Beast Tamer: I'm invincible because I can see the evolution path!

Chapter 62 The Thrill of Finding a Bargain! Qiao Bai in Despair!

"Tuesday morning, Wednesday afternoon, Friday morning."

After asking a few questions, Qiao Bai tossed his backpack into the empty teachers' dormitory. Without even unpacking anything, he couldn't wait to go check out the battlefield on campus.

cough.

We agreed not to play any matches for the next couple of days...

He just went to take a look!

Let's see if Qingniao University's battlefield is as impressive as everyone says!

Assistant work and classroom lesson plan PPT?

It's okay.

I'll stay up all night to finish it when I get back!

Zhou Xinran had previously sent Qiao Bai an electronic version of the campus map.

After reading it, Qiao Bai had only one thought.

Why build such a big university?

It would take almost half an hour to get from the classroom and dormitory to the battlefield by bike, let alone walking... Qiao Bai didn't dare to think about it.

After leaving the building, Qiao Bai looked around to see if there were any suitable means of transportation on campus, such as shared bicycles.

He had only taken two steps when he saw the little GG sticker on the wall.

Qiao Bai glanced at it for two seconds and then decisively took out his phone and made a call.

Ten minutes later, a small electric scooter stopped next to Qiao Bai.

"You must be the boss who just contacted me, right? Get in! Wherever you want to go, I can take you there!" The short-haired girl, who looked like a college student, was wearing a helmet and greeted Qiao Bai with a bright smile. You could also see two small tiger teeth that were faintly visible when she spoke.

As he spoke, he handed Qiao Bai a helmet.

Qiao Bai stared at the helmet for a while.

The short-haired girl immediately said, "Don't worry, boss, everything is clean! We offer honest service!"

"You'll get caught riding a bike on campus without a helmet!"

Qiao Bai thought about the distance, then took the helmet, put it on, sat on the back of the donkey, and said his destination: "To the battlefield."

"Okay!"

I twisted the handlebars and off I went!

"Boss, you live in the faculty apartment. Are you a new teacher? You look quite young! What subject do you teach?"

"I'm Xu Xiaoyan, a freshman this year. If we run into each other, could you please go easy on me?"

Xu Xiaoyan was very talkative, and her energetic voice never stopped throughout the journey.

However, through Xu Xiaoyan's words, Qiao Bai also learned a lot of information about Qingniao University.

For example, the food in the first canteen is quite delicious, the aunties in the second canteen don't skimp on the portions, and the third canteen is cheap and has large portions... The dining hall is always crowded, and if you go late, you might not be able to get a seat. However, if you have a teacher's access card or know a teacher who can help you swipe your card, you can go to the teachers' area on the sixth floor, where there are fewer people.

"Boss, how about we exchange contact information? Could you give me a chance to check out the sixth floor? I heard the teachers' section and the students' section are a bit different!"

Upon hearing this, Qiao Bai silently took out his access card and glanced at it.

well.

It wasn't a student card, nor a teacher card; it was a temporary teaching assistant card with his picture on it.

"Can the teaching assistant's access card go to the sixth floor?" Qiao Bai asked directly.

Xu Xiaoyan: "Huh?"

Xu Xiaoyan slowed her bike ride a little, as if pondering the question: "It shouldn't be... right?"

"Let me think... the access rights for a teaching assistant's card should be similar to those for a student card?"

"But not in student rankings?" Xu Xiaoyan nodded twice as she spoke, as if confirming what she said.

Qiao Bai sighed.

It's confirmed, Zhou Xinran did it on purpose. She's afraid that if she gives him the permissions, he'll just run away after he's done using them, right?

Qiao Bai didn't rush to ask about the rankings.

You'll know what it is when you get there.

Half an hour later.

Qiao Bai was stunned by the magnificent and enormous building in front of him.

Good guy!

He would believe it if you told him it was the Water Cube or the Bird's Nest!

"Boss, this is it! Would you like me to go inside with you and show you around?" Xu Xiaoyan said, pointing to the Bird's Nest.

"The price isn't high; we'll add just a little something for an even better service experience!"

Xu Xiaoyan smiled brightly, her big, dog-like eyes staring at Qiao Bai with anticipation.

"Trust me, I absolutely did not mean to cheat you, boss. The battlefield is huge, and if it's your first time here, you might not be able to tell which way is which."

Qiao Bai smiled and politely declined, saying, "No need."

"Okay." Xu Xiaoyan took out her phone: "Teaching assistant, can you add me on the contact list? You can contact me if you need any help next time!"

"Whether it's campus transportation, running errands, or pet training... whatever you need, boss, I can help!"

Faced with Xu Xiaoyan's adorable puppy eyes, Qiao Bai... Qiao Bai really found it hard to say no. Considering that he might have to stay at Qingniao University for another month or two, Qiao Bai agreed.

After adding her as a friend, Xu Xiaoyan's face lit up with a warm smile. Qiao Bai even hallucinated a non-existent giant tail swaying behind Xu Xiaoyan.

Qiao Bai: "..."

cough!

Dogs are man's best friend, and it's not good to reject a friend.

Qiao Bai turned and walked towards the main entrance of the Bird's Nest.

A detailed floor plan of the battlefield, controlled by a touchscreen, is displayed at the entrance.

Qiao Bai glanced at it briefly.

Ordinary student access cards allow free access to the open battle arena on the first floor, the special battle arena on the second floor simulating different environments, and the small dark room on the third floor for single-player special mode training.

The battlegrounds and training grounds on the fourth and fifth floors require players to unlock access through rankings in battles within the venue.

The sixth floor requires a teacher's access card to enter.

Qiao Bai nodded, completely understanding.

The first, second, and third floors are public areas, the fourth and fifth floors are areas for outstanding beast tamers to improve their skills, and the sixth floor is where teachers of various subjects give private lessons to their favorite students.

Qiao Bai swiped the access card Zhou Xinran had prepared for him and successfully entered the battlefield.

My vision suddenly opened up.

The open battle area is very large, in no way inferior to the NY City beginner battle arena. Qiao Bai noticed the difference after watching a few battles.

In the NY City novice battle arena, all the players are prospective beast tamers who have only contracted one pet beast, whose level is no higher than the third tier advanced level, and their strength is quite average. The damage and impact they cause during battles are also average.

Due to the large number of players, the distance between each battle zone in the Nanyang beginner battlefield is only about two meters. If you are slightly distracted, you can easily see the battle situation of the people next to you.

However, the minimum requirement for applying to Qingniao University to become a Beast Tamer is to be a certified Beast Tamer.

To become a formal Beast Tamer, you either need to have one of your contracted pets reach the low level of the fourth tier, or contract two pets that are both at or above the mid level of the third tier.

The former is an assessment of the beast tamer's training ability.

While breaking through to the fifth rank is the most difficult for a pet, breaking through to the fourth rank is not an easy task either. It requires the pet tamer to have a good understanding of the pet and spend time and effort to cultivate it.

The latter is a comprehensive assessment of the Beastmaster's potential and nurturing ability.

If someone can open up their spiritual sea beast-taming space to the point where it can accommodate two extraordinary creatures by the age of 18, and both of them can be cultivated to the intermediate level of the third tier, their overall strength is enough to become a formal beast tamer.

Becoming a first-tier beast tamer or above is one of the most basic requirements for beast tamer graduates of Qingniao University.

To obtain a contract, you must contract three or more extraordinary creatures, with one pet beast breaking through to the fifth rank and two pet beasts breaking through to the fourth rank.

With different strengths come completely different destructive power. Each public battleground must be at least four meters apart, otherwise, the battle will be easily affected by other beast tamers in the vicinity.

After reading it, Qiao Bai touched his chin.

Perhaps because there are many new students after the start of the semester, Qiao Bai felt that if Xiao Wu played here... it wouldn't be difficult to win even if it wasn't a crushing victory.

After thinking for a moment, Qiao Bai went upstairs to the second floor.

I took a quick look, and it's not much different from the second floor of the NY City Newcomer Battle Arena. Different rooms simulate different battle arenas, and each battle arena can only accommodate one group of people at a time.

Qiao Bai skipped the second floor and went to the third floor, which was what interested him most at the moment—the training ground.

It is also one of the unique features of Qingniao University.

All 1500 rooms are full.

Qiao Bai: "..."

What happened to everyone going to get there early at 8 AM?

Why are there still so many people?

Qiao Bai made a reservation using his mobile phone on the machine. Fortunately, there were plenty of rooms available, and Qiao Bai got a room in about twenty minutes.

Following the detailed room numbering system displayed on the side, Qiao Bai navigated a maze of turns and successfully arrived at his room.

Pushing open the door, a completely empty room, roughly forty or fifty square meters in size, appeared before Qiao Bai.

Qiao Bai walked in with a puzzled look, and the door automatically locked itself.

A huge projection screen appeared in mid-air, and a mechanical voice with an electric current sounded. In Qiao Bai's opinion, the voice was a bit like the voice of an artificial little idiot, forcibly adding some emotion but being very dull.

After hearing it so many times, it even seems strangely cute?

[Coach: Qiao Bai, welcome to the training ground]

[It was detected that "Teaching Assistant Qiao Bai" has no training field usage history. Should we enable the newcomer guide?]

"Yes."

Please release your pet.

Qiao Bai released the little bird, which flapped its wings and settled firmly on Qiao Bai's shoulder.

Tilting her head, she looked at the large screen in front of her with her black, beady eyes, just like Qiao Bai.

This training ground can simulate various training modes. Once entered, the minimum duration is locked at half an hour, and the maximum uninterrupted duration can be set to three hours. During this period, entry and exit from the training ground are not permitted. The number of times you can apply to use the training ground per day is limited to three.

Nine hours in total?

"Pretty much," Qiao Bai nodded. "Whether it's a human or a pet, there are limits."

Please select the direction you wish to train.

A 72-inch screen flashed, and several options appeared in front of Qiao Bai.

[Ranking Mode] +

[Virtual Extraordinary Creature Battles] +

[Specific Skills Learning] +

[Special Scenario Simulation] +

[Open Mode]

Each major option had further sub-categories, which Qiao Bai clicked on one by one to take a look.

The more he looked at him, the more he understood the hype people gave to the special equipment at Qingniao University; there really was something special about it.

[Ranking Mode] Because Qiao Bai is using a teaching assistant's access card, it cannot be used.

Click on [Virtual Extraordinary Creature Battle] to see a variety of extraordinary creatures to choose from, and you can even choose to battle against dragon-type extraordinary creatures. The dragon-type extraordinary creatures are also thoughtfully marked with the word [High Risk].

Qiao Bai was a little curious about this kind of battle he had never seen before.

He decided to give it a try after watching it all.

【Specified Skill Learning】This allows you to select the skill for the attribute you want to learn from different attributes.

Qiao Bai: I'm also very interested in this!

Scrolling down, Qiao Bai saw the title of one of the subcategories—[Special Skill Training], and in the fire attribute section, the option "Fine Fire" was prominently listed.

Qiao Bai: "!"

What you wish for comes true!

I definitely have to give it a try!

Without hesitation, Qiao Bai reached out and tapped the "Flame" option.

The mechanical sound, carrying an electric current, rang out again.

[Have you confirmed that you are practicing "Essential Fire"?]

This mode can only play a supporting role; a 100% success rate cannot be guaranteed for learning special skills.

【whether】

Qiao Bai: In the Henghe River.jpg

If a mere virtual holographic device can help extraordinary beings comprehend skills at the level of "Flame Essence"... then Qingniao University shouldn't just be a first-class university, but a top university renowned both domestically and internationally.

Qiao Bai confirmed.

Please have your pet stand inside the virtual blue circle in the center.

Little Wu: "?"

Qiao Bai patted the little tuft of hair on Xiao Wu's head: "Go ahead."

There shouldn't be anything... right?

The little bird hopped and skipped into the blue halo.

next second.

The virtual screen disappeared.

The room, with its bare walls, was transformed in the blink of an eye into a volcanic landscape that was both visually and olfactorily realistic!

Beneath the rolling volcanic mountains, crickets slowly molted, glowing red, their slow, terrifying heat accompanied by the stench of rotten eggs and sulfur.

Qiao Bai and Xiao Wu were in such a space, and Qiao Bai subconsciously broke out in a cold sweat.

His brain and reason kept telling Qiao Bai: It's fake! It's all fake!

However, everything seen, smelled, and heard sent the same message to Qiao Bai's body: It's true! This is real!

Qiao Bai: ...Suddenly I can understand the mentality of Xiao Wu's opponents after Xiao Wu used the King's Aura!

The little bird flapped its wings, its two black beady eyes wide open, reflecting the lava that seemed ready to burst at any moment.

At this point, Xiao Wu was still unaware of the impending danger.

I felt the temperature around my body suddenly rise to a level that terrified the bird!

Immediately afterwards, a gush of scorching magma erupted from where Xiao Wu was standing!

Little Wu was a step too slow to react.

The feathers on its tail, which had been covered in lava, had already been burned off.

Little Wu: "!!!"

The little bird flapped its wings in terror, trying to fly to Qiao Bai's side, but crashed into a transparent barrier.

At either end of the barrier stood Qiao Bai and Xiao Wu, looking at each other in bewilderment.

Qiao Bai: "..."

Little Wu: "..."

Xiaowu: QAQ

Little Crow: Help! Help! Help! Beastmaster, please save me!

"Uh..." Just as Qiao Bai was about to say something and analyze the current situation, on the other side of the barrier, which was Xiao Wu's side, lava rain suddenly fell from the sky!

Qiao Bai didn't care about anything else.

Although reason told him that those were all false, the fact that Xiao Wu's tail had been burned off was real, and Qiao Bai couldn't gamble with Xiao Wu's safety.

"Use the Guardian Heart!"

Let's get through this wave of lava rain first!

To Qiao Bai and Xiao Wu's surprise, the Guardian Heart skill failed to activate!

Qiao Bai and Xiao Wu: "?"

Xiao Wu's already flustered movements instantly became even more chaotic.

It flapped its wings so hard it almost couldn't fly!

Several clumps of lava rained down on the little bird, burning off patches of its feathers.

Little Wu's once black, beady eyes have turned into the teary, fried egg-shaped eyes of anime characters.

Qiao Bai took a deep breath. The smell of sulfur and rotten eggs mixed together was nauseating, but it also quickly calmed him down: "Little Wu, don't be afraid! Use fireballs, and while dodging, attack the falling lava rain!"

Xiao Wu tilted his head, hesitated for a second, and then acted as Qiao Bai instructed!

Fortunately, it was just as Qiao Bai had predicted.

The fireball was successfully used, and after accurately hitting the falling lava rain, the lava rain disappeared!

The fireball used by Xiao Wu was also simultaneously neutralized.

it works!

Qiao Bai, who had been somewhat flustered, calmed down completely, and his mind was able to better process what was happening before him: "So... this is the training method provided by the virtual equipment?"

Qiao Bai was somewhat shocked.

It's so realistic.

He didn't know what the supernatural creatures simulated by the virtual equipment looked like, or how powerful their skills would be, but the volcanic landscape and lava were already incredibly realistic.

In terms of appearance, color, smell, and temperature, it simulates real magma to the greatest extent possible.

If Qiao Bai hadn't discovered that this magma wasn't as powerful as real magma, he would have really thought that Qingniao University had brought a volcanic landscape into the training ground just to provide a better training environment for beast tamers with fire-attribute pets.

Oh.

Furthermore, these scorching flames do not contain a single trace of fire-attribute energy, which is also a flaw.

But ignoring these minor flaws, Qiao Bai still had to admit that this was indeed a very good training method.

In just half an hour, Qiao Bai thought that Xiao Wu had reached the limit of reaction speed and proficiency in fire attribute skills during this stage, but it increased slightly.

Don't underestimate this little bit.

Over time, it adds up to hundreds of millions!

However, because Qiao Bai had not changed the lock time beforehand, he was kicked out of the room after half an hour.

Qiao Bai, who was in the middle of a training session, had to disappointingly take Xiao Wu away from the training mode.

I reapplied for a room, but there were even more people, and I had to wait an hour for a room to become available.

Qiao Bai then took Xiao Wu to the first floor.

It's alright, it's only an hour, he and Xiao Wu can wait!

This time shouldn't be wasted either; going to the first floor to battle against a formal Beastmaster and experience a superhuman creature with a higher level of strength is also a good option.

And then... and then that was it.

"A freshman? Is your pet a Hua Bird? It's pretty strong, but it doesn't seem like it's broken through to the fourth rank yet." The fighting girl with healthy, wheat-colored skin said calmly, arms crossed.

"Fighting with you is exhilarating. I wouldn't mind if you switched to another pet to continue battling me, even a violent giant bear would do."

The three-meter-tall, muscular, dark brown bear on the field raised its hands and shouted excitedly, "Hurrah—!"

Fun!

continue!

Qiao Bai: "...I only have one pet, Xiao Wu."

Fighting girl: "?"

"A prospective Beastmaster?" A hint of surprise finally appeared in the fighting girl's usually calm gaze. "Then how did you get in? Aren't you a freshman this year?"

She was shocked.

No?

How did Qiao Bai sneak in?

Qiao Bai looked a little embarrassed: "Ahem... I'm a teaching assistant."

The fighting girl was also surprised: "Oh...oh?!"

"Okay, okay..." The fighting girl's expression visibly wilted for a moment, and she muttered, "I was thinking of inviting you to team up for next year's South China University Beast Tamer Competition."

South China University Beast Tamer Competition?

Qiao Bai listened with interest: "Could you tell me more about it, senior?"

Before the fighting girl could ask, Qiao Bai said, "I've already received my admission notice to Qingniao University, so I'll definitely be a freshman there next year."

The fighting girl looked at Qiao Bai and was once again shocked by him.

She wanted to know how the terms "teaching assistant," "admission without examination," and "next year's freshman" were put together.

"It's easy to understand. It's a competition between beast tamers from various universities in South China. Students from freshman to senior year can participate, and those who achieve a certain ranking can receive rich resource rewards." The fighting girl couldn't figure it out, so she decided not to dwell on it and simply explained it to Qiao Bai.

Thinking that Qiao Bai was still a senior in high school, yet he already possessed such strong abilities and had secured a spot in a university entrance exam, she knew his strength next year wouldn't be any less impressive. The fighting girl perked up again: "How about we exchange contact information? I'll send you the competition notification, and I can keep an eye on you while I'm at it!"

"When you come next year, we can team up right away!" The fighting girl became more and more excited as she spoke.

"And you've been at Bluebird University lately, right? Violent Bear and I can be your sparring partners! If that's not possible, you can train with me!"

"Anyway, I'm already a Tier 1 Beastmaster. If you want, I can switch to other pets to help you train!"

"Ura ura—!" The violent giant bear also let out an excited cry!

The little black brother—it admires him!

Little Wu, who had just woken up after being knocked unconscious by a muscular slap and was still dizzy as Qiao Bai held her in his palm: (ΩДΩ)

No, no!

I don't need that kind of admiration at all!

Little Wu stared at Qiao Bai: Quickly say no! Beast Tamer, say no!

"Thank you so much, senior." Qiao Bai smiled as she accepted her senior's kindness.

The fighting girl was delighted: "Since you're the teaching assistant, please don't call me 'senior sister,' it's a bit strange. My name is Chu Yanyi, you can call me Sister Chu or Yanyi, it's fine with you."

After exchanging contact information, Chu Yanyi turned around and went to find her next opponent: "I'm leaving now. I'll invite you next time I'm free, remember to come!"

"Hurrah!" The violent giant bear excitedly waved to Little U, bidding him farewell.

Little Wu remained silent.

The little bird silently turned its back, its bald tail pointing towards the violent giant bear, expressing its silent resistance.

Qiao Bai coughed twice, not knowing where to begin in trying to comfort Xiao Wu.

After all, given what happened today... it's really hard for Qiao Bai to refuse a first-tier beast tamer who's willing to spar with him.

Opponents are easy to find.

A good opponent who is willing to help you become stronger is hard to find.

"But the more we fight it, the stronger we become."

Qiao Bai lifted Xiao Wu with both hands and placed it at eye level, then whispered to Xiao Wu.

"Doesn't our little Wu want to become stronger at all?"

Little Wu: Staring angrily.jpg!

Is this a question of whether it wants to become stronger?

It's clearly a problem that it simply can't beat that big guy!

Their strengths were never on the same level from beginning to end!

train?

What kind of training is this?

This is clearly a case of it being toyed with by the bear!

Little Crow: Beastmaster, you're bad! This bird can't be coaxed!

Qiao Bai was helpless.

This battle left a deep psychological scar on Xiao Wu, and he can forget about training properly today. Qiao Bai immediately canceled the training ground reservation.

After receiving some treatment at the service center on the first floor, all the wounds were healed, but it will take some time for the burned feathers to grow back.

Then Qiao Bai took Xiao Wu back to the dormitory.

I wiped the table clean and moved it to the balcony, where the warm, just-right sunlight fell on the tabletop.

Qiao Bai placed Xiao Wu's favorite soft, colorful bird nest on the table, and also prepared fruits and nuts from the gacha pool for Xiao Wu.

Finally, the baby bird was placed in the nest.

"Take a good rest. I'll clean up first, then give you a bath and apply some medicine, okay?" Qiao Bai gently rubbed the tuft of hair on Xiao Wu's head and said in a gentle tone.

As soon as he turned around, Qiao Bai began the diligent work of clearing and cleaning the land.

The faculty apartments weren't as dirty as I'd imagined, but cleaning up the dust still took some time.

Xiao Wu lowered its head to take a bite of fruit, then looked up at Qiao Bai's busy back.

He lowered his head to take another bite of a nut, then looked up to glance at Qiao Bai's busy back.

Qiao Bai kept cleaning, over and over again.

Little Wu: ...Damn it! I'm so angry...but suddenly I can't stay angry anymore!

Little Wu, like a black sesame seed dumpling with its feathers standing on end, stood up from the nest, its half-grown feathers trembling, its pair of black beady eyes staring fiercely at Qiao Bai's back.

then……

With a fresh apple in its beak, it flapped its wings and flew to Qiao Bai.

Before Qiao Bai could react, the little bird used its beak to forcefully shove the apple directly into Qiao Bai's mouth.

Little Crow: Eat! This lady... has a belly big enough to hold a boat! I won't get angry with the Beast Tamer over such a small matter!

snort!

That's it!

It definitely wasn't because it felt sorry for the beast tamer's hardworking and selfless back!

Birds, their hearts are as hard as iron!

Qiao Bai smiled and ate the apple.

As for whether he could see through Xiao Wu's thoughts.

Qiao Bai: Smiling.jpg

Let's give Xiao Wu some face!

Otherwise, Little Wu will get angry again!

……

A week later.

"Huh?" Upon hearing this news, Qiao Bai looked at Zhou Xinran in shock, his eyes wide open, filled with disbelief.

"No?" Qiao Bai opened his mouth, as if he didn't know what to say for a moment and was reorganizing his language ability.

Zhou Xinran waved her hand, not intending to give Qiao Bai a chance to speak: "That's right, I have an academic conference in another province that I need to attend for three to five days, so you'll be in charge of my classes these few days."

"Don't overthink it, the pressure isn't that great."

"When you held your academic press conference, there were way more people in the audience than in my elective class, right? And you still spoke perfectly!"

Qiao Bai: "Is this the same thing?!"

"That's all there is to it," Zhou Xinran said nonchalantly. "I've already spoken to the principal, there's no problem. You can teach with peace of mind; I have complete confidence in your teaching quality."

Seeing that Qiao Bai was about to refuse, Zhou Xinran unleashed her ultimate move.

"You can use my teacher's access card while you're teaching."

Qiao Bai: "!"

Qiao Bai smiled and said, "Professor Zhou, you're too kind. Since you've put it that way, how could I not help?"

"hehe."

Qiao Bai pretended not to hear Zhou Xinran's mocking laughter.

To be a good person, you first need to be thick-skinned.

Especially when the situation is truly in one's own great advantage.

Qiao Bai's eyes lit up as he took the teacher's access card from Zhou Xinran.

The training room at Qingniao University had a much better effect than Qiao Bai had expected—it was truly useful, very useful.

Whether Xiao Wu can comprehend the essence of fire is hard to say, but in all aspects, Xiao Wu's abilities have made significant progress... although he still can't defeat that violent giant bear that shouts "Hurrah!"

If the training rooms on the third floor are so useful, Qiao Bai became even more curious about the equipment on the sixth floor.

"By the way, Professor Zhou, do you know about the effects in the training room..." Qiao Bai gestured slightly with his hands, referring to the virtual equipment, though it was a bit difficult to describe: "How is that done?"

Even though I knew it was fake.

But it's so realistic!

"And during training, they can even ban Xiao Wu's skills that can use other attributes, forcing Xiao Wu to only use fire attribute skills. How is that possible?" This question has been bothering Qiao Bai for several days: "If this ability were placed in the Forbidden Land..."

Wouldn't that mean they could easily annihilate those wild, violent, bloody, and unruly superhuman creatures?

Stop daydreaming.

Zhou Xinran's cold and beautiful voice shattered Qiao Bai's unrealistic fantasies.

"It's impossible. The conditions for using that special equipment are extremely demanding; a sealed indoor environment is one of the necessary conditions."

"That kind of effect, which is both real and fake, is achieved by putting all the attribute energy stones together as the driving force and using them in conjunction with the equipment. In order to support the operation of the training room, a huge number of energy stones are consumed every day."

Qiao Bai was ashamed.

As expected of Qingniao University, they even manage to burn money in a more unique way than others.

"The most important point is that when extraordinary beings reach the fifth level, illusions, whether real or false, will completely lose their effect on them."

"Therefore, this equipment can only reach its full potential when placed in a university."

Qiao Bai suddenly realized.

It lost its effect on fifth-tier pets... No wonder.

Placing them in high school would be a waste, and placing them in advanced beast-taming academies wouldn't be effective; university students would be the most suitable.

Qiao Bai couldn't help but ask curiously, "So what's so special about the sixth floor? Is it because the training ground is effective even for pets of level five and above?"

Zhou Xinran gave Qiao Bai a look that seemed to say, "It's something that can only be understood, not explained."

"My suggestion is—you'd better go later, the later the better." Zhou Xinran paused for a moment, then added, "Of course, I know you definitely can't resist, so I won't try to persuade you otherwise."

"You have to try some things yourself to know the pros and cons."

"Alright, then the rest of the class is in your hands." Zhou Xinran's main characteristic is that she is decisive and efficient, and she can leave whenever she wants.

Qiao Bai's heart was pounding with anxiety after hearing Zhou Xinran's words. She was both curious and worried. Before she could even adjust her mindset, she had to face her 8 a.m. class on Tuesday.

When Qiao Bai walked onto the stage and opened the PPT, the more than 1,000 people below didn't react much. They were all Zhou's teaching assistants, and they had met them last week.

When they saw Qiao Bai start explaining the PPT and Zhou Xinran still hadn't appeared, huge question marks appeared above the students' heads.

and many more?

Where is Teacher Zhou?

Where is our beautiful, icy, and sophisticated teacher, Ms. Zhou?

Those long, black-stockinged legs are the source of their motivation to face the early morning hours!

……

Principal Lin came and went quietly, and no one noticed that he had attended half of the elective course on the history of pet evolution.

Back in his office, Principal Lin took off his baseball cap, revealing his gray hair, and made a phone call to Zhou Xinran.

"That kid is pretty good, but you're unreliable too, just leaving like that. Aren't you afraid something might really happen to you?"

Zhou Xinran's voice came from the other end of the phone: "I'm quite reliable in this regard. Principal, you've seen the PPT that Qiao Bai made, right?"

"I even suspect that Qiao Bai may have already completed his first year of college courses on his own."

Zhou Xinran still remembers how she felt after seeing the PPT and course materials that Qiao Bai sent to her email.

That's... incredibly complicated.

The layout and everything else are very ordinary.

But Zhou Xinran herself doesn't care about those fancy things; the most important thing is the content that Qiao Bai has compiled.

Despite having no prior exposure to university textbooks and with high school textbooks not covering this topic, Qiao Bai compiled the most important and essential knowledge points.

If it were just a single class presentation, Zhou Xinran could say that Qiao Bai's actions were a coincidence.

The entire week's worth of PPT presentations, including the one Qiao Bai prepared in advance for next week, were of this level and quality.

This is definitely not a coincidence.

Qiao Bai really does have that level of skill.

"I even felt like I could design the midterm and final exams directly from this prepared PowerPoint presentation. Principal, you can understand how I felt at the time, right?"

Principal Lin: I understand, I understand very well.

"You actually have a sense of crisis about new people surpassing the old? That's really something!" Principal Lin said with a smile.

"Even if Qiao Bai taught himself freshman courses, it shouldn't make you feel this threatened, right? You've always touted yourself as a genius, and there are plenty of professors at school who have been slapped in the face by you."

"That's different." Zhou Xinran's voice carried a hint of disagreement.

"Qiao Bai's interest in pet evolution began when he discovered that honey bugs could evolve. In other words, if Qiao Bai really did study university courses in advance, it started from that time."

How much time has passed in between?

More than three months, no more than four months.

If Qiao Bai can study a course on the evolution history of pet beasts so thoroughly, which is not an important subject, what about the other courses and textbook content?

Principal Lin understood the meaning behind Zhou Xinran's words.

In their view, Qiao Bai must have thoroughly mastered his major courses before casually glancing at other less important ones.

Principal Lin couldn't help but exclaim, "Heroes have always emerged from among the young! Our Qingniao University has really struck gold this time!"

"With Qiao Bai's abilities, getting into the top 2 universities in the country shouldn't be too difficult. It's a pity that this promising talent fell into our hands first. I just don't know... how many years Qiao Bai can stay at Qingniao."

Principal Lin shook his head and said with a smug smile.

Hey!

The thrill of finding a bargain!

Even this elderly, smiling man understands.

in particular……

When Qiao Bai's case came to light, and the authorities asked which top-tier universities would be willing to offer him a guaranteed admission, most of the top-ranked schools refused.

TOP2 pretended not to hear when they were called out.

Is this simply a matter of not wanting to cooperate?

Yes!

Because Qiao Bai has no connections!

The above is again obscuring and not explaining Qiao Bai's specific contributions.

The concept of "favorability" alone is not enough to impress top universities in China.

Principal Lin agreed because he had heard Qiao Bai's name from Zhou Xinran, and Qiao Bai had contributed to Zhou Xinran's achievements.

This gave Principal Lin more confidence in Qiao Bai's discovery.

Moreover, in Principal Lin's view, if the new evolution path of Little Fox is indeed implemented, then this guaranteed admission will be worthwhile.

Until today, Principal Lin suddenly realized that this was not just a loss, but a huge windfall!

It was snatched from the TOP2!

Principal Lin can already imagine what kind of attitude he will have when facing the top two teams in the future.

Hey!

Joe wasn't present, but was imagined as a peerless genius. Bai: "?"

No?

The reason he can make such a good PPT is simply because he read "A Study on the Evolution of Pets over 500 Years" and gained some insights from it.

Qiao Bai had to sigh again.

The gacha pulls are fantastic.

While creating the PPT, Qiao Bai discovered that he had seen many of the contents of the textbook in the book "Research and Practice on the Evolution of Pets over Five Hundred Years".

It's explained in an even more concise and easy-to-understand way.

This led to Qiao Bai's astonishingly brilliant move.

Meanwhile, inside the classroom, Qiao Bai, who knew nothing about anything, was sneezing uncontrollably while explaining the PPT.

It's even starting to affect Qiao Bai's normal lectures.

He gestured for a short pause.

The students below had no objections, and their gazes toward Qiao Bai even carried a hint of guilt.

Cough cough... The teaching assistant sneezed. Could it be because they were thinking about the teaching assistant in their minds?

My apologies, my apologies.

But they really wanted to see Teacher Zhou!

They came to this course specifically because of Professor Zhou!

Zhou Xinran: Sneer.jpg

Oh.

Homework assignments doubled.

……

The two hours, which were tough but not too tough, finally passed.

Qiao Bai left the classroom without stopping and headed straight for the training field.

He absolutely will not set foot in the direction of the teaching building before tomorrow afternoon's classes begin!

The students behind Er Kang (a character from Journey to the West) shouted: Wait, teaching assistant! Homework, homework!

What?

No homework?

Long live teaching assistants!

Qiao Bai didn't forget to assign homework, but Zhou Xinran would probably be preparing for the midterm exams after she came back, so they would take the exams together.

I used "Didi Chuxing" again.

Holding the teacher's access card, Qiao Bai, along with Xiao Wu, swiped the card and took the elevator directly to the sixth floor.

As soon as the door opened...

Qiao Bai was met with a sudden and devastating attack.

Qiao Bai: Pupil Earthquake.jpg

"So this is how clever the teachers' star pupils are..." Qiao Bai murmured.

Damn, this place is full of pets of level four or higher. You can see more than ten of them at a glance, lurking in the virtual environment of the tropical rainforest. It's like a real-life version of PUBG!

Qiao Bai: I can't afford to mess with them!

Little Crow: This is going to kill me! I can't beat a single bird!

Qiao Bai and Xiao Wu: Is it too late for us to leave now?

(End of this chapter)