Taming beasts is not as good as taming yourself

"Well, to be precise, it's a spirit beast." Luo Ya looked at the pink figure Wu Xiao was pointing to, her words tinged with regret.

As they were talking, Luo Ya stepped forward and picked up the pink spirit beast hiding in the corner. At this moment, Wu Xiao saw the identity of the pink spirit beast. It was a little fox with pink fur, a white belly, and a fluffy tail as long as its body.

Name: Spirit Fox.

Grade: Common.

Attribute: Normal.

Level: 1.

Characteristic: Different colors.

Skill: Cry.

Upon recognizing the pink spirit beast, Wu Xiao scanned it with his encyclopedia and quickly obtained information about the little spirit beast before him.

This little fox's talent was indeed quite ordinary, even worse than the guard dogs they had seen before. But there was one thing that puzzled Wu Xiao: the fox's color.

With an expert present, Wu Xiao naturally voiced his doubts, "Professor Luo, aren't spirit foxes all bluish-white? How come there are pink ones?"

"Because this is a mutated spirit beast," Luo Ya explained. "Whether it's a pet beast, a spirit beast, a demon beast, or even a magical beast, there are some special individuals. We call these special individuals mutated."

"A mutant?"

Wu Xiao curiously examined the curled-up little spirit fox; the little guy didn't look like a mutated spirit beast at all.

"A mutant doesn't necessarily mean someone is powerful. It depends on the direction of the mutation. If the direction is right, the mutant will be incredibly powerful. But if the direction is wrong, the mutant will not only be weak, it might even be weaker." Luo Ya stroked the little spirit fox in her arms and sighed softly.

She brought this little spirit fox from the wild. When Luo Ya saw this pink little spirit fox, she was very surprised and delighted. After all, a mutated spirit beast has extremely high research value. If this little spirit fox mutates and develops some special abilities, its future is limitless.

After bringing the little fox back to the kennel, Luo Ya conducted a detailed examination and finally confirmed that the little fox had only mutated its pink fur, and its original quality was even lower than the average level of a fox.

Even the spirit fox's racial innate characteristics have been mutated, which is clearly a major error in the mutation, erasing all of its original innate potential.

"Professor Luo, I'll choose this one." Upon hearing that it was a spirit beast with little potential, Wu Xiao said that this was exactly what he wanted.

Are you sure?

Luo Ya confirmed again. Although it was a mutated spirit beast, it had mutated in the wrong direction; apart from its beautiful pink fur, it had nothing else.

But good looks are useless; when faced with danger, combat power is the only solution.

"Sure!"

Wu Xiao nodded. He could handle any danger himself and didn't need to rely on a pet, so choosing a good-looking and obedient one was just right.

"OK!"

Luo Ya nodded. She would only offer advice; the final choice was not in her hands. Whatever choice Wu Xiao made, he would have to take responsibility for it.

"Although this little fox doesn't have much potential, since you've chosen it as your partner, I hope you'll treat it well." Luo Ya handed the pink fox in her arms to Wu Xiao and instructed him.

"I will protect it." Wu Xiao stroked the little fox's soft fur and nodded.

"Meow~~"

As if it understood Wu Xiao's words, the little fox poked its head out from its fluffy tail and called out to Wu Xiao.

Is that how foxes actually call? Or is it because of this vocalization ability that the little fox can make different sounds?

"Then from now on, you'll be called Mimi." Without dwelling on the fox's cry, Wu Xiao seized upon this characteristic and directly named the little fox Mimi.

After selecting their pets, Wu Xiao returned with Luo Ya. By this time, the others, led by Yang Wukong, had also completed their pet selections.

What's particularly noteworthy is Ren Yuan's choice as an apprentice beast tamer. While everyone else chose canine-type pets, Ren Yuan opted for a blue wolf cub.

Name: Blue Wolf.

Grade: Common+.

Attribute: Wind.

Level: 1.

Features: Lightweight.

Skills: Claw Strike, Wind Blade.

It has to be said that without comparison there is no harm. Among the same pet beasts, this blue wolf has much stronger attributes. It should be the one with the best talent and aptitude among this batch of cubs.

It has already mastered two skills at level 1, and its agility is also quite good, making it easier for the Blue Wolf to run and jump.

In addition, the evolved form of the Azure Wolf is Zhou Shanhai's Gale Wolf.

However, although the Azure Wolf has great talent, only two people among this batch of newcomers can choose it: Wu Xiao and Ren Yuan.

The Azure Wolf is no longer a true canine pet. Without a contract, it is extremely difficult to tame. Among this group of newcomers, only Wu Xiao and Ren Yuan have reached the level of condensing contract runes in terms of mental power.

Since Wu Xiao wouldn't contract a pet beast at this moment, it was practically inevitable that the blue wolf would fall into Ren Yuan's hands.

Sensing Wu Xiao's gaze, Ren Yuan smiled slightly. So what if you, Wu Xiao, are ranked first? There are some things you just can't get if you don't have the strength.

Upon learning about the blue wolf, Ren Yuan knew it was his pet. With Wu Xiao concealing his spiritual power level, Ren Yuan was the only one among the new recruits to have condensed a contract rune, and only he could form a contract with the blue wolf.

However, Wu Xiao's appearance with a pet beast of a special color aroused everyone's curiosity, and without hesitation, everyone took out their identification guides to scan it.

All the kennel's pet information has been uploaded to the police department's system. Anyone with sufficient access can view detailed information about the pets in the kennel.

Therefore, the little fox's attributes were quickly displayed in everyone's encyclopedia.

"You're insane!"

Yang Wukong stared at Wu Xiao, unable to understand why Wu Xiao would choose such a pet with such poor attributes. Such a pet would be of no help in battle. In fact, its conspicuous pink color would only make it a target for the enemy.

"Isn't it pretty?"

Wu Xiao couldn't explain it to Yang Wukong either, so he could only make up a random excuse.

"snort!"

Seeing that Wu Xiao was unmoved by reason, Yang Wukong snorted and ignored him. Of course, as long as the contract had not been signed, it could still be changed later. With Wu Xiao's talent in mental power, his thoughts might change when he condensed the contract runes.

Therefore, Yang Wukong doesn't need to rush now. Instead, he needs to ask Professor Luo to take a look at the others and give him some advice.

"Everything is fine."

Luo Ya's gaze swept across the area, and all the best-quality pets had already been chosen. Selecting pets with good talent and aptitude was obviously not a problem.

Of course, some pets with good talent and aptitude also have shortcomings. For example, the pet that Lu Xu chose at this moment, "Lu Xu, the fighting dog you chose has the characteristic of being aggressive. It will require more effort to train in the future. Have you thought it through?"

"Professor, I've thought it through."

Lu Xu nodded. He wouldn't give up on a common +-level pet. There were only three common +-level pet cubs in this batch. Lu Xu originally thought that he wouldn't get a chance to get such a good pet, but he didn't expect that Wu Xiao would give up the excellent pets here and choose a useless one instead.

This allowed Lu Xu to obtain a regular +-level fighting dog as he wished. Although this fighting dog has the aggressive trait, fighting dogs are inherently combat-type pets, and the aggressive trait will make its combat power even stronger.

As for the difficulty of raising them, as long as the pet is strong enough, that's not a problem.

"As long as you know it."

Luo Ya nodded; she would only offer suggestions and would not interfere with the others' choices.

"Well then, Instructor Yang, I'll be going now if there's nothing else." With her mission accomplished and research tasks still pending, Luo Ya didn't linger.