Chapter 212: The Time Potion, a Spectacle for All

Chapter 212: The Time Potion, a Spectacle for All

On the first day of the 225th year of the New Calendar, the River of Time continued to flow, marking the passage of another year. Each day that passed was a gift from time, and for those who came after, this day held a special significance.

In the lobby of the Breeder Association, the large screen was devoid of any advertisements or distractions, locked onto the channel broadcasting the highly anticipated event—the Breeding Competition.

The competition represented the pinnacle of achievement for breeders, showcasing the finest research outcomes from across the Dragon Kingdom over the past year.

Each year, the competition influenced the pet beast market, affecting the entire beastmaster system.

Unexpectedly, a previously overlooked pet beast could rise to prominence, offering a fresh evolution and becoming the favored choice for beastmasters seeking a new companion.

Indeed, each Dragon Kingdom breeding competition could shape the pet beast market for the entire year.

Determining the new favorite for the upcoming year, it also impacted the National Level Spirit Potion Development.

Numerous breeders gathered in the association's hall, including some who had prepared in advance. Yang He, for instance, was among the wolf pet beast breeders from Jianghai Province.

Although Sun Zhaoju found their boasting distasteful and annoying, as the representative of Jianghai Province, accompanied by Su Ping and the Elder, no one could afford to miss watching this momentous occasion, especially for breeders.

However, the event's significance extended beyond the association's attention.

In the Wood Heart, a rare holiday was granted, allowing all employees to rest. Li Shu, Guan Lilili, Guan Qianshan, and others with free time gathered in the large conference room of Cloud Heart. After breakfast, they eagerly awaited the commencement of the breeder competition.

Perhaps in previous years, some among them wouldn't have paid much attention.

If they forgot something, they wouldn't have rushed to catch up.

At most, they'd skim through the summary after the competition, searching for interesting results to investigate further.

But this year was different. Their boss would represent Jianghai Province, providing them with a new topic of conversation.

If their reputation spread, working at Wood Heart would become a point of pride for many.

Not just them, but also Sang Sage, Qin Chuan, and Qin Xiaoxue, who sat together with three generations in the Demon Capital Academy, enjoying their holiday.

Even the stationed legion in Jianghai Province was engrossed in the event.

Among them, the most unique were those in the northernmost region, near the Northern Province.

In the north of Northern Province, the Northern Legion, connected to the province, had a special situation.

Perhaps they had a few more dumplings during the holiday, but their position at the extreme north meant constant disturbances from the Plague Orb and the Blood Rose, making it impossible to relax as they did within the Dragon Kingdom.

And so, on this day, at the heart of the legion, where the Northern Defense Line stretched like an icy Great Wall, Lord Leng asked:

"How's the selection going?"

"Reporting, sir! Within the Northern Legion, I've selected 50 Beastmaster members of the Beast King rank from the four armies to enter training!"

Lord Leng nodded.

"Something has happened, speeding up the process! Within two years, I want to train a batch of elite beastmasters who fear neither the cold nor death and can adapt to various combat environments!

Of course, the most crucial part is the selection of breeders for these special beastmasters next spring! You, as the instructor, will also participate and observe if there are suitable breeding subjects for subsequent focus!"

Su Anyong's eyebrows furrowed slightly.

"Sir, what's the situation in the Sky Tomb? If there's a restriction like in ordinary mystic realms, preventing entry for those below the Emperor rank, wouldn't the requirements for breeders be less strict?"

Lord Leng shook his head.

"You don't understand the Sky Tomb! When we explored it in the Eagle Kingdom, we didn't gather much specific information, but we received plenty of messages.

While there is indeed a rank restriction, do you know how many monarch-rank beastmasters died in the Eagle Kingdom?"

Su Anyong was taken aback and shook his head.

"Before and after, a total of twenty batches have already entered, and even more than a hundred people who are actually loyal to us, wanted to go in and investigate the situation.

However, in the end, out of the twenty batches, each consisting of around fifty Beastmasters, only the last one came out from the tomb!"

"Ah?"

Clearly, Su Anyong was not very familiar with such secrets. Now, after hearing this shocking news, he couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"This tomb is extremely peculiar. Once fifty Evolvers enter, tomb, it will close again. Even with the key, it cannot be opened unless all the Beastmasters inside die or some requirements are met.

In short, it is very peculiar. Even our people have not found any news, but later, some discoveries were made. The main presence inside the mystic realm is reportedly filled with a lot of ghostly pet beasts!

There are four such tombs. Although we currently don't know what exact connections exist, it's all similar things. In this situation, we can also prepare a bit in this regard."

Lord Leng patiently instructed.

Su Anyong nodded, then slightly frowned.

He previously did not know the true purpose of leading the new Special Beastmaster team. Although he has heard of the tomb, only now does he truly understand the dangers inside the tomb, to what extent they have reached.

From what we can see now, this is truly a place of of death and no life!

Although the situation in the Dragon kingdom and the eagle kingdom may not be identical, but the dangers are similar, and the severity would not be too different, right?"

"That's right, don't make it seem like that. Our situation and theirs are different. When the time comes, even if we explore, the safety of the beast masters' lives should be the primary goal. Today, we are not doing this to pressure you into the matter."

Lord Leng chuckled, dispelling the heaviness and gloom of the previous topic, then laughed:

"Do you know what day it is?"

Su Anyong clearly did not react, and shook his head.

"New Year's Day, your little one, is now in the Demon Capital, preparing to participate in today's Breeder competition!"

"Uh?"

Su Anyong was stunned.

He then reacted and looked curiously at lord Leng: "You are concerned about this matter?"

Lord Leng blinked, then reacted and cleared his throat, touching his nose, with a nonchalant appearance:

"Indeed, the little one has a bright future! Compared to old Su, in the field of breeding, he has a promising future."

sigh, that old man) back in the western desert, when we were young, we served under wolf master, he had to cultivate a new wood-type head for the three-headed hellhound.

The most peculiar thing is, the wolf master was actually swayed by the old man, and reluctantly agreed.

As a result, that three-headed hell hound vomited for three days and three nights, and the old man was almost hung on the mast and whipped to death by the wolf master, and they carried him for three days and three nights.

after so many years, the old man's grandson not only grew up but also grew into a man, but unfortunately, the old man saw no more."

lord leng was partly concealing and partly sighing.

su anyong was slightly silent, then smiled: "my father's talent is far inferior to yours!"

lord leng shook his head:

"actually, it's just like that. the old man is stubborn, with some things, unwilling to bend, and unwilling to change. and the main thing is, the old man is the same, insisting on the direction of a beastmaster, a stubborn old thing.

but to say, the old man now can also close his eyes and raise a grandson, with a promising future in this regard!"

su anyong also showed a smile.

lord leng lightly pressed the remote control, and a virtual screen projection appeared before the two of them.

...

"dearest audience! all the beastmasters of the dragon kingdom! everyone, happy new year's day!"

"in the new year, we are here to witness the research achievements of the beastmasters who have been striving in the frontline of pet beast cultivation this year!"

"firstly, we must thank the dragon kingdom beastmaster association, the longxiang group, the oceanic ecosystem group..."

su ping was not the first time to see the beastmaster competition.

but in the past, we usually watched on tv or mobile.

but this the first time to see the stage on the platform from the backstage, a male and a female host, facing the lens with enthusiastic smiles.

on the side, sun zhaoju even whistled:

"this looks better than on the tv."

su ping glanced and said:

"so, is the list out? which ones are on the stage?"

sun zhaoju shook his head:

"the teacher is resting in the room, probably already arranged!"

su ping opened his mouth, he really wanted to say, then what are you doing here?

but thinking about the competition?

but thinking about it, he nodded:

"alright, let's go back first, estimate when these people finish the sponsor advertisements and the entry guests and judges, it will still take a while!"

su ping was not in a hurry, because he was waiting for them, the delegation from jianghai province would not be so quick to go on stage.

it's not because the main character is the last one to appear.

purely waiting for the competition's organizers, who will arrange the appearance order based on the importance of the breed type, right?"

(End of chapter)

In the realm of pet evolution, the newly evolved pets were undoubtedly among the most valuable.

Although there were reportedly many such achievements this year, it was unlikely that they would be the first to take the stage.

Just as Su Ping was about to leave leisurely, he noticed that he wasn't the only one with this idea. At the edge of the recording hall, there was another figure strolling casually towards him.

What's worth mentioning is that one of these figures was someone he recognized.

"Ye Zhou?"

It was none other than the legendary senior from the Demon Capital Academy, the same person who had discussed pet devolution with him during Jiang Zhiyuan's class.

Why was he here? Ye Zhou didn't seem surprised by Su Ping's presence and even turned around with a smile, waving his hand.

"We meet again, Su Ping."

"You... are also participating in this breeding competition?"

Ye Zhou nodded.

At that moment, Su Ping realized why this guy had previously expressed his eagerness to meet him on the competition stage.

So, this guy was also participating?

"Aside from the various provinces, there are only a handful of prestigious academies in the entire Dragon Kingdom that are eligible to attend this breeding conference. I'm one of the research members representing our Demon Capital Academy, and I came here with Professor Wang and the rest of the team!"

Ye Zhou explained with a smile.

So that was the case.

Within the Dragon Kingdom, there were indeed other prestigious academies besides the Demon Capital Academy.

In the Imperial Capital and other major cities of the Dragon Kingdom, there were also some prestigious academies.

"Impressive!"

Su Ping didn't hold back his praise.

Breeding was one thing, but the realm of Beastmasters in academies was a whole different field.

To have established such a renowned reputation at the Demon Capital Academy and be able to participate in the breeding research conference, this Ye Zhou was no ordinary person.

However, Su Ping didn't intend to pry further.

The competition was about to start, so there was no need.

Evidently, Ye Zhou's words from yesterday indicated that he had already known about Su Ping's arrival.

"It's just a small task for me, and I'm far from your level, Su Ping!"

Ye Zhou appeared extremely humble, but he didn't intend to say more as the people behind him had already caught up:

"Alright, Ye Zhou, let's get ready and prepare to take the stage!"

Huh? Su Ping was taken aback, wondering if Ye Zhou and his team were the first to perform.

Ye Zhou gave Su Ping a slightly embarrassed smile and then followed Professor Wang and the other research members from the Demon Capital Academy to the side.

They prepared for their upcoming stage performance.

Su Ping gave them a curious glance and then returned to the dressing room with Sun Chaoju, where Liu and the rest of the Jianghai team were waiting.

Apparently, the Demon Capital Television had quite a large presence here.

Or rather, everyone at the television station knew that the breeding competition was about to begin, and none of the participants were ordinary. With teams from various provinces and regions, each team had their separate dressing rooms and makeup areas.

As they entered the room, Old Liu was looking at a list in his hand and glanced up at them: "You're back!"

"What's our position and estimated time for our performance?" asked Su Ping.

Although the breeding competition was grand in scale, it would conclude within a day. They would showcase their achievements, answer questions, and then be scored based on the evaluation criteria.

There might be some variations, but each participant would likely have around ten to fifteen minutes on stage.

Old Liu took out a list: "Our project is a brand new pet evolution, so we're relatively towards the end. This year's finale will feature the breeding team from the Imperial Capital, followed by the team from Linjiang Province, and then the team from Huaiyang Province. We're the fourth from the last!"

"Huh?"

Su Ping furrowed his brows.

Old Liu quickly asked, "What's wrong? Did you discover something else?"

Su Ping did have a discovery: "Are we not the last ones?"

Old Liu was taken aback and looked at Su Ping strangely.

"We're indeed the fourth from the last! The order of performance doesn't matter. The judges and Master Zhu Hong will provide fair scores and rankings!"

Sun Chaoju explained from the side:

"Su Ping, the breeding team from the Imperial Capital is said to have found a new evolution path for the Common Rank pet 'Jumping Zombie'. As a national-level necromancer-type low-rank pet, this new evolution is a significant advantage!"

Su Ping didn't seem concerned about this.

Instead, he was puzzled as to why he wasn't the last one to perform.

Wasn't he supposed to be the finale? According to convention, wouldn't the last few performances have the potential for a breakthrough? Aren't protagonists usually the last to take the stage?

Ignoring Su Ping's random thoughts, in each dressing room, there was a live broadcast playing.

After the lengthy sponsor advertisements finally ended and the various breeding masters were thanked, the breeding competition officially began!

"Let's welcome the first breeding team from the prestigious Beastmaster Academy of the Demon Capital! Their project is a new type of potion development, named the Time Potion!"

Su Ping immediately became alert, his eyes fixed on the screen.

(End of Chapter)

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