Chapter 54 Chapter 54 "So many courses, tell me about your...
Jiang Qing noticed Tutu's bristling expression and couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Don't be nervous, Tianba isn't here. He's in Teacher Chen Ming's lab getting an examination and won't be back for a couple of days."
Upon hearing this, the rabbit's tense body relaxed instantly, and it even patted its chest with its front paws in a humane manner. It then hopped back to its nest with its short legs, and started to chew on an imitation carrot in the food bowl.
It looked like it was celebrating the free time without its "natural enemies".
Li Xiu placed the packed food on the table and tore open one of the packages.
The rich aroma spread instantly.
It was her favorite braised pork rice bowl. The meat was stewed until soft, the sauce wrapped around the distinct grains of rice, and there was a golden soft-boiled egg on top.
"I guess you must be very hungry, so I asked the cafeteria to add an extra spoonful of sauce." Li Xiu said as she fiddled with her chopsticks, looking at Jiang Qing curiously.
Li Xiu said urgently, "Tell me quickly, what exactly happened in the Luoxia Town mine? The forums are going crazy with rumors about an unknown energy source. Some people even said they saw the Wen family's medical team arriving. Is Wen Zhuxi injured?"
Jiang Qing picked up his chopsticks and took a large mouthful of rice. He sighed contentedly before slowly speaking, "We fell into a dimension resembling the 'intestines of a living being' and encountered mutated Thousand Worms. These aren't ordinary low-level beasts, but rather tumorous monsters that have devoured other spatially attributed beasts. They're covered in compound eyes and release annihilation energy."
Li Xiu's mouth opened wider and wider, and she even forgot to move the chopsticks in her hand: "That sounds disgusting..."
The two chatted for a while, and Jiang Qing's spiritual channel suddenly vibrated. It was a message from Teacher Chen Ming, just a short sentence.
[Come to the lab quickly, Tianba is awake, and something is wrong.]
Jiang Qing's heart instantly rose. He put his chopsticks on the table with a "clack", grabbed his coat and ran out: "Teacher Chen Ming wants to see me, I'll go see!"
Li Xiu also stood up: "I'll go with you!"
The two of them rushed out of the dormitory and ran towards the Beast Taming Research Department.
The rabbit was still chewing on the carrot, but in a hurry, Li Xiu suddenly took it back into the seal of contract, interrupting its eating.
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The campus was very quiet at night, with only the street lamps casting a dim light. The wind blew through the leaves, making a rustling sound. Jiang Qing's heart was beating fast, and his mind was full of what Chen Ming said, "something is wrong."
Is it energy backlash?
Or was there something wrong with the detection?
When I arrived at the laboratory, the door was ajar.
Chen Ming's anxious voice came from inside: "Don't move, your energy is not stable yet!"
Jiang Qing pushed open the door and saw Zhu Tianba on the testing table at a glance.
It was indeed awake and was struggling to jump down. Its green hair stood on end, the white light around it flickered, and its amber eyes were full of anxiety.
The moment it saw Jiang Qing, it seemed to have found its backbone: "Jiang Qing!"
After repeated verification, Jiang Qing discovered that no one except himself could hear Zhu Tianba's words.
Chen Ming attributed it to the result of a new round of energy absorption evolution.
"Tianba?" Jiang Qing walked over quickly and carefully held its body. "What's wrong? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"
Zhu Tianba rubbed his little head against her palm affectionately, and with his paws pressed against his chest, he said, "There are many voices calling me from inside, and there is light grabbing me..."
Jiang Qing relayed Zhu Tianba's words to Chen Ming.
Chen Ming handed over a test report, his face solemn. "The divine power within it was operating autonomously, but it seemed to be being pulled by some external signal, causing the energy fluctuations to become disordered. It suddenly woke up just now because the pulling sensation became stronger, as if it was responding to something."
Jiang Qing took the report. The energy curve on it was chaotic and the red warning line kept flashing.
She looked at Zhu Tianba and found that a diamond-shaped mark with a faint green light had appeared on its forehead.
The mark is not obvious, just like when a transparency layer is pulled.
Jiang Qing suddenly remembered something and took out the hot compass jade from his pocket.
At this moment, the gray mist in the jade was spinning wildly, and the handle of the spoon was pointing straight out of the laboratory window.
When Zhu Tianba saw the Compass Jade, his body trembled violently, and his anxiety became even worse: "This is it!"
Chen Ming came over, staring at the Compass Jade and the mark on Zhu Tianba's forehead, and thought: "It's resonance. The Compass Jade, the beast core source power, and the divine power in Tianba's body are resonating among the three."
"Maybe it's its keepsake, or even some of its lost power!" Chen Ming guessed. She turned around and rummaged through a cabinet, then took out some experimental data.
Chen Ming spread out a piece of paper on the table in front of him: "This is the dark crystal from the Dark Valley that you brought back last time."
Then she pulled out another one: "This is the sample the guards collected from the corpse of the mutated Vine King Giant Seal."
Chen Ming placed the two sample data sets side by side and pressed his fingertip heavily on the overlapping energy spectrum area on the screen. "Look here! The energy fluctuation frequency of the Dark Crystal, the abnormal source power remaining in the body of the Vine King Giant Seal, and then compare it with the core energy of the Thousand Worm Sarcoma, and the current resonance frequency generated by Tianba and the Guide Jade."
“They all carry the same characteristic attributes.”
Jiang Qing took a closer look and found that the curves were highly similar in the subtle fluctuations, as if different instruments were playing the same song, with the same tone throughout.
"Wow." Li Xiu was shocked as she listened. "This matter is so complicated? What should we do now?"
Chen Ming withdrew his gaze from the experimental report in front of him. "It's okay, just cultivate it normally. It's just that its upgrade materials are a little harder to find. I'll keep an eye out for it for you. Wind Whispering Canyon is a backup option."
Chen Ming turned to Jiang Qing: "If you are considering a quick upgrade, you can go there first."
Jiang Qing nodded.
She and Zhu Tianba had just returned and were not in a hurry to go to Wind Whispering Canyon.
After this month, it will be finals week, and summer vacation will be right after that.
The combat department didn't have to take a theoretical exam, and having joined the school guard team gave her extra points, so she didn't need to worry too much.
The key is the Department of Therapy, which has a lot of theories and is very complicated. She has not attended many classes in total and has not earned enough credits.
If she fails the final exam this semester, she will lose the qualification to take this minor next semester.
The credits and final exams for the Department of Therapy were like two small mountains pressing down on her heart, not allowing her to slack off even for a moment.
"Teacher Chen, I'll keep the Wind Whispering Canyon matter in mind for now. I'll make plans after the final exams are over." Jiang Qing looked up at Chen Ming, who was still sorting out the data. "Right now, I have to catch up on my healing courses."
Chen Ming didn't even raise his head, his fingers still flying on the keyboard, and he only responded vaguely: "Okay, as long as you know what I'm doing.
I have already recorded the basic data for Tianba. If there is any energy disorder in the future, please bring it here at any time.
Oh, and take this bottle of Concentrating Dew. It can temporarily stabilize the fluctuations of divine power within his body and can be a life saver at a critical moment."
A small transparent bottle was handed over from the laboratory table. It contained a light green liquid that exuded a faint herbal fragrance.
Jiang Qing quickly took it and carefully put it in his coat pocket.
Li Xiu, standing nearby, couldn't contain her curiosity any longer. She scrambled over to the testing table, staring intently at the residual energy spectrum, occasionally touching the cool surface. "Qingqing, you said Tianba is the divine beast Dangkang? Will it become incredibly powerful in the future?"
When Zhu Tianba heard the word "awesome", he immediately raised his head from Jiang Qing's arms.
Its amber eyes sparkled, and its little hooves rubbed Jiang Qing's arm proudly: "I'm really powerful! I devoured the core of that giant bug in one bite!"
Jiang Qing suppressed his laughter and relayed Zhu Tianba's words to Li Xiu.
Li Xiu's eyes widened even more. She reached out to touch Zhu Tianba's head, but was afraid of disturbing it. Her hand paused in mid-air for a long time. In the end, she just gently touched the tip of its ear: "Oh my God, you are so awesome! You have to protect me and Tutu from now on!"
Zhu Tianba was very pleased with the praise. He turned his head to the side, but quietly moved his body towards Li Xiu.
After Zhu Tianba woke up, he was unwilling to stay with Chen Ming anymore. Chen Ming was unable to forcibly observe the spirit beast against its wishes, so he let Zhu Tianba go back.
Anyway, the core data is already there.
She will now begin to compile and organize the relevant information.
In the next few weeks, the college was shrouded in the atmosphere of finals week.
Li Xiu helped Jiang Qing sort out her healing textbooks and notes, piling them in a corner of her desk. The thick stack was enough to make her scalp tingle. "Qingqing, your healing course is ridiculous! 'Diagnosis of Common Injuries of Exotic Beasts' alone is this thick, and there's also 'Basic Proportions for Psychic Potions'. It gives me a headache just looking at it."
Li Xiu picked up a textbook with a herbal pattern printed on the cover, flipped through two pages, and frowned.
Jiang Qing sat at the desk, opened the first notebook, and ran his fingertips across the dense handwriting. He sighed helplessly: "It can't be helped. Who made me always busy with missions before, and missed too many classes."
"Starting tomorrow, I'll go to the Healing Department for classes every morning, then go to the Beast Taming Field for practical training in the afternoon. I'll come back in the evening to practice exercises and try to catch up on all the knowledge I've missed."
Her eyes fell on a course schedule tucked into her notes, on which several key classes were circled in red pen.
"Repairing the Mental Trauma of Alien Beasts" and "Analysis of Advanced Psychic Shields" are both key contents of the final examination.
Especially the course "Repairing the Mental Trauma of Alien Beasts". It is said that the professor who teaches the course is very strict in setting the examination papers, and many students have failed in this course in previous years.
"By the way, I remember that Professor Zhang from the Department of Therapy holds an after-class Q&A session every Wednesday afternoon in the conference room of the training building. I'll go with you then. Maybe I can learn some key points for the exam." Li Xiu suddenly remembered this and patted Jiang Qing on the shoulder to cheer her up.
Li Xiu smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'll help you, you'll definitely pass!"
Jiang Qing felt warm in his heart and nodded.
With the help of Li Xiu, the "campus pass", she felt much more at ease.
Jiang Qing completely started working non-stop.
I get up before dawn every day and carry Zhu Tianba to the treatment department classroom to reserve a seat.
Zhu Tianba was unwilling to return the Seal of Contract, but as it was getting bigger and bigger, Jiang Qing couldn't always hold it in her arms or let it follow her tail.
Later, Zhu Tianba developed a new skill.
It concentrates the source of power on its body, so it can change its size at any time.
During class, it becomes the size of a cub, just big enough to fit in her schoolbag.
As long as you don't make any noise, you won't be noticed.
During class, she listened attentively and took notes quickly. She marked down any parts she didn't understand and asked Professor Zhang during the Q&A session after class.
During the afternoon training at the beast taming arena, she will lead Zhu Tianba in basic energy control training, but will basically not have actual combat exchanges with other beast tamers.
Zhao Peng, Meng Yanlang and others have been missing almost every day since they came back last time.
When Jiang Qing returned to the dormitory at night, he began to immerse himself in solving problems.
Li Xiu would also accompany her, reviewing her own courses while helping Jiang Qing sort out the wrong questions.
Zhu Tianba lay in a corner of the desk, watching them quietly, and occasionally rubbed Jiang Qing's arm with his little head, as if to cheer her up.
More than half a month passed like this. Jiang Qing's knowledge of healing became more and more solid, and Zhu Tianba's energy became completely stable. The diamond mark on his forehead became clearer when he used his divine power.
Because she spent too much time in the healing department and always missed combat courses, the three homeroom teachers took turns talking to her several times.
The first person to come to her was Shen Zhien. She was always stern, and her first words were straight to the point: "Jiang Qing, you haven't attended any combat class in the past two weeks, and you've only been to training twice. Do you think that since you joined the Guard Corps, you don't need to lay the foundation?"
Jiang Qing spoke frankly, "I haven't neglected the basic combat training. Every afternoon I take Tianba to the Beast Taming Field to practice energy control. I've also been privately reviewing my previous mission experiences in practical combat techniques."
Shen Zhien frowned, took a deep breath, and tried to appear as calm as possible. "Skill Combination Development," "Multi-Beast Coordinated Tactics," "Simulated Combat Assessment," "Advanced Specialization," which one did you take?"
Jiang Qing thought for a moment and said frankly, "I did miss these four classes, but I asked my classmates to copy down the courseware for each class and marked the key points and difficulties. I will take time to sort out the tactical logic in the evening."
"Also, during the previous mine mission, the actual combat with the mutant beasts actually utilized multi-beast coordination and skill combinations, and I also summarized the shortcomings."
Shen Zhien felt that the classmate was being provocative by mentioning the field training, and became even angrier.
Zhao Peng, who also joined the guard team, not only completed all the training in class seriously every day, but also added extra training time after class.
Shen Zhien tapped his fingers twice on the edge of the table, his tone becoming even more stern. "Can field combat be the same as classroom simulation?"
"In the mine mission, you're responding passively. The enemy's attributes and environmental restrictions are all random. But the tactical analysis in class helps you sort out the logic of 'active response'."
"You haven't even learned the basic skill combination formulas systematically. Next time you encounter a strange beast with attributes that restrain it, do you still have to rely on your spirit beast to withstand it?" Shen Zhien said.
She stood up, pulled out a thick stack of information from a drawer, and slapped it in front of Jiang Qing. "This is a case study from the 'Skill Combination Development' class. Now, tell me, how can the Iron Bull's 'Ground Pulse' and the Streamer Phoenix's 'Condensing Light Shield' work together to break the Rock Crystal Beast's 'Stone Skin Hardening'?"
"Also, if you encounter a wind-type monster that can control airflow, how do you plan to use Tianba's spatial ability to offset its speed advantage?"
Jiang Qing looked at the densely packed tactical deduction diagrams on the document, his fingertips paused, but he did not panic.
She remembered the time in the mine, when Zhao Peng's Iron-Armored Bull was resisting the tentacles of a thousand worms, and how the light shield of the Flowing Phoenix bought it some buffer time.
I also remember how the "suppression area" released unconsciously by Zhu Tianba after absorbing the core restricted the actions of other strange beasts.
"'Earthquake Impact' can shatter the rock beneath the Rock Crystal Beast, leaving its 'hardened stone skin' without ground support."
"At this time, the Flowing Light Phoenix's 'Condensing Light Shield' does not need to be completely blocked in front of the body. Instead, it can be set up at a 45-degree angle. It can not only reflect the rock crystal beast's gravel attack, but also leave an angle for the Iron Bull's secondary collision." Jiang Qing said slowly.
She pointed to the example diagram in the document and added, "As for the wind-type beasts, Tianba's spatial fluctuations can distort airflow. I'll have it create a 'spatial ripple' within a three-meter radius around itself, disrupting its speed and rhythm. Then, I'll use 'spatial tearing' to precisely cut off its airflow control source."
Shen Zhien's expression relaxed slightly, but his face remained stern. "The theory is good. You must participate in next week's 'Class Joint Simulation Battle Assessment'. I'll arrange your opponent for you."
Jiang Qing breathed a sigh of relief and nodded in agreement.
On the contrary, teachers Songyue and Dafei were much more relaxed about her missing a lot of combat courses because she was taking a minor in healing classes.
Especially Mr. Songyue.
After reading her notes, Songyue nodded seriously and said that her current grades have met the passing standards for the combat department's final exam. Shen Zhien is optimistic about her potential and has repeatedly talked to her in order to help her achieve higher scores.
During the conversation, Mr. Songyue, who graduated from the Department of Therapy, added a lot of knowledge points to her notes.
Jiang Qing discussed with Teacher Songyue for an entire afternoon, which benefited her a lot.
When I came out of Teacher Songyue's office, the setting sun was shining obliquely on the glass windows of the teaching building, reflecting a warm halo.
Jiang Qing held the notes supplemented by Song Yue in his arms, the warmth of the paper still lingering on his fingertips, and the anxiety in his heart gradually melted away like a piece of sugar soaked in warm water.
Back in the dormitory, Li Xiu was slumped over a book called "Behavior of Exotic Animals" on the table, sighing. Seeing Jiang Qing enter, she straightened up immediately. "How's it going? Did Teacher Songyue give you any trouble?"
Jiang Qing put his notes on the table, pulled over a chair and sat down, casually touching Zhu Tianba who was sticking his head out of his schoolbag.
It had practiced energy control in the animal farm in the afternoon and was now yawning lazily.
"Not only did they not make it difficult for me, they also helped me brush up on a lot of healing knowledge." Jiang Qing flipped open his notes and pointed to several highlighted areas. "Look here, about the 'Classification of Alien Beast Mental Power Trauma'. I couldn't figure out the difference between 'Disordered' and 'Exhausted' types before. Once the teacher used the example of Tianba's loss of control in the mine mission, I immediately understood."
Li Xiu came over to take a look and saw the notes clearly written:
[Disordered trauma is often caused by external energy shocks, manifesting as a spirit beast experiencing agitation and loss of control. It requires tranquilizing, calming, and concentrating potions or skills to stabilize the energy, followed by spiritual guidance.]
[Depletion-type injuries involve excessive energy consumption on the spirit beast itself, so the focus should be on replenishing the vitality field rather than forcing stabilization.]
"Wow, this is incredibly detailed!" Li Xiu couldn't help but exclaim. "Unlike our homeroom teacher, everyone goes to her for questions. I can't even get in line."
Jiang Qing remained noncommittal. It was difficult to arrange a 1v1 teaching appointment with a famous teacher in the auxiliary department.
In the next few days, Jiang Qing's pace became more intense.
In addition to attending classes at the Therapeutic Department during the day and practicing practical exercises in the afternoon, I would also take an hour in the evening to go to the Therapeutic Department's training building for "practical training."
There are special simulated spirit beast models that can simulate different types of injuries, which are perfect for training.
Jiang Qing also met Lin Qingzhou there who was also there for practical training.
When she was taking animal medicine classes in the past, she also bandaged the experimental subjects. The basic operations have been engraved in her soul. Wrapping bandages to fix them and mixing the dosage of medicines are all easy tasks for her.
She can even guide Lin Qingzhou in return.
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