I was reborn after playing a good hand badly

"Su Mo has already taken the demon beasts out to the academy for resettlement, so why didn't she form a contract with them?" Liu Zheng frowned, puzzled.

Chang Xin chuckled and said, "It's the white wolf and the reptile army again. Principal Su Mo has already contracted two such powerful battle pets."

“No matter how powerful she is, she definitely can’t have an unlimited number of battle pets. Maybe it’s not that she’s unwilling to form contracts, but that her mental core simply can’t handle it?” Chang Xin said, pointing to his own head.

Over the years, the number of people in Xia Kingdom who have contracted battle pets is far more than the few from back then, and it's not like no one has asked them about their experiences and feelings regarding contracting battle pets.

Those who conduct research can hear about such things to some extent. If the master's mental strength is not strong enough, he cannot control the contract with his battle pet, even if it is a master-servant contract.

(The instability is due to the relatively low level of the contract array plate refined by Liu Moxi. If it were a higher level one from Suzhou, there would be no need to worry about this issue. Even if the master's strength is weak, as long as the contract is completed, the monster will basically be unable to resist.)

Even so, then...

Seeing Liu Zheng hesitate, Chang Xin puffed out his chest and said, "Teacher, the purpose of our research is to help Xia Kingdom learn more about monsters. It's on the side of the interests of the entire nation. Even if Su Mo knew about it, he should still support it!"

"Our future research findings will most likely become a new course in the college, which will also benefit the college."

"Besides, that monster isn't Su Mo's battle pet; it's an unclaimed creature. Our association is the official representative of the Xia Kingdom. How dare it refuse to cooperate with a creature from another world helping with our research?"

"This is the moon, the moon of Blue Star, a place controlled by the Xia Kingdom."

Liu Zheng turned his gaze to the window, looking at the pitch-black sky.

After a moment's thought, he nodded, which was considered his approval.

He only wanted to borrow a demonic beast to assist in his research; at worst, he would pay Su Mo to make sure the other party helped him for free.

Liu Zheng also had his own thoughts. If the monster could really be communicated with, he might have a chance to form a contract with it.

Although he was also an Awakened One, his talent was average. He had to spend a lot of time in the laboratory, so he didn't have much time to cultivate his mental strength. He also couldn't endure the hardship of physical training, so his physical improvement was very limited.

In short, Liu Zheng simply couldn't complete a contract on his own, even if the other party was just a second-tier porcupine beast, he couldn't hold it down if it started to burrow.

However, if the monster he wants to form a contract with is communicative, the situation is different. If both parties are willing, the contract will be much smoother.

That extraordinary monster became his battle pet...

Liu Zheng thought to himself that he would make the other party agree.

Once the monster joins my research group, I can treat it better, make it feel favorably towards me, and make it rely on me. After all, a monster is just a slightly stronger animal. Can't I handle it?

Even if Su Mo finds out by then, it's the beast's own choice, and no matter how powerful she is, she doesn't have the right to object!

In the blink of an eye, Liu Zheng had already thought very far ahead, even considering what new name to give Bu Lingling after he won her over.

The idea was too good to be true, which made him, who was originally quite calm, feel an increased sense of urgency. He had to take the monster away before others could make a move.

That's perfect, he's in Laurel City right now.

He came here with his team to complete a set of experimental projects. The projects are now in the final stages, and it won't be difficult for him to make a trip to the college in his spare time.

So, after assigning his tasks to his student Chang Xin, Liu Zheng went to the college excitedly and made his request.

As Zhao Qiguang's student, he was always given face by others.

Liu Zheng certainly felt prestigious to ride in the association's official vehicle to the foot of the mountain.

He was personally received by Xu Li, the vice principal of the college.

However, when Liu Zheng asked Xu Li for Bu Lingling, Xu Li refused.

Liu Zheng "..."

He didn't expect Xu Li to reject him without hesitation, without even making an excuse.

"I came here on behalf of the association's research institute to invite Bu Lingling to join the research group and contribute to Xia Kingdom's research on monsters."

“I don’t think Principal Xu has the right to refuse this matter. Please cooperate with our work.” Liu Zheng used a tough attitude to cover up his dissatisfaction after being rejected.

Xu Li secretly sized up Dean Zhao's protégé, expressing her doubts about his claims. She had been the vice principal of the Psionic Academy for many years and was not someone who could be easily fooled with a few words.

However, she did not voice her doubts, but calmly said, "Now that Bu Lingling has taken over the work of our academy, I'm afraid she will be unable to spare the time."

Liu Zheng disagreed.

"The college's work is important, but aren't our association's key research projects important too?"

"You must understand that conquering the monsters is of utmost urgency. We are also here to protect the warriors who are currently in the secret realm and those who are about to go there!"

With the results of our research as a foundation, anyone venturing into the secret realm, regardless of who they are, will have a way to deal with ferocious monsters.

Xu Li lowered her head slightly, her lips trembling helplessly.

"If Professor Liu insists, he can talk to Bu Lingling about this himself. After all, Bu Lingling is a guest from Suzhou. Although she is temporarily staying at the academy, we can't make this decision for her."

This was what Su Mo told her before he left: let Bu Lingling make her own decisions about her affairs.

Xu Li sensed that Liu Zheng had grand ambitions for Bu Lingling. She tried to stop him, but Liu Zheng's repeated statements made it difficult for Xu Li, a Chinese woman from Xia, to refute them.

So let Liu Zheng talk to Bu Lingling himself.

Seeing that there was no point in arguing with the vice principal, Liu Zheng agreed that he could talk to him himself.

Xu Li had her assistant take the person to the Spirit Beast Garden, where Liu Zheng met the Spirit Rhinoceros Bu Lingling.

Sure enough, they could communicate! Liu Zheng was overjoyed.

He put on what he thought was a gentle smile and greeted the other person in a friendly manner. Then he went straight to the point and invited the other person to join his research group, and put forward the conditions that he had prepared in advance one by one.

After rambling on and on, Liu Zheng waited expectantly for the other party to agree to go with him.

He had already given the benefits he originally intended for Su Mo directly to Bu Lingling, so there was probably no reason for her not to agree.

But Bu Lingling rejected him outright without giving him any face.

How could Bu Lingling agree to this? It didn't completely trust the human race, even though its master, Miss Bu, and her family were very kind to most of the residents of Moonrise City, and the Immortal Master Su Mo it met later was also quite good.

However, as fellow humans, those demon beast hunters also killed their fellow members of the spirit rhinoceros clan. During the time it followed the demon beast hunters, they thought it was just a weak and inferior spirit rhinoceros and were not on guard against it. During their conversations, Bu Lingling heard many unpleasant things.