"Perhaps even some creatures that are already quite powerful may not know the full extent of their talents—"
Luo Yu couldn't help but speculate, then entered the buffet boat, grabbed a few crab legs, and waited for the celebration to begin.
The first segment is a battle between newcomers and zombies.
In the audience, many people were waiting. Yu Wan sat next to her parents, eating a bag of spicy Xiaoyu that Lin Li had prepared for her. She was in a good mood, after all, she hadn't seen her parents for a long time.
Yu Wan said, "I thought you weren't coming back."
Yu Wan's father, Yu Zhou, laughed and said, "There was a little trouble on the way, and we only arrived last night. We almost missed the celebration. I heard from your uncle that you're now working as a security guard at a research institute?"
"That's not an ordinary research institute," Yu Wan said while eating.
Yu Wan's Water Affinity Wu, said, "To be able to breed a medical Ink Fish —this young man is indeed remarkable. However, you're not getting any younger. What future does being a security guard have? After the celebration, we'll go buy you a new pet. It's time for you to get back on your feet."
Yu Wan sighed, "Didn't we go to the Azure Billows Continent before and not find anything suitable? I feel like we're in for a tough time this time too—"
"Let's wait a bit longer. Luo Yu said he's researching the evolution of Ink Fish. Once he's figured it out, he'll offer all employees a low-cost, affordable position. Quitting now would be a huge loss."
"Pfft—" Shui Wu, sprayed the water all over the Yu Zhou.
"The Yu Zhou wiped the water off his face expressionlessly, looked at Yu Wan and said, 'You actually believe this kind of flatbread? Don't tell me it's from my daughter.'"
Yu Wan shrugged and said, "Of course I don't believe it, so I consulted a fortune teller."
"Since ' Star Shell ' died, have you ever been accurate in using its pearls for divination?" the mother asked.
"It's true that it's never been accurate, but this time, my divination shows that he can't possibly research the Water Devil Beast. If this is inaccurate, doesn't that mean he can succeed in researching it?"
The two:???
"Hehe----" Yu Wan chuckled; she was actually just teasing her parents.
Luo Yu is indeed quite talented, but she also feels that researching Water Devil Beast is unreliable. However, she does find staying at the research institute quite interesting and relaxing, and doesn't want to leave.
The main problem was that her time working at the Beast Management Bureau caused her to become depressed.
She desperately needs this kind of easy work to heal her shattered heart.
Interacting with young people like Luo Yu, Lin Li, and Chen Bo makes her feel younger.
"Alright, the celebration has begun. Let's see. I wonder if this year we can inject some fresh blood into the Mirror Moon." The Yu Zhou looked towards the main deck, where the celebration host was already standing.
Besides Yu Wan's family, there was also Chen Bo's family, and a bunch of outsiders, such as Handsome and An Yao, who were also paying attention to the celebration.
"Now, is there any newcomer willing to challenge the Aberrant Corpse Beast?"
The ceremony's emcee stood on the deck, laughed heartily, and looked at the dozens of newlyweds opposite him.
On the dozens of ships around, ordinary islanders and Beast Taming from various fleets were all looking forward to the newcomers' performance.
Meanwhile, the food offering ceremony quietly began.
One chef after another threw their prepared delicacies into a whirlpool in the lake that led to the depths, as if offering them to the water god.
"I'll go." Those who volunteer to be the first to step forward are all extremely Confidence people. Wang Heng, dressed in black, came to the side of the boat and looked around.
"I will challenge the Superior Species zombie sea monsters."
As soon as he finished speaking, the group of newcomers started discussing animatedly.
"Who is this? I've never seen him at school before."
"Dare to challenge Superior Species? Are you out of your mind?!"
The students at Jingyue School all felt that this boy looked completely unfamiliar.
"This newcomer is named Wang Heng. He has been studying on the Azure Billows Continent and has only recently returned to the island—" the celebration host introduced, looking at the information. Only then did everyone realize who he was.
"His grandfather is Wang Defa, a powerful and corrupt official; there's no way he could join an ordinary fleet." The recruitment officers of the various fleets investigated his identity immediately and shook their heads.
After making his selection, Wang Heng looked at the "water arena" enclosed on the lake and summoned his pet beast over there!
The next instant, a giant black turtle fell into the lake, then floated up, revealing its form, its body emanating a dark aura.
Upper-Tier Common Species, Dark type, Crocodile Devil Turtle!
The "Dark" attribute is extremely rare on Mirror Moon Island, and many newcomers are very envious of it.
No wonder he dared to challenge the Superior Species.
"Hmm----" On another boat, Luo Yu, holding a crab claw, leaned against a spot and looked at the Crocodile Devil Turtle.
Level 10, Superior Species? --- So this is Wang Defa's grandson.
The common talent "Thick Skin and Tough Flesh" is not bad.
I don't know how well it's been trained. If you only look at the stats, it doesn't have much of an advantage compared to a Senior Level talents.
A moment later, a Storm Eagle appeared in the sky, its claws gripping a large cage as it flew over the lake. The cage was opened by wind blades, and an ugly zombie sea lizard was thrown from the air onto the lake.
[Race]: Crawler [Attribute]: Virus [Racial Level]: Upper-Tier Common Species [Health Level]: 10 [Racial Ability]: Rending Claw [Individual Talent]: Aberrant Body (Senior Level talent, berserk behavior, ignores pain, can only be completely eliminated by destroying the central nervous system.)
Boom!
The monitor lizard crashed into the lake, creating a burst of water.
The Crocodile Devil Turtle and the Crawler instantly faced off on the lake.
The next moment, the zombie giant lizard sprinted across the lake at full speed, its four claws creating countless waves. The Crocodile Devil Turtle's head kept turning, and it was finding it difficult to keep up with its ferocious speed.
"Stay calm, wait for it to get close, then deliver a fatal blow to its head."
Wang Heng took a deep breath and moved with the Crawler to the vicinity of the Crocodile Devil Turtle. The Crocodile Devil Turtle stretched out its long neck and lunged to bite!
[Nether Fang]!
In a single exchange, the Crocodile Devil Turtle bit its opponent's neck, tearing off a chunk of flesh!
Unfortunately, he failed to bite the head, and Wang Heng frowned.
Boom!!!
A piece of flesh was torn off, but the Crawler was completely unaffected and flipped over to land on the giant tortoise's back.
Bang bang bang bang!
This Crawler was extremely ferocious, its Rending Claw slamming down wildly, and in just a few seconds, many cracks appeared on the Crocodile Devil Turtle's shell.
But the Crocodile Devil Turtle, with its Thick Skin and Tough Flesh and tough flesh, withstood all the attacks and launched a furious counterattack!
"Roar!!!" Its giant tail whipped out a dark current, successfully blasting the head off, but the [Dark Current Tail] was less powerful than the Nether Fang. Although half of the Crawler's head was crushed and a lot of rotten blood was flowing out, it was still able to move!
Wang Heng's heart sank. He had fought against Superior Species once before, so why was this one so much stronger?
"This kid—" In the audience, Wang Defa out in a cold sweat: "He's wasted his education—"
"Boss Wang, your expectations are too high. Last year at the celebration, no one could match the Superior Species. Besides, we don't know what's going on this year. The zombie sea beasts are much more ferocious than in previous years, making them even more difficult to deal with." The surrounding Beast Taming tamers flattered them.
"He's still not good enough." Wang Defa his head, but couldn't hide the smile on his face when faced with the compliment.
After several rounds, the Crocodile Devil Turtle, at the cost of severe injuries, finally found a second chance and successfully smashed its head!
Wang Heng won by a narrow margin.
After watching this battle, many of the new students at Mirror Moon High School looked rather grim. Some of them had originally wanted to challenge the Superior Species, but seeing how ferocious the Crawler were, even the Dark-type Crocodile Devil Turtle almost lost, they instantly backed down.
"Let's just do as the principal says and choose the weakest one," many people thought to themselves.
The Mirror Moon Celebration continues.
One student after another appeared, and the zombie sea monsters demonstrated their formidable power as enemies of humanity.
Faced with Aberrant Corpse Beast that had developed 100% Senior Level talents, even students bound to Superior Species didn't falter.
Everyone chose to challenge the Mid-Rank Species Zombie Beast; no one chose the Superior Species.
Even with the Mid-Rank Species choice, no one can easily defeat the zombies.
As for the three students Luo Yu brought, they only dared to choose to challenge Low-Rank Ordinary Species, since their pets were still some distance from level 10 and would be suppressed by their level.
Of course, the elites of the various fleets seem to be used to this situation. Apparently, every new recruit is pretty much the same, especially since the zombies are even stronger this year.
"It's almost over. How many promising players are there this time?"
Only that "Wang Heng" is good----
"Forget it. Wang Defa's grandson will definitely join the Mirror Moon Armed Fleet if he's going to get in, and he might even plan to stay on the Azure Billows Continent and never come back. What chance do you have of our ' Mantis Shrimp Fleet '? How much salary do you want to offer him?"
"----" Luo Yu had already walked from the dining boat towards the main celebration ship. Now the 30th student had arrived, and this segment was about to end.
"Is it almost over?"
Only three people were seated on the celebration stage.
They are the island owner and Bai Ya.
Shui Xinghai, leader of the Mirror Moon Armed Fleet.
And Yu Lei, the director of the Beast Management Bureau.
Shui Xinghai yawned. "Lei, the new recruits are getting worse and worse. I'm not trying to criticize you, but have you done a good job with their training? I finally come back for a visit, and this is what you show me?"
Yu Lei said calmly, "Hehe, things will definitely be different in a few years."
"You mean that Sting Training Method? Bing Liang, Mi Xiaoyu, and Zhuang Feng were the test subjects just now, right? They didn't seem that great to me. They were quite pathetic in front of the Zombie Beast, weren't they? Of course, you can't say they were bad either," Shui Xinghai.
"They've only been working on this for less than half a month, and the Zombie Beast are a higher level than their pets, so it doesn't mean anything."
"You wait and see, the person who created this research has also registered for the celebration. You'll have to watch his performance."
"Luo Yu, is it!" The island's matriarch, Bai Ya, smiled slightly. She had already heard reports about the son of this Luo Shui scholar from Yu Lei several times.
But isn't that kid's pet Earth Penguin?
The venue this time is on a lake—there's nowhere to set up a stall.
Could it be—that newly contracted Ghost Honey Water Bee?
But it hasn't been that long, and the Ghost Honey Water Bee probably hasn't leveled up much—and it's only a low-ranking ghost.
The divine envoy was momentarily puzzled. Studying talent was one thing, but combat was another—was it really alright for Luo Yu to sign up for the celebration?
Another person finished their challenge, and seeing that time was almost up, the unsuspecting audience thought the celebration was about to move on to the next segment. However, the celebration host announced, "Alright, now there's only one newcomer representative left—"
Before the words were finished, Luo Yu, wearing a white coat, walked into everyone's sight.
"This newcomer is named Luo Yu —he passed the training qualification assessment at the age of 15 this year, breaking the record. He inherited his father's biological research institute and, at such a young age, is already a biological researcher. Because of this special resume, he has been exceptionally selected as one of this year's newcomer representatives!"
Those who pass the qualification assessment at age 15?
Not many people know about Luo Yu's Inheritance Research Institute. Among these spectators are many vegetable vendors, hunters from the mountains, and sailors who frequently go out to sea. They only have time to join in the fun during big events like the Mirror Moon Celebration, so they don't know about certain information in a timely manner.
In fact, most people on the island probably don't even know that the Luo Shui researcher is dead, or that they don't know any Luo Shui scholar at all.
"That sounds pretty impressive!" many uninformed viewers said, feeling that Luo Yu's resume was much better than that of any top ten or top five freshmen or even international students, but they didn't know how good he was.
"Challenge the Superior Species." Moreover, after Luo Yu ascended, he directly challenged the superior species that only the international student Wang Heng dared to challenge.
Zombie Beast ----
These words caused Wang Heng, who had already returned to the audience and sat down next to his grandfather, to raise an eyebrow.
"Having witnessed my battles, does he still dare to challenge Superior Species?"
"Don't worry, you've got it covered," Wang Defa said with a smile, not believing that anyone could compete with his grandson for the blessing of the guardian deity.
A lot of resources were invested in that Crocodile Devil Turtle.
Luo Yu's arrival surprised many people.
For example, the Handsome researcher looked completely bewildered. Luo Yu was the only newcomer from Mirror Moon he knew, but the problem was, wasn't this guy a contracted Earth Penguin?
"It's him—" Scholar An Yao was also confused. She had already learned about Luo Yu's pet beast from other researchers.
"Your boss," Yu Wan's parents said to Yu Wan.
"He's a student," Yu Wan corrected.
"Luo Yu has already signed up, why didn't you?" Chen Zhuo asked Chen Bo, who was standing next to him.
All eyes were focused on Luo Yu.
People wanted to see what his contracted pet was, but when Luo Yu looked towards the water area and summoned July to the sky above the lake, they were dumbfounded.
Call!
A flash of white light, and a Earth Penguin appeared, its wings flapping frantically high in the air, trying to stay aloft for even a second longer.
"Ah?"
"Earth Penguin?"
"Those kinds of birds that can't fly or swim?"
"What's going on with Luo Yu's pet beast?!"
Previously, there were 31 newcomer representatives, 27 contracted water beasts, and 4 contracted flying pets.
These are all perfectly normal choices and are suitable for lake environments.
How come when it came to Luo Yu, with his impressive resume, he summoned a ground-type pet?!
What's the point of fighting it? If it falls into the water, it'll have to use most of its strength just to swim!
However!
Just when people thought the Earth Penguin was about to fall into the water, a dull thud erupted from the bottom of the lake!
July's gaze was sharp and penetrating, as if looking through the surface of the lake to beneath the water, directly revealing the results of her cultivation over the past period!
Boom!
The earth trembled, and crimson magma surged from the fissures at the bottom of the lake, solidifying into charred black rock layers upon contact with water, causing a section of the lakebed to rise rapidly.
With a loud "boom," a standing rock platform burst forth from the water, its crevices still bubbling with boiling steam!
The audience snapped out of their daze, and there stood the little penguin, calm and composed.
The entire audience was stunned!
What's going on?!
Where did it come from?!