Beast Taming: the More the Better

Chapter 621: Chapter 287: How Did He Go from Competitor to Judge?_2

If he had known the kid had achieved such a feat, he definitely wouldn’t have made that suggestion. How embarrassing. With that thought, Master Yin cleared his throat and said, ”Indeed, in terms of scouting, Paperman’s abilities are lacking. Since that’s the case, let’s see if any of the other Breeders have a cultivated Evolutionary Body suitable for this.”

After all three agreed, Leng Ye thought for a moment before saying, ”Alright, then let’s announce for the next Breeder to come in! As for Su Ping... kid, come over and join us to see how the other Breeders’ Pet Beasts measure up! You can also offer some advice, and we’ll all leave together when it’s over.”

Su Ping blinked. Had he gone from a contestant to a judge? Seeing the perplexed expression on Su Ping’s face, Leng Ye raised an eyebrow, ”What, do you have a problem with that?”

Su Ping shook his head, ”No, there’s no problem with that, but could I make a request? I’ve been starving for several days. Could you get someone to bring me up something to eat from downstairs...”

”...”

「...」

Su Ping was gone for nearly an hour.

The commotion upstairs made the many people waiting downstairs both curious and worried. Besides, isn’t this taking a bit too long? Why has he been up there for so long with no news?

”What’s going on? What exactly is this selection about?”

”Yeah, he’s been up there so long and it’s not over yet. Is Su Ping ever coming down?”

”Could it be that the kid really succeeded?”

”That doesn’t make sense, though. Even if he succeeded, they should at least let us know, right?”

Murmurs of discussion arose, making it clear that an hour’s duration for the test was indeed a little long for the Breeders who had arrived.

However, just as they were deep in discussion, the Ghost Saint’s voice finally rang out again from the speakers, ”Please let the second Breeder enter!”

The simple announcement caught everyone slightly off guard, but they quickly came to their senses.

”So it’s already over?”

”Where’s Su Ping then?”

”I get it now, haha! That kid was so arrogant just now, saying that after he went up, our trip would be in vain. Now, after the first round, he must have failed and was too embarrassed to come back down, so he just slipped away dejectedly, right?”

”Heh, that must be it. It’s just youthful arrogance! I’d heard that the Special Beast Taming Forces were looking to recruit Breeders and Pet Beasts of the Necromancy Series this time. The Wanmu Wolf indeed has potential, but it completely doesn’t meet the requirements!”

”I told you! This is the selection for the Special Beast Taming Forces’ Breeders, not merely about the cost-effectiveness of cultivated Evolutionary Bodies...”

Some who guessed the ’truth’ shook their heads with a resigned smile. Others who hadn’t dared to speak up before finally echoed the sentiment. Of course, there were also those who simply smiled and said nothing further. This was normal; after all, it wasn’t good to say too much about such matters, especially since they hadn’t gone up yet. Even if Su Ping had failed, he was still the youngest and most promising Genius Breeder in Dragon Nation.

Jian Yue was one such person, and she was the one who redirected the conversation under these circumstances, asking, ”Folks, since we can go in again, who among us will go next?”

This question brought everyone back to reality and also made some people even more dissatisfied with Su Ping. ”This Little Su, he wouldn’t have left secretly because he didn’t want to tell us the specific conditions of the trial selection, would he?”

”Ah, really! It’s not like we would say anything!”

”Yeah...”

These comments were just expressions of discontent, but the problem still had to be addressed. Regardless, they couldn’t just leave the judges waiting. At this point, there was undoubtedly no room for debate. So, someone stepped forward right away. It was none other than Jian Yue, who had just spoken, declaring, ”Ladies and gentlemen, in that case, I shall step up!”

”Alright, then we wish Miss Jian a smooth journey!”

”...”

Jian Yue might not have had any particular opinion about Su Ping; in her view, his actions were quite understandable, and she likely held no resentment toward him. But putting other things aside, judging from what had just transpired, Su Ping’s early departure was undoubtedly quite prescient. However, Jian Yue didn’t mind. In fact, if Su Ping hadn’t gone first, she would have volunteered to be the first to go.