Da Hui's Farewell

By dawn, the pets in the pet house were all fast asleep, but Da Hui suddenly opened his eyes and scrambled to his feet. Though his body was massive, his movements were surprisingly nimble.

He picked up a rag and a bucket, wiping the entire pet house spotless.

Da Hui knew that his sleeping time was growing longer and longer. Often, while working, he would suddenly fall into a deep slumber.

He could feel his body gradually growing weak and powerless. What once could easily lift over a ton now took all his strength just to budge.

Da Hui looked at the pet house with reluctant attachment. This was the place he had lived for three years.

Here, he had spent a very joyful time.

He felt that his days were numbered. Like most Gray Night Chinchillas, before death, they would find a quiet place to await the end of their lives.

Da Hui had already found a spot long ago. Tonight would be his last night at Fangyuan Pet House.

The reason Da Hui had brought that Lightning Cat here was because he wanted Ye Bai not to be too sad. After he was gone, this Lightning Cat would soothe Ye Bai's aching heart.

The next day.

At the horizon, the rising sun gradually tore away the last remnants of the night. The golden-red light spread little by little, painting the eastern sky in a warm gradient.

The sun's outline flickered behind the clouds, radiating a soft and gentle glow.

As it slowly ascended, the light grew stronger, gilding the surrounding clouds with a layer of golden brilliance. A new day had arrived.

Ye Bai stretched and let out a big yawn.

The Thousand Changes Silkworm hopped along the ground. After a night of contact, it had fallen in love with this pet house.

It could eat its fill of pet food and drink water infused with Sunflower nectar. The nectar water was sweet, with a faint floral fragrance, even better than most sodas.

For now, Ye Bai's first priority was to treat the Thousand Changes Silkworm's malnutrition, so it wouldn't hinder its growth and development.

Ye Bai got dressed, took the Thousand Changes Silkworm, and rode his bicycle away. Da Hui waved goodbye to Ye Bai.

Then he began saying farewell to each pet in the house. Everyone knew Da Hui's final resolve and held back their tears as they waved goodbye.

Finally, Da Hui came to the backyard. Just as he was about to say goodbye to Sunflower, he suddenly collapsed.

As he fell into slumber, a bitter smile crossed his face. In the end, he couldn't leave with dignity.

Da Hui could feel that this was his last deep sleep. He might drift off and never wake up. What a shame to dirty Ye Bai's territory—he wondered if Ye Bai would cry his eyes out when he came back.

On the road, Ye Bai looked up Lottery Station No. 24785 and found it was right next to his school. The scratch-off ticket had been scratched at 5:45 PM.

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

Ye Bai arrived at his seat. Just then, He Qingyuan walked over.

His face was dark and gloomy. In his hand was a box containing the treasure he had scrounged up—an Intermediate Insect Stone.

After making that bet with Ye Bai yesterday, he had immediately regretted it, but he couldn't swallow his pride.

So today, his face was sour, as if everyone owed him two million.

"Seeing you like this, so reluctant, maybe we should just forget it," Ye Bai said, pretending to be generous, making a point of not forcing anyone.

He Qingyuan breathed a sigh of relief and was about to take the out when Ye Bai leaned close to his ear and whispered another sentence: "Yesterday, when Li Weiyang was attacked, you ran faster than anyone. You didn't even notice you lost a shoe."

"I was right there and saw it clearly. Want me to spread the word?"

These words stabbed into He Qingyuan's heart like a needle.

Li Weiyang's awakening of the Eye of Insight talent had already reached He Qingyuan's family. The elders' attitudes shifted instantly.

They praised him repeatedly, saying he had performed well by building a good relationship with a future Strong Expert in advance.

The elders even offered to buy him a pet of decent talent as a gift.

If this got out, he would instantly become a discarded pawn of the family.

The other classmates, bound by face (since they had all done the same thing—abandoning Li Weiyang), would definitely keep this secret tight.

But this guy in front of him wouldn't.

He Qingyuan's expression turned extremely ugly.

His fists clenched tightly, knuckles cracking, veins bulging on the back of his hands.

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

He Qingyuan laughed in fury, then calmed down instead.

His mind raced.

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

After a night of training, Boxing Rabbit was already a First Order, Level 3 pet.

It had also practiced the Heavy Punch skill. Though just a beginner, one punch could deliver over a hundred jin of force.

What's more, Ye Bai had contracted a Chameleon Silkworm, which had almost no offensive power. This round, he had a high chance of winning.

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

It would make the family elders even more certain that his relationship with Li Weiyang was solid.

At that moment, He Qingyuan nodded. "Alright, I accept your wager."

Just then, Zhang Lingxue walked in. "Your challenge will have to wait. We need to gather on the playground now to distribute supplies."

"If our class is too late, the principal will probably chew me out."

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

"Besides, the retired old principal is here today too. He's personally presiding over this resource distribution ceremony."

Zhang Lingxue shot them a Death Gaze, and the surrounding students all shrank back.

The homeroom teacher's aura suppressed these greenhorn students without fail.

"Now, those who have awakened their talents, come gather by me. We'll head to the playground together. The rest of you wait in the classroom. After the resource distribution ends, we'll reassign classes."

The students filed out and soon arrived at the playground. Only those who had awakened their talents as Pet Beast Masters could come here. Those who hadn't awakened would enter Sacred Mountain Middle School's ordinary classes and become members of society.

Sacred Mountain Middle School's old principal, Zhang Dashan, was originally the president of the Yan East Province Pet Beast Guild. After being injured during a Beast Tide, he stepped back from the front lines and voluntarily became the principal of Sacred Mountain Middle School.

Liu Hang was once his disciple, so he stood to the side with a beaming smile.

He patted his chilly scalp, wondering if his wig was on straight. If the wind blew through his hair, would it mess up his style?

Zhang Dashan noticed Liu Hang's attention was completely absorbed by his wig and let out a few light coughs.

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

Only then did Zhang Dashan look satisfied.

His pet beast was a Titan Hellfire, as towering as a mountain.

Zhang Dashan floated in the air as countless boxes materialized around him, glowing with black light.

Numbers formed from black flames marked each box.

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

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

"After all these years, I felt a sudden urge today to preside over this resource distribution ceremony for you."

"Haha, this time I've specially taken an extremely precious treasure from my vault. We'll see if someone fated to receive it can claim it."

"First, let's invite last semester's top student, Ye Bai, to come up and receive his resource box."

Ye Bai walked out quietly.

Everyone's eyes fell on him.

"Ye Bai awakened an Eidetic Memory talent. What use is a talent like that? I think he's done for."

"Yeah, with a talent like that, he probably can't even step onto the battlefield. He'll be stuck in logistics his whole life."

"Sigh, the former cool heartthrob—after awakening his talent, he's now worlds apart from me."

The crowd whispered among themselves, but Ye Bai paid them no mind.

After all, from another perspective, this talent was one of the strongest—a comprehensive enhancement of the brain.

It was just that his classmates' vision was too narrow to grasp the true power of this talent.

Ye Bai stepped forward and spoke without hesitation. "Principal Zhang, I want Resource Box No. 38."