Beast Taming: My System is Bugged

Chapter 345 - 332: I Want to Request Teacher Tang

Early the next morning.

Gu Ming arrived at the company.

The research on the Daoist Skill conduction Cultivation Technique was still ongoing. The testing was a long-term matter, so Gu Ming’s workload had decreased.

Team Leader Da Fei believed a genius shouldn’t be left idle, so when he saw Gu Ming this morning, he planned to give him a new assignment.

However, as soon as they met, Gu Ming’s proposal made him swallow the words he’d been about to say.

After observing Ah Ji for several seconds, he finally spoke. "Has your Pet Beast already reached the Entry Level with the new Breathing Technique?"

"Yes," Gu Ming replied.

In truth, it was far more than just reaching the Entry Level.

During last night’s Dream Training, since both of his pets had grasped their exclusive Breathing Techniques, Gu Ming had spent extra time with them. He didn’t stop until their Skill Level with the techniques reached the Master Level.

The results of the extended Cultivation were obvious.

Ah Kun and Mouse Treasure had completely rebuilt their Breathing Techniques, training them to the Full Tier of the Master Level and breaking through the bottleneck into the Great Success Realm.

It was worth noting that this Skill Level was achieved in their dreams.

In reality, both pets’ respiratory abilities and Mana still needed time to be gradually refined, so the full effects hadn’t manifested yet.

’But there’s no need to reveal such exaggerated progress to an outsider.’

’After all, this isn’t some kind of test.’

After Gu Ming spoke, a look of understanding dawned on Team Leader Da Fei’s face.

He wasn’t overly surprised, just glanced down to size up the scrawny Little Black Cat.

Upon closer inspection, he noticed the little cat had put on a bit of weight.

It was no longer just skin and bones. At least its bones weren’t jutting out as conspicuously, hidden beneath a coat of slightly thicker fur.

Of course, it was still noticeably skinny.

At this point, Gu Ming directly requested to redeem a company benefit: the exclusive Cultivation Technique guidance available to all official employees.

According to the rules, the company provided each official employee with one guidance session per year, personally taught by one of the company’s internal Beastmasters of Five-star Level or higher.

As long as an employee made the request, a Five-star Beastmaster could not refuse.

If one wished to be taught by a Six-star or Seven-star Beastmaster, however, it required their consent; they could not be assigned.

As a Cultivation Method Company, it boasted a large number of Beastmasters who had mastered a comprehensive range of Cultivation Techniques.

They had all the popular Cultivation Techniques on the market, and even covered sixty to seventy percent of the more obscure ones.

This benefit was actually quite valuable. For Gu Ming to use it so soon after joining seemed somewhat wasteful.

Team Leader Da Fei also reminded him, "The benefits will be much greater if you wait until your Pet Beast’s Star Level is higher. Are you sure you don’t want to reconsider?"

After all, using a Five-star Beastmaster’s guidance slot for a One-star Level Cat Demon did seem a bit hasty.

But a benefit was a benefit.

Since an employee had made the request, Team Leader Da Fei wouldn’t refuse to grant it.

Furthermore, regulations stated that while an employee was redeeming a benefit, the company couldn’t force them to take on an excessive workload, ensuring their rights were properly upheld.

Besides, the Champion Scholar’s training time was precious. Team Leader Da Fei had to ensure Gu Ming could develop, as he was still too weak to create significant value for the company.

Team Leader Da Fei had originally planned to give him another assignment. Now, it seemed better to let him continue his optimization work in the Blue Flame Task Force and wait until after he had used his company benefit.

"In that case, what do you want to learn? High-end Combat Techniques? Or Low-End Techniques?" he asked.

The company did have high-end Techniques.

However, the Beastmasters who had mastered these high-end Techniques all had exceptionally high Star Levels. They weren’t people an ordinary employee could simply request to learn from.

Besides, even if you asked, they wouldn’t necessarily agree.

Team Leader Da Fei assumed that employees would always want to use this benefit to learn high-end Combat Techniques.

As for the Low-End Techniques... well, if you offered a bit of money to make the instructor happy, it wasn’t impossible they’d teach you one of those.

So when Da Fei asked about this,

Gu Ming said, "I want Ah Ji to learn the Shadow-Binding Thousand Machines Technique."

Team Leader Da Fei replied, "Then you won’t be able to learn the whole thing. You’ll only be able to learn one or two Combat Techniques from it. Can you accept that?"

"I can accept that. I’d like to prioritize learning Shadow Assault," Gu Ming said.

"That’s easy enough. I’ll help you find a High-star Level teacher to guide you.

"You aren’t familiar with the company’s big shots yet. If you were to ask them yourself, you’d definitely be turned down."

Hearing this, Gu Ming immediately understood the implication.

’Team Leader Da Fei intends to cultivate my talent and is giving me access to more resources.’

’Since the opportunity is here, I obviously don’t plan on being modest.’

He decided to press his advantage.

"Um, would it be possible to ask Teacher Tang?"

He’d been with the company for a month now, so Gu Ming was no longer the complete Xiaobai he had been at the start. He’d learned of Teacher Tang’s true Star Level and abilities from some of his colleagues.

He was a Beastmaster at the peak of the Six-star Level, possessing multiple Six-star Pet Beasts.

His Pet Beasts were all at a bottleneck, on the very cusp of the Seven-star Realm.

All they needed was for their master’s Spiritual Power to break through, and they could advance.

A Quasi-Seven-star expert like him was considered a treasure within the company.

Not to mention, Teacher Tang’s Pet Beasts possessed rare special abilities that were not just uncommon within the company, but rarities in the entire country.

The company’s expectations for him were as high as for any of its top experts.

Team Leader Da Fei seemed slightly surprised by Gu Ming’s request.

Others would typically ask for one of the long-established experts—the company certainly had figures like that.

But the chances of getting one of them to teach Gu Ming were slim. It might not work even if Team Leader Da Fei called in a personal favor.

Teacher Tang, on the other hand, hadn’t been with the company for long. But thanks to the rare traits of his Pet Beasts, both his presence and his power within the company were steadily on the rise.

He already had a lot of admirers; he even had a considerable number of fans right here in the company.

Moreover, Teacher Tang didn’t put on the same airs as the more established experts.

At least if his subordinates asked for help, he would actually make time to lend them a hand.

However, not just anyone could withstand Teacher Tang’s temper.

If your Pet Beast wasn’t learning diligently, or if its Talent was subpar, he would either reject you coldly or criticize you in an extremely harsh tone until you felt worthless.

He seemed like a somewhat conceited man. It was hard to say whether it was a blessing or a curse for a man like that to interact with a genius like the Champion Scholar.

It would be bad if he criticized the Champion Scholar to the point of breaking his spirit before he even had a chance to mature.

’But...’ he glanced at Gu Ming, ’...he’s the one who chose this. I can’t be blamed for what happens.’

"You know Teacher Tang is very strict, don’t you? His standards for Talent are incredibly demanding. Is its Talent good enough?"

"No problem. My Ah Ji can handle it," Gu Ming said.

Da Fei was silent for a few seconds.

’Teacher Tang does have a Dark Attribute Pet Beast, and he’s mastered the Shadow-Binding Thousand Machines Technique, so it makes sense for him to teach it.’

"If there’s an opportunity for Teacher Tang to teach another Technique, could I pay for it privately?" Gu Ming asked.

"You can. As long as you have the money and can convince him to teach you something extra, the company won’t get involved.

"However, the training period won’t change. It’s limited to one month. How much you learn in that time is up to you.

"During that time, I won’t assign you any extra tasks. Just continue doing the Cultivation Technique optimization for the Blue Flame Task Force, and don’t let your training make you forget your actual job," Team Leader Da Fei said.

"Yes!"

With that, Team Leader Da Fei went to contact Teacher Tang.

Unsurprisingly, Teacher Tang sent back a concise, one-word reply: "Fine."