S ranked beast space
In this world, every individual possesses a beast space unique to them, which varies in size and elemental composition. The size of a beast space is determined by the soul power of its owner, while the elemental aspect is graded based on the number of elements present within the beast tamer's beast space.
The element of a beast tamer determines which type of elemental beast they can form a contract with. However, beast tamers can form contracts with elements outside of their own beast space elements, although it may hinder the growth of the beasts involved.
Beasts possess varying levels of soul power, which depend on their bloodline rank and mana core rank. Therefore, if a beast tamer seeks to form a contract with a high-rank beast boasting a superior bloodline or mana core, they must possess a correspondingly higher-ranked beast space.
Opening his status, August clicked on the beast space icon to access more information about it.
[ Beast space level 1: 0/1 (1000SP to upgrade) ]
{Locked}
[ Beast Space: This is an integrated system feature where you can store beasts of a rank one higher than your own. It offers various facilities that unlock after meeting specific requirement ]
So, he can upgrade the beast space to expand it? Huh. There are probably some features that will unlock after he upgrades the beast space.
He has enough SP to upgrade it by one level. However, for now, he decided against upgrading it since he didn't even have a contracted beast. What would he do with the extra beast space anyway?
Then he opened the quest panel to check if he had received any new quests.
[ Quest ]
New Quest: Contract with a Beast
Title: Contract with a Beast
Description: Make a soul contract with a beast who will become your first partner.
Objective: Make a soul contract with a beast.
Reward: Unknown
Time Limit: 3 days
Penalty: Electrification for the entire day
Do you wish to accept the quest? [Y/N]
This time, he received a time-limited quest, which surprised him a little, but he quickly accepted it since the difficulty of the quest wasn't that high.
[Ding! You have accepted the quest, time remaining: 2 days 23 hours 59 minutes]
As he was about to navigate to the shop section to see what was available, the instructor shouted.
"Congratulations to everyone who has formed their beast space and become a beast tamer," the instructor exclaimed.
"Now, all those who have formed their beast space, please stand in line!" he shouted, ensuring everyone heard him.
Forty percent of the students got into line, while the remaining students were either crying or wore gloomy expressions.
"Come here when I call your name," the instructor instructed as he opened a suitcase containing a white, transparent sphere. He carefully picked it up and placed it on a stand.
Inside the transparent sphere, green energy danced mysteriously, enhancing its air of mystery.
"Inspect" August used inspect which is a feature of the system which he didn't use until now.
[ Item: Beast Space Evaluator ]
Details: This item is used to gauge the soul power of an individual and determine their elemental type. ]
One by one, the students checked their beast space ranks. Some of them received C-rank beast spaces, while the majority obtained F to D-rank basic elemental beast spaces. It was normal to acquire basic elemental beast spaces such as fire, water, wind, plant, and earth. However, receiving a beast space with no elemental affiliation was somewhat uncommon.
"Leopold Harrington!" the instructor called out.
Leopold, who was standing with his lackeys, stepped forward with a smug expression on his face. Confident that he would receive a higher-ranking beast space, he walked slowly towards the transparent sphere and placed his hands on it. The sphere began to glow slowly, first dark, then shifting to a dark green hue.
"B-rank dark element, specializing in smoke and poison," the instructor announced, and everyone heard him.
"Whoa, as expected of Leopold. He got a higher-ranking beast space," one student exclaimed.
"His elements suit him perfectly, just like his personality," another added.
"Yeah, but unlike his brother, who got an A+ ranked beast space, he's one rank lower," the students started to gossip about Leopold.
Leopold, hearing them, sternly stared at them, silencing them immediately.
"Blake Carter!" the instructor shouted, calling Blake's name.
"If I get a higher rank than Leopold, today's party is on me," Blake declared confidently to August, who was beside him, as he quickly made his way to the sphere.
Placing his hand on the sphere, it began to glow red before turning gray.
"B+ rank elements: fire and earth, no speciality," the instructor announced, noting down the details in his tablet.
"Whoa, he got a higher-ranked beast space than Leopold," one student remarked.
"Leopold must be furious about it," another added.
Hearing the students gossip, August glanced at Leopold, whose face contorted as if he had consumed something sour.
"Next, August Reynold," the instructor called out.
Hearing his name, August walked to the sphere and placed his hand on it.
The sphere began to glow intensely with golden light, completely illuminating the hall and causing everyone to squint their eyes.
As the light from the sphere gradually dimmed, it reached such a low level that everyone could finally open their eyes.
The instructor stared at August with intensity, as if he had just witnessed a legendary beast.
"Hahaha," the instructor started to laugh like a mad person.
"What happened, sir?" the principal asked the instructor, who was laughing uncontrollably. Despite being a rank 1 awakener and a principal, he couldn't disrespect the instructor, who was a rank 3 beast tamer.
"I can't believe what I have witnessed with my own eyes—the legend of a beast space with every element, right here in our city," the instructor answered, shocking everyone in the hall.
"It's only one person in the entire world who possesses such a rare beast space," the instructor continued, emphasizing the rarity.
"All-element beast space has one unique ability that other beast spaces lack: the ability to speed up the growth of beasts by 200%, which is twice as fast as basic beast spaces," the instructor explained in detail, leaving everyone in shock.
Leopold couldn't believe that someone had obtained a legendary beast, but he couldn't deny the reality of it.
[That's right, but host, you can accelerate it even more by unlocking beast space features]
August was amazed to learn that he could potentially acquire an even more impressive beast space than the one he currently possessed. He had previously thought he could only upgrade the capacity of his beast space.
"But his soul power is low; he can only form contracts with rank 1 beasts with an F ranked bloodline," the instructor said with disappointment in his voice.
"So the rank of his beast space is -S rank," the instructor concluded, noting the limitation.
[ He is an idiot to think that the host can form a contract with even a mythical beast, but the beast has to be of the host's mana rank ]
"Huh? I can form a contract with a mythical beast? Why didn't you say that before?" August exclaimed, surprised by the revelation from the system.
[ Host didn't ask before ]
"Yeah, yeah, why don't you just say you were slacking off?" August said, rolling his eyes.
[...]
"Now, everyone, hear me out!" the instructor shouted.
"Everyone can obtain their beast tamer certificate from the association and receive a free beast of their choice from the association breeding center."
"Without the beast tamer or awakened certificate, you won't be able to visit the portals."
"All of you have become individuals with power, so be responsible for how you choose to use it," the instructor concluded, then ordered his colleagues to pack up the equipment.
August glanced at Blake and asked, "Hey Blake, why don't we go together to the association today?"
"Yeah, I was thinking the same thing you asked me," Blake responded with a nod as they started heading to the Association center, discussing the possibility of obtaining higher-ranking beasts.