Water World Beast Taming: My Pets Can Evolve Infinitely

Chapter 52 Lonely Men

"Knock knock..." A knocking sound rang out on the door.

"Who is it?" Jiang Chen was interrupted by a knock on the door while he was cultivating at night.

Jiang Chen was taken aback. He was just a student and didn't have many social interactions with relatives or friends, so not many people came to visit him. At most, it was Nangong Yan.

And it was already dark by then.

Jiang Chen walked to the door and asked somewhat warily. Xiao Jiu also quietly came over. Its paws landed on the wooden board without making a sound, and its pair of blue cat eyes stared intently at the door.

"It's me." A deep, solemn voice came from outside the door.

Upon hearing this voice, Jiang Chen's expression brightened slightly; it was Principal Gao Hong's voice!

Zhao Zhong also said that the principal would be back in the next few days.

However, Jiang Chen still didn't open the door. Instead, he said, "Oh, it's Principal Zhao. Principal, why are you here so late?"

"We're both men alone together at night, it's easy for people to misunderstand. Why don't you come back tomorrow?"

The breathing outside the door paused for a moment.

The deep, solemn voice said helplessly, "I am not Zhao Zhong, I am Gao Hong, your principal."

"Your name is Jiang Chen, you are 18 years old, a student in Class 3 of Senior 3 at Ningshui Beast Taming Academy, your homeroom teacher is Jian Qingqiu, your father is Jiang Tao, your deskmate and best friend is Nangong Yan, and your student number is 44."

"You fainted in the classroom in March because you were hungry while trying to save money to buy a pet. I secretly slipped 3 yuan into your schoolbag."

"Jiang Chen, can you trust me to open the door now?"

"Crunch..."

The tightly closed door finally opened slowly, and Jiang Chen walked out with a slightly embarrassed expression.

Gao Hong smiled knowingly and said nothing.

Logically speaking, Jiang Chen was right to do so.

After all, nighttime is the hunting time for sea beasts, and Ning Shui Town is close to the Southern Wilderness Sea, so occasionally sea beasts will sneak over the boundary of the [Underwater Great Wall] and sneak into the Dragon Kingdom.

A while ago, a man in Ningshui Town was lured and seduced by a "ghost fish" while walking at night, and suffered a tragic fate.

When he was discovered the next day, all his internal organs had been eaten, and his death was a gruesome sight.

"Principal, please come in."

Jiang Chen coughed lightly and returned to normal, then invited Gao Hong into the room.

"Hmm." Gao Hong walked in as if nothing had happened.

Gao Hong had a full head of white hair, which was casually draped behind him.

Seemingly due to the constant travel, Gao Hong looked somewhat tired, and his clothes were tattered, highlighting a slovenly and unrestrained demeanor, lacking his usual seriousness and solemnity.

Gao Hong glanced around the room carefully, then sat down on a bamboo chair: "I should have come back the day before yesterday."

"However, Zhao Zhong told me that the reward you want for this combat training is 10 drops of the essence blood of an awakened Vajra Fish, so I have to take a detour to get this for you."

"Given your greedy and stingy nature, I'm really afraid that if I don't get what I want, you won't be willing to accept my teachings."

"Cough cough..."

Jiang Chen was now absolutely certain that the person in front of him was the principal!

After Gao Hong finished speaking, he took out a seashell from his pocket. This seashell was quite special.

The teeth of a normal seashell are semi-circular, but the teeth of this seashell are triangular.

When the shell closes, it looks like a gaping maw closing its mouth.

A wisp of spiritual energy flowed from Gao Hong's hand, and the seashell slowly unfolded, like a ferocious beast opening its fangs and maw.

After the seashell opened, a ray of light flew out from inside. This ray of light grew rapidly and eventually transformed into a glass bottle.

Jiang Chen was dumbfounded by the strange scene before him!

"Principal, this is...?"

"This is a storage shell. Your level is too low right now. You'll encounter it later."

Gao Hong explained, "Alright, here's the King Kong Fish essence blood you wanted."

Gao Hong caught the glass bottle that flew out of the seashell with his right hand and then handed it to Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen quickly reached out and took it. He saw that there were more than a dozen drops of crimson blood flowing in the bottle. Each drop of blood was outlined with a gold border. Upon closer inspection, he could even see a small Vajra Fish sea beast in the blood.

"A single awakened-stage King Kong fish only yields seven or eight drops of essence blood. I slaughtered two, and I didn't need the extra drops, so I'll give them to you as well."

Jiang Chen was overjoyed: "Thank you, Principal! You are so generous! May you enjoy boundless happiness and longevity!"

Seeing how much Jiang Chen valued this bottle of King Kong Fish essence blood, Gao Hong nodded in satisfaction, feeling that his special detour had not been in vain.

"There are still 8 months until next year's college entrance examination. I will personally teach you during this period. You must work hard and live up to your talent, as well as the cultivation I and the school have given you."

Gao Hong continued earnestly, "Our Ningshui Beast Taming Academy has yet to have a single student who can get into one of the four top universities."

"And you, you gave me hope!"

"I guarantee that with the talent you've shown so far, and with diligent training in the future, you'll definitely have a chance to get into one of the four top universities!"

Do you understand?

"I understand!" Jiang Chen felt a warmth in his heart and replied loudly!

"Good, I understand." Gao Hong nodded in satisfaction. "Then you can start moving tomorrow."

"Huh, moving?" Jiang Chen was taken aback.

"I've already arranged for someone to vacate a room for you at the school. You'll be staying there from now on."

Gao Hong replied, "Anyway, a typhoon is coming next month, so you probably won't be able to live in this house anymore."

"Reconstruction would take a lot of time, so it's unnecessary. Just live at the school."

"I'll also be living at the school, so feel free to ask me any questions you may have."

"I...I..."

This happiness came so fast, like a typhoon, that it completely stunned Jiang Chen!

The accommodations at school are naturally much better than here!

And as Gao Hong said, because of the typhoon, he had to dismantle and move his house during this period, moving all his belongings into underground caves, and then move them out and rebuild after the typhoon ended.

This process has taken a lot of time and effort, but now that Gao Hong has invited him to live at the school, all that effort can be saved.

At this moment, Jiang Chen's ecstatic face suddenly froze as he thought of something important.

Jiang Chen looked at Gao Hong with some wariness: "Then... Principal, I shouldn't be charged for living at the school, right?"

"If they want money, then I won't go!"

Gao Hong was speechless: "I said I wouldn't take any money!"

He had thought Jiang Chen's expression had changed for some reason, but it turned out it was because of this.

"Do I need to pay to eat at the school cafeteria?" Jiang Chen asked again in a low voice.

"It's free..."

"Very good!"

"Principal, why don't we move right now, tonight? It'll be such a hassle to wait until tomorrow!"

Move now and you can save money on breakfast tomorrow morning!

(End of this chapter)