Echoes of the Wild: Tales of a Beast Tamer-Chapter 31: Academy Exams (3)

(Chris's PoV)

I told her everything I should. Whether she understood that or not, was yet to be decided based on how she would act in the future.

"Come on, let's go on the hunt for other beasts and treasures", I said to her as we started the journey.

Fighting other beasts would improve Snow's level and so would consuming treasures that are available in the wilds and secret realms.

This is why though this an exam, it is also an opportunity for the newbie beast tamers to rise high in the world.

Yeah, having a good foundation means, one can reach higher ranks faster and more smoothly.

So, though this is an exam, I decided not to stress much about it and rather use it to hone myself and my pet before the secret realm closes.

Well, there is time. The secret realm would be open for a week. We were informed well before about this so that we would be well prepared for the stay in the secret realm.

By preparation, I meant food and clothes.

Though there would be food here, most of it was suitable for beasts, not humans. So food was to be taken in with us when we entered the secret realm.

When considering Water, there is water but I brought my own reserve. This was because, where there is a water source, there would be a group of beasts.

Every living being needs water. Without that, they would die sooner than by not having food. So, some beasts would make their homes near water.

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Also, there are water beasts that live in water.

So, water sources are very dangerous. If I find a source without such risks, I would fill up my empty reserves but if not, I wouldn't risk it.

Even if the beasts that are present are only of Iron rank, the danger would be pretty high. A group of Iron rank beasts could easily overwhelm a bronze rank beast of higher level much less Snow which only evolved a few days ago.

So, its better to have my own supplies that can last us for a while.

Coming to clothes, there would be battles and that means, our clothes would be ripped apart from the damages caused in a battle. While in the secret realm, even walking with ripped clothes might not cause issues, as the secret realm is very big.

Though from knowing that students from the entire province participate here and from the caution given to us by the headmaster before we entered, one may thing that it was easy to come across one another.

When we entered the portal, we were teleported randomly. So, the chance of students from the same school to spawn near each other would be so low. So, forget about other students from other schools and cities.

The chances are low but there is a chance of that happening. So the advisory caution.

If the exam lasts for more than a week, then the chances of seeing others would be very high but from what I learned from the school library, the area of this realm is very big.

So, the chances are low and how you look might not matter much but that was when inside of the secret realm.

Once we leave the realm, that won't be the case.

If we appear with ripped attire, then that would damage our image forever. We will be forever remembered as that, no matter what we do, unless we achieve something great that can cover this up.

Achieving such feats is not simple and something that not everyone is capable of doing. So, having a few extra clothes would be a lifesaver for our dignity.

I also brought a sword with me, just as secondary protection.

I practised with the sword many times even before becoming a beast tamer. After all, beast tamers are weak and have to depend on their pets. So, if the opponent uses a method to directly attack the master instead of the pet, then that would be game over.

So, in order to protect oneself, one would practise a weapon from a young age.

Though one is guaranteed to get a skill from the pet that they bond with, what they would get is not guaranteed if the beast has more than one skill.

Also, not all pets are combat pets. Even among combat pets, there are pets that lack any attack skills with only defensive skills.

Earth Tortoises have heavy defences but no attack skills. They would passively defend themselves until the opponent tires themselves out, and when the opportunity appears, they would immediately sieze that.

They would hunt using their physical strength.

No one knows what talents they would awaken before the ceremony. Depending on their talents, they have to select their pets or they might regret their choices as these choices could cause them to fall behind others.

So, learning how to use a weapon is a must for survival.

Though I have Beast Fusion and could use Frost Bullets to incapacitate or kill the opponents, that would be the last choice for survival.

Instead of Fusing together, it's better for Snow to act on its own as it would know its body and skills more than others.

In my opinion, fusing would reduce the efficiency and may cost us the battle. So unless there was no other choice, I am not going to fuse.

I would be using a sword, till then.

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Having decided that it was time to hunt, we both started to move slowly watching everything around us.

There could be hiding beasts around us or treasures that were covered up and not visible at a glance. I don't want to miss anything.

I am poor and couldn't give Snow the best. So, finding those treasures is very important for me and Snow. It can help her grow faster and me indirectly. Also, it would reduce a significant burden on my shoulders and on my mind.