Genius Beast Taming: Starting from Awakening an S-Rank Talent

Soon, it was Thursday again, and Zhou's father rode the Yaoye Peacock to pick up Zhou Heng and take him back.

Over the weekend, Zhou Heng once again helped Fengyi Qingluan absorb the Five Virtues Qi, laying the groundwork for Fengyi Qingluan to begin the evolution ritual after advancing to the fourth rank.

On Sunday afternoon, Zhou's father rode his Yao Ye Peacock to take Zhou Heng to school.

That evening, Li Lang arrived at Zhou Heng's villa: "Have you heard? Because there are too few students in our rocket class, the school is planning to select a few of the more outstanding students from the intensive classes to transfer to our rocket class to audit classes."

Zhou Heng raised an eyebrow: "What do you mean? There will be more than five students in the top-performing class after the first year of high school? Their homeroom teacher is willing to let them go?"

Li Lang shook his head and said, "They're just auditing the classes. They're not actually part of the advanced class, but they attend classes with us."

Zhou Heng asked curiously, "Who are they?"

Li Lang shared the information he had gathered: "I heard that the selection is based on the rankings during the final competition. Anyone who is in the top ten but is not a student in the advanced class can audit classes in the advanced class."

Zhou Heng was somewhat surprised: "Seven out of the top ten aren't from the advanced class. Are they all going to come to the advanced class?"

Li Lang nodded: "That should be true."

Zhou Heng thought about it again and didn't take it to heart: "Let them come! They're just listening in anyway."

Li Lang showed a hint of disdain: "But among these seven people is Zhang Yunfeng from the top class. If we let him audit our rocket class, it would lower the level of our rocket class."

Zhou Heng objectively analyzed, "Although Zhang Yunfeng's talent is only C-level, his family background is relatively outstanding, and his beast taming skill is a low-grade diamond-quality Blackwater Serpent. If we disregard talent and only consider the quality of his beast taming skill, he would rank among the top three in our first year of high school. Letting him audit classes in the Rocket Class is not an insult to our Rocket Class."

Li Lang nodded: "That's true."

Zhou Heng remained calm: "Anyway, no matter how many people come to listen in, it won't affect us."

Li Lang revealed a cryptic expression: "I remember Ji Chao was third in our first year of high school in the last final competition. He'll definitely be coming. This gives that kid a chance to get close to you."

Zhou Heng teased, "What? You don't like him? Don't worry, you'll always be my best friend."

Li Lang immediately denied it: "It's not that I dislike him, but I think this kid is too cunning. He found out you weren't nice to him before, so he gave you a big gift. During winter break, he came to see me several times, gave me many gifts, and promised me a lot of benefits, asking me to speak well of him to you."

He wasn't worried at all that Ji Chao's status in Zhou Heng's heart would surpass his, unless Ji Chao could produce a priceless treasure comparable to the token of the Mystic Realm.

But this is not possible.

Zhou Heng said gently, "I actually thought about it later. If he really wants to join us, it's not that we can't accept him. In the future, we will need a few trusted confidants that we have personally trained to handle our trivial matters."

Li Lang suggested, "I have a feeling this guy isn't loyal and honest; we need to test him further."

Zhou Heng casually said, "Then I'll leave this to you."

Li Lang said excitedly, "Leave it to me."

……

The next day, during the theory class, the principal of No. 3 Middle School indeed led seven students into the classroom: "Teacher Xu, let's pause for a moment."

Xu Weiran handed the podium directly to the principal of No. 3 Middle School: "Principal, please speak."

The principal of No. 3 Middle School spoke in a loud voice: "Students of the Rocket Class, I have an announcement to make. Since there are only five of you in the Rocket Class, the number of students is too small, and the learning atmosphere is not strong enough. Therefore, I have specially selected seven students from the intensive class and the advanced class. These seven students are all outstanding students who ranked in the top ten in the final competition. From now on, they will come to sit in on your classes and learn about beast taming with you."

Li Lang immediately stood up: "As the class monitor of the first-year high school elite class, I welcome the seven students."

Ji Chao replied with a smile, "Thank you, Squad Leader Li Lang."

Li Lang pointed and said, "There are nine seats in the third row, so you can sit at the very back!"

Ji Chao readily agreed: "Okay."

Gao Wenwu and He Hongmei moved from the third row to the second row, and the seven auditors immediately moved to the third row.

Afterwards, the principal of No. 3 Middle School gave Xu Weiran a few more instructions before leaving.

Xu Weiran then resumed his daily teaching.

Ring ring~

When the bell rang, Xu Weiran didn't linger for even a second and walked straight out of the classroom.

Ji Chao immediately moved closer to Zhou Heng: "Young Master Zhou, the Rocket Class is so different from our sprint class, it's really spacious and bright."

Zhou Heng smiled slightly: "I've also seen the classrooms of your intensive training class. They're not much worse than our rocket class. Although each class has more than forty students, they're still much better than the top class, the regular class, and the poor student class."

Ji Chao became even more obsequious: "In the end, we can't compare to the Rocket Class, especially a peerless genius like you. You're not only the top student in the Rocket Class, but also the top student in the first year of high school. I heard that your beast taming is almost at the fourth level. I'm afraid you'll be the top scorer in the college entrance examination in the future. Compared to you, I'm far inferior."

Zhou Heng remained calm and said, "You are also very talented. Don't underestimate yourself."

Ji Chao was flattered: "Thank you for your encouragement."

Li Lang said, half-jokingly and half-seriously, "Little Chao, you've come all the way to Aheng's side, completely ignoring us?"

Ji Chao, with his exceptionally high emotional intelligence, replied, "Class monitor, you're joking. Among the elite class, I'm closest to Zhou Shao and you two. If I don't stick close to you two, who else should I stick close to?"

Li Lang wanted to give Ji Chao a hard time: "You're just here to listen in, not part of the Rocket Class. I can't accept being called class monitor like that."

Ji Chao, with a subtle but sharp retort, replied without leaving a trace: "As the class monitor of the Rocket Class, even though we are auditors, we are still under your management. This title of class monitor contains my boundless admiration for you, so please don't take it personally."

Li Lang seemed not to understand Ji Chao's implied meaning: "You brat, how come you're so good with words? Who taught you that?"

Faced with Li Lang's provocation, Ji Chao chose to defuse the situation with a smooth and diplomatic approach: "Thank you for the compliment, class monitor. It's just something I've picked up from my parents. Your family owns a company, class monitor, surely you know these things?"

Li Lang waved his hand: "Alright, I'm not going to argue with you anymore. Since you've come to audit our Rocket Class, you have to abide by the Rocket Class rules. First of all, you must take the five of us in charge. Any benefits will have to be distributed among us before you get a turn. Also, from now on, you will be in charge of these seven auditing students. If anything happens, I'll hold you responsible first. Do you understand?"