71: Chapter 71 Monsters Among the New Students

"I'm a local from Qiming City, so I'm pretty familiar with this area." As Yun Chuxiu helped Lin Chen carry his suitcase up to the second floor, he introduced himself with a casual familiarity. "If there's anything you don't understand around here, feel free to ask me!"

Lin Chen nodded. "I'm from Qinglan City."

Yun Chuxiu immediately became interested. "Qinglan City? I know it; the Duanshan Mountains are right there."

"I've heard that the pet resources in the Duanshan Mountains are very rich. I've wanted to go and see them for a long time. When there's an opportunity, how about we team up and go exploring?"

Duanshan Mountains? Exploring? The corners of Lin Chen's mouth twitched slightly.

It's better not to go to that place recently; there's no guarantee that a few Dark Species won't spawn.

"By the way, which class are you in?" Yun Chuxiu put down the luggage and asked curiously.

"Battle Academy, Class Three."

"What a coincidence, I'm also in Class Three!" Yun Chuxiu clapped his hands, smiling even more happily. "It seems the academy tries to group classmates together when assigning dorms. From now on, we're not just classmates but also roommates—a double dose of fate!"

Lin Chen was stunned.

Anyone who has lived in a dormitory should know this, right? What's there to be surprised about?

Yun Chuxiu took out his phone and opened the group chat interface for [Battle Academy Class Three]: "You probably haven't joined the class group yet, right? I'll add you."

Lin Chen joined the group chat quickly and took a brief glance at the members. A few familiar names came into view—Zhang Xiaoxiao, Su Qingyuan, and Zhou Ming.

Very good, not only alumni but now classmates too.

Meanwhile, Zhou Ming was sitting in his dormitory, sending a screenshot of himself and Lin Chen in the same class group to Li Heng: "Forgot to tell you, Brother Chen is in the same class as me."

Li Heng: "?"

Li Heng: "Damn you."

In another dormitory.

"In our year, the Battle Academy is divided into ten classes, with about twenty or thirty people in each class."

Yun Chuxiu, who had arrived at the academy to register first, clearly had already figured out the situation here: "Besides the Battle Academy, there are also the Research Academy, the Breeding Academy, and so on, but those academies have relatively fewer students."

Lin Chen nodded thoughtfully.

After all, Qiming City is close to the border, and policy encourages and needs Battle Beast Tamers more, so resources are also tilted in this direction.

While talking, Lin Chen had already simply organized his luggage.

Unknowingly, the sky outside the window darkened, and the streetlights on campus lit up one after another, outlining the silhouettes of the buildings.

"It's time to eat!" Yun Chuxiu stretched. "Do you want to go eat together?"

Lin Chen nodded.

The two walked on the wide, flat road. Yun Chuxiu was clearly very familiar with the place; he took the initiative to lead the way, introducing things like a local guide as they walked:

"Our South Campus is mainly the residential and living area, while the teaching and training areas are concentrated in the East and North Districts."

"The academy is too big; walking alone would take a very, very long time. But it will be fine once school officially starts. The school will provide short-distance rental services for mount pets, making it convenient to go anywhere. Of course, if you have your own mount pet, it will be even more convenient."

Lin Chen was silent for a moment.

Mount pet? Flame Claw Beast or Songsong Dog?

The Flame Claw Beast has nothing to do with a mount pet, and the Songsong Dog still needs to be carried by him.

He could look forward to the evolved forms of the two little guys. Greymon has a huge body, and people can stand on its shoulders.

As for Angewomon... she could carry him instead.

The two walked along, and with Yun Chuxiu's introduction, Lin Chen gained a more intuitive understanding of Qiming Academy.

This is not just a school, but more like a small, fully functional society, covering almost all the facilities and services needed for a Beast Tamer to grow.

On both sides of the road, besides various functional buildings, there were all kinds of shops, restaurants, and even small commercial streets, brightly lit. Although it was a bit deserted because the senior students hadn't started school yet, one could imagine the prosperity on ordinary days.

After eating, the sky was completely dark, and the two walked slowly back along the road they came from.

When passing by an area where bursts of energy explosions and shouting could be heard, Lin Chen stopped.

This was an open-air standard battle arena, and at this moment, two freshmen were engaged in a fierce battle in the field.

Around the arena, a dozen or so students had gathered, occasionally letting out exclamations or cheers.

"Yo, already practicing?"

Yun Chuxiu also stopped, crossing his arms and watching the battle in the field with great interest. "It seems everyone attaches great importance to the Freshman Grand Competition in a few days and is warming up in advance to find their state."

Speaking of which, he suddenly leaned close to Lin Chen and lowered his voice: "Speaking of the Freshman Grand Competition, there are really quite a few monsters in our year."

Lin Chen looked over: "Monsters?"

Yun Chuxiu nodded seriously: "That is, geniuses whose growth speed far exceeds that of their peers in Beast Tamer. I call this kind of person a monster."

He paused deliberately, and after seeing Lin Chen staring at him closely, he held up two fingers: "As far as I know, there are currently two such monsters."

"One of them is called Ye Zhenzhen. Since he was a child, he has used various top-tier resources to hone his body and spiritual power. Coupled with his extremely high inherent spiritual power talent, it only took him fifty-one days to become a Primary Beastmaster."

"Although it's not breaking any records, this speed is already very astonishing."

Lin Chen nodded in realization.

Spending money since childhood plus high talent, it's understandable to have this speed.

"The situation of the other one is more special." Yun Chuxiu slowed down his speech, a trace of inquiry flashing in his eyes: "It's a girl named Bai Lu."

"Her physique is extremely special. She was born with spiritual power naturally, and as she grew older, the speed of her spiritual power expansion far exceeded that of ordinary people. She almost doesn't need to train deliberately; she gets a little stronger every day when she wakes up..."

"Both of these two are currently Primary Beastmasters, and they will definitely have more advantages than us in the Freshman Grand Competition."

Lin Chen's eyes flickered slightly.

The former is a P2W player plus a talent freak, and this one is purely a stats freak. Fortunately, he has a cheat.

After introducing, Yun Chuxiu looked at Lin Chen's calm profile and asked with a smile: "How is it? Do you feel a lot of pressure after hearing this news?"

Lin Chen glanced at him and asked back: "What about you? You've inquired so clearly, don't you want to compete with them?"

"Me?" Upon hearing this, Yun Chuxiu immediately shook his head like a rattle-drum. He waved his hand, his tone relaxed and slightly teasing: "Me? Forget it."

"Fighting and killing is so tiring. I'm a Buddhist-style person. My goal is to graduate smoothly, then go home and find a leisurely job to live comfortably."

"Why compete with these perverts? It's too competitive."

Lin Chen was noncommittal.

Yun Chuxiu suddenly asked back: "By the way, Lin Chen, what pet beast have you contracted?" After a pause, he added: "If possible, we can cooperate in the Freshman Grand Competition."

Lin Chen said: "Are you asking about the first one or the second one?"

Yun Chuxiu was stunned: "Huh?"

Lin Chen's tone was calm: "If becoming a Primary Beastmaster counts as being a monster, then I should be the third one."