9: Chapter 9: 300,000 Beast Taming Resources! The Principal's Investment!

"Student Jiang Yun, the Instructor must have already explained to you that as long as you become a Core Student, you can receive 200,000 Federal Credits worth of beast taming resource subsidies every month, right?"

Looking at Jiang Yun's expectant expression, Principal asked with a smile.

Jiang Yun nodded.

Seeing this, Principal turned his gaze toward Jiang Yun's beast.

"Although your Fire Dragon Fish is a dual-attribute beast of water and fire, it is primarily a fire attribute Vicious Beast, and its skills are also related to the fire attribute."

"Now that it has reached the strength of Black Iron First Tier, the most suitable nurturing resource for it is the fire spirit stone, which is rich in fire element energy."

As Principal spoke, he waved his right hand.

A pile of thumbnail-sized, fiery-red crystalline stones appeared on his desk.

Each piece was almost identical in size.

"There are three hundred fire spirit stones here; their total value has reached 300,000. Consider this your resource subsidy for nurturing your beast this month. How about it?"

Principal looked at Jiang Yun and smiled.

Jiang Yun's eyes fell upon those fire spirit stones.

A trace of unique fire attribute energy emanated from the surface of every fire spirit stone.

This was the most basic resource for nurturing fire attribute beasts: the fire spirit stone.

Even though it was the most basic resource, its price was not cheap.

A single thumbnail-sized fire spirit stone cost a full 1,000 Federal Credits.

There were exactly 300 fire spirit stones on the desk, worth 300,000 Federal Credits.

For a Common family, this was already a staggering sum.

Slap! Slap! Slap!

Before Jiang Yun could even speak, the Fire Dragon Fish slapped its belly repeatedly, its eyes staring blankly at the pile of fire spirit stones on the table, drool nearly leaking from the corners of its mouth.

It was frantically transmitting vague consciousness into Jiang Yun's mind.

It seemed to be telling Jiang Yun...

It wanted them... Seeing the Fire Dragon Fish react so strongly, Jiang Yun also understood that these fire spirit stones would be extremely useful to it.

However, he had a doubt. It was clearly stated that the resources were worth 200,000; why had it suddenly become 300,000?

With this question in mind, Jiang Yun politely asked, "Thank you, Principal, but isn't the monthly resource subsidy 200,000? Why did you give me 300,000 worth of resources?"

Jiang Yun looked at the Principal with great confusion.

The Principal still had a smile on his face upon hearing this.

"Jiang Yun, you have a good Heart-Nature, and I think very highly of you. That 200,000 is the monthly beast taming resources given by the school to Core Students. As for the extra 100,000..."

At this point, Principal hesitated for a moment.

Then he continued, "Consider this extra 100,000 as an investment in you!"

Investment?

Principal's words left Jiang Yun somewhat surprised.

He hadn't expected the Principal to value him so much.

To actually take out 100,000 in resources to invest in him?

For a powerful Amethyst Rank Beast Tamer like Principal, 100,000 in resources might be insignificant, but for the current Jiang Yun, it was a huge amount.

Jiang Yun needed resources to nurture his beast right now.

Principal's 100,000 in resources was undoubtedly providing help when it was needed most.

This made Jiang Yun feel a bit more grateful toward the Principal.

This was practically an angel investor!

"Thank you, Principal! I will definitely Cultivate hard and nurture my beast well."

Jiang Yun immediately expressed his gratitude.

"Mm! Very good! If you can get into a better Key Beast Tamer Academy in the future, you won't have let down my expectations."

Seeing Jiang Yun's grateful attitude,

Principal nodded with satisfaction.

Then he advised Jiang Yun again, "By the way, there's one more thing you must remember. In C-City, there are likely many people who can see that your beast's Aptitude is extraordinary. Don't be too flashy in the future, or people might notice and target you."

"As for the school, I will have them classify your beast as a Rare Fire Dragon Fish with Gold Rank Aptitude. You can Cultivate in peace at school."

Principal's words made Jiang Yun feel a warmth in his heart.

Jiang Yun naturally understood the meaning behind Principal's words.

Clearly, Principal had already seen that his beast possessed Amethyst Rank Aptitude, and it was even a mutated species of an Amethyst Rank Vicious Beast.

If the news of a beast cub or Vicious Beast egg with such Aptitude got out, it would surely cause a sensation in C-City and make many people envious... If a powerful person were to harbor ill intentions and set their sights on his beast... for the current Jiang Yun, it would surely be a total catastrophe.

Therefore, concealing the true Aptitude of his beast from the outside world was also a form of protection for Jiang Yun.

Clearly, Principal was protecting Jiang Yun.

To this, Jiang Yun also responded with gratitude.

"I will keep that in mind."

Principal nodded.

"Alright, take these fire spirit stones and go back to Cultivate properly. Someone is already handling the Core Student matters for you; you just need to wait for the news."

"Yes, I will definitely Cultivate hard."

Jiang Yun nodded in response.

He then put both the Fire Dragon Fish and the fire spirit stones into his Beast Taming Space and left the Principals Office.

As Jiang Yun pulled the office door shut with a click,

Principal, who had been very steady and upright just a moment ago, stood up with a swoosh.

The seriousness on his face vanished, replaced by a look of heartache—so much so that the corners of his mouth couldn't stop twitching.

It took a long time for him to regain his composure.

He let out a deep sigh.

"Although it's a bit of a pity that a Vicious Beast egg of this level fell into the hands of a student, this kid is still good material for a Beast Tamer. I'll have to observe him more in the future..."

"But before that, I need to have someone go and properly appraise those Vicious Beast eggs again. Maybe there are still Vicious Beasts with top-tier Aptitude inside."

Principal pondered secretly... Meanwhile,

Jiang Yun had already returned to his class.

However, just as he entered the Grade 2 Class 8 classroom,

a group of classmates swarmed around him.

"Jiang Yun! Look, Jiang Yun is back!"

"Jiang Yun! Is it true that you picked a Gold Rank Aptitude beast at the Nurturing Center?"

"Jiang Yun, you're amazing! You actually contracted a Gold Rank Aptitude beast."

"More than that! I also heard that Jiang Yun is now a Beast Tamer Core Student of the school!"

"Jiang Yun! You really became a Core Student! You're so incredible!"

"Jiang Yun! Jiang Yun! Can you show us your beast?"

"Student Jiang Yun, do you have a girlfriend? Do you want a girlfriend? I just turned sixteen years old!"

"Student Jiang Yun..."

...Jiang Yun had just returned to the classroom,

and it caused a commotion. Even students from other classes next door came to watch the excitement.

Instantly, the entrance to the Grade 2 Class 8 classroom was packed.

Hearing the content of their discussions,

it was clear that the news of Jiang Yun contracting a beast and becoming a Core Student had already spread!

This couldn't help but make Jiang Yun very impressed by that Instructor's speed.

He had spent less than half an hour in the office with the Principal... and this matter had already become known to everyone...

Seeing the very enthusiastic classmates around him,

Jiang Yun felt his head growing big; it was quite a headache.

Just as Jiang Yun was feeling troubled,