"Hey junior, got a minute? Want to grab a drink later?"

Just as he was lost in thought, Wang Xinian, still smiling, looked straight ahead and said...

Qin Xiao turned his head slightly to look at her, "No, my mom said children shouldn't drink alcohol, and told me to go home early."

Wang Xinian was rendered silent. Didn't she remember that this kid was an orphan?

"Coffee or tea, either is fine. I just want to explain and communicate with you in person that what happened before was indeed my problem."

"And it's all thanks to you that I was able to be released from Snow Prison so quickly. Please give me a chance to express my gratitude."

Tsk, Wang Xinian's attitude was very humble. As the eldest daughter of a prominent family in the capital and a famous beauty and senior at the academy.

With family background, talent, appearance, and emotional intelligence, it can be said that the other party has almost reached the pinnacle of their peers.

This was the first time she had ever been so humble and subservient to a man.

Qin Xiao remained silent for a while. Although he initially wanted to refuse, the other party's words and his evasive attitude made it seem as if he had something to hide.

"I don't have much time. I have some business with Director Sun later. You can wait if you'd like."

"Okay, I'll go straight to your little house and wait for you to come home."

Wang Xinian's tone was somewhat excited, though it was unclear whether he was faking it or genuinely happy.

Qin Xiao remained noncommittal; there were other people at home anyway, so there was nothing to worry about.

Soon, the commendation ceremony came to an end. After exchanging a few words with Sun Lingbo, the vice principal disappeared.

Sun Lingbo turned and walked towards Qin Xiao. "Xiao Qin, I have something to take care of. Let's go to my office and I'll hand over some things to you."

Qin Xiao nodded and followed behind the other person.

Sun Lingbo walked hurriedly, as if he really had something urgent to attend to.

We arrived at the office building in just five minutes.

Inside Sun Lingbo's office, the other party opened the safe and took out the contents.

"To avoid suspicion, I can't put these things in my private space. Look, these are all rewards from this National College League."

Qin Xiao took the small box, which contained three items.

A handful of spirit crystals, a strange bead, and a token.

Sun Lingbo explained.

"Inside are one hundred diamond-grade attribute-free spirit crystals, a talent-enhancing potion, and a World Youth Championship participation certificate."

Qin Xiao remained calm. The reward was exactly the same as the reward for the college entrance examination: spirit crystals, talent enhancement, and access privileges.

This could be a great asset for the average contestant.

But for Qin Xiao, who was used to seeing big money, it was nothing special.

Even the talent-enhancing pill was of little use to him.

So far, he hasn't felt any impact from the two upgrades to his blue talent.

However, speaking of rewards, his original intention in participating in the competition was because of the rewards from the Temple of the Gods.

Ugh, I'm so out of my mind, I didn't even bother to check the software.

"Alright, Xiao Qin, these are the competition rewards. Next, here are the things I got for you from the academy."

After Sun Lingbo finished speaking, he took out two ancient books with rubbings from under the drawer.

"This is a sword manual I got from an old friend. It is said to have been passed down before the chaos. Although it has no magical properties, it is still good for practicing the moves."

Then I'll grant you access, and when you get back later you can choose three kendo skill orbs from the school's internal library.

The other person then turned on the bracelet and started operating it.

Qin Xiao couldn't stay calm anymore; he kept mocking her relentlessly, and no one could stand it.

"Um, Teacher Sun, can I choose some other skill orbs?"

Kendo skill orbs? Am I cut out to learn kendo?

Besides, my sword is fully automatic. Why would I need to learn swordsmanship skills? Yun Yun can easily do a lot of swordplay with just a few jumps.

It would be better to pick a few Beast Taming Skill Beads, which could boost everyone's strength.

Sun Lingbo looked at him in surprise, "Huh, don't you like swordplay?"

Qin Xiao's lips twitched. "Ahem, Teacher Sun, I don't think I'm cut out for that. I'd rather develop something else."

Sun Lingbo didn't insist. "Fine, I've given you all the permissions. You can choose whatever you want."

The operation was completed quickly, and the other party gave final instructions.

"Xiao Qin, the World Youth Competition starts on January 1st next year. There's still about a month left, so try your best to improve yourself."

Qin Xiao nodded, "Okay, Teacher Sun, I will try my best."

"Okay, then I won't keep you any longer. I have some things to take care of and I have to go."

After exchanging a few more words, Qin Xiao took his leave, summoned Ilya, mounted her, and leisurely headed towards the lakeside cottage.

On horseback, Qin Xiao opened his Imperial Temple app and found his task list.

Sure enough, the task completion status has been updated.

So far, apart from the college entrance examination and this competition, the Beast Spirit Secret Realm event has also been counted as a mission.

His personal level also increased by one level, reaching the D-level mission level, and his personal Divine Points accumulated to 300 points.

Clicking on the notification that the task reward was yet to be claimed, two instructions popped up.

Special Beast Rewards: Special beasts collected and nurtured by the Temple of Divine Protection. Click the link to select.

Special Secret Realm Access: Special secret realms guarded by the Temple of the Gods or discovered in seclusion. Click the link to select.

Qin Xiao chuckled. He hadn't expected to be given the chance to choose for himself this time. This was truly humane.

Jingjing was given the special beast-taming reward during the college entrance examination; she was given it directly without any choice.

Qin Xiao clicked on it without hesitation and started browsing.

However, these special beasts are not numerous, but they are diverse and strange.

Qin Xiao even saw in it a beast tamer that could improve fertility and prolong intercourse.

This is absolutely outrageous! What kind of bizarre things are these?!

Those who can choose to tame beasts must be of a high rank. We are all noble beast tamers, so how could we not be good enough?

Tsk, looking at the exchange records below, it's actually three times ahead of everyone else in terms of Gundam exchanges!

His mother opened the door for him, and he arrived home.

Qin Xiao looked around for a long time but couldn't find a beast he was satisfied with.

His roster is now complete in every aspect.

With various attributes and applicable ranges already available, the suitability of the chosen beast is no longer such a primary consideration.

His current plan is to pursue functionality or full-on attack, and then females.

Perhaps choosing a ranged attack would be a good option?

In his team, only Bai Ling can barely be considered a ranged attacker, and Ilya can barely be considered a half-ranged attacker.

Slovic is a melee assassin with some healing and crowd control abilities, while Jingjing Youyou is a pure melee fighter.

Jianmu is there to protect him, a battlefield health pack, and super crowd control, while Yunyun is a melee attacker with true damage.

Of course, this explanation is far-fetched, since these beasts can fight on their own and move at high speeds.

However, based solely on real-time combat scenarios, this can be roughly assumed.

Therefore, Qin Xiao was thinking of getting a beast tamer that could launch high-intensity attacks from an extremely long distance in extreme situations where he could not or did not want to get close.

Even if their survivability is questionable, they don't care about being extremely fragile!