Chapter 4 (1/2)

Zhang Che opened his eyes after cutting the link with the beast card between his palms. He overheard Huang Tielan’s unbridled laughter from below, especially the part about “my Zhang Xiaoche”, and he almost fell off the stage.

-Miss, have you asked about my opinion before declaring ownership over me?-

Due to that sentence from Huang Tielan, Zhang Che had become the focus of the students and teachers. The speed at which he activated his spiritual sea was indeed too shocking.

Usually, one would take several minutes to trigger spiritual resonance with the beast card on their first successful attempt, and activating their spiritual sea would take another few minutes.

In Zhang Che’s case, the whole process took less than two minutes!

According to the alliance’s data, the future of someone who showed such talent was something extremely worth looking forward to! As long as nothing untoward happened to him, it shouldn’t be difficult for Zhang Che to become a high-tiered beastmaster!

“Congratulations, Zhang Che!” Their homeroom teacher, Han Sheqing was the first to come up to him after getting off the stage, offering his congratulations with a face full of smiles.

“Congrats, Zhang Che!”

His classmates came congratulating him, one after another. No matter what they were thinking on the inside, as fellow classmates, they should still congratulate him. It would look bad on them, otherwise.

Even Wu Junyu, who had always been picking on Zhang Che, nodded at him awkwardly in the end, acknowledging his extraordinary talent.

“Haha, I knew you could do it, Zhang Xiaoche!”

Huang Tielan squeezed past a few classmates and stood before Zhang Che. She slapped her palm heavily on his shoulder, almost causing him to stagger.

Zhang Che put on a stern face, saying, “Please call me Zhang Che, Huang Tielan.”

“Okay, Zhang Xiaoche!”

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“What? You wish to take time off from school to go hunt exotic beasts in their world?”

Han Sheqing shot up from his seat in his office, surprised by Zhang Che’s request.

“Yes, teacher,” Zhang Che replied with a calm expression. He explained, “My mother is seriously ill and needs genetic repair medicine to cure her illness. That’s why I wish to enter the Beast World and hunt beasts to earn some money.”

Zhang Che didn’t hide the truth. After all, he needed the school’s permission and certificate if he wished to enter the beast world as a student.

The beast worlds were full of danger. Han Sheqing didn’t want to see his student putting himself in danger, but he fell silent after listening to his explanation.

A son wanted to earn money to cure his mother’s illness. Who could bear to deny such a request?

Seeing as Han Sheqing was not speaking a word, Zhang Che started feeling worried, afraid that his teacher wouldn’t agree to him entering the beast world.

“Alright. I approve of this.” Han Sheqing finally sighed, agreeing to Zhang Che’s request. He reminded, “But you must be careful of your own safety when you enter their world. You mustn’t venture deep into the dangerous zones. Not only that, you must be wary of the other beastmasters, too! It’s best to endure some matters whenever possible. Don’t try to act tough, understand?”

Zhang Che lit up in joy inwardly. He nodded profusely, saying, “I understand. Thank you, sir.”

“Mm, then wait here in the office for a while. I’ll go apply for the certificate for your entry into the beast world.”

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After some time, Han Sheqing returned to his office with a certificate in hand, and handed it, along with a dark green beast card to Zhang Che.

“I know about your difficulties at home. I presume you don’t have the money to buy a beast card. Here’s a one star bronze card. Take it as me lending it to you temporarily. You can return it to me when you come back from the beast world.”

Zhang Che blanked out for a moment, then bowed deeply and said, “Thank you, teacher. I’ll definitely return home safely!”