Chapter 18

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Hu Tao’s written test results were not outstanding, but she was not a lousy student.

If Hu Tao was a lousy student, she would not have been able to get into Jinghai Beast Taming High School.

Therefore, Hu Tao immediately recognized that Fang Mu had handed her a Blood-nourishing date.

The Silver-Rank Blood-nourishing dates were one size larger than the Bronze-Rank Blood-nourishing dates, and their color was even redder.

Hu Tao came from a decent family and had 20,000 to 30,000 Dragon dollars in her own little treasury.

A blood-nourishing date for 120 Dragon Dollars was nothing to Hu Tao.

However, this was the first time Fang Mu had given her something.

Hu Tao’s pale face seemed to be lightly powdered with rouge, like the budding peach blossoms in the early spring temple.

Hu Tao didn’t bother with Fang Mu, took the silver-rank blood-nourishing dates, and ate them in two or three bites.

Then, she threw the date core into the trash can in the self-study room.

Hu Tao looked much better as soon as the Silver-ranked Blood-nourishing dates entered her stomach.

The rosy color hid the faint tinge of scarlet.

“It’s so sweet. It’s much better than the bronze-rank Blood-nourishing dates!”

“Fang Mu, I saw Teacher Cui on my way here.”

“It seems like Teacher Cui would stop teaching us spiritual materials analysis classes after this semester.”

“She asked me to ask you if you’d thought it through.”

Hu Tao knew that Cui Ruochen always gave special treatment to Fang Mu and brought him along for research.

Hu Tao did not envy such small treats at all, since not everyone could afford such special treatment.

Hu Tao looked disappointed as she spoke.

Even though Cui Ruochen was very strict, she was definitely a good teacher who had her student’s best interests at heart.

Fang Mu knew that Cui Ruochen was preparing to participate in the junior Creation Master assessment.

Given Cui Ruochen’s personality, the fact that she chose to suspend the lecture meant that she was preparing for the final sprint.

Cui Ruochen had previously asked Fang Mu if he wanted to follow her on two research projects.

The time taken to study the two topics added up to nearly two months.

Fang Mu’s answer at the time had been to consider it, but Fang Mu was now a Beast Tamer.

There was still a lot of free time before the contractual blood could be formed.

Using this time to do research would bring great benefits to Fang Mu in the academic field.

Fang Mu wasn’t sure how long it would take to condense a drop of Contract blood but it certainly wouldn’t be fast.

Therefore, Fang Mu decided to follow Cui Ruochen and finish the research on these two topics.

The Blood Aged Wine allowed Fang Mu to play the role of a Master and Grandmasters without any difficulty.

However, Fang Mu still wouldn’t choose to give up his grasp of knowledge and his own improvement.

Even in the Beast Taming World, knowledge was power.

That was so that Fang wouldn’t follow blindly when he made decisions and choices.

After completing these two research projects with Cui Ruochen, no matter how slowly the contractual blood condensed, a drop must have been condensed by then.

The research did not delay Fang Mu from drawing blood regularly.

With so many spiritual materials to replenish his blood, Fang Mu did not have to worry about his blood being drawn and affecting his research the next day.

The lecture that Fang Mu and Hu Tao missed focused on the effectiveness and difference between poison-type familiars.

This lesson went into detail about the difference between blood poison, skin poison, and spiritual poison.

It also mentioned the toxicity of those mutated beasts in the dimensional rift.

This was also why they could not bury the mutated beasts on the spot and let them decompose naturally.

Instead, they needed to spend a lot of manpower and resources to deal with it in the city incinerator.

Fang Mu had already mastered this lesson since he had written about poison elements.

However, this thesis used a lot of the knowledge that Fang Mu had mastered in his previous life.

There was no way to prove it in this world, so it could not be published.

It wasn’t so much Fang Mu studying with Hu Tao as it was Fang Mu unilaterally tutoring Hu Tao.

It took Fang only an hour to explain the two-hour course to Hu Tao.

After that, Fang and Hu Tao finished the exam on bird familiars.

By the time Fang Mu and Hu Tao emerged from the library, the bright moon was already hanging in the sky.

Fang Mu was going to eat in the school cafeteria with Hu Tao, as usual, and then head home.

Unexpectedly, Hu Tao made a suggestion.

“There’s a wonderful seafood restaurant in Lingshui District.”

“Let’s eat there. My treat!”

Fang Mu had helped Hu Tao with her homework before but she had never made such an offer.

It was probably because he had given Hu Tao a Silver-Rank Blood-nourishing date and Hu Tao was planning to return the favor.

The new seafood restaurant in the Lingshui District cost at least 500 Dragon Dollars per meal.

Many of the ingredients used for cooking were from beasts.

Fang Mu smiled and shook his head.

“You treat me every time I help you review your homework and go to the cafeteria to eat..”

“Let’s go. I’ll treat you to lunch in the cafeteria today!”

Fang Mu changed the subject with Hu Tao.

Little girl, when you’re in your third year of high school, you’ll have to try to break through the two-pointed star.

At that time, she would need to spend a lot more, be it a natal beast or the Iron-Winged Dove that she would contract later.

‘That would be a considerable investment.’

Therefore, money should not be spent recklessly!

Besides, Fang Mu was only doing it out of concern for his friend. He didn’t need Hu Tao to return it in a different way.

The Hu Tao had a rare puppet-type natal beast called the Bird Puppet.

Hu Tao did not hide the poultry puppet’s skill from Fang Mu.

The poultry puppet could attach itself to a bird-type beast.

It was equivalent to a set of weapons and equipment that could be suitable for any bird and beast.

Moreover, when the poultry puppet fused with the bird beast, it allowed Hu Tao to increase her control over the bird beast.

Otherwise, the teacher on duty would not have agreed even if Hu Tao wanted to control the Iron-Winged Dove to fight the two Iron Gut Violent Bears and temper herself.

The National League was a one-on-one competition between high school graduates.

As for the National Beast Taming League, it was a battle between teams.

There were a total of six people on each team, and only five people could go on stage at the same time.

The six of them took turns as substitutes according to their opponents’ situation.

Due to the limitation of the number and ability of the beasts contracted by the beastmaster, only teamwork can exert the strongest combat power.

Therefore, when they reached university, the education of the Dragon Soar Federation focused on teamwork.

Before Fang Mu became a Beast Tamer, he had not even considered the Beast Tamer National League, let alone the National Beast Tamer League.

However, after becoming a Beast Tamer, Fang Mu would inevitably set his sights on the National Beast Tamer Tournament.

The National Beast Taming League was organized by teams from various universities.

Hu Tao and Fang Mu were both preparing to apply for Sky Imperial University.

Hu Tao could be considered an excellent choice as Fang Mu’s teammate!