Chapter 185: Ocean Disaster
Chapter 185: Ocean Disaster
Seeing the confusion on Li Qian's face, Sun Ruirui knew that he wasn't aware of what an Awakener was. Just as she was about to explain, Sun Hongyi, the big lightbulb, popped up from who knows where.
He took over the conversation and explained to Li Qian, "As we all know, in this world, almost all Beastmasters awaken their beast taming talent after birth, or even after the age of ten. Some mediocre ones might not awaken until they're seventeen or eighteen years old..."
Li Qian was speechless. He couldn't believe that Sun Hongyi wasn't aware of his own situation. What did he mean by mediocre ones awakening at seventeen or eighteen? It was a bit too obvious.
"Ahem..." Sun Ruirui also caught the hidden meaning in Old Sun's words. She coughed lightly a few times and said, "Actually, whether one awakens early or late doesn't have a significant impact on a Beastmaster's ultimate achievements."
"Many great Beastmasters, renowned throughout the Dong Xia Federation and even the entire home planet, didn't awaken early either."
Hearing this, Li Qian's mouth twitched slightly.
Miss, it's better if you don't explain or try to make up for it. In fact, Li Qian didn't take it to heart at all.
With the Golden Finger Companion Beast Research System, he was full of confidence in his future.
"Hmm," Li Qian responded softly and didn't say more. He continued to listen attentively.
Old Sun, who had suddenly emerged as the lightbulb, continued his explanation, "The so-called Awakener is someone who is born with an awakened beast taming talent."
"Born with an awakened beast taming talent?!" Li Qian's face showed a hint of uncontrollable surprise upon hearing these words.
"Yes, born with an awakened beast taming talent!" Sun Hongyi continued with a complex tone.
"So, was Ruirui's strange reaction last night because she's an Awakener?" Li Qian asked, connecting it to the girl's behavior the previous night.
Hearing this, Sun Hongyi didn't take offense at Li Qian's "careless" words. He nodded with a bitter expression, "Awakeners are extremely rare, one in a million. Due to their special physique, every Awakener is a combination of luck and misfortune."
"As far as I know, the path of an Awakener's growth is never smooth."
Li Qian understood the general idea, but he was still puzzled. He didn't rush to ask questions, knowing that Sun Hongyi had already started talking, and he wouldn't hold back anymore.
Indeed, his guess was correct. After a brief pause, Old Sun continued, "However, the Awakener's beast taming talent is too extraordinary. As a result, an ordinary person's body simply can't handle it."
"For example, Ruirui's beast taming talent is 'Ocean Disaster,' the top-tier water-affinity and amplification-type beast taming talent."
"This talent allows her to instinctively attract water-type companion beasts, and when developed to its full potential, she can control them like puppets."
"Companion beasts can't escape this control unless they reach an extremely high level of strength."
Sun Hongyi's words made Li Qian subconsciously recall what had happened the previous night.
Everything that happened last night perfectly validated Sun Hongyi's statement. There were countless companion beasts in the little cove, and only a handful could remain awake under the influence of Ruirui's blue glow.
This also showed the terrifying extent of Ruirui's beast taming talent as an Awakener. However, having such a formidable talent at a similar age to Li Qian, or even possibly one or two years younger, might not be a good thing.
Indeed, Li Qian's guess was correct. Sun Hongyi's next words confirmed this, "The Ocean Disaster talent is extremely rare and formidable. Besides having unparalleled attraction and affinity for water-type companion beasts, it also comprehensively enhances their combat power."
"Once a water-type companion beast is contracted, its combat power, vitality, and even growth rate can be directly amplified, at least doubling its strength."
"In other words, the combat power of a water-type companion beast can instantly double after forming a contract with Ruirui."
"Additionally, a Beastmaster with the Ocean Disaster talent can perform cross-rank contracts. Normally, only those with qualified mental strength can contract companion beasts of corresponding ranks. Otherwise, the contract will fail."
Hearing this, Li Qian nodded slightly. This was common knowledge, and he was aware of it. He remained silent and continued to listen.
Sun Hongyi's voice, tinged with helplessness and regret, reached Li Qian again, "But Ruirui is different. Right now, she's at the Spirit Rank, which is theoretically capable of contracting with Overlord-rank companion beasts, and there's theoretically no limit to the number of contracts."
"Wait a minute," Li Qian heard these words and couldn't quite process the information. There was a lot implied in that sentence.
"What do you mean by 'theoretically no limit to the number of contracts'?" Li Qian asked without overthinking it.
"It means what it says," Sun Hongyi explained. "Theoretically, Ruirui can contract an unlimited number of water-type companion beasts. Of course, this is just a theory. In practice, even without a limit on the number of companion beasts, her mental strength would still be a limiting factor. Contracting twice the number of companion beasts would be the limit."
Upon hearing this, Li Qian finally understood. It was understandable, given the vastness of the Beastmaster world, not just on their home planet but also within the dimensional rifts and the extraterrestrial battlefields. There were countless talented Beastmasters, some of whom were born with the ability to form dual contracts.
These dual-contract Beastmasters could contract two companion beasts for every rank they advanced in strength, twice as many as ordinary Beastmasters.
So, when Li Qian heard that the Ocean Disaster talent could allow a Beastmaster to contract twice as many water-type companion beasts, he could still comprehend it.
If the theory was that there was no limit to the number of contracts, and one could theoretically contract twice as many companion beasts, it was still within Li Qian's understanding. However, when it came to the little girl Ruirui's strength rank and the phrase "if she could contract companion beasts," his mind was a bit overwhelmed.
A girl around his age had already reached the Commander Rank in mental strength, which was a bit unbelievable. What was even more unbelievable was that, according to Old Sun's words, although Ruirui had reached the Commander Rank in mental strength, she seemed unable to contract companion beasts...
What was going on here?
(End of Chapter)
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