Chapter 628: 622: School Rewards

“Damn it, it’s you who messed up my plans again!”

Fred Hoyle clenched his fists, with a flash of resentment in his eyes.

If David Jones had arrived just a few minutes later, he would have been able to use Devouring to consume a quarter of Jackson Grant and the others’ Talent and fortune.

Then, he could have ridden the momentum of consecutive victories to challenge David Jones, drawing a portion of his fortune during the fight, and swallow the SS tier Level VII elixir he had prepared in advance to forcibly sprint to the Class VI King level.

In front of everyone’s eyes, even the daring David Jones wouldn’t dare to interrupt his own Arcane Star Breakthrough at the risk of committing a taboo.

As for the damage to his foundations caused by forcibly attempting the breakthrough with the elixir, Fred Hoyle didn’t care at all, with the Devouring Talent in his possession, as long as the damage wasn’t too severe, he could always recover.

Unfortunately, the plan ultimately failed!

In front of the powerful David Jones, he had no say whatsoever, and even Ning Jade, whom he had provoked into the trap, chose to ignore him as soon as David Jones appeared.

“Rosewood College isn’t defined by your word alone. I’m determined to secure a spot in this year’s National Competition.”

Glancing at the firmly shut door behind him, Fred Hoyle left in anger.

…

“Sigh.” Jackson Grant let out a sigh and handed the documents in his hand to David Jones.

“Pick one.”

David Jones didn’t take them, instead turning his head toward Margaret Yule, whose cheeks still bore a trace of blush.

Jackson Grant: “???”

A foreboding feeling suddenly arose in his heart.

And sure enough, the next second, David Jones simply said, “No need to choose, let Margaret take Fred Hoyle’s spot.”

“Ah? I can’t do it!” Margaret Yule’s eyes widened.

Ning Jade looked at David Jones, her face showing a hint of difficulty, “Margaret’s potential is good, but is it not too rushed for her to join the team now…?”

Jackson Grant coughed lightly to interrupt Ning Jade.

David Jones: “I’ve said before, my requirements for the team are very…”

“No problem, Margaret’s Six-tailed Ice Fox has extremely strong control abilities!”

Jackson Grant quickly agreed, afraid David Jones might kick Ning Jade out of the team as well.

Ning Jade’s eyebrows raised as her gaze toward Margaret Yule changed.

With a rare and powerful King pet like the Six-tailed Ice Fox, which boasts invincibility among its peers and a temperament that is aloof, she didn’t expect a first-year student to have subdued it.

“I haven’t formed a Beast Taming Contract with Snowball yet,” Margaret Yule said, shaking her head honestly.

“Ying?” (Is it dinner time?)

Hearing its owner call its name while basking in the sun on the tree, the Six-tailed Ice Fox instantly pushed open the door and jumped into Margaret Yule’s arms, then looked at the Loona in David Jones’s arms with a guarded expression.

“No wonder you named it Snowball; it’s become so fat it’s like a ball now!” David Jones said with a light laugh.

“Ying!” (You’re the one who’s a ball!)

Snowball hid behind Margaret Yule, its tone somewhat uneasy.

These recent times had been the happiest days of its life, and it definitely did not want to go back to the way things were before, back to living a hellish existence under David Jones.

In the Mesona Space, with so many Ice mesona to look at but none to eat, getting close meant a slap; for a perpetually hungry glutton, this was a fate worse than death.

The current owner was much better!

Not only was food and drink provided in abundance, but every afternoon, it could also bask in the warm sunshine, which was a celestial way of life for Snowball, who in the wild often starved for two out of every three days and had fallen so low as to survive on eating icebergs.

At that moment, sensing the hidden power within Snowball, Ning Jade’s expression grew solemn.

In terms of strength, this Six-tailed Ice Fox was certainly not inferior to her Deep Water Ape. The new students nowadays are all monsters!

“Sorry, it was my own prejudgment. You truly qualify to join the school team,” Ning Jade said in self-mockery.

Margaret Yule gave a wry smile, “Senior, you flatter me.”

David Jones stroked his chin, suddenly recalling the Monarch-grade elixir formula for the Essence Pill recorded in the Purifying Sutra.

Normally, a Trainer could not contract higher-class Pet beasts that were two classes above their own, because the gap between their Arcane Star Strength and the Pet’s Psychic Power was too great.

The Essence Pill was created by the Ghosts to compensate for insufficient Psychic Power, and after his adjustments to the formula, the Essence Pill gained additional effects that could increase Arcane Star Strength.

With Snowball’s currently restricted power, coupled with an Essence Pill, Margaret Yule taking a three-class leap to form a Beast Taming Contract with Snowball seemed not an impossible feat.

The only issue was whether Snowball’s displayed dependence on Margaret Yule was genuine or a deception.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

After all, the Ice Fox clan excels at captivating hearts through acting.

“Buzz, buzz!”

After glancing at a message on his phone, David Jones decisively stood up, not giving Margaret Yule a chance to refuse.

“Let’s go, our mentor is already waiting for us at the Battle Square!”

…

At the Battle Square, Mountain Spirit Pavilion.

Lawrence Boris stood on the spacious Battle Platform, resting with his eyes closed. His robust muscles were like a fortress of bronze and iron, exuding an intense sense of pressure just by standing there.

Beside him was a stocky brown pig with stout limbs.

In contrast to its large body, its head was small; its short, straight, black ears stood upright, and its orange and yellow eyes gleamed viciously.

Its stubby snout was set with a sharp horn like a piece of jade, with its canine teeth exposed, one pair pointing up and the other down, resembling fangs.

Around its neck was a thick mane that seemed to possess the vitality to nourish all living things—the signature ability of the Water Vein Emperor Hog: Blessing of All Life.

Suddenly, Lawrence Boris opened his eyes and looked towards the entrance; the person arriving was the talented youngster he admired.

“Director Boris, these are my teammates,” David Jones said.

Lawrence Boris glanced over the group, a trace of surprise in his eyes.

“Two Class III initiates, one Class IV initiate—the National Trainer Cooperative Competition isn’t as simple as you think. Are you sure you can win the championship with this line-up?”

David Jones smiled, his tone brimming with confidence, “Even without teammates, I alone could carve through the national competition. Besides, I have a group of trustworthy teammates behind me.”

Lawrence Boris couldn’t help but smile as well.

He truly admired David Jones’s confidence from the bottom of his heart.

“Good. If you can lead the team to break Peony Colledge’s winning streak and win the National Competition’s group championship, the school will reward you with Level VII Pet Resources,” he said.

David Jones’s eyes lit up—this reward was just what he needed to exchange for a True Dragon Ice Overlord’s heart!

Hearing this, the others couldn’t help showing envy on their faces; they, too, desired Level VII resources.

“As for the rest of you, as long as you perform exceptionally during training and the competition, I might take one of you as my disciple,” said Lawrence Boris, his smile shifting from David Jones to the others.

It was a pity he was a step too late; otherwise, David Jones would have been the perfect disciple in his eyes.

As Director Boris finished speaking, Jackson Grant and Ning Jade exchanged glances, each seeing the other as their biggest rival.

Out of the seven, David Jones and Richard Goodwin, who already had mentors, were no longer eligible to become disciples. Jedbrook Harvey, Sanne, and Margaret Yule were not a concern, making it clear to whom the position of disciple would fall.