2: Chapter 2 Nine Star Insight

Qin Ce subconsciously looked up. His gaze passed through the gradually dissipating rune storm and landed on Elder Zhou on the rostrum—more accurately, on the silver-furred fox resting with its eyes closed on Elder Zhou's shoulder.

The next moment, a translucent panel that only he could see floated before his eyes.

[Pet]: Moonstar Fox

[Level]: Lower Gold Rank

[Potential]: Upper Gold Rank

[Attribute]: Spirit

[Talent]: Spiritual Phantom (Gold Rank) - Can create illusions to guide, soothe, or impact the target's spirit.

[Skills]: Spiritual Shock, Illusion Weaving, Mental Interference, Charm.

[Status]: Loyalty 85, Healthy, Proud.

[Weakness]: Insufficient expansion of the spiritual sea, suspected incorrect use of evolution potions.

[Evolution Opportunity]: Practice the Moon-attribute Innate Method, accumulate lunar essence, and nourish the spiritual sea.

...

Lines of clear data floated in Qin Ce's vision like a game panel, detailed to a terrifying degree!

It didn't just include basic information and talent skills, but even weaknesses and evolution opportunities!

Qin Ce's heart skipped a beat as he suppressed the shock in his chest.

This cheat!

This identification ability of "Nine-Star Insight"...

...was far more powerful and heaven-defying than the standard identification techniques circulated on the market and issued by the Beast Tamer Association!

Setting aside whether the system had other abilities, this insight alone—especially the identification of evolution opportunities—was enough for him to fight for a place in this chaotic world.

Just as Qin Ce was immersed in his thoughts...

At that moment, a voice rang out from the rostrum.

“Very good!” Elder Zhou's voice carried a hint of fatigue, but more so of gratification. “In this awakening, forty-three succeeded and fifteen failed. Those who succeeded, step forward!”

Qin Ce walked out with the crowd. Lin Hai also leaned over to him with an excited face and whispered, “Brother Ce, I succeeded too! Haha! I feel so spirited I could punch a bull to death!”

Qin Ce patted Lin Hai's shoulder and congratulated him.

However, his gaze couldn't help but glance at Lin Hai.

If pets could be identified, what about people?

With a thought, he used Nine-Star Insight to look at Lin Hai.

The familiar panel appeared once again.

[Lin Hai]: Human.

[Class]: Beast Tamer (Uncontracted, No Rank)

[Pet]: None.

[Talent]: None.

[Innate Method]: None.

[Skills]: None.

[Potential]: Gold Rank Beast Tamer

[Weakness]: Malnutrition, Lung-Metal Qi deficiency

[Growth Opportunity]: Contract a Metal-attribute pet to replenish Metal Qi; can reach Starlight Rank.

It can investigate people too?

And there are similar growth opportunities?

This utility is simply incredible.

Since it could see Lin Hai's opportunity, what about his own?

Qin Ce involuntarily used Nine-Star Insight on himself.

However, this time, Qin Ce didn't find any information. Instead, a feeling emerged, as if his future was limitless and could not be parsed by a data panel.

Did that mean the skill level was insufficient?

At this moment, Officer Li Qing stood back on the high platform with a serious expression: “Congratulations, you have taken the first step to becoming a Beast Tamer. But remember, this is only the beginning. Next, you will head to the Fengling City Armory Warehouse to select your first pet.”

The crowd immediately became restless.

Li Hao leaned into Qin Ce's ear and whispered, “Brother Qin, I heard that the fierce beast eggs in the warehouse are divided into identified and unidentified zones. The identified ones all have clear labels and require academic credits to exchange. The unidentified ones don't cost credits, but they rely entirely on luck; ninety-nine percent of them are trash...”

Qin Ce nodded; he had known about this common knowledge for a long time.

The strength levels of pets in the beast-taming world were divided from low to high into twelve major ranks: Black Iron, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Starlight, Bright Moon, Blazing Sun, Transcendent, Epic, Legend, Deification, and Immortal. Each major rank was further divided into four levels: Lower, Middle, Upper, and Perfection.

This division wasn't just for strength levels, but also for potential levels, though the term 'Perfection' did not exist for potential.

Soon, over a dozen military trucks drove into the campus, carrying the students to the armory warehouse on the outskirts of the city.

The warehouse was larger than Qin Ce had imagined, like a giant stadium, and the interior was divided into several zones.

The warehouse doors opened, and the internal space was far more vast than it appeared from the outside. Rows of neat metal racks held fierce beast eggs of various sizes and colors; at a rough glance, there were at least several thousand.

These eggs were divided into two zones: the area on the left was more orderly, with shimmering labels under each egg; the area on the right was larger, with the eggs placed somewhat haphazardly and only serial numbers beneath them.

A middle-aged man dressed as a warehouse manager walked out and introduced the area in a businesslike manner.

“The left side is the 'Identified Zone.' The labels indicate the species of the fierce beast egg, its estimated potential rank (ranging from Black Iron to Gold), its primary talent inclination, and the academic credits required for exchange.”

“The right side is the 'Unidentified Zone.' There are only serial numbers; everything is unknown.”

“Choosing the Identified Zone is safe, but the ceiling is visible. Choosing the Unidentified Zone gives you a chance to contract a high-potential pet that was overlooked due to identification errors, but you might also end up with nothing, or even contract a breed with inferior potential or a violent temperament. How you choose is your right.”

“Oh, right. Those who have already prepared their own fierce beast eggs at home can go directly to the quiet room next door to collect them using their secret keys.”

“Finally, the time to pick a fierce beast egg is three hours. Now, enter in an orderly fashion according to your class order.”

Qin Ce followed the crowd into the massive warehouse. The interior space was open. Under cold lights, rows of specialized racks held fierce beast eggs of varying sizes and mottled colors, emitting faint ripples of life.

Most of the students who had successfully awakened flocked to the Identified Zone, following their families' advice or their own desire for safety. They carefully checked the labels, comparing and discussing, trying to pick the target with the best cost-performance ratio.

A few well-dressed students walked with their heads held high toward the quiet room next door, drawing looks of envy.

“Is that Guard Wang's youngest son? I heard his family prepared a 'Lightning Leopard' egg with Silver potential for him!”

“And Secretary Zhou's daughter is getting an 'Ice Crystal Butterfly' egg, also with Silver potential...”

Envious discussions rose and fell.

Lin Hai curled his lip and pulled Qin Ce away. “Brother Ce, let's go check the Identified Zone. My graduation credits were only 483; I don't know if I can find a pet with Upper Bronze Rank potential.”

Qin Ce smiled and said nothing, but in his heart, he knew Lin Hai was envious of those children of the powerful.

After all, who wouldn't want to contract a good pet during their first time?

Just then.

A system notification suddenly rang in Qin Ce's mind:

[Newbie Welfare Mission Activated: Successfully select a high-quality fierce beast egg (potential no lower than Gold Rank). You will receive a welfare reward: One chance to draw a mythic-grade pet talent.]

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