Lord of Pets

Chapter 98: Mystic Energy and Course Selection

Back to the real world.

Bai Wushang was very satisfied with his three draws.

After throwing away the useless ‘Dyed Rice Cake’ recipe, the last two recipes had to be prepared.

“Tsk, looks like the Bloodline Fruit needs to be disposed of as soon as possible. One cannot escape from money problems…”

Bai Wushang still had six to seven hundred dollars in cash in his hand, which was just enough for emergency use.

“It’s not worth it to sell it to the Thousand Beast Mall. How can I make the most profit from it?”

“… why don’t I sell it to her?”

Holding his chin, a bold idea emerged in Bai Wushang’s head.

“Let’s see how it goes. Her pet beast is the most suitable for consuming this. Maybe she’ll be willing to pay a high price…”

…

Three hours later, it was almost evening.

The wristwatch vibrated, gently waking up Bai Wushang who was meditating.

“The mystic energy has arrived?”

He opened it and sure enough.

He received a total of two notifications, both from the Mountain and Sea Academy official account.

The first one calculated the amount of mystic energy that Bai Wushang had obtained during the freshmen trial.

A total of 11 late-stage Spiritualist students were eliminated, and four mid-stage Spiritualist students were eliminated. This meant that he had obtained 122 mystic energy points.

In addition to the 10 points for completing the trial perfectly, the dorm compensated another 10 points.

Including the S-rank freshmen, they could obtain 40 points of support every month for the first three months.

Finally, the accumulated 182 mystic energy points were all bound to Bai Wushang’s personal account.

“This number should be considered a lot for freshmen, right?”

After Ouyang Yuan’s analysis, Bai Wushang had a deeper understanding of mystic energy.

Based on what he said, the value of the mystic energy in Mountain and Sea Academy far exceeded gold coins.

Its most important function was to exchange for the cultivation time of the mystic realm, the ‘Sacred Mountain’.

Apart from that, some special resources in the academy could be exchanged using mystic energy, such as the tutors’ classes, private training rooms, and so on.

Even the rare and precious items that students traded with each other were mostly traded using mystic energy.

The second notice was the “Course Selection Catalogue”.

Bai Wushang opened it and took a look. Wow, there were actually over a hundred courses for new students to choose from!

The mainstream courses were: “Animal Husbandry”, “Pet Intimacy”, “The Theory and Actual Combat of a Pet Beast”, “The Encyclopedia of Transcendence”, “The Theory of Evolution”, “Mutated Biology”, “The Atlas of Transcendence”, “The Principles and Practice of Biological Anatomy”, “Tactics”, “Efficient Meditation”…

The secondary courses were: “Materials Science”, “Climatology”, “Instrumental Science”, “Spiritual Medicine”, “Psychology”, “Gemology”, “Ancient Runology”, “Linguistics”, “Alchemy”, “Refining”…

The special courses were: “Sixteen Ways to Use the Claw”, “How to Cultivate Healthy Ghosts”, “Physical Skills”, “Insect Hunting”, “A Hundred Uses of Animal Feces”, “The Post-Natal Care of the Pig King”…

Bai Wushang read through each and every word, and his scalp tingled. He was even more excited.

As expected of the famous Mountain and Sea Academy, the courses covered too much!

The most unusual thing was the notification at the bottom of the catalog.

[ To The New Students ] —

“The courses of this college are all optional, and there are no mandatory arrangements. Please adjust your time and choose wisely.”

“Courses are added and rotated regularly. You can register at any time. Some of you will have to pay a fee using mystic energy.”

“Remarks: once you register for any course, if you fail to meet the minimum requirement approved by the instructor, you will be punished and marked as ‘Unqualified’. Should you get ‘Unqualified’ thrice, it will result in expulsion.”

Bai Wushang’s eyes lit up.

“Optional courses, no mandatory arrangement… This model is very interesting! What you want to learn and which direction you want to grow in, the initiative is all in your hands!”

“Moreover! Since new courses would be added at any time, I don’t have to worry about not being able to learn the courses I want to learn. I don’t have to register too much in the beginning. Half of the time is used for classes, and the other half is for training and meditation. It’s the most suitable!”

He clicked open the courses he was interested in and compared the introduction, explanation, and course schedule.

Bai Wushang found that some of the courses were divided into three options: introduction, beginner, and intermediate. They were taught by different instructors, so the compatibility was very high.

Secondly, the courses were calculated according to the class hours. Each class hour ranged from two to four hours, which basically took up half a day’s time.

Some courses were repeated three to five times a week. The students could choose any one of the timings to attend the course.

There were also some courses that needed to be connected to maximize their effectiveness.

“Mutant biology, efficient meditation, subdued pet beast concept, and actual combat… these are the priority courses. I’ll forget about the transcendental handbook…”

“In the secondary courses, spiritual medicine and materials science are compulsory. However, with my knowledge level, I can jump straight to the intermediate level…”

Bai Wushang had already figured out the rules of the elective course, so he began to officially register.

Soon, his gaze fell on the “Special Courses” column.

There was a line of small words next to it —

[ You need to pay using mystic energy. ]

There weren’t many special courses, only a dozen or so.

Compared to the other courses, these courses were more detailed, focusing on limited areas.

“This is probably an ability that some instructors are good at, right? It’s similar to a unique secret manual, and it’s relatively precious, so it requires us to pay extra mystic energy?”

That was what Bai Wushang was secretly guessing. Without much hesitation, he signed up for a “Physical Skill” worth 10 mystic energy. This was definitely something he had to learn.

“Let’s do it this way first. After I experience it, I’ll consider whether or not to add more courses.”

…

The next morning.

Bai Wushang opened his eyes and got out of bed.

He meditated in the half the night and slept during the other half of the night. He finally adjusted his spirit to its fullest state.

“Chirrup ~ ~ ~”

Little Milky Way called out softly and opened his large, drowsy eyes as a form of greeting.

Then, it turned around and leaned on Bai Wushang’s chest, continuing to sleep.

Bai Wushang habitually rubbed its ears twice and checked at the same time. The two states of “Weak” and “Exhausted” had already dissipated, leaving only a status that showed “Slight Exhaustion”.

“After sleeping for more than half a day, I should be able to recover…”

Bai Wushang nodded slightly, feeling a hint of helplessness.

If the little fellow was willing to stay in the pet space, its recovery speed would be even faster.

Unfortunately, it was unwilling. It felt that it was too boring and not fun.

After washing up, he made breakfast with the cooking utensils he had bought.

Bai Wushang kept Ah Zhou and left the dormitory alone.

Today was the first day of the formal class.

The first class that was about to begin was “Physical Skills”!

Bai Wushang couldn’t wait any longer. He wanted to experience what Instructor Xiao Tieshi called “Hellish difficulty”.

The guide car slowly stopped beside a small oval-shaped building.

After verifying the watch, Bai Wushang pushed open the door and walked in.

The space inside wasn’t particularly large, but there was plenty of light.

The bright and beautiful sunlight spread on the soft rubber wood, making people feel at ease.

A square black stone arena sat in the middle, and it was as big as a playground.

Bai Wushang only took a glance and saw a tall and sturdy figure standing on his head.

He pointed his index finger at the ground and his body was like a broadsword, standing straight.

Beside him, a humanoid red ape was doing the same thing.

Both man and beast were sweating profusely.