Weakest Beast Tamer Gets All SSS Dragons novel Chapter 316

Ren stood outside the arena, surrounded by his friends who were all talking at once about his victory.

"Not even three seconds! You didn't even give him the three seconds he gave me!" Min gesticulated wildly, recreating the scene with his hands. "He deserved it for doing the same to me... Liu's face was priceless!"

Liu crossed his arms with mock indignation.

The light streaming through the arena's high windows cast long shadows across the gathering area, highlighting the contrast between the jubilant Gray Wing team and the dejected expressions of the noble students passing by. Word of their dominance had spread quickly throughout the academy.

Lin approached the group, her professional expression slightly softened by an approving smile.

"Ren," she called, making everyone turn toward her. "Congratulations on winning the Best's Honor prize."

"Honor price?" Ren blinked, his mushrooms pulsing with curiosity. "I thought the tournament was just an exam."

"It is," Lin confirmed. "But there are additional recognitions for the winner. And because of your overall average scores, you've received the Best's Honor."

"The Best's Honor?" Ren repeated, clearly having little idea what that meant.

Liu dramatically gasped, his eyes widening. "The Best's Honor? Did you seriously outperform everyone in at least two other units as well? That's incredible!"

"What exactly is it?" Ren asked, ignoring Liu's theatrics.

Lin crossed her arms, adopting her typical instructor posture.

"It's essentially an extra recognition. When advancing to the next grade, several things are evaluated, but the Honor allows you to skip some requirements and receive more benefits."

"So?" Ren leaned forward slightly, his interest evident.

"Now you'll advance from Iron to Bronze 1, and your emblem will change," Lin explained. "That's normal… any average student with a decent beast achieves that."

Liu glanced away, a flicker of disappointment crossing his face.

"Though the real advantage will be noticed in the next emblem levels..." Lin continued. "Although, honestly, I don't think you'll need those advantages."

The mushrooms in Ren's hair pulsed, reflecting his interest. "Is there anything else?"

"What might interest you more is that the Honor gives you an extra step in the benefits you receive," Lin continued. "For example, you can eat in the Bronze 2 area, and instead of receiving 10 crystals daily as Bronze 1, you'll receive 20, as if you were Bronze 2."

"Twenty crystals daily?" Taro quickly calculated. "That would be only about 3,600 additional crystals in a semester."

"It's not much for you now," Lin acknowledged, "but it will be significant when you reach Silver or Gold levels, especially if you earn more Honors in the future."

Min whistled in admiration. "The system rewards those who stand out from the beginning."

"There's also the base prize," Lin added. "It's 100,000 crystals for the first-year champion of each dynamic, 166,000 for you and 66,000 for Taro and Min."

Min, Taro, and Liu sighed in unison.

"That's nothing for the mushroom magnate," Min commented, shaking his head with feigned sadness.

"The crystal producer of Gray Wing," Liu added.

"The future mycological millionaire," Taro finished with a smile.

Ren ignored the jokes.

"I'll need everything I can get," he finally responded, his voice taking on a more serious tone. "My fungus will require enormous amounts of resources to advance to the next levels."

Lin nodded, apparently satisfied with the response. "The prize details will be processed administratively to the bank today and doubled with your month-end reports tomorrow. You'll receive the new emblem at the beginning of the next semester."

"Thank you, Master," Ren replied with a slight bow. "I have one more question, if I may."

Lin arched an eyebrow. "Yes?"

"I want to contact my parents," Ren explained, his voice softening slightly. "Do you know any way to send letters or packages?"

The question seemed to take Lin by surprise.

"Letters? That's not something I usually get involved with," she admitted.

"I understand," Ren replied, a subtle disappointment in his tone.

Lin seemed to consider something for a moment, tapping her finger against her arm. "I don't know much about the postal system, but I know Liora regularly sends information to Selphira. You could ask her."

The mushrooms in Ren's hair pulsed with renewed interest. "I will. Thank you."

"Enjoy your last days of rest," Lin added with a hint of mischief in her voice. "We'll start the new training regimen at the beginning of the semester."

Ren and the boys audibly gulped, their faces paling simultaneously.

Lin smiled briefly before walking away, presumably to attend to her duties with the closure of the battle week.