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Chapter 211: New Year's Day! The Arrival of the Breeding Competition (Part 1)
Chapter 211: New Year's Day! The Arrival of the Breeding Competition (Part 1)
Time passed slowly.
The entire Longguo land gradually became enveloped by the winter's chill.
Even the Metropolis, known for its warmth, couldn't escape the cold.
As the days went by, the arrival of New Year's Day drew closer.
Although it wasn't Chinese New Year, the streets were still bustling with festive decorations and promotional sales.
The holiday atmosphere was undoubtedly vibrant.
However, this day held a special significance beyond just the New Year's celebration.
The Breeding Competition!
Every year, countless beast tamers and breeders would pay close attention to the competition.
It represented the highest achievements and advancements in pet breeding across the country. At the same time, many young and promising breeders would rise to fame during this competition! Even the majority of ordinary people, who might not understand the intricacies, would still join in the excitement.
This year, for the first time, the competition was moved from the Capital to the Metropolis.
Metropolis Breeding Master Association Hotel Restaurant.
Two figures sat at a table in the restaurant. Sun Chaoju looked at his calm and collected teacher and asked, "Teacher, tomorrow is the main competition day for New Year's. When will Su Ping be coming? And what kind of results do you think we can achieve?"
"Tsk, what are you worried about?"
Liu Fuhai put down his porridge bowl and casually wiped his mouth, showing no signs of tension or anxiety.
Because he had already received accurate information.
It was a sure thing!
But Sun Chaoju wasn't so confident!
In fact, when he had first arrived in the Metropolis, Sun Chaoju had also felt assured!
This was a competition that promoted the breeding of pet evolution bodies.
The Forest Wolf, being an elite-level pet, was a popular choice among beast tamers.
Yang He had boasted about the strength of the Omnivorous Wolf numerous times.
Sun Chaoju had even tried breeding it himself.
Although the results were not as impressive as Yang He's claims, Sun Chaoju was still satisfied.
Representing the Omnivorous Wolf, Sun Chaoju was full of confidence! He believed that while the first place might be challenging, securing a spot in the top three shouldn't be a problem.
However, after staying at the hotel for half a month, Sun Chaoju started to have doubts.
Over the past half-month, breeders from all over the country had gradually arrived.
Each of them represented the highest breeding achievements of their respective provinces in the past year! It was evident that those present were no ordinary breeders.
This year, for some reason, the competitors were even more formidable than in previous years, with many surpassing expectations.
To put it simply, in previous years, there would only be a few new pet evolution bodies, whether low-level or high-level.
But this year, there were a full ten new evolution bodies!
What did this signify?
It meant that from tomorrow onwards, with the start of the breeding competition, there would be over ten new types of evolution bodies introduced to the world!
Countless breeders would become familiar with these new breeds.
In such a situation, what advantage did the Omnivorous Wolf have?
When Yang He boasted, it might have seemed impressive, but Sun Chaoju felt that the Omnivorous Wolf wasn't as divine as Yang He made it out to be!
Not to mention, among the breeders who had arrived, the breeding team from the Capital had brought the most ordinary necromantic pet, the 'Jumpy Zombie', in its evolved form.
Although this creature was more eerie than skeleton soldiers and had a less appealing appearance, as one of the lowest-level necromantic pets, it still attracted many breeders.
While its popularity might not match that of skeleton soldiers, the gap wouldn't be too significant!
One could imagine the significance of introducing such a new breeding evolution body.
Although the specific breeding difficulty and resource costs were unknown, in terms of grade and evolved pets, the Capital's breeding team had already gained a significant advantage!
Additionally, there were various other breeding research results that Sun Chaoju had gathered during this period.
There were even findings from the neighboring Huaiyang Province, connected to Jianghai Province.
At this moment, as Sun Chaoju felt a mix of anticipation and anxiety, a group of people approached and sat down next to the two of them: "Old Liu, do you mind if we join you?"
Liu Fuhai glanced at the speaker and replied, "I do mind."
However, it was clear that his objection had no effect.
The group of four people sat down next to them.
"Don't be so distant! It's not like we poached a few of your people. Besides, didn't your Jianghai also take quite a few of our Huaiyang's talents?"
The speaker was a woman with a youthful appearance, her red hair in big waves, exuding a wild and passionate aura. However, judging by her casual tone with Liu Fuhai, she was likely not as young as she seemed.
Next to the woman were two others, and among them was a familiar face to Liu Fuhai.
It was none other than Ding Yan, who had led the exchange team previously.
"Speaking of which, Old Liu, I heard that your Jianghai's old Left hasn't returned from the Capital yet? It seems like he's really stepping down and passing the torch!"
The woman smiled and spoke.
Liu Fuhai didn't respond and instead focused on eating faster.
However, the woman continued undeterred, "This time, your Jianghai's entry is probably the Omnivorous Wolf, right? Hehe, Ding Yan told me that the evolution body is indeed impressive! So, do you have confidence?"
Liu Fuhai's heart stirred, and he hummed lightly, "Of course, I have confidence! I trust in Master Zhu Hong and the other master breeders' judgment to give the Omnivorous Wolf a fair score!"
The woman smiled, "If it were any other year, your Jianghai would have a good chance. Unfortunately, this year is tough! Not to mention others, our Huaiyang's results are also impressive!"
Liu Fuhai's small eyes narrowed, "Since that's the case, do you want to have a little competition?"
"The big-waved woman beside him felt a jolt in her heart, this old thing was cunning and wily.
Compared to that scoundrel, he was much more deceitful.
With such an opening, could there be some unsavory scheme?
However, the woman slightly frowned and glanced at Ding Yan beside her.
Earlier, Ding Yan had already told her about the Thousand Tree Wolf.
That Thousand Tree Wolf was indeed powerful! Being able to win first place in the Legion Trials was enough to see the signs.
But, having strong combat power doesn't mean it's strong in the Breeding Master Competition!
On the contrary!
Anyone with a slight understanding of the Breeding Master Competition knows.
The Breeding Master Competition evaluates the breeding results, not who breeds the strongest! Instead, it's about assessing from multiple aspects and perspectives to calculate a comprehensive score! If the breeding only focuses on combat power, but the cost-effectiveness of breeding resources and other scores are not high, then it's useless!
Therefore, in the Legion Trials, the outstanding evolved companion beasts may have some hidden concerns in the Breeding Master Competition.
Because powerful breeding evolutions require rare and expensive materials and resources.
The Breeding Master Competition emphasizes benefiting the country and the people! It's about making it accessible for ordinary beast tamers to use.
Otherwise, if it's just about breeding combat power, then everyone would be researching advanced companion beast evolutions.
So, after getting the news from Ding Yan, the woman still had some confidence.
But, when this cunning old man spoke with ill intentions, it made her a little suspicious.
Could this old guy be hiding some other tricks?
Noticing the woman's guard and suspicion, Liu Fuhai clicked his tongue:
"Tsk tsk, Han Tiger, if you don't have the skills and confidence next time, don't come to provoke me, okay?"
The woman didn't care about Liu Fuhai's words:
"Old Liu, do you have any other tricks? Don't provoke me, I'm not falling for your tricks!"
"Pfft, what other tricks could there be? This time, I'm not afraid to tell you, it's the Thousand Tree Wolf. If you dare, just say you dare!
But you can stop calling yourself Han Tiger, just call yourself Han Kitten instead! Don't come at me with your fangs and claws!"
Old Liu put down his chopsticks, appearing so calm and unhurried.
Sun Chaoju beside him couldn't help but feel extremely impressed! This was his teacher!
Unfazed even if Mount Tai collapsed!
Clearly, when he had just come to chat privately and learned about the breeding results in Huaiyang Province, he was still nervous.
But now, in front of President Han, he was so confident!
In fact, Sun Chaoju had no idea that Old Liu wasn't pretending, he truly had the confidence!
The woman watched as Old Liu, who had already put down his porridge bowl and slowly stood up, said:
"Old Liu, what do you want to compete in? What have you set your eyes on in Huaiyang?"
Old Liu, who had just stood up, sat down again:
"I'm very interested in that Ash Wolf Lord's evolution breeding method..."
Ding Yan raised his eyebrows, but the woman shook her head:
"This is a breeding method that only Huaiyang Province breeders are eligible to exchange for, and it's also Ding Yan's personal achievement. I can't use it as a bet in a competition!"
Old Liu smacked his lips, feeling a bit bland:
"Then forget it."
This woman refused without even mentioning the conditions, clearly showing that there was no room for negotiation.
"Old Liu, it's just a game, why make it so big? How about this, recently, Huaiyang has unearthed some new secret realms, and among them, there are two decent Sea Core Spirit Turtle cubs. I'll give you one, that should be enough."
"Sea Core Spirit Turtle?"
Old Liu's eyes lit up slightly: "A water-type Monarch-grade potential companion beast? You're willing to part with it?"
The woman raised her eyebrows: "I'm saying, this is a competition, not me giving it to you. What can you offer in return?"
Seeing the woman being so generous, Old Liu wasn't stingy either, and waved his hand:
"Since you're offering a companion beast cub, I'll do the same! Although Sea Core Spirit Turtle is a common water-type companion beast, considering its relative rarity, I'll offer a Storm Sprite cub as a bet. How about that?"
"Deal!"
For both of them, a Monarch-grade companion beast cub is relatively precious yet still within their affordability! Such a competition bet doesn't ruin their relationship or stir up anger, and both sides are evidently quite satisfied with this additional reward!
Finally, Liu Fuhai stood up contentedly and left the cafeteria.
Looking at the hesitant and nervous Sun Chaoju, he said:
"Alright, I'll give that stinky kid a call!"
...
"Hello everyone, today's lesson is on the evolution history of ancient companion beasts..."
In the spacious and bright classroom of Metropolis Academy.
Rows upon rows of figures filled the room.
Even though Jiang Zhiyuan wasn't particularly interested in these things, this was the first time in his history class at Metropolis Academy that so many students were present, and he still found it unbelievable.
Of course, he knew the reason.
The reason was the figure sitting in the third row at the front.
A young face, bright eyes looking at Jiang Zhiyuan and the blackboard.
This person was none other than Su Ping.
And now, the main reason why so many students who were originally uninterested in history companion beasts came to Professor Jiang's history class was this little guy!
Indeed, a large portion of the students were here to see Su Ping, the rare temporary student of Metropolis Academy.
After all, he had reached the 15th wave of the Elite Rank Trial.
Many were still quite interested in him.
After these few days.
Su Ping had already become quite accustomed to life at Metropolis Academy.
Of course, perhaps Su Ping's lifestyle is such that he doesn't seem to have any trouble adapting to his surroundings.
These days, Su Ping has been busy researching and gathering information on breeding, as well as studying.
Chatting and learning with Li Zhi about wolf pets and their further evolution, especially in terms of clone breeding.
Old Li is indeed an advanced breeder who specializes in Forest Wolves and has done extensive research on the evolution of the Crowned Wolf King.
His knowledge and understanding of this aspect are extensive.
Especially after hearing that Su Ping's contracted companion, Xiao Qing, is a mutated Forest Wolf and a rare poison-type variant, this is even more so.
After hearing Su Ping's affirmation of the Crowned Wolf King's breeding method and his desire to develop Xiao Qing's evolution in this direction, Old Li immediately regarded Su Ping as a kindred spirit.
As for Liu Fuhai? He's not very familiar.
From Old Li, Su Ping also gained some new insights and understanding.
For example, the direction of clone breeding evolution is worth studying.
At the same time, Su Ping also thought about the few skills he wanted to apply to Xiao Qing's clones.
However, in the Metropolis Academy, beast masters are the primary focus, and there aren't many breeding methods or skills that are useful to Su Ping.
Besides this, the only course Su Ping takes in the academy is Professor Jiang's history of companion beasts.
This has caused some resentment among the other lecturers.
Obviously, becoming a lecturer at the Metropolis Academy means they are all quite capable.
But even among the lecturers, there has been some gossip about Su Ping since his arrival.
The mysterious background, the importance placed on him by Dean Sang Sheng, and Qin Xiaoxue's unconcealed closeness have made this young man the center of attention.
Being able to attend class with this young man has made many of the lecturers secretly compete with each other, even though they may not show it.
As a result, this young master Su, who they thought wasn't very clear-headed, is actually interested in the history of companion beasts?
What's the point of this subject?
Could it be that these historical companion beasts can still be brought back to life in some way?
Many people don't understand, but Su Ping doesn't mind.
After Jiang Zhiyuan tapped the blackboard, the noise in the classroom stopped:
"Today, we will focus on a special companion beast that was discovered and recorded in history but disappeared about three thousand years ago—the Crimson Heart Snake..."
"As we all know, on Blue Star, after countless years of development and with the existence of evolution rules, almost every century sees the birth of new companion beast types under various circumstances. Similarly, in unsuitable living conditions, various companion beasts gradually become extinct!
The presence of human beast masters has slowed down this situation to some extent, but in ancient times, the protection and breeding of magical companion beasts were not well-established, and the Crimson Heart Snake is one such example..."
Su Ping listened intently, as the history of companion beasts is indeed a relevant subject in the era of companion beasts.
Of course, modern companion beasts, after so many years of development, may have more advanced combat capabilities and other aspects compared to ancient times.
But ancient companion beasts may also have their merits.
Moreover, Su Ping attended this lecture for another reason.
The hypothesis he proposed about companion beast degeneration has never been completely dismissed!
And finally, Professor Jiang mentioned this topic today.
It must be said that Professor Jiang's teaching skills are relatively average.
Although his knowledge is solid, his teaching method is a bit rigid.
Some people find it boring and fall asleep, as it's purely theoretical and doesn't involve combat, so not many people are genuinely interested.
However, Su Ping nods from time to time.
As he learns about the ancient companion beast, the Crimson Heart Snake, he gains a clearer understanding of the development of historical companion beasts.
So, Su Ping raises his hand.
"Su Ping, do you have something to say?"
Jiang Zhiyuan appreciates Su Ping's eagerness to learn and is interested in the various questions he raises.
Meanwhile, some bored people who were dozing off suddenly become alert and look at Su Ping.
This time, Su Ping finally brings up his previous idea:
"Professor Jiang, I have some thoughts on the companion beasts that have disappeared in history!"
"Oh? Please share your thoughts."
Jiang Zhiyuan is also intrigued.
All the other students look at Su Ping as he stands up.
Ignoring them, Su Ping speaks confidently:
"Professor Jiang, I have some insights into the breeding of Forest Wolves. Before this, I thought that Forest Wolves evolved from Wood Wolves, and naturally, Forest Wolves would also evolve into Forest Wolves. In nature, companion beast evolution is a matter of chance and the need to adapt to harsh environments! So, if a few thousand or even tens of thousands of years pass, will Forest Wolves gradually disappear, and all Forest Wolf species evolve into Forest Wolves?
In this case, will the other evolved forms that originated from Wood Wolves and Forest Wolves, such as the lower-ranked Storm Sprite, also become extinct in history?"
Upon hearing this, Professor Jiang is slightly taken aback.
(End of Chapter)
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