Beast Taming Begins with the Inner Circle of Pets

Chapter 2 Awakening Talent

Since her brother Lin Ruochen was injured, not only has the treatment cost a lot of money, but the daily maintenance of the treatment equipment also incurs a considerable expense.

Lin Ruochen was attacked by a Level 5 Dream Eater that suddenly appeared during the individual points competition. His soul was injured and he could only be slowly nurtured with medical equipment. As for when he would wake up, it would depend on when he could recover.

Of course, there are other treatments as well. If one takes the fruit of the Tree of Life, which can heal the soul, one will immediately regain consciousness.

However, the Tree of Life grows in an S-class secret realm. Its fruit can not only heal the soul but also purify and enhance the mind and body, making it a treasure coveted by even level 9 powerhouses.

The fruits of the Tree of Life are practically priceless on the market. Even if they were available, the Lin family's wealth wouldn't be enough to satisfy them.

The mother of the Tree of Life couldn't bear to think about it; the daily cost of maintaining the equipment already felt like a mountain weighing on her. Now that she knew about her daughter's awakened talent, at least she wouldn't have to worry about money in the future, and her anxiety had lessened considerably.

Let's take it slow and nurture it gently; there's still hope.

"So, what are your thoughts on your professional exams and the schools you want to attend in the future?" With hope in her heart, Lin's mother also had the energy to care about her daughter's future. She looked at her daughter and then at her son on the hospital bed, feeling both proud and sad.

"I dare not even dream of attending a top-tier professional high school, but with my academic studies and the awakening of my professional skills, it shouldn't be too difficult for me to get into Huainan Professional High School if I work hard." It's all her fault for being lazy and idle for so many years; now it's not easy for her to get into a good school or obtain good cultivation resources.

Lin's mother nodded. Although the family urgently needed money, she didn't want to jeopardize her daughter's future. "It's good that you have an idea. Don't worry about your brother's situation. When you have time, go to the spirit beast shop and think about what you want for your first spirit pet."

"I already have an idea. You haven't slept all night, have you? Go and get some rest. I'll keep an eye on things here." Lin Manman chuckled and pushed her mother to the family rest room next door.

Back at her bedside, Lin Manman looked at her brother, Lin Ruochen, lying silently in the capsule bed, and the image of his back flashed before her eyes. When news of their father's disappearance in the secret realm reached home, her usually gentle and steady brother seemed to have transformed into a drawn sword, its sharpness fully revealed.

"Manman, I believe Father didn't die so easily. I need to become stronger as soon as possible and then go to the secret realm to find him."

From that day on, my brother worked tirelessly to become stronger, aiming for the rewards of the Intermediate Professional Tournament. He entered the competition as soon as he broke through to level four. He was only nineteen years old and had just enrolled at Jinling Professional University. Few freshmen like him even reached level three, let alone participated in the Intermediate Professional Tournament.

"Sleep peacefully, leave the rest to me." Lin Manman placed her hand on her brother's hand through the glass.

In fact, Lin Manman is a reincarnated soul from another world.

In her past life, Lin Manman's parents divorced when she was six and remarried. Although she was nominally awarded to her mother, she lived with her maternal grandparents after her mother remarried. Her elderly grandparents struggled to support her for ten years before passing away one after the other. At sixteen, in order to survive, she began to work her way up from scratch without any formal training.

While others earned 20 yuan an hour for odd jobs, she only earned 18 yuan an hour. While others slept at midnight, she studied until 1 a.m. While others were content with a passing grade, she considered every extra point lost a crime. While others worked 996 (9am-9pm, 6 days a week), she worked 007 (24/7). She had only one motto: Study until you drop, and you'll study until you drop.

Just when I had been working overtime diligently for the company for ten years and was about to get a promotion and a raise so I wouldn't have to compete with my colleagues anymore, a new leader was parachuted in. This leader had a PhD from the US and a bunch of dazzling certificates.

Lin Manman outwardly gritted her teeth and endured it, but inwardly she couldn't swallow her anger. So after get off work, she picked up a book again, intending to work on obtaining a skills certificate. Finally, one day, while studying at home in the early hours of the morning after working overtime, she suddenly died at home.

When she opened her eyes again, she had become a newborn baby, and her name was Lin Manman.

She simply gained a warm home, a gentle and beautiful mother who loves her despite being just an ordinary person, a carefree but family-oriented and doting father, a brother who pretends to be an adult but is actually arrogant... and a strange system that occasionally occupies her vision and mind.

Even though she had little free time to read novels during her short and hurried life in her previous life, she could still learn about relevant information from various video feeds on the information-saturated internet.

Anything related to a system is bound to be a cheat code, a super-satisfying novel. But she has no desire to be the protagonist of a super-satisfying novel. In this life, she just wants to be a lazy bum who lives off her parents, sponging off her father and then her brother. In short, she doesn't want to work hard anymore.

So, right after she was born, she began to outwit and outmaneuver the companion system that had been born with her.

The system issued a task: meditate for one hour. She closed her eyes and tried her best to shut down the system. Then, she inexplicably completed the task and gained an improvement in mental strength and soul ability.

After a period of time, whether it was because her soul power increased to the point of overwhelming the system, or because the system learned its lesson, she was finally able to control the system interface freely.

As for the tasks, she never paid attention to them. Since there were no penalties, she could occasionally complete a daily task by chance while daydreaming, thus improving her mental and spiritual strength.

Even with such a half-hearted approach and occasional completion of tasks, Lin Manman reached the soul level of awakening a beast tamer in this world at the age of six. Two years later, her spiritual power reached the level of awakening an elemental mage, and the word "Awakening" was shining brightly in the profession column displayed by the system.

She was obsessed with sponging off her parents and had no desire to become a professional. She just wanted to live a carefree life as an ordinary person, living a life of ease and comfort.

Who knew that the good days wouldn't last until adulthood, and the slap in the face would come unexpectedly.

After learning yesterday that her brother was injured and in a coma, she stared blankly at the system that had been with her since birth all night.

A missing father, an injured brother, a frail mother, and a broken home. Isn't this the standard setup for a male protagonist in a wish-fulfillment novel? Only the genders are reversed in her case.

She touched her face and sighed softly. Trying to find a bittersweet thought, she realized that in the end, she was the one who had to shoulder the burden of the family.

Perhaps due to her rebirth, her soul power was exceptionally strong. The stronger the soul, the more spirit pets a beast tamer could contract. After careful consideration, she ultimately chose to awaken her profession as a beast tamer.

After all, as long as a beast tamer is willing to spend money, their combat power will inevitably be much higher than other professionals of the same level.

She had considered the possibility of awakening dual professions. However, aside from the fact that no one in this world had ever awakened dual professions, the system had also turned the option of elemental mage grayed out after she chose to awaken the Beastmaster.

However, there is a line of small green text next to the Beastmaster job list (First Job). Considering this, it's reasonable to speculate that she might be able to unlock a second job in the future if certain conditions are met.

Of course, that's all in the future. The most important thing right now is to make use of the existing conditions to turn our family's predicament around.

After selecting a profession, a pop-up window appears.

Selectable class talents:

1. Contract Enhancement: When contracting a spirit beast, the host's soul power can be enhanced by 30%. If the spirit beast's soul power is lower than the host's, the contract will be 100% successful. If the spirit beast's soul power is higher than the host's (after enhancement) but not exceeding 150% of the host's soul power, the contract success rate is 50%.

2. Spirit Beast Appraisal: Can appraise the quality of spirit beasts, ignoring differences in level and soul power, and can appraise the quality and grade of any spirit beast.

3. Bloodline Awakening: Can identify the bloodline of spirit beasts.

The third description is the shortest, but the background colors of green, blue and purple are already quite obvious, okay?

With things so clearly stated, how else can one choose?

Every second Lin Manman hesitated was a disrespect to the system.

After choosing to awaken her bloodline, Lin Manman's body shone with a dazzling golden light, as if some power was flowing through the depths of her soul, making her feel as if she were immersed in a hot spring.

(End of this chapter)