Chapter 1547: Chapter 1548: Inquiry

Feng Yuan purposely found a corner to hide in during the Spirit Beast Cultivation class, noticing Big Cat taking notes. Feng Yuan chuckled softly and quietly explained the reasoning behind the teacher’s explanations to it.

Veronia wasn’t interested in sitting in the classroom for lessons. As she became more familiar with humans, during Feng Yuan’s class, she wandered around the campus alone. Feng Yuan and Agunas didn’t mind this. As for whether she’d find a compatible Divine Pact Maker?

Feng Yuan was quite supportive of that. After all, if Veronia really found a Divine Pact Maker and it happened within the academy, she would surely participate in the regional Beast Tamer competition. With such a level of Divine Beast joining the competition, the chances for the Divine Land Region would be significantly higher.

Agunas, on the other hand, was well aware that Veronia wouldn’t easily sign a Divine Beast Contract. She was much pickier about choosing a Divine Pact Maker than he was.

“Uh, the use of pine mushrooms is probably to take care of these freshmen’s financial issues. After all, before forming a team, they can only earn a bit more during the next outdoor practice. You could consider switching to sweet matsutake instead. Don’t look at me like that; I’m not teaching you how to cook food.”

Seeing Big Cat’s strange look, Feng Yuan said speechlessly. As for whether it could be replaced with spiritual medicine? Well, judging from the situation of the other materials, those materials leaning toward half-spirit medicine actually couldn’t replace spiritual medicine.

Dou Yanlan naturally noticed this issue, frowning slightly. She didn’t speak up. In fact, although Class 1 was strong, their family backgrounds were relatively better than other classes. After all, cultivating Spirit Beasts is quite costly.

Although she hadn’t asked in detail, she had already figured out everyone’s family situation. She could only say that the teacher’s content could adapt to most people. In fact, from their perspective, they probably included her and Qi Chen as well.

“Strange, why are these all half-spirit medicines? And it doesn’t feel like potion crafting; it seems more like…”

Looking at the secret recipe the teacher was teaching, Qi Chen scratched his head in confusion. Although he wasn’t good at this, don’t forget Feng Yuan is his friend. That guy has tried all sorts of strange things, so upon seeing this, he immediately thought of Feng Yuan’s various peculiar Spirit Beast cuisines.

In fact, these two things look quite similar. At this moment, Teacher Zhao, on the podium, cleared his throat and said

“Regarding this, I recommend everyone give it a try. After all, it’s a very cost-effective nurturing plan. Don’t feel embarrassed, even if you gain some funds after the next mission, you must know that besides Beast Taming, you will have Spirit Beasts as your partners in the future!”

Saying this, Teacher Zhao glared sternly and said

“Don’t think that just because a Spirit Beast Contract isn’t Beast Taming, you don’t need to care for them. You must know, they are still your partners, even if you…”

On the podium, Teacher Zhao kept talking. Noticing Xiao Ji’s strange gaze towards him, Feng Yuan rubbed its head impatiently and said

“Why are you looking at me like that? Big Cat doesn’t need it; have you even considered what their needs are?”

Except for Kong Qing, Pomiti was so muddled that it didn’t even know what it needed. As for Little Ice Cream? It was too young, and besides some food, Feng Yuan didn’t dare give it spiritual medicine for fear of overdoing it.

Big Cat? It needed items from the Data Domain, and Feng Yuan had already helped with everything he could. As for improving its strength? Feng Yuan still couldn’t understand Big Cat’s level of strength. If not for the Data Lineage manifestation, Big Cat’s growth could be considered poor. But with Data Lineage manifestation, its strength wasn’t weaker than the scholar owls from those research institutes.

“Hey, do you think we won’t be able to take good care of our partners after graduation?”

At this moment, the girl sitting in front of Feng Yuan suddenly turned around and asked him. She had an ordinary appearance, a ponytail, and looked like a typical good student, like most ordinary students. Of course, this was speaking about the entire Great Xia academy.

Hearing her query, Feng Yuan thought for a moment. This girl seemed to be called Tan Xueluo. She was a bit shy when everyone introduced themselves at the class meeting, but she dared to ask him directly now.

Although he had many thoughts, it was only a momentary thing. Feng Yuan shook his head and said

“It depends on whether you have a reasonable plan. If it’s just Beast Taming, apart from some extremely special types, the academy’s income can generally cover the costs. In fact, if one’s strength grows normally, making some money isn’t difficult.”

Saying this, Feng Yuan stroked his chin, recalling Yang Hongzhi. Their team was a success through hard work, and none of them were Class 1 students. Actually, even the students from Class 1 didn’t fancy the tasks provided by the academy.

“Without a plan, if you want to nurture every Spirit Beast you see, it’s easy to fall into a predicament where your energy is scattered. Although our starting point is higher than our peers who aren’t in the academy, it’s still limited. As a Beastmaster, to make big money, you need to rely on strength.”

Perhaps feeling that the large number of Spirit Beasts by his side didn’t lend credibility, Feng Yuan scratched his head and said bashfully

“My situation is special. One, because I have ample resources. And two, they actually don’t rely heavily on my help.”

With a chuckle, Tan Xueluo looked at Feng Yuan and said

“You’re so amazing; making money surely isn’t difficult. How many Spirit Beasts do you think I can care for?”

“Hmm…”

After considering the Thick-furred Wild Boar by Tan Xueluo’s side, Feng Yuan said

“For you, focusing on it in the beginning should be enough. Besides choosing it because it caught your eye, you also expect strength from it, right?”

If that weren’t the case, Feng Yuan found it hard to believe she genuinely chose a Thick-furred Wild Boar, a Spirit Beast not particularly cute, as her Beast Tamer partner. Even if there was a connection at first sight, Feng Yuan doubted Tan Xueluo’s taste was so unique.

Looking at the Thick-furred Wild Boar by her side, Tan Xueluo smiled and said

“Actually, I chose it because something unexpected happened when I was choosing my Beast Tamer partner. At that time, it stood up to protect me, so…”

“You don’t need to go into detail, I understand. Actually, the Thick-furred Wild Boar is quite a talented Beast Tamer in itself. If well nurtured, it can completely serve as a mount. Task-wise, your options are much wider if you focus on nurturing it, yielding good rewards.”

Stroking his chin, Feng Yuan suddenly recalled Yang Hongzhi’s Xiao Hui, which was also an evolved form of the Thick-furred Wild Boar. If he were to recommend her the Fiery Hound from the Special Duty Team… it felt a bit strange. Shaking his head, Feng Yuan dismissed the idea. This was just an ideal situation.

He wasn’t even sure what level Tan Xueluo’s Thick-furred Wild Boar would reach after training. Besides, others might have secrets or lucky encounters.

Noticing Feng Yuan suddenly quieting down, Tan Xueluo asked in confusion

“What? Is there a problem?”

“No, I just thought of something. Speaking of the Special Duty Team, if you can get assignments from them, doing their tasks and leaving a good impression with contributions allows you to request a Fiery Hound. However…”

“The Fiery Hound and Panshi’s types clash, so it might not work.”

Shaking her head, Tan Xueluo said. As she spoke, she looked at Feng Yuan in surprise and said

“I didn’t expect such things were possible. Are you sure it’s okay to say it so directly?”

“It’s fine. The Special Duty Team is always short-handed. They probably won’t refuse anyone willing to help. But, of course, identity verification and ability checks are necessary. After all, it’s the Special Duty Team’s assignments, not something anyone can do.”

Saying this, Feng Yuan patted Xiao Ji’s head and said

“So, are you planning to train it towards an offensive direction? I thought you’d aim for a protective direction, since it protected you before.”

Hearing Feng Yuan’s words, Tan Xueluo covered her face and laughed, saying

“Well, after communicating with it, I learned that its main goal was to see many opponents during the Spirit Beast rampage…

“A fondness for battle?”

Feng Yuan mused, glancing at Xiao Ji. Upon closer thought, it seemed there were differences between them.