Beast Taming: My System is Bugged

Chapter 358 - 345: Enrollment

「Early September.」

Wenquxing University had officially started its semester, and Gu Ming’s routine shifted from a monotonous life between the company and his villa to that of a student centered around campus.

Before school started, however, Gu Ming received a work assignment from the company, addressed specifically to him.

Gu Ming stood before the university gate, took out his phone, and reviewed the work document Teacher Tang had sent him.

First, according to his contract, he was to prioritize joining the club associated with the Ruan Family upon enrollment. The club was called the Outdoor Adventure Club.

Second, he was to acquire a Cultivation Technique temporarily named the "Shadow Attachment Technique." Its true name was unknown.

Following this were Teacher Tang’s notes.

Apparently, over the past week, the upperclassmen of Wenquxing University had been gradually returning to campus.

The company had heard two strange rumors from the clubs about the emergence of a new type of Cultivation Technique. It allowed a Pet Beast to travel within a person’s shadow and could also allow a Pet Beast to attach itself to a human body.

However, the students couldn’t find the Pet Beast responsible. They had been possessed and had explicitly reported the incident to their superiors. The matter was still under investigation.

Because the incidents started a week ago and the investigation had yet to conclude, the situation was becoming increasingly baffling, faintly taking on the quality of a campus legend.

Based on Teacher Tang’s assessment, it was likely a possession-type Cultivation Technique belonging to a Ghost Element Pet Beast, which might hold some research value.

Then there was the other strange rumor.

On the Wenquxing University campus, along unlit stretches of road at night, people had heard the cries of a stray cat in distress but could never find the cat.

Many second and third-year students had heard the strange meowing, and the story had even reached the ears of some teachers.

A search conducted by campus faculty also turned up nothing.

This second incident didn’t attract much attention and wasn’t as widely discussed as the possession cases.

The company’s intelligence department, however, sensed the presence of a special Cultivation Technique.

Teacher Tang was invited to a closed-door company meeting and was ninety percent certain that this was a Soul Attachment Skill, not a simple Possession Technique.

After the meeting, Gu Ming was given an assignment designated specifically for him.

This was the origin of his two tasks for the day.

It was only after reading Teacher Tang’s explanatory document that Gu Ming understood why the company was placing so much importance on these two strange rumors.

Teacher Tang’s Pet Beast, the Profound Celestial Beast Ghost Soul, came with its own Possession Skills. It could transform into Ghost Armor and attach to his arm, granting him the ability to perform delicate operations on a spiritual level.

This type of Possession Skill, when subcategorized, belongs to the class of Soul Attachment Skills.

Possession itself isn’t difficult, but attaching to the soul of a Pet Beast or a Beastmaster is extremely challenging.

The Soul Attachment Skill that Teacher Tang developed himself was based on fragments of a Cultivation Technique found in ancient ruins.

He believed this domain still had enormous potential for development—a veritable blue ocean.

Now that a new Soul Attachment Skill had appeared, not only was Teacher Tang paying close attention, but the company’s upper management was also bullish on the potential of such a rare-attribute Cultivation Technique.

Thus, the related research work fell on Gu Ming’s shoulders.

Since he happened to be returning to school, the job was practically tailor-made for him.

Ah Ji squatted on Gu Ming’s shoulder, peering down at the phone.

’Shadow Attachment Technique? Isn’t that just a Shadow Escape skill?’

Ah Ji scratched his head, not quite understanding his master’s new assignment.

"Let’s go in and register first. We can deal with the job after we join the club," Gu Ming said.

With that, Gu Ming and Lu You stepped onto campus together.

The semester had begun, and the Wenquxing campus was bustling with activity, with Pet Beasts everywhere.

Many first-year students were pulling carts full of luggage into the university, followed by their parents and Pet Beasts.

Gu Ming could tell with a single glance that the Star Levels of these parents were not low. The lowest were Five-star, and many were even Six-star Beastmasters. It was clear they came from families with deep-rooted traditions in Beast Taming.

Other students arrived alone, accompanied by only a single Pet Beast. Just looking at the Pet Beast’s Star Level, it was at least Two-star, and the student’s own aura of Blood Qi and Spiritual Power was quite solid.

Gu Ming observed the new students, and they, in turn, were sizing up the faces of their new classmates.

Soon, his three Pet Beasts became the center of attention. In less than two minutes, he was surrounded by curious gazes.

He walked over to the registration point for first-year admissions and saw the class assignments posted on the board.

He had already registered his student file at the admissions office back in June.

Now, he was here for his class assignment and to ask for the location of the Outdoor Adventure Club.

"You’re the Champion Scholar from the national competition?"

The female upperclassman at the front desk in charge of check-ins had her hair in a high ponytail, and loose strands bounced as she looked up.

When she saw the name and Pet Beast information Gu Ming signed down, her eyes lit up as if they were filled with stars.

She put her hands behind her back, and her face broke into a sunny and vivacious smile, revealing shallow dimples on her cheeks.

Gu Ming nodded and asked calmly, "How do I get to the Outdoor Adventure Club?"

"I can take you there!"

The upperclassman immediately pulled a male classmate over to take her seat and turned to lead the way.

"No rush. Let’s wait for my friend to finish signing in, then we can go together."

Gu Ming stepped aside to make room.

Lu You, who had been standing behind him, shyly stepped forward.

Lu You was a little nervous. She unconsciously wiped her hands on her clothes before filling out the registration form.

The upperclassman’s smile faded a bit as she earnestly sized Lu You up.

From her clothes to her expression, and then to her Pet Beast, the name "Lu You" flashed through her mind, but she couldn’t recall who it was.

’I might have heard of her, but she’s probably no one important.’

In her eyes, there was only the national Champion Scholar at this moment.

’The person next to him should be a rival, but looking at her timid appearance, she has almost no presence. Calling her a rival would be giving her too much credit.’

"You’re done signing in too, right? Let’s go." She quickly put on her bright, cheerful smile again.

Gu Ming nodded and followed her with Lu You, making casual conversation with the upperclassman in a manner that was neither obsequious nor arrogant.

Beside him, Lu You’s mind was a mess. Her normally courageous Divine Sense Sword Body was now only glowing dimly.

She tried to join the conversation several times, but due to her social anxiety, she didn’t know what to say and ended up only uttering monosyllables like "Mm," and "Right."

In a daze, she found she had accompanied Gu Ming all the way to the Outdoor Adventure Club—the very club specified by the Ruan Family Company.

The club leader saw Gu Ming and Lu You from a distance and came over laughing to greet them. "Grand Champion Scholar Gu and Runner-up Lu You, you’re finally here!"

Gu Ming had little reaction.

Lu You, however, was startled and quickly waved her hands. "I’m not."

"Hahaha, it’s fine, it’s fine! I’ve long heard of how incredible you both are."

The leader gave them a thumbs-up. "I’m the president of the Outdoor Adventure Club, Ruan Qitian. My family told me two months ago that two great talents would be joining us. Come on, let’s talk inside!"

Just then, the female upperclassman who had led them there waved her phone at Gu Ming.

"Hey, hey, how about we exchange contact info? If there’s anything you don’t understand in the future, you can ask me online."

"Maybe next time. I have something to discuss with the president right now," Gu Ming said, a look of inconvenience on his face.

The upperclassman’s enthusiastic expression froze instantly. She could only nod stiffly as she watched Gu Ming enter the clubhouse with Lu You.

Lu You, trailing behind, subconsciously glanced back at her and saw only her rigid expression.

For a moment, she felt a bit bewildered.

’Lu You had thought Gu Ming would like the kind of person who was really good at conversation.’

’After all, in her mind, Gu Ming was also that type of person—a great conversationalist who had his own personal gravity field, constantly surrounded by people.’

’For example, the people who swore to defeat him, the teachers who were eager to help him, and even his colleagues who had crowded around him when he had been at the company for less than three days. There were too many examples to count.’