My tamed beasts can't be demons.

Chapter 31 Exploration Certificate Exam (Bonus Chapter, Please Read On!)

"What is this?"

The next day, Xiao Xi, who was being played with by fireworks, saw Zhou Lu carrying a large box in and asked curiously.

"A new flowerpot for fireworks." Zhou Lu removed a large flowerpot from the delivery box and said.

When Hanabi saw her new home, she immediately slammed Xiaoxi against the wall, arched her body, and climbed up to Zhou Lu's side, stretching out her vines to beg for food.

"Ouch~" Xiaoxi rubbed her head and pulled herself off the wall, looking at Zhou Lu and Huahuo who were happily changing the pot. "What are you going to do with such a big pot?"

"It's for storing things. I'm preparing to take the exploration certificate exam."

Xiao Xi was surprised to hear Zhou Lu's words: "You're going to take the exploration certificate exam now? Aren't you going to train in the secret realm for a longer period of time? The registration fee for the exploration certificate exam is not low for you, and if you fail..."

"Don't worry, it won't fail." Zhou Lu revealed a confident smile.

Hanabi tried out the new pot and really liked it because it could hold more things.

"This weight doesn't seem like something a typical plant-based spirit beast could bear..." Xiaoxi pondered, observing Hanabi's performance. "Could Hanabi have absorbed some kind of skill?"

Zhou Lu chuckled.

"Transfer?" As expected of a knowledgeable fairy, Xiaoxi immediately guessed the skill that Hanabi had absorbed.

Seeing that Zhou Lu did not deny it, she couldn't help but say, "The racial skills of the Dream Rain Flower are indeed powerful. It's just a pity that the probability of it transforming into a spirit beast is too low."

Only a handful have been discovered over millions of years.

The C-rank Exploration Certificate Grass-type special event was held on the second day of the initial battle test.

Xiao Xi felt that Zhou Lu was being far too hasty.

Even if you don't have resources like the college after graduation, you don't need to schedule your time so tightly.

"A D-level secret realm is a waste for Hanabi," Zhou Lu said, stroking Hanabi's leaves. "I don't want to waste my credits on this."

and……

Zhou Lu glanced at the system.

Logically speaking, taking the exploration certificate test should be a very important event. Given the system's nature, it would definitely generate a task for Zhou Lu to stop it.

But until now, he has not seen any system tasks.

This might be similar to the initial combat test mission, because there is a specific time point, so the system will issue the mission before the event occurs.

In other words, in the system's timeline, the exploration certificate exam I took should be the one seven days from now, not the one today.

If that's really the case, it means you've completed the task seven days faster than before.

Systems are inanimate, but people are alive.

Zhou Lu did not intend to grow stronger little by little according to the system's timeline. While this would certainly make things easier for him and allow him to profit from failed missions, it was too slow.

He still doesn't know who the enemy is, or what kind of strength and power they possess.

ten years?

No, it's too long.

He wants to become stronger faster, stronger than his original self in the system's timeline.

With that thought in mind, Zhou Lu strode out of the dormitory with firm steps.

The large flowerpot did put a little pressure on the firework.

Its branches and leaves were pressed down even lower by the flowerpot. To prevent the soil from falling out when the flowerpot is turned upside down, it has to put in more effort to control its root system to hold the flowerpot in place.

However, Hanabi still refused to go to the Beast Taming Card and insisted on following Zhou Lu's footsteps to the Explorers' Association.

After walking a few steps, Huahuo had to use the vines to lift the drooping flowerpots, just like a little girl wearing a big hat, which looked rather clumsy and cute.

Today's exploration certificate exam is a Grass-type special, so all the Beastmasters who came to take the exam brought Grass-type spirit beasts.

Grass-type spirit beasts are not just plants; there are also many animal spirit beasts with grass and tree characteristics.

Hanabi was overjoyed to see so many grass-type spirit beasts for the first time, and happily greeted them all around the group.

Among a group of animals, a moving flowerpot suddenly appeared, which naturally attracted a lot of attention.

In the Explorers Association here, the vast majority of those taking the certification exam at this time are third-year students who failed the exam last year.

They're only taking the C-level exploration certificate exam in their junior year of college; they're already way behind their peers.

Therefore, despite Hanabi's enthusiastic greetings, she was always met with indifference.

Some people even recognized Zhou Lu as the genius beast tamer who had shone brightly in yesterday's preliminary combat test, scoring a perfect score.

Is this the day after the initial combat test that you're taking the C-level exploration certificate test?

What an arrogant genius.

Those with malicious intentions looked at Zhou Lu with a hint of malice, and some even planned to mock him as a senior after he failed the exam.

However, they didn't intend to speak now. The Beast Taming Academy had never lacked geniuses, and they had already been proven wrong by them too many times; they were experienced.

At times like these, you absolutely must not jump out and mock.

What if this guy actually succeeds? Wouldn't I become the clown?

The owner's emotions can affect the spirit pet.

The lack of response to her enthusiastic greetings left Hanabi slightly disappointed, and her leaves drooped.

"Hanabi, we need to register now," Zhou Lu said to Hanabi as he walked to the front desk.

Upon hearing its master's voice, Huahuo immediately perked up and followed Zhou Lu with its body hunched over.

"Hello there."

The receptionist at the Explorers' Association is a very pretty young lady.

Upon seeing Zhou Lu, she flashed a very professional yet pleasant smile: "How can I help you?"

Zhou Lu carried the fireworks onto the table.

After regaining her footing, Hanabi greeted the receptionist very politely: (*▽｀*)

"I might use some props during the exam, so I need to register in advance," Zhou Lu said to the receptionist.

It's perfectly normal for spirit beasts to use items. As long as it's not an over-specification weapon, the Explorers' Association allows spirit pets to use them in battle, but they must register in advance.

This is, after all, an exam, and it needs to be fair.

"Okay, I'll register you here."

The receptionist brought out a scanning device.

"Excuse me." The receptionist glanced at the mushroom that Hanabi had taken out. "This is a prohibited item."

"But this is food," Zhou Lu said, still unwilling to give up.

"It was removed from the list of edible foods yesterday."

Damn, that referee was so fast.

"Okay, how about this one?" Zhou Lu asked Hua Huo to take out another prop.

Looking at the steel can on the table, the receptionist paused briefly before saying, "Sir... the Grass-type battle will be against Fire-type Pokémon, so please bring a fire extinguisher..."

"It's a civilian device."

"But this is a fire extinguisher..."

"Does the rule say that fire extinguishers can't be used during the exam?" Zhou Lu took out the regulations for the Explorer's Certificate exam from his pocket.

Judging from the degree of paper wrinkling, it had been thoroughly worn out by Zhou Lu. Many of the words on it had even been highlighted and annotated.

"Yes, you can." The young woman was almost in tears.

Who brings a fire extinguisher when taking a certification exam? Especially when the opponent is a fire-type spirit beast.

The young lady eventually registered Zhou Lu's marriage.

However, she still kindly reminded him, "Ordinary fire extinguishers cannot put out the flames of fire-type spirit beasts, so you'd better not take the risk."

"I know that."

So I brought the latest Sticky Baby civilian fire extinguisher! It can extinguish open flames caused by first-tier fire-type spirit beasts.

Li Yijia actually had an even higher-spec version, but unfortunately it was military equipment and was a prohibited item in the exam.

Sorry! I must pass the C-level Explorer Certificate exam as quickly as possible.

Therefore, I had to resort to some underhanded tactics.

I'm sneaking in an extra chapter, so please, dear readers, click to read it tomorrow!

(End of this chapter)