Chapter 387: Beast Tamer Talent

Languang looked at the person before him and nodded.

Inviting people into the Church was something he had been doing lately.

"Praise civilization."

Languang's eyes were filled with piety; he left the room and walked toward the group of refugees willing to join the Church.

This kind of thing was a microcosm of Iron Stone City; every day, many people continuously joined the Church.

At this moment, Level 8 Little Tough was bored, having just left the Ancient Relic.

"What a pity, no real gains."

A look of disappointment flashed in Level 8 Little Tough's eyes.

He had ventured through the Ancient Relic and only obtained one sword.

Engraved on the sword were four large characters: Feixian Illusion.

It sounded mysterious and quite stylish, but in reality, it was a very ordinary sword.

"The Ancient Relic can only be entered once; there's no chance left," Level 8 Little Tough shook his head. "Tomorrow, I'll apply to go outside and hunt Divine Creatures."

Several of his friends had already gone to hunt creatures.

Iron Stone City, to him now, felt rather desolate.

Otherwise, upon leaving the Ancient Relic, he would have gone to find acquaintances to drink with.

Nowadays, there weren't many acquaintances left.

Level 8 Little Tough looked at the adventurers outside the Ancient Relic, and his figure vanished.

A quarter of an hour later.

Canghai World, a certain manor in the Special Zone.

Level 8 Little Tough logged out of the game and checked the time: "Good thing it's not too late; my younger brother should be back."

Just as he thought this, Level 8 Little Tough heard a shout.

"Second Brother, Second Brother!"

Level 8 Little Tough hurried to the door, and a ten-year-old child appeared before him.

That child was his younger brother, named Xiao Yuanjing.

Xiao Yuanjing had been tested and found to have Beast Tamer Talent, and had been studying at an Academy outside; now, it was time for his break.

"Yuanjing, how is it at school? Have you cultivated a Beast Master's Heart?" Level 8 Little Tough looked at his brother, his eyes full of doting affection.

This brother of his had average Beast Tamer Talent.

Therefore, some time ago, he had heard a cultivation technique from the Manager and, having memorized it, passed it on to this brother of his.

At the time, he had consulted the Manager, and the Manager had agreed, allowing the technique to be passed on within a small circle.

"Second Brother, who taught you that technique? It's truly... amazing!" Xiao Yuanjing's eyes were full of joy.

Although he was only ten, he was already quite sensible.

After all, coming from such a family, one had to be sensible.

"Bestowed by a... senior. Not bad, right?" Seeing his brother's reaction, Level 8 Little Tough understood the mysterious and unfathomable nature of the Manager.

He guessed that the Manager must be a powerful Beast Master.

Perhaps, he was even a powerhouse of the Beast Taming World.

"Second Brother, I am now... already an official Beast Tamer Apprentice, and I have contracted a Earth-Splitting Beast!" Xiao Yuanjing said, his eyes filled with pride.

"What, you are already a Beast Tamer Apprentice?" Level 8 Little Tough was shocked and happy for his brother.

At the same time, a feeling of loss permeated his heart.

After all, his elder brother and his younger brother had both become Beast Masters; only he lacked Beast Tamer Talent and had achieved nothing so far.

Most importantly, he held the cultivation technique bestowed by the Manager, yet because he lacked Beast Tamer Talent, he could not cultivate it, naturally feeling regret.

Xiao Yuanjing noticed the loss in Level 8 Little Tough's eyes and couldn't help but say, "Second Brother, I will protect you in the future."

"Mm." Looking at his brother, Level 8 Little Tough felt a warmth in his heart.

However, he still felt melancholy; why did he not have Beast Tamer Talent?

Level 8 Little Tough exchanged pleasantries with his brother for a while, and the two chatted about many things.

Not long after, the family banquet began.

Although Level 8 Little Tough and Xiao Yuanjing were brothers, they were half-brothers.

The family sat together in harmony.

After all, everyone in the family already knew that Xiao Yuanjing had become a Beast Tamer Apprentice.

"Yuanjing, once you become a First Tier Beast Master, you may take twenty percent of the profits from our Xiao Family's cross-boundary trade." At this moment, the head of the Xiao Family, who was the father of both Xiao Yuanjing and Level 8 Little Tough, spoke up.

His face carried a look of joy.

The Xiao Family's business was spread quite wide, but until now, not many Beast Masters had appeared among the core disciples.

This was fine when the two worlds had just opened up, but it wouldn't do now.

The Xiao Family had always been committed to cultivating Beast Masters, otherwise, their trade share would be reduced.

"Thank you, Father!" Xiao Yuanjing's face was full of excitement.

A flash of displeasure crossed the eyes of the First Wife.

After all, her son only received ten percent.

However, she hid this displeasure and did not show it.

Beside them, Level 8 Little Tough also revealed a smile, happy for his brother.

At this moment, Xiao Yuanjing suddenly stood up: "Father, my cultivation technique was bestowed by Second Brother; could my twenty percent profit be shared with my Second Brother?"

As soon as Xiao Yuanjing said this, everyone at the table was somewhat stunned.

Especially Xiao Yuanjing's mother, who wore a look of helplessness, though in the end, she said nothing.

The head of the Xiao Family wore a kindly expression: "With Yuanjing here, the Xiao Family's harmony can be guaranteed for a hundred years."

As he spoke, he looked very satisfied.

However, he did not agree to Xiao Yuanjing's proposal.

"Yuanfang, you have been an adult for quite some time. Since you have a talent for the path of the Beast Master, in a few days, you will go to our Xiao Family's Two Worlds Trade and work as a manager."

Xiao Yuanfang is the name of Little Tough, who is level eight.

Hearing his father's arrangement, Little Tough nodded: "Okay."

His previous work had all been confined within the Special Zone.

Now, his father was letting him be a manager at Two Worlds Trade; he did not refuse, and he felt it was only natural.

After all, he did not have the talent of a Beast Tamer Apprentice and could only go into Shang.

As for his younger brother and older brother, the two of them had the talent of a Beast Master and were the family's hope, the existence that was supported with great effort.

Although Little Tough felt a mix of emotions, he was still happy for his younger brother.

"Yuanfang, the technique you obtained is said to be quite extraordinary; why not hand it over to your older brother?" At this moment, the First Madam spoke, looking at Little Tough.

Little Tough's father had three wives in total.

The one the First Madam gave birth to was the eldest son.

The relationship between Little Tough and his older brother was very poor, and he was often bullied by his older brother.

Therefore, he had no good feelings toward his older brother.

The head of the Xiao Family also looked at Little Tough, with expectation in his eyes.

He knew the grievances between his second son and his eldest son, but he hoped his second son would put the family first and hand over the technique so that his eldest son could make further progress.

Of course, the grievances between the second son and the eldest son were deep, so he did not bring it up proactively, but instead hoped his second son would be more sensible and put the family first.

"Eldest Aunt, the senior who taught me the technique once said that the technique should not be passed on to outsiders. I begged him for a long time before he agreed that I could pass it on to one person.

Given the relationship between my older brother, my younger brother, and me, I naturally have to give the technique to my younger brother."

Little Tough said neither humbly nor arrogantly, his words completely unreserved.

Upon hearing Little Tough's words, the First Madam's expression became somewhat ugly.

After all, Little Tough had laid bare the grievances between him and the eldest son, so they could not easily say anything.

"The most important thing is that my older brother has already undergone Awakening of the Beast Master's Heart and has practiced other techniques; it is not worth it to switch to another technique now." Little Tough added, after all, they were all one family, and sometimes words should not be too excessive.

"Alright, we are all one family, let's eat properly." At this moment, the head of the Xiao Family smoothed things over, and this topic finally ended.

At night, Little Tough dragged his exhausted body back to his room.

"Reality... is indeed not as wonderful as the game world."

Little Tough sighed.

Only in the game world could he be carefree and say goodbye to all his troubles.

Although it meant escaping reality, it was truly enjoyable.

"Sigh, I have to go be a manager at Two Worlds Trade; the opportunities to play games will decrease in the future."

Little Tough felt helpless; he picked up his phone and played casually.

Suddenly, a message in the game group caught his attention.

"Brothers, I've been tested and have the talent of a Beast Master!"

Little Tough knew the person who sent this message; this person's name in the game was Heixuanfeng, and he had entered the game two months later than Little Tough.

However, this person leveled up very quickly and was already a level ten professional.

"Congratulations, Brother Hei!"

"Brother Hei is awesome!"

"You're a cut above the rest now!"

Many people in the group sent congratulations.

After all, being detected with the talent of a Beast Master was a very happy thing.

Little Tough did not have the talent of a Beast Master.

"Lao Hei, not bad. A while ago, I was bored and went to get tested too, and it turns out I also have the talent of a Beast Master.

It's a pity I'm too old, so I'm too lazy to practice being a Beast Master; playing games is still more fun."

"Damn, there are actually so many big shots in the group!"

"666."

Those who could detect the talent of a Beast Master were not ordinary people.

After all, ordinary people did not have extra money to undergo testing.

Seeing these messages, Little Tough was somewhat surprised and envious.

What surprised him was that in a small group of only a hundred people, two people with the talent of a Beast Master had appeared.

This probability was quite terrifying.

"Speaking of the talent of a Beast Master, actually... I find it a bit strange. Have any big shots in the group encountered this kind of thing?

I was tested for the talent of a Beast Master when I was young, and it showed none.

Yesterday, my younger brother wanted to test for the talent of a Beast Master, so I tested along with him, and the result... showed that I have the talent of a Beast Master.

Do the big shots know what situation this is?"

At this moment, someone lurking in the group also asked.

This person was named "Tian Tian Ke Le".

Little Tough was slightly stunned when he saw this message.

"Could it be that there was a problem with either the first or the second test?" Little Tough expressed his opinion.

He felt that the testing tool had malfunctioned during one of the tests.

"But... both tests were conducted at the same Academy, and they used their... testing stone." That person sent another message.

Seeing this, Little Tough swallowed the words he was about to say.

The Academy's testing stone was no piece of junk.

That kind of testing stone was used by many people every day, had been in service for over a hundred years, and it was almost impossible for it to go wrong.

Then, why did this problem occur?

"Our group is truly full of hidden talents; out of just over a hundred people, three have Beast Tamer Talent."

"Right, I heard that those with Beast Tamer Talent are very rare, one in ten thousand, yet our group actually has three."

"Those who play 'Twilight of the Gods' are just awesome people."

"This game's realism is too high; the person who made this game is awesome, so the players must be awesome too."

"Haha!"

The group began to flatter one another.

Little Tough looked at the group messages, lost in thought for a moment; he recalled a conversation he had with Shengtian a while ago.

A terrifying thought suddenly arose in his mind.

Could it be...

At the time, Shengtian had jokingly said that playing this game could temper the heart of a powerhouse.

And Beast Tamer Talent was also related to the heart of a powerhouse, and to mental strength.

If one could bring the strength from the game into reality, it would be directly comparable to a Beast Master.

Doesn't that mean...

Little Tough recalled the Beast Master technique taught to him by the Manager, an excited expression appearing on his face.

He closed his eyes, deciding to give it a try.

A quarter of an hour later, Little Tough opened his eyes, his face filled with excitement.

"Beast Master's Heart!"

"I actually sensed the Beast Master's Heart!"

This made him incredibly excited.

After all, he was someone without Beast Tamer Talent.

Logically speaking, he shouldn't have been able to practice Beast Master techniques at all, let alone sense the Beast Master's Heart, and so quickly!

"Could it be..." Little Tough closed his eyes, recalling the information he had obtained previously.

"Beast Tamer Talent values mental strength and willpower more.

Only with strong mental strength can one withstand the impact when forming a Contracted Beast.

Therefore, to become a Beast Master and practice Beast Master techniques, one needs strong mental strength.

The old me had no Beast Tamer Talent, had weak mental strength, and couldn't practice..."

Even when he was tested and found to have no Beast Tamer Talent, he had still tried hard to practice the Beast Master technique he got from his younger brother.

However, it had absolutely no effect.

He knew it was because his mental strength was too weak to practice at all.

Now, he was actually able to practice the Beast Master technique given to him by the Manager.

"There are two possibilities for this situation.

First, during this period, my mental strength has inexplicably increased.

Second, the practice technique given by the Manager is extraordinary, allowing one to practice even without Beast Tamer Talent."

This was Little Tough's speculation.

It was simple to prove.

He recalled the Beast Master technique his younger brother had taught him and began to practice it.

Back then, he had no reaction at all when practicing that technique.

Before long, Little Tough opened his eyes again: "I can actually practice this technique... although the effect is far worse than the Manager's, it can indeed be practiced."

At this moment, Little Tough was still somewhat shocked.

Then, only one answer remained.

That was... during this period, his mental strength had increased significantly, and he had gained Beast Tamer Talent.

He was very excited and happy, but he forced himself to remain calm.

"What exactly increased my mental strength and gave me Beast Tamer Talent?"

Little Tough once again thought of Shengtian's joke, and the fact that several people in the group had recently been detected with Beast Tamer Talent.

Especially that person, who previously had no Beast Tamer Talent but now did, the one who was very similar to him.

The finger pointed toward...

"Could it really be this game?"

"Is this game a real world?"

(End of chapter)