Beast Taming Begins with Inheriting a Legacy.

Gu Ling looked around and, not seeing any other members of the Nian family, took Xian Jiu a few steps over: "Grandpa Nian? You've come to see the sea again?"

The old man did not reply, but simply gazed quietly at the sea.

At the horizon where the sea meets the sky, the outline of an island is faintly visible.

What's on that island?

Is it something the old man has been thinking about all this time?

...Hmm, could there be some kind of treasure?

While Gu Ling was letting her imagination run wild, Xian Jiu curiously approached the old man's feet and looked up at him, saying, "Meow~".

Upon hearing Xian Jiu's voice, the old man slowly lowered his head and glanced at Xian Jiu.

Gu Ling quickly picked up Xian Jiu and turned to leave, saying, "Grandpa is looking at the sea, let's go a little further away."

The stones that Gu Ling picked up in the morning were piled together and were quite conspicuous.

Gu Ling walked over, picked up a few stones, and turned to Xian Jiu: "After throwing the stones, follow up with Whirlwind Multi-Kick. Kick as many times as you can in a row."

"And don't kick the stone over my side!" Gu Ling added worriedly.

Xian Jiu, hands on hips, whimpered, "Mew~"

Don't worry, Beast Tamer!

I absolutely will not kick you!

...10 minutes later.

"Whoosh~"

With a cold expression, Gu Ling quickly opened her umbrella and blocked another flying pebble.

Huh~

She knew it!

Fortunately, she had the foresight to bring an extra umbrella.

"..."

After practicing the Whirlwind Multi-Kick for two hours, Xian Jiu continued practicing the High-Speed ​​Shadowless Step she had used in the sea that morning. Her petite body darted around in the sea, splashing water everywhere.

The training session didn't end until 18 PM.

When Gu Ling and Xian Jiu were about to leave the beach, they saw Grandpa Nian standing there in a daze.

"Grandpa Nian, we're leaving now." Gu Ling said goodbye and then left with Xian Jiu.

After returning home, Gu Ling remembered the old man's situation by the sea and asked Xiang Jinli again, "Second Aunt, is it still possible to go to those islands?"

Xiang Jinli shook her head: "Those areas have become abandoned islands, uninhabited for many years. In addition, there are many aquatic creatures in the water, so most ships deliberately avoid that area..."

This means that it's probably impossible to find a government-owned boat to go to the island now, unless you rent or buy a private boat.

After dinner, Gu Ling assigned Xian Jiu her evening tasks: "Watch the match for two hours first, then you can play games or practice typing."

"Meow~" Xian Jiu pounced and landed on the tablet.

Gu Ling sat cross-legged on the bed: "If Sister Ya Ya and the others come looking for me, tell them I'm meditating."

Xian Jiu nodded without looking up, her cat-like eyes sparkling as she watched the match video playing on the tablet.

When Gu Ya came to the room looking for someone, Xian Jiu held up the three words that had been typed on the tablet for Gu Ya to see:

—In meditation.

Seeing this, Gu Ya patted Xian Jiu's head and said softly, "Then after you finish meditating, tell Gu Ling that you're going to participate in the fishing competition tomorrow."

Gu Ya left the room and bumped into the carefree Gu Zhou at the top of the stairs.

"Gu Ling, it's time to register for the fishing competition..."

Gu Ya made a shushing gesture: "Shh."

"Zero Zero is meditating."

Upon hearing this, Gu Zhou was somewhat surprised: "What?! She's still meditating?"

"Yes, Lingling has been meditating in her room since dinner. Don't disturb her. She can still register for the fishing competition tomorrow." Gu Ya nodded.

"Goodness, she's so curly?!"

Gu Ya shrugged: "So, there's a reason why Lingling was able to beat you in a daytime match."

Upon hearing this, Gu Zhou stubbornly retorted, "What do you mean 'beat me'... it's clear that the outcome is still undecided."

Seeing that Gu Zhou was still being stubborn, Gu Ya calmly shared some information she had just found out: "I just asked a friend who studies at Nanping No. 1 High School, do you know who got first place in the monthly exam for the second-year Beast Taming class at Nanping No. 1 High School this time?"

"Who?"

"Zero zero".

Gu Zhou nearly dropped his jaw in shock: "What?!"

"The first place in the class placement exam was also 00." Gu Ya blinked.

"So she was deliberately playing the victim before?" Gu Zhou seemed to have suddenly realized something, exclaiming, "Damn! Gu Ling is still so insidious, cunning, treacherous, and despicable!"

"You were the one who initiated the match, so whose fault is it?"

Gu Ya waved her hand: "Alright, stop blocking the way here, go back and play your game."

"No way! I want to meditate too!" Gu Zhou glared fiercely at the door, then turned and left.

……

The third day of National Day.

6: am.

Gu Ling got up early and took Xian Jiu out for a run, just like yesterday.

While running, Gu Ling didn't let Xian Jiu continue using her telekinetic levitation, otherwise it wouldn't have the effect of enhancing physical strength.

Gu Ling got up early today and ran for half an hour before heading further afield, eventually reaching the port along the main road.

At this time, many boats were moored in the harbor, and fishermen were packing their equipment on board, preparing to go out to sea.

Gu Ling glanced around casually and noticed that among the many fishing boats, there were several large boats carrying not fishing gear, but building materials such as concrete.

Several crew members stood aside smoking and chatting while the workers were loading cargo onto the ship.

"Is the ship really going to that abandoned island?"

"That island has been leased by a big boss, and I heard he's going to build some kind of water-based petting zoo on it..."

"Completely contracted? Who has such a big budget? Buying an entire deserted island?"

"I don't know the specifics; maybe the boss just has too much money to burn..."

"..."

Upon hearing that a water-based pet park was planned for the island, Gu Ling's mind stirred. She walked over and asked the crew, "Uncles, if the water-based pet park opens, will there be passenger ships going to the island?"

One of the crew members replied, "Of course, running that water park for petting zoos definitely requires tourists. How do tourists get to the island? They have to take a boat, right?"

"Then we can earn extra money by taking passengers to the island in the future," another crew member said with delight, thinking about this.

"Yeah, I hope that amusement park will be completed soon..."

"I estimate it will be next year at the earliest."

"..."

After receiving a clear answer, Gu Ling left.

Afterwards, Gu Ling continued running while making plans in her mind.

Once the water park is finished, perhaps she can go to the island to take a look?

There are monsters or something on that island... I'll go see if it's true or not.

……

When Gu Ling returned from her run and had breakfast, Gu Ya told her that the fishing competition would start at 8 a.m. that morning.

Gu Ling was taken aback: "This morning?"

Beside her, Xian Jiu shrank her neck guiltily and whimpered, "Meow~"

Gu Ling meditated for too long last night, and Xian Jiu played games too late and then fell asleep... so they forgot to tell Gu Ling about it.

Thinking this, Xian Jiu suddenly realized it wasn't her fault and straightened her small body.

This is none of my business!

The beast tamer has been meditating for too long!

Gu Ling ruffled Xian Jiu's hair, not caring about anything, and turned to ask Gu Ya, "Have you all registered?"

"Yes, we can just go there today."

"..."

After breakfast, the three of them told Xiang Jinli and then went out together to the fishing competition venue.

Halfway there, Gu Zhou said excitedly, "You two girls need to be careful. We're fishing for water-type pets. Don't get dragged into the water by them."

"..."

Upon arriving at the fishing site and seeing the sea of ​​people before her, Gu Ling was somewhat surprised: "So many people! Are so many people here to participate in the fishing competition?"

Gu Ya: "After all, it's a year's worth of free seafood feasts, so it's bound to attract a lot of people."

Moreover, most of the residents of Ping'an Town have experience fishing at sea, so it's just a fishing competition and not too difficult for them.

Gu Ling and the other two first received their respective competition numbers and fishing rods, and then waited to be called out to compete in batches.

Seeing that she was in the fourth batch of contestants, Gu Ling didn't want to just wait around. Besides, there were many water-type pets here, which, in her eyes, were all worth a lot of points.

So, Gu Ling turned to Gu Ya and the other woman and said, "I'm going to go for a walk first."

"Then remember not to miss the match time."

"no problem……"

Gu Ling arrived at the transparent tanks where aquatic pets were temporarily kept. Seeing many children curiously reaching out to touch the aquatic pets, she asked a staff member:

"Can I touch these aquatic pets?"

The staff member nodded: "That's fine."

These are all aquatic pets that are more for ornamental purposes. They are gentle in nature, do not have many attack skills, and are not very dangerous.

After receiving permission, Gu Ling reached into the water and stroked the aquatic pets.

[Included Skill: Shell Retraction]

[Included Skill: Water Splash Leap]

[Skill Included: Glare]

[Included Skill: Impact]

【…】

Gu Ling glanced at the newly added skills in the Beast Taming Ancient Book, and there were basically no powerful water-based attack skills.

However, Gu Ling's goal was to accumulate points, so she didn't pay attention to this.

Moreover, water-type skills are of little use to Gu Ling, who does not have a contracted water-type pet.

When it was almost time to go fishing, Gu Ling reluctantly left and returned to the competition area in front of her.

Looking at the various pets in the pool, Gu Ling began to have some wild thoughts.

It would be nice to contract a water-type pet and then drift on the sea, wouldn't it?

However, there are fewer large aquatic pets that can carry people now, and they are not easy to find.

"Gu Ling, come over here quickly!"

Gu Zhou and Gu Ya had both found a fishing spot when Gu Ling spotted them and went over with her fishing rod.

Although Gu Ling and his team didn't come to win the championship, since they had already paid to register, they definitely wanted to have a good experience.

The fishing competition attracted a large number of participants, and the scene was bustling from morning till night...

Gu Ling and his two companions were no match for the fishing skills of the local uncles and aunties who had been fishing at sea for decades, and they were eliminated after only two rounds.

However, the three of them had a great time. On the way home, Gu Zhou was still reminiscing, "This fishing competition was really fun. I wonder if they'll hold another one..."

Gu Ya said, "I heard from the employees of the seafood hot pot restaurant that a water park is going to be built on a nearby island. The owner of the seafood hot pot restaurant received the news in advance and decisively came here to open a seafood hot pot restaurant so that when the water park opens and attracts tourists, the seafood hot pot restaurant can take the opportunity to make a fortune."

"So that's how it is! No wonder! I was wondering why someone would come to this small town to open a seafood hot pot restaurant?" Gu Zhou suddenly realized.

"When will that amusement park be completed? I wonder if it will be finished by winter break, so we can come back and play there."

If we wait a few more years, they will all be in college, and after graduation they will go their separate ways and probably won't be able to come back often.

Gu Ling spoke up: "I also heard the crew at the port mention this morning that a big boss is investing heavily in a water park. Even if it's not finished by the winter break, it should be completed by next summer."

"That's great! I'll go to the island and have some fun then!"

"..."

When the three of them got home, they saw a familiar male figure in the living room.

"dad?!"

Gu Ya and Gu Zhou were the first to exclaim in surprise.

"Second Uncle, you're back?" Gu Ling blinked.

Gu Mingsheng nodded: "You just got back. Did your competition end?"

Gu Zhou turned to look at Xiang Jinli, who had just come out of the kitchen carrying a fruit platter: "Mom, why didn't you tell Dad he was coming back today?"

"I only received the news a few hours ago, okay?" Xiang Jinli put down the fruit plate and said irritably.

"I just finished a mission and rushed back by car," Gu Mingsheng explained briefly, his gaze falling on Xian Jiu on Gu Ling's shoulder.

"This is the pet you chose."

Gu Ling patted Xian Jiu's head and introduced it with a smile: "Its name is Xian Jiu."

Before returning, Gu Mingsheng called Gu Ling's current homeroom teacher.

From the homeroom teacher, Gu Mingsheng also learned that Gu Ling had achieved first place in the grade in both the class placement exam and the September monthly exam.

"Pretty good." Gu Mingsheng nodded slightly, then took out three palm-sized iron boxes from his luggage bag, which looked like they contained something.

Seeing that the three children were looking over curiously, Gu Mingsheng didn't keep them in suspense:

"This is my reward for completing this mission: three Glazed Wood Fruits. One for each of you three. Consuming them will help boost your mental strength."

Gu Ling was also surprised when she heard the name "Liuli Qimu Fruit".

Gu Ling had seen this fruit on a shopping app; one costs 200,000 Dragon Xuan Coins, and its effect on enhancing mental power is much better than that of the Strange Mental Fruit.

"Wow! The guild is so generous! They gave us three of these treasures all at once?" Gu Zhou quickly picked out a box, opened it immediately, and excitedly glanced at the Glazed Wood Fruit inside.

Gu Ling and Gu Ya each took a box.

"Because this time we spent a relatively long time in the secret realm, and the client was from the Pet Beast Alliance, plus this time we were developing a new secret realm, the harvest was quite good..." Gu Mingsheng explained briefly.

"I thought that since the three of you have just become new Beast Tamers, you would need this kind of Spirit Fruit, so I applied to the higher-ups. Try to upgrade your Pet Space to two stars as soon as possible, so you can contract a second Pet."

"Thank you, Dad!"

"Thank you, Second Uncle."

Seeing that everyone had finished discussing their business, Xiang Jinli invited everyone to dinner: "Alright, alright, are you all done? Come and eat."