Chapter 1573: Chapter 1574: Juvenile Spirit Beasts

During the break, Qi Chen initially wanted to ask Feng Yuan about the situation, but found that the guy had slipped away early, leaving Agunas puzzled as he looked at Feng Yuan selecting items in the campus shop and asked.

“What are you doing?”

“Uh, picking out food to bring to Xuanching Heavenly Kingdom. How about this? Although it’s not my favorite flavor, the taste is okay.”

“You guy, aren’t these all snacks? Can they fill you up?”

“Hehe~ that’s hard to say~”

Feng Yuan laughed smugly. If it weren’t for all the supermarkets outside the academy being closed, he wouldn’t have come back to buy these things, picking out snacks while complaining.

“Such a pity, I should have stocked up on snacks earlier. Uh, after this is over, I need to stock up on snacks.”

“By the way, don’t get angry during the class later.”

Remembering something, Feng Yuan solemnly said to Xiao Ji, who looked at him in confusion, not quite understanding what he meant. Veronia seemed to understand and said.

“Are you talking about the content following the breeding class? I remember from the introduction that we’ll personally handle nurturing the young Spirit Beasts? Are you planning to take one home?”

Of course, the Spirit Beast breeding class should not lack practical content. The academy’s arrangement is to first teach everyone the methods of raising young Spirit Beasts and let them practice it themselves, then gradually formulate a more comprehensive cultivating plan for their own Tamed Beasts.

As for why it’s not taught directly? Because everyone’s level is inconsistent. For example, Feng Yuan can casually set a reasonable cultivation plan and alter it based on actual circumstances, but it’s not as easy for Qi Chen.

Moreover, if the academy-provided young Spirit Beasts catch one’s eye, they can choose them as their own Tamed Beast by paying with credits. After all, everyone is preparing for a second Tamed Beast now, and the Spirit Beasts the academy can find have higher potential, much better than trying one’s luck elsewhere.

Holding down Xiao Ji’s head, which stared displeasedly at him, Feng Yuan laughed and said.

“No way, there are already many Spirit Beasts with me now, but for the class later, I’ll have to care for the young Spirit Beasts myself, so I’m just saying it in advance to avoid anger.”

Looking at Xiao Ji who blushed and lowered its head, Veronia smiled strangely and said.

“Your concern is justified, but not trusting is unfair, it’s just a class; it won’t get angry.”

“That’s hard to say.”

Scratching Xiao Ji’s neck, Feng Yuan didn’t argue. At this moment, the class bell rang, and Feng Yuan quickly stuffed the snacks into Veronia’s space and rushed to the classroom.

Because everyone would be interacting with unfamiliar young Spirit Beasts this class, almost everyone was tense, even Qi Chen, who initially wanted to ask Feng Yuan about the Tower of Mechanisms and Xuanching Heavenly Kingdom, set that aside.

After reiterating the precautions, Teacher Zhao promptly took everyone to the academy’s Spirit Beast breeding park. Seeing the One-leaf Foxes playing on the grass, Feng Yuan’s eyes lit up. He thought the academy would provide different Spirit Beasts but didn’t expect a group of One-leaf Foxes.

This very common Spirit Beast is a choice for many ordinary people in Maomu City, but it doesn’t mean the One-leaf Fox’s potential is low, just that these populous Spirit Beasts generally have mediocre aptitude.

One One-leaf Fox rolled and bumped into Feng Yuan, blinked its small, confused eyes, and mewed seemingly asking Feng Yuan for food, triggering Xiao Ji’s explosive reaction when it saw this scene, especially when Feng Yuan affectionately picked up the One-leaf Fox, tickled its belly, and fed it snacks, making Xiao Ji cry out in dissatisfaction.

In its eyes, that One-leaf Fox was more detestable than Big Cat, although Big Cat once deceived it with an innocuous appearance, Big Cat never did anything as egregious as this One-leaf Fox.

Engulfed in rage, Xiao Ji failed to notice the One-leaf Fox quickly scampering away after deceiving some food. Seeing Xiao Ji’s grievance, Feng Yuan helplessly shook his head and patted its head and said.

“Alright, that guy just wants to nab some food, why are you angry? But, the potential of that One-leaf Fox might be substantial.”

“Do you deem it so just because you think it’s cute?”

Veronia asked Feng Yuan with an odd smile. Glancing speechlessly at Veronia, Feng Yuan responded.

“Not at all. Look at the other One-leaf Foxes, does any utilize their strengths like it does for their benefit? But being overly cunning, if misused, doesn’t bode well.”

At this moment, the One-leaf Fox scampered over to someone else to beg food and drink again, and Feng Yuan couldn’t even see where it hid the food he gave it. The fox then got sweets from a girl and continued its trickery, but Teacher Zhao picked it up by the neck saying amusingly.

“You little one, always like this, don’t give it food randomly; last time when we cleaned its nest, we found many spoiled snacks inside. Wasting food is disgraceful.”

Its furry pointed ears drooped, and the One-leaf Fox mewed softly, begging for mercy. After scolding it briefly, Teacher Zhao reluctantly put it down. This little guy’s always like this, but fortunately, Feng Yuan’s class is the last one, and after the warning, everyone should refrain from feeding it.

Clapping hands, Teacher Zhao cleared his throat, and the young One-leaf Foxes playing turned to Teacher Zhao. At this moment, Teacher Zhao walked over, picked up the One-leaf Fox that had been tricking everyone and said.

“Alright, pick one yourselves, now let’s start the class.”

The One-leaf Fox struggled in Teacher Zhao’s hands, trying to escape but was intimidated to obedience when glared at.

Holding the One-leaf Fox, Teacher Zhao began explaining the precautions for nurturing young Spirit Beasts and thoroughly elaborated on determining young Spirit Beasts’ potential.

Before the class ended, Teacher Zhao sighed, expressing hope for the usefulness of the knowledge to everyone.

“Why did Teacher Zhao say that at the end?”

On the way back, Qi Chen asked confusedly, Dou Yanlan smiled and said.

“Because Class 1 doesn’t cover this. To them, young Spirit Beasts aren’t meaningful to nurture; their combat power takes too long to develop, though it’s somewhat the same for us.”

“Ah, well…”

“You can’t say that. If young Spirit Beasts receive excellent nurturing, their power cap can exceed theirs greatly, but the time consumption is indeed a problem. Typically, Beastmasters choose young ones for the first Tamed Beast, the second and third ones with good combat power as a backup, and starting from the fourth, successful Beastmasters revert to nurturing young Spirit Beasts.”

Shaking his head, Feng Yuan said, opting for combat-capable Spirit Beasts for the second and third inevitably due to the recovery period after signing the Taming Beast Contract. If not signing the second soon, progressing is challenging, and usually, the first Tamed Beast’s combat power isn’t strong enough to allow waiting for the second to cultivate.

After passing initial challenges, upon signing the fourth Tamed Beast, one often reaches around thirty years old, with income stabilizing, thus the fourth’s power doesn’t influence much, allowing the choice of nurturing high-potential ones from young.

Of course, that’s a conventional approach; from the second Tamed Beast, various Spiritual Medicines become available, narrowing actual intervals drastically, although not everyone can afford such a game.

“That’s true. Choosing young Spirit Beasts wastes lots of time, which isn’t favorable. Sigh.”

Heaving a sigh, Qi Chen glanced at Ah Mu trailing behind him, where atop its tree crown, the Flower Leaf Tree Three Spirit Beasts played hide and seek. The academy roads are specially designed, allowing large Spirit Beasts access, so Ah Mu didn’t resize.

Staring skeptically at Feng Yuan, Agunas said.

“Why do I feel you’re interested in the One-leaf Fox? Could it be…”

“Don’t talk nonsense! I just think their fur feels nice!”

Secretly glancing at Xiao Ji, Feng Yuan said seriously. Staring at Feng Yuan, Xiao Ji voiced discontent but wasn’t angry.