Chapter 745: Di Ban

Who the hell comes around this late at night? This feels kind of creepy… Qiao Sang felt a chill run down her back, but her body moved a step ahead of her brain, and she turned her head on reflex.

In the night, she saw a figure about 1.7 meters tall, wearing a black trench coat, a baseball cap, and a face mask, standing in the shadow of a tree.

Seeing her turn around, the other party didn't step out of the shadow, just stood there motionless.

Good lord, this has that horror-movie vibe… Ever since the Ghost-type pet beast negative-energy collection competition, Qiao Sang's courage had grown quite a bit.

From the build, she could confirm the other party wasn't anyone she knew.

Qiao Sang glanced, expression unchanged, in the direction where Little Xunbao had gone invisible.

At the same moment, her phone buzzed again.

Qiao Sang picked it up and saw a new text message:

【I am a teacher at Imperial Beastmaster Academy.】

Qiao Sang's pupils contracted slightly. She jerked her head up and shouted, "Little Xunbao! Wait!"

Big Xunbao's eyes returned to their original golden color, and she wiped the sweat that wasn't really there from her forehead.

"If there are no questions about Hattie, he can't come find you. You know, if his future focus is still on beastmastering, when he leaves Super Lingwen, you hope he can come and formally sit in on one of your Hattie classes."

Terry was silent for a moment: "A teacher at Yulianton."

"Super Su Xing…"

"He definitely saw you at Yulianton, so pretend you don't know him."

Terry dutifully answered:

"Xunxun!"

"Xunxun!"

But when the other party first approached her, it was probably also to poach her.

A little past 1:30 in the afternoon, Super Hongya woke up, washed up briefly because of that, and came to the living room.

"For someone in your situation, Dean Di Bansa has already considered it. During your time at Super Hongya, you'll still attend the regular first-year courses at Yulianton, but you don't need to worry about homework. In your spare time, a temporary instructor will take you out to participate in real-combat competitions to build up practical experience."

9:05 PM.

Now everyone knows she refused Dean Gilbert and said she wanted to go back to Xunxun. She didn't know if they would still keep helping her…

"You don't need to worry about that." Terry smiled. "Anyone who can get into Hongya doesn't need to sit in on indoor lectures anymore. Qiao Sang belongs to Yincaishi Sect, which advocates letting students go out and constantly train through experience."

"I should have contacted you earlier, but with my current identity it's a bit inconvenient, and you've been under the attention of the dean of Yulianton lately, so I never found a chance."

"This is a perception barrier. It lets people outside not see you, and not hear your voices either." The figure in the baseball cap spoke while raising a hand to take off the cap, mask, and sunglasses, revealing a head of soft blond hair and a rather unmemorable face.

"What about the temporary instructor who's supposed to guide me? When will they come find me?"

Terry gazed at her for a moment, then suddenly smiled. "I've already learned everything about you. I didn't expect you to refuse the offer Yulianton University made."

"Yes, and we have information on a few of them. For people like that, once we know, we know—we won't drag them out."

"But looking at it now, your rate of progress is faster than I imagined. Even among the undergraduate beastmastering students at Yulianton University, not one is stronger than you."

Got it. Even though her identity has already been discovered by Yulianton University, she still has to keep up the act… Super Hongya looked at Like Ya Bao.

"Of course it's waterproof." Big Xunbao didn't mind such a silly question and patiently explained, "The materials Hattie Academy uses are all waterproof."

At that moment, Like Ya Bao suddenly cried out:

Yesterday she was busy from morning to night and completely forgot about the vice-principal matter…

【Being cautious isn't a bad thing, but I really am a teacher at Imperial Beastmaster Academy. I'm looking for you because I have something to discuss.】

Oh no, oh no. At her very first meeting with a teacher from Imperial Beastmaster Academy, she ended up hypnotizing the person… Qiao Sang silently covered her face, not quite daring to look at what came next.

Way more handsome than the one you drew back then!

That's good then… Lan Xing set her mind at ease.

She now had the contact info for the dean of Yulianton Breeding Academy, so she could just directly ask which materials had the same effect…

Speaking up to this point, she suddenly remembered her task, felt the topic had drifted too far, and hurriedly pulled it back:

【Looking for substitutes for which materials? I can help look it up at the school.】

After saying that, she waved her hand and recalled the sleeping Like Ya Bao into the Beastmaster Codex.

Holy crap, Gangbao… Super Hongya immediately replied in her mind:

That guy was actually wearing sunglasses!

"And the pet beasts, all raised exceptionally well."

She saw Like Ya Bao standing in front of the full-length mirror, looking excitedly at her current appearance, then turning her head to look over.

Although the timing was a bit late, the moment she thought that Lan Xing would from now on be a student registered under her name, Big Xunbao felt her whole body brimming with motivation.

Huh? She's a student at Imperial Beastmaster Academy, and he's a teacher at Imperial Beastmaster Academy. Given their two identities, meeting openly and properly—what could be inconvenient about that… Lan Xing was baffled and asked:

Di Ban… Lan Xing thought for a moment.

2:13 AM.

Hattie Academy.

Super Hongya recalled how she had been treated at Yulianton over the years and said hesitantly, "Hard to say…"

"Drew it badly."

"I'm only in charge of the intelligence side."

After a pause, she added:

Yulianton University.

Lan Xing thought as she took out her phone and sent a message to the vice-principal:

"Ya!"

When are you coming back?

She waited about three seconds. The sound of someone collapsing under hypnosis that she had imagined didn't ring out.

No wonder they could know you agreed to Dean Gilbert's matter… Have the top academies already started competing to that extent, even planting spies… Lan Xing was dazed for a moment, then thought of something and asked:

"What is your current identity?"

"Like Ya Bao, set off for Steel Treasure!" Lan Xing said.

Qiao Sang put down her hand and looked again toward the shadow beneath the tree.

Little Xunbao teleported in front of the figure wearing a baseball cap, purple light glinting in its eyes.

Hey hey hey, if he wants to praise, then praise, but what's the meaning of stepping on you too… Lan Xing curled his lip and said:

Lan Xing put down the "Rare Pet Beast Illustrated Guide" in his hand and looked up.

In the panoramic view, the night was heavy, the leaves swayed, and there was no figure at all in the tree's shadow.

"The Seventh also wants him to see more of the talented figures from other planets."

When Lan Xing saw Steel Treasure, he found its entire body was covered in mysterious white patterns, just like Big Xunbao.

"I definitely will." Lan Xing said solemnly.

That teacher is really something, splitting the message into separate texts, if you want to chat just come find me directly, why make it so mysterious… Super Hongya complained internally while patting Like Ya Bao's back:

……

"Entering Qiao Sang, I'm a bit worried I won't be able to keep up with the knowledge."

Lan Xing had witnessed spatial封锁 several times and keenly sensed that this barrier seemed somewhat different.

"Steel Slash?"

The next second, it appeared in front of the figure wearing a baseball cap.

Although Lan Xing had never drawn Heidi in front of him to this day, he firmly believed that with the brain domain this person had reached at that age, they must possess extraordinary Heidi talent.

An invisible barrier instantly enveloped the surroundings.

"When you return to Xunxun, there will be a dedicated mentor to teach you."

"You are a teacher from the Imperial Academy?" Super Hongya confirmed.

If one looked closely at the spatial封锁 barrier, they could see a thin film around it, and this barrier kept rippling like waves, very clearly.

Isn't the biggest expense in cultivating pet beasts the Energy Balls!

Dean Anmalia of the Props Academy did mention it to you, saying you could access scarce resources that are normally completely unreachable in regular society…

The nearby Luba was still confused, its body also covered in mysterious Heidi, except in deep blue.

"Everything I wanted to say has been said."

When the words fell, the surrounding barrier slowly disappeared.

Lan Xing instantly got excited.

Terry turned and left.

"Each student will have a mentor accompanying them for one-on-one instruction."

Big Xunbao teleported back, pointed at that figure, and called out once.

"Your current level has already reached the graduate student level of the Beast Taming Department in top academies."

One could see Like Ya Bao with its eyes closed, drool dripping, its four limbs in a standing posture fixed to the ground by telekinesis, its body covered in Heidi two shades darker than its body color, in red.

……

"So before the age of 30, reaching 50% brain domain and becoming a B-rank professional Beast Tamer is the highest standard for entering Qiao Sang."

Terry cleared his throat and said:

Although there might be less free time for Super Spirit Pattern in the future, having a teacher from the Imperial Beast Taming Academy come specifically to teach sounds pretty good…

Didn't expect that the Imperial Beast Taming Academy, so far away, is actually still paying attention to you…

"Tomorrow, tomorrow I will come find him."

Lan Xing put down his phone, just about to call Like Ya Bao and the others over.

"Because 50% brain domain is a threshold. Most prodigies develop the first 40% or so of their brain domain very smoothly and can reach it before 30, but that step from 49% to 50% is extremely difficult; one might be stuck there for life."

Although Like Ya Bao couldn't perform spatial movement, its Perfect-level Teleport was more than enough to easily carry Lan Xing through areas without obstacles.

Lan Xing flipped over and dismounted.

After a pause, she continued:

Sounds like it might be pretty good… Lan Xing listened in a daze.

Terry nodded slightly:

"But your situation is too extraordinary; the speed of your brain domain development is indeed the fastest we've ever seen."

After waiting a while, the Vice Principal didn't reply.

The night breeze came, and Lan Xing only felt his mood was pleasant.

Super Hongya lit up the screen, showing a new unread message:

"Almost forgot to mention, for students entering Qiao Sang, all Energy Balls will be handled by the Cultivation Academy of the Imperial Beast Taming Academy, free of charge."

As soon as the words fell, the figure wearing the baseball cap slightly raised its head, revealing white sunglasses that covered the lower half of its face extremely thoroughly.

"I came to find him because Dean Honjasa Dwight asked me to tell you that your coming to Yuliandun for the exchange this time, first, is because you are already in Super Spirit Pattern, and you still have half a year of exchange time."

Super Hongya: "!!!"

"The pet beasts you contracted are too extraordinary. Apart from Ghost Ring King and Bing Ai Pa Lu, the others are not recorded in the Imperial Beast Taming Academy's archives, and to formulate perfect Energy Balls, a cultivator needs to examine the pet beasts."

After a pause, he continued: "After all, when you return to Xunxun, we don't know when we'll meet next time."

Suddenly, a voice sounded in Lan Xing's mind:

At the same time, "Zhang Zhang" calls came from the tree.

"Ya!"

Big Xunbao put down the brush in its hand stained with red sticky substance and said:

Saying so, you added, "It's rare for top academies to plant their own people in other academies — that's standard practice."

"Is the material waterproof?"

"By all rights, no matter how talented, you'd have to wait until your brain domain reaches 50% and you become a B-rank professional beast master before talking about that."

The figure wearing a duckbill cap remained standing.

The man raised his head, looked at Super Hongya with deep blue eyes, the corners of his mouth lifting slightly as he said, "Allow me to introduce myself — I'm Terry, currently dispatched by the Imperial Beast Master Academy to operate in Super Hongya."

Little Xunbao walked over, a hint of weariness between her brows:

"Then doesn't the Yu Union know your identity too?"

Super Hongya digested his words for a moment, then asked, "What is Qiao Sang?"

"When will the Energy Pills officially start being made for me?" Super Hongya asked impatiently.

"Ya."

"The Energy Pills will only officially begin production after he returns to Xunxun and has been examined at the Imperial Beast Master Academy."

Terry continued:

At that moment, Super Hongya said:

In the time that followed, Little Xunbao drew Heidi for both Like Ya Bao and Lubao.

You thought of something and asked:

Super Hongya asked in confusion, "Why?"

Holy crap, has this already spread that far… Super Hongya was shocked.

"Stop taking pictures, come eat."

"Right there!"

Like Ya Bao called out once.

"Originally, if he hadn't agreed to Yu Union University so quickly, they would have provided resources and guidance matching his level. But now that he's agreed to them, he'll most likely end up taking university-level courses, just like an exchange student who came here for that reason."

If the Energy Pill matter is resolved, then even if the quota card expires later, she won't have to worry at all!

"Super Su Xing…"

Little Xunbao, upon hearing this, called out with an exhausted expression, indicating that the drawing was done and asking if she could stop controlling Like Ya Bao now.

"Dean Hongyasa Dwight felt that would be too much of a waste of time, so she wants him to enter Qiao Sang early."

Blue Star, upon hearing this, asked:

"Let's go over."

"Ya!"

Suddenly, the phone buzzed again.

But it was already too late.

Blue Star smiled and said, "You've worked hard."

"What's wrong?" Blue Star followed the sound with her gaze.

"So there are spies from other academies inside the Imperial Beast Master Academy too?"

Too kind, too kind… Blue Star controlled her upturned lips, coughed once, and said:

Blue Star: "…"

"Everyone who passes the interview and enters the Imperial Beast Master Academy is top-tier talent," Terry said. "Besides, even without them, there would be others. It's better to simply control the information and keep them away from core research projects."

Just as she was thinking, Terry continued:

After saying that, Terry put on his cap, sunglasses, and mask, and said:

"Is there something you needed me for?" Super Hongya asked.

Like Ya Bao understood instantly, blue light glowing in her eyes as she used telekinesis to lift her own beast master onto her back.

"Ya ya!"

Originally, Super Hongya's identity as a Super Spirit Pattern holder shouldn't have been revealed so casually, but if Blue Star has already been confirmed as a Qiao Sang classmate, then there's no problem with any of this.

Fine, with her current assets, even if the quota card expires, she still has more than enough to keep nurturing Like Ya Bao and the others for another half year… Blue Star found the arrangement fairly satisfactory, then thought of something and asked:

Terry pondered for a moment and said:

"You're a spy?!" Blue Star's eyes went wide, and the words blurted out.

"You should have heard of Yu Class in Yu Union," Terry explained. "Qiao Sang is to the Imperial Beast Master Academy what Yu Class is to Yu Union."

"The students who enter Qiao Sang are all cultivated as future contestants who can participate in the Star Cup."

When she saw the breakfast on the dining table still steaming cold air, she couldn't help but rub her brow.