Beast Taming Begins with Inheriting a Legacy.

Chapter 92 Two-Star Beast Tamer

The top two spots on the official roster for the friendly match undoubtedly belong to Gu Ling and Pei Gang.

However, an unexpected incident occurred during the competition for the last official spot. Xia Zihan and Lu Jiuwen ended in a draw, and both of their pets were seriously injured. They would have to wait until at least tomorrow afternoon to fully recover their strength and have another match.

Holding the injured Three-Tailed Fire Fox, Lu Jiuwen turned to Zhou Mengran: "Teacher Zhou, you said before that being a substitute wouldn't affect participation in individual or team competitions, right?"

"It's possible, it's possible..." Zhou Mengran paused for a moment, vaguely guessing Lu Jiuwen's thoughts.

Lu Jiuwen continued, "As long as I can participate in the competition, I don't care whether I'm an official player or a substitute. Playing another game will only waste one day of training time."

"I know the Three-Tailed Fire Fox has already done its best. There's no point in continuing the fight; it will only hurt it for nothing."

Zhou Mengran raised an eyebrow slightly: "Are you sure?"

She remembered that Lu Jiuwen was the most serious during the special training.

Other students might occasionally complain of being tired, but Lu Jiuwen never complained and just silently continued training.

In this monthly exam, Lu Jiuwen first defeated He Ruosi's little water leopard with his reverse attribute, and then tied with Xia Zihan's mini doll, showing remarkable progress.

Lu Jiuwen nodded calmly: "Mm."

Zhou Mengran didn't rush to make a decision, but instead asked Xia Zihan for her opinion: "Zihan, what do you think?"

Xia Zihan looked somewhat conflicted. She turned to Lu Jiuwen and asked, "Lu Jiuwen, are you really not worried about being a substitute?"

Although both official members and substitute members can participate, being an official member sounds more prestigious, and official members receive more prize money than substitute members.

Lu Jiuwen: "I don't mind, as long as I can participate."

"Thank you." Xia Zihan nodded slightly to Lu Jiuwen, then turned to Zhou Mengran and said, "Teacher Zhou, I agree too."

"Alright." Zhou Mengran smiled and clapped her hands. "That settles the three official members for the friendly match."

"Gu Ling, Pei Gang, Xia Zihan."

"As for the substitutes, Lu Jiuwen and He Siruo have the highest win rates, so they'll take up two substitute spots. Does anyone else have any objections?"

As long as Lu Jiuwen and He Siruo don't face off against Gu Ling and his two companions, they are basically guaranteed to win.

In particular, He Siruo, with the advantage of being a small water leopard, had the upper hand in many battles against Lu Jiuwen during the special training period, and firmly held the fourth place position.

The other students in the elite class had no objections to the allocation of these five spots.

Now, only one substitute spot remains to be decided.

The eyes of everyone in the elite class couldn't help but fall on Huang Weiwei, Lou Huayu, and Dai Hao.

The three's pets were almost equally strong, and during this long period of special training, they had both won and lost in monthly exams and private battles.

However, Lou Huayu's pet beast, Xiaolongshi, was at a disadvantage in terms of attributes, and among the three, its win rate was the lowest.

However, in the friendly team match, Lou Huayu's Xiaolongshi had an advantage that the other two pets did not have: it could act as a tank.

Huang Weiwei and Dai Hao are both grass-type pets. They haven't learned any skills that can buff the team, so they can't be healers. They are also quite small and not suitable as tanks.

Huang Weiwei and the other two watched Zhou Mengran nervously, waiting for her to announce the final result.

Zhou Mengran suddenly smiled slightly: "You should all go together."

"what?"

Not only Huang Weiwei and her two companions, but everyone else was somewhat bewildered.

Zhou Mengran took out her phone and sent several notices to the class group: "The schedule for this year's friendly match has changed a lot. I just received a notice a few days ago that each school can bring one or two extra substitutes to participate in the team match."

"However, there are still only 6 spots for the individual competition, and after the quarterfinals of the team competition, only three substitutes can be added. Which of you three wants to play in the individual competition? You can discuss it yourselves."

"As for the team competition before the quarterfinals, if there is an opportunity, we can try to arrange for a few of you substitutes to play a few games."

"Besides you guys who are going to the competition, Long Yifei, who ranked ninth in this month's exam, and Sun Xueyi, who ranked tenth, can also come along to watch the competition."

Upon hearing the last sentence, Long Yifei and Sun Xueyi, who had initially felt some regret, immediately became excited and happy.

"We can go too!"

"Very good!"

When the rest of the elite class heard that the top 10 could go to watch the game live, they couldn't contain their excitement.

"Teacher Zhou, we want to go too!"

They don't want to stay at school for classes!

They also want to go watch the game!

Zhou Mengran shook her head 'ruthlessly': "Don't even think about it now."

"Unless Gu Ling and a few others can make it into the top eight or top four, I will apply to the school to allow all the students in the elite class to go to the site to observe and learn. Until then, you should stay at school and attend classes."

"When there are matches, the school will broadcast them live, so you can watch them while you're at school."

Seeing that they really couldn't go to watch the game live, everyone immediately looked longingly at Gu Ling and the others.

"Gu Ling, you guys absolutely have to make it to the quarterfinals!"

"Whether we can go to the game live or not depends on you guys!"

"Yeah, yeah, our school almost made it to the quarterfinals last year, you guys need to at least make it to the quarterfinals this year."

Huang Weiwei looked at the notification in the class group chat, her little face slightly furrowed, and asked Zhou Mengran, "Teacher Zhou, are the individual competitions held round after round?"

Zhou Mengran nodded: "Yes, but at least half a day of rest will be given."

"The first match of the individual competition is going to be a field battle in the forest... I guess I'll pass."

Huang Weiwei wasn't afraid of getting tired, but field battles involved running around in the forest, which not only left her sweaty and smelly, but also risked getting her clothes dirty and her hair messed up.

Having been pampered since childhood, Huang Weiwei is a delicate girl except when she is a little tired during physical training.

Anyway, Huang Weiwei has now become a substitute, successfully completing the tasks and goals assigned by her parents, and a generous allowance is already beckoning to her.

Hearing this reason, Zhou Mengran was both amused and exasperated: "You really don't want to go to the forest? Even if you become a professional beast tamer, you'll inevitably have to go to the wild, won't you?"

Huang Weiwei is a diligent girl, but her diligence is limited to completing her daily special training.

Further training, such as spontaneous training, is unlikely...

Huang Weiwei twirled a strand of hair at the end of her head with her fingers: "Hehe, I've already decided that I want to be a beast taming and glamorous designer in the future. Fighting and killing isn't really my thing."

Moreover, even if Huang Weiwei wanted to be like a professional beast tamer, spending her days covered in dust and dirt in the wild or entering secret realms, her parents wouldn't agree, as it would not only be hard work but also involve a certain degree of danger.

Furthermore, Huang Weiwei's ambitions lie elsewhere.

Huang Weiwei wants to be a beast tamer because she enjoys interacting with all sorts of cute and beautiful pets, but she doesn't really want to be a beast tamer who specializes in combat.

On the other side, Dai Hao adjusted his glasses and said, "Teacher Zhou, let Lou Huayu participate in the individual competition. Since we can all go and watch the competition, and there's also a team competition where he can play, I have no objection."

"From a team perspective, his younger brother is a better fit."

"Thank you! Thank you! May you live a long and peaceful life!" Lou Huayu said excitedly, pressing his palms together and repeatedly thanking Huang Weiwei and Dai Hao.

Seeing that they had reached an agreement, Zhou Mengran nodded: "Alright, Lou Huayu, you can take over."

Lou Huayu's pet beasts are quite strong, but they are often suppressed by Huang Weiwei and Dai Hao because of their attribute disadvantage.

Finally, the list of all participants for the friendly match was finalized.

Official team members: Gu Ling, Pei Gang, Xia Zihan

Substitutes: Lu Jiuwen, He Siruo, Lou Huayu

Then, Zhou Mengran began to explain some of the rules of the friendly match:

"The schedule for the friendly matches has not yet been fully released. What is certain at present is that in this year's friendly matches, team matches and individual matches will no longer be held separately, but will be held simultaneously and alternately."

"What does 'simultaneous and overlapping' mean?" Huang Weiwei asked, raising her hand.

Zhou Mengran smiled slightly: "To give you an example, we'll have the team preliminary rounds in the morning, and then the individual field battles in the afternoon, and so on."

"In this way, we have no way to know all the details of our opponents in advance, but similarly, our opponents also have no idea what our true trump cards are."

Upon hearing the words "trump card," almost everyone instinctively looked in Gu Ling's direction.

Gu Ling was listening intently to Zhou Mengran when she was suddenly met with everyone's gaze. She blinked innocently and asked, "What's wrong?"

The elite class members: "..."

What else is wrong?

I'm talking about you!

"There are still about 10 days left. Please adjust yourselves and your pets' condition. Avoid overly strenuous training to prevent injuries before the competition, which could affect your performance. I will send information and materials about other participating schools to the class group later."

"The friendly match will start on December 12th and will be held in the central stadium of Hailan City. We will meet together on the afternoon of the 11th to head to Hailan City. Remember to bring your luggage."

After Zhou Mengran finished explaining the situation, she let everyone leave.

"..."

Before leaving school, Gu Ling informed Zhou Mengran that she would be staying at home for the next 11 days to meditate.

Zhou Mengran simply said, "Take care and get some rest," and then approved it.

Before going home, Gu Ling went to the supermarket to buy all the daily necessities she would need for the next 11 days, such as bread and milk to fill her stomach after meditation, and snacks for Xian Jiu and the mischievous ghost.

After returning home with several large bags of food, Gu Ling found several restaurants online that she frequently ordered from and arranged for them to deliver meals to her door at set times every day for the next 11 days.

Not only did she order takeout for herself, but she also dutifully ordered takeout for Ye Wuyan and Ye Xiaobai next door.

Two hours later.

After dinner, Gu Ling ate another strange spiritual fruit and then entered a meditative state.

This is the seventh time Gu Ling has consumed the strange spiritual fruit. Currently, the spiritually materialized water pit only needs 890 more spiritual beads to be completely filled.

……

Time flies...

Until 6 a.m. on December 11th.

Gu Ling got up early as always, and after breakfast, she immediately began her meditation training.

Inside the pet space, Gu Ling watched the puddle nearly fill up, focused her senses, and quickly revealed a hint of joy: "Only 38 more Spirit Condensation Beads needed!"

On the 8th, Gu Ling ate the eighth strange spiritual fruit.

Gu Ling could sense that as she consumed more and more Strange Spirit Fruits, the amplification effect of the Strange Spirit Fruits on mental power was gradually weakening.

Fortunately, although the growth rate couldn't keep up, Gu Ling spent 14 hours a day meditating, accumulating little by little, and using time to build up beads of spiritual energy.

L……

From 6 a.m. to 14 p.m., Gu Ling exited the meditation state once to rummage through the refrigerator for bread and milk to replenish her energy.

Inside the pet space.

When the last condensed spirit bead fell into the puddle, the water, which was about to overflow, seemed to have been freed from some kind of shackle. The puddle, which was only the size of a bowl, was now splashing like an ocean.

A dazzling golden light shot out from the bottom of the puddle, and Gu Ling subconsciously raised his hand to shield his eyes.

When the golden light faded and Gu Ling opened her eyes again, the small puddle was gone, replaced by a larger one.

"This..." Gu Ling gestured with her hand to indicate the large puddle.

The current large puddle is the size of the original 10 smaller puddles combined.

At the bottom of the large puddle was a handful of clear water, which was the 6000 spirit beads that Gu Ling had just collected. At this moment, it seemed particularly small when filled into the puddle.

"I'm... a two-star Beastmaster now?"

Gu Ling began to look around the pet space. It was still a gray and hazy place, but she could feel that the pet space seemed to have expanded quite a bit.

The ancient book of beast taming that had been floating above suddenly descended in front of Gu Ling, its countless pages flipping rapidly before finally settling on the very first page—

[Holder of the Ancient Book of Beasts]: Gu Ling

Gender: Female

Age: 16

[Beast Taming Space Level]: Two Stars

[Beastmaster Talent]: To be developed

[Contracted Pet]: Thunder Seal Cat (Xian Jiu)

[Overall Rating]: A piece of cannon fodder who can only withstand one hit before collapsing and faking an accident.

【...】

Gu Ling stared in disbelief at the last line of text: "What the hell?!"

What do you mean by "only able to block one move before collapsing and faking an accident"?!

The newbie title is gone, and now she's just been relegated to cannon fodder?!

She protested (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻

After several minutes of frustration, Gu Ling managed to console herself before turning her attention to the Beast Tamer talent.

"The talent of beast tamers...untapped? What does that mean?"

Gu Ling tilted her head and thought for a moment: "Could it be that I have some unknown talent that I haven't yet developed?"

Without saying a word, the Beast Taming Manual flew back to its original position in a flash.

Gu Ling looked up at the Beast Taming Ancient Book with a puzzled expression.

I don't know why...

I felt like I was just looked down upon.

"..."

Emerging from her meditative state, Gu Ling excitedly rushed out of the room and shouted to Xian Jiu and the mischievous boy who were having lunch in the living room:

"Xian Jiu! You little rascal! I've become a two-star Beast Tamer!"

Upon hearing this, Xianjiu and the mischievous ghost's eyes lit up slightly.

"Meow~"

"Hehehe~"

The mischievous child happily floated over and circled around Gu Ling.

Gu Ling smiled at the mischievous boy: "Ready? You little rascal, we're about to begin the contract."

"Hehe~" The mischievous boy's expression softened a bit, and he nodded obediently.

Then, Gu Ling placed her hand on the mischievous ghost's forehead, and both she and her pet closed their eyes.

A palm-sized contract array appeared in Gu Ling's palm.

The contract array slowly merged into the mischievous ghost's body, leaving a contract mark.

In the split second before the contract was to be finalized, it seemed as if a mysterious, ancient incantation was being whispered deep within the soul…

Just as Gu Ling subconsciously wanted to find out more, the contract was completed, pulling her thoughts back to reality.

"Hehehe~"

Gu Ling opened her eyes and saw the mischievous boy's cheerful and excited smile.

Gu Ling unconsciously smiled and extended her right hand to the mischievous boy, making a fist.

"You little rascal, please guide me from now on."

The mischievous boy paused for half a second, then smiled and extended his chubby little hand, giving Gu Ling a fist bump from a distance:

"Hehehe~"

Beastmaster, please guide me in the future.

……

An hour later.

Gu Ling pushed her luggage and hurriedly arrived at the meeting point in Hailan City.

The rest of the people had arrived early and were sitting in the rented bus.

"Gu Ling, we're just missing you." Upon seeing Gu Ling arrive, Zhou Mengran, who was waiting outside the bus, relaxed slightly and asked with a smile, "How did it go?"

Gu Ling smiled and nodded: "No problem."

This...this counts as a friendly match storyline, right? Damn it QAQ

(End of this chapter)