Chapter 692: Freshmen Evaluation
Chapter 692: Freshmen Evaluation
The area where the Beast Mastery Department freshmen were located.
The three of them chatted idly, gradually becoming more familiar with each other.
"See that?" Laila pointed to one of the nine figures on the stage. "That's the dean of our Beastmaster Academy."
Qiao Sang followed her gaze and saw an old man with half-gray hair, a face etched with wrinkles, yet with a rosy complexion.
"I heard that Gilbert Heron is 483 years old", Landon, the brown-haired boy, whispered.
483 years old? Qiao Sang was genuinely shocked. "That old?"
She stared in amazement at the venerable figure, who was older than her great-great-grandfather.
To be honest, her textbooks had mentioned that Beastmasters, once they reached a certain realm, could extend their lifespans through replenishment, allowing them to live much longer than ordinary people. However, this was the first time she had seen someone who had lived so long in real life.
Rounding it off, that's nearly five centuries...
"The older they are, the stronger they tend to be", Landon said, his eyes filled with longing. "I want to live that long too."
Laila disagreed. "Living longer doesn't necessarily mean being stronger. Take Peter Neworna, for instance. He was only a C-Class Beastmaster but managed to live to 329 years old thanks to the Eternal Moom."
"That's just an exception", Landon countered.
Damn? A C-Class Beastmaster living to 329 years old? What kind of familiar is the Eternal Moom, and how powerful is it?! Qiao Sang's pupils dilated. She wanted to ask, but to avoid exposing her "Slacker" nature to her new friends, she quietly pulled out her mobile phone and started searching for "Eternal Moom."
The page quickly loaded, displaying the relevant information.
["Eternal Moom, a legendary familiar from Supernest, can extend the lifespan of any living being. However, the cost is unknown. It is said to awaken only once every 500 years."]
So, there are familiars that can extend lifespans... Qiao Sang felt she had learned something new.
As she was browsing, the person on the stage began speaking. Qiao Sang's ears automatically filtered out the initial part, but when she put her phone back in her pocket, she heard the speaker say:
"This evaluation will award credits based on your performance. You may not fully understand the importance of credits yet, so let me explain."
"With credits, you can purchase any item available for exchange within the school. Many advanced courses and specialized knowledge require credits to attend or access books. If you want to live in a better dormitory, you'll need credits for that too."
"As long as you have enough credits, any faculty or student from any department can provide you with their services. S-Class Familiar Trainers, Artificers, Alchemists, Spirit Pattern Masters, Engineers, Appraisers, Spirit Gardeners... we have all these experts at our school."
"In other words, with credits, you can obtain anything you want here!"
This statement caused a wave of excitement in the hall.
Everyone had heard about credits during the past few days and knew they were important, but they hadn't realized just how crucial they were!
"Ah! A senior took me to the dorm and showed me around the campus, but asked for 2 credits. Was I scammed?"
"Oh my gosh! A senior borrowed 10 credits from me. Am I going to get them back?"
"Damn, on my first day, I saw a majestic peacock. When it saw me, it shuddered and dropped a feather. A senior then appeared, insisted the feather was pulled by me, and made me pay 3 credits. Now I think about it, was I tricked?!"
The freshmen began recounting their recent experiences, each one accusing the seniors of using various tactics to swindle their credits.
Qiao Sang suddenly remembered something and pulled out her mobile phone to check the email Yulinton University had sent her.
Qiao Sang's eyes soon stopped on one line of text.
[Starting today, all Freshmen will be issued 100 credits.]
At that moment, Laila spoke with a regretful tone:
"If I had known how important credits were, I wouldn't have let that Senior teleport me to the registration office on the first day!"
Qiao Sang asked, "What about 1 credit?"
Laila immediately turned to her. "You were teleported too?"
Qiao Sang shook her head. "No."
Laila: "…"
Landon looked around and said with a surprised tone:
"I didn't expect so many of you to be unaware of the role of credits at Yulinton University. I thought everyone would have researched the place before coming here."
Qiao Sang glanced at him. "There's no information about Yulinton University's internal affairs online."
Just like those renowned top academies, most of the information available online is limited to rankings, campus environments, faculty backgrounds, notable alumni, and some research and achievements, but not the internal management.
Landon fell silent for a moment before clearing his throat and saying:
"The main purpose at Yulinton University is to make everyone understand that here, you have to rely on yourself. Among the students admitted to Yulinton University, there are those from ordinary families. If everyone needs credits, then to a large extent, the opportunities are equal."
Qiao Sang understood a bit more.
During this time, she had an Unlimited Credit Card and knew that some top-tier resources and talents couldn't be obtained with just money. Credits here could reduce the influence of Prominent Families and, in a sense, achieve equality at the starting line.
The teacher on the stage continued:
"Each college's evaluation is independent. You don't need to communicate with each other. Now, please pick up the smart glasses in front of you to confirm your evaluation content."
Smart glasses? Qiao Sang looked forward and saw that a pair of transparent smart glasses had appeared out of nowhere where there was nothing before.
Using Spatial Shift to distribute items to a group?
How proficient do you need to be to do that?
I wonder if Treasure Seekers can manage it… Qiao Sang thought as she put on the smart glasses in front of her.
A virtual Status Panel appeared and froze in the air.
[Please enter your student ID and password]
Qiao Sang raised her hand and clicked.
Soon, new content appeared.
[Name: Qiao Sang]
[Major: Beast Mastery Department]
[Credits: 0]
[Mission: Defeat any Beastmaster from the Beastmaster Academy who has a Water-Type, Ground-Type, Rock-Type, Ghost-Type, Dark-Type, Electric-Type, Grass-Type, Steel-Type, Combat-Type, or Fire Pet Beast (Defeating one counts as one credit)]
[Note: Do not remove the smart glasses during the Battle]
[Evaluation Location: Anywhere]
[End Countdown: 2:59:52]
A total of three hours for the evaluation… But why specifically list the attributes of the opponent's familiars? There are still Normal, Ice-Type, Flying-Type, Dragon-Type, Toxic-Type, Bug-Type, Fairy-Type, and Psychic-Type familiars… Does defeating a Beastmaster with these familiars not count for credits… Qiao Sang's gaze fell on the listed attributes, and her mind quickly analyzed the information. Suddenly, she had an epiphany.
Water-Type, Ground-Type, and Rock-Type all counter Fire-Type.
Ghost-type and Dark-type are effective against Ghost-type and Psychic-type.
Electric-type and Grass-type are effective against Water-type.
Rock-type, Steel-type, Combat-type, and Fire-type are effective against Ice-type.
Combat-type and Fire-type are effective against Steel-type...
The purpose of the Evaluation is to have them defeat opponents whose attributes are effective against their own... If that's the case, then everyone needs to defeat opponents with different attributes... If they choose the wrong opponent, they might end up wasting their time in battle, losing their familiars' stamina and energy... It looks like they'll spend a lot of time just screening their opponents...
Moreover, there are only so many familiars with certain attributes. If someone else battles them first and drains their combat power, there won't be any left for others to challenge... After realizing this, Qiao Sang tapped the side of his smart glasses, and the virtual Status Panel disappeared.
...
At the same time, a few teachers in the Beast Mastery Department area began to discuss:
"Everyone wants to battle familiars with counter-attributes, but for others, those are the attributes they are effective against. It will waste a lot of time, and the purpose of this evaluation is also to encourage more interaction and sharing of familiar information."
"Everyone has more than one familiar. To find an opponent with a reverse attribute and get them to agree to a battle, both parties need to have familiars that are effective against each other. You fight one, I fight one, that's how it works. I think everyone will need to chat for a while first."
"Maybe some people are rash and will just jump into a battle without thinking it through?"
"Impossible. After all, they are students of Yulinton University, not those pure brute-force Beastmasters."
...
In the Beast Mastery Department freshmen area.
The freshmen quickly understood the purpose of the evaluation and began to chat with their classmates:
"What attributes do your familiars have?"
"Water-type, Grass-type, Toxic-type. What about you?"
"Not telling you, none of yours are effective against mine."
"..."
To have a smooth battle, both parties need to have familiars that are effective against each other, but finding such an opponent isn't something that can be done immediately.
All the freshmen from the Beast Mastery Department were there, and some wanted to get to know more people before challenging them. Otherwise, once they left, it would be hard to find classmates from their department, given that everyone was a stranger.
In the midst of the conversations, Qiao Sang slowly stood up.
This is too much trouble. Just screening opponents will take a lot of time, and with that time, we might already be done with the battles... Qiao Sang held Fangy, cleared his throat, and called out loudly:
"100 credits, whoever beats me first gets all 100 credits. I'll be waiting outside!"
With that, he started to prepare to leave.
The previously noisy surroundings suddenly fell silent, and everyone's eyes were fixed on him with intense focus.
Feeling the burning gazes, Qiao Sang thought of something, stopped, and loudly added: "Only for the Beast Mastery Department."
After saying that, he turned and left.
The freshmen of the Beast Mastery Department were initially stunned, then they all stood up in unison, pushing and shoving each other as they rushed towards the door.
"Get out of the way!"
"Who's in the way? I was already in front of you!"
"Do you want to fight?"
"Sure, but after I finish my battle!"
The teachers in the Beast Mastery Department area: "???"
(End of Chapter)
Chapter end
Report
