Lunch was pig trotter rice, eaten in the cafeteria, paid for by Wang Dawei.
After resting for a while, lying on his desk in the classroom, Lin Guang was woken by his biological clock. Lunch break was almost over, and the teacher should have returned to the office. Lin Guang simply left a note on the desk before leaving the classroom and arriving at the teacher's office door, where he gently knocked.
Knock, knock, knock.
“Come in.”
Pushing the door open, Lin Guang saw Class Teacher Ouyang Wei sitting on a rattan chair. Seeing Lin Guang, he raised his eyebrows, a little surprised: “Oh? I was just about to have someone notify you to come to the office.”
“What a coincidence, I also have something I’d like to ask you about.”
“Mm, sit.”
Lin Guang sat down in the seat opposite Ouyang Wei.
“Cough… I forgot to remind you earlier.”
After a light cough, Ouyang Wei’s expression gradually became serious, and he said with a hint of gravity: “You should still remember the school’s rule: you must submit information about your contracted Spirit Beast before next Monday.”
He sighed: “Otherwise, you’ll either go to the regular class or Class 13.”
Contracting a Spirit Beast occupies a certain amount of soul capacity, and spiritual power is the foundation of a Spirit Master.
Most Spirit Masters choose to contract a Spirit Beast only after their talent has fully awakened, to avoid situations where the type is unsuitable or the talent cannot enhance the Spirit Beast. However, that also depends on the situation.
Lin Guang’s talent could not fully awaken due to unknown reasons. This situation was not unheard of. Generally, the stimulation brought by contracting a Spirit Beast helps talent awakening, so as early as five months ago, when he realized he was stuck, he tried to contract a Spirit Beast, but he had not succeeded to this day.
Spirit Master Class 1 is the so-called “experimental class,” subsidized by the state and enjoying the best resources. To prevent fraudulent claims of low-income benefits (falsely claiming to be waiting for talent awakening) and overambition (insufficient talent, hoping to contract a high-potential Spirit Beast through a lucky encounter), this rule was established.
The other eleven classes are regular classes, and Class 13 is the “liberal arts class,” or rather, the theoretical faction, where students are not interested in combat but in the theoretical research of Spirit Beasts.
But no matter what Lin Guang chooses, in this world where 70% of the population is eligible to contract Spirit Beasts, as long as he cannot contract a Spirit Beast for even a day, the gap between Lin Guang and his classmates will grow wider, and they will have fewer common topics—doesn't theoretical research also require close observation of Spirit Beasts?
Being able to contract is simply stronger than not being able to contract.
This was also the reason why the classmates in Class 1 looked at him with concern and pity.
Forgot to remind him… Lin Guang felt a warmth in his heart. First, he nodded to acknowledge it, then he looked up, his eyes behind his black-rimmed glasses shining brightly, and he said solemnly, “Teacher Ouyang, I’d like to ask for a leave this afternoon.”
Ouyang Wei raised his eyebrows slightly. He felt that the young man in front of him seemed to have changed.
In the past, when he spoke, his eyes never dared to look directly at him, and he would use the action of pulling his bangs to block his gaze, and his tone of voice was also slightly low. Who was this big boy with firm eyes in front of him?
After a moment of stunned, a hint of relief flashed in Ouyang Wei’s eyes, and the muscles around his eyes relaxed slightly.
From Ouyang Wei’s perspective, it was also very difficult for him to offer guidance.
Because he knew Lin Guang’s family situation.
With both parents deceased, it was already extremely difficult for him to maintain his position as first in cultural studies, and then he encountered the inability to contract a Spirit Beast, which is a devastating blow for most people.
Although Ouyang Wei was a Spirit Master who had faced demonic invasions and retired from the military, even he, who had seen countless deaths, still didn't know how to advise such an unlucky good child.
Although he didn't know what Lin Guang had experienced or how he had come to terms with it, this was undoubtedly a good thing—after all, Lin Guang still had such an intelligent mind. As long as he could understand, his future prospects wouldn't be too bad.
“What happened?”
“I want to visit the Spirit Beast market under Hualong.”
Ouyang Wei froze for a moment, his brows furrowed, as if he had heard something unbelievable. His previously relieved expression suddenly turned serious: “Lin Guang, I never thought you were such a student with no taboos.”
“Where did you hear this news?”
“Teacher, I know my limits,” Lin Guang said in a calm tone that was somewhat unfamiliar to him. “If that place is truly so dangerous, why haven’t the authorities and noble families banned it, tacitly allowing it to occupy a place in the bustling commercial district? And why do so many Spirit Masters retired from the military have entry tickets?”
“The entanglement of interests there is very complex, not something a student like you can understand. What you should do is stay away.”
Ouyang Wei seemed to be threatening, but in reality, he was advising, “Do you know what you’re saying? In a gray area where the rules are blurred, can you 100% guarantee that you won’t run into trouble?”
“Moreover, the variety of Spirit Beasts there cannot be as complete as in a Spirit Beast breeding base, and the quality is not as good as in a base or the Municipal Spirit Beast Mall.”
Lin Guang laughed: “It’s not just for Spirit Beasts…”
He said seriously: “In short, I want you to point the way.”
“If you don’t agree, I’ll just have to find another way.”
“…”
Ouyang Wei looked deeply at Lin Guang, knowing he wasn’t joking.
Even if he refused him here, with his mind, he would probably find other ways.
Where there is light, there is shadow, especially in this world where great power belongs to individuals. The existence of gray areas is extremely normal.
Ouyang Wei slowly said, “I don’t know where you heard it, but the underground black market only means the Spirit Beasts there aren’t exactly from clean sources. It’s highly unlikely that there are rare Spirit Beasts that even a Spirit Beast breeding base doesn’t have.”
“I’m actually not just going to see Spirit Beasts…”
In reality, Lin Guang wanted to go to the underground black market, firstly, because after his awakening, he once again couldn’t suppress his excitement and wanted to get close to Spirit Beasts again. He didn't truly expect to encounter any rare Spirit Beasts. Secondly, he wanted to confirm whether the common Spirit Beasts and materials on the market were the same as what he understood from the game, preparing himself to become a noble “Miracle Master” in the future.
In this world, some Spirit Beasts and certain Spirit Masters possess special 【Traits】, 【Skills】, or 【Talents】. They might not have strong combat power, but in certain aspects, they can achieve various things that ordinary Spirit Masters cannot even imagine—for example, helping Spirit Beasts evolve;
Shortening the growth time of Spirit Beasts;
And even accelerating the full awakening of talent.
Lin Guang’s thinking was also very simple—since his talent was difficult to awaken on its own, he would find another way to force it to awaken through external means. Even if he couldn’t force it, he needed to know the activation conditions.
No one knows if there is a Miracle Master in the world who can leverage a red legendary-grade talent with a single-digit sequence number, but a blue-grade should not be that hopeless.
The difficulty of this problem lies in the fact that such people are often honored guests of major powers, called “Miracle Masters,” and it is almost impossible for ordinary people to contact them.
But if one approaches them as a fellow Miracle Master or an equivalent researcher, then it becomes feasible.
This is why he has prepared to take a year off from school.
Once he knows the specific requirements of the talent, he will then contact the Spirit Beasts he can contract based on what the talent demands.
As long as it doesn’t require complete divinity, even a purple legendary-grade (quasi-god) Spirit Beast, Lin Guang can find a way to acquire it through “Precognition,” it just requires a little time to plan.