Digimon: I really didn't want to be the Digimon Emperor!

"Although you can only spit out holy light eggs the size of quail eggs right now, if you continue to improve your light attribute and keep training, we might be able to develop some useful skills."

He drew several crosses on the factory's metal frame, clearly intended as bullseyes.

"Let's improve the power and accuracy of the Holy Light Bullet."

The little dog let out a "woof" and looked pitifully at Cheng Yuan.

"Go ahead." Cheng Yuan forced himself to sit up. "I'll give you something strong."

After saying that, he recharged the little dog beast with 100 points of light attribute.

Wealth Points: 23040 (-10000)

[Element: Light 1320 (+100)]

The power of spending money!

The little dog instantly perked up, and its sacred ring emitted a dazzling light.

For the next hour, the playground echoed with continuous "pop" sounds. Initially, the little dog beast's holy light bullets were the size of quail eggs, but now they were the size of chicken eggs, and their power had increased considerably, transforming from a mere black scorch mark into something with the force of a slight explosion.

Moreover, although it used to miss six out of ten shots, under Cheng Yuan's patient guidance, its hit rate gradually increased to 80%.

Cheng Yuan struggled to get up, walked to the little dog, and fed the little guy a sports drink.

The puppy beast has now entered its growth stage, and its digestive system has begun to materialize, allowing it to gradually begin to accept human food.

The training session ended at 6 p.m.

Cheng Yuan slumped onto the bench, his whole body aching. The little dog lay on his lap, too lazy to even wag its tail.

"Let's continue tomorrow. After the weekend, we'll also exercise for two hours after school. If we stick to this pace for two weeks, we'll definitely see a significant improvement!"

"Cheng Yuan... don't just talk the talk, woof!" The little dog beast rarely uttered a complete sentence.

It's still learning to speak, so it's inevitable that it will stumble a bit when it does.

"What are you talking about! As a beast tamer who uses his brain, my main training focus is on my brain. Who knows, maybe in the future I can even give you a 20% boost in combat power, believe it or not?" Cheng Yuan said seriously.

"I believe you! I believe you're hiding something!" The little dog rolled its eyes.

Chapter 10 The Power of Role Models

At eight o'clock in the morning, the area in front of Pengcheng No.1 Middle School was already crowded with people.

Cheng Yuan stood in the welcoming line, his fingers unconsciously stroking the sacred ring of the little dog beast.

This wasn't the first time Cheng Yuan had heard the name Xu Xin.

For the past two weeks, rumors about this legendary senior have been circulating on campus—

A year ago, a student from an ordinary class, who didn't even have a Digimon and whose grades weren't particularly outstanding, was admitted to a prestigious tamer university, making him a true grassroots celebrity.

He wasn't particularly outstanding, and his family background was ordinary, but he suddenly took off in a short period of time, which is somewhat similar to Cheng Yuan.

Legend has it that during an accidental encounter in the Digital World, he obtained an Agumon, and from then on, he became an unstoppable force, becoming the top seed of Pengcheng No. 1 High School. With his outstanding battle performance, he was admitted to Pengcheng Tamers University of Science and Technology and participated in the school team, winning numerous awards in the National College Student Digital Battle Competition, thus making a name for himself.

It is said that his Agumon has evolved to the Champion stage, and he has begun to carry out important missions assigned by the school.

On Monday morning, twenty trainee tamers from different classes lined up on both sides of the school gate with their Rookie-level Digimon.

There are also some students from Pengcheng No.1 Middle School and their Digimon, mainly in the Rookie stage.

That's quite impressive.

It's not that Xu Xin is arrogant; in fact, having entered the Beast Tamer University and become a key member of the school team, with his Digimon already evolved to the Champion stage, he's definitely a professional Beast Tamer. After graduation, his achievements will undoubtedly surpass theirs.

Moreover, since they are talents who have graduated from our own school, we must make a grand show of it.

Xu Xin originally returned to Pengcheng with a mission and also wanted to go back to the school to serve as a combat training teacher. He didn't want to be so high-profile, but he couldn't resist Principal Liu's enthusiasm.

The school went to great lengths, bringing together all the promising students who had a chance of getting into the Beast Tamer University to act as greeters and get acquainted with the students. If they could get Xu Xin's help, their path to the Beast Tamer University would be much smoother.

"Huh? This student looks a bit unfamiliar..." Principal Liu Guoliang saw a student he didn't recognize as he passed by the welcoming team, accompanied by a small dog-shaped Digimon.

"Could it be a newly emerged promising student?"

As the principal walked past, Cheng Yuan turned to Kang Zhaodi beside him and whispered, "Hey, big guy, who's this teacher who's coming soon? Why does the principal have to personally greet him?"

Kang Zhaodi replied in a muffled voice, "I don't know. The Beast Tamer University is mysterious. Most of the Beast Tamers who graduate from the Beast Tamer University have already evolved their Digimon to adult stage. This 'teacher' is said to be a college student, and also our senior, who graduated from Pengcheng No.1 High School. He is the pride of Pengcheng No.1 High School and Principal Liu's darling."

"Now that you mention it, he must be a real professional animal trainer."

Regardless, this was the first time Cheng Yuan had ever met a tamer who possessed a Champion-level Digimon, a person who truly wielded destructive power.

In this world, Champion-level Digimon already possess the ability to change the course of local battles.

but……

"Zhao Lu, what brings you here too?"

"Why can't I come? My Caprimon also successfully evolved into Gearmon last night!" The silver Gearmon on the girl's shoulder creaked as its mechanical parts turned.

Cheng Yuan learned that the Gearmon in this world has a silver body and is a Data type Digimon, unlike the Gearmon that was infected by a virus in the original anime. It can be said to be a subspecies of Gearmon.

He opened the Digimon encyclopedia:

【Gear Beast】

[Data Seed - Mechanical Type]

[Growth Period]

[Skills: Gear Attack, High-Speed ​​Entanglement, Electric Shock Device]

[Description: With a gear-like shape, its overall appearance resembles a giant gear. Countless gears are arranged inside its body, constantly rotating to provide power for the gear beast's life processes. If even one gear falls off, the entire gear system will stop working.]

"Last night? And you were able to arrange for it to be brought in so quickly?"

"Hmph, I didn't want to come anyway. They're just professional animal trainers, as if everyone has one. If my dad hadn't called the principal, I could have slept in a little longer."

Cheng Yuan was speechless for a moment. Well, it's all about human relationships and social interactions.

Zhao Lu's father is not only a sheriff but also a professional animal trainer. If he made this arrangement, it's probably to help Zhao Lu become more well-known.

It seems that this senior, Xu Xin, is much more important than I imagined.

For a moment, Cheng Yuan felt a sense of anticipation.

Amidst the whispers, the principal led a young man over. The teachers took the lead in applauding enthusiastically, which inspired the students to join in. Cheng Yuan mechanically clapped his hands as well.

The young man walking next to the principal was dressed in simple casual clothes and had an ordinary appearance, but his eyes, hidden beneath his buzz cut, were as sharp as an eagle's. He waved awkwardly, clearly uncomfortable in this situation.

One part of the program involved Xu Xin shaking hands with each of the seed students as he passed the welcoming team.

When he passed by Cheng Yuan, he mechanically shook hands and greeted him.

After Xu Xin shook hands with the next student, the little dog suddenly tugged at its owner's trouser leg: "Cheng Yuan, I sense a trace of dark energy on him."

Cheng Yuan knew that the little dog beast's sacred ring had the ability to sense and detect dark energy, which made him somewhat suspicious of Xu Xin.

Could it be that his Digimon is of the dark type?

In the original Digimon series, most of the Dark Digimon represent negativity, destruction, and cruelty, and are inextricably linked to Virus species.

After the welcoming ceremony, Xu Xin was taken to the battle arena on the playground. Nearly a thousand students were already lined up on the playground, warmly welcoming the arrival and guidance of the legendary senior.

The power of role models—that's Principal Liu's goal.

After Principal Liu Guoliang's passionate speech, he handed the microphone to Xu Xin, asking her to give a speech and encourage the younger students.

Xu Xin didn't rush to speak. He looked around at his alma mater and the vibrant students below the stage, and said with some emotion, "During high school, my only thought was to become an animal trainer, and I had to get into an animal trainer university."

To become an animal trainer, I gave up a lot, but after actually getting into animal trainer university and learning things I didn't know before, I suddenly realized how precious this carefree life was.

In fact, Xu Xin is only a year older than everyone else, and should be in the prime of his youth, so he shouldn't have such feelings.

Cheng Yuan keenly noticed the shadow in his senior's eyes, realizing that life at the Beast Tamer University was definitely not what he had imagined, or rather, what he had experienced in his previous life.

In my past life, I was a model student in my freshman year, addicted to games in my sophomore year, frantically studying for credits in my junior year, and lost and confused while looking for a job and preparing for graduate school in my senior year, where I was also addicted to the internet.

But the animal trainer college students in this world seem to be carrying something even heavier.

Xu Xin continued, "Let's not talk about that. I'll tell you about the things that beast tamers need to pay attention to during their growth period..."

When it came time for the Q&A session, Xu Xin smiled and said, "If any of you students have any questions, you can ask me. Because of time constraints, we only have three spots available."

Upon hearing this, the students were overjoyed and eagerly raised their hands.

Finally, a male student was randomly selected and asked: "Senior Xu, if you don't mind, may I ask what level of animal trainer you are now?"

No trainee animal trainer was uninterested in this.

Xu Xin laughed and said, "You know Chen Zhong, right? He was in the honors class last year, the one who was on par with me."

"We know! Senior Chen, who consistently ranks in the top three." In comparison, the students had a deeper impression of this student who had been at the top of the class last year, while they were unfamiliar with someone like Xu Xin, who had suddenly emerged as a rising star.

Xu Xin smiled and said, "It's good to know. He and I both got into Penggang Animal Trainer Technology University, but he's still just an ordinary animal trainer. Maybe in two years, he'll become a senior animal trainer, and by graduation, he'll have the opportunity to become a professional animal trainer. That's the typical path for most animal trainer college students."

Cheng Yuan understood the underlying meaning of those words: Xu Xin was now a professional animal trainer.

A freshman professional animal trainer... Hiss—that's terrifying.

The second student asked how to get into the Animal Trainer University, and Xu Xin gave a very official and objective answer. In reality, there's no single answer to this question; everyone has their own method, and what works for one person might not work for another. And Xu Xin's method, in particular, wouldn't work for anyone.

The third question was drawn from the screen of the battle arena, where student ID numbers were flashing...

When the big screen focused on "Cheng Yuan from Class 18 of Senior Three", everyone's attention was instantly drawn to him.

"Cheng Yuan from Class 18 of Senior Three! Please ask your question."

He recalled what the puppy-dogmon had said about the dark energy emanating from Xu Xin and asked, "Senior Xu Xin, can we see your Digimon?"

Chapter 11 Dark Tyrannomon

The playground fell silent instantly, and everyone's eyes were focused on Xu Xin, even the principal looked at him with anticipation.

What does that adorable yellow Agumon from legend look like now? Has it reached its Champion stage?

Xu Xin's face stiffened for a moment, and after a brief silence, she smiled gently again: "Of course, but everyone should be prepared."

He pulled out his Digivice from his waist and skillfully pressed the release button: "Come out, Greymon!"

"boom!"

A jet-black beam of data shot into the sky, weaving into a massive outline in the air. When the light faded, a colossal, entirely blue-black creature appeared before everyone.

It has a triangular head covered in black bone armor, its body is covered in blue-black scales, and sharp bone spikes are arranged along its back. Its giant claws generate heat waves when they swing, making it look ferocious and terrifying.

"Wow!" The entire audience erupted in exclamations.

"So cool!"

Is this the power of maturity?

"It's not quite the same as the Greymon in the Pokédex..."

Cheng Yuan narrowed his eyes.

Based on memories from my previous life, Agumon's normal evolution should be the orange Greymon, but the blue-black monster in front of me is clearly a virus species corrupted by dark energy—DarkGreymon.

"Woof!" The little dog suddenly pricked up its ears, its sacred ring emitting a faint golden light, and its body tensed up as if facing a formidable enemy.

As a sacred digital beast, it is particularly sensitive to dark energy.

Cheng Yuan gently squeezed its paw, signaling it to be quiet.

"Roar!" As more and more people became noisy in front of DarkGreymon, its originally calm gaze began to turn impatient. Its thick tail slammed heavily on the ground, making the pebbles on the lawn jump, and it exhaled scorching breath from its nostrils.

Some timid students staggered backward, and some even fell to the ground.

Digimon are not as cute as you might imagine, especially Champion-level Digimon. Compared to their Rookie-level counterparts, they often become more ferocious, larger, and more aggressive.

"Tyrannomon, calm down." Xu Xin's voice wasn't loud, but it carried an undeniable authority.

DarkTyrannomon growled and reluctantly lay down, but its scarlet eyes still warily scanned the crowd.

A student took out their digital encyclopedia to scan DarkGreymon, only to find that their encyclopedia displayed a string of question marks.

"???"

Clearly, DarkGreymon is not included in the Pokédex.

"It's not recorded in the encyclopedia?"