Beast Taming Begins with the Inner Circle of Pets

Chapter 53: One of the admission qualifications was revoked

Since Mr. Lin went missing, Lin Manman's family has suffered a series of misfortunes in the past six months. She is powerless and can only offer limited help.

Now that the cost of her nephew's treatment is no longer a worry, and her niece is becoming increasingly dazzling, it's no exaggeration to say that she's risen to the top in one fell swoop, especially with such powerful backing.

"That's it?" Lin Manman had prepared a set of excuses, but she accepted it so soon after it had even started?

"What do you mean, that's all?" Xu Yuemei choked, caught up in her emotions.

"Aren't you curious why he took me as his apprentice? Aren't you worried that he has ulterior motives for taking me as his apprentice?"

Xu Yuemei stared at her speechlessly, feeling like a fool for having just been marveling at something. "What other scheme could you possibly have? Even if you put your whole family together, is it worth half the value of what they gave you?"

Lin Manman blinked, speechless, unable to refute.

It's best to have no questions, otherwise the more you say, the more mistakes you'll make...

Because the dinner the night before was so lively, everyone ended up going to bed late.

This morning, everyone was yawning as they walked toward the stadium.

Today is the last day of the team competition. The semi-finals, from 8 to 4, are in the morning, and the final rankings will be decided in the afternoon.

The opponents for the morning semifinals were determined by drawing lots. The final four teams that advanced were paired up by the organizers in a specific order, and the team that lost the first two matches was eliminated.

This time, Lin Manman drew number four in the lottery. With only eight teams left, it was easy to guess what numbers the remaining teams would draw. The other number four was held by Wu, a senior from Jinling University Affiliated High School, who had been a temporary intelligence ally…

The other person seemed to sense something and looked over, also glancing at the fortune slip in her hand. For a moment, the two were speechless...

The first match was between Huimingxu and the Shanghai team. It has to be said that the Domain level is truly a game-changer. Even if someone without a Domain skill can use their own skills to offset the damage and various negative effects brought by the Domain skill within the Domain, the cost of using skills will increase exponentially.

As a result, Huimingxu's team won very quickly. Although the opponents maintained fire rings to counteract the permafrost domain, their fire mages were exhausted of energy in just a few rounds. Without the support of fire rings, the remaining teammates became sluggish and were easily defeated one by one by Huimingxu and his team.

Lin Manman stroked her chin. Luckily, the honey badger had also mastered a domain skill; otherwise, they would have had no choice but to admit defeat. To possess a domain skill at level two was truly like a bug.

The second match featured two teams, one of whom was a familiar face – the same team that had lost to them in the knockout stage: Hu Yuehong's team. Their captain was very quick-witted, devising tactics and giving orders rapidly. Although both teams had similar setups and equipment, Hu Yuehong's team still won the match quickly.

Overall, both teams' performances would have been commendable in previous years. Unfortunately, this year's tournaments have seen a surge of exceptionally talented players, making the average level 2 performance seem inadequate.

When Feng Moyun entered the arena, the battle ended even faster. Since her opponents had no Beastmaster, the Ironback Armored Dragon charged around as if it were nothing, using mental attacks and without even needing any other spirit pets to intervene, it had already swept all its opponents off the stage.

All three battles ended quite quickly; Lin Manman felt she hadn't had a chance to really watch before it was their turn to take the stage.

"Let's go." Lin Manman clicked her tongue. Former ally, now adversary.

Whether it was her imagination or not, the eyes of the surrounding audience lit up when their team came on stage.

"It's not your imagination, you living devil. Half of the audience here came specifically for you." Fang Yaqi grinned maliciously when she heard her complaint.

Lin Manman was taken aback. "Huh?"

"Didn't expect that, did you? People skipped the live stream and bought tickets specifically to watch your match. Aren't you surprised? Aren't you happy?"

"I'm not very surprised, and I'm not very happy either." Lin Manman's face darkened. She never expected that she would be treated like a joke even though she had never lost a competition.

"Haha, it's just that you didn't make it to the finals this time. You can open an account online and maybe you can become an internet celebrity right away." Fang Yaqi was browsing posts until midnight last night, and she couldn't stop laughing when she thought about all the videos that talented netizens had edited for Lin Manman.

Once their team had all stepped onto the stage, Wu Yunsheng, the captain of the Jinling University Affiliated High School team, looked at Lin Manman with a complicated expression.

"We were about to enter the finals, but it turns out my opponent in the last match is you."

If he had to pick his least favorite opponents, it would be Lin Manman and Feng Moyun. Although Hui Mingxu's domain skills were terrifying, they had already reached the edge of level three and hadn't pursued the awakening process in order to participate in the competition.

Even if their level doesn't increase, their energy accumulation is much greater than that of a typical level two professional, so a war of attrition would actually be more advantageous for them.

However, Lin Manman and Feng Moyun both seemed to be holding back, as they had only deployed three spirit pets each. This meant that both of them had the potential to contract four spirit pets.

Feng Moyun comes from the Feng family in the capital, so it's impossible that she couldn't afford a fourth spirit pet. This means that the fourth spirit pet, which hasn't been used yet, must be a trump card. As for Lin Manman... although on the surface she seems to be an ordinary beast tamer from an average family, if she really is just an ordinary level two beast tamer, who can contract three beast tamers in such a short time, and of relatively high quality?

Compared to the predictable Feng Moyun, Lin Manman seemed more mysterious in his eyes.

Fortunately, Lin Manman had no way of knowing what he was imagining, otherwise everyone would have to say that the "imagination king" is the best.

"How about you admit defeat, considering we were allies before?" Lin Manman said shamelessly.

Wu Yunsheng: ...

"You really dare to say that, but it's not impossible..."

Lin Manman's eyes lit up.

"Come study at our affiliated high school, and we won't fight anymore. How about you automatically admit defeat?" Wu Yunsheng glanced at the front row of the audience and a playful smile appeared on his face.

They were a team organized by the school, and the teacher leading the team only hoped that the school could receive this honor. But what if Lin Manman joined their school? Wouldn't it also be considered bringing glory to their school if she made it to the finals and won a prize? Then no one would care if they withdrew.

Is there really such a good thing? Just as Lin Manman was about to nod in agreement, the referee came to the two of them with an expression that said, "Do you think I don't exist?"

"It is forbidden to influence the outcome of a competition through any form of exchange of benefits."

Wu Yunsheng was glared at by the referee, and he quickly waved his hand and smiled awkwardly.

"Just kidding, just kidding."

Lin Manman sighed regretfully. She knew that even if she won the competition, her written exam score wouldn't be enough to get into the affiliated high school of Jinling University. And now they were telling her they were not only willing to concede defeat in the competition, but also offering her direct admission?

This isn't just a windfall, it's like gold falling from the sky!

Unfortunately, the cruel referee stopped their shady deal and revoked her admission.

Wu Yunsheng shrugged at the resentful Lin Manman, "There's no other way, looks like we have no choice but to fight... Junior, please go easy on me!"

(End of this chapter)