3: Talent linkage effect

With the contract complete, they left the Beast-rearing Room.

He looked at the strange buildings and objects outside with curiosity, his small eyes darting around non-stop.

Heiye was the name Lin Shu gave to the Shadow Mantis.

He felt that this name was quite fitting.

Then, he followed the teacher to the office.

Zhao Sheng took out a red backpack from the drawer, which contained two items.

One was 30,000 daxia currency in cash.

The other was bottles and cans of basic nutrient solution and Mental stimulant.

These things were a lifesaver for Lin Shu.

He was truly too poor; raising a Beastmaster cost a lot.

The red backpack was bulging, like a large sphere.

These were all rewards; Canglan No. 2 High School was quite generous to talented students.

After saying goodbye to his teacher with the large red backpack on his back, Lin Shu set off on his way home.

He wasn't very interested in the remaining festivities.

He still had many things to do... He rode a public fast horse, which cost two daxia currency per ride, similar to a shared bicycle.

Only the price and experience were a bit different.

Galloping on the road, the speed was very fast, like a high-speed vehicle.

He deposited the 30,000 cash into the bank along the way, making his backpack a bit less bulky.

It wasn't long before he arrived at a somewhat dilapidated old residential area.

He walked straight into the building and went up to the fifth floor.

He entered a small two-bedroom apartment.

Stepping into the somewhat cramped living room, everything came into view.

The floor was clean and tidy, with a few pieces of furniture scattered around.

It looked very poor.

In fact, Lin Shu was very poor.

His parents, who were low-level Beastmasters, were killed while on a mission in a small Otherworld.

They left behind an apartment and some daxia currency.

This allowed Lin Shu to barely get by.

Sitting on an old, worn sofa, Heiye jumped and chirped on his shoulder.

"Chirp chirp chirp."

He sensed that Heiye was hungry.

At this age, he should eat more; no problem.

The more he ate, the faster he would grow.

He put down the red backpack and took out a can of basic nutrient solution.

The nutrient solution was suitable for all types of Beast.

It was specially designed to accelerate the growth of Beasts below level 20 and also had a satiating effect.

It was very suitable for new Beastmasters.

There was also a Mental stimulant in the backpack for Beastmasters to take.

It had the effect of strengthening Mental power and aiding meditation.

Looking at the amount inside, it seemed to be enough for him and Heiye for half a month.

The remaining resources would still have to be figured out by himself.

After simply placing the potion, Heiye was happily eating nearby.

He smiled and didn't bother him.

Lin Shu planned to start researching his Beastmaster Talent.

He had already had many ideas on the way.

Mirror Flower, Water Moon seemed to have a wonderful connection with his proficiency panel.

If it could really be achieved, then the speed of improvement for him and Heiye would be much faster.

With that thought, he began to activate it.

His Mental power slowly moved.

A feeling of effortless control arose.

It was like an instinct; he just knew what to do.

His steps staggered slightly; the consumption of Mental power was still quite large at the moment.

Ripples appeared in the room, and a blurry figure appeared beside Lin Shu.

It took shape in just a flash.

A figure identical to Lin Shu appeared before him.

He wore the same clothes, and his facial features were identical.

Even the dark circles under his eyes from staying up late two days ago were all there.

It made him marvel.

He continued to manipulate his clone.

Lin Shu discovered that the clone had no subjective consciousness of its own.

Its actions and words could only be arranged by Lin Shu alone.

He controlled the clone to speak, jump, and walk with his mind.

He received immediate feedback without any delay.

Then he got to the main point.

The clone received an instruction to sit cross-legged on the ground.

Under Lin Shu's guidance, it began to meditate.

Looking at its proper posture, this matter might really succeed.

Then he also sat on the sofa and meditated.

The result would still take some time to be revealed.

Heiye had fallen asleep at some point.

He was curled up in a ball.

The entire room fell silent.

Only the "squeak, squeak, squeak" sound came from outside the window... Two hours passed just like that.

Lin Shu opened his eyes; the prompt had appeared, and he wondered if it would be as he wished.

(Meditated on Basic Mental Refinement Method - Proficiency + 2)

That's right, absolutely right!

Double the proficiency, between Mirror Flower, Water Moon and proficiency.

There was a natural connection.

This was truly 1+1 = 2.

He called up the panel to check.

Basic Meditation - Minor Accomplishment (24/60)

(Proficiency: 57)

No problem.

Originally, the proficiency was double.

One part for free allocation, one part added to the practiced technique.

Now it seemed to be triple.

Looking at Heiye, who was already awake and strolling around with his short legs, Lin Shu couldn't imagine how fast his Beast's growth rate would be.

He continued to control the clone to meditate.

The clone was a rare workhorse.

Of course, he had to make him work non-stop for 24 hours.

He would ruthlessly exploit him.

He didn't know yet how long the clone could last, but that wasn't a big problem.

There was still plenty of time later to slowly understand.

After understanding the effect of his Talent, Lin Shu turned his attention to Heiye.

Before, he had only briefly checked the information.

Now he could look at its Talent and skill effects.

First, the skill.

Beginner - Assault - Novice (1/20)

Beast skills, according to the skill's power, energy consumption, and learning difficulty, were divided into Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, and Super-tier.

Skills were also divided into active and passive.

Low-level Beasts generally only had skills around the beginner level, which was more suitable.

After all, if they were given high-level skills, they couldn't cast them and they would just be for show.

After a brief understanding, Lin Shu also understood the effect of Assault.

Increase speed to rush towards the enemy and launch an attack.

An explosive skill.

A very practical type.

Next was the most crucial Talent, Void Walk.

As expected, it was a space-type Talent.

The Talent effect was also very powerful.

Within a certain spatial range, he could move freely.

And he could continuously displace himself multiple times.

This was a backline nightmare.

A standard assassin panel, like a ghost, without a trace.

Killing among the mortals, hiding among the white blades.

This Talent had already determined Heiye's future position in Lin Shu's team.

However, it couldn't be used indefinitely directly.

Continuous displacement consumed an extremely exaggerated amount of energy.

It was definitely not something Heiye could achieve now.

It might take until level seventy or eighty to reach such an effect.

After this period of meditation, he also orally took a bottle of Mental stimulant.

Lin Shu's Mental power had largely recovered.

He could continue to use his Talent.

Heiye was still young now and not suitable for continuous skill training.

But his mirror image wouldn't be.

They were just porters of proficiency...