Fang Ke looked left and right. He remembered bringing the entire class into the Beast Taming Hall.
Just then, the doors to the examination hall were pushed open, and two people walked in.
Director Wu! Fang Ke recognized one of them instantly, the head of the first-year grade.
"These are students from your grade, aren't they?" Director Wu asked.
Beside him was Chen Shu from Beast Taming Class Five.
Director Wu looked exasperated. "You, a second-year student, coming here to show off, are you?"
He had just declared that he wasn't targeting anyone, but everyone in the room was trash.
Director Wu was clearly annoyed and wanted an explanation.
"Damn it, can't you be a little less troublesome?"
Fang Ke's forehead broke out in a cold sweat. "At critical moments, you're always so worrying."
Fang Ke hurried forward, leading Chen Shu back. At the same time, he said, "Director Wu, I'm so sorry, so sorry, he's a student from our class."
Director Liu of the second-year grade glared at Chen Shu and said apologetically, "Old Wu, the student is just playing around."
"Hmph! Be mindful. So arrogant at such a young age, won't they be trying to flatten dragon's nests in the future? However, their beast taming talent is quite good; they should be from Class One."
Director Wu didn't press the matter further and turned back to the first-year examination area.
"Good talent?" Fang Ke shook his head. "Has he been angered into dizziness?"
Then he turned to Chen Shu and said, "Chen Shu, what's going on? You always pull stunts like this at critical moments?"
Chen Shu himself hadn't expected to stray from the group. As they walked, they ended up in the first-year grade area, which explained why he didn't recognize anyone.
"Alright, the last student, please come forward for the assessment," Director Liu said, visibly displeased.
Chen Shu stepped forward and approached the invigilator, sharing his contracted spirit's status panel.
Name: ???
Temperament: ???
Potential Rating: F
Belonging Contract Host: Chen Shu (Level Five Beast Tamer, Beast Taming Talent: Ordinary)
Apart from the contracted spirit's potential rating and his own information, Chen Shu did not reveal any other details about the slime, especially its talents and skills.
"Chen Shu, a Level Five Beast Tamer?!"
The invigilator's expression shifted, his tone laced with obvious surprise.
This was the first Level Five Beast Tamer from Beast Taming Class Five.
"As expected, good talent. It seems they are an outstanding student in the class," Director Liu commented, looking at Chen Shu with a much softer expression.
However, everyone in Beast Taming Class Five widened their eyes, looking utterly stunned. If they drooled any more, they could apply for hospital admission.
"Y-You're Level Five???"
Fang Ke felt a wave of dizziness. The tail-ender of the class was a Level Five Beast Tamer?
The other students also found it hard to believe. This guy, who was so unrestrained every day, was actually hiding his true strength?
Chen Shu's eyes suddenly presented him with options.
[Option One: Remain silent and keep a low profile. Completion Reward: Proficiency in Strength Potion increased.]
[Option Two: Sigh slightly and lament, "I just unintentionally surpassed you all." Completion Reward: Charge skill increased by one.]
[Option Three: Feign ignorance and say, "Huh, I thought I was a Level One Beast Tamer. How did I suddenly become Level Five?" Completion Reward: Level One Giant Fruit.]
Chen Shu paused for a moment, then considered the options before selecting the second one.
The first option didn't specify the amount of proficiency gained, making it likely to remain at the 'Controlled' level and not reach 'Mastered,' thus having little effect.
The third option was a Level One Giant Fruit, used to concoct basic-level physique potions, similar to the fruit he bought from Zhou Xiaoming's shop, so there was no need to choose it.
Chen Shu suddenly walked to the front of everyone, tilting his head to a forty-five-degree angle towards the ceiling, and lamented with a sorrowful expression.
"I've tried my best to suppress my growth, but I didn't expect to still surpass you all. I hate my own inability, unable to even hide my talent!"
Chen Shu clenched his fists, looking remorseful.
This time, not only the students from Beast Taming Class Five but also those from other classes were left dumbfounded.
"Can a carbon-based life form say something like this?"
"When did Beast Taming Class Five produce such a talent?"
Chen Shu pounded his chest and said, "Here, I solemnly apologize to everyone. I, Chen Shu, am filled with remorse!!"
"Alright! Alright! That's enough! Are you speaking human language?"
Director Liu finally intervened, unable to listen any longer.
"What do you mean by suppressing your talent? If you unleashed your full power, you'd be heading straight for the Huaxia Academy? And what's with this sudden apology? Who asked you to apologize?
"You're truly despicable!"
The gazes of the entire grade turned towards him, everyone thinking the same thing.
"Alright, let's proceed with the subsequent ability tests!"
Director Liu ended this round of assessment, fearing that Chen Shu would say something else that would provoke people.
Although Chen Shu's potential rating was F, his Beast Tamer level significantly boosted his score.
There were less than forty Level Five Beast Tamers in the entire grade.
"Let's start with the offensive test!" Director Liu announced.
Several teachers pushed a massive yellow sphere forward. Behind the sphere were several wires connected to a large display screen in the distance.
According to the rules of the past exams, each contracted spirit would have five seconds for their attack.
The sphere was equipped with various algorithms that would comprehensively evaluate the attack's strength, ultimately producing a rating, which would be the candidate's score for this round of testing.
"Begin," Director Liu declared the start.
Xu Xiaoyu was the first to take the stage.
As the top student in the grade, she was the center of attention, and everyone wanted to see how strong a genius truly was.
A crimson great bird suddenly appeared, flapping its wings and looking down. The A-class Flame Bird was clearly a notch above the other contracted spirits.
"Launch your attack!"
Xu Xiaoyu commanded the Flame Bird to attack the yellow sphere.
In an instant, faint red light appeared on its sharp talons, as if flames were burning.
It was the Flame Bird's only active skill: Blazing Talons!
*Boom!*
The talons slashed, ferociously swiping at the yellow sphere.
If an ordinary person were hit, they would be either dead or severely injured. However, as an instrument specifically designed to test attack strength, the yellow sphere was incredibly tough and could withstand attacks of various attributes.
The display screen in the back flickered continuously, finally displaying a rating.
Attack Strength: A!
As a Level Seven contracted spirit, possessing such formidable offensive power was already extremely rare.
"Not bad!" Director Liu nodded slightly, his eyes showing approval. "As expected of a seedling for the Huaxia Academy."
Following that, the other beast tamers summoned their contracted spirits.
"Roar! Hiss! Woohoo! Yo! Ho!" Various contracted spirits made sounds, making the examination hall lively.
Attack Strength: B!
Attack Strength: F!