Qin Erlong and Liu Fuhai exchanged glances.
Ever since Su Ping had left Old Zhao’s place, he had been lost in thought.
The two were curious but did not press him with questions.
Liu Fuhai mentioned the confidentiality agreement to General Zhao.
Su Ping took another look at Er Zhuang and Sun Xiao. After Lin Lei secretly gave him a third-class merit medal, Su Ping set off with the two old fellows to return to Linzhou City.
The original promise was that if he made it into the top five, Lin Lei would find a way to secure a second-class merit for him, in addition to the third-class one from their corps.
But now, the goal had been far exceeded; Old Zhao had been generous and given him a first-class merit. Lin Lei’s third-class merit was just the icing on the cake.
However, throughout the journey, Su Ping wasn’t in the right mindset, his thoughts occupied by what General Zhao had told him.
Special Beast Taming Forces?
Was there really such a thing within the Legion?
A brand-new Special Beast Taming Force?
Even now, with so many Breeders and Evolutionary Bodies in the Dragon Nation, had none met the requirements for that Special Beast Taming Force?
What kind of Pet Beasts did this so-called brand-new Special Beast Taming Force need?
On this point, General Zhao did share some information.
When the time came for selection, an instructor from the Special Beast Taming Forces and several Breeding Masters would conduct personal interviews.
It was only during the actual interview and selection process that the desired cultivation direction and the requirements for Evolutionary Body Pet Beasts would be revealed. Get full chapters from 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵⁂𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮⁂𝓷𝓮𝓽
However, Old Zhao wasn’t entirely without news. After a moment’s thought, he continued,
"It should be in the Undead Type cultivation direction. When the request was made, they prioritized Breeders proficient in Undead Type cultivation, but it wasn’t a mandatory requirement! So you can try your luck when the time comes; there’s nothing to lose if you’re not selected."
His first thought was, naturally, of his precious little Paperman, Qian Yi.
But, claiming Paperman as part of the Necromancy System seemed a bit far-fetched, given its appearance.
And besides, these were the Special Beastmaster Troops!
Though Su Ping had never been in contact with them, he could glean some clues from special forces units in his previous life.
Inhuman training processes, formidable individual combat capabilities, unwavering willpower.
They represented the elite, the very pinnacle of the Legion.
In today’s Beast Taming society, this was even more true.
They were even more powerful and mysterious.
Because in today’s Dragon Nation, even the Legions under Zhao Deguang’s command did not have direct authority over any Special Beast Taming Force.
Each Special Beast Taming Force was incredibly secretive, taking orders directly from higher echelons and operating independently of the local Legions.
One could only imagine how secretive these Special Beast Taming Forces were.
Not to mention, for this matter, even the selection of Breeders would be personally overseen by Breeding Masters and that mysterious instructor from the Special Beastmaster Troops.
Such prestige, such profound foundations—could a Pet Beast like Paperman even qualify for such a place?
Although Su Ping now had a direction, and he believed that with his research and development, Paperman’s future was definitely not so simple...
However, Old Zhao had also said that the Breeder selection for these so-called Special Beastmaster Troops would officially begin next spring.
And before New Year’s Eve, all Breeders who wished to pre-qualify for the selection had to register.
Could he present Paperman’s potential direction and satisfy the instructor from the Special Beastmaster Troops, or even the Breeding Masters, before the New Year?
Su Ping didn’t know. Even he lacked that much confidence.
Yet, it was so incredibly tempting!
Zhao Deguang looked honest and unassuming, but damn, he wasn’t a good person at all!
He was blatantly tempting him.
Things like, "Once you’re in the Special Beastmaster Troops, all resources, even Emperor Level ones, you can take and use as you please."
And, "As long as you have the chance to complete missions, your rank as an honorary major could be further promoted, and the monthly welfare Battle Merit Points and such would be more than you could ever spend."
And, "The Breeders in the Special Beastmaster Troops will be provided with special resources to accelerate meditation, all for your use."
And even, "There are also special resources like the Stone of Creation, a supreme treasure that can alter and enhance a Beast Tamer’s Space Characteristics each time they break through a Great Realm."
The old fellow even said, "The Legion’s high command possesses a type of treasured resource that can help improve a Beast Tamer’s Talent effect, enhancing their Talent effects."
Su Ping had never even heard of these things during his school days.
Blah, blah, blah, a whole long list.
When Old Zhao mentioned the third point—the abundance of resources that could accelerate his personal meditation and rapidly advance his Meditation Realm—Su Ping had already succumbed.
Just as Old Zhao had said, there was no harm in trying.
"Su Ping, what kind of bewitching potion did Zhao Deguang give you? Are you still not back to your senses?"
Finally, as they approached the outskirts of Linzhou City, Liu Fuhai couldn’t help but speak up.
Su Ping snapped back to reality, pulling himself from his thoughts, and belatedly scratched his head.
"Su Ping, what exactly did Old Zhao tell you?"
Qin Erlong was also curious.
Su Ping, however, felt somewhat helpless.