Song Qi was choked by Song Yu, and it showed on his face.
Seeing this, Song Yu almost laughed out loud. That’s right, that’s it!
I'll feel relieved if you become disappointed in me soon.
Song Yu carefully plugged the mouth of the small jade bottle containing the Hundred Flowers Honey with a cork to prevent it from attracting other strange beasts to her, and also tightly closed the crystal box of energy fruit.
"Xiao Qi, think about it..."
Song Yu, feeling no remorse, bluffed, "If the contracted beast doesn't like me, but instead loves the Hundred Flowers Honey and Energy Fruit... then after we form a contract, if I can't provide it with these rare treasures, will it still listen to me when we reach the wilderness?"
Song Qi was stunned and said nothing, "..."
He felt that what his sister said seemed to make some sense, but he also felt that something was wrong.
"Xiao Qi, I feel that a contracted beast that doesn't like me and doesn't obey my orders, running rampant in the wilderness, no matter how high its talent and potential are, can't compare to a contracted beast that truly likes me and has a connection with me."
Song Yu's eyelids drooped slightly, as if lost in thought, but she actually controlled the arc of her movements so precisely that Song Qi could clearly see the perfect amount of worry in her eyes from his perspective. With her fair cheeks and moist eyes, she looked like a lily ravaged by a storm, making one want to brush away the wind and rain from her, nodding in agreement with every word she said.
Song Qi was overwhelmed and didn't know how to refute for a while.
But obviously...giving up the high-qualified wood-type monster and choosing other low-qualified monsters is not feasible for him.
Song Qi thought for a long time, then grunted and squeezed out a sentence, "Sister, but hasn't this been the case for thousands of years when everyone contracts with exotic beasts?"
Thousands of years ago, when exotic beasts first appeared, they were inimical to humans. Later, someone used rare treasures found in wild forests and secret realms to gradually attract the exotic beasts, pique their interest, and eventually persuade them to agree to a contract. Once they agreed to the contract, wouldn't it be enough for everyone to nurture them? Why all the trouble?
Song Yu looked at Song Qi dimly, "Does that mean what our predecessors did is right? Haven't you seen that many people, after more than ten years, still can't get along with their contracted beasts?"
Song Yu said earnestly, "If the contracted beast doesn't obey orders, let alone passing the professional beastmaster assessment, even going to the wilderness or forest will be a life-or-death experience."
Now, even though she's talking so well now...
In fact, Song Yu was nervous at the moment, trying hard to stop his eyes from wandering in other directions out of guilt.
Although she had never contracted a strange beast, Song Yu felt that this was the same as raising pets on Earth in her previous life.
There are always some contracted beasts with good tempers and some with bad tempers.
Even in the TV shows and movies she had watched these past few days, there were many protagonists with contracted beasts, who were mischievous in the early stages and mature and steady in the later stages... It should be right to use this reason to fool Song Qi, right?
Song Yu held his breath and concentrated, secretly observing Song Qi's reaction out of the corner of his eye.
Hey~
Song Yu sighed. What's wrong with this school?
If she had just followed the college entrance examination model on the day when the initial exotic beasts were distributed - no other non-related people were allowed to enter the school, she wouldn't have to act so hard.
Fortunately, this time, her words seemed to work.
The younger brother, who was about to say something, slowly closed his mouth.
"..." Song Qi pursed his lips and thought carefully about the people around him over the years.
really……
Some people become close partners after making a contract with a strange beast, but the contracted beast is not only disobedient, but will mischievously turn around and tease the beastmaster.
Every year, newspapers would report all sorts of tragedies: photos of contractors having their clothes and hair burned off by their own fire-type monsters, leaving them bald, and photos of contractors being whipped so badly by wood-type monsters that their faces were bruised and swollen, even to the point where their mothers wouldn't recognize them...
Especially in the second month after the initial distribution of exotic beasts, a large number of similar news emerged one after another.
so……
Training contracted beasts to obey the beastmaster's orders is a very important assessment indicator in the college entrance examination and professional beastmaster assessment.
"Could it be true what my sister said...?"
Song Qi frowned in thought and murmured softly, "Is the contracted beast rebelling because it feels that its cultivation resources have been reduced and it has been deceived?"
However, on one side are the disobedient contracted beasts with high talent and high potential, and on the other side are the obedient contracted beasts with ordinary talent...
Song Qi couldn't wrap his mind around it for a moment and couldn't figure out what to choose.
In fact, Song Qi, who had already been led into a ditch by Song Yu, had never thought about it at all.
As long as they are trained properly, after about half a year or a month of running-in, most of the contracted beasts that were originally a bit naughty and disobedient will become obedient.
If these don't work, the contractor can also consider contracting a second exotic beast, which is also the mainstream contract breeding method in society today.
Song, Yu and the other two stood there motionless, attracting too much attention.
Especially with Song Qi's height of nearly 1.9 meters and his arrogant white hedgehog hair, it is easy for people to take a few glances at him when passing by.
Before Song Qi could think clearly, the staff member who had let Song Qi and the other two in earlier saw that they had stayed too long and said like chasing chickens: "Hey, hey, hey! Hey, little classmate, you said you were delivering something to your sister, so I let you in out of kindness...but after you delivered the things, why didn't you leave?"
Staff: "Since you are not high school students and have not yet awakened the Beast Taming Space, you should not stay here. Come out with me quickly!"
Song Yu was stunned. After coming in, how could he be kicked out?
Is there a pie falling from the sky??!
She thought it would take a long time to convince Song Qi.
If she had known that she could ask the staff to ask Song Qi and the others to leave the playground, she wouldn't have to act.
Worried that Song Qi would see the surprise in her eyes, Song Yu pinched her thigh to dispel the smile that was about to overflow from her cheeks.
She pretended to be righteous, like a regimental commander carrying guns to the battlefield. She patted the young soldier Song Qi on the shoulder and said earnestly, "Xiao Qi, go back..."
"If the beast doesn't fancy me, I won't make a contract." Song Yu said seriously, "I'm different from those who like to contract dozens or even hundreds of beasts."
"No matter whether its potential and qualifications are high or low, as long as I contract it, I will treat it well with all my heart and nurture it seriously!"
Song Yu waved her hand with a righteous expression, almost convincing herself: "We chose the beasts, and the beasts chose us. Only this kind of two-way partnership between humans and beasts is the perfect combination!"
"The aptitude and potential ratings are unimportant to me! Even if the road ahead is bumpy, we can still work together to break through the levels. But if we can't be united in heart, share the same fate, and breathe the same air after the contract, how can we still be considered true partners?!"
"If that's the case... what's the difference between me and those black-hearted capitalists in ancient times who deceived serfs into signing indentures?!" The more Song Yu spoke, the more it seemed to make sense. Her eyes were red, and even she was moved by her own righteous remarks.
As expected.
Song Yu noticed from the corner of his eye that his adopted brother was so shocked that his pupils were shaking after hearing what he heard.
Song Qi stood there with his mouth wide open, as if his head was confused by the earthquake, and he couldn't recover for a long time.
“Pah pah pah pah!!!——”
Applause suddenly broke out.
The Education Bureau staff member who wanted to chase Song Qi away clapped his hands, looked at Song Yu seriously and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that you, at such a young age, could have such insights."
"In recent years, our Education Bureau and the Beast Tamer Guild have been emphasizing mutual support and bonds. We've always said that there aren't the most powerful contracted beasts in this world, but there are the most suitable ones." The Education Bureau staff member's gaze was gentle, sweeping over each high school student present. He taught, "The right contracted beast and beastmaster get along harmoniously and closely, and their combat effectiveness skyrockets when they work together. Otherwise, their combat effectiveness plummets... and sometimes, they might even harm the beastmaster himself."
The students who were listening in from all sides also found these words enlightening.
Several students who stretched out their arms, wishing they could stuff the fire energy ore directly into the monster's mouth, felt their backs stiffen slightly. They secretly retracted their hands, hid them behind their backs, and looked at Song Yu with admiration...
The staff member of the Education Bureau laughed and said loudly, "Only those who truly care about their contracted beasts and regard them as partners can also gain their true love!"
Song Qi: "..."
Song Qi silently looked up and glanced at everyone present, then looked at the staff from the Education Bureau who were cheering for his sister.
Deep in reflection...
So he used to just treat the contracted beast as a tool for future advancement?
Hey~
Song Qi felt extremely guilty.
He had made up his mind that when the first exotic beasts were distributed two years later, he would learn from his sister!
And you have to be nicer to your contracted beast, even nicer.
“Pah pah pah!!”
“Pah pah pah pah!!”
A student in the crowd suddenly clapped his hands.
The students around looked at each other and immediately started clapping.
Some people even shouted out what Song Yu had just said and whistled.
"Heart to heart, we share the same destiny and breathe the same air!——"
"Heart to heart, shared destiny, shared breath!——!"
As the applause on the playground grew louder and louder, many people nearby looked over here, asking what had happened. After hearing about it, many students hurriedly followed the crowd to applaud. The applause became louder and louder. Even many teachers and professional beastmasters who had heard Song Yu's speech just now joined in the applause. Some teachers even gave Song Yu a thumbs up.
Song Yu: “…”
Song Yu was confused and almost collapsed.
She stood in the middle of the enthusiastic crowd, her eyelids twitching wildly as she looked at her classmates and teachers who were suddenly excited on the playground.
No, she was just making it up, how come it turned out like this in just a few minutes?
The homeroom teacher, Zhou Tao, had stood beside Song Yu at some point. He pushed his glasses up and sighed deeply, "I never thought I'd be teaching for over twenty years, and yet I still don't understand things as well as you do."
Song Yu's throat was dry: "..."
No, teacher, I was just talking nonsense. I didn’t expect you to take it seriously.
You should know that in the original novel, the male protagonist likes to use all kinds of natural treasures to attract a large number of high-quality exotic beasts to sign contracts with him.
Among the strange beasts contracted by the other party, at least half of them are in this situation.
But in the end, he made a breakthrough and became the most powerful beastmaster in the world!
then……
Fifteen minutes later.
Song Yu stood there with his head held high, looking at many of his classmates who put their 'money power' treasures back into their schoolbags, put them into crystal boxes, and then happily ran off to contract exotic beasts again. His eyes were complicated, and he seemed to be hesitant to speak.
Was she being tricked? What if these people's contracted beasts had low potential? What would she do then?
This shouldn’t be the case. How could such simple sentences turn out like this?
What Song Yu didn't know was that in this world there was no philosophy or political thought classes.
How thought-provoking is the sentence "Humans and contracted beasts are connected in heart, share the same fate, and breathe the same air"?
…
The other side.
Hearing the applause and the noise, Bai Yuhan was silent for two seconds...
He silently lowered his left hand that was about to reach into his schoolbag.
In the schoolbag was a second-grade intermediate gold energy ore that he had bought with the salary he had earned from working hard for two years.
"Do you want to make a contract with me?"
Bai Yuhan pointed to a small, approximately 30-centimeter-long black lizard in front of him, stretched out his slender, white, slightly calloused right hand, and explained earnestly, "Actually, while this gold energy ore can increase the speed at which your gold energy condenses, your most suitable path is a body of steel tempered by countless hammering... If you sign a contract with me, even though you won't have gold energy ore to eat, I will sell this ore and buy you plenty of weight-bearing training equipment to make you even stronger."
"So you want to sign a contract with me?" Bai Yuhan paused for a moment, then added seriously, "I will treat you well in the future, just like my own brother or sister."
The dark little lizard tilted its head and looked at Bai Yuhan, blinking...
Just when Bai Yuhan thought he was going to fail, the little lizard shook its tail and cried out, "Ahhh!" It jumped up and buried its head in Bai Yuhan's palm! It looked so happy!
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