Beast Taming Begins with the Inner Circle of Pets

Chapter 172 The Backer Has Grown Even Stronger

Realizing she might be dealing with a very hot potato, Lin Manman became somewhat distracted during her subsequent conversation with Su Moyun.

As they chatted, Lin Manman took the opportunity to ask her a question she had always wanted to ask: the prospects of opening a spirit beast shop in the capital.

Unlike Wu Jingyu, Feng Moyun rarely paid attention to these matters. Her brother had already taken over the family affairs, so she had learned quite a bit from what she saw and heard.

"If you open it under the name of the Alliance Spirit Beast Research Institute, it will be easy to open up the market, but if you want to open it under your own name... I wouldn't recommend it."

Even though Lin Manman is about to become Meng Wenbin's apprentice, Meng Wenbin's influence as an individual is still much weaker than that of the entire league.

Besides, in the capital, in addition to the Alliance's Spirit Beast Research Institute, there is also the Feng family's Spirit Beast Shop.

Whether to choose Meng Wenbin's apprentice or the Feng family of the Ten Clans, I believe many people would know the answer without even thinking.

Lin Manman couldn't help but sigh. Her shop in Jinling was registered under the name of the research institute.

While it's true that it's good to have a big tree to lean on, you still have to follow the institute's rules and regulations, which can be inconvenient at times.

When she planned to open a store in Beijing, she wanted to open a store that truly belonged to her.

This not only gives them more freedom in management, but also makes it easier for Mrs. Lin and Aunt Fang to manage things.

If it has to be affiliated with a research institute... things become much more complicated.

It seems I'll have to talk to Cai Mingli again later.

Since Xia Ming handed over the Amber matter to Cai Mingli, she has been traveling around with Su Xiaoyu and seems to have finalized their office location in the capital.

Xia Ming has a high opinion of Cai Mingli, and perhaps she can offer some good advice.

As the two were chatting, the butler, Uncle Shi, came over and told Lin Manman that Meng Wenbin wanted to take her over to meet people first, and that she should hurry over to the main hall.

Lin Manman straightened her clothes and walked towards the main hall with Feng Moyun.

On the way back, Uncle Shi gave her a brief introduction to the more important people who had come today.

"The four former patriarchs of the Feng, Ye, Zhou, and Pei families, four of the ten major clans, have arrived, while the current patriarchs of the Tong, Fu, Mei, and Lu families are present."

"The six major conglomerates in the capital also sent representatives to attend the ceremony. And there's also..."

Uncle Shi kept chattering away. Lin Manman, who wasn't nervous at first, couldn't help but start to get nervous when she heard that so many important people had come.

When Shi Bo mentioned that media were also coming, Lin Manman felt a string snap in her mind.

"Didn't the teacher say they only invited some close friends? Why are there still media here?"

They say people are afraid of becoming famous, just like pigs are afraid of getting fat. Is her teacher afraid that she's not famous enough?

Uncle Shi looked somewhat bewildered. "The master said he wanted to announce something very important at the banquet, so he invited some media over."

Upon hearing this, Lin Manman's eyes darted around, and she began to have some thoughts.

Her third senior brother and teacher made great contributions in Jinling, and Meng Wenbin intended to give all the credit to him. Logically speaking, the reward for her return this time should be quite substantial.

But I heard that he had just finished dealing with things in Jinling when he was urgently recalled to the capital, and there has been no further news since.

Almost a week has passed since she arrived in the capital, and she still hasn't seen this busy man.

Today is her apprenticeship ceremony, and as her senior brothers, they are all required to be present.

The big thing Meng Wenbin wanted to announce in this setting... most likely has something to do with this hot potato she's dealing with.

Sure enough, when Uncle Shi brought Lin Manman to Meng Wenbin, Meng Wenbin spoke.

"Manman, give me the star map card I gave you before. I need it later."

The hot potato was about to be passed on, and Lin Manman happily took the item out of her spatial bracelet.

After realizing the importance of this thing, Lin Manman looked at the star array that was twinkling with starlight and felt that it was incredibly mysterious and sophisticated.

"Teacher, has Third Senior Brother been elected as a councilor?" Lin Manman chuckled. Wouldn't that further strengthen her backing?

The former legislator was her teacher, and the current legislator is her senior from university. Just thinking about it makes me feel a little smug.

Meng Wenbin raised an eyebrow. "How do you know all this?"

Lin Manman proudly recounted her conversation with Feng Moyun, "Then Uncle Shi said that you had invited the media and were going to announce something big at the banquet, and I guessed it."

Meng Wenbin laughed and scolded, "You're so cunning! Were you scared when you found out what this thing was?"

His young apprentice is talented, capable, and responsible, but he is unwilling to expend any extra effort for unrelated people.

To others, this is a coveted right, a symbol of status; to her, it's just a huge problem.

"I was terribly frightened!" Lin Manman replied seriously. "So, teacher, why did you give this to me in the first place?"

Meng Wenbin stroked his beard. "If I said I was afraid your senior brother and I wouldn't come back, would you believe me?"

Lin Manman was suddenly stunned; she hadn't expected this reason...

Meng Wenbin tapped her on the head. "What are you thinking? I was just kidding. I was just giving you some assurance."

Lin Manman touched her head, unable to manage a smile.

"Alright, now that I've given it away in public, I can finally have some peace and quiet." Meng Wenbin put the star chart away. "Come on, let's go get to know the people involved."

Meng Wenbin got up and walked forward. Lin Manman watched his back for a long time, her heart churning with emotions she couldn't quite put into words.

They are willing to defy the opinions of professionals worldwide to fight for a chance to survive for countless ordinary people.

They can stand up for the safety of China even when they know their lives are in danger.

This kind of person is her teacher, and will also be a guiding light on her professional path...

Trying to calm herself down, she followed Meng Wenbin to the main hall, where the seats were almost full.

At the frontmost positions on both sides of the main hall sat three men and one woman, all of whom looked to be around the same age as Meng Wenbin.

These four people should be the former heads of the Feng, Ye, Zhou, and Pei families.

Under Meng Wenbin's guidance, Lin Manman greeted each of them.

The old patriarch of the Feng family, who was also Feng Moyun's grandfather, Feng Jingtao glanced at Lin Manman, a look of surprise flashing across his face.

"Old Meng has a good eye indeed. This girl's soul power is even above our Mo Yun's. I heard she's also two years younger than Mo Yun? Amazing."

Lin Manman's scalp tingled. Was this old man trying to sow discord between her and Feng Moyun? Why was he putting one down while praising the other?

She glanced at Feng Moyun furtively, but thankfully the other party seemed clear-headed and didn't seem to have any other thoughts.

In fact, Feng Moyun just awakened a little late. She was able to reach level three within two years and contract three spirit pets.

Such talent is outstanding not only among all the beast tamers in China, but even in the Feng family, which is known as a family of beast tamers.

It just seemed a bit ordinary when placed next to Lin Manman, who was a high-level player.

Feng Moyun herself didn't take it to heart. She herself didn't awaken on her own initiative. Before participating in the awakening ceremony, as a direct descendant of the main family, she had suffered a lot of ridicule, both openly and secretly.

She had already experienced loss and sadness, which forged her strong inner strength.

After awakening, she remained humble and focused on improving, which enabled her to break through to the third level of Beast Tamer so quickly.

However, this was just her assumption that Lin Manman had the advantage of awakening early. If she knew that Lin Manman not only awakened at the age of fifteen like her, but also broke through to level three in half a year, she wondered if she could still hold back.

(End of this chapter)