The Beast Tamer Association's Material Sales Hall.
The staff member behind the counter checked Liu Yi's ID, then asked with a puzzled expression:
“A Trainee Beast Tamer buying Energy Crystals? These are usually only used by professional breeders...”
“I’m learning to make latent energy pills,” Liu Yi said, her expression unchanged, as she placed the supplementary card her sister had given her on the counter.
“Pay with this card.”
When the staff member saw the purple payment card on the counter, emblazoned with the pattern of a Quasi-Master Beast Tamer badge, their doubts immediately vanished.
The staff member respectfully picked up the card. “Please wait a moment.”
Soon, the staff member handed Liu Yi a sealed box of Energy Crystals along with the payment card. “Here are your Energy Crystals, already packaged. Please keep them safe.”
Liu Yi took the items and, as she walked out of the Beast Tamer Association, her phone suddenly vibrated wildly.
She pulled out her phone and saw that the “77th Longwu High School Entrance Tournament” group chat had exploded.
【@All Members The Top 16 to Top 8 battle schedule is out!!! [Image]】
【[Battle Schedule Screenshot.jpg]】
【Liu Yi VS Cui Xiangming!!!】
The screenshot clearly showed tomorrow’s battle arrangements:
Liu Yi VS Cui Xiangming
Qi Zimeng VS Ye Hua
Pan Xun VS Guang Junying
Su Wenxi VS Xu Hang
Huo Nanyun VS Wang Xing
Yan Lan VS Zhuo Yushan
Zhu Runli VS Cui Hefeng
Qin Yuan VS Huang Mincai
At the same time, Liu Yi’s electronic bracelet also updated with match information.
【Contestant: Liu Yi (Trainee Beast Tamer)】
【Registered Pet: Ice Fox (Junior stage)】
【Top 16: August 20th, 8:00 AM, Central Main Arena】
【Opponent: Cui Xiangming (Trainee Beast Tamer)】
【Registered Pet: Blazing Flame Mouse (Intermediate stage)】
The group messages instantly flooded past 99+:
【These randomly drawn battle arrangements are too exciting! The first match is an ice-fire showdown!】
【@Yi Big shot, please give us a post-match analysis!】
【Are you implying Liu Yi will lose?】
【@Yi Big shot, you got this! I believe in you!】
【Oh no, oh no, our Liu Yi and little Ice Fox are going up against that hot-headed Cui Xiangming QAQ】
【Wake up, upstairs! Cui Xiangming might have a bad temper, but he's got strength, okay? Intermediate stage plus Blazing Charge—this will be tough for Liu Yi.】
Liu Yi glanced at the group messages, then turned off her phone and put it back in her pocket.
After all, with only 16 contestants left, she wouldn't be surprised no matter who she faced.
Back home, Liu Yi immediately headed to the kitchen.
Auntie Chen saw her spread out various ingredients and asked in surprise, “Xiao Yi, what are you making?”
“I’m trying to make Ice-type latent energy pills,” Liu Yi replied, washing the Frost Fruit.
Auntie Chen hesitated, then simply said, “Do you need any help?”
“Not right now, thank you, Auntie Chen.”
Following the recipe steps, Liu Yi first peeled and cored the Frost Fruit and Cold Dew Fruit.
These two Ice-type fruits were icy to the touch, and their flesh was blue.
She placed the fruit flesh into a grinder, slowly mashing it into a pulp.
Ziyue squatted on the kitchen counter, watching her every move intently.
Next, Liu Yi heated the Snow Honey in a double boiler.
When the thermometer showed 40℃, the Snow Honey appeared as a translucent, pale gold. Mixed with the chopped Ice Crystal Grass, it emitted a peculiar sweet aroma.
Then she mixed the pulp, pet nutrient solution, Snow Honey, and chopped Ice Crystal Grass together.
“The final step.”
Liu Yi carefully opened the Energy Crystal’s seal and ground it into powder with a grinding rod.
When the silvery powder fell into the bowl, the blue mixture inside suddenly turned a translucent ice-blue.
“Looks like it was a success?”
Liu Yi recalled the description of the finished product in the notes, then quickly poured the mixture into molds and placed them in the freezer.
This time, she only made enough for three pills; after all, it was her first attempt, so she wanted to test the waters.
That evening, Liu Yi received a message from Liu Ran:
【How Do You Know I Have a Sister: Yi Bao! Congratulations on reaching 20% Beast Taming Space development progress!】
【How Do You Know I Have a Sister: You're truly my sister; your talent is too strong, even faster than mine was back then!】
【How Do You Know I Have a Sister: If the second pet you want to contract isn't available on the market, you can also tell me. I’ll go pester my mentor and see if she has any ideas.】
【How Do You Know I Have a Sister: Also, good luck in tomorrow's Top 16 match!】
【Yi: Okay, thank you, big sister (╹▽╹)】
...
August 20th.
At 6 AM, Liu Yi was already awake.
The Ice-type latent energy pills in the freezer had fully set. Three translucent pills emanated a faint chill.
The moment Liu Yi unmolded them, the recipe booklet in her Beast Taming Space suddenly displayed a prompt:
【Ice-type latent energy pills made by user detected】
【Detection Result: Success】
Seeing these two lines, Liu Yi felt relieved.
Ziyue squatted on the dining table, staring unblinkingly at the latent energy pills in Liu Yi’s hand.
“Have one first.” Liu Yi placed a latent energy pill in front of Ziyue.
Ziyue leaned in to sniff it, then cautiously licked it once.
“Bingbing!”
Its eyes suddenly lit up, and it began to lick rapidly.
Liu Yi observed Ziyue’s state; its fur emitted a faint ice-blue glow, but it quickly returned to normal.
“How do you feel?”
“Bingbing!”
Ziyue shook its fur, letting out an energetic cry that indicated it tasted delicious.
“That’s good,” Liu Yi said, patting Ziyue’s head and putting away the remaining two latent energy pills.
...
The Longwu Central Arena.
Today, all arena sections were removed, making it one large Central Main Arena.
The spectator stands around the Central Main Arena were packed, buzzing with a clamor of voices.
The giant circular screen displayed footage of the commentary desk and the player waiting area.
The lights in the Central Arena suddenly dimmed, and spotlights focused on the commentary desk.
A woman wearing a headset stood up, her voice carried across the entire venue by the loudspeaker:
“Good morning, everyone! Welcome to the 77th Longwu High School Entrance Tournament, live from the Top 16 stage!”
A deafening cheer erupted from the spectator stands.
“I am Ning Qiu, the host and commentator for this match.” She smiled, turning to her side and saying:
“We are honored to have Ms. Tang Ningzhi, this year’s Longwu Regional Tournament Champion and Quasi-Master Beast Tamer, as our special guest, joining us to witness the final major stage of the Longwu High School Entrance Tournament!”
The camera turned to Tang Ningzhi, whose voice was cool and powerful: “Hello, everyone. It is an honor to witness the growth of the new generation of Beast Tamers.”
Ning Qiu enthusiastically asked, “Ms. Tang, what are your thoughts on today’s opening match? The hype for these two contestants has been consistently high.”
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