Chapter 47: Isn’t This How You Are?
Finding eggs that matched the top ten’s attributes wasn’t easy—especially since this year had produced two rare attribute geniuses: one light, one dark.
High-level eggs of those attributes were extremely hard to find. As for top-tier eggs, they didn’t even dare to hope.
The academy had only one light-attribute egg in stock and none dark-attribute.
They had gone to great lengths to obtain a high-level dark egg.
Though for Yu Beixuan, such a high-level egg might be optional, the academy still needed to show sincerity.
“These are all high-level beasts? I kind of want to contract another top-tier one.”
Si Er looked at the eggs with slight regret. After learning Yu Beixuan had three top-tier soul pets, he wanted another too.
Although the original story described top-tier soul pets as extremely rare, between him and Yu Beixuan they already had five.
Si Xu’s eagle was top-tier, and another bird could ascend to top-tier with a few bloodline purifications.
So maybe they weren’t that rare?
Guagua rolled his eyes.
[They’re not that easy to find. True top-tier soul pets—or even ones with potential to ascend—are extremely picky.]
[They only appear before soul masters they want to contract with. There’s no way the academy can find one for you.]
[Even if they stumble upon one, they wouldn’t know it’s top-tier.]
[For example, that light-attribute egg—just take it later. What’s inside is a top-tier soul pet.]
Si Er’s eyes lit up.
So this is what it means to get something without effort? Do you know what’s inside?
[Seems like a tiger.]
“A tiger?”
Si Er immediately pictured Yu Beixuan’s little black tiger, which usually looked like a tiny black kitten—adorable.
A light-attribute tiger… so white?
[Yep. Pure white. I think tigers look better with stripes though.]
Guagua knew Si Er adored fluffy creatures. He himself had been the fluffiest of all Si Er’s soul pets—now a newcomer was about to hatch. Instantly, he felt threatened.
He decided to preemptively discredit the unborn white tiger.
[Without stripes, what’s the difference from a big cat? Not majestic at all.]
But big kitties are super cute!
Si Er wasn’t bothered in the slightest—in fact, he was excited.
Yu Beixuan’s ears twitched. He stroked the little black cat in his arms.
So Si Er was going to contract a kitten-like tiger too?
Then the two of them would look even more matched.
When they went on missions in the future, standing side by side with one white and one black tiger—it would be incredibly imposing.
“Student Si Er, you placed first in this assessment. Come up first and sense which spirit beast egg suits you.”
Dean Hong beckoned warmly.
Si Er took a small step back. “No need, Dean. I’ll choose last.”
Dean Hong smiled. “Student Si Er, while your humility is admirable, it’s unnecessary. It’s not conducive to—”
“Dean,” Si Er interrupted helplessly, “I just think light-attribute beasts are usually picky. They probably won’t run off with someone else.”
“But other attribute eggs aren’t picky about light attributes. What if they all run off with me?”
Dean Hong froze. He had never heard such a theory.
“We’ve never had a light-attribute student before, nor seen such a spectacle. Why not demonstrate it for us, Student Si Er?”
Si Er’s eyes widened in shock. “Is this really something that can just be tried casually? If they resonate with me, will they still resonate with others afterward?”
He didn’t know much about this aspect of contracting. He was worried that he might affect the later students’ chances.
Dean Hong smiled. “A contract is originally a two-way choice. If you reject them, they can naturally choose someone else.”
“There may be a slight impact, but it won’t be a big problem.”
“Alright then… I’ll give it a try.”
Si Er stepped forward helplessly, while internally screaming like a marmot.
Ahhh! Whatever accident happens in a moment, that’s the dean’s fault—definitely not mine!
I just wanted to quietly take one egg and leave, but the dean insisted! This can’t be blamed on me!
Dean Hong: …
How aggrieved. He couldn’t even throw the blame back at the student on the spot.
Si Er quickly closed his eyes and extended his soul power toward the ten eggs.
Very soon, all ten eggs began to rotate, as if greatly enjoying the sensation of his soul power.
In the end, except for the dark-attribute egg, the other nine eggs all formed soul resonance with Si Er.
Instantly, several resentful gazes shot toward Dean Hong, making him guiltily rub his nose.
He gave an awkward laugh. “It’s fine, it’s fine. Student Si Er doesn’t need that many soul pets for now. He won’t contract all of them.”
Si Er also smiled. “Yes, everyone, don’t worry. I only need one egg.”
See that? See that? This is all the headmaster’s fault! I didn’t want to try—he insisted! Don’t blame me!
Hearing Si Er’s inner thoughts, Dean Hong wished he could crawl into a crack in the ground. Although the sight of nine high-level exotic beast eggs responding in unison was magnificent and truly broadened his horizons, offending people was also very real.
Some eggs were rather “clean-freakish.” Once they encountered a soul power they liked, even if rejected, they wouldn’t choose a master a second time.
Originally, it was normal that not all ten eggs would be contracted. But after this spectacle, everyone would think it was his fault.
Still, Dean Hong didn’t regret it. After all, he was the headmaster—what was there to fear?
The headmaster should’ve seen enough by now, right?
In truth, he hadn’t seen enough—but he was too embarrassed to say so.
I’ll withdraw the resonance first, in case it causes more trouble later.
What? You can withdraw it too?
Aside from Yu Beixuan and Si Er, everyone present widened their eyes. They watched as eight strands of soul resonance were severed simultaneously, leaving only one—which Si Er directly contracted.
After the contract was completed, the pure white egg automatically jumped into Si Er’s arms.
For a long while, no one came back to their senses.
Soul resonance could really be cut off?
Yu Beixuan admired the crowd’s astonished expressions, feeling far calmer than they were. The scene he had witnessed before was even more spectacular than this—yet he had maintained a perfectly blank expression!
Dean Hong was stunned for quite some time before finally asking curiously, “Student Si Er, how did you just manage that?”
Si Er blinked. “Manage what?”
“The soul resonance!” Dean Hong gestured eagerly. “It can actually be withdrawn? How did you withdraw it?”
Si Er hugged the egg and replied, “Oh, that? I just thought that I didn’t want those eggs—I only wanted the light-attribute one—and then the resonance disappeared.”
“Aren’t you all like that?”