Beast Taming: My System is Bugged

The vice principal declared with a grand wave of his hand:

"How about this? I’ll grant you access to the fourth floor of the library and above. You can freely consult the records on High-Level Skills there.

"I especially recommend you start by researching ’Space Teleportation.’

"Then, pick one of the next two: ’Shadow Cloak’ or ’Shadow Mimicry.’ They can both help a Beastmaster stay hidden and camouflaged.

"I know what you’re going to ask: How do you learn Space Skills? There are really only two ways.

"Either form a contract with a new Pet Beast that possesses a Space Talent,

"or pick the one among your three existing Pet Beasts with the highest affinity for the Spatial Attribute and have it try to learn them."

Finally, the vice principal patted Gu Ming’s shoulder, his tone full of support and expectation.

"Of course, if you need any special resources during your Cultivation, don’t hesitate to ask your advisor.

"Given your value as the author of one of the school’s top-journal publications, the university will unquestionably give you its full support.

"And I see that your latest research project, ’Spiritual Awakening Techniques’—which I hear you’ve already completed—has the potential for another top-journal paper as well.

"Keep up the great work. We’re all waiting for your next major publication, so don’t keep us waiting too long!"

Faced with this personal "request for an update" from the vice principal,

Gu Ming smiled, a bit embarrassed, and replied earnestly, "I’ll do my best."

Upon leaving the administration building, the quiet atmosphere was immediately replaced by a cacophony of noise.

Gu Ming had just stepped out, not yet having had a chance to breathe in the relatively free air,

when the surging tide of people lying in wait at key points across campus swarmed him like bees to nectar.

Countless fervent gazes locked onto him as a clamor of voices instantly drowned out all other sound.

"Senior Gu Ming! Please, take a look at my Blazing Flame Fox! Is there any chance at all it can undergo Qi Refining Evolution?"

"Gu Ming! My Water Spirit Turtle has reached Foundation Establishment Perfection, but it can’t absorb Innate Qi! Please, I’m begging you, teach me how to continue its Cultivation! I’m on my knees here!"

"God Gu! One million for a consultation, just one question! Just give the word, and the money will be in your account instantly!"

The next second, an even more magnanimous voice cut in.

"One hundred sentences for one hundred million!

"As long as you’re willing to speak, my family will spare no expense!"

Listening to these audacious "inquiries,"

especially since many of them were scions of the Capital’s top families,

Gu Ming’s expression remained as calm as still water, his gaze unwavering.

He had experienced scenes like this far too many times over the past few days.

His initial shock had long since given way to numbness. This enthusiasm, built on piles of money and resources, could no longer stir the slightest ripple in his heart.

He tried to part the crowd, saying, "Please, let me through."

But the crowd before him was like an impenetrable human wall, their passion having become a near-physical barrier that held him fast.

Gu Ming sighed inwardly, a profound sense of helplessness washing over him.

He knew perfectly well that the root of this entire situation was his sensational paper, "Qi Refining Evolution," published in a top journal.

This was different from his previous paper on Foundation Establishment Evolution.

University students, especially freshmen, were in the critical period of breaking through from Two-star to Three-star, meaning the number of students who needed this information was immense.

Wenquxing University was just one school in the nation.

Across the entire country, and indeed the world, every single first-year Beastmaster had to get their Pet Beasts to a Three-star Evolution.

In other words, any student who sought greater strength for their Pet Beast and aspired to a top-tier training path could not afford to ignore this new, seemingly promising route of "Qi Refining Evolution."

Regardless of whether this path was ultimately suitable for everyone, "custom-tailoring a training plan for one’s Pet Beast based on the theory of Qi Refining Evolution" had now become the number one priority for countless people.

However, using his Divine Sense, Gu Ming keenly perceived that the "classmates" swarming him did not have pure motives.

He had only fully grasped the peculiarity of the situation last night while browsing the system’s messages from the future. Mixed within this surging crowd were numerous "shills" hired by large-scale tutoring agencies and interest groups.

Some of them held carefully selected Pet Beast specimens with specific potential.

Others were holding Pet Beasts that weren’t even theirs, using the pretense of asking for advice to try and wheedle replicable Qi Refining Evolution training templates for specific types of Pet Beasts out of Gu Ming.

Still others intended to record their "consultation" with Gu Ming, hastily package it as a so-called "Qi Refining Evolution Master Class," and sell it.

A single top-journal paper had, in an incredibly short time, spawned countless commercial projects and chains of profit centered around it.

To these people, Gu Ming, walking on campus, was nothing less than a goose that laid golden eggs.

It was as if a single casual comment from him could turn stone to gold, bringing with it infinite wealth and resources.

A tide of weariness washed over him.

Gu Ming completely lost patience for dealing with them.

After confirming there were few, if any, genuine students in the crowd who were purely seeking knowledge, he made a decisive, almost instantaneous turn. He retreated back into the administration building and went straight to find the vice principal again.

"Oh? Gu Ming, what brings you back so soon?"

The vice principal looked at the returning student with a knowing smile, as if he had anticipated this all along.

Gu Ming rarely smiled wryly, but he couldn’t help it now as he made a direct request:

"Vice Principal, you can probably imagine the situation outside.

"I was wondering... could you possibly help me teleport directly to the library?"

Gu Ming didn’t know if the vice principal’s Pet Beast had Space Element abilities, but he figured it was worth asking.

If not, he could always ask another professor in the building for help.

"Haha, I was wondering what the big deal was! That’s simple enough!"

The vice principal let out a hearty, agreeable laugh.

Before the words even left his mouth, the little golden dragon at his side—which had been eyeing Gu Ming with curiosity—received its command.

The creature lazily lifted its head and opened its draconic maw.

Before Gu Ming’s eyes, its mouth seemed to break the very laws of Space, expanding abruptly as an irresistible suction force pulled at him.

In an instant.

Gu Ming felt a bone-chilling cold envelop him. His vision was swallowed by an endless darkness, as if he had been plunged into a tunnel through time and space.

But the sensation lasted only for a moment. In what felt like the blink of an eye, the world around him became clear and bright once more.

When he focused his eyes, he found himself standing steadily in the spacious, tranquil lobby of the university library. Before him stood the library’s Artifact Spirit, which radiated an ancient, weathered aura.

The Artifact Spirit seemed to "glance" at him faintly, and an invisible, solemn power that enforced the library’s rules permeated the air.

Gu Ming’s heart instantly relaxed, and he let out a long sigh of relief. ’Finally, I’m safe for now.’

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