The sun blazed overhead.
Early that morning, crowds milled outside the Beast Tamer Association's branches across Linzhou and its Headquarters.
Some had come with their parents, while others had come alone.
Without a doubt, though, every one of them, male or female, was extremely young, their faces radiant with confidence.
They certainly had grounds for that confidence. Having passed the preliminary test of this Professional Assessment, they had already distinguished themselves among the millions upon millions of young Beast Tamers of eligible age throughout Jianghai Province and Linzhou City.
These people would qualify to make their living as professional Beast Tamers in the future, raising Pet Beasts primarily for combat strength rather than for some other ordinary occupation.
In a world like this, becoming a professional combat Beast Tamer was indeed something many people envied.
They were also the main candidates eligible to head to Jianghai for the final testing in this Professional Assessment.
The entire Professional Assessment was divided into three stages.
The preliminary test, the Provincial Test, and the Final Test.
The first stage, the preliminary test, involved registration and filling in information such as age, name, and Pet Beasts. Beyond that, most importantly, there were mandatory tests.
Initially, anyone no older than twenty-four whose cultivation was no higher than Commander Rank could participate.
However, under those restrictions, not a single Monarch Rank Beast Tamer aged twenty-four or younger had appeared, while crowds carrying cats and dogs, including plenty of fresh graduates, had come to join the excitement.
Although every Beast Tamer of the younger generation was eligible this time, these people did not even qualify as cannon fodder. Once they entered the battle royale battlefield of the Provincial Test, wetting their pants in fright would be the least of their problems. Not only would they make a