The insects in my house are dragons.

Chapter 71 School Team Recruitment

October 10th, Thursday.

"Today should be a holiday..."

Yun Che put away his phone and sighed softly.

"Chirp! Chirp!"

Ah Che, Ah Che, look! Look!

Kongkong pointed to a piece of equipment and called out to Yun Che.

The instrument is displaying the strength test result: 1398!

Yun Che suppressed the sadness in his heart and smiled, "You've improved again."

"Chirp!" Empty tail lifted up, head held high.

Even disregarding skills, this little thing's stats are enough to crush most late-stage mutated pets.

It's all about numbers, numbers.

Yun Che looked at Iris, who was fast asleep beside him. This little thing was more reassuring.

However, it's important to sign a contract with Iris as soon as possible, otherwise it will significantly impact Iris's growth progress.

Taking out the Yu Stone, Yun Che also began to work hard.

...

Jianghuai University, classroom.

"Today, we will learn 'The History of Beast Taming'." History teacher Xie stood on the podium.

Anyone who has been to university and taken a history class knows this.

This type of class is designed to help students "get back into shape".

Unless the teacher is very capable, teaches exceptionally well, and makes the lesson very interesting.

However, Xie, Yun Che's history teacher, was a bald old scholar, and words like "exciting" and "interesting" were obviously not relevant to him.

But old scholars have their advantages; they can talk about knowledge not found in textbooks, such as...

"As we all probably know, there were no supernatural beings between the extinction of the dinosaurs and the establishment of human civilization. It was only after human civilization reached a certain level that..."

In this world.

It is said that the arrival of extraordinary beings originated from a disaster.

In that catastrophe, humanity nearly went extinct, just like the dinosaurs of the past.

It was a massive cold wave that covered almost the entire world, after which supernatural beings sprang up like mushrooms after rain, making humanity's already struggling survival even more difficult.

Back then, humans were practically a kind of...not-so-"delicious" food for supernatural beings.

until...

Humans discovered that they themselves had also gained extraordinary power during this massive cold wave—the power to create a space for controlling beasts.

After hundreds or thousands of years of development, humans and these extraordinary creatures went from confrontation to coexistence, and then from coexistence to mutual assistance. Thus, the so-called Beast Tamers were born and gradually became the mainstream of this world.

These were all covered in high school history classes, and the students below were all drowsy listening to them.

Yun Che, on the other hand, listened with great interest.

After all, this was a completely different historical development from the world he originally lived in.

"Today," Teacher Xie put down her book, adjusted her reading glasses, and smiled, "I'm going to tell you a story that's a little different from what you know..."

Then, Teacher Xie told another version of the story.

The subsequent developments were similar, mainly involving... the birth of extraordinary beings.

In Teacher Xie's "story," the cold wave was not the key to the birth of extraordinary creatures. The key was that... humanity's exploration of death and the continuation of life triggered a taboo and opened the door to the "dead."

Some even entered this world called the Dead and discovered an incredibly vast river.

People call it the "River Styx".

But one day, humans who crossed the taboo line triggered a kind of self-protection, or rather, exclusion, originating from the "world of the dead."

The River Styx suddenly stopped, and the deceased appeared in the real world in a bizarre, particle-like, almost antimatter-like extraordinary form.

During that period, human civilization was almost destroyed.

Then, some extraordinary power suddenly intervened, the "River Styx" was cleared, and at the same time, a creature with extraordinary power appeared in this world for the first time.

As they were talking, Teacher Xie suddenly laughed and said, "Of course, stories are just stories; history has long been submerged in time and cannot be traced back."

An idea suddenly popped into Yun Che's mind.

If we follow Teacher Xie's explanation...

Are there any extraordinary beings in that so-called "world of the dead"?

Actually, he has many more problems.

For example, which came first, human mechanical civilization or superhuman beings with mechanical attributes?

This question is somewhat similar to the chicken-or-egg dilemma, but there are differences.

For example, if it's because of cold waves, there were even bigger cold waves during the dinosaur era, so why didn't supernatural life appear?

However, Yun Che could not get answers to these questions.

At least.

Given his current situation, he won't get any answers.

...

Monday, October 10.

The school's student council, clubs, and sports teams are starting to recruit new members!

Under the instructions of Coach Liu Yuanqi, Yun Che arrived at the school team's large training ground early.

The training ground, which was unusually quiet a few days ago, is now bustling with activity.

Some members of Team C also returned to school to assist the school team with assessments and recruitment.

The recruitment process for the school team consists of three rounds.

The first round is a test of basic skills.

This involves testing the pet's strength, speed, energy, etc., using professional equipment, with team staff recording the results. Those who pass the test advance to the second round.

In the second round, the school team was assigned to defend their title.

You don't need to beat the "champion" (of course, it would be great if you could), but even if you don't, you can still advance to the third round as long as you perform well.

The third and final round.

Those who advance from the second round will participate in a "qualifying match," and finally, the coaches of the school team will choose the remaining players.

Yun Che's task was to record the data in the first round, along with several staff members.

"I thought I was going to have to defend my title..." Yun Che said, holding the documents in his hands, taking notes and complaining at the same time.

I felt a sense of relief.

Also.

He's just a member of the reserve group, not a formal member of Team C's first or second group, so it's not his turn to defend the title.

"Cloud God!"

Before I knew it, several familiar figures appeared before me.

It was none other than their classmate from Beast Taming Class Two; the one waving at him was undoubtedly Sun Yifan.

Behind him were Xiong Yuhe, Cao Siyue, Qu Tingxue, and others. Yun Che also saw Zhu Jin from Class 1, as well as some familiar faces.

As a student of the Beast Taming Department, it would be unreasonable not to try out for the school team.

"Yun Che, classmate."

"A-Che".

"First place!"

Many people greeted him with smiles.

"Ahem." Yun Che coughed lightly. "Don't try to get close to me. I'm an upright person."

He said that, but the smile on his face undoubtedly betrayed him.

Everyone burst into laughter.

However, these basic tests are not difficult for them.

...

"Old Liu, there are too many people."

The busiest person today was undoubtedly Lu Zheng. He walked into Liu Yuanqi's office, picked up the water on the table, and gulped it down.

"At this rate, the second round definitely won't be over today."

Several members of the school team C, who were originally highly regarded, were unable to attend due to unforeseen circumstances. Furthermore, the large number of people who passed the first round made the second round of selection exceptionally difficult.

Lying down, Liu Yuanqi yawned, glanced at Old Lu, and turned away, too lazy to look at him.

This matter was not Liu Yuanqi's responsibility to begin with.

Lu Zheng shook his head.

When they brought him into the school team, they made it sound so nice, promising to discuss and manage the team together.

Now he's the school team's "chief steward," taking care of everything, big and small.

"Didn't I arrange someone for you?" Liu Yuanqi said, his back to Lu Zheng.

"You mean... Yun Che?" Lu Zheng was slightly taken aback. "His pet beast is still only in the mutation stage, right?"

"Then let him select people who are also at the Transformation Stage."

Although the recruitment standard for the school team is extraordinary, many students with the strength of the "transformation period" still participate every year because there is an option for the "preparatory group".

The school team does indeed recruit two or three students with the strength of a pet beast in the mutation stage every year. According to the principal, it's to give everyone more opportunities.

"Wouldn't that be... a bit too cruel?" Lu Zheng hesitated.

Others may not know Yun Che's strength, but surely they do?

The mutated pet beast stood before Kongkong...

Liu Yuanqi sat up irritably, without saying a word, just staring at him.

"Alright, alright," Lu Zheng waved his hands repeatedly. "I'll just tell him to go easy on him!"