Chapter 10: Catching Screaming Mushrooms
Bai Qi went through almost all the F-level tasks, but still couldn't find the task he wanted.
How about finding a few tasks to do first to relieve the financial pressure?
Just when Bai Qi was about to bow to reality, an E-level task appeared on the task board.
Unlike F-level missions which are mostly trivial, E-level missions are more or less risky, so only professional beastmasters are qualified to take them.
And now such an E-level task actually appeared on the trainee beastmaster's task board, which really surprised Bai Qi.
[E-level task]: Clean up the screaming mushrooms
The Screaming Mushroom is a plant-based pet with the racial skill of Screaming. It mostly grows on the outskirts of the Hill of the Dead and usually likes to hide itself in the soil. It will only suddenly pop up when people approach.
If you are not prepared in advance, you may easily be frightened to death by their screams. If no one else finds you, when you wake up again, you may face the warm hospitality of a bunch of undead creatures.
Are the staff of the Beast Tamer Association crazy to assign this kind of task to a trainee Beast Tamer?
With doubts, Bai Qi carefully read the task introduction and finally understood.
Due to the recent undead craze in Gusu City, the number of beastmasters entering and leaving the Hill of the Dead has increased, and they have brought out some spores of screaming mushrooms, which has directly led to a portion of the fields outside Gusu City being occupied by screaming mushrooms.
The screaming mushroom reproduces very quickly. In a short period of time, it has surpassed the four traditional pests, making the owners of the farmlands miserable.
Therefore, several nearby towns jointly issued tasks and asked beastmasters to help handle them.
That's it!
After reading the task introduction, Bai Qi accepted the task without hesitation.
The screams of the Screaming Mushroom are very troublesome for most pets, but they are basically useless to undead creatures like Alpha. In addition, since it is not in a place like , this task is much simpler.
Bai Qi put away the task board, ran to the female receptionist to register his information, and then waited aside.
Although there is no threat from undead beasts, the threat from swarms of screaming mushrooms is still considerable. Of course, it is impossible for Bai Qi to do it alone, so Bai Qi needs to wait for other people to form a team together.
Soon, four more people took on the task, and Bai Qi also received a notice and gathered outside the Beastmaster Association.
These four people were about the same age as Bai Qi, and seemed to have known each other before. They were chatting animatedly before Bai Qi arrived.
Seeing Bai Qi approaching, a tall young man with a sunny smile on his face came up to him and said, "Hello, my name is Gao Cheng. Are you also the beastmaster who accepted the Screaming Mushroom mission?"
"Hello."
Bai Qi nodded and greeted a few people, and the other two responded one after another.
"Let's first introduce our respective situations."
Gao Cheng pointed at himself and introduced himself, "Gao Cheng, trainee beastmaster, my pet is a level one fire armor scorpion, I have mastered the fire pincer attack and scorpion tail sting to a mastery level."
"Han Jian, trainee beastmaster, his pet is a level 5 ice crystal toad, and he has mastered the ice crystal bullets at a proficient level."
"Wei Ze, trainee beastmaster, pet is a level 5 Emerald Centipede, mastered the poisonous entanglement with proficiency."
"Wu Lan, trainee beastmaster, pet is a level 5 carbon-tailed snake at level zero, and has mastered the Martian Tail Flick to a high level of proficiency."
Uh, the Five Poison Sect's power has expanded to the other world? It seems that he is a little unsociable.
Bai Qi couldn't help but complain in his heart, and introduced himself: "Bai Qi, trainee beastmaster, pet beast zero level six shadow bone thorn, mastered the broken bone reshaping with proficiency."
As soon as Bai Qi finished speaking, the four of them fell silent.
"Your pet has no attack skills?"
Gao Cheng looked at Bai Qi speechlessly, not knowing what to say. Bai Qi scratched his head awkwardly and said, "Yes, there is, but the level is too low, so I didn't say anything."
"You can't be like this. It's hard for a pet to pass the professional exam if it doesn't have one or two good attack skills."
Gao Cheng persuaded Bai Qi earnestly, looked at the sky, and said, "The mission issuer has already prepared protective gear for us, so if there is nothing else, let's set off early."
The few of them looked at each other without any objection, and then, led by Gao Cheng, they got in the car and headed for the outskirts of Gusu City.
Gao Cheng was very enthusiastic. Along the way, he kept explaining to everyone what they needed to pay attention to in the mission. He did not reject Bai Qi just because his pet had no attack skills. The group of five quickly became familiar with each other.
Bai Qi looked at Gao Cheng, who was obviously very experienced, and asked, "Brother Gao, your pet is already level one, why haven't you taken the professional beastmaster license exam yet?"
Hearing Bai Qi's question, the other three were also very curious.
If you want to become a professional beast tamer, the first requirement is that your pet reaches the first level, otherwise you will not be eligible to take the assessment.
Gao Cheng sighed and said, "I have taken the exam three times, but I failed each time."
"Is the professional beastmaster assessment so difficult?"
Bai Qi was a little worried. He had originally planned to go to the Hill of the Dead outside the city after getting the professional Beast Tamer qualification, but now it seemed very difficult.
Gao Chen nodded seriously and said, "Professional beastmasters are not only assessed on their combat abilities, but also their ability to survive in the wild. It's not just a simple battle that will be enough."
Wilderness survival skills?
Bai Qi had heard of this before, but he always thought it was just some theoretical knowledge to think about. Now it seems that he thought it was too simple.
Seeing that several people were a little depressed by his words, Gao Chen quickly eased the atmosphere and said, "But you can also try to take the test first. Although it will test your ability to survive in the wild, it is not too dangerous. It would be a good idea to get familiar with it first."
Wei Ze looked at Gao Chen and asked, "Brother Gao, will you also participate this time?"
Gao Chen nodded and said, "Of course I will go. I spent a lot of time preparing this time, so there shouldn't be any problem."
"Uh, let's just forget about it. It feels a bit too late."
Professional Beast Tamer assessments are usually held once every three months, and the next assessment is just half a month later, so they definitely don’t have enough time to prepare.
"By the way, Bai Qi, judging from your attire, you should also be a student at Xing Ji Academy, right? Why don't you have a contracted mechanical beast?"
Bai Qi shrugged and said, "I'm a student at the Mechanical Weaponry Institute. I just signed the contract a few days ago. Due to special reasons, I haven't been able to take care of so many things."
He had just signed a contract a few days ago and was already level 6? And he was not a combat professional, what were they doing before...
The four combat professionals fell into silence...
