190: Brave Fishing Competition Closing Ceremony

An "additional reward" that could prompt a Vice President of a branch association to personally call and inform him about it shouldn't be too bad.

Lu Yuanshan watched Bai Ye's face change at light speed, his wrinkles scrunching together.

"Blue-Eyed White Dragon University has agreed to unconditionally admit you and provide you with the highest level of scholarships and resource prioritization."

Blue-Eyed White Dragon University is one of the top ten universities in Xuanhuang Nation, a place countless high school Beast Tamers are desperate to get into.

Bai Ye merely grunted in response.

For him, a university certainly had some appeal, but not a huge amount.

As long as he wanted to, no university in the country would refuse his admission.

Seeing his unenthusiastic reaction, Lu Yuanshan cursed him as a little monster inwardly and then dropped the real bombshell.

"In addition to the original champion's reward, the heart of the tide, the association will give you two extra super-tier skill books."

"One wind attribute and one grass attribute."

If he added the Skill book Song San had promised him, he would receive three super-tier skill books from this competition!

Super-Tier Skills are something even Fifth-Tier Beast Tamers dream of.

Don't just look at how the two little Phantom Cats can use Super-Tier Skills after Body Integration.

But for an ordinary Fifth-Tier Beast Tamer, if their ace beast pet can master one Super-Tier Skill, they can become a top combat force in their team.

The association really went all out this time.

The wind attribute Skill might be able to combine with other Skills to create new tricks.

Although he wasn't very creative himself, he could use Fusion with Xiao Lan and temporarily hand over his body to it.

As for the grass attribute, it goes without saying that giving it directly to Xiao Lan could cause a qualitative leap in its strength.

This child has a promising future!

Xiao Lan also heard the voice on the phone and excitedly shook its petals.

"Okay."

Bai Ye readily agreed.

...

Lu Yuanshan was speechless again.

He had prepared a lot of inspiring words like "with great power comes great responsibility."

But the other party immediately agreed as soon as he heard about the Skill books.

However, having a grand sense of justice and being greedy for money are not mutually exclusive.

"The specific rewards will be officially presented to you at tomorrow's closing ceremony, and we plan to make you the hero of Blue-Eyed White Dragon City, I wonder..."

"No problem."

Bai Ye agreed without a second thought. Seeing that Lu Yuanshan had nothing else to say, he prepared to hang up the communication.

"Wait!"

Lu Yuanshan quickly called out to him.

"Student Bai Ye, on behalf of the Blue-Eyed White Dragon City Beast Tamer Association, I thank you again, and... I apologize."

Lu Yuanshan, on the other end of the screen, suddenly stepped back a few paces, fitting his entire body into the frame.

He bowed sincerely to Bai Ye.

If it weren't for the association's misguided response, Bai Ye wouldn't have been pushed into this precarious situation.

"It's fine, you've given too much."

Bai Ye waved his hand, not wanting to deal with the sentimental stuff, and promptly hung up the communication.

As long as the compensation is enough, none of this is a problem.

Anyway, he wasn't the one truly harmed.

Looking at the darkened screen, Lu Yuanshan was speechless for a long time, only shaking his head with a bitter smile.

He really is a thorough pragmatist.

But that's good too.

A hero who only cares about practical benefits is much more likable than a hypocrite full of benevolence and righteousness.

After the call ended, Bai Ye hummed "Aim to Be a Pokémon Master" in a very good mood.

As for becoming a public figure and being targeted by the Insect Nest Organization... he didn't really care much.

Many lice don't itch, many debts don't worry.

Tianshen Group, black market bounties... there were too many people looking for trouble with him, one more wouldn't make a difference.

As long as his strength improved fast enough, all troubles would cease to be troubles.

He had only awakened his Beast Taming Talent for a month and could already fight Lord-High Rank opponents.

He couldn't even imagine how strong he would be in two, four, or eight months.

He lay back on the bed, placing the tear of the sea demon and the siren egg beside his pillow, and activated his Nurturing Domain.

A soft halo enveloped the two eggs of the Siren Princess.

The faint pulse of life gradually strengthened under the effect of the Domain.

Xiao Lan couldn't use the tear of the sea demon yet, so Bai Ye naturally took it for himself first.

With this Monarch-level item and the Nurturing Domain, he would soon be able to open his third beast taming space.

On the other side, Xiao Hei finally returned to the world with internet, holding its Terminal and focusing intently on a new game.

On the screen, a cat-eared girl in splendid armor wielded a greatsword, fighting back and forth with an opposing player.

"Meow! Meow!"

Several pixelated tentacles emerged from Xiao Hei's back, furiously clicking on the screen, while it continuously made sound effects.

The child could finally play to its heart's content.

Since comprehending Virtual Construct, it no longer envied humans' flexible fingers.

Although it could only project simple things for now, it was more than enough for gaming.

It was already fantasizing about projecting a holographic gaming pod directly once its Skill proficiency was high.

Combining its Entering Dreams Skill with the sea demons' illusions, a fully immersive game would be no problem at all.

Then it could truly immerse itself in the game world.

As for Phantom Snow, she closed her eyes, silently sensing the energy nourishment brought by the Nurturing Domain.

She wouldn't allow herself to fall too far behind her companions, especially her sister who only knew how to play games.

The night passed without incident.

The next day, many Beast Tamers who had bought tickets for the closing ceremony flocked to the Seadragon Arena in the city center.

Everyone's eyes were focused on theUpcoming player channel player entrance that was about to open.

"They're here, they're coming out!"

Someone shouted, and the arena quickly fell silent.

Under the watchful eyes of all, contestants slowly emerged from the passage.

Leading the way were the Fourth-Tier and Fifth-Tier Beast Tamers who had miraculously survived the Storm Sea Eye.

Most of them were still injured.

But to maintain their composure as mid-rank Beast Tamers, they endured the severe headache and tried their best to straighten their backs.

Waving to the audience in greeting.

"It's great that Great Master Wang Lie is fine!"

"Senior Li Yan is also injured..."

The powerhouses once considered favorites to win were merely supporting characters.

"Next, let us welcome with the warmest applause, the second-place winner of this Valiant Fishing Competition, the Refiner from our city, Mr. Song San!"

The host's voice echoed throughout the entire arena through the amplification equipment.

Song San, wearing his flashy custom suit, strutted onto the red carpet with an arrogant gait.

The introduction as a Refiner was his own request.

To gain more resources, he needed to attract more high-quality clients.

He shot what he thought was a charming wink at Elder Lan Yin in the audience.

Which earned him a disdainful roll of her eyes.