8: Apprentice breeder assessment begins

At this moment, the queue finally began to move. The doors of the Breeder Center swung wide open, welcoming each person who had come to participate in the examination.

It wasn't particularly obvious from the outside, but the interior space of the Breeder Center was indeed massive.

The first-floor lobby was at least five hundred square meters in size, and along both sides of the hall were rows of doors made of special materials.

Luo Chen counted carefully; there were no fewer than twenty doorways on each side.

While Luo Chen was observing the environment of the first floor, a vibrant young girl approached him and handed a numbered plate into his hand.

135—that was the number on the plate.

After handing the plate to Luo Chen, the girl didn't stop, continuing toward the back as she distributed plates to the people in line.

With a queue of over three hundred people, the plates were distributed very quickly, and the girl finished the task in a short while.

Then, a spirited old man appeared at the front of the line at some unknown point. He was dressed very properly and meticulously, but the most eye-catching thing was a specially made badge on his chest.

The badge was pale blue overall, with a background resembling a deep universe, and featured three stars on the main body.

Three-Star Star Breeder.

Luo Chen, who had an understanding of Breeder Ranks, recognized the significance of this badge at a glance.

Breeder Ranks are divided into: Apprentice, Stellar, Bright Moon, and Solar.

The Stellar Rank uses star levels to divide a Breeder's strength. For instance, his father, Luo Yuheng, was a Five-Star Star Breeder.

Five-Star Stellar is also the highest level within the Stellar Rank; the next step is a Bright Moon-level Breeder.

So, in a certain sense, this knowledgeable-looking old man was not as high in Breeder Rank as his own father.

The old man slowly scanned the crowd. Seeing that the girl had finished distributing the numbered plates, he spoke calmly,

"I am today's Apprentice Breeder examiner, Official Liu Chengyu. There are a total of three hundred and twenty-four examinees today.

You will be assigned to examination halls according to your numbered plates. Every fifty people will share one hall, with the final twenty-four in the last one, making seven halls in total.

Use those seven rooms on the left."

Official Liu Chengyu pointed toward the rooms on his left.

The crowd, already familiar with the examination rules, began walking toward different rooms.

Swept along by the large group, Luo Chen arrived before the third door.

After entering the room, he found fifty tables and chairs arranged inside. There was no requirement to choose seats based on numbers like student exams in his previous life.

Seating was free-choice. Luo Chen casually picked a spot toward the back, as the good seats in the front had already been snatched up by those who arrived first.

After a while, the girl who had distributed the plates walked in through the door with a gorilla-like royal beast. She carried a cage covered with a black cloth, while the gorilla behind her carried two more.

After placing all three cages on an enormous platform, the girl spoke with a smile,

"I am Liu Qingyu, the invigilator for Examination Hall No. 3. Once the exam officially begins, you will need to write down the information of the three royal beasts in these cages in as much detail as possible. The more comprehensive the information, the higher the score."

After saying this, she calmly fiddled with her personal terminal as if searching for some information.

Suddenly, a piercing bell rang out from outside the door.

As if receiving a signal, Liu Qingyu lifted the black cloths from the three cages in order from left to right.

"The examination officially begins now. Please do not whisper among yourselves during the process."

Like all the other examinees in Hall No. 3, Luo Chen looked carefully at the three royal beasts of different forms inside the cages.

On the far left was a parrot-like royal beast with long tail feathers.

In the middle was a feline royal beast, while the one on the far right looked somewhat strange and grotesque; Luo Chen couldn't identify which common creature it resembled.

To be honest, with Luo Chen's current knowledge, he didn't recognize a single one of these three royal beasts. However, he didn't panic; the Eye of Truth activated.

Starting with the one on the far left.

【race: Plumed-Crown Parrot】

【Rank: Five-Star Vicious Beast】

【Type: Sound】

【State: Depression】

【Aptitude: Common】

【Skill: 1. Mimicry Sound (Mystic Grade): The Plumed-Crown Parrot can mimic sounds it hears through its unique voice.】

Luo Chen wrote down all the information seen by the Eye of Truth on the blank paper before him. When he wrote down the State, he felt a bit emotional—so royal beasts could have psychological illnesses too.

As for information like appearance that could be seen at a glance, Luo Chen summarized it in his own words.

Appearance is similar to a common parrot, body length about thirty centimeters. The crest on its head is as long as its body and shows a cyan-white color, while the feathers of the whole body show a bright blue color.

Luo Chen then looked at the feline royal beast in the second cage.

【race: Long-Tailed Cat】

【Rank: Six-Star Vicious Beast】

【Type: Martial】

【State: Lazy】

【Aptitude: Good】

【Skill: 1. Long-Tail Lash (Yellow Grade): Uses its own tail as a weapon to Lash out at a target.】

Truth be told, a 'Good' Aptitude 【Long-Tailed Cat】 was far less valuable than a 'Common' 【Plumed-Crown Parrot】.

Firstly, the 【Plumed-Crown Parrot】 was rarer and harder to obtain; moreover, it had greater potential and a higher ceiling.

Secondly, once a 【Plumed-Crown Parrot】 learned one or two offensive Sound Type Skills, its combat power could soar instantly.

The last one was a strange-looking royal beast, looking as if it were made of several stones stacked together randomly; it didn't look like a living organism at all.

However, the waves of energy emanating from it proved that it was indeed a living being.

【race: Little Spirit Stone】

【Rank: Nine-Star Vicious Beast】

【Type: Earth】

【State: Dormant】

【Aptitude: Common】

【Skill: 1. Spirit in Stone (Earth Grade, Racial Talent): The Little Spirit Stone can devour stones of various attributes to enhance its own talent and combat power.

2. Earth Sink (Mystic Grade): The Little Spirit Stone extracts the earth elements from a target area, forming a sunken region.

3. Falling Rock (Yellow Grade): The Little Spirit Stone condenses the power of the earth element to form a giant boulder above the target, then smashes it down.】

When Luo Chen looked at the data of this strange creature with the Eye of Truth, he almost let out a sound.

This data was simply too shocking. What did it mean for a creature in the Vicious Beast stage to possess an Earth-grade racial talent?

It meant that this race had the potential to directly become a King Beast! As long as there were enough resources, it could be nurtured into the highest combat power in Qingyang City.

Luo Chen was somewhat skeptical; surely the Breeder Center wasn't so wealthy that they would use such a royal beast for an Apprentice Breeder exam.

However, seeing the 'Dormant' State, Luo Chen vaguely understood the situation—this royal beast must have encountered some problem.

The kind of problem that even the masters at the Breeder Center couldn't solve, which is why it was appearing as an exam question now.

Luo Chen's guess was correct. This royal beast not only appeared frequently in Apprentice Breeder exams, but it was also a regular guest in Star Breeder exams.

They simply hoped a genius would appear who could solve the problem with its body.