Chapter 307: End of Final Examination

"Angus, could you give me one of the cubs? Of course, I will pay for it." said Ian.

To improve his talent as Beast Tamer, Ian needs to get another familiar beside Marko. Bear Bee cub is one of the great choices to make it familiar. Not only are they still ungraded, but they also are not categorized as unique or legendary beast/monsters that need a special contract.

Therefore, contracting with Bear Bee will not burden Ian. Furthermore, he could also train his Beast Tamer skill with it. Currently, Marko is too powerful for him to use any beast tamer skill.

Hearing Ian's request, "Sure. I will save one for you, and you don't have to worry about the price." said Angus.

"No, I can't accept that. Bear Bee cubs are too precious." replied Ian.

"Just think of it as a token of our friendship. Besides, I have too many cubs to handle." said Angus.

Currently, Angus has seventeen Bear Bee cubs with various kinds of ages. Usually, the younger one will fetch more price as they could easily be tamed. Among these seventeen Bear Bee, only five are around one month old.

The others are already more than three months or more. Few of them even reach one year old and almost form their core. Normally, the Bear Bee will become an adult when they get ten years old. In other words, they will reach at least grade three after ten years old.

Compared to other civilized races, this kind of growth is like comparing running with driving a supercar. This is why the Bear Bee monster is quite dangerous and needs to be monitored constantly.

They may bring a lot of profit and money, but they could become trouble if left alone. In the past, many kingdoms were destroyed by this monster just because their nest was left unchecked.

There are even a few monster overlords that were born from this monster species. If not because they are very territorial and could not get along with the other monster, they may become monsters to be feared.

After many survive and battled with monsters for years, some experts and researchers learned more about the monster's habits and behavior. Most of the monsters are dangerous if they are left alone, but there is one that could become a disaster just by living.

These kinds of monsters are called disaster monsters and need to be killed as soon as possible. The Plague Worm that attacked the Sur Village before is one of these monsters. 

If the worm is left alone, they could not only spread disease to the whole village but may also kill the Sand Turtle itself. Fortunately, inside the Toxic Wasteland, there are a lot of venomous monsters that eat Plague Worm and control its population. 

However, if Plague worms managed to get inside one of the Kingdom in Firuman where no one eats them, they could destroy the entire kingdom in a matter of days or weeks. 

Fortunately, Bear Bee monsters are not categorized as disaster monsters. People will have no problem in making them as familiar.

After casting Deep Sleep to each Bear Bee cub, Angus decides to rest in his tent. His body may not be tired because of his regeneration, but it could not be said for his mind. Although his mind is hardly fatigued, he still needs to rest and sleep properly.

Two days passed by uneventfully, and the others also managed to complete their task without any problem. Angus is just lazing around either sleeping, playing with Anna, or reading books while enjoying the scenery for these two days.

He didn't need to worry about the monster as the adventurer would care for them. During these two days, Helia also stayed silent and left Angus alone. 

However, Angus still observes and keeps looking out towards the woman through his detection skill. He didn't know what this crazy woman did.

Unfortunately, Angus couldn't become too intimate with Jayna as it would create a rumor among the others. 

Even though Angus and Jayna didn't care about such a rumor, Angus didn't want to destroy Jayna's prestige as princess. In the end, they couldn't openly show their relationship to others.

After everyone had completed their task, they immediately left the dungeon. With the presence of Helia, they could easily reach the exit without any trouble. Soon, they managed to return outside without any trouble.

Arriving inside Greenhill city, their group begins to separate and is dismissed. The Bluelander guild is only responsible for escorting and guiding them during their visit inside the Greenever dungeon. Before the Blulander guild is going on their way, Helia approaches Angus.

"I hope we meet again, boy." said Helia.

"Yeah, let's hope that will not happen." replied Angus blatantly.

"Fufufu… See ya, boy." said Helia while leaving Angus.

Angus didn't forget the Bear Bee cubs cage and gave it to the royal academy guard to take care of them.

'They will be sufficient to take care of the cubs.' thought Angus after giving it to the guards.

Although the royal academy guard only consists of third-grade combatants, their number is many. Furthermore, no one is stupid enough to try to steal them while the guard is showing the royal academy banner. At least they will not dare to act inside the city.

After resting for half a day, everyone reluctantly leaves Greenhill tourist city and back towards the capital city. Unlike before, some bandits obstruct and try to rob them as the news about the Bear Bee Cubs spread around.

However, the guard managed to eliminate them before the bandits could do anything. If the matter gets worse, the teacher will also help the guard. Just by the help of Vice Principal Ellen from behind, the guard could easily eliminate them.

These show how important magicians play in a group battle. Still, cultivating a magician is not easy. For most people without talent, the Magician path is more challenging than the warrior path. People may even choose to become hybrid rather than become pure magicians.

The majority reason for this is that magicians use mind power and calculation to cast spells. Even if people could do the calculation and have strong mind power, they may not use it properly in the middle of the battle.

Therefore, a pure magician combatant is rare, especially someone like Angus, who could enhance and modify his spells. Moreover, most magician combatants become scholars or researchers rather than battle magicians.

After a few days of traveling, Angus and the others finally safely managed to get back to the royal academy. Once they arrive at the royal academy, the teacher immediately discusses and evaluates their performance result.

The next day, they find they passed with flying colors, and Angus occupies first place. In his report, there is even a remark from teacher Genus, "Does he still need to stay in this academy?".

Reading the report, 'Haa.. It seems I'm going overboard this time. However, if I leave those monsters as they are, there will be some casualties. Still, this will attract a lot of attention.' thought Angus.

Looking at Angus's gloomy face, "Angus, is something wrong? Didn't you get first place?" asked Jayna.

"Exactly, because of that. You should be the one that takes that rank and gets the spotlight. But, because of that crazy woman, I got first place. It is too much hassle." said Angus.

What Angus didn't know is he would still get the first place despite not killing the incoming monster wave as he practically didn't make a single error in battle and decision. 

Moreover, he also managed to hunt down the Bear Bee alone, which not even a fourth-grade combatant could do. Although the bear bee nest is small, it is still very dangerous and could not be destroyed by a single fourth-grade combatant.

Knowing that some of his strength is exposed, Angus feels that there will be a lot of hassle from now on, especially from the noble circle.

Fortunately, today is his last day to continue studying in the royal academy. He will not get annoyed by many kids below him that want to curry his favor or make a connection to him. 

After the term break, Angus and the others will be doing missions tests and required to be away from the academy. After receiving the report, Angus left the academy before the news spread and got entangled with the other students.

Leaving the royal academy, Angus didn't go towards his manor but instead went to the research center. A few days from now, there will be a demonstration from Lily as the first homunculus. This demonstration will be attended by most of the nobles of the Heart Kingdom.

Although Angus couldn't help much in the creation of Lily. As one of the creators, he is still responsible for doing the final checks before the demonstration.

Arriving at the research center, Angus immediately goes towards the deepest part of the research center and finds the other working on Lily's body. On the other hand, Lily herself read some books.

"Ahh.. Angus, you are here." called Benjamin.