"Why are you here too?" Shi Yu raised an eyebrow and looked at Chen Kai.
This guy is so weak, his Ice Armor Beast couldn't even withstand eleven hits before. What's he coming here for?
"Why not? Not only me, but most of our classmates are here too. The teacher even encouraged us. You know, the statue in the park exploded the night after we left. It was so exciting!"
Can anything be more exciting than that?
Shi Yu scratched his cheek. What could he say? He couldn't tell Chen Kai that he was the one who made it explode, or that he was the one who brought out the secret realm.
"By the way, your training method really works. My Ice Armor Beast is already at level seven."
Chen Kai thanked Shi Yu. He had worked hard and realized just how much potential he and his Ice Armor Beast had.
He had been wanting to thank Shi Yu for a while. He had a feeling that Shi Yu would definitely come for this training assessment, so he had been paying attention to his surroundings, and sure enough, he ran into him.
In short, this week has been very fulfilling for him.
"I advise you to be more restrained." Shi Yu's face was dark.
Your exploits have spread throughout the city's pharmacies. You should stop!
He didn't want to be the one responsible for ruining the future of the country's youth.
"I will, I can control myself."
Chen Kai looked up at the sky. In any case, this training assessment will be his show.
To find Shi Yu, Chen Kai deliberately didn't go with the other students who were participating in the training. On the way to the training base, Chen Kai said, "I heard that each training location has 100 participants per batch. Our teacher revealed that only the top 20 in each training base will have the chance to enter the ruins."
"To be honest, I'm a bit unsure..."
"Twenty percent? That's not bad." Shi Yu walked beside him. "Don't worry, you're an excellent student."
If it were a level six Ice Armor Beast, it might be a stretch, but Shi Yu didn't expect Chen Kai to actually break through by taking drugs.
The current environment is really competitive.
Chen Kai's face turned red. Damn, what a joke of an excellent student.
After seeing Shi Yu's strength, he knew he could only be impressive in school, not compared to the beast masters outside.
However, although he said he was unsure, Chen Kai still had a bit of confidence.
His Ice Armor Beast was only level seven, but it was quite strong.
Isn't Shi Yu's Iron Eater at a lower growth level? But its strength is also ridiculous.
The growth level of a pet during the awakening period doesn't mean much. A level ten Green Silk Worm might have less combat power than a stray dog if it hasn't been trained!
This growth level is just a reference. The real test is the beast master's training of their pet. Otherwise, there would be no need for practical assessments; everyone could just compare levels.
"By the way, have you participated in similar activities before?" Shi Yu asked.
"The school organized one, but it was nothing compared to this one." Chen Kai shook his head. "What about you?"
"First time."
"That makes sense, you're in the breeding major, so you probably haven't participated before..."
Shi Yu nodded. After crossing over, this was indeed his first time in such a relatively dangerous place. Even his cells were unconsciously excited.
Sigh... I'm still a restless person.
A moment later, the two arrived at the training base. There were already over fifty beast masters present.
Currently, these backpack-carrying apprentice beast masters were chatting in small groups.
In the distance, five beast masters in green camouflage uniforms were talking to each other. They seemed to be the responsible parties for this training.
The surroundings were getting noisier. The Iron Eater, who was sleeping in Shi Yu's beast space to conserve energy, was fine, but the Green Silk Worm in Shi Yu's backpack woke up from its sleep, quickly taking a breath through the backpack's seam.
"Are those two girls here?" Shi Yu looked around and asked Chen Kai, referring to Zhuang Yue and Yu Jingjing.
Chen Kai said, "Yu Jingjing had the idea, but her parents talked her out of it. As for Zhuang Yue, her Iron Eater can barely catch a mouse, let alone participate in training..."
Those who dared to sign up for the field training were indeed brave. After all, this training wasn't without danger. So, looking around, there were indeed fewer girls. Even without the dangerous creatures, ordinary animals like bugs and snakes could deter many people.
"Chen Kai, come over here, what are you doing over there!"
As Chen Kai finished speaking, a few people called out to him from a distance. Chen Kai quickly said to Shi Yu, "My classmates, I'll go over there for a bit, see you later."
"Go ahead." Shi Yu nodded.
Then, Chen Kai ran over, and Shi Yu continued to observe the surroundings.
He mainly observed the group of beast masters in camouflage, curious about their identities.
Were they hired from a security company, or were they from the beast master corps?
The former were just employees, while the latter were more like soldiers on Earth.
For those from poor families who wanted to become beast masters, joining the beast master corps of the Beast Master Association was also a good choice.
After passing all the reviews and entering the new recruit training camp, the government would provide pet hatchlings, and then the beast masters and their pets would be trained in a closed environment.
The costs would be covered by the association.
After training, they could be assigned jobs by the government, such as guarding city walls or cleaning the wilderness.
This method had its pros and cons. The advantage was that it could fulfill the dreams of those who couldn't become beast masters otherwise. The disadvantage was that it might limit some freedom, as following orders would be the top priority, and the pets wouldn't fully belong to them.
This path was also considered by Shi Yu's predecessor, but the rigorous training was too difficult for most people, so he ultimately gave up.
"Beep!"
"Everyone, quiet down!!!"
While Shi Yu was observing, a middle-aged man with a square face took out a whistle and blew it hard. The loud sound immediately caught the attention of all the apprentice beast masters present.
"Time's up. Everyone, be quiet and line up in order to sign the safety responsibility form!"
"During this process, I will explain the precautions for this training assessment."
"First, I am the overall person in charge of this Tianmang Mountain training assessment, Zhou Wanshan. Along with me, there are four other professional beast masters and a group of security personnel responsible for your training assessment."
"I won't say more. After you sign the safety responsibility form, we will give each of you a booklet."
"Tianmang Mountain is home to a large number of fierce beasts and rare resources. All their types are recorded in this booklet, along with corresponding points. Hunting fierce beasts and collecting rare resources is how you earn points and improve your ranking in the assessment!"
"Before you enter, we will provide you with a positioning and distress call device. There are many safety points set up inside Tianmang Mountain, where security personnel will be stationed. If you encounter danger and want to quit the assessment, you can choose to call for help."
"Also, you can hand over your loot to the security personnel at the safety points, and they will record your scores."
"Your task is to earn as many points as possible within three days. In the end, the top 20 beast masters with the highest points will have the opportunity to enter the ruins!"
The instructor, Zhou Wanshan, shouted loudly, making sure every apprentice beast master understood the key points.
Behind him, the other four professional instructors smiled and looked at the new recruits, reminiscing about their first training experience.
"The average age is quite young, and some of them look chubby. Can they really do it?"
"Ah, I wish I could go back to being an apprentice. This ruin is so unfair; higher-level beast masters aren't even allowed in."
The instructors grumbled, wondering why such a good opportunity would fall to these pampered newbies.
"Less talk, stay focused, and do your job. Don't let anyone get hurt during this training."
The five professional beast masters, along with a group of security and technical personnel, were the entire team responsible for this training assessment.
By the time they were evaluating the participants, Shi Yu had already signed the safety responsibility form and received a wristwatch-like positioning and distress call device, as well as a booklet.
The wristwatch's function was simple, and Shi Yu put it on after a brief look. His focus was on the booklet.
Shi Yu opened the first page of the booklet and found an old friend, the Earth Rat.
Hunting one of these can earn you 20 points.
He continued flipping through the pages and found that 20 points seemed to be the lowest. The Earth Rat really didn't have much prestige.
However, it was true. Besides the Earth Rat, other creatures like the Red-Crowned Snake, Great Mantid, Man-Eating Plant, and Thorn Monster had only slightly more points, but their names sounded much more intimidating.
As Shi Yu flipped to the last few pages of the fierce beast directory, he found that the beasts became increasingly absurd.
【Name】: Mad Python
【Attribute】: Water
【Growth Level】: Awakening Level 10
【Race Level】: Medium Extraordinary
【Race Skills】: Frenzy, Torrent Tail
【Description】: Inhabits the Greenwater Lake and Xiaomang Lake on the map. There are two of them, extremely dangerous, not recommended for hunting.
【Points】: 4000
Shi Yu: "?"
Not recommended for hunting, but you give 4000 points? That's equivalent to 200 Earth Rats...
Despite the complaint, Shi Yu understood that this was not recommended for weak beast masters.
The specific notation was for those who were confident in their strength.
Shi Yu continued flipping through a few more pages and found several similar SS-class targets marked in the booklet.
To be honest, the Frenzy skill of the Mad Python was quite good. It could comprehensively enhance strength and speed, but the downside was losing rationality.
If he could reach perfect proficiency, he might be able to overcome the downside?
A berserker Iron Eater?
The training base was wild, and such skills couldn't be found in the Ice City breeding base.
"Hmm?" Shi Yu suddenly stopped flipping through the booklet.
He saw a strange creature.
【Name】: Electric Slime
【Attribute】: Lightning
【Growth Level】: Awakening Level 10
【Race Level】: Medium Extraordinary
【Race Skills】: Size Change, Electric Discharge
【Description】: Inhabits the Magnetic Mountain area on the map. There are three of them, extremely dangerous, not recommended for hunting.
【Points】: 4000
"Slime?"
Shi Yu thought the training base was really creative. Just like how the Iron Eater was a specialty of Donghuang, slimes were a specialty of other countries and didn't exist in Donghuang.
The training base must have caught these to broaden the horizons of the beast masters.
"Wait, this Size Change...!" Shi Yu was suddenly drawn to the slime's skill.
If he remembered correctly, this Size Change could control the size of the body at will.
It could shrink or grow.
In the shrinking state, it could conserve energy to the maximum and speed up energy recovery. In the enlarged state, it would consume energy to the limit, sacrificing speed for greater strength!
"This skill seems very suitable for Eleven. I just don't know if it can be learned..."
The Iron Eater's size was still too small. Even as an adult, it was only two meters long. It was fine now, but if it faced giant beasts dozens of meters tall in the future, it might not be enough...
On the other hand, if it could learn this Size Change, Shi Yu immediately imagined a giant Iron Eater tearing apart a dragon, and then a small Iron Eater being held in his hand. This skill would give a pet three forms: a shrinking state to conserve energy and speed up recovery, a normal state with balanced strength and speed, and an enlarged state with maximized strength!