My tamed beasts can't be demons.

Chapter 12: Choosing a Secret Realm and Teammates for the Exam (Please add to your favorites! Please continue reading!)

Zhou Lu didn't rush to have Hanabi practice headbutting, since whether she could successfully train this skill was completely unknown, and the exam was just around the corner.

He planned to have Hanabi master the skill of "Entwining Vines" so that he could at least perform well in the exam and try to earn more credits.

Seeing the message Wu Xiaoqing sent back, Zhou Lu picked up Hua Huo, who was "peeking" out the window looking for bees, and went outside.

As he left, he glanced at the neighboring building. The music had stopped; he wondered if Ms. Xiaoxi had gone to work in the research building.

Even academy students need to go through the Explorers' Association to enter the secret realm.

This is an officially established association for managing matters related to exploring secret realms, and its main responsibility is to issue exploration permits of corresponding levels.

After the pioneering army has roughly explored the secret realm, most of the area, except for a few parts of the secret realm, will be designated as a public exploration area for beast tamers to explore on their own and find the resources or spirit beasts they want.

During this process, the Pioneer Army will rate the danger level of the open areas, and take the danger rating corresponding to the most dangerous area of ​​the secret realm to determine the exploration permit level that allows entry into the secret realm.

Although the authorities have established safe zones in various secret realms for students to explore and conduct scientific research, a corresponding level of exploration permit is required to enter.

When it comes to entering the secret realm, everyone is treated equally. The only advantage for students is that after paying for the credits, a teacher responsible for safety will accompany them throughout the process.

Zhou Lu is heading to a D-level secret realm. This level of secret realm is basically free of any threats. The only spirit beasts there are mostly docile first-tier spirit beasts that will not attack humans on their own initiative.

After the official cancellation of the D-level exploration certificate a few years ago, the D-level secret realm is gradually developing into a tourist secret realm. However, it is still in the testing phase, and only beast tamers can enjoy this travel benefit.

Now that the D-level exploration permit has been cancelled, Zhou Lu only needs his student ID to enter the secret realm.

At Wu Xiaoqing's suggestion, he chose the secret place numbered D0153, which is generally known as the grassland secret place.

The secret realm's number consists of a letter followed by a string of numbers. The numbers indicate which secret realm it has been discovered, while the letter indicates its level of danger. Secret realms that have not yet been fully explored and cannot be rated are generally marked with an "S".

Zhou Lu plans to search for the C0032 Secret Realm of the White Jade Giant Snail, which is the thirty-second secret realm discovered by humans. It is classified as Level C in terms of danger and requires a Level C exploration permit to enter.

The journey from the dormitory to the Explorers' Association within the academy wasn't far, but because Hanabi wanted to get off and walk several times along the way, he had to stop.

Watching Fireworks happily crawling, Zhou Lu felt quite gratified. Compared to how it had just learned to walk yesterday, it was now walking quite well, although its speed could only barely keep up with his pace.

Later in the evening, water the flower with a bottle of low-level growth potion, which should make its branches and leaves stronger and able to withstand more intense stolons.

In fact, Zhou Lu could have easily stored the Fireworks in his Beast Taming Card, but Beast Tamers who are just starting to raise spirit pets usually don't do that. They need to spend a long time with their spirit pets to build a bond.

Emotions are a mysterious thing, but sometimes they really can affect the evolution of a spirit pet.

"Huh? Zhou Lu!"

When Zhou Lu arrived at the entrance of the Exploration Association, he unexpectedly heard a familiar voice.

Yes, that's the sound of a fine being issued.

Zhou Lu looked in the direction of the sound and immediately spotted Xu Wuhu in the crowd. This burly squad leader stood out conspicuously in the crowd.

With the first combat exam for sophomores just a month away, the Exploration Association is packed with students preparing to head to the secret realm. I heard the lines at the training hall are even longer; some people are practically living there.

With so many people, Xu Wuhu was able to spot him at a glance. Zhou Lu couldn't help but admire him.

Since they were teammates, there was no reason for Zhou Lu to hide. He took a number in line, squeezed through the crowd, and came to Xu Wuhu's side.

It was only then that Zhou Lu noticed another boy standing next to Xu Wuhu. He looked quiet and reserved, wearing half-rimmed glasses, and had an ordinary appearance, even less eye-catching than the spirit pet on his shoulder.

Zhou Lu's gaze lingered briefly on the man's spirit pet.

It looks like a pink jelly, with a layer of transparent liquid surrounding its body.

Clingy baby.

The name of this spirit pet immediately flashed through Zhou Lu's mind.

As one of the most successful spirit beasts in industrialization, Sticky Baby's slime has become one of the most important products in the world, and it can be found in almost every industry.

The sticky substance used to glue babies can be adjusted in terms of water content to achieve different purposes, ranging from the strongest glue to liquids that help with application.

As for why Zhou Lu knew this, it all started with a news story about a guy who bought the wrong product for entertainment and ended up in the hospital in an indecent position.

Zhou Lu's thoughts quickly returned to reality, because the system notification sounded at that moment.

[Optional Mission 5: Kill Li Yi]

[Mission Introduction: Li Yi, the future president of Xin'an Biotechnology Company, provided Zhou Lu with a large amount of spirit beast technology after their acquaintance, becoming one of his assistants on his path to growth. Killing him might hinder Zhou Lu's rapid rise.]

[Task Rewards: 2 random permanent Beast Tamer skill cards (Grade B), 1 random one-time Beast Tamer skill card]

Another one of my assistants.

No, I don't have that many benefactors.

Zhou Lu saw the system task and silently complained to himself.

"We're all classmates, so I don't need to introduce you, right?" Xu Wuhu said with a laugh as he saw the two of them sizing each other up. "I didn't expect you to be here at the same time. I was just about to contact you."

"Contact me?" Zhou Lu asked, puzzled.

"Training," Xu Wuhu said. "Exams are a team effort. Although I can help you pass the exam by myself, you'll only get passing credits. There are only two chances a year to pass the exam and earn credits, so it would be a real shame to miss them. We should always try our best."

It's estimated that Xu Wuhu is the only one in the entire Combat Squad who would dare to say that he would help them pass the exam.

However, looking closely at myself and Li Yi, it seems that if nothing unexpected happens, we really do need Xu Wuhu's help to pass this exam.

Hanabi was a plant-type spirit beast that couldn't leave the soil before reaching the second tier, and Li Yi's Sticky Baby wasn't much better.

Sticky Baby is also known for its slow movement among spirit beasts.

Wild sticky tadpoles are typical ambush hunters, often camouflaging themselves by sticking fallen leaves and soil to their bodies and catching passing insects by spitting out sticky mucus, so they don't need to be fast at all.

Both teammates' spirit pets are the type that need to be carried by their owners to move quickly. From Xu Wuhu's perspective, Zhou Lu himself felt that the pressure to pass the level had increased dramatically.

Snapped!

Just as Zhou Lu was analyzing the team's situation, the sound of fireworks flapping against the leaves interrupted his thoughts.

Fireworks raised its head and carefully unfurled its leaves, declaring its presence to Zhou Lu.

The owner has been staring at that pink dumpling ever since we started, this is absolutely unacceptable!

I'm actually very cute too!

(End of this chapter)