Chapter 9 Chapter 9 "Why was she assigned to Class A? ...

When Jiang Qing arrived, the combat department's teaching building was already crowded with people. Li Xiu was right. The combat department's courses were not mainly based on theory, so the first class was a practical class that needed to be held on the training ground.

The team was lined up neatly, with a student from each class distributing school uniforms in an orderly manner from front to back.

Those were the class monitors elected yesterday. Jiang Qing was not there yesterday and missed the class monitor election.

She only knew that the squad leader was named Zuo Ye, and that he was a seventh-grade beastmaster.

While Jiang Qing was waiting for the school uniform to be distributed to her, she casually glanced at the teams around her. There were a total of thirty teams from left to right, with about 50 people in each team, which means that there were a total of 1,500 freshmen in the combat department at the same time.

There weren't so many people at the scene on the day of the Spirit Beast Arena test, so she guessed that so many people should be tested on different days.

The person in front of the team passed the clothes to her. She opened it and took a look. The school uniform was black and red, the same color as the teaching building of the combat department. Jiang Qing rubbed the clothes in her hands. The quality was unexpectedly good. It did not feel cheap because it was worn by students. The overall fit was tight, and it could be worn as a combat uniform without any problem.

The colors of clothing and teaching buildings are also used to distinguish different professional departments. For example, the auxiliary department where Li Xiu is located is blue, and their teaching building is called the Blue Building. The remaining combat department and healing department are called the Red Building and the Yellow Building respectively.

The logos of the three majors are also very interesting. The pattern of the red building is a lava fang, the logo of the blue building is a phantom jellyfish, and the logo of the yellow building is a moonlight deer.

It is said that these three spirit beasts represent the spirit pets of the beastmasters who divided the history of beast taming into three categories of spirit beasts. From then on, there was a distinction between combat, auxiliary and healing.

Jiang Qing followed the team, changed clothes, and was led by the head teacher of Class A7 to a secluded hill.

Each class is assigned three head teachers: two middle-aged women and one young man.

From Class A1 to Class A10, the classes are further divided into main attack, defense, group control, assassin and other categories according to the different strengths of the spirit beasts contracted by the students. Each class is divided into different categories.

Class A7's teaching direction focuses on power-based defense, supplemented by control, commonly known as "meat shield." Jiang Qing deeply suspected that this class division was a stereotype of pig-like spirit beasts.

Fifty students formed a semicircle and spread out on the surrounding lawn with three class teachers as the center. The three of them had the same upright figure.

A middle-aged woman, nearly 180cm tall and with muscular limbs, spoke first. "My name is Shen Zhien. The two next to me are Songyue and Dafei. For the next four years, the three of us will lead you in your studies."

"The class monitor will send our contact information to everyone later. You can contact any of us if you have any questions." Shen Zhien stood with her hands behind her back, her expression serious. "The combat department's assessment is based on actual combat. Those who lose three battles in the final exam will be considered to have failed. There will be a Beastmaster promotion exam every second semester. Except for those who failed the previous semester, other students are welcome to sign up."

"Do you understand everything?" Shen Zhien shouted at the top of his voice.

"I understand." The students answered in unison.

Shen Zhien nodded in satisfaction. "I won't make things difficult for you on the first day of class. Today's focus will be on cultivating and building relationships with your pets. Only when you truly establish a tacit understanding will your companions be able to trust you unconditionally in future battles."

Then she glanced at the students below: "Does anyone have any questions?"

"Me." Jiang Qing raised his hand.

She scratched behind her ears awkwardly, and formed seals with her hands to summon the sleeping Zhu Tianba.

"My spirit pet is still in hibernation. What should I do?" Jiang Qing pointed at Zhu Tianba and asked Shen Zhien.

In an instant, all the students and teachers looked at Jiang Qing.

"It's the pig from the test!" A classmate in the crowd exclaimed in surprise.

Many people in the class did not take the test on the same day as Jiang Qing. They were curious about the new classmate who had contracted a cub, and they were all whispering to those around them who knew what had happened.

There are obvious differences between domestic pigs and wild boar cubs, and the one in Jiang Qing's hand is obviously a domestic pig.

Therefore, the whole class knew clearly that Jiang Qing’s spirit pet was labeled as “suspected domestic pig” by the spirit beast platform.

You have to know that rumors will exaggerate most of the facts after being passed from person to person, so some people began to wonder how such a piglet of unknown rank, who was suspected to be a domestic pig, and a first-grade beastmaster who was rated as the lowest human rank, could be assigned to the combat department and even enter Class A.

The more radical students immediately felt that this student had lowered the level of the entire class.

The college divides students into classes A, B, and C according to their potential. Those who can enter Class A are naturally the best among their peers.

In this place where so many outstanding people gathered, there was an exception.

"Why was she assigned to Class A?" Dissatisfied voices filled the crowd. Some were indignant, some were curious, and some sneered.

Jiang Qing is not a person who likes to argue unless he has to.

"If you have any questions about the class division, you can go and talk to the principal yourself." Her gaze passed coldly across the angry faces of those people, and she looked at the three teachers in the middle with a puzzled expression.

She looked like she couldn't stand me but couldn't get rid of me, which made several students so angry that they wanted to rush up and "beat" her, but fortunately they were stopped by the students next to them.

Shen Zhien suddenly felt a headache. She swept her sharp eyes over the crowd, and the discussions stopped abruptly under her stern gaze as if their throats were strangled.

Her gaze finally fell back on Jiang Qing, and her brows furrowed slightly.

When she learned that the class she was assigned to contained a student who had contracted a cub, she realized that this moment would come.

As a teacher, Shen Zhien naturally knew more than the students below him. Although the column about Jiang Qing's spiritual pet was completely unknown, if the one she had contracted was an ordinary domestic pig, the Spirit Beast Platform would not have classified her as the first level human rank.

Ordinary domestic pigs are not even worthy of being rated as a beastmaster.

She glanced at the piglet in Jiang Qing's arms and narrowed her eyes. The information showed that Jiang Qing's spirit value was quite high. It might not be a bad idea to contract with another one in the future.

The school's teaching department and research institute are two separately managed systems, so Shen Zhien is not aware of Chen Ming and Ji Changsu's attention to and research on Jiang Qing.

Shen Zhien coughed lightly and said, "The purpose of practical classes is to observe and understand. First, carefully observe how other students communicate and interact with their spirit pets. Try to understand their emotional expressions and the guidance methods of the beastmasters. This is equally important for you to establish a connection with your spirit pet in the future."

"Yes, teacher." Jiang Qing silently held the sleeping Zhu Tianba in his arms and retreated to a big tree at the edge of the training ground, trying his best to make himself appear less conspicuous.

The training officially began and the students spread out in all directions.

Class A7 focuses on strength and defense. There are many types of spirit pets, but most of them are strong or have hard shells.

Jiang Qing looked at the iron-backed rhinoceros closest to her and regretted her loss of patience and her anger with the students around her.

If a fight really broke out, the rhinoceros's hoof would probably crush her back with one kick, and even Zhu Tianba's bean-sized body would be crushed under its feet.

And looking around, the entire training ground was filled with these ferocious beasts.

Most people have already started practicing mindfulness.

Spirit pets that can be contracted are generally docile and will not attack their owners. However, because they have just been contracted, most spirit pets cannot understand what people mean very well, so the whole training ground is filled with people either chasing spirit beasts or being pushed away by spirit pets.

Jiang Qing found a relaxing position to lie down. She put Zhu Tianba on the side of her waist and looked up to carefully observe the training of the classmates around her.

However, when others saw her expression, it seemed like she was openly showing off.

Her existence itself, especially Zhu Tianba who was sleeping soundly beside her, was always a glaring presence in the eyes of some classmates who already had a sense of superiority.

"Hey, the one sleeping with a pig in his arms!" A slightly sarcastic voice sounded.

Jiang Qing half-closed his eyes and looked over. The owner of the voice was a tall boy, and his contracted spirit beast was a sturdy iron-armored bull.

Jiang Qing had some impression of this person. Among many classmates, he and his spirit pet had a relatively high degree of coordination, and it was estimated that his numerical levels in various aspects were also among the best.

He had his arms folded across his chest, looking at Jiang Qing with a smug look on his face, his tone filled with sarcasm: "Teacher Shen asked you to 'observe and learn', have you observed anything? You didn't really fall asleep, did you? Or do you still think you can get into Class A just by hugging a pig and win by lying down?"

Laughter immediately rang out around Zhao Peng, and several classmates who were on good terms with him also joined in the fun.

"That's right, a first-grade human, a leader, and still taking up a place in Class A. I really don't know how the academy divides things up."

"Look at her sleeping so soundly, I'm afraid she's dreaming about eating cabbages, right? Haha!"

"Hey, classmate, are you raising this pig to serve as a backup for your classmates?"

“…”

"Student Zhao Peng." Jiang Qing's voice was not loud, but it clearly penetrated the noise and reached everyone's ears.

Jiang Qing had good hearing and had heard several people around him calling his name before.

Zhao Peng tilted his head back, listening attentively. He wanted to know what else Jiang Qing could say.

"Your cow is quite good, both fast and strong." Jiang Qing praised it briefly, then changed the subject, "But if you put half the energy you use to mock me into understanding its emotions, you'd probably fall less often."

Even if Zhao Peng and Iron Bull cooperated well, he was still a novice. Iron Bull didn't know how to control his strength and knocked Zhao Peng down several times in a row. However, he got up quickly and the others were concentrating on their own practice, so no one noticed.

The image of genius that Zhao Peng had painstakingly created was exposed in public by Jiang Qing, and his face turned red instantly.

"You'd better get a check-up on your chest and abdomen. Blood stasis is not good for your body." Jiang Qing kindly advised him. Out of professional ethics, she really cared about Zhao Peng's health.

When Zhao Peng heard this, it sounded like Jiang Qing was being sarcastic.

"Yes, I did make a few small mistakes, but that's still better than you." Zhao Peng stiffened his neck and admitted with a sneer. He pointed at Jiang Qing and said, "Since Teacher Shen asked you to observe and learn, it seems that you should have learned well. Then why don't you wake up this pig of yours and see if it will cooperate with you?"

They are all the same. He wants to see how well Jiang Qing cooperates with her spirit pet!

The cub hasn't even developed any intelligence yet, how can it understand what people say?

He just wanted to see Jiang embarrassed.

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Zhao Peng: Tsk, what strength do you have? You’re in the same class with me!