Beast Taming Begins with the Inner Circle of Pets

Chapter 1 Self-Awakening

In the clean and white hospital corridor, medical staff dressed in white hurried about, and the beeping of medical equipment could be heard from time to time.

Faint sounds of conversation and sobbing could be heard coming from inside the hospital room, which was not fully closed.

"Sister-in-law, try to think more positively. You're already in this state, so think more about yourself and Manman. With this large sum of compensation, your lives will be a little easier."

"Yes, the doctor said it's uncertain whether Ruochen will wake up or not, and it costs money every day to keep her here. Haizi didn't leave behind anything valuable, how will you three live without compensation?"

"Thank you for coming to see Ruochen, but I really am not in the mood to entertain you right now. I will seriously consider what you have to say, but please leave for today..."

Upon seeing Lin Manman standing at the door, the woman with red-rimmed eyes paused in her speech.

"It's Manman. It's been almost a year since I last saw her. You've become even more beautiful." The middle-aged man, who was overweight and a little balding, chuckled awkwardly.

"Second Uncle, Second Aunt, Grandma," Lin Manman greeted everyone obediently as she looked around.

"Alright, you've seen her. You all have to work tomorrow, so come back another time when you have time." Grandma Lin glanced at Lin Manman sideways and gave a dismissive snort. She then looked regretfully at her grandson on the hospital bed one last time before pulling her second son and daughter-in-law toward the door.

After everyone else left the ward, Lin Manman quickly helped her mother sit down on the bedside. On the capsule hospital bed was a tall, thin, and handsome young man with his eyes closed and on a ventilator.

"Mom, I've asked the homeroom teacher for leave. Let me stay with you and my brother during this time." Lin Manman took her mother's hand and nestled into her mother's arms, hoping to give each other some courage to face the calamity.

"The big professional exam is just around the corner, it's not good to take leave now." Lin's mother hugged her daughter tightly, took a deep breath, suppressed the tears in her eyes, and had to be strong.

"Don't worry, my academic scores are definitely high enough to meet the minimum admission requirements. As for career awakening... actually, I... awakened on my own." He hugged Lin's mother's slender waist.

"What did you say? Really? What's your profession?" Lin's mother excitedly grabbed her youngest daughter's shoulders, pushed her into her arms, and asked anxiously.

Lin Manman looked at her excited mother and pursed her lips. "Beast Tamer."

The light in Lin's mother's eyes dimmed instantly, her face turning ashen and pale. "How could it be a Beast Tamer... at a time like this... how could she awaken as a Beast Tamer..."

People in this world have a chance to awaken into professionals with special abilities from birth until they are fifteen years old, including but not limited to warriors with strong physiques, elemental mages who control the power of nature, priests with healing abilities, and beast tamers who can contract spirit pets.

Among them, the Beast Tamer is the most unique. Other professions either train their physique to improve physical strength or meditate to enhance their mental power in order to improve their level and combat power. However, the Beast Tamer improves their combat ability by constantly training their soul power to open up a spirit pet space within their body and contract more spirit beasts.

However, most spirit pets that can be contracted possess intelligence, and how could a spirit pet with intelligence easily accept being driven by a human? Therefore, a spirit pet that can complete a contract must either be raised from a young age or be so powerful that it can subdue the other party, neither of which is easy to achieve.

Spirit pets that can be contracted are generally born in secret realms, and the spirit beast eggs and cubs that explorers bring out from secret realms are usually quite valuable.

Given the Lin family's current situation, let alone buying a spirit pet for Lin Manman, it's uncertain how long they can even cover her brother's medical expenses.

"Mom, have you forgotten? One of the things Dad's teammates brought over was a spirit beast egg," Lin Manman quickly reassured her.

Lin Zhehai, Lin's father, is a level 6 warrior and the captain of a level C adventure team. Before the Lunar New Year, he went missing in the secret realm while covering his teammates' retreat during an exploration of a newly emerged level C secret realm.

The team members who successfully escaped gave most of their spoils to the Lin family, including an unidentified pet egg.

"But that egg has cracks, and the spirit beast shop can't determine its level, so it can't be sold."

Lin's mother covered her face; at that moment, all the difficulties seemed to overwhelm her like the sea.

Just a few years ago, she was the wife of a Level 6 professional, envied by everyone. Her son was a well-known genius, and although her daughter's academic performance was never outstanding, she was beautiful and well-behaved.

In just a few short months, her husband went missing, her son fell into a coma, and at this very moment, her daughter awakened to a profession known for its high cost—Beast Tamer.

Beastmasters spend money on far more than just the spirit beasts themselves; to make their spirit pets powerful, they need to use good materials to train them.

It can be said that every powerful beast tamer is built up by spending money.

"Mom, don't worry. I not only awakened my profession on my own, but also my talent," Lin Manman hurriedly explained, stroking her mother's trembling back.

"Really? What kind of talent is it?" Lin's mother raised her head from her palm, her face still streaked with tears, her eyes shining with hope.

In this world, people who can awaken their profession on their own without going through an awakening ceremony are already quite rare, and those who can awaken their innate abilities at the same time are even rarer.

One's profession determines the path and method of cultivation, while talents are diverse and difficult to quantify, and most can provide different benefits to one's profession.

Talent abilities have a very small chance of awakening when a class is awakened and when a level is increased. This probability is so small that even a level nine powerhouse who has leveled up nine times may not necessarily possess a single talent.

Lin Manman's brother was considered a genius because he awakened the elemental mage class and simultaneously awakened an attack amplification talent. The probability of both her son and daughter having awakened classes and talents was something Lin's mother never dared to dream of.

"Bloodline Awakening. I can identify the bloodline of spirit beasts and improve their quality once certain conditions are met." The quality of spirit beasts also has levels, and the strength of their bloodline determines their quality.

Lin's father was, after all, a level six squad leader, and Lin's mother had gained considerable experience over the years.

Although being a beast tamer is an expensive profession, the fact that beast tamers can contract multiple summoned beasts based on their own soul strength makes them far more powerful than other professions of the same level. Therefore, some factions are willing to spend money to support some talented beast tamers.

Where there is demand, there is a market. Spirit Beast Shops and Spirit Beast Research Institutes have sprung up, and materials that can cultivate and improve the combat power of spirit pets and breeders have naturally formed an industry as well.

Lin Manman's talent means she can continuously provide high-quality spirit pets, which is not just about bringing in monetary benefits. The increased combat power of the spirit pets can even attract some powerful forces to recruit her.

(End of this chapter)