When it came to taking leave for a journey to the Lower Districts, the most excited was undoubtedly Xiao Xunbao; no classes for its Beast Tamer meant no classes for it either.
Xiao Xunbao, who was begrudgingly attending a lecture, was summoned back with a clueless expression on its face. The moment it received the message, it was thrilled beyond measure, immediately packed up its belongings into its round ring, not requiring Qiao Sang to lift a finger.
On the way to the Lower Districts, Xiao Xunbao lay excitedly against the airplane window the entire trip, looking as if it was its first time flying.
In contrast, Yaobao, having ridden several times before, was much calmer, clearly a Pet Beast that had seen the world.
Qiao Sang listened intently to the instructor’s briefing.
"This time, we will be going to District Twenty-Five," Qu Zhuo said. "All the assessments will be completed there. The 200 points from the Secret Realm survival test will be turned into a mission test."
"You will pick up the missions at the Beast Taming Center inside. I won’t specify which ones—choose them yourselves, but there are a few requirements for these missions."
"First, the mission must involve wild Pet Beasts, and second, the difficulty of the mission cannot be too low; it must be at least what a D-rank Beast Tamer would take on."
"The difficulty of the mission will also be used as a criterion for the assessment. The more difficult the mission, the higher the points you will receive. I will not accompany you the whole way, but I will be observing you in secret and recording your performance. You will have three days to complete this assessment mission. Once the mission assessment is over, I will conduct the other three tests within a day."
"Understood?"
Qiao Sang thought for a moment and asked, "So the mission only needs to be related to wild Pet Beasts, and the type of mission isn’t restricted, right?"
"The type isn’t restricted," Qu Zhuo looked at Qiao Sang.
"But there is one thing I must clarify in advance. District Twenty-Five is teeming with wild Pet Beasts. No matter what type, you are likely to encounter a large number of wild Pet Beasts. Safely completing the mission is also one of the assessment criteria."
It seems the purpose of this mission is still to observe everyone’s performance when facing wild Pet Beasts... Qiao Sang mused thoughtfully.
"Any other questions?" Qu Zhuo asked.
"Yes!" Tang Yi raised his hand and said:
"Teacher, you’re only one person. If Qiao Sang and I take on different missions, we will definitely be acting separately. How will you be able to observe and record our performance at the same time?"
Qu Zhuo smiled meaningfully:
"That you don’t need to worry about."
They really made it sound mysterious... Qiao Sang and Tang Yi exchanged glances, understanding the other’s thoughts from their eyes.
...
District Twenty-Five.
The airship landed smoothly. As soon as Qiao Sang disembarked, he saw two monkeys, almost identical in appearance, with squinted eyes and mostly blue bodies, and enormous fan-shaped ears on either side of their heads, approaching with big, contented smiles.
"Baba."
"Baba."
The two monkey Pet Beasts cheerfully went to take the luggage from Tang Yi’s hands.
Before Tang Yi could react, one of the monkeys had already taken the luggage.
Seeing this, the other monkey did not delay a moment longer and immediately turned to leave, heading toward other travelers carrying suitcases.
The monkey carrying Tang Yi’s suitcase led the way up front with a bend in its smiling eyes.
"I didn’t expect to find such a service in District Twenty-Five," Tang Yi said with a relaxed smile, now free of his luggage.
Qu Zhuo looked at him with an expression that seemed to say he was looking at a naive yet transparent undergrad: "This is a wild Pet Beast. Since it’s carrying your luggage for you, you’ll need to pay it a service fee."
The leading blue monkey, upon hearing the conversation, flashed a look of disdain with its squinted eyes—as if it expected the human to believe it would carry his luggage for nothing.
Tang Yi was taken aback for a moment before quickly looking at the monkey’s wrist, indeed not seeing an Identity Bracelet.
It seems the Lower Districts are truly filled with wild Pet Beasts; to encounter one as soon as we arrived... Qiao Sang reflected inwardly, then asked:
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