Chapter 440: Chapter 440

"Wait here, I’ll be right back." Qian Qi tied Ah Tu loosely to a tree downstairs, then placed the few Little White Extreme Rats from his body onto Ah Tu.

"Keep an eye on Ah Tu."

The White Extreme Rats blinked and nodded their little heads.

Qian Qi turned to leave but suddenly remembered something, turning back, "And you guys, don’t run off either!"

Outside, the White Extreme Rats often ran off with Moyu to grab shiny things, and Qian Qi worried whether the ones at home had this bad habit too.

The Little White Extreme Rats put their hands on their hips: ...Hmph!

With the instructions done, Qian Qi went upstairs into the Dean’s office.

Xi Mingde was in the Dean’s office, and upon seeing Qian Qi, he smiled, "Little Qian, you’ve come."

"Did the Principal talk to you? I plan to take the Beast Taming Department students on an instance training." Qian Qi said directly.

"He did, here is the list of students with B-level Spiritual Power and above. I’ll arrange a guard team to accompany them in the coming days." Xi Mingde handed Qian Qi a document detailing their Spiritual Power Levels, skills, and currently owned Contracted Beasts.

Qian Qi took the list, "By the way, Dean Xi, I’m also planning to bring your grandson."

"My grandson?" Xi Mingde instinctively thought of Xi Ye, after all, Xi Ye was an S-level Awakened; in an A-level dungeon training, they would definitely need an S-level Awakened protection, right?

So he nodded, "Sure, let me discuss it with Su Xingchen and give Xi Ye some time off."

"Xi Ye?" Qian Qi turned his head in confusion, then remembered, Xi Ye was Xi Pingzhe’s brother and also Xi Mingde’s grandson, so he waved his hand, "It’s not Xi Ye, it’s Xi Pingzhe."

"Cough, cough!" Xi Mingde choked on his tea, "Little Zhe? You’re taking him?"

Why bring Xi Pingzhe? And specifically mention it to him? Could their relationship have improved somehow?

Not right, he remembered Little Zhe really disliked Qian Qi because of Sheng Qing’s matters?

"Isn’t he A-level Spiritual Power," Qian Qi showed a ’why ask when you know’ expression, "Of course, he’s going."

"Cough, what I meant is, if Little Zhe happens to annoy you, please forgive him." Xi Mingde coughed twice, "Of course, I’ll advise him too."

"It’s fine, Little Zhe has a good temperament." Qian Qi waved his hand, unconcerned.

Little Zhe has a good temperament?

Xi Mingde couldn’t help but wonder if the Xi Pingzhe he knew and the one Qian Qi knew were the same person, or if Qian Qi had a very good temperament, but he didn’t dare say too much else, lest Qian Qi change his mind about taking Xi Pingzhe, so he brought up the main topic.

"What’s your plan for this training expedition?"

Given they’re entering an A-level dungeon, they could very well go to some lower-level dungeons—why specifically choose an A-level one, is there a special purpose?

"Actually, there’s not much of a plan..." Qian Qi shrugged, "It’s not like your Beast Taming Department is doing great, I’m thinking this time out, I’ll equip each person with at least two B-level Contracted Beasts, and if we’re lucky, add an A-level one."

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"Two B-levels and one A-level?!"

This was called no big plan?

Even the Elder Council of the Beast Taming Association wouldn’t dare boast such a claim!

Moreover, contracting an A-level Magical Beast is not easy—he heard Qian Qi has 24 uncontracted A-level Emperor Pythons following him, but they’re still not contracted to him?

"Hey, I already said, if we’re lucky, we can arm them with an A-level." Qian Qi skillfully dodged the spray of tea, showing slight disdain as he dusted his sleeves, "Two B-levels already is the maximum basic guarantee I can offer."

Beside him, Xi Mingde was already numb—not even two Bs and an A, if he was to offer just one B to the Beast Taming Department students, he would kneel down and call Qian Qi grandpa!

Seeing Xi Mingde still didn’t believe it, worried he would change his mind and not agree to let the Beast Taming Department students go on the training, Qian Qi pointed down at Ah Tu, "Look, at least for their contracted Flame Dogs, I can certainly level them up to B-level!"

What Flame Dog? What B-level?

Maybe he’s old, gone deaf, and hearing things?

Xi Mingde walked to the window, and upon seeing—he was directly dumbfounded, "This is a Flame Dog?"

Is this still the E-level Flame Dog he remembered, only knowing one skill, that was a total dud?

Gone unseen for a while, and it’s already B-level?

To know, back in the day, he suffered a lot to contract a B-level Contracted Beast—

Xi Mingde instantly felt sadness as he rubbed his knee, fortunate he hadn’t yet boasted to Qian Qi, otherwise he really would have to kneel and call grandpa!

This training, he must go!!!

After finishing busy work, the Principal sat in the conference room, dialed the meeting call of the Seven Great Families.

Su Xingchen, Sikong Lin, He Yao Bai, Ye Shi Yao, Gong Qiang, Tang Yan, and Nangong Zhang’s projections also appeared in the conference room.

The principal cleared his throat, "So, um, the students from the Beast Taming Department and the Magic Plant Department are getting ready to go on a training expedition. We hope to send some A-level Awakened Warriors with them."

"No one available." Ye Shi Yao declined gently, "The war situation on my side is a bit tight."

He Yao Bai followed up quickly, "Yeah, you know, the recent Magic Beast Tides have been quite..."

The principal interrupted him, "Alright, if you’re so short on manpower, then neither of your families need to go. I was originally going to suggest getting these Awakeners contracted with B-level Magical Beasts..."

Ye Shi Yao, He Yao Bai: !!!

"Actually, it’s not that tight!" He Yao Bai immediately changed his tune, "If we squeeze a bit, we’ll manage!"

The principal chuckled lightly, "But, contracting with B-level Magical Beasts is obviously quite generous, so you’ll also need to fund the students’ training."

"More money?!" He Yao Bai couldn’t help but hold his Light Brain, looking very reluctant, "Zheng, you’ve been asking for money quite a lot lately! Weren’t the previous funds enough for you?"

In previous years, it was always the Seven Great Families who funded things according to the rules, but this year, Principal Zheng had made several outrageous demands!

"If I had enough, why would I bother you? Do you think I want to see your old face?" Principal Zheng crossed his legs, reveling in a small-time schemer’s demeanor, "If it weren’t for our past ties, do you think I would find you? Wouldn’t it be more pleasant to ask the Beast Taming Association; at least they speak the same language!"

Principal Zheng spoke earnestly, "Little He, you need to understand my painstaking efforts! I’m doing this for your benefit! Look around, who other than me would care about you so much?"

He Yao Bai, older than Principal Zheng: ...

Why does it feel like Principal Zheng is CPUing him?

"Wait a minute?" Ye Shi Yao suddenly felt something was off, "You need A-level Awakened Warriors? Not Beast Masters? How can Awakened Warriors contract Magical Beasts?"

Hearing this, He Yao Bai reacted too, "Yeah! They don’t have Beast Taming Talent, how can they contract B-level Magical Beasts? You’re not trying to trick us for free, then claim we’re easy to fool, are you?"

The principal lazily glanced at the two, "So much nonsense, are you so stupid that I would use such an easily exposed lie to deceive you?"

"But people without Beast Taming Talent can’t handle beasts..." He Yao Bai frowned.

The principal slapped the table with a "smack," interrupting him impatiently, "Do you know beast taming better than I do?! In short, take it or leave it, buy it or don’t! I’m giving you face by letting you pick."

Whimper! Why is he being so fierce!

He Yao Bai glanced at the others, seeing they were all silent, he roughly figured things out, so he immediately asked, "Then how much is it?"

Although he’s rather moderate, he can still read the room well. Since everyone else agreed, it seems they know something he doesn’t.

In such situations, just going with the flow can’t go wrong!

However, to build a factory for producing Blast Guns, he spent quite a lot, hoping it’s not too expensive...

"Not expensive, two billion per person..."

He Yao Bai’s eyes widened immediately, two billion?! Last time it was 50 billion, how is it so cheap this time! So he—

The principal took a sip of tea, moistened his throat, and continued, "...afterwards, at the base price of two billion, the charge increases exponentially by two."

He Yao Bai used his not-too-large brain to calculate; that means the first person costs two billion, the second costs four billion, the third sixteen billion, the fourth two hundred fifty-six billion, and the fifth would be...

He Yao Bai pulled out his Light Brain and calculated, "65,536 billion!"

Damn it! That’s expensive! He might as well directly hire a B-level Beast Master!

Calculating , buying shares for four people would be just right, averaged out, it would be less than 70 billion per person...

Then send four Awakened Warriors...

Just as He Yao Bai was contemplating, he heard the principal picking at his nails, slowly saying, "We won’t be responsible for the life and death of your Awakened Warriors, you know."

Not responsible for the life and death of Awakened Warriors, meaning their family would still have to send A-level Awakened Warriors to protect those Awakened Warriors who have contracted Magical Beasts?

So in the end, they’re essentially spending money to let their own people protect their own people? Still unsure if these people can make it back...

Damn, when did Zheng get so cunning!

"No way!" He Yao Bai stood up immediately, "If my four Beast Masters all die, wouldn’t that be a waste of money?"

Even saying they die in battle sounds nice, but even if they don’t fight and get protected by other Awakened Warriors, who can guarantee nothing will happen, leading to the contracted Beast Masters dying and money wasted?

The principal thought for a moment, "How about this: I can guarantee that among the surviving Awakened Warriors, however many you buy, I’ll ensure there are that many B-level Beast Masters."

This way, it seems much more worthwhile, after all, Principal Zheng also knows how important A-level Awakeners are, naturally, he won’t allow anyone’s A-level Awakeners to be completely wiped out.

He Yao Bai sat down, "Hmph... okay, that’s acceptable."