Starting with the Broken-Winged Frost Butterfly: Beast Taming

"So what exactly did you do?"

In the darkness, Zhu Ran couldn't see Liang Baizhou's face clearly.

Liang Baizhou stared intently at Zhu Ran, his eyes brimming with curiosity.

"I……"

Zhu Ran cleared his throat, intending to say a few words.

Liang Baizhou suddenly interrupted:

"Forget it, what truth could you possibly come out of your bird's mouth? I'll look it up myself online!"

Zhu Ran: ?

What about the most basic trust between people?

You're letting me squander such a great opportunity to show off?

"The biggest upset of the tournament! Zhu Ran, with his ice-type insect pet, takes the championship..."

"With the power of a single insect, I fought against hordes of insects! The flame-tailed locust, the scarlet cockroach, and the short-winged fire-touch moth were all defeated by me..."

"Exploring the Evolutionary Engineering Major at Zhongdu University: The Dark Horse, Student Zhu..."

The phone's projection screen, lit up in the darkness, reflected Liang Baizhou's silver hair and his increasingly distorted face.

"Champion...you?"

"It is I, without makeup. What is it?"

Liang Baizhou moved his lips, a thousand words welling up to his mouth, but only one word remained: "grass".

"No, is that right?"

"Evolutionary errors are extremely rare; in such a case, could you still turn the tide?"

Zhu Ran glanced at him sideways:

"It's just basic stuff, don't make a fuss."

"There will be many more scenes like this in the future. You should start training your mental resilience as soon as possible."

"I don't believe you."

Liang Baizhou grumbled and cursed:

"I'm still basking in the glory of my 70,000 yuan."

"You only slack off for three days, and you made 300,000 with tears in your eyes... Jealousy makes people's bones break apart!"

"I have many places to spend money."

Zhu Ran said sadly:

"My monthly expenses are 20,000 to 30,000 yuan, and I've squandered all my family's wealth."

"Even with this, we still can't catch up with you guys who don't take any drugs and have only B-level qualifications."

Liang Baizhou snorted coldly:

"Now you know how to measure qualifications? Back in freshman year, everyone was on their last legs. Don't even mention B-level, you trampled even A-level under your feet. Your reputation as a study maniac is terrifying."

Zhu Ran remained silent.

The original owner lost both parents when he was young. The shock caused him to devote himself to his studies, as if he had unlocked his full potential and could not stop.

Even after entering Zhongdu University, a place teeming with geniuses, his brilliance still shone brightly.

For example, during his freshman year, when everyone was taking the junior trainer exam, he had already successfully obtained his intermediate trainer license.

If it weren't for the limitations imposed by qualifications, preventing him from developing his spiritual eye and causing his practical skills to stagnate, he would have already obtained the advanced trainer license.

"Achoo!"

Liang Baizhou suddenly sneezed and muttered to himself:

"Why has the temperature in the living room dropped? Newly hatched rock crabs are very sensitive to drastic temperature changes. Please send your baby butterfly back to its room..."

"Let's introduce it to Lord Kai, so it can get acquainted with him first."

Zhu Ran didn't plan to stay in the living room either. He was exhausted after a long day and wanted to rest early, as he had to get up at 8 a.m. the next day.

"Alright, I've missed you too after three days."

Liang Baizhou led the way and pushed open a heavy door.

The door wasn't fully open yet, and a huge deer head hung in mid-air, eagerly peeking out.

"babble???"

The Broken-Winged Frost Butterfly was shocked.

Is that a deer?

Why is the head facing downwards, the flesh hidden, and the long neck completely covered in steel?

Upon reaching the torso, the cold, hard metal suddenly disappeared, replaced by glossy, beige fur, and four thick, well-proportioned legs, resembling four solid pillars.

[Race]: Steel Giraffe

[Attribute]: Gold

[Life Level]: Mature

[Bloodline Strength]: C

[Core Talent]: Steel Neck/Metal Absorption

[Racial Skills]: Neck Sweep, Stomp, Double Hardening

[Status]: Full/Happy

Broken-winged Frost Butterfly: ʚ(ºº)ɞ

My neighbor has a long and stiff neck.

Just standing there gives you a feeling of having a strong backer, it makes you feel so safe!

"This is Master Kai."

"Master is not an honorific title, but part of my name."

Zhu Ran's left palm faced the steel giraffe, and his right palm faced the broken-winged frost butterfly that had detached from his shoulder and was hovering in mid-air.

"This one... well, hasn't been officially named yet..."

"No nickname yet? That won't do!"

Liang Baizhou's eyes lit up. "I'm best at naming things! In my opinion, how about 'Butterfly Master'? Let's all use that name!"

"Get lost."

Zhu Ran scolded, "If you have a daughter in the future, remember to give her the title of 'Master' to highlight her individuality."

Liang Baizhou, with his neck stiffened, argued forcefully:

"This is different; the contrast between the cute and the unpredictable is always popular!"

"How many nicknames at school include 'powerful,' 'domineering,' or 'strong,' but when you meet them in person, they're all adorably fierce-looking little monsters? Isn't that interesting!"

Broken-winged Frost Butterfly: ꒰ঌ(˚ᆺ˚)໒꒱

Who remembers that I came here to meet my neighbor?

Grandpa Kai, having two human roommates like this must be very difficult for you.

"In short, there's no way the word 'Master' will be used, no discussion!"

"You're disrupting the harmony of the dormitory!"

Liang Baizhou grew impatient and persisted relentlessly:

"Then why don't you come up with a cultured and meaningful name, so that I and Master Kai can broaden our horizons?"

"Isn't that a piece of cake?"

Zhu Ran chuckled and naturally sat down at Liang Baizhou's table, picked up a piece of white paper, and tore it in two.

According to supernatural tales, in extremely cold lands there are snow fireflies, not the fireflies of summer nights, but luminous creatures formed from frozen ice and snow, resembling butterflies and flames, fantastical and ethereal... The name "snow firefly" evokes a cold, unique, and unparalleled elegance!

"Another legend tells of snow welcoming the sunrise. It is said that on the summit of the far northern snow-capped mountains, snow and wind arise together with the morning light, cold but not biting, symbolizing purity and new life... The two characters 'snow and sunrise' blend cold and warmth, embodying all things beautiful!"

Zhu Ran held up two pieces of paper.

The ink marks on it are still wet, but it was written casually. The characters are elegant and neat, with their own unique style.

Looking back at Liang Baizhou.

The corners of Master Liang's mouth still held the same smile as before.

His eyebrows and eyes had already frozen.

"Oh no, how can I compare my cultural knowledge with yours? Isn't that just humiliating myself?"

Liang Baizhou calmed down and muttered to himself:

"It doesn't matter if you like these two, maybe your daughter Butterfly won't like them? You know the saying 'Don't judge a book by its cover,' and 'You can't please everyone'..."

Liang Baizhou's hopeful gaze turned to the broken-winged frost butterfly.

Then, in an instant, his face turned ashen.

"babble!!"

(*≧▽≦)(≧∀≦)♪ヾ(^∀^)ﾉ

A broken-winged frost butterfly flew around Zhu Ran.

That joy was overflowing.

Snowflake!

Xuexi!

Both names sound wonderful!

The broken-winged frost butterfly cannot yet fully grasp the concepts of artistic conception and symbolism.

But compared to "Butterfly Master", the difference is obvious. He was left hundreds of meters behind!

but……

So how should we choose?

The broken-winged frost butterfly looked at the piece of paper on its left, then at the one on its right, and became conflicted.

"Of course, fate will bear witness."

Zhu Ran crumpled the paper into two balls and tossed them into the air:

"You can take one yourself; you'll have no regrets if you fall from grace."

「Hey!」ദ്ദി˶ｰ̀֊ｰ́)✧

The Broken-Winged Frost Butterfly understood, and immediately flapped its wings and flew out, its wingtips swirling lightly, knocking one paper ball away and letting the other fall freely to the ground.

Zhu Ran picked it up.

Flatten the folds.

It was clearly written on the piece of paper...

——Xuexi!