20: Suffering from the hardships of literature

"Your Sprout Beast is very talented; you can send it to the Dojo for training anytime," Lin Xian said.

"The Evergreen Dojo, as a renowned training center in this region, is famous for its in-depth research and professional cultivation of specific pets—Sprout Beast, Wisteria, and Green Vine Snake."

Lin Xian's words exuded confidence.

"Here, we have a scientific and systematic training method, providing personalized cultivation tailored to the traits of each pet."

"The results, naturally, won't be bad."

Seeing a flicker of hesitation in Li Wen's eyes, as if he had something to say, Lin Xian understood and quickly added,

"Oh, right, you don't have to worry about the fees at all."

"This time, it was due to a misunderstanding caused by that kid Lu Chen, and our Evergreen Dojo is willing to cover all training costs."

"Consider it a small lesson for him and a bit of compensation for you."

When Lu Chen was mentioned, Lin Xian's tone held both helplessness and a hint of a smile: "That kid Lu Chen is essentially a good person, he just sometimes acts without thinking and easily offends people."

=_=

Li Wen could feel that himself, without needing it to be said.

"However, I can tell that you are much smarter than him and understand social etiquette better."

"If you get the chance in the future, help him out more, guide him to learn how to get along with people better; this will also greatly benefit his growth."

Li Wen nodded slightly at the words, pondered for a moment, and then replied, "I will do my best, Gym Leader Lin."

"Well then, I won't see you out. Take care."

"Goodbye, Gym Leader Lin."

...After bidding farewell to Lin Xian, Li Wen returned home.

Unexpectedly, the package with the Fire Fluff Worm evolution path materials was already at home.

He figured his parents must have come home and signed for it for him.

So, without further ado, he immediately began the refinement.

First, he took out a relatively large glass vessel from the package, with four fire-attribute crystals embedded in its inner walls to provide energy for the evolution.

Li Wen was grateful that the evolution materials came from Master Lin; if he had to collect them himself, he would also need to find a place rich in fire elements.

After a series of intricate operations, all preparations for the evolution were finally complete.

"Everything is ready, except for the worm."

"Come out, it's decided, it's you, Qing Yan."

From the white summoning circle, Qing Yan, having recovered for some time, was now full of appetite.

"Ying?"

"Is it mealtime? I was sleeping so soundly!"

Li Wen pointed to the new vessel and said,

"See? Go in there for a while, and you'll get to eat new delicious food."

Although Qing Yan seemed to have a not-so-great impression of things that had once restricted its freedom,

under Li Wen's emphasized words of "delicious food," Qing Yan's weak willpower had no resistance whatsoever.

Contract Pet: Qing Yan

...Ritual in Progress

08:58:53

This was genuinely modified from a real evolution plan, so a longer duration was understandable.

Moreover, with Qing Yan safely wrapped in an Insect Silk cocoon, there was no risk, so Li Wen could rest well and check the results tomorrow morning.

After a night's rest, he felt refreshed, and looking at the panel made him even happier.

Contract Pet: Qing Yan

attribute: Insect

trait: Gluttony

Species: Agile Beginner

growth level: Not Yet Initiated

Energy Value: 101

Skill ①: Insect Silk (Mastery +1)

...Skill ②: Fire Velvet (Beginner)

Skill Level: Low-level Skill

Skill Effect:

The body is covered by a layer of scorching Fire Velvet, as if wearing an invisible flame. This layer of Fire Velvet not only shines with dazzling light but also contains astonishing high temperature and energy, capable of covering the entire body of the Beastmaster's pet without blind spots, including the head, limbs, and even the tail.

(PS: Little Green Worm has no limbs)

(*￣▽￣*)~* (Covering mouth, secretly laughing)

As if suddenly remembering something, he quickly pulled out the Little Green Worm.

Seeing that the Little Green Worm hadn't changed at all, Li Wen was relieved; if it had accidentally evolved directly, who would he cry to?

After feeding Qing Yan the fire-attribute spirit leaves he had promised last night, he heard banging sounds from outside the balcony.

It was the exercise equipment Li Wen had shamelessly pestered Lis Father to buy for Ya Bao.

The equipment wasn't too expensive, but Li Wen had been quite strapped for cash recently.

Who knew that before he even woke up, Ya Bao was already practicing against the wooden stake by itself.

Seeing how diligently Ya Bao was training, it was clear how much damage having a single worm on its body after waking up had done to it.

"So, today's plan: Ya Bao goes to daycare."

"Qing Yan, come with me to the library to study."

"It's happily decided."

"Ya~"

"Yay (σ≧∀≦)σ"

"Ying?"

"Can I really not stay home?"

These two, one is an active and motivated Da Jie Tou, and the other is a lazy bum who does nothing but eat...

"Are you sure you want Ya Bao to train alone at our Dojo? Aren't you going to supervise it?"

Sprout Beasts are famously temperamental and quite tsundere, though they improve a lot after evolving, and their third-stage functionality is top-notch.

That's why many people still choose them as pets, but at this early stage, just a few days after contracting, it's unlikely they'll train proactively without supervision.

Lin Xian's own second pet was also a Sprout Beast, and it gave him quite a bit of trouble.

"No problem, my Ya Bao is very self-motivated."

"Ya~"

"Very self-motivated."

Although he didn't quite believe it, since Li Wen said so, he would just teach normally.

After dropping off Ya Bao, Li Wen immediately returned to the school entrance.

Although Beastmaster students didn't have classes for the first week, entering the school with a campus card was no problem at all.

Upon entering the school, he naturally headed straight for the library. The difficulty of acquiring knowledge points had been increasing recently, and after much thought, this was the only free source.

As soon as he stepped into the library, the faint scent of ink and old books wafted over him.

He went straight to the point, walking purposefully towards the Beastmaster books section. Rows of bookshelves awaited his exploration.

What caught his eye was "Basic Beastmaster Theory," its cover ancient and exuding a solemn aura.

Li Wen carefully turned the pages and found some overlap with the content in his textbooks.

Compared to the more practical descriptions in the textbooks, the research in these books seemed much more in-depth.

Every time he read a new knowledge point, the panel would display:

Knowledge Point +1.

This made him secretly delighted, as if he were constantly leveling up and fighting monsters in a game, gaining rich rewards.

He then picked up "Advanced Beastmaster Techniques," a book that detailed the practical experiences and insights of various high-level Beastmasters. The content was profound yet easy to understand, and as he delved deeper into the reading, system prompts continuously rang out,

Knowledge Point +1

Knowledge Point +1

...He could almost see his Beastmaster abilities improving.

"I just love to suffer a bit for literature. Let me see how much suffering I can endure."