Beast Taming Begins with the Inner Circle of Pets

Chapter 164 Only children make choices, I want them all!

Lin Manman tried to persuade him for a long time, but the black and white iron-eating beast insisted on having this name.

The other participants, lacking the intelligence to understand the problem, simply stood there dumbfounded, observing the situation.

Seeing that the black and white iron-eating beasts had already signed a contract with Lin Manman, Gao Zhixian and Zhong Zengwei just wanted to quietly minimize their presence.

They were afraid that if Lin Manman got angry, she would use them as an outlet for her emotions.

Unable to argue further, Lin Manman dejectedly chose to compromise. So be it, she was the boss after all, and she had to listen to her, right?

They won a resounding victory in their very first battle. The leader of the black and white iron-eating beasts, with its claws on its back, swaggered off to the next area with them.

It kept talking the whole way, either bragging to Lin Manman's other spirit pets about its great achievements in the Spirit Beast Research Institute, or mocking the other spirit beasts in the park for being too stupid.

Lin Manman listened to all the good things it had done, and her heart finally died. No wonder even someone as good-natured as Gao Zhixian couldn't help but send it away.

It seems that it has become the dominant force in the research institute.

Hastily!

Lin Manman accepted the fact that she had invited a tyrant back home, leaving her with nothing but tears in her eyes.

With their eldest brother by their side, Lin Manman and Gao Zhixian's journey, which should have taken a little over an hour, stretched into three hours.

By the time they returned to the research lab, lunchtime had long passed.

Before Lin Manman could even cry out that she was hungry, the eldest brother was already lying there groaning in pain.

"I can't take it anymore, little sister. I'm so hungry I can't walk. Quickly, get me two more pieces of candy to tide me over."

Watching a giant panda, less than 1.5 meters tall and with an adorable, clumsy appearance, roll around on the ground is truly a cute thing. However, upon hearing its distinctive and somewhat roguish accent, Lin Manman felt an urge to shut it up.

You can't hit him, and you can't out-argue him. Sure enough, people who live by their name will eventually face retribution.

Ruyi was the most sensible one. Without making things difficult for Lin Manman, she took out her own food reserves and shared them with the eldest brother.

"Squeak squeak".

"Not bad, little sister. I accept your offer of tribute. I'll have your back from now on!"

"roar!!"

"Huh? You're the boss? It's okay, my name is Boss, you can call me Boss too." The boss scratched his round ears, his dark eyes gleaming with cunning.

Honey Badger: ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Seeing the honey badger's shocked and confused expression, Lin Manman knew that she had ruined the child's CPU again.

After this, it's unlikely that Honey Badger will be able to deal with the boss anymore; she'll have to step in herself when it matters.

After learning the whole story from Gao Zhixian, Meng Wenbin suppressed a laugh as he brought her food.

"Although this black and white iron-eating beast has some personality flaws, in terms of potential, it is much better than the glass-horned deer, so you are not at a disadvantage."

The eldest brother, who had just had another meal with his friends, twitched his round ears and opened and closed his mouth repeatedly. Ultimately, due to the terrifying energy fluctuations emanating from Meng Wenbin, he only dared to whisper, "You're the one with a personality flaw."

When Lin Manman heard that his tone was off, she stopped eating.

"The eldest is indeed good, but I want the Glass Horned Deer too!" Only children make choices, but she wants them all!

"Oh right, and what about my dragon egg?" Lin Manman stopped eating, put down her chopsticks, rubbed her hands, and looked at Meng Wenbin with a fawning expression.

Now it was Meng Wenbin's turn to be bewildered. He asked hesitantly, "Did you sense that you were about to break through to level four?"

He glanced at Lin Manman's group of spirit pets; there were nine of them, no doubt. Could it be that she was about to break through?

Awakened profession can break through three levels in half a year? That's terrifying potential.

Lin Manman then realized that she hadn't told him about her overpowered ability to contract two more spirit pets at level one.

Her guilty eyes darted around nervously. "Huh? Didn't I mention that I can contract five spirit pets at level one? Oh, well... I must have forgotten!"

After a long pause to react, Meng Wenbin suddenly stood up.

Lin Manman shrank her neck and looked at him cautiously. Had she done something wrong?

Is it more outrageous than her brother's early awakening of a second profession, that she can contract five spirit pets?

After processing the information in her words, Meng Wenbin asked, "So you're currently at level three, which means you can contract fifteen spirit pets?"

Lin Manman carefully observed his expression and found that apart from shock, he seemed to have no other emotions on his face, so she nodded.

"right."

Meng Wenbin remained silent for a moment, then asked, "How did you discover that you could contract more spirit pets?"

Generally speaking, the number of spirit pets a Beastmaster can contract can be determined after their professional abilities are awakened.

However, he had never heard of Lin Manman's unusual situation before, which is why he asked the question.

This question left Lin Manman dumbfounded. It was a cheat code given to her by the system, and she didn't know how she should compare to others. She could only use her brain and improvise.

"Well... not long after I awakened my profession, I contracted three spirit pets. After that... I felt that my spirit pet space could be expanded, so I tried to expand it with my soul power."

"Although the process was painful, the result was successful. I didn't expect to actually get two more spirit pet slots."

Lin Manman praised herself for her cleverness, as this also explained the possibility of physical discomfort that might occur when expanding the number of extra spirit pet slots in the future.

"Teacher...is my situation even rarer than my brother's, who awakened a second profession ahead of time?"

Meng Wenbin pondered for a moment before slowly beginning to speak: "You should also know that, as humans, our potential is far weaker than that of spirit beasts and other elemental life forms."

"So don't be fooled by the fact that warriors and mages are divided into three levels—ordinary, elite, and commander—based on their aptitude; those levels are all within the range of human potential."

"Judging from the potential range of beast tamers, the maximum is only three spirit pets. If what you said is true, then you may have broken the known upper limit of human potential."

Lin Manman's mind went blank upon hearing this. Oh no! This cheat code is too overpowered! People will start to doubt whether she's human!

"Teacher, I really am human, pure and simple!"

Meng Wenbin was amused by the way she raised her hand to swear. "Who said you're not human? I only said you broke the upper limit of human potential, not that it's not a good thing."

"In fact, in the last ten years or so, the world has undergone many strange and unusual changes that are beyond the norm. We may no longer be able to use the old system to measure today's professionals."

He seemed to have thought of something, and his expression turned slightly solemn, but when he looked at Lin Manman, it softened.

"Don't be nervous. Just like your brother awakened his second profession ahead of time, this is likely a manifestation of further evolution after humans awaken their professional abilities."

No, she was very nervous! She didn't know whether other humans had evolved or not, but she knew very well that she was just a cheater who relied on the system to get ahead.

"You can continue your cultivation and schooling as usual. There's no need to deliberately hide anything. With your teacher here, just focus on being the brightest new star."

Hearing Meng Wenbin's assertive words of protection, Lin Manman couldn't help but be moved.

Although Meng Wenbin's eyes held a deep meaning she couldn't understand, his firm stance in protecting her was enough to achieve her goal of becoming his disciple and seeking protection.

As for what happens next, we'll deal with whatever comes our way.

Given enough time and space to grow, all problems will be easily solved in the face of absolute strength.

Thank you so much for the monthly pass, Wuxin!

(End of this chapter)