You were given the ability to tame beasts, not to become a god-level breeder.

"Jiang Fan's first research project was originally..."

Zhao Zhenguo recounted the whole story.

"What's wrong with this Gao Zhuo?"

"Giving up a promising future for 500,000."

"Fortunately, Lao Zhao and Lao Fang really took it seriously back then. If they had written that incident as a stain on Jiang Fan's file, he probably would have been transferred to the Beast Taming Department. There wouldn't be the Lingyin Cat we have now. That would have ruined such a promising talent as Jiang Fan!"

"Hey, it's not that Lao Zhao and Lao Fang are in charge, it's that Jiang Fan is so capable. Even without Lao Zhao and Lao Fang, Jiang Fan has already developed the Moon Wheel Fox. If anyone else had been in charge, the result would have been the same."

"The school's training instructors must be incredibly excited right now. They've developed Moon Fox and Bell Cat in a short period of time. Although they're only Bronze rank, they're still top-grade, just one step away from Silver rank."

"Yes, Jiang Fan is a hot commodity right now."

"But you don't know about our school's mentors? They'll definitely be a bit reserved."

"..."

The teachers in the Academic Affairs Office were all talking about Jiang Fan.

As for the matter concerning Gao Zhuo, Zhou Qingqing from the research group only mentioned it once.

Other teachers might not know Zhou Qingqing, but those in the Academic Affairs Office do.

Zhou Qingqing came to Suzhou University to lay low for a while. Once things calm down in Shanghai, she will transfer back to Shanghai University.

Zhao Zhenguo listened with a smile, tapping his phone screen as he sent a message to Fang Cunxing.

...

Star Cultivation Base.

Fang Cunxing, who was engrossed in his work, received a message from Zhao Zhenguo.

Zhao Zhenguo: Are you tempted to take Jiang Fan as your apprentice?

Fang Cunxing: ?

Jiang Fan is indeed quite good, but the only one he can offer right now is a Moon Fox.

I'll follow the usual procedure and consider it again when he's a sophomore.

The training department divides teachers into three types based on their functions.

A dormitory supervisor is someone who handles matters related to students' daily lives.

A teacher who is responsible for giving lectures and imparting knowledge from books; a theoretical teacher.

The last type is mentorship, which is responsible for practical training and leading students in experiments covering all aspects of training.

In fact, the cultivation experiments were originally carried out by the theoretical teachers.

but.

As we all know, unexpected things often happen in experiments.

Therefore, various universities in the Great Xia Kingdom experienced numerous experimental accidents.

Ultimately, the Great Xia Kingdom issued an imperial decree stipulating that cultivation experiments must be led by cultivation mentors, with theoretical teachers serving as assistants.

Otherwise, if an accident occurs during the experiment, the theoretical instructor may not be able to handle it.

After all, many cultivation experiments are just like chemical experiments.

If something goes wrong, the entire breeding facility could be blasted into the sky.

Some breeding experiments involve the evolution of beasts, while others are research on resources. These experiments can easily result in explosions, energy reactions, and other problems.

In the same year, the Great Xia Kingdom also made explicit regulations regarding the Beast Taming system.

Theoretical instructors are theoretical instructors. In field combat and other situations involving the students' lives and safety, a Beast Taming Instructor must lead and be responsible. If any student suffers an accident, the Beast Taming Instructor will be held directly accountable.

of course.

Although the burden on beast taming instructors and training instructors has increased, as they have taken over the tasks originally assigned to theoretical teachers, there are severe punishments, but the rewards are also plentiful.

...

Although there are three types of teachers, in reality, one teacher can hold multiple positions.

Just like Fang Cunxing, who is not only a mentor but also in charge of the department's open courses.

Some mentors, when they have free time, will also act as life teachers, helping students in the nurturing department to deal with things like leaking water pipes, repairing and cleaning up dormitories damaged by beasts, and adjusting students' mental state.

The mentors are at least Level 4 mentors, with extensive experience in training.

Fang Cunxing, in particular, is a top-tier fourth-level trainer. As long as he completes the thesis on the Earth Dragon, he can immediately be promoted to a fifth-level trainer!

and so.

He couldn't bring himself to make an exception and take on a freshman as an apprentice.

Zhao Zhenguo: I'm afraid that by the time you're moved, it will be too late, and Jiang Fan will have already come up with a new evolutionary form of beast taming.

"???"

Fang Cunxing raised an eyebrow, his eyes filled with astonishment.

Jiang Fan, that kid, has come up with another new evolved form?!

"It really is, Suzune the cat."

"This is a great product; it's inexpensive to produce and benefits the general public."

Fang Cunxing is old, but not old-fashioned.

This is somewhat similar to his teacher.

therefore.

After reading Zhao Zhenguo's words, he immediately turned on the music player.

The first video is an educational video about the cat, Lingyin.

The top left corner of the image shows Jiang Fan, the researcher of the Suzune Cat.

"Teacher, why are you playing musical notes?"

Xia Zhu looked over, puzzled.

"See for yourself."

Fang Cunxing handed over the phone.

"This Jiang Fan is really impressive!"

No matter how stubborn Xia Zhu was, reality was undeniable.

She was completely convinced and admitted that Jiang Fan was very outstanding.

"Teacher, do you have any ideas?"

Xia Zhu looked at Fang Cunxing, who was deep in thought, and asked.

"At least I'll be promoted to Level 5 Incubator soon."

"He's still the teacher's apprentice; how can you just take on apprentices so casually?"

Fang Cunxing said.

"Please continue to be reserved."

Xia Zhu rolled her eyes.

She knew her teacher's personality all too well.

The teacher is worried that Jiang Fan's current performance may not continue, and that his success might be short-lived.

If Jiang Fan is accepted as a disciple too early, it will be a waste of a disciple's quota if he performs mediocrely in the future.

The mentorship system for apprentices is not a modern teacher-student relationship, but rather a master-disciple relationship similar to that of ancient times, where a teacher for a day is a father for life.

Mentors must invest resources and connections to cultivate their apprentices, regardless of their natural talent.

Therefore, while there is no official limit on the number of apprentices a mentor can accept, the actual number must be determined by the mentor themselves.

Otherwise, if you take on too many apprentices indiscriminately but can't provide the resources to train them, other mentors will criticize you behind your back.

of course.

Some mentors are shameless; they just want to take on more apprentices and cast a wide net.

"I'm not being reserved."

"There are countless precedents where people start out like the rising sun, only to fall like shooting stars into the dust and never shine again."

"Let's take a look some more."

"Taking on apprentices is no small matter."

"If I misjudge him, it won't be good for him, and it won't be good for me either."

Fang Cunxing shook his head in rebuttal.

"Alright, but Master, you can also give me a heads-up."

Xia Zhu did not refute these words.

She wasn't particularly talented.

But because he consistently produced results, he was accepted as an apprentice by Fang Cunxing.

It was thanks to Fang Cunxing's resources and guidance that she was able to achieve what she has today.

Otherwise, she would be like her classmates now, finding a nursing home to drift through life at a young age.

Life won't be too bad, but it won't be too good either, and I can't just do whatever I like to study cultivation techniques.

"you're right."

"Jiang Fan has a narrow vision; it would be terrible if he were to be misled by other mentors."

then.

Fang Cunxing edited a message and sent it to Jiang Fan.

...

At this moment, Jiang Fan was looking at the information about a family of three.

"The TV station even came to my home to interview me. They were from all 13 cities, and they were local hosts. I don't know why they arrived last."

Jiang Fan looked at the messages in the group chat and could see his parents' happiness between the lines.

Although it wasn't a formal interview, it wasn't very grand.

But as long as you can appear on TV, it's a good thing for the older generation, a big deal, and a source of great pride!

Jiang Fan thought for a moment and then told his parents not to sell the beasts.

He asked Du Yunfei about the situation at the Mingya Beast Taming Base.

Du Yunfei's answer was to leave Bell Cat alone, as he had a way to sell Bell Cat and Konoha Snake together.

If the number of Bell Cats decreases, Du Yunfei will have difficulty dealing with the Leaf Snakes.

Jiang Ming and Zhao Qingya were naturally willing. Now that they had some money, they could relax once they dealt with the Mingya Beast Taming Base, which posed a threat.

Even if Jiang Fan doesn't achieve any success in his training, the money in hand can support Jiang Fan for the rest of his life.

Just after finishing his conversation with his parents, Jiang Fan noticed Yu Wenzhou looking at him with a strange expression.

Jiang Fan touched his face; it wasn't dirty. "What's wrong?"