226: Accommodate

"Disciple, your master has no gift for our first meeting, so make a wish, and your master will grant it for you as your welcome gift."

The disheveled old man looked at Su Wei, his cloudy eyes revealing appreciation.

Su Wei, on the other hand, after hearing the Old Demon's words, instinctively looked around the place.

This was a prison; since the old man was also locked up here, he should be in no position to help himself, let alone others.

Although he thought so, Su Wei still said with some anticipation, "I want to get out of prison."

"Get out of prison?" The Old Demon scratched his greasy, dark face. "Isn't it good to stay in prison? There's food and drink. Why do you want to go out?"

Su Wei: ...Does he need a reason to want to leave prison?

"I want to participate in this year's Beastmaster Exam, win first place, and let everyone know that I, Su Wei, am not the good-for-nothing they think I am!"

The top scholar represents the benchmark of an era.

Born in this era, and even destined to be the protagonist of this era, Su Wei had a strong obsession with the honor of being the top scholar!

If the original plot hadn't changed, Su Wei should have received strong support from the three Great Families at this time.

It was precisely because he was praised too highly that it aroused the suspicion of many people.

Afterward, Su Wei won first place, silencing everyone.

However, now, under the machinations of Gu Yan and Ye Tian, Su Wei, who had been locked in prison for so many days, had completely become an unnoticed clown.

Make everyone look at him with new eyes?

He didn't know how many people would even care to watch him.

As Su Wei spoke, the Old Demon's eyelids slightly lifted. "You want to be the top scholar?"

He scratched the lice on his head, nodded, and said, "Hehehe, not bad, you have guts. You truly are my disciple!"

"It's also good. After staying here for so long, it's time for this old man to go out and stretch his limbs, lest the people outside forget that I was once the strongest human!"

Slowly getting up, the Old Demon chuckled strangely.

When a person's strength reaches a certain level, the only thing that can restrain him is himself.

Now that the Old Demon didn't want to stay in prison, no one could stop him!

...Gu Family.

"Are you truly Young Master?!"

In the vast manor, the butler's eyes widened when he saw Gu Yan, who appeared directly without any concealment.

"It's me." Gu Yan nodded and looked at the manor.

After Gu Shanhe achieved the Realm of Beast Taming Grandmaster, the Gu Family's status had returned to its former glory, or even become more substantial.

What Gu Yan perceived was that within this manor, there was at least the Safeguards strength of more than twenty Beast Taming Grandmasters!

These people had clearly come to follow his father voluntarily after he reached the Realm of Beast Taming Grandmaster.

If Su Wei were to try to use those scandalous tactics to bring down the Gu Family now, it would certainly be completely impossible.

"Madam, Young Master is alive!"

The butler rushed into the manor.

Soon after, Gu Mother emerged from the manor, filled with overwhelming excitement.

"Gu'er!"

Because Gu Yan's previous letter reporting his safety had served as a precaution, Gu Mother didn't faint from excitement, but seeing Gu Yan again still brought her great joy.

After a series of caring inquiries, Gu Yan officially entered his luxurious new home.

"Where's Dad?" Gu Yan looked at the situation in the house, not sensing Gu Shanhe's presence.

His mother sighed slightly, "Two days ago, the City Lord said there was some change in the surface world and summoned all the Beast Taming Grandmasters from Sky Vault Main City."

"Your dad went too."

Gu Yan paused. "Summoned all the Beast Taming Grandmaster-level powerhouses?"

"Yes, I don't know what happened." Gu Mother's face was full of worry.

Gu Yan frowned, didn't ask further, and returned to his room.

After washing up, Gu Yan sat on the bed and opened the System panel.

Name: Gu Yan

Realm: Advanced Beast Taming Grandmaster

contracted beasts: Super Nut Hamster (Mature), Heavenly Fire Divine Chicken (Growing), Nether Spring Divine Duck (Growing)

Martial Skills: Stealing Heaven and Swapping Sun, Water Melody Severing Head, Strength Control

Debt: -6160

Gu Yan was quite satisfied with the information at the beginning.

When it came to the last line, his expression became a little stiff.

He coughed dryly, "System, why did the City Lord take all the top powerhouses, the Beast Taming Grandmasters, from Sky Vault Main City?"

In Gu Yan's opinion, this was not a small problem.

In Sky Vault Main City, including the current Gu Family, there were a total of five Great Families, and thus five Beast Taming Grandmasters!

Adding the City Lord, that made six Beast Taming Grandmasters.

For such a lineup to be mobilized, the matter they were addressing must be absolutely serious!

"Ding ~ 360 points have been deducted from Host for the inquiry fee."

Ye Tian's voice was within Gu Yan's expectations.

He looked at the System panel without much emotion.

On it, two words appeared before his eyes: 'Vicious Beast Tide.'

"That's it?" Gu Yan waited, thinking Ye Tian would have a detailed explanation.

After all, that was 360 points, and to be dealt with in just two words didn't seem very reasonable.

"Just two words?"

Ye Tian added, "An unprecedented Great Vicious Beast Tide."

Seeing this line of text, Gu Yan no longer had the mind to dwell on it. "An unprecedented Great Vicious Beast Tide, could it threaten Sky Vault Main City?"

"Yes." Ye Tian didn't keep him in suspense and directly told Host.

"So sudden." Gu Yan's brows furrowed tightly. "Can the City Lord, with five Beast Taming Grandmasters, stop the Vicious Beast Tide?"

"No."

Ye Tian's answer was still as straightforward.

"If even Beast Taming Grandmasters can't do anything, doesn't that mean this is a disaster for all of humanity!"

The news of the Vicious Beast Tide was too sudden for Gu Yan!

"Host only needs to raise his strength to the Peak in the final moments, and the problem will naturally be solved."

"Raise my strength to the Peak, to Extraordinary Beastmaster?" Gu Yan shook his head and let out a sigh of turbid Qi. "To rapidly increase strength, I can only rely on System points."

"And to acquire as many System points as possible... I need Su Wei, that ATM."

Gu Yan secretly shook his head. "It's a pity, I sent Su Wei in too early, I didn't even get all the wool."

The night passed quickly.

Dawn broke on the horizon.

The next day, the Advancement Martial Exam arrived as scheduled.

When the advancing candidates learned that the second part of the Martial Exam was a wilderness trial, they couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

Of course, there were also many candidates with expectant emotions.

Wilderness trial.

The examination location was the land below, covered by primeval forests.

Candidates from the safe zones were fine.

Candidates who grew up in Sky Vault Main City, however, had mixed feelings of excitement and worry; most of them had lived for over a decade without ever setting foot on the surface.

Since many years ago, when humanity suffered the invasion of the Vicious Beast Tide, the surface had completely become the domain of Vicious Beasts.

Aside from human safe zones, the remaining areas were forests, oceans, deserts, grasslands... Humanity was still far from reclaiming the world's Peak.

Some said it lacked a group of core Beast Masters, and more people said the gap between humans and Vicious Beasts was an Extraordinary Beastmaster.

Time: 8:30 AM.

This was the edge of Sky Vault Main City.

Because of today's Martial Exam content, Sky Vault Main City, this ark of humanity, slowly descended into a lush primeval forest!

The warm sun spilled from afar.

Over a hundred thousand candidates, according to their numbers, found their proctor among the mottled crowd.

Before long, Gu Yan and the other eight proctors had candidates standing before them.

Everyone could clearly see the difference in the number of candidates.

The 'strongest' Wang Datong proctored the fewest students.

The 'weakest' Gu Proctor, conversely, proctored the most students.

However, this was a minor question.

For all the spectators, it was irrelevant anyway.

After all, the proctors represented authority.

"Welcome everyone to today's Advancement Martial Exam, I am Host **."

"I am Host **."

The moment the two Hosts spoke, the Advancement Martial Exam officially began!

"Today's Advancement Martial Exam topic is a wilderness trial." The male Host held his script. "The rules are as follows."

"Within the stipulated 12 hours, candidates must hunt as many Vicious Beasts as possible in the 007 primeval forest below!"

"Every candidate will have a small tracking camera filming them. During the Martial Exam, candidates are strictly forbidden from fighting each other. Violators will be disqualified."

"After 12 hours, the terminal will score candidates based on the number of Vicious Beasts killed in the camera footage and the intensity of the Vicious Beasts."

The rules were simple.

After the Host finished speaking in a few sentences, he cleared his throat: "I understand everyone is eager to see the Advancement Martial Exam officially begin, and I am also very much looking forward to it. So, without further ado, the Advancement Martial Exam officially begins!"

"Please, the nine proctors, lead your candidates to the examination location!"

After this sound fell, Gu Yan and Huang Lie, along with the other proctors, exchanged glances.

Wang Datong, with five thousand students, was the first to go into the forest below.

Then came the second proctor, with 7,000 candidates.

One by one, the proctors left with their candidates.

Finally, Gu Yan took a slight breath and motioned for his candidates to descend.

However, just as the 30,000 candidates were moving, a pot-bellied middle-aged man rushed over.

The man was the Vice City Lord of Sky Vault Main City, an Advanced Beast Taming Grandmaster.

He was clearly coming towards Gu Yan.

Gu Yan raised an eyebrow.

The Vice City Lord spoke directly, "Gu Proctor, wait a moment, I have another candidate here that I need to add!"

The man's tone was very hurried.

"Add someone?"

Rows of candidates passed by.

Gu Yan looked at the Vice City Lord, slightly puzzled: "Add a late candidate?"

"No, no." The Vice City Lord shook his head. "He's a special candidate."

Saying this, the Vice City Lord gestured to the side.

Gu Yan's gaze followed, looking a bit strange: "Su Wei?"

"Yes."

"Shouldn't he be in prison?" Gu Yan's mouth beneath his mask slightly curled into a smile.

Regarding Gu Yan's words, the Vice City Lord looked at Su Wei with a bitter expression, clearly finding him an eyesore.

However, thinking of the Old Demon behind him... and realizing that Sky Vault Main City's top powerhouses were all absent, he could only sigh deeply.

Looking at Gu Yan, he said, "Gu Proctor, please be accommodating, it's just one candidate."

As he spoke, the Vice City Lord took out an unlimited black card and handed it to Gu Yan.