“Dean Zhou, this wasn’t a decision we made privately. It was an order from above to test Fang Yuan’s abilities, so Ouyang and I contributed our spirit beast eggs.”
Seeing Zhou He's unfriendly expression, Xu Shaoyang quickly explained.
He wasn't lying; the higher-ups really did want to test Fang Yuan's nurturing abilities.
They had heard about Gao Fangyuan's previous abilities and wanted to take a gamble, but they didn't expect the success rate to be so high.
"Hmph! Do my students need your tests? You military people are really something!" Zhou He sneered.
How could he not know what these people were thinking?
Isn't it just that after the test, they want to take advantage of their proximity and have Fang Yuan cultivate more of the military's spirit beasts in the future?
However, since his student's abilities were truly extraordinary, he couldn't possibly prevent her from breeding cubs for others.
“My student is very capable. Your military can let her help you raise the young ones, but you can’t skimp on what’s due.”
"Dean Zhou, rest assured, with Miss Fang Yuan's abilities, her treatment will definitely be top-notch in the future. The military and the government will not mistreat her," Xu Shaoyang quickly assured him.
Now that they know Fang Yuan is so capable, won't the higher-ups be showering her with praise?
How could I let her suffer a loss?
Fang Yuan, upon hearing this, also offered words of comfort:
"Don't worry, mentor. I'm quite interested in breeding cubs, and I plan to continue doing this after graduation. You wouldn't want me to go out and take risks, would you?"
She had originally planned to stay in the city and raise the cubs until she died of old age.
Now the results are evident, aren't they?
She can raise royal beasts; even if she wanted to leave the city, she would probably need a whole bunch of people to accompany her.
Wouldn't that eliminate those mandatory fieldwork assignments?
"Alright, you're so capable now, your mentors trust they won't mistreat you." Zhou He nodded.
However, he still looked at Xu Shaoyang with displeasure, and finally gave him a warning before leaving.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief after Zhou and the others left.
After dropping Fang Yuan off at the villa, Xu Shaoyang also returned to the villa next door.
Inside the villa, Ouyang Xu had already fed the cub and put it into the beast-taming space.
Seeing Xu Shaoyang return, he thought for a moment and then comforted him:
"Shaoyang, don't be discouraged. There's still hope for yours. At worst, it can still reach the eighth rank."
But the smile on his face just looked so irritating.
"You'd better hurry back to your east side. Fang Yuan said that mine also has a 50% chance. Mine has been nurtured for longer than yours, so it definitely has more potential."
Xu Shaoyang retorted without any politeness.
The saying goes, "Even if you lose the battle, you can't lose the moral high ground." Besides, Fang Yuan did say there was a 50% chance, so he didn't think he had no hope at all.
On the contrary, he felt that his chances were very high.
Don't you see hospital staff always saying 20% or 30% when they're not sure?
He felt that Fang Yuan's statement of "five-tenths" was an understatement.
"Oh? Really? Then congratulations in advance."
Ouyang Xu didn't expect that Xu Shaoyang would actually have a chance.
However, he already has his own royal beast cub, so he's not jealous of any other royal beasts.
"Don't mention it, you'd better hurry up and pack your things, or the people behind you will come and kick you out." Xu Shaoyang told him to leave.
That kid really hit the jackpot.
He was speechless at how he, an outcast in his family, had awakened fire-type abilities and was so lucky to be able to contract with a royal beast.
"Okay, I'll go pack my things!"
Ouyang Xu knew he had already gained a great advantage, so he decided to keep quiet.
He went back a hundred years to pack his things, while explaining the situation to his family and asking them to find the things the little cub wanted.
Not to mention the shock to his family, he couldn't keep up with the constant calls coming in.
After finally finishing packing up, the person who was to hand over the items to him arrived.
I just didn't expect that there would be three people coming this time.
"Greetings, sirs. May I ask which of you is here to take over my duties?"
Ouyang Xu glanced at the terminal and then at the three people in front of him, asking somewhat uncertainly.
Of the three, the one in the lead is a major general, and the other two are senior colonels.
The three of them weren't even from the same military region, so he really didn't know who had taken over his job.
“We’re all here to relieve you of your guard duties, Colonel Ouyang. You’ve worked hard. You can go back and rest for a while after this mission.” The leading major general nodded in reply.
Now that Ouyang Xu had acquired the royal beast, the others dared not underestimate him.
After all, as long as he and his royal beast survive, they will become the new Vermilion Bird City.
"Two more guards have been added?"
Ouyang Xu pointed to the hibernation boxes that the three of them were carrying.
They're not here to act as guards; they're clearly here to let Fang Yuan raise their cubs.
Sure enough, after their advance troops cleared the landmines, the main force began to arrive.
Who knows how many more people will follow suit in the future!
"Yes, Miss Fang Yuan's security level has been raised, so there are two more people on board," the major general replied without batting an eye.
However, he did indeed want Fang Yuan to raise the spirit beast cub he had.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have accepted the task so readily.
Of course, they weren't the only ones; many others were unable to arrive in time because they were located far away.
Some people even wanted to replace Jiang Cheng and Wu Yu.
Fortunately, the people above still had some sense and knew to leave two familiar people for Fang Yuan, so they didn't do anything reckless.
"Alright then, I'll leave this place to you. The school is safe with that person there, so I'll be leaving now." Ouyang Xu nodded.
With the royal beast cub in his arms, he was no longer the colonel he once was.
I was more casual with these two people.
"Take care, and remember to give my regards to Marshal Ouyang," the major general replied with a smile.
"I will!" Ouyang Xu nodded and saluted.
He then left in a good mood.
When he boarded the aircraft to return, he was in an exceptionally good mood, and the reward he gave Fang Yuan was also exceptionally generous.
Fang Yuan was looking at his terminal in the room when he noticed that he had suddenly gained 50,000 contribution points and 10 million credit points.
Although this guy got a great deal, he was very generous, and Fang Yuan was very satisfied.
I was saying we could continue to work together, and while we were chatting, a shout came from outside the door:
"Miss Fang Yuan, we are your new bodyguards. May we come in?"
"Please come in!"
Fang Yuan glanced outside with his divine sense, then withdrew the terminal information.
"Hello, Miss Fang Yuan. I am Wei Jiangnan, and these are Zhou Chen and Xie Lu. We are your new bodyguards."
Wei Jiangnan, as the captain of the guard team, took the initiative to introduce himself to Fang Yuan.
"Why are there two more people? And you're a major general?" Fang Yuan asked in surprise, looking at the military rank of the person in front of him.
These men looked older and held higher military ranks than Ouyang Xu and his group.
“Military rank doesn’t mean anything. We took this mission voluntarily, and your current abilities deserve better protection,” Wei Jiangnan said.
If he weren't a major general, he wouldn't have been chosen as the head of the guard.
The main reason is that he has a cub that urgently needs to be nurtured.
"By the way, this is the Master Breeding Badge that the Spirit Beast Guild gave you." Wei Jiangnan took out a small box and handed it to Fang Yuan.
"A Master Breeder's Badge? I got it even without getting it tested?"
Fang Yuan curiously opened the box, and inside was an egg-shaped badge. It seemed that her master also wore one!
"Of course you can. As long as someone vouches for your ability to raise cubs, you can be awarded the Grandmaster badge. It's just that because you're young, you were only given the Master badge."
Raising cubs isn't like a combat power test that requires going to the scene directly. This just requires raising the corresponding cubs, so of course it can be done.
Fang Yuan put the badge away: "Thank you. No need to address me by that title, just call me Fang Yuan. You also have new cubs for me to raise, right?"
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