On the morning of December 15, in front of the Cannes pet center’s octagon building, Su Bai and a group of people fell in line early.
This was the examination room for the professional Pet Tamer’s practical examination, which was divided into batches. Su Bai and the others were the first to take the high-ranking test.
Soon, when it was 8:30 a.m., the door to the practice room opened, and a woman in a black uniform came out. “Follow me and wait patiently in the hall. The practical exams will take a longer time, so please refrain from being anxious.”
The woman turned and led the way, leading the group of people into the hall behind the octagon.
“Please wait here for now; the assessment will start at exactly 9 a.m. The staff will call you according to the displayed names on the big screen. Just go in with your IDs afterward.”
After the female staff spoke, she left.
“A batch of ten, and the two of us happen to be in the same one. After the exam, we can go home together,” said Chen Ruoxue while looking at the big screen.
“That’s great. Let’s go home and sleep right after.” Su Bai nodded. He was not worried about the practice part. Based on the difficulty of the assessment in previous years, this practical assessment could not stump him.
Soon, it was 9 a.m. The staff began calling the first ten people. As the first place in the Cannes’s written test, Su Bai was naturally the first to be called, followed by a boy whom they had never seen before, and then Chen Ruoxue.
They entered the test room to see three examiners inside.
“The first item of the practical exam is about pharmacology. On the table in front of you are the most basic pharmacy tools, as well as some spiritual plants and fruits. Your task is to select some materials to make a bottle of the most basic healing potion and detoxification medicine under the time limit of fifteen minutes.”
Su Bai glanced at the materials and could not find any used solely for detoxification and healing. The nature of these materials must be considered and complemented by one another.
However, these were all basic materials, so it was not a difficult requirement. He looked at the spiritual plants in front of him and took the Akebia Fruit, the Indigo Naturalis, the Orchid, and the Caulis Trachelospermum to make a healing potion. Although there were a dozen kinds of spiritual plants, he did not need so many and could formulate the best healing potion by using a certain proportion of these four spiritual plants.
As for the detoxification potion, there were only three kinds of spiritual plants that were actually used. The others were distractions and useless.
“I’m done with my configuration.”
He raised his hand after spending a total of only ten minutes.
An examiner in front glanced at him and walked over to examine the medicines he had made. The proctor then read through the production steps written by him and finally nodded in amazement. “It is perfect, at the standard of a cultivator.”
He gave him a hundred points on the first item, noting this on his assessment column. The electromagnetic satellite next to him silently recorded everything for it to be turned into a complete piece of information at the end.
Following Su Bai’s completion, the other nine people completed their configurations one after another. All of them passed, and no one was unsuccessful.
After all, they had scored six or seven hundred points in the written exam and were basically stable examinees.
“For the second item, you have a monster with a different situation in front of you. Please write down their specific situation and how to deal with it.”
Su Bai looked at the monster sent to him by the staff. It was a blue Wind Dog, but it was languid and seemed to have no strength at all.
On the surface, it seemed a case of excessive mating which had caused its kidney to weaken. It only required rest for some time to recover and could also be equipped with some kidney supplement drugs.
However, writing this would not let him obtain full marks.
Upon closer observation, it could be seen that its blood energy was also empty, and there were some fluorescent red hair on its body. It was not difficult to infer that it was a Succubus Fox, a very domineering monster, which could change appearances as it wished. It could absorb the essence of life and vitality of its mating partner to grow.
He jotted down his answer on the paper and turned to look at Chen Ruoxue’s side. She had also finished writing and turned around to blink at him.
“Sorry, but your answer is completely wrong.” The examiner stood in front of an examinee and said this.
“Impossible! Isn’t this just poisoning?” The examinee was puzzled.
Others also looked at it, and many of them were quite puzzled. The monster’s body had turned black with dark liquid oozing out from below. This was no doubt poisoning.
Su Bai shook his head. If the monster was not a Silver-horned Beetle, it was indeed poisoned, but if it were, then the answer was completely wrong.
This situation was called symbiotic mutation. Symbiotic mutation usually occurred on insect monsters. The probability of mutation was very low, but once successful, its potential of strength was often qualitatively increased.
The parasites in this Silver-horned Beetle should be the mycelium, but it seemed to have failed. Soon, this beautiful Silver-horned Beetle would be consumed by the mycelium.
“No, although this state is very similar to being poisoned, it is a symbiotic mutation that is more common in insect monsters.” The examiner shook his head.
“Okay.” The examinee nodded nervously. Out of four items with a total score of 400, he needed 280 points to pass. Since he failed this item, he must do excellent at the remaining two in order to pass.
However, everyone knew that the four items were increasingly difficult.
“For the third item, please judge the situation of the pet in front of you and give a general direction for its cultivation.” The examiner stated the question. This item was about the basic cultivation of pets.
“Meow~”
In front of Su Bai was a small milk cat which was ten centimeters long. It was furry, with silver and black stripes. It looked like a tabby cat and an American Shorthair.
Su Bai picked it up with one hand, but the fellow was very fierce and kept nibbling on his hand. Its mouth happened to have a row of primary teeth, which made him feel comfortable instead of pain.
“Be good; stop moving.” He smiled and stroked its stomach.
“Meow meow~”
The fellow gnawed on his hand reluctantly, feeling itchy. He could not help but smile.
Several other people looked over and felt quite envious upon seeing the pet in his arms. Why was his assessment pet so beautiful? Theirs were all so ugly.
“This student, this is an exam, not a place to play with cats. Please respect the exam,” the examiner said blankly.
“May I ask if this fellow is for sale; I want to buy it,” inquired Su Bai. This fellow was extraordinary and had the blood of a Six-winged Flying Tiger.
“Exam pets are not for sale.”
“Okay, then.”
Su Bai stopped talking and quickly wrote down his answer.
“Examiner, I’m done writing.”
He raised his hand five minutes later.
The examiner walked over and picked up his answer sheet blankly, but his expression changed from indifference and surprised to shocked.
“Are you a licensed trainer?” asked the examiner in surprise.
Su Bai had written a very detailed answer, from the pet characteristics and its evolutionary direction to all kinds of cultivation methods… He had written a standard cultivation manual.
“Yes.” He nodded and played with the cat in his hand.
The instructor was relieved upon hearing this. It turned out that the boy was a licensed trainer.
Soon, everyone also turned in their answers.
The boy who had failed the second item was unfortunately eliminated with only a total of 150 points in three items. Even if he obtained full marks in the fourth item, he still could not pass.
There was no choice; the professional examination for the orthodox Pet Tamers was too difficult. In fact, many people chose other methods to become professional Pet Tamers, such as special tasks issued by the Hunting Hall.
As long as they did not enter a pet university, there was no impact or difference.
Compared to the first three items, the fourth item was relatively simple. It was an actual pet battle. The examiner sent a standard low-level warlord of the same attribute. As long as he emerged victorious, he would pass. The shorter the time spent, the higher the score.
This was too simple for Su Bai and the others, for their pets were at least mid-level warlords.
“You may start,” an unknown Pet Tamer said from the opposite side.
On his side was a Wood-poison Goblin with a dark green staff in its hand.
“Jade, deal with it.”
Su Bai released the cub and instructed. It was just an ordinary warlord Goblin that the cub could kill in seconds.
“Ah ba, ah ba…”
The green goblin let out a strange cry and raised its staff high in the air, sending black energy balls toward the cub.
“Howl!”
Looking disdainful, Purple Jade summoned a green shadow wind from its feet and suddenly appeared beside the opponent. It struck the Goblin with a paw and pressed it to the ground, pressing its sharp nails into the latter’s neck.
The battle ended in less than five seconds, with the cub using its most unfamiliar attack method.
“Okay, you passed the last assessment.” The examiner nodded.
“Thank you.” Su Bai nodded and thanked him with a happy smile. Eight months had passed since March 8, and he could finally obtain a professional Pet Tamer certificate.
“When can I receive my certificate?” he asked.
“As long as you record all the data of your pet, you can get the certificate directly.” The examiner pointed to a place next to the test registration.
“I have never heard of recording my pet data before,” said Su Bai, puzzled. Pets were the greatest secrets of a Pet Tamer, and the Pet Alliance usually only required the recording of data of one pet.
“I am not sure, either; the rules have only been introduced recently. It seems to be made for social stability.”
The examiner shook his head and said.
Chen Ruoxue completed the assessment at almost the same time as Su Bai. Warlord pets were simply a free meal to them.
“Have you heard of the new clause?” he asked.
“No, but there should be no problem, as long as it’s not to record our pet skills.” She shook her head.
When she came over, the female staff member said, “Release all your pets. After recording their data, you can obtain your respective certificates directly.”
Thinking about it, Su Bai opened his contract book and released Purple Jade, the Little Tyrant, and the Mewling Fox. The three looked at the person in front eagerly as if they would attack with a single word from him.
“Are you sure there are no other pets? You will be severely punished if a false report is found,” the staff said blankly.
“No more,” Su Bai said blankly. He naturally could not let reveal his pet dragon.
The detector swept over the three pets, and the staff’s expression of indifference, which had remained unchanged for tens of thousands of years, suddenly changed. Although he tried to conceal it, the horror in his eyes was evident.
The potential scores of these three pets were all above 95 points, which showed that they all had at least the strength to break through to the emperor rank. This was too uncommon, and he actually had three such pets in his hands.
If they were not at work, they really wanted to take the initiative to ask Su Bai for his WeChat. He was a stock with extreme potential.
“Please put your contract book here for us to test it together and to enter its specific data.”
The staff endured the surprise in his eyes and pointed to the instrument at the side. This instrument mainly detected the contract book attributes and distinguished whether the owner had swallowed other contract books or not.
Devouring other contract books was strictly forbidden by the Alliance. If found, the owner would be directly sentenced to life imprisonment or even death penalty.
Su Bai’s contract book was naturally fine and passed the test smoothly.
Soon, he sorted out Su Bai’s information and entered it into the Alliance database. At the same time, he gave Su Bai a card the size of an ID. “Your information has been entered into the Alliance database. It will take about seven working days to process. After you receive the approved information, you can go to any pet center and activate it with your Pet Tamer certificate.”
Su Bai took a look at this Pet Tamer license, which was similar to an ID. It had his name, date of birth, address, and an exclusive Pet Tamer number on it.
After activating the identity, he could use this Pet Tamer ID number to log on to websites and applications, which could only be accessed by various professional Pet Tamers, as well as enjoy all the privileges that a Pet Tamer should have.
“Thank you.”
Nodding blankly, he stepped aside and waited for Chen Ruoxue.
Soon, Chen Ruoxue also obtained her Pet Tamer certificate.
“Ah, I finally have a license! It really wasn’t easy.”
She took his hand and exclaimed.
“Indeed.” Su Bai sighed and led her away.
Because the test was done in batches, they did not need to wait for the others. Chen Tingting would only take the assessment tomorrow.
“Let’s go buy something to celebrate and get some stuff for our pets. What do you think?” Chen Ruoxue asked, looking up at him.
“No problem at all.” Su Bai nodded.
…
The two went to the pet supplies street in the shopping mall to buy different gifts for each pet. After all, their pets were instrumental to them becoming professional Pet Tamers.
“Come on; let’s go home.”
Su Bai released the cub.
Chen Ruoxue sat down first, while he sat behind and hugged her waist. In mid-December, it was still extremely cold, but warmth radiated off when they hugged each other.
“Howl!” Ah Bai, sit properly!
The cub raised its head high and slowly increased its speed.
Su Bai used his Pet Tamer skills to prop up a shield which enveloped him and Chen Ruoxue. The cold winter wind was really freezing, and if he went home with the cold wind like this, everyone would be gone.
“Look, snow!”
Chen Ruoxue stretched out her hand to catch a drifting snowflake. The salt-like snowflake fell in the palm of her hand.
“This should be the first snow of the year. I am looking forward to seeing the scenery wrapped in silver,” said Su Bai as he looked into the sky.
“Howl!” Ah Bai, danger!
The cub howled angrily and leaped from its original position. As its front paws lifted off the ground, a sea of fire appeared behind.
Su Bai jumped off the cub without a word and released all his pets, which looked around vigilantly. A total of five commanders had surrounded them, and all their attributes just so happened to restrain theirs.
“Be careful; they came prepared.” Su Bai warned solemnly.
