Beast Taming Begins with the Inner Circle of Pets

Chapter 78 The Elder's Role is Now!

It took a lot of effort to coax Ah Dai back to his senses. Amber, carrying Xiao Qi, also came over to join in the fun. Lin Manman looked around and decided to let them interact and communicate on their own.

Ignoring the whispers of her spirit pets, she sent a message to Gao Zhixian with her speculations about the awakening of the Rainbow Jade.

I don't know if the spirit beast's corpse has reached the capital. I guess he will focus on examining the corpse afterward, and it may be a long time before we hear any news about her.

She sighed softly and slowly lay down on the bed. The sheer volume of information she'd received today had kept her awake for a while.

Many mixed thoughts flashed through my mind, some from my past life and some from the present.

Having lived peacefully in this main urban area for fifteen years, she almost thought it was a peaceful era like her previous life.

But in a world where power is unbalanced and the strong rule, how can there be true peace?

It is only because Chinese professionals are united and the alliance is well-managed that foreign enemies dare not easily invade and internal order is maintained, which makes ordinary people feel that society is stable.

The events of the past two days made Lin Manman realize that since she became a professional, she has entered a more competitive arena.

Grab resources, cultivate skills, and increase your strength!

In the past, not pursuing education or employment only meant losing a comfortable life, but now, if you don't pursue it, you never know when you might lose your life.

Heh, let's roll it up.

After fifteen years of living a quiet, secluded life, Lin Manman finally remembered her life motto: as long as you don't die from being a gambler, gamble to death!

She glanced at her spirit pets again, and felt much more at ease; at least she still had them for company...

The next morning, Lin Manman was woken up by Xiao Qi. The child had spent the whole night using her bracelet to watch videos and study online, showing a very diligent attitude towards learning.

Although the videos online are mostly basic science videos, they are still very useful for Xiaoqi, who has just entered human society.

After Lin Manman woke up, she immediately went to check on Hongyu's condition.

When Rainbow Jade was released, its big head stupidly approached Lin Manman, tilting its head left and right, seemingly quite unaccustomed to the much smaller Lin Manman.

Seeing that Hongyu had successfully leveled up, Lin Manman happily checked her own panel.

As expected! Because of Rainbow Jade's upgrade, her soul power received another boost. Her current soul power level is 850 points, which means that if Ah-Dai and Amber don't reach level three within fifty days, she will also be able to advance to level three Beast Tamer!

It took less than three months to go from awakening to level three. If you told people that, probably no one would believe it!

Before she could even finish being happy, Xia Ming knocked on the door. She quickly put away her spirit pets, washed up briefly, and went out.

Surprisingly, besides Xia Ming, there was another girl about the same age as her outside the door.

The girl had neatly cut short hair, delicate features, and fair skin. She was about five centimeters shorter than Lin Manman, and wore a white dress, looking very quiet and gentle.

Seeing Lin Manman looking at the girl beside him, Xia Ming introduced her.

"This is Wu Jingyu, the same age as Miss, and the daughter of Miss's senior brother, Wu Jingfeng."

Lin Manman was full of questions. She knew her senior brother was coming, but why... knowing it was dangerous here, why would he bring his daughter here?

Could it be that he brought her here to protect her? His daughter is that age; she couldn't possibly be a skilled fighter.

"Hello there."

Wu Jingyu looked at her with a calm gaze.

"Hello..." Lin Manman replied with an awkward but polite greeting.

"You don't need to care about me too much, just pretend I don't exist."

Wu Jingyu's unusual calmness filled Lin Manman with questions.

"Miss, we need to go to the stadium to draw lots. I'll explain everything to you after your match," Xia Ming whispered in Lin Manman's ear.

Lin Manman scratched her head and decided to listen to Xia Ming first.

She walked towards the competition venue. Although she hadn't competed there for only one day yesterday, it felt like she hadn't been there for a long time.

She also ran into Xu Peipei when she was drawing lots; she and several others had come together.

They mentioned yesterday that they were teammates participating in the team competition, but Lin Manman was distracted at the time and mostly listened without taking notes.

When they met Lin Manman, they thanked her again for her help the day before.

Lin Manman smiled and waved her hand, telling them not to worry about it.

Although everyone is having a good time, by sheer coincidence, Lin Manman drew number 26, and Zhao Jingcheng, a male soldier in their team, also drew number 26.

Xu Peipei and the others froze, and the male soldier turned deathly pale.

"Hey, it's okay, I won't go too far in the match," Lin Manman shrugged.

Zhao Jingcheng's face turned even paler. He never expected that he would face elimination today because of someone else's help, just yesterday when he had advanced to the next round.

Xu Peipei smiled and pulled away her stunned teammate.

64进32一共32场比赛，上午下午各排了16场。林曼曼抽的是26号，所以要到下午比赛。

Her situation was delicate, so she didn't want to stay in the crowded and noisy competition venue without a match. She decided to find Xia Ming and Wu Jingyu and head back to the hotel together.

She had just told Xia Ming this when she received a message from Wu Jingfeng on her bracelet. He told her to stay in the stadium and watch the game, and not to go back.

Upon seeing this message, Lin Manman felt like she had become bait in a fishing game. However, seeing that Wu Jingfeng's message came so promptly, he must be nearby.

Although she didn't know much about her eldest senior brother's strength, she did have some understanding of how terrifying her third senior brother's strength was. Surely, her eldest senior brother couldn't be too much weaker than her third senior brother?

Lin Manman pulled Wu Jingyu back to his seat and they began watching the game.

"Jingyu, right? I'm your father's junior sister, which means I'm your... aunt! Come on, call me aunt~" Lin Manman chuckled. She finally remembered that her senior brother's daughter was a generation younger than her.

I never expected to experience what it's like to be an elder at such a young age! Shouldn't I take advantage of this?!

Wu Jingyu: ...

Xia Ming: ...

Wu Jingfeng, listening to their conversation through headphones: ...

"Master Aunt." Wu Jingyu was silent for a moment, but still called out, his expression and tone unusually calm.

Lin Manman stroked her chin and frowned. Why was this child's reaction so calm? There wasn't a single emotional change typical of someone his age.

You could say she has social anxiety, but she doesn't seem afraid to communicate with people. You could also say she doesn't have social anxiety, but she seems to avoid talking whenever possible. It's very abnormal…

"Hmm, Jingyu, I heard you're the same age as me. Did you awaken your profession this year? What is it?" Lin Manman started socializing in a very familiar way.

"He hasn't awakened; he's just an ordinary person." This time, Wu Jingyu's expression seemed less calm. She turned to look at the match, as if she didn't want to talk about this topic anymore.

Lin Manman blinked, finally able to sense the emotional fluctuations within her.

"Ordinary people have their own way of living, and not being awakened isn't a big deal..."

Upon hearing this, Wu Jingyu gave a dismissive smile and let out a soft snort.

Lin Manman raised an eyebrow slightly. She roughly knew why her senior brother had brought his daughter here despite knowing it was dangerous.

This niece, whom he acquired for free, clearly had some unresolved issues in her heart. Could it be that her senior brother felt that since they were the same age, it would be easier to communicate with her, and wanted her to help him resolve these issues?

I remembered being asked my age during a video call with her senior brother yesterday. Could he have been planning this back then?

(End of this chapter)