"Um, my beast-taming level is now one."
As soon as he said that, the two of them looked at him in unison.
Chen Shu's mind flickered, and a golden slime appeared in his hand.
Every beast tamer had a专属 beast-taming space, where contracted spirits stayed.
Before, Chen Shu had only treated the slime as an ornamental pet, hence it was kept at home.
It really was.
The two of them felt the strength of the slime; it had already become a level-one contracted spirit.
Once a beast tamer's level increased, the contracted spirit's strength would also increase, and its attributes would improve.
If a contracted spirit had a high potential rating, it might even awaken new talents or skills.
Last time, Chen Shu had completed a choice and was rewarded with a large amount of beast-taming power, which allowed him to be promoted to a level-one beast tamer.
Old Li, is there any problem now?
Chen Ping hadn't expected his son to have unknowingly leveled up.
It seemed Chen Shu was not joking around.
Alright, since you insist, I'll talk to the school.
Chen Shu and his father left the office, satisfied.
They really didn't know if it was a good or bad thing.
Li Yuan sighed and was about to light another cigarette.
Huh? Where's my lighter on the desk? Damn it, Old Chen Pi stole it from me again.
Chen Shu returned to his class, and a large group of classmates immediately surrounded him, asking him how he was doing.
When they confirmed that Chen Pi was unharmed, everyone was quite disappointed.
"I thought we could start the feast, but too bad, I wanted to sit at the same table as the kid."
Zhang Dali sighed, looking regretful.
"Feast? What feast!
Chen Shu cursed Zhang Dali with a laugh and went to his usual seat.
"Did Black Whirlwind really not make things difficult for you?" someone asked.
Chen Shu: "Of course he did."
"Old Li insisted on sending me to this beast-taming class. I said I didn't want to, I just wanted to be a normal person. I have no interest in becoming strong, but he kept persuading me."
"Get lost!"
The surrounding classmates jeered in unison, then turned back to their own seats, ignoring him.
Seeing this, Chen Shu laughed even harder and couldn't help but exclaim loudly.
"In the vast northwestern sky, a cloud appears, truly a phoenix among crows."
What greeted him, however, were only the disdainful gazes of the entire class.
Everyone had clearly grown accustomed to Chen Shu's personality. It would be better to just call him Chen Pi or Chen Jian.
*Ding ding ding!*
The class bell rang.
The students all sat up straight, took out their textbooks, and waited for class to begin.
But the person who walked in was not Black Whirlwind, but a gentle-looking male teacher.
"Which one is Chen Shu? Please come out."
Chen Shu slowly stood up, even clearing his throat a few times to emphasize his presence, then sauntered out of the classroom.
"That's the teacher from the beast-taming class. Is Chen Pi really going to transfer?"
"It seems real. He did have beast-taming talent, but his contracted spirit's rating was too poor, which is why he chose to give up."
"Looks like the martial world has one less troublemaker."
The classmates whispered amongst themselves, and the atmosphere in the class became noticeably more cheerful.
"Huh? Is that you? Has your condition improved?"
The male teacher outside the classroom was Teacher Fang Ke, whom Chen Shu had encountered while he was out and about last Saturday.
He was also the homeroom teacher of Beast-Taming Class Five.
Chen Shu pondered for a moment and replied, "It's better, but not completely better."
Fang Ke looked speechless. "Old Li asked me to inform you to pack your books this afternoon and report directly to Beast-Taming Class Five."
"Teacher, why is it Beast-Taming Class Five? Where's the homeroom teacher of Class One?"
"Are you dreaming?"
Fang Ke couldn't help himself.
"Beast-Taming Class One is for the top students in the grade. Every student's contracted spirit is at least D-class."
"Unlike ordinary students, the competition in the beast-taming classes is extremely fierce."
"There are a total of five beast-taming classes, divided according to the students' overall academic performance."
"The aim is to cultivate students' competitive spirit and make them more eager to improve their strength."
Chen Shu, who had wanted to enter Beast-Taming Class One from the beginning, was naturally daydreaming.
Being able to enter Beast-Taming Class Five was already a great stretch.
Chen Shu sighed. Beast-Taming Class Five it is. Anyway, his strength would eventually improve.
One choice had already made him a level-one beast tamer. A few more wouldn't directly lead to him taking off?
In the afternoon, Chen Shu had packed all his belongings and was waiting outside the classroom of Beast-Taming Class Five.
"Students, today our Beast-Taming Class Five will welcome a new classmate."
"He is Chen Shu from the ordinary class. Everyone, please welcome him!"
Fang Ke, wearing black-rimmed glasses, spoke and gestured for Chen Shu to enter the classroom.
"Hello everyone, I am Chen Shu from Ordinary Class Three."
Chen Shu stood with his hands behind his back, like a leader inspecting the troops.
"I am in good health, handsome, and have no bad habits!"
"Furthermore, I am proficient in all subjects of language, mathematics, English, and science. I am known as the spotless handsome youth, the honest and reliable young gentleman!"
"If you don't mind, you can call me Uncle Chen or just Uncle!"
The classroom fell silent. They hadn't expected his self-introduction to be so outrageous.
"Alright! Alright! That's enough!"
Fang Ke had a forced smile on his face and couldn't help but sweat on his forehead.
"What kind of monsters and ghosts are coming to Beast-Taming Class Five? It seems the team is getting harder to manage."
"Teacher, I haven't finished introducing myself..."
"Chen Shu, your seat is over there."
Fang Ke pointed to a seat in the back row of the classroom.
If he heard Chen Shu speak again, he might lose his temper.
As Old Li said, this Chen Shu was not an easy person to deal with.
Chen Shu looked regretful. He had prepared a thousand-word self-introduction, most of which were flattering words, but he didn't get the chance to showcase it.
He carried a stack of books back to his seat, and many people looked at him.
Chen Shu smiled and nodded in greeting, appearing approachable.
The number of students in the beast-taming classes was fixed, with only twenty-four students per class.
However, with Chen Shu's addition, Beast-Taming Class Five became the only special class in the grade.
"We will begin class now. Chen Shu, since you are a new transfer student, I hope you can quickly catch up with the class progress."
Fang Ke regained his serious demeanor and began the afternoon lesson.
"Take out 'Three Years of Beast Taming, Five Years to Success.' Today, we will do a practice test from it. This is the current monthly exam. I hope everyone will take it seriously!"
"Why does this name sound a bit strange, with a kind of inexplicable sense of pressure?" Chen Shu muttered.