Chapter 65: 2-Star
Chapter 65: 2-Star
Fu Cheng, the capital of Jiangnan Province, is not only the provincial capital but also the headquarters of the Summoner Hub and Breeder Headquarters. As the central hub of Jiangnan Province, the prosperity of Fu Cheng is beyond the imagination of someone like Lu Wu, who comes from a small city like Quan City.
From the moment he stepped out of the carriage, Lu Wu was awe-struck by the station in Fu Cheng. As a bustling metropolis that accommodates tens of thousands of people daily, Fu Cheng has invested heavily in security measures. In a world where hot weapons are ineffective and where Summoned Beasts are highly integrated, many aspects of life are managed by these beasts.
At the security checkpoint, Lu Wu spotted Summoned Beasts specialized in detection, as well as those tasked with security work. He observed that these beasts were primarily canine-based.
Regarding their abilities, Lu Wu had a rough idea. The ones at the checkpoint were around Bronze quality, and their strength was generally at the Head level.
...
Name: Watchdog
Strength: 1-Star Head
Quality: Black Iron (Upgradable)
Attribute: Wind
Status: Serious (I love my job, don't ask me to stop!)
Skills: Enhanced Scent (Mastered), Danger Alert (Mastered), Pounce (Mastered), Rip (Mastered)
Weakness: Ice, Poison
Description: A Summoned Beast specifically bred for vigilance, with a loyal, kind, and gentle temperament. It is particularly friendly towards humans, and you can pet it without issue as long as you pose no threat.
...
In a metropolis like Fu Cheng, even the most ordinary Summoned Beast is of Head level.
When Lu Wu saw its attributes, he felt slightly relieved. Previously, he had been puzzled by the bears in Li Kai's family, worrying that his golden finger might have malfunctioned.
Now, Lu Wu believed it was a matter of strength. He estimated that he could only detect the attributes of Summoned Beasts that were significantly higher in level than his own. When he touched another watchdog and encountered a question mark, it indicated that the beast's strength exceeded 1-Star Head.
What Lu Wu didn't notice was that as he touched the watchdog, his Mini Skeleton's Eye Fire flickered with curiosity, and it couldn't resist the urge to reach out its bony hand to touch the beast.
The usually friendly watchdog's eyes immediately sharpened, and it barked at the Mini Skeleton. Lu Wu and his companions faced a tragic situation as the security team surrounded them.
Although they were soon proven innocent, Lu Wu still received a stern lecture before being released, leaving him furious. He smacked the Mini Skeleton's head with a slap.
"Behave yourself next time. Don't move without my command."
The Mini Skeleton's Eye Fire flickered, confused, as it lacked common sense and didn't understand what it had done wrong. It felt wronged, not knowing why Lu Wu had hit it.
The Mini Skeleton decided it wouldn't cover Lu Wu with a blanket that night, but then it thought that was too mean. After some consideration, it decided to just skip covering him once! Lu Wu was unaware of the Mini Skeleton's thoughts.
After dealing with the Mini Skeleton, Lu Wu followed Li Kai and hurried to catch a ride. They traveled for nearly an hour before reaching a hotel near the Fu Cheng Breeder Center.
Lu Wu and Li Kai had originally planned to book two rooms, but due to the Fu Cheng Professional Center's bounty, only one room was left available.
With no other choice, Lu Wu shared a room with Li Kai for the first time since his transmigration.
It was already past 1 a.m. when they settled in, and Lu Wu wasn't ready to sleep yet. He was still planning to work on something.
Earlier, he had obtained a wealth of information about Professional Summoners from Li Kai.
This information might not have been of much use to Li Kai, but for Lu Wu, it was a different story.
Inspired by the data from Li Kai, Lu Wu had an idea—a plan to enhance the strength of his Mini Skeleton.
His Mini Skeleton had been at the 1-Star level for quite some time. During this period, it had undergone extensive training, cooked countless Mini Skeleton Soups, and engaged in numerous battles. Logically, it should have reached the 2-Star level by now, but it had yet to make that breakthrough.
Lu Wu didn't take this matter too seriously, after all, there didn't seem to be any shortcuts to improving a Summoned Beast's strength.
Everyone just had to keep practicing and fighting to improve.
Lu Wu himself paid more attention to enhancing the quality of his Mini Skeleton rather than its strength, which he had largely ignored until now. Today, he was inspired by Li Kai's insights and also realized that his special ability had limitations.
He could only see the attributes of a higher-level Mini Skeleton, which motivated Lu Wu to work towards that.
After all, a Summoner's strength was linked to their Summoned Beast, and if the Mini Skeleton's strength improved, it would benefit Lu Wu as well. Furthermore, Lu Wu was concerned that the Summoned Beast at the Fu Cheng Professional Center was a Head 2 Star, which meant he would be completely blind in that regard.
In reality, without his special ability, Lu Wu was just a beginner who was close to a professional level.
So, when they arrived at the hotel, Lu Wu started thinking of ways to improve the Mini Skeleton's strength.
His idea was quite simple.
In fancy terms, it could be called Belief Guidance, and in more down-to-earth terms, it was called hoodwinking.
In a 6-9-1-9-1-8 version!
Today, on the high-speed train, Li Kai shared many interesting stories with Lu Wu to divert his attention and prevent him from bringing up topics Li Kai didn't want to discuss.
One of these stories was about a friend's Summoned Beast that hadn't leveled up for several years. However, it finally leveled up after its food bowl was broken.
Li Kai shared this story as a funny anecdote, but Lu Wu took it to heart.
He believed that in this situation, the Summoned Beast's strength or experience had accumulated to the required standard, but it lacked a trigger to facilitate the upgrade.
This trigger could be anger or some other factor, but it was likely related to emotions.
Lu Wu thought it was worth a try.
So, as soon as they reached the hotel, Lu Wu began to motivate the Mini Skeleton in various ways.
The Motivational Speech: Lu Wu started by talking about the Mini Skeleton's quality, sharing how difficult its journey had been, how others looked down on it, and how hard it had worked. He encouraged the Mini Skeleton to strive for self-improvement.
His words were so touching that they could move one to tears, but it had no effect on the Mini Skeleton, which didn't understand.
After all, it was only a few months old, and its intelligence had only improved after reaching the Black Iron level. No matter how much Lu Wu tried to motivate it, the Mini Skeleton didn't get it.
With no other options, Lu Wu switched to Sarcastic Mode.
He mocked the Mini Skeleton for not being as good as TuanTuan and praised TuanTuan to provoke the Mini Skeleton, hoping to anger it and trigger an upgrade.
This approach elicited some response from the Mini Skeleton, but despite Lu Wu's efforts, it still didn't level up.
After observing this for a while, Li Kai handed Lu Wu a glass of water, "Mr. Lu, have a drink and take a break. Maybe this little guy needs more experience."
Li Kai didn't dare say that Lu Wu's idea was wrong.
After all, Lu Wu was his teacher, but he didn't agree with Lu Wu's sudden idea. Could a Summoned Beast be upgraded just by being motivated? Nothing was that easy.
"Thank you."
Lu Wu was a bit dejected at this point but didn't give up. After taking a sip of water, he put the glass down and prepared to continue his efforts.
However, due to a lack of attention, the glass was placed on top of his smartphone, and before he could adjust it, the water spilled, soaking his phone, which startled Lu Wu.
"Oh no, my phone is going to break!"
As Lu Wu prepared to rescue his phone, he suddenly felt a cool stream of energy rushing to his forehead.
(End of Chapter)
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