32: Chapter 32 Weapons in Hand, The Lone Wolf Takes Action

Back home, Qin Ding gently patted the Earth Dog's head. The Earth Dog, currently eating, suddenly stopped its movements.

It raised its head, baring its teeth slightly.

"Awo?" [Boss, are you very angry? Did something provoke you?]

"Can you track the other party through the scent on the pen?"

Although it didn't know what a pen was, Da Hei understood Qin Ding's meaning: it was to track an enemy, and there was only one outcome for an enemy.

Involuntarily, a low growl rumbled from Da Hei's throat—the signal of a wolf discovering prey and preparing to attack.

"Woo..." [Don't worry, Boss. As long as there is the target's scent, and as long as there is wind, I will definitely be able to find them...]

"Mm, very good. Tomorrow morning, we will take our weapon, participate in the Class Competition, and enter the mountains."

The night passed without incident.

The next day, at 6:30 AM.

Beast Taming Street, Yangyang Weapon Shop.

The owner yawned as he opened the shop door. He glanced at the spear placed to the side inside the shop and rubbed his face to wake himself up.

The owner frequently encountered customers like Qin Ding who would leave a spear for a period, so it was nothing out of the ordinary.

"Woo..." "Hm? Hm?!"

Having just opened the door and turned around to head to the back to lie down for a while, the owner suddenly heard a loud whimper behind him. The still-dazed owner was instantly wide awake.

He spun around sharply and saw a black wolf with pitch-black fur, over two meters long, staring fixedly at him!

His early morning drowsiness was scared away instantly.

*Gulp...*

"Uh... young man, your beast... you can keep it under control, right?"

"Mm, without my command, my Earth Dog will not attack. You can rest assured, owner. Where is the weapon I customized?"

As he spoke, Qin Ding kicked Da Hei, and Da Hei cooperated fully, returning to a normal demeanor.

Earth Dog? This is a dog? I'm not blind, okay...

The owner rubbed his chest to calm his nerves and gave a strained smile. "Your spear is here. It's twelve kilograms. Your requirement was for it to be between ten and fifteen kilograms, so it meets your standard."

"The blue fur on the spear is from a high-level spirit beast, the Water-Purifying Beast; it absorbs water and dries with a single shake. The material for the spear shaft is also from a high-level spirit beast, specifically from the White Iron Tree."

"The spearhead is made of refined iron, and its sharpness is enough to pierce through the physical defenses of many elite-tier spirit beasts."

The owner, who had been rambling on at length, suddenly noticed that Da Hei was still staring at him. The smile on his face instantly vanished. "Customer, the balance is fifteen thousand."

Qin Ding didn't dawdle. After taking the spear, he paid the balance immediately. "Earth Dog, let's go."

Watching Qin Ding leave, the owner finally let out a long sigh of relief. "This wolf, it looks much fiercer than the ones I've seen before. Tsk tsk, this young man really has some skill."

Qin Ding, who had specifically hailed a cargo truck, brought Da Hei to the school. It was past seven o'clock, the time when students were arriving at school one after another.

Many people saw the over-two-meter-long Da Hei and Qin Ding carrying the spear. Although they all looked on with curious eyes, they all kept a distance from Qin Ding.

"Is, is that Qin Ding?"

"Yes. Today is the day of the Class Competition. It's understandable that he doesn't intend to use the school's standard-issue spear, but I remember his beast was a Black Dog, right? How is this..."

"How else? He changed his beast. Did you forget about the two hundred thousand for the Class Competition?"

"Hiss... what you said is logical and makes sense, but why does it feel... like something is wrong when I hear it..."

Listening to the surrounding discussions, Da Hei's gait became even more arrogant.

Keep praising, praise harder. Even though I'm a wolf, I can understand you.

Qin Ding looked down at Da Hei's state, but had no intention of interfering, and walked slowly toward the Beast Taming Department.

At this moment, at the Beast Taming Department.

Students from all three classes were standing in front of the teaching building. After all, they were sending off the classmates participating in the Class Competition to enter the mountains, so naturally, all the Beast Tamer students in the school came to see them off.

Each class was seeing off its own students.

Bai Muxue and Wan Kang stood in front of Beast Taming Class 1, holding the standard-issue weapons provided by the school, with their beasts by their sides.

However, the white fox was lying on the Pink Pig, and the Pink Pig didn't seem to mind at all; the two beasts even seemed to be chatting.

"Bai Muxue, why hasn't your Qin Ding arrived yet?"

Just then, Wan Kang, who hadn't seen Qin Ding yet, began to ask Bai Muxue, while patting his slightly bulging pocket.

After all, only the few of them were participating in the Class Competition, while the rest of the students in the Beast Taming Class still had to attend classes normally, so those participating in the Class Competition had to arrive at the school half an hour early to assemble.

Upon hearing Wan Kang's words, Bai Muxue's eyes flickered slightly. "Soon."

Further ahead, the teachers and instructors of the three Beast Taming Classes were gathered together.

Class 2 teacher: "Hasn't your class's Qin Ding arrived yet? Waiting any longer won't do; how about we two classes take our students in first?"

Class 3 teacher: "I think that's feasible. Old Wang, what do you think?"

"Fine, then let's do that. This child, cutting it close has become a habit."

As he spoke, Wang Chunfa shook his head with a disappointed look. In response, the teachers from Class 2 and Class 3 rolled their eyes speechlessly.

Keep pretending. If you actually wanted to discipline him, would Qin Ding have been able to make a habit of cutting it so close?

Facing the departure of Class 2 and Class 3 to the Class Competition venue, Class 1 was somewhat surprised but didn't think much of it, only speculating whether Qin Ding would arrive at the very last minute.

Inside the Class 3 lineup.

"Hey, Li Dong, you were classmates with Qin Ding for a few days before. Tell me, could Qin Ding be scared?"

Zhou Shen had a smile on his face, his tone carrying a hint of disdain.

On the contrary, Li Dong, who had already been frowning and feeling that something was wrong, frowned even deeper upon hearing this.

"No, Qin Ding doesn't seem like the type to chicken out, especially after what your brother did at the school gate yesterday. I don't believe he doesn't want to crack your brother's skull open."

Once these words were said, Zhou Shen's smile instantly vanished, his entire face turning gloomy as he turned to look at his older brother.

Zhou Chang still wore that indifferent smile. "Oh, it doesn't matter if he flees before the battle. Isn't Bai Muxue still here? Who knows, maybe our deal will change and become even easier?"

Li Dong did not take up this topic, but instead, he felt inexplicably uneasy.

He couldn't help but think back to the day of the class division, the scene where Qin Ding smashed a club into his jaw and opened a gash. One had to know, that position on the jaw, if struck through, could kill a person.

And yet Qin Ding still dared to strike; it was evident that the other party was a person who feared nothing.

This kind of person, chickening out? Fleeing before the battle?

He didn't quite believe it, so after entering the mountain, it would be better to separate from these two, especially after yesterday's provocation. He didn't even know what these two were thinking...

Just a few minutes after Class 2 and Class 3 left, Qin Ding arrived.

"It seems I'm late?"