Chapter 2

In this world, meditation is the cornerstone of basic education in all countries.

Starting from the first grade of elementary school, students must engage in morning self-study every day, not reading Chinese or English, but practicing meditation.

Six years of elementary school, three years of junior high school, and one year of senior high school.

Ten years of continuous meditation, followed by the awakening of the Beast Mastery talent at the end of the first semester of the first year of senior high school.

There are many types of Beast Mastery talents, mainly divided into three categories: Enhancement, Cultivation, and Special.

Enhancement talents primarily enhance the combat abilities of the pet beast in battle, such as strength enhancement, speed enhancement, and metallic enhancement.

Enhancement talents often play a decisive role in battles.

Compared to the common Enhancement talents, Cultivation and Special talents are extremely rare, with very few recorded in textbooks.

Cultivation talents, as the name suggests, are talents that can help in the cultivation of pet beasts.

Cultivation talents do not have an immediate effect on pet beasts but can accelerate their growth and improve their potential level in daily life.

Therefore, the pet beasts of Beast Masters with Cultivation talents often grow faster and stronger, and some even break through their racial potential limits under the cultivation of such Beast Masters.

Apart from Enhancement and Cultivation talents, all other talents are classified as Special talents.

Thus, Special talents have no set rules, and the forms and effects of different talents vary greatly.

Chen Wen's awakened talent is a rare Special talent called "Bond."

"Bond?!"

"Is this from playing too much Auto Chess?!"

Chen Wen slapped his cheeks, took a sip of cold water, and continued to recall his Beast Mastery talent.

His talent was unprecedented, at least he had never seen a similar talent in public records.

The talent is called "Bond," which allows him to share the abilities of his contracted pet beast after forming a bond. As the bond deepens, he can sequentially share the pet beast's attributes, skills, and talents.

These are the pieces of knowledge Chen Wen perceived when he awakened his talent, and they may not be complete. As his strength increases, he might develop new abilities.

But even if the "Bond" talent only has these functions, it is enough to make Chen Wen happy.

"It's not really sharing, it's more like freeloading, but I need to build a relationship first."

Chen Wen's eyes were bright, and he excitedly muttered to himself, "Although it's not a world of personal transcendence, I can freeload on the abilities of pet beasts, making myself a powerful being capable of wielding the sun and moon and plucking the stars!"

Thinking about the future scenes where he would freeload various powerful skills and talents, and easily beat divine beasts with a wave of his hand, Chen Wen's mouth involuntarily drooped, and tears of excitement streamed down his cheeks.

Compared to riding a divine beast, who wouldn't want to fly freely in the sky?

He, Chen Wen, isn't even afraid of flying in an airplane!

No, he really can't afford it.

Due to the invasion of secret realm monsters and the evolution of Earth's creatures, many extraordinary birds have appeared on Earth, greatly reducing the number of flights and making the cost of flying much higher, beyond the reach of ordinary people.

After a while, Chen Wen put aside his rich imagination and began to think about his current situation.

He is now a soon-to-be second-year student at Qinghe City No. 1 High School. Fortunately, his parents, relatives, and family situation have not changed, as if he has replaced the counterpart in this world, so he doesn't need to re-establish his social relationships.

Tomorrow is the start of the second year of high school, and he, having awakened his Beast Mastery talent, will be uniformly arranged to go to the Beast Nursery to freely contract a young pet beast, and then enter the Beast Mastery class to learn about Beast Mastery.

The pet beasts provided by the Beast Nursery have limited options, mostly ordinary species, with few rare and outstanding potential pet beasts.

Of course, those with money and power can buy from the local Beast Nursery or have a high-level Beast Master take them to capture pet beasts in the secret realm.

However, Chen Wen's family is just an ordinary household, so the opportunity to freely contract a pet beast is very important to him.

From the information he has read, the relationship between a Beast Master and a pet beast is mutually beneficial and complementary.

A good pet beast can help a Beast Master quickly advance, and a good Beast Master can help a pet beast grow rapidly and even break through its potential limit.

If a Beast Master contracts a pet beast with good potential and rapid growth from the start, they are likely to advance from a Beast Mastery apprentice to a professional Beast Master in high school.

At that time, apart from Peking University and Magic University, they can choose from other top universities.

After entering a top university, with a bit more effort over the next four years, there is a good chance of becoming an elite Beast Master, and after graduation, they can directly enter various national agencies to become a prestigious civil servant.

Even if they don't like being a civil servant, elite Beast Masters are highly sought after by major companies, studios, and adventure teams.

Considering the importance of the first contracted pet beast, Chen Wen decided to cram and look up information to prepare for choosing a pet beast tomorrow.

Besides the potential of the pet beast, he also needs to consider what type of pet beast suits him, as each pet beast is a treasure waiting to be developed for him!

However, before looking up information, Chen Wen first logged onto Zhihu and posted a question.

"Question: I am a soon-to-be second-year student at Qinghe City No. 1 High School in Xichuan Province, and I have detected my Beast Mastery talent. Can anyone recommend a good pet beast?"

"Tags: #BeastMaster #BeastMasteryApprentice #YoungPetBeast #XichuanProvinceQingheCity"

After adding the tags, Chen Wen started to read the books about Beast Mastery he found at home.

"Beast Master... Pet Beast Encyclopedia..."

"Hmm... Let's start with the Beast Master, to get a basic understanding of this profession. There's still time."

After some consideration, Chen Wen opened "Beast Master" and looked at the table of contents.

Chapter 1: What is a Beast Master

Chapter 2: The Origin of Beast Masters

Chapter 3: The Levels of Beast Masters

...

Soon, Chen Wen put down "Beast Master" after a quick read and opened "Pet Beast Encyclopedia."

After flipping through a few pages, Chen Wen closed the book in disappointment.

Books that truly involve the core knowledge of Beast Masters are not allowed to circulate on the market. These two books he bought online were full of general knowledge, mostly rumors and hearsay, which were of no use to him.

After reading the two books, the most useful knowledge he gained was the levels of Beast Masters and pet beasts.

In the current world, Beast Masters are divided into seven levels: Apprentice, Professional, Elite, Expert, Master, Legendary, and Mythical.

Among the seven levels, there is almost no news about Mythical and Legendary Beast Masters. Masters are the top experts among Beast Masters, and Elites and Experts are the top talents sought after in various fields.

Unlike Beast Masters, pet beasts have two levels: Combat Level and Potential Level.

This is easy to understand: Combat Level represents current combat ability, while Potential Level represents the possible height a pet beast can reach.

Of course, the Potential Level is not always accurate, as the growth environment, training methods, food, and the Beast Master's talent can all affect the pet beast's growth, thus changing its Potential Level.

The Combat Level and Potential Level of pet beasts, like those of Beast Masters, are divided into seven levels: Mortal, Common, Elite, Rare, Epic, Legendary, and Mythical.

Among these, Common, Elite, and Rare are usually grouped together and collectively referred to as Extraordinary.

"It seems there are many things to consider: potential, attributes, skills, talents..."