Chapter 10: Dahui's Farewell

By the early hours of the morning, the Pet Beasts in the Breeding House were all fast asleep, but Dahui suddenly opened its eyes and scrambled up in one motion; it was massive in size, yet its movements were very light and agile.

It picked up a rag and a bucket, wiping the entire Breeding House until it was spotless.

Dahui also knew that its periods of deep sleep were growing longer and longer; it would often be in the middle of chores when it would simply fall into a deep slumber.

It could feel its body gradually becoming weak and powerless; what it could once lift with ease—items weighing over a ton—it now couldn't lift even with all its might.

Dahui looked at this Breeding House with great reluctance; this was the place where it had lived for three years.

Here, it had spent some very happy days.

It felt that its time was running out, just like most Gray Night Chinchillas; before they die, they all find a quiet place to wait for the end of their lives.

Dahui had found a spot early on, and tonight would be its last night spent at the Fangyuan Breeding House.

The reason Dahui had brought that Lightning Cat over was because it didn't want Ye Bai to be too sad; after it was gone, this Lightning Cat would soothe Ye Bai's painful heart.

The next day.

On the horizon, the rising sun gradually tore through the last remnants of the night, and that touch of golden-red light slowly spread, rendering the eastern sky into a warm gradient.

The silhouette of the sun appeared and disappeared behind the clouds, emitting a soft and warm glow.

As it slowly rose, the light gradually became intense, gilding the surrounding clouds with a golden radiance; a new day had arrived.

Ye Bai stretched and let out a big yawn.

The Thousand-Change Silkworm hopped around on the ground; after one night of contact, the Thousand-Change Silkworm had fallen in love with this Breeding House.

It could eat pet food to its heart's content and drink water infused with sunflower Flower Nectar; the nectar water was sweet and had a faint floral fragrance, tasting even better than regular sparkling water.

For now, Ye Bai's priority was to treat the Thousand-Change Silkworm's malnutrition so as not to affect its growth and development.

Ye Bai got dressed, then took the Thousand-Change Silkworm and left on his bicycle; Dahui waved at Ye Bai.

It then began to say goodbye to each of the Pet Beasts in the Breeding House; everyone knew of Dahui's final resolve and held back their tears as they waved goodbye.

Finally, Dahui arrived in the backyard, and just as it intended to say goodbye to the Sunflower, it suddenly collapsed.

A bitter smile appeared on its face the moment it fell into a deep sleep; in the end, it still couldn't leave with dignity.

Dahui could feel that this was its last deep sleep; it might pass away while sleeping, but it was a pity that it had dirtied Ye Bai's territory—it wondered if he would cry his heart out when he returned.

Ye Bai had looked up Lottery Welfare Station No. 24785 on the road and discovered that this station was right next to his school; the scratch-off ticket had only been scratched at 5:45 PM.

When he went to school, the lottery station wasn't open yet, so he could only choose to go during the lunch break.

Ye Bai arrived at his seat, and at this moment, He Qingyuan walked over.

His expression was gloomy, and he held a box in his hand; inside was the treasure he had scavenged, an Intermediate Insect Stone.

After making this bet with Ye Bai yesterday, he had thoroughly regretted it, but he couldn't bring himself to back down.

So today, he looked sour, as if everyone owed him two million.

"Looking at you like this, so unwilling, why don't we just call it off."

Ye Bai said, "pretending to be generous," focusing on not forcing others.

He Qingyuan immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and just as he was about to use this step to back down, Ye Bai leaned close to He Qingyuan's ear and whispered another sentence: "When Li Weiyang was attacked yesterday, you ran faster than anyone else; you didn't even notice when you lost a shoe."

"I was in that position and saw it clearly; tell me, should I spread it around?"

These words were like a needle deeply piercing He Qingyuan's heart.

The news that Li Weiyang had awakened the Insight Eye talent had already reached He Qingyuan's family, and the elders' attitudes had changed instantly.

They praised him repeatedly for performing well and for building a relationship with a future powerhouse in advance.

The elders even offered to buy him a Pet Beast with decent potential as a gift.

If this matter were to be spread, he would instantly be reduced to an abandoned pawn of the family.

Other classmates, out of concern for their own reputations (as they had all made the same move of abandoning Li Weiyang), would definitely keep this news tightly under wraps.

But this guy in front of him wouldn't.

He Qingyuan's complexion became quite ugly.

His fists were clenched tight, making a cracking sound, and the veins on the back of his hands were exposed.

If looks could kill, Ye Bai would have already been sliced into a thousand pieces.

He Qingyuan laughed in anger and instead calmed down.

His brain began to think rapidly.

Yesterday, the family had rewarded him with a Fighting Stone and the Heavy Punch skill bead.

After a night of training, the Boxing Rabbit was already a First-Order Third-Level Pet Beast.

It had also practiced the Heavy Punch skill; although it was just a beginner, a single punch could deliver over a hundred pounds of force.

Furthermore, Ye Bai had contracted a Thousand-Change Silkworm, which had almost no attack power; he had a high probability of winning this round.

If he could become Li Weiyang's deskmate, the benefits to him would also be immense.

This would make the family elders even more convinced that his relationship with Li Weiyang was very good.

At this moment, He Qingyuan nodded: "Fine, I accept your bet."

Just then, Zhang Lingxue walked in: "Your challenge will have to wait; we need to gather at the playground now to distribute supplies."

"If our class arrives too late, the principal will probably skin me alive."

"You wouldn't want to watch your teacher get lectured by the principal, would you?"

"Besides, the old principal who retired many years ago has also come today; he is personally presiding over this resource distribution ceremony."

Zhang Lingxue gave a direct death stare, and the surrounding students all shrank their necks.

The suppression of the Class Teacher aura on these fledgling students was always spot on.

"Now, those who have awakened their talents, please gather here; we will go to the playground together. The rest of you wait in the classroom; after the resource distribution is over, we will re-sort the classes."

The students filed out and arrived at the playground; those who could come to the playground were all Pet Beast Masters who had awakened their talents, while those who hadn't would enter the ordinary classes of Shenshan Middle School and become members of society.

The old principal of Shenshan Middle School, Zhang Dashan, was originally the president of the Yandong Province Beast Tamer Union; after being wounded during a Beast Tide, he retired to the second line and volunteered to become the principal of Shenshan Middle School.

Liu Hang was his former disciple, so he was standing to the side with a smile on his face.

He touched his chilly hair, wondering if his wig was on straight; if the wind blew through his hair, he didn't know if it would mess up his hairstyle.

Zhang Dashan saw that Liu Hang's attention was entirely drawn to the wig on his head, so he coughed lightly a few times.

Liu Hang immediately stood at attention, not daring to utter a single word.

Only then did Zhang Dashan feel satisfied.

His Pet Beast was a Titan Hellfire as tall as a mountain.

Zhang Dashan was seen floating in the air, with countless boxes surrounded by a circle of black light floating around him.

The boxes also had numbers formed by black flames on them.

Seeing that everyone had arrived, Zhang Dashan clapped his hands.

"Students, I am Zhang Dashan, the former principal of Shenshan Middle School."

"So many years have passed, and today I felt a sudden impulse to preside over the resource distribution ceremony for everyone."

"Haha, this time I specifically took out an incredibly precious treasure from my treasury; it just depends on whether there is someone fated enough to obtain it."

"First, let us invite our first-place student from last semester's exam, Ye Bai, to come up on stage to receive a Resource Box."

Ye Bai walked out calmly.

The gazes of the crowd all fell upon Ye Bai.

"Ye Bai awakened a Photographic Memory talent; what use does a talent like that have? In my opinion, he's finished."

"Yeah, with a talent like that, he probably can't even make it to the battlefield and will only be able to do logistics for the rest of his life."

"Sigh, the once aloof male god—after awakening his talent, there is now a difference between heaven and earth between him and me."

Everyone was whispering, but Ye Bai didn't take it to heart at all.

After all, from another perspective, this talent was a supreme talent, counting as a comprehensive strengthening of the brain.

It was just that the students' perspectives were not broad enough, so naturally, they had not realized the formidable nature of this talent.

Ye Bai walked up and spoke bluntly: "Principal Zhang, I want Resource Box number thirty-eight."

(End of this chapter)