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

Actually, someone like Commander Xu is considered quite good.

After all, although his ancestors did not have any seventh-tier feudal lord beast tamers, they did have several sixth-tier commander beast tamers, and the time gap between them and him was also very close. In any case, the Xu family had some foundation, and it was not a problem for them to gather enough resources to evolve beasts to the quality of a lower-level overlord.

If someone is a poor genius who didn't have any outstanding beast tamers in their family and only advanced to the sixth-tier commander beast tamer through their own talent, unless they have SS-level or SSS-level talent and can directly obtain beasts of overlord and mythical quality, it would be extremely difficult for even an S-level talent to gather enough resources to evolve a beast into a lower-tier overlord quality.

Sixth-tier spirit creatures are manageable, but seventh-tier spirit creatures cannot be measured in monetary terms.

These sixth-tier commanders and beast tamers can only obtain seventh-tier spiritual items by exchanging a large number of sixth-tier spiritual items for seventh-tier spiritual items.

Seventh-tier spiritual items are mostly controlled by aristocratic families, who also hold the power of negotiation.

In this way, even if these sixth-tier commanders and beast tamers can plunder many sixth-tier spiritual items with their own strength, they will be greatly hampered.

Looking at the expectant and apprehensive expression in Commander Xu's eyes, Zhou's father pondered for a moment and slowly nodded: "It's nothing, Brother Xu, just go back and wait for news."

Commander Xu bowed again, appearing very grateful: "Thank you very much, Brother Zhou!"

Afterwards, Commander Xu left behind the two top-grade sixth-tier crystal cores, exchanged a few more pleasantries with Zhou's father, and then rode back onto the Crimson Flame Lion King and used spatial teleportation to leave.

Zhou Heng looked at his father and asked the question that had been bothering him: "Dad, Commander Xu has been operating in the Xuanxiao Star Garrison for many years, holding a high position and wielding great power. Doesn't he have any connections with the previous garrison commanders? Shouldn't the garrison command have its own channels for finding out the location of the War Soul Lion King's contract? Why doesn't he just go directly to the garrison commander for help, instead of coming to us specifically to ask for our assistance?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou's father said slowly, "He probably doesn't have any deep personal relationships with those rotating garrison commanders. The Alliance rotates the garrison commanders every few years to prevent them from becoming too powerful. As for the official channels of the garrison commander's office, it's quite easy to find out some publicly available information, but to find out whether the three contract slots for the War Soul Lion King are full, that involves the privacy of a seventh-tier noble beast tamer from a noble family. It's not something that Commander Xu, a sixth-tier commander beast tamer who is not from a noble family, can easily find out."

He glanced in the direction Commander Xu had disappeared and continued his analysis: "Moreover, Commander Xu, despite not being from a noble family, managed to advance to a sixth-tier Commander Beastmaster and then climb all the way to the position of Commander-in-Chief of War Preparations on a first-tier planet. His meticulousness far exceeds your imagination. His coming to me was not a desperate act. I suspect that he came to more than just our place to confirm whether the position of War Soul Lion King was full—a matter of great importance to his future achievements. He must have used other hidden connections, or sought out other well-connected noble families, and may even have used some clandestine black market intelligence organizations to gather information."

Zhou's father's tone carried a hint of admiration: "I think he would cross-reference and verify the information he obtained from different sources before making a final judgment. This is consistent with his steady and methodical approach."

Zhou Heng couldn't help but sigh, "Indeed, no one who can become a sixth-tier Commander Beastmaster is simple, regardless of their background."

"That's natural; even a sixth-tier commander-level beast tamer is considered a strong individual within the alliance."

Father Zhou revealed a serious expression: "Of the entire alliance's one trillion people, only a little over 30,000 have advanced to the sixth-tier Commander Beastmaster level. Talent, effort, opportunity, and temperament are all indispensable."

Zhou Heng then thought of another question: "Dad, what level of talent does Commander Xu have? How old is he now?"

"He also has S-level talent."

Mr. Zhou replied, "He should be over 120 years old now."

Zhou Heng did the math and was somewhat surprised: "My grandparents also had S-level talent, and they had already advanced to the seventh-level feudal lord beast tamer in their nineties. Commander Xu is more than thirty years older than them, but he has been stuck at the peak of the sixth level for many years without making any progress."

Father Zhou explained, "Because his beast taming is only of high-grade diamond quality, it's naturally not as fast as a hegemon beast taming. And even if he successfully evolves his beast to hegemon quality in the future, it will only be a low-grade hegemon. If he wants to advance to the seventh rank, he will have to spend more time. All things considered, for a beast tamer like him who is not from a noble family to become a seventh-rank lord before his lifespan runs out is already considered extremely lucky."

Zhou Heng sighed, "Judging from Commander Xu's appearance, it seems that his advancement to a seventh-tier feudal lord beast tamer is a long way off!"

"That's normal."

Zhou's mother interjected, "Although your grandparents and Commander Xu all possess S-level talent, you must understand that when your grandparents first awakened their talents, the family prepared for them a beast cub of unparalleled potential as their initial contract partner. Their starting point was so high that it was simply incomparable to a beast tamer like Commander Xu who had to work his way up step by step on his own."

Zhou's father nodded, his calm tone revealing a cruel reality: "A person who has formed a contract with a powerful beast tamer at the age of eighteen and a person who has not formed a contract with a powerful beast tamer at the age of over one hundred, even if they have the same level of talent, will inevitably have vastly different life trajectories."

Zhou Heng thought about the lifespan of beast tamers: "A sixth-tier commander beast tamer can live to be 240 years old. Commander Xu still has more than a hundred years left. Theoretically, he still has a chance."

"My dear son, it's not as simple as you think."

Mr. Zhou shook his head, his expression turning serious: "There are many deep-seated reasons involved here. You're almost at the age where you need to be involved in these things, so I'll tell you about it today."

His gaze deepened, and his voice lowered: "If we aristocratic families want to secure our position, we need to impose necessary restrictions on beast tamers who are not from aristocratic families. We must not allow them to advance uncontrollably to the seventh-tier feudal lord beast tamer level."

Zhou Heng was not surprised by this: "I know, because once a non-aristocratic beast tamer family produces a seventh-level feudal lord beast tamer, it means that the family has stepped into the threshold of aristocratic families and is qualified to sit at the same table with us to share the huge cake of the alliance."

"That's right, my dear son, you're very smart."

Mother Zhou's tone remained gentle: "Therefore, many rare resources and acquisition channels are firmly controlled by our aristocratic families and kept secret. If they cannot break through this invisible barrier we have set up, those below, let alone a hundred years, even if they spend a thousand years, will probably find it difficult to even glimpse the seventh level."