Beast Taming: Starting From Zero - Chapter 1543

Chapter 1543. Assessment Task (Combined with Chapter 1537)

Michaela fell silent. She knew the Dean was considering changing Josan’s tutor.

To be fair, she didn’t think she was unqualified to teach Josan, but given Josan’s superhuman talent, there were indeed tutors in the school more qualified than her. The Dean had even brought up the former Dean, showing that this was a genuine thought in her mind.

Michaela felt a pang of bitterness. Unusually, she didn’t respond to the Dean’s words, partly because she didn’t know how, and partly because she didn’t want to discuss the topic.

“Is Josan here now?” Theresa asked, unconcerned that Michaela hadn’t answered.

Michaela stiffly uttered two words: “No.”

Realizing her tone was a bit off, she added, “She went to the Beast Taming Center to register for the S-rank Professional Beast Tamer exam.”

Theresa said, “Call me again when she gets back. I’ll talk to her about the tutor.”

Michaela didn’t reply.

Theresa said earnestly, “Even if Josan changes mentors, you are still her mentor. Your contributions will not be overlooked. An 18-year-old S-rank Beastmaster, you should know what kind of talent that is.”

Michaela smiled bitterly, “I respect your arrangements.”

Without further ado, she hung up the phone, tossed it aside, and lost all interest in showing off in the group chat.

Penjami noticed that her Beastmaster wasn’t having a good time, so she didn’t say anything and just stayed quietly by her side.

Beastmaster Center.

After confirming her identity and registering her information, Josan was respectfully invited into a spacious office.

An elderly man with half-white hair and a bipedal mechanical pet beast, mostly silver-white, appeared out of thin air.

His gaze landed precisely on Qiao Sang, his eyes suddenly lighting up. He strode over, scrutinizing her several times with the eyes of someone looking at a rare mythical beast, before enthusiastically saying,

“I never thought I’d see an 18-year-old S-rank Beast Tamer in my lifetime.”

The old man led Qiao Sang to sit on the sofa, glancing at Ya Bao and the others one by one before his gaze fell on Xia Bao. He paused noticeably, his eyes lighting up again, but ultimately his gaze returned to Qiao Sang, and he continued enthusiastically:

“Qiao Sang, I’ve heard of you. The youngest A-level professional beast tamer in history, and you recently won the Master Challenge. I never expected you to come to our Tianyuan Star after the competition and become an S-level beast tamer so quickly.”

He glanced at Lu Bao, then at Xia Bao, his face full of emotion. “Not only did you contract with Xia Lala, but you even helped the Ice Saint Asia break through its racial limits. Either of these achievements is enough to shock the entire beast taming world. If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, I would have found it hard to believe.”

Qiao Sang couldn’t help but smile, but after hearing this, he restrained himself and asked, “And you are…?”

The old man smiled and said, “I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Felix. In the Beast Taming Alliance, I’m mainly responsible for pet information data and management. You contracted with Xia Lala and even nurtured the Ice Saint Asia to a higher form. At this age, you applied for the S-level professional beast tamer assessment. The head of the Ice Kingdom’s Beast Taming Center felt they couldn’t handle it, so they contacted my department.”

The Beast Taming Alliance’s Pet Information Data and Management Department? Qiao Sang jumped, quickly saying,

“Hello.”

She wasn’t very familiar with the various departments within the Beast Taming Alliance, but she had heard of the Pet Information Data and Management Bureau.

This department was responsible for information and data about pets throughout the interstellar space. For example, when Ya Bao and Gang Bao evolved new forms, they registered at the Beast Taming Center, and it was only after this department’s final confirmation that the information appeared throughout the interstellar space, and various pet identification devices would then display the corresponding data.

“What would you like to drink?” Felix asked kindly.

“Water is fine,” Qiao Sang replied.

“Water.” Felix turned to look at the two-legged mechanical pet.

“Lili.” The

two-legged mechanical pet opened its belly like a refrigerator door, took out a bottle of water, and placed it in front of Qiao Sang.

Qiao Sang was taken aback and said, “Thank you.”

“Lili.”

The two-legged mechanical pet smiled slightly and stood beside its tamer.

“Did you come to confirm something this time?” Qiao Sang asked, taking a sip of the water.

Felix chuckled, “Originally, I was going to confirm, but seeing Sharara, the evolved form of Ice Saintia, and you, I think I don’t need to confirm anything more.”

He then suddenly remembered something and asked, “Have you decided on a name for the evolved form of Ice Saintia?”

Josang hummed in agreement, “Ice Lodi Mu.” “

Ice Lodi Mu,” Felix repeated the name, asking, “Which Mu? “

“The Mu of Muse,” Josang replied.

Felix glanced at Lu Bao and praised, “This name suits its image very well.”

Then, remembering his business, he said, “Any species that breaks through its original level cap needs a full-body test, and the data needs to be recorded. You’re sure you can handle that, right?”

Josang shook his head, “Of course not.”

When Fang Bao and Steel Bao evolved into their new forms, they also needed a comprehensive test.

Felix glanced at the surrounding environment and said, “The test data needs to show the complete form. This isn’t suitable for testing Ice Lodi Mu. Let’s find another place.”

“Okay,” Josang agreed.

“Let’s go,” Felix said, looking at the bipedal mechanical-type pet.

“Lili.”

The bipedal mechanical pet’s eyes glowed blue, and the next second, the group of figures vanished from their spot.

Simultaneously, on a vast grassland, a group of figures appeared out of thin air.

This wasn’t the Ice Kingdom. Josang glanced at the surroundings and quickly concluded,

“Ice Lodimu needs to revert to its original size,” Felix said without delay.

“Lubao,” Josang called out.

Without a word, Lubao pressed the miniature shrinking bracelet.

Its size slowly increased until it was over fifty meters tall.

The bipedal mechanical pet floated in front of it, its eyes glowing blue, scanning its entire body. Simultaneously, its pupils displayed lines of data as it scanned.

“Lili.”

After a short while, the bipedal mechanical pet called out, indicating successful detection and storage completion.

Blue Star.

Ancient Mist Region.

Water Luana Protection Center.

At the edge of the pond, Dr. Jiang used a fork to put a piece of cut tree fruit into the mouth of a water Luana with its mouth open.

There were many other water Luana with their mouths open nearby, waiting to be fed.

Dr. Jiang fed one after another.

A few seconds later, he placed a tree fruit in front of one of the Water Luanas that hadn’t opened its mouth.

The Water Luana gave him a cold look, ignored him, and turned away.

Dr. Jiang was used to this; he simply sighed and continued feeding the other Water Luanas.

At this moment, an assistant in a white coat approached and said,

“Dr. Jiang, the experiment is over for today. Ice Saint still shows no energy or emotional fluctuations.”

As the Water Luana protection center, this place gathers all stages of Water Luana’s forms, with Ice Saint being the ultimate form and the rarest, numbering only one.

Although Ice Saint has a good temperament, it dislikes meeting strangers and unfamiliar pets, preferring to live alone. Therefore, the protection center specially built a large area suitable for ice-type pets for it to live in. Even when leaders come to observe, they are generally not taken to Ice Saint’s area, and outsiders rarely know that an Ice Saint still exists in the Water Luana center.

As the only Water Luana Protection Center in the Ancient Mist Region and the only one in the Blue Star Dragon Kingdom, its main task is to protect and breed the Water Luana race. They have been experimenting with research on breaking through the race’s limits, but have never held out hope.

While they haven’t held out hope, this research is still conducted routinely every so often.

Therefore, Dr. Jiang wasn’t surprised at all upon hearing this, and instead asked,

“How is Ice Saint Asia’s mood?”

“It’s alright, no fluctuations. It’s very cooperative with the research. After the research is finished, it eats and then sleeps,” the assistant replied.

He paused, then added, “It just seems too listless; it seems uninterested in anything.”

Dr. Jiang, while feeding the Water Luana tree fruits, said, “Ice Saint Asia is already quite old; its energy is insufficient. Let it rest more. The research on breaking through the race’s limits will be suspended for a week.”

“Understood,” the assistant replied.

As soon as he finished speaking, the entire Water Luana Protection Center suddenly emitted a “ding-ding” system sound.

This was a notification, usually indicating news about Water Luana, such as the discovery of wild Water Luana in need of rescue, or the finding of a wild Water Luana pet egg.

Dr. Jiang was initially taken aback, then his spirits lifted. He shoved the plate of tree fruits into his assistant’s hands and strode towards the main building.

Soon, he arrived at the research studio, stepped inside, and asked,

“What news is it?”

However, no one answered him immediately; instead, they stood there stunned and bewildered, something that had never happened before.

Dr. Jiang frowned, looked at one of the young researchers, and asked again,

“Xiao Lin, you tell me, what is it?”

The young researcher turned around, took a deep breath, and, while shocked, his face was filled with ecstatic joy. He shouted,

“Ice Saint Asia! An Ice Saint Asia has broken through the racial limit and evolved to the Emperor level! The Beast Taming Alliance has updated its data! It’s called Ice Luo Di Mu!”

Dr. Jiang: “!!!”

Tianyuan Star.

On a wide-open grassland, the blue light in the eyes of the two-legged mechanical pet faded.

“Icelord’s data has been entered into the database,” Felix said.

“So fast!” Qiao Sang was shocked.

She knew that in the past, the Beast Taming Center would spend half a day checking the evolutionary forms of Toothbear and Steelbear at each stage, basically from day to night, and even working overtime. She thought the check on Lu Bao would also take a long time, and she was mentally prepared to spend most of the day there. She hadn’t expected it to be so quick.

“My mechanical-type pet is specifically responsible for checking pet data. Just a scan, and all the data is available, so it’s the most time-efficient way to check data,” Felix smiled.

So that’s how it is. Qiao Sang glanced at the bipedal mechanical-type pet not far away, then looked at Felix, about to ask if she could go back now that the check was finished.

However, before she could speak, he said,

“Did you also register for the S-rank professional Beast Tamer assessment today?”

Qiao Sang hummed in agreement, saying, “But I only mentioned it to the staff; I haven’t filled out any forms yet, and I was brought here.”

This meant she hadn’t officially registered.

“I understand about the assessment,” Felix said with a smile. “One of the reasons I came here is because of this assessment.”

Upon hearing this, Qiao Sang’s heart skipped a beat. Could it be that he could conduct the assessment?

The next second, her premonition came true. Felix continued, “Let me introduce myself again. My name is Felix, and I currently serve as the Chief Information Officer of the Pet Information Data and Management Bureau of the Beast Taming Alliance. I happen to have the qualification to issue tasks to Beast Tamers taking the S-rank professional beast tamer assessment.”

To be an examiner for S-rank professional beast tamers, strength is secondary; the most important thing is holding a high position and power in various departments of the Beast Taming Alliance. Only such high-ranking leaders in various departments of the Beast Taming Alliance are qualified to issue tasks to Beast Tamers taking the S-rank professional beast tamer assessment.

Qiao Sang immediately straightened her posture and said seriously,

“Good morning, Examiner!”

Felix’s expression also became serious. He said,

“Now, I will officially issue you the task of assessing you as an S-rank professional beast tamer.”

Qiao Sang perked up her ears.

Felix’s expression was serious as he spoke slowly and deliberately:

“In the eastern hemisphere of Tianyuan Star, a pet beast that has not been registered with the Beast Taming Alliance has appeared. It is highly suspected to be an alien pet beast from an unknown planet. You need to find it, capture it, and bring it to me.”

An alien pet beast? Qiao Sang was taken aback at first, then her eyes lit up, her spirits lifted, and she imagined a scene from a movie before cautiously asking, “What will happen after capture?”

She wasn’t particularly surprised to hear about an alien pet beast; after all, she had read in books that the discovery of Yan Tian Star was due to the discovery of a Yan Tian Star pet beast that had mistakenly entered Blue Star.

Felix didn’t hide anything, saying, “Once the information is collected, it will be sent to the Tenth Seat to help them search for new life-bearing planets.”

It seems it won’t be dissected and studied. Qiao Sang dismissed the image of alien pet beasts being dissected and studied from the movie in her mind and inexplicably breathed a sigh of relief.

Felix continued, “The mission lasts for one year, starting today. After you return, you can find my contact information on the official backend of the Beast Taming Center. Once the mission is complete, just contact me directly.”

“Now let’s go back, and you can start preparing for the mission.”

After saying that, he turned to look at the bipedal mechanical pet.

The bipedal mechanical pet’s eyes glowed blue.

“Wait!” Josang raised a hand to stop it.

The blue light in the bipedal mechanical pet’s eyes faded.

“Is there anything else?” Felix asked.

“That’s it? No other information about that alien pet?” Josang tried to get more information: “Like what it looks like.”

Felix’s tone was helpless: “We haven’t figured out what it looks like yet.”

Josang: “???” (End of Chapter)