Zheng Yong, along with more than a dozen other beastmasters, waited outside the door.
The pets they had prepared to serve as "models" for the breeders—used as experimental subjects during the class—were offered for free.
However, this so-called free class opportunity was fiercely contested by countless people with connections.
The reason was simple: the one teaching the class was Vice Chairman Liu, a senior breeder, and those attending were all breeders as well.
Using their pets as experimental subjects meant that the analysis would be conducted strictly according to the knowledge taught in class. Even if something was wrong, Vice Chairman Liu would point it out directly. That was equivalent to having a group of breeders, plus a senior breeder personally overseeing the process, providing clear and explicit guidance on their pets' future growth.
For an opportunity like this, forget about it being free—even if it cost money, plenty of people would be scrambling for it.
And in fact, that was exactly the case. Among those present were some who had gone through the back doors of staff members at the Breeders Association, paying money just to secure this chance.
Others aside, Zheng Yong couldn't help but keep glancing into the classroom during that entire hour.
His brows were tightly furrowed.
Why hadn't that little brother of his come out yet after all this time?
The problem was, class had already started!
Could it be that there was another door to the classroom he hadn't noticed, and that little brother had already left earlier?
But if he had left, would he really have just gone straight home? That didn't make sense either.
This was Chairman Liu's class, after all. To put it bluntly, unless someone's life was on the line, what could possibly be more important than this?
So where was he?
Zheng Yong didn't know. And at this moment, there was clearly no time to dawdle. An assistant quickly came out from the classroom entrance and urged them:
"Hurry up and get inside. They're waiting for you. Keep an eye on your little ones and don't cause any trouble!"
After that prompt, one figure after another filed in. Zheng Yong was among them.
"Teacher Liu, there are thirteen beastmasters in total. Three with Forest Wolves, two with Shadow Wolves, two with Sand Wolves, three with Snow Wolves, two with Flame Wolves, and one with a Hunting Wolf."
All in all, they had nearly gathered together the beastmasters of every basic wolf-type pet.
Zheng Yong immediately became extremely nervous.
The elderly man seated at the head was someone he had only ever seen on television or through various official media outlets. This was the first time he had seen him in person, and from such close range.
However, very quickly, Zheng Yong froze on the spot.
Because right beside that elderly man stood a smiling figure. When he noticed Zheng Yong looking over, he even blinked, clearly greeting him.
What was he doing there?
But obviously, this wasn't the time to ask. And somewhere deep in his heart, a terrifying speculation surfaced for no apparent reason.
"Alright. Once the assignments are done, summon your pets, and we'll analyze and explain them one by one."
Including Su Ping, there were six intermediate breeders up front, each corresponding to one of the six specialized wolf-type pets brought in today.
Clearly, as a Forest Wolf beastmaster, Zheng Yong was naturally assigned to the only Forest Wolf specialist breeder present.
An assistant quickly walked over to Zheng Yong and led him and the other two people to stand behind Su Ping. Smiling, the assistant said to Su Ping:
"Breeder Su, sorry to trouble you."
Su Ping smiled and waved his hand. "No trouble at all."
Then the assistant turned to the three behind him, including Zheng Yong, and said:
"Listen carefully. This is Su Ping, an intermediate breeder, and also a newly promoted Forest Wolf specialist intermediate breeder."
The three of them stared at Su Ping—who looked even younger than they were—and were completely dumbfounded. Zheng Yong, in particular, gaped as he stared at Su Ping, who stood just two people away from him.
The three were stunned, but the assistant had clearly long since passed the stage of being shocked by this news. He frowned and said:
"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and greet Breeder Su!"
Only then did the three react, speaking together with the other beastmasters who had already been assigned:
"Hello, Breeder Su."
"Hello, hello. Zheng Yong, let's start with you. Summon your Batian and let me take a look!"
The others cast surprised glances at Zheng Yong. Some had clearly recognized that this Breeder Su was the same kid who had arrived together with Zheng Yong earlier.
But no one could have imagined that the so-called "Long Aotian" of the ordinary battle arena actually knew someone like this.
Feeling the envious looks from his companions, Zheng Yong quickly summoned Batian.
Su Ping wasn't here to show off. He had listened carefully to the earlier lesson.
Although his abilities were solid and not something he'd talked up, there were countless eyes watching him now.
Everyone was curious how a graduate so young could become an intermediate breeder.
Su Ping truly didn't want to be labeled as merely lucky or something similar.
So he had no spare attention to think about what the three in front of him might be feeling.
Instead, he carefully examined the three Forest Wolves. Fortunately, the True Sight ability could still reveal certain information, while using Mental Communication was comparatively subtle.
After a brief investigation, Su Ping already had a clear understanding in his mind.
Vice Chairman Liu, who had just returned from the side with the lone Hunting Wolf, saw that Su Ping had already begun writing down his opinions on the evolutionary forms of the three Forest Wolves. He smiled and walked over directly.
"Su Ping, just speak directly. No need to write it down. Let everyone else hear your perspective as well."
In truth, this wasn't particularly difficult.
The evolution paths of Forest Wolves were closely tied to their inherent abilities. The real challenge lay in deducing alternative evolution directions based on what each Forest Wolf specialized in, and then extending that reasoning to other cases.
It was about using existing evolution paths to determine whether there might be possibilities for entirely new ones.
Su Ping didn't hesitate. He directly voiced his analysis.
In addition to the content Vice Chairman Liu had just taught, he incorporated his previous observations of Sun Chaoju's cultivation of the Wolf of Ten Thousand Woods, as well as reverse deductions based on the publicly announced evolution results completed through the Myriad Spirits Illustrated Record, along with his own understanding.
For a moment, facing so many breeders, Su Ping showed no trace of stage fright.
Vice Chairman Liu even stepped aside, yielding the stage to him.
Meanwhile, Zheng Yong, standing off to the side, watched Su Ping speak confidently at the podium. Vice Chairman Liu nodded from time to time beside him. Below, the few remaining intermediate breeders listened with rapt attention.
Even the other intermediate breeders who had been busy analyzing their own subjects couldn't help but turn their heads to look. As for the even more numerous junior breeders, their gazes were filled with pure admiration.
Only then did Zheng Yong seem to truly come back to his senses.
At that moment, he wasn't sure if it was just an illusion.
But Zheng Yong felt as though he suddenly saw this figure—someone his own age, perhaps even younger than him—
glowing.
And that light was already so dazzling that he almost couldn't look directly at it.
Only then did he belatedly realize something.
It seemed that he had just gotten to know someone truly extraordinary.
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