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

Zhou Heng stayed at the Zhou family of the Divine Dragon for half a month, then went to the Xuan Chen Supreme's place before returning to Chijia Star to continue his duties as the garrison commander.

Time quickly passed to the end of October. During this period, Li Lang would visit Zhou Heng from time to time, bringing him various news.

Zhou Heng usually stays in the research base of Tiangong Space, studying the subsequent evolutionary path of Liuyun Fish-Dragon.

Most of the time, Li Lang would speak to Zhou Heng, who would just listen quietly, occasionally interjecting a word.

Sometimes, when Zhou Hongzheng wasn't in school, he would come to Zhou Heng's place.

When Zhou Heng was deducing evolutionary paths and conducting experiments, he never avoided Zhou Hongzheng, as long as Zhou Hongzheng did not disturb him.

Zhou Hongzheng is already over six years old. Although he is becoming more and more mischievous, he knows what is important and will not disturb Zhou Heng casually. Moreover, among Zhou Heng's six tamed beasts, apart from the Youyuan Demon Dragon which is rather wild, the rest like to follow Zhou Heng around.

So sometimes, they also act as temporary babysitters, taking care of Zhou Heng's children.

Li Lang said to Zhou Heng, "Yesterday, the principal of Chijia Beast Taming High School brought a group of people to visit me and invite me to Chijia Beast Taming High School to give guidance."

Zhou Heng expressed his support: "The students on Level 3 planets don't have very good talents. You are already a Level 4 Grandmaster Beast Tamer, so it's more than enough for you to go and guide them."

Li Lang smiled and said, "You really thought he wanted me to mentor the students? Actually, he just wanted me to watch the mid-term competition."

Zhou Heng reminisced about the past: "Speaking of the grade-level competition suddenly reminded me of the days when we went to high school together."

Li Lang couldn't help but sigh, "Back in Xuanxiao No. 3 Middle School, you were number one in every grade competition, and you were the undisputed number one, with a clear lead. Even Liu Yao, with his S-level talent, couldn't compare to you at all; it was like the difference between a grain of rice and the sun, moon, and stars."

Zhou Heng said calmly, "That's all in the past. A hero doesn't dwell on past glories."

Li Lang is quite a figure now: "Originally, I didn't want to go watch the midterm competition, since it's just a bunch of kids playing house. But the principal of Chijia Beast Taming High School invited me several times and was very sincere, so I had no choice but to go."

Zhou Heng couldn't help but be surprised: "You're so popular now?"

Li Lang smiled smugly: "I am, after all, the vice president of the Beast Tamer Guild on Crimson Armor Star, and I am also a direct descendant of the Golden Crow Li family, and we have a good relationship. Now, let alone on this small Crimson Armor Star, even if I went to any first-level planet, I would be considered a big shot. And most importantly, according to the Alliance's regulations, anyone with a B-level talent or above can receive a discounted Beast Tamer cub from the Alliance after awakening their talent, and those with an S-level talent or above can receive a Beast Tamer cub for free. But as you know, Crimson Armor Star is a third-level planet with a relatively small population, and the probability of good talent appearing is also small. Moreover, according to another rule of the Alliance, even if a good talent occasionally appears on Crimson Armor Star, such as B-level or above, they must be sent to a second-level or first-level planet. So every year, the best high school students who remain on Crimson Armor Star are only C-level, and they cannot receive the Beast Tamer cubs issued by the Alliance through the Beast Tamer Guild."

Zhou Heng was completely confused: "So?"

Li Lang explained the intricacies of the situation to Zhou Heng: "These students can't receive the discounted Beast Taming Cubs issued by the Alliance, but they still need to contract Beast Taming. Beast Taming Cubs aren't cheap, and many students come from ordinary families. Therefore, the Crimson Armor Branch buys a batch of Beast Taming Cubs from elsewhere every year and sells them at a discount to these young Beast Tamers who have just officially awakened their talents. The specific discount and the exact number of Beast Taming Cubs are not determined by the Alliance, so it depends on the specific circumstances each year, and the Crimson Armor Branch has the authority to decide on this. Therefore, the principal of Crimson Armor Beast Taming High School has to flatter us members of the Crimson Armor Guild. The reason they insisted on inviting me this year is mainly because of my special status. If they treat me well, I can change all the allocation quotas of the Crimson Armor Branch with just a word."

Zhou Heng instantly understood: "So that's how it is."

He was getting restless: "I want to go with you to check out the Crimson Armor Beast Taming High School."

Li Lang advised, "Red Armor Beast Taming High School is just a third-rate beast taming high school. My going there would only be adding to their prestige. If someone of your status goes there, it would be like their ancestors' graves are emitting auspicious smoke."

Zhou Heng insisted on going: "Although it's just a third-rate Beast Taming High School, it's still a place for teaching and nurturing people. Besides, I'm the guardian of Crimson Armor Star. There's no place on Crimson Armor Star that I can't go."

Seeing this, Li Lang stopped trying to persuade him and instead echoed Zhou Heng's words, saying, "What you said makes sense. To put it bluntly, the ranking of Beast Taming High Schools isn't actually based on teaching ability, but on the quality of students. As long as there are enough good students, even a third-rate Beast Taming High School can produce outstanding students. Isn't Xuanxiao No. 3 High School an example? It was lucky to encounter a peerless genius like you with an SSS-level second talent, and it directly rose from a first-rate Beast Taming High School to the fifth-best Beast Taming High School in the East."

Zhou Heng was surprised by Li Lang's high level of understanding: "You seem to see things quite clearly."

Li Lang smiled brightly, revealing his white teeth.

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Although Chijia Beast Taming High School is only a third-rate beast taming high school, it is the only beast taming high school on Chijia Star. It gathers all the young beast tamers on Chijia Star who have officially awakened their beast taming talents in the past three years.

Early in the morning, many first-year, second-year, and third-year high school students gathered in a spacious open-air arena and sat down according to their classes.

In the main stands, dozens of seats were set up, and they were almost all occupied, except for the middle seat in the first row, which was reserved for Li Lang.

As for Zhou Heng, they had no idea that he would be coming today.

Of the dozens of seats, most of the people sitting in the back were third-tier elite beast tamers, while only the first row had five or six fourth-tier grandmaster beast tamers and one fifth-tier warrior beast tamer.

Under normal circumstances, it is unlikely that the mid-term competition of Crimson Armor Beast Taming High School would invite a fifth-tier warrior beast tamer, since fifth-tier warrior beast tamers have a very high status on a level three planet.

However, the Yan family patriarch had a beloved great-grandson who was a senior at Chijia Beast Taming High School, and she heard that Li Lang would be coming today, so she made a special trip.

The Yan family patriarch gripped his cane, a hint of doubt on his wrinkled face: "Principal He, are you sure Vice President Li will really come today? It's so late, why hasn't he arrived yet?"

Principal He of Chijia Beast Taming High School was also very nervous. He could only grit his teeth and force a smile, "Senior Yan, Vice President Li promised me that he would definitely come today. However, given his status, he should indeed be the grand finale. Let's just wait a little longer."

Upon hearing this, the Yan family patriarch did not ask any further questions and simply closed his eyes to rest.