130: If Heaven had not given birth to Zhao Ziyi, the era of taming beasts would have been shrouded in eternal darkness.
Chapter 129: If Zhao Ziyi is not born, Beast Taming will be like a long night for eternity.
On September 4th, 1022, Water Yuan calendar, Typhoon "Rai" arrived as scheduled, making landfall in the Southern Wasteland Sea and heading straight for Lingnan Province.
The Southern Territory Beast Tamer Corps was on full alert, the Magic Array protecting Yingtian Island was fully activated, all residents in the outer city were ordered to stay home, and all streets were cleared.
Lines of troops and Beast Tamers patrolled the streets, vigilant for any emergencies.
Although people were quite confident in the safety of Yingtian Island, as today was the day of the typhoon's landfall, the necessary respect still had to be given.
While the outer city was under full lockdown, the inner city's Yingtian Beast Taming Academy was bustling as if it were Chinese New Year.
All the students were incredibly excited, cheering continuously. Nearly ten thousand students gathered in Yingtian Island's North City District, ascended the Underwater Great Wall, took the front-row seats, and prepared snacks like sea melon seeds and drinks.
The annual "Typhoon Freshman Hegemony Tournament" had arrived!
Combat Department conference room.
At this moment, the large conference room was almost overflowing. Of the 2,000 freshmen at Yingtian Academy, nearly seven or eight hundred were from the Combat Department, accounting for one-third of the total freshmen!
Among the many freshmen, the three leaders were precisely the prodigies of this year's class: Xie Enze, Gong Hao, and Jin Yue, whose pet beast was Godzilla.
Jin Yue, a fiery girl from Pengcheng, wore a red combat suit, with long legs, a perky backside, and a full, voluptuous figure.
Her long hair was tied into a high ponytail, exuding a heroic, resolute, and capable aura.
She sat at the very front of the conference room, looking at Gong Hao and Xie Enze beside her, her beautiful eyes filled with burning fighting spirit.
Yu Ming, the head of the Combat Department, the same teacher in a suit who had visited Jiang Chen a few days ago, stood at the front of the conference room, his eyes gleaming with a sharp light:
"As everyone knows, the Combat Department has always been the strongest department in every university, and our Yingtian Academy is no exception!"
"So, for this 'Typhoon Freshman Hegemony Tournament,' you must win first place, understand?"
"Whoever takes first place will receive an additional 500 points from the department!"
"Yes!" The entire conference room immediately erupted in a deafening roar, boiling with excitement!
Especially the fiery girl Jin Yue and the proud, confident Xie Enze, both clenched their fists in excitement.
The school awarded 500 points for first place, and the department awarded another 500 points, totaling 1000 points!
Gong Hao, who wore glasses and had a refined appearance, also clenched his fists tightly.
Since his father's heroic sacrifice, the young man seemed to have matured overnight, his demeanor becoming calm, introverted, and resilient!
"Dad, I will definitely inherit your legacy and our family's beliefs!"
... Nurturing Department conference room.
Compared to the Combat Department's high spirits and boisterous atmosphere, the Nurturing Department was much more laid-back.
The number of freshmen joining the Nurturing Department was slightly less than the Combat Department, but it still reached four or five hundred, and most of them were female students.
Fighting and killing were the most annoying things; they only wanted to be quiet fairies cultivating pet beasts.
"Lu Yu, just do your best," the Nurturing Department teacher kindly walked up to the prodigy from Yangcheng—a girl in a blue dress with a dignified and gentle appearance—and said.
"Hatching pet beast eggs, cultivating pet beasts, and researching various evolution paths for pet beasts are the battlefields of our Nurturing Department. It doesn't matter if you win first place in the Freshman Hegemony Tournament or not."
"Okay, Teacher Yang," Lu Yu looked up, revealing a sweet and youthful smile, and said, "I understand."
... Beast Taming Department conference room. The number of freshmen here was quite sparse, fewer than a dozen.
Beast Taming and Beast Taming have fundamental differences.
Beast Taming refers to a Beast Tamer signing a contract with a sea beast egg or a sea beast cub. Under this contract, the Beast Tamer and the pet beast share life and can also communicate telepathically.
A Beast Tamer can only contract one additional pet beast each time their beast taming space is upgraded, so the number is limited.
Beast Taming, however, is different. Beast Taming does not require signing a contract. As long as the Beast Tamer can tame a sea beast and make it fight for them, as if commanding their own arm, then it is considered successful Beast Taming.
There is no limit to the number of tamed beasts, as long as the Beast Tamer can manage them and afford to keep them.
At this moment, Zhao Ziyi, exuding a cold aura, appeared in the conference room.
The Zhao Clan of Changshan is a famous Beast Taming family in Lingnan Province.
The Woof Woof Special Forces that Zhao Ziyi always kept with him was his tamed beast team.
"Zhao Ziyi, whether our Beast Taming Department can make history depends on you!"
The Beast Taming Department teacher looked at Zhao Ziyi with anticipation, his eyes sparkling!
The Beast Taming Department generally had a low sense of presence at Yingtian Academy, and its performance in the annual Typhoon Freshman Hegemony Tournament was usually at a mediocre level, neither high nor low, which was somewhat awkward.
And now, they had finally welcomed a super genius!
If Zhao Ziyi could reach the top, then their Beast Taming Department would become famous!
At the same time, this was also the closest their Beast Taming Department had ever been to first place!
"Teacher, don't worry."
Zhao Ziyi confidently stood up from his seat, his hands clasped behind his back, his chin slightly raised: "If Zhao Ziyi is not born, Beast Taming will be like a long night for eternity!"
"Today, I, Zhao Ziyi, will create the supreme glory belonging to the Beast Taming Department!"
... Yingtian Beast Taming Academy.
While students and teachers from other departments were getting hyped up, Jiang Chen was seen pushing a wheelchair, strolling around the various buildings and pathways of the school.
Sitting in the wheelchair was a middle-aged man whose appearance bore a three-tenths resemblance to Jiang Chen, but with a resolute face.
That's right, this person was Jiang Chen's father, Jiang Tao.
After confirming his father was fine two days ago, Jiang Chen immediately brought him back to his own dorm. For the past two days, he had been taking care of his father's daily life, and he even specifically hired a nanny to look after his father when Jiang Chen was cultivating.
The school did not object to students hiring nannies, as long as no laws were broken.
Having been awake for two days, Jiang Tao still felt somewhat disoriented while sitting in the wheelchair.
This man, who had lived half his life in obscurity and whose strength was only that of a Second-level Beastmaster, was stunned for a long time after learning that Jiang Chen was already a Second-level Beastmaster and a student at Yingtian Beast Taming Academy.
If Jiang Chen didn't look so much like him, he would have almost wanted to do a paternity test with Jiang Chen... Is my son, Jiang Tao's son, so outstanding? Why didn't I know?
Did my son undergo a genetic mutation during the three and a half years I was in a coma?
How strange!
"Thump thump..."
After pushing his father's wheelchair around for another loop, a heavy, melodious conch sound echoed across the campus.
"Dad, let's go, we're heading to the Underwater Great Wall!"
"You watch closely. Today, your son will win first place for you and bring you honor!"
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