Chapter 1

"My name is Wu Wei, an orphan, and I am now a first-year student at Jiangnan Imperial Beast College?

Today, I made a mistake during my first cultivation and ended up damaging my brain, causing me to lose my memory?"

Wu Wei looked at the nurse in front of him with a bewildered expression, dumbly repeating her explanation.

In contrast, the nurse remained calm.

"Yes, the situation is roughly as you described.

You are indeed suffering from memory loss, but you don't need to worry too much. This is a very common situation!"

Cases like Wu Wei's tend to concentrate between September and October each year.

Most of them are freshmen who have just been admitted to university and are experiencing their first soul cultivation.

Wu Wei is already the third patient the nurse has handled today.

For such cases, the nurse is no longer surprised and explained to Wu Wei with ease: "Your memory loss is caused by cultivation.

By the way, cultivation refers to the method by which you, as a Beast Master, strengthen your soul and increase your power.

However, you cannot cultivate on your own; you need to cultivate together with your beast.

During your first cultivation, due to the lack of coordination with your beast, it's easy for a soul collision to occur, which is what caused your memory loss.

Losing your memory is actually a better outcome. Some people die from the collision, or suffer soul damage, cutting off their path to becoming a Beast Master.

But don't worry, your condition is relatively optimistic!

After an initial examination, your soul is not injured. According to past cases, you should be able to recover your memory within a week!"

"Of course, it is possible to recover your memory earlier.

Under the guidance of your teachers, you should have prepared some items to help with memory recovery. These items are usually kept in your dormitory. Once you get out, just go back to your dorm and check!"

As she spoke, the nurse quickly helped Wu Wei get up.

Although still confused, Wu Wei obediently got up and vacated the bed.

When he stood on the ground, Wu Wei felt something brush against his feet.

"Ah!"

Wu Wei instinctively took a step back and looked down, only to find a small chick, about twenty centimeters long, with a round, earthy yellow body, at his feet.

The little thing blinked its big eyes at him, looking teary-eyed.

"What is this?"

"Your beast, named DuoDuo, a [Common Quality] mixed-breed chicken!

You were admitted here because of your first cultivation with it!"

"DuoDuo? Mixed-breed chicken? Cultivation? With it?"

Wu Wei continued to look bewildered.

However, he instinctively picked up the little round thing.

For some reason, whether due to the soul contract or something else, holding it made Wu Wei feel very close. This was a feeling he hadn't experienced since waking up. It felt like this little thing was all he had left in the world, making him subconsciously hold it tighter and nuzzle it with his head.

The little thing also closed its eyes and responded warmly to its owner.

While Wu Wei was nuzzling DuoDuo, the nurse had already tidied up the bed and turned to look at them.

"Tell me, are you short of money? Otherwise, with your soul strength, you should be able to contract a better beast. Why did you contract a mixed-breed chicken?"

"What?" Wu Wei was still bewildered.

"Of course, you might have chosen it as a transitional beast. After all, while a mixed-breed chicken is the weakest beast, it is also the most affectionate. Contracting a mixed-breed chicken as your first pet can make your cultivation more successful.

It should be like that. In that case, don't get too attached to it, or you'll be very upset when you have to replace it later!"

"Replace it? What are you saying? Why would I replace it?"

Perhaps because it was the first time he felt a sense of familiarity and closeness after waking up, Wu Wei valued the little thing in his arms very much. When he heard that he should replace it, he couldn't help but get agitated.

The nurse was not surprised by this.

She didn't say much to Wu Wei but pointed to the door: "You'll understand this in the future. You can be discharged now. That little guy has been waiting for you for a long time!"

Wu Wei turned and saw a tall ostrich, over a meter high, with shiny black feathers, standing outside the door.

"It's one of our medical staff, specifically responsible for transporting patients. You were found unconscious by the dormitory attendant, and it brought you here. Now it will take you back to your dormitory!"

Before the nurse finished speaking, the little ostrich came in, squatted in front of Wu Wei, and gestured for him to climb on.

Wu Wei hesitated, looking at its small body and thin legs and neck, afraid that he might crush it.

In the end, the little ostrich itself crawled under Wu Wei's pants and carried him up.

"Hey, be careful, I..."

Before Wu Wei could finish, the ostrich was already happily running.

It moved swiftly through the medical department.

Riding on the little ostrich's back, Wu Wei had a very unique experience.

Despite its small size, the little ostrich was surprisingly strong, carrying him effortlessly. Moreover, even though it was running at high speed, it was very stable, and Wu Wei didn't feel any jolts, let alone worry about falling off.

On the little ostrich's back, Wu Wei saw a very busy medical department.

Inside the medical department, there were people of his age everywhere, but most of them didn't seem to be there for treatment; they were there to treat their beasts.

Indeed, on the way, Wu Wei saw a wide variety of beasts, some human-like, some animal-like, and some hybrid, all very strange.

It seemed that they were the main clients of the medical department. The nurses and doctors treated them much better than they treated him.

This made Wu Wei deeply suspicious.

"Could it be that the one treating me was actually a veterinarian?"

Wu Wei was still in shock.

The little ostrich had already taken him out of the medical department and skillfully led him through several buildings.

In just a few minutes, the little ostrich brought him to the door of room 404 on the fourth floor of a building.

Once there, the little ostrich put Wu Wei down.

It then tapped its waist bag with its claw.

Wu Wei was unsure: "Are you asking me to open it?"

The little ostrich nodded.

"Oh, okay!"

Wu Wei hurriedly opened the waist bag and found a room card and a phone, which were likely his personal items.

Wu Wei took them out, and the little ostrich then brought out a card and a pen from somewhere and handed them to Wu Wei.

Wu Wei, bewildered, took them but didn't know what to do.

The little ostrich, growing impatient, snatched the card and pen from Wu Wei, bent down, and used its beak to check the "Good Review" option on the card.

After rating itself, the little ostrich glared at Wu Wei, as if threatening, "If you dare to say anything, I'll peck you!" It then hopped away.

Left behind, DuoDuo, who had been hiding behind Wu Wei, now glared fiercely at the ostrich's back, as if ready to stand up for Wu Wei.

Wu Wei, still bewildered, thought to himself: "Did I just get threatened by a bird?"