Becoming a Kindergarten Teacher for S-Class Spirit Beasts – CH37

Chapter 37

Chu Jiangting stared at the eldest Han brother without moving. Given the Han family’s power and status, he figured that now that he had awakened as an S-class, they were probably here to recruit him.

After all, many people had been trying to pull him into their ranks lately—so many that he couldn’t even be bothered to respond.

But didn’t the Han family already have Han Baiyi?

Wait, no. A while ago, the news of Han Baiyi’s fallout with the Han family had been spreading like wildfire. Chu Jiangting had taken note of it while keeping a close eye on the Rose Nursery’s situation.

Han Baiyi was reclusive and cold, not one to engage with others. If it weren’t for the Han family pushing him too far, Han Baiyi would never have reached the point of cutting ties.

Besides, after only about ten days of being cared for by Teacher Xiao Bai, Han Baiyi had even come over to “warn” him, concerned that the noisy panda cub would disrupt Teacher Xiao Bai’s rest.

If even someone as grateful as Han Baiyi couldn’t stay, what kind of hellhole was the Han family?

Chu Jiangting was already in a foul mood and had no desire to talk to the eldest Han brother. But as long as the other person didn’t provoke him, he wasn’t looking for trouble either.

Chu Jiangting gave the arrogant Han brother a glance and turned toward another exit.

Han’s expression darkened immediately. In this military academy, anyone who knew his status wouldn’t dare show him disrespect.

Moreover, his spirit form was A-class, and apart from a rare few S-class individuals, no one dared to challenge him.

Han strode after him, shouting loudly, “Chu Jiangting! Your family still lives in Zone 98, right?”

Zone 98—the interstellar immigrant zone, known as a symbol of poverty and backwardness.

Chu Jiangting’s face darkened. He stopped in his tracks, his black curls falling over his forehead as he lowered his head. Han couldn’t see the dark, dangerous look in his eyes.

Seeing Chu Jiangting stop without a word, Han’s face filled with smugness, and his gaze was full of contempt.

As the legitimate heir of one of the top noble families in the Empire’s core, Han had always been able to walk over others with impunity. There were very few people he took seriously.

Especially someone like Chu Jiangting, born into a poor family. His entire family had only been able to relocate from a barren planet to the capital thanks to his acceptance into the Empire’s top military academy. Han looked down on him even more.

In fact, the very act of waiting here for Chu Jiangting for three hours and speaking to him personally was already, in Han’s mind, a great favor to this S-class cadet.

Han walked closer, his voice full of satisfaction. “Your whole family still lives in Zone 98, right? Your parents work there, and your younger siblings go to school there. By the looks of it, you probably send all the monthly military school stipends back home to support them, right? No wonder you only eat those garbage nutrient packs every day and never eat at the cafeteria. How do those taste, by the way? I saw your spirit panda fighting with that black snake over a slice of pickled cucumber in the livestream.”

Chu Jiangting remained silent. After a moment, he slowly lifted his head. His previously red eyes were now dark and intense, with a storm brewing in their depths.

As he stood there silently, his expression suddenly shifted, and a strange look crossed his face. The panda cub, dreaming sweetly of a milk bottle, had started drooling in its sleep.

The drool had even soaked into Teacher Xiao Bai’s sleeve…

Chu Jiangting noticed this, and for a moment, his anger subsided as he looked through the mental link at Teacher Xiao Bai’s sleeve. The warm yellow pajamas were soaked in a large patch.

Chu Jiangting: “…”

Ever since this panda spirit separated and emerged, he had been connected to it in the mental sea, keeping a close watch on it at all times. But just now, in less than half an hour after disconnecting the link, lo and behold, the little panda cub had drooled all over Teacher Xiaobai’s sleeve!

Chu Jiangting was completely speechless.

Seeing Chu Jiangting’s conflicted expression and how he kept his head down without saying a word, Han Dashao thought he had hit Chu Jiangting’s weak spot, and his heart was filled with joy.

As expected, these people from backward frontier planets were easy to manipulate!

Han Dashao continued, “You know, our main planet has very high requirements for incoming migrants. Every year, they do a contribution value assessment. Although your family followed you to the main planet, once you graduate in four years, if their contribution value isn’t sufficient, they’ll definitely be sent back to the home planet.”

He paused, looking at Chu Jiangting with a haughty expression. “But, if I step in to help, there’s no need to worry at all. As long as your family works for the Han family’s research institute, we’ll endorse their contribution assessment. With the Han family’s backing, your family can stay as long as they want without ever worrying about being sent back.”

What Han Dashao was saying was indeed something that Chu Jiangting’s family desperately needed.

All those years of grueling training, drinking mental force boosters — Chu Jiangting had endured it all so that his family could stay on the main planet and not have to return to the chaotic and backward frontier worlds.

Chu Jiangting looked at Han Dashao, expressionless, and asked, “What’s the condition? What do you need me to do?”

Han Dashao smirked inwardly, looking down on Chu Jiangting as he stepped closer and said in a low voice, “You know Ares, the golden eagle? Former mech squad captain Chen Min’s spirit, ranked second on the Empire’s S-class list.”

The first, of course, was Huo Ranchuan, but the golden eagle Ares was a close second, and its combat power was unquestionable.

More importantly, the golden eagle had completely suppressed its host, leaving their mental sea in a constant state of turmoil — it had completely lost control.

Chu Jiangting raised his head, staring at Han Dashao, curious to see what nonsense he’d say next.

Unaware of Chu Jiangting’s growing impatience, Han Dashao continued, “You probably don’t know this, but Ares is currently being held in Qishan, right next to the Rose Nursery. You’re an S-class with a strong mental force — you could easily suppress it within the nursery.”

Sending a newly manifested panda cub to suppress a fully grown golden eagle with years of battle experience? It was absurd — something to deceive children with.

Chu Jiangting found it laughable.

This wasn’t suppression; this was provocation.

Chu Jiangting could see right through it. The Han family, bitter about Han Baiyi’s fallout with them, wanted to trigger the golden eagle’s mental force outburst, planning to drag the entire Rose Nursery down with it.

If the golden eagle were to rampage, its power would be unimaginable. The only one capable of subduing it was Huo Ranchuan. But if, by chance, Huo Ranchuan wasn’t around when it happened, the consequences would be disastrous.

Chu Jiangting considered himself a bad person — he wasn’t empathetic or particularly kind. He’d even entertained thoughts of giving up and taking the world down with him during his most grueling training.

However, if the golden eagle really did go berserk and attack the Rose Nursery, the first to suffer would be those defenseless, non-psychic humans from other star systems.

Like Teacher Bai.

Han Dashao kept rambling smugly, “Han Baiyi thinks that just because he’s thrown in his lot with Huo Ranchuan, I can’t touch him anymore. Ha! He hasn’t realized how many people are targeting Huo Ranchuan these days…”

With a loud bang, Han Dashao’s voice cut off abruptly, replaced by his screams of pain.

Chu Jiangting approached with a smile, staring down at Han Dashao, who was sliding down the wall, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth and his face full of disbelief. Chu Jiangting spoke in a low voice, “If you want to go after Huo Ranchuan or get revenge on Han Baiyi, go after them. Why the hell are you targeting the Rose Nursery? Huh? What did the staff there ever do to you? Let me warn you: if anything happens to the Rose Nursery, I’ll beat you up every time I see you. Got it?”

Han Dashao wiped the blood from his mouth, his body pinned to the ground by Chu Jiangting’s overwhelming S-class mental force. He couldn’t even move, but still managed to speak defiantly, “Chu Jiangting! Don’t you realize your status? If I want, I could snap my fingers and—”

Another loud “bang” echoed as Chu Jiangting kicked Han Dashao square in the chest. Han Dashao howled in pain, spitting out another mouthful of blood.

Chu Jiangting’s face darkened. “I’m not Han Baiyi. I haven’t eaten a single bite of your Han family’s food, so I don’t owe you anything. I’m an S-class. Every major military district, elite family, and even the governors of secondary stars are all trying to recruit me. Now, you tell me: if I made it a condition for joining them to get rid of you, how many do you think would be interested?”

Han Dashao: “…”

Han Dashao held his bleeding mouth, wide-eyed with shock, unable to comprehend how Chu Jiangting could speak like this. More importantly, he had no idea an S-class could be so highly sought after! Chu Jiangting was a rogue!

As for Han Baiyi…

That made sense. Though Han Baiyi had been submissive in the Han family, part of it was due to years of brainwashing through specialized training. But another part was because Han Baiyi felt indebted to the Han family for taking him in — after all, he’d eaten their food for over a decade, and he was a person who repaid his debts.

But now, Han Dashao had finally hit an iron wall with Chu Jiangting.

No matter how low his background, an S-class was not someone the Han family could easily provoke.

Chu Jiangting, in a foul mood and deeply fed up with Han Dashao, kicked him several more times before finally leaving, not caring whether he lived or died.

It was already three or four in the morning. Chu Jiangting still had to sleep for a couple of hours before morning training. And he also had to watch over the little panda cub in his mental sea. That drooling seriously couldn’t continue!

The next morning, when Bai Nuosi woke up, he felt that his right sleeve was damp. He looked down and saw that half of his sleeve was wet. The panda cub was lying beside his hand, drooling in its sleep.

Bai Nuosi couldn’t help but smile.

He got up, washed up, changed into his uniform, and opened the livestream.

With a smile, Bai Nuosi greeted the viewers, “Good morning, everyone! The panda cub wasn’t feeling well yesterday, so today’s breakfast will be made in the infirmary. I’ll prepare some milk for them first, and then make a simple sandwich.”

Saying this, Bai Nuosi busied himself preparing honey milk for the two little ones.

The panda cub loved honey milk. Knowing that its sense of taste had weakened, Bai Nuosi added two extra spoonfuls of honey. After making the milk, he placed a bowl of milk and a bottle on the table, then headed to the kitchen to make breakfast for the two cubs.

The half-asleep panda cub, eyes half-closed, sniffed the air and slowly climbed out of bed, making its way to the table with surprising precision. Clumsily, it climbed onto a chair, sprawled across the table, grabbed the bowl of milk with its paws, and pulled it closer. Without opening its eyes, it dunked its face into the bowl.

Slurp slurp slurp — the sound of the panda cub drinking the milk.

The Teng Snake, was awake too, but it stayed curled up on the bed. It was waiting for Bai Nuosi to brush its teeth. You couldn’t eat without brushing your teeth, after all.

Looking at the panda cub, Teng Snake tutted inwardly. So unhygienic! Drinking milk without brushing teeth first!

The Teng Snake’s eyes were fixed on the panda cub slurping milk, its mouth watering. It was quite embarrassing, but Huo Ranchuan pretended not to notice his spirit beast.

Meanwhile, the viewers, who had been waiting eagerly for the livestream, couldn’t help but comment:

[Good habits can definitely be cultivated! Look at the baby snake, and then look at the panda cub — such a stark contrast!]

[Who can understand this? The panda cub burying its face in the bowl is melting my heart! Let me send some tips to buy honey for the cub! Deep-sea torpedo x10!]

[Oh no, the panda cub has already finished its share and is grabbing the serpent’s bottle! That’s the serpent’s milk! Rocket launcher x5!]

Even the Teng Snake sensed danger!

Its milk bottle was in jeopardy!

At that moment, Bai Nuosi finished making breakfast and walked back in. He immediately noticed the panda cub, face covered in milk, the licked-clean bowl, and the bottle in its paws.

Is the panda cub so desperate for milk that it’s even going for the bottle it usually dislikes?

Bai Nuosi calmly walked over, pointed at the bowl and the bottle, and said softly, “Qiuqiu, this milk is portioned out — one for you and one for the baby snake.”

He patiently repeated, “One for you, one for the baby snake. This one belongs to the baby snake.”

The panda cub quickly hid the bottle behind its back, staring at Bai Nuosi warily, shaking its head vigorously: “I finished it!”

It glanced at Bai Nuosi cautiously and then shouted in its childish voice, “Finished! No more!”

Bai Nuosi: “…”

Teng Snake: “…”

After a brief hesitation, Bai Nuosi leaned forward slightly, trying to peek behind the panda cub, “Hmm… Qiuqiu…”

Suddenly, the panda cub shoved the bottle into its mouth and began gulping down the milk.

Glug glug glug — the sound of the panda cub drinking from the bottle!

Bai Nuosi: “…”

Teng Snake: “!!!”

Teng Snake was furious. My milk is gone!