Chapter 157 - Depart, To Bei Du! (2/2)

Although even if that came to be true, and the amount of time they would fall under control wouldn’t be long, it would still be an extremely shocking ability.

If its powers truly reached that degree, Zhang Che would have completed the first steps of building an army of beasts. Other than his subdued beasts and pets, he could even command a group of exotic beasts. He could simply act rampantly¹ in the beast world outside of the safety zone! {TL: Walk horizontally in the raws.}

“Such a pity that I didn’t find any commander-class beast among the group of Psychedelic Ghost-Patterned Butterflies. Wouldn’t its potential be even greater?” Zhang Che felt a tad of disappointment as he fantasized himself commanding a huge army of beasts.

He decided that the next time he returned to Qian Wei City, he’d go back to the area where he discovered the Psychedelic Ghost-Patterned Butterfly to look around. There was no reason for them to not have a boss-class exotic beast in such a huge group, was there?

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Four days went by in the blink of an eye. It was now the thirty-sixth year of the new age, twentieth of June, the day when all of the candidates set off for Bei Du for their examination.

As per his homeroom teacher Han Sheqing’s reminder, Zhang Che woke up early and left in a hurry for the school after eating a bowl of noodles prepared by his mother.

Speaking of which, it had been hard on Zhang Che for the last few days. He didn’t have a single filling meal at home; he could only make excuses that he was going out for a walk to leave the house and settle his meal problems… after changing his appearance.

This deeply troubled Zhang Che . – Will my appetite grow even bigger in the future?-

If that were truly the case, perhaps he could only go live in the beast worlds permanently!

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The gathering time at the school was eight in the morning. It was only slightly past six when Zhang Che left home. It might seem like he had plenty of time, but he had to disguise himself and have a proper meal first. So, he couldn’t afford any delay at all, and went about with hurried steps.

As Zhang Che had expected, it was very close to eight o’clock when he finally reached the school. A convoy of large armored transportation vehicles was parked at the schoolyard. All of the candidates from Qian Wei City were assembled at the school, gathered next to the convoy under their respective teachers’ leads.

As the Number Two School was the closest to the military camp, this time the candidates were all gathered here.

At eight o’clock sharp, everyone were gathered. An official from the city government office made a concise and comprehensive speech, motivating the candidates to bring out their fighting spirit and strive towards enrolling into a good school…

When the official’s speech ended, all of the candidates boarded the convoy of armored transportation vehicles in a systematic manner, under the guidance of the teachers.

There were two teachers accompanying the Number Two School candidates. One of them was called Tian Shirong, the other Niu Feng. Zhang Che didn’t know either of them. However, he was sure they weren’t teachers from the teaching faculty. Otherwise, he’d have an impression of them, more or less. It seemed like they were the school’s directors, or something similar.

Eight armored transportation vehicles were filled to the brim by over two hundred candidates and teachers, and they set off towards the military camp in the suburbs.

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Zhang Che sat in the vehicle. He saw the excited looks on the candidates’ faces, watching them as they discussed about their long journey away from home. He suddenly felt very isolated.

-Could I still get used to the life of a student?-

After thinking for a little, Zhang Che couldn’t help but fall silent.

This time, every one of them were specifically enrolling into universities that specialized in nurturing beastmasters. They would surely be very different from ordinary university students.

At the very least, the students who enrolled into this field of study were sure to enter the beast worlds or venture into the deserted lands on Mercury that were far from human settlements. There would be tons of hot-blooded battles to come, and unseen dangers similarly aplenty.

The true excitement had yet to begin!