49: let me see
First, the level five resource must be given to Qingyan; currently, Bud doesn't have a great need for resources before entering Entry-level Advanced.
As for Yuan Wang, her growth level is too low to use it, and she doesn't have a definite cultivation direction yet, so she only needs to stack up her growth level.
Next, the basic 30 Contribution Points. After some thought, it was decided to use them to increase Yuan Wang's growth level.
Because Bud's Skill proficiency is very high, such a small amount of material is not enough for Bud to improve.
It's better to let Yuan Wang improve first, and then use Yuan Wang's trait to improve Bud, giving the new member a good forging (and squeezing).
Once the basic allocation was done, he started placing orders. For the level five material, he chose a third-tier light-element beast core. There was no other reason; it was simply because he heard that this prize was a third-tier dark-element beast core.
All 30 Contribution Points were exchanged for a wood-element Heart of Elements, a level four material, which can increase an individual's Energy Value, and more importantly, can improve elemental affinity.
For elemental spirits, elemental affinity can almost be said to directly affect combat power.
Don't think that 30 Contribution Points is a small amount; 1 Contribution Point equals 20,000. This Heart of Elements cost Li Wen 600,000, which broke his heart… A couple of hours later, the items arrived.
"Are you ready?"
"Bud~"
"Ying~"
"Mu~"
"Ready~" From two little ones to three little ones, they remained synchronized under Da Jie Tou's "intimidating power."
"Very good, then let's start now, beginning with Bud."
His task today was merely to assess Yuan Wang's improvement, so Li Wen prepared to start with adding points.
Turn Danger into Safety
Skill points are being added...
Time limit
00:19:51
The Skill has this name, but its effect is not that outrageous; it's just a Skill that absorbs a very small portion of the energy from damage received.
This is the Evergreen Dojo's trump card Skill, a core Skill of the self-harming style.
This was the entirety of the apprentice content. Learning any more would mean truly becoming a disciple of the dojo, so Li Wen brought Bud back after she had secretly learned this.
Next was Qingyan's light-attribute evolution ritual. Having understood the general effects of the first two levels, he was now very curious about what the light and dark attributes truly represented.
If nothing unexpected happened, it should be a corresponding relationship, just like attributes.
Evolving...
04:29:56
Four and a half hours? That's shorter than he expected. It seems Qingyan is working harder than he imagined.
He was truly relieved. For a moment, Li Wen felt like he was about to shed tears of old age, but unfortunately, he was not old yet.
He was still so young and handsome, how could he empathize with an old person's perspective?
Everything that could be handed over to the All-Knowing Eye for management had been completed. Now, only the Heart of Elements remained.
"Mu~"
"Master, can I really eat this?"
Because of what happened during the day, Yuan Wang felt that Li Wen might hold a grudge against her, so at this moment, she tried to keep her posture as low as possible in whatever she did.
Hearing this, Li Wen was stunned for a moment.
Then he realized that Yuan Wang, having spent a long time in the wild, did not think as simply as Bud and the others.
On the contrary, she didn't need to be coaxed; speaking more directly might yield better results.
"Alright, although my first impression of you wasn't very good."
Hearing this, Yuan Wang's heart sank.
This wouldn't be a "last meal," would it?
"But, since the contract has been completed, it doesn't matter whether you assist me or I assist you. I will definitely help you become strong, and you will certainly help me fight."
"So, don't overthink it. What's meant for you won't be missed."
Seemingly touched, a blob of green jelly wiggled for a long time before finally uttering a sentence.
"Mu~"
"If you don't abandon me, I am willing to acknowledge you as my foster father."
Li Wen: !!!
You can't say that!
He quickly threw the Heart of Elements to her, pointing at her and saying, "Absorb it quickly! And don't say that again, or I'll have Bud beat you up again."
Her movements were not slow. Her jelly-like body enveloped a heart shape, gradually devouring it.
And then... there was no then.
Li Wen: My big Heart of Elements, eaten, and not even a fart came out?
"Pfft~"
Well, if I say fart, you really fart, huh? But fortunately, the panel data changed.
Contracted Pet: Yuan Wang
attribute: Wood
Species: Agile Advanced
growth level: Entry-level Intermediate
Energy Value: 527
trait: Lush:
...Skill ①: Elementalization
...Skill ②: Multiplication
Skill Level: Intermediate Skill
Skill Description: By expanding and compressing one's own energy, achieves the effect of increasing or decreasing body size, but the larger the body size, the greater the energy burden on oneself.
Skill ③: Catalysis:
Skill Level: High-tier Skill
Skill Description: Mobilizes its own wood element for transformation, bestowing it upon the pet in the form of vitality, increasing its growth level.
Li Wen looked a bit puzzled and confused.
Yuan Wang's growth level was already close to Entry-level Intermediate, so absorbing a leader-level material and entering Entry-level Intermediate was completely normal.
What made him strange was the new Skill, Catalysis. How could there be such an outrageous Skill in the world?
To put it simply, this Skill is the manifestation of the Lush trait, but the most crucial thing is that this Skill removes two restrictions.
"Plants" and "others." Without the "plants" restriction, it means it can be used on Qingyan. Most importantly, without the "others" restriction, it means it can even be used on oneself.
As long as the nutrition keeps up, theoretically, one can reach the Master level.
So this conversion rate must be particularly low; otherwise, it wouldn't just be high-tier, even super-tier wouldn't be an exaggeration.
Just in time, Bud was about to wake up. He'd know by trying it directly.
As Bud looked utterly bewildered, Yuan Wang's jelly-like, rounded body instantly shriveled like a deflated balloon.
Fortunately, Li Wen had a lot of material scraps from his senior brother Li Shun's laboratory. He quickly put them into the jelly, and only then did Yuan Wang not suffer a loss of vitality.
After one attempt, Li Wen became honest. This Catalysis, unlike Lush, doesn't have a self-protective consciousness, and the improvement at the same level is still so low.
Before Yuan Wang's Energy Value became ridiculously high, Li Wen certainly wouldn't dare to use it again.
Lush worked without any surprises. Compared to Catalysis's 300:1 conversion rate, Lush could achieve a 30:1 effect.
However, it has a 10% protection value, so it still requires some time or nutrients to recover.
With the support of Li Wen's "small treasury," the scene became:
"Bud~"
"Yuan Wang, let me see your limits?"
"Mu~"
"Master, let me see your limits?"
Li Wen: (╥╯﹏╰╥)ง