Chapter 173: Spirit Wolf! A New Product is Born!

Chapter 173: Spirit Wolf! A New Product is Born!

Imperial Capital.

This was the true center of the Dragon Nation.

All internal organizations of the Dragon Nation were located here.

The two most important associations, the Beastmaster Association and the Breeder Association, had their headquarters here.

Additionally, some other associations, such as the Artificer Association and the Mechanic Association, were also based in the Imperial Capital.

On top of that, there were countless other various department headquarters.

The Heaven Governor Office was undoubtedly among them.

In the headquarters of the Heaven Governor Office, a man sat in an office, frowning at a series of notifications on his computer.

The man's name was Huang Tianbing.

He was none other than the Bureau Director of the Heaven Governor Office.

As the top figure of the Heaven Governor Office, he had a deep understanding of all its members within the Dragon Nation and held the highest authority to mobilize them.

One could say that he was a figure with considerable power.

However, even with such power, there were times when he was forced into a corner.

For instance, a few days ago.

Someone had called him, claiming to be a relative of a grandson who had been given the position of Inspector Chen in the Heaven Governor Office.

Of course, this was just an external term; in reality, it was merely a record-keeping prosecutor responsible for inspecting mystic realms.

Although he was considered the most basic member of the Heaven Governor Office and didn't even have the qualifications to enter and explore the mystic realms, he was still a member nonetheless.

If it were anyone else asking for such a favor, he would have never agreed.

It was only because of that person's high (infamous) reputation in the Dragon Nation that he reluctantly agreed.

But he was giving that person face.

Moreover, he had kept an eye on this person named Su Ping, monitoring his activities, feedback, and specific realm inspections, all of which he could see on his computer.

Sure enough, after entering the details of this young man named Su Ping into the system, within just a few days, he had caused quite a stir.

On his computer screen, a series of notifications popped up, giving him a headache:

[Mystic Realm Inspector Su Ping reports that 'Jianghai Realm 972' has collapsed and disappeared. Do you approve of archiving the number and specific information under 'Jianghai Mystic Realm Occurrence Archive'? Yes/No]



[Mystic Realm Inspector Su Ping reports that 'Jianghai Realm 1005' has collapsed and disappeared. Do you approve of archiving the number and specific information under 'Jianghai Mystic Realm Occurrence Archive'? Yes/No]



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In just one day, this young master had chosen to collapse and erase all five realms in Jianghai Linzhou from the map.

This was no small matter.

After all, these realms were not without danger, and they were waiting for the time when they would naturally collapse.

The mystic realm records had to be kept accurate and up-to-date!

Every week, local inspectors would check and confirm the status of the realms.

Otherwise, these unstable realms could cause major problems if any fluctuations occurred, and the Heaven Governor Office would be held responsible if something happened after removing them from the map.

Other departments envied the Heaven Governor Office for their seemingly easy job of scavenging through the realms.

didn't know what resources would be required.

didn't know what to do.

he prepared to reject these bothersome requests, the office door was knocked, interrupting his thoughts.

"Come in."

The person who entered was someone he knew, and Huang Tianbing frowned:

"Which realm has run into trouble now?"

The visitor was a Deputy Director of the Heaven Governor Office.

There were three Deputy Directors, each with their own responsibilities.

This particular Deputy was in charge of summarizing and handling special situations discovered by inspectors in various realms.

Realms were not static; even countries had similar departments, indicating the importance placed on them.

Some realms could cause significant damage to the real world.

Undoubtedly, this Deputy was concerned about such a situation.

However, Huang Tianbing's worries were misplaced.

The Deputy's furrowed brows made Huang Tianbing's heart sink.

Could it be a similar incident to the one that occurred ten years ago in Sichuan Province?

A large-scale instability in the spatial entrance had caused two to thirty ferocious beasts born in the mystic realm to appear in a bustling downtown area, resulting in hundreds or even thousands of casualties.

But it was clear that he had been worried for nothing.

"Boss, there's been an issue in Jianghai Linzhou. According to the records, during our regular inspections, we suddenly discovered that all five realms had disappeared!"

"Hmm?"

Huang Tianbing was taken aback, about to open his mouth, but then he paused again.

Unconsciously, he glanced at Deputy Director Lin.

Could the backdoor privileges set up by that young master, which allowed him to access the backend messages, also grant him access to Deputy Director Lin's backend mailbox?

"Who inspected our people? Who inspected? This is no joke!"

"Liao Gongcheng, Wang Yumin, and Han Hu led teams to investigate, and even you, Boss, feel there's something off about it, right? Should I go personally to Jianghai to check it out? The simultaneous disappearance of these five realms is indeed suspicious."

Huang Tianbing pursed his lips, then glanced at his backend again.

These five messages had been sent a few days ago.

In other words, this young master had known about it beforehand, and he was even the main handler...

How did he manage that?

Did he really do it?

If any realm without value, after being thoroughly searched, could collapse so directly, the Heaven Governor's Office would be so much more at ease.

So, after thirty seconds of thought, Huang Tianbing had a guess that didn't quite match his previous assumptions.

Could this young master be doing more than just playing around? Did he truly have some means within the realm?

Could he directly cause the realm to collapse?

At this thought, Huang Tianbing's eyes lit up.

Looking at the backend replies on the computer, he glanced at Deputy Director Lin:

"Old Lin, you can go back first. I'll investigate this matter."

Deputy Director Lin gave his boss a curious look, nodded, and left the office.

Huang Tianbing, now fully focused, leisurely examined those prompts.

Then, after opening them, he chose to reply:

'Dear Prosecutor Su Ping, we have received your feedback and actively dispatched specialists for inspection, confirming your feedback! Thank you for your contributions to the Heaven Governor's Office. We look forward to your continued feedback.'

Huang Tianbing was about to play his part.

He replied to each message and marked them as approved.

Naturally, Huang Tianbing wasn't in a hurry to inquire how the young master had accomplished this.

Even if he asked, they might not give him an answer.

For ordinary people, a subtle approach might work, but for this young master, who was personally instructed by that person, it was naturally difficult to pry.

But... if this young master truly had a way, and there were some realms in the Dragon Nation that were extremely troublesome for the Heaven Governor's Office, he wondered if this young master could help solve them.

Huang Tianbing blinked and decided to find an opportunity to meet this young master, Su.

At this moment, Huang Tianbing's expression brightened slightly, and his eyes held a hint of anticipation.

Where was the defiant and untamed demeanor from before?

...

Su Ping glanced at the message from the Heaven Governor's Office website and nodded, not taking it too seriously.

Ever since he had swept through the five realms in Linzhou the other day, Su Ping wasn't in a hurry to leave the city and search for realms in other parts of Jianghai Province.

He was too busy.

Feifei had made some progress, and Su Ping wanted to let the little guy thoroughly research the direction of controlling other mechanical cores through the local area network.

However, the little guy was still more interested in researching the meditation technique.

Su Ping decided to follow the little guy's wishes.

After all, they hadn't officially started the contract yet, and Feifei was doing this for himself.

Su Ping's next task was to focus on another matter.

Qian Yi no longer needed his constant attention, as the little guy was quietly researching sword techniques on his own.

So, Su Ping shifted his attention to the Forest Wolf.

The evolution of the Spirit Wolf!

This evolution had been delayed for a long time.

The reason for researching this evolution was mainly to study the 'Elementalization' aspect of the Forest Wolf's evolution.

Su Ping wanted to combine this direction with Little Qing's evolution.

At the same time, within the legion of his own Forest Wolves, there was a need for the Forest Wolves.

But as a pure medical pet, the Spirit Wolf was still very necessary.

The Bestiary had already analyzed and presented the optimized breeding method for the Spirit Wolf long ago.

So, for Su Ping, who already had a deep understanding of the Forest Wolf, breeding this Spirit Wolf wasn't a difficult task.

This was how he spent the past few days.

With the help of Li Shu and Guan Lili, this breeding and evolution process became even smoother.

And today was the time to test the results.

The evolution requirements of the Spirit Wolf were much higher than those of the Forest Wolf.

Even among the Wood-type Forest Wolf packs, there were only a few that could meet the requirements.

The Forest Wolf needed to reach the Elite Seventh Rank or higher, and the 'Self-Healing' skill needed to reach the Mastery level.

What did this mean?

From a certain perspective, the evolution requirements of the Spirit Wolf were even higher than those of the Ten Thousand Wood Wolf.

Of course, the difficulty of breeding and evolving was incredibly low.

Among Su Ping's Forest Wolves, the most suitable one was the first one, a Forest Wolf named Sanha.

During the summer, Sanha was the only Forest Wolf in the pack that had achieved Mastery in self-healing.

As a result, it later became a training dummy for many Forest Wolf training sessions.

This made Sanha's gaze towards itself often filled with extreme resentment.

However, Su Ping felt that this little guy should be grateful to him.

Because it was with his help.

This little guy, just two days ago, achieved a breakthrough that could be called historical!

Sanha's self-healing skill, known as the most challenging skill to improve for Forest Wolves, became the first skill to reach Perfection within the Heart of Wood after Su Ping took over.

Therefore, the first one acknowledged by Su Ping and evolved into a Spirit Wolf was Sanha.

He was brought to the brink of death.

Then, after consuming special resources like 'Soul Dust' and 'Elite Slime Core',

After waiting for three days, he used the Life System resource 'Life Fruit' and the self-made magic potion 'Wolf Heart' as an auxiliary, perfectly completing the evolution.

It was simple; even Li Shu and Guan Lili could understand and master the evolution method after reading it.

The slight difficulty was controlling the degree of near-death.

Of course, this was the foolproof version after the Bestiary was perfected.

In the original version, the Forest Wolf had to maintain a near-death state for three days without dying.

Lowering the connection between the soul and the physical body allowed the Forest Wolf to comprehend the truth of life.

This was the challenging part.

However, after the improvement, it became a simplified version.

So, three days passed.

The barely alive Sanha, with a somewhat ethereal body, consumed the Life Fruit.

The light of evolution shone brightly.

Sanha's level, as the first Forest Wolf to reach the Elite level within the Heart of Wood, had now reached the Elite Peak under the corresponding enhanced training and resource cultivation.

This evolution would undoubtedly break through the Overlord rank, regardless of the circumstances.

The light of evolution gradually faded under the watchful eyes of Li Shu, Guan Lili, and Su Ping.

Especially the first two.

They had been in the Heart of Wood for so long that they had naturally seen Old Sha's Ten Thousand Wood Wolf form.

However, that form had immense potential, and the evolution difficulty seemed equally high.

If they evolved in the future, they might not be able to afford it.

But this Spirit Wolf, as a similarly rare evolution, both of them thought they should still be able to handle it.

Moreover, this was a Forest Wolf that both of them had participated in the evolution process.

Any first time is worth remembering and anticipating.

So, Sanha's situation was even more concerning to the two of them than to Su Ping.

The light of evolution slowly faded.

The next moment, a figure appeared in their line of sight.

This figure was vastly different from the previous Forest Wolf.

Although it still had a green appearance, this green had an indescribable ethereal feel.

It also became much more delicate, and if one looked directly, it seemed semi-transparent.

All over its body were emerald green dots of light, nurturing the breath of life. It still had the form of a wolf, but there was no trace of ferocity, and instead, it had an indescribable elegance and dignity.

Even though these two words sounded a bit strange when used to describe a wolf, this was the truth.

Unlike the Ten Thousand Wood Wolf, this Spirit Wolf's posture was light and graceful, without any branches covering its body, and in this ethereal feeling, it seemed that even its figure had become much weaker.

It was truly like a forest sprite gently leaping in the woods!

The Spirit Wolf had come into being!

"Woof..."

A howl that was vastly different from the previous wolf howls echoed, and Sanha's excitement also attracted the attention of numerous Forest Wolves.

For this brand-new evolved form, countless Forest Wolves seemed even more affectionate.

The Life attribute was inherently the most favored attribute among pets.

Representing the power of life and nature, it was almost worshipped by all pets.

Su Ping, under the excited gazes of Li Shu and Guan Lili, activated the True Eye and looked at this first Spirit Wolf under his command:

[Spirit Wolf (Wild)]



[Attribute: Life]



[Current Level: Overlord Third Rank]



[Race Potential: Sovereign First Rank]



[Skills: Life Drain (Skilled), Life Blessing (Skilled), Elementalization (Beginner), Life Cage (Skilled), Heart of Wood (Skilled), Swift Healing (Perfect), Spirit Aura (Beginner)]



Damn, Su Ping had expected it, but he still nodded after seeing it.

Perhaps due to the perfect self-healing evolution, Sanha's race potential directly broke through the ordinary Spirit Wolf's limit, reaching the Sovereign rank.

And among this series of skills, except for the cultivated Heart of Wood, the rest were all Life-type skills.

Life Drain, a skill that absorbs the life force of others to restore one's own health, and Life Blessing, which buffs and heals other individuals, are undoubtedly powerful abilities.

Swift Healing and True Eye are self-explanatory, but Tree Vine Strangulation is an interesting variant skill of the Wood Type, unique to the Forest Wolf.

【Life Cage (Proficient): Creates a cage of life force, weakening the life force and energy of those within.】

Among all these skills, the most crucial one is undoubtedly Spirit Aura, the signature skill of the Spirit Wolf:

【Spirit Aura (Beginner): Allies within a 50-meter radius gain increased movement and attack speed! All neutral creatures become more friendly towards them!】

This effect, though simple, is undeniably practical.

After all, before the Spirit Wolf's evolution, Su Ping was skeptical, but now it's clear that its reputation is well-deserved, as it indeed lacks direct combat damage skills.

However, this support effect is incredibly versatile.

With this, not only will it serve as a 'Medic' and a 'Buff Elite' in their future Wood-type legion, but it can also provide auras!

Having a Spirit Wolf in a squad is indeed essential.

No wonder many Beastmasters choose the Forest Wolf as their second or third pet, as its evolved form, the Spirit Wolf, is highly sought after.

When reaching the Sovereign Rank is challenging, having three pets is the standard configuration for most Beastmasters.

And when these three pets fight together, the presence of a pure support pet like the Spirit Wolf can make a significant difference in many situations.

Meanwhile, as expected, the Beast Catalog's entry for the Forest Wolf lit up again.

Su Ping had seen this once before when Laosha evolved.

This time, it was the same as the last.

On the Forest Wolf's evolution tree, a new branch appeared based on the Wolf Beast Catalog, leading to the ethereal and dreamy Spirit Wolf.

In the branch's illustration, the Spirit Wolf stood gracefully on a bamboo branch, looking back.

At the same time, the Wolf Beast Catalog provided new feedback:

【Wolf Beast Catalog: Spirit Wolf form recorded. Experience gained: 600 points!】

【You can enter the Wolf Beast Catalog to analyze the Spirit Wolf form.】

【The Spirit Wolf form is a branch evolution of the Forest Wolf. Therefore, the Spirit Wolf form has no level experience, and any experience gained will be reflected in the Wolf Beast Catalog!】

600 experience points.

The 1200 experience points consumed to perfect the evolution and cultivation method were barely half recovered.

Not bad, not bad at all.

Su Ping nodded in satisfaction, a smile in his eyes, and he signaled Guan Lili and Li Shu to try training Sanha and directly experience the effects of the Spirit Wolf's various support skills.

Su Ping was indeed satisfied.

Not only did this further enhance the future legion pet configuration centered around Little Qing, but it also perfected the Wolf Beast Catalog. Moreover, there was another satisfying outcome for Su Ping.

During these days, while waiting for the Spirit Wolf's evolution and Sanha's completion, he wasn't idly waiting.

Instead, he created a new toy.

Soul Dust and Elite Slime Core could substitute for the near-death process of the Forest Wolf's elementalization.

would he have for them?

Could these two materials, when combined, create new chemical reactions?

Pet breeding research is like this; once a good direction is identified, any deviations can be slowly modified.

So, over these three days, Su Ping continued his experiments in the lab, creating something new.

The primary materials were Soul Dust and Elite Slime Core.

With Undead Crystal, Soul-Severing Grass, and Flowing Light Fragments as supplementary materials, he crafted a brand-new potion.

After this period of experimentation, research, and studying various resources, the combination was finally perfected.

All that was left was to conduct clinical trials on a large number of other pets, or even human Beastmasters.

Over the past month, he had witnessed a significant amount of cash dividends from the Pingyun Company.

It was clear that Dong Muchun was putting in a lot of effort.

Su Ping had asked for a large portion of the shares, and one of the conditions was his continued research investment.

He was an honest man, not the type to make promises and then ignore them.

This potion, named 'Phantom Heart' by Su Ping, would become Pingyun Company's next new product if all went well.

So, Su Ping picked up the phone and called Dong Muchun again:

"Get ready for the clinical trial of the new research product!"

(End of Chapter)

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