Choosing a Pet

Chapter 3: Selecting a Pet Beast

Zhang Lingxue then projected a pet beast called the Hedgehog Pig.

This pet beast looked like a newborn piglet, with large nostrils, bright, spirited eyes, two thumb-thick tusks protruding from its mouth, and a back covered in one-centimeter-long gray bristles.

Its personality was very timid. When encountering danger, the Hedgehog Pig would curl its body up, and its bristles would become extremely hard to protect itself.

If provoked, it would charge forward recklessly without regard for anything.

These four pet beasts were recommended by Zhang Lingxue to the students, their advantage being relatively docile temperaments.

Of course, the Secret Realm contained a vast number of pet beasts, including the poisonous Little Poison Fang. This was a small snake-type pet beast, one meter long and only as wide as a thumb, with extremely sharp venomous fangs on both its upper and lower jaws.

It could spray paralytic venom from its mouth to immobilize its prey.

However, this pet beast had a bad personality—one could say it was particularly vicious, as it enjoyed injecting venom into its own Pet Beast Master.

Still, this ill-tempered pet beast had also attracted some Pet Beast Masters with poison-type talents who were willing to raise it.

The school bus soon stopped in front of the Secret Realm.

This Secret Realm was primarily composed of forest and lake terrain.

To expand the Secret Realm, Sacred Mountain Middle School invested a large number of Space Stones every year to maintain spatial stability.

To facilitate passage for students and teachers, Sacred Mountain Middle School had built large stretches of flat asphalt roads within the Secret Realm.

Zhang Lingxue had already reported the number of people entering the Secret Realm in advance. After passing the guard's inspection, she led Ye Bai and the others slowly into the Secret Realm.

The Secret Realm was dotted with numerous lakes. The sun in the sky was formed from top-grade Sun Crystals, showcasing the school's generous investment.

Using Sun Crystals as a light source allowed young pet beasts to grow stronger.

Under the warm sunlight, the lakes shimmered with golden light like fish scales.

A warm breeze blew, carrying the fragrance of grass.

The staff had carefully set up signposts along the path, with each type of pet beast assigned its own designated area, making it feel like a zoo.

"Alright, everyone, go and pick your pet beasts."

"Remember, each pet beast has a different personality. You must only begin the contract ceremony with the assistance of the staff."

"You must ensure the surroundings are safe before you can contract a pet beast."

"Due to the environment of the Secret Realm, it strongly suppresses you Pet Beast Masters who have just awakened your talents. You only have one hour to choose your pet beast."

"After one hour, you must return here, or your lives will be in danger."

"However, you can also ignore my advice and stubbornly stay here. The watch on your wrist will ring the moment you faint."

"If there are any aftereffects, don't blame me for not warning you, and the cost of treatment is an astronomical figure."

Zhang Lingxue continued.

"Alright, everyone, dismissed. Go pick your pet beasts first."

As soon as Zhang Lingxue finished speaking, almost everyone rushed toward Li Weiyang, who had awakened the Eye of Insight.

"Class Monitor, can you please help me pick a powerful pet beast?"

"Class Monitor, I'm begging you."

"Sister Weiyang, I've never asked you for anything. This is my first time asking you—you won't refuse me, will you?"

A crowd surrounded Li Weiyang, leaving only Ye Bai standing alone to the side.

Ye Bai rolled his eyes. A bunch of bootlickers—they'd end up with nothing in the end.

Li Weiyang was a typical egoist. A super-rare talent like the Eye of Insight consumed her energy every time she used it.

Why would she waste her energy helping others?

She'd probably just brush them off with a few words.

He casually picked a path and wandered around like he was visiting a zoo.

Ye Bai strolled through the Little Poison Fang farm. Every Little Poison Fang here was aggressive, baring its fangs at him.

These black Little Poison Fangs flicked their red forked tongues, their deep blue snake eyes narrowed into slits.

Their tails were long and thin, with a slender Unicorn Horn on their heads.

Seeing Ye Bai approach, they slammed into the bulletproof glass.

Thud.

Quite a few Little Poison Fangs knocked themselves unconscious, while the staff member nearby calmly scrolled through their phone.

Standard procedure, nothing to see.

They were already used to it. Sometimes, if they didn't hear the thudding sound, they'd even wonder if something was wrong with the Little Poison Fangs.

In fact, this was also a training method for the Little Poison Fangs. After hundreds or thousands of impacts, their skulls could become as hard as steel.

But Ye Bai didn't seem interested in this kind of pet beast. After all, the Little Poison Fang was a small snake-type pet beast. Except for certain special people, few liked such cold-blooded creatures.

Next, Ye Bai visited the Hedgehog Pig and Boxing Rabbit farms, but he still hadn't found a pet beast that suited his heart.

He wandered aimlessly until, as large goose-feather snowflakes began falling from the sky, he realized he had arrived at Little Snowball's Farm.

Li Weiyang and her group happened to arrive here as well. Quite a few of the students had already formed contracts with pet beasts.

Among them were Boxing Rabbit, Hedgehog Pig, and Chameleon Silkworm.

Chameleon Silkworms were more numerous; this type of pet beast was usually lazy and considered easy enough to contract that anyone could do it.

"Ye Bai still hasn't contracted a pet beast. There's not much time left, is there?"

"Forty minutes have passed already. It'll take us another ten minutes just to get back to the square."

"Ye Bai, I suggest you stop being so picky, or else you'll end up with no pet beast at all."

The students all started making comments at Ye Bai.

Ye Bai, however, acted as if it went in one ear and out the other.

"Look, it's Little Snowball!"

Suddenly, a student pointed into the distance.

Two Little Snowballs, like ice spirits, hopped and bounced their way over here.

Behind them followed a breathless staff member.

"Slow down, slow down, wait for me."

"Did you sense a pet beast master you could contract with?"

The staff member was panting heavily.

The Little Snowballs turned into a flurry of snowflakes and swirled around Ye Bai.

Then the snowflakes gathered on Ye Bai's hand, forming the figures of the Little Snowballs.

One was plump, the other thin, and they happily circled around Ye Bai.

Li Weiyang's eyes turned blood red as she activated the Eye of Insight skill.

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[Pet Beast Name: Little Snowball (Plump)]
[Level: lv2 (First Order, Level 2)]
[Attribute: Ice]
[Skills: Ram, Snow Melt]
[Evolution Path: Big Snowball, requires Ice Core*3, evolve in an ice-type environment.]

[Pet Beast Name: Little Snowball (Thin)]
[Level: lv3 (First Order, Level 3)]
[Attribute: Ice]
[Skills: Ram, Snow Melt, Snow Spray]
[Evolution Path: Ice Spirit, requires Ice Crystal*3, Eternal Crystal*3, evolve in an ice-type environment.]

Found it. That thinner Little Snowball was the pet beast Li Weiyang wanted to contract.

It had three skills total and had even mastered the advanced skill Snow Spray. Once it evolved into an Ice Spirit, its strength would skyrocket.

But that pet beast was currently in Ye Bai's hands, and it seemed to prefer him. She needed to find a way to snatch it away from Ye Bai.