11: Ask for leave

Compared to the shock of everyone else on the training ground, Xu Yan, as one of the parties involved, appeared quite calm. It was as if he wasn't at all surprised by his victory, as if it were only natural.

In fact, with the confidence provided by Zhu Yan's unbelievably powerful skill panel, Xu Yan never thought he would lose to the opponent from the very beginning.

After all, the opponent didn't even trigger the special sensing that comes with Heavens Mandate Guidance, indicating that they didn't possess any ability that could threaten him.

And that was indeed the case. Throughout the entire battle, Xu Yan remained relatively calm. The only emotional fluctuation he experienced was when Zhu Yan's initial attack failed to instantly defeat the opponent, and then the Blood Shadow Leopard reformed and recovered from a pool of blood.

And even that was just a slight curiosity about this unique form transformation.

Although the battle ended abruptly, Zhou Jin still offered some advice to both of them based on his own insight and experience.

Of course, most of it was directed at Zhang Cheng, such as not activating abilities on the spot at the start of the battle, and not hiding his true strength.

For Xu Yan, he pointed out some minor details in Zhu Yan's combat performance.

After saying all this, Zhou Jin took out his phone, created a group chat in front of everyone, and then planned to end the day's lesson, letting the students return home and train on their own for now.

Coming today was mainly to meet the students, get familiar with their spirit beasts, and test their strength. As for more specific plans, he would have to go back and formulate a more suitable curriculum based on what he had seen and heard today.

Just as most of the others had left, Xu Yan, who had deliberately lingered, approached Zhou Jin.

Looking at Xu Yan, who had stayed behind specifically to see him, Zhou Jin had already guessed most of his intentions even before the other party spoke.

Nothing more than the experience of a seasoned veteran teacher over many years.

As one of Ning City's top schools, Ning City First High School naturally boasted excellent student quality, producing a top scorer in the college entrance examination every few years at most.

Although good academic performance doesn't necessarily equate to strong Beast Tamer abilities, most students in the重點班 (Key Class) who choose the Beast Tamer college entrance examination have excellent Innate Talent. Coupled with a smart mind, as long as they aren't particularly unlucky, their results are generally not too bad.

And as the Beast Tamer Class One, which corresponds to Key Class One, its results are consistently good every year. He has even mentored several city-level top scorers. Having experienced many of these geniuses' thoughts, Zhou Jin naturally understands them well.

It's nothing more than having other plans and not intending to follow the school's curriculum step by step.

Zhou Jin might have initially been a bit displeased with these individuals' ideas; weren't their actions questioning his teaching ability?

However, after being 'baptized' by one genius after another, he also came to a realization: some geniuses truly cannot be taught in his academic, school-based manner.

In such situations, allowing them to develop freely, while ensuring their safety, is often the most suitable choice.

However, due to his cautious nature, Zhou Jin did not bring it up himself, but waited for Xu Yan to speak.

The final outcome did not surprise Zhou Jin. Xu Yan told Zhou Jin that he had specialized training and a venue, and asked if he could take leave to train at home.

Facing Xu Yan's inquiry, Zhou Jin skillfully took out several A4 papers from his spatial device, which contained leave application forms and disclaimer documents.

Basically, every year around this time, Zhou Jin would prepare a stack of these things. After all, the office printer was free, and there were templates, so he only needed to remember to change the year and date.

Instead of directly handing the items to Xu Yan, he spoke to him, saying:

"I can approve your leave, but the first time, it will be for a maximum of one month. After one month, you must return to participate in the Campus Competition.

You must achieve a top five ranking in the Campus Competition one month from now for me to continue approving your leave.

This is a relatively conservative estimate of what you can stably achieve by training with me at school, based on your spirit beast and today's combat performance.

If you take leave and can't even achieve this upon your return, it will only prove that your so-called training plan is useless and not enough for the school to continue giving you preferential treatment. There will definitely be no more leave, and you'll have to obediently return to class.

At that time, you'll not only have to learn the subsequent knowledge but also spend extra time and effort to catch up on what you missed during the previous month.

So, do you still want to take leave now?"

Listening to Zhou Jin's slightly admonishing words, Xu Yan nodded firmly.

Zhou Jin was not at all surprised by Xu Yan's choice. In his many years of teaching, he had said these words to countless geniuses. Although the final outcomes varied, not a single one had been deterred by his words.

Saying it to Xu Yan now was merely a routine formality. If Xu Yan could truly be persuaded by him, then Zhou Jin would be surprised.

He handed the documents he had already prepared to Xu Yan.

"Since that's the case, take these back, fill them out, and sign your name and your guardian's name. Bring them back to me this afternoon or tomorrow. Once I confirm them, I'll approve your leave."

With that, after confirming that Xu Yan had no other matters and telling him that he could call him if he had any questions during his leave, he recalled his Green Spirit Deer into his Beast Taming Space and turned to leave.

Upon returning home, Xu Yan informed Xu Du of his intentions and placed the documents he had brought back from Zhou Jin in front of him.

Xu Du didn't raise any objections to Xu Yan's idea, as the environment and resources of their farm were indeed more suitable for his growth.

He picked up a pen, signed his name directly in the guardian's signature section, told Xu Yan to come to him if he had any questions, and then went about his own business.

After Xu Du left, Xu Yan meticulously filled in various details and applications on the document, then signed his own name.

In the afternoon, he took the filled and signed documents and made another trip to the school, handing them over to Zhou Jin, who was still in his office, writing something on his computer.

Then, amidst Zhou Jin's earnest admonitions to "definitely return before the Campus Competition," he left the school.