Accepted.
Yi Tian made the decision.
"Send me the time and location."
The two chatted a few more sentences, setting the time for tonight and the location at a Song Family Weapon Shop not far from Yi Tian's home.
After hanging up, Song Qinghang huffed coldly.
The Song family started with weapon shops. Under his father's leadership, they grew bigger and stronger. Now, they were the largest weapon chain commerce chamber in Mist Mountain City, bar none.
They even showed trends of expanding to other cities.
100,000 was nothing to the Song family, but to Song Qinghang, it was still a considerable sum.
But you can't catch a wolf without sacrificing a child (high risk, high reward).
He looked at the Moon Cat sharpening its claws, his heart filled with confidence.
He didn't know how Yi Tian managed to make a Stone Monkey break through in less than a day, but a Stone Monkey was ultimately a Beast with no potential.
It had no innate combat skills, and its ability to learn later was also extremely poor.
He had never heard of anyone raising a Stone Monkey with combat capabilities.
In contrast, his Moon Cat mastered a Silver-level skill at the entry level as soon as it reached Bronze. He would definitely win this battle!
Song Qinghang lost face in breakthrough speed, so he would earn it back in combat.
Whether a Beast is powerful ultimately depends on combat power.
"I will prove myself through battle!!!"
At the same moment, Yi Tian's information was also placed on the table in front of Song Qinghang's father, Song Wei.
Song Wei was burly with a square face, faintly emanating an aura of dominance even while sitting in a chair.
"Old Ma, what do you think?"
Standing beside Song Wei was a tall, thin middle-aged man, Ma Bang.
Ma Bang had followed Song Wei for decades and was also the Song family's butler.
When Song Qinghang wanted to investigate Yi Tian earlier, he had asked him.
Ma Bang shook his head.
"I can't read it."
"Brother Wei, do you think this is a trick played by the school, setting up a scheme to swallow the money we spent?"
Song Wei shook his head.
"Zhou Tiangang isn't stupid enough to do that. If he really did that, would he still want his reputation?"
He stroked his chin in thought.
"Based on my understanding of Hang'er, he definitely won't be convinced. There's a high probability he will challenge that Yi Tian."
"Confirm the time and place. I'll go take a look too."
"This Yi Tian is a bit interesting..."
Ma Bang nodded.
"Okay."
...
On the other side, when Yi Ying came home and saw Great Sage reading—or rather, staring blankly at a book—she was confused again.
"Xiao Tian, what is Great Sage doing?"
Yi Tian honestly said, "I'm letting Great Sage learn knowledge related to nurturing and evolution. I'm preparing to apply for the Research Institute."
According to the rules he learned, Beast Tamers and Beasts could answer questions together.
So it was very reasonable for the Beast to study.
Yi Ying nodded; so that was it.
She naturally knew about the Research Institute. The boyfriend her company leader wanted to introduce to her before was an outsourced employee of the Research Institute.
An outsourced employee's salary could exceed 20,000 Dragon Coins a month.
For a formal researcher, the treatment would definitely be higher!
Moreover, the company Yi Ying worked for hired a researcher as a technical expert.
He only needed to help out twice a year to enjoy 5% of the company's annual profit dividends.
Knowing her brother wanted to test for the Research Institute, she naturally supported him.
Actually, Yi Ying had also thought about testing for the Research Institute back then, but after studying the exam content, she gave up.
Neither she nor the Fluffy Sheep had any talent for studying.
So she knew the difficulty involved.
Thus, she encouraged Yi Tian.
"Good luck, strive to pass within 10 years!"
Yi Tian: ...
After thinking about it, he still didn't dare tell Yi Ying that he had already registered and the exam was in less than 10 days.
He worried history would repeat itself, and Yi Ying would think he had gone mad again.
...
Approaching evening, Yi Tian finished dinner and went out under the pretext of taking a walk.
He scanned a shared bike and rushed to the agreed location.
"Just going for a fight to help Great Sage relax, and conveniently test Great Sage's strength."
Speaking of which, this was Great Sage's first real battle.
He turned his head to look at Great Sage.
"Going to fight, are you excited?"
Great Sage waved his thin arms, his face full of excitement.
Yi Tian couldn't help but think, he really is a unique Stone Monkey.
According to the descriptions of Stone Monkeys in books, they were gentle and hated fighting. Great Sage could be said to be an anomaly among anomalies.
They soon reached the destination. Yi Tian looked up.
What came into view was a very tall gate with a gilded wooden sign hanging on it: Song Family Weapon Commerce Chamber.
Standing at the entrance, one could see various weapons displayed inside.
Sabers, spears, swords, and staffs—everything was there.
Walking in, a staff member immediately came up to ask about his needs.
Upon being told he was here to accept a challenge, the staff member led Yi Tian into the backyard. It seemed they had been instructed by Song Qinghang long ago.
The backyard had an open space, usually used for customers buying weapons to test weapon strength, which could also serve as a combat arena.
Song Qinghang had arrived here hours ago to wait. having seen Yi Tian's photo, he naturally recognized him instantly.
Yi Tian also recognized Song Qinghang. In the past three years, the top three of every major exam would be awarded on the playground stage.
The second and third places changed frequently, but the first place never changed; it was always him.
Since it was their first meeting, the two introduced themselves and exchanged a few pleasantries before standing more than ten meters apart.
They placed their respective Beasts in front of them, ready to start the battle.
But just then, a deep voice suddenly came from outside the door.
"How can a battle have no referee?"
Walking in was a man whose face bore a slight resemblance to Song Qinghang, but whose build was more burly and strong.
Behind him followed several people.
"Dad? Uncle Ma? Why are you here?"
Song Qinghang asked in confusion.
The newcomer was Song Wei. Song Wei smiled.
"Coincidence. I came here to inspect the work and just happened to hear that you and Student Yi Tian were going to have a battle."
"So I got curious and came to watch."
He looked at Yi Tian again.
"Student Yi Tian, how about I serve as the referee? Don't worry, I won't favor either side."
"Both of you are fighting for the first time. You need someone watching. In case someone doesn't hold back in time, I can stop the battle promptly."
Yi Tian shrugged indifferently. He didn't care who the referee was.
But he still politely said, "Then I'll trouble Uncle Song."
Song Qinghang, on the other hand, was even more pumped with fighting spirit.
He didn't want to lose face in front of his respected father.
He thought to himself that he must end the battle handsomely and quickly.
Honestly, if not for Yi Tian's good luck slightly surpassing him in nurturing speed, the two probably would never have crossed paths in this life.
He naturally didn't take Yi Tian seriously.
"Just an ordinary Beast Tamer with good luck."
When both were ready, Song Wei gave the order, and the battle began.
Yi Tian sized up the Moon Cat opposite him, recalling the information he had learned in textbooks.
[Moon Cat] [Potential: Gold] [Skills: Cat Step, Moon Light Slash]