Chapter 300 Spring Scar Beas (1/2)

The Monster Trainer League caught wind of what was happening with the Explorer's Union, but they didn't think too much of it, since there wasn't any direct conflict between them for now. Furthermore, organizations similar to the Explorer's Union had been sprouting up like weeds in the past year all around the world, so it wasn't really a big deal.

All the league wanted was to be the official authority when it came to the world of monster training. Whether it was the official rating of a trainer, the administration of the Monster Trainer Examination, or the issuing of official Monster Trainer IDs, it was all only a part of their limitless ambition.

To them. organizations like the Explorer's Union were a community that posed no threat at all. To even engage with them would look bad. However, they considered working with a few of these community groups.

Unfortunately, while this idea of using Mountain Spirits to form a network of outposts was well-received by most, there was a small pocket of resistance among the higher ranking officials, who thought it was a colossal waste.

”These are Lord-tier Mountain Spirits. Having them in the wild as security is such an incredible waste!” said a high-ranking official angrily in the Huaxia branch of the Monster Trainer League.

These were Lord-tier creatures, for crying out loud! Not to mention that there were hundreds of them!

Even he didn't own one, but he wished he did.

The official was well aware of his capabilities. He wouldn't make it back alive if he tried. If he had the backing of the Monster Trainer League though, that would be a different story entirely.

With so many Lord-tier creatures out there, he knew he wasn't the only one who was tempted to do something about it.

”It's rather a waste to have hundreds of Lord-tier creatures just roaming free in the wild like that,” Cao Xuansheng agreed. He was the branch head of the Huaxia region.

He wouldn't have cared if it was a hundred Commander-tier creatures, but this was Lord-tier creatures they were talking about for God's sake. There was also a good chance that these creatures hadn't yet signed Blood Contracts, which really spurred his greed.

If he could find some way to get these Lord-tier creatures on the side of the Monster Trainer League... The Huaxia region would instantly become the most influential region in the world.

”Do you take people for fools? You think they would allow Lord-tier creatures without contracts to just roam around freely?” Zhou Tianmin strode through the front door, an icy look on his face.

Cao Xuansheng was furious, but when he realized it was Zhou Tianmin reproaching him, his face flushed in embarrassment. Even though leading the Huaxia branch of the Monster Trainer League, Zhou Tianmin was one of the Twelve Elders.

Zhou Tianmin held a special rank. He could very well relieve him of his duties at the Council of Elders.

”I've never seen a Mountain Spirit, but I've heard enough about them... As the head of this branch, you should be well aware of their temperament, right?” Zhou Tianmin shook his head in disgust.

Cao Xuansheng was silent.

Ever since the statues had come to life a few months before, people had been desperately trying to sign Blood Contracts with them. After all, not only were these statues already fairly high profile before their reanimation, their level, grade, and abilities were very strong, too.

However, these animated statues were incredibly stubborn and almost impossible to tame.

There were only a few people alive in the world that had the ability to sign a Blood Contract with these statues. That led to these people being labeled somewhat mockingly as ”Heaven's Chosen.”

It was all in good fun, but it also illustrated just how hard it was to sign a contract with these once inanimate creatures.

”I know what you guys are thinking, but think about this. Let's assume by some miracle that these Mountain Spirits have yet to sign a Blood Contract, and by some other miracle, you manage to sign one to a contract. You know who owns the only two Emperor-tier familiars in the Huaxia region.” Zhou Tianmin let out a short, humorless laugh. ”If you get on his bad side, Elder Ye and I won't intervene on your behalf.”

In the end, this half-baked plot died before it ever saw the light of day.

...

Da Zi had completed its evolution and was now Gao Peng's second Lord-tier familiar.

Flamy was still evolving. Goldie just started his evolution two days earlier.

That meant that only Silly, Da Zi, and the golden mouse he had captured before were with him at that moment.

He wanted to let the Prosperity Mouse ride on his shoulder, but Silly objected vehemently.

Nipping furiously at Gao Peng's hair, he was resolute. ”If you let it ride on your shoulder, I'll make you as bald as Goldie.”

”If Goldie heard that, you'd be in trouble,” said Gao Peng with a straight face.

Silly looked torn...

Due to Silly's objections, Gao Peng eventually decided against letting the Prosperity Mouse ride on his shoulder. Instead, he put it in a cage made of pure gold and carried it along with him.