Beast Taming Begins with the Inner Circle of Pets

Chapter 19 Advanced Awakening (Part 1)

"Lin Manman, what... what's going on with you? Is this an unclaimed spirit beast?" Fearing that the spirit beast would harm the students, Xu Yuantao had no choice but to step forward and rush towards Lin Manman.

"Huh?" Lin Manman was also taken aback, suddenly remembering that she hadn't told her homeroom teacher she was going to advance to the next grade. "No, it has an owner, it's my spirit pet."

Lin Manman scratched her face and smiled awkwardly.

"You...your spirit pet? You've already awakened? Awakened on your own?" Xu Yuantao was also speechless. If you've awakened on your own, what are you doing here?

"Yes, hehe, Teacher Xu, I'm going to advance to the next level. Since everyone at school is going together, I thought I'd hitch a ride." Anyway, you said it wouldn't cost you anything.

Xu Yuantao's eyes widened, and he almost choked as he pointed at Lin Manman. He remembered that Lin Manman hadn't awakened her profession before she took leave, so how could she be leveling up now? Wasn't this a bit too fantastical? He couldn't quite grasp the concept.

"No problem, I'll get on the bus and wait." While Lin Manman was being stopped by Xu Yuantao, each class had already boarded their respective vehicles. Lin Manman saw Fang Yaqi glare at her before getting on, so she quickly slipped away.

"Hey...hey!" Before Xu Yuantao could react, Lin Manman ran away in a flash.

"You brat, didn't you tell me you weren't going anymore after you awakened your own consciousness? Why did you come here again?" Fang Yaqi had specially reserved a spot for Lin Manman, and when Lin Manman came over, she glared at her through gritted teeth.

Lin Manman chuckled dryly, "Would you believe me if I said I came to keep you company?"

"Then I'd rather believe you're going to advance your awakening." Fang Yaqi replied dismissively. Lin Manman was naturally lazy, someone who would only leave the house after being urged three or four times, and now her family situation was special. Would she really go all the way to the Awakening Temple just to accompany her?

Seeing Lin Manman blink innocently, Fang Yaqi immediately realized, "You're not really going to advance to the next level after reaching level two, are you?"

Lin Manman continued to blink innocently.

"Damn it, you're asking for trouble. I'm going to strangle you today." Fang Yaqi said as she reached out to grab Lin Manman's neck.

"Ahem, horseplay is prohibited inside the land vehicle." Xu Yuantao, who had somehow appeared next to the two, suddenly spoke up. Seeing them looking over, he tactically pushed up his glasses. "Keep your voice down."

After saying that, he turned around, opened his smart bracelet, and dialed a number.

"Old Zhao? What did you tell me yesterday? That your class has three self-awakened ones? Oh, no, we only have one in our class, but he's going to participate in the level two advancement awakening today..."

Hearing their homeroom teacher's not-so-loud voice on the phone, the students inside the land vehicle all looked up in rows.

"Holy crap? Level 2 Awakening? Who? Who the hell is it?"

"Who's so sneaky?"

"You still want to come with us? Can't you just go by yourself? Are you trying to torture us?"

"It's Lin Manman! I'm reporting Lin Manman!"

A boy suddenly stood up in the seat in front of Lin Manman. He shouted and turned around, grinning mischievously at Lin Manman and Fang Yaqi.

"Damn it, Ding Yiming, do you want to die?" Fang Yaqi grabbed her backpack and shoved it at him.

"Wow, it's Lin Manman who lacks martial ethics. She awakened on her own but didn't tell us, and now she wants to go with us to participate in the awakening ceremony."

"Quiet! Everyone back to your seats, we're about to leave." Xu Yuantao finished his call and, in a good mood, turned around and gave a stern reprimand.

Fang Yaqi glared at Lin Manman, who was giving a dry laugh. "So why did you have to choose today to go with us? Did you come here specifically to provoke us? Aren't you afraid of being posted online and criticized?"

Lin Manman blinked innocently, "Because the teacher said he'd waive my travel expenses."

"You just wanted to save on travel expenses?" Fang Yaqi was so angry she almost fell over.

"Not entirely. My mom thinks it's safer for me to stay with the school group, and she doesn't have time to take me." Lin Manman shrugged. Actually, she just wanted to save on travel expenses. Why not take advantage of a bargain?

"You have no idea how I've been these past few days. Ah Dai and Hong Yu, please take care of them for me. I'm going to sleep for a bit. Wake me up when we get there." Lin Manman unceremoniously stuffed the two spirit pets into Fang Yaqi's arms. Then she reclined and closed her eyes to sleep.

Although it is called a land vehicle, it does not run on the ground. Instead, it moves by hovering close to the ground, similar to magnetic levitation, so it moves very smoothly.

Lin Manman slept all the way to her destination.

When I opened my eyes again, it was already afternoon. The Land Rover had driven for more than six hours to reach Puhuai District, which is one of the central areas of Jinling City. It is much more prosperous than their Huai River area.

The number of professionals equipped with various gear and ordinary people hurrying along the road was almost two or three times that of what they usually saw.

"Wow, if I awaken a class, I'll definitely explore all the equipment shops around here tonight."

"That's wishful thinking, but it depends on whether you can live up to your own expectations."

Lin Manman yawned and slowly followed her classmates forward, with Fang Yaqi walking ahead of her. To avoid causing unnecessary panic, Lin Manman had already stored all her spirit pets in her spirit pet space.

"I heard that besides our school, five other middle schools participated today. But they live closer, so they probably started this morning. I wonder if they've finished their awakening by now."

"Why do you care about these things? As long as it doesn't waste our time, that's fine." Lin Manman yawned. Although she had slept very well, she felt like she was getting sleepier the more she slept.

"I just want to know if there are other schools with people as shameless as you." Fang Yaqi rolled her eyes at Lin Manman.

"Alright, Class 9 students, follow me to Area C and wait until the students in front have finished their awakenings, then we'll enter the hall." Xu Yuantao led the way, holding the class sign.

The waiting area was divided into several zones, presumably to accommodate students from different schools attending the Awakening event simultaneously. The adjacent Zone B was clearly occupied by students from another school, all dressed in exquisitely elegant school uniforms.

"Pshaw, what kind of rural school is this? They're dressed like country bumpkins."

Lin Manman and Fang Yaqi were sitting in a seat separated from Section B by an aisle. As soon as they sat down, they heard the boy next to them with dyed white hair give them a disdainful look.

"How come a perfectly normal scavenger bird has a mouth?" Lin Manman glanced back lazily. There is a kind of spirit beast called the scavenger bird, which likes the smell of decay and has a full head of white feathers that look very much like human hair from a distance.

"Pfft." Several bursts of laughter came from both sides of Area B.

The white-haired boy's face flushed red, and he jumped up in anger, "Who are you calling a liar? Do you dare say it out loud?"

"Who did I say? I said birds. Why are you so agitated?" Lin Manman rolled her eyes.

"You...do you know who I am?" The white-haired man shouted louder and louder, attracting the attention of everyone around him.

"I don't know," Lin Manman turned to him and gave him a forced smile. "Then do you know who I am?"

The white-haired man was clearly taken aback. "Who are you?"

"That's right, you don't know." Lin Manman chuckled.

"You...you...you have the guts to say your name!!" The white-haired man was so angry that he almost jumped over when he realized he had been tricked.

"I'm a girl, what right do I have?" Lin Manman shrugged and spread her hands, emphasizing her emotional stability.

(End of this chapter)