Five-Year-Old Qilin, Three-Year Simulation

1:45 PM.

The Breeding House was still being tidied up.

Ye Bai had already changed into a white lab coat and was heading toward the school's Experimental Building with the Thousand Changes Silkworm.

This afternoon's class was specially organized for the Young Qilin Cup, focusing mainly on pet beast breeding. Only students who aspired to pursue research positions and had passed the school's application screening were eligible to attend these courses.

It was essentially a supplementary class for the students.

Sacred Mountain Middle School's goal was also very clear. In previous years, they had always suffered crushing defeats in the Young Scale Cup, a major competition, failing to even make it into the top three at the provincial level.

After painful reflection, they had spent a large sum to recruit Zhang Lingxue.

To boost students' enthusiasm for participating in the Young Qilin Cup, Sacred Mountain Middle School had also layered on the rewards.

Anyone who could break into the Flame Kingdom Tournament as a provincial top-three finisher would receive a Tier-3 resource.

Anyone who entered the Flame Kingdom Tournament as the provincial champion would receive a Tier-3 resource of their choice.

Winning third prize in the Flame Kingdom Tournament would earn a Tier-4 resource.

And so on. As long as students achieved outstanding results, every generation of principals would dip into their own pockets to offer rewards.

The rewards were so generous that even someone at Principal Liu Hang's level found them tempting.

The Young Scale Cup and the Phoenix Fledgling Cup were not held at the same time.

The Young Scale Cup came first, followed by the Phoenix Fledgling Cup, because the Young Scale Cup focused on breeding—including pet beast injuries, treatment, and evolution—so the organizing committee naturally needed more preparation time.

Achieving good results in the Young Scale Cup made it easier to get into popular breeding programs in university.

An excellent breeder could easily earn an annual salary of over a million. That was why the Eye of Insight was so highly regarded—they were born in Rome.

Only twenty people were attending this training, but there were four full-time teachers.

Zhang Lingxue was the organizer of this event, so she stood up and introduced everyone to the students.

"Hello everyone, this course is specially opened for those of you participating in the Young Scale Cup. The school will not charge any fees throughout the entire process."

"Now, let me introduce the professors who will be teaching you."

"Standing on my right is Ms. Suna. She is the Director of Secret Realm Logistics at Sacred Mountain Middle School. She specializes in treating various emergencies with pet beasts, and she is also a Third-tier Breeder."

Ms. Suna had a stern expression, full head of orange hair, and a few freckles on her face. She wore a carefully woven flower crown on her head.

She gave a slight nod, forcing a faint smile. Behind her followed a pet beast that resembled a Mud Golem, its back actually planted with all kinds of rare tree fruits and vegetables—it was practically a moving vegetable patch.

"Standing second on my right is Mr. Guan Yusheng. He is the head of the Secret Realm Herbal Center. He specializes in various aspects of herbalism, and as a breeder, one must understand how to combine different herbs to formulate suitable potions. At the same time, he is a Fourth-tier Alchemist, skilled in making potions that dispel various negative states."

Guan Yusheng was about forty years old, dressed quite casually, a gentle and refined handsome man. Behind him stood a two-meter-tall Tree Spirit.

Tree Spirits were pet beasts mutated from mutated plants, with extremely high plant affinity, known as the forest rangers of the woods.

They usually had good temperaments, but once they encountered deforestation or forest fires, Tree Spirits became very irritable.

"The teacher standing on my left is our Sacred Mountain Middle School's Dean of Students, Director Xie Yuan. He is known as a walking encyclopedia, a man of vast knowledge. He is specifically responsible for setting exam questions for everyone and explaining them."

The Dean of Students had an aquiline nose, a stern face that made him look hard to mess with. He waved at everyone without saying much, making the students extremely nervous.

They were terrified of leaving a bad impression on the Dean of Students.

Finally, Zhang Lingxue introduced herself: "My name is Zhang Lingxue. I'm sure many of you know me. I'll be in charge of explaining pet beast evolution. If you have any questions in this area, you can come to me for help."

"For today's first class, we mainly want everyone to meet the instructors and get to know each other."

"The instructors are usually very busy, so every class is precious. We will teach on schedule. If there's anything you don't understand, just copy from other classmates."

"Alright, I'll now hand the time over to Director Xie Yuan."

"Director Xie, the students are in your hands. If there are any issues, come find me for a detailed discussion."

After all, this crash course had only been established this year, so there might still be some problems.

Zhang Lingxue and the other two teachers walked straight out.

Only Director Xie remained. In his hands, he already had the personal resumes of all the students.

Xie Yuan wore a pair of silver-rimmed glasses, looking like a schemer. His voice was hoarse and somewhat dull.

"Students."

Xie Yuan suddenly lifted his head, his sharp gaze sweeping over the crowd.

"No effort today, sleep on the floor tomorrow."

"Success is one hundred percent built on sweat. If you want to achieve good results in the Young Scale Cup, you must first read widely and master all knowledge."

"These are the real exam questions from past Young Scale Cups that I have carefully prepared and compiled, along with the scope of the exam."

"Please take them and have a look."

Xie Yuan grinned, like the sinister smile of a demon. Ye Bai seemed to see a swinging, inverted triangular tail behind the Dean of Students.

Why had the Dean of Students suddenly become so pumped up? There was a kind of out-of-place, goofy vibe to him.

The pet beast responsible for carrying books distributed thick volumes to each student.

A towering stack of books landed on Ye Bai's desk.

Ye Bai casually pulled out a book and glanced at the cover: Five Years Young Scale, Three Years Simulation.

He flipped out another one, Young Scale Problem Solver, then looked at the twelve thick encyclopedia volumes that the Dean of Students had praised as covering everything from heaven to earth.

Everyone's faces twisted into expressions more bitter than a bitter gourd.

If the Dean of Students weren't still standing at the podium, they'd probably all be clutching their heads and going emo!

"Classmates, only by enduring the bitterest of hardships can you become someone superior to others."

"I have a True Exam Question Bank here. I can promise that anyone who can clear the question bank won't have to attend my class."

When Ye Bai heard this, his eyes lit up.

But Xie Yuan felt a chill run down his spine, as if something had locked onto him.

"Strange, why do I suddenly feel a cold draft on my neck?"

Xie Yuan rubbed his neck and muttered under his breath.

At that moment, Ye Bai put down the books he'd been holding—he'd already skimmed through them all—and raised his hand high: "Dean Xie, I request to take the True Exam Question Bank assessment."

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