Snap.
Lin Chuan clapped his hands together, slapped his cheeks, and then shook his head.
He forcefully threw out of his mind the terrible future scenario he had just imagined, where he was completely immersed in a luxurious and gentle lifestyle, no longer striving, and even neglecting his Spirit Beasts, no longer nurturing them.
No longer bathing and enjoying himself, Lin Chuan dried his body, quickly changed his clothes, and prepared for a special training session right now.
It took him 5 days to fly to the Dongyang Alliance, which meant he had wasted 5 days of training time; he had to make it up.
Alright, Lin Chuan just wanted to train intensely to suppress the urge for luxury and idleness in his heart.
Coming out of the bathroom, Lin Chuan saw Yuki Yurika hand him a cup of warm milk that seemed to have been prepared long ago.
He had to admit, the service was truly too thoughtful. With such a setup, which teenager could resist it, who wouldn't be captivated?
Lin Chuan sighed in his heart.
Fortunately, it was he who came to the Dongyang Alliance for experience.
If it were another young man from the Sixth Academy, from a commoner background, who came here for experience, he would probably fall into a gentle trap.
And he, Lin Chuan, perhaps had average learning ability, not as good as those top students, but having seen his past life's memories from a God's perspective, his self-control against various temptations was definitely much stronger than that of an average teenager his age.
In his previous life, after lying flat and slacking off, he had played what needed to be played and enjoyed what needed to be enjoyed.
In this life, he only sought to walk the path of a Beast Master to its end!
To ascend the highest peaks hand in hand with his adorable Spirit Beasts and witness the wonders of this world!
Lin Chuan's face was expressionless, his heart unmoved, his gaze calm and unruffled as he took a sip of the warm milk.
Afterward, he followed Yuki Yurika to the dining room for dinner.
After dinner, Lin Chuan asked Yuki Yurika:
"Is there a dedicated training room here where I can cultivate and train Spirit Beasts?"
Hearing this, Yuki Yurika was stunned for a moment, then quickly nodded.
"Yes, Lin Chuan-sama."
Hesitating for a moment, Yuki Yurika added:
"However, at this time of night?"
"Lin Chuan-sama is sure he wants to practice as a Beast Master and train his Spirit Beasts? Moreover, Lin Chuan-sama just finished bathing and changing."
At this moment, it was already past 9 PM, approaching 10 PM.
At this hour, to still be cultivating and training Spirit Beasts...
At least among the Dongyang Beast Masters registered with the Lightbringer Society, Yuki Yurika knew of practically none who did so.
Moreover, Lin Chuan had just finished bathing and changing; if he were to train, wouldn't he have to again?
Lin Chuan remained silent, his attitude noncommittal.
Yuki Yurika's heart immediately skipped a beat. Coming back to her senses, she immediately bowed, apologizing profusely and humbly.
"My apologies, Lin Chuan-sama, I overstepped. I should not have asked too many questions, nor should I have questioned your command."
Lin Chuan shook his head slightly, his expression gentle.
"It's fine."
"Thank you for your understanding, Lin Chuan-sama. Please follow me."
Yuki Yurika secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
At the same time, she blamed herself for being too relaxed, for doing something so presumptuous, and was also fortunate that she was facing Lin Chuan, this young prodigy from the Star Rock Federation, who, despite his noble status, showed no arrogance, but was very gentle and refined.
If it were a local Dongyang Beast Master, her questioning would have earned her at least a slap.
Warning and reminding herself repeatedly, Yuki Yurika led the way.
Although this private villa was very luxurious, its footprint was not large at all, far inferior to the basic estates provided to each student by the Sixth Academy.
Lin Chuan asked Yuki Yurika to take a slight detour; he wanted to retrieve White Snow.
Yuki Yurika responded respectfully, saying yes.
Passing through the corridor, they arrived at the courtyard.
White Snow had already been thoroughly cleaned by five maids using soft brushes, and then blown dry with a hairdryer, making its fur fluffy and soft.
The texture was very pleasant to the touch.
Well, leaving that aside, after retrieving White Snow, Lin Chuan followed Yuki Yurika, taking the elevator down to the basement of the villa.
There was a training room here.
It was roughly equivalent to a Level 2 general training room at the Qinghe City Beastmaster Association.
One could only say it was barely adequate.
Yuki Yurika consciously bowed and exited the training room. Lin Chuan used his spiritual perception to scan the surroundings, confirming there were no surveillance devices, before releasing Guoguo, Sakura, Wan Wan, and White Snow.
Guoguo had now passed its infancy and reached Level 13. Having stayed in the Beast Master Space for almost a week, it was excited to finally come out. With a thump, it pounced into Lin Chuan's arms, rubbing against him with joyful yips.
This was something only the Flower Leaf Leaf form could do~
Lin Chuan also smiled happily, petting Guoguo and poking its chubby, silly little belly, which made Guoguo giggle with 'yi ya ya' sounds.
Previously, the Flower Spirit form was a chuunibyou little sister, but now, having reincarnated back into the Flower Leaf Leaf form, Guoguo seemed to have become slightly more innocent.
While Guoguo was like this, over with Sakura...
Thanks to Guoguo's earlier reminder, Sakura had become humble and diligent, working incredibly hard during this period. Except when needed as Lin Chuan's personal guard, Sakura spent all other time training intensely. Its development of 'Illusion Dream Realm' had deepened significantly, reaching an ordinary level.
Don't underestimate 'ordinary level'; this was a Combination Skill.
Moreover, this Combination Skill was entirely comprehended and developed by Sakura itself, with its innate skill 'Illusion Eye', obtained after reincarnation, as its core.
Sakura had absolute copyright over this!
In the future, if necessary, it could even be compiled into a secret technique and a thesis to register for a patent. It could then be taught to disciples or provided to the Sixth Academy to be incorporated into the academy's skill library, earning a substantial amount of academic credits.
Wan Wan, on the other hand, had leveled up to 18, becoming much stronger and easily capable of defeating Guoguo and Sakura from the Xiao Qingkong Cup finals. As for now, this level of combat power was still better than nothing.
White Snow had also reached Level 13, its body size still 7 meters. It was likely that 7 meters was the limit for the young dragon stage; beyond that, White Snow should completely exit the young dragon phase.
The advancement of the four Spirit Beasts also brought Lin Chuan's Beast Master level to 16.
Just as Yuki Yurika had asked earlier.
It was so late, so it wasn't suitable for overly strenuous training.
Lin Chuan just danced a Flower Moon Dance with Guoguo and Sakura to warm up.
Oh, it's worth mentioning that Guoguo loved the Flower Moon Dance, but Sakura found it quite distasteful, too awkward and ugly. Miss Sakura declared that she would definitely research a Synergy Dance with more graceful and beautiful postures in the future! For now, she could only follow along, with no other choice.
Wan Wan was currently practicing immortal arts.
However, she was secretly and quietly memorizing all the scenes of Lin Chuan, Guoguo, and Sakura's awkward dance, storing them in the deepest part of her memory knowledge base.
Master, no matter what he does, even if it's an awkward dance, he's always incredibly cool!
White Snow had just been comfortably brushed and washed clean, so it wasn't good to make her exercise strenuously. Moreover, the training room space was very small, so White Snow couldn't fully stretch out. Lin Chuan just let her stretch her body and move her muscles and bones a little.
Perhaps some might wonder why Lin Chuan didn't practice Meditation, as it was both simple and efficient?
Because the cultivation and training of Meditation required an absolutely quiet and safe environment, and one session of Meditation would take at least 3 hours.
Although he had called the embassy and Du Feiyang said the Lightbringer Society could be trusted, it was ultimately not the Beastmaster Association of the Star Rock Federation, and merely a private, civilian-nature Beast Master support organization. For now, Lin Chuan could not fully trust it.
Half an hour later, the training ended.
Lin Chuan was covered in sweat as he walked out of the training room. For the Spirit Beasts, it was just a warm-up, or not even a warm-up, just a bit of stretching, but for him, a Beast Master whose attribute points were all allocated to spirit, one Flower Moon Dance was enough to exhaust half of his stamina.
Lin Chuan could only say the training effect was average.
But it was enough. It helped Lin Chuan regain the feeling of studying, nurturing, and training at the Sixth Academy. The abundant vitality accumulated over 5 days was completely consumed, and in his heart, there was no longer any thought of slacking off, indulging in a luxurious life, with a maid on his left and a maid on his right.
Lin Chuan went to the private bathroom again and took a bath for a full half an hour this time.
It was almost midnight when he was led to the bedroom by Yuki Yurika.
In other aspects, this Dongyang villa was far inferior to the estate provided to students by the Sixth Academy.
But as for the bedroom, it was larger and more unique than those in the Sixth Academy's estates, especially the bed, which Lin Chuan estimated could sleep at least five people.
Sighing again in his heart, cursing the extravagance and decadence of the Dongyang Beast Masters, Lin Chuan smoothly rolled onto the large bed.
Honestly, it was super comfortable to sleep on!
He could roll around in all sorts of ways!
Like a child, Lin Chuan rolled back and forth on the oversized bed for a full 10 minutes before settling down and falling into a dream.
In an unfamiliar environment, one must maintain necessary vigilance.
Wan Wan and Sakura were released by Lin Chuan.
Wan Wan revealed her true form, a thick volume of "new fairytale compilation" placed on the bedside table.
Sakura sat gracefully beside him like an elegant young lady, using Master-level Sleeping, with a faint white mist swirling around her body.
And so it was.
The night passed uneventfully.
At the academy, he only slept 2 hours a day, pushing himself to the limit. Now, he didn't need to work so hard. He needed to rest well every day to ensure his mental state was good, so he could handle any situations that might arise.
The next morning, at 5 AM, Lin Chuan opened his eyes precisely on time, not a second off.
The maids of the villa woke up even earlier than Lin Chuan, or rather, there were two shifts of maids working day and night.
Yuki Yurika was probably a full-time personal maid; she could only rest when Lin Chuan slept, and she also had to wake up earlier than Lin Chuan.
When Lin Chuan finished washing up and walked out of the bedroom, Yuki Yurika was already respectfully standing by the door.
Very normally and naturally, not truly treating Yuki Yurika as a maid or servant, Lin Chuan greeted Yuki Yurika good morning and then went to the training room.
He trained until 8 AM before stopping.
Outside the training room, Yuki Yurika had been waiting. Seeing Lin Chuan emerge, she quickly handed him a towel.
"Lin Chuan-sama, you are truly the most diligent and hardworking Beast Master I have ever seen."
"Completely different from the Beast Masters in Dongyang."
Yuki Yurika exclaimed sincerely.
Lin Chuan chuckled. Although he hadn't formally met the Dongyang Beast Masters yet, Lin Chuan had probably already guessed their situation. They were likely pampered and spoiled, with no future to speak of, probably just tools for the Ten Families of Dongyang to control the common people.
Thinking this, Lin Chuan did not elaborate on the topic. He asked:
"Jiecheng-xiaojie, your Lightbringer Society..."
"Since it's a Beast Master logistics support organization, similar to the Beastmaster Association of the Star Rock Federation, then it should have a base, right?"
"And there would be services like task acceptance and resource exchange, right?"
Yuki Yurika nodded slightly.
"Yes. Just as you thought, Lin Chuan-sama."
Lin Chuan: "Then after breakfast, take me to your Lightbringer Society's base. I want to see the situation."
"Also, I probably won't be returning here after this. My purpose in coming to Dongyang is to travel and gain experience, not to enjoy life."
Yuki Yurika still nodded, bowing respectfully.
"I understand, Lin Chuan-sama."
"However, there's a situation I'd like Lin Chuan-sama to be aware of."
"I and these maids were all specifically assigned by Katori-sama to serve Lin Chuan-sama. If you have any needs, as long as they are not Beast Master-related, you can contact us directly. We can handle all social matters for you. You only need to focus on your travels, growth, and Beast Master cultivation."
Hearing this, Lin Chuan paused.
Katori-sama?
Could she be referring to the Kyoto City Lord, the organizer of the Lightbringer Society, that quasi-Heavenly King?
At this moment, Lin Chuan understood.
Why he had just gotten off the plane yesterday and barely walked around the street before Yuki Yurika found him.
However, Lin Chuan felt puzzled.
Although he came from the Star Rock Federation and was a student of the Sixth Academy, it shouldn't be enough to attract the attention of a quasi-Heavenly King.
And even specifically assign a maid group to receive and serve him?
Ultimately, he was just a small fry whose Beast Master level hadn't even reached Tier 2.
"Katori-sama also asked me to convey to Lin Chuan-sama."
"If you have time, and if you are willing, you can go and meet her."
"If you don't have time, or are unwilling, that's also fine."
Hearing this, Lin Chuan's heart skipped a beat again.
A quasi-Heavenly King wanted to meet him?
And it was such a humble invitation?