certain tamed beasts.


    This method did not suit him either.


    There was no way he could find the same kind of tamed beast as Xiaodiao.


    The fourth method was consuming a large amount of treasured materials.


    A treasured material was a rare type of source material.


    These materials could help tamed beasts break through their current level. If the treasured materials were very rare in view of the tamed beast¡¯s quality, they could even increase the tamed beast¡¯s endowment value.


    Being able to purchase a large amount of treasured materials was definitely a privilege of the rich.


    Thus, looking at it now, the only method that was suitable for Xiaodiao was to break through quickly through combat.


    Since this required a life-and-death struggle, there definitely had to be danger involved.


    He could go to the wild to catch some wild monsters and lock them in the Super Dimension Space to use them as sandbags.


    With Xiaowei there to keep a watch, he could be assured of its safety.


    As long as something was at Xiaowei¡¯s level, it would be basically invincible in the Super Dimension Space.


    Right now, Xiaowei had silently broken through to the bronze five-star level. Although Xiaodiao had many wind crystals, it was still far behind Xiaowei in terms of its level.


    One could only say that talent determined everything.


    Bai Ye thought to himself.


    It seemed that he had to go out of town.


    He thus told his elder sister that he was planning to leave the city.


    Initially, he thought that she would object to it. To his surprise, she agreed right away.


    ¡°Sure, but I want to go with you,¡± Fang Luolin said.


    He did not plan to spend the night in the wild. He only planned to catch some monsters to use them as sandbags.


    Therefore, they packed lightly and went straight out of town with their backpacks.


    Outside the city, construction vehicles could be seen everywhere.


    Some breeding farms that had been damaged by the beast tide were undergoing construction.


    Bai Ye wanted to drop by to check on Wang Qilin, but he found out that the Wang Family¡¯s farm had already changed hands.


    ¡°It turns out that the original boss is gone. It seems that he sold the land deed,¡± the worker in charge of the construction of the new farm said.


    The workers were not very clear. They were just workers who were in charge of the construction.


    Bai Ye switched on his cell phone and discovered that he had a new text from Wang Qilin.


    [Old Bai, I am leaving the 36th Base City. A great-uncle of mine left us an inheritance. He has no descendants, so he nominated my dad to inherit everything. It all happened in a rush, so I had no time to call you. I sent you a text message. I will not change this number. I will look for you in the future ^-^]


    Bai Ye called Wang Qilin, but he could not be reached, indicating that he was not in this service area.


    ¡°Nothing could have happened to him. Although this is a suburban area, it is also protected by the Obsidian Federal Law. The only place that is unprotected is the wild.¡± Fang Luolin comforted her brother.


    ¡°No, he left me a text message I only saw now.¡± Bai Ye showed the content of the text message to his sister.


    Fang Luolin widened her beautiful eyes in shock. ¡°Is such a thing possible!?¡±


    ¡°It can only be said that the world is huge and full of extraordinary things,¡± Bai Ye said.


    Since Old Wang¡¯s family was not there, Bai Ye had no choice but to leave.


    Before leaving, he turned to look at the signboard of the new farm, the Guanwang Farm.


    Occasionally, some monsters in the suburbs escaped from captivity, but they were a minority.


    To the monsters, humans were just a type of powerful living beings.


    Every monster had its own territory. Many monsters considered a human city the territory of the living beings called humans. Generally, monsters that broke through to a certain level would not approach human territory.


    Outside the suburbs was the real wilderness. If one ventured further into the suburbs, one could see that the wide roads were covered by dense weeds on both sides.


    The tall trees were deep and pitch black.


    Among the trees, pairs of eyes secretly looked at the two uninvited guests who stepped into the forest, eager to land their hands on them.


    ¡°You mentioned that you wanted to catch two iron-level monsters to train that silly bird. Is that right?¡± Fang Luolin asked.


    ¡°Yes.¡± Bai Ye nodded.


    ¡°That¡¯s very simple. Just catch any two. This is an area near the city, and there is no shortage of iron-level monsters here,¡± Fang Luolin said. ¡°Have you decided on the type of monsters that you want to catch?¡±


    ¡°A flying bird. It would be ideal if it was a fast-flying beast.¡±


    Bai Ye had thought for a while and decided to find a monster that could also fly.


    An iron-level monster already did not have many combat moves.


    If he caught a monster that could not fly and did not have any long-range attacking moves, it would have no way of launching attacks in the air. It would end up being a living target. There was no way it could train that silly bird, which could fly.


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 Chapter 23

    ¡°This is good stuff.¡± Fang Luolin walked forward, stopping behind a big tree.


    There was a tropical pitcher plant that was half as tall as a human behind the big tree.


    The shape of this tropical pitcher plant resembled a tree stump.


    It was also brown-gray in color, and there were many flocculent stripes on its surface.


    Fang Luolin looked at it.


    ¡°Is this a tropical pitcher plant?¡± Bai Ye remembered reading about this plant in a book.


    This plant fed on small beasts and insects in the wild, and its body emitted a fragrant, nectar-like smell that tempted other creatures.


    Humans could consume this nectar too.


    Not only could it be eaten, but it was also beneficial to the body, as it contained rich nutrients.


    Fang Luolin drew a dagger from her waist.


    She made a cut down along the edge of the tropical pitcher plant, and a mark was made on the plant.


    If one looked through the cut, there was a fleshy structure inside.


    It looked like the fat and muscle of certain animals.


    At the same time, a little bit of transparent liquid oozed from the wound. This liquid had a certain viscosity that helped close the wound made by the cut.


    Since it was a plant, the tropical pitcher plant would heal in a short time, and one would not see any cuts on it.


    The leaves of the tropical pitcher plant gathered inward, leaning against the wound like a shy lady.


    Fang Luolin made another cut.


    This time, she made a cross-shaped cut along the previous cut.


    This cut was deeper.


    Meanwhile, the cut that had just healed opened again.


    Light yellow, honey-scented, thick liquid slowly oozed from the wound.


    Fang Luolin took out a bottle that she had prepared, placed it against the wound, and filled up the bottle.


    ¡°This will do.¡± Fang Luolin ostentatiously raised the bottle in her hand, showing it to Bai Ye.


    ¡°You are awesome.¡± Bai Ye flattered her without hesitation.


    Fang Luolin was all smiles.


    ¡°Of course. Do you know who I am?¡± Fang Luolin handed the bottle to Bai Ye. ¡°Would you like to taste it?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll give it a try.¡± Bai Ye accepted the bottle and took a sip carefully.


    It tasted sweet and melted in the mouth.


    There were a faint green-grass fragrance and a mellow sweetness to it.


    ¡°This is better than what is sold in supermarkets,¡± Bai Ye said in surprise.


    ¡°The stuff sold in supermarkets is cultivated, while this grows in the wild. It is natural that it tastes different.¡±


    Whoosh¡ª


    Above the woods in the distance, a dark shadow passed through.


    Bai Ye turned his head and only saw a group of red afterimages.


    The branches above his head shook.


    The dense trees swayed, and the leaves were lifted.


    A monkey stuck out its face and stared at the duo.


    Squeak!


    The monkey, whose face blushed as red as its bottom, screamed into the distance.


    Soon, the branches shook violently.


    Then, monkeys came from all directions.


    ¡°Rogue Monkeys.¡± Bai Ye recognized these monsters.


    They were a type of gregarious iron-level monster.


    They belonged to the family of apes and monkeys and were omnivorous species.


    They had a bad temper and they liked to sneak attacks on lone travelers and monsters.


    They bullied the weak and feared the strong. Their low-level common skill was Howling.


    Howling was a state-type range skill that terrorized the enemy through neighing with magic resonance, weakening and frightening the enemy, reducing their strength, and building up on negative feelings. If this negative state accumulated to a certain level, it would create fear in the enemy.


    A single howl of a Rogue Monkey could not result in a certain negative state. However, if a group of Rogue Monkeys howled at the same time, the sound would be extremely loud, thus enhancing their howls.


    ¡°Let me try.¡± Bai Ye patted his shoulder lightly.


    Xiaowei¡¯s figure gradually condensed and formed.


    The deep mirror reflected colorful rainbow lights.


    ¡°Use Super Dimension. The target is right in front of you.¡± Bai Ye gave his instructions.


    Xiaowei landed in front of Bai Ye, spreading out the mirror. Bai Ye then turned to his elder sister. ¡°Stay back. Be careful so you don¡¯t get hurt accidentally.¡±


    Fang Luolin found the situation very funny.


    Her younger brother was still young, yet he was quite skilled in acting snobbish.


    She wondered whom he had learned this bad habit from.


    ¡®Forget it, I will reluctantly cooperate with him.¡¯


    Fang Luolin stepped back and looked sideways at her younger brother.


    Bai Ye looked forward.


    There were more and more Rogue Monkeys on the surrounding branches.


    They bared their teeth, looking menacing.


    Howl! Some Rogue Monkeys hung from trees with their tails, swinging about as if they were on a swing.


    Some Rogue Monkeys also crawled on the tree branches, looking down at the duo.


    The Rogue Monkeys were pressing in on them.


    When they saw Fang Luolin take a few steps back, they thought that the duo must have gotten frightened.


    The Rogue Monkeys would always gather in groups and be up to no good. Daring people had no reason to be fearful of them, as they could drive the monkeys away with their tamed beasts.


    However, if they showed their fear, the monkeys would instead become even more arrogant.


    Every year, there were many news stories about pedestrians being killed by Rogue Monkeys.


    Bai Ye stretched out a finger of his right hand and put it in the mirror.


    Boom¡ª


    A huge black shadow tore through the void, piercing the earth in front of it.


    The trees along the way were uprooted.


    Bai Ye waved his index finger lightly.


    In the real world, it was as if an enormous pillar had torn through the earth.


    Trees were broken and damaged, like strong grass slashed by a raging storm.


    By the time the smoke was cleared, the ground was a mess.


    There was no sign of the Rogue Monkeys. They had been turned to dust and mud with that flick of a fingertip.


    ¡°How was my move?¡± Bai Ye turned and smiled at his sister, who looked dumbstruck.


    ¡°W-What kind of hex was this?¡± Fang Luolin grabbed Bai Ye¡¯s fingers.


    She turned to look at Xiaowei, who looked arrogant.


    ¡°Could the big hand in the sky a few days ago also have been your doing?¡± Fang Luolin asked quickly.


    ¡°It might have been.¡±


    ¡°Why didn¡¯t you tell me at the time? I made a fool of myself in front of you. Did you secretly laugh at me?¡± Fang Luolin was embarrassed.


    ¡°No.¡±


    Fang Luolin still looked incredulous.


    Although it had happened a while ago, she still grabbed Bai Ye¡¯s fingers, turning them over multiple times.


    ¡°How did your hand become so large in an instant?¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t look at it. You won¡¯t be able to learn why.¡± Bai Ye stifled a smile and pulled his hand away.


    ¡°Humph.¡± Fang Luolin did not believe it. ¡°I suppose it must have something to do with Xiaowei. Perhaps things that pass through Xiaowei¡¯s mirror become bigger? In that case, we can buy some precious items and put them through the mirror. Will we have more of them then?¡±


    ¡°You are really smart.¡± Bai Ye found it interesting.


    This was not about making use of loopholes to cheat in games, though.


    It was not that easy to cheat.


    It was only possible for living creatures to pass through the Super Dimension Space to gain a temporary increase.


    Anything that passed through had to be a living creature, and the increase was temporary.


    ¡°I don¡¯t need you to tell me that I am smart.¡± Fang Luolin hit Bai Ye on the head. ¡°Respect your sister.¡±


    The duo quickly left that place, as they had caused huge damage to the site.


    After searching for a while outside the forest, they finally found a suitable monster.


    It was an iron ten-star Iron Chain Bird.


    On the way home, Fang Luolin turned to look at her younger brother from time to time.


    ¡°You seem to have something on your mind.¡± Bai Ye noticed his sister¡¯s odd behavior.


    ¡°It¡¯s nothing. It¡¯s just that school will start soon. Classes at the Revolving Starlight University will start one month earlier because there will be a training camp. The teacher has been urging me to report to school for quite some time. I was a little worried about you at first, but it now seems that you can protect yourself very well, brother.¡± Fang Luolin smiled reluctantly.


    She had been worried that Bai Ye would be bullied after she left.

 Chapter 24

    Self-defense¡­


    When I embarked on the beast-taming path, what I asked for was nothing more than self-defense.


    My family and I wouldn¡¯t need to worry about external forces then.


    ¡°That¡¯s not enough.¡± Bai Ye shook his head.


    My current strength is far from enough. I just appear terrifying.


    This may have a brilliant effect on a ragtag group of soldiers.


    However, I¡¯m short of an effective killing method to deal with truly skillful individuals.


    I wouldn¡¯t even dare say that I¡¯m invincible, so how can I call this self-defense?


    However, Bai Ye was quite moody when he learned that his sister was about to leave.


    Making a rare move, he headed to the supermarket to buy some ingredients and took the initiative to whip up a meal for his sister.


    ¡°Eat quickly! You may not have the chance to eat this in the future,¡± Bai Ye said.


    ¡°???¡± Fang Luolin¡¯s eyes were filled with a murderous aura.


    ¡°You¡¯re going to that remote central city of the Obsidian Planet alone. Don¡¯t be bullied by others. If someone bullies you, please note their name down in your pocket journal. I¡¯ll single them out one by one when I come there later on,¡± Bai Ye told his sister.


    ¡°Okay.¡± Fang Luolin felt amused.


    However, she could not bring herself to laugh when she saw her younger brother¡¯s serious expression.


    She only stretched out her hand and pinched his face.


    ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll remember all this,¡± Fang Luolin said. ¡°If a central city is a remote place, which place is not remote then?¡± she asked with a smile.


    Bai Ye looked at the starry sky above his head. The sky was vast and filled with shining stars. He had heard that some planets only had oceans and some planets had no water on their land. There were only endless mountains on their surface.


    Humans did not exist on some planets, and only certain rare monsters could survive in these places.


    However, that was too far-fetched for him.


    Even ordinary people could not leave the planet he was currently living on, let alone those barren planets.


    He shook his head.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know either.¡±


    At night, Bai Ye, who was laying on his soft bed, entered the Super Dimension Space.


    Xiaowei¡¯s space continued to grow as it became more powerful.


    Due to Bai Ye¡¯s persuasion and control, the Super Dimension Space had been intentionally divided into different spaces used for varying purposes.


    The huge space had been segregated into smaller standard spaces.


    One of these spaces stored daily necessities and staple food, such as rice, noodles, and grains.


    These were spare items for him if he needed to hide inside to survive under unique circumstances.


    There was also a space for living and daily training.


    Xiaodiao carried out its daily training in that space.


    The training space was the size of a football field, and obstacles made of stone and trees had been brought in from the outside.


    The last space was where the Iron Chain Bird was currently locked.


    All the spaces were very different. Unless a tamed beast possessed the ability to destroy the space or had a much stronger combat power than Xiaowei, they would not be able to break the barriers between the Super Dimension Spaces.


    The Iron Chain Bird was a bird-like monster.


    It was a gold iron flying bird with chain-like wings.


    Its short-distance speed was very fast, but it could not persist for a long time.


    There were numerous metal chains on its wings that it could move to hurt its enemy.


    At the same time, the chains could be wound in some places to stabilize its body.


    Someone had once subdued an Iron Chain Bird and trained it. Bai Ye had seen some people deliberately growing spiky chain balls on the wings of the Iron Chain Bird to increase the lethality of the bird.


    This Iron Chain Bird had been captured to serve as a training partner for Xiaodiao.


    Captivity had been hard on this little guy.


    In any case, the Iron Chain Bird was seven levels above Xiaodiao.


    Although Xiaodiao had a better endowment, it was, after all, a young bird and it was certainly not a match for the ferocious Iron Chain Bird.


    After being tortured all night long, the bird was furiously crowing like an old hen.


    Nevertheless, the Iron Chain Bird was intelligent. Aware that it was depending on others to live, it had not killed Xiaodiao. However, it had a violent temper and couldn¡¯t help bullying the weak.


    ¡°Coo, coo.¡± Xiaodiao fled backward, its two small wings struggling desperately to duck and avoid the flogging chain behind it.


    The Iron Chain Bird was right on its heels, both its claws sturdy and strong.


    Its gaze was erratic, and it cast furtive glances at its surroundings, observing the strange and mysterious space in which human beings seemed to be hiding.


    One also had to know who the owner was when beating a bird.


    Had it not been for the fierce and vicious-looking master of this bird, it would have long whipped Xiaodiao to death.


    Xiaodiao suddenly stopped moving. After being chased for a long time, it was already panting. Suddenly, it turned around and jumped up, condensing a green light on its wings.


    A moment later, the elements converged.


    Then, a green crescent shot out.


    It all happened in the blink of an eye.


    The Iron Chain Bird reacted the very moment Xiaodiao struck.


    After all, this was the first time Xiaodiao condensed the Wind Blade, so its speed was too slow.


    To the Iron Chain Bird, this speed was¡­


    It dodged the attack as soon as it moved.


    The Wind Blade passed by and hit a stone behind it.


    A splash of debris appeared on the surface of the stone, leaving behind finger-length scratches.


    The Iron Chain Bird¡¯s body stiffened when the Wind Blade swept past the feathers on its wings.


    Based on instinct, the beast knew that its life would be in danger if the Wind Blade were to hit the vital parts of its body.


    There was a subtle change in the way the Iron Chain Bird looked at the Blue Sky Sun-Chasing Eagle.


    From a harmless juggler acting like a fool, it had turned into a potential calamity with a certain degree of threat.


    If this had been merely a young kid who did not pose a threat, it would have just played around with it and then found an opportunity to escape.


    However, since it was now a threat¡­ the nature of things had changed.


    The Iron Chain Bird spread its wings and flew into the sky. One after another, chains began to hang down from its wings.


    Carried by the wind, the chains danced and flew backward, making clear, clanging sounds as they swayed.


    The bird swept across the sky at lightning speed.


    Then, the ground broke open.


    There was a puff of dust.


    Xiaodiao jumped up and dodged the attack, but the Iron Chain Bird flew in circles in the sky and returned.


    Xiaodiao was about to be hit when¡­


    A fluctuation appeared in that space.


    Xiaodiao disappeared from its original spot.


    ¡°Coo, coo.¡± Xiaodiao landed on the ground heavily, looking terrified.


    ¡°It¡¯s not enough. Your current performance is too poor.¡± Bai Ye stretched out a finger and poked the ground.


    ¡°You have to either achieve a breakthrough and become more powerful or increase your combat ability.¡±


    Xiaodiao stood up, chirping and chattering furiously.


    ¡°Being young is not an excuse. The grandson of Uncle Li, the vegetable seller next door, has a tamed beast that already knows how to do laundry and collect the food delivery even though it¡¯s only two years old!¡± Bai Ye lifted Xiaodiao up.


    Xiaodiao felt down and depressed.


    It felt that it was shouldering a huge pressure that did not match its young age.


    Although it could not remember what its childhood was like, based on the memories in its bloodline, it vaguely remembered that it should be slightly happier.


    ¡­


    ¡°Sister, remember to call me when you get there!¡± Bai Ye stood beneath a flying car and shouted at Fang Luolin.


    Fang Luolin was taking a long-distance flying car that traveled regularly to the Obsidian Planet¡¯s central city.


    Its speed was relatively fast. The teachers of the school in that place were already pestering the students, so Fang Luolin had to pack her belongings today and set off.


    The flying car was an air transportation vehicle powered by a total of 20 Swan Hercules.


    At the same time, flying Beast Tamers at or over the gold level would personally attend to the vehicle.


    Platinum-level Beast Tamers would also patrol the route of the flight.


    In addition, there were at least hundreds of passengers in each flying car. Therefore, it was a relatively safe means of transport.


    The cost of the transport was 30,000 stars, which was relatively expensive. Nevertheless, it seemed reasonable for long-distance travel.


    ¡°Drink some water, drink some water.¡± A large number of workers carried buckets of meat broth to the Swan Hercules so they could quench their thirst.


    Standing at three meters tall, the strongly-built Swan Hercules grabbed the buckets, poured the liquid down their throats, and took big mouthfuls of the broth.


    Water flowed from the corners of their mouths and spilled onto their chests. Under the sunlight, the strong chests of the Swan Hercules exuded a masculine charm.


    After putting on her windbreaker, Fang Luolin turned around and waved at Bai Ye reluctantly.


    ¡°Take-off!¡±


    Someone on the land beat the drum.


    The Swan Hercules moved into place and put on their equipment.


    They then spread their wings.


    The flying car weighed dozens of tons but was carried easily. It then flew toward the sky steadily.


    The flying car became smaller and smaller until it turned into a black spot on the horizon. It was only then that Bai Ye retracted his gaze.


    Three days passed in the blink of an eye.


    Three days after Fang Luolin left, Bai Ye was still a little unaccustomed to living alone in an empty place.

 Chapter 25

    He bought some groceries from the shop downstairs and carried them home.


    When he stopped at the door of his house and looked down to retrieve his key, Bai Ye saw a few small cards on the ground.


    Puzzled, he squatted down and picked them up.


    They were business cards of loan companies, as well as promotional marketing cards with bikini-clad ladies.


    He crushed the cards into a ball and threw them into the trash can near the doorstep.


    He then opened the door and entered his home.


    He sat on the sofa and entered a daze.


    The initial period after his sister¡¯s departure had been great, as there was no one at home to ¡°supervise¡± him.


    However, what followed that were bouts of loneliness.


    In the dead of the night, Bai Ye was lying on his quiet bed alone.


    He turned on the television and increased the volume to the maximum.


    He then sighed.


    When he looked behind him, Bai Ye¡¯s gaze unknowingly landed on the bronze statue of the old man in the living room.


    This bronze statue had existed for as long as he could remember.


    The strange bronze statue had been in the house since he was a child. Although it looked a little weird, he had gotten used to it after a long time.


    Suddenly, his cell phone rang. Bai Ye quickly answered the call after seeing the name of the caller.


    ¡°Hello, can you hear me? Did you miss me, Student Xiaobai?¡±


    A familiar voice he had been missing came from the other side of the line.


    The corners of Bai Ye¡¯s mouth could not help curling into a smile. He leaned his back against the sofa and settled into a comfortable sitting position.


    ¡°Xiaobai? You have no respect. Call me Dad.¡±


    ¡°Alright! You sure have grown bolder after just a few days. How dare you talk to me like that!¡± Fang Luolin¡¯s crisp voice came from the other side of the line.


    ¡°Have you arrived at school?¡±


    ¡°I just arrived in the afternoon.¡±


    ¡°Is the cold river enshrouded by fog? Is the river sand covered in moonlight?¡±


    ¡°Brother, you are a big fool.¡±


    The secret code was correct.


    Bai Ye heaved a sigh of relief. It seemed that his sister had arrived safely.


    In order for her to avoid being controlled or threatened, Bai Ye had agreed to this secret code with his sister in advance.


    However, he was not very happy with this code¡­ He had initially been planning to use another code.


    ¡°Alright, I arrived at school and met my teacher today. She guided me and helped me take care of the admission paperwork. You¡¯d be surprised. My university is really huge. I almost mistook it for a city. I have to walk more than 10 minutes to reach the educational building from my dormitory every day¡­¡± The voice on the other side of the phone chattered non-stop.


    Bai Ye listened silently.


    The moonlight was very beautiful tonight.


    His impetuous heart felt increasingly calmer.


    After half an hour, they ended the call.


    Standing in front of the windows, Bai Ye looked outside and stretched his waist.


    He would meditate for another hour today.


    The progress of his meditation was getting faster and faster. He had a feeling that he would be able to break through to the silver ten-star level very soon. There was only one last step afterward: breaking through to the gold level.


    ¡­


    The next day, a special guest visited him.


    It was Zhou Xia, his junior high school form teacher.


    ¡°Have you contacted the school you want to study at? It¡¯s been almost a month. It seems that you have not reported to the high school of your choice. Is it because you have no idea where to go?¡± It turned out that Zhou Xia had visited him as a lobbyist on behalf of the No. 1 High School.


    Bai Ye had not contacted the schools after the examination.


    When the results had been announced, Bai Ye¡¯s results had caused a stir, especially in his class and cohort.


    He had gotten a silver nine-star meditation score, topping the cohort straightaway.


    However, Bai Ye was not close to his classmates and had always been aloof. Therefore, this had not affected him, and the influence had eventually disappeared outside Bai Ye¡¯s social circle.


    His results had indeed attracted the attention of many people.


    Some schools were very tempted to recruit Bai Ye, but he was already a student of the junior high school of the No. 1 High School.


    Many of the schools thought Bai Ye would eventually choose to study in the No. 1 High School.


    Even the No. 1 High School believed so.


    However, even though time had passed, Bai Ye had not chosen his school yet.


    The No. 1 High School was beginning to feel anxious.


    Therefore, they had asked Bai Ye¡¯s junior high school form teacher, Zhou Xia, to help.


    ¡°I¡¯m still considering it. Teacher Zhou, is there a way for me to study in the Obsidian Central City?¡± Bai Ye asked.


    In fact, this empty house aside, it did not make much sense for him to remain in this place alone now.


    Bai Ye felt from the bottom of his heart that it would be great if he could find a way to study in the central city, although it would be very difficult to do so that suddenly.


    However, his grades were not bad. As long as there was a way to get there, it would not be difficult to relocate. At most, he would rent a place first.


    ¡°You wish to go to the Obsidian Central City?¡± Zhou Xia had not expected Bai Ye to mention this so suddenly.


    She hesitated for a long time.


    On one hand, Zhou Xia thought of persuading Bai Ye to study at the No. 1 High School. If she were to succeed, she would not only receive a bonus but she would also be promoted to a high-ranking position. She had been stuck in her current role for a number of years.


    On the other hand, she was concerned about her student.


    ¡°Can you tell your teacher why you want to go to the central city?¡± Zhou Xia asked. ¡°The Obsidian Central City is the largest city on the planet, and there are very good educational resources there. However, it¡¯s too far away, and you don¡¯t have any relatives or friends over there¡­¡±


    ¡°My sister is a university student in the Obsidian Central City. She¡¯s my only relative at home now,¡± Bai Ye said.


    His parents had temporarily left the Obsidian Planet to attend to something, so Bai Ye guessed it was fine to put it this way.


    However, Zhou Xia misunderstood.


    There was a trace of pity in her eyes when she looked at Bai Ye.


    It turned out that he wanted to accompany his only relative.


    Zhou Xia sighed. ¡°I can help you inquire about this, but I¡¯m not sure if that will be possible.¡±


    She might have been able to promise him this if it had been any other place.


    However, the standing and geographical location of the Obsidian Central City were very unique.


    If they could afford to, families would certainly send their children to a place with better educational resources.


    Thus, there was hardly any shortage of students in the schools of the Obsidian Central City.


    It was not that easy to study there.


    It was easier to get into university, as the students just had to meet the admission requirements by taking the college entrance examination. However, Bai Ye had only completed the middle school entrance examination.


    Furthermore, the middle school entrance examination was held separately by the various base cities.


    Therefore, Bai Ye¡¯s results in the middle school entrance examination might not be recognized by the schools in the Obsidian Central City.


    Zhou Xia had majored in education during her university days. One of her university roommates had been from the Obsidian Central City. After graduation, the roommate had remained in the Obsidian Central City by relying on her family¡¯s connections.


    Over the past few years, she had occasionally kept in touch with this roommate during the festive season and the holidays.


    It was the holiday season now. Zhou Xia made a call, and the phone was picked up by the other party very quickly.


    After briefly explaining Bai Ye¡¯s situation, Zhou Xia asked if he could go to the Obsidian Central City to study.


    On the other side of the phone, in an affluent district outside the 4th ring of the Obsidian Central City, a woman was lying on a sofa with a plantal beast essence mask on her face. She said, ¡°Even foreigners want to come and study in the high schools of the Obsidian Central City? He needs to have a household registration in the Obsidian Central City.¡±


    ¡°Is it necessary to have a household registration?¡± Zhou Xia asked.


    ¡°Yes, but it¡¯s not that difficult to apply for a household registration in the central city. You can do that so long as you¡¯re a gold-level Beast Tamer. Alternatively, you can buy it for 50 million stars.¡±


    ¡°Aifang, this is really difficult.¡± Zhou Xia believed Bai Ye would definitely become a gold-level Beast Tamer, or even a more competent one, in the time to come.


    However, potential was potential.


    It was very difficult to transform him into his future self at the moment.


    ¡°There¡¯s no choice. Household registrations in the Obsidian City are becoming more and more popular. The other base cities cannot match the central city¡¯s resources or security. Xiaoxia, you might as well come and settle down in the Obsidian City. It¡¯ll only become harder and harder to get a household registration here in the future.¡±


    ¡°Is there any other way?¡±


    ¡°I heard that the Obsidian City¡¯s household registration department has established a talent-based policy. It may work if he possesses some specific advanced certificates,¡± Xie Aifang said.


    Zhou Xia told Bai Ye the conditions.


    She then said helplessly, ¡°I helped you check on this, but it may be quite difficult for you to do this now.¡±


    Bai Ye felt somewhat regretful.


    He nodded. ¡°Sorry to trouble you, Teacher Zhou.¡±


    Since he could not go to the Obsidian City for the time being, he would find ways to earn money or become a gold-level Beast Tamer.


    He would strive to meet one of these two conditions as soon as possible and then move to the Obsidian Central City.


    In that case, it did not matter which school he studied at.


    ¡°What are your current plans?¡± Zhou Xia asked. ¡°The school has said that if you continue to study there, you will be given some privileges. First, you will be promoted to the top of the class directly. Second, you¡¯ll receive a scholarship of 300,000 stars. At the same time, you will be given a Grade-A scholarship contract.¡±


    ¡°Scholarship contract?¡±


    ¡°Yes, high schools have preferential training policies for such students. Scholarship contracts are classified as either Grade A or Grade B.


    ¡°According to both types of contracts, the school will provide the student with free meals and accommodation. At the same time, they will be free to use the meditation rooms at no cost during the weekend and after classes. Normally, other students are charged a fee for using the meditation rooms during non-teaching hours.


    ¡°The Grade-A scholarship contract will also provide you with a fixed amount of tamed beast resources every month. Those will be given in accordance to the attributes and level of your tamed beast.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s generous. Are there any conditions attached?¡± Bai Ye asked.


    ¡°You must take the college entrance examination in the No. 1 High School,¡± Zhou Xia said.


    ¡°Huh?¡± Bai Ye frowned.


    ¡°Are you still thinking of going to the Obsidian Central City?¡± Zhou Xia asked.


    ¡°Yes.¡± Bai Ye nodded.


    ¡°There is another solution,¡± Zhou Xia said.


    ¡°What is that?¡±


    ¡°You can take the college entrance examination in advance.¡± Zhou Xia couldn¡¯t help but smile. This method might be fast but detrimental. ¡°I¡¯m just making casual suggestions. You can only take the college entrance examination once, so you can¡¯t waste the opportunity. If you don¡¯t fare well, you won¡¯t stand to gain anything. After all, this exam will affect your entire life.¡±


    Bai Ye was tempted.


    If he could get into the Revolving Starlight University within a year, would he be able to go to the Obsidian Central City?

 Chapter 26

    Zhou Xia naturally did not know what Bai Ye was thinking, nor could she guess that Bai Ye had already thought about signing up for the school exam one year later.


    The No. 1 High School acted very fast, and they soon sent someone to deliver the contract. After Bai Ye signed the contract, the teacher seemed relieved, as if a task had been completed.


    ¡°Student Bai, I was worried that you would not come to our school,¡± said the teacher who was there to deliver the contract.


    He looked tall and had a squarish mouth, a wide nose, thick eyebrows, and big eyes. He was wearing a red woolen hat and was neatly shaved.


    His name was Fang Hai.


    ¡°I naturally have to choose the best school. There is no better high school in our Base City than the No. 1 High School,¡± Bai Ye said modestly.


    Fang Hai was smiling wide.


    ¡°That¡¯s true.¡±


    There were two other high schools in the Base City that were comparable to the No. 1 High School.


    Of course, the two schools were merely just as famous as the No. 1 High School. However, in general, they were still half a rank below the No. 1 High School.


    One of them was a private school, and the other was a public school. Neither the resources nor the nutritional elements provided to their students were comparable to those of the No. 1 High School.


    He was certain about signing the Grade-A contract.


    Bai Ye treated the two teachers to a meal at a restaurant.


    After the meal, Zhou Xia secretly went to the front desk to pay the check.


    ¡°There is no reason for a student to pay when the teachers and the student dine outside,¡± Zhou Xia said seriously. ¡°Alright, I will go back now. You are at home by yourself. If anything happens, you can call me anytime. You should have my phone number, right?¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡± Bai Ye remembered having Zhou Xia¡¯s phone number.


    ¡°By the way, you have now signed a Grade-A contract. Although you have not yet enrolled in the school, you can use the school¡¯s meditation rooms,¡± Fang Hai told Bai Ye before he left. ¡°However, the canteen will not be operating, as classes have yet to start. You have to go out for meals, or you could bring some snacks with you.¡±


    ¡°Thank you, teacher.¡±


    The junior high school and the senior high school of the No. 1 High School were on two different campuses.


    However, the two campuses were not too far apart.


    They were only two blocks away.


    The next day, Bai Ye brought a bottle of mineral water, two pieces of bread, and a piece of jerky with him.


    He arrived at school with the bags.


    The guard took a look at the student identification card that had been issued to him in advance.


    ¡°You are a new student.¡± The guard allowed Bai Ye to enter the school after confirming his identity. ¡°The meditation rooms are in the third building. Go up this slope and you will see it just around the corner. There is a plaque hanging on the door,¡± the guard told Bai Ye.


    ¡°Thank you.¡±


    Bai Ye reached the meditation rooms.


    Unlike the meditation rooms of the junior high school, the meditation rooms of the senior high school occupied an entire building.


    White tiles were pasted outside the three-story square building, and a stone plaque had been installed on the door.


    The words ¡®Meditation Rooms¡¯ were written on it.


    There was a total of 72 rooms on the first floor.


    The same number of rooms existed on the second and third floor.


    There was thus a grand total of 216 meditation rooms.


    There might seem to be many meditation rooms, yet this was still insufficient for the students.


    Although it was a school holiday, Bai Ye realized that all the rooms on the first floor were occupied.


    He took out his cell phone to check the time.


    It was 7:40 a.m.


    Bai Ye was lost in thought.


    He had thought that he was already very early. Besides, this was a school holiday.


    Among the 72 rooms on the second floor, 16 rooms were occupied.


    There were two signs on the doors, a red and a green one. If someone locked the room from the inside, the red sign would be displayed.


    Bai Ye suspected that some people might have stayed in their meditation room all night.


    This was possible.


    However, Bai Ye remembered that the school charged a fee for the meditation rooms.


    He had a Grade-A contract, so he could try this out for free. Non-students seemed to be charged a significant amount.


    He scanned the lock on the door with his student identification card.


    He then entered the room.


    The meditation room was not big. It was only about 20 to 30 square meters.


    However, this was more than enough for one person.


    There was a groove against the wall in the four corners of the room, and many pebbles had been placed in each groove.


    The surrounding walls had been decorated with rocks layered on top of each other.


    The room had been designed in a dark brown natural style.


    There were several futons in the meditation room, and there was also an inward groove in the wall on the left. There was a large circle on the outside, and a small circle in the center with a warm yellow light inside it. A small copper incense burner was in the center, emitting a faint fragrance that filled the surroundings.


    There were three pots of calming grass against the other wall.


    Bai Ye was shocked to see that there were three pots of calming grass in a single meditation room.


    He had to admit that the school spent a lot of money on resources.


    There was excellent room soundproofing as well. After locking the door, Bai Ye put the things he had brought on the flat copper table at the entrance.


    He then sat down cross-legged in the middle of the room.


    Bai Ye closed his eyes and began to meditate.


    ¡­


    Time passed in the blink of an eye, and school would be starting the next day.


    Bai Ye opened his eyes in the meditation room of the No. 1 Senior High School.


    He looked calm and peaceful.


    ¡®I almost broke through to the gold level.¡¯ Bai Ye, who was always calm and collected, could not help getting excited.


    In the past month, it had indeed been much more effective to meditate in the school¡¯s meditation room than at home.


    Apart from training Xiaodiao every day, Bai Ye had not needed to worry about Xiaowei¡¯s advancement too.


    He had spent the rest of his time meditating.


    Within a month, his meditation level had successfully broken through to the silver ten-star level, and he was only one step away from reaching the gold one-star level.


    ¡®Today, I must break through to the gold level in one go,¡¯ Bai Ye thought silently in his heart.


    If he broke through to the gold level, perhaps the existence in his dream would be able to come out.


    Since his last dream, Bai Ye had had several other dreams like that.


    In the dream, he got a little more familiar with that monster.


    Bai Ye was still in the mood to observe its appearance.


    He had discovered that the second monster that was frozen in the ice did not seem to have a physical body.


    A part of its body seemed to be imaginary.


    It did not appear to be an entity.


    This kind of monster could be found in reality. There were some monsters that did not have a physical body. Instead, their bodies were formed by an elemental structure.


    Such monsters were generally elemental beasts.


    Thus, perhaps his second monster was an elemental beast.


    He closed his eyes and continued meditating.


    In his Sea of Consciousness, the star wheel was spinning and its rotating speed kept becoming faster and faster.


    Ever since he had advanced to the silver ten-star level, the size of the star wheel seemed to have reached its limit.


    Countless silver light spots rotated clockwise based on a fixed pattern.


    The light spots scattered in the surrounding void and were attracted by the star wheel, plunging straight into it.


    The star wheel became bigger and bigger.


    The rotation speed also gradually increased.


    Finally, it reached a certain critical point.


    The star wheel split into two star wheels right in the middle.


    The pressure on this one star wheel was distributed among the two star wheels.


    The efficiency with which the two star wheels attracted the light spots scattered in the air was doubled!


    Meanwhile, Bai Ye¡¯s mental strength had also broken through to a higher level.


    However, he had not simply advanced to a higher level.


    He had advanced to the gold one-star and the gold two-star level!


    Bai Ye suddenly opened his eyes.


    His eyes were blazing like a torch. If an ordinary person with insufficient mental strength looked at Bai Ye, they might feel giddy and enter a trance.


    ¡®Although I still can¡¯t interfere with reality¡­¡¯ Bai Ye tried to focus on a spot.


    The speed of the incense floating in the incense burner on the wall not far away gradually slowed down under Bai Ye¡¯s intense stare. Each particle was amplified, and the sounds that he heard were also slowing down.


    The sensitivity of his five senses had increased several times.


    To Bai Ye, everything seemed to have happened a long while ago. However, only a few split seconds had passed in reality.


    Bai Ye felt a burst of pain in his brain and shut his eyes.

 Chapter 27

    ¡°I have broken through.¡± Bai Ye had an indistinct expression in his eyes.


    That dream¡­


    Bai Ye¡¯s expression changed.


    It all happened very fast.


    A feeling of dizziness swept through his brain.


    At the last moment, Bai Ye looked at his cell phone. The time was 14:24.


    He seemed to be in a trance before he reached the familiar void.


    ¡°The second tomb.¡±


    There was a crack in the big tomb.


    Then, a loud crackling sound was heard. ¡°I have finally come out!¡±


    Fog obscured the sky and the sun.


    Bai Ye, who was in a daze, seemed to see a hazy starry sky. The sun was white, the planet was gray, and the starry sky was deep black.


    It was like a black-and-white photo.


    A moment later, the illusion disappeared.


    Bai Ye opened his eyes.


    The time on his cell phone was 14:24.


    It was unknown when the Super Dimension Mirror had appeared, but it was confronting a gray bald crow in front of it.


    ¡°Alopecia areata?¡± Bai Ye looked at the crow.


    There were two white spots on top of the crow¡¯s head.


    It was bald, so it didn¡¯t have any feathers.


    It seemed like there should have been horns there, but nothing had grown from those spots.


    ¡°Damn brat.¡± The crow lifted its wings to cover its head. ¡°Nothing good can come out of your mouth. I curse you to have nightmares every day!¡±


    [Name: Lord of Eternal Nightmare]


    [Level: Iron One-Star]


    [Skill: Nightmare World, Dream Feedback]


    [Endowment: 10,000+ (???)]


    It was yet another tamed beast with a minimum endowment of 10,000 points.


    Could all the existences sealed in the starry sky have a high endowment value?


    Bai Ye thought to himself.


    He then looked up at the crow.


    ¡°What is the Dream Feedback ability related to?¡±


    ¡°What Dream Feedback ability?¡± The bald crow pretended to be deaf and dumb.


    It looked as if it did not know what Bai Ye was talking about.


    ¡°I am asking you about your skill. We have already signed a soul contract. There is no way you could lie to me,¡± Bai Ye said calmly.


    Based on the brief encounter that he¡¯d had with the crow, the crow was much more intelligent than Xiaowei.


    Perhaps this was due to the fact that Xiaowei was a mechanical beast.


    It could also be because the crow was the second monster to come out of the tomb in the dream.


    Bai Ye thought to himself.


    ¡°Forget it, human boys nowadays are really treacherous.¡± The bald crow sighed and looked at Xiaowei with slanted eyes. ¡°I can tell you, but from now on, I will be the boss of the family, and it must be the second in line.¡±


    ¡°What?!¡± Bai Ye looked at Xiaowei.


    Xiaowei understood what it meant. The monster that had arrived after it wanted to take its place!


    It was so mad that it was fuming.


    A burst of light came from Xiaowei¡¯s body.


    Then, a crack appeared where the bald crow had been.


    The crack was as thin as a strand of hair.


    The air swirled!


    Air was immediately drawn into the crack!


    Bai Ye staggered, unable to control himself, and took a few steps forward.


    Bang!


    The copper incense burner that contained the incense dropped and rolled to the ground, and the incense ash was scattered all over the floor.


    The three pots of calming grass also shifted slightly. However, the flowerpots were fixed in place by screws, and the leaves moved slightly before going still.


    ¡°Someone is killing a bird!¡± The bald crow let out a scream.


    It turned into a cloud of gray mist and disappeared on the spot.


    However, part of it was swallowed by the space rift.


    The space rift only lasted a few seconds before disappearing, and calmness was restored.


    The bald crow seemed to turn a shade paler. It might have seemed to have a physical body at first, but it now seemed faintly discernible.


    ¡°Damn! Are you serious about killing me?¡± The bald crow cursed.


    In fact, it was a little frightened. Thankfully, it was talented and it was not an entity, so it had survived the attack.


    Any other tamed beast would not have been able to survive after being cut once by the space rift, especially when it was only an iron one-star beast.


    ¡°Xiaowei.¡± Bai Ye frowned and berated it.


    Bai Ye was also slightly angry now.


    If the pots of calming grass had been smashed against the ground, he would have had to pay the school a hefty sum of money.


    Xiaowei was fuming mad, and the color of the mirror was constantly changing.


    It turned pale red next.


    It clung to Bai Ye¡¯s hair and hid behind his head.


    ¡°Fine, you are the boss of the family. You are the boss. You can¡¯t use your abilities indiscriminately in the future, though. That was the Space Cutting ability just now, am I right? You didn¡¯t use it during training before. This was a one-time success.¡± Bai Ye comforted Xiaowei.


    The space became as thin as a piece of paper and left a slit open.


    The slit was very small and thin, and the duration was very short.


    However, this was considered a space rift.


    If the enemies had physical bodies and were hit by the space rift, very few of them would survive.


    Based on this alone, this could easily be a high-level skill.


    Besides, this was definitely a high-level skill that could continue to develop and grow.


    Fighting with a mirror was pointless.


    The bald crow sized up the mirror in secret.


    It had a complicated expression on its face.


    This was a huge loss. Fortunately, it had dodged quickly and dashed to the side.


    Did the mirror have spatial skills?


    Spatial skills seemed to work against it. Thankfully, it was a dream tamed beast. These skills did not have too much of an effect on the bald crow.


    The bald crow thought this to itself.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know if we will have new partners in the future¡­ However, there is a possibility. Therefore, all of you will be ranked based on whoever appeared first,¡± Bai Ye told the bald crow.


    The bald crow let out a cold snort, silently agreeing to it.


    Discretion was the better part of valor. It had to work under this human for the time being. It would let this go until it was stronger.


    Anyway, humans did not have a long lifespan. Even if they broke through and prolonged their lifespan, they would never be immortal. It would regain its freedom sooner or later.


    ¡°The Nightmare World is my domain. When others are drawn into dreams by me, they will be drawn into the Nightmare World. Everything in the Nightmare World is under my control, and Dream Feedback will reflect the damage that others have suffered in the dream on their physical bodies in reality,¡± said the bald crow.


    This ability sounded like a horror movie that he had watched before, A Nightmare on Elm Street, a film series with Frederick Krueger[1] as the main character.


    Between the Nightmare World and the Super Dimension Space, both Xiaowei and the crow had their own individual space.


    What kind of space was this?


    Could it be considered a domain?


    Did monsters that reached a certain level have their own natural domain?


    Bai Ye thought to himself.


    All these were his speculations.


    ¡°Is there any limit to killing in a dream and having the death reflected in reality? Is it possible to have unlimited feedback and kill someone directly?¡±


    ¡°It naturally depends on the differences in level between me and the enemy. If the opponent is many levels higher than me, cutting their head off in the dream will only result in scraping their skin at most. If I am stronger, they will really die if they are killed in the dream.¡±


    ¡°Are there other effects? For example, if I practice in a dream state, will the results of the practice be reflected on my actual body? What about meditation?¡± Bai Ye was interested.


    The bald crow was silent.


    Why would he think of letting others practice in the dreams?


    ¡°I don¡¯t know, no one has ever dared to practice in my dreams.¡± The bald crow rolled its eyes.


    When others entered its Nightmare World, they all madly ran for their lives or died amid endless fear and nightmares. No one had the time or was in the mood to practice.


    ¡°I will enter your Nightmare World to give it a try after I go back tonight,¡± Bai Ye said.


    He was still lamenting the fact that he did not have enough time for meditation. It would be great if he could meditate in dreams and have the result reflected in reality.


    He would make huge improvements.


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 Chapter 28

    ¡°I¡­¡± The bald crow stopped talking.


    Had anyone practiced in its dreams?


    Were there any past cases?


    He was the first person daring enough to make such a request.


    The bald crow sneaked a glance at Bai Ye. There was no way it could defeat him, and it would be beaten if it scolded him. What else could it do?


    Forget it, Bai Ye was its Beast Tamer, so it should preserve his dignity.


    The bald crow rolled its eyes and looked at the room next door.


    A smirk appeared at the corner of its mouth, and it glanced back at Bai Ye.


    ¡°I will go out for a stroll. I won¡¯t go far.¡± After speaking, the bald crow turned into a cloud of gray mist and disappeared on the spot.


    Bai Ye glanced inwardly at the Tamed Beast Space.


    It was empty.


    Where was it?


    Bai Ye frowned. However, the school campus was very safe. Since that fellow had a mysterious life-saving ability, he would allow it to move freely.


    Bai Ye closed his eyes as he continued to meditate cross-legged.


    However, this time, Bai Ye was forced to stop meditating after a short while and opened his eyes.


    He turned his head and looked at the room next door. Through the interaction between the soul contract, Bai Ye sensed that the bald crow was in that room.


    In the room next door¡­


    A young lady in a white yoga suit was sitting cross-legged on the ground.


    Meditation could replace rest but was not tantamount to sleeping.


    It was like letting go of all thoughts spiritually.


    It was the process of connecting with the surrounding heaven and earth and absorbing the essence of heaven and earth to strengthen the soul.


    Therefore, meditation was boring.


    However, some people felt that moderate meditation was not boring, but a pastime and a form of relaxation.


    The young lady with her eyes closed suddenly lowered her head.


    Her head drooped slightly, and she fell asleep without knowing it.


    In the dream, part of the young lady¡¯s spirit intellect was blinded. Although there were some unreasonable parameters, she still automatically ignored them.


    The young lady constantly guided her tamed beast as it fought against the enemy in the arena.


    She had always kept this secret wish of hers to herself. She had grown up in a strict household after all. As far as she knew, duels between Beast Tamers only existed on television.


    However, right now, one was within her reach.


    It was just that¡­ there seemed to be an endless number of monsters in the arena. After killing one monster, there was yet another monster to fight.


    Normally, there should be a short period of rest after victory.


    Why did she have no time to rest?


    Perhaps the resting time was too short¡­


    As her brain activity became more and more active, her mental strength kept flowing outward.


    It spread outward along the cerebral cortex and was swallowed by illusory dreams.


    On the other side, the aura of the Lord of Eternal Nightmare that lurked in the void steadily grew.


    It felt refreshing along with the growing aura.


    ¡°What a relaxing dream.¡± The Lord of Eternal Nightmare turned its eyes upward.


    Its body trembled slightly.


    It seemed to be shivering.


    Meanwhile, its aura gradually increased.


    The Lord of Eternal Nightmare was slowly breaking through to higher levels.


    Iron two-star, iron three-star, iron four-star.


    It was finally stabilized when it stopped at the iron four-star level.


    On the other side, Bai Ye felt a cool sensation coming from the soul contract. His expression turned gloomy.


    What the hell was the crow up to?!


    It could easily break through to higher levels.


    Hopefully, it would not cause any trouble.


    When a tamed beast broke through to another level, there would be a slight increase in the Beast Tamer¡¯s strength. However, it would be a negligible improvement compared to the improvement of the tamed beast itself. Even so, this was still considered an extra benefit for the Beast Tamer.


    Bai Ye¡¯s mental strength was already at the platinum level. The improvement of the iron-level soul strength was insignificant to him. However, it was still a real and useful benefit.


    Bai Ye looked to the other side and quickly recalled the Lord of Eternal Nightmare through the soul contract.


    ¡°What did you just do? We are in the city. Don¡¯t cause trouble and don¡¯t hurt people.¡± Bai Ye frowned. Initially, he had thought that it was only an iron one-star monster and would not cause any trouble even if it was out for a while. However, it had broken through to the iron four-star level in no time.


    ¡°I was eating dreams,¡± said the bald crow. ¡°I know what I am doing. I will definitely not kill anyone. I merely devoured some dreams.¡±


    Sensing the sharp glare in Bai Ye¡¯s eyes, the bald crow revealed more details.


    ¡°Perhaps there¡¯s only a slight change. This has no effect on her. At most, she wasted one day of meditation. Besides, she didn¡¯t see me.¡±


    ¡°You¡­ In the future, you are not allowed to go into other people¡¯s dreams without my permission.¡± Bai Ye sighed, preparing to go to the person next door to apologize and compensate her.


    After all, he was in the wrong.


    There were no grievances or grudges between them. It would not be good to make her waste one day of meditation.


    However, Bai Ye stopped when he reached the door.


    If he did what he planned, he would reveal the existence of the bald crow to an outsider.


    This would be troublesome.


    The bald crow had mysterious abilities. If it was reported, it would definitely be given special attention.


    After all, it could enter people¡¯s dreams.


    Although there were other monsters with dream attributes on the Obsidian Planet, no other monster could enter dreams.


    Among the known monsters on the Obsidian Planet, the bald crow¡¯s ability was considered one of a kind.


    Forget it, he would just discover her identity.


    If there was a chance in the future, he would make it up to her secretly.


    ¡°Are you sure this only affects one day of meditation and there are no other side effects?¡±


    ¡°I am the one who devours dreams, so I know very well the effects it has. You are really indecisive.¡± The bald crow was a little unhappy.


    It had only eaten some dreams. There was no need to kick up a fuss.


    It had not killed anyone. It had only gently eaten some dreams.


    ¡°If people don¡¯t offend me, I won¡¯t offend them. This has nothing to do with indecision.¡± Bai Ye frowned. He was silent for a moment before he said, ¡°Can you only become powerful by absorbing dreams?¡±


    ¡°I can advance to another level through natural absorption. However, the progress is very slow. The effect of eating dreams today was so much better than training for 10 days,¡± the bald crow said.


    Bai Ye had just meditated for about half an hour.


    He silently calculated in his mind. It was no wonder it had been able to break through so quickly in such a short time. The crux of the training talent of this race seemed to be eating dreams.


    Bai Ye made some other inquiries and found out that it did not have to eat all the dreams at once. It focused on absorbing the mental strength of others during strenuous activities in a dream.


    The dream was just a medium.


    It was also like a bag. Normally, people would dream.


    Being active in a dream would naturally consume one¡¯s mental strength.


    However, this consumption of mental strength was very limited.


    The natural ability of the Lord of Eternal Nightmare was to induce consumption. When it sneaked into someone¡¯s dream, the same dream would result in a higher consumption of mental strength. The dream was just a natural bag that contained all the scattered mental strength.


    By devouring dreams, it was simply devouring the mental strength consumed in the dreams.


    It would get stronger by absorbing mental strength.


    In the room next door, the young lady in the yoga clothes opened her eyes blankly. Her brows were slightly frowned and her eyelids were heavy as she rubbed her body. Her waist was sore, and her back was in pain.


    ¡®Weren¡¯t I meditating? Why did I suddenly fall asleep?¡¯


    Hiss¡ª


    She sucked in her breath, rubbing her sore arms and thighs.


    She yawned yet again, feeling sleepy.


    ¡°Is this an illusion?¡± The young lady murmured to herself.


    ¡°How can I feel worse than when I¡¯m not meditating? Is it because I hurt my body by meditating too much? It is no wonder the teacher always tells us that too much is as bad as not enough.¡±


    The young lady got up, took a loose coat from the hanger, and put it on. She put on a hat, had some water, and opened the door to leave.


    Bai Ye heard the sound from next door and also picked up his belongings.


    The two of them looked at each other.


    Bai Ye turned and left as usual.


    Although the young lady wondered why Bai Ye would end his meditation at the same time as she had, she did not think much about it.

 Chapter 29

    Today, his mental strength had broken through to the gold level, and he had also gotten a second tamed beast.


    He was progressing very quickly. Most of the people his age were still raising and grooming their first tamed beast.


    However, he had already begun to groom three tamed beasts. This was indeed very fast.


    Since he was already ahead, though, he could not lose the race.


    Fortunately, he did not need to take care of Xiaowei¡¯s breakthrough. The Super Dimension Space was located outside the real world. The space was expanding continuously and was basically a sieve that could absorb all the passing space elements. The rate of absorption was 10 or 100 times faster than the rate of tamed beasts of the same level.


    This was also the reason Xiaowei could break through that quickly.


    Although it had not consumed any resources since it had first been summoned, it was already a bronze nine-star beast.


    Furthermore, the new Lord of Eternal Nightmare did not seem to require any of his resources either.


    It only ate dreams.


    It was very thrifty.


    Dreams did not demand much of humans.


    Even in the absence of the Lord of Eternal Nightmare, people would naturally dream.


    ¡°Don¡¯t absorb too much. I believe you can only absorb people¡¯s normal dreams, right? When others dream normally, they should emit something beneficial to you. You only need to devour this part of normal dreams. That will do. This way, you will not attract other people¡¯s attention or cause them any harm. You¡¯ll also gain things this way.¡± Bai Ye had thought about it. All the people living in his residential area were his neighbors.


    Although he did not frequently interact with them, they were still familiar faces. They would smile and nod or greet him whenever they met.


    He would be crossing the line if he were to simply absorb all their dreams.


    However, if¡­


    It should not be a problem if he absorbed their normal dreams without taking any excess mental strength.


    If the quality was not good enough, he would make up for it with quantity.


    There were hundreds of households and thousands of people in a small neighborhood, and residential areas of base cities were often more densely populated. His area was considered a mature estate and a densely-populated one. The surrounding residential areas were only across the street.


    The dreams of everyone in the surrounding areas could also be absorbed. Although they were just ordinary dreams, there was a large quantity of them. He would certainly be able to absorb a massive amount of dream power then.


    Furthermore, Bai Ye had other things to consider. If he were to absorb too much at one go, the abnormal situation would make people feel lethargic the next day. In addition, all cases would occur in the same area. This would easily attract the attention of the law enforcement department and the security department.


    He was not going to take others for a fool. Even if they had not personally seen tamed beasts with special abilities, they would have at least heard of them.


    The use of force was strictly prohibited in the base city, and it was illegal to absorb other people¡¯s dreams.


    He would end up in a miserable state if he was discovered.


    Perhaps he would also make others covet what he had.


    Bai Ye didn¡¯t want others to notice him that early.


    This was a long-term plan that would bring him major gains, so he had to plan it gradually and steadily.


    Hysterically draining the pond to catch all the fish without considering the consequences would not guarantee him a good future.


    ¡°Of course I can do this, but it will be very troublesome. I¡¯ll have to enter the dreams one by one,¡± the bald crow muttered, rolling its eyes at the same time. ¡°I have a solution. I can pull them all into the same dream. In that case, I won¡¯t have to go absorbing their dreams one by one!¡±


    ¡°You actually have such an ability!?¡± Bai Ye was stunned.


    However, after pondering it¡­


    ¡°No, it¡¯s too obvious. If people communicate amongst themselves, they may discover that their dreams are abnormal,¡± Bai Ye said, shaking his head.


    ¡°But this ability of yours¡­¡± Bai Ye¡¯s eyes shone.


    There might be other uses for it. If it was utilized well, there might be unexpected gains.


    However, it could not be exposed now.


    Casting a sideways glance at the bald crow, Bai Ye said, ¡°No pain, no gain. Other people are already willing to provide you with free dreams to absorb, yet you are too lazy to move?¡±


    The bald crow opened its eyes wide and lifted and pointed its wings at Bai Ye.


    You¡¯re so shameless.


    When did these people supply me with their dreams for free?


    Did you talk to them about it?


    Clearly, you are bullying others by using their ignorance.


    ¡°The more you plow, the more you will gain. I believe you can also practice your speed when using the dreams.¡± Bai Ye chuckled.


    He gently patted the bald crow¡¯s head and touched its other two bald areas. They felt hard and somewhat rough. Its scalp did not feel soft.


    ¡°Don¡¯t touch me!¡± The bald crow hit Bai Ye¡¯s finger unhappily.


    Never mind that you touched me, but you touched my sensitive parts.


    Humph.


    I¡¯ll pretend I don¡¯t know what you¡¯re thinking about.


    It spread both its wings and transformed into a cloud of smoke, dissipating from its original spot.


    Bai Ye looked at the empty room and the corners of his mouth curled into a superficial smile.


    He then looked out of the window.


    This guy came from that strange, starry cemetery. Xiaowei did not seem that intelligent. On the other hand, this bald crow seemed much more mature and knowledgeable.


    An idea flashed across his mind. It would be great if it had a lot of skills.


    This would save him a huge sum of money.


    Furthermore, it was also a flying bird. Although one of them was a crow and the other was an eagle, he could be a free master for the silly little eagle. This would also save him a lot of money.


    At night, the sky was filled with stars.


    A cloud of gray mist spread out quietly without any human or tamed beast noticing.


    These were dreams that ordinary creatures were unable to sense. Amid the cloud of gray mist, they looked like pieces of delicious cake.


    The dream swayed quietly and was invaded immediately.


    The light in a bedroom on the seventh floor of Building No. 2 was still on.


    Xu Tianming was sitting in front of his desk, cramming hard under the light of a fluorescent lamp.


    School was about to start soon, and he had played hard during summer vacation. There were only three days left, so he had to finish his homework!


    A golden-red little leopard squatting next to the desk raised its head and looked around in confusion. When it did not discover anything, it lay down again.


    Outside the window, a cloud of gray mist had quietly condensed into the shape of a crow and was suspended in the air. It was watching Xu Tianming, who was in front of his desk, sadly.


    It¡¯s already really late. Why aren¡¯t you going to bed? This won¡¯t do. Sleeping early and waking up early is a good habit.


    The master won¡¯t let me absorb too many dreams at once, but I can always urge others to go to sleep.


    The red-eyed crow smiled strangely and vomited a cloud of gray mist gently.


    The gray mist covered Xu Tianming¡¯s face.


    Xu Tianming yawned.


    His eyelids drooped.


    He had played too hard during the day and felt really sleepy now¡­


    ¡®I really want to sleep.¡¯


    He couldn¡¯t hold the pen firmly, and his handwriting became messy.


    ¡®I¡¯ll just rest for a while,¡¯ Xu Tianming thought silently in his heart.


    ¡®I¡¯ll sleep for a while and then wake up to continue my homework.¡¯


    Xu Tianming¡¯s head dropped to the desk, and he fell asleep immediately.


    Xu Tianming was not the only one. One after one, some people in the neighborhood who were still up late playing games, fighting tamed beasts, and watching movies felt tired and gradually entered dreamland.


    ¡­


    A cloud of gray mist condensed and formed. Bai Ye glanced at the crow suspiciously. It seemed to be in a good mood.


    Did it find some money?


    ¡°I hope you didn¡¯t mess around.¡±


    ¡°Of course not,¡± the bald crow said decisively.


    ¡°Well, that¡¯s good. Right, you¡¯re currently not busy. You must be feeling bored. Why don¡¯t you help me train a tamed beast?¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s another tamed beast?¡± The bald crow was taken aback.


    ¡®Isn¡¯t it just that moronic mirror and me? Don¡¯t tell me you have other tamed beasts?¡¯


    After Xiaowei summoned Xiaodiao from the Super Dimension Space, the bald crow stared at it carefully for a long time before coming to a realization.


    It had guessed its identity.


    ¡°Alright.¡± The bald crow rolled its eyes. It was not certain what kind of horrible idea had formed in its mind, but it actually agreed to Bai Ye¡¯s request immediately.


    As it was staring at this red-eyed crow, Xiaodiao did not know why but it felt chills down its spine.


    It had the inexplicable feeling that its status in the family had dropped by another level.

 Chapter 30

    ¡°Ah!!!¡± A wail was heard from the seventh floor.


    ¡°How did I fall asleep?¡±


    Xu Tianming had slept till dawn.


    Sunlight had hit his face, and the striking ray had jolted him awake.


    ¡°I planned to sleep only for five minutes. How did I end up sleeping all night?¡±


    Xu Tianming felt so anxious that he almost cried.


    He still had to complete four more bundles of homework.


    He had wanted to burn the midnight oil to finish one of them yesterday.


    What a sin!


    Nevertheless¡­ He seemed to have rested well.


    This thought flashed across Xu Tianming¡¯s mind but was quickly extinguished.


    ¡°I must be possessed to suddenly have such a thought!


    ¡°I have to hurry up and finish my homework. I¡¯m not going to sleep today. I¡¯ll need to stay awake the whole night to complete two bundles of homework and then continue with two more tomorrow. I will then be able to hand in the homework in time the day after tomorrow!¡±


    ¡­


    ¡°I really don¡¯t know what skills other tamed beasts have,¡± the bald crow said helplessly.


    Why are Master¡¯s eyes filled with doubt when he looks at me?


    ¡°I only know about dream skills.¡±


    Bai Ye was puzzled. ¡°Do you know a lot of dream skills? I only saw two in the soul contract.¡±


    ¡°Oh, maybe it¡¯s because I didn¡¯t engrave and construct the skills,¡± the bald crow said casually.


    Bai Ye frowned. He didn¡¯t quite¡­ understand.


    Wouldn¡¯t a skill be considered mastered once it was learned? What did it mean ¡®to engrave and construct¡¯ a skill?


    Besides, this step was not mentioned in the skill books sold in the market.


    The bald crow seemed to have read Bai Ye¡¯s mind.


    It said, ¡°Mastering a skill takes time and cannot be done immediately. You¡¯ll also need to construct the Skill Inscription Framework in the Sea of Consciousness. In a certain sense, the body is considered to have picked up the skill thereafter. If one only remembers the skill in one¡¯s head, it does not count. The soul contract is not omnipotent. It judges whether one has learned a skill or not based on the Skill Inscription Framework.¡±


    Bai Ye nodded. So this was it.


    However, he had never heard of the Skill Inscription Framework. Perhaps he had not come across it yet.


    One-time skill books allowed people to learn skills just by tapping on them once¡­ He was afraid that this also had something to do with this Skill Inscription Framework.


    Perhaps they had sealed a Skill Inscription Framework in each skill book, and the Skill Inscription Framework would enter the body once someone tapped the book¡­ A person could thus master the skill in an instant.


    Bai Ye guessed that this certainly had to be the mechanism if the Skill Inscription Framework was truly involved¡­


    ¡°You really don¡¯t know about any other Skill Inscription Frameworks?¡± Bai Ye still didn¡¯t quite believe the bald crow.


    ¡°No, I can¡¯t use them anyway. Why would I learn about them?¡± The bald crow rolled its eyes.


    Seeing that it didn¡¯t want to say anything, Bai Ye didn¡¯t press on.


    ¡°I remember that, in addition to the skills of various tamed beasts, there are also some general skills. These general skills are not differentiated by beast type. They are typically categorized by clan. You are a bird. You should know some of the general skills of a bird, right?¡± Bai Ye said.


    The bald crow was silent for a moment. It then glanced at Bai Ye with its scarlet eyes.


    ¡°I know a bit about them.¡±


    ¡°Teach them then. It¡¯s not convenient for either Xiaowei or you to show yourselves. Under normal circumstances, it is the one who will take part in a fight on my behalf outside.¡± Bai Ye turned his head and looked at the silly little eagle.


    The silly eagle had been squatting on the ground like an old hen. It did not have the aura of a preying bird at all.


    It looked dazed and silly, as if it was domesticated livestock.


    Bai Ye stroked its supple hair gently. Generally speaking, the fearsomeness of a tamed beast was not comparable to that of a monster.


    Although all tamed beasts originated from monsters, monsters lived in the dangerous wilderness from a young age.


    Their spirit intellect was definitely different from that of ordinary flying birds.


    ¡°This kid has been silly since it was young. You must be patient when you teach it. If it doesn¡¯t work, pull it into your dreams and let it learn all day and night.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    The bald crow gave Bai Ye a strange look.


    Are you the devil?


    After studying during the day, it still has to study at night after sleeping?


    Even the major clans are not that perverted when they groom their offspring. They will still grant them a little bit of time to relax and rest.


    Aren¡¯t you afraid of driving others crazy?


    In fact, Bai Ye really didn¡¯t think that way.


    Sleeping in a dream was actually not rare.


    In human civilization, Beast Tamers meditated and practiced mental strength. Therefore, there had been quite a lot of research on mental strength.


    Some mentally powerful presences could sustain a long period of sleeplessness.


    If one were to think of the brain as an engine¡­


    Then mental strength would be the coolant and lubricating oil.


    It had the effect of protecting and maintaining the brain.


    When the brain was active during the day, the engine would heat up and get increasingly hotter. If one did not sleep for a long time, it would cause the engine to overload and become overwhelmed, eventually crashing as a result.


    Sleeping at night was necessary to rest and let the engine cool down.


    This was also why if one didn¡¯t get a good night¡¯s rest, one¡¯s brain would lack energy the next day. Physically, this would translate to dizziness and muddled thinking.


    Nevertheless, some mentally powerful presences could protect the engine with their mental strength and keep it running.


    In essence, the brain should be resting instead of learning in dreams.


    The learning time was therefore doubled.


    Bai Ye was also planning to learn in his dreams.


    Getting admitted to the Revolving Starlight University within one year would definitely be a challenging task¡­


    Bai Ye didn¡¯t know the specific requirements either.


    However, if he could double the learning time, he would feel doubly assured.


    ¡®Perhaps there¡¯s a deeper study about learning in dreams. The timestream in the dream world seems different from reality. When dreaming, I have the feeling that a long time has passed, but it is in fact a short while. At times, I feel that a short while has passed, but an entire night has actually passed without me knowing it,¡¯ Bai Ye thought.


    ¡°Bald one, can your dreams control the timestream?¡±


    ¡°Timestream? I¡¯ll need to have power to control time. How can I possibly do that?¡± The bald crow shook its head.


    Bai Ye felt a little disappointed.


    He had seemingly overthought this.


    ¡°But I can give Psychological Hints to make the being entering the dream feel that time has slowed down or sped up. This is just an illusion and not a real change in the timestream,¡± said the bald crow.


    ¡°In that case¡­ is it effective when used for learning?¡± Bai Ye seemed to be deep in thought.


    He did not care if time had truly slowed down or sped up. So long as the cat could catch mice, it was a good cat, regardless of whether it was a black or white one.


    ¡°Of course it is, but sleeping like this won¡¯t have a resting effect,¡± said the bald crow.


    Bai Ye frowned.


    ¡°What¡¯s your record when it comes to changing the timestream?¡± he asked.


    ¡°At present, it¡¯s three times,¡± the bald crow said unhappily.


    It had already guessed what Bai Ye wanted to do.


    He wants to get the best deal out of this. He¡¯s not even letting my Nightmare World go.


    When did my Nightmare World become a space to help others learn?


    Three times.


    Bai Ye silently calculated a simple math problem in his mind.


    If he were to sleep during the day and learn at night, the learning time would be 1.5 times the normal learning time.


    No way.


    Bai Ye frowned.


    If he were to sleep during the day and self-study at night, he would be purely self-studying.


    It might not be as efficient as being taught by the teachers at school during the day.


    The learning efficacy would not depend entirely on the time spent.


    If he were to sleep during the class and self-study at night, it would also be considered pure self-studying.


    This was akin to putting the cart before the horse.


    1.5 times the self-studying time and the normal teaching time with the teacher.


    ¡°When you become stronger, you¡¯ll be able to control the timestream rate better, right?¡± Bai Ye asked.


    ¡°Yes,¡± said the bald crow.


    ¡°Okay.¡± Bai Ye glanced at the iron ten-star level of the bald crow.


    This breakthrough speed was even more terrifying than Xiaowei¡¯s.


    Lord of Eternal Nightmare, Lord of Eternal Nightmare¡­


    He looked out of the windows. The huge 36th Base City¡­


    Tens of millions of people¡­


    And countless beasts.

 Chapter 31

    The sky outside the window gradually darkened. The desk lamp was turned on, and Xu Tianming was writing at a tremendous speed. He had already finished his homework for one subject. Perhaps it was his rest last night that made him so energetic today.


    He felt energized now. Even if he had to pull an all-nighter again, there would be no problem.


    Meow. The door opened.


    The golden-red leopard opened the door skillfully, biting on the milk bottle in its mouth, swaying its tail as it walked in, and squatting at the feet of its master. It curled up next to its master, warming his feet.


    No one knew when a red-eyed black crow had appeared silently outside the window, but it was staring directly at Xu Tianming through the window.


    It thought for a while before remembering that this was the young man it had persuaded to sleep yesterday.


    It was so late, yet he was still awake.


    The bald crow sighed pitifully.


    ¡°Go to sleep, go to sleep. Go to bed early. Rest early and wake up early the next day. You will be happy if you have a healthy routine.¡± The bald crow breathed.


    Xu Tianming yawned.


    He then rubbed his eyes.


    ¡®Damn it, why am I sleepy again?¡¯ Xu Tianming thought to himself, feeling surprised.


    However, no matter how much he forced himself to stay awake, his eyelids kept getting heavier and heavier.


    Could he have woken up too early in the morning?


    Xu Tianming thought sadly to himself.


    Boom.


    He bumped his head on the table.


    Then, he started snoring.


    The little leopard at his feet raised its head, glancing at its master. It lowered its head and continued to sleep upon realizing that he was merely sleeping.


    Its master was fast asleep.


    The little leopard thought for a while, jumped onto the bed, and took a blanket to cover the master¡¯s back.


    It then curled itself by his side, warming his feet.


    ¡­


    On the campus of the Revolving Starlight University, Fang Luolin was walking right behind her mentor.


    ¡°Mentor, I want to ask you about the admission requirements of the high school that is affiliated with our school¡­¡± Fang Luolin hesitated many times before asking her mentor about it.


    Cheng Yu turned and saw Fang Luolin¡¯s nervous expression. A kind smile spread on her face. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, if there is no problem, one can join next year.¡±


    ¡°Thank you, mentor,¡± Fang Luolin said gratefully.


    She knew that it was not easy to enter the high school affiliated with the Revolving Starlight University.


    There were limited slots every year, and many people were interested in getting into the affiliated high school.


    The advantage of studying in the affiliated high school was that many of the school¡¯s mentors would give lectures in the affiliated high school during their free time.


    The lecturers of the Revolving Starlight University were experienced and established in their fields. Ordinary schools had to make use of connections to invite them to give one-time lectures.


    However, one could attend the lectures for free in the affiliated high school.


    Therefore, the enrollment quota for the affiliated high school of the Revolving Starlight University made people very competitive.


    Besides, she was an outsider who had no connections.


    Cheng Yu waved her hand and said indifferently, ¡°This is not a big deal. In fact, the affiliated high school of our school is for the children of the school¡¯s teachers. There isn¡¯t a tight competition. It has just been hyped and misinterpreted by others.


    ¡°All you need to do is study hard. The school attaches great importance to grooming talented students. We encourage everyone to strive to be the best. Our only fear is that one¡¯s talent might run out. The school has many encouraging policies and training for top students. Its aim is to cultivate talented students,¡± Cheng Yu said.


    ¡°Sure!¡± Fang Luolin nodded.


    ¡°Strive to be in the top five students of the New Phoenix List before the end of the freshman year,¡± Cheng Yu said. ¡°You were admitted into the school by ranking seventh. Among the top seven students are four girls and three boys. Out of the four girls, you ranked fourth. Being in the top five is merely akin to maintaining your ranking. If you rank lower than fourth, you¡¯ll actually be falling compared to your peers.¡±


    Fang Luolin felt troubled and immediately asked, ¡°Teacher, what is the New Phoenix List? Is this referring to new students? Is there a Phoenix List as well?¡±


    ¡°The New Phoenix List is actually referring to the new students. In fact, there is only one Phoenix List.


    ¡°This is just a ranking of the new students on the Phoenix List. It¡¯s just a name we use between us. In fact, according to the school¡¯s official records, there is no such list.¡± Cheng Yu smiled despite herself.


    ¡°The Phoenix List records the top 500 girls in the school, and the Dragon List records the top 500 boys in the school. Year-four students are doing internships and are not on the list,¡± Cheng Yu said.


    ¡°By the way, if you are not on the Phoenix List, you won¡¯t be recorded on the New Phoenix List either. In the past, there were many instances of all the new students not being on the New Phoenix List, which remained blank.¡±


    Cheng Yu flicked the hair around her ears with a faint smile on her lips.


    Fang Luolin felt troubled.


    She had thought that everything was easy. Now, it seemed like it was not as simple as she had thought.


    The top 500 girls in the school¡­


    That would include the year-two and year-three female students.


    In other words, her competitors were not her peers but seniors who had enrolled a year or two earlier than her.


    Fang Luolin took a deep breath, and a bright smile appeared on her face. ¡°Mentor, don¡¯t worry. If other people did this in the past, I can do it too!¡±


    Cheng Yu smiled and nodded. She also believed that Fang Luolin had potential.


    Although Fang Luolin ranked seventh in the school, the first six students were all children from wealthy families.


    A student from an ordinary family who did not have any resources had made it this far.


    This was definitely not easy work.


    She had a great fortune and opportunities.


    There was no way to explain one¡¯s fortune. However, it certainly existed.


    This was also the reason she had accepted Fang Luolin as her trainee.


    Each tutor could only accept a maximum of two trainees per semester at school. Trainees were different from other students. They were, in fact, one¡¯s disciples.


    The behavior of the trainees would have an impact on the mentors.


    Among other things, it would also affect the mentor¡¯s annual assessment. Of course, if the trainees performed well, the mentor would also be rewarded by the school. This was why the mentors would not easily accept trainees.


    Not far away, on the top floor of the educational building, a figure silently watched Cheng Yu and Fang Luolin from the back with his hands behind his back and an indistinct expression in his eyes.


    The useless Mu Lingqing seemed to be dead. It would not be easy for him to do anything to her now that she had enrolled in the school and Cheng Yu was her mentor.


    Cheng Yu was not easy to deal with. She might discover him.


    He would shelve his plans for Fang Luolin for now.


    There was one more person left in that family. Perhaps there was still a chance.


    The man turned and looked southward.


    He felt a sense of eagerness to learn more, as well as a restraining fear.


    He was very curious to find out how Mu Lingqing had died. They should not have been her match. Perhaps they had back-up?


    The parents of this pair of siblings were foreign visitors who had left the Obsidian Planet. They must have left treasure behind before leaving.


    The treasure had to be very powerful for the girl to enter this school and rank seventh.


    The boy must have some kind of treasure as well.


    He was not the only person who coveted their treasures. Anyway, he was not in a hurry to expose his identity.


    ¡­


    ¡°Oh, that¡¯s not bad. You have awakened some general skills.¡± Bai Ye woke up in the morning and discovered that the Lord of Eternal Nightmare had mastered several more skills.


    Perhaps this was not considered awakening new skills. According to the bald crow, it had merely inscribed a new skill framework, transforming information in its head into things useful to the body.


    [Race: Lord of Eternal Nightmare]


    [Level: Bronze Five-Star]


    [Skills]


    [(Natal Skill) Nightmare World, Dream Feedback]


    [Advanced: Nightmare Curse]


    [Intermediate: Ripping Claws (General Skill)]


    [Elementary: Lethargic Smoke, Penetrating Strike (General Skill)]


    ¡°You are like a toad that will jump whenever it is poked.¡± Bai Ye looked at the bald crow. ¡°You wouldn¡¯t have created these general skills if I hadn¡¯t brought it up.¡±


    The bald crow yawned. ¡°It¡¯s very troublesome.¡±


    ¡°Did you create these two skills to teach that silly bird?¡± Bai Ye asked.


    ¡°I never said that I want to teach him.¡± The bald crow laughed strangely. ¡°I merely want to increase my combat effectiveness. As for whether that silly eagle can pick up a skill, that will depend on its luck.¡±

 Chapter 32

    ¡°It¡¯s much harder to break through from the iron ten-star to the bronze five-star level than from the iron four-star to the iron ten-star level. Did you extend the range of the dreams that you absorbed yesterday? What is the range of dreams that you can control now? How far can you currently extend your dreams?¡± Bai Ye asked.


    ¡°Just a few neighborhoods away,¡± the Lord of Eternal Nightmare said casually. ¡°You humans are really a special kind of magical existence!¡± it exclaimed. ¡°Except for humans, there are almost no other creatures so densely packed in an area who have such a large amount of dreams. Other powerful monsters have a strong sense of territory and are scattered in large areas, while monsters who are densely packed are very weak. Humans are the most suitable choice.¡±


    The Lord of Eternal Nightmare tried to bewitch him. ¡°If you were willing to allow me to absorb as many dreams as I want, I could break through to the gold level tomorrow and to the platinum level the day after tomorrow¡­¡±


    ¡°No, that day will never come. You will be discovered by the powerful people in the human race and get killed by them.¡± Bai Ye rolled his eyes. ¡°They will surround us based on the location of the people who had a nightmare and deduce our approximate location. No matter how abnormal your talent is, you are only at the bronze level now. Don¡¯t treat others like fools.¡±


    ¡°Well, I can absorb dreams from different areas. I can go to various areas in the city and absorb a small portion of dreams per area. I don¡¯t believe I will be discovered,¡± the Lord of Eternal Nightmare said.


    ¡°Aren¡¯t you tired? And is this really a more efficient method than the former? Clearly, you can become stronger while remaining hidden in the dark, yet you choose to be a busy bee.¡± Bai Ye was speechless. ¡°Fine, you can do it if you don¡¯t feel tired. As long as you don¡¯t expose your identity, you can do this whichever way you like. Anyway, kids have their own ideas when they grow up. As a father, I can understand.¡±


    Bai Ye sighed, looking sad.


    ¡°That¡¯s crap! I am much older than your ancestors!¡± The Lord of Eternal Nightmare was furious.


    It scraped something dusty from the corner of its eyes with a feather, threw it on the table, and then turned into dusty smoke and disappeared.


    Bai Ye¡¯s mouth twitched when he looked at the thing on the table. He could not tell if it was dust or a stone.


    He took a piece of paper, wrapped it up, and threw it in the trash can.


    Bai Ye could not see the Lord of Eternal Nightmare standing on the lightning rod on the roof, looking at the rows of buildings outside.


    The Lord of Eternal Nightmare snorted.


    A trace of a treacherous glimmer flashed in its eyes.


    ¡°This guy still makes a little sense. It¡¯s really fun to get stronger in secret without others knowing. Anyway, other existences don¡¯t know that I have been revived. There¡¯s still a lot of time. Let¡¯s wait. I¡¯ll be back sooner or later.


    ¡°There is also that mirror. I can feel that it should have very terrifying skills and it is not inferior to me. However, why have I never heard of it¡­ No, this kind of existence is bound to be very well-known, yet it seems silly and doesn¡¯t have a high IQ. Perhaps its original abilities and its spirit intellect were affected during the revival?¡±


    The Lord of Eternal Nightmare looked at the galaxy above it with an unfathomable expression in its eyes.


    ¡°If I get the mirror to help me, maybe the odds of winning this time will be much greater.¡±


    There was a cunning expression on its face.


    ¡°Forget it, this is boring anyway. I¡¯ll bully your bird first!¡±


    A certain silly eagle would suffer a disaster soon.


    That night, the Lord of Eternal Nightmare made use of the newly-improved Nightmare Space to put the silly eagle through harsh training. The Nightmare Space was now four times as fast as before.


    This night was exceptionally long.


    ¡­


    A few days later, Xiaodiao had experienced a complete turnover.


    It had broken through to the iron eight-star level.


    It had also mastered a new elementary general skill¡ªPenetrating Strike.


    It had only been more than two months since its incubation. Xiaodiao had made huge progress since its birth. It had broken through to the iron eight-star level now. It had indeed lived up to its endowment value.


    Penetrating Strike was a general skill.


    According to the bald crow, this skill was not limited to the poultry race. Certain special beast races could master the skill as well.


    The only prerequisite was that their beaks had to reach a certain length.


    It was impossible for humans, who had soft lips, to master the general skill of the Penetrating Strike.


    Although the mouth was used to attack the enemy, there was a huge difference in the lethality of the move before and after one mastered the Penetrating Strike.


    Bang!


    In the Super Dimension Space, Xiaowei, which was light cyan and half a meter long, crashed into a pile of wood.


    Sawdust scattered in the air.


    Xiaodiao managed to penetrate the pile of wood, which was as thick as a bowl.


    Xiaodiao¡¯s curved beak was not as thick as the pile of wood. However, there was a special penetrating force when it attacked and penetrated the wood.


    The powerful force passed all the way through the pile of wood.


    There was a hole the size of a needle in the pile. Two cracks spread outward in both directions from the hole.


    ¡°Huh!¡± Xiaodiao turned and looked triumphantly at the Lord of Eternal Nightmare.


    It seemed to be saying that it had mastered the skill.


    ¡°Useless fool. I learned this ability with a glance, but it took you three days to learn it,¡± the Lord of Eternal Nightmare sneered.


    Both of them were birds, so they had no problem communicating with each other.


    ¡°Besides, the essence of mastering this skill is internalizing and using the skill in every attack. Any ordinary attack should incorporate the Penetrating Strike. This is the way to truly master this skill. As for you, you still have to gather energy to use this skill,¡± the Lord of Eternal Nightmare said.


    Xiaodiao stared straight at the Lord of Eternal Nightmare.


    It seemed to be saying that the Lord of Eternal Nightmare was spouting nonsense.


    ¡°The weak will only question things, while the strong will prove them.¡± The Lord of Eternal Nightmare turned into a gray mist and disappeared on the spot.


    A moment later, it appeared right in front of Xiaodiao.


    It pecked Xiaodiao fiercely with its beak and tore off a feather.


    Xiaodiao was in pain. It opened its mouth to retaliate but missed.


    The Lord of Eternal Nightmare appeared behind it and pecked at it again.


    This time, it lost another feather.


    Bah. The Lord of Eternal Nightmare spat out two feathers.


    The feathers were covered in cracks.


    ¡°They told me to train you, so they certainly hope that I will train you until you become very powerful. In that case, I will be very harsh on you. Blame them if you want. This has nothing to do with me,¡± the Lord of Eternal Nightmare said quietly.


    Xiaodiao looked up and charged toward the Lord of Eternal Nightmare.


    Soon, it was knocked to the ground and was once again pecked by the opponent.


    ¡°General skills work on the physical body. This is, in fact, a physical skill. When a physical skill is practiced to the point of excellence, one can use it instinctively. Even though the Penetrating Strike is only an elementary skill, not everyone can understand it,¡± the Lord of Eternal Nightmare said lightly.


    It seemed to be telling this to Xiaodiao. However, it was actually meant for someone who was secretly eavesdropping on them.


    Bai Ye was shocked.


    His consciousness left Xiaowei¡¯s Super Dimension Space.


    Initially, he¡¯d wanted to observe Xiaodiao in secret and check on its training results. All this while, he had been secretly observing them. However, he seemed to have heard something extraordinary this time.


    This information seemed to have been meant for him.


    Bai Ye thought.


    He had indeed searched through the Internet for the Penetrating Strike.


    However, there had been no results.


    He wondered if anyone knew about this skill or whether all news about this skill had been blocked.


    This was obviously only an elementary skill. However, there was no information on the Internet.


    He had searched the Internet and only found another elementary general skill called Strike.


    It was a similar general skill that birds could master. However, the skill that the bald crow had mastered was different. It was the Penetrating Strike.


    Perhaps there was an extra penetrating effect?


    Besides, the price of the elementary skill called Strike was as high as 300,000 yuan online.


    The elementary wind skill called Wind Blade only cost 50,000 yuan.


    The learning conditions of general skills had nothing to do with attributes. They were related to one¡¯s race.


    As a result, the application of the skill was much wider. Could this be the reason general skills were so expensive?


    School would start tomorrow. After going to school, he would find out from the teacher the enrollment requirements of the Revolving Starlight University so he could have a goal to work toward.

 Chapter 33

    Bai Ye had been to the school¡¯s meditation rooms many times during the holidays. Therefore, he was very familiar with the directions to the senior high school of the No. 1 High School.


    This was the first day of school opening again, so the school gate was crowded with parents.


    ¡°Please pay the tuition fees in the field. Parents of new students, please proceed to the field to pay the fees and go through the enrollment procedure. Line up in an orderly manner and do not jump the queue.¡± Several teachers were present to manage the situation.


    ¡°Don¡¯t summon your tamed beasts so that public safety is not affected. All parents and students, please do not summon your tamed beasts.¡±


    ¡°The parent over there, please take back your Flaming Monkey.¡±


    Bai Ye followed the crowd to the field and lined up for more than half an hour before his turn finally arrived.


    ¡°Letter of admission, middle school entrance examination transcript, and 8,000-star tuition fee,¡± the teacher said in a speedy and familiar manner with his head lowered.


    Bai Ye was taken aback for a moment. He did not have a letter of admission.


    He had been recruited directly and had signed a Grade-A scholarship contract with that teacher.


    After hesitating for a moment, he took the Grade-A scholarship contract out of his schoolbag. ¡°That teacher didn¡¯t give me a letter of admission. I only have this. Is it acceptable?¡±


    The teacher was surprised when he saw the Grade-A student scholarship contract.


    His tone eased up. ¡°Signing this means that you have already been admitted. You can simply make your way to class. Who helped you with this? Why didn¡¯t he or she make it clear to you?¡±


    ¡°It was Teacher Fang Hai.¡±


    ¡°That unreliable guy¡­¡± The teacher in charge of admissions instantly understood what had happened.


    ¡°Fang Hai¡­ Let me see¡­ He¡¯s the form teacher of Class 3 of the first-year senior high school student cohort this year. You¡¯ve signed the contract with him. Therefore, he is your teacher. You can report straight to Class 3. That will do. He has already taken care of all the paperwork.¡±


    Bai Ye nodded, ¡°Thank you, Teacher.¡±


    ¡°No problem. By the way, after you leave the field, walk up that slope and then keep walking up for about 300 meters. Your class is on the first floor of the first educational building by the lake. All the year-one classes are over there,¡± the teacher said kindly.


    After Bai Ye left, the next parent in line moved forward.


    ¡°Letter of admission, middle school entrance examination transcript, and 8,000-star tuition fee.¡± The admissions teacher continued to speak indifferently and proficiently.


    By following the directions of the admissions teacher, Bai Ye quickly found the classroom of Class 3 of the first-year cohort.


    There were already seven or eight people scattered across the classroom.


    A man with a thermos was sitting on the podium.


    It was none other than Fang Hai, whom he had met once before.


    Fang Hai saw Bai Ye come in.


    Putting down the thermos cup in his hand, he smiled widely and beckoned to him. ¡°Student Bai.¡±


    ¡°Teacher Fang.¡± Bai Ye greeted him.


    ¡°Sit in the first row. This row is empty. Everyone else is sitting in the back,¡± Fang Hai said.


    Bai Ye had questions for Fang Hai. Therefore, he simply sat down in the first row, which was empty.


    Upon seeing Fang Hai treating Bai Ye differently, two of the students in the classroom started conversing.


    Some of the students who had arrived first were also filled with puzzlement.


    ¡°Isn¡¯t this the first time everyone is here? Why do they seem to know each other?¡±


    ¡°They may be relatives,¡± someone whispered.


    The person next to him disagreed. ¡°I don¡¯t think they look alike. The form teacher¡¯s face is straight and squarish, while our classmate is bright-eyed and has refined features. Their features are different.¡±


    ¡°Well, it¡¯s hard to say. Perhaps they are distant relatives.¡±


    Bai Ye had attained gold-level mental strength, so his five senses had gotten stronger. Therefore, he could hear the discussions in the back very clearly.


    Nevertheless, he didn¡¯t care. This was because there was a high probability that he would not come into contact with these students for about a year.


    The base city was basically a place where many people lived their entire lives.


    Basically, he would not have any more contact with them in the future.


    Fortunately, he had very few friends since studying in junior high school. Bai Ye had long grown accustomed to a life without friends.


    ¡°Teacher Fang, I would like to consult you on the admission requirements of the Revolving Starlight University. May I know the grades required to get into that university?¡± Bai Ye asked Fang Hai.


    Fang Hai nodded. ¡°It¡¯s great that your goal is to enter the Revolving Starlight University. I believe that you can do it. You are very talented. It is not every year that our school has students admitted to the Revolving Starlight University. Among the top four schools, only one or two students will get into that university every year.


    ¡°For example, one of your senior sisters was admitted to the Revolving Starlight University last year. She passed the school admission examination, coming in at seventh place. You should know who that person is,¡± Fang Hai said, enunciating the word ¡®sister¡¯ as if he was implying something.


    Bai Ye was aware that his sister had also been a student of the No. 1 High School.


    He remembered that some time before the school examination, his elder sister had started going out early and returning home late every day. She had even disappeared for long periods during the few days of the examination. After the results had come out, he had learned that she had passed the school admission examination of the Revolving Starlight University.


    However, Bai Ye didn¡¯t know much about the specifics.


    It seemed that his sister hadn¡¯t mentioned much about the exam to him to prevent him from worrying.


    ¡°Both top universities and tertiary institutions require one to pass the admission exam. This is different from the college entrance exam,¡± Fang Hai explained. ¡°Every year, the exam questions of the Revolving Starlight University are different. I can¡¯t really advise you on this aspect, but one thing is certain. Your mental strength needs to be at least at the gold level. Every year, the number of students who break through to gold-level mental strength before the college entrance examination is no more than 20.


    ¡°Why do I have high hopes for you? It¡¯s because your mental strength already reached the silver nine-star level during the middle school entrance examination. Therefore, I am 100% sure that you¡¯ll be able to break through to the gold level before the college entrance examination.


    ¡°Of course, having high mental strength is not enough. Your tamed beast must be well-trained and be at least at the gold level too. If you can attain the gold level in these two aspects, you will have high hopes of getting into the Revolving Starlight University. Your mental strength is not an issue. In the next three years, you¡¯ll just have to focus on training your beast to break through to the gold level.¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    Bai Ye suddenly felt that this was no longer difficult.


    His mental strength had already broken through to the gold level.


    As for grooming his tamed beasts¡­


    At the moment, Bai Ye perceived and communicated with them via the soul contract.


    The Lord of Eternal Nightmare had advanced to the bronze nine-star level, and the Super Dimensional Mirror had already advanced to the silver three-star level.


    The Lord of Eternal Nightmare could advance much more quickly.


    It ate dreams, and the tens of millions of people in the base city were its ideal nourishment.


    The diligent tamed beast had already learned to work hard on its own.


    It would not be that difficult for it to break through to the gold level in a year. Thus, he did not find it difficult at all.


    Upon seeing Bai Ye¡¯s confident look, Fang Hai thought for a moment and suddenly found their earlier conversation somewhat inappropriate.


    His student might become proud and arrogant because of this.


    Although he was indeed a genius, an arrogant soldier would certainly fail.


    He had to deal him an appropriate blow.


    After thinking about it, Fang Hai said, ¡°Even if both the Beast Tamer and the tamed beast break through to the gold level, it¡¯s still not a guarantee that one will get in. There is a certain probability.¡±


    Going from high hopes to a certain probability, Fang Hai silently downgraded his expectations by a notch.


    ¡°You haven¡¯t come into contact with gold-level beasts. You may not know this, but at the gold level, the gap between the tamed beasts starts to widen,¡± Fang Hai said. ¡°Why are endowments that important? It¡¯s because even at the low gold level, there¡¯s a huge gap in combat ability.


    ¡°Gold-level ones need to condense a crystal core and engrave moir¨¦ patterns on the surface of the crystal core. Depending on the level and endowment, the number of moir¨¦ patterns engraved will vary. Sometimes, high-level ones may not be able to draw as many moir¨¦ patterns as low-level ones. I am usually unwilling to discuss this with students. This is because the gold level is still beyond your reach and I¡¯m afraid you guys will bite off more than you can chew.¡±


    Bai Ye had heard that one needed to engrave moir¨¦ patterns at the gold level, but this was the first time he¡¯d heard that endowment would affect the moir¨¦ pattern.


    ¡°The engraving of moir¨¦ patterns requires the use of element power. Element crystals can be used in place of element power. However, the element crystals need to be top-grade. Top-grade element crystals are costly and rare in the market. If a student comes from a wealthy family, their family will be able to provide them with such resources.¡±


    Fang Hai had been to Bai Ye¡¯s house once. Based on where the latter lived, he could tell that Bai Ye¡¯s family could not help him much in this aspect.


    ¡°But you don¡¯t have to worry. The school has signed a Grade-A scholarship contract with you. When your tamed beast reaches the gold level, the school will provide you with some top-grade element crystals every month. However, you have to make your tamed beast break through to the gold level as soon as possible.¡± Fang Hai consoled Bai Ye. ¡°The school allocates resources to students based on academic results. The better you perform in your studies, the more resources you will get.¡±


    Bai Ye understood something. The better the endowment of a tamed beast was, the more resources it would consume.


    At the thought of the 10,000+ endowment value of the Lord of Eternal Nightmare and the Super Dimension Mirror, Bai Ye¡¯s face paled instantly.


    When he saw Bai Ye¡¯s strange expression, Fang Hai thought Bai Ye had been affected emotionally.


    ¡°Work hard. Your teacher thinks very highly of you,¡± Fang Hai said with a smile.


    Some of the students in the classroom heard the conversation between Bai Ye and Fang Hai.


    They¡¯d finally discovered the relationship between them.


    It turned out that Bai Ye had signed a scholarship contract with the school.


    Another round of discussions ensued, but the students were now looking at Bai Ye in a different light.


    The number of students in the classroom was increasing.


    As the number of people increased, more and more people started chatting. The topics included some trending news, how they¡¯d enjoyed their holidays, and which junior high school they had come from.


    The topics were very diverse.


    No one talked about Bai Ye anymore.


    Although Bai Ye had signed a scholarship contract and might be a top student, this didn¡¯t have anything to do with them.


    There were no classes on the first day of school.


    Fang Hai told the students to go and collect their textbooks.


    There was a total of four books.


    They were namely: ¡°Studying Monsters on the Obsidian Planet¡ªSenior High School Edition¡±, ¡°Intermediate Science¡±, ¡°Tamed Beast Psychology¡±, and ¡°Tamed Beast Training¡±.


    In comparison to the curriculum of the junior high school, there were the additional subjects of Tamed Beast Psychology and Tamed Beast Training.


    There was one less subject. The ¡°Integrated Curriculum for Beginner Beast Tamers¡± was not on the list.


    ¡°These are the four subjects that come with textbooks. There is a total of six subjects in high school. Although there are no textbooks for the other two subjects, they are also very important. Their importance is even heavier than that of the four subjects with textbooks. You may or may not know this, but the other two subjects are Meditation Studies and Actual Combat Studies,¡± Fang Hai said majestically while standing on the podium.


    When Fang Hai¡¯s face was stern, he looked really frightening.


    The classroom was also very quiet at the moment. Only his voice could be heard in the huge, spacious classroom.


    ¡°The total score of the college entrance examination is 1,000. Studying Monsters on the Obsidian Planet, Intermediate Science, and Tamed Beast Psychology respectively account for 100 points of the total score. Tamed Beast Training and Meditation Studies respectively account for 200 points, and Actual Combat Studies accounts for 300 points!


    ¡°If you¡¯re taking the school admission exam, you have to score at least 600 points for the college entrance examination. This is the minimum prerequisite, so please don¡¯t think that you don¡¯t need to learn all this if you¡¯re taking the school admission exam. These are compulsory subjects applicable even in university! Every question of the admission exam will be issued by the school independently, and the exam questions are different every year. There are many top universities and tertiary institutions. I won¡¯t go into detail about this.¡±

 Chapter 34

    ¡°Teacher.¡± Someone raised his hand.


    Fang Hai told him to stand up and pose his question.


    ¡°Are there any extra points for the attainment of vocational certificates?¡± Some students had discovered that ¡°The Integrated Curriculum for Beginner Beast Tamers¡± subject was no longer in the curriculum.


    ¡°No points,¡± Fang Hai said. ¡°The middle school entrance examination school is regulated by our base city. Therefore, vocational certificates can earn you extra points. However, the college entrance examination is jointly managed by the federal government. If you think that these certificates can add points and give you an advantage, you¡¯re wrong. If something can earn you points, it will only apply to students from major base cities.


    ¡°Nevertheless, vocational certificates are not useless. Although they do not add points to the college entrance exam, a certificate with high gold content will be helpful to the school admission exam.¡±


    School admission exam¡­


    Upon hearing this, many students in the class felt disappointed instantly and lost interest in the vocational certificates.


    This was because most of them were not planning on taking the school admission exam.


    To them, the school admission exam was too far-fetched.


    The prerequisite to take the examination was a score of 600.


    It was not easy to achieve that. Those who had a score of at least 600 in the base city would be considered high scorers.


    Fang Hai continued speaking. ¡°These six subjects represent the six training objectives that the Obsidian Federation has set for you.


    ¡°Studying Monsters on the Obsidian Planet increases the student¡¯s understanding of monsters. A person who knows their own strength and the strength of the enemy is invincible in battle. As humans, we use our wisdom and brains. This is the biggest difference between us and monsters.


    ¡°Intermediate Science will be useful for your university studies, as it involves many aspects of life.


    ¡°Although Tamed Beast Psychology has the words ¡°tamed beast¡± in it, it is not only useful for understanding the psychology of tamed beasts but also that of monsters. When you meditate, you can strengthen your five senses. The purpose of this subject is to make you learn how to observe and become proficient at it.


    ¡°Tamed Beast Training is useful for evaluating your progress while training the tamed beast.


    ¡°This subject is very straightforward. It basically assesses the level of your tamed beast.


    ¡°It assesses the outcome of the training of the tamed beast over the years. Regardless of how much has been said, you are a Beast Tamer. Thus, taming beasts is the foundation of your strength. Therefore, this subject accounts for 200 points of the entire curriculum.


    ¡°As for Meditation Studies, needless to say, it¡¯s also very important. Therefore, it also accounts for 200 points.


    ¡°It is only when a Beast Tamer¡¯s mental strength is strong that they can keep up with the momentum of the tamed beast in battle. When the tamed beast becomes stronger, your enemies will also be stronger. In a fierce battle, one second can make a huge difference. There are numerous exchanges of moves per second. You may not even have the time to react! People with weak mental strength can¡¯t even see the enemy¡¯s attack and get killed instantly!


    ¡°If this happens, you will become a burden to the tamed beast! How can you call yourself a Beast Tamer then?


    ¡°Furthermore, you can only release the Beast Tamer skills after you attain powerful mental strength, which will enhance the cooperation between you and the tamed beast.


    ¡°Some Beast Tamers with exceptionally strong mental strength are able to defeat stronger beasts even though their tamed beast is weaker. This is because their mental strength is strong enough. When the enemy cannot hide their every move, the Beast Tamer will be able to anticipate their next step in advance.


    ¡°The last subject, Actual Combat Studies, accounts for 300 points and is the subject with the highest score. Needless to say, I can¡¯t emphasize enough the importance of this subject.


    ¡°The first few subjects are all about learning and theory, whereas actual combat is the only eventual goal of learning.


    ¡°It¡¯s all empty talk if one cannot fight an actual battle. Even now, the Obsidian Federation has not completely conquered the land of the planet beneath our feet. The Obsidian Federation needs to groom a real army. By the way, there have always been deaths during the college entrance examination every year¡­ It is considered reasonable so long as the number of deaths does not exceed 5% of the total number of the college entrance examination candidates.


    ¡°I don¡¯t wish to hear any bad news when the time comes¡­


    ¡°Ultimately, your family members will be the ones grieving.¡±


    There was still a long way to go before the college entrance examination, and a 5% probability was very small. Therefore, many people didn¡¯t really believe that they would be that unlucky.


    Nevertheless, the atmosphere in the classroom became very serious.


    It was true that there were deaths during the federal college entrance examination.


    When he saw that the students looked frightened, the corners of Fang Hai¡¯s mouth curled into a faint smile.


    He picked up the thermos, turned around in a leisurely manner, and then faced the blackboard.


    ¡­


    ¡°Get lost!¡± Standing on the rooftop with both hands behind his back, Dong Shentong stared at the other person on the top of a building about 30 meters away.


    ¡°Dong Shentong, are you someone else¡¯s dog? It has been many years. How long can you protect him for?¡± said a lanky woman with gray hair and a blindfold over her left eye sternly. She was standing on top of the opposite building.


    ¡°As long as I am alive, trash like you will have to stay away! You don¡¯t even deserve to be called trash. You¡¯re the kind of people who don¡¯t even dare fight monsters. Instead, you keep coveting younger people whose elders have left home temporarily. I really look down on people like you,¡± Dong Shentong said calmly.


    ¡°Ha ha ha ha¡­ Don¡¯t sound so lofty. Left home temporarily? Those people have long left this planet and returned to their place of origin. How many of them will come back? They have long forgotten about their seedlings,¡± the woman said in a low voice. There was a trace of delusion in her voice. ¡°In order not to feel that guilty, these people often leave some good things behind for their children to compensate them. I was only a gold Beast Tamer five years ago, and I have broken through to the platinum level now. Do you know why?


    ¡°Because I¡¯ve taken advantage of several fortuitous encounters, and these children are fortuitous encounters.


    ¡°You have also been stuck in the platinum level for a long time. Don¡¯t you want to advance to a higher level? It is not easy to break through from the platinum to the diamond level.


    ¡°His sister has already been admitted to the Revolving Starlight University. I don¡¯t dare go there, as I can¡¯t afford to offend the Revolving Starlight University. However, he hasn¡¯t gotten into the school yet.¡±


    ¡°Alright, shut up. Your mentality is distorted. That¡¯s why you view everything from a subjective, warped perspective. The transition between planets is time-consuming. It is normal to travel for a few or even dozens of years. If you rob others of their belongings now, aren¡¯t you afraid of being beaten to death by their parents when they return?¡± Dong Shentong said.


    ¡°Why should I be afraid? If I was afraid of this, then why should I be a Beast Tamer?¡± the woman said. ¡°I only want immediate benefits.¡±


    When she said this, a beam of lightning struck the woman¡¯s back and penetrated her body instantly.


    The woman¡¯s body flashed and twisted. Her chest was broken, but she transformed into a cloud of smoke before¡­ slowly disappearing on the spot.


    ¡°The only things that can allow a commoner to be admitted into the Revolving Starlight University¡­ are either a superb tamed beast, an extremely rare source material, or a huge amount of resources. Any of this is enough to make people go crazy. You won¡¯t be able to protect him, and I¡¯m not the only one who is targeting him. Do you think you can follow and protect him all the time? I don¡¯t believe you will disregard or abandon your family¡­¡±


    The faint voice of the woman was heard in the air.


    Dong Shentong frowned slightly. Mei Quanhe. That b*tch.


    Tamed beasts with illusion skills were very difficult to shake off.


    It was hard for one to decipher whether the person in front of them was a real entity or just a projection.


    Furthermore, she seemed to have improved again.


    As he turned his head in the direction of the No. 1 High School, Dong Shentong had a complex expression on his face. Bai Ye was safe at school. The No. 1 High School could protect the students better than him. Mei Quanhe wouldn¡¯t dare take action there. However, the journey back home would be¡­ troublesome.


    ¡®Old Brother Bai, Old Brother Bai¡­ You¡¯ve really given me a difficult task¡­¡¯

 Chapter 35

    After exiting the school, Bai Ye saw a black car parked on the roadside near the gate.


    When he walked past the car, its window was rolled down.


    ¡°Xiaoye.¡±


    Dong Shentong was sitting in the driver¡¯s seat of the car.


    ¡°Uncle Dong?¡± Bai Ye stopped walking.


    ¡°Get in the car and have a chat with me?¡± Dong Shentong said.


    Bai Ye pulled open the car door directly and got in the car.


    ¡°Your sister has gone to the Obsidian Central City. Do you want to come and live in my house?¡±


    Bai Ye shook his head.


    Although he had interacted with Uncle Dong when he was a child¡­ he¡¯d rarely kept in touch with Dong Shentong since his parents had left. He was not used to living in his house, and it would be awkward.


    Besides, Bai Ye could tell that, besides Dong Shentong, everyone else in the Dong Family had an ambiguous attitude toward him. He might not necessarily be welcome.


    This was understandable when he put himself in their shoes. Outsiders might think that he was trying to claim ties of kinship with someone of a higher social status like Dong Shentong.


    This was also the reason Bai Ye hadn¡¯t asked Dong Shengtong for help to go to the central city.


    Dong Shentong was not surprised by Bai Ye¡¯s decision. He seemed to have guessed it long ago.


    ¡°Your dad asked me to take care of you before he left. Ever since your sister went to college, someone has been targeting you. They suspect your family has left behind some good things for you,¡± Dong Shentong said slowly.


    There was a faint stir in Bai Ye¡¯s heart. The Blue Sky Sun-Chasing Eagle that had hatched from the egg¡­ This silly eagle was a Color-Grade pet. These people had guessed right. Color-Grade pets were indeed good stuff.


    Fortunately, his trump card was not the Blue Sky Sun-Chasing Eagle.


    Xiaowei and the crow were his greatest support now.


    Unfortunately, they had just been unsealed and needed more time to grow. The same applied to Xiaodiao.


    ¡°Even if you handed over those things to them now¡­ would other people believe you? They would only suspect that you may have hidden more treasures and turn your house upside down until they fully exploited you.


    ¡°It¡¯s very dangerous for you to live alone. I suggest that you live at school. Your school is very safe. Your principal is there, and those people won¡¯t dare go there,¡± Dong Shentong said.


    Live on campus?


    Bai Ye hadn¡¯t really thought about this before.


    Nevertheless, he had signed a contract with the school and would not be charged for accommodation if he were to live there.


    However¡­


    He felt somewhat annoyed.


    Because of these people, he couldn¡¯t even stay in his own house? On what grounds?


    Bai Ye truly comprehended the law of the jungle.


    He was weak. Therefore, he could not even stay in his own house.


    Furthermore, others were eyeing him as covetously, boldly, and fearlessly as jackals.


    He was not strong enough yet. He would remember this for the time being, and when he became strong enough, he would definitely settle the score with them one by one.


    If he were to live on campus, it would be in a multi-person dormitory.


    It would be inconvenient for him to summon Xiaowei and the Lord of Eternal Nightmare.


    Having more people around would mean more chances of being seen.


    He would no longer be able to enter Xiaowei¡¯s Super Dimension Space at will.


    It would be really troublesome¡­


    ¡°I haven¡¯t packed my belongings yet,¡± Bai Ye said in a sullen voice.


    ¡°I will accompany you home,¡± Dong Shentong said.


    Bai Ye was expressionless. Meanwhile, he was deep in thought.


    Is Dong Shentong sincerely trying to help me? Or does he want to pry into my personal belongings while I am packing up?


    Is he a friend or a foe?


    However, he didn¡¯t need to worry too much now, as all his valuables were stored in the Super Dimension Space.


    He was going home mainly to pack up his daily necessities and some old photos.


    This was a precaution, in case the thieves who entered the house stole them.


    ¡­


    In the quiet house, the window opened silently.


    A gray tail broke open the window. A caustic liquid corroded it, creating a hole in the metal window frame, penetrating the place through the hole, and opening the door and windows.


    On the exterior wall outside the window, a chameleon in a similar color to the wall was clinging onto the wall.


    The paws on its four limbs had sucker-like holes that enabled it to cling onto the wall.


    Creak.


    The window of the unit downstairs opened. A man with a crew-cut hairstyle stood by the window and lit a cigarette.


    On the top part of the window, the four limbs of the chameleon clung on harder, not moving in the slightest for fear of exposing itself. Its color had also become identical to the color of the wall.


    Some time later, the man with the crew-cut hairstyle finally finished smoking his cigarette. He closed the window and returned to the inside of the house.


    This wall was connected to the building next door, but it was very quiet and deserted normally.


    The chameleon entered the house cautiously.


    It then quickly walked to the door and unlocked it.


    Outside the door, a man wearing a baseball cap lowered his head and walked into the place quickly.


    On his shoulder was a tamed beast that resembled a mouse.


    He was wearing shoe covers and gloves, as well as a raincoat.


    He first walked into the living room, and then opened and searched the drawers one by one.


    ¡°Hurry up and search the house. Find all the valuable things in this house for me,¡± the man told the tamed beast on his shoulder.


    The golden mouse wandered around the room and finally stood in front of the bronze statue in the corner of the living room. It squatted down and raised its head, staring at the bronze statue intently.


    ¡°Is this the one?¡± The man walked up to the bronze statue and stared at the statue in front of him suspiciously.


    He reached out and touched it.


    It was as hard as iron.


    ¡°Is it the carrying pole on the shoulder?¡± The man looked at the bronze statue clad in a hat and a straw rain cape, which had a carrying pole on its shoulder. He hesitated for a moment and then tried to extract something from the carrying pole.


    However, he failed to do so after several attempts.


    ¡°Perhaps it¡¯s in the body of the bronze statue?¡± The man was deep in thought.


    ¡®But how can I open it? Is there a secret mechanism?¡¯


    Such mechanisms were typically found in inconspicuous places.


    As he pondered this, he walked to the back of the bronze statue and squatted down. He then attempted to poke it¡­


    ¡ª¡ª¡ª


    Bai Ye unlocked the door and glanced down at the crack between the door and the frame.


    The hair caught in the crack of the door disappeared.


    ¡°Someone was here,¡± Bai Ye said.


    His body stiffened, and he stood behind Dong Shentong. His expression and movements betrayed nothing.


    He communicated with Xiaowei through the soul contract at the same time.


    ¡°Xiaowei, if there is any danger shortly, pull me into the Super Dimension Space immediately.¡±


    ¡°No problem!¡± Xiaowei vowed.


    Dong Shentong turned around and glanced at Bai Ye, who was behind him. He smiled. He was not bothered by such trivial matters.


    He thus strode into the room.


    ¡°I smell blood.¡± Beside Dong Shentong¡¯s ear, a purple, fluffy ball had been sticking to his collar for an unknown period of time.


    Bai Ye also saw the purple ball the size of a tennis ball on Dong Shentong¡¯s collar.


    The fluff seemed to be full of static electricity on the surface. After floating quietly in the air, it exploded completely.


    His eyes hurt a little after watching it for some time.


    It was not physical but mental pain.


    This was because Bai Ye¡¯s mental strength was strong, and his five senses were sharp.


    The living room was very clean.


    ¡°Search it,¡± Dong Shentong said.


    The purple, fluffy ball was floating in the air again.


    Wisps of thin, hair-like electric arcs at the ends of the fluff filled the place.


    After a while, the static electricity was retracted, but there were no gains.


    ¡°There is no trace of anyone. Either you made a mistake or it has been cleaned up,¡± Dong Shentong said in a soft voice.


    Perhaps there were other ways of escaping?


    Dong Shentong had a complicated expression on his face.


    ¡°Perhaps it¡¯s not dangerous for you to come home, but it¡¯s hard to say. There may be a limit on the number of ways one can escape. That¡¯s right. If your parents dared to keep you here, they must definitely have made other backup plans.¡±


    ¡°Uncle Dong, generally speaking, how powerful are these people?¡± Bai Ye asked.


    ¡°I know of a person who has reached the platinum level. The others should be at least at the gold level. They are basically around the silver, gold, and platinum levels. They are unlikely to be at the diamond level. At the diamond level, they may not value what you have in your possession.¡±


    Platinum¡­


    Bai Ye addressed the Lord of Eternal Nightmare inwardly. ¡°I remember you telling me that your Nightmare Space can be projected into the real world. If the projection covers reality, can platinum-level enemies see through it?¡±


    ¡°Are you doubting me? Do you know who I am? Go outside and ask around. Although my strength has not been restored yet, how can ordinary ants see through my dreams? At present, no one can see through my dreams unless they are above the diamond level,¡± the Lord of the Eternal Nightmare sneered coldly.


    ¡°I hope you¡¯re not lying to me. You have signed a soul contract with me. You will not gain anything if I die. Furthermore, you left that hellish place because of me. Perhaps you¡¯ll return to it if I die, and I don¡¯t know how long you¡¯ll have to wait to come out again.¡± Bai Ye warned it.


    Unlike Xiaowei, the Lord of Eternal Nightmare seemed to know many things, and it was also not easy to read its mind.


    Bai Ye knew that the Lord of Eternal Nightmare had a mind of its own, and it was still a little difficult for him to subdue it at the moment. However, they were bound by the soul contract and would share the same fate, be it weal or woe.


    Upon hearing Bai Ye¡¯s words, the Lord of Eternal Nightmare was also a little worried. It really didn¡¯t want to return to that place.


    ¡°I¡¯ve said I will try my best. So long as there are no special insight skills, even diamond-level beings may not be able to see through my dreams at this stage,¡± said the Lord of Eternal Nightmare.


    ¡°???¡±


    ¡°That wasn¡¯t what you said earlier!¡± Bai Ye was speechless. ¡°What you said just now was that no one will be able to see through your dreams unless they are above the diamond level.¡±


    The Lord of Eternal Nightmare was annoyed. ¡°I¡¯m talking about the present. After I break through a few more levels in two days, what I said earlier will be true. It makes no difference.¡±


    Can¡¯t you let me front a little?


    Why do you have to expose me?


    Bai Ye told Dong Shentong, ¡°Uncle Dong, I will continue to live at home.¡±


    ¡°Okay¡­ This is my phone number. Call me immediately if anything happens.¡± Dong Shentong left after finishing his words.


    After Dong Shentong left, Bai Ye told the Lord of Eternal Nightmare, ¡°Hurry up, shroud the entire building with your Nightmare Space.¡±


    Dong Shentong had been present earlier. Even if someone was hiding in the dark, he would not have dared come out. Now that Dong Shentong had left, Bai Ye felt a little insecure due to his earlier words.


    A red light flashed in the eyes of the Lord of Eternal Nightmare.


    A moment later, a gray world descended from another latitude, overlapping with the building where Bai Ye lived.


    ¡°Eh?¡±


    In the dark, a soft voice seemed to be speaking.


    The Lord of Eternal Nightmare noticed something and suddenly looked back at the corner of the living room.


    In the corner of the living room, the bronze statue was staring straight ahead, seemingly smiling.


    The Lord of Eternal Nightmare blinked and took another glance.


    The bronze statue in the corner was clearly a kind-looking old ape.


    In a daze, Bai Ye was isolated outside.


    A land of peach blossoms was spreading beneath the feet of the old ape toward the feet of the Lord of Eternal Nightmare.


    The old ape stepped out and appeared in front of the Lord of Eternal Nightmare the next moment.


    ¡°Shh¡­¡± The old ape placed his furry finger on the mouth of the Lord of Eternal Nightmare.


    He smiled and said, ¡°I didn¡¯t expect you to have a domain as well, friend. I don¡¯t know how far you¡¯ve gotten in the past, but since you¡¯ve signed a soul contract with Young Master, you are one of us. Please keep my affairs a secret.¡±


    ¡°Why should I keep them a secret for you?!¡± The Lord of Eternal Nightmare let out a strange laugh.


    This bronze statue had been in its master¡¯s house for a long time. Since it had not struck for a long time, it should be one of their own.


    ¡°This is difficult.¡± The old ape scratched his head. ¡°I¡¯m a scholar. You are Young Master¡¯s tamed beast, so I can¡¯t beat you to death.¡±


    The Lord of Eternal Nightmare laughed strangely. It liked the kind of helpless expression one had when one wanted to kill but was unable to do so.


    ¡°Then I will throw you into the latrine pit for a bath, take a photo, and send it to all the regions for free. But if you¡¯re really that shameless, I will have to admit defeat.¡± The old ape closed his eyes.


    ¡°¡­¡±


    Who is the shameless one?!


    The Lord of Eternal Nightmare was speechless. It didn¡¯t want its ugly photos to be discovered by its past enemies, even if there was a very slim chance of it happening.


    ¡°Humph! I will reluctantly agree since you are begging me. So long as Master doesn¡¯t ask about you, I won¡¯t say anything,¡± said the Lord of Eternal Nightmare.


    The old ape put its hands together and made a gesture.


    The land of peach blossoms disappeared from the Nightmare Space.


    ¡°Young Master?¡± The Lord of Eternal Nightmare turned around and glanced at Bai Ye. It seemed that the identity of its Beast Tamer was not that simple.


    This was just nice. In the past, it had been defeated because it had fought a group single-handedly.


    In this life, it had to avoid repeating the same mistake.

 Chapter 36

    The stairway, the corridor, the walls.


    Everything was silent.


    No one had noticed anything.


    Layers of paint on the old walls fell off.


    Meanwhile, gray mist seeped into the walls.


    The entire building transformed quietly as if it was a living creature.


    The windows on the exterior walls were its pitch-black eyes.


    No one living in this building noticed anything unusual.


    ¡­


    ¡°Have you finished shrouding the place?¡± Bai Ye took a bottle of juice out of the refrigerator, sat on the sofa, and switched on the television.


    ¡°You can rest assured when I carry out my tasks,¡± said the Lord of Eternal Nightmare.


    ¡°Okay.¡± Bai Ye acknowledged its answer.


    The school had just reopened, so Bai Ye did not have any homework. Therefore, he could watch television and relax for a while.


    The first channel on the television was screening an adventure survival show.


    This kind of show was very popular on all major television stations.


    It was about the exploration of unknown wilderness and discovering new species of monsters, new plants, and new source materials.


    This type of show had been popular for decades, and its popularity never waned.


    Some scandals had also been exposed. While pretending to be exploring unknown wilderness, some television stations had been exploring safe areas that had already been explored and discovered.


    Everything in the show had been planned in advance.


    This kind of show had been very popular in the early days, but after these deeds had been exposed, the public had boycotted it unanimously. This had become a major scandal of the year.


    The view counts of the television station had plummeted as a result.


    Since then, exploration shows had been particular about portraying reality, and there had been cases of explorers losing their lives.


    ¡°We have to be careful,¡± the male explorer on the television show whispered back to the camera. ¡°A wild cow is in front of us. This cow is more than three meters long and has a yellowish skin tone. If it was a domestic animal, its skin tone would have been smoother and brighter. Judging from its body size, this wild yellow cow should be between the silver three-star and silver five-star level. Its hearing is not very good, but it is very sensitive to vibrations, so we have to fly over carefully.¡±


    The camera shifted and the image changed from the cameraman¡¯s shot to a first-person shot from the hat of the male explorer.


    The male explorer flew over cautiously, holding a spear.


    Was he planning to attack it personally?


    Bai Ye at first thought that the male explorer would summon his tamed beast, but he was almost 30 meters away from the wild cow and there were still no signs of such a summons.


    Considering the distance, this was a danger zone.


    The male explorer had an insect-like tamed beast on his back. The tamed beast¡¯s paws were grabbing the hook on the back of his clothes. The insect was flying in the sky, carrying him along.


    ¡°Chen Gou is going to do it himself again. He wants to show off his parasitic tamed beast again. Parasitic sects are all heretics.¡±


    ¡°I always feel that Chen Gou is advertising the parasitic sect.¡±


    ¡°Forget it, the parasitic sect has no future, and no one teaches this in school. It is just a small sect. A Beast Tamer should command their tamed beast to fight. If they are not careful and get beaten to death, the tamed beast won¡¯t be able to protect them.¡±


    Several live comments flew across the bottom of the television screen.


    Television shows had a bullet screen feature, and text messages could be edited and sent via a cell phone so long as they passed the review and did not flout the rules. However, each word cost 1,000 stars, and a longer sentence would cost tens of thousands of stars.


    Upon looking at the bullet screen, Bai Ye finally understood.


    However, he seemed to have seen the parasitic sect somewhere before¡­


    Bai Ye took a sip of fruit juice.


    He picked up his cell phone and searched for ¡°parasitic sect¡± online.


    Soon, he found the content he wanted.


    However, the content was sparse, and at the top of the webpage was a promotional website.


    It was the official website of the parasitic sect, Wanmu Church.


    The network connection on his cell phone went through the local main server of the Obsidian Planet.


    The content inside was basically local information on the Obsidian Planet. Although many people were aware of the existence of other planets, for the majority of people, other planets merely existed in words.


    There were also very few videos.


    The Obsidian Planet was in the territory of the human race. Humans also lived on the habitable planets nearby. Therefore, although many people were curious about the other planets, they did not feel that much yearning to know about them.


    For example, people living in a town would be curious about their neighboring towns. However, everyone was living in a town, and there were no major differences between their living environments.


    Boom! As Bai Ye had been checking the information, the male explorer on the show had already thrown the wooden spear in his hand.


    The wild cow not far away had been killed with a single blow. Its head had been pierced by a wooden branch.


    This wooden branch extended all the way to the bottom of the screen.


    The image changed, and the cameraman behind the man chased him.


    It was only then that Bai Ye saw the entire scene.


    The man was floating in the void in midair.


    As he was stretching his right arm forward, a vine was entwined around his wrist and arm, extending all the way into his clothes.


    The other end of the vine extended into the head of the wild cow.


    From the looks of it, the male explorer had used his ability and killed this wild cow himself.


    ¡°Aren¡¯t I handsome!¡± The male explorer turned his head and grinned at the camera.


    ¡°We, the parasitic sect of Wanmu Church, are recruiting students. Anyone who is interested can come and register. On the Obsidian Planet, although we are¡­¡± His subsequent words had been censored.


    A paragraph in the middle of his speech turned into a beeping sound.


    Bai Ye looked down at his cell phone and clicked on the official website.


    The first thing to appear was a video that occupied half the webpage.


    He clicked on the video.


    ¡°The parasitic sect belongs to a major sect in the universe, and Wanmu Church is one of its major churches. Vines have the innate ability to parasitize, and it is easy for them to parasitize humans,¡± a man in white clothing that stood in a clearing said loudly in front of the camera.


    He raised his arm as he spoke.


    Suddenly, countless golden vines sprang from the wide openings of his sleeves. Tearing the void like a long whip, they transformed into golden lightning and shrouded the small hill ahead.


    Boom, boom, boom!


    The earth and the rocks on the hill started flying everywhere.


    Smoke and dust filled the place.


    By the time the smoke was cleared away, the hill had already turned into a mess full of rubble.


    ¡°Although the beast-commanding sect¡­¡± The man in white frowned and looked in a certain direction before he continued to look at the camera. ¡°Although the beast-commanding sect is the major sect of the universe, they¡¯re not as handsome as the parasitic sect. Strength is temporary, and looks last a lifetime.¡±


    Bai Ye touched his chin. He had a feeling that the man in white sounded forced as he uttered the last few sentences of his speech.


    However, the parasitic sect could satisfy some people who would get a kick out of fighting independently.


    Logically speaking, the parasitic sect should not be that obscured. If this sect were to spread widely, many people would be learning its teachings.


    Was it because the mainstream sect of the Obsidian Planet was the beast-commanding sect?


    Bai Ye could only guess.


    Foreign sects were suppressed and could only expand under certain restrictions.


    Could there be other sects as well?


    Bai Ye speculated.


    The television show continued to be broadcast, and Bai Ye lost interest after watching it for a while.


    Maneuvering a piece of wood while flying around was not elegant at all.


    ¡°Silly bird, have you finished shrouding the Nightmare Space?¡± Bai Ye turned around and addressed the Lord of Eternal Nightmare.


    The Lord of Eternal Nightmare ignored him.


    ¡°Bald one, I¡¯m talking to you!¡± Bai Ye continued to call out.


    The Lord of Eternal Nightmare turned around, looking dumbfounded. Wasn¡¯t ¡®silly bird¡¯ the nickname of that stupid eagle? It said furiously, ¡°Don¡¯t call me bald one! Call me Lord of Eternal Nightmare!¡±


    In the past, this would have been fine.


    However, now that it had learned that there was an old ape in the house who had reached the domain level, the Lord of Eternal Nightmare felt that it could not lose to that braggart.


    ¡®He keeps calling me the bald one. Where is my dignity?¡¯


    After pausing for a moment, the Lord of Eternal Nightmare said, ¡°I finished shrouding the place long ago. Beast Tamer, there¡¯s something that you should know. I found a strange platinum-level tamed beast in this building.¡±


    Bai Ye was startled.


    A platinum-level tamed beast?


    This kind of beast was considered a bigshot in the base city.


    Would it live in such an old, shabby neighborhood?


    ¡°What does it look like? Let me take a look.¡±


    The void in front of Bai Ye became distorted, and a cloud of smoke condensed and formed.


    In a bathroom, a gray-haired old woman wearing a blindfold over one eye was sitting on the toilet bowl sinisterly¡­


    ¡°Stop it, stop it.¡±


    Bai Ye quickly turned around. This was hurting his eyes.


    ¡®This ability of yours is indecent.¡¯


    ¡°Will she leave the city if you make the illusion stronger?¡± Bai Ye asked.


    ¡°I still need a bit more time, but tonight should be fine,¡± said the Lord of Eternal Nightmare.


    It had only reached the bronze ten-star level so far. If it could break through to the silver one-star level, it was confident it would strengthen the coverage of the illusion 10 times.


    ¡°That is fine. Break through as soon as possible today and lure her out at night,¡± Bai Ye said.


    The Lord of Eternal Nightmare understood.


    They had to sleep early today.

 Chapter 37

    ¡°This woman¡¯s tamed beast is very interesting. It also uses the Illusion Skill,¡± the Lord of Eternal Nightmare said with interest.


    Illusion Skill?


    ¡°Is it also a dream-type tamed beast?¡±


    ¡°No, I didn¡¯t sense the aura of a dream. Dream-type tamed beasts are not the only ones that use illusions,¡± said the Lord of Eternal Nightmare.


    The sky was getting darker and darker.


    The Lord of Eternal Nightmare left through the window silently.


    Sleepiness spread quietly.


    One by one, every family entered the dream world. Lights were turned off successively.


    It was just after nine o¡¯clock but, one after another, everyone was going to bed.


    This was abnormal.


    Except for the small street light on the ground floor of all the houses in the neighborhood, all the lights in the windows of the buildings were switched off. The neighborhood was completely dark. This was the kind of silence that would usually occur after two o¡¯clock at night.


    It created a stark contrast to the brightly-lit surroundings of the neighborhoods nearby. It was as if this place was in a different time zone.


    The neighborhood seemed too quiet.


    Mei Quanhe felt somewhat uneasy. She was standing behind the curtain and looking outside the window.


    She did not switch on the lights.


    The lights would expose her presence.


    ¡°Perhaps I¡¯m overthinking.¡± Mei Quanhe frowned. She had a feeling that something was amiss but could not tell what it was.


    She looked behind. Sitting on the sofa was a tamed beast that resembled a weasel.


    The entire belly of this tamed beast was made of swim rings stacked on top of each other. It had two long, slender ears, and the tips of its ears were fluffy. The hair around its eyes was dark, and its stubby tail looked like a dandelion.


    It was sitting on the sofa, holding and gulping a can of soda.


    ¡°Stop drinking. Look around for anything unusual,¡± Mei Quanhe said.


    The tamed beast stood up and tiptoed, pretending to circle its surroundings several times.


    It raised its head and sniffed with the tip of its jet-black nose.


    In the end, it shook its head. It looked very innocent and adorable.


    ¡°I¡¯m asking you to use your ability, not smell with your nose,¡± Mei Quanhe said sternly.


    The tamed beast glanced at Mei Quanhe, took a sip of the soda, and then hiccuped.


    It spat out a cloud of white mist.


    The mist condensed into some tiny humans.


    These tiny humans bore a 70% to 80% resemblance to Mei Quanhe.


    One by one, they tiptoed and scurried out of the gaps between the windows, ran in the corridors, and climbed on the walls.


    They were searching all around.


    When they returned inside the house, they turned into a cloud of white mist that was swallowed back by the tamed beast.


    The tamed beast shook its head at Mei Quanhe with a serious expression.


    Mei Quanhe heaved a sigh of relief when she saw that no enemy had been discovered during the search.


    Although the Pointy-Eared Weasel was a little unreliable normally, it still had certain abilities. Earlier, it had used the Fog Man Hunting Skill¡ªa bloodline skill of its clan that could transform the energy in its body to condense fog men. The fog men could then be used to search, explore, or observe.


    ¡°It turned out to be a Pointy-Eared Weasel.¡± At home, Bai Ye was looking at the projection condensed by the Lord of Eternal Nightmare. He could see this very clearly.


    The Pointy-Eared Weasel¡¯s combat ability was not very strong amongst tamed beasts of its level.


    However, it had some special skills and it was a good aide.


    The Pointy-Eared Weasel was also found in the Obsidian Planet Monster Index.


    This guy¡¯s natal skill was quite amazing, so Bai Ye remembered it very clearly.


    All monsters possessed the natal skills of their clan, but not all of them could awaken their natal skills.


    Only one in 1,000 monsters per clan would be born with an awakened natal skill. Of course, monsters also had other ways to acquire or awaken skills.


    The Pointy-Eared Weasel¡¯s natal skill was Solicitation.


    It would solicit a definitive word from its target, and according to the word, it would either make itself stronger or weaken its enemy.


    Of course, someone had carried out specific experiments on this.


    The final conclusion of the experiments was that¡­ the nature of the Pointy-Eared Weasel¡¯s Solicitation Skill was based on a special ritual called the channeling of destiny. There were two outcomes to this. One of them was stealing the enemy¡¯s destiny and increasing its own power temporarily, and the other was converting its enemy¡¯s destiny into bad luck.


    Both of these outcomes were temporary and could last for a certain period of time. However, they did not have a permanent effect.


    This was because the ritual involved a mysterious thing like destiny.


    Therefore, most people shunned Pointy-Eared Weasels, and countless Pointy-Eared Weasels living in the wilderness had been beaten to death.


    It was also rare to see a domesticated platinum-level Pointy-Eared Weasel in a house.


    The Lord of Eternal Nightmare was hiding in an inconspicuous place and absorbing dreams secretly.


    Because there had been too many individual dreams to absorb recently, it had invented a new way to do so: the series connection method!


    It would shroud all the individual dreams with the Nightmare Space. Then, it would use the power of the Nightmare Space to form a thread before stringing these dreams on the thread like a stick of Tanghulu[1].


    It had a mouthful.


    The Lord of Eternal Nightmare closed its eyes.


    This was a delectable and familiar taste.


    It was still in the mood to comment on the taste of the dreams and had the time to do so.


    ¡°This nightmare is a bit dull and tastes very bland. I will add some spice to this person¡¯s dream next time.


    ¡°This dream is a bit bitter. She dreamed of her deceased husband.


    ¡°This wet dream is a little fragrant.¡±


    An hour passed.


    The Lord of Eternal Nightmare¡¯s aura finally crossed the bottleneck.


    Silver one-star level.


    It only took less than 10 minutes for the aura to solidify.


    The area shrouded by the Nightmare Space was also expanding rapidly in the meantime.


    At its peak, the Nightmare Space covered the entire sky.


    In comparison to the other domains, one of the advantages of the Nightmare Space was its size!


    ¡°I¡¯ve broken through.¡± The Lord of Eternal Nightmare landed on Bai Ye¡¯s shoulders. It lowered its head and pecked at its own feathers.


    Bai Ye was leaning against the sofa and resting his hands leisurely on either side.


    Propping his legs up, he picked up the bottle of juice on the coffee table, bit the straw, and sucked on it.


    ¡°Lure her out of the city. There are too many people in the city, and we can¡¯t create a commotion,¡± Bai Ye said.


    ¡°You can count on me.¡± The Lord of Eternal Nightmare transformed into a burst of black feathers.


    The feathers landed on Bai Ye¡¯s shoulders, the sofa, and the ground like melting ice and snow.


    *


    There was a faint sound of footsteps in the corridor.


    Mei Quanhe stood up and looked outside the door.


    Through the window on the first floor, she saw a familiar figure heading quickly out of the neighborhood.


    ¡°He went out?!¡± Mei Quanhe¡¯s eyes flickered.


    Opening the window, she rode on the back of the Pointy-Eared Weasel, her shriveled hands grasping its thick hair.


    ¡°Chase him!¡± Mei Quanhe suppressed her voice.


    She was a little agitated, so her voice sounded distorted.


    ¡°Fool, don¡¯t let your footsteps make a sound.¡±


    The Pointy-Eared Weasel¡¯s chubby body had an agility beyond that of ordinary people. Its stubby feet stepped on the ground and absorbed the sound.


    It was night.


    Bai Ye, who was ahead, was cautious. He looked behind from time to time. He even took off his coat along the way and changed his route.


    However, none of this escaped Mei Quanhe¡¯s eyes.


    She followed him all the way out of the city.


    Bai Ye stopped in front of an abandoned house in the suburbs.


    There were many abandoned houses in the suburbs.


    When she saw Bai Ye enter the house, Mei Quanhe¡¯s face was filled with uncontrollable excitement.


    Could the good stuff be hidden in this house?


    Mei Quanhe¡¯s eyes shone.


    After surveying the surroundings to confirm that she was not being tailed, Mei Quanhe patted the Pointy-Eared Weasel on the head.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go in.¡±


    As soon as she stepped into the courtyard, a sharp yell came from the second floor. ¡°Who is it?!¡±


    Mei Quanhe was stunned.


    She raised her head and saw Bai Ye standing behind the broken window on the second floor, staring at her with half his head exposed.


    ¡®You are very careful. Too bad you encountered me.¡¯


    ¡°Your name is Bai Ye, right? That¡¯s a very nice name. If I have a son in the future, I have decided to call him Mei Baiye because you¡¯ve brought me good luck,¡± Mei Quanhe said.


    In the city, Bai Ye was sitting inside the house, staring at a projected illusion in front of him created by the Lord of Eternal Nightmare.


    The projection on the table was 10 times smaller than reality.


    While she had left the house and tailed him out of the city and to the villa, Mei Quanhe¡¯s every move had been clearly monitored.


    ¡°This old witch.¡± Bai Ye was speechless.


    ¡°Make your illusion repeat my words. I want to talk to her from a distance,¡± Bai Ye told the Lord of Eternal Nightmare.


    He had to secretly admit he was getting a kick out of this.


    Right from the beginning, this old witch had been engaged in a battle of wits and courage with his apparition.


    ¡°You get to have a taste of my happiness now.¡± The Lord of Eternal Nightmare gave him an evil grin.


    Bai Ye seemed to have discovered a new toy. ¡°This is interesting.¡±


    *


    On the second floor, Bai Ye said lightly, ¡°You won¡¯t have a son, because today is not your lucky day. It is your death day.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re a sharp-tongued little guy.¡± Mei Quanhe smiled indifferently. ¡°Weasel, use Solicitation.¡±


    ¡°Count on me.¡± The Pointy-Eared Weasel stood up like an old man.


    It placed both its palms together, bent its waist, and bowed.


    ¡°Bestower, look at me. Do I resemble a human?¡±


    Bai Ye laughed loudly. ¡°You look like an idiot.¡±


    The Pointy-Eared Weasel¡¯s face turned pale.


    Its body changed shape uncontrollably. Its neck became longer, and its body transformed from the shape of a ball to that of a chopstick.


    Correspondingly¡­


    A beam of an imperceptible curse flew across its body, aiming for the originator of these words.


    The light-black curse headed inside the city.


    The Pointy-Eared Weasel suddenly turned back and looked in the direction of the city.


    ¡®Why is the curse flying toward the city? Isn¡¯t the person who spoke right in front of it?¡¯


    Could that mean¡ª


    It shrieked, ¡°Oh no, Master!¡±


    ¡°We seem to have been exposed. There¡¯s something in the curse of this clan. It has something to do with destiny indeed,¡± said the Lord of Eternal Nightmare.


    ¡°Xiaowei.¡±


    On a cabinet faraway, the mirror emerged.


    Its back was facing Bai Ye, but it looked inexplicably lonely even from the back.


    ¡°Come here quickly. What are you doing?¡±


    Xiaowei turned sideways by 45 degrees.


    ¡®Are you still shameless enough to look for me? During this period of time, you have almost become like this smelly crow.


    ¡®I know I¡¯m just a mirror you use as a tool. You only look for me when you need me.¡¯


    Seeing that Bai Ye was really getting cross, it then drifted over to him reluctantly.


    ¡°Humph, just once. I¡¯ll forgive you reluctantly by taking into account your sincere attitude.¡± The Super Dimension Mirror floated over to him slowly, its gaze lingering between Bai Ye and the Lord of Eternal Nightmare.


    ¡°Head to the east part of the city.¡± Bai Ye gave Xiaowei directions.


    After Xiaowei locked on the area, the mirror spun and colorful lights glowed.


    Bai Ye clenched his fist and punched through the mirror¡¯s surface.


    The sound of wind and thunder shook the sky.


    A crack was then opened in the sky out of the blue.


    A giant iron fist landed from the sky and smashed hard on the ground!


    Boom!!!


    The soil gave way.


    The hard soil looked like cracked biscuits that crumbled and broke layer by layer.


    The Pointy-Eared Weasel and Mei Quanhe were both within the range of attack and could not escape in time.


    The giant fist rose.


    What remained on the ground was a five-meter deep hole the size of a football field.


    There was a small hole in the pit.


    A pool of blood was lying beside the hole.


    The five claw-like fingers were grabbing again!


    Large tracts of mud were created, and mud poured down from the gap between the fingers like a waterfall.


    The fur of the Pointy-Eared Weasel was stained with blood. It was holding Mei Quanhe, who had her eyes closed, in its arms.


    It looked up at the sky as if it wanted to say something.


    However, the heavy punch that landed again did not give it a chance to do so.


    Boom!!!!


    One punch, two punches, three punches, four punches.


    ¡°Are they dead already?¡± Bai Ye asked the Lord of Eternal Nightmare.


    The Lord of Eternal Nightmare had a strange look on its face. ¡°They are still breathing a little.¡±


    They were still alive?


    They truly deserved a beating.


    Perhaps his strength was too dispersed and had not done enough damage to the individuals.


    Bai Ye speculated.


    The five fingers dug in the ground and the Pointy-Eared Weasel was dug out very quickly.


    Although the Pointy-Eared Weasel could dig holes, it was not a soil-based tamed beast after all.


    ¡°Don¡¯t kill me. I¡¯m a member of the Mei Family. I won¡¯t come here again. If I die¡­¡± Mei Quanhe, who was in the Pointy-Eared Weasel¡¯s arms, pleaded.


    While lying on the ground, Mei Quanhe saw the giant hand retreating into the crack and heaved a sigh of relief.


    A moment later, her eyes widened.


    A giant claw stretched out of the crack at lightning speed and landed from the sky!


    A deep hole was left in the ground.


    ¡°Ha ha ha.¡± The silly eagle struggled to flap its wings. Bai Ye was holding its paw and pulling it back through the mirror.


    ¡°They should be dead by now, right?¡± Bai Ye asked the Lord of Eternal Nightmare.


    The Lord of Eternal Nightmare nodded silently¡­


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 Chapter 38

    By cooperating with Xiaowei and the Lord of Eternal Nightmare, he had actually killed a platinum-level tamed beast.


    The three of them were very impressive when they joined forces.


    Bai Ye, who was overwhelmed by emotions, looked down at his fists.


    Had anyone seen fists of this size?


    He could smash through one¡¯s crown.


    It felt good to land solid punches on the opponent.


    The parasitic sect was no match for him.


    Real men delivered solid punches.


    This was his true power.


    Indeed, this power felt right.


    Although individual damage might be insufficient, group damage was certainly more than enough.


    This was especially so when it came to average opponents.


    The world had gone quiet with one punch.


    Unfortunately, he had bruised his knuckles.


    The soil and stones had not scratched his skin. Instead, he had been scratched by the broken bones of the weasel.


    There were still some risks involved in fighting with a platinum-level opponent. This time, his opponent, the weasel, was not very good at fighting head-on.


    It was more suitable for auxiliary roles and cursing roles.


    Its abilities were mainly focused on casting illusions and curses. Unfortunately, it had been kept in check by the Lord of Eternal Nightmare.


    The Lord of Eternal Nightmare was an expert at playing with illusions.


    Illusions could work wonders, but they could also be useless.


    If the illusions were very powerful, people might even doubt themselves and what they perceived.


    This was because one could not tell whether what one saw was true or fake. One could not differentiate between an enemy and a friend.


    One might even mistake friends for enemies and vice versa.


    One¡¯s senses were altered, and the universe was reversed.


    However, once the illusion was detected, it would be useless.


    Although it seemed as if Xiaowei had been the main attacker, in fact, the Lord of Eternal Nightmare¡¯s ability had helped them win the fight.


    Even though the weasel¡¯s level was currently higher than that of the Lord of Eternal Nightmare, and hence the Nightmare Space could not completely affect it for the time being, it was due to the Lord of Eternal Nightmare¡¯s ability that they had managed to lure the weasel out of the city and kill it by surprising it.


    If the enemy was skilled in launching physical attacks or had mastered other output elemental skills¡­ it might not be that easy to defeat them.


    At this stage, a platinum-level tamed beast could harm the physical body that had been strengthened by the Super Dimension Mirror.


    If his fingers were severed, they would really be gone.


    It was a pity non-living objects could not be strengthened by the Super Dimension Mirror.


    Otherwise, he could have put on a few more protective layers to protect his arms.


    By the way, he had yet to touch the carcasses after defeating the enemy.


    Bai Ye thought that it was a pity.


    He could not go there right now. The big commotion that had just occurred must have alerted the people nearby. It was too late to go out of the city by himself now.


    *


    ¡°She¡¯s dead!?¡± Dong Shentong stood by the pit, looking down at the badly-mangled flesh in the pit, half of his face shrouded in the shadow of the night.


    Someone who had been alive in the afternoon was gone now.


    Others might not know Mei Quanhe. However, he had fought several times against her and was familiar with her aura.


    The onlookers turned pale.


    Although they were accustomed to dealing with death, it was rare for someone to die such a tragic death.


    ¡°It must have been a tamed beast and a Beast Tamer,¡± someone said in a deep voice.


    ¡°There was not much resistance. The other party simply tortured them to death.¡±


    ¡°Although the fur of the tamed beast has been soiled by mud, you can faintly see its yellow color, and the bones are gleaming like jade. It was at the very least at the gold level, so it was considered an expert.¡±


    The audience speculated about the identity of the dead.


    In the distance, a man came galloping on a black fox.


    The black fox had red flames on its feet and had three tails, so it was exuding an extraordinary aura.


    ¡°A platinum-level beast!¡± the man, who jumped from the back of the black fox, said with certainty when he looked at the corpse in the pit.


    He seemed to be very certain.


    This caused yet another commotion among the onlookers.


    This person was none other than Wang Qing, the police chief of the security department of the 36th Base City in the south.


    He was very experienced and had cracked countless cases.


    People who were at the platinum level were generally widely known by others. This was especially so in places like the 36th Base City in the south, where every platinum-level expert was well-known.


    ¡°Chief Wang, have you discovered anything else?¡± the onlookers asked.


    Wang Qing did not reply. Instead, he stared down at the corpse.


    He looked down at his partner next to him.


    The black fox shook its head. It had found no traps nearby.


    After putting on shoe covers and gloves, Wang Qing jumped into the pit, squatted down, and looked around in the badly-mangled flesh.


    Soon, a crystal-clear green piece of jade was found. There were cracks on its surface.


    However, one could still see the pattern on the front side of the jade.


    A plum blossom had been carved on it.


    ¡°Plum blossom,¡± Wang Qing muttered to himself, seemingly enlightened.


    ¡°There seems to be a family in the 6th Base City in the west that also uses plum blossoms as its family emblem. Could they be related to this?¡±


    Other police officers from the security department came slowly, taking a long time to reach the scene.


    Other people were also going out of the city further behind the scene.


    There was a lot of commotion around.


    It was like thunder, booming and loud.


    Many people must have been awakened in the middle of the night.


    Everyone had thought that this was yet another beast tide wave.


    ¡°It should not be someone from the Base City,¡± Wang Qing said.


    Right now, he was reluctant to investigate this further.


    The victims had nothing to do with the Base City.


    Therefore, there was no need to intervene.


    However, this was his duty, so Wang Qing still ordered people to get nearby residents and ask them about what had happened there not long ago.


    ¡°A giant hand fell from the sky and slammed on the ground as if it was smacking a mosquito. By the way, a chicken claw as big as that hand also fell from the sky near the end.¡±


    The residents had not dared go near but had watched from a distance.


    ¡°Could that belong to a certain race?¡± Someone interrupted.


    They made a bold guess.


    Could the crack actually lead them to another dimension?


    Another dimension existed everywhere in the universe, and various mysterious monsters existed in other dimensions.


    Could this crack lead to another dimension somewhere, where there were such huge monsters?


    Some people were silent, but their eyes flickered.


    They were a little excited.


    It might be of great help if this giant monster could be subdued as their own tamed beast.


    Its combat power aside, the sheer size of the monster already had many uses.


    They could earn lots of money by moving bricks.


    ¡°Take pictures, put the corpse and the nearby soil into a bag, and seal them up,¡± Wang Qing said.


    If someone who knew the victim wanted an explanation, they could just hand the photos of the scene and the corpse to them. If not, they could set this case aside.


    This was the suburbs. To be exact, this place was not within the city¡¯s jurisdiction.


    It was not within the security department¡¯s jurisdiction either.


    Besides, to be able to kill a platinum-level Beast Tamer, the murderer had to be at the platinum level as well.


    Many onlookers were speculating that the victim might have been killed by a monster and there might be another dimension near the Base City.


    Many people gathered in groups.


    Some even began to search around.


    However, Wang Qing had a feeling that the murderer was not a monster. Instead, there must have been a personal vendetta between the victim and the murderer.


    He did not share his thoughts with anyone.


    He had no intention of getting involved in this matter. It was the Federal Government that paid him, not the big and established families.


    He had not been appointed as the police chief because he was good at solving crimes but because he was not nosy.


    Dong Shentong returned to the city silently.


    It was a dark night, but there were warm lights by the roadside.


    Long shadows were cast on the roads.


    He turned his head to look at the quiet residential area no. 54. The large community was silent.


    Was it him?


    Perhaps this was the backup left behind?


    Dong Shentong thought silently to himself as he unknowingly walked downstairs.


    He suddenly realized what he was doing and looked up at the fourth floor. After a moment of silence, without going upstairs, he turned and left.


    On the fourth floor, Bai Ye stood by the window, watching Dong Shentong¡¯s back.


    Perhaps he had guessed it, but no one had any evidence.


    He still needed some time before the Lord of Eternal Nightmare and Xiaowei improved even more.

 Chapter 39

    ¡®Now that I am at the gold level, there should not be a big problem,¡¯ Bai Ye thought to himself.


    ¡®It might not be easy to fend off a platinum-level powerful opponent. However, nothing is certain. We might have a chance of winning if we use Xiaowei¡¯s Space Cutting Skill in a suitable environment. As long as the enemy is not strong enough to resist space cracks, the spatial ability is still considered a powerful weapon.¡¯


    ¡°Now that you have broken through, what is the highest timestream ratio you can reach in the Nightmare Space?¡± Bai Ye asked.


    ¡°1:5.¡± The Lord of Eternal Nightmare could vaguely guess what Bai Ye was up to.


    ¡°Well, try to use the highest ratio for me at night and make it last two hours. Help me enter deep sleep during the remaining time. I know you can do it.¡±


    ¡®No, I really hope that I could not do it¡­¡¯


    The Lord of Eternal Nightmare swallowed back the words on the tip of its tongue.


    ¡®I feel like I am a tool instead.¡¯ The Lord of Eternal Nightmare was silent.


    It turned to look at the mirror.


    ¡®How can my Nightmare Space do such a thing?¡¯


    It sighed helplessly and formed a cloud of gray mist.


    Bai Ye lay directly on the bed.


    Upon seeing that Bai Ye had flopped onto the bed, Xiaowei rushed over, knocked the Lord of Eternal Nightmare into the air, and lay close to Bai Ye¡¯s chest, exuding a soft light.


    *


    Bai Ye opened his eyes.


    He immediately looked around.


    This was his bedroom.


    It was no different from the real world.


    Was this the Nightmare Space?


    Although he knew that the bald crow had a Nightmare Space, this was the first time that he entered this space.


    There was a white moon outside the window.


    The pale moonlight shone brightly, getting reflected on the ground.


    It was piercingly white.


    There were only black, white, and gray colors there.


    Bai Ye looked at the table. There was his textbook on it.


    The colored cover had turned black and white. Fortunately, the main content was text, so this did not affect his reading.


    He turned the pages of the book.


    Bai Ye then pulled out a chair and sat down.


    If one looked out of the window, the night in the Nightmare Space was brighter than the night in the real world.


    The dazzling moonlight outside the window was shining down on the book, so there was no need to turn on the lamp.


    Bai Ye opened the Monster Index. This subject was similar to humanities. No skill was required. The only way to study it was by memorizing it.


    However, Bai Ye had been fond of monsters since he was a child. He liked mysterious and unknown animals and enjoyed exploring interesting stories about them.


    To him, this was just like reading novels.


    Besides, this was an illustrated book.


    A tall shadow gradually approached, crossed the desk, and landed on the book.


    Bai Ye looked up, but the window was empty.


    From here, he could vaguely see the canopy in the courtyard of the residential area.


    The vast sky seemed empty and lonely.


    The buildings in the distance were like tall, sturdy tombstones.


    There were many shadows in the dark.


    When he looked down again, the shadow on the book had disappeared.


    It was not an illusion.


    Bai Ye believed in his memory.


    After being strengthened by the gold-level mental strength, his five senses were now extremely powerful.


    ¡°Ha ha ha¡­¡± In a corner of the community, some faint sounds of children frolicking around were heard.


    Bai Ye frowned and ignored the sounds.


    However, the sounds were getting louder and louder.


    They even affected his reading.


    Bai Ye stood up, pushed aside the chair, and opened the window. Just as he was about to poke his head out, he had a feeling that there was something dangerous outside.


    Bai Ye resisted the impulse to look out. Instead, he stood in the room and shouted at the people downstairs. ¡°People are trying to sleep here! Please be more considerate!¡±


    The voices downstairs stopped abruptly.


    There were no more sounds.


    Bai Ye eventually felt sleepy.


    He supposed his time was up.


    He walked back to the bed, lay down, and closed his eyes.


    *


    ¡°All he knows is how to order me around. Shouldn¡¯t he respect me as the Lord of Eternal Nightmare? He even dares to mock my baldness. Serves him right for mocking me.¡± The Lord of Eternal Nightmare squatted next to the pillow and opened its mouth to peck.


    Bai Ye¡¯s scalp hurt. When he opened his eyes, he saw the Lord of Eternal Nightmare squatting sneakily next to him with a bunch of hair in its mouth. Its eyes widened as it stared at Bai Ye in disbelief.


    Bai Ye asked incredulously, ¡°What are you doing?¡±


    ¡°Building a nest,¡± the Lord of Eternal Nightmare stammered.


    ¡®Damn! Why did he wake up earlier than expected? Shouldn¡¯t he have woken up in a few minutes?


    ¡®Could the dose of dreams I gave him yesterday have been insufficient?¡¯


    Bai Ye patted his hair.


    ¡°Damn! No wonder I had the feeling that I seemed to be losing a lot of hair recently.¡± Bai Ye was furious.


    The Lord of Eternal Nightmare flew away in a panic, not forgetting to pick up the hair that had fallen on the bed.


    There was a fluctuation in the space at the foot of the bed.


    Xiaowei silently poked half its head out.


    While Bai Ye was distracted, a mirror suddenly crashed into his arms.


    His ribs were in pain.


    Bai Ye caught it smoothly.


    ¡°Are you the one who woke me up before the stipulated time?¡± Bai Ye looked at Xiaowei.


    He should not have woken up earlier than the arranged time. Xiaowei must have had something to do with it.


    ¡°Em.¡± Xiaowei looked up with a proud look on its face.


    ¡®I am the one who protected your hair. I protected your dignity! You should be praising me for being so capable.¡¯


    After the small interruption in the morning, Bai Ye, who had originally wanted to ask something, suddenly forgot about it.


    He frowned for a moment and shook his head.


    He then put the book in his bag and carried it to school.


    The first lesson in the morning was Fang Hai¡¯s Monster Index class.


    ¡°I forgot about it yesterday, so before we start the class today, let¡¯s choose the class committee. Let¡¯s do this within 10 minutes.¡± Fang Hai coughed.


    ¡°First of all is the class monitor. Does anyone want to recommend themselves? Although it is tiring to be the class monitor because you will be responsible for some class-related matters, this position earns the highest number of points.¡±


    Many students in the class suddenly became energetic.


    The class monitor was a good position.


    The No. 1 High School rewarded students based on a point system.


    The school would organize activities every year. Students who participated in the activities would be rewarded with variable points. At the same time, as long as the class committee members were serious and responsible, they would get certain points every semester.


    The top students in the monthly and final examinations would be rewarded with points as well.


    The students could use the points in exchange for various prizes on the list.


    Some of these prizes were very attractive even for students from well-off families.


    Fang Hai glanced at Bai Ye unconsciously.


    Bai Ye lowered his head to read the book. Reading could take one anywhere.


    Fang Hai felt somewhat regretful that Bai Ye was reluctant to fight for the position.


    ¡°Any students who want to run for class monitor, please raise your hands,¡± Fang Hai said.


    A dozen students in the classroom raised their hands.


    Fang Hai asked them to come to the podium to make a speech.


    This was indeed a test for some high school students who were just in their first year of high school.


    Some students who were thin-skinned and not good at communicating would stammer or blush.


    In comparison, students who were natural and graceful and spoke confidently performed much better.


    In the end, Xu Lu, who was the sweetest and most lovely-looking student in their class, was elected class monitor.


    Then, the disciplinary committee member, the meditation committee member, the studying committee member, the health committee member, and the publicity committee member were elected.


    After the class committee was selected, Fang Hai told the class committee to look for him after lunch. He then opened the teaching material and began the lesson.


    ¡°The Monster Index is actually very easy to memorize. This is also the simplest subject. It can be considered a subject that gives away points. This is because the exam questions are all from this textbook. In the past, some talented students memorized all the contents in their first year of high school.¡±


    Many students in the class looked down at the textbook, which was at least seven or eight centimeters thick. Although the Monster Index was a textbook, it was more like a dictionary. All of them were left speechless.


    ¡°Actually, there are tricks to remembering the contents. Associative memory methods and ecological chain methods are all very good methods. Today, I will explain the content in detail, and then I will quickly go through it in the following classes. However, there is a lot of content, so you will need to revise after class. You will also need to study before class, as I will go through everything very quickly.


    ¡°The associative memory method means memorizing the monsters based on the same race. For example, the water attribute monsters among the rabbit-like monsters include the Jade Bracelet Rabbit, the Big-Footed Rabbit, the Sang Peak Rabbit, the Cloud-Stacking Rabbit, the Green Wave Rabbit, and so on. When remembering them, you can link them together. The smallest Sang Peak Rabbit, the largest Big-Footed Rabbit, the whitest Cloud-Stacking Rabbit, the fastest Green Waves Rabbit, and the highest-quality Jade Bracelet Rabbit. Is this method of remembering them more specific and easier to understand?


    ¡°Of course, what I have just explained is only the method. You can also change this jingle according to different preferences. For example, the highest-quality Jade Bracelet Rabbit can be changed to the most expensive Jade Bracelet Rabbit.¡± Fang Hai¡¯s lessons were indeed very lively and interesting.


    ¡°The ecological chain method is based on the food chain in nature. Many of these monsters are natural enemies. For example, all of you should know about the Gray-Disc-Striped Spider. It is the monster at the lowest part of the food chain. It is timid and generally small. It has many natural enemies, such as the Iron-Spine Bird and the Bat-Winged Snake, but of course, the Gray-Disc-Striped Spider also has its own prey. The Shooting Insect belongs to the lowest part of that food chain.¡±


    When the whole morning passed, Fang Hai had already talked about 70 to 80 kinds of monsters.


    Fang Hai talked about all the notes in the book and also mentioned some jingles.


    It was almost noontime when the lesson ended.


    Fang Hai coughed. ¡°Have you memorized all of them? The monsters I talked about in the morning are explained in more detail in the textbook. Please work on memorizing them after class. This is your homework. I will randomly pick some students to check their progress during the lesson the day after tomorrow. If they perform poorly, they will have to make a handwritten copy of the textbook.¡±


    Many students cursed silently to themselves.


    There were 70 to 80 kinds of monsters to learn. Each introduction ranged from hundreds of words to thousands of words. That would be a lot of words if they had to copy all of them by hand.

 Chapter 40 - Tamed Beast Training

    The morning class had ended.


    The afternoon class was Tamed Beast Training.


    Teacher Yan Zhang was responsible for teaching the subject of Tamed Beast Training.


    He was a small man only slightly taller than five feet.


    He was wearing thick-rimmed glasses and a gray tunic suit.


    There was a creature right behind him that resembled a deer and a sheep. It had long hair the color of silver snow, a pair of spellbinding eyes, and a round nose with a crystal-clear tip. Its blue eyes were as indifferent as the sea.


    Judging from its appearance alone, the tamed beast looked top-notch.


    It was extremely beautiful.


    ¡°This seems like a Gazing Mountain Deer.¡± Bai Ye recognized the tamed beast.


    This kind of deer had a relatively high talent and belonged to a rare type of tamed beast.


    Its general racial endowment value was above 100.


    It was gentle by nature and harmless to people.


    The biggest characteristic of the Gazing Mountain Deer was that it looked blank.


    It had been given this name because it liked to stop at the top of a mountain and looked into the distance.


    This was why it had been named Gazing Mountain Deer.


    ¡°I am the teacher of the subject of Tamed Beast Training. Your form teacher should have told you about this subject. Generally speaking, other teachers require you to train the tamed beasts and hone them to reach their full potential through extreme training, thereby creating a weapon of war,¡± Yan Zhang said.


    ¡°However, there are some differences between my philosophy and that of other teachers. I think that tamed beasts are our partners. Since they are our partners, we should treat them the same way partners would do.¡±


    ¡°Teacher, in that case, won¡¯t the tamed beasts have lower combat effectiveness? They are domesticated, so if we don¡¯t put them through hard training, how can they fight against the monsters in the wild?¡± Some students were not convinced and raised their hands to speak.


    The education he had received since he was a child contradicted what the new teacher had just said. This was something that went against what he had been taught.


    According to his perception, a tamed beast was just a piece of iron, so it would not become steel without tempering.


    Yan Zhang was not angry. Instead, he smiled and said, ¡°I know that some of you may think that tamed beasts will not be powerful if they undergo such training. However, I personally think that the powers of the mind and the will are the strongest. The trust between partners will create a miracle. I do not disagree with training it. Moderate training is good for building strong and powerful muscles. I merely disagree with excessive training.¡±


    Yan Zhang turned his head sideways, and the Gazing Mountain Deer next to him also looked sideways at Yan Zhang.


    He gently stretched out his hand and stroked the soft silver mane of the Gazing Mountain Deer.


    ¡°Besides, we must groom and clean the tamed beasts as well. Of course, I won¡¯t insist on this, and no additional points will be added to the exam. However, a beautiful body also helps enhance the tamed beast¡¯s self-confidence.¡±


    Xiaowei, which was in Bai Ye¡¯s coat, fidgeted.


    ¡°I want to look good too!¡±


    It was still learning how to speak. Its child-like voice echoed in Bai Ye¡¯s mind through the soul contract.


    ¡°You are too puffed up,¡± Bai Ye quietly replied in a voice that only he could hear.


    He could not communicate through the soul contract, so he could only speak in this manner.


    ¡°Hmph! Bai Ye is an ugly monster.¡± Xiaowei flashed and disappeared in place, hiding in its Super Dimension Space and making Xiaodiao go through more training.


    ¡°When we train the tamed beasts, we must first customize different training methods for them according to their race and age.¡± Yan Zhang knew that his way of thinking was not mainstream, but he did not care. It was fine as long as some people accepted his views.


    Yan Zhang had his own abilities.


    Despite having different views and mindset from the mainstream, he had still become the teacher of a top class in the No. 1 High School. This said a lot about his abilities.


    ¡°To cultivate different tamed beasts, we need to use different training methods,¡± Yan Zhang said. ¡°I will bathe my Scattered Stars once every two weeks. I only use sweet spring dew instead of shower gel, as shower gel would destroy the oil that is naturally generated on the hair cuticles of its body. This oil is waterproof and can protect it from the cold.


    ¡°I also trim its hooves every week to maintain a perfect oval arc so that it is more beautiful.¡± Yan Zhang had a lot to share. It was just that most of it was his personal opinions and views.


    The few students standing in the back felt bored.


    ¡°When can we use the training rooms?¡±


    ¡°I heard that there are training rooms in this high school.¡±


    ¡°Yeah, what should we do if we are late and all of them are occupied? I heard that they are very popular.¡±


    ¡­


    ¡°We should ensure that the tamed beast stays in a happy mood. As the saying goes, half the work, twice the effect. In that case, we will get better training results. Also, we can¡¯t make an infant tamed beast go through excessive strength training, as this may affect its bone development and cause the tamed beast to be slightly smaller in size compared to its natural development.


    ¡°However, there are two sides to everything. Being petite does not come without benefits. Some special tamed beast races aim to be petite, especially tamed beasts that are good at assassination. Being smaller helps them make explosive moves and avoid enemy attacks.


    ¡°The strength training method that one uses is also very important. Train in groups. The number of groups will increase gradually, while the frequency will remain fixed. In the next part of the class, I will teach you the various training methods for tamed beasts. Practice freely later. Those who don¡¯t understand can ask me directly or privately.¡±


    Next, Yan Zhang talked about the many training methods of beasts, from flying birds to walking beasts, plantal beasts, elemental beasts, and even the rare mechanical beasts.


    ¡°The most important thing for a mechanical beast is mental strength, which is also the source of the power of the mechanical beast. Therefore, the training methods of mechanical beasts are special and the most diverse of all. Each type of mechanical beast may have different training methods,¡± Yan Zhang said.


    ¡°The core of a flying bird¡¯s training is agility. Regardless of the kind of the flying bird, it must be trained to become agile. This is because, compared to other tamed beasts of the same kind, most flying birds have weak bodies.


    ¡°A bird, even one of the same size, could hardly fight a pig, a bear, a tiger, or a wolf head-on. This is due to its innate racial structure.


    ¡°There is a number of multi-functional training rooms in the school. There are training rooms meant for evasion training, physical training, and endurance training. The number of training rooms is limited and is allocated on a first-come-first-served basis. One student can occupy a training room for up to two hours. You can also use the training rooms after class. Although the training rooms are mainly meant for flying birds, you can also try them out with other types of tamed beasts.¡±


    After speaking, Yan Zhang led the students to the training rooms in the training room building.


    This building looked like a pen holder from the outside.


    There were several red ¡°chopsticks¡± hanging from the top of the pen holder and dangling in the middle.


    These chopsticks were actually elevators.


    Once they entered the training room building, Yan Zhang turned around and looked at the students. ¡°This afternoon, there is a total of 20 training rooms on the fifth floor that we can use. Remember to read the instructions before using the equipment. If the equipment is damaged, you will have to compensate the school based on its price.


    ¡°Students who do not wish to use the training room equipment can also interact with or train their tamed beasts in the field behind the training room building. There is also some simple equipment in the field.¡± Yan Zhang had yet to finish giving instructions when a group of students rushed toward the fifth floor.


    Upon seeing this, Yan Zhang laughed and shook his head.


    There was a total of 60 people in the class.


    However, there were only 20 classrooms. It was almost three o¡¯clock now, and the class would end at six o¡¯clock. There was not enough time for everyone.


    Bai Ye summoned Xiaodiao, who was learning how to be a flying swallow in the Super Dimension Space. It looked around with a dazed expression.


    Bai Ye straddled its back, keeping his toes on the ground. He then wrapped his hands around its neck. Since Xiaodiao was only over one meter long, this was the only way to ride it.


    ¡°Hurry up and fly to the fifth floor,¡± Bai Ye instructed Xiaodiao.


    Xiaodiao understood his instructions. It spread its wings abruptly, lifting Bai Ye, who was longer than it was, easily spreading its wings and flying high into the air. It finally landed firmly on the platform and stopped.


    Some people who were climbing the stairs and squeezing into the elevator watched as Bai Ye rode a bird and flew into the air.


    ¡°This can work as well?¡±


    ¡°Damn! Why didn¡¯t I think of riding my tamed beast?¡±


    Xiaodiao landed on the corridor, raising its head proudly as if awaiting to be praised by its master.


    ¡°Silly eagle, you made a mistake. This is the fourth floor.¡± Bai Ye, who was clinging onto its back, felt tired.


    ¡°Oh?¡± The silly eagle widened its eyes.


    Fortunately, Xiaodiao responded quickly, and Bai Ye managed to get an agility training room.


    Once they were inside, they noticed that the room was decorated like an arena.


    There were dense black holes on the surrounding walls.


    There was also a cabinet in the room and a chair next to it.


    There was an iron plate on the wall on the right side of the entrance, and next to it were three buttons. There were three words on the buttons: low, intermediate, and high.


    [In case of damage, compensation will be made according to the price.


    Maintain a good attitude.


    Do not damage the equipment maliciously.


    Agility training is divided into three levels of difficulty: low, intermediate, and high.


    The low level corresponds to iron-level agility, the intermediate level corresponds to bronze-level agility, and the high level corresponds to silver-level agility.


    Click the button to start and avoid the red laser. There will be a slight delay before the laser beam is emitted.


    The challenge lasts three minutes. You will pass the test if you get less than three laser hits within three minutes.]