Choosing a Familiar (Part 2)

Li Weiyang's Eye of Insight had only awakened recently, so she could only see the basic information of pet beasts.

As for a pet beast's aptitude, with her current level, she couldn't see that yet.

But if aptitude fell short, resources could make up for it. Besides, these were all infant-stage pet beasts; as long as enough resources were provided, their aptitude could naturally improve a fair bit.

Based on the knowledge Ye Bai had acquired, the current hierarchy of pet beasts was divided into:

First Order through Ninth Order.

Each order had ten levels.

Beyond Ninth Order, there were new realms, but given the scope of knowledge Ye Bai had access to, he hadn't encountered them yet.

In his mind, a Third Order pet beast was already the ceiling of combat power.

For instance, Homeroom Teacher Zhang Lingxue was a Third Order, Level 8 Pet Beast Master.

If she hadn't wasted so much time buried in research, she would have already become a Fourth Order Pet Beast Master.

Li Weiyang shamelessly sidled up to Ye Bai, revealing eight neat, pearl-like teeth as she greeted Little Snowball.

She put on an air of being approachable and easy to get along with—this was Li Weiyang's natural-born disguise.

Unfortunately, the two Little Snowballs still circled around Ye Bai, not sparing a single glance for Li Weiyang.

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A hint of dejection flickered across Li Weiyang's face as she fell silent.

Her gaze fixed on Little Snowball, giving off a feeling of something right before her eyes yet ten thousand miles away.

Ye Bai: Such a strong scent of green tea!

"Ye Bai, you can't keep hogging Little Snowball like this. You should have a spirit of great love—don't block the Class Monitor from picking her Little Snowball."

Seeing Li Weiyang's slightly downcast expression, a righteous person (simp) immediately stepped forward to accuse Ye Bai and defend Li Weiyang's honor.

Ye Bai, just like Little Snowball, didn't spare a single glance at the simp, leaving He Qingyuan feeling humiliated.

"Fine, Ye Bai, you can't even be bothered with your fellow classmates now?"

"Are you getting cocky? Too good to talk to me?"

Listening to He Qingyuan's incessant blathering, the surrounding classmates all furrowed their brows.

At that moment, He Qingyuan straightened his back and proudly pointed at his pet beast, Boxing Rabbit.

"See this? This is my carefully chosen Boxing Rabbit—a fine lad."

"Boxing Rabbit, stand up and say hello to everyone!"

Boxing Rabbit, as the name suggested, was a big, fat rabbit half a meter tall, with big red eyes, a three-part lip, and an ugly set of buck teeth.

Its paws, when clenched into fists, looked just like boxing gloves, which was why it was called Boxing Rabbit.

Boxing Rabbit had a bad temper—easily angered and irritable, especially when its eyes turned red with rage, it would ignore its pet beast master's commands and wildly attack its opponent.

It liked to bully the weak and fear the strong; when facing a weaker pet beast, it would taunt relentlessly, but when up against a stronger one, it wouldn't even dare to fart.

That's why this creature was also known as Hooligan Rabbit.

However, since He Qingyuan had only recently contracted with Boxing Rabbit, it wasn't familiar with him yet and naturally wouldn't obey his commands.

Boxing Rabbit let out a big yawn, flopped directly onto the ground, scratched its butt with a paw, and looked thoroughly disinterested.

This scene landed in the eyes of many classmates, and He Qingyuan was mortified beyond measure. His face flushed bright red—whether from anger or panic, no one could tell.

Then he remembered the Ruby Carrot he had bought with three months' worth of allowance.

The Ruby Carrot was a special ingredient and a resource for nurturing pet beasts.

It was rich in various trace elements and nutrients, full of juice, and had a sweet taste.

Little Snowball's nose was made of Ruby Carrot, which was a renewable resource.

Seeing He Qingyuan pull out the Ruby Carrot, Boxing Rabbit was no longer sleepy. It scrambled up from the ground in a flash, greedily snatched the Ruby Carrot from He Qingyuan's hand.

The Ruby Carrot was only as thick as a thumb and about two centimeters long, looking like a glittering gem.

Boxing Rabbit opened its mouth and crunched down on the Ruby Carrot, devouring it.

A rich, fragrant aroma spread out, and the onlookers immediately perked up.

After finishing the carrot in a few bites, Boxing Rabbit still looked unsatisfied.

It wore an expression that said, "You know the drill, I'm pleased," then clenched its paw into a fist, producing a cracking sound.

Boxing Rabbit's legs suddenly sprang off the ground, and it swung its fist, slamming heavily into a decorative stone on the floor.

With a crack, the stone shattered into several pieces.

Just as He Qingyuan was basking smugly in the admiring gazes of others, Ye Bai finally reacted.

"What's wrong, Ye Bai? Scared, are you? Hurry up and apologize to classmate Li Weiyang, or else I wonder if your head is harder than that stone just now," He Qingyuan said arrogantly.

Ye Bai's face twitched. He'd seen people asking for death, but never someone this eager to die.

Ye Bai looked at Li Weiyang, who subtly revealed a gloating expression.

To be honest, Li Weiyang had always disliked Ye Bai's aloof demeanor, and she wanted to take this opportunity to gauge his depth.

She had always been quite wary of Ye Bai, unsure if it was because of the boost from his 'Academic God Halo'.

Ye Bai shouted loudly at the staff member nearby: "Excuse me, teacher, he damaged the Secret Realm's plants and should be punished."

Li Weiyang.

He Qingyuan.

All the students present.

Ye Bai, you really are the most impressive one.

The staff member recalled that there was indeed such a rule in the Secret Realm Rules, and he nodded: "Student, since you damaged public property in the Secret Realm, according to the rules, you need to pay ten times the penalty."

After speaking, the staff member asked He Qingyuan's name and issued the first fine.

He Qingyuan's face was as black as ink.

He had a phrase in his heart that he didn't know whether to say or not.

Just then, a dark shadow shot out from the side, crashing like a cannonball into the Boxing Rabbit not far from He Qingyuan.

The Boxing Rabbit only felt a tremendous force hit it, and its body involuntarily flew backward.

With a splash, it landed in the nearby Fountain.

"Boxing Rabbit!"

He Qingyuan exclaimed in shock, and only then did everyone notice that the dark shadow was actually a jade-white Chameleon Silkworm.

Its body was slightly larger than an ordinary Chameleon Silkworm, and it was now frantically fleeing.

It bounced along, moving extremely fast.

Behind it, a group of staff members holding capture nets shouted at the Chameleon Silkworm: "Don't run, Chameleon Silkworm."

Suddenly, the ground split open, and a Drill Groundhog with a steel drill on its nose appeared, glaring fiercely at the Chameleon Silkworm.

The Chameleon Silkworm shuddered, then looked in other directions, only to find some eager pet beasts blocking its escape.

With no way out, the Chameleon Silkworm's gaze shifted and landed on Ye Bai.

Its eyes darted around, looking at Ye Bai as if he were a big piece of fat meat.

The Chameleon Silkworm jumped directly onto Ye Bai's hand, and Ye Bai felt like a twenty-jin 'pig' had landed on his palm.

Little Snowball was startled and scattered into countless snowflakes, flying away.

Ye Bai saw that this Chameleon Silkworm appeared foolish on the surface, but its eyes flickered with cunning glints.

The light of the Sun Crystal fell onto the Chameleon Silkworm's jade-white body, and Ye Bai caught a flash of light on its forehead.

Combining this with the information provided by his Information System, Ye Bai immediately understood that this creature wasn't a Chameleon Silkworm, but a rarer Thousand Changes Silkworm.

Ye Bai had once looked up records; Thousand Changes Silkworms are very similar to Chameleon Silkworms, but far rarer.

Out of a million Chameleon Silkworms, not a single Thousand Changes Silkworm might appear.

The Silk Thread it Spits Out is extremely smooth and can be woven into fine silk.

According to the Information System's prompt, the silk of a Thousand Changes Silkworm is said to be worth an ounce of gold for an ounce of silk.

But very few people know this.

Owning a Thousand Changes Silkworm is like having a chicken that lays golden eggs.

In Ye Bai's eyes, it was no longer a Thousand Changes Silkworm, but a code for sudden wealth.

Panicked, a white light appeared on the forehead of the Thousand Changes Silkworm, and it tried to form a contract with Ye Bai.

Just then, the lead staff member stepped forward: "Sorry, student, could you hand over the Chameleon Silkworm in your hand to us?"

"This thing came out of nowhere; it's not a pet beast bred in the Secret Realm, and it's dangerous and uncontrollable."

"You've just awakened your talent; forming a contract with this kind of pet beast carries great risk."

"Moreover, it has a very vicious nature and always likes to snatch food from other pet beasts in the Secret Realm."

"It's made the other pet beasts full of complaints. We've reached our limit and set up a trap to catch it, but we didn't expect it to see through our trap and escape here."

This time, the staff had laid out a Heaven Net Earth Trap to capture it and expel it from the Secret Realm.

But their plan failed before it even started, and this dangerous Chameleon Silkworm ended up in the hands of a student here to form a contract.

The lead staff member patiently explained, and even Li Weiyang stepped forward to persuade Ye Bai to hand over the Chameleon Silkworm.

Although she couldn't stand Ye Bai, they were still classmates after all, and she had sometimes used him as a shield to make many people back off.

Ye Bai's awakened talent wasn't great, but Li Weiyang felt he wasn't a fish in a shallow pond. If she hadn't really wanted Little Snowball in Ye Bai's hands this time, she wouldn't have signaled her sycophant to provoke him.

When it came to boundaries, Li Weiyang had a red line—she never offended people she didn't have to.

"No need, I just happen to have no pet beast. I'll take this one."

Taking advantage of everyone's inattention, Ye Bai bit his finger and pressed it firmly against the Thousand Changes Silkworm's forehead.

White light exploded in an instant, enveloping Ye Bai and the Thousand Changes Silkworm.

Blood traced a sinister rune across the Thousand Changes Silkworm's brow, and a faint, tenuous connection formed between Ye Bai and the silkworm.

A gleaming pearl also appeared in the slot of Ye Bai's Pet Beast Space.

Hungry, hungry, hungry.

Ye Bai could feel waves of hunger surging from the Thousand Changes Silkworm's heart—a scorching, clawing sensation that burned its very core.

Sorry, this chapter is still being revised. Please check back tomorrow.