Beast Taming Begins with Inheriting a Legacy.

Chapter 2 Awakening Ritual

Both Gu Ling and Gu Ling from different worlds have a habit of doing part-time jobs. They keep their daily expenses simple and have saved up a lot of money. In addition, they receive annual subsidies from the government for impoverished students, subsidies for orphans, school subsidies, and various competition prizes, totaling 10 Dragon Xuan Coins.

But this amount of money is far from enough to buy a high-quality pet cub or pet egg.

"We need to find a way to borrow some money..." Gu Ling sighed as she looked at the scattered bank cards and passbooks in front of her.

Just then, Gu Ling's phone, which was lying next to her, rang.

Gu Ling picked up her phone and saw that it was a call from someone whose contact name was "Second Uncle." She swiped right to answer: "Second Uncle."

On the other end of the call was Gu Mingsheng, one of Gu Ling's few relatives, the younger brother of Gu Ling's deceased father, who was also Gu Ling's uncle.

Gu Ling lost both her parents when she was young and was sent to an orphanage for a period of time. Later, Gu Mingsheng learned of this and took Gu Ling back to his home.

Gu Mingsheng has been married for almost twenty years and has a son and a daughter who are the same age as Gu Ling. Although Gu Mingsheng's family takes good care of Gu Ling, Gu Ling does not want to keep troubling others, so she moved out when she was in junior high school.

The house she lives in now is in a good location and a safe neighborhood that Gu Mingsheng helped her find.

Gu Mingsheng asked, "You've finished your final exams, right? Tomorrow is the Awakening Ceremony. Do you want to participate?"

"join."

"That's good." Hearing this answer, Gu Mingsheng's tone was noticeably more relaxed: "In this world, becoming a beast tamer is still the most promising career path. I'll take some time out of my busy schedule these next couple of days to come and accompany you."

Gu Ling refused, saying, "Second Uncle, Weiwei and I have already made plans to go together, so there's no need for you to come all this way."

Gu Mingsheng's family lived in Yangxi County, which is next to Nanping County, while Gu Ling was admitted to Nanping Middle School and moved here. It takes several hours to travel between the two counties.

Gu Ling knew that Gu Mingsheng's two children would also be participating in the awakening ceremony this year, so she declined his offer.

Hearing this, Gu Mingsheng didn't press the matter: "Alright, remember to let me know when the results are out."

"You don't need to feel too burdened. I've been saving the inheritance your parents left you in the bank all these years. It's enough to buy a pet cub of average quality."

"Okay, thank you, Uncle."

After hanging up the call, Gu Ling breathed a sigh of relief.

One second she was worrying about where to get the money to buy a pet.

The next second, a solution appeared.

Gu Ling muttered to herself, "I almost forgot, my parents left me an inheritance in my previous life. I remember it was a house and over 20 yuan in cash. I wonder how much it is in this life?"

As a student and an orphan, Gu Ling is entitled to preferential policies, which allows her to purchase pets at a lower cost.

If the inheritance includes 20 in cash, plus the 10 Gu Ling has on hand, within the scope of preferential policies, it should be possible to buy a pet cub or pet egg of slightly better quality.

After deducting the money spent on purchasing the pet, the remaining money is used partly for living expenses and partly for raising the pet.

That's nice!

……

the next day.

Gu Ling rode in Huang Weiwei's family car to the Nanping Pet Hatchery. In addition to the driver, Uncle Fu, Huang Weiwei's parents also accompanied them.

The awakening ceremony is a very important event, and parents usually accompany their children.

When we arrived at the Nanping Pet Hatchery, there was already a long queue at the entrance, filled with soon-to-be senior high school students and their parents.

Huang Weiwei's mother, Shen Qing, told the two of them, "Don't be nervous later, just take it easy."

"Okay, Mom."

"Okay, Aunt Shen."

The two arrived at the entrance of the base and showed their student IDs to the staff.

The machine scanned the student IDs and, after confirming their identities, the staff handed the student IDs along with a number tag to the two individuals.

Upon entering the base, Huang Weiwei looked at the numbers on their name tags: "We are both E307-3, so we should be undergoing awakening in the same 'black room'."

Gu Ling nodded: "Mm."

'E' represents which building, '307' represents which room in the building, and the final number '3' indicates that the third group of people to undergo the awakening ceremony in this room.

After asking a staff member, the two found the floor and room where E307-3 was located.

After the second batch of students who had completed their awakening came out, Gu Ling and the other students in the third batch of awakening entered the room under the guidance of the staff.

Inside the room, the walls and floor were constructed using special black magnetic stones.

Legend has it that thousands of years ago, the first human to awaken the Beast Taming Space accidentally fell into a black magnetic stone mine and got lost there for three days and three nights. Under the influence of the special magnetic field, he awakened the Beast Taming Space.

For thousands of years afterward, humanity never stopped researching the Black Mystic Magnetite, but still could not explain why this special magnetite could awaken the Beast Taming Space that allows humans to communicate with their pets.

After the third group of people had all arrived, the staff began to explain the procedure:

"You will stay in the room for one hour. During this hour, everyone will meditate, empty your minds, and not think about anything."

"You can leave in an hour and go to the pet center at the base for testing to determine if you have awakened your powers."

After the staff member finished speaking, they left the room.

At that moment, an announcement came over the loudspeaker: "In ten seconds, the lights in the room will be turned off. Everyone, please find a seat and remain quiet. Talking is not allowed."

After hearing the broadcast, Gu Ling and the others quickly found seats.

Meditation is actually very simple. It doesn't require any mantras or techniques. It's just about emptying your mind, but without letting yourself get distracted.

Gu Ling sat cross-legged on the cushion, closed her eyes, and calmed her mind.

There was no sound around; it was so quiet that only the sound of breathing could be heard.

After closing my eyes, all I could feel was a hazy grayness.

Time passed slowly, and Gu Ling didn't know how much time had gone by. Suddenly, she felt a glimmer of light appear in the darkness before her.

Gu Ling knew very well that she hadn't opened her eyes. She tried to get closer to the light, but was instantly sucked in...

Suddenly, Gu Ling seemed to see a nearly transparent black space, and above the space, something seemed to be floating.

Before Gu Ling could take a closer look, she was interrupted by a voice calling out in her ear:

"Zero, awakening time is over."

Gu Ling opened her eyes and saw Huang Weiwei beside her. At this moment, the lights and doors of the room were turned on, and the other students who had come to awaken gradually withdrew from meditation.

Gu Ling stood up and asked Huang Weiwei, "How are you feeling?"

"It seems... to have awakened? I saw the Beast Taming Space, but I'm not quite sure." Huang Weiwei shrugged.

At that moment, the room's loudspeaker came on:

"The awakening ceremony is over. Please leave the room as soon as possible and proceed to the Pet Center to check your awakening results."

"..."

……

An hour later.

Inside the pet center.

After a series of tests, the awakening results for Gu Ling and Huang Weiwei were released.

After reading the report, the staff member smiled at the two of them and said, "Congratulations, you have awakened your Beast Taming Space."

"During the summer vacation, the base will offer students a discounted channel to purchase pets. If you want to buy a pet at the base, remember to come during this period for a 20% discount."

"This is the meditation manual for the Beast Taming Space. You can also find the specific meditation methods for the Beast Taming Space on the official website of the Nanping Pet Hatchery Base."

Gu Ling and Huang Weiwei accepted the awakening result report and a booklet from the staff, registered their identity information as prospective beast tamers, and then left the pet center of the base.

Huang Weiwei, holding Gu Ling's hand, jumped up and down excitedly: "Great! We've both awakened our Beast Taming Spaces, we can be Beast Tamers together!"

"Lingling, do you have enough money to buy a pet?"

Gu Ling smiled and said, "My parents left me an inheritance, enough to buy a pet beast."

"That's good." Hearing this, Huang Weiwei felt relieved.

"I won't be able to come with you when you choose your pet. My pet has already been reserved by my parents. It's said to be an egg laid by a high-quality pet from the Far East."

"It'll probably be here soon, and it'll take a long time to 'incubate' it."

Hearing this, Gu Ling couldn't help but feel a pang of jealousy.

"Tsk tsk, this is Versailles!"

"You have a high-potential pet as your first contracted pet, and you're still looking gloomy? You're asking for a beating!"

As she spoke, Gu Ling reached out her devilish claws towards Huang Weiwei and used her ultimate move—tickling!

"Hehehe... I was wrong! I was wrong! Have mercy!" Huang Weiwei panicked and retreated while begging for mercy.

"..."

The two playfully bickered as they exited the base.

The three people waiting outside were overjoyed to learn that Gu Ling and Huang Weiwei had both awakened their Beast Taming Spaces. Huang's father, Huang Yuanyang, even generously took them to a high-end restaurant for lunch to celebrate the two of them.

……

After lunch, Gu Ling was brought back.

Back home, Gu Ling immediately shared the good news with Gu Mingsheng and also asked about the results of her cousins' awakening.

Gu Mingsheng's voice carried a hint of amusement: "They've awakened too, and they'll be selecting suitable pets soon."

"I'll go over there in the next couple of days and give you your parents' things."

"I understand, Second Uncle."

After hanging up the call, Gu Ling went online to browse information about the 12 pets recommended by the Nanping Pet Hatchery Base, and found many related battle videos and training videos, taking notes as she watched.

Before we knew it, several hours had passed.

Gu Ling glanced at her phone; it was already 7 PM. So she ordered takeout and started flipping through her notes from the beginning:

"Insect-type pets are the cheapest, have a short training period, and can quickly become combat-ready, but they generally have short lifespans and are not very attractive..."

"Grass-type, water-type, and flying-type pets are generally docile and obedient, but being too docile may lead to a lack of fighting spirit and a lack of cooperation in daily training and battles, so they are considered as secondary options."

"Electric and fire-type pets possess considerable combat power even in their youth. They are highly competitive and generally battle maniacs, but they also carry the risk of being disobedient. Furthermore, they are difficult to train and are the most expensive..."

(End of this chapter)