You call this beast taming?

"Ah Xu, shall we... continue?" Gong Yunzhou asked.

Wen Zhixu's eyes widened.

continue?

Keep going, my foot!

Next up are intermediate-level extraordinary beings; let whoever wants to fight them go ahead!

Passing the fourth level was already a remarkable achievement in the eyes of the people at the training base, given Wen Zhixu and Erliang's strength.

However, the attention of ordinary students is mostly focused on the master-level "Fang of Fire".

What Yang Pingjiang, Ge Jun, and others also saw was Wen Zhixu's ability to command and adapt on the spot.

To be honest, master-level skills are attainable with the right training methods, sufficient resources, and enough effort and time.

However, a beast tamer's ability to command and make judgments on the spot is mostly innate.

It might be possible to cultivate it later in life, but the difficulty is definitely higher than training a master-level skill.

After the "Challenge Battle" ends.

The students dispersed, but the shock on their faces and their discussions about the battle they had just witnessed would likely continue for quite some time.

Wen Zhixu and several students, along with Yang Pingjiang, then returned to the villa garden behind the base.

"A talent for beast taming?" Wen Zhixu was somewhat taken aback as he listened to his fifth senior brother Ge Jun's explanation.

This was something he had never heard of before, something that had never been taught in school.

However, after Ge Jun's explanation, he gradually understood.

Beastmaster talent is a special ability unique to beastmasters. Generally speaking, it has a chance to awaken after the beastmaster's beast space reaches a certain level, just like some powerful extraordinary creatures can awaken talent skills.

The vast majority of beast tamers will never awaken their beast tamer talent, no matter how hard they try.

Even some veteran master-level beast tamers, legendary beast tamers, and even legendary beast tamers may not awaken their beast tamer talent.

The fifth senior brother, Ge Jun, awakened his talent as a beast tamer.

"The Wind's Lament can enhance the power of a pet's wind-attribute skills by 10% to 30%," Ge Jun said.

So many?

Wen Zhixu clicked his tongue in surprise.

This isn't some kind of skill enhancement; it doesn't require any effort or energy from the pet. It's practically an aura-like buff.

The enhancement from increasing a pet's skill by 10% to 30% might not be that significant, but what if three, five, or even all of them were to be involved?

"This name sounds a bit cringey..." Wen Zhixu thought to himself.

"My talent is an enhancement type, while yours, junior brother, is most likely a nurturing type."

I have a damn talent...

Wen Zhixu realized that his teacher and senior classmates had misunderstood.

The reason Erliang's skill proficiency improved so quickly was entirely because he diligently exploited the system's resources.

But then I thought about it again.

Why isn't exploiting the system's resources considered a talent?

He gave the system to someone else, but that person didn't exploit it as much as he did.

Moreover, there certainly needs to be a reason for skill proficiency to improve too quickly.

One or two skills are fine; you can attribute them to the pet's innate talents.

But if the skill proficiency of four or five skills, or even two or three pets, increases this quickly, it's a bit hard to explain.

Now it's simple.

Just attribute it to the Beastmaster's talent.

"Oh..." Wen Zhixu looked as if he had just realized something.

Along with it came two ounces.

"Waaah~~"

The little guy was truly enlightened.

I used to feel guilty that Ah Xu made its skill proficiency improve so quickly, but now I understand, it turns out it's Ah Xu's talent!

Well, then I can rest assured.

Ah Xu! Give me some more!

"Talent is a good thing."

Yang Pingjiang, who was sitting to the side drinking tea, finally spoke up and continued, "But Ah Xu, relying too much on talent without hard work will turn a tall building into a rotten piece of wood, which may become the cause of the building's collapse at any time."

Yang Pingjiang was naturally pleased that his student had awakened his talent as a beast tamer, but as a teacher, he had to give him some advice.

He had seen people who awakened their talent as beast tamers at a young age, but instead of soaring to great heights, they became arrogant and eventually perished.

The tragic story of Zhong Yong?

"Teacher, I understand." Wen Zhixu poured his teacher another cup of tea.

The rapid improvement in Erliang's skill proficiency is mainly due to "Mastering Seeds". However, even with the support of "Mastering Seeds", it still requires sufficient effort from oneself to maximize its effectiveness.

Seeing that Wen Zhixu didn't show any joy at knowing that he had awakened his talent as a beast tamer, Yang Pingjiang nodded with satisfaction.

In addition, he saw the possibility of the student's golden mane dog evolving into a bonfire dog.

The evolution conditions for the Burning Mountain Dog are very demanding, and in the eyes of most people, the most demanding requirement is undoubtedly the skill proficiency requirement.

Normally, it takes at least two or three years, or even longer, to go from beginner to master of a skill, and it also requires a lot of resources.

Who would train a Golden Mane dog and wait three or four years or longer?

In retrospect, this has become the condition that is "easiest" for their own students to meet.

As for the other resources needed for evolution....

Although he always believed in letting students work hard on their own, he was never stingy when it came to helping.

The problem is that he doesn't train fire-type and earth-type pets, so he might not have some of the resources.

"When necessary, the old man's face can still be of some use..." Yang Pingjiang thought to himself.

"Since you're already here, why don't you all stay for dinner? I just caught a few fish, let's have something fresh to eat," Yang Pingjiang said with a smile, in a good mood.

"Alright!" Ge Jun rubbed his hands together, looking very excited. "I'll have a few drinks with you, teacher!"

"Me too!" Gong Yunzhou also looked eager to join in.

...

Inside the villa, there is a large round table. Through the window, you can see the lush green courtyard outside, and you can faintly smell the fragrance of flowers.

"Waaah, waaah..."

Looking at the table full of delicious dishes, tears welled up and streamed down Erliang's face.

Wen Zhixu looked at his two senior classmates who were clinking glasses and drinking with their teacher with envy.

He now realized that the wine his teachers were drinking was a medicinal wine concocted by a pharmacist, made with extremely rare ingredients that could strengthen the physique of beast tamers.

Even Senior Sister Ye Qingzhu had a few drinks, her cheeks flushed, making her incredibly cute.

However, because of his young age, he was not allowed to drink by the unanimous decision of the group. In Gong Yunzhou's words, "It's just that there's no table with children, otherwise you, junior brother, would have to go there."

However, after seeing the text message on my phone that 30,000 yuan had been deposited into my account, my mood immediately improved.

This is an "endorsement fee".

No wonder they say the more skilled a beast tamer is, the faster they can make money... Wen Zhixu thought to himself as he picked up a piece of soft, tender braised pork and put it into his two-ounce bowl.

"Third Senior Brother and Fourth Senior Sister didn't come, they're so jealous!" Gong Yunzhou took a picture with his phone and sent it to the group chat.

"By the way, junior brother, you're about to take the college entrance exam, right?" Ge Jun suddenly asked.

"Hmm, there are still twenty-odd days left..."

"We're all family, so don't be shy, just relax," Yang Pingjiang said.

"Hey! I'm never polite!" Gong Yunzhou picked up the wine bottle and poured himself a full glass, then poured one for his teacher, Yang Pingjiang.

Yang Pingjiang laughed and cursed, but didn't say anything more.

"Then you'd better work hard." Ge Jun snatched the wine bottle from Gong Yunzhou's hand. "University is still worth going to."

"Um?"

It seems like you can get everything from the training base, right?

Seeing his expression, Ge Jun guessed what he was thinking and smiled:

"Don't underestimate universities, especially top-tier ones. It's not just about the knowledge of beast taming and the various skills and techniques they teach, but more importantly... the PhDs and researchers at these universities."

"PhD? Researcher?"

"The rapid development of the Beast Taming profession and the increasing power of the pets are largely thanks to these doctors and researchers."

Ge Jun counted on his fingers, "Evolutionary paths, skill discovery, training directions, food recipes... all of these have become increasingly systematic thanks to the efforts of many researchers."

As he spoke, he looked at Erliang again, "They can definitely help you reduce a lot of unnecessary waste of resources and time, and also help your pets grow faster and better."

Of course, I still need to go to university.

Wen Zhixu just doesn't value it as much as before, since he used to do it to get a better job and become a trainer.

It seems like I really need to study hard for university entrance exams...

After chatting about this and that for a while, the conversation turned to the recent arrival of ghost-type supernatural creatures in the city.

"Come to think of it, it seems like it's been a few days since I've seen those guys?" Ge Jun said.

Ye Qingzhu, her face growing even redder, frowned. "Yes, could it be that they've all been arrested? Is there any news from Jinling?"

Gong Yunzhou, who was already a little tipsy, hiccuped and said, "I... I might be holding back something big."

Wen Zhixu couldn't help but glance at him, and the image of the "sixth one" he had seen in the suburbs that day flashed through his mind.

Why do I suddenly feel like someone has planted a flag on me, and there's a jinx among the crowd?

"Eat your food." Ge Jun glared at him.

"Eat well. I'll let you know if there's any news from Jinling," Yang Pingjiang said.

Wen Zhixu looked around the table.

Well, the "tall guys" are all here, so it's not a big problem.

Dry rice, dry rice!