Under One Person: One Person Goes

Chapter 103 The Beast Master Arrives

The 15th year of the Republic of China passed by rather quickly. Although Wang Yi's victory over the aliens from eight countries caused a stir in the alien circle, it remains to be seen how many people were affected by this stir.

Especially for the various schools and factions who have realized in advance that there will be a war between the north and the south of China, the world is about to be in chaos again. They have been educated with hot weapons for decades and now just want to close the mountain gate, stay in the mountains, practice at home, and never go far away, not to mention that Wang Yi asked for a Qimen Dunjia sorcerer and a beast master.

As for the school of sorcerers, the most famous ones in the whole circle of aliens are the Shuzi School and the Zhuge Wuhou lineage, but they have their own big families and big businesses, so there is no reason for them to come to work for you. The rest are all family traditions, and they all have their own livelihoods, and there is no reason for them to come all the way to the capital to find you, Wang Yi. As for the beast masters, if Wang Yi hadn't written about this school, many young people would not know that there is such a school in the circle of aliens.

But if you keep thinking about it, there will be a response.

At the end of April, Wang Yi took advantage of the favorable wind of defeating the aliens from eight countries, which lasted for a whole five months and was somewhat rewarded. A sorcerer and a beastmaster inherited from his family did come to visit him.

The sorcerer's surname was You, and he was about the same age as Wang Yi. His full name was You Baiyun, a young man who was still childish. As for the beast master, his surname was also Meng, but the name was indeed a little difficult for Wang Yi to understand: Mendel.

"Brother, let me ask you something. Your family has been a single-line family for three generations. Do your family members dare to let you go out and make your own living?"

"My grandparents said that it's best if the art of sorcery can be passed down from generation to generation. If it can't be passed down, it's fate. There's no need to force it. Instead of locking me up in the village for my whole life, it's better to let me out to see the world and see what heroes there are. Brother Wang, I've heard a lot about your deeds along the way. You're a hero. Since heroes need help, I'll come and help you. If I really die, it's my fate. When the time comes, I'll trouble you to go and tell my grandparents."

You Baiyun's childish face showed a carefree attitude that did not belong to his age. Wang Yi did not ask the reason. He just stood up and walked around the young man You Baiyun. Then he suddenly made a move and slapped You Baiyun in the face.

And You Baiyun seemed to have expected that Wang Yi would make a move to test him, so he used the Qimen footwork and his body swayed for a while, and when he reappeared, he was already at the door.

"Brother Wang, can't you just tell me if you want to try my tricks?"

"Just saying it once doesn't make me want to test you. If you don't even have this much self-restraint, I really don't dare to hire you to do anything. I can't afford the consequences of three generations of only one person passing down my family's legacy."

"Well, I've tried it, Brother Wang, but I think it's still to your liking."

"Your method is indeed quite interesting, and you are qualified for my test. As for work, my foot shop is expanding in Beijing recently. Do you want to go to a branch to take charge? I can also use your family's magic to set up a formation to protect the branches in the four cities, so that we don't know what will happen if they are targeted by thieves one day. As for who will lead you, Liang Ting, a master of mechanical devices and talismans, I think you are not unfamiliar with him."

"How could that be possible? Everyone in the martial arts world knows that the Mojin Rougu Sect forced a disciple with two great masters to leave because of his natural appearance. Brother Wang, you also played a big role in this."

"Ahem, this topic has passed. Let's give the Mojin Rougu Sect some face. Go find this person. He happens to be busy with the branch affairs over at Zhengyang Sect. Here is for you in case you can't find someone to take you there."

A letter of introduction with the seal of Sichengjiaohang flew out from the desk and landed in the hands of You Baiyun. The young man simply bowed and clasped his hands, then went out under the guidance of the servant. Before leaving, You Baiyun turned around and asked Wang Yi.

"Brother Wang, let me ask you something. The move you made just now was a bit like a sorcerer's. Are you also a sorcerer?"

"You're overthinking it. It's just that the skills I practice have a bit of sorcery flavor, not the profoundness of your family tradition."

"Okay, it seems like I made the right decision to come to the capital!"

You Baiyun went out excitedly, with the vigor and vitality that a young person should have.

Compared with the vigorous You Baiyun, the other beast master Meng Deer looked very depressed. He was obviously about 27 or 28 years old, dressed elegantly, and wore glasses, but he seemed a little weak in front of Wang Yi, and was confused by Wang Yi. Is he that scary?
"Brother Meng, don't be so reserved. Please take a seat."

After motioning the other person to sit down, Wang Yi was about to pour tea for him, but he took the cup and said, "No need, Brother Wang, I can do it myself."

Seeing how polite the other person was, Wang Yi had no choice but to start the conversation with this person's name.

"Brother Meng, do you know that you have the same name as someone else?"

"Yes, that biologist from the West. Brother Wang, do you know anything about biology?"

"A few years ago, when I was studying at Dongshan Academy under the Trinity School, I heard the headmaster, Mr. Dongshan, talk about this aspect of biology. It seems that your father gave you this name, Brother Meng, and he has high hopes for you, right? But Brother Meng, I don't understand. Brother Meng seems to have a wealthy family, but why does he act like this to me?"

With a common topic, Mendel, the animal scientist who has the same name as the Western biologist, also started talking.

Ultimately it comes down to a question of inheritance. The beastmaster school is at the bottom of the contempt chain in the extraordinary human circle. If it is not inherited from the family or for a living, no one wants to learn this technique.

Old Meng's family is a family of scholars. His grandfather studied abroad. The name Mendel was given to Old Meng by his grandfather after he came into contact with systematic biological knowledge. Unfortunately, the biological system is not very complete now. Although bacteria have been discovered and confirmed to be a kind of microorganism, this specific theory has a prototype, but at that time, Old Meng's grandfather could not get in touch with this aspect and stayed at the door of the animal division to the biological division.

In the end, he died with regret and placed his hopes on his grandson, Lao Meng.

But for Lao Meng, he was also completely in the dark. His grandfather did not leave him much systematic theory before he passed away. His family did not have the conditions to support him to study abroad. In this era, if you want to study abroad, you either have to have excellent grades to receive government funding, or your family is so wealthy that it doesn't matter.

Although Lao Meng's family is well-off, they are neither up nor down, and his own achievements are not particularly outstanding, so he is stuck there.

I just happened to receive news that Wang Yi was recruiting beast masters, so after much thought, I decided to try my luck with Wang Yi.

"So that's how it is. I can't help you in this regard, Brother Meng. I only have a rough idea of ​​biology, but I don't know the key points. But Brother Meng seems to underestimate the beastmaster school. The beastmaster school is more inclined to life rather than using it against the enemy."

"Life?" Mengdel didn't understand, but Wang Yi's next words also made his old face blush. "Brother Meng, your family should have an animal husbandry business, right? I think with the skills of Brother Meng's family of animal masters, the livestock are not only high-yielding, but also rarely get sick. Am I right?"

This is another problem of concept. Most of the extraordinary people either want to learn literary and martial arts and serve the emperor, or seek to ascend to heaven. They don't care much about food, clothing, housing and transportation, and don't think there is anything to care about.

But as long as one is a human being, he or she will always want to eat well and dress well. This is a basic need.

Animal masters happen to be good at this, after all, they deal with birds, beasts, insects and fish, so they always have some tricks to make pigs grow fatter and produce more piglets. But for animal masters, this is also a shameful thing. We are all extraordinary people. Why do others learn tricks and become high and mighty and be worshipped as hermits, while we have to do these jobs of feeding chickens and raising horses?
"This month I got a piece of land on the outskirts of the city, and I'm just wondering what to do with it. Since you're here, Brother Meng, how about you use your family's skills as a beast master to help me raise a batch of chickens?"

Just as Mendel was about to explode, Wang Yi quickly stood up and bowed.

"Brother Meng, I am not humiliating you. As the saying goes, a tall building starts from the ground. Since I asked the young shopkeeper of Jianghu Inn to recruit beast masters from Jianghu, it is certainly not for fun. I have never looked down on the beast master school. Because compared to my high-handed tricks, beast masters are more needed by this world. I cannot explain the reason for the time being. Please trust me for once and help me do this. If this thing succeeds, perhaps the beast master school will be carried forward in the hands of Brother Meng."

"Are you kidding?"

"This concerns the livelihood of the people. How dare I, Wang Yi, joke about this?"

Mendel looked at Wang Yi's respectful attitude and was silent for a long time. He also decided to take this gamble. After all, he was here, and a young man like You Baiyun could find a job. He couldn't just leave in disgrace, right?
"What are the requirements."

"I will have someone bring in a batch of chicks. I have only one requirement. We will try to breed a batch of live chicks with a meat-to-grain ratio of 1:2 from this batch of chicks. During the breeding period, if you have any requirements, Brother Meng, just let me know. I will satisfy you with both the people and the money."

Mendel also frowned. Although he was puzzled by Wang Yi's move, as his family had animal husbandry and he studied the art of animal husbandry, he might be more familiar with farming than some old farmers who raised chickens.

It is known that it takes at least three months for a yellow-feathered chicken to grow from a chick to a ready-to-cook chicken, and that is when it is well fed and watered. If it is free-range, it may take longer, and the amount of food put in during this period may be 1:3 or even more than the weight of the chicken.

So in this era, even until the end of the 20th century, eating meat has always been a problem that has plagued this country.

As animal masters, they naturally have ways to make a chicken eat less food, grow faster, and have more meat. But most of the time they just feed themselves and rarely delve into this aspect.

But just now Wang Yi directly raised the topic to the livelihood of the people, and he slowly figured out what was going on.

"I haven't tried raising chicks with a meat-to-grain ratio of 1:2, but I think it's possible. But it takes time because it involves the yellow-feathered chicken's own..."

Halfway through his speech, Mendel seemed to understand. He looked at Wang Yi who smiled at him and said loudly, "You don't understand biology?"

"I also saw something similar from Mr. Dongshan at Dongshan Academy, so I wondered if I could extend it in that area. But after all, I'm not a beast master, and each profession has its own specialty."

"Tsk, your headmaster Mr. Dongshan of the Dongshan Academy of the Trinity School is really a scholar. He is right. I will take this job."

"I feel relieved with what you said, Brother Meng. As for the salary, how about the same salary as the branch manager? Ten dollars."

"So generous?"

"Now the family is still well-off, but it's hard to say what will happen in the future."

"Oh, you are a wonderful person. I also want to see if I can find new ways to improve my beastly skills from you."

"Then I'll wait and see."

After opening the topic, Mendel stopped being timid and started to discuss seriously with Wang Yi. In the end, they roughly decided on the policy, and Wang Yi took out a contract with his name already written on it, waiting for Mendel to sign and seal it.

But in this kind of situation, when it comes down to it, you should be on guard against the good guys rather than the bad guys.

But for Mendel, who inherited the family tradition, he could not afford to lose face, and he did not want the reputation of the beast master's school to be ruined in his own country.

After signing the contract readily, Mendel was also very determined to go for a field investigation.

Wang Yi also politely saw him off and did not go back until the carriage carrying Mendel disappeared from his sight.

As Wang Yi said, he recruited animal masters because he wanted to change the school of animal masters to biological masters. But before that, he needed animal masters to help him lay a foundation, a foundation that could solve the problem of Chinese people's difficulty in eating meat in the first place after peace came in the future, even if it was just to leave a seed.

Because if this seed can really take root and sprout, it will not only solve the problem of Chinese people eating meat, but also bring in a large amount of foreign exchange. But by then, it will not be something we can handle.

But Wang Yi didn't know that what he had just discussed with Mendel had been heard by Liu the Face Man, a disciple of Quan Xing. At this time, Liu the Face Man was staying in his room, forcing himself to close his eyes and fall asleep, muttering to himself.

"Damn Ghost Hand King, where did you pick up such a treasure, old man? People say I have an evil temper, but this kid is even more evil than me. How come the beast master school has become so fancy in his mouth? No, how can you, Ghost Hand King, enjoy such a good thing alone? Old lady Liu! Old lady Liu! Let me sleep quickly, I need you to convey something to me!!!"

At this time, Wang Yi did not know that he had been forwarded as a group shared file by Liu, the Quanxing disciple, because as May passed and June came, the Northern Expedition that everyone knew about finally began.

(End of this chapter)