Beast Taming: the More the Better Chapter 948 - 397: The Final Exam Begins! Astounding Rewards! (Part 3)

The experience gained from the Dragon’s catalog is equivalent to universal experience, which is invaluable for Su Ping’s research on other Pet Beasts.

However, compared to the shock and ecstasy of those aiming for a top-five finish, Su Ping wasn’t as excited.

No choice, others might not know, but he already knew.

Speculations about the competition prizes had always been discussed on the official website.

Rumors had also been floating around online.

But to speak of nothing else, when Qin Xiaoxue casually chatted with him yesterday, she already mentioned that all top-five prizes would include a dragon.

Obviously, Sang Sheng’s source of information is reliable.

Moreover, Qin Xiaoxue even casually mentioned the identities of the five rewarded dragon pets.

Besides the Crystal Dragon, a Space Element Giant Dragon that Zhu Hong had mentioned before, there were four others:

From the Four Seas Dragon Palace, the Wind and Ice Dual Element Divine Dragon Clan "Frost Dragon";

From the Great Earth Valley, the special Metal Element Giant Dragon Clan "Iron Dragon";

And from the Burial Ground, the Undead Series Ghost Type Phantom Dragon;

And finally, a somewhat ordinary but still not common Lava Giant Dragon from the Five-colored Dragon City with Fire and Earth dual attributes.

No need to say much about the other elemental types and the Crystal Dragon, but that Iron Dragon is quite interesting.

The Metal Element Dragon Clan is the rarest among the regular elemental dragon clans.

And this Iron Dragon is one of them; its use of energy is relatively sparse, yet its physical power is exceptionally strong!

Should I find a way to get one later?

Even Ye Zhou beside him raised his eyebrows and then said regrettably:

"I just wonder if there’s a Time Element dragon clan, it would be great if there was."

Su Ping glanced at him, smiling slightly: "There really is."

"Hmm?" This time it was Ye Zhou’s turn to be surprised: "What do you mean?"

Su Ping chuckled, mimicking his earlier posture: "You’ll know then."

Ye Zhou widened his eyes.

Su Ping didn’t pay him any more attention, as the beautiful host continued:

"And among the top five, the higher the rank, the sooner you can choose a dragon pet. Moreover, once you enter the top three, you can obtain the special resource, a Spirit Seed!

The Spirit Seed can help Beastmasters awaken their second innate talent! It’s a very rare and precious treasure!

And the first place, apart from all these rewards, will have a most special mysterious prize!"

At this point, Liu Xun sold a mystery, blinking before continuing:

"Next, let me introduce the judges and commentators for this vocational assessment’s finals!"

The screen shifted to show three people sitting on a high platform.

Likewise three people, but compared to the provincial exam in Jianghai Province, these three are clearly more formidable.

"The first one is Vice President Lu Guangming from the Imperial Capital Advanced Beast Taming Academy!"

The screen focused on a middle-aged man with a slightly scholarly air.

The man waved at the camera and smiled.

Su Ping watched for a moment, the voice next to his ear sounded again:

"This Vice President Lu is no ordinary person; he’s young with a promising future. It’s said he’s likely a successor to Grand Saint Yuan as the new dean of the Imperial Capital Advanced Academy. Hey, Su the Great Genius, with your wide connections, do you know him?"

Su Ping nodded, then shook his head.

"What do you mean?" Ye Zhou was curious.

"He knows me, I don’t know him," Su Ping said coolly.

"??? "

Ye Zhou pursed his lips, alright alright, you’ve shown off enough.

He pressed the issue with an inquisitive spirit: "He knows you? How does he know you?"

"When I first arrived at the Imperial Capital, he personally sought me out to ask for my help with something," Su Ping said nonchalantly, watching the elegant figure on the screen.

"Asked for your help? What was it? Did you agree? Of course, if it’s not convenient to say, you don’t have to," Ye Zhou glanced at some of the gazes from others in the rest area around them.

Su Ping shook his head:

"Not much, he visited me to ask if I could give a talk at the Imperial Capital Academy after the finals. But I didn’t have the time, and I’m not good at public speaking, so I refused."

Ye Zhou looked at him strangely:

"You’re not good at it? Isn’t giving a speech just about pretending? I think you’re quite the expert at it!"

Su Ping glared at him:

"You asked. I’m just stating the facts."

Ye Zhou nodded: "Fine, I admit I’m being cheeky."

The camera again focused on the next figure.

This person appeared even younger compared to Vice President Lu.

Liu Xun’s voice came through:

"The second person is Vice President Zhang Lan of the Mechanics Association headquarters. The mechanical simulation of the venue’s environment was arranged by the Mechanics Association..."

"Wow, such important figures! The Mechanics Association has been the most prominent among the associations under the Beastmaster Association in recent years. The famous Mad Saint is hailed as one of the strongest Holy Spirit Beastmasters of the Dragon Nation’s new generation, and it’s said this person is the most trusted..."

Ye Zhou continued to muse.

Then, he looked at Su Ping, who showed no change in expression, and asked curiously:

"What about this one? Do you know this person?"

Su Ping glanced at him and nodded:

"Yeah, sort of familiar."

"How do you know them?" Ye Zhou was curious again.

This guy is quite the gossip, isn’t he? But Su Ping didn’t hide anything:

"Previously, Mad Saint took this person to meet me, then took me to the Mechanics Association to help with a mechanical experiment.

Yesterday, this person called me, saying my idea for the experiment doubled the success rate, and there’s still room for growth.

He said Mad Saint invited me to become a director of their Mechanics Association. However, besides that accidental success in the experiment, I’m not savvy with mechanical pet beasts, so I politely declined."

If anyone else said this, Ye Zhou would have smacked them on the head, questioning what kind of nonsense they were spouting.

But the way Su Ping said it made him somewhat suspicious.

Experiment?

What kind of experiment with the Mechanical Association would prompt Mad Saint to personally invite this half-baked individual to be a director?

Ye Zhou couldn’t understand, but knew that when it comes to experimental topics, further questions can’t be asked.

Meanwhile, the live screen finally locked onto the last commentator’s seat.

"The third person is Chairman Wang Shengtian of Origin Company. This professional assessment’s sponsorship, advertising representatives, and part of the rewards are generously sponsored by Origin Company..."

"Origin Company? That giant enterprise primarily selling origin potions and being involved in multiple pet breeding industries?

Some rumors suggest Origin Company’s assets surpass those of any Provincial Beastmaster Association! This old gentleman is the biggest God of Wealth in the Imperial Capital."

Ye Zhou commented.

Su Ping nodded alongside:

"Pretty much. However, Origin Company’s resources and wealth are mainly reflected in the vast industry layout and a larger number of stable channels for low to mid-level resources and pet beasts. But the circulation of Monarch Level and Emperor Level high-level resources and pet beasts is probably not as good as a provincial association.

The main advantages are still in some finished magic potions and corresponding special resources."

Ye Zhou glanced at him: "How do you know?"

"This person approached me before; we talked a bit. He wants to collaborate with Pingyun Company on some business,"

"Of course, while that was the stated reason, once he came, he kept trying to introduce his granddaughter to me, quite traditional."

Su Ping seemed to think of something and commented.

Ye Zhou was skeptical: "Does he want you to be a son-in-law? That is quite traditional, but Origin Company is rich! Plus, they’re said to have far-reaching influence, comparable to most Holy Spirit level Beastmaster families!

And the genetics optimization of these elite families means that, unless there’s a special situation, the family’s young women wouldn’t be too lacking. Actually, you wouldn’t lose out. Besides, Miss Qin is also not bad..."

Su Ping glared at him again:

"Son-in-law? Not exactly. According to some of Dragon Nation’s traditional customs, if I agree, his granddaughter wouldn’t mind being a concubine. And, he’d throw in a few maidservants as part of the dowry."

"Huh?"

Ye Zhou blinked, feeling that in this short time, his worldview was a bit shattered, and he was a bit out of sorts.

By the time he groggily processed what Su Ping told him, Su Ping was already heading towards the rest room door, seeing Ye Zhou still in a daze, he remarked:

"What are you waiting for? The contestants are entering."