3: Chapter 3 Love Brain

"Ghost!!!!"

Zhou Yi screamed in terror, his eyes rolled back, and he fell straight to the ground.

In the corner of his eye, there was no sign of Jiang Nan at all; it was clearly a ghastly white bone. In other words, he had been holding a ghost's hand the whole way!

Seeing Zhou Yi faint, Jiang Nan quickly ran over.

"You guy are actually quite loyal, it's just that your brain doesn't work well..."

Jiang Nan shook his head helplessly. He pried open Zhou Yi's hand that was gripping the bone, then returned the arm to Little Skeleton.

Upon receiving the arm, Little Skeleton was overjoyed. It placed the arm back in its original position. It was unknown what the principle was, but as soon as the arm was put back, it could be used normally.

[You helped Little Skeleton retrieve its arm. It believes you are a Beast Tamer who keeps his promises; it would be even better if your personality weren't so terrible. Affinity + 30%, current affinity 30%.]

"Let's head back to the city first. In Zhou Yi's current state, it would be disastrous if we ran into a magical beast."

Jiang Nan muttered to himself. He hoisted Zhou Yi onto his right shoulder, then scooped up Little Skeleton with his left arm, just as if he were holding a daughter.

Fortunately, he had the habit of exercising, and since Little Skeleton was very light, it wasn't difficult to carry them both.

[Little Skeleton prefers a bridal carry, but it thinks sitting on your left arm has a unique charm as well. It felt your masculinity. Affinity + 5%, current affinity 35%.]

Hearing the system's nonsense again, Jiang Nan felt that his system wasn't very serious.

Walking towards the city gate, he began to study the various functions of the system.

"System, can I only get points from checking in?"

[Yes, the higher the rating of your daily check-in, the more points you receive. The highest rating is SSS-rank.]

"What are the points used for?"

[Points can be used for system draws. One hundred points can be used for a primary draw, five hundred points for an intermediate draw, and one thousand points for an advanced draw.]

"That sounds pretty good. Is there a newbie starter pack? Like, the first draw being free or something..."

Jiang Nan pursed his lips and rubbed his hands together, his face full of anticipation.

[Unfortunately, the system has not loaded this feature. Please correct this idea of getting something for nothing, establish good values, and firmly believe that labor is the most glorious thing!]

Jiang Nan's mouth twitched slightly. A system that gives people cheats everywhere has the nerve to talk about labor being glorious?

"Forget it, let's check Little Skeleton's attribute panel first. With such high intelligence, it must have some exceptional qualities!"

Jiang Nan turned his gaze toward Little Skeleton. With a thought, information about Little Skeleton immediately appeared in his mind in the form of data.

[Spirit Pet: Little Skeleton]

[Strength: Bronze Grade 1-star (13 / 200)]

[Personality: Timid, Love-Struck]

[Attribute: Dark]

[Race: Undead Race]

[Talent: Common]

[Skill: Undying Soul Fire (King-level): As long as the soul fire is not extinguished, the withered bones will not perish.]

[Affinity: 35%]

[Evaluation: A coward in the Mass Grave, its strength is inferior to the wild dog that dug it up. Special note! It seems to have been a woman in its previous life. Although it looks very small, its age could make it your great-great-great... great-grandmother. If you have any special hobbies...]

Seeing the evaluation the system gave Little Skeleton, Jiang Nan's face immediately looked as miserable as if he had eaten excrement.

It would be one thing if its strength was poor, but its talent was so low too!

The talent levels for Spirit Pets, from low to high, are: Common, Elite, Extraordinary, Lord-level, Monarch, Beast King...

The level of talent determines a Spirit Pet's future. A Spirit Pet with Common talent, unless it has a special encounter, will only be able to reach the peak of Bronze Grade no matter how it cultivates.

Thinking of this, Jiang Nan felt life was hopeless.

The condition to become an Apprentice Beast Master is to contract one Spirit Pet, and to advance further to become a Senior Beast Master, one needs to possess two Spirit Pets that have reached Silver Rank.

The number of Spirit Pets a Beast Tamer can contract is related to their mental power. Under normal circumstances, an Apprentice Beast Master can only contract one Spirit Pet, a Senior Beast Master can contract two, and an Elite Beast Master can contract three.

In other words, if Little Skeleton cannot break through to Silver Rank, for Jiang Nan to become a Senior Beast Master, he would need to cultivate his mental power to the level of an Elite Beast Master so that he could rely on two other Spirit Pets to become a Senior Beast Master.

Simply put, Little Skeleton had become a burden that held him back.

"Oh, vast heavens, why are you so unfair to me~"

Jiang Nan wanted to cry but had no tears. He should have realized earlier that a grunt of the Undead Race like Little Skeleton couldn't possibly have strong talent.

At the time, he was just thinking of taking it one step at a time, becoming an Apprentice Beast Master first before making other plans. Besides contracting Little Skeleton, he didn't really have any other choice.

But fortunately, he had awakened the system now. With the system's existence, even if it were a pig, he would have the confidence to raise it into a dragon!

"Forget it, forget it. It's not like there's no good news. At least there's a King-level skill. A Spirit Pet with Common talent possessing a King-level skill is quite rare in the mortal world!"

Jiang Nan comforted himself, but the system quickly poured a bucket of cold water on him.

[Friendly reminder: Although Undying Soul Fire is a King-level skill, it is a skill inherent to every member of the Undead Race. Your Little Skeleton is just a skeleton grunt as common as they come.]

"...Even so, my Little Skeleton's intelligence must be much higher than other skeleton grunts!"

[Yes, due to the influence of the "Love-Struck" personality, your Little Skeleton's intelligence is much higher than most Spirit Pets of the same level.]

"Wait, what do you mean by 'due to the influence of the personality'?"

[Different personalities of Spirit Pets will give them different habits.]

[A Timid personality will make your Spirit Pet more cautious, but it is very likely to act against the Beast Tamer's commands when encountering danger.]

[A Love-Struck personality will give your Spirit Pet higher intelligence and mental power, and it will be obedient to its partner. However, when there is a disagreement between the partner and the Beast Tamer, it is highly likely to disobey the Beast Tamer's commands because of the partner.]

Hearing the effects of Timid and Love-Struck on Little Skeleton, Jiang Nan's gaze towards Little Skeleton immediately became strange.

Good grief, this Little Skeleton has twenty pounds of bones, and nineteen pounds of them are rebellious bones!

[The system is analyzing the best solution for the host... Analysis successful!]

[The only viable solution is: The host must become Little Skeleton's partner, so that Little Skeleton's Love-Struck personality is only directed at you. The Love-Struck personality will suppress the side effects of the Timid personality, making it obedient to you.]

Hearing this, Jiang Nan's face turned dark. For a moment, he didn't know if he had misheard or if the system was joking.