Beast Taming Begins with Involuting Pets

Realizing that she seemed to have done something stupid, Lin Manman greeted Meng Wenbin with a wandering look and prepared to slip away.

"Wait..." Meng Wenbin's tone seemed full of hesitation.

Lin Manman stopped and turned to look at him in confusion.

Meng Wenbin was silent for a moment, then spoke.

"Are you interested in the Intermediate Professional Competition?"

Lin Manman thought about it and realized that she was not short of money now, and she didn’t need to compete to get into a good school.

"I will probably participate in the regional competition in the capital, once I reach a high enough level..."

Playing against opponents of similar level is also a rare experience, but now she just wants to work hard to improve her strength. As for the national competition, she doesn't really need it and doesn't want to waste her time.

"I'm talking about... the World Championship." Meng Wenbin spoke slowly.

Lin Manman was stunned for a moment. "Isn't the World Championship held every four years? And... it seems that China has not participated in two consecutive competitions?"

Meng Wenbin sighed, stood up and asked Lin Manman to sit on the sofa with him.

"In fact, the previous World Championship was in name only. The Central Continent itself was caught up in the struggle for control of Sky Island, and no force was really interested in hosting this grand event."

"The various forces in other continents only regard this competition as an exchange of talents with the Central Continent."

"It's just that since more than 20 years ago, the situation in the Central Continent has gradually stabilized, and the control of Sky Island has gradually become clear."

"The Central Continent has put forward an attractive offer. The countries that win the top three places in the Intermediate Professional Contest World Championship will be eligible to explore the God-level secret realm."

Lin Manman's eyes lit up for a moment and then disappeared. The qualification to explore this god-level secret realm was obviously not for the contestants.

After all, to explore an S-level secret realm one must be at least level nine, let alone a god-level secret realm.

Meng Wenbin noticed her fleeting expression and said, "You guessed right. The qualification to explore the God-level secret realm is not given to the contestants."

"But this qualification is extremely attractive to all major forces."

“Not to mention that there is the Life Spring in the God-level Secret Realm, which everyone is flocking to, there are also many natural treasures that can help ninth-level professionals break through to the general level.”

"You should be able to understand how much influence a super ninth-level expert has on a country or a force."

Lin Manman understood what Meng Wenbin meant, and also associated a lot of things with what Meng Wenbin said.

Before, after capturing Fan Chengye, Meng Wenbin told him that the beast tide more than 20 years ago caused the loss of more than half of China's super-level 9 strongmen.

But when she arrived in the imperial capital, she discovered that not only did each of the ten families have a super-ninth-level strongman, but each of the sixteen main urban areas also had a super-ninth-level strongman stationed there, not to mention the super strongmen of the alliance and the official.

Why did China's super-level nine strongmen recover to their previous level in just twenty years?

Why, despite such a great temptation, did China not participate in the two consecutive sessions?

The only possibility is that China has won the qualification to explore the god-level secret realm and gained a lot of benefits from it.

This is why China, which had suffered severe damage, was able to recover in just twenty years and may even be stronger than before.

China has not participated in the World Championship for two consecutive years, perhaps to avoid the spotlight temporarily, but... it may also be that someone is obstructing it.

Meng Wenbin knew Lin Manman's talent. No surprise, she would definitely shine in such a competition, but he kept hesitating and didn't say it directly.

That means, it's not that Huaxia didn't want to participate, but that they couldn't participate...

Seeing that Lin Manman looked a little strange, Meng Wenbin guessed what she was thinking.

He sighed again. "In fact, Huaxia obtained the qualification to explore the God-level secret realm in the first session."

"Because the rewards of the competition are an open secret among all continents, the first bird to stick out gets shot. By the time of the second competition, our contestants were sniped and all of them were defeated in the top 64 qualifying round."

"By the third session, their methods became even more despicable. Not only did they send people to assassinate the contestants, they also encouraged the Beast King Kingdom to launch a beast tide against China."

Lin Manman didn't expect that there was such a hidden story behind the beast tide battle twenty years ago.

"That battle directly weakened our national strength, forcing us to temporarily retreat and announce that we would no longer participate in the World Championship."

"Although there have been no major disturbances in recent years, there have been small movements. Fortunately, there are many talented professionals in China. After enduring for so many years, they have finally recovered their vitality."

As Meng Wenbin analyzed the context behind this series of events for her, Lin Manman's thinking became clearer and more profound.

"So... the reason why the Central Continent included the qualification to explore the God-level secret realm in the rewards for the World Championship is to encourage the other continents to fight overtly and covertly for this spot?"

Meng Wenbin nodded approvingly, "Yes, this is actually an obvious conspiracy, but no one can resist the temptation of a god-level secret realm."

"Originally, it's too early for you to think about these things. I'm not even sure if you can break through to level 4 when the regional competition starts in the first half of next year."

"But you and your brother have extraordinary talents, which makes me feel a little bit excited."

"Before, our national strength was weakened by those with ulterior motives, and we had no choice but to endure it. But now we are better than before, and it is time to make those who hurt us pay the price!"

"Moreover, the power of the Central Continent is growing stronger and stronger. I am afraid that sooner or later it will invade other continents. Now it is urgent to seize every opportunity to strengthen ourselves."

Meng Wenbin touched Lin Manman's head and said, "I know that it must be very stressful to entrust such a heavy responsibility to you young people, and to face more and more dangerous risks."

"But compared to the Central Continent, which holds the divine-level secret resources, our strength is too far behind. If we don't want our entire nation to be dependent on others in the future, we can only fight and compete according to the rules they set!"

"Only when our fists are strong enough can we have a greater chance of winning in the confrontation. Even if we still cannot win, at least we will have more say."

Lin Manman fell silent. Ever since she knew that Meng Wenbin wanted to enable ordinary people in China to possess the power of a beastmaster, she knew that he was a man with a broad mind and great ambitions.

Although she respected him from the bottom of her heart, she didn't think she could become such a person.

She has always been an ordinary person with the mindset that even if the sky falls, there will always be someone taller to hold it up. As long as it does not harm her own interests, she can lend a helping hand appropriately.

But asking her to risk her life for so many strangers and unrelated people? To face tremendous pressure and compete with a group of top talents?

Can she do it? And is it worth it?

She couldn't help but ask herself in her heart.

As if noticing Lin Manman's hesitation, Meng Wenbin patted her on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, you can take your time to think about it. Even if you don't want to, there's nothing shameful about that. Besides, you have to break through to level 4 before the regional competition to have a chance."

"Go ahead and do your thing. If you have any questions about cultivation or pet training, you can always come to me."

Seeing that he still had a kind face and was not displeased by her hesitation, Lin Manman felt even more ashamed.

He nodded to Meng Wenbin and left in a hurry.