Beast Taming Starts with Ground Mushrooms

Chapter 67: The City Lord's Summoning is Getting More and More Outrageous!

The end of the city-wide training did not mean that the world had calmed down. On the contrary, the moment the training ended, Tiannan City was even more excited.

It wasn't just the news of the ground mushroom attracting lightning that started to spread like wildfire; the moment countless training achievements were mentioned, all walks of life were in an uproar. Although the results of the training would not be announced to the whole city, people were spreading the stories of their own units' beast tamers' achievements among themselves.

The same was true at Tiannan Beast Taming University; the entire campus was in an uproar, with beast tamers spreading information about the training process by word of mouth and inquiring about each other.

As soon as Lin Yi arrived at Tiannan Beast Taming University, he went straight to the awards ceremony for this training. The place was already packed with people, with both participating and non-participating beast tamers instinctively gathering there.

The professors from Tiannan University gradually returned, and the way they looked at Lin Yi had undergone a dramatic change; they even kept scrutinizing him.

"The awards ceremony isn't until tomorrow?"

When Lin Yi received the news, he was somewhat disappointed, but he wasn't in a hurry. He knew that he wouldn't be the only one to receive the bonus. Such a huge sum of money would definitely require time for the financial managers at the main campus to prepare.

Thinking to himself, Lin Yi was about to return to his dormitory to summarize his experience from this training when a familiar voice rang out from behind the three of them.

"Brother Yi, Brother Yi...?"

Wen Tao squeezed through the crowd and walked towards Lin Yi. Beside him was a young man with an outstanding temperament.

The moment Wen Tao saw Lin Yi from afar, he ran over immediately. In fact, ever since he returned to Tiannan University, he had been constantly searching for that familiar figure in the crowd.

"Yi-ge, how's it going? How was the training? Did you get the bonus?" Wen Tao asked expectantly, his eyes already shining with their former brilliance, clearly no longer having any desire to compare.

Only someone with a screw loose would compare themselves to this monster. He simply wanted to know how the other's training had gone, which was definitely better than his own, but he was curious about the extent of the benefits.

Seeing this, Lin Yi smiled and said, "It's alright, not too bad, I'm quite satisfied."

Wentao quickly got straight to the point: "How's it going, Yi-ge? Did you get your bonus?"

"Got it." Lin Yi's smile was now incredibly genuine.

Wen Tao nodded: "I knew it, you'd definitely get a share."

Although he knew that the other party had also received a bonus, Wen Tao did not ask specifically how much he could get. After all, everyone was a newbie, and getting ten million was already incredible. However, he felt that Lin Yi might have a chance to reach twenty million.

It's alright. Even if he really got 20 million, Lao Wen wouldn't think it's outrageous now.

The boy behind Wen Tao kept looking Lin Yi up and down: "Lin Yi, as expected, seeing is believing. Hello, I'm Lao Wen's childhood friend, Xie Linzhou."

Xie Linzhou?

Lin Yi and the other two were somewhat surprised to hear this: Xie Linzhou, the top freshman?

"Hello." Lin Yi shook hands with the other person. They were both outstanding individuals and appreciated each other's talents.

Xie Linzhou smiled calmly and said, "Old Lin, if you don't mind, just call me Old Xie like Old Wen does. We'll probably be dealing with each other quite often from now on."

Xie Linzhou's so-called "dealing with" was naturally about the "Extraordinary Secret Realm." He had already received definite information that the purpose of this city-wide training was selection, and these outstanding individuals would definitely be on the selection list. Everyone should get to know each other in advance so that they can look out for each other when entering the "Extraordinary Secret Realm."

In fact, Xie Linzhou and the other ten people had always maintained contact, but Lin Yi, the dark horse who suddenly appeared, had not yet integrated into this circle. Originally, he did not want to come. If Wen Tao hadn't kept saying that Lin Yi was unscientific and strongly recommended that the ten people recruit him, he would not have come on his own initiative.

Lin Yi didn't play the aloof card in response to Xie Linzhou's overtures; he wasn't that kind of person. He immediately exchanged contact information with Xie Linzhou, who then added him to a "small group of ten people"—now it's eleven.

However, although the notification that Lin Yi had joined the group appeared in the group, it did not cause any ripples. There were no words such as "Welcome to the group, big shot" or "Group status -1". The group was unusually quiet.

Just as Xie Linzhou finished his work and was about to leave, a familiar voice rang out again.

"Lin Yi, Lin Yi."

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw Tang Xinyi. At this moment, Tang Xinyi's beautiful forehead was covered with fragrant sweat, as if she had been looking for Lin Yi for a long time.

"Senior."

"Teacher Tang."

The group greeted Tang Xinyi one after another, and even Xie Linzhou instinctively followed suit, even though he wasn't a student in the Department of Spirit Plants, she was a teacher at Tiannan University.

Tang Xinyi nodded, her beautiful eyes still filled with shock. She first looked at Lin Yi, then complained, "Why aren't you answering the phone again?"

Lin Yi smiled wryly upon hearing this. In order to concentrate on his training and avoid being disturbed by harassing phone calls, he had put his phone on mute mode the day he entered the mountains. With so many people here, he naturally couldn't answer Tang Xinyi's calls.

The latter, her chest heaving and sweat glistening on her face, looked at Lin Yi and said, "I've been looking for you for so long! Why did you come back to Tiannan University by yourself?"

Upon hearing this, everyone looked puzzled. If they weren't going to come back on their own after the training, would the school provide a pick-up and drop-off service? Teacher Tang, listen to what you're saying!

Lin Yi looked at the voice with a blank expression: "Senior, what's wrong? Did you need something?"

After Lin Yi finished speaking, Jiang Xiaoran, Cheng Jiaqi, Wen Tao, and Xie Linzhou all looked at this beautiful young woman who was like both a teacher and a senior student.

Tang Xinyi, her beautiful eyes still filled with a hint of shock, said, "My teacher just received a call and called me, asking you to come with me immediately. Someone wants to see you."

"Someone wants to see me? Who is it?" Lin Yi frowned slightly, his first thought being Li Zhenbei, or perhaps Liu Bochuan himself.

However, Tang Xinyi's next words stunned everyone.

"I don't know the specifics, but it seems like the city lord's mansion called you, saying that the city lord wanted to see you and that the principal was there too."

Boom… Tang Xinyi’s words were like a thunderclap, exploding in the hearts of the young men and women. Xie Linzhou even instinctively turned his head and stared blankly at Lin Yi.

The City Lord's Mansion? The Principal?

What's going on? Why do the city lord and the principal want to meet a freshman? It doesn't make sense. Even if they were to meet him, shouldn't they be meeting the top student?

Teacher Tang, are you sure you didn't mishear the message? Or have you mistaken me for someone else? I'm right here.

It wasn't until Tang Xinyi repeated it again that Xie Linzhou realized it really had nothing to do with him. But why?

"City Lord? Principal? What are they doing seeing me?" Lin Yi himself was also shocked.

The three words "City Lord's Mansion" are already the most authoritative term in Tiannan Province, and the word "City Lord" is even more niche.

And the principal? Which principal? The only one who can stand with the city lord is probably the principal of Tiannan Beast Taming University, right?

Either of these two is a top figure in Tiannan City, and it seems that no one else can stand higher than them.

Why would such an extraordinary person suddenly seek me out?

"Don't ask, I don't know either. Hurry up and come with me to the City Lord's Mansion. You might just hit the jackpot."

Without saying a word, Tang Xinyi immediately pulled Lin Yi towards an open space. With a cry from a bird-type battle beast, the two of them and the beast soared into the sky.

Amidst the sea of ​​people, Jiang Xiaoran, Cheng Jiaqi, Wen Tao, and Xie Linzhou stood frozen in place, their hearts filled with endless waves of emotion and their faces full of question marks.

Just as the four were in shock, they heard faint sounds of surprise coming from all around them.

"Have you heard? That freshman at our school, who's supposedly a cross-elemental beast tamer, was seen using a lightning-based secret technique called [Three Thousand Thunderclaps] during his training."

"When we left the mountains, the crowds were already buzzing with the news: a Tier 1 Level 5 Ground Mushroom, a pinnacle-level [Grass Sword Technique], and it even has the scent tracking skill of a canine-type pet. This is just too illogical."

……

The moment the sound came.

Xie Linzhou and Wen Tao were dumbfounded. How could this be? How could this be? A cross-elemental Beast Tamer? [Three Thousand Thunderbolts]? A first-tier, level-five evolutionary form?

What kind of insane and rabid language is this?

Of the four, only Jiang Xiaoran and Cheng Jiaqi remained relatively calm, after all, they had witnessed it firsthand and spent three days together.

Wen Tao swallowed hard, looking at the two beautiful girls: "Senior, is this for real?"

Jiang Xiaoran and Cheng Jiaqi exchanged a glance, and both nodded repeatedly, as if confirming the truth of the rumor.

For a moment, Xie Linzhou and Wen Tao were both taken aback, especially Wen Tao, who was directly shocked.

Good heavens, this is getting more and more outrageous!