Lin Chuan was the first to hand in the death waiver.
With Lin Chuan setting an example, others who were still hesitating also signed one after another.
Well, three students ultimately did not sign.
Facing the death waiver, these three ultimately backed down and chose to give up participating in the Secret Realm trial.
Liu Yuan didn't say anything.
Or rather, he quite admired these three students who retreated in time.
Being afraid of death has never been a flaw.
Arrogance and overestimating oneself are the real fatal problems.
Retreating now, although it will invite ridicule, at least proves that they can recognize themselves and know their own capabilities.
It's better than those who can't recognize themselves now, and then retreat, or even get scared to tears and pee their pants when they truly enter the Secret Realm trial and encounter danger.
There are countless such people every year.
After handing in the death waiver, there was nothing else to do, so Lin Chuan informed his homeroom teacher, Liu Qi Zheng, and was the first to leave school.
He returned to the farm.
That night, Lin Chuan and Lin Xuédòng had a good dinner and had a pleasant conversation between father and son.
There was a lot of content in the conversation, which will not be repeated here, but a brief summary will suffice.
In short, Lin Xuédòng had confirmed it.
The Lin family had truly produced a True Dragon, and Lin San Shao's future was definitely more than just a Professional Beastmaster.
Others might not know, but he was clear that the milk shield poison wasn't Lin San Shao's full capability; Lin Chuan still had a trump card, the skill that had blown up the Bluestone Courtyard Wall back during the Hua Ye Ye Cup!
And Li Zeyu had clearly given his all, even passing out along with his spirit beast by the end.
If Lin Chuan had used that skill in the Xiao Qingkong Cup.
Then, Li Zeyu would have undoubtedly lost.
Therefore, the championship of the Xiao Qingkong Cup was merely something Lin Chuan intentionally gave to Li Zeyu.
Let alone Tianshang Town, even Qinghe City was just a small pond for Lin Chuan.
Lin Chuan's future lay in higher and farther places.
In the Eight Great Academies, in the entire Star Rock Federation, and even in the larger circle of the Human Beast Taming Civilization on Azure Star.
As a father, Lin Xuédòng was very proud.
But at the same time, he also felt regret and apology.
Because he was completely unable to help Lin Chuan in any way; all he could do now was cheer for Lin Chuan.
On Lin Chuan's side.
Without saying anything overly emotional or dramatic, Lin Chuan simply stated that he would help Lin Xuédòng fulfill his dream of developing Lin's Farm into a Hua Ye Ye Breeding Base.
Well, this dream is already more than halfway realized.
After the Xiao Qingkong Cup, many new Beast Masters from Tianshang Town and even Qinghe City flocked to Lin's Farm, hoping to contract a Flower Leaf Leaf just like Lin Chuan's.
However, Lin Xuédòng did not agree and generally refused them.
Because many of these new Beast Masters who flocked there were just following the trend.
Seeing how strong Lin Chuan's two Flower Leaf Leaves were, they came to contract one, but they didn't truly like Flower Leaf Leaf themselves.
Lin Xuédòng would only agree if he confirmed that the other party genuinely liked Flower Leaf Leaf and could take good care of it.
For example, Sun Yinyin.
Although she also decided to contract Flower Leaf Leaf as her second spirit beast only after losing to Lin Chuan.
However, Sun Yinyin genuinely wanted to contract Flower Leaf Leaf and would diligently cultivate the contracted Flower Leaf Leaf.
Having confirmed this, Lin Xuédòng agreed to Sun Yinyin contracting a Flower Leaf Leaf from the farm.
“Oh, by the way, old man.”
“You might consider asking Mom for a fourth child.”
“Otherwise, even if the farm truly develops into a Hua Ye Ye Breeding Base, there will be no one to inherit it then. Do you really want to take an apprentice and give it to an outsider?”
At the end of the dinner, Lin Chuan said with a chuckle, teasing him.
Upon hearing this, Lin Xuédòng rolled his eyes and grumbled.
But at the same time, a different thought couldn't help but arise in Lin Xuédòng's heart.
It wasn't about having a fourth child; he was already old, 48 years old. If he were to have a fourth child, he wouldn't have the energy to raise it. It would be better to invest all his energy into Flower Leaf Leaf.
If it couldn't be passed down to his sons, then it would be passed down to his grandchildren!
His eldest son is 25 this year, and it's time for him to find a wife and have a child.
Starting today, starting now, it's time to push for marriage!
Lin Chuan had no idea what kind of marriage urging and blind date hell his older brother, Lin Linyi, would experience in the next six months, all because of his casual remark.
However, that was none of his business.
Even if he knew, Lin Chuan would only silently observe and say, 'Well done!'
...
Three days later.
Qinghe City Beastmaster Association.
At this moment, the place was packed with people, all graduating new Beast Masters from Qinghe City and all its subordinate towns and rural areas who were about to participate in the Secret Realm trial, totaling 5235 people.
Previously, at Tianshang Town First Beast Taming High School.
In the entire school, only 30 people were qualified and chose to participate in the Secret Realm trial, and Lin Chuan didn't feel it was too many.
But now, there were a full 5235 people.
Lin Chuan couldn't help but sigh, truly, the talented individuals in the world are as numerous as carp crossing the river.
And this was just one Qinghe City; one must know that the entire Star Rock Federation has a total of 478 cities like Qinghe City.
Above the cities are prefectural cities, totaling 24.
Excluding the prefectural cities, Qinghe City's ranking among all cities can only be considered upper-middle, roughly around 40th place.
From this, one can see that so-called geniuses are actually just one of the common people.
Well, enough said.
Lin Chuan was assigned assessment number 1074 and also received a number plate.
This number had no special meaning; it was simply for the convenience of subsequent score tabulation.
The number plate, on the other hand, was the same as the energy amulet from the Xiao Qingkong Cup finals; it had two layers: the first layer was a life shield, and the second layer was an insurance shield. When the first life shield was shattered and the second insurance layer was activated, it meant the examinee was eliminated.
Subsequently, staff members of the Beastmaster Association distributed a small bag to everyone.
Inside the bag were 1 blue, 2 green, and 3 white small beads made of unknown materials, totaling 6 beads.
There was an instruction manual in the small bag, and at the same time, the staff also explained.
White beads are 10 points, green beads are 20, and blue beads are 30.
Furthermore, within the actual Secret Realm assessment area, there were also higher-level red, purple, and gold beads.
Red beads are 50 points, purple beads are 100 points, and gold beads are 500 points.
The content of the Secret Realm trial was to enter the Secret Realm trial space, survive for 2 days as much as possible, and within this 48-hour time limit, collect as many beads as possible by any means, in order to obtain more points.
The final score of the Secret Realm trial was divided into two parts: survival points and bonus points from score beads.
Survival points were calculated based on the survival time, and the bonus points from score beads needed no further explanation.
One point to mention is that these score beads are specially treated and cannot be placed into the Beast Taming Space; they can only be carried in the small bag. This small bag is also a small spatial container, but it has no seals, so anyone can take things from inside.
This also facilitated mutual snatching among examinees.
To prevent some examinees from hiding score beads in their Beast Taming Space and then stubbornly refusing to hand them over after defeat.
The rules were simple and clear. After explaining the situation clearly.
A total of 5235 new Beast Masters were led to the large front plaza of the Qinghe City Beastmaster Association.
A handsome middle-aged man with a square face, Shi Kuanshan, the President of the Qinghe City Beastmaster Association.
Liang Lu, Vice President of the Qinghe City Beastmaster Association.
And many other Professional Beastmasters and relevant staff from the Beastmaster Association slowly arrived.
Hmm, it was the leaders' speech before the trial, mostly encouraging platitudes, which Lin Chuan didn't really listen to.
Half an hour later, the leaders' speech finally ended.
Shi Kuanshan used a mysterious method that all the new Beast Masters couldn't understand; he didn't release a spirit beast, or perhaps his spirit beast was hidden somewhere unknown. Shi Kuanshan simply reached out and grabbed and squeezed the void in front of him.
Crack, crack, crack.
The surrounding void shattered inch by inch like a mirror.
The ground became pitch black, and a swirling wormhole formed.
The next second!
Standing in the front plaza of the Beastmaster Association, all the graduating new Beast Masters participating in the Secret Realm assessment, who were carrying number plates, felt a terrifying suction coming from beneath their feet.
Before everyone could react, before they could even resist.
All 5235 people fell as if into an abyss.
They were sucked into the swirling wormhole and teleported into the trial Secret Realm.
A moment later, the surrounding environment gradually returned to normal.
Liang Lu looked at Shi Kuanshan with a hint of disdain, 'Can't you just teleport properly? You're already decades old, and you still like to show off and act cool.'
Shi Kuanshan laughed heartily, stating that this was not showing off, but basic operation.
Trial Secret Realm.
Its principle is similar to the Beast Taming Space, which is an alternate dimension created with precious and special spatial tools.
However, it is much larger and more stable than the Beast Taming Space, almost indistinguishable from the outside world.
A chaotic dark light flashed, and the teleportation was complete.
Just like getting off a super-speed racing car, Lin Chuan felt like he was floating. He staggered two steps before finally steadying himself.
Well, first things first!
Confirming that there was no danger around, Lin Chuan immediately released Guoguo and Sakura from his Beast Taming Space.
Lin Chuan didn't need to give instructions, or rather, he had already made everything clear before they started.
The moment they emerged from the Beast Taming Space, Guoguo and Sakura cooperated to wildly shield Lin Chuan.
In half a minute, Lin Chuan was covered in a set of vine armor.
Its overall appearance was much better than the one from the Xiao Qingkong Cup finals.
Hmm, this was Sakura's credit.
Perhaps it wasn't as good as Guoguo in energy talent, and its willpower was also a bit weaker than Guoguo.
But Sakura far surpassed Guoguo in terms of aesthetics.
It had disliked the shield Guoguo put on Lin Chuan, finding it too ugly, and later secretly researched it.
Now, it oversaw the shielding process for Lin Chuan, responsible for the external design, making it look quite impressive.
At this moment, Lin Chuan's image was like a handsome elf from a movie in his previous life.
After the shields were in place, feeling more confident, Lin Chuan then carefully observed his surroundings.
The current time in the outside world was 10 AM.
The sun, moon, and weather in the Secret Realm space were simulated using special precious items. Judging by the sun's position, the simulated time basically matched the outside world.
There wasn't the scorching sun of late summer and early autumn from the outside, but it was still acceptable. It was a slightly cloudy day with gentle, sparse sunlight, and it might turn cloudy within the next 48 hours.
Looking at the surrounding environment, it was an ancient and dilapidated small town.
The architectural style was very strange; overall, it looked a bit like the European style of his previous world, Blue Star, but many details were different.
The houses were built from huge black stones, and the roofs were conical.
In short, this architectural style was not that of the Star Rock Federation; it should be the style of some small country he was unfamiliar with.
Clack, clack, clack-clack, clack-clack-clack.
Just as Lin Chuan was observing his surroundings, a very strange sound came from his front-side, like the sound of some wooden object moving with difficulty.
Lin Chuan held his breath and instantly flashed backward, retreating to the shadowy corner of a nearby building.
The two little ones also followed Lin Chuan's steps, guarding him closely.
Only after they were hidden did Lin Chuan cautiously look in the direction from which the sound came.
After half a minute, the owner of the sound finally appeared.
A very hideous and terrifying, seemingly broken humanoid puppet, was slowly walking in that direction.
Puppet?
Is it a spirit beast born from essence?
Wood Attribute?
Lin Chuan couldn't identify what kind of spirit beast it was from its appearance, so he could only make such simple judgments.
It wasn't that Lin Chuan was ignorant; although he wasn't an academic overachiever, his grades were still above average.
Moreover, during this period, Lin Chuan wasn't just exercising; every night, he was studying intensely, especially the knowledge of various common spirit beasts in the Star Rock Federation.
However, Lin Chuan was very certain that this humanoid puppet in front of him was definitely not a native spirit beast of the Star Rock Federation.
It should be a spirit beast from another country, just like Li Zeyu's Nether Lightning Bat.
Lin Chuan did not act rashly but continued to observe in secret.
Just then, in the distance, about two streets and four buildings away, sounds of fighting came.
The puppet's footsteps suddenly stopped, and its head turned with a clacking sound, looking in the direction of the fighting sounds.
Immediately, its terrifying, hollow eyes suddenly burst forth with a crimson light.
Like an activated machine, the puppet crouched down, changing from its original stumbling walk to moving on all fours. The Terror Puppet crawled rapidly towards the direction of the fighting sounds with a horrifying speed and chilling movement, even climbing directly up walls and traversing over rooftops!
Before long, the distant sounds of fighting turned into terrified screams.
Judging by the sound, it was a girl.
The screams soon turned into cries for help.
Then it turned into crying pleas of 'So scary, so scary, Mom, I don't want to play anymore, I want to quit.'
The next moment, the girl's voice abruptly ceased.
Lin Chuan exhaled deeply, still feeling a lingering fear.
This place, this Secret Realm trial space, this unknown small town.
It's not a joke!