The Beastmaster System: God Pet begs me to evolve

Before the trial officially began, two unexpected monster attacks had already cast a shadow of bad luck over the instructors' hearts.

After a brief rest, everyone began cleaning up the battlefield and collecting the spoils of war.

Though the bat-like monsters didn't offer much in terms of profit, they were still somewhat valuable. Inside the Frost Bats, like with other monsters, there was a chance they had energy orbs, though for elite monsters, the probability was less than one in ten.

Under the instructors' direction, the Frost Bat carcasses were dissected, and energy orbs were extracted from near the head area.

In the market, elite monster energy orbs ranged between 1,000 to 3,000 credits. These orbs contained vast amounts of pure energy, which could be consumed by a beastmaster's contracted beast to accelerate their breakthrough.

It was said that the nutrient liquids were primarily made from energy orbs.

As for evolution liquid, it was made using life orbs as the main ingredient. Life orbs were much rarer than energy orbs, about one-tenth as abundant.

After the spoils were gathered, the group had obtained 20 silver-white energy orbs and two golden life orbs. They were handed over to Mr. He, the class instructor, who planned to sell them for money and divide the proceeds among the students.

Although contracted beasts could directly consume energy and life orbs, the effect wasn't as powerful as the nutrient and evolution liquids. Therefore, it was more practical to sell them for cash to maintain fairness, as there were more beasts than orbs.

At this point, Kent noticed some students' beasts had started eating the Frost Bat's flesh on the spot.

A black dog was gnawing on a heart, while a wild boar was sucking on the blood marrow... Even one of the instructors' weasel-like beast was eagerly devouring a Frost Bat, its eyes gleaming with cunning and vigilance.

Kent felt a bit disgusted. How could anyone let their beast eat such filthy, disgusting creatures? Wasn't it hard to swallow? Even if it wasn't, as a master, wouldn't it feel gross?

He immediately sent a mental command to Garfield, instructing it not to eat these kinds of monster corpses, as he had nutrient and evolution liquids to feed it.

Watching Garfield obediently lie down, Zhao Mengxi was a little curious and developed a slight fondness for Kent. She smiled softly, saying, "Your Garfield is really special. Most carnivorous beasts would be devouring these right now."

Kent shook his head. "My Garfield has suffered through tough times with me since it was young. Now that I've made it big and am on my way to the top, I can't let it live like a wild cat anymore, eating raw meat. So, I let it watch other beasts feast while it quietly remembers our hardships."

This statement was so classy that Zhao Mengxi's eyes lit up, and her gaze softened.

"You two really are a special pair. I almost envy you," Zhao Mengxi remarked with a hint of wistfulness.

Upon hearing this, Garfield stretched lazily and waved its paw at Zhao Mengxi, looking irresistibly cute.

Then, Garfield turned its head, signaling that it was hungry and wanted to eat.

Kent's mouth twitched. Garfield sure knew how to ask for food. But this was actually good news—it meant that the high-level evolution liquid Garfield had consumed previously had been digested, and its foundation was solid, meaning it could absorb more evolution liquid and level up again.

Kent immediately took out a bottle of high-grade evolution liquid and a bottle of high-grade nutrient liquid. As Garfield consumed them, its experience points skyrocketed.

Kent quickly chose "level up." Golden light flashed around Garfield, and its size grew even larger. Its aura also slightly strengthened. Looking at the level, it had already reached level 24.

"At this rate, Garfield should reach leader-level during this trial. But Leng Zimu's Wan Jue Willow Blade, despite being a plant-type, evolves more slowly compared to animal types. Still, it's already level 29. If it breaks through... then I'll be one step behind," Kent thought to himself, feeling some pressure. He then fed Garfield 10 kilograms of Earth Dragon blood.

The Earth Dragon blood was in a large bottle with a thick straw. Garfield hugged the bottle and sucked on the straw, looking content and making slurping sounds.

Earth Dragon blood was a golden-tier ingredient, far more palatable than the Frost Bat's blood. Then Kent received a prompt.

Ding!

Prompt: Your contracted beast Garfield's loyalty has exceeded 60, meeting the requirements for free-range status.

"Ah~"

Kent was momentarily stunned. He could let Garfield roam freely now? This was fantastic.

Though the concept of loyalty wasn't widely spread on Earthstar, beastmasters knew that if a contracted beast was away for too long, the bond could weaken to the point where they couldn't summon it back immediately. Only those with an extremely close bond with their beasts would dare to let them roam free.

Now, Garfield's loyalty had unknowingly surpassed 60, meaning it could be free-range.

Kent's heart leapt with joy. He immediately tossed a few more bottles of evolution and nutrient liquids for Garfield to consume, then waved and said, "Garfield, you can leave now. Come back when you reach level 30 and become a leader-class beast."

Garfield hesitated for a moment, looking at Kent longingly, then leaped away, disappearing into the darkness in a flash.

This scene was witnessed by almost all the members of Group One. For a moment, everyone was stunned.

"Wait... did I see that correctly? Kent actually released his beast?"

Zhao Mengxi looked at Kent with confusion, but she didn't dwell on it too much, trusting that Kent wasn't an idiot.

However, the others were still in shock.

Zhao Zhi couldn't help but mock, "Wow, I told you he was an idiot, but now it seems I was being too kind. This guy is unbelievably dumb. He actually released his own beast! He's finished now—without his beast, the bet is definitely ours. Does he think he can catch up by contracting a new beast? Hahaha~"

Leng Zimu also remarked, "This guy's brain must be broken or waterlogged. I almost feel bad winning against him, like I'm bullying a fool."

Mr. He frowned and opened his mouth, saying, "Kent, what exactly are you thinking? You just released your beast like that? You know, Garfield is everything to you. Without it, you'll be left with nothing, and you'll just be an ordinary human."

Kent nodded, his expression one of deep regret, "I thought it would come back, so I..."

"Hahaha~" Almost everyone couldn't hold back their laughter. "Sure enough, he's out of his mind. He actually believed his beast would come back. This is the funniest thing this year."