93: Sword Points to College Cup

“Let’s go, I’ll take you to the Pet Safety Assessment Center. But before that, you need to give it a name; it needs to be filled out on the registration card.” Gong Yilan glanced at the monster following Chen Xing, secretly praising how fast this kid was.

Just before Chen Xing was about to enter the Assessment Center, Gong Yilan secretly slipped him the keys to two locks.

If everything went smoothly in the end, this small detail of unlocking the shackles might add a lot of points for Chen Xing.

Although the monster with an eagle face and human body was not tall, only reaching below Chen Xing’s chest, its face was majestic and full of spirit.

Its body was covered with a layer of black feathers like armor, and the golden lightning mark on its forehead added a mysterious aura to it.

The three pairs of huge wings on its back were tightly folded and tucked away when it walked, while its hands and feet were in the shape of eagle claws.

Although these features seemed incongruous, they harmoniously blended into one on its body, as if it were a bipedal, three-winged Divine Eagle.

Chen Xing gazed at the monster, beginning to ponder what name to give it.

On the data panel, its name field was still blank, meaning it was a unique existence in this world. Naming it after either its father's or mother's bloodline seemed inappropriate.

The monster raised its head, a hint of confusion appearing on its face.

Naming? This was a difficult task for it.

Its voice hoarse, it hesitated, “You help me think of one.”

Gong Yilan couldn't help but feel a touch of surprise; this monster was actually willing to let Chen Xing name it.

Chen Xing pondered for a moment, then suggested, “You control four attributes, so how about ‘Four Phases’?” He paused, then added, “As for the species name, let’s call it ‘Four Aspects Divine Eagle’.”

Gong Yilan nodded in agreement: “A name is just a designation. As long as it doesn’t touch on certain taboos, you can call it whatever you like.”

So, accompanied by Gong Yilan, Chen Xing brought the monster, now named “Four Phases,” to the Pet Safety Assessment Center.

With internal connections, all procedures went unusually smoothly.

Soon, they were left with only one final hurdle—a psychological safety assessment for the Four Aspects Divine Eagle.

This step was crucial because it directly related to the safety of city residents.

After all, no one wanted a monster with strong aggressive tendencies to run rampant in the city, causing irreversible consequences.

This was to be responsible for everyone's safety, and at the same time, Chen Xing also needed to sign as the safety officer for Four Phases. If anything happened, Chen Xing would be its primary responsible party.

Gong Yilan had already prepared to make a call, but when the assessment results came out, she was stunned, with two black characters clearly written on the white paper— “Good mental condition.”

Her brain momentarily froze; she even began to doubt if she had misread it.

One must know that after being brought back yesterday, this monster had been confined in a secret room, behaving as violently as a Chihuahua whose tail had been stepped on.

Could it be because her actions when confining it yesterday were too rough? Gong Yilan couldn't help but reflect on her behavior from the previous day.

At the same time, Chen Xing had already received the safety tag from the staff and placed it around Four Phases’ neck.

He reminded Four Phases, “This tag is very important; don’t take it off. When walking in the city, as long as you have it, you can move freely.”

Four Phases lowered its head, gently rubbing the metal tag with its sharp claws. Its movements were exceptionally gentle, as if afraid of accidentally crushing the tag.

After leaving the Safety Assessment Center, Chen Xing found that it was not far from his home.

So he politely declined Gong Yilan's offer to drive him home.

He decided to take Four Phases for a walk home and, while he was at it, buy it a high-quality food storage container.

From then on, he could regularly prepare freeze-dried food for Four Phases. Just 60 pieces of freeze-dried food could keep Four Phases in a good mood for an hour; 1440 pieces would ensure a good mood all day.

Four Phases could just eat some freeze-dried food in its leisure time to stack the buff duration.

Of course, this was only a temporary solution; the best way was to find a way to completely cure Four Phases' problem.

Chen Xing felt that there should be corresponding skills later in the skill tree, as the profession of Pet Caregiver included pet medical care.

After leaving the Safety Assessment Center, passersby along the way cast curious glances at Four Phases.

Some couldn't help but step forward to ask Chen Xing where he bought this Beast Taming, as it looked so rare; others praised Four Phases' handsome appearance and asked Chen Xing for his contact information, hoping to buy one of its offspring later.

Facing the crowd's stares and discussions, Four Phases appeared somewhat uncomfortable.

It wasn't used to being stared at by so many people; it made it feel oppressed.

So, it quietly moved half a step to the left, hiding behind Chen Xing, and gripped Chen Xing’s clothes tightly with both claws.

Chen Xing noticed Four Phases' unease. He gently patted Four Phases' shoulder and soothed it with a gentle voice, “Don’t be afraid, I’m here. Let’s go.”

Four Phases silently shook its head. It wasn't actually afraid of these people; it was just afraid that its condition would flare up and destroy everything it had worked so hard to achieve.

Upon arriving at the mall, Chen Xing bought it a large, black pet food storage container that looked somewhat like agourd (gourd).

The quality was excellent, with good ductility, and it also had impressive resistance to fire, lightning, and water pressure.

Having received its new gift from Chen Xing, Four Phases kept its head down, playing with it adoringly.

“Mine?” Four Phases murmured.

“That’s right, it’s yours now.”

Four Phases fell silent. In the laboratory, all it had were endless pills and injections, but it didn't like them.

It carefully tucked the black gourd-shaped food storage container onto its waist, a black gourd now adorning its right side. This, it liked.

Passing by the mall's glass doors, it stopped at the entrance, unable to resist comparing itself left and right.

“Hey, let’s go.” Chen Xing called from ahead.

Only then did Four Phases turn its head and quickly catch up, but this time its steps were a little more determined than before.

Then Chen Xing took it to the supermarket to buy a large amount of chicken breast and three dehydrators; he was preparing to make more freeze-dried food.

The cost of freeze-dried food wasn't expensive, at least compared to other skills in the skill tree, it was very cheap; it just took some time to make.

Fortunately, the most time-consuming part of making freeze-dried food was the drying process, which only required manually operating the machine, pressing a few buttons, and setting the time.

Chen Xing handed the several large bags of purchased items to Four Phases to carry, calling it exercise.

Four Phases didn't refuse; the items in these bags looked like a lot, but their weight was actually effortless for it.

The only minor inconvenience was that it was too “short”; with its long arms, if it let them hang naturally, the bags would drag on the ground.

So it needed to raise its arms, lifting the bags as high as possible. Its sharp eagle claws formed a ring, perfectly creating a hook shape.

Chen Xing found that Four Phases, after consuming the freeze-dried food, seemed to have a much gentler temper, not as unruly as when they first met.

Hmm...

Actually, he still preferred its unruly appearance.

Men, ah.

Chen Xing had already informed his family.

Upon returning home, Chen's parents warmly greeted Four Phases.

After the initial nervousness, Four Phases quickly adapted to the family.

In the evening, Chen Xing returned to his room and summoned Taotie.

Taotie sensed the uninvited guest in the room and let out two dissatisfied growls at Chen Xing.

Four Phases saw this, took two steps back, and stood leaning against the wall in the corner of the room.

Chen Xing gently patted Taotie's large head, “It’s also our companion, it just hasn’t signed a contract with me yet. You need to work hard quickly, break through to Level 38 soon.”

Taotie's small eyes were full of blankness; it didn't know what Level 38 was, it only knew that its master had a new companion.

Four Phases understood that it was the newcomer, so it didn't argue or make a fuss; it just stood silently in the corner.

Chen Xing felt a headache; he felt like a scumbag caught in the act, with his main partner and mistress now in the same room.

No wonder there was a course in high school called Beast Taming Psychology; it was probably so that every Beastmaster could lovingly control every pair of wings?

“You go with it first, I’m fine.” Four Phases said hoarsely.

Chen Xing: ???

What was with the inexplicable passive-aggressive remarks?

He looked at Four Phases and saw Four Phases' face—well, it was an eagle head, he really couldn't tell anything. But considering it had been confined in a laboratory since it was young and hadn't been exposed to much, those words probably had no other meaning.

After comforting the two Beast Taming.

At night, Chen Xing slept with his head on Taotie's belly.

Taotie kept one eye open and one eye closed.

Four Phases silently walked to the desk and casually picked up a book from the table— “Beast Taming Psychology.”

It flipped through it for a while; the pictures in it were interesting, but unfortunately, it couldn't understand the text.

Watching Taotie's eye turn with its movements, Four Phases walked to the corner, jumped onto a stool, and slowly closed its eyes.

Its lower body, with its two eagle claws, flexed its toes reflexively, gripping the support beneath its feet, its body swaying slightly for a moment before steadying itself.

The next day, Chen Xing woke up early, and after some thought, decided to take Four Phases to school.

It could only stabilize its emotions by being with him, and it was also easier to look after.

There wasn't much freeze-dried food left at home, but it was temporarily enough to maintain emotional stability. Once the new batch of freeze-dried food was made, it would be even more plentiful.

Yesterday, he had been busy for nearly an hour, processing all hundred pounds of chicken breast he bought. The dehydration rate was about 70%, and he expected to get about fourteen pounds of freeze-dried food, enough for about five days.

Upon arriving at school, Four Phases' appearance once again attracted many curious glances.

Passing through the cafeteria to the School Team at the back, Kuang Shiyi scrutinized Four Phases, “Is this your new Beast Taming that you prepared?”

“That’s right, my new partner.”

“Looks good.”

“Oh, by the way, Coach, is the High School Cup in March next year?” Chen Xing suddenly asked.

“Yes, why, do you want to participate?”

“There are still over three months; I want to give it a try.”

Kuang Shiyi's instinctive experience told him that such a short time would not allow for much improvement.

But then he thought of Chen Xing's Beast Taming's outstanding performance in the competition this time, and the words he was about to say were swallowed back. This kid seemed to exist to break his existing experience.

As things stood, Chen Xing's Beast Taming was only inferior to Tian Xuechuan's in terms of energy level, but if there could be significant progress and improvement in energy level within three months...

Whether in terms of functionality or combat power, Tian Xuechuan’s Beast Taming might not perform as well as Chen Xing’s Beast Taming on the field then.

After only a slight hesitation, Kuang Shiyi agreed to Chen Xing's request.

“Alright, as long as your Beast Taming’s energy level can break through to Level 30 or above in three months, I’ll let you and Tian Xuechuan take turns as starters. If it can break through to Level 35 or above, you’ll be the starter, and Tian Xuechuan will be your substitute. Don’t worry, that kid Tian Xuechuan is very lazy; if you can be the starter, he’d much rather be a substitute.” Kuang Shiyi looked deeply at Chen Xing.

Three months, huh?

Coach, my goal is not just to break through to Level 35 within three months; my goal is to complete the first evolution before the High School Cup and sign a contract with Four Phases to have a second Beast Taming.

Because besides the team competition, the High School Cup also has individual competitions!

Having obtained the coach's promise, Chen Xing went to the poolside to continue today's training.

Today, the training plan he had prepared for Taotie was to practice the proficiency of the Death Roll and Great Whirlpool skills. Especially Death Roll, as the only offensive skill currently mastered, improving its proficiency was extremely important.

Especially the larger Taotie's body size, the more exaggerated the power it would cause when using Death Roll.

Chen Xing also checked Four Phases' skills. Perhaps because no contract had been signed, Four Phases' skills could not temporarily be leveled up through mini-game interactions.

But it could undergo daily regular training—using the method other Beastmasters use to train skills, though this training method relies more on innate talent.