My tamed beasts can't be demons.

Chapter 13 Fireworks' Competitive Spirit (Please add to your favorites! Please continue reading!)

The three chatted for a while.

It turns out that Xu Wuhu and Li Yi came here specifically to scout the terrain. It is said that the terrain chosen for the first combat test of the second year of university was grassland.

Judging from the number of students around, quite a few people have heard the same rumors.

"I was planning to contact you after finding a suitable training location," Xu Wuhu explained.

"I'm here to practice my skills," Zhou Lu explained, holding up the basin in his arms. "I need a lot of moving living things for my training."

"A moving living thing... Are you planning to practice the skill [Entanglement of Vines]?" Xu Wuhu, as expected of a top student, guessed the skill Zhou Lu was planning to practice just from the training method. "You actually learned this."

Zhou Lu didn't hide anything and nodded in response to Xu Wuhu's guess.

Xu Wuhu gave Zhou Lu a deep look.

To learn the skill of "Entwining Vines", you need to master at least two skills: "Running Stems" and "Wild Growth".

This at least shows that Zhou Lu's Meng Yuhua has already learned at least three general or inherent skills. Judging from the number of skills alone, he is definitely among the top in his age group.

You should know that even his own Silver Armored Rat only has two skills.

If it weren't for the fact that the spirit beast was a plant, Zhou Lu would probably be an even more powerful being than himself.

Thinking this, Xu Wuhu was overjoyed. He raised his hand and patted Zhou Lu on the shoulder, saying, "If we can really master it before the exam, then we can not only pass the exam, but perhaps also get a good score."

While they were talking, Xu Wuhu and Li Yi's numbers were called.

"We'll go in first, then we'll contact each other by phone," Xu Wuhu gestured to Zhou Lu and said, "I'll keep an eye out for places with lots of spirit beasts."

Zhou Lu's number was far behind; it wasn't until long after Xu Wuhu and Li Yi had entered the secret realm that his number was called.

Although it is a relatively safe D-level dungeon, the credits paid will not be reduced.

After passing five credits, Zhou Lu walked into a portal that looked like a mirror.

Before entering, the teacher in charge of opening the door handed Zhou Lu a bracelet: "There are no accompanying security personnel in the D-level secret realm safe zone, but there will still be teachers specifically responsible for safety. If you encounter any danger, do not hesitate to pull the bracelet, and they will come to your aid."

Zhou Lu nodded: "Understood."

In fact, in D-level secret realms, the dangers that beast tamers encounter are more likely to be the terrain or their own beasts.

Speaking of which, I've already paid five credits, so I should at least earn those five credits back from the secret realm, right?

The moment Zhou Lu passed through the portal, something inexplicably occurred to him.

The academy has an official shop where materials and baby animals can be exchanged for credits, but the purchase price is lower than the market price. Students only choose this option when they are in a hurry to sell. Most students still choose to trade on the forum.

Some senior students help outside merchants purchase spirit beast materials on the college forum at much higher prices, and then use their own credits to pay for them.

Essentially, it's about exchanging academic credits for money.

Although the materials from D-level dungeons aren't very expensive, as long as you have enough, you can still exchange them for a few credits.

Stepping out of the portal, a vast grassland suddenly opened up before Zhou Lu's eyes.

At that very moment, the system's task popped up again.

[Optional Task Six: Training Interference]

[Mission Introduction: The initial combat test was the starting point for Zhou Lu's rise. His outstanding performance earned him a large number of credits, gaining Xu Yilong's appreciation and laying the foundation for his entry into the Pioneer Army. And all of this began with training in the secret realm of the grasslands…]

[Quest Reward: Beastmaster Skill Card (Return)]

Beastmaster skills?!

Zhou Lu wasn't surprised that the system would send him a task to prevent him from taking the exam, but he was very concerned about the Beastmaster skill, especially since it was a skill that specifically named someone.

Beastmasters' skills are often closely related to the training of their spirit pets. A skill can only be awakened when the intimacy level between the beastmaster and the spirit pet reaches a certain level, making it a very rare skill.

【Feedback】: Beastmaster skill, limited to once a day. After activation, you will enjoy a 30% attribute bonus to the specified pet for three minutes.

To be honest, Zhou Lu really wanted this skill. But... I couldn't possibly give up the exam just because of it...

Zhou Lu put the fireworks down from his arms and took out his phone to check the message sent by Xu Wuhu.

Hua Huo was visiting the grasslands for the first time and had never seen such a vast place before. Instinctively, she stretched out a vine and wrapped it around Zhou Lu's ankle, just like a child who had just learned to walk and was afraid to let go.

However, Hanabi quickly adapted to the environment. Seeing that Zhou Lu was still looking for directions, she started chatting with the surrounding wild grass.

Hey! I can walk, you know?

You ask me what's at the root?

Those are flower pots! This is my house.

What nonsense! What nonsense! How am I pitiful! Even a small flowerpot is my own special place! Unlike you, where any seed can come and steal your nutrients!

Zhou Lu sensed Hanabi's emotions, looked down, and found that Hanabi was cursing and staring at the surrounding weeds.

Strange... Why is Hanabi grumbling?

Zhou Lu scratched his head in confusion and quietly picked up the firework from the ground.

But Fireworks wouldn't give up, stretching out its vines to continue arguing with the weeds until Zhou Lu carried it a long distance away, at which point it angrily retracted its vines.

Xu Wuhu and Li Yixuan's location was not far from the landing point of the Light Gate, and it was also very easy to find, right next to a river.

"Wow, this safe zone is this big?" Zhou Lu complained as he walked in.

"I was startled when I first came in," Xu Wuhu said with a smile. This wasn't his first time entering this secret realm.

As the student with the best academic performance in the class, Xu Wuhu achieved full marks in all five major courses in his freshman year, and with a total of 25 credits, he had more options than Zhou Lu.

Without a doubt, Xu Wuhu is indeed a perfect score in physical combat; he really did fight the Iron-Eating Beast for five minutes.

He said this wasn't their family's best achievement; his older brother, Xu Yilong, could fight an Iron-Eating Beast for six minutes without relying on a spirit pet.

While the group was talking, their respective spirit pets were lazily sunbathing on the ground.

As soon as the fireworks landed, the first thing I saw was the lazy, clingy baby.

The thought of her master staring blankly at the sticky baby made Hanabi feel threatened and out of favor. She immediately crouched down and ran to the sticky baby's side, carefully observing her "enemy".

Zhou Lu was indeed looking at Nianbaobao, but not out of liking; rather, he was puzzled: "Nianbaobao isn't a spirit pet that excels in combat, so why choose it as our starting spirit pet?"

Sticky Baby is excellent in every way, but it is clearly not suitable for the combat type; it is more suitable for the breeding type.

Well, it seems he's not really qualified to ask this question since he chose Dream Rain Flower as his initial spirit pet.

Li Yi, with his gentle nature, answered Zhou Lu's question with a smile: "Because my family has a complete evolutionary path for Sticky Baby, and we have ready-made materials to evolve Sticky Baby to maturity, I don't need to make things more difficult for myself."

Okay, though it's a mild statement, it would be a sharp, hurtful knife in any other context.

If a family possesses the complete evolution path and necessary materials for a spirit beast, they are almost certainly from a top-tier beast-taming family. Most beast-taming families only have information on the evolution path of a spirit beast to maturity.

"However, the sticky baby was indeed a bit weaker during the transformation period." At this point, Li Yi couldn't help but smile wryly, "If it weren't for the class monitor's help, I don't know how I would have passed the first test."

At this moment, after careful observation, Hanabi finally found the clingy baby's weakness.

She carried the flowerpot on her back and quickly circled around the sticky baby again and again.

Hehe! I can run faster than you!

Fireworks' behavior made the sticky baby, who was moving slowly forward, very impatient.

But the sticky baby couldn't keep up with the speed of the fireworks at all, and could only helplessly watch the fireworks circle around, at most making a hissing sound to warn the fireworks.

Hanabi stopped in her tracks upon hearing the warning.

This is the spirit pet of the master's teammate.

You must not cause trouble for your owner.

Thinking this, Hanabi stretched out her vines and wrapped them around Sticky Baby, conveying a message to her: Where are you going? I'll help you.

The clingy baby nudged towards its owner, indicating that it wanted to go to its owner.

The grass was too dirty; it didn't want to stay there for even a minute longer.

Seeing the other party's expression, Hanabi immediately patted the leaves to indicate that she understood.

It lifted the sticky baby with its vines, aimed at Li Yi, and threw it.

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