203 Chapter 129 Student Becomes Colleague_2
Master Lin is an up-and-coming forging talent among the third-generation Beast Trainers, his skills almost matching those of the expert hands of the First Generation Forging Masters. He remembered how the Dean of the Forging Department had to persuade him for quite some time before he agreed to teach. Why the hell would this guy be giving him a call?
"Haha, Dean Chu, I've got someone here who wants to work as a professor in the Cultivation Department, and I thought I'd recommend him to you."
"Oh?" Chu Yan became interested. All departments and programs were short on teachers; there were too many students and not enough instructors. He said, "Who might it be?"
He remembered that he had almost certainly invited everyone who could be invited. Could there still be a fish that slipped through the net?
"It's a fourth-generation Beast Trainer."
Chu Yan: "…"
"Which famous chef has become a Beast Trainer?" asked Chu Yan.
Teachers don't necessarily have to be chosen exclusively from the first, second, or third-generation Beast Trainers. Even those who weren't Beast Trainers before, as long as they have a high level of expertise in the relevant field, can be invited to teach.
After all, students need to start from the basics.
For example, for freshmen in the cooking department, basic cutting skills, spoon skills, firework skills are enough for them to learn. To teach these, ordinary chefs are perfectly capable. They don't need those experts from the Beast Training fields.
"That's not it. You must have heard of this person though; he's Passerby A, the top of the Extraordinary Divine Pet List in Infinite City Number Three. I'm quite familiar with him. The first Secret Realm he broke through was the Chef Secret Realm. He understood the Cooking Intent there, passed it flawlessly, and I think, he should be more than qualified to teach the freshmen in the cooking department, right?" explained Master Lin.
"Damn, who?" Chu Yan couldn't help but blurt out.
"Passerby A."
"It's him??"
"If Dean Chu knows him, then it should be easy to talk about."
Chu Yan was silent. How could he not know him? Just a few days ago, a cat came to buy some bird meat from him. Chu Yan was even ready to kindly help process it, but the cat disdained... asking, "Do you know Dragon's Cooking Intent?"
This took Chu Yan aback.
Damn it, how easy does he think it is to become a Dragon Chef? There isn't even one chef in the world who has mastered Dragon's Cooking Intent.
If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't defeat Manager Ying, he'd have taught that cat a lesson.
Later, after much inquiring and "spending a hefty sum on information," he learned from Manager Ying that Doctor Gu had taken a liking to a fourth-generation Beast Trainer. This Beast Trainer, who had mastered the way of the sword, had a eureka moment and understood the Dragon's Cooking Intent. Manager Ying was buying ingredients for him to cook with.
Chu Yan had long wanted to make Passerby A's acquaintance but had been too occupied with school matters recently to get the chance. Now, hearing that Lu Ran was going to join the Cultivation Department as a professor, he didn't hesitate or even bother with an assessment, simply responding, "Elder Lin, no problem at all. I'll get his credentials sorted out as quickly as possible."
"Huh?" Master Lin was stunned.
What do you mean you'll sort it out quickly... you haven't even assessed him!
......
While Master Lin was contacting Dean Chu, Lu Ran was not idle either. He picked up his phone and started looking at the competition schedule.
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It seemed like the match schedule for the new student tournament would be released shortly, with the official competition starting tomorrow. The contestants would have half a day to research their opponents and prepare accordingly.
"Roar!!"
"Woof!!"
King of Sudden Death and Mr. Husky were also summoned by Lu Ran, waiting together.
Now that King of Sudden Death had comprehended the Dragon Intent, he was insanely powerful even without using the Thunder God Tactics.
And Mr. Husky had reached level 19, with a significant increase in all attributes, just one step away from level 20 and its Fusion Traits.
It felt like, before the finals and semi-finals, Mr. Husky should be able to reach level 20.
"Group A, first match?"
Soon enough, the match schedule was released, and Lu Ran found that he was scheduled for the very first match of the tournament.
His opponent's name was Zhou Mo.
Who is that?
At this point, everyone was using their real names, and Lu Ran knew that his alias wouldn't last much longer. But that wasn't a big issue; it was only a matter of time before it would be revealed anyway.
Lu Ran VS Zhou Mo!
Lu Ran couldn't help but open the new group chat that Fang Lan and the others had just created a few days earlier, asking, "Who is Zhou Mo?"
However, before anyone in the group chat could reply, someone began to frantically private message Lu Ran.
Yang Xishuai:[Damn, damn, damn, Lu Ran!!! What's going on, how come you're facing the Dog King in the first match?]
[His Hellhound is not only skilled in flame but also excels in psychic attacks. Can your lizard handle it??]
Suddenly, Lu Ran's Secret Realm squad's group chat exploded.
Passerby A with an icy road ahead: [Damn, what kind of luck is this to meet a championship favorite in the first match?]
Zhou Mo, Passerby A from Infinite City, second in command of the Circus guild, was the first among the fourth-generation Beast Trainers to climb to the top of the Divine Pet List.
Although three more fourth-generation Beast Trainers reached the top of the Divine Pet List after him, without a doubt, as the first to do so, he is the most famous and is deemed a championship favorite on all major forums.
All's well: [Lu Ran... should be fine, right?]
This was Lu Yi.
Pig farmer: [Even if we lose, it's no big deal. There's still the loser's bracket, and winning later can still raise our ranking.]
Saintess of the Five Poison Sect: [Pig farmer, what are you talking about? How can we lose? Who turns out to be the Dog King is still up for grabs!]
Lu Ran: ...
Lu Ran shrugged his shoulders, not expecting his "luck" to be so "good" as to meet that guy who had climbed to the top of the Divine Pet List in his first match.
He remembered that this person had caused a little trouble for the examiners during the preliminary assessment too.
Psychic attacks...
Lu Ran shook his head; Mr. Husky and King of Sudden Death really weren't afraid!
Mr. Husky had resisted Dragon Might for so long, his psychic resistance was no joke.
And the King of Sudden Death, with its Thunder Dragon Armor, almost fully inherited the Dragon Clan's strengths, with high resistance to physical, energy, psychic, and soul attacks. It had a perfect defense and had nothing to fear from the opponent.
This Dog King, although he managed to get on the Divine Pet List, seemed to have lost his advantage now that he was facing Lu Ran.
After Lu Ran finished speaking to Mr. Husky and King of Sudden Death, both Pet Beasts were stunned.
Just when Mr. Husky wanted to see who dared to claim the title of king, King of Sudden Death placed its paw in front of him.
"Roar!! (It doesn't matter, I'll take action.)"
For some reason these last few days, King of Sudden Death, who didn't usually like fighting, seemed to be influenced by Manager Ying and started to dislike canine Pet Beasts, probably because of the Dragon-Slaying Sword Intent's influence...
"Roar!"
King of Sudden Death stepped forward, its gaze commanding.
If Mr. Husky can't beat you, can't I still beat you, Dog King?
It wanted to use the other dogs to prove the strength of its Thunder Dragon Armor.
"Actually, you don't have to fight over this. You can go together now. This isn't like the preliminary assessment, which limited the number of entrants," said Lu Ran.
Mr. Husky, King of Sudden Death: "..."
"Of course, if King of Sudden Death wants to solo, that's fine too. The opponent has only revealed one Pet Beast so far, so it's unknown if there's only one or if another is being hidden..."
"In that case, Mr. Husky will also temporarily act as a trump card, hidden in the card, staying by my side, waiting for the kill opportunity."
"King of Sudden Death, go test them out first. After all, with your current Racial Talent, in this newcomer match where deadly blows aren't allowed, you're almost invincible..." Lu Ran really liked this competition rule.
The newcomer match naturally had multiple protective mechanisms. It only distinguished victory or defeat, not life or death.
Damn, then why did it volunteer?
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The judges would also be responsible for protecting the combatants.
Under such circumstances, given King of Sudden Death's defensive power, coupled with its Racial Talent for surging power when injured... It felt like there was really no need for Mr. Husky; it could probably solo many opponents on its own.
Mr. Husky could completely act as a trump card for a decisive kill without exposing itself too early, surprising others. Certainly, many others would have hidden trump cards as well. At times like this, it's about who is more cunning in hiding their cards.
Revealing information prematurely is definitely disadvantageous. Just like knowing the Hellhound excels in psychic attacks, Lu Ran and his team could go out and buy some psychic defense gear for the match, which could counter the opponent to some extent.
"Roar???" King of Sudden Death was startled; they could go up together?
Damn, then why did it volunteer?
This so-called probing... wouldn't involve going up there to get hit and draw out skill information by being hit, would it?
"Woof!" Mr. Husky grinned, placing its paw on the back of King of Sudden Death.
Go on then, doesn't this show off your strong defense!
Although Mr. Husky loved to fight, it did not enjoy getting hurt in battle. It very much supported having King of Sudden Death take the hits first, and then making a shining entrance.