Weakest Beast Tamer Gets All SSS Dragons novel Chapter 216

The first day of gathering culminated in a procession that resembled more a victory parade than the return of simple students.

Ren’s group, loaded to impossible limits with perfectly preserved shadow stalker skins, emerged from the wooded area as the sun began to set. The golden light caught on their burdens, casting elongated shadows across the ground and making their silhouettes seem almost heroic against the darkening sky.

This second time they had organized the transport better.

Unfortunately, Shizu’s Wolverine hadn’t yet reached Silver rank, so she couldn’t use the space within it to store even more skins.

But Matilda’s turtle had created several wooden rods they used to build a platform that transported the additional piles of skins that wouldn’t fit in their backpacks.

The contraption swayed gently as they walked, the weight distributed among several bearers.

The image was as absurd as it was impressive: first-year students returning with enough loot to embarrass experienced gatherers. Their faces, though tired, beamed with unmistakable pride.

"How many do you think there are in total?" asked Han while adjusting the heavy load they all supported from various sides.

"We’ve completely emptied three molting chambers and almost half the fourth today," responded Ren, who was the only one breathing calmly as if he weren’t carrying several extra kilos. "Approximately 250 skins per person. Considering that we’re 21..."

"More than 5,000 skins," calculated Liora. "Each of us with an approximate value greater than 70,000 crystals."

In the main camp, activity gradually stopped as students noticed the group’s arrival. Expressions ranged from disbelief to open envy. The afternoon’s chatter faded into stunned silence as they approached.

A student from another group dropped the small sack of herbs and thread he had spent all day gathering. Compared to what Ren’s group brought, his loot seemed like the leftovers from the leftovers from a banquet.

"It’s impossible," murmured an assistant loudly enough to be heard. "Not even fifth-year students get this much in the full three days."

Even Zhao, who supervised the registration station, couldn’t prevent his eyes from widening upon seeing the quantities they began to declare. The normally composed professor blinked rapidly, as if not trusting what his eyes were showing him.

He knew Ren was special, but this...

His professional expression briefly faltered, revealing the passionate explorer hiding beneath the instructor façade.

"One and a half million crystals in value..." he murmured while reviewing the records. "In one day."

"The cave was especially well-stocked," commented Ren casually while completing his form. "They had their molting cycle recently, luckily."

"Especially well-stocked," repeated Zhao, a resigned smile forming on his lips. "I suppose that’s one way to describe it."

A few meters away, Klein’s group observed the scene with somber expressions. Despite having taken down several bark stalkers with their group of 9 and the help of Astor’s Bronze-rank beast, they had barely managed to obtain materials worth more than five thousand crystals each.

"It doesn’t make sense," muttered Klein, his lion manifesting due to frustration, golden patterns rippling across his skin. "We have noble, powerful, and expensive beasts. We should be getting more than a group of mediocre students."

"Your beast is indeed the strongest if we don’t take into account Luna’s cheating strategies, leader... But I think the fungus kid is cheating, someone must be telling him where things are for sure," responded Hector, his hands nervously twisting his clothes.

"It could be Lin or Zhao helping him out of pity, and despite us having the best beasts... Strong beasts aren’t much use if you don’t know where to look for the materials," added Astor.