4: New Skills

After an overnight charge, the next day, a familiar sound came from the back mountain of the park.

"Use Leaf Blade on the tree trunk."

The tree trunk took massive damage, HP-10086.

"Rustle~ rustle~" Leaves fell, leaving a slash mark on the dry bark.

Beside a large tree in the park, Li Wen and Sprout Beast began their daily Skill training.

Such a small crack, however, greatly surprised Li Wen; Sprout Beast's previous Leaf Blade Skill definitely didn't do this much damage.

The damage from Leaf Blade was far less substantial than Tackle, only serving as a disruption Skill, which was also one of the reasons why Sprout Beast feared Little Green Worm.

This pseudo-evolution ritual wasn't just a small boost for Sprout Beast; it wasn't only an increase in Energy Value but also a significant improvement in its Skills.

With this kind of improvement, as long as he kept evolving his pet beasts, his pet beasts would eventually become god-like existences.

Thinking this, his mind couldn't help but waver.

Before he could even be happy, Li Wen suddenly realized that he probably couldn't afford so many evolutions.

What was going on with the invisible debt on his shoulders seeming to get heavier and heavier?

These things could be considered later; the immediate priority was to train Sprout Beast's Skill proficiency.

A pet beast's Energy Value was also closely related to Skill proficiency; the reason he didn't bring Little Green Worm was that its only Skill was Silk Spit, which could be trained even at home.

"Use Tackle on the previous mark!"

"Sprout~" Sprout Beast responded cutely.

Its tiny body charged straight forward.

"Bang!"

After a violent impact, the crack deepened by half; one more hit would likely bring the tree down.

Seeing Sprout Beast's performance, Li Wen couldn't help but exclaim, "No wonder they say pet beasts can rival missiles; even such a small body like Sprout Beast can unleash such power."

"Sprout Beast, well done."

After speaking, he stroked Sprout Beast's wooden body while feeding it the pet beast milk he had bought beforehand.

This was originally intended as a condition to motivate Sprout Beast to train well, but after Li Wen described a beautiful future where it wouldn't fear Little Green Worm, it seemed completely unnecessary.

With its newfound enthusiasm, there was no need to keep this item; young pet beasts had a very high demand for nutrients.

And pet milk was naturally not the same as the ordinary milk Li Wen drank; it was produced by a special pet beast, specifically for accelerating the growth of young pet beasts.

Li Wen might need to continue feeding Sprout Beast for another week to get through its infancy.

Only after reaching adulthood could jade powder unleash its nutritional value; otherwise, it would just be filling pet food.

After a short rest, Li Wen continued to train Sprout Beast.

Repeated Skill training suddenly gave Li Wen a different idea.

Why train two Skills separately?

If released together, the acceleration formed during Ram, applied to Leaf Blade, would surely increase damage.

"Stop for now, Sprout Beast."

Li Wen waved for Sprout Beast to pause its training.

Sprout Beast, still diligently training, tilted its head, looking curiously at Li Wen.

Li Wen couldn't handle seeing this.

Clutching his heart: "Damn it! My maiden heart! It's so cute, I could die."

He picked up Sprout Beast and said to it.

"You'll release Leaf Blade simultaneously while charging later, understand?"

Daughters might become rebellious at a certain age, but Sprout Beast's rebellious phase seemed to be a bit early.

A message transmitted through the contract: "Old man, are you kidding me?"

"Sprout~ Sprout~"

"It's impossible to use other Skills while Ramming."

Hearing Sprout Beast's true meaning, Li Wen realized he had been inconsiderate; he still lacked a lot of theoretical knowledge about beast taming.

When in doubt, ask the forum.

Pet beast, can't, simultaneously, release, two Skills?

After typing in a few keywords, all sorts of bizarre replies appeared.

"Your pet beast is an M78 Nebula spy."

"It hasn't been cultivated into a beast-girl, so of course, it can't do two things at once [wry smile]."

After browsing for a long time, Li Wen finally found a relatively normal reply among a pile of absurdities.

"This is mainly because your pet beast's control over energy is insufficient."

"So, it needs a longer time to accumulate energy before releasing a Skill, and it cannot complete the energy accumulation for two Skills simultaneously."

It seemed plausible, and the credibility was high; the account that posted it had Tiannan University certification.

"Lin Yan, I'll trust you for now."

As Li Wen muttered, the panel automatically popped up again.

"[Detected update in beast-taming knowledge, cultivation plan unlocked with automatic deduction of knowledge points]"

"[Updating...]"

"[Update complete!]"

"[Leaf Slash] Skill cultivation plan: A combined Skill formed by simultaneously releasing [Ram] and [Leaf Blade] through improved energy control."

"[Required item]: Energy Crystal Ball, for energy control training."

He bought a crystal ball for energy training online and then rested on the grass with Sprout Beast.

Lying on the grass, holding Sprout Beast, looking at the sky, and feeling the breeze was incredibly pleasant.

The leaves rustled slightly, and Sprout Beast in his arms was mumbling something; this was simply Li Wen's idea of happiness... "Flying Eagle Express, here's your item."

Li Wen was woken by the sound and opened his eyes to see a man in blue, holding an eagle's claw with one hand, half-suspended in the air.

As expected of the Eastern Splendor's official channel; the item he had just bought arrived in less than an hour.

However, it might also be related to the item purchased; Li Wen's level zero account couldn't buy any high-level items, so the items were stored nearby.

But this wasn't what Li Wen should be considering now; he should sign for it and start training quickly.

"Remember to give me a good review."

The delivery man's service attitude was very enthusiastic; he even waved goodbye to Li Wen before leaving.

With the crystal ball in hand, he was a bit excited and eager to have Sprout Beast start training quickly.

He placed the crystal ball in front of Sprout Beast and told it to channel energy into it.

Sprout Beast was initially confused, but gradually, through exploration, it understood how to use it.

It touched the leaves on its head to the crystal ball, and the sphere began to glow as Sprout Beast channeled energy into it.

The green light was not weak, but it was too diffused, momentarily turning Li Wen's face green.

This was definitely not the result Li Wen wanted; just as he was about to criticize Sprout Beast, he saw Sprout Beast smiling.

"Sprout~ Sprout~"

"Master, it turned green."

Li Wen couldn't bear to act stern.

"Sprout Beast, try to keep all the energy inside the crystal ball."

It tried again, much better than before; at least it didn't turn Li Wen green.

After an hour of hard work, Sprout Beast was able to control the energy within the crystal ball.

Li Wen, sweating profusely, looked at the glowing green in the crystal ball and felt a surge of pride, saying to Sprout Beast, "Sprout Beast, you're amazing!"

Hearing its master's praise, Sprout Beast couldn't help but jump for joy.

Seeing Sprout Beast's enthusiasm, Li Wen silently canceled the rest plan.

"Then we can start trying out the new Skill."