Beast Taming Begins with the Inner Circle of Pets

Chapter 48 respectively

The spirit pets and the newly joined companions chattered together. Lin Manman and her master talked about her senior brother and her third senior brother, letting her know a lot about their embarrassing pasts.

An hour later, Xia Ming returned with all the awakening materials on the materials list.

"Come on." Meng Wenbin glanced at the materials and stepped aside to let Lin Manman begin.

Lin Manman nodded, picked up Amber, and placed it on Elder Meng's desk. The higher the bloodline of a spirit beast, the more materials are needed for awakening. So she simply placed Amber next to the awakening materials, then used her talent to awaken its bloodline!

Amber, who had just formed a contract with Lin Manman, was unaware of the abilities her master possessed. Curious, it looked at the pile of materials at its feet, poking at this and picking at that. Suddenly, the materials vanished, and a warm power seemed to flow into its body, causing it to involuntarily purr.

Amber couldn't see its own changes, but Meng Wenbin and Xia Ming, standing to the side, watched as its yellowish-brown fur gradually shed, turning into black and white stripes. Its size more than doubled, and the faint illusion of a pair of wings began to form on its back.

Lin Manman's face lit up with joy when she saw the pair of wings. If it was a two-winged white tiger, she would have hit the jackpot.

Unfortunately, sometimes the more you try to control your desires, the more likely you are to fail. Even after all the power was poured into Amber's body, the wings failed to materialize and were ultimately absorbed into her. Amber not only evolved from a giant glass tiger into a mythical white tiger, but also increased her level by one.

"Awoo." That's how my master helped me evolve before.

"Hiss..." I want one too...

"Roar." Keep your voice down, don't disturb the master.

Ah-Dai flew onto the honey badger's head and squatted behind the honey badger's crown-like black bone spurs.

Little Seven flew around Lin Manman and Amber in circles, its cute little eyes filled with wonder and longing.

"Ahem, it's not that Mommy won't let you evolve, it's just that you haven't met the awakening conditions yet, so you can't evolve." Lin Manman stroked Amber, who had changed drastically, and comforted the other spirit pets with some difficulty.

"What conditions need to be met for them to awaken their bloodline?" Meng Wenbin carefully studied the amber and looked at Lin Manman with great admiration.

Lin Manman scratched her head. This was determined directly by the system. What was she supposed to say?

"I'm not entirely sure either, but I suspect it might be related to the activity level of the bloodline within the spirit beast."

Meng Wenbin pondered for a moment, then a look of sudden realization dawned on him. "It's a direction I hadn't considered."

"Manman, you should know that in the beginning, in order to make the profession of Beast Tamer stronger, the Alliance personally established the Spirit Beast Research Institute. Its purpose was to use the spirit beasts captured in the secret realm to breed cubs, so that Beast Tamers who had not yet grown up could quickly improve their combat power. However, no matter how good the spirit beast's potential is, under artificial breeding, its rank and potential will continue to decline, even if the father and mother are excellent samples of the same species."

"The alliance has tried various methods, but none of them have worked. Seeing you awaken the bloodline of the spirit beast today has given me a new idea. Unfortunately, I'm about to enter the secret realm..."

"Never mind, it's not urgent. Manman, don't tell anyone about your talent before your teacher returns." When Meng Wenbin talked about his research on spirit beasts, he became very serious and focused. At this moment, as he looked at Lin Manman, she clearly felt the original majesty and aura of this old man for the first time.

"I understand." Lin Manman nodded obediently.

Even someone of Meng Wenbin's status gave her such serious advice, it seems she underestimated the influence her talent could bring.

Meng Wenbin seemed to be hesitating about something, pacing back and forth for a while before finally handing Lin Manman a black sphere the size of a quail egg, like a large Maltesers.

"What is this?" Lin Manman took it and examined it from all angles.

"Don't ask about this. If you encounter danger and the protective gear your senior brother gave you doesn't help you escape, then throw this away. It can only be used once, so you must be careful."

Meng Wenbin sighed softly. Since taking on this little apprentice, he found that his worries were increasing day by day. She hadn't even left yet, and he was already concerned about whether he was protecting her enough.

Upon hearing that it was another disposable one, Lin Manman really wanted to put it back and get a new one. However, Meng Wenbin glared at her, so she could only sheepishly take it back.

"Your senior brother and I will be leaving in the next couple of days. We won't tell you the exact time, it's for your own good. As long as you don't leave the main city, this thing will keep you safe. Alright, it's getting late, go eat and rest, don't you have a match this afternoon?"

Although she didn't have a deep bond with her newly adopted master, Lin Manman still felt a little lost at the thought that the powerful figure she had just latched onto would soon be gone.

"In that case, I'll bid farewell to you here, Master. I wish you and Senior Brother a smooth journey and a fruitful return." Lin Manman bowed to Meng Wenbin before turning and following Xia Ming away.

"You've been here for so long, why didn't you say goodbye to your junior sister before you left?" Meng Wenbin's voice rang out again in the office after Lin Manman left.

"I'm not really comfortable in this kind of setting." Fu Mingyuan walked in through another door at the back of the office. "What did you bring this time?"

"I left Xiao Ba with her."

Fu Mingyuan: ...

"Teacher, with your current resources, this should be your last junior sister."

"Are you mocking me for not having the money to support an apprentice? Humph, I just have high standards."

Lin Manman, who had already walked away, naturally had no idea that the master and disciple had started their love-hate relationship again.

When Lin Manman returned to the hotel for dinner, Fang Yaqi was still there. When she saw Lin Manman coming, her eyes lit up and she quickly waved for her to come over.

"Do you even know you're famous?!"

Lin Manman replied with a question mark emoji.

"Look!" Fang Yaqi opened her bracelet and scrolled to the discussion thread on the official website of the Junior Professional Competition.

The first post, with a bright red flame, was titled "Unbelievable, right? My little sister won one in a single game."

Lin Manman: ……

The title of this post itself conveys a positive mental state.

As Fang Yaqi clicked on the post, the first comment showed a video of Lin Manman's previous match. A barrage of comments almost completely obscured the screen.

Do you even realize how impressive it is for a 15-year-old level 2 Beastmaster to fight with three spirit pets?

My little sister brings a different surprise to every show!

[Can anyone tell me about the breed of the little girl's spirit pet? I want it, I'm willing to pay a lot of money!]

[A betting thread has started next door, with people betting on what place the little girl will get.]

[Talk is talk, jokes are jokes, but don't joke about gambling.]

[I'm so curious about the Little Girl versus the Feng Family Miss! Anyone ship two Beast Taming sisters?]

Lin Manman only glanced at a few comments, but felt like a bunch of little people were having a crazy rave on her nerves.

"You call this going viral?" She couldn't help but roll her eyes. This looked like a bunch of internet trolls who just wanted to make a scene.

"Look at these views and comments! Other teams don't get this kind of treatment. How can they not be considered popular?" Fang Yaqi retorted, dissatisfied.

"Okay, okay, fine. I just hope I don't become a laughing stock during the live stream this afternoon."

The organizers will broadcast every match after the round of 16 live, and she just hopes that the remaining matches will go smoothly.

(End of this chapter)