11: Chapter 11 Disabled Beast Tamer
They did not have to struggle with their thoughts for long.
Li Yu and the other two finished their pleasantries and walked over.
Supervisor Song said enthusiastically, "Everyone, this is the Breeder who cultivated the Starlight Wolf King, Li Yu. Don't let his age fool you; he has his own unique insights into cultivation."
Song Jiang nodded hurriedly, his face beaming with joy as he said, "That's right, my Starlight Wolf King was cultivated by him. He's my good brother."
The enthusiastic introduction from the two did not put the four of them at ease.
On the contrary, their hearts sank even further.
As everyone knows, waiters at well-established businesses always have sour faces, while new shops are the ones that have to pull and tug to enthusiastically introduce themselves.
This point is no exception in the field of cultivation.
The members of the team looked at each other, and finally, they all looked at their captain. The captain's mouth twitched slightly, and he squeezed out a smile, saying, "I really didn't expect Mr. Li to be so talented at such a young age."
Supervisor Song frowned slightly. Shrewd as he was, how could he not know that these people were getting cold feet?
This was not good.
"You're too kind," Li Yu said with a smile. "Why don't you summon your Beasts first? I'll perform an attribute check on them."
The teammates looked at their captain, who smiled and said, "That's only right. Thank you, Mr. Li."
After saying this, he summoned his first. A light fell to the ground, transforming into a large, grayish-yellow rhinoceros with black spots.
As soon as it appeared, a faint scent of earth permeated the air.
[Beast Name]: Mud Armor Rhino
[Beast Quality]: Excellent (B)
[Beast Level]: Bronze Level 9
[Beast Attribute]: Earth
[Beast Talent]: Muddy, Rolling Armor
[Beast Introduction]: The Mud Armor Rhino, which frequents swamps and muddy areas, likes to roll in mud and water. Its hard mud armor is the result of years of rolling, granting it Excellent defensive capabilities.
Its stats were slightly higher than the Starlight Wolf's before its evolution.
Li Yu looked at the other three.
They summoned theirs one after another, and three balls of light landed on the ground, turning into three different-looking Beasts.
One was a poisonous toad with a dark green body covered in bumps of various sizes; one was a Bronze Bee the size of a palm with three stinger tails; and finally, there was a crow engulfed in flames.
The crow flapped its wings a few times in the air, then fell obliquely to the ground, letting out a mournful "caw."
Only then did Li Yu and Supervisor Song see clearly that the crow was missing a wing. A bare section of bone was exposed at the site of the broken wing, as if it had been forcefully bitten off by something.
The break and cracks were somewhat charred; this was caused by long-term use of flames, which had scorched the bone after it lost the protection of feathers and skin.
Supervisor Song's face darkened.
A disabled Beast.
This was a major taboo in cultivation. A disabled Beast's soul is incomplete, leading to an extremely high mortality rate and an extremely low success rate during cultivation. It was a job that many Breeders were unwilling to take.
He couldn't help but turn his gaze toward Li Yu, only to see Li Yu looking surprised, carefully examining the crow.
"This Fire Crow..." Li Yu began.
The only female team member, Yang Juan, picked up the Fire Crow and said calmly, "The wing was broken during a mission. If it cannot be cultivated, there is no need to force it."
"Let's do an attribute check first. Come, give it to me."
Li Yu took the flightless Fire Crow from Yang Juan's hands and called out to the other Beasts, "Follow me. The Starlight Wolf King stays behind."
The Starlight Wolf King had been about to follow, but upon hearing this, it whimpered aggrievedly and stopped in its tracks.
The other three Beasts followed him.
This scene left the few teammates, who had been somewhat distrustful of Li Yu, stunned.
Without a contract, he could actually communicate with the Beasts?
This was the first time they had encountered such a situation.
Unconsciously, they trusted him a little more.
"Brother Jiang," one of the teammates asked, "Is this young Breeder really that capable?"
Song Jiang nodded. "Need you ask? I wouldn't have brought you here if he weren't capable."
Another teammate asked, "Has he ever failed a cultivation? What's his failure rate?"
Song Jiang raised his head and said, "He hasn't failed a single time."
Supervisor Song was listening nearby, the corner of his mouth twitching slightly.
Good grief.
Of course, he'd only cultivated one in total, so what else could it be but a 100% success rate?
It could even be said without exaggeration that it was a 100% s-rank new species cultivation rate.
Supervisor Song was not as careless as Song Jiang. From the questions of the few people and the subtle expressions on their faces, he could see their concerns.
"Please rest assured, everyone," Supervisor Song said. "Li Yu is an Excellent Breeder; he will not accept a cultivation task he is not confident in. Even taking a step back, if there were a failure, we have other Excellent Breeders who will ensure your cultivation is successful!"
Once these words were spoken, the unease of the few people diminished somewhat. They looked at each other and nodded.
Let him give it a try!
Suddenly, a voice rang out unexpectedly.
"Yo, so many people."
When Supervisor Song heard this voice, his brows furrowed. He turned his head and saw a short, thin man with a small mustache walking in.
"Supervisor Chen, what brings you here?" Supervisor Song said expressionlessly.
"Supervisor Song, don't get excited. I'm just here to take a look. Mutual observation and learning between departments is something our CEO advocates, so you can't refuse." Supervisor Chen had a somewhat slick smile on his face.
"But how do I remember that last time I brought people to observe at your 8th-floor cultivation room, you didn't even open the door for me?"
"Did that happen? Perhaps the cultivation room was too noisy, and I didn't notice. You know, cultivation can be very loud sometimes, so it's normal not to hear. Next time for sure, next time for sure."
"Hmph!"
A shadow crossed Supervisor Song's face.
He and Supervisor Chen both belonged to the Cultivation Department, but they were not in the same hall.
One was on the 8th floor, the other on the 7th. They used the same order-taking system and often ended up at daggers drawn over fighting for orders and talent.
If he had encountered this monkey-like guy under normal circumstances, he wouldn't have cared too much, but at this moment...
Supervisor Song looked at Li Yu, who was currently performing the check on the Beasts, and a bad premonition arose.
As if to verify his conjecture.
Supervisor Chen suddenly raised his voice and asked, "By the way! Old Song, I heard you recruited an Intern from a technical school, seems to be named Li what? Hmm... oh! Li Yu! Is that true?"
Once these words were spoken, Supervisor Song's face darkened.
Song Jiang's four teammates were shocked, staring at Supervisor Song one by one.
"An Intern from a technical school?" the captain asked in a deep voice. "Supervisor Song, what is going on? Could it be that Brother Li here is the newly recruited Intern?"
"Song Jiang, tell us honestly, is this guy really an Intern?" one of the teammates looked at Song Jiang.
"Wow! Song Jiang, we treated you as a brother, and this is how you harm us? What good does it do you if our Beasts die!"
Several people looked angrily at the Song brothers.
A gleam flashed in Supervisor Chen's eyes, and he continued to shout innocently, "What? You actually didn't know?!"
"My heavens~ Old Song, this is not right of you. You are depriving the customers of their right to know. If something really happens, it will smear the reputation of Bright Moon Company!"
"In my opinion, you should hurry up and apologize to them and end this farce. It won't be good if things get out of hand..."
Before Supervisor Chen could finish speaking, Supervisor Song suddenly turned around and shouted angrily, "Shut up!"
The surroundings suddenly fell silent.
However, those few people were still staring at Supervisor Song and Song Jiang.