"It is impossible to ascertain when Transcendent creatures, Soul Keys, and Spirit Pact Chambers first appeared; they seemed to have already existed when Blue Star developed civilization."

"The first Beast Tamers in human history to awaken a Soul Key was the Star Spirit First Emperor, and it was he who discovered the existence of the Spirit Pact Chamber. He successfully used the Soul Key to open the Spirit Pact Chamber and smoothly completed a pact with his first Pet, the Snow Spirit."

Star Spirit First Emperor?

Hmm, he was the founding emperor of the Star Spirit Empire, which was overthrown more than two thousand years ago, and also one of the most legendary Beast Tamers in history.

But no matter how great he was, he is now history. Just remember him as a piece of knowledge.

Continue reading.

"...A Soul Key and Pet Space will only awaken when a human's physical fitness reaches F-level and their brain development reaches 2%."

Mingxi stroked her chin: Physical fitness and brain development? I see.

Physical fitness goes without saying; those who understand, understand.

As for brain development, as the name suggests, it is the degree to which the human brain is developed. A higher degree of development usually means that the person is smarter.

The brain development of ordinary people is generally less than 1%.

To awaken, putting aside physical fitness for a moment—which can always be met by training to death or taking some potions—brain development is a very difficult hurdle to overcome.

At least 3000 years ago, the proportion of humans who awakened to become Beast Tamers was less than 0.01%, truly one in ten thousand.

The main problem was stuck on brain development.

It wasn't until 2312 AD that Dr. Lin Yuheng, a scientist from Longhua Country, discovered a special ore. The energy magnetic field formed by this ore after high-temperature treatment could promote human brain development to a certain extent.

From then on, the Beast Tamers civilization truly entered a stage of rapid development.

This special ore was named hongmeng stone by Dr. Lin Yuheng, and the awakening stimulated by hongmeng stone was called Hongmeng Awakening, also known as Acquired Awakening.

After generations of scientists' efforts in research and exploration, in 2794 AD, the Interstellar Alliance officially promoted the "Hongmeng Awakening Method" to the entire alliance, stipulating that every human in the alliance, as long as they reached 15 years of age and their physical fitness broke through F-level, could undergo one free Hongmeng Awakening, and this right was only available once.

As of today, the success rate of awakening through hongmeng stone has reached as high as 79%.

Of course, there is still a small group of humans who can complete awakening without relying on hongmeng stone.

"...Awakening completed spontaneously without relying on any external objects is called Natural Awakening. Generally speaking, Beast Tamers who undergo Natural Awakening are, to a certain extent, superior in Beast Tamers talent to those who undergo Acquired Awakening, and the grade of their Soul Key is also usually higher."

Upon seeing this, Mingxi's eyes lit up.

Natural Awakening.

Undoubtedly, when she was reborn into this body, the pyramid-shaped space that inexplicably appeared in her sea of consciousness was the Pet Space.

And the key radiating mysterious light in the center of the space was the legendary Soul Key that could open the Spirit Pact Chamber.

That's right, Mingxi had undergone Natural Awakening, just one step away from becoming a true Beast Tamers.

The bell rang again, and the last class of the morning had unknowingly ended.

Mingxi, thinking that she still had the task of cleaning the women's restroom to finish, prepared to rush to the women's restroom as soon as she heard the bell, intending to complete her daily cleaning work.

However, before she could leave the classroom, she was stopped by an unfamiliar male student.

"Which one is Mingxi? The Dean of Students wants you to go to his office."

Mingxi had already roughly guessed the reason why the Dean of Students wanted to see her; it was nothing more than those girls actually complaining.

The facts were as she expected.

"Mingxi is here, please sit down first."

The Dean of Students of Haizhou Third Junior High was named Huang Jing. The 'Jingjing Beauty' mentioned by the group of girls who blocked her in the restroom earlier referred to him.

The reason he got this 'elegant nickname' was because he was handsome and refined, looking like a spirited young man in his early twenties, completely unfitting for a serious profession like Dean of Students.

But in reality, he was already a greasy middle-aged uncle of forty-three.

The reason he looked so young was that he was a D-level Beastmaster.

As Beast Tamers advance in rank, they receive corresponding feedback, thus their lifespan and appearance are improved to a certain extent.

The unique advantages of Beast Tamers are thus evident.

Who wouldn't want eternal youth and immortality? Even Emperor Qin Shihuang would be ❀ Nоvеlігht ❀ (Don’t copy, read here) crying with envy, okay?

Getting back to the point.

Huang Jing quickly explained his intention for calling her over; it was indeed related to the complaints from those girls.

"The women's restrooms in the teaching building have often been dirty and smelly during this period, and the female students have a lot of complaints. Many people have already come to me to report this matter."

"The teacher understands your difficulties; it's indeed not easy to balance academics and work, but no matter what, work is work. Since you accepted the school's exchange conditions, you should do this job well."

"What do you think?"

Huang Jing's smile was calm and gentle, but his tone carried a hint of dissatisfaction. Mingxi's work-for-tuition arrangement was something he personally handled, and now that there was a problem, he also had to bear joint responsibility.

It would be strange if he were in a good mood.

What could Mingxi say?

Because of the original owner's job at the steamed bun shop in the early morning, the earliest she could get to school was 7 o'clock. It was clearly unrealistic to finish cleaning all the women's restrooms in the entire teaching building before class.

Almost every day, she had to drag it out until the end of lunch break to barely finish, and the completion rate couldn't be compared with a Transcendent creature.

In the evening, she had to rush to the barbecue restaurant, which meant she couldn't do subsequent cleaning after school.

But according to school requirements, she had to complete all women's restroom cleaning tasks before morning class.

"I'm sorry, teacher, I didn't do well."

Mingxi would not make excuses for herself. Regardless, it was a fact that she did not do her part according to regulations, and there was no way to argue.

Huang Jing sighed softly and waved his hand: "Since students have complained about you, and it has been verified that you are indeed not competent for this job, you no longer need to continue with the cleaning of the women's restrooms from now on. As for the tuition and miscellaneous fees you owe the school..."

He scratched his hair somewhat troubled, thinking about this female student's family situation. He was about to say that he would temporarily pay for her and she could repay him when she had star coins later.

Then he heard the frail, willow-like girl in front of him speak in a very calm and firm tone: "Please give me a little more time, Dean. I guarantee to pay off all outstanding fees by the end of the month."

Seeing that she didn't seem to be putting on a brave front, Huang Jing didn't say anything.

Because the original owner had been doing the restroom cleaning job for almost two months, the Dean of Students didn't make her work for free and decided to waive half of her tuition and miscellaneous fees.

Mingxi naturally wouldn't refuse his kindness. If the 'seller' was offering such a huge discount, it would be truly foolish not to accept it.

Actually, even if the Dean of Students hadn't fired her, she wasn't planning to simply copy the original owner's four-point-line life.