In the dead of night, the pet beasts in the Breeding House were fast asleep, but Da Hui suddenly opened his eyes and scrambled to his feet. He was enormous, yet his movements were remarkably nimble.
He picked up a rag and a bucket, wiping the entire Breeding House until it was spotless.
Da Hui also knew that the time he spent asleep was growing longer and longer. Often, while working, he would simply slip into a deep sleep.
He could feel his body gradually weakening. He used to lift objects weighing over a ton with ease, but now he could barely raise them even with all his strength.
Da Hui gazed reluctantly at the Breeding House. This was the place where he had lived for three years.
Here, he had spent many joyous days.
He felt that his days were numbered. Like most Gray Night Chinchillas, before dying, they would find a quiet place and wait for the end of their lives.
Da Hui had found such a place long ago. Tonight would be his final night at Fangyuan Pet House.
The reason Da Hui had brought that Lightning Cat here was because he did not want Ye Bai to be too heartbroken. After he was gone, this Lightning Cat would comfort Ye Bai's grieving heart.
The next day.
At the horizon, the rising sun gradually tore through the last remnants of night. That golden-red radiance slowly spread, dyeing the eastern sky in warm gradients.
The sun's outline flickered in and out behind the clouds, casting a gentle, warm glow.
As it slowly rose, its light gradually intensified, gilding the surrounding clouds with a golden brilliance. A new day had arrived.
Ye Bai stretched and let out a huge yawn.
The Thousand Changes Silkworm bounced around on the ground. After one night of contact, they had fallen in love with this Breeding House.
They could eat pet food to their heart's content and drink water steeped with Sunflower nectar. The nectar water was sweet, carrying a faint floral fragrance, and tasted even better than ordinary sparkling water.
For now, Ye Bai first needed to cure the Thousand Changes Silkworm's malnutrition, lest it affect their growth and development.
After getting dressed, Ye Bai took the Thousand Changes Silkworm and rode away on his bicycle. Da Hui waved goodbye to Ye Bai.
He then began saying farewell to each of the pet beasts in the Breeding House. Everyone knew of Da Hui's final resolve, and they all held back their tears as they waved goodbye.
At last, Da Hui arrived in the backyard. Just as he was about to bid the Sunflower farewell, he suddenly toppled over.
The instant he fell into deep sleep, a bitter smile appeared on his face. In the end, he still could not leave with dignity.
Da Hui could feel that this was his final deep sleep. Perhaps he would leave this world in his sleep. It was a pity that he had dirtied Ye Bai's place. He wondered whether Ye Bai would cry himself to death when he returned.
On the way, Ye Bai looked up Lottery Station No. 24785 and discovered that it was right beside his school. The scratch ticket would not be scratched until 5:45 in the afternoon.
When he went to school, the Lottery Welfare Station had not opened yet, so he could only go there after school at noon.
Ye Bai arrived at his seat just as He Qingyuan walked over.
His face was gloomy, and he held a box containing the treasure he had acquired: an Intermediate Insect Stone.
After making that bet with Ye Bai yesterday, he had thoroughly regretted it, but he could not bring himself to lose face.
So today, his face was black as a pot, as though everyone owed him two million.
"Looking at you, you're clearly unwilling. How about we just forget it?"
Ye Bai said with feigned generosity, making it clear that he would not force anyone.
He Qingyuan immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Just as he was about to take the offered way out, Ye Bai leaned close to his ear and quietly added, "When Li Weiyang was attacked yesterday, you ran faster than anyone. You did not even notice that you had run out of one shoe."
"I saw it all clearly from where I was standing. Tell me, should I spread it around?"
Those words were like a needle stabbing deep into He Qingyuan's heart.
The news that Li Weiyang had awakened the Eye of Insight talent had already reached He Qingyuan's Lineage, and the elders' attitudes had instantly changed.
They repeatedly praised him for performing well and building a relationship with a future powerhouse in advance.
The elders had even proposed buying him a pet beast with outstanding potential as a gift.
If this matter were spread around, he would instantly become an abandoned child of the Lineage.
The other students, concerned about appearances—they had all made the same choice to abandon Li Weiyang—would certainly keep the matter tightly sealed.
But the guy in front of him would not.
He Qingyuan's expression became extremely ugly.
He clenched his fists tightly, producing crackling sounds as veins bulged on the backs of his hands.
If looks could kill, Ye Bai would already have been cut into a thousand pieces.
He Qingyuan laughed in fury, but instead became calm.
His mind began racing.
Yesterday, the Lineage had rewarded him with a Fighting Stone and the Heavy Punch skill orb.
After a night of training, the Boxing Rabbit was already a First Order Level 3 pet beast.
They had also practiced Heavy Punch. Though they had only just reached Entry Level, a single punch could still unleash several hundred pounds of force.
Besides, Ye Bai had contracted a Chameleon Silkworm, which had barely any attack power. He had a very high chance of winning this round.
If he could become Li Weiyang's deskmate, the benefits to him would also be immense.
It would make the Lineage elders even more certain that he had a close relationship with Li Weiyang.
At that 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 field to distribute supplies."
"If our class gets there too late, the principal will probably skin me alive."
"You don't want to stand there and watch the principal give your teacher a thorough dressing-down, do you?"
"Besides, the old principal, who retired many years ago, has come today. He is personally presiding over this resource distribution ceremony."
Zhang Lingxue gave them a Death Gaze, and the surrounding students all shrank their necks.
The Homeroom Teacher aura suppressed these fledgling students with pinpoint accuracy.
"Now, those who have awakened talents, gather here with me. We will go to the field together. The rest of you will wait in the classroom. Once the resources have been distributed, we will reshuffle the classes."
The students filed out one after another and soon arrived at the field. Those who could come to the field were all Pet Beast Masters who had awakened talents. The students who had not awakened talents would enter the ordinary classes of Sacred Mountain Middle School and become members of society.
Sacred Mountain Middle School's old principal, Zhang Dashan, had once been the president of the Yan East Province Pet Beast Guild. After being injured during a Beast Tide, he had stepped back from the front lines and voluntarily become Sacred Mountain Middle School's principal.
Liu Hang had once been his disciple, so he stood to one side with a smile on his face.
He touched his chilly hair, wondering whether his wig was sitting straight. If the wind blows through my hair, will it mess up my hairstyle?
Seeing that Liu Hang's attention had been completely drawn to the wig on his head, Zhang Dashan immediately gave a few light coughs.
Liu Hang instantly stood at attention, not daring to make another sound.
Only then did Zhang Dashan feel satisfied.
His pet beast was a Titan Hellfire as towering as a mountain.
Zhang Dashan floated in midair as countless boxes, wreathed in a ring of black light, rose into the air.
Numbers formed from black flames were displayed on the boxes.
Once he saw that everyone had arrived, Zhang Dashan clapped his hands.
"Students, I am Zhang Dashan, the former principal of Sacred Mountain Middle School."
"After all these years, on a whim, I have decided to preside over this resource distribution ceremony for you today."
"Haha, this time, I specially took an incomparably precious treasure from my treasury. We shall see whether anyone fated can obtain it."
"First, let us invite Ye Bai, the top student in last semester's exams, to come up and receive his Resource Box."
Ye Bai walked out slowly.
Everyone's gazes fell upon Ye Bai.
"Ye Bai awakened the Eidetic Memory talent. What use does a talent like that have? I'd say he's finished."
"Yeah. With a talent like that, he probably cannot even make it onto the battlefield. He can only work logistics for the rest of his life."
"Sigh, the once aloof male idol. After awakening his talent, there is now a difference between heaven and earth between him and me."
Everyone whispered among themselves, but Ye Bai did not take it to heart at all.
After all, from another perspective, this talent was one of the strongest talents, amounting to a comprehensive enhancement of the brain.
It was simply because his classmates lacked sufficient vision that they naturally could not grasp the true power of this talent.
Ye Bai stepped forward and spoke bluntly. "Principal Zhang, I want Resource Box No. 38."
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