After the battle ended, Shi Yu looked at the referee, Bai Shi. He wasn’t sure if this referee was a temporary worker, as he was dazed for a moment before remembering to announce the result, which was quite unprofessional.
Announce it quickly, the Ice Armor Beast must be in pain. The beastmaster is waiting to take the pet beast for treatment.
"Ice Armor Beast has lost its combat ability, so the winner is Shi Yu!"
Referee Bai Shi, coming to his senses, hurriedly announced.
"Win!"
After the referee announced the result, Shi Yu immediately called out to Eleven and started to vigorously rub its head in a spiral motion to show encouragement.
Although there is a rumor that being petted on the head can stunt growth, Shi Yu still petted it forcefully, mainly because it felt really good.
"Chirp—"
Eleven shook its head and called out once before being returned to the beastmaster space by Shi Yu.
On the other side, Chen Kai also recalled his pet beast. His expression was hard to accept as he walked over and asked, "Are you a beastmaster from Pingcheng?"
"I’m a student… or?" He wanted to understand why he lost.
"I am a beastmaster from Pingcheng, I just graduated this year, but I studied in the city of Bingyuan." Shi Yu smiled slightly, knowing that the other party was trying to probe for information.
After he spoke, Chen Kai was stunned, and the referee Bai Shi, who had walked over, was also stunned.
Pingcheng District is a suburb of Bingyuan City, and its educational level is naturally not as good as the city's.
Some students, if they have excellent grades, will strive to get into the city's schools during the previous stage of school selection to gain better educational resources.
So, although Chen Kai was a relatively outstanding student in Pingcheng, he might not necessarily be as excellent as the students in the city.
At this moment, Chen Kai understood why he lost so badly, but this gap still left him puzzled.
He could only subconsciously assume that even in the city, Shi Yu was among the most outstanding young beastmasters.
In a certain sense, Chen Kai's assumption wasn't wrong.
Don't be fooled by Shi Yu's appearance; he is also a top student.
Even in the key schools of Bingyuan City, his grades were always at the top, and his performance in various written exams was excellent.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to study in the city and intern at the Bingyuan City breeding base.
Being a beastmaster is actually quite troublesome because just memorizing the thousands of common pet beast species, appearances, and skills is enough to overwhelm most students.
And this is just the basics. Inferring the growth level from the pet beast's appearance, knowing the weaknesses, habits, and food preferences of different pet beasts are all part of the curriculum.
Every time Shi Yu saw a new pet beast, the relevant memory data would involuntarily appear in his mind, which was also related to his top student persona.
It could be said that if it weren't for Shi Yu being too poor and some conditions not being met, with his grades, he could have continued to a higher-level institution for further studies instead of directly applying for graduation after the internship.
In this world, there is no college entrance examination, and most students can enter society at the age of 18, like Shi Yu. Professional beastmaster exams, professional breeder exams, and other such exams are more like alternative college entrance exams, but they require graduates from various majors to apply voluntarily.
Passing these exams not only opens the door to more comfortable jobs but also provides the opportunity to enter higher-level institutions, which is why Shi Yu was eager to obtain certificates for professional beastmaster, professional breeder, and other exams.
Without a professional certificate, one can't even afford to raise a pet beast, sigh.
"Is there anything else? I'll be going then."
After greeting Bai Shi and Chen Kai, Shi Yu left directly.
"Oh…" Chen Kai nodded blankly.
He felt something was off…
"It's not right. I'm also a prospective graduate this year, and graduation is still a month away, right?" Chen Kai suddenly thought.
How could Shi Yu say he just graduated?
"The graduation time you mentioned is for the combat major. Students in other majors like referees, medical staff, and breeders graduate earlier due to internship arrangements," the referee Bai Shi added.
Chen Kai: ???
He looked at Shi Yu's departing back, feeling frustrated. Shi Yu wasn't a combat major student?
"Chen Kai, do you need to take your Ice Armor Beast to the medical room? Also, since this was a bet battle, please pay the venue usage fee for both parties."
Chen Kai, with a headache: "I'll go to the medical room first."
The beastmaster space not only promotes growth but also slows down the spread of injuries. With a higher-level beastmaster space, it can even accelerate healing.
However, except for beastmasters with special medical talents, the healing effect in the beastmaster space is still quite slow and can only provide relief. Therefore, having already spent 200 yuan, Chen Kai couldn't choose not to use the medical room here.
...
After leaving the battle arena, Shi Yu felt a bit bored.
He might have underestimated the combat power boost from the proficient-level hardening. It seemed that unless he participated in the 7-10 level group battles at the arena, it would be hard to find a worthy opponent.
However, before leaving, he asked and learned that beastmasters can only choose groups based on their pet beast's growth level and cannot cross levels, as the opponents might not want to fight someone weaker.
Unless Shi Yu brought his own opponent to the arena and only rented the venue, but the problem was that Shi Yu had nowhere to find an opponent… he didn't know anyone.
"Whatever, let's go to the beastmaster association."
Since the battle ended faster than expected and Shi Yu felt it was unnecessary to waste time at the battle arena, he decided to go elsewhere to find a suitable place for practical training.
After spending some time, he directly arrived at the beastmaster association in Pingcheng District.
This was a vast complex located in the district center, with a large 13-story building at its center.
Shi Yu had been here before to handle various procedures, so he knew the way and easily found his target, the mission hall.
The beastmaster association also has the function of receiving and posting mission rewards. Beastmasters can take on missions here and receive rewards upon completion.
These missions are carefully selected by the beastmaster association for apprentice beastmasters, and in a certain sense, they can train various abilities of the beastmasters.
Similar to the field training that the Pingcheng beastmaster association holds for apprentice beastmasters every three months, these missions are all part of the training for local apprentice beastmasters.
Regardless of which city, they all hope to have more professional beastmasters, and the stronger the better. Whether it's missions or training, they all aim to build a foundation for the apprentice beastmasters.
Shi Yu didn't initially plan to come here because the missions below the extraordinary level in the beastmaster association are mainly for training beastmasters and pet beasts, providing a training ground. They are typically both tiring and low-paying, and in the same amount of time, it might be more profitable to have the Iron-Eater Beast carry bricks…
However, the current situation was that he wasn't here to make money but to see if he could find suitable practical opponents from the missions here.
Even if there were no practical opponents, other tasks suitable for training Eleven would also be fine. Considering Eleven's mental and physical health, Shi Yu felt it was not good to let it always stay at home for training.
Jumping from the building every day, it would eventually have problems with its head.
Interacting with the outside world still has its benefits. This time, bringing Eleven out for the battle, Shi Yu could clearly feel that it was very happy.
【One-star Mission】: Capture stray cats.
【Mission Description】: Recently, a well-organized and large-scale stray cat theft group has appeared in this district…
In the mission hall, standing in front of the mission board, Shi Yu had a puzzled look on his face.
Can stray cats be organized?
Hmm, considering that some extraordinary creatures have high intelligence, it's possible.
What do they steal? Seafood, cat food… no problem.
【One-star Mission】: Combat training partner.
【Mission Description】: Designate a wind-type pet beast of level 6 or higher as a training partner…
The reward for this mission is decent… unfortunately, Eleven can't fly, pass.
【One-star Mission】: Escort in the wild.
【One-star Mission】: Capture live wind locusts.
【One-star Mission】: Eliminate earth rats…
With hundreds of densely packed missions, Shi Yu carefully studied them.