202: Chapter 202 Finally Arriving in the Capital
Ding-dong!
A few days later, in the early morning, the hotel doorbell rang.
Xu Qingfang opened the door to find a young man and a young woman standing there, both wearing the uniforms of the Beast Tamer Association.
The staff members discreetly sized up Xu Qingfang, and upon confirming his identity, they offered warm smiles and took out their work badges to introduce themselves.
"Hello, we are action commissioners from the association. My name is Huang Jingcheng, and she is Liang Yinbing. Here are our work badges!"
After confirming their identities were genuine, Xu Qingfang also pulled out his ID to prove his own identity.
Once their identities were mutually verified, the staff member steered the conversation onto the main topic: "Student Xu, we are the action commissioners for this prodigy admission to the Kings Secret Realm, responsible for taking you to the Imperial Capital.
Is Student Yue Yun here?"
The two staff members were highly interested in this top scorer of the Beast Taming College Entrance Examination, who had pioneered a brand-new Beast-Taming School.
"He is," Xu Qingfang confirmed, then slightly raised his chin, gesturing for them to look behind him.
The door behind him opened silently.
Yue Yun, already packed and ready, leaned against the doorframe, calmly sizing up the two staff members. His gaze drifted, seemingly intentionally or otherwise, over vital areas like the back of their heads, necks, and lumbar spines.
As the saying goes, once bitten by a snake, ten years shy of a rope.
If these two staff members had been sent by en own, Yue Yun was confident he could silently deal with them.
Unaware that they had just escaped a disaster, the staff members showed the kind of excitement typical of seeing a rare species.
"Hello, Student Yue. I've heard so much about you!
Your Beast-Taming School has been spreading like wildfire within the association. Your battle videos have even been classified as classic teaching material, which our department has to study several times a week."
Liang Yinbing added with a wry smile, "It's just that we have to write a study report after every session. That part is incredibly annoying!"
Yue Yun nodded with a gentle smile.
It seemed they really weren't sent by en own, but were just nuclear-powered donkeys working under pressure within the system.
After a round of pleasantries successfully broke the ice, the atmosphere among the four grew harmonious, and the staff member finally spoke.
"Student Xu and Student Yue, since you've both packed your things, shall we get ready to head to the Imperial Capital?"
"Wait a moment."
Meeting the puzzled gazes of the two staff members, Xu Qingfang felt a bit embarrassed. "Could we bring one more person?"
"Of course, but the Kings Secret Realm is strictly guarded and cannot be approached without permission. So they can only accompany us to the association or the Beast Tamer Service Center," Liang Yinbing reminded them.
They were already used to encountering all sorts of unexpected situations every time they went out on a mission.
In any case, wanting to bring an extra person who wasn't on the list was a common request. If they could accommodate it, they would.
After all, Yue Yun was the top scorer of the Nanyuan Province Beast Taming College Entrance Examination, and Xu Qingfang was a prodigy guaranteed a spot at a top Beast Taming University. There was no benefit in offending these two promising young men.
Another door opened.
Mo Yu, also fully packed, walked out. He exchanged glances with Xu Qingfang and Yue Yun, flashing a bright, sunny smile.
"Let's go!"
The Three Heavenly Kings followed the two staff members out of the hotel.
...
Screech!
The massive golden eagle Pet Beast lightly flapped its wings, easily tearing through the thick air barrier in front of it as it soared across the vast, blue sky toward the Imperial Capital, the core region of the East District.
The golden eagle Pet Beast had a wingspan of nearly twenty meters, and its broad back was large enough to park a small car on.
The Three Heavenly Kings stood on the back of the golden eagle Pet Beast. The feathers beneath their feet were far softer than imagined, and the Contract Power released by the Pet Beast formed an invisible shield, blocking the fierce winds in the sky.
The Three Heavenly Kings huddled together to chat, their expressions filled with curiosity about this new experience, before finally sighing with emotion.
"I never thought soaring through the sky would feel like this!"
"First time flying?"
"Not really."
Mo Yu shook his head, unable to hide his melancholy. "It's just that I've never flown so gently before. In the past, I was always grabbed by Pan Zi, taken up into the sky, and then thrown straight down."
Huang Jingcheng, who had come over to join the conversation, was left speechless, unable to imagine what the Three Heavenly Kings had gone through from Mo Yu's casual remark.
He cleared his throat to change the subject. "Ahem, the Beast-Taming Flight Platform is coming up soon. Prepare for landing!"
There were many flying Pet Beasts in the beast-taming world.
Small flying Pet Beasts were one thing, but large flying Pet Beasts like the golden eagle, with terrifying wingspans reaching twenty meters, were not suitable for appearing in residential areas.
To prevent unnecessary public disturbance, the beast taming laws issued by the Alliance included regulations similar to drone control, specifically providing flight platforms for large flying Pet Beasts.
The function of a Beast-Taming Flight Platform was the same as a regular airport, with the difference being that the "airplanes" used were large flying Pet Beasts.
The Three Heavenly Kings did not need large flying Pet Beasts for their travels, so they were unfamiliar with Beast-Taming Flight Platforms. They only knew that the ticket prices here were extremely expensive, which was why ordinary airports still had room to survive.
It was worth mentioning that...
Beast Tamers who owned large flying Pet Beasts not only didn't have to spend money, but could also make a quick buck by offering rides.
Xu Qingfang spoke up at this moment, "Brother Huang, do you guys often fly freely in the sky like this?"
Huang Jingcheng was instantly speechless, and Liang Yinbing's face also darkened. She thought to herself that this kid really knew how to bring up sore subjects.
Huang Jingcheng let out a wry smile that was almost a sigh. "What are you saying? I can't exactly walk on foot for my business trips, can I?"
With a worried expression, Liang Yinbing commanded the golden eagle Pet Beast to descend, finding an open space amidst the sea of large flying Pet Beasts and landing smoothly.
"The Kings Secret Realm is located beneath the Imperial Capital Beast Tamer Association."
Liang Yinbing recalled the golden eagle Pet Beast and led the Three Heavenly Kings toward the Imperial Capital Beast Tamer Association. "The Kings Secret Realm opens tomorrow. You can stay at the Beast Tamer Service Center until this prodigy admission to the Kings Secret Realm is over."
The location of the Kings Secret Realm was no secret.
There were Beast Tamers from all over the country in the Imperial Capital, and some of them had entered the Kings Secret Realm before, so trying to hide it was unrealistic.
However, the security of the Secret Realm was beyond doubt.
This was, after all, the Imperial Capital of the East District, gathering the top beast-taming forces of the East District. No place could be safer than the Imperial Capital Beast Tamer Association.
"We will take you to the Beast Tamer Service Center. You can arrange your own time after that, and we will pick you up tomorrow when it's time to enter the Kings Secret Realm."
Liang Yinbing escorted the Three Heavenly Kings to a private car, while Huang Jingcheng solemnly handed three pass cards to them.
He explained with a smile, "These three pass cards are benefits given to you by the association. With them, you can go to many places, and there's absolutely no problem if you want to attend lectures at Huaxia University."
The eyes of the Three Heavenly Kings lit up upon hearing this.
As a top institution in the East District, Huaxia University gathered Prodigies, boasted a strong faculty, and had accumulated countless stores of knowledge.
Precisely because every student was a dragon among men, every single lecture was of incredibly high value, and tickets to them were hard to come by on the outside.
The pass cards issued by the Beast Tamer Association looked unremarkable, but they were indeed packed with benefits, just as Huang Jingcheng had said.
Liang Yinbing paused as she started the car. As if remembering something, she warned, "Yue Yun, isn't your older sister at Huaxia University? I suggest you'd better not go to Huaxia University!"