Beast Taming: I'm Really Not a Cultivation Master

Chapter 511: Chapter 472: The New Year is Approaching

Just as Li Qian was staring at the Four-Winged Flying Dragon, slightly lost in thought, a voice suddenly rang out by his ear.

”What do you think? This Four-Winged Flying Dragon is pretty handy as a mason, isn’t it?” The speaker was a man in a baseball cap.

The man looked to be about forty years old, with a square jaw and a sinewy, muscular build. He looked very imposing and powerful.

When he spoke to Li Qian, he revealed two rows of very white teeth, which were quite dazzling.

Li Qian was a little dumbfounded as he looked at the square-jawed man who had suddenly appeared. Just then, Irina, who was beside him, quickly spoke up and made an introduction. ”Li Qian, this is Director Hu Mingfei from our school’s Combat Academy.”

After hearing Irina’s introduction, Li Qian had a flash of realization. ’This Director Hu must be like Director Duan Kong,’ he thought, ’one of those directors who holds a nominal position but possesses extraordinary combat strength.’

But the fact that he was stationed here spoke volumes about his strength.

What was this place? The Fourth Floor of a Dimension Plane! It was fraught with danger. Without a Powerful figure presiding over it, establishing an outpost would be impossible.

”Director Hu,” Li Qian hurriedly greeted him, then replied, ”This Four-Winged Flying Dragon is indeed very efficient at laying bricks.”

”There’s no other way,” Director Hu said. ”Building an outpost here isn’t easy. We have to race against the clock, so the big guy just has to bear with it.”

The three of them chatted for a moment before Director Hu gave them a brief tour of the newly built outpost. Afterward, he summoned a Holy Spirit-level Pet Beast—the Deep-Sea Traveling Kun.

”It’s a long way from here to Floating Ridge Outpost. Even though Senior Legend has cleared the path several times, we can’t guarantee that a new Emperor Level or even a Holy Spirit-level Pet Beast won’t pop out.”

Director Hu continued, ”So, I’ll have the Deep-Sea Traveling Kun take you there. As for you, young lady, my personal advice is that you don’t follow.”

He was having Li Qian ride the Deep-Sea Traveling Kun to ensure his safety. As for Irina, he had no such obligation.

Li Qian nodded at his words and looked at Irina. She immediately stopped in her tracks, making her position clear.

She knew very well that with the Golden Radiance Sword as his trump card, plus the Deep-Sea Traveling Kun, Li Qian was basically guaranteed to not run into any problems.

’If I insist on going, I might just become a burden to Li Qian if we actually run into danger.’

Wasting no time, Li Qian leaped directly onto the back of the Deep-Sea Traveling Kun. The giant Kun flapped its fins, which were like wings that covered the sky, and soared into the air in the blink of an eye.

”A person like him is destined for greatness. If you want to protect him, regardless of what role you play, your current level of strength isn’t enough,” Director Hu suddenly said, turning back to Irina as he watched the Deep-Sea Traveling Kun carry Li Qian into the sky.

With that, he walked away without looking back, leaving Irina standing there, lost in thought.

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With the help of the Deep-Sea Traveling Kun, Li Qian arrived safely at Floating Ridge Outpost. Using the Dimensional Rift there, he entered Shuihua City.

He followed the same route as last time, going from Shuihua City to Black Feather City, then using the Dimensional Rift in Black Feather City to enter Lanyu City directly. Finally, he transferred through Lanyu City to Cyan Mountain City and returned to the real world.

By the time he reached Nandu City, five days had passed since the end of his final exams. Theoretically, if he had used the Teleportation Arrays in the outside world, he could have returned to Lingshui City on the third day.

Traveling through the Dimension Plane had taken an extra two days, but Li Qian didn’t mind at all.

Being able to see the current state of construction in the overlapping Dimension Plane, Li Qian felt that spending a little extra time was nothing.

He didn’t linger. After a moment of thought, he took a Teleportation Array to Yunlan City, not staying in Nandu City for long.

He had originally wanted to visit Gao Yaxin’s Changfeng Cultivation Base, but after some thought, he decided against it.

Because of what happened last time—although Lu Xiaoli and Xu Yue were the main cause—things had gotten a bit unpleasant. To avoid any unnecessary awkwardness, it was better not to meet.

Of course, even with the unpleasantness of last time, Li Qian would never forget the help Gao Yaxin had given him.

After all, since he had transmigrated here, aside from his parents and Fatty An, she was truly the first person to have helped him out in a big way.

It was already quite late when he returned to Lingshui City. Fortunately, he had called his parents in advance.

So, at the base, they had left him a table laden with a rather sumptuous meal.

Although he hadn’t been gone for long, Li Qian felt that some things had changed compared to last time.

At the very least, seeing Elder Han put Li Qian’s mind at ease. With this ”great Buddha” present, Li Qian felt the safety of the Jiaoyang Cultivation Base was guaranteed.

He no longer had to be on edge, worried and afraid.

Back at the Jiaoyang Cultivation Base, he enjoyed a wonderful dinner, chatted with his parents for a while, and finally went to bed around ten at night.

The night passed peacefully. The next day, in a rare turn of events, Li Qian slept in, not waking up until nine-thirty in the morning.

After waking up and eating breakfast, Li Qian started wandering around the base. He walked at a leisurely pace, emptying his mind of all thoughts, not thinking about anything at all.

The Central Pond, where the Frostfire Salamander lived; the small pond of the Sparrow-tailed Fish; the woods where the Hundred Vines Monster resided... Li Qian visited every single spot.

Observing them quietly, Li Qian noticed that all these places were different from before; they had clearly been developed and improved.

From this, he could also see that his parents had poured a lot of heart and soul into this base.

It was only normal that they would be reluctant to leave.

That afternoon, Li Qian went to the branch base, which was the abandoned amusement park from before.

The changes here were even greater. A new, massive pool had been built, filled almost entirely with Koi Carp and Pearl Buds.

When Li Qian arrived at the branch base, Elder Han naturally followed close behind. Seeing that his attempts at persuasion were futile, he didn’t say anything more.

For the next three days, Li Qian completely cleared his mind, not thinking or pondering about anything.

He stayed at the base, occasionally visiting the old house in the city or the hydroelectric station in the suburbs. Watching the waterfall cascading from the station’s floodgates, Li Qian felt a bit sentimental.

It felt like not much time had passed, yet in the blink of an eye, he had already been in this Beast Taming World with its Extraordinary Power for over half a year.

Soon, he would be welcoming his first New Year since transmigrating.

It was obvious that as the New Year approached, the atmosphere at the base was becoming more and more festive.

His father, Li Chengyang, and his mother, Han Yuqing, began preparations to buy New Year’s goods. Around the base, all sorts of lanterns and colorful ribbons were quietly hung up.

Li Qian didn’t say much. The New Year should have a festive atmosphere, and he wasn’t against it in the slightest.

And so, the New Year’s spirit grew stronger, and the atmosphere at the base became livelier. It wasn’t until the last day before the New Year that Li Qian finally turned his attention back to the matter of the Four-tailed Cat’s second evolution method.