When his parents had met with an accident, the government had given out a sum of compensation. It was said that as long as an accident happened during the Cataclysm, everyone would be given a pension of 10 credits.
One credit was equivalent to 10,000 Alliance dollars. It didn't seem like a lot, but considering the number of people who had met with accidents during the early stages of the Cataclysm, it was a terrifying number.
At first, only Huaxia was willing to give out the pension, which led to Huaxia becoming the country with the lowest crime rate after the Cataclysm. It was also the country that was most active in helping the government rebuild order after the Cataclysm.
This stunned a large group of Western countries, and they all followed Huaxia's example.
The 10 credits of the pension couldn't let many people live a luxurious life, but it could let many people live and not be driven to desperation.
Gao Peng had already used up most of the 20 credits that the government had given him, leaving him with only 11 credits. If he used it sparingly, he should be able to gather enough materials for Da Zi's advancement.
But that wasn't how it was calculated. If he used up all the money, what would he do about the utilities and living expenses? That was why Gao Peng didn't go directly to the market to buy materials.
This was what Gao Peng was worried about before, but after returning from the suburbs, he was completely relieved.
During the few days he had spent in the suburbs, he and Da Zi had fought non-stop. They had killed quite a few monsters. On their way back, they had found a shop with good reviews and sold the corpses for a total of 2 Credits.
It was enough to cover his living expenses for at least half a year.
The most profitable profession in the world today was monster trainer. It earned money quickly and made a lot of money. If you were lucky, you could find a treasure in the wild and become rich overnight.
The only downside was that hunting monsters in the wild was very risky. If you were unlucky and encountered a high-level monster, you could only resign yourself to fate.
But since he had decided to become a monster trainer, he would have to face these risks sooner or later. How could he make money and become stronger just by lying in bed?
Sitting on the sofa, Gao Peng turned on the TV. Da Zi lay next to him, absent-mindedly changing the channel.
Nowadays, many programs were related to familiars. Even programs that originally had nothing to do with familiars would forcibly add in some elements of familiars. In just three years, there had been such a huge change. The adaptability of humans was the best example of this.
"Welcome to the second episode of Jiangnan's King of Familiars. I am your host, Zhu Dazhang."
The venue seemed to be open-air. There were dozens of contestants standing on the stage, and each of them had a number tag on their waists.
In front of the contestants were steel cages filled with all sorts of monsters.
The monsters were all restless. They kept banging against the cage, and some of them even let out low growls. The fiercest one was a familiar that looked like a lion. Its entire body was silvery-white, as if it was made of silver. It was incomparably mystical. It slammed the bars of the cage madly, and every time it did so, it would let out an earth-shattering roar.
However, the cage seemed to be made of special steel. No matter how the Silver Lion slapped it, it did not bend at all.
What shocked Gao Peng was not this, but a data frame that gradually appeared in front of his eyes.
[Monster Name]: Silver Magic Lion
[Monster Level]: Level 22 (Commander)
[Monster Grade]: Excellent
[Monster Attribute]: Ice
[Monster Condition]: Healthy (Manic)
[Monster Weakness]: Electric
He could even see the attributes of the monsters on TV …
Gao Peng was shocked.
If that was the case, the scope of operation would be much larger.
Turning off the TV, Gao Peng rested his hands on his chin and pondered.
Da Zi had already become his familiar, and he could be considered to have stepped into the threshold of monster trainer.
However, he was still far from being a real combat monster trainer. There was no accurate standard for a combat monster trainer, but generally speaking, having an excellent grade familiar or an elite grade familiar was the minimum standard.
It was worth mentioning that after the crazy battles at Mingjing Lake, Da Zi's monster level had increased by one, and it was now level seven.
Sure enough, fighting was the fastest way to level up.
Other than going to the suburbs to hunt monsters to support his family, there was another way that was possible, and that was to become a Monster Breeder.
Being able to see the requirements for leveling up monsters, he was confident that he could become a top Monster Breeder. However, to become a Monster Breeder, he had to take the corresponding examinations.
Monster Breeder was a new profession, and the standards for the examinations were different. Even the examination questions were different in different regions.
If it was practical, it would be fine, but if it was theoretical knowledge …
It should be fine.
He looked up the previous Monster Breeder examination questions on the Internet, and there were all kinds of strange questions.
Some of them were to stay at the examination site and be randomly assigned a monster. Then, they had to raise the grade of the monster within a set time. If they succeeded, they would receive a Monster Breeder certificate.
This was also known as the most difficult examination because the monsters were randomly assigned. Who knew what kind of strange monster they would be assigned? If they encountered a monster that they were not familiar with, they would be at a loss. No Monster Breeder could say that they were omniscient.
After all, it had only been three years since the monsters appeared. Everyone was still in the process of exploring. Even after the changes, less than 20% of the Earth Star had been explored. The remaining 80% were unknown and dangerous areas.
Moreover, there were many dangerous areas and forbidden areas in the 20% that had been explored …
The biggest change was in the ocean. Before the Cataclysm, the ocean occupied 70% of the Earth Star. After the Cataclysm, the ocean had shrunk to 60%, and the land 40%.
In other words, humans had only explored half of the land, and the other half was unknown. No one knew how many new and unknown monsters were hidden there. The ocean was even more of an unknown forbidden area. New species were discovered every day.
However, to Gao Peng, the first assessment method was actually the easiest. If it tested his theoretical knowledge, after all, he had never studied it systematically. It was hard to guarantee that he wouldn't make a mistake, and then the registration fee would be wasted.
He logged onto the Monster Breeder website and chose to register. The registration fee was very expensive. It was a full 1,000 Alliance dollars, enough for him and Da Zi to eat for a month.
After the registration was successful, Gao Peng received a notification from the backend. According to the registration location, he had been assigned to the Chang 'an City Monster Breeder Branch for the examination. The examination would take place on the 15th of this month. Today was the 14th, which meant that it would be tomorrow.
He called his class teacher and told her about his registration. Murong Qiuye was very pleased. Because becoming a Monster Breeder was equivalent to having a golden rice bowl, she supported it.
She waved her hand and gave Gao Peng a short leave, because the time required for the Monster Breeder examination varied according to the questions.
In the end, Murong Qiuye comforted Gao Peng out of kindness. She said that failure was the mother of success, that he was still young, and that the future would belong to him sooner or later. Gao Peng did not know whether to laugh or cry.
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