Shi Yu returned home and started preparing dinner for Eleven.

In the evening, after the little Iron-eating Beast finished its iron bamboo, Shi Yu also took two Mind Enhancement Capsules.

Immediately after, Shi Yu called Eleven over, intending to teach it a new skill.

"Eleven, come here."

Having eaten and drunk its fill, Eleven was preparing to celebrate its victory today, and the way to celebrate was to double its training tonight.

With food and drink, and only needing to work hard in training to gain powerful strength, and then easily win battles, the little Iron-eating Beast felt very fulfilled with this kind of life.

The only drawback was that Eleven felt uneasy when Shi Yu used the Skill Index.

[Skill]: Extrasensory Vision

[Skill Rank]: Intermediate

[Introduction]: A psychic skill that consumes mental energy to maximize visual acuity.

[State]: Teachable

Shi Yu once again taught Eleven the Extrasensory Vision skill under its bewildered gaze.

This time, Eleven felt a "thump" in its heart.

It wanted to tell everyone that Eleven's strength was all due to its own hard work!

Little Iron-eating Beast: (°ー°〃)

Unfortunately, it couldn't say it now.

Alas, this strength felt too unreal.

"What I just taught you was the Extrasensory Vision skill. You can activate it by consuming mental energy. Your vision should be greatly enhanced now, and you should also be able to see clearly in the dark."

"Ying?"

Eleven was originally very conflicted, but when it heard that its vision had been enhanced and it could even see in the dark, its expression gradually became serious.

"Awoo—"

Eleven rubbed its dark circles and immediately ran out the door, looking at the pitch-black night, and then its expression gradually became excited.

It jumped up and down excitedly.

Yay!

Now it was even more convenient to train at night!

It would make up for the efforts it owed before, along with this time, tonight!

At the same time, as the Skill Index's cooldown time returned to "48 hours," Shi Yu collapsed lifelessly on the bed.

He estimated that it would take until tomorrow morning to initially recover his mental strength.

Right now, Shi Yu just wanted Eleven to stop smashing steel plates tonight and let him get a good night's sleep!

It would be better to save that energy for catching gophers tomorrow.

…

In a luxurious residential complex not far from the Pingcheng Beast Tamer Association.

Chen Kai, who had returned home, was about to call out to people in the class group to go catch gophers together tomorrow, but just then, a private message popped up on his communication software.

[Zhuang Yue]: I saw you at the battle arena this afternoon.

[Chen Kai]: ???

[Chen Kai]: What did you see?

[Zhuang Yue]: I saw everything I needed to see.

Chen Kai's mouth twitched as he held his phone.

His reputation was ruined.

Chen Kai's mind flashed with the bespectacled face of his classmate Zhuang Yue, and a surge of blood rushed to his head.

If she saw it, wouldn't that mean all the girls in the class would know? And then the whole class would know that he was instantly killed by a nobody.

[Zhuang Yue]: Do you know the Beast Tamer of that Iron-eating Beast?

[Chen Kai]: What, do you want to ask him for some Iron-eating Beast breeding experience?

[Zhuang Yue]: Sort of. He was walking too fast yesterday, and I couldn't keep up.

[Chen Kai]: …Looks like you asked the right person. Catching gophers, we're missing two people, will you come? Also, find a Beast Tamer whose pet has control skills. We have enough damage, we don't need damage dealers.

…

The next day.

The usual place, the mission hall of the Beast Tamer Association.

Shi Yu arrived early, but Chen Kai was even earlier.

"Uh, didn't sleep well yesterday?"

Chen Kai asked with confusion after noticing Shi Yu yawning all the way over.

"I didn't get enough rest, but it's okay."

Although Eleven was very well-behaved last night and stayed put obediently all night, the aftereffects of teaching the intermediate skill were still strong…

However, Shi Yu could still accept this state. After all, when he was in his third year of high school, he was in this state for the entire school year, and he was used to it. He would be refreshed after catching some wind later.

After all, no matter what, during his student days before transmigration, he was a little superman who studied well, was physically fit, was mentally healthy despite the lack of sleep and good food, and was well-rounded in moral, intellectual, physical, aesthetic, and labor education. This little bit of weakness couldn't crush his will at all.

"Where are the people you found?" Shi Yu asked immediately.

Chen Kai: "They don't seem to be here yet… but they should be here soon, soon."

After the two waited for a while, the people Chen Kai called also arrived.

They were two girls of about the same age as him, both wearing ordinary sportswear.

One had a round face, wore glasses, and had a single ponytail.

The other had a standard oval face, short student hair, and was not short.

"Shi Yu, this is my classmate, Zhuang Yue."

"The other one is her friend, a Beast Tamer from Experimental Middle School, Yu Jingjing."

"Hello," Shi Yu nodded.

"Hello, Senior!" the two said in unison.

Shi Yu: "…"

What was with this title? How awkward.

Chen Kai coughed and said, "The two of them happened to pass by the battle arena yesterday and saw our battle…"

"Okay, let's each introduce our situation," Chen Kai quickly changed the topic, not wanting to mention yesterday's battle.

"My pet is a level six Ice Armor Beast, and it has mastered the proficient-level Ice Cleavage Claw and Ice Armor."

"My pet is a level six Iron-eating Beast, and it has mastered the entry-level Harden," the round-faced girl Zhuang Yue said.

After speaking, she glanced at Shi Yu… After all, her own entry-level Harden was simply too embarrassing compared to Shi Yu's proficient-level Harden.

"My pet is a level six Thorny Vine Monster, and it has mastered the proficient-level Entangle skill," the tall girl Yu Jingjing said.

The Thorny Vine Monster was a plant-type wood-type pet. It looked like a vine, similar to a snake, covered in thorns, and could freely control the thorny vines it created. Prey that was entangled would either die or be crippled.

"My pet is a level five Iron-eating Beast, and it has mastered the proficient-level Harden."

Shi Yu also introduced himself. After he finished speaking, the three of them were stunned.

Because this growth level and skill proficiency were simply disproportionate.

"This is too exaggerated," Zhuang Yue couldn't help but say.

Shi Yu thought it was okay. Later, when they saw Eleven's diligence, they would probably understand…

Shi Yu was looking forward to seeing their expressions when they saw the Iron-eating Beast training tirelessly all day long and having its worldview shattered.

"You guys should hurry up and register for the mission first."

"We'll set off at eight o'clock sharp," Chen Kai said.

Eight o'clock in the morning.

The group boarded the bus on time, preparing to go to the countryside around Pingcheng District.

They were going to a place called Baixi Village, which was under the jurisdiction of Yuan'an Town in Pingcheng District, Bingshi City. It was a relatively underdeveloped village.

It was mainly agricultural there, so they were particularly troubled by the existence of Wind Locusts and Ground Rats.

On the bus, after temporarily relaxing, the four people sitting in a row couldn't help but chat. Chen Kai was the first to ask Shi Yu.

"I forgot to ask yesterday. You said you've already graduated. Are you not a battle-specialized Beast Tamer?"

Not battle-specialized?

Zhuang Yue and Yu Jingjing next to him seemed to have heard some explosive news again.

A pet can be this strong even if it's not battle-specialized???

"No, I'm a breeding-specialized," Shi Yu said calmly.

Compared to battling, breeding and raising pets was his strength.

Fighting and killing are too crude. Mastering breeding is the key. It's reasonable for a breeding-specialized Beast Tamer to train an proficient-level Harden!

The other three were silent.