Chapter 12 (1/2)
Ugh, speaking of living off a woman, Zhang Che couldn’t help but think of Huang Tielan’s tall and sturdy figure. His body shuddered. This kind of soft rice was better off not eating.¹
Walking out of the trading hub, Zhang Che felt a huge burden lift from his chest.
With today’s earnings, his mother’s illness could finally be treated. Nothing was more important than this matter.
Of course, he couldn’t return to the city right now.
Both the beast cards he was using now didn’t belong to him. He still had to continue hunting beasts in the beast world tomorrow. Otherwise, he’d really be living off of a woman!
Moreover, even though the money he earned today was nearly enough to buy the gene restoration solution, what about after that?
He’d definitely be reduced to a pauper once more. This wasn’t something Zhang Che was willing to accept!
As for school, since Zhang Che had successfully become a beastmaster, even if the score for his other subjects are a little lower, it wouldn’t affect his enrolling into a university.
Nowadays, the focus of entrance exams weren’t on cultural scores, but on whether one was able to become a beastmaster. Otherwise, no matter how good their results were, they can only choose to study in research-related professions, which were much less well-regarded than a beastmaster.
Not to mention, with his ability to visualize a beast’s attributes, Zhang Che could totally choose to study as a beast cultivator! When he gained a reputation in the future, not only were his prospects good, his social standing would be incomparably high!
In order to raise the level of a beast card, one had to nurture it through combat, and even so, their growth had a limit.
Using his ability to see the potential in a beast card, Zhang Che would know that a loach could at most grow into a python, and not a flood dragon.
As such, the direction of human research was more towards raising the quality of a beast. At the same level, a beast of higher quality indicated a higher combat strength.
Not only that, an increase in its quality provided much more value to a beast’s strength than an increase in its level.
According to research conducted, a one-star bronze beast was comparable in strength to a two-star black iron beast.
Meanwhile, a one-star silver beast was comparable to a two-star bronze beast.
If it was the extremely rarely seen one-star gold beast, its strength was even higher than a three-star bronze beast.
As for even higher-quality beasts, they were only legends. At present, let alone seeing one, Zhang Che haven’t even heard of one!
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The next morning, Zhang Che entered the beast world once more. First he went to restore his Large Tusk Boar card, before leaving the safe zone and advancing into the mountains ahead of him.
Speaking of which, the Large Tusk Boar card his homeroom teacher, Han Sheqing, lent to him had decent strength. However, Huang Tielan’s Fiery Scorpion had completely overshadowed it, and its full potential wasn’t unleashed. What a tragic thing!
Going forward, he could only hope a chance arose for this fellow to prove itself. No matter what, it was still a bronze-tier beast. Its tusks, which were half a meter long, contained devastating strength!
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At Qian Wei City Number Two Secondary School, Year 3 Class 2 classroom…
Looking at his students below the stage, Han Sheqing announced a very important matter.
“Class, from this week onwards, Year Three classes will be taking an extra Outdoor Combat Training class. Students with their own subdued beasts, please gather in school every Saturday morning at 8 AM. Military personnel will handle the logistics for you to head to the suburbs to hunt some isolated beasts, and use this opportunity to train your abilities to manage your beasts.”
The moment this was announced, the class atmosphere immediately exploded.