Liam Carter jolted awake.
"Where... am I?"
Confused, he quickly scanned the room, and his gaze finally landed on a few books placed on the desk.
"Beginner's Beast Taming Manual"
"Magical Beasts: Prenatal Care Guide"
"The Illustrated Guide to Demi-Human Beastgirls"
"The first two are pretty normal, but what's with the third one?!"
The air was filled with the faint scent of fresh grass—completely different from the dorm room he was familiar with. Sunlight streamed through the intricately carved windows.
"Last night, I was just lying in bed reading a novel. How did I end up in a place like this the moment I opened my eyes? What's even weirder... I can actually read the strange words on these books so easily."
"Could it be..." Countless wild guesses popped into Liam's mind. His heart began to race, and cold sweat gathered in his palms.
He paced to the window and looked outside. Massive flying beasts soared across the sky, while people walked down the streets accompanied by all sorts of strange creatures.
His heart instantly went into overdrive.
"This... this has to be another world, right? I've really transmigrated into another world!"
His gaze returned to the books on the desk, and a hint of excitement crept into his heart.
"The Beastgirl Guide... This looks suspiciously like an adult book, doesn't it?"
Just then, a mechanical voice suddenly echoed in his mind.
"System initializing…"
A flood of information rushed into his head like a tidal wave.
This was a world teeming with magical beasts. After countless years of struggle and exploration, humans finally learned to tame these creatures for survival—using them to fight against even stronger magical beasts.
Once a person came of age, they would receive a magic bracelet. Any beast that formed a contract with its tamer could enter the special space inside the bracelet.
The system's voice rang out again.
"Host may now choose one of the following 100 talents to bind:
'Fusion' — Merge with your beast and share consciousness.
'Enhancement' — Increase your beast's power by 50% during battle.
'Telepathy' — Communicate freely with any intelligent creature.
'Catalyst' — Greatly accelerate your beast's growth rate."
…
Liam stared at the dazzling list of talents, falling deep into an agonizing decision.
Time ticked by. Three whole hours passed, and he was still unable to make a choice.
Suddenly, the system's voice trembled.
"System timeout. System error..."
Liam's eyes widened in shock, but before he could react, a single word appeared clearly in his mind: "Telepathy".
Right after, a black illustrated book materialized in his consciousness.
"What... is this?"
An influx of information about the black tome surged into his mind.
This mysterious book possessed an incredible ability—it could copy and record magical beast skills, and then pass those skills on to his own contracted beasts.
"If a weak pet could learn the skills of a powerful beast... wouldn't that boost its combat strength dramatically?" Liam thought excitedly.
But he soon realized the catch.
First, there was a strict condition: the Beast Tamer himself had to be hit by the skill in order for it to be recorded in the tome.
What's more, passing the skill to a pet wasn't as simple as it sounded. The process consumed the tamer's stamina, and the pet needed a certain level of compatibility to successfully learn the skill.
"That's... a lot of restrictions. But even so, the value of this book is immeasurable."
Liam knew very well that a Beast Tamer's strength didn't just depend on the pet's power. It also hinged on how well the tamer developed their own abilities, the number of skills they mastered, and how deeply they understood the evolution paths of their beasts.
With this black tome, he practically held a cheat-like ability to collect an infinite number of beast skills!
At that moment, Liam's eyes landed on a calendar on the table. A bright red circle marked today's date.
"Today's the beast selection day?" Liam instantly tensed. "I can't waste any more time. I need to get to the Royal Breeding Grounds right now!"