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Chapter 163: The Robust Skeleton
Chapter 163: The Robust Skeleton
Zhang Wentao had intended to chat with Li Wu, but unexpectedly, a call from the Governor's Office interrupted his plans. After answering the phone, his expression changed, and he promptly responded, "Alright, I'll be right there!"
Hanging up, Zhang Wentao turned to Li Wu, "Little Wu, I have an urgent matter to attend to. I'll be right back."
"Go ahead, don't worry about me!"
"We'll catch up when I return!" Zhang Wentao assured. Without further ado, he pushed open the office window and leaped out.
As Zhang Wentao jumped, a golden eagle with a wingspan of over ten meters appeared out of thin air, catching him mid-air. The eagle's wings flapped, and they soared upwards with grace and style.
Li Wu couldn't help but feel a sense of awe and longing as he witnessed this scene.
He silently vowed to find a flying summon beast for himself one day.
While Li Wu was lost in thought, Zhao Kaiming nudged him, "Little Wu, do you want me to take you back, or would you like to stay and explore a bit more?"
Li Wu had initially planned to return directly, but he had just obtained the 'Bone Knight Research Report' and wanted to study it to see if he could create something like a Wild Boar Knight.
However, just before leaving, Li Wu suddenly remembered that he didn't have a little skeleton with him.
Studying the Wild Boar Knight would require skeletons!
So, Li Wu turned his attention to Zhao Kaiming.
"Uncle Zhao, I recall my little skeleton's evolution plan was being tested in Fucheng. If it's being tested, the breeding center here should have bred quite a few little skeletons, right? Do you have any extras? I'd like to take a few back for research."
Zhao Kaiming readily agreed to this minor request.
He personally escorted Li Wu to the breeding room and located the team working on the little skeleton evolution project.
Li Wu had come to collect little skeletons, intending to pick a few and leave.
However, when the project team saw him, they all rushed over, bombarding him with various issues they had encountered during the verification process.
As a result, Li Wu was forced to give a one-hour lecture before selecting the little skeletons.
He helped the team resolve all the problems they faced during the verification process.
After addressing these issues, Li Wu, accompanied by the project leader, headed to the little skeleton breeding area.
It was evident that the breeding center had gone all out; to verify the little skeleton evolution plan, they had bred nearly a hundred little skeletons in one go.
Standing on the platform, Li Wu looked down at the dense crowd of little skeletons below, feeling a sense of awe.
However, as Li Wu's gaze swept over the skeletons, his awe dissipated, replaced by disappointment.
Just by observing their attributes, he could tell that the breeding center had been stingy with the credits spent on these skeletons. Their quality was far inferior to the one he had raised, and most of the hundred-plus skeletons were misshapen and deformed.
Despite the quantity, there were still a few decent ones among the over a hundred skeletons.
Li Wu first helped the breeding center select a few skeletons with the potential to evolve into little skeleton mages.
Then, he chose three skeletons for himself.
Two of them were just fillers, but one truly satisfied him.
...
Name: The Robust Skeleton
Rank: 3-Star
Grade: Black Iron (Enhanced) (Many)
Type: Undead
Status: Dazed and Confused (Ababa)
Weaknesses: Light, Fire, Lightning
Skills: Charge (Proficient) and Thrust (Proficient)
Description: Clearly, compared to your skeleton, this one is a fool. But that's normal; not all little skeletons are as smart as yours.
However, its talent is quite decent among little skeletons, making it worth cultivating.
...
Li Wu was pleased to have found such a skeleton.
After selecting it, he couldn't help but examine it closely, even touching it a couple of times.
This made his little skeleton feel threatened.
Seeing its owner touching another skeleton, it worried that it might lose favor.
Was this new, larger skeleton going to compete with it for Li Wu's attention? As these thoughts crossed the little skeleton's mind, its eyes flashed with a cautious and dangerous light as it stared at the taller newcomer.
Just as Li Wu finished selecting the three skeletons, his phone rang. Answering it, he saw that Zhang Wentao was calling.
Confused, Li Wu wondered why Zhang Wentao was calling when he should be busy. Nonetheless, he picked up, and Zhang Wentao's anxious voice came through immediately.
"Li Wu, where are you now?"
"I'm still at the Professional Center. What's..."
"Good, go to any rooftop at the Professional Center, and I'll come to pick you up right away!"
Zhang Wentao didn't give Li Wu a chance to ask questions. After confirming Li Wu's location, he hung up.
Clearly, he was rushing to the Professional Center.
"What's going on?" Li Wu asked, turning to Zhao Kaiming, who shrugged, "I have no idea! But with Old Zhang in such a hurry, it must be something important. Let's head to the rooftop and wait for him."
"Alright!"
Li Wu nodded and, along with Dudu and Zhao Kaiming, made their way to the rooftop of the breeding room.
Zhang Wentao didn't keep Li Wu waiting for long. Within a few minutes, a loud eagle's cry pierced the air, and Zhang Wentao's golden eagle landed in front of Li Wu.
"Hurry up, Li Wu, bring the little skeleton, and you too, Uncle Zhao!"
"Dudu, wait for me at the Breeding Center. Don't run around, I'll be right back with Uncle Zhang." Lu Wu quickly instructed Dudu and then hopped onto the back of the golden eagle, the very same one owned by Zhang Wentao.
Lu Wu took a quick glance at the eagle's attributes. As expected, aside from the label 'Cloudsoaring Golden Eagle', the rest were all question marks. Undoubtedly, this eagle was an existence above the leader level.
As Lu Wu examined the eagle's attributes, it flapped its wings and took off once more.
Lu Wu had initially thought that riding on the back of such an eagle would be thrilling and bumpy, and that he might fall off if he didn't hold on tight.
However, once the eagle took flight, Lu Wu realized that the experience was entirely different from what he had imagined.
As the eagle soared through the air, Lu Wu, sitting on its back, couldn't even tell the difference between this and sitting on the sofa in Zhang Wentao's office.
The wind didn't howl in his face, nor did he feel any sense of weightlessness. It was incredibly stable.
The stability left Lu Wu feeling a bit disappointed. As a young man, he had expected the flight to be more exhilarating.
At this moment, Zhang Wentao had no time to observe Lu Wu's detailed emotional changes. As the golden eagle took off, he called out to Lu Wu.
"Lu Wu, the reason I'm in such a hurry to get you here is that there's a great opportunity I don't want you to miss."
"A great opportunity?" Lu Wu's curiosity piqued. "What kind of opportunity?"
"Earlier, a swarm of summoned beasts was discovered near Coastal Fortress. At first, we thought it was led by an existence above the Lord level, intending to attack Seaside City.
But as the swarm approached, we realized that it wasn't as powerful as we initially thought."
"That group of summoned beasts that entered the city's waters is quite large and diverse, but their strength is not exceptional. Almost all of them are at the Elite level, and not a single one is above that level.
Not to mention the Lord level or higher."
Lu Wu's eyebrows furrowed at this.
"How is that possible?"
He was no longer a novice; he understood that a swarm of this scale, capable of gathering two different types of summoned beasts, could only be led by a summoning beast at the Lord level or higher.
"Could it be that we didn't detect the presence of a Lord-level summoning beast?"
"I personally checked, and there was indeed no detection of any existence above the Lord level." Zhang Wentao shook his head. "Moreover, if there were truly such powerful beings, the summoned beast swarm wouldn't be this weak."
"Then what's going on?" Lu Wu was perplexed. "Without an existence above the Lord level, how could such a large swarm gather, and that too with different types of summoned beasts?"
Zhao Kaiming, standing nearby, had a broader understanding of the situation. Combining this with Zhang Wentao's reaction, he made an inference.
"There's only one possibility—among this group of summoned beasts, there's a young one of exceptionally high quality!"
Zhang Wentao's eyes lit up. "Yes! That's right! I suspect that among this swarm, there's a young summoned beast of Golden quality or even higher, possibly with the King Bloodline! Lu Wu, this is a rare opportunity. If we find such a young one and you manage to capture it, it's like you've obtained a pass to become a Summoning Master!"
Of course, when Zhang Wentao mentioned 'Master', he was referring to a Summoning Master, not a Breeding Master.
Lu Wu was already close to becoming a Breeding Master, but the path to becoming a Summoning Master would be much longer without this opportunity.
However, if they could capture this young summoned beast and he managed to tame it, the title of Summoning Master wouldn't be far off for Lu Wu.
While Zhang Wentao was excited, Zhao Kaiming wasn't as enthused.
Firstly, he knew that Lu Wu already had a summoned beast of this caliber, possibly even stronger.
Secondly, Lu Wu now had a second summoned beast, and with his current psychic energy, it was unlikely he could contract a third one.
So, this new beast might not be of much relevance to Lu Wu.
Of course, things could change if the young beast took a liking to Lu Wu. He could capture it first and then contract it later when his psychic energy was sufficient.
Lu Wu, however, was unaware of all this. He hadn't even seen a summoned beast of Golden quality or higher, and now suddenly hearing that Zhang Wentao wanted to get him one, Lu Wu was thrilled.
As the Cloudsoaring Golden Eagle drew closer to the sea area, Lu Wu began to slowly sense the contract with the second summoned beast that Zhao Kaiming had mentioned.
At the same time, Lu Wu noticed that his psychic energy was gradually increasing.
This left Lu Wu feeling a bit dazed.
A bold thought crossed his mind—could the summoned beast Zhang Wentao mentioned be the very same one he had unknowingly contracted with?
As Lu Wu had this thought, both Zhang Wentao and Zhao Kaiming's expressions changed, and they turned to look behind them.
Their faces grew serious.
"How did the news spread so fast?"
Lu Wu followed their gaze and saw summoned beasts flying towards them, each carrying people on their backs.
And it wasn't just one person; like them, it was an older person guiding a younger one.
Excitement shone on the faces of these young people.
Lu Wu understood their intentions—they were here to snatch his adorable little beast.
(End of Chapter)
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