Chapter 32: Lin Xue'er: Xiaobai, are you a five-second man?

"It's alright, I luckily passed the practical assessment in five seconds, taking first place on the leaderboard."

Luo Shuiyan's tone was extremely calm, as if she were speaking of a trivial matter.

Hearing these words from Luo Shuiyan, Lin Xue'er was completely stunned where she stood.

"How much? Five seconds?! First place on the leaderboard?!"

"Shui Yan, you aren't joking with me, are you? Or did I hear that wrong?"

"I can understand you getting first place in the overall results, but a practical record of only five seconds, what is going on? How on earth did you manage that?!"

Lin Xue'er was so shocked at this moment that her mouth was open wide enough to fit an egg inside.

Luo Shuiyan shrugged her shoulders, then pointed at Jiang Che, who was being held in Lin Xue'er's arms.

"It was Xiaobai; he was the one who achieved that five-second record. How could I have such great ability?"

"Ah?! Really?! Xiaobai!"

"That five-second record, was it really achieved by you?"

Hearing this and looking at Lin Xue'er's curious gaze, Jiang Che felt more and more that something was wrong.

How could he possibly only last five seconds!

Slander! This is absolutely slander! At the very least, it should be an hour! "Actually, the time Xiaobai spent fighting was only one second."

Before Jiang Che could respond, Luo Shuiyan spoke again.

Hearing Luo Shuiyan's words, Lin Xue'er's expression became slightly dejected.

"If that's the case, Shui Yan, then the two of us might not be assigned to the same class..."

"Your talent is so outstanding, and your practical results are so remarkable, you will definitely be assigned to the key class, while someone like me can only go to the Ordinary Class to muddle through."

Seeing Lin Xue'er's dejected appearance, Luo Shuiyan smiled.

"It doesn't matter. If we can't be assigned together, then I'll just apply to go to the Ordinary Class."

As an Empress in her past life, in her view, how many instructors at this Tianque Academy were capable of teaching her? Besides, whether it was the Ordinary Class or the key class, the cultivation resources one could obtain were the same.

Therefore, in Luo Shuiyan's view, if she and Lin Xue'er were not assigned together, it was no big deal for her to take the initiative to discuss it with the academy.

"Ah! No, no, Shui Yan!"

Lin Xue'er did not expect Luo Shuiyan to say this and immediately wanted to stop her. "Shui Yan, your talent is so good, how can you be in the same class as me? Wouldn't that be holding you back?!"

"It's fine, I've already decided."

Luo Shuiyan waved her hand, not caring about these things at all.

"Sob, sob, sob, Shui Yan, you really are my good sister!"

Hearing these words from Luo Shuiyan, Lin Xue'er was incomparably moved in her heart.

In her excitement, Lin Xue'er didn't care about anything else and directly hugged Luo Shuiyan.

Two beauties hugging together was certainly a beautiful sight.

It was just that Jiang Che was now having some trouble breathing.

He had originally been held in Lin Xue'er's arms, but now, he was being squeezed from both sides.

Four mountain peaks pressed against Jiang Che's head, making him unable to breathe...

Soon, academy teachers arrived to organize the freshmen into lines.

These freshmen who had just arrived at Tianque Academy were all gathered on the plaza to the side of the academy.

And what followed was some routine, formulaic speech.

"Young people, I am very happy that you could join Tianque Academy!"

"I hope you can keep your feet on the ground, grow vigorously, and become powerful Beast Tamers..." The Dean of Tianque Academy personally appeared today, standing on the plaza to deliver a speech.

He spoke with passion, encouraging these freshmen and feeding them chicken soup for the soul.

Regarding these words that he had heard countless times in his past life, Jiang Che only felt a wave of boredom; he couldn't be bothered to listen.

Jiang Che jumped out of Lin Xue'er's arms and returned to Luo Shuiyan's embrace.

Hmm, this tactile sensation is the right one; the difference between a flat board and a Simmons mattress is quite large.

And what awaited these freshmen next was, as expected, the class assignment.

Generally speaking, at this age of having just graduated from high school, if one could cultivate to a two-star intermediate Beast Tamer, they would be assigned to the key class.

After all, such people could already be called geniuses among Beast Tamers.

These people belonged to the kind who would be pursued in every major city, and their talent was also very outstanding.

As long as they were cultivated a little, their future achievements would not be low.

But this time, an exception appeared.

That was that Luo Shuiyan, who had taken first place in this year's Xi'an Beast Master Guild newcomer assessment, was actually specifically named by those above to be assigned to the Ordinary Class.

Hearing this news, many people around turned their heads to look over here.

The gazes of the people around were some suspicious, some curious, and some gloating.

And the reason given by the academy was also very simple.

"Luo Shuiyan's Spirit Beast bloodline is only Black Iron-grade, while most students joining the key class have Contracted Spirit Beasts that are Golden-grade or even Master Grade!"

The teacher in charge of class assignments explained calmly with a smile on his face.

"Out of consideration for teaching students in accordance with their aptitude, our academy feels that what the teachers in the key class teach might not necessarily be suitable for you."

"Perhaps by cultivating in the Ordinary Class, you, having contracted a Black Iron-grade Spirit Beast, might be able to achieve higher accomplishments."

Although this class assignment teacher spoke in a high-sounding manner, Luo Shuiyan only gave a cold laugh.

"How could it be like this? Shui Yan, you were clearly first, how could they assign you to the Ordinary Class? This is too unreasonable!"

Lin Xue'er looked astonished, feeling very puzzled after hearing this news.

After all, just because of the reason of the Contracted Spirit Beast, assigning someone who was first on the assessment leaderboard directly to the Ordinary Class—this reason was a bit too far-fetched.

"It is likely those people from the Xi'an noble families operating in the shadows," Luo Shuiyan said indifferently.

As for being assigned to the Ordinary Class, Luo Shuiyan actually did not care at all.

After all, to Luo Shuiyan, regardless of which class she was assigned to, the cultivation she ultimately relied on was still the knowledge from her previous life.

What's more, Luo Shuiyan had already prepared to voluntarily apply to the Ordinary Class.

She had not expected those noble families to intervene in the shadows, which actually saved her quite a bit of time and breath.

As expected, Luo Shuiyan and Lin Xue'er were eventually assigned to the same class as they had wished, and their Instructor was a woman with a mature and elegant appearance.

"Hello everyone, I am the Instructor for your first-year Ordinary Class Three, my name is Xue Bingning."

Xue Bingning led the forty-some people, including Luo Shuiyan, into a classroom, then spoke softly.

Xue Bingning's voice was gentle and elegant, full of intellect yet not lacking in authority.

"From now on, I will teach you how to communicate with your contracted beasts, and how to command your contracted beasts in battle."

"I presume you all know that Spirit Beasts play a vital role for a Beast Tamer."

"I hope that in the near future, you will all be able to contract a Spirit Beast with Master Grade bloodline."

(End of chapter)