Beast Taming Begins with Inheriting a Legacy.

One week later.

After packing her luggage, Gu Ling went to the peacock's roost and found the peacock patrolling its colony.

Since the young bluebird evolved into a blue peacock and learned the singing skill, it has been designated as a key candidate for training by the old leader of the blue peacocks, and is expected to succeed as the new leader of the blue peacocks in the future.

Gu Ling spoke up and asked, "Qing Kongque, could I do you a favor?"

The blue peacock tilted its head: "Sparrow~" What is it?

"Could you take me flying once?"

Gu Ling had been eyeing it for a long time.

She was too embarrassed to speak up before because she was doing a mission and wasn't very familiar with the peacocks.

However, having formed some friendships with the peacocks over the past few days, and with the reserve closing today, Gu Ling felt she would definitely regret it for days if she didn't give it a try.

The blue peacock lowered its body, spread its wings, and gestured for Gu Ling to sit on it: "Sparrow~"

"Thanks."

Gu Ling quickly thanked her, then climbed onto the peacock's back using both hands and feet.

"Meow~" Xian Jiu jumped up and sat in Gu Ling's arms.

The mischievous boy floated over as well, his chubby little hands wrapping around Gu Ling's neck from behind.

"We are ready."

As soon as Gu Ling finished speaking, the blue peacock flapped its wings and carried Gu Ling from the grass into the azure sky.

The moment he soared from the ground into the sky, the whooshing sound of air being cut through his ears acted like a stimulant, instantly igniting the blood in Gu Ling's body, making his whole body boil with excitement.

The Hunter's Vest, worn under Gu Ling's coat, emitted a faint green light and automatically deflected some of the strong winds.

"Wow, this protective gear can be used like this...?"

Now that the protective gear was in place, Gu Ling let the blue peacock fly freely: "Blue peacock, fly faster!"

"Meow~"

"Hehehe~"

The voices of Xianjiu and the mischievous ghost echoed in agreement.

At the request of the person and their two pets, the blue peacock immediately sped up, soaring freely in the sky, sometimes diving, sometimes soaring through the air, just like riding a thrilling roller coaster.

Gu Ling stretched out a hand and reached out to grab the white clouds in the sky that seemed so close.

With a loose clench of his fingers, he caught a wisp of breeze.

Gu Ling looked down at the earth, and everything on the ground, from people to buildings, appeared extremely small.

"This is what it feels like to fly..." It's so exhilarating!

At this moment, Gu Ling's desire to contract a flying-type pet reached its peak.

Human strength is limited.

But the power of a pet is limitless.

Gu Ling was very fortunate to have become a beast tamer, which allowed her to see all sorts of pet beasts.

……

After flying for twenty minutes, Gu Ling reluctantly let the blue peacock land on the grass.

"Thank you, Blue Peacock."

After landing, Gu Ling thanked the blue peacock again.

"Sparrow~" The blue peacock spread its wings in response, and then flew away again.

Fang Miao was already waiting nearby. She watched Gu Ling staring at the blue peacock in the sky and suddenly suggested, "Gu Ling, since you like flying pets so much, you can come back and form a contract with the blue peacock when you become a three-star beast tamer. The blue peacock has a good impression of you, and I believe it will be willing to become your pet."

Every so often, the reserve opens up a batch of pet slots to the public, allowing pet tamers to choose their favorite pets.

If Gu Ling really wants to form a contract with a blue peacock, that's fine too.

Gu Ling shook her head, refusing Fang Miao's kindness: "No, the Azure Peacock's wish is to become stronger and protect its clan and companions. It's happiest when it stays with its clan, so there's no need for it to follow me around."

Among this flock of blue peacocks, Gu Ling only set her sights on the one that had been striving to become stronger since its juvenile stage. Its aptitude was outstanding among the flock, and now that it had learned the [Chanting] skill, its value had increased several times over.

Is Gu Ling tempted?

There is, of course, a little bit.

However, the process of a beast tamer and a pet forming a contract is a two-way choice; it is not only the beast tamer choosing the pet, but also the pet choosing the beast tamer.

Gu Ling knew very well what the Azure Peacock's greatest wish was, so she was only touched for a moment before having no other thoughts.

"That's true." Fang Miao thought about it again and realized that Gu Ling's words were not wrong, so she stopped worrying about it.

As Gu Ling pushed her suitcase away from the peacock habitat, a row of peacocks flew neatly overhead, their loud calls echoing in the air for a long time.

Gu Ling waved one last time in the direction of the row of blue peacocks, then turned and left.

"..."

A moment later, the Fang sisters escorted Gu Ling to the gate of the nature reserve.

Fang Yue said, "Gu Ling, this area of ​​the reserve is remote, and it's a bit difficult to get a taxi. You might have to wait for more than an hour before a driver accepts your fare. You can walk directly to the bus station at the entrance of Bishugang Village, which will take about half an hour."

"it is good."

Upon hearing this, Gu Ling exited the ride-hailing app and then pulled up a map showing the route to the bus stop at the entrance of Bishugang Village.

"Then I'll be leaving first."

"Gu Ling, have a safe journey."

"..."

After saying goodbye to the Fang sisters, Gu Ling took Xian Jiu and the mischievous ghost to the bus station at the entrance of Bishugang Village. They planned to take a bus to the Pet Guild in the city to resupply before deciding whether to continue taking on guild missions or go home to train.

After walking for a while, the mischievous imp that was wandering around suddenly approached Gu Ling and said mysteriously, "Hehehe~" Beastmaster, it seems like someone is following us.

Gu Ling looked surprised: "Someone's following us?"

The mischievous boy nodded.

Gu Ling looked around. The main road stretched into the distance, with trees or farmland on both sides, and occasionally some self-built rural houses could be seen.

"Where are you? When did you start following them?"

The mischievous ghost said with a serious face, "Hehe~" Not long after leaving the protected area, the ghost sensed that someone was following it. The person was right behind it.

Upon hearing this, Gu Ling couldn't help but feel secretly alarmed.

We've passed several intersections since we arrived at Bishugang Nature Reserve. It can't be such a coincidence that we've been going the same way the whole time, can it?

Bishugang Nature Reserve is located nearby, and there must be a considerable amount of covert surveillance forces there.

Who exactly followed her all the way? What are their intentions?

"How many people are following them? Are they accompanied by any pets?"

The mischievous boy made a "1" gesture.

Reminded by the mischievous boy, Gu Ling, who had been completely unaware, seemed to actually feel a shadowy gaze watching her from the shadows.

Gu Ling continued at her original pace, stopping once to pretend to squat down and tie her shoelaces, glancing behind her out of the corner of her eye.

A man dressed in black and wearing a black hat was spotted near a utility pole not far behind.

The man also stopped, seemingly drawn to the small penis on the telephone pole.

"A grown male, who looks to be in his early thirties... and the pet beast on his shoulder..."

Gu Ling felt that this pet looked somewhat familiar, with its black and purple body, but she couldn't figure it out for a moment, so she decided to use image recognition software to search for relevant information about this pet.

Back when she became a member of the elite Beast Taming class, Zhou Mengran had all the students in the class download a pet image recognition software. By simply entering the pet's name, characteristics, and image, they could retrieve relevant pet information from a vast database.

This pet image recognition software is not publicly available; you need an invitation code from an insider to use it for free. Its database contains more comprehensive information than the various image recognition software on the market.

Gu Ling first asked Xian Jiu, who was playing games on her shoulders, to take a picture with her tablet and then forward it to her.

Because Xianjiu was playing on her tablet the whole time, she didn't stand out when she turned around to take a picture.

"...Got it."

The image was uploaded to the pet identification software, and within seconds, relevant information about the pet was displayed.

Upon seeing the information about the pet, Gu Ling frowned: "A Ground/Dark type Mudfrog, dual-type?"

Is it a coincidence that both of these attributes are countered by Xianjiu and Mischievous Ghost?

If it's just a coincidence, that's fine, but if it's not... then this person must have done their research beforehand and knows the attributes of their two pets, so they were clearly prepared.

At this moment, Xianjiu sent another video, which Gu Ling opened after muting the screen.

Although the man and the swamp frog in the video tried to conceal themselves, their eyes were fixed on her direction. Even the man's pace seemed to be meticulously planned, following her at a distance that was neither too close nor too far.

Gu Ling switched back to the navigation app on her phone. Seeing that there were still more than ten minutes to go to the station, if the man wanted to make a move on her, it would probably be during the next leg of the journey.

Once you get to the station, it's crowded and confusing, making it difficult to make a move.

"I don't know what level the man is at as a Beastmaster, or if he has any Lord-level pets..." Gu Ling thought to herself as she raised her hand and put the mischievous creature back into her pet space.

"Xian Jiu was promoted to the War General level last week, and since she was in the protected area, this person probably doesn't know about it yet. Let's send the mischievous one back to the pet space to lower the man's guard..."

Gu Ling stared at the route on her phone, then looked up ahead.

One section of the route passed through a small village. At a bend in the road, Gu Ling used the walls of the houses to block the summoning array and summoned the mischievous ghost again.

As soon as the mischievous boy appeared, he hid at Gu Ling's signal.

Along the way, Gu Ling walked and stopped frequently, deliberately trying to disrupt the man's rhythm and also to get closer to him to find out the strength level of that swamp frog.

On one occasion, when they got closer, Gu Ling observed the swamp frog out of the corner of her eye, secretly speculating, "It doesn't have the aura of the raging bird leader. It probably hasn't grasped the lord's aura yet. It's not a lord-level pet; at most, it's a warrior-level pet..."

Only pets of lord level or above can suppress their aura, while the Swamp Frog is in its initial form and has not yet evolved, so it is unlikely to have the strength of a lord level or above.

"Should I run away? Or should I take action directly?" Gu Ling hesitated.

at the same time.

The man following behind Gu Ling noticed that Gu Ling was frequently attracted by the wildflowers by the roadside, stopping to admire them. When she came across the village store, she even went in to buy snacks.

The man thought to himself, "They've been following me all this way, doesn't this girl have any sense of caution at all?"

Since Gu Ling went inside the convenience store, the man stood outside and waited for a while.

But the man quickly realized something was wrong. He rushed into the convenience store and found that apart from a few children, Gu Ling was nowhere to be seen.

The man immediately asked the old man at the counter, "Sir, where did the high school girl who just came in with the Raijin cat go?"

The old man was hard of hearing and it took him two tries to understand. He then pointed to the back door and said, "The young girl said she needed to use the restroom and went through the back door."

not good!

The man's expression changed, and he hurriedly chased after them.

The back door of the convenience store was overgrown with weeds, some as tall as a grown man's waist. Apart from the rudimentary toilet next to it, which was open, there was only a cleared path leading to the other side of the road.

The man, who had lost sight of the person for a moment, was a little annoyed and quickly walked along the path.

Just then, billowing smoke suddenly rose from the weeds, completely obscuring the man's vision.

"Sword Nine, 100,000 Volts."

Gu Ling's voice rang out, followed by a 100,000-volt shock that struck the man.

"Frog~"

The swamp frog stood in front of the man, but the lightning in mid-air dispersed. The lightning in front of him was blocked by the swamp frog, but the lightning from the left, right and behind him was about to strike the man.

boom!

A faint green light emanated from the man's body, blocking the 100,000-volt attack.

Gu Ling immediately recognized that the man was wearing protective gear. Seeing that there was really no way to deal with him, she hugged Xian Jiu tightly: "You naughty boy, let's go."

The shadow beneath the man's feet rippled, and a pair of chubby little hands hooked around his legs, tripping him before quickly retreating.

The swamp frog took a deep breath, then exhaled, dispersing the smoke. Seeing that Xian Jiu had used teleportation to take Gu Ling to the main road, the man hurriedly spoke:

"...Ahem! Wait! Gu Ling, I meant no harm!"

"Remember when you agreed to participate in this year's college entrance exam preparation camp? That's why I'm here!"

Upon hearing the words "admission training camp," Gu Ling stopped running away, but still maintained a safe distance from the man.

Gu Ling: "Who are you?"

Wang Bing stood up and introduced himself: "Hello, my name is Wang Bing, and I am one of the security instructors for this training camp. This is a small test for you trainees to enter the camp."

As he spoke, Wang Bing pulled out an ID card.

There was a stamp on the document, and Gu Ling remembered that it was on the application form she signed in Hailan City.

Gu Ling blinked: "So, I've passed now?"

"Um... cough cough, it's passed." Wang Bing tried his best to get away from this heavy topic.

Although Wang Bing didn't use his true skills this time, he was still easily detected by Gu Ling, a high school student, who even turned the tables on him, which made him lose face a bit.

If those good-for-nothings in the army found out, they'd definitely laugh at him for half a year.

Gu Ling pressed further, "If I fail this entrance test, or if I don't perform well, does that mean I can't continue participating in the guaranteed admission training camp?"

Wang Bing: "It's just a small test, it won't directly affect the evaluation results."

Gu Ling nodded silently.

understood.

That means there's an indirect impact.

Wang Bing sent a text message on his phone and quickly hailed a black van: "Gu Ling, please come with me."

Just as Wang Bing opened the car door, Gu Ling suddenly called out, "Wait a minute!"

Wang Bing asked, puzzled, "What else is there?"