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

"There are only two weeks left in this month."

"I don't require you to fully understand this book, but you must memorize it all."

"I'll ask you questions then. If I can't answer them, well, this old man is still going strong."

Zhuang Zhenyu took out a book from his treasure bag and clenched his fist.

The book in his hand was thicker than a large dictionary.

"Yes, Master."

Jiang Fan stared wide-eyed.

This thing, almost as thick as my head, can be called a book?

When I received it with both hands, it felt like receiving a stone; my hands suddenly felt heavy, and I almost couldn't hold it steady.

The book cover has several large gilded characters.

Basic Introductory Handbook for Trainers

Authors: Zhuang Zhenyu, Li Gou

???

Your family has such a thick dictionary for becoming a trainer.

Upon seeing the names of the two authors, Jiang Fan smiled with relief.

Li Gou is another Hall of Fame level figure.

This is an introductory book for trainers, co-authored by two world-class trainers.

That's fine.

It's normal for it to be a little thicker.

Jiang Fan felt that he could finish reading the book in half a month. He didn't need to fully understand it; as long as he memorized it, he would be fine.

but.

"Master, we still need to go to the Eastern Military Region's base at the end of the month."

"Then I want to study the evolved form of Yueyin, but half a month is too rushed."

Zhuang Zhenyu waved his hand, not answering Jiang Fan's question.

He then pulled out a dozen or so thin photocopy books.

"These are your senior brothers and sisters' understanding and insights into spirit runes. Although you don't need them now, you should still get to know them as soon as possible."

"For now, you won't be allowed to handle props, to avoid biting off more than you can chew."

"Old man, I'm leaving first. Cunxing, you need to take care of your junior brother."

"Master, rest assured, your disciple will absolutely not allow Junior Brother to suffer even the slightest grievance in Suzhou!"

Fang Cunxing looked at the thick introductory book in Jiang Fan's hand and immediately felt refreshed.

The introductory book he received back then wasn't this thick; it wasn't even half the thickness.

Unexpectedly, Master and Li Diaantang have added a lot of new content over the years.

After calming down, Fang Cunxing thought about many things.

The return gift my master gave me back then was really quite good.

Although it couldn't compare to Jiang Fan's complete set of items in terms of Beastmaster level, Beast Taming, and Spatial Items, it was still considered top-tier at the time.

Moreover, the Black Spirit Soil produced by the Black Collared Ox is still a rare resource.

Not to mention his training base, which was able to be established in the suburbs of Suzhou, nestled against the mountains and by the water, thanks to the secret efforts of his master.

The master also took care of other aspects.

However, Fang Cunxing had never noticed those details.

Looking back now, I feel deeply ashamed.

...

After seeing Zhuang Zhenyu off, I walked back to school.

Jiang Fan asked Fang Cunxing how many T-shirts his master was wearing and how many magic bags he had.

"I don't know exactly how many T-shirts there are. My master has a space-type beast."

"It looks like he's only wearing one piece of clothing, and when you lift one up, there's another one. That must be the ability of Master's space-type beast."

"The Treasure Bags were made by Master's space-type beast. There are probably dozens of them. However, the Treasure Bags cannot be too far away from the space-type beast, otherwise they will lose their effect."

Jiang Fan clicked his tongue in amazement upon hearing this.

I want a space-type beast tamer.

Especially space-type beast tamers with built-in storage capabilities.

"Senior brother, if I don't finish reading that book, will Master really come and beat me up?"

"No, I need to go back and rest. I haven't slept since last night."

"Keep Qingshan with you. I'll have someone send you a batch of Black Spirit Soil regularly."

"Okay, I'll add you to the group. Everyone in this group is Master's disciple. You can ask any questions or anything you need to do in the group."

"But don't get your hopes up too high. You're young, so you should know more than I do."

Fang Cunxing yawned and waved goodbye.

group?

Jiang Fan understood.

Any group chat, regardless of its nature, will ultimately lead to only two outcomes.

One became a dead group, lifeless and silent.

One became a chat group for casual chatting, with topics covering everything under the sun.

but.

This is a group for top-tier mentors and apprentices, so it should be different from a normal group, right?

The academic and research atmosphere should be stronger there, right?

"Zhuang the Filial Son?"

Jiang Fan glanced at the group name and a slight twitch at the corner of his mouth.

That's a bit abstract.

With Jiang Fan joining, the group size increased from eighty to eighty-one people.

"Oh, Master has finally taken on another disciple!"

"Junior brother, send a photo for your senior sister to see!"

"Junior brother, please change your group nickname and then introduce yourself."

"Lucky Draw Red Envelopes"

"..."

The group chat immediately became lively.

Jiang Fan was dazzled by the unique group nicknames.

What invincible flying tyrannical god?

What kind of super spicy baby chicken?

Why doesn't A eat cilantro?

Jiang Fan quickly found Fang Cunxing's nickname, which was like a mudslide among the chaotic group of sixty or seventy people.

"What a big bag."

Jiang Fan first tapped the red envelope, a casual gesture.

Good luck.

I snagged a bag worth 100,000 yuan for only 1,000 yuan.

After grabbing the red envelopes, he changed his group nickname to his own name and greeted everyone: "Hello everyone, I am Master's newly accepted disciple, named Jiang Fan. I hope you will take good care of me and offer your guidance in the future."

The group chat started out normally, with the senior students responding kindly.

But soon after, A revealed that he didn't eat cilantro.

"Junior Brother is young and promising. He's only eighteen years old and still a freshman in college, yet he's already researched the Moon Wheel Fox and the Bell Cat. I just asked Master, and he said that Junior Brother also researched a new Gold-tier Beast Taming Evolution Form today, and he did it all by himself."

After the senior student, who said she didn't eat cilantro, spoke up, the group fell silent for a moment.

Followed by.

Messages drifted out like snowflakes, along with various emojis and voice messages.

"Where did Master find such an amazing disciple as Junior Brother?"

"Junior brother, you're being foolish! Old Man Zhuang is practically on his deathbed. What could he possibly teach you? You'd be better off taking me as your master!"

"Junior brother, you're so handsome. Come visit Chengdu sometime. I have a business relationship with the local bigwigs, the Yu family. I'll treat you to all the good food and drinks when you come."

"I'm afraid my anus will hurt a bit after eating it!"

"Junior brother, you're only a freshman, how come you're already researching Gold-tier Beast Taming? That doesn't make sense, how did you get this research project approved? Let's discuss it."

"..."

Jiang Fan, who had been silently lurking, casually clicked on the voice bar of the invincible flying tyrannosaurus god.

"Holy crap, junior brother's awesome!!!"

The middle-aged man's desperate shouts came through the receiver, making Jiang Fan's ears ache.

"This group..."

Jiang Fan's expression was even more complex than the messages he made in the group chat.

I understand what Senior Brother Fang said before we parted ways: don't have too high expectations.

I had assumed that the chat content of a master-level mentor's apprentice group would be very serious and proper, and would only involve mentoring issues.

The result was no different from a normal chat group.

wrong.

This is much more abnormal than a normal chat group.

besides...

Jiang Fan looked at the senior brothers and sisters in the group who expressed extreme shock, and glanced at the log panel.

[Beast Taming Points +40!]

[Beast Taming Points +50!]

...

Yes, there were indeed more than a dozen people who were genuinely shocked.

But this doesn't match the number of people praising it in the group at all.

Damn it!

They're all just putting on an act, aren't they?