Chapter 266 What are you mumbling about?
[Chirp!]
What's raw or cooked? What's the meat of monsters or spirit animals or birds? What's all the chatter?
The chirping little fellow obviously couldn't understand the difference between raw and cooked, nor could he understand the difference between monster meat and spiritual livestock and birds.
It just wants to eat meat.
[Chuck!] Meat! Meat! Meat!
Feed it meat!!
Nan Ran saw that it had not made a choice yet, but instead kept chirping. She guessed that this little guy probably didn't understand the distinctions.
After thinking for a while, she took out a piece of meat from the space.
"Is this okay?"
[Chirp!] What is that?! It smells so good! It smells so good!
The chirping little creature suddenly stopped biting Nan Ran's trouser legs.
It jumped up, snatched the strip of meat from Nan Ran's hand, and started to chew it excitedly.
Crunch, crunch, mum, mum, it’s so delicious.
The little fellow chirped and finished the palm-sized piece of meat in just a few bites.
Then he tugged at Nan Ran’s trouser legs and stretched out his chubby little paws: [啾! ] I want more!
There was no need to guess, Nan Ran understood this sentence.
She took out two more strips of meat and handed them to the chirping little fellow.
Seeing this little thing eating one stick after another, like a bottomless pit that never knew how to be full, staring at her eagerly, Nan Ran suddenly felt a headache.
"This is the last one..."
Unexpectedly, Nan Ran had just taken out the meat strips and had not had time to pass them forward, but the chirping little fellow couldn't wait any longer and snatched the meat strips away, stuffing them into his mouth without hesitation.
"What are you doing!"
The sudden scolding made Nan Ran turn around and was stunned for a moment.
She blinked and looked at the woman walking towards her quickly, confused.
"Who are you?" Who?
Before he could even ask any questions, Nan Ran was met with a barrage of questions: "Why did you ruin my homework? Who sent you here? What's your intention?!"
"ah?"
What? Homework?
How come each word doesn't sound unfamiliar, but when put together, it's so difficult to understand?
"What did you eat for my homework!" the woman asked anxiously. As she spoke, she stepped forward and reached out to grab the half-eaten piece of meat in the chirping little guy's hand.
Seeing this, the chirping little fellow hurriedly stuffed the last half of the meat strip into his mouth.
Seeing this, the woman became even more anxious.
She cried and reached out to dig the throat of the chirping little creature.
"Spit it out, spit it out quickly..."
Nan Ran wanted to say that the thing was just an ordinary piece of meat and was not poisonous.
But before she could say anything, the woman who had failed to scratch her throat suddenly stood up, hugged the chirping little creature, and glared at Nan Ran fiercely: "I don't care who ordered you to do this or who is behind you! I will definitely get to the bottom of what happened today, and I will not stop until I am dead!"
Nan Ran: ...
Even if we take a step back, this should be in her yard, her hill, her territory, right?
Even if someone wants to hold someone accountable, she should be the one to hold this man and this beast accountable for trespassing!
But the woman was obviously very anxious. Without waiting for Nan Ran to argue with her, she ran away quickly with the chirping little creature in her arms.
Nan Ran: ...
She now suspected that this impudent guy who had taken the initiative was colluding with that little thing that was chirping to defraud her!
"Junior Sister Nanran?"
Hui Yao looked at Nan Ran approaching from afar and immediately trotted forward, taking a few steps to greet him. She was delighted but also surprised: "Why did you decide to come here?"
Nan Ran looked at the crowd not far away, and couldn't help but wonder: "What are they doing?"
She came here chasing after that presumptuous guy and that little chirping thing who was trying to extort her for her meat.
At this time, in addition to Huiyao, she also saw some other familiar faces.
Shi Qing, Ye Zhi, Luo Manyi and others were also there.
"What are you doing?" Nan Ran asked again, but his voice was much softer.
Huiyao glanced at the people queuing up to hand in their homework and explained with a chuckle.
"Today is the day for outer disciples to hand in their homework."
"It can also be considered a monthly test."
"After entering the outer gate, each disciple will be assigned to receive a basic demon beast."
"Every three months, the sect will set aside three days to check the status of each cultivated monster beast."
“This is how we record our achievements.”
"If you fail three times in a row, your outer disciple status will be revoked and you will become an auditor."
"Of course, if you're a disciple who has already contracted a beast pet, you don't need to undergo regular assessments or have your results recorded."
"If you have a contracted beast pet, you can directly exempt yourself from this course."
This is also the reason why no one informed Nan Ran.
Previously, she had contracted with the Flame Lion.
In the subject of breeding monsters, she is already far ahead and has scored full marks.
Not to mention, Nan also contracted Shuangmi Beast!
"Why are you here suddenly, Junior Sister?" Hui Yao asked with some confusion.
Logically speaking, Nan Ran didn't need to study this course, so they naturally didn't inform her.
Moreover, according to Ye Zhi, Junior Sister Nan Ran has already secured a spot on the special training team.
There is no need to participate in the study and assessment of these external courses.
Nan Ran uttered a soft "hmm" and pointed towards the crowd, chasing after the monster that was trying to scam people...
She briefly explained the whole process to Huiyao.
"...I guess she was so angry because she was worried that my feeding her would damage her homework and cause her to fail the assessment?"
After listening to Huiyao's explanation, Nanran felt relieved.
After all, in my previous life, I had heard many stories about agricultural students who worked hard for four years, but when it came time for their graduation defense, their thesis materials were eaten, burned, or pulled out.
I think the woman just now was really worried that her homework would be ruined, and she got angry in a hurry without understanding the situation clearly.
Hui Yao followed Nan Ran's gaze and description and quickly locked onto the person: "Are you talking about Fengchun?"
"ah?"
Nan Ran blinked his eyes, looking confused.
She doesn't know him!
Hui Yao realized it later and explained with a smile: "Fengchun was promoted to the outer sect disciple two periods earlier than us."
"Today happens to be her third monthly exam."
"I heard that she was unlucky. The monster she received was a mud horse beast that is extremely difficult to cultivate."
"Her previous two monthly assessment results were both poor. If she does poorly again this time, her status as an outer disciple will be revoked."
"But even so, she shouldn't scold you indiscriminately!"
Huiyao had a gloomy face, and it was obvious that she was planning to go to Fengchun to ask for an explanation.
Nan Ran meant the same thing.
Now that she knew the reason, she was indeed not as angry anymore, but she still had to explain the reason!
At this moment, bursts of exclamations suddenly broke out from the crowd.
"Fengchun - excellent grades!"
"Oh my god! Fengchun actually succeeded in breeding the Mud Horse Beast!"
"I heard that mud horses are extremely difficult to cultivate. Even inner disciples have a headache when they encounter them."
"But the Mud Horse Beast is a very powerful monster that can be cultivated. Once it is successfully cultivated, it is equivalent to picking up a mid-level monster for free!"
The monsters that outer disciples use to complete the assessment of the monster breeding course are usually the cubs of primary monsters.
If it weren't for the fact that a high-defense intermediate demon beast like the Mud Horse Beast is too difficult to cultivate, almost no one would succeed, and it wouldn't be thrown as a course assignment for outer disciples.
"I'm so envious! Fengchun is so lucky!"
At this moment, everyone looked at Fengchun with envy.
Before, when they knew Fengchun was assigned to the mud horse beast, these people were sighing, feeling pity, feeling fortunate, and even gloating.
Fengchun kept a straight face and ignored everyone's compliments or sarcastic remarks.
At this moment, she just wanted to know what had happened as soon as possible.
She had clearly given up hope and had prepared herself for the test, but her score would still be poor, and she would be eliminated and become an auditor.
But now, the Mud Horse Beast has actually advanced?
Her test scores also improved from poor to excellent.
This is really unbelievable.
Obviously...
She used the method she learned in class to cultivate the mud horse beast.
But all the elixirs and herbs that were fed into the body were without exception, like a drop in the ocean, completely ineffective.
How come it suddenly upgraded?
After Fengchun made sure that the assessing elder was not mistaken, that the mud horse beast had really advanced, and that she had really gotten excellent results, she left the crowd with one foot deep and one foot shallow.
Just when she was confused and didn't know what to do, she suddenly saw Nan Ran outside the crowd.
"Is it you?"
For some reason, a very absurd idea suddenly arose in Fengchun's mind.
Could it be that the mud horse beast was able to advance because of the feeding it gave by this woman?
"Excuse me, what did you feed the mud horse beast today?" Fengchun pursed his lips and suppressed the absurd expectation in his heart.
She shouldn't have asked.
But in my heart, that absurd hope can never be shaken off.
What if?
Although she got an excellent score in this assessment and successfully advanced, if she fails to get an excellent score next time, she will still be eliminated.
Giving people hope and then making them despair is far more torturous than facing despair directly.
Originally, she had prepared herself to be eliminated and become an auditor.
But now——
Who would be willing to give up this hard-earned opportunity?
Thinking about this, Fengchun's attitude became more upright and friendly, and he bowed deeply: "I'm really sorry about what happened this morning. I thought you were..."
Fengchun paused slightly and didn't say why.
"Now I know that I misunderstood you. I don't ask you to forgive my recklessness, but I still hope that you can give me a chance to make amends."
Nan Ran: ...
She has another problem: she responds to soft words but not to harsh ones.
Fengchun's sudden soft words made her temper, which was already not very good, even worse, and she didn't know where to vent it.
"Can I treat you to a meal?" Fengchun asked cautiously.
Hui Yao whispered beside him, "It's better to resolve a feud than to create one. Why don't you just sit down and talk it out?"
She said in a lower voice, "Fengchun has a stepbrother in the inner sect who is very influential. The reason why she was assigned to the mud horse beast was because of that stepbrother."
That's why I subconsciously thought that Nan Ran was someone sent by my stepbrother.
"However, if you don't want to cause trouble, it's better to refuse." Hui Yao said again.
[Chirp!] Human!
!
Nan Ran looked at the beast in some shock. It could only make “chirp chirp chirp” before, but he had no idea what it was “chirping” - uh, mud horse beast.
It's not as good as a little thing that makes a chirping sound.
However, she seemed to understand a little bit about the logic behind naming monsters in this world.
Mud Horse Beast - It looks like a running wild horse, and it is gray in color, with mud spots all over its body.
Therefore, it was named Mud Horse Beast.
[Chirp!] Meat! Eat meat!
Fengchun was a little embarrassed and held down the mud horse beast that was chirping at Nanran: "Sorry, it——"
She wanted to find a reason to explain why the mud horse beast suddenly barked at people.
But no matter how much I thought about it, I still couldn't figure it out.
Instead, it became even more embarrassing.
"It wasn't like this before, it..." Fengchun felt that the mud horse beast was like a naughty child at this moment, wanting to pounce on Nanran, and no matter how much she said that the mud horse beast was well-behaved before, it all seemed pale and powerless.
[啾啾啾] Meat, meat, meat!
Nan Ran could understand it better.
A carnivore that has been forced to eat weeds and dew for who knows how long will be easily excited when it suddenly eats meat.
It's the nature of animals.
"It's okay." Nan Ran chuckled and didn't really care.
Fengchun became even more embarrassed.
Huiyao still has to wait for the test results. With so many people and them being freshmen, they will have to wait at least two hours.
Nan Ran thought about it and agreed to Feng Chun to go out for dinner with her.
Fengchun was very grateful.
[Chirp!] Meat! I want to eat meat!
Along the way, the mud horse beasts kept chirping, and people who passed by couldn't help but look at them, which made Fengchun blush.
"I'm so sorry, it, it really wasn't like this before..."
Fengchun didn't know what was wrong with the mud horse beast today.
Normally, even if the mud horse beast didn't like the nutritious food she prepared, it would at most protest twice.
Most of the time, it's still very quiet.
Nan Ran considered his words carefully: "It's hungry and wants to eat meat."
"ah?"
Fengchun was stunned.
Mud horse beast, eats meat?
"This chirping little thing is a carnivorous monster."
"Only by devouring enough monster meat can its daily energy needs be met."
In other words, if you feed a tiger radishes and cabbages every day, it may not starve to death for a while, but it will definitely become skinny and malnourished.
They are not as strong and sturdy as those tigers that eat meat every day, and they look so majestic.
Feng Chun opened his mouth slightly, and it took him a while to find his voice: "So, the way I fed the mud horse beast before was wrong?"
Nan Ran nodded.
It should be said that in the entire Beast Taming Sect, no one has ever fed the Mud Horse Beast correctly.
That's why such an easy-to-raise intermediate monster was forcibly placed at the table with the primary monsters.
"So, what you fed the mud horse beast before was—" monster meat?
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