Chapter 408: The Message
Chapter 408: The Message
The date had arrived on December 20th, and this world also had a similar lunar calendar to the previous world, known as the Old Calendar.
Many festivals followed the Old Calendar, including the New Year.
Li Qian did a quick calculation and realized that there were only 45 days left until the New Year and just one month until the end of the semester.
Looking back, this semester had passed by quite quickly.
This made Li Qian sigh slightly.
On this day, after finishing his studies and research, Li Qian was preparing to leave the Number Three Mystic Realm.
At the exit of the Central Mountain Ridge, Li Qian noticed that Ying Lao, whom he often saw, was not there. He casually asked the staff on duty, "Why isn't Ying Lao here today?"
"Ying Lao has other arrangements. I'm not exactly sure about the details," the young staff member replied.
Li Qian didn't think much of it and took a step to leave the Mystic Realm.
The reason for his casual inquiry was also because he had a good relationship with Ying Lao.
Ying Lao was one of the few friends he had made in the past month, a friendship that transcended age.
Li Qian had once asked what Ying Lao was responsible for in this Mystic Realm.
The elderly man, with white hair and beard, only said that he was in charge of security and guard duties within the Mystic Realm.
Seeing that Ying Lao wandered around aimlessly, Li Qian suspected that his identity might not be as simple as he claimed.
However, as they were not close, Li Qian didn't feel it appropriate to ask further. After all, if Ying Lao was in the Mystic Realm, he was definitely a senior member of the school.
After the brief inquiry, Li Qian didn't linger and headed straight out of the Mystic Realm.
Carrying the Five-Tailed Cat in his Beast Ball, Li Qian arrived at the school's back gate. Not far from the gate, he saw Al Duri, the senior student who had protected their squad during their previous trip to the Dimensional Plane.
This was the same senior student, Ah Du.
Ah Du had finally replied to Li Qian's previous text message, and this time, Li Qian was meeting with him.
Compared to their previous meeting, Ah Du had changed a bit, the most noticeable change being his thick, bushy beard.
However, due to the presence of stubble, he didn't look much younger.
The place they met was a restaurant, not far from the "Sand City Home" where they had eaten before.
Li Qian hadn't paid much attention to this restaurant, and to be honest, he wasn't very interested in such matters. The food in the Mystic Realm, whether for lunch or dinner, was always delicious, and he usually didn't bother to eat outside.
As they waited for the food to arrive, the two of them started chatting.
Li Qian took out the Beast Ball containing the Five-Tailed Cat and said, "Here, Senior Ah Du, this is the reward I promised you."
"So quickly, you've already figured out the evolution method for the Four-Tailed Cat?" Ah Du looked at the Beast Ball in Li Qian's hand, his face showing a surprised expression.
Although Li Qian had already explained the purpose of their meeting in his text message, Ah Du was still a bit incredulous upon hearing it from Li Qian himself.
Li Qian handed the Beast Ball to Ah Du, and after the latter received it, he shook his head meaningfully.
Seeing Li Qian shake his head, Ah Du was taken aback for a moment, not quite understanding the implication. He tentatively asked, "Did the evolution fail?"
"It's not that the evolution failed. The evolution is fine, but the Companion Beast I'm giving you is not a Four-Tailed Cat..."
Li Qian spoke with a smile on his face.
Seeing that Ah Du was still confused, Li Qian decided to stop keeping him in suspense and revealed the truth, "The Companion Beast I'm giving you is a Five-Tailed Cat!"
"What?!"
Ah Du exclaimed upon hearing this, "A Five-Tailed Cat? You evolved a Five-Tailed Cat?!"
Fortunately, they were in a small private room, otherwise, their animated reactions would have drawn attention from others.
"It's just a Five-Tailed Cat, Senior Ah Du. There's no need to be so surprised."
"Li Qian casually remarked, "Actually, if you can wait, at most a few more months, that is, next semester, I will definitely figure out the evolution method for the Six-Tailed Cat. By then, I can give you one."
Li Qian's nonchalant words left Al Duri speechless.
His fellow student was truly a breeding genius, no, a breeding prodigy.
After the initial shock, Al Duri quickly waved his hand in refusal, "No, no, the Five-Tailed Cat is sufficient. In fact, I should be the one paying you the breeding fee."
Li Qian smiled, "Senior, between us, there's no need for such formality. It's just a Five-Tailed Cat."
Seeing that Al Duri was genuinely calculating the breeding fee, Li Qian immediately spoke up to stop him, "If you pay me a breeding fee, then we won't be as close."
In the end, due to Li Qian's insistence, Al Duri's breeding fee remained unpaid.
Taking advantage of the moment before the dishes were served, Al Duri eagerly brought up the breeding fee.
Noticing that the Five-Tailed Cat was noticeably larger than the Four-Tailed Cat, with five graceful tails, resembling a leopard-like companion beast, Al Duri was filled with admiration.
After a brief examination, he didn't hesitate and immediately formed a contract with the Five-Tailed Cat right there in the private room.
With the matter of the Five-Tailed Cat settled, both of them were in high spirits. The dishes were soon served, and Al Duri even stopped a waiter to add a few more dishes.
Seeing this, Li Qian didn't refuse. Al Duri was straightforward and honest, and he felt a bit indebted to him.
At the table, Al Duri even patted his chest, assuring that if Li Qian ever needed a favor, as long as it was within his capabilities, he would never refuse.
Li Qian readily agreed, stating that he would definitely think of him in the future.
In reality, his words were just a formality.
Given Al Duri's capabilities, if Li Qian ever encountered any issues, he wouldn't be of much help.
During the meal, Al Duri chatted about recent events in the dimensional plane. Although Li Qian had obtained an ordinary adventurer's badge, he hadn't entered the dimensional plane during this time and was unaware of its happenings.
As he listened, when Al Duri mentioned a recent major event, Li Qian's eyebrows furrowed in concern.
"What did you say? A permanent deep-dimensional rift appeared within the jurisdiction of Phoenix City in the dimensional plane?!" Li Qian exclaimed.
Li Qian was indeed aware of some information regarding deep-dimensional rifts.
Just as rifts occur between the real world and the dimensional plane, rifts also form between the shallower dimensional planes and the deeper ones.
This was the nature of deep-dimensional rifts.
By passing through a deep-dimensional rift, one could enter even deeper dimensional planes.
Currently, with his ordinary adventurer's badge, Li Qian could only venture in the shallower dimensional planes.
To train in the deeper dimensional planes, one must obtain a higher-level adventurer's badge.
According to Li Qian's understanding, the entire dimensional world resembled an onion, with each dimensional plane merely a layer of its shell.
The dimensional plane where Cloudsky City was located was a shallow dimensional plane, with a second, third, fourth, and so on, dimensional planes beyond it.
The precise information Li Qian had was that the entire Shazhou City's corresponding dimensional plane had only been explored up to the fourth layer.
And it was genuinely just explored...
In the fourth layer dimensional plane, no outposts or cities had been established.
Within the region corresponding to Zhonghai Beast University and Kyouto Beast University, the fifth and sixth layers of the dimensional plane had been explored.
(End of Chapter)
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