the next day.
After breakfast, Lin Ze and Guan Ning prepared to head to the Beast Tamer Association.
Besides them, Guan Ning also has two classmates who are going together.
The meeting point was set at the entrance of the residential compound.
The weather was rather hot, and after standing and waiting for a while, a thin layer of sweat appeared on their foreheads.
Lin Ze glanced at the supermarket not far away, then turned to Guan Ning and said:
"Wait here for a moment, I'll go buy some water."
"good."
Guan Ning obediently replied.
Not long after Lin Ze left, two beautiful young girls ran over from a distance.
"Xiaoyun, Siyan, over here."
Guan Ning waved to him.
"Sorry, Aning, you've been waiting a long time, haven't you?"
Zhang Xiaoyun ran over breathlessly, clasping her hands together in apology.
"It's all Siyan's fault! She overslept!"
Another girl with fair skin, wearing a pinkish-gray floral dress, blushed slightly upon hearing this and explained shyly:
"I had insomnia last night and didn't fall asleep until three or four in the morning."
Zhang Xiaoyun couldn't help but roll her eyes at her: "It's just an internship qualification assessment, why are you so nervous?"
"I'm not like you and Aning. You two are so capable that you'll definitely pass the internship qualification assessment. It's uncertain for me."
Liu Siyan muttered something to herself.
Seeing Zhang Xiaoyun narrow her eyes and about to speak, she quickly apologized.
"Sorry, but... I'll treat you to shaved ice later."
Zhang Xiaoyun was satisfied and let her go.
"By the way, Aning, where's your brother? Wasn't he supposed to be going to the Beast Tamer Association with us?"
"He went to buy water."
Zhang Xiaoyun nodded knowingly, then suddenly remembered something and asked curiously:
"Ah Ning, I heard Zhou Hong confessed his feelings to you yesterday, is that true?"
"What? Is that true?"
Liu Siyan's eyes immediately ignited with a burning desire for gossip.
Guan Ning curled his lip, a look of disgust flashing across his face.
"That's true, but I ignored him. That guy has a girlfriend from another high school. He thinks no one knows and he's trying to have his cake and eat it too!"
"Wow, I never expected Zhou Hong to be that kind of person."
"Scumbag!"
Zhang Xiaoyun and Liu Siyan voiced their shared outrage and condemnation.
At this moment, Lin Ze had already bought the water and came over.
Seeing this, Guan Ning stopped the conversation and introduced:
"This is my brother, Lin Ze."
Then he pointed to two girls.
"These are my good friends, Zhang Xiaoyun and Liu Siyan."
"Hello, Brother Lin."
Zhang Xiaoyun and Liu Siyan greeted each other with smiles.
Lin Ze handed the water to the three girls and smiled, "You're all the same age as me, so just call me by my name."
The two girls agreed with smiles.
"Alright, let's go. The Beast Tamer Association isn't far from here; we can walk there."
Guan Ning's words were agreed upon by everyone.
Without further delay, the group headed towards the Beast Tamer Association.
On the way, the three girls discussed the internship qualification assessment in hushed tones.
"Ah Ning, have you decided which difficulty level you want?"
"Yes, I plan to challenge myself with a higher difficulty level."
"Wow, that's amazing! I wouldn't dare. I'm going to choose the lower difficulty level."
"Me too. I don't ask for too much, as long as I can pass the evaluation."
The difficulty level of the assessment for Beast Tamer qualification varies.
In order, they are lower, middle, higher, and superior.
The more difficult the assessment, the richer the experience gained upon passing it.
The more beneficial it is for future development.
However, high returns are accompanied by high risks.
With each level increase in the assessment level, the difficulty of the challenge increases exponentially.
Most beast tamers can only handle low-level difficulty.
Very few people can pass the medium difficulty level.
Those who successfully pass the advanced difficulty level are truly exceptional talents.
Only a handful of such cases occur in the vast city of Pinghai each year.
They were all exceptionally talented and gifted individuals.
As for the highest difficulty level, the Super level...
Pinghai City hasn't had any new cases for many years.
This is just the assessment of internship qualifications.
In the higher-level Beastmaster qualification assessment, let alone the super difficulty, even the high difficulty level is rarely successfully challenged in the entire Federation.
Although the Beastmaster Association holds many qualification assessments every year.
However, with a unified qualification assessment, each Beastmaster only has one chance to challenge per year.
Therefore, all beast tamers are extremely cautious when choosing the difficulty level of a challenge, for fear of failing and wasting a whole year.
Zhang Xiaoyun and Liu Siyan are far less capable than Guan Ning.
They are only at a mid-level at Pinghai High School.
Naturally, one wouldn't presume to attempt a challenge of medium or higher difficulty.
They were already very happy to be able to pass the easier level.
Lin Ze was not surprised by Guan Ning's choice.
Given the girl's abilities, the possibility of her passing the higher difficulty level is not low.
"Challenge level... I wonder what the assessment content will be for the super-difficult internship qualification evaluation?"
Lin Ze pondered silently.
"elder brother."
Guan Ning approached unnoticed and whispered:
"The qualification assessment will probably take a long time. Why don't you find a beverage shop outside the association and sit down to wait for us?"
The girl was ultimately perceptive and worried that if Lin Ze stayed in the association for too long, he might be reminded of his lack of beast tamer aptitude, so she made a tactful suggestion.
Lin Ze saw through the girl's plan, but didn't take it seriously, and said with a smile:
"That won't work. How can I participate in the internship qualification assessment if I stay outside?"
Guan Ning was stunned for a moment, and it took her a few seconds to react. She stared in astonishment.
"Brother, you...you're also going to participate in the qualification assessment?"
Zhang Xiaoyun and Liu Siyan also heard Lin Ze's words and froze on the spot.
They were Guan Ning's good friends, so they naturally knew that Lin Ze's pet beast was a little snowball.
An ice-attribute pet that is considered an ornamental pet.
They have almost no combat power.
They can't even defeat the weakest of the ferocious beasts.
Taking such a pet to challenge the apprentice qualification assessment, isn't the result obvious?
You probably can't even pass the lowest difficulty level.
It would only be a waste of time and energy.
This is something that anyone can understand with a little thought.
Zhang Xiaoyun and Liu Siyan couldn't understand why Lin Ze would think of participating in the internship qualification assessment.
Guan Ning was equally astonished.
Just as she was about to ask a question, she suddenly heard a shout behind her.
"Guan Ning, you stop right there!"
The sudden shout interrupted their conversation.
They turned around in surprise and saw a man and a woman walking towards them with unfriendly expressions.
The man was wearing a black tight-fitting vest, had a muscular build, and tattoos on both arms. He looked to be in his early twenties and had the appearance of a young man from the streets.
The woman was about the same age as the three women from Guan Ning, heavily made up, and had dyed her hair red.
She strode aggressively towards Lin Ze and his group, pointed at Guan Ning, and said to the tattooed youth beside her:
"Cousin, this is the woman who seduced my boyfriend!"