Beast Taming Patrol

Chapter 486: Chapter 176: Alliance University Joint Training

“Ms. Li?”

Seeing the visitor, Lin Su’s face registered surprise.@@novelbin@@

Li Qingmei—she was his teacher for practical training classes.

The first time Lin Su attended Ms. Li’s class, he found that her course content was diverse and provided him with quite a few insights.

Therefore, he attended this class every week, so he was naturally familiar with Ms. Li.

But as far as he knew, Ms. Li wasn’t a researcher; why would she appear at the research institute?

“Oh, Qin Nan, you’re here too?” Upon entering the lab, Li Qingmei noticed Qin Nan sitting to the side, her eyes revealing a hint of surprise, and then she turned her gaze to Lin Su, “I’m here to see you this time. There’s an upcoming alliance-wide event that involves various universities participating. I was wondering if you might be interested.”

“Li Qingmei!” Qin Nan frowned involuntarily.

Hearing Li Qingmei’s words, she guessed the other’s intentions.

Previously, Qin Nan would have probably interrupted her to prevent her from continuing.

But now…

Thinking about the recent revelation that Lin Su had reached the fourth stage of Beast Taming Space, Qin Nan fell silent for a moment.

“Oh don’t worry, I know my limits,” Li Qingmei waved her hand dismissively and turned back to Lin Su, “This training event… it’s called the Alliance University Joint Training. Each university sends twenty participants to a location quite near to the border frontline.”

Alliance University Joint Training…

Each university sends out twenty individuals…

The location is near the border frontline…

Lin Su was slightly moved.

In recent times, he had developed many evolutionary paths for the border frontline soldiers, and the Dark Demon Body had also been proposed almost two months ago.

The Bone Tempering Liquid he initially produced must have also been deployed by now.

Lin Su indeed thought about finding an opportunity to return to the border frontline to see if the items he introduced were of any help to the military there.

And now, such an opportunity had presented itself.

If he could just visit the border frontline during the training, it would be perfect.

It might be dangerous for him to go to the border frontline alone, but with so many people together, and teachers from the university surely leading the team, it would be much safer.

“Ms. Li, could you please explain more about this training?” Lin Su asked earnestly.

“No problem,” Li Qingmei smiled, took a seat, and continued, “Initially, this Alliance University Joint Training was known as the Alliance University Joint Exhibition Match, where we select the best students from universities to compete and rank in a showcase of their skills as Beast Tamers, live-streamed across the alliance.”

Lin Su listened intently and nodded slightly upon hearing this.

This was similar to the various competitive events in the world of Shenwu.

But then, why choose a location near the border frontline?

Wouldn’t it be simpler to host it within a safe zone?

Before Lin Su could voice his confusion, Li Qingmei’s next words offered an explanation.

“However, after only two sessions, the alliance’s higher-ups raised concerns about the exhibition match,” she said, shaking her head reluctantly, “They believed that this is not a peaceful era, and the best Beast Tamers of the alliance should not just demonstrate their prowess on a combat platform through harmless competitions. It would be better to involve something more pragmatic.”

“Something more realistic naturally involves going to the border frontline to kill enemies,” shrugged Li Qingmei. “On one hand, the situation at the border frontline changes rapidly, and if the Immortal Country gets wind of it, they might purposefully set traps for these Beast Tamers, which would be a loss we cannot afford.”

“On the other hand, the initial intention of the exhibition match was to display the strength of the best university Beast Tamers, which required broadcasting the entire process. However, revealing details of the border situation to the whole alliance might disrupt the alliance’s stability.”

“So, we finally decided to conduct extermination missions in abnormal beast gathering areas behind the front lines, competing for university rankings based on the number of beasts cleared. This way, we can livestream publicly, ensure higher safety, and help alleviate some pressure from the border forces—killing three birds with one stone.”

“More than half of the universities agreed to this suggestion, and the Alliance University Joint Exhibition Match was subsequently modified to the Joint Training,” Li Qingmei glanced at Lin Su, who seemed approving, and smiled, “It seems you also think it’s a good change.”

“Indeed,” Lin Su nodded.

Unlike Shenwu World, where competitions are commonplace, in the context of Blue Star where humanity faces external threats, training seems to be more appropriate than exhibition matches.

So, this so-called Alliance University Joint Training is essentially about clearing abnormal beast gathering areas behind the front lines?

The border frontline is an incredibly vast strip of territory.

Inside this area, besides the expansive battlefield, there are numerous abnormal beast gathering areas. The final assessment during the reserve camp often involved eradication missions in these areas.

The area behind the lines refers to the part that has escaped the influence of the Dark Lin’s rules but hasn’t reached the alliance’s safe zone.

The distance between the frontline and the safe zones is significant.

This distance is maintained so that in case of issues at the frontline, the beast tides won’t instantly invade the safe zones, giving humans a chance to catch their breath and respond.

If the training were to be conducted in such a place, wouldn’t it be similar to venturing out of the safe zones to clear abnormal beasts?

When Lin Su voiced his concern, Li Qingmei responded promptly.

“Your understanding is not wrong,” she smiled, “In fact, you’ve experienced a similar situation before. The practical part of the entrance exam at Mountain City University was conducted in the wild, only the area we used had already been cleared once by our teachers, who drove away and killed all the commanding and sovereign-class beasts, so it was not very dangerous.”