Chapter 3

Potential can be understood as the standard strength that a supernatural being can achieve through natural growth.

Due to differences in personality and the environment in which they grow, their final strength may be a bit higher or lower, but it generally hovers around this standard strength, not differing too much.

If one can enhance their potential, that would be amazing.

This means that a pet beast with ordinary potential could potentially grow to become an elite, a commander, or even higher!

The higher the potential of a pet beast, the rarer it is, and the harder it is for ordinary people to obtain one.

Especially for someone like Su Yi, a poor student, unless he had an incredible stroke of luck, it would be very difficult to obtain even an elite-potential pet beast in the past.

However, now, this no longer seems to be a problem.

"Could this be the way to help me obtain an excellent pet beast?"

Su Yi speculated to himself.

Suppressing his excitement, he returned to the classroom.

Seeing him looking distracted, as if he had suffered a great blow, many classmates gave him sympathetic looks.

"Bro, don't be too upset. Your academic performance is so good that even if you get expelled from No. 1 High School, you can still transfer to another key high school. In the future, you can still get into a prestigious university, do some scientific research, and still be a pillar of the nation. If all else fails, you can come to me. When I become an elite beastmaster, I'll definitely protect you!"

His desk mate, Li Xin-hao, enthusiastically put his arm around Su Yi's shoulder.

"Upset? Upset my ass!"

Su Yi found it amusing and pushed Li Xin-hao's hand off his shoulder.

He was about to burst with joy, how could he be upset?

"Come on, don't pretend. If you're upset, just say it. It will make you feel better. We're close, no need to put on a show, I won't laugh at you."

Li Xin-hao clearly didn't believe him and continued to comfort his desk mate, who was supposedly going through a life crisis.

"Get lost, you make it sound like I'm definitely going to be expelled."

Su Yi was getting impatient.

"Alright, I know you're in a bad mood, I'll shut up."

Li Xin-hao wisely stopped bothering him.

The last class of the afternoon was the Secret Realm class.

It mainly explained the general situations of various known secret realms and the precautions needed when entering them.

For first-year high school students, the Secret Realm class was primarily theoretical, with few practical field trips arranged.

In class, the Secret Realm teacher, wearing black-rimmed glasses, stood at the podium and spoke eloquently:

"As everyone knows, the secret realms that appear on Blue Star all come from an unknown dimension."

"Secret realms vary in size, with the largest being several million square kilometers and the smallest only a few square meters."

"The largest known secret realm in the world is the New Land Secret Realm in the Eastern Ocean, which is about two-thirds the size of our Longteng country and is currently the only SSS-level secret realm."

"The New Land Secret Realm is rich in spiritual energy, vast in land, and diverse in species, known for its abundance of natural treasures. As long as you can survive and come out of it, you will definitely gain something."

"However, opportunities and dangers coexist. There are many resources inside, but there are also many fierce beasts, and it is said that there are several confirmed divine beasts."

"Although many countries have sent a large number of beastmasters to explore it, the area that has been clearly explored is still less than two percent, and it is all on the periphery."

"That place is the largest arena for countries to compete. If you can become a powerful beastmaster in the future, you must enter it and help our country control more areas and obtain more resources!"

"Of course, if your strength is too weak, don't go. Don't end up being a burden to the country, requiring it to spend resources to save you."

The last sentence was so comical that many students couldn't help but laugh.

Su Yi also listened with great interest.

However, he was very clear that although the teacher spoke lightly, the situation in the New Land Secret Realm was absolutely brutal.

Not to mention an SSS-level secret realm, even the C-level secret realm within Guancheng City required the sacrifice of several thousand people to fully explore it in the past.

Of course, it's not just the secret realms; many places on Blue Star are now also very dangerous.

For example, the White Pond Mountains, the Northern Ridge Forest, the Vast Sea Desert, and the Chaotic Rainforest.

The danger level of these places is comparable to S-level or higher secret realms.

In addition, many places that were once lush and scenic tourist attractions have now become no-go zones for humans.

—These places are almost entirely occupied by mutated plants, becoming paradises for supernatural beings!

In short, the world is far more dangerous than one can imagine.

At dusk.

The sun was setting.

As the school bell rang, the school's electric gate slowly opened, displaying the slogan "Beast Mastery Leads to Success" in a loop.

Students left the campus in groups, one after another.

As aspiring beastmasters, they all wore confident smiles, full of hope for the future.

Guancheng No. 1 High School does not have evening self-study; instead, it has meditation.

Meditation is the primary method to enhance mental power and is a required course for every beastmaster.

According to school regulations, even freshmen must meditate for at least four hours a day.

After becoming a formal beastmaster, one must use meditation to replace sleep.

However, in terms of relieving fatigue and restoring energy, deep meditation is indeed more effective than sleep.

Meditation requires a relatively independent and quiet environment to avoid being disturbed and to enter the right state.

Therefore, as long as conditions permit, most students choose to commute rather than live on campus.

Su Yi is a commuting student.

At this moment, he was pushing a second-hand bicycle, about 70% new, following other students out of the school gate.

"These are all scenes from my memories, truly nostalgic!"

Looking at the students in their school uniforms, Su Yi took a deep breath of fresh air, feeling that his youth had returned.

However, soon, his memories clashed with reality.

Suddenly, a large bird flew over everyone's heads, darting out of the school like a bolt of lightning, stirring up a gust of wind and sand.

From the back of the large bird, a taunting laugh could be heard.

"There goes that idiot from Class 3, Grade 2. It's just a Long-winged Pheasant, showing off for what? Afraid of falling to his death!"

Many students whose hairstyles were messed up by the wind and sand couldn't help but curse.

"But that chicken can fly and carry people. Damn, I want one!"

Some students looked at the large bird with envious eyes.

"Want what? It has no combat power, not as good as my burrowing mole."

...

"The world is indeed different."

Su Yi glanced at the Long-winged Pheasant that had disappeared into the distance, then at his bicycle, and suddenly felt a bit down.

"That person sitting on the Long-winged Pheasant's back, with no protective measures, could easily fall off, right?"

"Too dangerous, my bicycle is safer."