Successfully Tamed Xiao Chi!

Jiang Xing showed off his research institute, and his vanity was greatly satisfied.

Afterward, he sent messages to Dr. Xu, Senior Sister Su, and Senior Li respectively, inviting them to visit his new research institute.

Since ancient times, the Xia Kingdom had celebrated moving into a new home. Upon receiving Jiang Xing's invitation, his teachers and seniors put aside their work and came to congratulate him.

Senior Li even brought along his daughter, Li Lingyin, who had just graduated from elementary school—

Well, Jiang Xing had reason to suspect that Senior Li had brought his daughter along as a shield.

When Dr. Xu saw him, he had originally wanted to scold his disappointing former student for being so unprofessional, thinking only about making money instead of learning properly from his juniors and seniors...

But with Senior Li's daughter present, he swallowed those reprimands and turned into a kindly old man, summoning his Pet Beast to entertain the little girl.

However, Li Lingyin clearly preferred the Rainbow Dragon Cub. Her gaze remained fixed on it, leaving Dr. Xu neglected off to the side.

As a dignified Beast Taming Doctor, this was probably the first time he had suffered such a grievance.

While Dr. Xu was enjoying the pleasures of family life, Jiang Xing brought Li Shun to the lakeside.

"Senior, how many Brave Golden-Veined Koi are still in your breeding farm?"

Such a huge artificial lake was obviously not meant for sightseeing.

Jiang Xing planned to expand the Golden-Veined Koi school to more than five hundred fish. That was why he needed such a venue, along with cultivation resources worth tens of millions.

Moreover, to verify the Personality Conjecture, Brave Golden-Veined Koi had to make up at least half the school—no fewer than two hundred and fifty fish.

As "defective products," Brave Golden-Veined Koi were rare.

Jiang Xing intended to ask Li Shun to collect more for him.

Unexpectedly, Li Shun said, "Around a thousand."

"A thousand? That many?"

"Ever since you took the Fish King away, I've been gathering Brave Golden-Veined Koi everywhere... Unfortunately, the Brave personality is relatively uncommon, even in the wild. After more than a month, I only managed to get this many." Li Shun said, "If you need them, I'll arrange for people to deliver them here immediately."

Dr. Xu had said Senior Li lacked courage... Wasn't this plenty bold?

More than a month ago, Jiang Xing had merely mentioned a small need, yet Senior Li had gone all in!

Well, compared to Senior Li's wealth, this batch of Golden-Veined Koi hardly counted as going all in.

Amazed inwardly, Jiang Xing said, "Just transport three hundred Brave ones, and another three hundred docile Golden-Veined Koi."

Jiang Xing had said he would not stand on ceremony, and he truly did not.

Six hundred Golden-Veined Koi, at a market price of three thousand each, were worth nearly two million!

The Brave ones seemed worthless, but if Jiang Xing successfully verified the conjecture and published it, their rarity could make their value soar to one million each!

For comparison, a young Pet Beast with Overlord potential could fetch up to one billion on the black market...

Even though Golden-Veined Koi were not rare, the most gifted among them might gradually evolve into candidates with Overlord-level potential. A single one being worth tens of millions would not be a problem.

By that calculation, the value of this batch of Golden-Veined Koi was impossible to estimate.

Without even blinking, Li Shun directly made a call.

A moment later, after hanging up, he smiled and said, "They're already on the way. If you need anything else, just say the word. As long as I can do it, I guarantee I won't disappoint you!"

Jiang Xing shook his head. "No need. If I get too many, I won't be able to afford raising them."

After settling the important matter, Li Shun spoke again. "By the way, Junior, once you complete your project, could you sell me one of the evolved Rainbow Dragon Cubs?"

He looked toward his daughter in the distance, smiling. "Ling Yin graduated from elementary school this year and will be starting middle school soon."

"She wants to apply to the Beast Taming Academy and become a Beast Tamer. She needs an initial Pet Beast."

"I had originally prepared another Pet Beast for her, but she likes your Rainbow Dragon Cub better."

"I'd like to reserve one for her."

Senior Li was actually willing to let his daughter become a Beast Tamer?

At only twelve years old, she would have to battle alongside Pet Beasts in fights where she could be seriously injured—or even lose her life...

Wasn't he worried?

Jiang Xing was initially surprised, but when he noticed Li Shun's gaze, he understood.

Precisely because Senior Li worried, he wanted to prepare a powerful Pet Beast as his daughter's initial Pet Beast.

This was this world's unique way of showing love.

"There's no need." Jiang Xing shook his head. "For an initial Pet Beast, it's better to raise it personally."

"You mean..."

"I just established the research institute. Looking after six or seven hundred Golden-Veined Koi alone is a little overwhelming." Jiang Xing asked, "Would you be willing to let Ling Yin work as my assistant for a while and help feed the fish?"

"She can also personally choose and raise a Golden-Veined Koi, helping it leap the gate and transform into a dragon."

"Then I'll trouble you, Junior!" Li Shun was overjoyed. This was far better than he had imagined!

Jiang Xing said, "Let me make this clear first: I'm not a teacher, and being my assistant won't be easy."

"That's fine. Just give her orders as you please! If she can't even endure this much hardship, there's no need for her to become a Beast Tamer."

In just a few words, Li Shun had settled his daughter's summer plans.

Jiang Xing smiled as well.

With an assistant, he could hand some simple, repetitive tasks over to her.

He could save time to raise the Rainbow Dragon Cub or research Cube Recipes and the like.

"Though she's a little young, she's Senior Li's daughter, and she passed the Beast Tamer knowledge assessment... She should be able to help."

As Jiang Xing pondered, a thought suddenly struck him.

A research institute, a researcher, a Novice Beast Tamer, an initial Pet Beast...

Why did this combination feel so familiar?

The next moment, the system appeared.

[Congratulations, you have successfully tamed Novice Trainer: Xiao Chi!]

[A researcher who does not wish to train Trainers is not a good Pokemon Professor. As a novice researcher determined to become a Doctor, please cultivate a Champion Trainer of your own!]

[You have received the long-term side quest: Train a Pokemon Trainer.]

[Reward: Every time the Trainer you cultivate successfully challenges a Gym, obtains a Regional Badge, or places in a Regional Tournament, you will gain one draw opportunity and may draw rewards such as Move Tutors... When they become a Champion Trainer, you will receive one Legendary-grade reward!]

"..."

Jiang Xing finally knew where that sense of familiarity had come from.

Giving away an initial Pet Beast, training a Novice Beast Tamer.

Was Oak actually me?

Come to think of it, why had System Bro gotten weird again?

It was understandable for a Doctor's mission to be training Trainers, but why did it say that he had tamed Xiao Chi?

Senior Li's daughter was actually Red—a regional subspecies from a parallel world, right?