Beast Taming Begins with the Inner Circle of Pets

Chapter 55 Now he's really famous.

After the referee announced the winner, Lin Manman didn't even have time to leave the stage before several professional recording devices were shoved into her face.

"Hello, I'm a reporter from XX Media. Was the spirit pet you summoned the Mythical White Tiger? If so, is it the second Mythical White Tiger in the Alliance's two-hundred-year history?"

"Could you tell our viewers about how you met the White Tiger and formed a contract with him?"

"According to data from the Alliance's official Spirit Beast Research Institute, mythical-level spirit beasts like the White Tiger haven't appeared for many years. May I ask where you contracted yours?"

Not only was Lin Manman surrounded by microphones, but the spirit pets that hadn't been recalled in time were also completely surrounded.

Professional camera equipment of varying sizes was used to film the four spirit pets.

Finally, the referees had to bring in official security personnel to barely maintain order.

Fortunately, Xu Yuemei, Qiu Xiangjing, and Xia Ming seized the opportunity to come to Lin Manman's side. Xia Ming took the lead and stood in front of Lin Manman, maintaining his composure and answering questions from reporters one by one in an orderly manner.

Lin Manman touched her nose, which she had almost poked, still feeling dazed. She quickly pulled Fang Yaqi, who had nearly been pushed off, to her side.

"What's going on?"

"I don't really understand either. Let me check the live stream." Fang Yaqi had never seen anything like this before and was completely bewildered.

"Aa ...

"Our Jinling is about to become famous! The White Tiger is ours!"

"Could we donate this white tiger? Let's donate it to a research institute to benefit future generations!"

"Little Sister! From now on, I'm your biggest fan! Please send me some high-resolution photos of the Mythical White Tiger!!!"

"Does anyone know the address of the girl's house? Let's form a group to steal the tiger (1/100)"

Lin Manman and Fang Yaqi exchanged a glance, both seeing the confusion in each other's eyes.

Although she knew that this world had many similarities to her previous life, including some mythological stories, since the emergence of professionals in this world two hundred years ago, people have placed more emphasis on strength than mythology.

So, just like Fang Yaqi, who knew about Amber's existence yesterday, aside from being shocked that Amber was a mythical spirit beast, she didn't show much surprise.

Just because the two of them didn't pay much attention to these things didn't mean that Liu Ping and the other two behind them were unaware. However, unlike Fang Yaqi and Lin Manman, they didn't share a room, so the fact that she had acquired another spirit pet didn't reach the three of them immediately.

"It's a bit complicated to explain, but some people are obsessed with ancient Chinese civilization. For them, mythical beasts like the White Tiger are like a religion. Plus, mythical beasts are extremely rare, so it's hard not to cause a sensation," Xue Songwen explained to the two in a friendly manner.

Lin Manman thought of her teacher and second senior brother. These two couldn't possibly be unaware of the White Tiger's special characteristics, so why didn't they remind her?

A questioning look crossed his eyes as Xia Ming effortlessly handled the reporters. His calm demeanor made it impossible to tell if he was used to big events or if he had been prepared. If he had been prepared… then what was his purpose?

Could it be... that this is to create hype for her?

Lin Manman scratched her head. Forget it, if she couldn't figure it out, she wouldn't think about it anymore. She could just ask them when they got back.

"Put them away first, otherwise none of us will be able to get out!" Fang Yaqi quickly reminded him when she saw the audience members starting to squeeze onto the stage.

Lin Manman saw it too and quickly put her four spirit pets back into her spirit pet space. Then, with the help of security, she was able to reach the staff entrance set up by the organizer. Just as she was about to escape into the staff backstage area to hide, she suddenly heard someone shout from the side.

"Ms. Lin Manman, we are Shining Virtual Idol Agency. We believe your spirit pet has the potential to become a brand new spirit beast idol. If you are interested, would you like to talk to us?"

She could understand virtual idols, but spirit beasts as idols? Lin Manman concealed her indifference, pretended not to hear, and continued rushing into the passage.

"If you agree to discuss this further, we'll immediately prepay half of the signing fee, 20 million!"

Lin Manman withdrew one leg that had stepped into the passage, and an eerie silence fell over the people around her. Smiling, she ignored the complicated gazes of the crowd and approached a mature woman with short, neat hair.

"I'm very interested in your spirit beast idol project. Please let me have your contact information!"

Amber, your mother isn't selling her daughter for personal gain; she's doing all this so that you can have a better life!

"Can't you have any self-respect?" Fang Yaqi, who was following behind her, wanted to cover her face and pretend she didn't know her.

"I didn't want to either, but she gave me just too much," Lin Manman explained softly, sounding troubled.

There was no other way; her plan to open a spirit beast shop was about to begin, and although she had a relatively large amount of funds, she had just added two more spirit pets to her collection. She couldn't bear the thought of her spirit pets' quality of life declining after the shop opened.

The woman next to her who overheard this was starting to wonder if she had overcharged. She glanced at a colleague struggling to push forward and immediately pulled out her bracelet, deciding to get the person's contact information first.

"Let's leave as soon as we're done." Because she was worried that the surrounding audience would become increasingly difficult to control, Fang Yaqi unintentionally gave the woman a helping hand.

Lin Manman confirmed that she had added the contact information, and then obediently turned around and went into the employee passage, ignoring the noise behind her.

Upon entering the backstage area where the organizer's staff worked, they found employees who knew the situation waiting for them. Upon seeing them, the five of them were led to an empty lounge. Lin Manman politely thanked them, and after exchanging a few pleasantries, the staff left.

Facing her remaining three teammates, Lin Manman thought for a moment and decided to explain. "Regarding amber, I just formed a contract with it yesterday, so I haven't had a chance to tell you yet."

Liu Ping and the other two exchanged glances. Since Lin Manman left with someone she claimed to know two days ago, they had noticed the changes in her over the past two days. They had initially thought it was understandable that she didn't want to talk about her personal matters, so they hadn't paid much attention.

"We don't mind that. Compared to that, we care more about the final this afternoon," Xue Songwen said, taking the lead on behalf of his two friends.

"Yes, to be honest, until the day we signed up, I never dared to imagine that we could go this far. Haha," Zhu Zibin laughed.

"But since we've come this far, it would be even better if we could go further this afternoon and get a ranking," Liu Ping added.

"Don't listen to them, let's just do our best this afternoon. Whatever ranking we get, that's fine, it's okay if we don't get it." Fang Yaqi firmly stood by her sisters. "Even if we don't get a ranking, the three of you won't have any regrets, right? The young master of the Han Group in Shanghai, the seed team of Jinling University Affiliated High School, that's enough for you to brag about for a long time."

That's absolutely right. Liu Ping and the other two gave an awkward smile.

Lin Manman smiled as well. Ultimately, she was competing seriously for herself. If she hadn't teamed up with them, but with teammates who were more talented, they might not have been willing to follow her instructions. And if she had followed someone else's instructions, she might not have achieved the same results.

Perhaps this was the best arrangement.

(End of this chapter)