"Join the Beast Master Association?"
Hearing Qin Jiang's words, Bai Qi was a little stunned.
"That's right."
Qin Jiang nodded and said, "Ever since the Beast Master Association was founded, it had always had a special talent training program, and I just happened to have a recommendation slot in my hand. As long as you were willing to join the Beast Master Association, I could reserve this slot for you."
"As long as you joined this program, you would receive the association's full support. Whether in resources or status, it would be beyond anything you could imagine."
"As for the benefits, believe me, even Sunrise Level Pet Beast Masters and some Legendary Beast Masters would envy your treatment."
"If you still had any doubts, I could tell you directly, the current Undead Department Titled Legendary Celestial Brilliance had once been a member of the association's special talent training program too."
After listening to Qin Jiang's words, Bai Qi only felt his heart speeding up.
Titled Legendary Celestial Brilliance was one of the Federation's top powerhouses. Although he did not hold any position, his status was on par with a Federation Senator.
And someone like that had actually once been one of the beneficiaries of this special talent training.
If he also obtained this slot, and combined it with the Evolution Egg, could he maybe reach that level too?
So pies really did fall from the sky?
Bai Qi's eyes lit up, but when he saw Qin Jiang's smile, which looked no different from a creepy uncle staring at a goldfish, he still could not help asking a few more questions.
"President Qin, why would you give this slot to me? This kind of slot should be very valuable, right?"
Even though this pie from the sky smelled great, it came too suddenly, and Bai Qi still felt a little uncomfortable.
Seeing Bai Qi's puzzled expression, Qin Jiang explained with a smile, "There was naturally a reason I chose you."
Qin Jiang handed a photo to Bai Qi. On it was the entrance to the Secret Realm Tower that Bai Qi had found in the Ice Ghost's habitat.
So it really was because of the Secret Realm Tower.
"Starting from the Founding Emperor Period, the history of human Beast Control had already exceeded a thousand years, and at the same time it had left behind countless Secret Realm Towers waiting to be explored."
"These Secret Realm Towers came in all kinds of forms, and their functions were all different, but they all shared one thing."
"They were all very well hidden and extremely hard to enter."
"If it hadn't been for Celestial Brilliance this time, we would have needed at least a month to crack the entrance to this Secret Realm Tower."
Bai Qi nodded. He knew that much.
The reason Secret Realm Towers were almost all in the hands of the Federal Government or the Beast Master Association was that most Beast Masters, even if they discovered a Secret Realm Tower, could not break through the barrier at the entrance and could only stare at it helplessly.
He had not paid attention to it before, but now that he heard Qin Jiang say this, he suddenly remembered. Uh.
Back when he entered the Secret Realm Tower, he seemed to have encountered no obstruction at all?
Seeing that Bai Qi seemed to have realized something, Qin Jiang continued, "So I was sure that you had a special talent that allowed you to enter Secret Realm Towers unimpeded, and that was the main reason I wanted you to join the Beast Master Association."
"Think about it, as long as you joined the Beast Master Association, you would be able to enter every Secret Realm Tower the association discovered at the first possible moment. You should know what that meant in terms of value, right?"
Damn, this pie just kept getting bigger.
Bai Qi subconsciously glanced at the Husky beside him, who was curiously looking around Qin Jiang's office, a trace of suspicion flashing in his eyes.
He did not know if other people had the special talent Qin Jiang mentioned, but he was sure he himself did not.
After all, when he first entered the Secret Realm Tower, the Evolution Egg had not shown any abnormal reaction.
Instead, this idiot had gotten restless when the Undead Hill Secret Tower appeared, and afterward, that entrance had also been found by the Husky.
Maybe the Husky was the one with the talent Qin Jiang was talking about.
After all, digging holes and digging out secret realms did not seem all that different.
"Ahem, um, President Qin, what if I didn't actually have the talent you mentioned? After all, this wasn't a conventional entrance, maybe it was just a coincidence."
Qin Jiang gave a faint, mocking smile and said, "You thought we hadn't tried sending other people in? No one but you could get through there."
"But even if, worst-case scenario, you didn't have the talent I mentioned, you would still be worthy of this slot."
"You had only been in a contract with a Skeleton Soldier for a month and already raised it to Nine-Level Nether Bone Spikes. With that speed, calling you a genius would not be an exaggeration."
After listening to Qin Jiang's words, Bai Qi still felt a bit hesitant.
"After I joined the association, what would I need to do? Something like the Beast Control Army?"
Qin Jiang's description was tempting, but there was no free lunch in this world. He would definitely have to pay some price.
If he had to live under constant supervision like the Beast Control Army, Bai Qi would rather pass.
Without freedom, how would he go pet beasts?
If he did not pet beasts, how would the Evolution Egg level up?
Qin Jiang nodded and said, "There would be tasks, of course, but none of them would be mandatory. Our Beast Master Association was still a bit different from the Federal Government agencies."
"If you wanted to, you could take positions in various branches of the association like I did, or you could go exploring everywhere. Considering your status as special talent, you would receive preferential treatment in any city covered by the association."
No 996, no 007, there really was such a great workplace these days?
Bai Qi exhaled heavily and said, "In that case, I would join."
Qin Jiang nodded with satisfaction and said, "Then congratulations on joining the Beast Master Association."
"In a few days, the person in charge of the special talent training program would come over to confirm whether you really had that talent. If you did, you might be assigned to explore some undeveloped Secret Realm Towers in the future."
"Explore undeveloped Secret Realm Towers?"
Bai Qi suddenly felt a bit cowardly.
"That's right, the association had discovered quite a few Secret Realm Towers. Some could be brute-forced open, some could only be studied slowly, but there were also some that still hadn't been opened to this day, so the association had been searching for people with your kind of talent for years."
As expected, you could not just eat pies that fell from the sky.
Thinking about how he might be thrown into Secret Realm Towers that even Legendary Beast Masters could not handle, Bai Qi immediately wanted to back out, but after hearing what Qin Jiang said next, he swallowed his words again.
"But your strength as an apprentice Beast Master was still a bit too low. Without the strength of a professional Beast Master, going to explore those Secret Realm Towers would basically be serving yourself up on a platter. It just so happened that part of the funding in the training program was aimed at apprentice Beast Masters. I would go apply for it for you first, and you should try to become a professional Beast Master as soon as possible."
"Alright, thank you, President. So when would I start?"
"Also, about that funding, roughly how much are we talking?"
"I would have someone handle your documents in a bit, and you could pick them up when you left."
Qin Jiang said, "As for the funding, it wasn't that much, around twenty million."
Twenty, million?
Bai Qi's eyes instantly turned into the shape of Federal Coins, and the Soul Stone he had carefully put away earlier suddenly did not seem so precious anymore.