1: You bunch of peddlers, I'm not playing along anymore.

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“Students, come and get your weekend homework!”

“One copy of 'Beast Taming Common Sense Exam Questions', one copy of 'Feline Beast Behavior Exam Questions', one copy of 'Beast Taming History Questions'...”

The boy wearing gold-rimmed glasses introduced them in an orderly manner.

“Oh, and there’s this book, 'Postpartum Care Questions for Canine Beasts', which I specifically applied for. Other classes don’t have it!”

As the boy introduced them, the students below gradually changed expression.

Instead of looking ashen, they became even more excited?

“Yay ヾ(✿ﾟ▽ﾟ)ノ”

“Long live the class monitor! I love doing homework the most.”

“Without the Beast Taming talent awakened, I can only become stronger by doing homework!”

...“Damn it!”

This word from the corner was drowned out by the cheers of the class.

Lin Chuan, sitting in the corner, was idly twirling a pen in his hand.

Five days, a full five days. God knows how he survived these five days.

His Transmigration occurred around 3 AM on a Monday.

Before he could even figure out what was going on, he was called out of the dorm for morning exercises.

Then, early self-study started at four o'clock, with classes continuing until eight in the evening, followed by two hours of evening self-study.

This intensity made Lin Chuan, who called himself a 'liver king' in his previous life, admit defeat.

Even in his previous company, Lin Chuan only occasionally worked overtime until 3 AM three or four days a week, on top of the 996 schedule.

And so, he died.

On a stormy early morning, Lin Chuan, who was still coding at his desk, felt a sharp pain in his chest, his vision went black, and his legs kicked out… Before he died, he regretted it immensely:

Damn it, I hadn't even had time to properly appreciate the 30TB of study materials on my hard drive—no, I mean, to study them properly… I wonder which good brother will benefit from it, as long as he can crack my 128-bit recursively nested blockchain password.

Most importantly, in my next life, I will never be a 'rat racer'!!!

This current world, in terms of continental geography, is quite similar to Lin Chuan's original Blue Star world, primarily with two large eastern and western continents, and scattered islands around them.

However, the area of this planet is much larger than Blue Star, more than a hundred times bigger.

Several centuries ago, almost all areas experienced a Yao Beast disaster.

The original civilized order vanished, and humanity, adhering to the principle of 'if you can't beat them, join them,' also figured out a method of self-preservation.

That was to sign contracts with juvenile Yao Beasts or Yao Beast eggs. Beasts, with the enhancement of a Beast Tamer's talent, had significantly higher combat power than wild Yao Beasts of the same level.

Even so, facing the invasion of countless Yao Beasts, humanity suffered the crisis of racial extinction countless times.

It was only in recent decades that things gradually stabilized.

The former nations no longer exist, only individual survivor cities.

Taking the land of the former Xia Kingdom as an example, there are only 4 large circular cities, named after the Four Divine Beasts: Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, and Black Tortoise, distributed in the four directions of this land. Between the ring cities, network communication is cut off, and only the strongest can occasionally communicate.

Each ring city is equivalent to an independently operating nation, with high walls guarding its perimeter, while outside the walls is a paradise for Yao Beasts and otheroutliers.

As for the world in the West, due to the extreme danger of the seas and spatial shielding, there has been no news for several centuries… “There’s one set of homework left. Who hasn’t picked up their homework yet? Lin Chuan, is it you?”

Class monitor Wang Long’s voice interrupted Lin Chuan’s thoughts.

Lin Chuan glanced at Wang Long, too lazy to bother with him.

He didn't want to attend school for even one more day.

His suffering here for a few days was merely to adapt to the new world.

This school was actually just a vocational technical college.

Yes, it was a technical school.

Who would have thought that a school so competitive wouldn't even grant a proper diploma upon graduation?

There was only a professional qualification certificate, such as: Beast Taming Chef Certificate, Beast Taming Conservation Certificate, Beast Taming Poop Scooper Certificate… Wang Long's father was a senior Poop Scooper, but he served a Gold-rank Beast Tamer. Therefore, among ordinary people who hadn't awakened their Beast Taming talent, he was considered to be doing quite well.

For this reason, Wang Long would boast every day about how his father was in front of the Gold-rank Beast Tamer, and how majestic and powerful that Commander Rank Golden Horned Mammoth was… The day before yesterday, Lin Chuan couldn't help but retort, “The mammoth's poop must be very sweet and fragrant.”

At that time, Wang Long’s face was as if he’d been constipated for over ten days; he probably held a grudge.

He was always trying to find ways to trouble Lin Chuan, but Lin Chuan couldn’t be bothered with him.

A week’s time was enough for Lin Chuan to digest the residual memories in this body.

However, Lin Chuan, as an ordinary student now, wouldn't have any powerful individuals idly paying attention to him.

Speaking of the Lin Chuan of this world, he was also incredibly miserable.

His parents were both dead, leaving only an old house in the outer commoner district.

Since he hadn't awakened his Beast Taming talent, he could only attend this Eastern Technical School, at least to learn a skill.

He also died at 3 AM, working himself to death.

If it weren't for several copies of “Beast-Eared Girl Rearing Illustrated Guide” still radiating warmth under his pillow, Lin Chuan would have thought this guy really studied himself to death.

In a sense, he was indeed “studying.”

“Lin Chuan…”

Wang Long saw that Lin Chuan ignored him and walked over angrily.

“What are you barking about?”

Lin Chuan stood up directly, half a head taller than Wang Long.

“You…”

Seeing Lin Chuan about to make a move, Wang Long immediately wilted.

He usually just used his position to pressure others; if it came to a real fight, Wang Long wouldn't gain anything.

“Your homework.”

“Heh heh…”

Lin Chuan chuckled lightly, not bothering to argue.

“The homework, you can do it. I’m not playing along.”

With that, Lin Chuan walked straight out.

“What do you mean?”

“Tell the teacher I’m dropping out. Never mind, it doesn't matter if you tell her or not, I'm just not coming anymore.”

“Why?”

Wang Long was a little flustered, not wanting to bear the responsibility of forcing a classmate away.

“Hmm…”

Lin Chuan was trying to come up with an excuse.

“Lin Chuan, if you don’t have a professional qualification certificate, you’ll be forced into military service when you turn 18. Think carefully.”

Wang Long kindly reminded him.

“There’s really such a rule?” Lin Chuan silently recalled.

This rule had indeed been overlooked by Lin Chuan.

He had originally planned to go home first; anything was better than staying at this technical school. As for being a Beast Taming Poop Scooper, whoever wanted to be one could be one.

“If I become a Beast Tamer, I won’t have to serve mandatory military service, right?”

“A Beast Tamer? Indeed you won’t… Wait, have you awakened your Beast Taming talent?”

Wang Long looked incredulous, and the surrounding classmates also turned to look.

“Not yet.”

Lin Chuan answered honestly.

“Tch…” x20

99% of Beast Tamers awaken before the age of 16. The older one gets, the harder it is to awaken, and the more useless the awakened talent will be.

Awakening after 18 is unheard of, and Lin Chuan will be 18 in two months. Not having awakened yet almost means he is destined to be without a Beast Tamer in this life.

“I plan to try again, just in case it works out.”

Lin Chuan didn't say much more and walked directly out of the classroom.

Wang Long no longer tried to persuade him. Since Lin Chuan had given an excuse, he bore no responsibility.

As for Lin Chuan being able to awaken and become an “overage” Beast Tamer within two months, he didn't believe it for a second.