1: Without family background, what do you have?
Changqing Middle School, Summoning Day.
Class 3, E.
"Li Yao, you're so muddled! The Blazing Fire Monkey is just a Common Grade exotic beast, and you actually contracted it."
Zhang Quandan, Li Yao's best friend and classmate, looked at Li Yao with a somewhat tearful expression.
Upon hearing Zhang Quandan's words, Li Yao finally came back to his senses.
He glanced at his surroundings, and a series of unfamiliar yet familiar memories began to emerge in his mind.
His name was Li Yao, a Transmigrator.
He had been in this world for three minutes.
Because of receiving memories, Li Yao looked a bit dazed.
It wasn't until Zhang Quandan offered comfort that he snapped out of it.
"Blazing Fire Monkey?" Li Yao subconsciously looked at his right hand.
On his right hand, he wore a watch.
Inside the watch, a monkey engulfed in flames was displayed.
"Yeah, didn't you summon a Blazing Fire Monkey?"
"And you even contracted it, you really are muddled."
"With our family's wealth, we could just buy a higher quality one!"
Zhang Quandan looked somewhat exasperated, clearly helpless about Li Yao's choice.
"Forget it, since you've already contracted it, there's nothing more I can say."
"If my Zhao Cai Toad can evolve into a Three-legged Golden Toad in the future, reaching Epic Grade, and then eventually Marquis-level, I'll look out for you, and you can walk freely in our Jianghai City!"
After the memory reception was complete, Li Yao finally understood what kind of world this was.
This was an era where Beast Taming reigned supreme.
Decades ago, the Beast Supremacy System descended upon Blue Star, disrupting its peaceful development.
At that time, exotic beasts invaded the human world, and for a while, even thermal weapons struggled to inflict effective damage on these monsters.
It wasn't until someone came into contact with the Beast Supremacy System that the Beast Taming era truly began.
However, even now, countries across Blue Star are still plagued by exotic beast invasions.
But, compared to the beginning, at least cities can be protected from exotic beast incursions, and they can even actively target exotic beasts in the wild.
"Don't worry, it's just a Blazing Fire Monkey. Who says a Blazing Fire Monkey can't rise to prominence!"
"Maybe I can even cultivate the Blazing Fire Monkey to Marquis-level."
In his memories, his life in this world seemed quite good.
It wouldn't be impossible to spend some money to hire someone to research evolution paths when he got back.
In this world, contracted beasts could evolve!
And those who helped them evolve were called Beast Breeders.
"A mere Common Grade Blazing Fire Monkey, and you want to cultivate it to Marquis-level."
"Li Yao, you really are daydreaming."
Just then, a slightly lecherous-looking teenager with noticeably uneven eyes, couldn't help but mock Li Yao upon hearing his words.
"Wang Bushi, do you really think that just because you summoned a Rare Grade Fiery Vajra, you can look down on Li Yao?"
Zhang Quandan immediately became indignant and reprimanded Wang Bushi.
Wang Bushi, in turn, became annoyed.
"I'm just speaking the truth. A Common Grade Blazing Fire Monkey, even if it evolves into a Blazing Fire Ape, can at most reach Soldier-level, or perhaps General-level strength."
"And he wants to cultivate it to Marquis-level? He probably doesn't realize there's a Marquis-level in between."
"It's fine, what I said just now was indeed a bit inappropriate." Li Yao spoke, stopping Zhang Quandan from continuing.
"But whether I can reach Marquis-level in the future isn't for you to decide."
"You!" Wang Bushi was instantly speechless.
Because Li Yao's family background was exceptionally good.
Although he had summoned a Blazing Fire Monkey with only Common Grade potential.
But who said he could only contract one beast?
He probably thought that as soon as Li Yao returned home, his father would buy him a beast with Legendary-tier potential.
And once its strength reached Soldier-level, he would contract it!
Thinking of this, Wang Bushi felt a little apprehensive.
The reason he subconsciously went against Li Yao was because he was jealous of Li Yao's family background.
Why did he have to be born into a commoner's family, living an ordinary life?
Even his parents were killed by exotic beasts in the wild a while ago!
Leaving him an orphan now!
While Li Yao was born with a silver spoon in his mouth!
This was unfair!
At once, envy, jealousy, and hatred made him, who was already somewhat psychologically twisted, gradually become irritable.
"Hmph! You're just someone relying on your family background. Without it, what do you have?"
The more he thought, the angrier he got, and Wang Bushi immediately started to argue with Li Yao.
"Without a family background, at least I'm more handsome than you, that's an undeniable fact."
The surrounding people began to scrutinize Li Yao and Wang Bushi.
Indeed, just as Li Yao said, he was much more handsome than Wang Bushi.
In fact, if handsomeness were a crime, Li Yao would probably have been sentenced to life imprisonment.
His looks were so striking that even men almost lost control.
"Also, my grades are consistently first in school."
"Much better than you, who are consistently in the bottom ten of the class."
"Tell me, besides these, what else do I have?"
For a moment, Wang Bushi was stunned.
Because everything Li Yao said was true, and he couldn't refute it.
Soon, Wang Bushi glared at Li Yao, his eyes bloodshot, as if he wanted to devour Li Yao.
A few seconds later, he slunk away.
If he stayed any longer, he would lose face.
It was too embarrassing.
Li Yao also didn't linger in the classroom.
After saying goodbye to Zhang Quandan, he walked out of the school gate.
At the school gate.
That was the entrance to Changqing Middle School.
A Lamborghini was parked at the school gate.
After Li Yao emerged, an elderly man, appearing to be in his fifties or sixties but with vitality no less than a man in his thirties, stepped out of the Lamborghini.
"Young Master, are you dismissed?"
"Yes, I'm dismissed. Steward Zhang, I want to go to the Corporation."
"Very well, Young Master, we'll head to the Corporation now."
With that, he opened the car door.
After Li Yao got in, he took the driver's seat and drove the Lamborghini towards the Li Corporation.
While driving, Li Yao sat in the back seat, closed his eyes, and began to enter his Beast Taming Space.
In just a moment, Li Yao reopened his eyes and found himself in the Beast Taming Space.
Inside the Beast Taming Space, a monkey covered in flames squeaked excitedly upon seeing Li Yao's arrival.
Clearly, this was Li Yao's contracted beast, the Blazing Fire Monkey.
When the Blazing Fire Monkey saw Li Yao, it immediately came over and hugged Li Yao's leg.
"Don't worry, I won't abandon you."
Li Yao could tell that the Blazing Fire Monkey was afraid of being abandoned.
After all, after contracting, the Blazing Fire Monkey in the Beast Taming Space was fully aware of everything that happened to Li Yao in the outside world.
Once abandoned, a contracted beast would become an exotic beast.
An exotic beast of only Common Grade quality like the Blazing Fire Monkey would likely end up being humanely destroyed.
Li Yao focused his gaze on the Blazing Fire Monkey, and soon, a panel appeared above the Blazing Fire Monkey's forehead.
Species: Blazing Fire Monkey
Quality: Common
Strength: Soldier-Level Stage One
Skills: Flame Bind, Staff Mastery
[Hidden Evolution]
Golden Armor Fire Ape: Golden Crystal Stone * 10, Gold Element (Epic) * 5, Scarlet Flame Crystal * 10, Blazing Fire Pearl * 1.
Scarlet Fire Ape: Scarlet Flame Crystal * 10, Blazing Fire Pearl * 1, Fire Element (Rare) * 10...
After seeing the Blazing Fire Monkey's panel, Li Yao was stunned.
What was going on?
Why was the panel he saw different from the one published in textbooks?