Secrets of the Ancient Tome

The ancient book Ye Bai was reading was strange. On the surface, its content was about talents, only briefly mentioning the existence of a talent called the Eye of Insight.

If an ordinary person finished reading this book, they would probably just put it back.

But Ye Bai, who possessed the Eidetic Memory talent, discovered that this was actually a book with hidden meanings.

The first character of each page, strung together, formed the instructions and opening chapter for using the Eye of Insight.

The second character of each page, strung together, formed the next passage.

And so on.

If not for Ye Bai's Eidetic Memory talent, it would naturally be difficult to detect the subtlety within; one would only think it was a simple book introducing talents.

After all, who had that much time to match characters one by one? So this ancient book had been flipped through by countless people without anyone discovering its secret to this day.

The person who wrote this book had an extremely high level of literary skill; otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to hide the content so cleverly.

It had been three hundred years since Pet Beasts first appeared on Blue Star, and during that time, many knowledgeable people had researched talents.

Wild Pet Beasts were called Strange Beasts.

The author of this book had conducted very in-depth research on the Eye of Insight.

The Eye of Insight was merely the initial form of the True Sight Eye.

As the Pet Beast Master's strength increased, the talent would gradually develop.

It also required some external emotional stimulation.

The more Ye Bai read, the more it looked like someone's red-eye disease, similar in every way except for the function.

And using it too much could lead to declining eyesight, even blindness.

The ancient book specifically recorded one sentence: never try to appraise treasures or observe detailed Pet Beast information beyond your level, or it might cause irreversible damage to your eyes.

Unless some treasures had a spirit that could sense your strong conviction and determination, they would appropriately cooperate to lower the difficulty.

But even then, only basic knowledge would be appraised.

Recalling his own process of appraising the Life Spirit Seed, Ye Bai felt the same.

Back then, he had held an unwavering determination, willing to pay the price of severely declining eyesight to save Da Hui.

Just when he was about to give up, the Life Spirit Seed had actively allowed him to succeed in the appraisal.

The ancient book also provided a formula that could temporarily relieve eye discomfort, but some of the herbs in the formula were already on the verge of extinction.

Additionally, it offered a conjecture: finding a very special treasure would allow the Eye of Insight to operate endlessly like a perpetual motion machine.

Ye Bai had already noticed someone secretly monitoring him from behind.

Ever since awakening Eidetic Memory, Ye Bai's five senses had been enhanced.

He recognized that person—it was the old man who managed the library, the one who had snatched this ancient book away earlier.

That old man was specifically assigned to guard this ancient book, watching to see if anyone read it and gleaned something from it.

Everyone who had read that book had to report to a certain leader in the school.

Seeing Ye Bai flip through it quickly and put it back in less than ten seconds—since the ancient book was thick, several hundred pages—an ordinary person couldn't possibly finish a book in such a short time.

So the old man thought Ye Bai was just messing around, and since he was drunk, he naturally didn't take it to heart and didn't think to report the matter.

Thus, Ye Bai luckily avoided being monitored and didn't reveal that he had mastered the Eye of Insight.

Ye Bai walked out with the Thousand Changes Silkworm. It hopped along, its long, bright red tongue wrapped in a ring of glistening liquid.

By the time Ye Bai returned to his classroom, he found it empty. His usual familiar classmates were gone.

After asking around, he learned there had been a class division, and he had been transferred to the Rocket Class.

When he looked at the class division list, he discovered he was even going to be deskmates with Li Weiyang.

Ye Bai raised an eyebrow, greatly curious.

This was a match made in heaven—no, it was more like an absolute calamity of fate.

Ever since Li Weiyang awakened the Eye of Insight, Ye Bai hadn't wanted to sit with her.

Too troublesome, too conspicuous. Sitting next to her was like sitting next to a giant glowing lightbulb.

This went against Ye Bai's desire to keep a low profile.

But after confirming with the homeroom teacher, Ye Bai learned that Li Weiyang's student registration hadn't been transferred yet; her training would all take place at the Supreme Academy.

She was just registered under Sacred Mountain Middle School in name. After the College Entrance Examination, her registration would be transferred to the Imperial Capital.

In other words, for this year, she would be peaceful.

"He Qingyuan has already applied to withdraw. I asked around—he transferred to Jiaying First Middle School."

"He wanted to take back that Boxing Rabbit that can Berserk, but the Boxing Rabbit directly refused."

"Although we've already severely warned the He Family, we're also afraid they'll comply in public but defy in private, using some underhanded tricks."

"Why don't you just move into the school?"

Ye Bai shook his head: "No, I still have the Breeding House."

"Although they're all stray pets Da Hui picked up, or ones abandoned by others, I still treat them like family."

"I won't abandon them and cause a second wound to their hearts."

Zhang Lingxue hesitated for a moment: "How about I apply to the principal to have your shop's pets placed in the Secret Realm for training?"

"That wouldn't be much different from your Breeding House, and there'd be dedicated staff to look after them."

Ye Bai spread his hands: "That's really not much different from me abandoning them myself."

"Teacher, I appreciate your kindness."

"If I run into any trouble, I'll come find you again."

Ye Bai's words were full of refusal. Since he'd put it that way, Zhang Lingxue couldn't say much more.

"By the way, there's a practical class later that you have to attend. You don't need to bother with the theory classes at all—the principal has already approved it."

"With the Eidetic Memory talent awakened, taking exams is a piece of cake."

"There's also a course I'm teaching myself on Pet Beast Evolution Paths. I've already added your name to it."

"I'll be keeping an eye on you in public. If you skip a single session without giving me a reasonable excuse, I'll mark you as absent."

"Then if you fail the exam, don't come crying to me."

Zhang Lingxue smoothed her hair, black locks cascading like a waterfall. A teardrop mole sat at the corner of her eye, and her full, crimson lips looked very plump.

She exuded the unique charm of a mature woman.

Ye Bai stared straight at Zhang Lingxue without blinking, then let out a whistle at the end, which earned him a cold smirk from her: "Looks like your skin's itching. Daring to flirt with your teacher? How about we head to the Battle Arena and have a match?"

Ye Bai shook his head like a rattle drum and bolted out of there.

He arrived at his new seat and checked the class schedule.

After entering the Rocket Class, there wasn't much to study—most of the time was for practical training.

Once all the students had arrived, Zhang Lingxue walked in on stilettos.

She carried a thick stack of lesson plans in her arms.

A work badge hung around her neck.

She slammed the lesson plans heavily onto the podium.

Bam.

The podium shook.

Her jade-white hand pressed down on the plans, exuding the aura of a strong woman.

"You should all know me by now. If you don't, that's fine—over the next year, I'll make sure you get to know me well."

Zhang Lingxue flashed a chilling smile. Many students shivered. The homeroom teacher is terrifying!