Chapter 10

Principal Hou looked at Tam, who seemed completely unaffected, with great curiosity.

After all, Shen Yan's Flame Chimpanzee was a Gold-level pet beast.

For the students, who only had Iron and Bronze-level pet beasts,

the momentum of a Gold-level pet beast was like a mountain pressing down, making it hard for them to breathe.

Under such pressure, an ordinary pet beast would be lucky to stand, let alone observe its surroundings like Tam, who was completely unharmed.

‘Strange, this is just a Water Frog, isn’t it?’

Principal Hou looked at Tam, unable to understand.

He was well aware that the Water Frog, with its Bronze Three potential, was one of the most common pet beasts.

Apart from Beast Tamers with very limited resources who might choose such a pet beast, no other Beast Tamers with any ambition would choose a Water Frog as their initial pet beast.

It could be said that it was the most ordinary pet beast possible.

However, Tam's reaction to the Flame Chimpanzee was clearly not what a Water Frog should have when facing a Gold-level pet beast.

That calm demeanor made people even doubt if the Water Frog had Gold-level potential.

What Principal Hou didn't know was that his half-joking thought was actually close to the truth.

Because after loading the 'Jiraiya' template, Tam's own potential had already reached the Gold level. If Tam could unlock the 'Jiraiya Sage Mode' potential in the future, it would even reach the Diamond level.

It was precisely because of this high potential that Tam was not afraid of the Flame Chimpanzee's momentum.

'I am a future Diamond pet beast; why would I be afraid of a mere Gold?'

Underdog?

Disciplined!

Although Tam was a strange Water Frog with long hair, the ordinariness of the Water Frog was deeply ingrained in people's minds.

Even if it were a mutant, its racial potential would be at most Silver One.

Therefore, Principal Hou and Teacher Shen Yan ultimately focused their attention on other students' pet beasts.

Among them, Zhang Xiaojun's Flame Rabbit and Qin Yue-shuang's Silver Moon Fox performed very well, as did the pet beasts of a few other students.

Under the pressure of a Gold-level pet beast, although they were afraid, they still showed a certain fighting spirit.

This made the two of them very satisfied, thinking that this year's students were quite promising.

"Alright, Teacher Shen Yan, you can put your pet beast away now, don't scare them too much."

Shen Yan nodded and coldly recalled his Flame Chimpanzee.

With the disappearance of the Flame Chimpanzee, the oppressive atmosphere also dissipated.

Everyone present subconsciously let out a sigh of relief.

The situation just now, not only for the pet beasts but also for the Beast Tamers, was very oppressive.

A Gold-level pet beast, after all, was something that the entire Jiujiang City might not have more than ten of, so it was not surprising that it had such momentum.

Principal Hou clapped his hands and said with a smile, "We have all seen your performances. Next, the teachers will select students based on the types of your pet beasts. It doesn't matter which teacher you end up with; the key is your attitude towards learning in the future. So, those who are not chosen by their preferred teachers don't need to be discouraged."

"Believe me, the faculty of our No. 1 High School is definitely among the best in Jiujiang City."

Hearing that the teacher selection was about to begin, the students immediately became nervous again.

Lu Yuan, however, didn't have too many thoughts about it.

Unlike ordinary students, he had a clear and precise plan for Tam's cultivation. While teachers were important, they weren't crucial.

What he needed to learn was just the basic knowledge of pet beast cultivation, which any experienced Beast Tamer would know.

With the Flame Chimpanzee's performance, the teachers' selection of students became easier.

They almost chose based on their own specialties.

For example, Teacher Shen Yan chose students with fire-type pet beasts.

Zhang Xiaojun, whose pet beast performed well, was unsurprisingly chosen by Shen Yan.

Qin Yue-shuang was selected by another famous female teacher, who was a well-known wind-type Beast Tamer. Although not a Gold-level Beast Tamer, she was a Silver-level existence and ranked among the top three teachers in the school.

When it was Lu Yuan's turn, the situation became a bit strange.

Although Tam's performance was good, most of the teachers walked by him but ultimately did not choose him.

There were also five or six other students in the same situation as Lu Yuan.

Without exception, these students had chosen pet beasts with low racial potential.

The situation was clear: these students were not favored by the teachers, which was why they were left behind.

Just as Lu Yuan was silent, Principal Hou walked up to him.

He first glanced at the others around Lu Yuan, then looked at him.

"Student Lu Yuan, your situation is a bit complicated..."

"Actually, your Water Frog performed very well, remaining calm in the face of a Gold-level pet beast's momentum, showing a strong mind. Unfortunately, the Water Frog's racial potential is a limiting factor, making it difficult to achieve much. The initial pet beast almost determines a Beast Tamer's upper limit, so the Water Frog's racial potential restricts your development. Additionally, our school doesn't have a water-type teacher, which is why you were left behind. But don't worry, the same goes for the other students. You can now report to Class 10 of Grade 3."

At this point, Principal Hou paused, looked at everyone, and said gently, "There is still one teacher in our grade, the head of the pet beast logistics department. She has a broad range of expertise and can fully take on the task of teaching you."

"Now, you are students of Class 10 of Grade 3."

After saying this, Principal Hou almost didn't give them a chance to refuse and turned to leave.

Although Principal Hou's attitude was good, everyone, including Lu Yuan, knew that they were the part of the school that had been abandoned, the so-called underachievers.

As for what Principal Hou said earlier, it was clearly just for comfort, to be taken with a grain of salt.

Seeing the situation of Lu Yuan and others, the selected students immediately felt a sense of superiority.

Compared to Lu Yuan and his group, they at least had some potential.

Lu Yuan, however, was neither angry nor sad, showing a very calm demeanor.

Natural selection, in the context of the world being invaded by fierce beasts, using limited resources on the most talented people was undoubtedly a very wise choice.

Of course, the key reason Lu Yuan could be so calm was that he knew how to cultivate his pet beast.

The role of a teacher... was dispensable.

But Lu Yuan's thoughts were not shared by the other students who were also abandoned.

Some students looked at the teachers who didn't choose them with resentment, their expressions filled with unwillingness.

Seeing this, Lu Yuan silently sighed in his heart.

Rage of the incompetent, perhaps this was what it meant.

Lu Yuan didn't want to waste time standing there and, following Principal Hou's instructions, walked towards Class 10 of Grade 3 according to the map.