Beast Taming Starts with Ground Mushrooms

Chapter 1: The Construction of Unscientific Evolution

Some people seem to be dead, but not completely dead...

Lin Yi lay in his single dormitory room in the research department of Tiannan University, staring blankly at the ceiling.

He couldn't understand why, even without a father with billions in assets and with many unsatisfactory aspects in his life, he at least had the looks to be considered a national heartthrob.

"With my circumstances, why did I also transmigrate?"

Moreover, he was transported back to his university days and became a beast of burden.

You heard right, you became a workhorse during your university years, saving yourself four years of detours.

Tiannan University, Graduate Department, Dormitory...

These three terms seem even more normal than Lin Yi, who transmigrated.

However, once you look at the full name without considering the abbreviation, it's not hard to spot the clues.

A freshman in the Department of Spirit Plant Cultivation and Research at Tiannan Beast Taming University.

This is a world of beast taming, where beast taming is the mainstream behavior worldwide.

College students like Lin Yi are trained by the state to be beast tamers... well, at least they can be considered half a beast tamer.

Beastmasters, in this world, are the successors of the beast-taming society, the future flowers of the motherland.

However, the original flower grew crooked and turned into cattle and horses at Tiannan Beast Taming University.

"Lin Yi, Lin Yi, let's go, it's time to water the spirit plants."

A familiar shout came from downstairs.

Lin Yi felt a headache coming on when he heard the voice. This guy was shouting so loudly, as if he wanted everyone to know that we were just good-for-nothings who served beast pets.

"Coming," Lin Yi replied, got up, and walked downstairs. He had already finished washing up.

When Lin Yi walked out of the dormitory building, Bai Deheng, with his dark skin, was grinning at him, standing out conspicuously in the crowd.

Even more conspicuous were the two enormous handcarts behind Lao Bai, with two greasy water tanks and a showerhead fixed on them.

"Here, I've brought it over for you." Old Bai handed one of the handcarts to Lin Yi, his eyes full of smug satisfaction at having gotten up earlier than him.

Lin Yi took the "waste mark" from his good friend without saying a word, and the two pushed the cart through the crowd.

No need to say a word, the cart in your hand speaks for you: Everyone come and see, these two things pushing me are useless people from the Spirit Plant Cultivation Research Department who are responsible for taking care of the daily lives of the spirit plant beasts.

Huh, why are my cheeks burning?

"Lin Yi, Lao Bai, are you at the spirit plant cultivation base again, watering the spirit plant beasts with evolution fluid?"

"Brother Yi, you've worked hard."

Some classmates who knew them greeted them warmly.

Lin Yi gave a perfunctory response, finally understanding why his cheeks were burning; it turned out to be his inferiority complex.

Looking across the entire campus, everyone is accompanied by at least one pet, and the types are so varied and dazzling that it makes them seem like protagonists.

Without them having to speak, the beast pets spoke for them: These are beast tamers, the successors of the beast taming society, the future flowers of the motherland.

Without comparison, there is no harm.

"Lin Yi, have you ever thought about contracting a spirit plant pet?"

On the way to the spirit plant cultivation base, Lao Bai looked serious. He really wanted to contract a beast pet as soon as possible: "My dad said that even the worst spirit plant beast tamer is still a master. Even if they can't go to the battlefield to make meritorious contributions in the future, they can still cultivate some beautiful plants and sell them for a good price."

Plant-based beast tamers are not entirely useless.

At least they are good at cultivating beautiful vegetation that is pleasing to the eye and uplifting to the soul.

For example, at the entrances of some listed companies, there are spirit plant tamers standing guard with their handsome spirit plant pets, which is a beautiful and indispensable urban landscape.

"Contracting a beast pet is easy, but training one is difficult." Lin Yi looked utterly hopeless.

In the original owner's memories, he had gradually come to understand this world.

Raising a pet, even the most pathetic plant-type pet, is an expense that most people can't afford. The original owner of this body was penniless, which is why he didn't rush to contract his own plant-type pet. Instead, he chose to work hard first, intending to accumulate experience and then make a name for himself.

Even if it's just a background wall, it should be the most dazzling and eye-catching one.

More importantly, each Beast Tamer has a limited number of contract slots. Once a Beast Pet dies, there is one less chance. Therefore, the predecessor has been looking for a suitable Spirit Plant type Beast Pet.

Of course, that's a bit of a tangent; the main point is still that I don't have money.

"My dad said that even if he has to sell everything he owns, he will make me contract a spirit plant beast. Even if I have to work as a guard at a scenic spot or as a background character at a listed company, I can still support myself."

"It would be even better if I could become a spirit plant-based guard at the entrance of a government office." A glimmer of hope appeared on Old Bai's dark face.

Even he understands the difference between having a formal position and not having one.

"Keep it up, I believe in you." Lin Yi patted Lao Bai on the shoulder, looking very envious.

Even someone like Lao Bai can rely on his father's connections, while the original owner of this body didn't even have anyone willing to sell their possessions for him. It's truly pathetic.

Lin Yi didn't expect anything from anyone. He couldn't very well ask the orphanage director to dismantle the school gate and sell it as scrap metal. Even if the director was willing, he wouldn't get much money from it.

Spiritual plant cultivation base.

It's actually just a hundred greenhouses, where over a hundred kinds of spirit plant-based pets are cultivated.

However, before that, Lin Yi needed to push the cart into the evolution fluid debugging room, fill it with evolution fluid, and then go inside to irrigate (feed) it.

"Senior, fetch the evolution fluid."

Lin Yi pushed the cart into the factory building, opened the top of the six-meter-high storage tank, and without waiting for a response, he turned on the water valve and poured the evolution fluid into the large barrel on the cart.

The senior student glanced lazily at Lin Yi and the other person without saying a word. Instead, he raised his hand and whipped the locust tree pet that was stirring the liquid. The locust tree felt the pain and stirred even more vigorously.

"I'll go to the west district, you go to the east district." Old Bai pushed the cart full of evolution fluid westward, while Lin Yi headed eastward.

Actually, the stroller doesn't need to be carried by both people at all times. Most of the time, it's left at the breeding base. The only time they feel hot is when they take it out for repairs.

As Lin Yi passed the first large shed, he heard a series of chirping sounds coming from inside, as if they knew that the slave had come to feed them again.

After a moment of contemplation, Lin Yi continued forward, directly avoiding the greenhouse.

As the wheels receded into the distance, the chattering intensified.

"Go ahead and curse, curse all you want, or you'll starve to death one day."

Lin Yi said in a low voice, "Although beast tamers are the mainstream in this world, not everyone can awaken their beast taming talent and become a beast tamer."

The first talent that beast tamers possess is interspecies communication.

This communication is not a dialogue, but a transmission of sound waves. Beastmasters can discern the meaning their pets want to express based on the sound waves emitted by them.

Lin Yi was in a great mood as he walked to the second greenhouse.

He pushed open the door and entered, immediately his soul was cleansed by another pleasant "plop" sound.

Although the sounds were chaotic, they didn't make you angry.

Inside the greenhouse, a dense swarm of mushrooms leaped and scurried about, and upon seeing Lin Yi, they seemed to see their own father, making excited "plop" sounds.

Those were evolved mushrooms, a type of spirit plant-based pet. They had delicate mushroom caps, and a pair of short legs grew from their round, plump bodies. They hopped and skipped around, waving their little hands. They hadn't evolved eyes, ears, nose, or mouth yet, but they could still make a girlish "poof" sound.

After feeding these plant-based pets for almost half a year, Lin Yi's favorite is this group of ground mushrooms.

"Gather together, look to the right!"

"Attention! At ease!"

Following Lin Yi's command.

Hundreds of free-growing mushrooms, taking small, quick steps, lined up neatly in a row, their training orderly, and the entire greenhouse became much quieter.

"Dinner's ready." Lin Yi aimed the showerhead at the adorable army and fired.

The evolution fluid landed on them and was quickly absorbed.

"Pfft pfft pfft..."

A simple meal can make them happy for a long time. Lin Yi couldn't help but sigh: It's good not to use your brain. There are not so many troubles.

After feeding all the Puji.

Lin Yi glanced around and caught a puff of something falling behind.

It was a ground mushroom with a bluish-gray cap, standing on a withered artificial tree trunk, its hands behind its back, facing away from Lin Yi, appearing unusually somber.

"Aren't you hungry?" Lin Yi approached the puffed-up fruit and asked.

Beast tamers can only discern the information transmitted by their beasts through sound waves, but beasts, under human breeding and domestication, can understand human speech.

"Pfft pfft pfft." After making a few pfft sounds, the other party ignored Lin Yi and did not turn around.

Lin Yi raised an eyebrow and nodded: "Okay, then I'll be going. Do as you please."

He immediately pushed the cart and walked out of the greenhouse.

Puji remained unmoved until Lin Yi was about to walk out of the greenhouse.

"Ahhh... plop plop plop..."

It jumped off the ground with a plop and, with its two short legs, ran desperately toward Lin Yi.

Without saying a word, Lin Yi immediately aimed the showerhead at it and sprayed it all over his face.

This Puji is a bit too human-like, always fantasizing that it is the Puji King among all Puji... How lonely it is to be invincible, it can't even beat a meal.

"Stop showing off, digest your information, and go back." Lin Yi shook his head, wondering how Old Bai usually communicated with them; this ground mushroom was suffering greatly from it.

After getting rid of the pretentious Puji, Lin Yi pushed the cart out of the greenhouse and turned to close the door, only to find a little Puji with a pink mushroom cap lost in the corner outside the door.

It huddled in the corner, hugging its short legs, its mushroom cap hanging low, inexplicably evoking a sense of sadness.

Lin Yi squatted down and communicated with it for a while before learning that "Brother Mushroom" had been taken away by the academy.

"Brother Mushroom has evolved. A Beast Tamer took a liking to it, so it came ashore. This is something to be happy about. You should also evolve well. After you leave this place, you'll have a chance to see Brother Mushroom again."

As Lin Yi spoke, he reached out and lifted up the pink mushroom hat, spouting nonsense with a straight face.

Mushroom Brother might have been chosen by the academy after evolving.

Of course, it might also shine at the dinner table.

"Pfft pfft pfft?"

"Of course it's true. When have I ever lied to you?"

That's a heinous crime, but how can a white lie be called deception?

Upon hearing Lin Yi's words, Puji lifted her mushroom cap and jumped up excitedly.

Lin Yi silently apologized and was about to put the pink little Puji down when suddenly, he seemed to receive some information in his mind, and he couldn't help but shudder. It seemed to be... a cheat code?

Unscientific evolutionary construction... What is this thing?