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

Zhou Heng glanced at the beaming Li Lang, then turned to Pang Jie, his tone gentle: "You are now a fourth-tier Grandmaster Beast Tamer. Have you performed an evolution ritual for the Azure Cloud Ray?"

Pang Jie's smile immediately became much more sincere: "Thank you for your concern, Little Alliance Leader. My parents have already prepared the necessary items for me. I tried to open it last year, but it failed. I plan to try again in a while."

Li Lang patted Pang Jie on the shoulder twice, saying with a slightly boastful tone, "Aheng's six tamed beasts are all Mythical quality, and my three tamed beasts are all High-Diamond quality. Old Pang, you're a big CEO now, you'd better keep up the good work!"

Pang Jie wore a polite smile, but his words were laced with sarcasm: "How dare I compare myself to the young alliance leader? I can't even compare to Brother Li. Brother Li joined the Golden Crow Li family, and he's no longer one of us commoners."

Zhou Heng was quite sensitive to the emotions of others, so he deliberately said, "We're all old classmates, what's with all this talk about noble families? Let's not talk about that."

Pang Jie said with a humble expression, "The aristocratic families will always be the masters of the alliance. Even if they don't say it, they should know it in their hearts."

Zhou Heng and Li Lang chatted with Pang Jie for a few more minutes before turning to leave.

Pang Jie repeatedly invited Zhou Heng to stay, wanting to treat him to a meal.

Zhou Heng politely declined, saying, "I'm not just coming back to see one of your friends. Let's get together after I've met up with all my old acquaintances."

Upon hearing this, Pang Jie stopped insisting: "I'll listen to you."

Zhou Heng waved his cloak and disappeared before Pang Jie's eyes, taking Li Lang and the six beasts with him.

Pang Jie stood there for a long time before letting his secretary come back in to report on the work.

After leaving the commercial building, Zhou Heng and Li Lang stood in the void. Zhou Heng couldn't help but say, "It feels like you were deliberately provoking Pang Jie today."

Li Lang shook his head and explained, "It's not that I deliberately provoked him, it's just that my strength has increased, so I have to show it off in public, right? Otherwise, it would be as pointless as wearing fine clothes in the dark."

Zhou Heng's tone carried a hint of wistfulness: "You were the one who introduced him to me back then."

Li Lang bluntly stated, "Back then, I was just thinking of finding a few people to form a network with us so that we could join forces to dominate Xuanxiao Star in the future. I didn't expect you to have a second talent, and it's SSS-level at that. You don't need any network at all, and you don't even care about this small pond like Xuanxiao Star."

……

Xuanxiao Auction House.

The reason this auction house dares to use the name Xuanxiao is because it is the largest auction house on Xuanxiao Star. On the surface, it is controlled by the Beastmaster Guild, but in reality, the Alliance officials and the major powerhouses of Xuanxiao Star have all intervened in it.

Next to a huge screen, the situation of the auctions in various parts of the auction house was displayed.

Wang Xuchen was dressed in women's clothing, wearing a wig and high heels, with his legs crossed, leisurely drinking coffee.

The emerald elf lord beside him was constantly handling various tasks for him on a semi-transparent panel.

Wang Xuchen would occasionally give instructions.

The Emerald Elf Lord, a mid-level Diamond, has reached the fourth tier, sixth level. Although he cannot speak human language, his intelligence is no less than that of a human, and he also happens to have hands, so he can be used as a human.

After graduating from Yaori University with a master's degree, Wang Xuchen returned to Xuanxiao Star and joined the Merchants Association. Because he had an S-level talent and his strength was not low, he was specifically responsible for the relatively easy matters related to the Xuanxiao Auction House.

A hand suddenly appeared behind Wang Xuchen and patted him on the shoulder.

Wang Xuchen, who had been leisurely slacking off, was suddenly startled awake and rushed out, spilling coffee all over the floor.

Upon seeing the person's appearance clearly, Wang Xuchen's face lit up with surprise: "Young Alliance Leader, you're back! Li Lang, you're back too?"

Zhou Heng smiled and said, "I am currently serving as the guardian of Bingyun Star. I am here to attend the Guardian Friendship Conference. Li Lang is the vice president of the Bingyun Star branch of the Beast Tamer Guild. He came with me and also came to see you old friends."

Wang Xuchen beamed with joy: "Congratulations on your promotion, Little Alliance Leader!"

Zhou Heng remained calm: "Actually, it's not really a promotion. Holding this position is just a concurrent post, and it's just for the sake of gaining experience."

Wang Xuchen was filled with admiration for Zhou Heng: "Planet guardians are all local tyrants on their respective planets. Even the guardian of a level three planet must be a sixth-level commander beast tamer. Others train by going down to the grassroots level, but your training method is completely different."

Li Lang stepped forward and said, "You don't understand. For Aheng, serving as a planetary garrison commander is already considered a lower-level position. As a junior leader of the alliance, he will directly succeed as the alliance leader in the future. No matter how important the garrison commander's position is, how can it compare to the position of alliance leader?"

Wang Xuchen looked like he suddenly understood: "Now that you mention it, I get it. For someone of your status as the Little Alliance Leader to go to work in such remote and impoverished places as Level 3 and Level 2 planets is indeed going down to the grassroots level."

Zhou Heng casually asked, "How are you doing these days?"

Wang Xuchen's mouth rattled off his experiences: "I recently joined the Businessmen's Association as a junior councilor and also serve as the head of the Xuanxiao Auction House. My main task is to ensure the smooth operation of the Xuanxiao Auction House. I've been quite lucky; nothing has gone wrong. Occasionally, there have been some disturbances, but I've handled them easily."

Zhou Heng said to him, "If you encounter any trouble in the future, you can go to Qianyin Blessed Land to find Steward Huang. Although he is only a third-level elite beast tamer, there are two sixth-level beast servants that I left behind in Qianyin Blessed Land."

Wang Xuchen beamed with joy: "Thank you very much, Little Alliance Leader."

Li Lang replied in the same way: "You can go to my parents, just mention my name, they are both fifth-level warrior beast tamers."

Wang Xuchen tilted his head and winked at Li Lang: "Thank you too, Li Lang."

……

Inside an alchemy workshop, Shi Jingqi, dressed in a white blacksmith's robe and standing at 2.6 meters tall, was teaching a group of apprentices how to forge a prototype of a magical artifact.

"The embryo is the foundation for forging a treasure, so we must not take it lightly. If there is a problem with the embryo, no matter how many inscriptions you carve, it will be of little use! Next, I..." Suddenly, Shi Jingqi froze because he saw two figures that were both familiar and unfamiliar appear in the corner.

Then, he tossed the artifact prototype aside and flew to Zhou Heng and Li Lang, bowing to Zhou Heng and saying, "Greetings, Young Alliance Leader!"

All the apprentices turned to look, their eyes filled with surprise and uncertainty.

Because Zhou Heng was the leader of the alliance, his appearance was made public to the entire alliance, so basically everyone in the alliance knew him. However, these apprentices never expected that they would actually be able to see Zhou Heng in person, and they were all at a loss.

Although there were rumors that Shi Jingqi was a friend of the alliance's junior leader when they became his disciples, most people didn't take it seriously. They thought it was just Shi Jingqi making things up, turning a casual acquaintance into a close friend, and a nodding acquaintance into a best friend.

After today, the rumors will be completely confirmed, and Shi Jingqi's alchemy workshop will become even more sought after.