Lin Chuan slept for an entire day.
Not 12 hours, but a full 24 hours.
He started Sleeping around 11 AM when he returned to his villa apartment after the secret realm assessment, and he continued Sleeping until 11:30 AM the next day.
This sleep not only recovered Lin Chuan from the fatigue of 48 hours of intense battle in the secret realm assessment but also from all the accumulated exhaustion of three months of continuous, frantic, isolated cultivation from his graduation and awakening until the end of the entrance examination.
Lin Chuan was satisfied with this sleep.
Now, he felt completely refreshed, and the world outside his window seemed brighter and clearer than usual.
In the small garden behind the window, Guoguo and Sakura were playing.
Guoguo was running circles around Sakura, jumping and leaping, seeming very anxious, as if chasing something?
However, there was nothing in front of it but air.
After watching for a while, Lin Chuan probably understood; Sakura was likely playing with Guoguo using illusions.
Perhaps in Guoguo's eyes at this moment, there was a group of flying small butterfly spirit pets in front of it? Or perhaps fireflies? Or even little stars in the sky?
The entrance examination was already over.
There was no need to rush into frantic cultivation anymore; it was time to relax for a while.
Leaning against the windowsill, watching the two little ones play happily, breathing in the slightly dry but refreshing air of early autumn, and feeling the breeze, Lin Chuan savored this moment of tranquility.
Discovering that Lin Chuan was awake, Sakura let out joyful chirps, her voice much softer than before.
She scurried over.
As if presenting a treasure, Sakura, with her slender, jade-like hands, offered Lin Chuan a fruit.
Hmm, Lin Chuan stated that he saw it with his own eyes!
This fruit was just picked off Guoguo's head by Sakura!
“What about yours?”
Lin Chuan asked curiously.
Sakura tilted her head slightly.
Beneath the pink flowers on both sides of Sakura's head were three small, bell-shaped, clearly unripe pinkish-white fruits, only about the size of a pinky finger.
“Ying~ Yingying~”
Sakura let out two more soft and adorable calls.
Upon hearing this, Lin Chuan was stunned for a moment, then showed a look of surprise, because just now, he had instinctively understood Sakura's words.
Sakura said that when she evolved, she almost exhausted all the nutrients accumulated in her body, so it was impossible to produce fruit in the near future; if he wanted to eat her fruit, he would have to wait at least another two months.
“It's fine, it's fine, then I'll just eat Guoguo's.”
Saying that, Lin Chuan took a bite of the fruit Sakura had just handed him.
Hmm, it was very crisp, very refreshing, and tasted like an ordinary apple.
This was because during the final sprint before the secret realm trial, Lin Chuan had focused his main energy on accumulating combat experience and coordinating Beast Masters and spirit beasts in wild combat, and he had basically stopped using the Primary Flora Resilience Ointment, which had almost no effect.
Therefore, Guoguo's fruit gradually returned to the original refreshing fruit flavor of the Flower Leaf Leaf fruit.
One Flower Leaf Leaf fruit was enough for a day's nutrition; there was no need to eat anything else.
Just then, the Pet Space Device on Lin Chuan's wrist popped up a virtual window.
Goodness, 99+ unread messages.
Lin Chuan chuckled dryly; he had almost forgotten about this situation, and many people must be anxious to contact him now.
He instructed Sakura to look after Guoguo.
And not to bully Guoguo too much just because she had evolved.
Sakura responded, stating that she absolutely did not bully Guoguo, and that her relationship with Guoguo was very good now, with Guoguo even calling her Sister Sakura.
Although puzzled but not thinking much about it, Lin Chuan returned to his room.
He began to check his messages.
Most were from family and friends, but there were also some from media reporters and official messages from the Beastmaster Association.
Lin Chuan breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, he had set up an automatic reply message before going to sleep yesterday.
Otherwise, someone would probably have come knocking on his door by now.
Lin Chuan first opened the messages from his family.
His dad Lin Xuédòng's, his mom Su Xiaoxia's, his eldest brother Lin Linyi's, and even his second sister Lin Ling'er, who was in seclusion filming an 18th-tier spirit beast web drama, had appeared.
All sorts of praises, “My son,” “My brother,” “Has the potential of a great emperor,” made Lin Chuan grin from ear to ear, making him feel a bit dizzy from all the flattery.
Even though they were just text messages, Lin Chuan could feel the genuine joy of his family from the words themselves.
Oh, and there was one important key message!
According to Lin Xuédòng, just yesterday, as soon as the secret realm assessment here ended and the exciting group video of the secret realm assessment candidates was released.
Lin's Farm received a call through the Tianshang Town Beastmaster Association, stating that their special approval had passed.
With necessary technical support from the Tianshang Town Beastmaster Association and special financial allocation from the Tianshang Town Government, Lin's Farm would be officially upgraded and renovated into the Tianshang Town Hua Ye Ye Breeding Base, and starting next year, it would obtain the official qualification to provide initial spirit beasts, Flower Leaf Leaf, to new Beast Masters.
At this point, Lin Xuédòng's dream had largely come true; all that remained was for the Tianshang Town Beastmaster Association to help transform Lin's Farm into the Hua Ye Ye Breeding Base and then manage it well.
Lin's Farm, well, now it could be preemptively called the Tianshang Town Lin's Flower Leaf Leaf Breeding Base.
To celebrate the official opening of the Lin's Flower Leaf Leaf Breeding Base, and also to celebrate Lin Chuan winning the top spot in Qinghe City's entrance examination this year, a week-long celebration would be held afterwards!
Lin Xuédòng told Lin Chuan that if he had time, he should come back and participate, at least make an appearance.
Regarding his family's messages, that was roughly the content.
Then there were some messages from reporters and media, with similar content, all hoping to do a personal exclusive interview with him, some even offering 5 million star rock coins privately.
Lin Chuan directly ignored these media messages; he would wait for the Qinghe City Beastmaster Association to arrange things later.
After that were messages from his former classmates, and friends he made later like Tan Yan, Sun Yinyin, and Ping Kai, and even Li Zeyu sent a message congratulating him on becoming the city's top scorer. Lin Chuan replied to each of them simply yet politely.
Finally, there was an official message from the Qinghe City Beastmaster Association.
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Congratulations!
Mr. Lin Chuan, a graduating Beast Master from Class 7, Grade 3, First Beast Taming Middle School, Tianshang Town, Qinghe City.
Has been awarded the top scorer of the entrance examination in the Qinghe City region of Tianhe Prefecture, Star Rock Federation, in the New Yuan Calendar year 2028.
Total comprehensive score: 1000 points.
Beast Master Fundamentals (First Half): 200 points
Secret Realm Trial (Second Half): Basic Survival Score 500 points, Additional Bonus 300 points
Special award to Mr. Lin Chuan, the city's top scorer.
30 million star rock coins, 3000 Beastmaster Association points, 1000 Star Rock Federation Contribution Points.
Related rewards have been credited to your Beast Master account in real time. Please check promptly. If there are any errors, please contact the Qinghe City Beastmaster Association in time.
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After reading this message, Lin Chuan's breathing involuntarily quickened by two beats.
30 million star rock coins, 3000 Beastmaster Association points!
More importantly, Star Rock Federation Contribution Points!
These are points that can only be obtained by making significant contributions to the Star Rock Federation, such as resisting beast disasters or apprehending dangerous Beast Master criminals, and other major events.
These points are much more valuable and important than Beastmaster Association points!
They can not only be exchanged for resources but also grant various special privileges!
Well, let's not discuss these things for now. There's no immediate place to spend this money and points. He'll consider how to spend them slowly after entering university.
Looking at his overall score for this entrance examination again.
1000 points! Which means a perfect score!
The 200 points from the first half, and the 500 survival points from the second half, these go without saying.
The extra bonus points were the total score from the score beads.
Total score from score beads.
First place: 300 points.
Second place: 280 points.
And so on, down to 10th place, which received 120 points.
11th to 100th place received 100 points.
Beyond that, a total score of over 500 points from score beads earned 50 points.
Over 300 points earned 20 points.
Over 100 points earned 10 points.
Below 100 points earned no points.
There were also hidden points for team cooperation in fighting bosses.
However, hidden scores are not recorded openly; they only appear in the confidential evaluation of a Beast Master's personal archives.
Once the scores were out, he could choose to fill out his university applications.
The deadline for submitting applications was one week.
Lin Chuan was not in a hurry to fill out his application.
Ordinary Imperial Beast Universities, including top-tier Imperial Beast Universities, require candidates to fill out their applications and make choices based on their specific scores.
The Eight Great Academies are different.
Candidates cannot actively apply to the relevant Eight Great Academies; they can only wait for the Eight Great Academies to actively send admission notices.
This usually happens within three days of the secret realm assessment ending.
If no admission notice from any of the Eight Great Academies is received within three days, then the relevant candidates will apply to other Imperial Beast Universities.
Conversely, if an admission notice from any of the Eight Great Academies is received, then there's no need to fill out any other applications.
Hmm?
Receiving an admission notice from one of the Eight Great Academies but refusing it?
And instead choosing another top-tier Imperial Beast University?
Well, so far, no such brain-dead person has appeared.
The Eight Great Academies each have their own focus and differences.
Some excel in elite cultivation.
Some specialize in skill research, possessing many precious and unique secret techniques.
Some have special research on certain attributes.
Some have additional breeding techniques for certain races of spirit beasts.
There are also academies that specialize in training Beast Masters for large-scale group battles.
But this does not mean that the Eight Great Academies only specialize in these; these are the strongest aspects of each academy. However, even the weakest aspects of the Eight Great Academies are stronger than other top Imperial Beast Universities, or rather, they are not on the same level at all.
Simply in terms of resources, the Eight Great Academies are beyond comparison for other Imperial Beast Universities.
If the educational resources of the Star Rock Federation are divided by percentage.
The Eight Great Academies receive at least 40% of the annual educational resources, while the remaining 60% is shared by all other tens of thousands of Imperial Beast Universities.
Monarch-level and even King-level bloodline spirit beasts, which are hard to come by elsewhere.
In the Eight Great Academies, as long as there are enough internal academic credits, one can relatively easily exchange for relevant contract opportunities. As for whether one can successfully contract, it still depends on the specific Beast Master's own situation.
Hmm, no rush to fill out the application.
He'll wait three days first to see if any of the Eight Great Academies send him an admission notice.
Currently, Lin Chuan began to organize his gains from this secret realm assessment.
The score beads had already been handed in.
However, the star rock coins earned by the Black Doctor were kept, totaling a neat 22 million star rock coins after rounding down!
Adding the 30 million from the city's top scorer award, Lin Chuan's Beast Master account now held a total of 52 million star rock coins; some relatively poor Professional Beast Masters might not even be as wealthy as Lin Chuan currently was.
Lin Chuan clicked his tongue; such a number was something he dared not even imagine before. How many Baby Cups would he have to win to get this much money?
Guoguo and Sakura would have no shortage of resources before reaching Tier 3.
After organizing everything, Lin Chuan began to think about his next plans.
First, of course, was to wait three days.
To see if he could receive an admission notice from one of the Eight Great Academies.
Well, Lin Chuan wasn't worried at all; there was a 99.9% chance he would receive one.
Qinghe City ranks in the upper-middle range nationwide, and its top scorers each year, without exception, receive admission notices from one or even multiple of the Eight Great Academies. Unless the top scorer has significant issues with their character or private conduct, it's basically a sure thing.
Then, there was his Beast Master level.
According to Xu Ru's reminder, it was best to suppress his level and only break through to Tier 1 after entering university.
There must be some reason for this.
Perhaps there are some special breakthrough techniques or other inherited experiential knowledge?
Then he would wait until he entered one of the Eight Great Academies to see.
In any case, Lin Chuan was very receptive to advice and wasn't in a hurry for this short while.
And once his Beast Master level broke through to Tier 1, it would be time to test the effect of his cheat-like Beast Taming talent, Reincarnation of Rebirth.
It was time to give Sakura a Reincarnation!
At that time, Guoguo would evolve into Flower Spirit.
He would then have a Flower Leaf Leaf and a Flower Spirit by his side. People unfamiliar with him shouldn't be able to see through the truth, allowing him to slightly conceal things for a period of time.
Finally, an expectant expression appeared on Lin Chuan's face.
It was also time to contract his next, or rather, his next two spirit beasts!
Book Spirit was essential!
Lin Chuan had deeply realized his weakness of lacking knowledge accumulation from Chen Yulu.
When facing unknown situations, unknown spirit beasts, or demonic creatures, his insufficient knowledge prevented him from quickly understanding the situation, which was truly life-threatening.
In this secret realm assessment, if he hadn't met Chen Yulu.
What if he had bad luck and encountered a Terror Puppet Giant that had just awakened and unsealed? If he faced it alone, even if Sakura had evolved into Flower Spirit, and even if Guoguo had also evolved, they definitely wouldn't be a match. He might have been eliminated, and if that happened, the city's top scorer wouldn't have been him.
This wasn't a matter of whether he worked hard or not.
When it comes to learning, if you can't do it, you just can't.
Therefore, a portable encyclopedia and small strategist is a must!
Secondly.
Lin Chuan felt that he was still missing a flying mount spirit beast.
Li Zeyu's ability to ignore terrain, fly around, and move quickly.
Whether it was for disengaging and escaping, or for pursuit, Lin Chuan had truly envied and coveted that ability for a long time.
A flying mount pet must be added!