88: Chapter 88 I am the savior who will save the world

The first day of sweeping the School Team, at the academy training ground.

The morning light was faint, and the air was fresh.

Lin Chen stood in the center of the vast field, looking up at the Flame-Spine Tyrannosaur that was crouching before him like a small hill.

"Try out the results of your learning," Lin Chen said.

"Yagu~"

The Flame-Spine Tyrannosaur let out a low roar, slightly narrowing its scarlet round pupils. The majestic aura that naturally radiated from its body began to retract. Accompanied by a faint white glow, its massive body seemed to be compressed from within by some invisible force, beginning to shrink at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In just a few breaths, the colossal beast that one previously had to look up at had turned into a pocket-sized version of the Flame-Spine Tyrannosaur, less than a meter tall.

Although its size had shrunk, its overall proportions remained balanced. With its fierce face, three sky-piercing dragon horns, and sharp fangs, it looked more like a mighty yet somewhat ferociously cute dragon-type pet. It was similar in size to the Flame Claw Beast before evolution, but its appearance and temperament were worlds apart.

Lin Chen walked up and reached out to pat the head of the shrunken Flame-Spine Tyrannosaur, a smile appearing on his face: "The texture is good, just about the same as before."

Overall, the pocket-sized Flame-Spine Tyrannosaur looked like a well-crafted large figurine or doll, full of contrast.

After returning to the dormitory yesterday, Lin Chen bought a skill online that allowed pets to change size at will—Size Manipulation.

This skill was not expensive and didn't even have a level classification; it was a special skill with only one active effect.

Its active effect was to control its own body size to change freely within a certain range.

With the help of the knowledge badge, in just one night, the Flame-Spine Tyrannosaur had initially mastered this skill.

Its original height was nearly six meters. Through this skill, it could not only shrink itself into a small doll less than a meter tall but also grow into a colossal beast about ten meters high.

However, both growing and shrinking had their pros and cons, and its normal size was still suitable for the vast majority of battles.

In addition, after defeating three School Team members, Lin Chen obtained the [Giant Horn Charge] move learner and had the Flame-Spine Tyrannosaur learn it instantly.

In other words, in just one day, the Flame-Spine Tyrannosaur had learned two new skills. Currently, its skill panel was updated again:

[Moves: Blazing Fireball (Mastery), Dragon Claw Rend (Proficient), Super Blast (Proficient), Fiery Charge (Proficient), Dragon Shadow Charge (Beginner), Giant Horn Charge (Beginner), Size Manipulation]

Giant Horn Charge was a Mid-level skill, while Super Blast was a higher-level skill with even greater power.

In short, although the Flame Claw Beast had only evolved into the Flame-Spine Tyrannosaur for a few days, its strength had still gained a certain improvement in a short time.

"Ying wu?"

The Songsong Dog squatted beside Lin Chen, tilting its little head. Its pitch-black eyes curiously watched the instantly shrunk Flame-Spine Tyrannosaur, then it looked up at Lin Chen, a puzzled whirring sound coming from its throat.

Could it do that too?

Lin Chen fell into deep thought.

Puppy Beast growing and shrinking?

Or its future evolved form growing and shrinking?

Lin Chen thought about it seriously and decisively shook his head: "Don't, you don't need to think about it. You are quite suitable just the way you are now."

"Yeah, you don't need to learn it after evolving either; you are the perfect size."

Unknowingly, as it neared class time, Lin Chen left the training ground and walked toward the teaching building.

Walking on the main road of the academy, students, both known and unknown, kept casting glances at Lin Chen, either nodding in greeting or saying hello enthusiastically.

After yesterday's events fermented overnight, the battle video and related discussions were becoming increasingly heated on the forum.

Walking on campus, there were significantly more students who recognized him, and some congratulated him on joining the School Team.

In the aftermath yesterday, he finally accepted Captain Ye Xuan's invitation, officially joining the School Team and becoming a member of the second team.

Besides him, Ye Zhen, who had a high ranking in points among this year's freshmen, as well as Yun Chu, who had broken through to Primary Beastmaster, and the third-place winner, Bai Lu, had also successively accepted the School Team's invitation.

Only Su Qingyuan had not been contacted, according to Captain Ye Xuan.

Thinking of Su Qingyuan, Lin Chen was very puzzled.

She hadn't come for two whole classes yesterday.

In the relatively free academy, missing classes occasionally wasn't strange, but skipping classes consecutively on the first day of school was very rare.

However, when he walked into the classroom, he was surprised to find that Su Qingyuan had come.

She was sitting at her desk, surrounded by Zhang Xiaoxiao and Zhou Ming; the three of them seemed to be whispering about something.

Su Qingyuan looked to be in good spirits, and those eyes that were always as calm as water were bright and spirited at the moment, with a faint, almost imperceptible smile on her lips.

"Brother Chen! Over here!" Zhou Ming had sharp eyes; after seeing Lin Chen come in, he immediately waved excitedly.

Lin Chen walked over to the empty seat next to them and sat down.

Zhang Xiaoxiao smiled and nodded to greet him, and Su Qingyuan also turned her head to look at him, taking the initiative to speak: "Classmate Lin Chen, morning."

"Morning," Lin Chen responded, his gaze lingering on her face for an extra moment.

He always felt that Su Qingyuan seemed a bit different.

Had her makeup skills improved?

"Brother Chen, we're discussing something!" Zhou Ming spoke impatiently, his face showing excitement, "About forming an adventure team!"

"An adventure team?" Lin Chen was slightly taken aback.

"Yes!"

Zhou Ming nodded vigorously and explained: "Doesn't the academy regularly publish various tasks that can earn credits on the internal task system? There are material collection, area exploration, research assistance, and so on."

"These tasks can be accepted individually or in teams. If you officially register to form a permanent team, the range of selectable tasks will be much, much larger. And completing tasks as a team is safer—uh, Brother Chen, you can ignore that point."

Zhang Xiaoxiao also added: "The academy has always encouraged students to form teams, believing that this can cultivate teamwork skills. Many impressive seniors have their own permanent teams. We were thinking, why don't we form one too?"

Lin Chen nodded thoughtfully.

It sounded like a pretty good suggestion.

The academy had a high degree of freedom; this team mode could not only obtain credits and resources more efficiently but also look out for each other in actual combat, which had advantages over acting alone in certain situations.

His heart stirred slightly, and he suddenly remembered what Zhou Ming mentioned about Su Qingyuan's special performance in the secret realm.

If Su Qingyuan's ability to perceive resources was real, then wouldn't joining this team mean he could also benefit from Su Qingyuan's ability?

So Lin Chen nodded decisively: "Okay, I'll join."

"Yay!" Zhou Ming cheered.

Zhang Xiaoxiao also smiled and began to think about the team's name.

The smile on Su Qingyuan's face seemed more obvious: "With Classmate Lin Chen joining, the range and difficulty of tasks we can accept will increase a lot. Moreover, the success rate of the tasks will also be more guaranteed."

Soon, Zhou Ming and Zhang Xiaoxiao huddled together, enthusiastically discussing various matters regarding the adventure team.

Su Qingyuan looked at Lin Chen, her tone carrying a hint of just the right amount of curiosity and concern: "By the way, Classmate Lin Chen, regarding your Flame-Spine Tyrannosaur, have you gone to the Beast Tamer Association to update the information?"

Lin Chen replied: "I have already contacted them. The Association said they will arrange for someone to come to the academy in a while to conduct information collection and related basic tests. Once completed, it can be officially entered into the illustrated database."

This was a necessary process.

A brand-new evolutionary form, especially a pet like the Flame-Spine Tyrannosaur that showed powerful potential, would be highly valued by the Beast Tamer Association and the academic community. It needed to be recorded and evaluated in detail before it would be officially certified, and based on the evaluated value, the discoverer would be given corresponding rewards, credits, and honors.

Hearing this, Su Qingyuan nodded gently, a glimmer seeming to flash in her eyes.

Her tone remained calm: "I see—once the Association completes the certification and the information is entered into the pet illustrated guide, more Beast Tamers will get to see the brand-new evolutionary form of the Flame Claw Beast."

She paused, her gaze looking out the window, her voice very soft but clearly reaching Lin Chen's ears: "Perhaps in the near future, there really will be a lucky Beast Tamer who, because they contracted a Flame Claw Beast and successfully nurtured and evolved it, will eventually—become a legendary Beast Tamer, who knows."

Subsequently, she turned her head to stare at Lin Chen, smiling brightly: "So Classmate Lin Chen, your task is very arduous, oh."

"Let the Flame-Spine Tyrannosaur continue to evolve; maybe a legendary Beast Tamer will really be born because of it, and then, just like in novels, they might even become the savior who saves the world."

Gazing at Su Qingyuan's serious face, Lin Chen pursed his lips but did not say what he was thinking inside.

Lin Chen knew clearly in his heart that the possibility Su Qingyuan spoke of simply did not exist. Other Beast Tamers did not have a system and were not chosen children; they could not possibly evolve the Flame Claw Beast into the Flame-Spine Tyrannosaur, let alone even more powerful evolutionary forms.

As for the savior who would save the world, it would only be him, not anyone else.

Meanwhile, Zhou Ming and Zhang Xiaoxiao were enthusiastically discussing what to name the team.

Zhou Ming said: "How about we call it Qiming F4? It's trendy enough, straightforward enough, and domineering enough!"

The four of them shook their heads frantically.

Zhang Xiaoxiao stated her idea: "I think we can call it the Qinglan Team, since we are all from Qinglan City."

Lin Chen was silent.

Forget it, turns out they were all bad at naming things.

Su Qingyuan's lips moved, and a smile blossomed on her face: "What do you think about the Dawn Team?"

Lin Chen nodded.

Although this name was cliché, it hit the mark of his inner thoughts.

Because only he knew that before long, the Dark Crisis would shroud every corner of the globe, and thousands of living creatures would fall into an unprecedented crisis.

At that time, the dawn of hope would be precious.

So Lin Chen spoke: "Let's go with Dawn."

After Lin Chen, as the strongest combat force, spoke up, no one had any further objections, and they named the team Dawn.

The composition of the Dawn Team was very simple: Zhang Xiaoxiao was responsible for task screening and negotiation, external liaison and communication, and internal coordination and resource management.

Lin Chen and Su Qingyuan were pure combat members, responsible only for all matters related to combat.

"Then what about me? What about me?" Zhou Ming asked impatiently.

"You, huh." Zhang Xiaoxiao glanced at him sideways and pointed to the water dispenser, "Go pour me a glass of water."

Zhou Ming: "?"