Beast Taming: My System is Bugged-Chapter 138 - 137: Lu You Moves Up a Class

When Gu Ming returned to his classroom, he immediately noticed that his classmates were unusually enthusiastic today.

Everyone crowded around, asking about the secret to the Breathing Technique his Little Cyan Snake was cultivating.

Some even approached him like they were paying respects to a big bro, respectfully offering a valuable Elixir with both hands.

"Big Bro, please accept this!"

"Brother Gu, can you take a look at my Snake Pet? Is it practicing the Breathing Technique correctly?"

Faced with everyone’s passion, Gu Ming was momentarily overwhelmed.

Waving his hands to refuse their fervent offers, Gu Ming made his way back to his seat.

The class didn’t quiet down until the school bell rang and the teacher walked into the classroom.

Gu Ming glanced at his enthusiastic classmates. Even after he sat down, they still kept looking over in his direction from time to time.

Of course, the focus of their attention was Gu Ming’s Cyan Treasure. Everyone stared as if through a magnifying glass, observing Cyan Treasure’s every inhale and exhale as it practiced its Breathing Technique on the desk.

Gu Ming quietly asked Wang Teng, who was sitting next to him, "What’s going on today? Why is everyone so focused on Cyan Treasure?"

Wang Teng chuckled and said, "You took first place, and you even defeated Fang Leng from the class next door and that one from the Wang Family.

How could they not be curious? Your Green Treasure Breathing Technique is famous throughout the whole school now."

Unbeknownst to Gu Ming, something had happened after he went home from the awards ceremony. During the day and into the night, the top few dozen students in their grade—those from prominent and wealthy families—had held a small party.

They had gathered to discuss just who Gu Ming’s Little Cyan Snake had defeated in the comprehensive exam on the back mountain, how it had won, and what was so special about its Cultivation Technique.

Someone had even proposed gathering information on Gu Ming’s daily habits for raising his Little Cyan Snake.

That’s when someone mentioned the community shop where Gu Ming worked—the Pet Beast Store.

Just yesterday, a few classmates had followed Gu Ming and discovered that Lu You from the regular class worked at the same place.

Furthermore, there was a piece of news from an update by one of the family intelligence networks. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

Gu Ming had published another paper, and it was set to be featured in next month’s journal.

The pre-printed copies of the journal were on their way to the school, but some of their families already knew about it before the books even arrived.

This served as further proof of Gu Ming’s genius, drawing even more attention to his Pet Beast’s Cultivation Technique.

And so, they had figured out the reason for Cyan Treasure’s ability to maintain high-intensity combat and Endurance for extended periods—it was the Green Treasure Breathing Technique!

A Pet Beast with a Breathing Technique and one without were two completely different creatures.

This was also the key method behind Lu You’s meteoric rise as the school’s dark horse.

The sustained stamina provided by the Green Treasure Breathing Technique gave even Basic Type Pet Beasts the ability to fight for long durations. They could follow Cyan Treasure and run all day without getting tired.

While such an ability might not seem like much for a High-star Potential Pet Beast, in the realm of Basic Type Pet Beasts, it absolutely could not be underestimated.

For this reason, a craze for learning the Green Treasure Breathing Technique had officially swept the school.

Before this, everyone had merely been surprised that Gu Ming had written a journal article.

Some had studied it carefully, but the vast majority had only given it a cursory glance, not seriously considering cultivating this Breathing Technique.

Now, the top few dozen students had cast aside their prejudices, scrambling to catch up by diligently studying the Green Treasure Breathing Technique.

That was why Gu Ming was met with such extraordinary enthusiasm from his classmates when he arrived in class today.

He didn’t know whether to laugh or cry after finding out the reason.

’So that’s what happened. No wonder everyone’s suddenly so friendly.’

At that moment, the homeroom teacher, Ling Jun, clapped her hands from the podium and said,

"We have a student transferring into our class today.

"Everyone quiet down, please, and welcome our new classmate who has been promoted from the regular class."

Then, the homeroom teacher turned and called out to the empty doorway:

"Are you coming in or not, Lu You!"

As soon as she said this, the students’ eyes went wide, and the class erupted into chatter.

"It’s her!"

"She really did get promoted! I’ll have to test the strength of her Sunflower Seed-eating Hamster later, hehe."

"What does she even look like? I couldn’t get a clear view of her in the auditorium."

The homeroom teacher had to shout again, "Quiet, quiet!"

The students fell silent once more, their eyes fixed on the doorway.

Just then, Lu You timidly peeked her head in through the doorway.

From the looks of it, she wished she could find a box to hide under.

Just as everyone was expecting her to make a full entrance, she only stuck half an arm out and glanced inside the room.

Dozens of pairs of eyes staring at her scared the soul right out of her, and she immediately shrank back behind the door.

And just like that, she vanished from sight, but her voice carried into the room.

She stood outside, holding Mouse Treasure and raising it into the doorway so it faced the class. While she remained hidden, she called out to the room:

"This is... Mouse... Treasure. Please... please take care of us!"

She had practiced that one line all night.

She had originally planned to say it from the podium, but in the end, she just couldn’t do it.

Speaking in the auditorium last time had completely drained all her social energy.

Now, all she could do was hide behind the door like a little bug from the shadows, not daring to stand where there was light.

She squeezed her eyes shut and recited the line she had practiced all night with all her might.

Held up by Lu You, Mouse Treasure wore an expression of utter despair.

The students in the classroom were all greatly surprised to see that the new senior-year dark horse was such a timid person.

Someone couldn’t help but let out a snort of laughter. This made Lu You, who was hiding behind the door, retreat even further into her shell. She quickly pulled Mouse Treasure back, not showing her face at all.

With that, the doorway fell silent for a few seconds.

The homeroom teacher pressed a hand to her forehead and shook her head slightly, looking as if she didn’t know what to do with her.

"Ahem. As you can all see, she’s a very introverted person. Alright, let’s end the self-introduction here."

Lu You’s introduction was extremely brief, and she had even stuttered.

If she were made to come in and introduce herself again, her performance wouldn’t be any better than this.

The homeroom teacher didn’t want to make things difficult for her.

She already knew that Lu You had severe social anxiety. Before asking her to come in and introduce herself, Lu You had been so nervous she was practically a puddle of goo on the floor.

It had taken a great deal of persuasion for Ling Jun to convince her to introduce herself at all.

Inside the classroom, the students who had held certain fantasies about the grade’s dark horse now had their illusions shattered, all their previous speculations proven wrong.

It turned out that Lu You’s nervous display in front of hundreds of people at the awards ceremony wasn’t because of the large crowd—it was just how she normally was.

In the class, Gu Ming was also speechless for a moment. He had known it would turn out like this.

The homeroom teacher announced,

"Lu You, just wait a moment. We’re going to rearrange the seating now. I’ll call you when it’s your turn to choose.

"Everyone, the new grade rankings are out, so naturally, we need to readjust the seating arrangements in the classroom.

"The new seating will be based on your grade ranking. Students with higher rankings will have priority in choosing where they want to sit.

"Once the students at the top have chosen, the students ranked lower will make their selections."

The seating in the class, whether at the front, middle, or back, was a matter of some importance.

When the teacher lectured, the students closest to them could hear the Sound of the Great Dao more clearly.

For the students in the back, the sound wasn’t as distinct.

Although Beastmasters had keen hearing and could hear from a great distance,

it was still best to choose a seat at the front or in the middle when given the choice. These were considered the good spots.

Gu Ming didn’t mind either way. He was already sitting in this spot and didn’t feel like moving.

Everyone had an unspoken understanding. Previously, the seating had been informal, and those who liked the front simply chose seats there.

This time, however, because of the Green Treasure Breathing Technique, the choices of the top-ranked students had changed.

For example, the second-ranked student in the class, Zhou Ruoyun, said, "I want to sit there."

She pointed her finger directly at the seat next to Gu Ming—Wang Teng’s seat.