Future Beast World: Becoming A Pampered Beauty-Chapter 50 - 32: Just a Nominal Title

The male Beastman quickly averted his gaze. The young female before him was even more stunning, and her scent was especially sweet and enchanting. He smiled and patiently explained, "Sophie Asate’s surname is Asate. Of course she isn’t from the Royal Family!"

"The Beast King has only one son, Prince Duotu Yalan, and no daughters. A few years ago, the Beast King suddenly bestowed the nominal title of Princess upon Sophie Asate, who comes from a declining, distant branch of the Royal Family."

"Being able to connect with the Royal Family was naturally a joyous occasion for the declining Asate family. They’ve been riding on this hard-won daughter’s coattails to elevate their status! However, although Sophie Asate is now the Beast King’s daughter in name, he never granted her the Yalan surname, putting her in a somewhat awkward position..."

’No wonder Duotu calls Sophie his cousin.’

Sang Luo smiled. ’The Old Beast King had no daughters for a political marriage, so he just found a random female to fill the role.’

’A fake princess could be used to control Caesar, and a declining noble family would be too weak to cause any trouble... That Old Beast King is a clever strategist indeed.’

Once most of the people had arrived, they entered the testing grounds in batches.

「On the main platform.」

Caesar sat to the right of the principal.

The noisy crowd below fell deathly silent. The deans and teachers present were also extremely nervous. Caesar was not only an Imperial Admiral; in his youth, he had studied at Yalan Academy. In four years, he had broken every academic record—achievements no one has surpassed to this day.

Everyone at Yalan Military School was in awe of this legend.

But this Admiral was usually busy with military affairs and rarely appeared in public. Why would he have time to watch the new student selection tournament?

He hadn’t even notified the academy in advance, which left the principal a nervous wreck.

Laltu couldn’t sit still. The pressure was immense, and he kept drinking water.

’Could it be that our academy has a few promising new talents this year?’

Seeing that Caesar’s gaze was fixed on the crowd below, the deans and teachers all began to speculate. But with so many students, it was impossible to tell who the great man was looking at. Then, someone saw Sophie enter and remembered that Admiral Caesar had an engagement to this Princess, arranged by the Beast King years ago.

Now that the Princess had come of age, they would be married soon.

’The Admiral must be here to see his sweetheart!’

Sophie Asate looked at the incomparably handsome man on the main platform, her heart filled with joy. She lowered her head shyly and followed a Beast Husband into the room for the first batch of tests.

When her name was called, Sang Luo glanced up at the platform and met a gaze full of amusement. She blushed, quickly averted her eyes, pretending not to know him, and followed a Beastman guide into the classroom for testing female Talent Power.

"Admiral, sir, what do you think of this batch of students? Are there any promising talents that have caught your eye?" Laltu asked with a chuckle, rubbing his palms together.

"Their aptitude is decent. There are a few Seventh Rank Beastmen," Caesar said, withdrawing his gaze, his tone even. "But we’ll have to see their future performance. Aptitude isn’t everything."

The principal poured a cup of tea. "Sir, please try this fine Dragon Drink Tea. It’s a rare delicacy from the East Continent."

"I’d be honored."

Caesar accepted the tea with a smile but didn’t drink it. His long, elegant fingers gently traced the rim of the cup as he began to speak, unhurriedly,

"Principal Laltu, regarding the proposal you brought to me last time... I’ve given it some thought these past few days..."

When Sang Luo arrived at the attic, the previous batch of females had mostly finished their tests. Nearly half of them hadn’t met the passing mark. Many had never even used their Talent Power before and couldn’t perform the most basic mobilization of it.

’I don’t see Sophie Asate. Perhaps she already left after her test.’

Soon, it was Sang Luo’s turn. An elegant and handsome male Beastman walked over to instruct her. "Noble female, please place your hand on this stone, close your eyes, and channel the Talent Power within your body..."

Sang Luo stood on the stone platform, placed her hand on the two-meter-tall stone, and easily mobilized the Talent Power within her.

The teachers administering the test were astonished. It was the first time they had ever seen a female who could use her Talent Power so skillfully.

The moment Sang Luo placed her hand on it, the Talent Stone lit up instantly, its white light far more powerful than anyone else’s!

Her Talent Power clearly surpassed the Third Rank, even reaching the Fourth Rank! The Fifth Rank!

"A Thunder Talent!" another teacher exclaimed, jumping to his feet in surprise.

After the light from the Talent Stone faded, a bolt of lightning suddenly struck down. Fortunately, Sang Luo had only used a small fraction of her Talent Power; otherwise, the Talent Stone would have likely been destroyed on the spot.