The muscular Yi Luren watched the three lying on the grass, his smile freezing, and he growled in frustration:
"Damn it! He's really damn lucky."
Yi Luren was extremely envious. Why was Nangong Siyao so close to Xiao Ye and Cheng Bingxi, yet so cold to him? They had grown up together as childhood friends.
Yi Luren's throat was dry, and he nearly fell, but thanks to his S-Rank beast summoner's physique, he managed to complete the training.
"This afternoon is the beast interaction training. Be prepared," the bald instructor reminded the contractors who had completed their training.
Beast interaction training?
Hearing this, Yi Luren's eyes lit up. He knew the specifics of beast interaction training.
It involved beginners summoning their contract beasts to engage in initial contact and battle with beasts.
"With this token, I'll have Xiao Ye and Cheng Bingxi fight the toughest, most defensive beasts. They'll definitely embarrass themselves!"
"That's a nightmare for beginners!"
Yi Luren was very excited at the thought. The higher the difficulty, the greater the rewards for completing the training, but could Xiao Ye complete it?
Impossible, absolutely impossible!
The afternoon arrived quickly, and all the contractors were ready and orderly lined up under the dormitory building.
First Group: SSS-Rank summoned beast contractors: Xiao Ye and Cheng Bingxi
Second Group: S-Rank summoned beast contractors: Six people, three men and three women, Yi Luren included
Third Group: A-Rank summoned beast contractors: Eighteen people, nine men and nine women
Fourth Group: Currently uncontracted Nangong Siyao, alone
The bald instructor led the four groups to the beast training ground.
Unlike the morning, there were city guard troops training in the beast training ground, which resembled a sports plaza but had a roof.
The ground was divided into areas, each containing beasts restricted by chains or barriers.
"Roar! Hiss!"
In the deepest training area, a giant python was coiling around a ferocious Xuan Turtle beast.
The Xuan Turtle retreated into its magic-marked shell, which glowed with a ghostly light, remaining unharmed despite the python's constriction!
"Time's up!"
The python disengaged from the Xuan Turtle and transformed into two exhausted humans in the safe zone, saying:
"We failed to kill the turtle!"
"This batch of newcomer hunters is too ordinary, not one completed the hell-level training," their training instructor said in disappointment.
The bald instructor then led the four groups to the beast training ground.
He assigned training tasks to everyone.
"Next, all groups summon their contract beasts and control them to enter the beast area! As long as they don't escape the area within a set time, without needing to defeat or kill the beast, training is considered complete."
"Completing the training still earns core rewards!"
Entering the beast area! The group of contractors tensed up at the thought. Despite learning much about beasts in class, this was their first real encounter!
"Excuse me, instructor, if we defeat or even kill the beast, do we have to pay?" Cheng Bingxi's eyes gleamed as she eyed the beasts.
The bald instructor glanced at her in surprise, smirking, "If you can defeat or kill the beast, not only don't you need to pay, your rewards are multiplied! Five times for defeating, ten times for killing!"
"Understood!" Cheng Bingxi was eager to jump in and start fighting.
"Summon template beasts and enter the first-rank beast area immediately!" the bald instructor ordered.
Beep beep!
The bald instructor's pocket buzzed with a message from the city guard pavilion master.
**[SSS-Rank contractors cannot be treated as usual. Training intensity must be doubled, starting at hell-level, to unleash their potential.]**
Stowing the message device, the bald instructor realized how much the city guard's highest commander valued Xiao Ye and Cheng Bingxi, given the special instructions before each training session.
The contractors had already summoned their beast forms, filling the field with the first group: Sacred Two-Tailed White Fox, the second group: Black Wolf King, Golden Magic Eagle, Devil Butterfly, and the third group: Dream Spirit Butterfly, White Snake, Black-Patterned Fierce Leopard...
The fourth group contained the fruit-bearing innocent girl Nangong Siyao, who hadn't summoned anything, her slender figure appearing somewhat lonely and desolate. She looked longingly at the summoned beasts, filled with desire.
But upon seeing the two-tailed white fox, her eyes sparkled with stars, wanting to hug and stick close!
After assigning the second group and the third group to enter the beast area, the female bald instructor said:
"Fourth group, observe from the side. First group, follow me!" The male bald instructor led the Sacred White Fox and Nangong Siyao to the deepest large area of the beast training ground.
There were twelve small areas, one being the magic-marked Xuan Turtle area.
"Start with the first-rank Xuan Turtle. As long as you stay in the beast area for ten minutes, training is considered complete," the bald instructor pointed to a beast area.
Beast interaction training aimed to build mental resilience, to overcome blind fear of beasts. For newcomers, close contact with beasts helped them understand them better.
In the beast area, the Two-Tailed White Fox's eyes locked onto the magic-marked Xuan Turtle.
The turtle emitted a terrifying magical glow and retracted into its shell, dropping to the ground with a thud, motionless.
The Sacred White Fox circled it, inspecting it closely.
Ten minutes passed quickly, completing the first training session.
The bald instructor noted: Xiao Ye, Cheng Bingxi: Each rewarded one second-tier core, totaling 26 second-tier cores.
"Instructor, we've completed this training. Let's start the second one!"
Next, in the deepest twelve small areas, six first-rank beasts, and six second-rank beasts, the Sacred White Fox stayed for ten minutes in each area.
These beasts had restricted movements.
First-rank beast area for ten minutes: Each rewarded six second-tier cores
Second-rank beast area for ten minutes: Each rewarded sixty second-tier cores
The bald instructor noted: Xiao Ye, Cheng Bingxi: Rewarded 132 second-tier cores, totaling 158 second-tier cores.
The bald instructor felt disappointed with the White Fox. An SSS-Rank template beast, just watching?
Little did he know, this was Xiao Ye's strategy to maximize rewards.
"Instructor, our warm-up is over. We can start the actual training now!" The Sacred White Fox's voice echoed.
Xiao Ye and Cheng Bingxi had planned to exploit the training camp.
Stay in the beast area for ten minutes for core rewards, then defeat these beasts for more, and finally kill them for even more!
Three rounds of rewards in total!
The bald instructor approved, allowing the White Fox to re-enter the first-rank beast area.
The first-rank magic-marked Xuan Turtle withdrew into its shell.
Seeing the motionless turtle, the Two-Tailed White Fox picked up an iron rod and swung it at the first-rank magic turtle.
**[Absolute True Damage: Ignores defense, 100% true damage]**
Ten percent power!
"Bang!" The turtle's insides shattered with a single strike, spewing blood with a splat.
The newcomer hunting team, drawn by the commotion, was stunned. How did a strike to the shell cause the turtle to bleed?
"The turtle is seriously injured!" an experienced instructor noted.
"Wow, that's amazing!" The White Snake's summoner exclaimed, amazed at the seemingly ordinary strike that heavily injured the turtle!
Xiao Ye controlled the Two-Tailed White Fox and addressed the bald instructor:
"Instructor, have you noted it down? I'm starting the next training!"
He intended to milk the system!
The bald instructor, realizing the trick, widened his eyes in sudden understanding. No wonder the White Fox hadn't fought earlier, that's why!
The notebook recorded: Xiao Ye, Cheng Bingxi: Each rewarded five second-tier cores, totaling 168 second-tier cores.
"Okay!" With the bald instructor's approval, the White Fox swung again at the turtle.
**[Absolute True Damage]** Full power!
"Splat!" The beast's head erupted in a ten-meter-high fountain of blood, meeting its demise.
"Impressive!" The White Snake summoner in the newcomer hunting team gave a thumbs-up, exclaiming in admiration.
"Remote attack? That skill is very practical," they speculated about the White Fox's skill.
The bald instructor noted: Xiao Ye, Cheng Bingxi: Each rewarded ten second-tier cores, totaling 188 second-tier cores.
Subsequently, the White Fox appeared in the other eleven areas, first defeating, then killing, greedily reaping two more rounds of rewards.
An instructor watching grumbled.
"Shameful, absolutely shameful! This batch of newcomer hunters is worse than students who haven't taken their exams. Training intensity will increase tenfold!"
"Oh no," the White Snake summoner's group lamented.
Next to Nangong Siyao.
The bald instructor's eyes blurred from writing, filling thirty-six lines in his notebook with records of Xiao Ye and Cheng Bingxi's rewards.
Xiao Ye, Cheng Bingxi: Defeat rewards:
Defeat six first-rank beasts: Each rewarded thirty second-tier cores
Defeat six second-rank beasts: Each rewarded 300 second-tier cores
Total: 660 second-tier cores, totaling 828 second-tier cores
Xiao Ye, Cheng Bingxi: Kill rewards:
Kill six first-rank beasts: Each rewarded sixty second-tier cores
Kill six second-rank beasts: Each rewarded 600 second-tier cores
Total: 1320 second-tier cores, totaling 2148 second-tier cores.
Finishing writing, the bald instructor was dumbfounded. Over two thousand second-tier cores? They really milked the system hard!