24: Chapter 24 Lottery! Mid-Grade Universal Evolution Card!

The Bubble Fish guarded its food, taking a bite every seven seconds, then another bite seven seconds later, bubbling away; life was comfortable and pleasant.

It was just a bit bloated.

7 seconds.

After observing for a while, Li Yu returned to the sofa.

This was an old three-bedroom apartment; a warm family portrait of four hung on the wall. The furniture was old and mottled, but it had the merit of being tidy.

Stacks of Beast Tamer breeding materials from the original owner's review sessions still sat on the coffee table.

He might not have been smart enough, but he was truly hardworking.

Li Yu looked around, superimposing the room's environment with his memories, before taking the labor agreement out of his bag and flipping to the final supplementary page.

There wasn't much information, just two points.

1. A reward of 100,000 yuan, to be credited on the same day;

2. Provision of foreign channels for follow-up medical treatment for employees' family members.

Obviously, these had been secured for him by Supervisor Song; other Interns' benefits did not include such things. However, Li Yu was also aware that the reason for such generous benefits was related to his two outstanding breeding successes.

100,000 yuan.

Added to the 100,000 yuan remuneration given by Yang Juan after today's breeding, that made a total of 200,000 yuan.

He had temporarily escaped the burden of medical expenses.

But it was not enough.

To completely cure his mother's illness, it would require several million in medical expenses.

Compared to the 100,000 yuan, the second point was what he cared about more.

Foreign medical channels.

Spiritual energy depletion syndrome first appeared overseas, where it was also most deeply researched; currently, only a few top overseas hospitals had the capability to achieve a complete cure.

And these were resources that ordinary people simply could not access.

If Bright Moon Company could step in and help him contact those hospitals, the chance of success would be greatly increased.

"I still need to complete the level assessment as soon as possible."

Li Yu murmured.

When he got off work, Supervisor Song had pulled him aside and urged him to complete the level assessment as soon as possible; now it seemed this was also the intention of the higher-ups.

A Breeder who had successively bred s-rank new species was of great interest to the higher-ups.

Li Yu closed the labor agreement and stared at the ceiling, a look of contemplation in his eyes.

The new and old factions within Bright Moon Company were at odds; Supervisor Song and the Special Assistant Yang behind him represented the newcomers, the reformist faction.

Meanwhile, the dismissed Liu Quan and certain high-level executives behind the scenes represented the original old faction, and they were at odds with each other.

He was caught in the middle of the two.

The role of a pawn?

No!

Not that, or... it shouldn't be.

Li Yu shook his head, his pupils narrowing as a glint of determination flashed in his eyes.

"Whether or not I am a pawn isn't important; what is important is... value! Since this path of breeding is feasible, I will follow it to the end! One or two s-rank breeding successes aren't enough? Then I'll do one hundred, one thousand s-rank breeding successes! Until no one can shake me. Of course, that's still a long way off."

Having made up his mind, Li Yu sat up straight.

"System, how much cultivation value do I have?"

Breeding the Fire Crow, allowing its broken wings to grow back and its lost fighting spirit to reignite, had instantly caused Li Yu's cultivation value to surge by 300.

But Li Yu knew this was just the beginning; the Blazing Fire Crow's subsequent emotions would also be converted into cultivation value.

[Current cultivation value: 550]

Li Yu's eyes lit up.

550 points!

It went up by another 200; the Blazing Fire Crow is amazing!

"Use 500 for a lucky draw," Li Yu said.

Whirring—the sound of the turntable spinning.

Li Yu leaned back against the sofa, crossing his legs, waiting calmly for the system's prompt.

[Congratulations to the host! Obtained 1 "low-grade evolution card".]

Hmm, an old friend. Li Yu was not surprised in the slightest, just felt a slight sense of relief.

Another evolution card.

That's the floor.

...

Ding!

[Congratulations to the host! Obtained 1 "poison-type low-grade evolution card".]

Poison-type!

Li Yu raised his eyebrows slightly.

Poison-type beasts are a relatively special category; Beast Tamers either dislike them or really like them.

Poison-type beasts have a wide range of lethality and do not distinguish between friend and foe; if one isn't careful, they might end up poisoning their own Beast Tamer.

Every year, there are news reports of unlucky Beast Tamers being poisoned by their own beasts and hospitalized, or even poisoned to death; there are also no small number of Breeders who have been taken down by poison.

Precisely because of this.

There are not many Breeders on the market willing to handle poison-type beasts, and the evolution routes for poison-type beasts are among the rarest of all.

At first glance, it seems that poison-type is a landmine that everyone avoids.

But thinking about it the other way around: there are many poison-type beasts, few evolution routes, and even fewer Breeders willing to take them on. There is only one outcome.

Demand exceeds supply.

This poison-type breeding might fetch a good price!

...

Ding!

[Congratulations to the host! Obtained 1 "low-grade universal evolution card".]

A smile appeared on Li Yu's face.

Three hits in a row; it looks like there's hope for a five-win streak today.

Ding!

[Congratulations to the host! Drew "Thanks for your patronage".]

Li Yu's smile froze.

Happy too soon.

The turntable continued to spin, whirring; this was the last draw.

No matter the result, this round of lucky draws was not a loss.

One poison-type, two universal, plus one "Thanks for your patronage."

Enough for 3 breeding sessions.

Plus, he still had one low-grade universal evolution card he hadn't used yet.

That made four evolution cards.

Hmm?

Why hadn't it ended yet?

Li Yu suddenly realized that the turntable was spinning for an exceptionally long time.

The last time it had spun for this long, it was a god-tier evolution scheme; this time, could it be...

Li Yu uncrossed his legs and sat up straight, even his breathing steadying significantly.

A few seconds passed.

Ding!

Li Yu perked up.

[Congratulations to the host! Drew 1 "mid-grade universal evolution card".]

Well, it wasn't a god-tier evolution scheme.

After a brief moment of disappointment, Li Yu regained his composure and breathed a sigh of relief.

It was better that it wasn't.

He only had one beast; if a god-tier evolution scheme had appeared now, he wouldn't have had any use for it, and that kind of thing couldn't be stored.

Li Yu flipped his hand, and the cards dropped out.

One dark green, two gray-white, plus one larger evolution card with a snow-white background and three colorful threads.

[Universal evolution card: mid-grade, can unlock a high-quality evolution route for beasts with a quality not higher than monarch, with a random direction.]

The description was similar to that of the low-grade evolution card, only the quality limit had been raised from transcendent to monarch.

"Monarch!"

Li Yu couldn't help but exclaim, his breathing growing rapid.

A monarch-quality beast could grow to the platinum level, which was the ceiling for Ningyang City.

You had to know that the most powerful Beast Tamer team in Ningyang City only possessed a few gold-quality beasts; not a single one could reach the platinum level.

If anyone possessed platinum-level strength, there was likely only one.

The Guardian of Ningyang City.

The most powerful Beast Tamer stationed in the region.

Question!

What is the fastest way for a Breeder to boost their reputation and increase their order volume?

There is only one answer.

Breed a sufficiently excellent, sufficiently advanced beast!

Li Yu's previous two breeding successes had been sufficiently excellent, but the problem was that they weren't advanced enough.

If he could produce a monarch s-rank new species and cultivate a Beast Tamer with platinum-level strength or potential, he would be completely established in Ningyang City.

"I must find a way to maximize the value of this evolution card," Li Yu whispered softly, turning the card in his hand.