Beast Taming Begins with Inheriting a Legacy.

Chapter 1 Great Changes in the World

2316, April 7.

Nanping County, Nanfu Province.

Nanping No.1 Middle School, Grade 1 (15)

As the exam bell rang, the invigilator collected the final exam papers.

After collecting all the exam papers, the invigilator said a few words before leaving:

"Next semester, you will be high school sophomores. During the summer vacation, pet incubation bases across the country will hold awakening ceremonies for prospective high school sophomores. Students who are interested in entering the Beast Taming Class and successfully awakening their Beast Taming Space should remember to choose their pets as soon as possible."

The students below listened attentively, but their faces betrayed their excitement and enthusiasm.

After the proctor left, a cheer erupted in the classroom:

"Finally, the exams are over! I can go choose a pet during summer vacation. I've been looking forward to it for so long."

"Jiang Qi, you haven't even undergone the awakening ceremony yet, so don't have too high expectations. Be careful, or you might not even be able to awaken your pet space."

"Screw you! I'm sure I can awaken my pet space! I even had a master calculate it; I'm definitely going to become a beast tamer."

"..."

Among the jubilant students, a girl with a neat, simple ponytail and princess-cut bangs sitting in the back rows of the classroom was solemnly flipping through her high school history book, muttering to herself:

"What's going on... How is this possible... How could it be so outrageous?!"

All the words can be summed up in one word—

Gan!

Gu Ling was filled with shock, and her emotions remained unsettled for a long time.

Who would have thought that she was just taking a nap at home, and when she opened her eyes, she found herself in a high school classroom, taking the last exam of the first semester.

At first, Gu Ling thought she had been reborn, but when she saw the questions on the exam paper, she was completely dumbfounded—

What are the evolutionary conditions for Minasha to evolve into Minasharu?

What are the type advantages/disadvantages of Flying-type characters?

What is the correct course of action when encountering a pet poacher in the wild?

Which are the current guardian-level pet beasts in the Dragon Profound Kingdom?

Fortunately, when Gu Ling transmigrated, the answer sheet was already filled with answers, so she didn't have to fill in the answers blindly.

After the exam, Gu Ling handed in her paper and immediately started looking through her textbook, only to find—

History book: *Five Thousand Years of Beast Taming*

Biology book: The Body Structure of Pets

Chinese textbook: *The Language of Pets*

Physics book: "The Development and Application of Beast Taming Space"

Gu Ling's series of strange reactions, in the eyes of her deskmate Huang Weiwei, were like discussing answers after an exam, and she couldn't help but speak up:

"Lingling, stop looking. The final exam only accounts for 30% of the overall score. The placement exam next semester is the most important."

"The class placement exam..." Gu Ling turned to look at Huang Weiwei, her expression turning serious.

Gu Ling learned from the memories that appeared in her mind that although the world had changed drastically, her relatives and friends from her previous life were still there, and their personalities and friendships had not changed much.

That's at least some consolation.

Huang Weiwei was Gu Ling's high school deskmate, and the two had a good relationship no matter which world they were in.

"That's right." Huang Weiwei nodded, then remembered that Gu Ling had said before that she wouldn't pursue a career as a beast tamer, and said regretfully, "I almost forgot, you said before that you wouldn't become a beast tamer because it's too expensive."

"Sigh, I was hoping to be in the same class as you next semester and continue being deskmates."

Hearing this, Gu Ling shook her head: "Who said I wouldn't become a beast tamer?"

With the memories she received, Gu Ling knew that this world was not the relatively peaceful and stable world of her previous life.

Around 4000 years ago, unknown secret realms suddenly appeared all over the world. Strange creatures emerged from these realms in an endless stream. They were bizarre in shape and possessed destructive power to summon wind and rain, and were known as extraordinary creatures.

Five hundred years after the emergence of extraordinary beings, some humans unexpectedly awakened a contract space that allows them to form contracts with and communicate with these beings. By taming these beings, they can utilize their abilities to expand their territory and protect their human lands.

After thousands of years, humans and most extraordinary creatures can coexist harmoniously. Humans who can form contracts with extraordinary creatures are collectively known as Beast Tamers, the contract space is called Beast Taming Space, and the extraordinary creatures contracted by Beast Tamers are called Pets.

Even in modern times, beast tamers have become the most popular profession on Earth, and any industry related to beast taming is booming. In Longxuan Kingdom, where Gu Ling is located, beast tamer assessments were incorporated into the college entrance examination system shortly after the founding of the country.

Every student in the Dragon Profound Kingdom will begin to systematically learn basic beast taming knowledge after entering high school, and will take a class placement exam in their second year of high school.

In addition to the arts and sciences class division that Gu Ling was familiar with, there was an additional beast-taming class.

To enter the Beast Taming Class, the primary requirement is to awaken the Beast Taming Space and form a contract with a pet beast.

Huang Weiwei's face lit up with joy: "Lingling, you changed your mind? That's wonderful!"

"If you're short on money to buy a pet, I can lend you some. You can pay me back when you become a professional beast tamer and earn money."

Gu Ling smiled slightly: "Thanks. If I don't have enough money, I'll definitely borrow from you, this rich woman."

Huang Weiwei in this world is also a wealthy woman. Her family runs a business related to beast taming and earns a lot of money.

The two had a good relationship and helped each other on a daily basis, so Gu Ling naturally didn't stand on ceremony or act coy.

……

After packing their things, Gu Ling and Huang Weiwei walked out of the classroom together.

As soon as she stepped out of the classroom, Huang Weiwei said excitedly, "Lingling, I'll come find you tomorrow morning, and we'll go to the awakening ceremony together."

Gu Ling nodded: "Okay."

Gu Ling in this world seems to have never intended to develop in the direction of becoming a beast tamer, and her knowledge of beast taming is limited to what she learns from textbooks.

With Huang Weiwei leading the way to the "pet incubation base" mentioned by the proctor, things would be much easier.

When passing through the senior high school district, even though Gu Ling was mentally prepared, her worldview was still refreshed when she saw the pets accompanying the senior students.

Why can camels breathe fire? Why can cats generate electricity? Why can fish spit out ice?

Whose praying mantis is a meter tall?!

Outrageous!

Gu Ling was inwardly shocked, constantly reassuring herself that this was normal... normal... it's a different world now! What's the big deal?

As soon as the two left the school gate, they saw that the private car arranged by Huang Weiwei's family to pick them up was already waiting.

Gu Ling and Huang Weiwei approached the private car and greeted a middle-aged man next to it.

"Uncle Fu".

Seeing the two approaching, the middle-aged man straightened up and smiled.

"Miss, Miss Gu, did your exams go well?"

Huang Weiwei reached out and put her arm around Gu Ling's arm: "Uncle Fu, don't worry. Lingling even tutored me before, so I'll definitely pass the final exam."

Gu Ling nodded without blinking or feeling guilty: "Yes, Uncle Fu, you don't need to worry."

Wasn't the previous "Gu Ling" also Gu Ling? Rounding down, her previous achievements were still hers.

During this summer vacation, Gu Ling also needs to quickly brush up on her knowledge of beast taming in order to maintain her image as a top student.

Ten minutes later.

Uncle Fu dropped Gu Ling off at the entrance of a residential complex. After saying goodbye, the car drove away.

As Gu Ling walked into the residential area, memories from both lifetimes gradually overlapped, making it difficult for her to distinguish which world she was in.

When she stopped in front of her familiar house, Gu Ling hesitated for a moment, then reached into her bag and took out her key, opening the door with a click.

Then he pushed open the door and went in, tentatively calling out:

"I'm back."

No one was inside.

There was not a sound to respond to Gu Ling.

Gu Ling glanced down at the shoe cabinet; the few pairs of shoes she often wore on the floor were all women's shoes.

Walking through the living room, Gu Ling glanced at the balcony, where only school uniforms and skirts were drying, all girls' clothes.

The entire house, with two bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen, a bathroom, and a balcony... this is where Gu Ling, from two different worlds, has lived alone for more than ten years.

"Why."

Gu Ling sighed and placed her schoolbag on the sofa in the living room.

Sure enough, in this world, she was still an orphan without parents.

Although she had already received the memories of this world beforehand, Gu Ling still harbored a sliver of fantasy in her heart.

Now, facing the empty room where she was all alone, Gu Ling felt a moment of disappointment, but quickly accepted the fact.

Gu Ling went into the study, turned on the computer, and started researching the situation in this world online.

Most importantly, Gu Ling wanted to learn about the Nanping Pet Hatchery Base and the Awakening Ceremony, which she was going to visit tomorrow.

In previous years, the Nanping Pet Hatchery recommended six different types of pets to newcomers:

Grass: Fan grass, fluffy cotton

Fire: Bomb Rat, Fire Dumbo

Water: Small leopard, bubble fish

Electric: Thunder Cat, Electric Bull

Flight: Black-feathered Sparrow, Meteor Swallow

Insects: Venomous-tailed beetle, rainbow spider

Among them, grass-type and water-type pets are most suitable for novice beast tamers, while fire-type and electric-type pets are generally irritable and easily angered, making them difficult to control.

Often, novice beast tamers fail to train their pets properly, resulting in pets accidentally injuring the tamers and requiring them to be rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment.

Afterwards, Gu Ling browsed the forum of the Nanping Pet Hatchery Base:

I bought a bubble fish from the Nanping Pet Hatchery, it's so cute! Absolutely gorgeous! [Pictures][Pictures]

[Damn it, I beat up my ugly-cute fire-loving camel!]

[Upstairs, are you sure your fire-breathing camel didn't burn your hair?]

[I'm so nervous! I'm awakening tomorrow. Could someone share how the awakening ceremony works?]

Don't worry, just follow the staff's instructions, and it will be done in an hour.

Yes, it's just going into a dark house filled with black magnetic stones, and then you just sit down and meditate.

【…】

"...It seems there's no danger." After browsing some of the forum comments, Gu Ling couldn't help but look forward to tomorrow's awakening ceremony.

However, Gu Ling soon remembered another big problem.

Even if she could awaken her Beast Taming Space, she wouldn't have the money to buy a high-quality pet!

At the Nanping Pet Hatchery, the lowest price for an insect-type pet egg is 10 yuan, and for an insect-type pet cub it's 15 yuan.

Popular fire and electric type pets start at around 30.

So, Gu Ling began to take stock of her family's assets.

(End of this chapter)