117: Chapter 117 It's alright, we can take the beating.

"Are you alright?"

Wang Long walked over and asked with concern.

The clothes on Yue Yun's upper body had been burned away, but other than that, he was fine. He shook his head while bare-chested: "I'm fine. If you could give me a piece of clothing to wear, Uncle, that would be even better!"

Before entering the Secret Realm, he had considered that his clothes might be damaged and had stuffed quite a few extra clothes into his hiking bag in advance.

Unfortunately, he had been tricked by Pan Xuan's little scheme and left his hiking bag with Xu Qingfang and the others, so he had no clothes to change into for the moment.

Seeing this, Chu Handeng found a short-sleeved shirt and threw it to Yue Yun.

"Your fighting style... is very effective."

Chu Handeng chose his words carefully: "However, it's all about trading injuries for injuries. If you encounter a Pet Beast that isn't afraid of attrition, your advantage won't be as obvious, and might even vanish entirely."

As a scout for the Longzhou Beast Taming Group, Chu Handeng was not only good at gathering information but also at analyzing it.

What he said was indeed Yue Yun's weakness.

For example, with a Pet Beast like Wen Guyu's Elemental Spirit, if it really got tangled up with Yue Yun and no one was there to help, Yue Yun would indeed find it difficult to deal with and could very likely be dragged into a disadvantageous position.

Fortunately, Yue Yun had already taken these factors into consideration.

He chuckled sheepishly and explained: "I was afraid you guys were in a hurry, so I used a more direct fighting style. Usually, I take things slowly!"

Today's fighting style was no different from a reckless brute, but these were necessary sacrifices due to the time constraints. Otherwise, he could have slowly played this Blazing Tiger to death, basically achieving a zero-damage kill.

"Just take it slow," Wang Long said with a smile. "Anyway, the outer zone isn't our main objective. We'll just treat it as practice for you!"

Originally, Wang Long was still uneasy about Yue Yun and was thinking about quickly sending him to the Second Middle School Camp and handing him over to the teacher to be done with it.

Who would have thought that Yue Yun would be so fierce?

Wang Long immediately felt much more relieved and decided on the spot to leave all the Pet Beasts they might encounter next to Yue Yun to handle.

The special training organized by the school was done by class units, with the entire class left to the teacher's care; it was inevitable that some areas would be overlooked.

With Yue Yun following them, the entire Beast Taming Group was looking after him. This treatment was clearly worlds apart!

Yue Yun had always been clever. Realizing this, he was incredibly grateful but also felt a bit embarrassed: "Uncle Wang, this..."

"The Pet Beast carcasses will be the payment, alright?"

Wang Long waved his hand and asked half-jokingly, half-seriously.

As a student, Yue Yun couldn't take the Pet Beast carcasses with him anyway. It was better to leave them to their professional Beast Taming Group to dismantle and exchange for money.

If there were Materials that Yue Yun needed, the Longzhou Beast Taming Group wouldn't fight him for them. It was a win-win situation.

"No problem! Uncle Wang, just save a few pounds of meat for me!"

Yue Yun readily agreed.

The Longzhou Beast Taming Group had no obligation to him. Being willing to escort him to the Second Middle School Camp was already more than enough.

Being willing to take him along and even find him sparring partners was a favor. It was only right to return the favor with Pet Beast Materials.

The two sides looked at each other and smiled with satisfaction.

However, Du Chuan and Chu Handeng, being experienced in these matters, became alert and quickly crowded around Yue Yun: "How did you bring pots, pans, and all that stuff into the Secret Realm?"

"Back then, we gnawed on dry rations for half a month, just waiting to get out of the Secret Realm to have a good meal. Yet you managed to bring these things in?"

Du Chuan and Chu Handeng felt a bit emotionally compromised.

As graduates of Jianghai City high schools in recent years, they had naturally come to the Cangyuan Secret Realm as well. But at that time, the school hadn't given them cooking tools, so they hadn't brought seasonings or anything like that.

The amount of snacks they could stuff into their limited luggage wasn't much either. No matter how much they saved, it wouldn't last more than two weeks, and they had long since run out of supplies.

Back then, everyone had gnawed on dry rations until they were numb. Every single one of them was starving for something good, just hoping for the Secret Realm special training to end early.

But from what Yue Yun said, he had come prepared!

Du Chuan and Chu Handeng's gazes were filled with scrutiny.

Yue Yun smiled sheepishly: "My two brothers and I each brought different things. Now we have a stir-fry pan, a kitchen knife, and seasonings. All we're missing is the meat!"

After hearing this, Chu Handeng was green with envy.

Du Chuan was even more incredulous: "The Devil Muscular Man actually agreed to let you bring those in? You've got to be kidding me, right?"

Pan Xuan was good at teaching students, but his methods could be described as extremely cruel. No one wasn't trained into submission by him.

Yet now, Pan Xuan actually allowed Yue Yun and the others to bring cooking equipment in. It was simply ridiculous.

"Director Pan is so biased!" Du Chuan muttered under his breath.

"Brother Chuan, were you also a student of Pan Zi's?"

"What kind of question is that? Handeng and I haven't even graduated from university yet. We're currently interning at the Longzhou Beast Taming Group!"

Du Chuan quickly pulled Chu Handeng over to testify together.

Yue Yun looked at Wang Long as if realizing something. Wang Long's eyes held an unconcealable satisfaction with Du Chuan and Chu Handeng.

After all, they were 'pure and foolish' college students. As long as he signed their internship certificates, he could even give them a smaller cut of the money they earned!

Yue Yun withdrew his gaze thoughtfully.

He thought for a moment: "Pan Zi is actually still very strict. It's just that we don't listen to him. Anyway, if we don't get caught in the act, we just do it first and ask for forgiveness later. Enjoy everything we should enjoy before going to our deaths!"

"The Devil Muscular Man didn't beat you guys up?"

Du Chuan felt extremely confused.

At an age full of vigor, who would be honestly obedient?

They had also been very mischievous back then, until they met Pan Xuan, that strict Beast Taming Director. Only then did they learn that school teachers really would use them to polish their shoes.

A few years wasn't enough for Pan Xuan to change his personality.

Yue Yun spoke with unearned confidence: "He didn't beat us to death!"

Pan Xuan's methods were certainly cruel, but they were all thick-skinned. As long as they weren't beaten to death, it was fine.

Pan Xuan also knew that the Three Heavenly Kings were the type to forget the pain once the wound healed. Even heavy punches were of no use.

He also understood the principle that it's better to guide than to block. So he simply let the Three Heavenly Kings run wild; as long as they didn't break the law or commit crimes, he couldn't be bothered to care.

Pan Xuan knew full well that since even he couldn't beat them into submission, could these three little brats really play themselves to death?

Du Chuan finally realized something. He couldn't help but size up Yue Yun carefully, and finally slowly gave him a thumbs up.

"Alright, you guys are the impressive ones!"

He had thought there was some way to suck up to Pan Xuan, but it turned out they just relied purely on taking beatings and toughing it out. There was really nothing more to say.

While they were talking, the dismantling of the Blazing Tiger's carcass was completed.

"This Blazing Tiger has four skills. Its strength is quite good for the outer zone, and the Materials on its body are worth a fair bit."

An older man packed up the dismantled Materials and threw a Crystallized Claw from the Blazing Tiger to Yue Yun.

"A crystallized feline Pet Beast claw. It can increase the sharpness of a Pet Beast's attacks. It's suitable for your cat's Rock Spike skill."

Yue Yun was overwhelmed by the favor as he caught the Crystallized Claw.

The value of this Crystallized Claw was not low. Just the fact that the Longzhou Beast Taming Group didn't hide it to sell for themselves, but instead handed it directly to him, earned a thank you from Yue Yun.

In the eyes of the Longzhou Beast Taming Group, this Blazing Tiger was Yue Yun's trophy. Their taking a portion of the value was just a social transaction.