Volume One, Chapter 14: Poor Little Thing, How Did You Leave the City for Training at Only Level 8?

After repeatedly reminding Han Yanran of the various precautions for venturing beyond the city, she finally turned and returned to the headquarters of the Beast Tamer Association.

Zhu Zhihan knew full well that for Lin Yao, the top priority now was to rapidly increase his level and strength.

She tugged on Lin Yao’s sleeve, her face brimming with anticipation as she suggested, “Brother Lin, let’s head out of the city now to train and level up!”

Lin Yao looked her over from head to toe, then waved his hand with a smile. “Don’t rush. As the saying goes, ‘To do a good job, one must first sharpen one’s tools.’ I need to prepare some suitable equipment for you and gather supplies for surviving in the wild. After that, it won’t be too late to set out.”

Hearing this, Zhu Zhihan obediently nodded and chirped, “I’ll follow your lead, Brother Lin!”

Seeing her so compliant and obedient, Lin Yao couldn’t help but smile gently.

Despite possessing a voluptuous, alluring figure and an exquisitely beautiful face, Zhu Zhihan’s personality was surprisingly meek and docile, like a little sister who could be easily managed.

Such a stark contrast was irresistible to anyone, Lin Yao included.

However, at this moment, Lin Yao’s mind was focused on the benefits promised by Murong Nanxi’s guardianship, and he forced himself to suppress these thoughts.

He had to prepare thoroughly as soon as possible and then devote every second to leveling up through training.

Only then would he have a chance to secure the advantages granted by Murong Nanxi’s protection.

Lin Yao’s preparations for leaving the city were actually quite simple.

He went on a shopping spree at the Beast Tamer Mall, acquiring a large quantity of outdoor supplies related to clothing, food, lodging, and travel, all of which he stored in his system space.

Lin Yao and Zhu Zhihan swept through the mall without pause, quickly gathering all the necessary supplies before eagerly heading towards the city gates.

As they approached the gates, Zhu Zhihan remained obediently by Lin Yao’s side, but a peculiar expression flickered across her flawless face, as if some question lingered in her mind.

Gathering her courage near the gate, Zhu Zhihan timidly asked, “Brother Lin, why did you dress me up like a big sister?”

Lin Yao was startled and quickly covered her soft lips with his hand.

The warmth against his palm caused a slight tremor in his heart, but now was not the time for frivolous thoughts.

Lin Yao was unsure whether a level 45 expert’s perception could truly cover the entire city.

If it could, then Zhu Zhihan’s words might have already reached President Han Yanran’s ears, who might immediately concoct an excuse to give Lin Yao a good scolding.

Keeping his palm pressed against Zhu Zhihan’s lips, Lin Yao lowered his voice and solemnly warned, “Zhihan, never casually mention President Han or Guardian Murong while in the city, understand?”

Zhu Zhihan nodded vigorously. “Yes! I’ll remember!”

Though she didn’t quite understand why Lin Yao was so cautious, she trusted him completely and would obey his every word.

Meanwhile, inside the office of the President of the Beast Tamer Association in Northwind City.

Han Yanran let out a soft “hmph,” glancing discreetly toward the direction where Lin Yao and Zhu Zhihan had departed.

Lin Yao’s suspicion was indeed correct.

As a level 45 Beast Tamer, Han Yanran could barely extend her spiritual perception over half of Northwind City.

Lin Yao’s recent actions were all captured by her watchful eyes.

He had just bought Zhu Zhihan off-shoulder tops, tight skirts, lace blouses with cutouts, black thigh-high stockings, and strappy high heels…

All of these garments, completely unsuitable for Zhu Zhihan’s age, were quietly noted down by President Han in her little notebook.

With Han Yanran’s spiritual influence reaching Lin Yao’s area, and Murong Nanxi’s guardianship even more so, nothing escaped their notice.

At that moment, Murong Nanxi was holding a cup of cappuccino, standing before the full-length mirror in her office.

She thought to herself softly, recalling Lin Yao’s recent actions toward Zhu Zhihan: “At this age, do boys really like big sisters in black stockings...?”

She casually glanced at her reflection in the mirror.

Her figure was perfectly proportioned with nine-heads tall, curves nearly flawless, clad in black stockings, exuding the aura of a classic mature beauty.

In theory, with the special travel permit personally authorized by Murong Nanxi, Lin Yao and Zhu Zhihan should face no obstacles leaving the main city to train in the wilderness.

However, when the two reached the city gate ready to depart, they were still stopped by the Dawn Guard troops.

“Hold! Beast Tamers below level ten are prohibited from leaving the city!”

Lin Yao looked up at the blocking guard.

Then he took out the special permit granted by Murong Nanxi’s guardianship from his system space.

“This is a permit personally authorized by Guardian Murong. I already possess the basic qualification to train outside the city. Please allow me passage,” Lin Yao explained politely.

The Dawn Guard soldier inspected the permit and confirmed it was indeed bound to Lin Yao’s spiritual power, meaning the permit belonged to him personally.

The soldier’s expression immediately softened as he appraised Lin Yao approvingly and said with a smile, “Young man, impressive! You got your permit at level 8! But the wilderness is extremely dangerous—be sure to be very careful during your training!”

“Thank you for the reminder,” Lin Yao smiled faintly in gratitude, then led Zhu Zhihan through the gate, officially stepping out of the safety of the main city.

In this age of calamity, the city was humanity’s last sanctuary.

Not long after they left the city, they encountered a group of ten alien tribe members—a standard ten-person alien squad.

[Name: Blue Demon Tribe (Alien)]

[Level: 11]

[Talent: Blue Demon Armor (Consumes internal energy and bloodline power to instantly form battle armor. Under this armor, energy consumption increases threefold, and defense is tripled.)]

[Skills: Demon Combat Technique, Blue Demon Blade, Blue Demon Shield, Charged Ram!]

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Using the reconnaissance ability granted by his Evolution Path talent, Lin Yao quickly scanned the Blue Demon Tribe members’ profiles and prepared to summon his Shadow Wolf to engage this alien squad head-on.

However, before Lin Yao could enjoy this gift of “experience,” a sharp whooshing sound cut through the air, and a slender yet powerful figure descended from above, landing steadily in front of him and Zhu Zhihan, shielding them behind her.

The newcomer was a young woman about nineteen or twenty, riding atop a massive wolf-like alien beast.

The creature was enveloped in swirling winds and flames, clearly capable of wielding both elemental powers simultaneously.

The girl gave Lin Yao a condescending glance from her elevated position on the wolf’s back, then lazily shifted her gaze to the alien squad ahead.

She spoke with a coquettish yet teasing tone, “Poor thing, only level 8 and already wandering into such danger? If it weren’t for your lucky encounter with me, you’d probably be a corpse under those alien blades by now.”

“If you want your big sister to rescue you, you first have to say ‘Good big sister.’”

Lin Yao instinctively wanted to retort and blurted out, “Good big sister…”

In truth, he had wanted to say, “Good big sister, go cool off somewhere and stop stealing my kills!”

But before he could finish, Xia Mengying sweetly responded, cutting him off, “Aww! Such a good little brother!”