"Me, a quasi-King-level Beastmaster, could be a full professor in any academy, and you want me to take the monthly exam???"
Putting down his chopsticks, Qian Er pointed at himself, his eyes wide.
"Calm down, Brother Qian, it's not certain whether you'll have to take it or not, after all, you haven't received any notification yet."
Li Ziming explained with a smile.
"Besides, it's only been a few days since the semester started, and there's already a monthly exam?"
The last time Qian Er heard the term 'monthly exam' was almost ten years ago, before the apocalypse descended on the world, when he was still in high school.
"It's not happening now, it's in a while. I got this accurate information after asking around."
After these few days of development, Li Ziming had vaguely become a campus intelligence station.
"Alright, alright, I'll go ask about the situation later. Speaking of which, the monthly exam for the Beastmaster major should also test Beast combat, right?"
Qian Er suddenly thought of this. If it's a Beast combat exam... no, that's also torture. He'd have to tell the Burning Blood Saint to hold back a bit and not kill the examiners.
"Brother Qian, you're overthinking it. Although we're in the Beastmaster major, we're also top students of the Imperial Academy. Theoretical knowledge is essential."
Li Ziming didn't notice the change in atmosphere and started shoveling rice into his mouth after saying that.
Without realizing it, Qian Er put down his chopsticks, and the unchanging expression on his face began to become a little melancholy.
Isn't this a joke? After so many years, he still can't escape the pain of exams?
"Tsk, I've decided. However painful the written test is for me, I'll make the examiners feel that much pain during the combat test."
Soon, Qian Er, having adjusted his mentality, picked up his chopsticks again. Since things have come to this, he should eat first.
Soon after, after finishing his meal, Qian Er bid farewell to Li Ziming and returned to his dormitory.
He had no classes in the afternoon, so he had to prepare a gift for the Burning Blood Saint.
Because the Burning Blood Saint's first birthday was in two days.
The wisdom of Beasts is not much different from that of humans, so you need to treat your Beasts like people. These words are engraved on the cover of the Beastmaster department's textbook.
And Qian Er knew the birthdays of all four of his Beasts, which were sent along with the Beasts when he first obtained them.
"Cat Maid, Cat Maid!"
As soon as he returned home, Qian Er, without even taking off his shoes, immediately shouted loudly.
"Meow (Coming, coming, don't shout, what is it?)"
Wearing a small hat and holding cleaning tools in her hand, the Cat Maid reluctantly poked her head out from a room, meowing helplessly.
"My Beast's birthday is coming up. Help me recommend a phone, the higher the specs, the better."
After all, this was for his own崽 (zǎi - cub/child), Qian Er didn't plan to skimp. Patting his wallet, he said very generously.
Hearing this, the Cat Maid's originally lazy eyes suddenly lit up.
"Meow (Which Beast?)"
She asked with great interest.
"Burning Blood Saint."
The Cat Maid quickly thought of that monster, over two meters tall, skinny but with terrifying muscles all over his body.
"Meow (Oh, oh, a special machine for small to medium-sized humanoid Beasts, this one is quite suitable.)"
As she spoke, the Cat Maid took out a tablet from somewhere, tapped it a few times, and handed it to Qian Er.
"Meow meow meow (The price of Beast phones increases according to the size of the Beast. They are divided into miniature Beasts, small Beasts, small to medium Beasts, medium Beasts, medium to large Beasts, large Beasts, and super-large Beasts. For the same phone, the price for a super-large Beast is ten times that of a miniature Beast.)"
Seemingly worried that Qian Er wouldn't understand why the price difference for the same phone was so outrageous, the Cat Maid specially explained from the side.
"Meow (This phone is currently the best on the market and meets your requirements. For now, the only drawback is that it's expensive, but the expensiveness is my problem, not its problem.)"
The Cat Maid looked at the Beast phone on the screen and couldn't help but reveal envious eyes, but she quickly retracted them.
This month's budget was almost used up because of her extravagance. If she wanted to buy it, she could only wait until later.
"Whoa, it's really not cheap. Let's get this one."
Looking at the price, Qian Er's eyes widened. To be honest, he wouldn't be willing to buy a phone at this price for himself, but this was for his own崽 (zǎi - cub/child), it was worth it.
"Meow (For the delivery, choose SF Express. They have Wind Riding Griffins all over the country. If you place the order now, it should be delivered tonight.)"
The Cat Maid skillfully directed Qian Er to place the order.
"How are you so familiar with this?"
After joking with a smile, Qian Er looked at the deduction information from his phone. His breathing stagnated, and he felt a little heartache, but he quickly adjusted.
"Alright, I'll go back to my room first. You go ahead and be busy."
After changing his shoes, Qian Er took off his coat and handed it to the Cat Maid, returned to his room, and took out his phone to send a message in the group with his three teachers.
Qian Er: Didi, teachers, what should I do about the monthly exam?
Zheng Xin: "? How is your news so well-informed, kid? We just finished the meeting and you're already here asking us?"
Yong Xuehai: "The meeting just now was about you. The military also sent people over, but in the end, we decided it would be better to ask you, so the meeting ended early."
Yong Xuehai: "The military wants to use you as bait again. Those third-rate fishermen want to use you to fish for the aristocratic families."
Qian Er: "Aristocratic families?"
Yong Xuehai: "Yes, aristocratic families. Because you are a Dark-type Beastmaster and also a student of the three of us, those aristocratic families are very clear that things are not over. However, you have always been in the Imperial Academy, so they have no way to act. The Imperial Academy will not have any problems under the watch of Ms. Yue."
Yong Xuehai: "The news of your breakthrough to Quasi-King cannot be concealed from the human side. They will definitely know, so now they are about to jump over the wall in desperation. After all, no one knows if giving you more time will directly lead to a breakthrough to True King. If that happens, they are finished."
Yong Xuehai: "The theme of this meeting was whether this freshman monthly exam should be held outside the school or inside the school. Unexpectedly, the vote was almost unanimously in favor of holding it outside the school. They are desperately trying to get you to leave the Imperial Academy, and the energy they are using is chilling even to us."
Qian Er: "Then what's the point of fishing with this? Don't the fish already know? Why would they still bite?"
Yong Xuehai: "We didn't intend to hide it from them in the first place. To be honest, it's not realistic to hide anything from those eight families within Yan Country. The current situation is that those aristocratic families understand what the authorities want to do, but they have no choice but to take the bait. Your growth rate has scared them."
