14: Chapter 14 Mongol: So you're called Brocade Chicken?

The Life and Death Contract is very ancient, traceable back over two thousand years, to the era of the world's first Tier 10 Beast Tamer.

Undeniably, the Life and Death Contract can be said to be the most powerful contract. It not only allows one to obtain more and stronger power from the beast, but also provides the beast with more feedback, changes, and improvements.

In terms of effect alone, the Life and Death Contract fits the word "contract" better, but it has a fatal drawback: if the beast dies, the human dies. There is also a long-term drawback: the human influences the beast, and the beast influences the human.

Especially when Mental Energy is low. Whenever the human's Mental Energy tier cannot keep up with the beast's tier, their thoughts are very likely to be influenced or even dominated by the beast. In any situation they encounter, even if it's just a verbal argument with someone else.

They might develop the thought of killing the other party to end the problem, because the beast's way of thinking is that killing the other party is the primary standard for solving problems.

Once they actually do this, the human's thinking will be completely suppressed by the beast's thinking, and the bestial nature will prevail.

And this is the reason why the Life and Death Contract is not well-regarded. After all, "if the beast dies, the human dies" is one thing, but this influence is too terrifying. By then, no one would know if you are a human or a beast wearing human skin.

If the bestial nature flares up and you treat people as blood food or slaves, and start indiscriminate slaughter in the city, what then?

"If the beast dies, the human dies" only kills you, but if the moment comes when bestial nature suppresses humanity, heaven knows what kind of situation will arise.

"Uh... since things have come to this, I can only speak to Qin Ding and clarify the situation later. Otherwise, it will be too late when everything is beyond saving."

Instructor Liu Jun secretly made up his mind, thinking about having a quiet word with Qin Ding later.

He is the class monitor, after all.

The goal isn't to make Qin Ding, the class monitor, contribute a great deal to the class, but to ensure that Qin Ding can be strong enough. The Life and Death Contract can indeed guarantee strength, but for a newcomer, the drawbacks outweigh the benefits.

Usually, a Beast Tamer only considers a Life and Death Contract when choosing their third or subsequent beast.

"Earth Dog, how is it?"

Putting down the long staff in his hand, Qin Ding walked quickly to Dahei. At this moment, Dahei still had not let go; only after completely severing the Black Wolf's neck did it get off the body.

A complete severance where only a single spinal bone remained connected.

Looking up, Dahei saw the worry in Qin Ding's eyes and hopped twice.

"Woof woof."

[Boss, don't worry. The little sweet water wasn't drunk in vain. Although that stuff is bitter, it's very useful.]

Hearing this, Qin Ding was stunned for a moment, then smiled and patted Dahei's head: "Very good. This wolf is your trophy."

"I don't know if this Black Wolf can help you achieve a certain level of bloodline improvement."

The last sentence was spoken so softly that even Dahei, who was right beside him, could barely hear it.

If he remembered correctly, when spirit beasts hunt and devour each other, if they share the same bloodline, it can achieve the effect of improving one's own bloodline. He just didn't know if this one Black Wolf could help Dahei raise its bloodline to ten percent.

If it could, then he would have no worries. He could help Dahei break through to level eleven and prepare for evolution.

"Woof."

[Boss, what did you say?]

"It's nothing. Just carry it. It's your trophy, and it'll let some people see your skills and capabilities."

The Black Dog is a common and ordinary type of spirit beast, but for a dog to instantly pounce and kill its ancestor, the Black Wolf, is indeed a matter worthy of surprise and shock.

Let some people see? You mean one person, right?

With the Black Wolf in its mouth, Dahei walked behind Qin Ding, glancing thoughtfully at the Brocade Fighting Chicken, which was pecking at the Ball Squirrel's meat, a hint of ferocity flashing in its eyes once again.

It remembered very clearly that the owner of this earth chicken looked at its boss with a wrong expression—one full of hostility and malice, wishing for its boss to make a fool of himself.

"It's over. Everyone, come with me. As the Beast Taming department, the school has a designated open space for your beasts to rest."

Before long, Instructor Liu Jun led the class to a plain, leaving everyone stunned—no exceptions.

Seeing the garden surrounded by iron fences in front of him, filled with only flowers, grass, and trees, Qin Ding took a rough look. The length was probably around one thousand meters, and as for the width, it had to be at least five hundred meters, right?

And this was just the rest area for Beast Taming Class 1; the school had three more such huge places!

"In the future, if you bring your beasts to school, remember to put them in here to prevent them from running around, especially into the normal high school section ahead. Do you all remember?"

After speaking, Instructor Liu Jun opened the gate to the Iron Garden. Although the students were somewhat worried and reluctant, all their worries vanished when they saw the behemoth behind the iron gate.

Afraid of a hundred beasts being locked together and fighting?

Sorry, behind this iron gate was a giant tiger with fiery red fur, over five meters long, with a tail nearly two meters long and a shoulder height of over two meters!

It's hard to imagine, a king of beasts acting as a nanny?

[Beast: Fire-Treading Tiger]

[Qualification: Excellent]

[Element: Fire]

[Level: 36 (Commander)]

[Abilities: Fire Element Control (Proficient), Tiger Flame, Wind Follows the Tiger, Stubborn Stone Body]

[Bloodline: Tiger (99%), Cat (1%)]

[Evolution Direction Cat: (Requires cat bloodline purity to reach 10%)]

[Evolution Direction Tiger: 1-666]

[Qualification Improvement: ...]

[Introduction: A king of beasts of the fire element, usually living in high-temperature mountain and forest areas, possessing terrifying physical strength and certain elemental offensive capabilities. This type of creature has no natural predators.]

Stubborn Stone Body? What kind of ability is this?

Seeing an ability of this "Body" type for the first time, Qin Ding felt very curious. As soon as his curiosity arose, the Life Records in Qin Ding's mind flipped open again.

[Ability - Stubborn Stone Body: Physical strength is about 20% stronger than the same species, but flexibility is reduced by 5% to 10%.]

20% stronger than the same species? Isn't this a fundamental ability for being able to tank, fight, and even take on multiple opponents at once?

Suddenly, Qin Ding's eyes flashed; he seemed to have discovered an incredible ability.

In the future, he could try to see if he could let his own Dahei also have this ability.

"Dahei, go in."

Looking down at Dahei, who was unwilling to move with the Black Wolf in its mouth, Qin Ding helplessly kicked it twice. "That tiger is so big, it wouldn't even be enough to get between its teeth if it ate you in one bite. Don't worry about it coveting your little bit of wolf meat."

Hmm? It won't covet my meat?

"Woof?"

[Then will this big cat covet the other beasts' meat?]

Qin Ding: ...

"No, it won't. Neither will."

Dahei, who trusted Qin Ding completely and always regarded his words as the highest command, had bright dog eyes after receiving Qin Ding's assurance. Carrying the Black Wolf, it walked into the garden with great decisiveness.

It followed closely behind the Brocade Fighting Chicken.

The Fire-Treading Tiger silently glanced at Dahei, whose heart was full of little schemes, but didn't interfere.

Stealing food or whatnot, as long as it didn't cost a beast's life, it didn't matter.