18: Monthly exams begin

The next morning, Canglan No. 2 High School's monthly exam arrived as scheduled.

Inside the classroom, Zhao Sheng stood on the podium, reminding everyone of some important points.

"I believe everyone already knows what the monthly exam rewards are, so I won't go into too much detail."

"This year's monthly exam content is different from previous years."

"The original combat rounds have all been canceled and replaced with Beastmaster physical tests, with no combat rounds."

After he finished speaking, there wasn't much reaction from everyone, as this was a situation they were all aware of.

Aside from the removal of the combat rounds, which made some people feel quite lucky.

The previous competition with Class 2 already made everything clear.

Most people still found it difficult to command and control their beasts, let alone fight, which made everyone breathe a sigh of relief.

In comparison, the Beastmaster physical test situation was much simpler.

Everyone had a certain understanding of their beast's development.

They also had an estimate of their final ranking.

Seeing that everyone already knew, Zhao Sheng continued.

"The physical test is divided into three parts."

"Level, skills, and physique."

"Level and skills account for the highest proportion of the score, while physique only accounts for a small part."

"Secondly, skills are divided according to the number and level of awakened skills of the beast."

"Everyone, please pay attention."

"Alright, everyone, line up in two rows in the corridor."

"After Class 4 in front leaves, go to the sports field and wait for the monthly exam inspection."

After he finished speaking, he pointed to the door, signaling everyone.

The students also lined up neatly, preparing to head to the sports field.

The large group slowly advanced.

Along the way, many people began to complain.

"This is over, let alone the top 100, I'm afraid I'll be outside the top 300."

"Relax, don't be so nervous, don't take the first monthly exam score too seriously."

"Anyway, the next few times won't be much different..."

"No, you kill people and then attack their hearts, right?"

As soon as he said this, many people laughed.

They soon arrived at the sports field and waited for a while.

All ten classes were ready, divided into ten queues.

Fortunately, the school's sports field was large enough, otherwise it really wouldn't fit so many people.

Lin Shu also saw a large number of beast species at this moment.

He occasionally saw them in school, but it was rare to see them gathered together like today.

"Woof woof."

"Quack quack."

"Roar roar!"

The sounds of various beasts rose and fell, making the sports field very noisy.

There was some chaos.

Whether flying in the sky, crawling on the ground, or swimming in the water, all could be seen on this sports field.

From a distance, it looked like a zoo.

Not far away, more than a dozen instruments were ready.

This monthly exam officially began.

The students whose names were called quickly stepped forward to be inspected.

The speed was still very fast, averaging five minutes per person.

At this speed, it was soon Lin Shu's turn.

He brought Dark Night to the testing instrument.

The testing teacher pushed up his glasses, seemingly surprised by Dark Night, who was waist-high.

Many people had not contracted a Shadow Mantis and did not know the intricacies of it.

But the teacher, after all, was experienced and knew how outrageous it was for this Shadow Mantis to grow so large in less than a month.

Students from other classes around who were being tested were also attracted.

They looked at their own beasts and compared them.

The gap immediately appeared.

"Holy cow, it grew so fast!"

"Yeah, yeah."

"It's really big."

Many people echoed, garnering many exclamations from students in other classes.

"Student, give me your student ID card."

The testing teacher didn't stop what he was doing.

Lin Shu handed over his student ID card and placed it on the machine.

"Beep, entry successful!"

"Student, your beast is the best developed I've seen this year."

"You can go and start the test now."

The teacher's eyes were full of admiration, seemingly very satisfied with Dark Night.

"Thank you, teacher."

After Lin Shu thanked him, he guided Dark Night.

Dark Night lightly leaped and arrived in the middle of the instrument.

Its expression was calm, seemingly even a little bored.

After two or three minutes, the results appeared from the instrument.

Name: Shadow Mantis

Length: 90.28 cm

Weight: 12.8 kg

Level: 10.0

Skills: Primary — Assault, Fast Movement, Heavy Strike, Sharp Blade (Passive)

Intermediate — Dual Shadow Kill

A form automatically appeared.

The instrument used for the monthly exam was very high-end and could detect the skills awakened by beasts.

Of course, it couldn't detect Talent; such a machine doesn't exist yet.

Just one glance, and the testing teacher opened his mouth, as if he had seen something incredible.

A first-tier level, four primary skills, and one intermediate skill.

This was the most impressive student he had seen in Canglan No. 2 High School during all his years of testing.

"It's perfectly cultivated. To cultivate such a beast in such a short time."

"Your efforts are crucial."

"Thank you for the compliment, teacher. I will continue to work hard."

Lin Shu was very humble, not arrogant.

The teacher nodded and began to search for the name on the form.

First Year, Class 5, Lin Shu.

Not only was his beast exceptionally well-cultivated, but he himself had also awakened Beastmaster Talent.

His future is truly limitless.

The teacher remembered Lin Shu's name.

This student was basically already first in the monthly exam.

The teacher had already pronounced the result in his heart.

He really couldn't think of anyone else who could compare with him.

"Student Lin, your score has been recorded."

The teacher, with a smile, handed the student ID card back to Lin Shu.

After thanking the teacher, Lin Shu led Dark Night away from the instrument.

He returned to the back of his class to wait.

The monthly exam was still in full swing.

Meanwhile, in the principal's office.

A tall, middle-aged man was checking something on the computer.

And this middle-aged man was Pei Yuanfang, the principal of Canglan No. 2 High School.

His hair was neatly combed, and a pair of sharp eyes shone from his square face.

Looking at the scores of many students on the computer, a slight smile appeared on Pei Yuanfang's otherwise expressionless face.

"There are quite a few good prospects this time, and it's not even halfway through."

"There are already three students who scored over five hundred points."

"The average score is even 20 points higher than last year."

The instrument would convert the entered data into scores, which could more intuitively reflect the data.

Hearing this, a teacher beside him spoke up.

"This is mainly due to the principal's support, otherwise we wouldn't have achieved such good results."

He flattered him a little, but it made Pei Yuanfang feel very comfortable.

He had put in a lot for Canglan No. 2 High School.

Now, the results finally showed that his efforts were not in vain.

"However, the most important are the six students who awakened Beastmaster Talent."

"These are what I'm most concerned about and looking forward to."

"Have any of their scores appeared yet?"

Next to the computer on the left, a teacher immediately replied, "Principal, yes, two have already completed their tests."

"Good, send them over."

"Let me see."