Chapter 280: Local Specialties of Earth
Seeing the thick stack of fur that Chen Xing was holding, Zhao Guangming said helplessly, "If you're going to come, then just come; why bring a gift and make it so formal? We have regulations, you know. We can't accept bribes from students. Just take it back with you."
Chen Xing placed the fur on the open space nearby, "This is not a bribe. It's just a bit of local specialty that I hunted myself."
"You call this a local specialty?" Zhao Guangming's expression was subtle.
"Of course it's a local specialty. The beast was slaughtered by my hands, and I skinned the fur myself. How could it not be a local specialty? It's just a piece of fur for warmth, nothing particularly valuable." Chen Xing sat down on a nearby chair.
Learning that Chen Xing had hunted it himself, Zhao Guangming paused for a moment.
This time he stopped declining, which was taken as an implicit acceptance.
"It's only right. Instructor, you've helped me a lot," said Chen Xing politely.
If he had to do it himself, following normal procedures, God knows how long it would take.
Zhao Guangming opened a drawer, took out a stack of documents, and handed them to Chen Xing. He said gently, "Here are the approval documents. The examination times and venues are all written here. Don't be late when the time comes; we won't wait for you. There are other candidates besides you, and this time, the exam isn't being held just for you."
"There are other candidates?" Chen Xing was somewhat surprised.
"Of course," nodded Zhao Guangming, jokingly saying, "Some second-year students have also applied to finish their courses early, but in this freshman class, it's only you."
Chen Xing took the papers and left the office.
Sitting opposite the office, Teacher Sun looked enviously at the fur sitting on the chair next to Zhao Guangming, "Is that fur from a Transcendent Level beast? The gift your student brought must be quite valuable."
Zhao Guangming smiled faintly and pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose, "I'm just happy that the student has this kind of intent. I naturally wouldn't accept a valuable gift, but a gift skinned by the student himself has a different value for collection."
Teacher Sun turned his head away, no longer bothering with this pretentious fellow.
He'd heard from others that Zhao Guangming had an extraordinary background and had discovered that this guy loved to "show off" in their actual interactions.
Yet Chen Xing truly didn't hesitate to give away such a gift, which, to Sun's eye, was definitely from a beast that transcended the Third Layers!
As for what Chen Xing said about slaughtering and skinning it himself, well, that was simply politeness.
How could he have possibly killed that level of a beast himself?
It was probably just an excuse to make Zhao Guangming accept the gift.
Sun Xiaoyun believed he had seen through everything.
Accepting gifts was not a new thing for instructors, but such matters weren't good to put out in the open after all.
Buzz~!
Zhao Guangming's phone on the desk vibrated.
A call was coming in.
Seeing the number on the display, Zhao Guangming remained silent for a moment, then picked up the phone on his desk and stood up to leave the office.
He only answered the call after walking out to the corridor outside.
"Hello."
The person on the other end said something unknown.
Zhao Guangming spoke rather impatiently, "You want to come to the school? If you want to come, then come; why tell me about it?"
"He's also coming?" Zhao Guangming was very surprised when mentioning 'he'.
After a long silence, he finally grunted and hung up the call.
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Coming out of the teaching building, Chen Xing spread out the documents in his hand.
The documents listed the times for the exams of five courses.
"After careful discussion by the school, the following five courses are hereby specially approved for early final examinations: Wilderness Survival Practice, Beast Taming Skill Studies, Beast Taming Combat Strategies, Beast Tamer Skills Studies, and Comprehensive Combat.
Given that these five courses are highly specialized and unique, we will conduct the assessment in the form of a combined practical combat exam.
The examination period is scheduled from October 19th to October 28th.
During this period, aside from using their own Beasts, candidates are strictly prohibited from carrying or using any form of external assistance.
The examination venue will be announced through a school notice the day before the examination. Candidates are required to pay close attention to the school announcements."
Chen Lingya had no classes today and was resting at home. Seeing Chen Xing come back, she asked, "Has the exam time been decided?"
Chen Xing placed the documents on the table, "October 19th."
Chen Lingya thought for a moment and said, "Today is October 12th, which means there's one week until the exam. There's plenty of time."
Chen Xing replied, "Yeah, but to ensure foolproof preparation, I still need to give Beast Taming some intensive training in the next few days."
Chen Lingya frowned slightly, and a question mark slowly formed in her mind.
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You need intensive training with your current level?
This is just the final exam for your major courses, not a world war.
Noticing his sister's expression, Chen Xing shrugged, "What I mean is, I just want to try and get as high a score as possible."
Chen Lingya found it amusing, "But you said before that you weren't too concerned about scores, talking out of both sides of your mouth."
Chen Xing turned his head to look out the window, "I just don't care much about grades, but since I don't care about grades, I think the process should be made more impressive. At least, when I look back in the future, I won't feel any regrets."
Chen Lingya heard the implied meaning, "Are you planning to stir things up during the exams?"
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"How could you call it causing trouble? I always follow the rules," Chen Xing shook his head, adamantly denying.
"Are you still going to cook today?"
"I'll go later. I want to train Beast Taming for a while first."
"Okay, then you get busy," Chen Lingya nodded.
Chen Xing went upstairs to his bedroom and sat down to check the panels of several beasts.
[Species] Dark Realm Arbiter
[Attribute] Soul, Fire, Thunder, Darkness
[Divinity] 0.1+6 (Divinity Amplification: Extreme Speed+1.6)
[Energy Level] 108+5
[Energy Level Limit] 200
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[Species] Ancient Primal Shadow Threadworm
[Energy Level] 145+0.1
[Energy Level Limit] 200+
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[Species] Sky Scar Eye (Juvenile)
[State] Healthy (Enhancing)
[Energy Level] 109
[Energy Level Limit] 200
[Quality] Golden Legend
[Attribute] Life, Water Element, Thunder Element
[Divinity] 70+6 (Divine Blessing: Strength+2.3, Defense+2.1, Healing+2, Hardness+2)
[Divine Organ] Skeleton (Spine)
[Authority] Calamity (Incomplete)
[Current Body Length] 2.2km
[Maximum Body Length] 999km
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[Species] Solar Lustrous Holy Light Dragon
[Energy Level] 100
[Energy Level Limit] 180
[Divinity] 0+1 (Divinity Amplification: Healing+1)
[Attribute] Light
[Height] 14 meters
[Maximum Height] 52 meters
[Weight] 26 tons
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[Species] Void Hunter (Crimson Mutation)
[Attribute] Space
[Energy Level] 61
[Divinity] 1 (Divinity Amplification: Spatial Affinity+1)
[Energy Level Limit] 172
[Length] 2.6 meters
[Weight] 110kg
[Spatial Affinity] 85.8
The Energy Levels of several beasts were skyrocketing.
Dong Jun's Energy Level was already close to one hundred, and it must be said that high-level carnivorous pet food was like a peerless delicacy for low-level beasts.
The speed of Energy Level advancement was indeed fast.
Even Little Xu, newly hatched not long ago, had its Energy Level soaring like taking a flight after the recent batch of high-level carnivorous pet food.
Chen Xing's main focus was still on the skills of several beasts.
To see if there were any new skills that could be optimized.
Sìxiàng had been specializing in training the Dark Realm Judgment skill recently, and the Proficiency Level of Dark Realm Judgment had been raised to expert level, which notably quickened the casting speed of Dark Realm Judgment.
Chen Xing was actually quite excited to see the effects of Dark Realm Judgment, a skill with extremely high potency, after optimization.
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