Beast Tamer: I Can See Evolution Paths

They heard Asher's voice speak again.

"So I've decided to change the method to give everyone today's public lecture," Asher's voice carried a faint hint of laughter, and full of confidence.

Everyone: "?"

They always felt like something was a little strange.

Asher's gaze swept around the room. His voice wasn't loud, but through the microphone's broadcast, it clearly landed in everyone's ears.

"Before today, no one knew the topic of my public lecture today."

"And everyone present today also had their seats randomly assigned."

Listening to Asher's words, the many students below the stage, for some reason, raised a slightly odd feeling in their hearts.

But when Asher specially emphasized it so solemnly, they couldn't help but feel that Asher seemed to be preparing something big for them.

The next second, they heard Asher speak again.

"Today I will randomly select two students in this public lecture and customize an exclusive evolution route for their pet beast, or a pet beast of a beast tamer they know."

Everyone: "???"

Everyone: "!!!"

The beast tamers: "!!!"

Immediately an uproar.

The crowd, which had quieted down, couldn't help but break out in discussion.

Asher smiled.

"This… this this this!", Standing in the back, President Robb clearly heard Asher's words, and couldn't help showing an expression of disbelief on his face.

The finger he extended even trembled slightly.

'This… this this this is simply too crazy!'

That's random selection.

On-the-spot customization.

Immediately researching a new evolution route for a pet beast… is unlikely.

Definitely impossible.

But to propose a hypothesis, and then find time later to prove it…

Even just that is shocking enough.

The students attending today's public lecture, 90% of them were made up of combat department and pet beast evolution research department students.

Only less than 10% were ordinary department students who came to join in the fun.

After hearing Asher's words, and understanding the meaning behind them, many people pulled out their phones, and quickly sent messages to their beast tamer friends who weren't present.

And then…

Happily enjoyed their friends' various expressions of envy, jealousy, hatred, and regret, with uncontrollable giggling on their faces.

Hehehe~

Let them think it was boring and didn't want to come~

Now they regret it.

Too late.

Although… even those present might not necessarily get selected.

But at least it gives them hope, right?

Who knows, a 0.2% chance… is still a tiny bit better than lottery odds.

Asher allowed the students below to talk amongst themselves.

After the initial disbelief, excitement, and thrill faded, they finally calmed down.

Then, one by one, with eyes glowing even brighter, gazes sharp and unwavering, they stared fixedly at Asher.

Asher couldn't help but think.

If gazes could turn into real fire, he might already be burning by now?

Fortunately, gazes are just gazes.

Having already weathered many storms, Asher didn't take these mere five thousand people to heart.

"I will be observing and making judgments throughout. How much the students from the pet beast evolution research department can learn from this depends on your own abilities," Asher calmly said.

As expected, half of the students present, their gazes toward Asher became even hotter, almost wishing they could directly set Asher ablaze.

"Let me first draw the first person," Asher projected a random spin wheel on the big screen behind.

Only then did the crowd notice.

Their seats were numbered.

There wasn't a single person present who wasn't excited.

Connor, Taylor, and Charlie naturally were no exception.

"Let's check our seat numbers—128, 129, 130… I wonder if one of us might be chosen…"

"Ah ah ah! It'd be so great if I get picked!"

Connor couldn't help but mutter endlessly over there.

It was excitement.

It was also nervousness.

If possible, who present here wouldn't want to be drawn?

In Connor's heart, he couldn't help but hold a little bit of expectation.

"Yeah yeah! If I could get picked, that'd be great," Taylor nodded repeatedly, very much in agreement.

Charlie, on the other hand, looked a bit calmer, "Hmm… My chances probably aren't very high? My luck has never been that good."

As soon as he finished speaking.

The randomly selected number already appeared on the projector screen.

"2129"

Alongside the cheers from the second floor, there were even more long sighs and groans.

"Damn! Who the hell has such good luck!"

"Can't I just get a chance!"

"Don't ask! If you ask, it's envy!"

"I'm different, I'm not envious at all! Heh heh! It's just getting picked… sob sob sob! Who the hell took off my sunglasses!"

Voices of all kinds rang out.

The voices of Connor, Charlie, and Taylor mixed in among them, not seeming strange at all.

They were truly envious.

Their curiosity about what was going to happen next was also real.

"Hmm… alright alright, I can only say this result was expected…", Connor sighed as he spoke.

No more words.

Saying more would only bring tears.

How his own luck was, could he really be clueless in his own heart?

He was very clear about it.

Not getting picked was normal.

If he did get picked, then he'd have to wonder whether smoke was about to rise from his ancestral grave.

Or maybe a long period of bad luck was on the way.

Taylor nodded repeatedly beside him after hearing that, "But still, I can't help holding on to a little fantasy."

"After all, that's Professor Asher."

"If I really got picked…"

"I think even if I had ten days or half a month of bad luck afterward, I'd have no regrets," Charlie very naturally picked up the second half of the sentence.

After speaking, the three looked at each other.

Same expressions and similar thoughts.

Looks like everyone was thinking the same thing. Envy.

Nothing but envy.

When they saw number 2129 stand up, Connor and Taylor didn't react much, but Charlie blinked, showing a slightly confused expression on his face.

"…Huh?", Charlie made a soft sound.

Connor beside him noticed the unusual reaction and also looked over at the lucky person who got picked, number 2129.

It was a girl whose appearance… he didn't quite know how to describe.

Medium-length hair, shorter in the front and longer in the back. Connor, who didn't have much of a sense of fashion, thought for a long time and finally remembered, it seemed like girls called this a… jellyfish cut?

She looked kind of cute.

But this girl wasn't purely in the "cute" category.

She wore a pair of big glasses, but they didn't hide her beauty.

Her whole face could be seen clearly.

Clean, calm expression, eyes… a bit far, couldn't see clearly.

Overall, her aura outweighed her looks, giving off a strong top-student vibe.

"Amber Rhodes, 17 years old, a new student in Bluewind University's Pet Beast Evolution Research Department this year, also the youngest freshman this year, supposedly a very talented genius."

Charlie immediately saw the confusion in Connor's eyes. He turned his head toward the two of them and explained.

A celebrity.

Connor instantly understood what was going on.

"This is really…", Connor wanted to say something but hesitated, looking at Amber's figure, opening and closing his mouth, not knowing what to say.

'Damn it!'

Originally, he wasn't jealous at all.

But after finding out Amber was a genius…

Almost jealous to death.

How could someone be so capable and also have such good luck.

This had to be an even lower probability than winning the lottery.

Connor's envious, jealous tears were about to flow from the corners of his mouth.

Very soon, Amber came from the second floor to the first floor and, under the envious, jealous, and hateful gazes of the crowd, arrived next to Asher.

"Student Amber?", After number 2129 was selected, Asher had already found out Amber's identity and name through other means.

However, there wasn't much additional info in the admission file.

So Asher was completely unaware that Amber was a well-known genius.

"Pet Beast Evolution Research Department," Amber nodded and then stated her department.

Under Asher's thoughtful gaze, Amber continued, "Professor Asher, I am not a beast tamer."

"Although I have the talent of a beast tamer, I believe that I am not currently able to handle both identities at once."

"For now, I want to focus my energy on researching pet beast evolution. So, can I give this opportunity to a beast tamer I know, and would you allow me to observe nearby?", Amber spoke seriously.

Immediately, a wave of discussion arose below.

Even though…

Not everyone present was a beast tamer, but those who weren't had thought about it.

If they were the ones selected, could they really hand over the opportunity to a friend without hesitation… hmm, that would be hard.

Maybe in the end they would do it.

But there would certainly be a lot of internal struggle in the process.

However, there seemed to be none of that in Amber.

She was very firm and chose her path from the start.

Asher naturally had no objections, "Of course."

"Which friend are you talking about?", Asher asked with a smile.

The envy, jealousy, and hate directed at Amber from the crowd now shifted to Amber's friend.

Damn it!

Why didn't they know that girl on the stage?

If they did, maybe they could become Amber's lucky "friend".

"Taylor Right," Amber took the microphone from Asher and said a name.

Connor, who was just full of envy: "???"

Charlie, who wasn't that exaggerated but still had some feelings, "???"

The two turned their heads at the same time.

They simultaneously looked at Taylor sitting between them.

Their eyes filled with the same confusion.

Wait wait wait?

Did they hear someone with the same name, or was it really…

"Hahaha!", Hearing Amber's words, Taylor showed an embarrassed silly smile. While scratching his head, he stood up shyly.

"I didn't think Amber would give this opportunity to me… But my fairy butterfly has already evolved, and I haven't had time to contract a second pet yet…"

Under the envious gaze of the crowd, Taylor blinked and thought for three seconds.

He looked down at Connor, who was already stunned beside him, "Hey? Do you want to try?"

Connor: "???"

Connor: "!!!"

The stunned Connor, upon hearing Taylor's words, instantly sprang up.

He trembled all over.

Exchanged a glance with Taylor.

Taylor's eyes were full of trust.

Connor couldn't help but glance at Charlie, who smiled and shrugged at him.

Connor didn't quite understand Charlie's expression, but he knew. If he missed this mysterious, winding opportunity that had come to him, he'd regret it for life.

The kind of regret that would make him wake up in the middle of the night and slap himself.

"I want to!", After shouting loudly, Connor's brain finally cooled down, and his voice involuntarily weakened.

"This, um… is this really okay?", Connor asked hesitantly, looking at Taylor.

Amber on stage looked indifferent, Taylor smiled casually, and Asher chuckled, "No problem."

"And this way… probably no one will think I arranged for a stooge."

As he said this, Asher nodded confidently again, "That's right, no one's stooge would be this reluctant and troublesome."

Hearing Asher's teasing, the students below couldn't help but burst into laughter.

That string of events that had just happened…

Forget Asher.

Even they had never seen such a thing.

A real-life twist and turn.

Clearly, Professor Asher hadn't even started his demonstration, and their little hearts were already on a rollercoaster.

Under Asher's encouraging gaze, Connor stiffly stood up and walked out with awkward steps.

On that short path, Connor felt like his mind was completely blank.

Countless eyes fell on him.

Totally different from sitting in his seat envying Amber. Now, Connor felt like he was the one being envied.

'This ks the child of destiny. The kind of treatment only a protagonist gets.'

Connor couldn't help but get distracted.

It's not that he read too many novels.

It's that this treatment was really too protagonist-like.

Asher didn't know what Connor was thinking. If he did, he would definitely say, "You're thinking way too much."

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