"Grandfather, Grandpa Leo!"
"You two, one is the Patriarch of the Wayne Family, and the other is the President of the Beast Taming Association. Aren't you embarrassed to be bickering in front of a junior like me?"
Upon hearing Wesley's words, the two old men simultaneously called a truce and looked at Wesley, who wore an innocent expression.
"Old Jackson, you should hand this grandson of yours over to me for some proper discipline. You really shouldn't spoil him like this," Leo Allen said.
"Hmm! I think that's a good idea!" Jackson agreed.
"Great, these two old men. I shouldn't have opened my mouth; they've united their front again," Wesley thought to himself, then very consciously began to butter them up.
"Grandfather, Grandpa Leo! I think the performance you two just put on was truly masterful, pure essence!"
"Take care, Grandpa Leo."
After Leo Allen left, Jackson took Wesley to the study.
The study was elegant and refined. Hanging on the wall was a life-sized portrait of a man, full of presence, accompanied by four incredibly powerful Contracted Beasts.
The person in the painting was the first Beast Master of the Wayne Family. If one were to count, he would be Wesley's great-great-great-grandfather!
"You came to find me today, speak your mind if you have something to say."
Jackson sat in the study, looking at his young grandson standing before him.
"Grandfather, I want to break off the engagement with Diana of the Danver Family. I would like to ask you to go to the Danver Family and settle this matter!"
Hearing Wesley's words, the old man narrowed his eyes.
"Little Wesley, have you thought this through? This is no small matter. Once the two families break off the engagement, it will have major repercussions."
The reason the Wayne And Danver families had arranged the engagement was twofold: first, Wesley's parents had once saved Diana's mother; second, the Danver Family was also one of the four great Beast Taming families, and a marriage alliance could strengthen the relationship between the two families, a union of the strong.
Marriage alliances between families were very common, mostly based on interests, and rarely due to mutual affection.
The reason Wesley had once genuinely cared for Diana was that they had grown up together, and having spent so much time together, feelings had naturally developed.
But now, Wesley realized that he and Diana were destined not to be on the same path. Why force a connection based on a piece of paper? It would be better to end it early to avoid trouble and self-inflicted distress.
"Grandfather, I know what you mean, but Diana and I are no longer on the same path. Breaking off the engagement is the best choice."
"Even if you don't want to break off the engagement, the Danver Family will eventually come to you to do so. At that point, it will be the Wayne Family that loses face, Grandfather!"
Wesley spoke each word earnestly. Jackson had never seen his grandson look like this before; for a moment, he seemed to see the shadow of his son in Wesley.
"The Danver Family wouldn't dare, unless Carol Danver wants to burn bridges with our Wayne Family."
Jackson slammed the table and stood up. Carol Danver was Diana's grandmother and the current head of the Danver Family, a Seven-Star Beast Master.
"Grandfather, it's not about whether the Danver Family dares to or not, but that it's only a matter of time. Your grandson hasn't even awakened his Beast Taming Space yet, while Diana has already awakened a blue Beast Taming Space with superior talent and is about to become a One-Star Beast Tamer."
"How could the Danver Family possibly marry off a heaven-sent talent like Diana to an ordinary person like me who can't even awaken a Beast Taming Space?"
Wesley picked up the teapot on the table, poured a cup of tea for his grandfather, Jackson, and then poured one for himself.
Jackson's expression turned calm. After pondering for a long time, he said, "Little Wesley, I understand this matter. I will go to the Danver Family tomorrow. My, Jackson's, grandson—so what if he is an ordinary person? There is no woman he cannot marry!"
"However, I still need to communicate with your parents first, as the engagement was something your parents had agreed to back then."
"Alright, Grandfather! My parents are currently at the front lines defending against monsters, and I don't want them to be distracted by this matter."
Wesley's parents, Bruce and Wang Shishi, were both Six-Star Beast Masters. When Wesley was very young, they went to the front lines to kill monsters and had not returned for over a decade.
"Fine, Little Wesley. You don't need to worry about this; I will handle it."
Jackson stood up, patted Wesley on the head, and continued, "Little Wesley, tomorrow is your last chance to test for the awakening of your Beast Taming Space. Don't have any psychological burden; just treat it with a normal mindset."
"Remember, you have your grandfather behind you, and the entire Wayne Family."
"I understand, Grandfather. I'll take my leave now."
"Hmm, go ahead."
Wesley turned and left the study.
After returning to his room, Wesley locked the door, lay on the bed, closed his eyes, and fell into deep thought.
"To become a Beast Master, one must awaken a Beast Taming Space in their body to contract a beast. The Beast Taming Space is also the place to house the Contracted Beast, and the quality of the talent in the Beast Taming Space is very important for the growth of the Contracted Beast."
"But why can't I sense the awakening of the Beast Taming Space in my body? Is my talent really that bad? Even a white space would be fine."
Wesley felt very melancholy. The current world was not a peaceful one. Ordinary people could only stay in the city for their whole lives. Otherwise, if they went outside and encountered monsters, it would be suicide.
Those who could awaken a Beast Taming Space in high school would be recruited by various Beast Taming Academies for systematic education and learning.
Those with the best talent were often the targets of competition among top Beast Taming Academies, while those with average talent could only be admitted to ordinary academies.
A genius like Diana, who had awakened a blue Beast Taming Space, didn't even need to wait for graduation from high school; top Beast Taming Academies were already extending olive branches to her.
Unwilling to give up, Wesley opened his eyes and decided to try again. He sat cross-legged on the bed and began to practice breathing, cultivating the Beast Taming method passed down by the Wayne Family.
Those who could become Beast Taming families naturally had their own inherited Beast Taming methods. These were the foundations left by the ancestors of the family for their descendants with their lives and blood.
The Beast Taming methods in high schools and academies were those specially released by the Eagle Federation so that more people could become Beast Masters.
Everyone could learn them, but there were only three chances to awaken a Beast Taming Space, and one must be under 18 years old.
In the whole world, there had never been anyone who could awaken a Beast Taming Space and become a Beast Master after the age of 18.
The Wayne Family's Beast Taming method was called the Thunder Tiger Art, so the beasts contracted by Wayne Family Beast Masters were all tiger-type beasts.
For example, Wesley's father, Bruce, had awakened a purple space with superior talent, which was why he was able to reach the strength of a Six-Star Beastmaster in just ten years and possessed four six-star tiger-type Contracted Beasts.
With this kind of talent, as long as there were no accidents, he would definitely become a Nine-Star Beast Tamer in the future, taking the Wayne Family to the next level.
As for beyond the Nine-Star level, it depended not only on talent but also on enlightenment and opportunity. Those who could break through the Nine-Star Beast Tamer level were few and far between in the entire Eagle Federation.
In any case, Wesley had never heard of it. The most he heard about were the four frontier commanders responsible for defending the Eagle Federation against monster invasions, whose strength was at the Nine-Star Beast Tamer level.
These four commanders had a very high status in the Eagle Federation and were known as the Four Great War Gods of Eagle Federation.
They had killed countless monsters with their own hands, guarding the frontiers and protecting the peace of every household in Eagle Federation. They were the role models for everyone in Eagle Federation!
An hour later, Wesley had already circulated the Thunder Tiger Art Beast Taming method for three cycles within his body. Each time he completed a cycle, his body would heat up and sweat, but it was useless; he couldn't feel the slightest change in his body.
"Is it still not working!"
"No, I cannot give up until the very last moment. I don't want to live an ordinary life. I want to see the outside world. I cannot give up."
Wesley wiped the sweat from his face, gritted his teeth, and continued to circulate the Thunder Tiger Art.
Time flew by, night fell, and black became the dominant color. The lights of thousands of homes lit up, signaling the meaning of hope.
In the luxuriously decorated main hall of the Wayne Family, a sumptuous dinner was already laid out.
Jackson sat alone at the head of the table, with his two sons sitting on either side, along with their wives and their young daughters.
Jackson had three sons and one daughter. The third son was Wesley's father, Bruce, who had the highest Beast Taming Talent among the three brothers.
Wesley's eldest uncle was named Uncle Barry, a Five-Star Beast Master. The second uncle, Jordan, was a Five-Star Beast Master. Both of them currently managed some of the Wayne Family's industries.
The eldest aunt was named Rosie, a Four-Star Beast Tamer, and the Second Aunt was Second Aunt Evanthe, a Three-Star Beast Tamer.
It was strange to say, but among the third generation of the Wayne Family, only Wesley was a male. The children of the eldest uncle and second uncle were all girls.
Not to mention that Wesley had five sisters, he had many female cousins, and two younger female cousins who were still young.
Whether they were his own sisters or cousins, they were all currently studying in different Beast Taming Academies. Among the third generation of the family, currently, only Wesley and his two younger cousins were at home.