Taming beasts is not as good as taming yourself

The person with a completely blank mission history was Wu Xiao. During this month, Wu Xiao was busy cultivating and did not go out to take on any missions. As for the breeding of pets, that was naturally not the case either.

"snort!"

With a soft hum, Zhou Shanhai put down the documents in his hand and began to plan the next steps. The reforms had already shown results, but these were only achievements on paper.

For the bureau to fully implement this reform and make it a routine practice, a real-world test is needed. Only through undeniable real-world experience can we prove that new recruits who have undergone survival training can survive better in dangerous missions.

However, how to arrange the actual combat is a very challenging task. It is necessary to make the newcomers feel a great sense of crisis, but it is also necessary to avoid exceeding the limits and causing real casualties.

In addition, when newcomers are truly in danger, there must be corresponding rescue measures in place, and these measures must be kept secret so as not to reduce their effectiveness in actual combat.

"Captain Zhou, how about arranging a less difficult practical battle first?" Yang Wukong knew that arranging a practical battle would be very difficult, but if a transitional battle was added in the middle, there would be fewer concerns when arranging it.

"Oh, tell me about it."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Shanhai became interested.

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"Beep beep!"

The notification sound from the encyclopedia interrupted Wu Xiao's cultivation. He slowly opened his eyes, and a glint of light flashed in them, indicating that his spiritual energy was abundant.

A month ago, Wu Xiao successfully exchanged for the Refining Spirit Technique. After running it through the simulator a few times, he was able to get the hang of it. The biggest difficulty in cultivating this Refining Spirit Technique is how to maintain the cultivation state while enduring pain.

This was not a problem at all for Wu Xiao, who was practicing meditation and had to endure the burning pain of his soul every day.

Meditation, visualization, and spirit cultivation were practiced simultaneously, which led to a rapid increase in Wu Xiao's mental strength. However, the total amount of Wu Xiao's mental strength did not change much.

The reason is simple: Wu Xiao purified his spiritual power into Great Sun Divine Sense through visualization. Compared to ordinary spiritual power, Great Sun Divine Sense is a power that can bring Wu Xiao's martial arts ceiling even closer.

"Meow~~ (Hey, I've got news about you!)"

Seeing Wu Xiao lost in thought, Mimi, who was playing alone nearby, picked up the encyclopedia that was giving hints and placed it in Wu Xiao's hand.

"Thanks!"

Wu Xiao patted Mimi's head. At this moment, Wu Xiao could understand the little fox's words; this was the effect of telepathic communication. Telepathic communication is about aligning one's mental fluctuations with those of one's pet, thus allowing one to perceive what the pet wants to express.

As for why the little fox called Wu Xiao a human, according to the little fox, this is how spirit beasts address humans. Wu Xiao originally wanted the little fox to call him master, but the little guy was quite principled and said that he could only call him master after signing a contract.

Wu Xiao didn't care about this. The relationship between a beast tamer and his pet was more of a partnership than a master-servant relationship.

"Mimi! (When are we going to training?)"

The little fox squinted its eyes, enjoying Wu Xiao's petting, but also expressing its worry. For the past month, this person hadn't taken it to training. It saw everyone else diligently training with their partners.

"Mimi, you just need to grow up happily. You don't need training. I'll protect you," Wu Xiao said with a smile. He didn't expect the little fox to fight. Wu Xiao saw the little fox as a pet and also as a pass. In this world of beast taming, many things would be difficult to do without a pet.

"Meow!"

Hearing Wu Xiao's words, the little fox tilted its head and thought for a moment, then nodded emphatically. It was always the pet beast that protected the beast tamer, but the beast tamer protecting the pet beast made the little fox feel a little flutter in its heart, as if something was about to break through the ground.

After calming the little fox's eagerness to improve, Wu Xiao picked up the encyclopedia and checked the information.

"Oh, so this is a direct mission assignment." Wu Xiao has been cultivating in his dormitory for the past month and hasn't taken on any missions. After all, in Wu Xiao's view, he can only take on non-combat missions now. These missions are time-consuming and don't earn many points, so they're hard to get his attention.

However, now that he has become a security guard in the Public Security Bureau, he can't just take the benefits without doing any work.

"Mimi, let's go out and play!"

Wu Xiao put on his brand-new security guard uniform, stuffed the little fox into his pocket, and then left the dormitory to begin his first duty as a security guard.

"Senior Zhang!"

In the police station's mission hall, Wu Xiao met his duty partner, Zhang Li, an experienced middle-aged security officer. Zhang Li had just returned from the front lines of combat and was recuperating. Through the police encyclopedia, Wu Xiao discovered that this man was also a mid-level beast tamer.

Once you condense your spiritual power into contract runes, you've stepped into the threshold of becoming a Beast Tamer. As long as you successfully contract a pet beast, you can become a beginner-level Beast Tamer.

For novice beast tamers to advance to intermediate level, there are two paths. The first path is to condense a second contract rune and contract a second pet beast.

The second path is to master a mid-level Beastmaster skill.

Beastmaster skills are also divided into different levels. For example, mind communication and status perception to check the status of pets are beginner-level beastmaster skills.

Beginner Beastmaster skills are mostly supportive, but at the intermediate level, there are skills that can enhance the combat power of pets, such as Spirit Infusion, which allows the Beastmaster to infuse their spiritual power into the pet, thereby increasing the pet's various resistances.

To advance to the rank of Advanced Beast Tamer, a Beast Tamer needs to master an Advanced Beast Tamer skill or condense a third contract rune to contract a third pet. These are the two advancement paths for Beast Tamers: one is based on the number of pets they possess, and the other is the elite route.

Actually, there's a hidden path to leveling up as a Beast Tamer: relying on your pet to carry you.

As long as the pet you contract is strong enough, even if you are only a beginner-level beast tamer, you can qualify as a mid-level or even high-level beast tamer. Such beast tamers have a special title: Star Beast Tamer.

Only beast tamers with stars can be considered true geniuses. A beginner beast tamer can defeat the pets of intermediate or even advanced beast tamers through a contract. What else could this be but genius?

Only those geniuses who are fully recognized by their pets will be willing to sign a contract with those powerful pets.

Zhang Li, who teamed up with Wu Xiao this time, was not a star-level beast tamer, but he was still a veteran with rich combat experience, and he was on the first path of advancement. This meant that he had two pet beasts under contract.

"You are Wu Xiao." Zhang Li sized up the young man in front of him, subconsciously keeping a distance from Wu Xiao. This was a habit he had developed from years of fighting on the front lines, and those who could trigger this habit were opponents whose strength was similar to his.

"You're very good!"

Thinking back to Zhou Shanhai's evaluation of the young man in front of him, Zhang Li understood something; this newcomer was indeed very different.

"Senior Zhang, when shall we depart?" Wu Xiao asked. He wasn't particularly interested in this mission directly assigned by the Public Security Bureau and wanted to finish it quickly so he could return to continue his cultivation.

"Wait a little longer, you still have a few teammates who haven't arrived yet." Zhang Li gestured to Wu Xiao to be patient.