Taming beasts is not as good as taming yourself

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Holding the certificate that signified he had passed the assessment, Wu Xiao felt a pang of regret. He had really wanted to spar with that Gale Wolf.

Even knowing that he couldn't win, the fact that there would be no danger in losing under the current circumstances made such a top-notch sparring partner incredibly tempting for a martial artist.

"Trainees who have passed the assessment, come this way." As Wu Xiao left the open space, he heard a parrot standing on a sign repeating the message.

Name: Talking Parrot

Grade: Common.

Attribute: Normal.

Level: 1.

Characteristics: Learning to speak.

Skills: None.

Wu Xiao glanced at the parrot. These kinds of pets generally have little combat ability, but they are indispensable in life. In this world, besides powerful pets, there are many talking parrots like this, which have no combat ability but can greatly improve efficiency.

As Wu Xiao walked along the path guided by the mimicking parrot, its loud and enthusiastic voice immediately rang out, "Congratulations on passing the assessment and starting a new chapter in your life! May you have a bright future and soar to great heights!"

"Not bad, the emotional value is very high." Wu Xiao raised an eyebrow, then walked forward. At the end of the road was the academy's main hall, which was already quite full when Wu Xiao arrived.

"Wu Xiao, over here, over here."

Just as Wu Xiao was about to find a place to sit down, a surprised voice came from not far away. Looking over, he saw a thin boy wearing glasses waving at him.

Upon seeing the bespectacled boy, Wu Xiao, the name Song Baiqing instantly flashed into his mind. Song Baiqing was one of Wu Xiao's few friends, and the reason they became friends was simple: both were among the worst students in their class.

But at this moment, the two worst performers appeared among the group of people who had passed the test. Therefore, when they saw each other, their eyes were filled with surprise.

"How did you pass the assessment?"

Wu Xiao approached Song Baiqing, and the two of them asked the same question simultaneously.

"Hehe, of course I used some of my family's resources and my own wisdom." Song Baiqing said with a smug look on his face as he recounted how he passed the test.

Song Baiqing's family owns a business that mainly produces pet food. So this guy used his improved special feed as bait to get the pet to obey his commands and smash the rocks.

The fact that he's sitting here without being kicked out for cheating clearly indicates that his method has been accepted. After all, training pets with food is a primitive form of animal taming. In ancient times, when the animal taming system was less developed, this was the primary method used by animal tamers to train their pets.

However, with the emergence of mental power, no one uses this method anymore, but it can't be said to be wrong. Moreover, Song Baiqing's ability to improve pet food makes him, in a sense, a talented individual.

"Wu Xiao, how did you manage to survive? Could it be that you've already condensed your spiritual power?" After recounting his feat, Song Baiqing looked at Wu Xiao with curious eyes. Song Baiqing was well aware of Wu Xiao's situation; the other party was definitely not a wealthy person.

Therefore, the only explanation is that Wu Xiao suddenly had an epiphany and condensed his spiritual power.

"You could even tell that?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Xiao was taken aback. He thought he had concealed his aura very well, but he didn't expect that the other party would see through it so easily.

"Holy crap, are you serious? We agreed to all be at the bottom of the class together."

Upon hearing that Wu Xiao had already condensed his spiritual power, Song Baiqing's eyes widened. "And the way you're showing off is a bit lame. You've already passed the test, so it's obvious you've already condensed your spiritual power. Otherwise, how would you communicate with that pet beast?"

"Um?"

Song Baiqing's words startled Wu Xiao. Then, Wu Xiao's lips twitched slightly because he remembered the correct procedure for passing the assessment.

Unfortunately, his mind was dominated by martial arts at the time, and he didn't think about it in that direction at all. In addition, he could indeed pass the test using martial arts methods, so he naturally didn't think of any other way.

Now that he's sitting here, the academy must have approved of his methods.

The college conference room.

"I do not approve of this way of passing the test." The representative from the Beast Tamer Academy looked at the scene on the screen where Wu Xiao smashed the rock with one punch. Although he was somewhat shocked, he did not approve of this method.

Upon hearing this, the other representatives nodded in agreement.

Just now, everyone saw that Zhou Shanhai, the captain of the Public Security Bureau, was paying attention to a boy, and they all asked for his information. However, after looking at the information again and again, they still couldn't figure it out.

Of course, what's special about this is that the boy was a survivor of the fire disaster that struck ten years ago, but similar cases are not uncommon.

Otherwise, the Advent Church wouldn't be labeled a cult. It's because the Advent Church committed too many evils, and many people died as a result, but many others survived.

Unable to reach a conclusion, the group directly asked the academy to play Wu Xiao's assessment video. These videos were used to verify the authenticity of the students' scores and to prevent any cheating or oversights.

Then, everyone saw Wu Xiao smash the rock with a single punch.

A young boy, bare-handed, smashed a tall rock with a single punch. This was indeed very impressive, but after the initial shock, everyone shook their heads.

Physical cultivation is outdated. In ancient times, when the beast taming system was not yet complete, our ancestors relied on physical cultivation to fight and kill other powerful creatures.

Unfortunately, the human body has its limits and cannot compare with those naturally powerful creatures. Humans at that time lived a very difficult life until the beast taming system appeared.

Decades of hard work in physical training are no match for contracting a naturally powerful pet beast. Especially now, with the improvement of the Beast Tamer system, some special Beast Tamer skills can use the power of the pet beast to allow the Beast Tamer to easily split mountains and shatter rocks.

Therefore, physical cultivation has long been outdated. In everyone's eyes, the young man named Wu Xiao had taken a completely roundabout path.

If you take the wrong path, no matter how hard you try, the result will be wrong.

"Beastmasters and their pets are a single entity, so there is no difference between a beastmaster taking action and a pet taking action. Usually, everyone sends their pets into battle, so I don't think there's anything wrong with the beastmasters taking action this time," Zhou Shanhai said. Wu Xiao was the one who tested his pets, and he had the right to decide whether or not he passed the test.

Others only watched the video, but he got firsthand information from his old friend. The boy was not only physically strong, but also had a composure rarely seen at his age.

That composure is what Zhou Shanhai values ​​most, and it's also the talent the Public Security Bureau needs most. As the department responsible for urban security, the Public Security Bureau often faces vicious people, maddened pets, or some tricky cases.

Some cases may involve extremely disturbing scenes, and without a strong enough mentality, one cannot perform the duties of a security guard. Being unable to perform the duties is a minor issue; making incorrect judgments due to these circumstances could lead to mission failure or even death.

The Public Security Bureau has seen many such examples, which has led Zhou Shanhai to shift his focus in selecting talent from prioritizing innate ability and aptitude to prioritizing character and temperament.