119: Come on, get on the dog!
Chapter 118: Come, Get on the Dog!
"Why is your cousin so formidable?" Student Jiang Chen asked, puzzled.
Yan Mengmeng heard him, raised her slender fingers to her chin, and then, racking her brain, thought: "Cousin seemed to have said... if a Beast Tamer's cultivation and Refining System are both perfected, they can acquire a divine skill that allows them to kill beyond their rank."
"A divine skill that kills beyond one's rank? What exactly is it?" Student Jiang Chen quickly pressed.
The Little Loli's delicate brows furrowed even deeper. She tried hard to recall for a while but clearly failed. She said, annoyed: "Oh, I don't know! I, Yan Mengmeng, am only interested in making money. Cultivating these things is what I hate the most!"
"I'll give you my cousin's business card; you can go find her yourself!"
...Student Jiang Chen.
If you don't like cultivating, then how did you even get into Yingtian Academy?
Also, you rotten Little Loli, when you were doing business with me, you calculated every stitch and thread so fluently, yet when it comes to serious matters, you're so vague. You're too much!
Taking the business card Yan Mengmeng handed over, Student Jiang Chen asked a few more questions. Seeing that the Little Loli was still unclear, he wisely shut up.
Big chest, no brain; it's true, the ancients never lied to me.
Without continuing to foster a relationship with Yan Mengmeng, Student Jiang Chen slowly walked towards his dormitory.
The most disheartening thing in the world is when you're preparing to find a rich woman to mooch off, but that rich woman is preparing to find an even richer man... Love, indeed, is always about upward matching and rarely downward compatibility.
Everything still depends on oneself!
Back in his dormitory, Student Jiang Chen lay on the sofa chair and thought about what Yan Mengmeng had just said for a while.
Then he decided... it was still more reliable to choose the Combat Department!
Although it was clear that Yan Mengmeng had put in effort, even specially taking him to the top 100 ranking list to experience her cousin's brilliance, she still intended to keep him.
However, what Yan Mengmeng said was too vague!
To jump into the pit of the Refining System just for some divine skill that can kill beyond one's rank would be truly unwise.
That was also just Yan Mengmeng's personal opinion; whether it was a divine skill or not was still unknown!
And for Student Jiang Chen, his most important reliance, from beginning to end, was the little yellow book, the sea creature illustration compendium.
In other words, for Student Jiang Chen, the most crucial thing was always various types of sea beast essence blood, which meant money!
Others were talented players, but Student Jiang Chen was a pay-to-win player, a pay-with-his-kidney player.
Without the accumulation of resources, Student Jiang Chen's self-cultivation was as slow as a snail.
Therefore, the various cultivation resources of the Combat Department were most important to Student Jiang Chen.
Furthermore, Lei San of the Refining System, after appearing once half a year ago, had not shown up again. What did that mean?
Today, other teachers had arrived, but Lei San had not. Student Jiang Chen somewhat felt neglected by the Refining System... "Ding-dong~~ Ding-dong~~"
Student Jiang Chen was halfway through his thoughts when the doorbell rang.
Student Jiang Chen paused, opened the door, and saw a middle-aged man of thirty or forty standing outside.
He had a square face, a short crew cut, and a robust physique. Under his black clothes, strong muscles, like intertwining tree roots, clearly bulged, as if they would tear his clothes apart any second.
His exposed hands, backs of his hands, neck, and other skin were bronze-colored, shimmering with a metallic luster.
As the saying goes, speak of the devil and he shall appear. The person who arrived was Lei San, the teacher of the Refining System.
At this moment, Lei San stood at the door, panting slightly, his strong chest gently rising and falling, sweat beading on his forehead.
As soon as he saw Student Jiang Chen, Lei San immediately broke into a smile: "Hello, Student Jiang Chen."
"I'm very happy you've joined the Yingtian Academy family. I already came once half a month ago when you reported to school, but you were in seclusion, so I didn't disturb you."
"Today, the principal and I were just on a mission outside the Barren Sea. When I received news of your emergence from seclusion, I rushed back immediately."
"You haven't accepted invitations from other departments yet, have you?"
Lei San's words made Student Jiang Chen feel a little embarrassed and guilty. It turned out he had misunderstood him.
"Not yet, Teacher Lei San. I'm still considering it," Student Jiang Chen replied.
"That's good," Lei San let out a sigh of relief. He seemed to sense Student Jiang Chen's hesitation and directly stated, "Given your personality, I know you must have other choices in mind right now."
"However, this time, our Refining System has also shown its sincerity."
"Let's go. I'll take you to a place. It's not too late to make your decision after you've been there."
Another trip to a place... Is this how all you Refining System people operate?
Student Jiang Chen thought for a moment and did not refuse: "Alright then."
Lei San led Student Jiang Chen to a port at Yingtian Academy. Then, a magnificent summoning Magic Array appeared behind him, and a large fish, about 2 meters long, with two wings and covered in bluish-green scales, emerged and dropped onto the sea surface.
It was Lei San's pet beast, the Bilin Flying Fish!
"Come, get on the fish!" Lei San leaped onto the fish's back first, then gestured for Student Jiang Chen to climb on.
Student Jiang Chen took a look and found that the Bilin Flying Fish's back was spacious, more than enough to accommodate two men. They wouldn't be cramped together, so he let out a sigh of relief: "Okay!"
Student Jiang Chen then thought of Zhao Ziyi of the Zhao Clan of Changshan. Zhao Ziyi had a Woof Woof Special Forces team, so when he carried people, would he also say, "Come, get on the dog"? The image was simply too beautiful... "Da da da da!"
Seeing Student Jiang Chen seated firmly, Lei San squeezed his legs, and the Bilin Flying Fish immediately understood.
The highly developed pectoral fins on both sides of its body, which extended from head to tail like bird wings, immediately began to flap rapidly on the sea surface like giant oars.
Student Jiang Chen first felt his body halt, then a huge push from behind struck him, propelling him forward rapidly!
The Bilin Flying Fish was incredibly fast, like a shuttle cutting through the waves on the sea. In the blink of an eye, the dock behind them shrunk to the size of beans, gradually becoming unclear!
This sea transportation tool is amazing!
This was also Student Jiang Chen's first time on a flying fish. He felt everything before him was new. The scenery around them quickly receded, and he couldn't see anything but a blur.
Moreover, although the Bilin Flying Fish was fast, its entire back was extremely stable!
Aside from the rapid flapping of its fins on both sides, the broad fish back and body barely trembled!
And as the Bilin Flying Fish flew, Student Jiang Chen noticed waves of spiritual energy slowly flowing towards its pectoral fins.
With this layer of spiritual energy covering them, the originally violent and noisy sound of the pectoral fins flapping the water immediately became extremely quiet, as if soundproofing material had been added!
At the same time, the Bilin Flying Fish's gliding flight on the water became even smoother, like well-oiled wheels!
Skill: Water Escape, Gliding Flight!
Student Jiang Chen saw the Bilin Flying Fish gliding straight towards the Underwater Great Wall and recalled Lei San saying that he and the principal had just been in the Barren Sea and rushed back upon hearing his news.
Student Jiang Chen's heart stirred: "Teacher Lei, are you taking me to see the principal?"
It was very quiet on the flying fish's back, so the two could converse easily.
"That's right," Lei San turned and nodded, his expression slightly awkward: "I've read your information from the Underwater Shelter and the Rongcheng Defense Battle several times, and I realized that I truly don't have the qualifications to be your master."
"An excellent student like you deserves better educational conditions!"
"So, I found you another master!"
"That would be our Yingtian Academy's principal, Jiang Henian!"
Student Jiang Chen: "..."
My master found me another master—this line sounds so familiar... (Please give monthly votes)