47: The third favorite
It wasn't until he saw Yabao nesting on Li Wen's head, and the equally leisurely Qingyan.
The special Flower Spirit thought to himself, “If I contract with a Beastmaster like this, I won't have to work hard, and I can still have emotions to eat.”
One could only say, it greatly underestimated a scumbag Beastmaster who “exploited” his pets.
The only reason Yabao on his hair wasn't “practicing swordplay” was that the venue didn't allow it, and Li Wen's head really couldn't take it.
So, a new training method was developed: in the “Age of Dharma Decline,” after Yabao entered the Disguise state, the Energy Value it could temporarily use decreased, which meant it was simpler to control.
Now, Li Wen wanted Yabao to try and push its control to the limit, to see if it could secretly draw out Energy that shouldn't be usable in that state.
Theoretically, if the above conditions could be met, and Yabao's recovery speed increased further, it could achieve the absurd operation of “Infinite Energy.”
If one were to ask what use it had? Besides improving control, there was none for now. This was also an imitation made after hearing about the secret transmission, and it would eventually be useful.
Similarly, Qingyan seemed to be slacking off, but it also had a task assigned by Li Wen: to weave Qingyan itself using Insect Silk.
The reason was that in the initially designed infinite nesting doll tactic of Yabao and “Insect Silk Yabao,” the tactic fell apart due to the immature technology of “Insect Silk Yabao.”
Therefore, for now, Qingyan put aside other training and focused on observing its own body, which was much simpler for it.
For the two little ones, this kind of training was already too low intensity, so they exuded echoes of “boredom” and “leisure.”
And the Flower Spirit, whose primary perception ability relied on emotions, thus made a blunder that led to eternal regret, falling for the scumbag Li Wen.
As Li Wen, with a puzzled expression, was about to check the Red String Bell's data again, it suddenly appeared right in front of him.
Four eyes met, big eyes staring at small eyes.
Flower Spirit (Seven-colored)
attribute: Psychic / Wood
Species: Elite Low-tier
growth level: Beginner Primary
Energy Value: 340
trait: Floral Language:
Flower Spirit is closely connected to all things in nature, capable of listening to flower language, perceiving the emotions of life, and changing its own attribute based on its own emotions.
(PS: Every flower has its story, and I am their guardian.)
Skill ①: Flower Dance Fluttering
Flower Spirit can transform into petals, dancing lightly in the air, weaving through the battlefield. Not only is its speed astonishing, but it can also release healing power while moving, restoring the life of its allies.
Skill ②: Flower Shield
Flower Spirit can summon surrounding flowers to form a sturdy shield, blocking enemy attacks. Natural energy flows on the shield, which not only has strong defense but can also reflect a portion of the damage.
(PS: The protection of nature, none can break.)
Skill ③: Psychokinesis
Proficient in mental power, capable of integrating mental power into petals to deliver impactful strikes to enemies. Those hit by psychokinetic attacks may enter a confused state... ① Brave Gene 10%
② Joyful Gene 10%
③ Gentle Gene 10%
④ Melancholy Gene 10%
⑤ Mysterious Gene 10%
⑥ Romantic Gene 25%
⑦ Innocent Gene 25%
“What is this?” Lin Bufan, who had just emerged from his slight disappointment at the Marriage Tree, exclaimed, immediately attracting everyone's attention.
Lu Chen: ???
Su Chen: ???
Zhu Ling: ???
Even Zhu Ling, with the extensive knowledge of the First Bureau, was seeing such a miraculous pet for the first time. The three of them were incredibly surprised.
“Nature truly makes all things possible!” Lin Bufan's sigh reminded Li Wen of a saying.
Theoretically, all the genotypes you need can naturally appear; the only difference is the time cost due to probability issues.
The possibility of natural mutation is low, but not non-existent. And so-called cross-breeding, in its fundamental sense, is to artificially change the probability, thereby reducing the time cost.
As he thought about it, Li Wen felt a strong urge, even a desire to start farming.
But he still shook his head; no, he couldn't continue in such a thankless industry.
The time cost was too high. Uh... what if the time cost could be reduced?
He sighed again. Reducing time cost was easier said than done. Time-attribute pets, he hadn't seen any, and even among those he'd heard of, he only knew of Shi Daizhi.
“You?”
“Hmm... how's your training intensity?”
The voice was timid, with little sense of interaction.
“Ya~”
“Oh, it's too high. I have to train until late at night every day.”
Realizing that the creature in front of him was talking to him, Yabao proudly “showed off,” unaware that he was making Li Wen miss an opportunity.
The Flower Spirit listened with some disappointment, then glanced at Su Chen and walked directly towards Lu Chen.
Really, it only glanced once, because it felt Su Chen was more like a capitalist.
Zhu Ling cleared her throat, forcefully suppressing her laughter.
Didn't she understand her own junior brother? He was also a scumbag Beastmaster who super “exploited” his pets. Why did he like ghost-attribute pets?
Because, “If you don't do it, there are plenty of ghosts who will!” First, ghost-types inherently don't perceive fatigue strongly. Second, this kid was a bit chuunibyou in private.
More than once, she had caught him muttering things like “explode my cosmos.”
There was no other way; she could only go find the person with the bad bell. The Red String Bell had become a demerit for it.
After all, for a pet that changes attributes based on emotions, encountering a pet that can influence emotions would almost certainly not be comfortable.
However, there was no choice. Because it was too special, it needed to feed on emotions, but the proportion of Flower Spirit in the population was completely unbalanced.
This led to an imbalance in emotional intake, and if this continued, it would get sick. If a pet got sick, it was no small matter; it would affect its own energy and expand its influence. This was also one of the reasons why Breeder audits were strict.
Lu Chen, on the other hand, did not refuse, unlike the other two.
Li Wen's relationship with his pets was like that of a parent and child; Su Chen's relationship with his pets was like that of a lord and his subjects.
“PS: It’s the kind of subject to a general who actually gets titles revoked.”
For Lu Chen, pets were companions who accompanied him in his research, so he didn't really care much about their strength.
He simply tried his best to design things suitable for his pets through his breeding level. If they wanted to train to become stronger, they trained; if not, it was fine, he would help them anyway.
Because he truly believed what a certain “master” said: there are no weak pets, only weak Beastmasters.
Therefore, as long as a pet actively wanted to contract with him, he generally wouldn't refuse. Of course, it was also impossible for him to actively want to contract with any particular pet.
This was also why Lin Yan would actively explain Lu Chen's contract to Lin Bufan, but not Li Wen's.
After Lu Chen completed his contract, Su Chen also contracted a Flower Spirit (purple). Lin Bufan decided to take Li Wen, who hadn't completed his contract yet, to the other two locations to try their luck.
They first went to the insect-type gathering place, but under Yabao's strong refusal, Li Wen had to give up the idea of searching there.
At the last location, the variety of pets was much greater, but also much more chaotic.
White Water Crane
attribute: Water
Species: Elite Low-tier
...Little Fire Monkey
attribute: Fire
Species: Agile High-tier
...After looking for a long time, he still hadn't decided. It wasn't that he looked down on them, but he just felt like something was missing.
It wasn't until he saw an elemental spirit that was both rare and truly useless that Li Wen was attracted by its trait.
Mutated Slime (Pure Wood Element)
attribute: Wood
Species: Agile Mid-tier
growth level: Beginner Primary
Energy Value: 290
trait: Lush:
As a special individual among wood-attribute elemental spirits, it possesses the unique ability to Catalysis plant Growth. If powerful enough, it can even Catalysis the Growth of wood-attribute pets.
Individual Introduction:
This is a unique elemental Slime, whose species mutated due to consuming special materials, and its trait changed accordingly.
There really is such a special trait that can replace time-attribute abilities?