Chapter 404: The Evolution of the Five-Tailed Cat
Chapter 404: The Evolution of the Five-Tailed Cat
Previously, Li Qian had seen this roommate of An Fatso during their video call.
Now, there did seem to be some differences.
Well, he looked a bit older than in the video...
Li Qian walked over with a smile and shook hands with Zahar, "Hello, my name is..."
"Li Qian!"
Before he could finish his sentence, Zahar interrupted, "An Fatso has told me a lot about you!"
"The genius freshman of the Cultivation Academy!"
"He's just boasting!"
"..."
The group chatted casually as they made their way towards the back door.
After a while, they arrived at the well-known restaurant that had a good reputation.
It was dinner time, and the restaurant was quite busy.
The restaurant was named "Sand City Home."
The name caused Li Qian's mouth to twitch, reminding him of a game from his past life where brothers would challenge each other.
Due to the crowd, there weren't enough tables, so Li Qian and the others waited at the entrance.
While waiting, they chatted about various topics.
"An Fatso, let me tell you, my psychic energy has advanced to the Overlord rank. I borrowed some credits from some fellow townsfolk and seniors I know, so I can directly go to Mystic Realm Number Three to exchange for a companion beast." Zahar spoke with a sense of satisfaction.
Zahar's words piqued Li Qian's interest, "Zahar, what are the conditions for exchanging companion beasts in our school's Mystic Realm Number Three?"
Zahar laughed, "There are definitely conditions, and the three most obvious ones are credits, points, and psychic energy rank."
"Additionally, daily classroom performance and the students' personal qualities are also important reference factors."
"You need to submit an application, which will be reviewed. Only after passing the review can you use points to exchange for companion beasts in Mystic Realm Number Three, or..."
He paused and continued, "You can have the breeding masters in Mystic Realm Number Three evolve your existing contracted companion beasts."
"Can't this also be done in the Companion Beast Center in our Shazhou City?" Li Qian was still a bit confused.
Zahar shook his head, "It's different. Evolving or purchasing companion beasts at outside Companion Beast Centers is not the same, and some companion beasts cannot be evolved or purchased at those centers."
"In that case, I'll offer my congratulations in advance." Li Qian smiled faintly after understanding the information about companion beast evolution and purchasing in Mystic Realm Number Three.
In short, Mystic Realm Number Three is not only a place provided by Shazhou Beastmaster University for breeding masters to conduct research, but it's also a place for students and teachers of various levels to exchange and evolve companion beasts.
Li Qian felt that this setup and arrangement was quite considerate.
It allowed talented students to obtain companion beasts with high potential at a relatively reasonable cost.
This was also a form of indirect cultivation.
Breeding masters earned points, which could be used for further research, creating a positive cycle.
Previously, President Fei had mentioned to him that the Emerald Research Base had met the conditions for companion beast exchange.
Initially, Li Qian had only a vague understanding, but after hearing Zahar's explanation, he now had a clearer picture.
After returning, he would open the exchange channels for the Rock Giant and the Five-Tailed Cat.
This way, outstanding students who met the requirements could directly exchange for the companion beasts in his research base.
As for the other types of companion beasts, such as the White Dragon, Frost Fire Salamander, and others, they would also be made available later.
However, since he didn't currently have those companion beasts, Li Qian didn't plan to open the exchange routes for them.
The four of them chatted while waiting.
Since Li Qian hadn't revealed his situation to anyone else, even An Fatso and Lu Tianjiao didn't know that he had taken over the Emerald Research Base in Mystic Realm Number Three.
Therefore, they had no doubts about Li Qian's situation.
Soon, after waiting for about ten minutes, their number was called.
The four of them didn't waste any time and walked straight in.
Lu Tianjiao, with his grand and wealthy demeanor, sat down at a table and ordered confidently.
He took the menu and made his choices with a flourish.
After making his selections, he handed the menu to the waiter and then patted his chest, taking full responsibility, "Since we brothers have gone through life and death together in the Freshman Challenge Tournament at Kansai Beastmaster University, and Zahar is one of us, I'll treat you all tonight. Eat and drink to your heart's content, and don't worry about my wallet!"
Lu Tianjiao wasn't pretending; he was genuinely wealthy, and Li Qian didn't hesitate to join in. He took the bowls and chopsticks and prepared to eat and drink.
He loved freeloading, and with this opportunity to eat and drink for free, he wasn't going to hold back!
The three of them ordered ten dishes, filling the small table. Since they were students and couldn't drink alcohol, they ordered a dozen sodas instead.
Even so, they devoured the food in a whirlwind, feeling very satisfied.
The food here indeed lived up to its reputation and was delicious.
Around 9:30 pm, they finished their dinner and returned to the dormitory.
The next day, while other students went to class, Li Qian leisurely returned to Mystic Realm Number Three.
Last night, he returned late and was exhausted from the recent combat and evolution work, so he didn't check his messages and fell asleep immediately.
This morning, he woke up, put on his VR glasses, and found that he had indeed received a new email in his inbox.
Instead of opening it right away, Li Qian decided to take a stroll into the Number Three Mystic Realm's Emerald Research Base, where he found a reclining chair and laid down to begin reading the email.
As expected, the content of the email detailed the evolution method from a four-tailed cat to a five-tailed cat.
Li Qian wasn't in a hurry; he read every word carefully and attentively.
It took him nearly an hour to finish reading the entire content.
After reading, a look of elation appeared on his face.
The information in the email was indeed a pleasant surprise.
The most crucial part was, of course, the evolution method from a four-tailed cat to a five-tailed cat.
This method involved feeding the cat Starfish to evolve into a five-tailed cat, and then the subsequent evolution required learning a skill called "Leap Dance."
The evolution method was clever, but not overly challenging.
It required not only meeting the psychic energy standards but also physical body requirements.
The four-tailed cat needed to learn the "Leap Dance" skill, which would cause the companion beast to move rapidly in a specific pattern for a short time.
After the movement ended, the companion beast's physical qualities would significantly improve for a period.
Once the skill was mastered, the cat could evolve by consuming the evolved form of the Starfish, the Silver-Scaled Starfish.
This was the first surprising piece of information in the email.
The second surprise was the speculation about the evolution method from a five-tailed cat to a six-tailed cat. The email also provided some guesses.
There were two possible paths: one was to continue improving the "Leap Dance" skill and consume the evolved form of the Silver-Scaled Starfish, the Star Glow Fish.
The second path involved using the Spirit Guide Array to channel the energy from the Dust Pearl into the five-tailed cat's body, triggering its evolution.
After reading the information, Li Qian carefully considered it for a while and concluded that both evolution speculations made sense.
For him, they were both highly beneficial.
Once he submitted the evolution task from a four-tailed cat to a five-tailed cat, he could immediately set up the evolution task from a five-tailed cat to a six-tailed cat.
By monitoring the task progress, he could determine the validity and potential flaws of these evolution speculations.
Of course, there were bound to be flaws.
If there weren't any, the school would have already evolved a six-tailed cat.
Even with flaws, Li Qian believed that these speculations would significantly boost his task progress.
That was enough for him!
After reviewing the information in the email, he closed his eyes, immersed himself in the content, and contemplated for a while.
Suddenly, a digital prompt sounded in Li Qian's mind.
【Inspiration Points +32, Current Task Progress 104%, Submit Task?】
Previously, after a period of reflection and learning, Li Qian had already progressed Task 2, the evolution method from a four-tailed cat to a five-tailed cat, to 72%.
Now, with the addition of 32 inspiration points, the progress instantly jumped to 104%.
Initially, through the evolution of the Starfish and Serpent Pupil Tree Fruit, Li Qian had already deduced that the four-tailed cat was a pivotal point in evolution.
Upon reaching this stage, there were two possible evolutionary paths.
One path led to the legendary nine-tailed cat.
The outcome of the other evolutionary path was unknown to Li Qian.
Now, it seemed that the additional inspiration points were accumulated from this alternative evolutionary path.
Without hesitation, Li Qian mentally agreed to 'submit' the task.
As he did so, another digital prompt appeared in his mind.
【Task 2: Evolution Method from Four-Tailed Cat to Five-Tailed Cat, Submission Successful, Reward: 2 Achievement Points!】
Upon seeing that he only received two achievement points, Li Qian was momentarily stunned.
However, he quickly recovered and smiled wryly.
He understood that obtaining evolution methods directly was not feasible.
After all, these achievements were not solely his own; they were the result of the school's breeding institution's research.
He was merely one of the beneficiaries of their findings.
Shaking his head, Li Qian decided not to create a task for the evolution from a four-tailed cat to a five-tailed cat, or the evolution from a five-tailed cat to a six-tailed cat.
Just then, a loli-voiced Fatso approached, "Master, a student wants to exchange our base's Rock Giant, and they're already outside the base!"
Hearing this, a faint smile appeared on Li Qian's face.
(End of Chapter)
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