Beast Taming: My System is Bugged

Chapter 144 - 143: The Ruan Family Is Looking Over

Spiritual Blade, Array Hub, Microscopic Array Veins.

This string of new terms that popped out of the system’s mouth gave Gu Ming a sudden epiphany.

Mainstream research in the Array Realm currently focused on larger and larger Arrays. No one had yet attempted to compress an Array to the size of a single leaf.

And the "leaf" the system mentioned wasn’t the size of an actual leaf from a tree.

Inside a person’s mind, a "leaf" would be incredibly, unbelievably small.

This, in turn, demanded an incredibly high level of precision for Array creation.

This reminded Gu Ming of smartphone chips.

Modern phones were much smaller than the brick phones of the past, a feat made possible entirely by advancements in modern chip technology.

Therefore, Gu Ming boldly deduced that future Arrays, much like the modern chip industry, might also undergo a technological upgrade in their creation process to improve precision.

Following this line of thought, as Arrays became smaller and smaller, they would inevitably have a massive impact on the entire industry.

’If Cultivation Techniques can be improved with Microscopic Arrays, then won’t physical objects benefit even more? I could probably even create Pet Beast Armor integrated with Microscopic Arrays.’

Unfortunately, everything the system described seemed as difficult as reaching for the sky to Gu Ming.

For now, all he could do was use class and his free time to read Array Manuals in the library.

However, simply reading books on his own was far less efficient than being taught personally by a teacher.

After all, the school’s teachers possessed specialized Spiritual Techniques for teaching. They could transmit knowledge from books directly into a Beastmaster’s mind, almost like a Dao Sound, where it would become ingrained as memory.

After his meal, Gu Ming left the cafeteria and returned to the small community Pet Beast Store.

Teacher Zhang was late today; Gu Ming was halfway through his work when he arrived.

As soon as they met, Gu Ming proposed, "Teacher Zhang, I’d like my next advanced subject to be Array Art. What do you think?"

Gu Ming was choosing this subject with the goal of building up his knowledge for future competitions.

The competitors he would face weren’t just studying high school material. They were learning university-level knowledge, which was completely beyond the standard curriculum.

This meant Gu Ming wouldn’t be learning the high school version of Array Art, but the advanced principles that university students were expected to master.

This, of course, required Teacher Zhang Yunpeng to also be knowledgeable about Arrays.

Coincidentally, Teacher Zhang Yunpeng did have some understanding of Arrays, so Gu Ming had come to the right person.

Teacher Zhang thought about Gu Ming’s recently developed Brain Array Carving Technique. Its release had caused a massive sensation throughout the entire school.

In his office alone, many other teachers had come asking him about the Cyan Pine Skill—whether it had any risks, what the key points of its cultivation were, and things like that.

This put him in the limelight for a while.

That was also why he was so late for his part-time job at the Pet Beast Store today.

"Alright. From now on, between noon and evening, I’ll set aside some time to teach you about Arrays."

As Teacher Zhang said this, he couldn’t help but think about how he had neglected Arrays for so many years.

The only review he’d done recently was when he set up that aura-Concealment Array.

Now he had to rekindle his university-era spirit for learning and try to catch up on the lessons he’d fallen behind on in recent years as quickly as possible.

This would also ensure he could teach his student without making too many mistakes.

Zhang Yunpeng knew he wasn’t the best Array teacher in the city, but Gu Ming definitely couldn’t afford to hire one of those top-tier Array Masters, so he took on the job himself.

After all, Gu Ming had already taken a bold, innovative step on the path of Spiritual Techniques.

’Teaching a student like Gu Ming doesn’t really require a lot of new tricks,’ he thought. ’As long as I ensure his fundamentals are solid, with that clever mind of his, he’ll definitely come up with his own ideas.’

Lu You listened quietly from the side. This didn’t concern her; the competition was still a distant dream.

However, Teacher Zhang considered her as well.

’Since I’m teaching one, I might as well teach them both,’ he thought. ’It might help prevent a rift from forming between them.

They were being trained together anyway.’

"Lu You, if you have time, you’re welcome to listen in. After all, your Pet Beasts are more efficient when they cultivate their breathing together, right?"

Lu You had been cultivating the Cyan Pine Skill, only half-listening to their conversation.

Hearing the teacher suddenly mention her, her reaction was slow. It took her several seconds to realize he was talking to her.

She hurriedly said, "Th... Thank you, Teacher!"

Just then, Manager Ruan suddenly walked into the Dao Field. "Did you bring the Visualization Image?" she asked. "I want to continue my Cyan Pine cultivation."

Gu Ming’s Cyan Pine Skill had been published that day, so Manager Ruan had, of course, seen it herself.

She had already considered it important, but now her interest was piqued even further.

Her family’s experts had studied it and found the Cultivation Technique to be extremely promising. If successfully cultivated, it could offer significant improvements even for a Three-star Beastmaster.

The potential applications for Arrays, in particular, were vast, with many viable concepts.

The Old Deng’s Health Array that Gu Ming had created was extremely basic and conservative.

From an Array Master’s perspective, Gu Ming’s Array was gentle and smooth, perfectly designed to help a person achieve maximum mental tranquility and perceive the fluctuations within their Sea of Consciousness.

This also made the Array suitable for cultivation by the elderly, especially those who had previously practiced the Cyan Pine Unmoving Technique but had long since hit a plateau.

Of course, switching techniques would be very difficult for them. The internal logic of the two foundational techniques conflicted, and it would take a significant amount of time to make the adjustment.

After learning her family’s assessment, the manager became even more invested.

Others didn’t have the convenience of observing the original Visualization Image.

And here, Gu Ming was her employee. She could easily have him bring the Visualization Image so they could cultivate together.

Since Manager Ruan needed a favor from him, she naturally had to offer her employee some tangible benefits in return.

"From now on, you two don’t need to do any more menial tasks," she announced. "Just bring the Visualization Image here for me and Teacher Zhang to cultivate with. You two should focus on your college entrance exams and the competition."

Gu Ming was surprised. "You’re excusing us from all our work? Is it still appropriate for me to be an employee?" he asked.

Manager Ruan crossed her arms. "The work is endless, but it’s not as if you’re the only one who can do it. I have Pet Beasts of my own.

"Their efficiency is no lower than yours. You should stop worrying about things that aren’t your concern," Manager Ruan said.

When Cyan Treasure heard this, it felt a pang in its heart. It felt like both it and its master had just been insulted.

Manager Ruan’s own Pet Beasts could handle all the chores, so hiring student workers was actually unnecessary.

This was true. A small community store that dealt in Basic Level Pet Beasts served as a stabilizing node for society.

It didn’t matter even if it was losing money.

Ruan Jing’s subtext was that this arrangement wasn’t exactly by the book.

But whether the higher-ups would investigate depended on whether the influential hand of her family could provide protection.

In theory, everyone had a tacit understanding about these things.

Still, benefits like this weren’t normally handed out.

...unless an employee had something that truly caught her interest. And at this moment, Gu Ming’s Cyan Pine Skill was precisely that.

However, what Manager Ruan said next went beyond simply excusing him from work.

"Have you considered licensing the rights to draw the Visualization Image? Not many people are asking for the *Cyan Pine* Visualization Image right now, but I’m sure many will need it in the future.

"It’s a Tri-Colored Holy Light Spiritual Skill. The Visualization Image alone could sell for a good price. You’re working this part-time job to make money, aren’t you?"