"You don’t need to flatter me," Zhao Xing smiled. "Shocked is an overstatement; I’d rather you feel that it was worth more than its price. This time, I did make a loss for the publicity."
The contract from Bishui Daoist School of fifty million demanded all eighth-grade mutant beasts to reach the seventh-grade level, and collectively, their bloodlines were to be elevated by one rank.
As long as he achieved this, the agreement would be considered fulfilled.
The timeline allowed was three months, but Zhao Xing only spent a month and a half and exceeded the Academy’s requirements.
To cultivate this batch of pets, Zhao Xing had also expended much effort, with costs nearing ten million mainly spent on food and the medicinal materials needed for veterinary treatment.
Of course, Zhao Xing cultivated some of these himself, but the value of the resources used was indeed that high.
Adding in the labor costs for Zhao Xing and Mountain Cat, to say he made a loss was a bit exaggerated, but he didn’t earn much from this deal either.
"Senior brother, with you doing this, the Dragon Horse Supervisors on the other islands are going to be wiped out," Ji Zixuan laughed. "I’m afraid some people are going to hold a grudge against you."
The military orders were nothing special, but the orders from the Daoist Academy were limited.
Ji Zixuan speculated that the Academy would definitely increase the volume of orders, and if Zhao Xing accepted more, the other islands would get fewer.
Zhao Xing mastered the nurturing variant techniques; this was core competitive strength!
It was expected that Twin Islands would rise rapidly in the future.
Zhao Xing said indifferently, "This institution, the Dragon Horse Guard, is officially run. Even the dismal state of Twin Dragon Horse Supervisor before wasn’t disbanded; how could so many people hold a grudge against me?"
"My actions won’t cause anyone to lose their position, but those who wish to be promoted will be affected."
"And as for promotions, it is inherently a process where the capable rise and the weak fall, a survival of the fittest."
"I am only Sixth Rank now; let them rejoice secretly."
"The Dragon Horse Guard institution has become too bloated over more than two thousand years of peace."
"If I were the highest supervisor of Chongming Prefecture, I would slim down the Dragon Horse Guardians of the Purple Cloud Islands by seventy percent!"
"If I were the Second Rank Junior Minister of Agriculture, I would undertake a major reform of the Dragon Horse Guards across the East Sea, cutting at least thirty percent."
Ji Zixuan’s eyes sparkled; today was the first time she heard Zhao Xing speak of his ambitions, always feeling as if he was glowing while speaking.
Zhao Xing continued boasting to the young girl and then descended the Magic Beast Ship.
Ji Zixuan then led the students back to Bishui Daoist School.
When the Magic Beast Ship returned to the Beast Taming Department of Bishui Daoist School.
Eighty-eight students disembarked with their pets, attracting many sidelong glances.
"Since when has the Beast Taming Department had so many formidable pets?"
"Hmm? Looking at their appearances, they all seem to have Name-level bloodlines."
"Hisss, that Wolf King gives me such a strong sense of oppression."
"Its gaze is quite terrifying."
The outer courtyard students chattered amongst themselves, and the students from the Beast Taming sub-college were even more astonished.
"Isn’t that Cheng Yao? When did her battle pet become so formidable?"
"Shadow Tiger King, Purple-Backed Ape King, are these two King Beasts? Just two months without seeing them, how could Su Minghui’s pets have changed so much?"
"Such a powerful Silver Moon Wolf King! Eh? What’s happened to them?"
At that moment, inside the Beast Taming Department, a student walked past with a Mountain Cat.
It clearly had only a Junior Level One Stage bloodline, but all mutant beasts instinctively stepped back when they saw this Mountain Cat.
Even the Silver Moon Wolf King became restless and let out a long howl.
"Strange," the boy leading the Mountain Cat couldn’t help but feel very puzzled.
Since when had his Mountain Cat become so imposing that it could trigger the alarm of so many King Beasts?
Master Wen and Zhai Zhong, two Doctors of Governance, quickly appeared and cleared the surrounding area.
"Master Wen, Master Zhai, I have brought them back," Ji Zixuan bowed. "Here is the detailed record submitted by Marquis Yuan Rang; please assign someone to verify it."
Wen Ji took the list and suddenly furrowed his brow: "Got the wrong one?"
"What’s the situation?" Zhai Zhong asked, tilting his head.
Wen Ji handed it over: "Look for yourself, twelve Sixth Ranks, all Seventh Rank, all Name-level bloodlines."
"Hmm?" Zhai Zhong took the document and was also surprised.
He looked up at the surrounding students, noticing their eyes were all very bright, and compared to two months ago, there was a significant change.
No change was impossible; constant exposure to thunder would make anyone’s nerves tougher.
If the students’ change was not significant, for those beasts, it was enough to describe as reborn!
"Immediately bring the Shang Heng Instrument here, the highest grade one!" Zhai Zhong swiftly ordered.
Soon, a Seventh Rank Shang Heng Instrument was brought over.
Zhai Zhong first took a blood sample from the Shadow Tiger.
The Earth Mirror instantly displayed detailed data.
[Grade: Sixth Rank Middle Stage]
[Bloodline: Name-level Fourth Rank]
[Innate Ability: Shadow Fury]
[Effect: After transformation, the bloodline power within the Shadow Tiger is greatly enhanced, strength, speed, and defense are increased threefold, lasting two hours.]
[Secret Technique: Shadow Assault (High Order First Transition)]
[Effect: After transformation, the Shadow Tiger’s innate abilities are greatly enhanced, able to conceal its own aura and transform into a shadow, ambushing the enemy from behind.]
[Secret Technique: Shadow Clone (Middle Round Complete)]
[Effect: After training, the Shadow Tiger can skillfully use its innate talents. During an attack, its body’s innate secret patterns will form nine shadow clones, each clone possessing certain attack power and causing confusion.]
Zhai Zhong compared the new data to that of two months earlier.
He discovered that previously the Shadow Tiger had only been Eighth Grade Middle Stage.
And Junior Third Rank bloodline.
The bonus from its innate abilities was only fifty percent, lasting one hour.