Chapter 73: Where's the Difference?
Chapter 73: Where's the Difference?
There are quite a few familiars with these three attributes priced below 500,000 Union Coins.
However, finding one that has a Healing Skill as a genetic Skill is much more difficult.
It's not that familiars at this price range don't exist.
It's just that those meeting both the price criteria and having a Healing Skill as a genetic Skill are usually reserved in advance by internal personnel or official organizations.
Ordinary Beastmasters, who lack connections and channels, can only settle for other familiars.
After all, having such a familiar can significantly boost one's survival rate.
In the future, even if one wants to become a doctor or nurse, it would be much easier with such a familiar.
Among these familiars, Grass-Type Companion Beasts make up the majority.
In situations where people want them but can't get them, the price of Grass-Type Companion Beasts has been driven up, along with the prices of other Grass-Type Companion Beasts that don't have healing-type Signature Moves as genetic Skills.
For example, Bai Yunmiao's Gold-Sprinkled Vine was reserved for her because her father has worked in a government agency for over a decade.
So even though Grass-Type Companion Beasts are generally gentle, few recommend them as familiars for new Beast Tamers.
It's impossible to buy a familiar with a genetic Skill that includes a healing ability.
Qiao Sang focused her attention on familiars that could potentially learn healing Skills later in life.
There are quite a few familiars that can learn healing Skills later on.
However, when considering both potential and high racial evolution limits, the range of suitable familiars narrows considerably.
After two hours of research, Qiao Sang finally settled on three familiars: Cherry Cotton, Water Lamp Croc, and Fluffy Bird.
Cherry Cotton and Water Lamp Croc, as long as they have no issues with their potential, can likely learn one or two healing Skills with specialized training.
Fluffy Bird, on the other hand, has a body as soft as cotton.
Its evolved form, the Swift Whitebird, retains its soft body structure and ranks among the fastest in its class among Flying-Type familiars.
The riding experience is unparalleled.
Most importantly, the price of all three familiars falls between 480,000 and 500,000 Union Coins.
The Companion Egg Voucher from the Newcomer Competition is a one-time use item.
Whether the Beast Egg costs 100,000 or 500,000 Union Coins, the voucher is worth the same.
Since that's the case, it's definitely best to choose the more expensive option.
After making her decision, Qiao Sang shut down her computer, washed up, and lay down on the bed with her hands behind her head.
Looking at the ceiling light and listening to the sounds of Fangflare playing with Plump Homing Dove in the living room, Qiao Sang's thoughts wandered, considering what she needed to do next.
Tomorrow, she would buy the Beast Egg, and the day after, she would sign the endorsement contract. She had also agreed to visit her hometown in the middle of the month.
Today was July 5th.
Song Yuan said that the contract signing would be followed by a photoshoot to capitalize on the Newcomer Competition's popularity and promote it early.
So, by July 8th, she would have nothing much to do. Perhaps she could head to her hometown earlier...
The sounds of play in the living room soon stopped, and the door to her room creaked open.
Fangflare poked its head in and, seeing its Beastmaster still awake, happily jumped onto the bed in a few quick steps.
"Ya."
It nestled into a comfortable spot in Qiao Sang's arms, ready to sleep.
A few seconds later, Fangflare suddenly remembered something, opened its eyes, jumped off the bed, closed the door, and then returned to its chosen spot.
Qiao Sang felt a deep sense of satisfaction.
All her hard work over the past month had paid off.
Fangflare used to be so mischievous.
The three familiars she had chosen all have gentle temperaments. Once they hatch, they will surely get along well.
The more Qiao Sang thought about it, the more promising the future seemed.
Before going to sleep, she, as usual, checked the Beastmaster Codex.
She was taken aback at the sight.
【Name: Fangflare】
【Attributes: Fire】
【Level: Junior (192/1000) +】
【First Trait: Blazing Fire
Level: D (1/500)
Status: (Difficult to Use)
Description: (When status is below 1/4, potential can be activated, doubling the power of fire-type skills and doubling speed)】
【Skills: Bite (Novice 74/100) +
Ram (Proficient 483/500) +
Flame Fang (Intermediate 645/2000) +
Spark (Intermediate 786/2000) +
Shadow Clone (Proficient 3/500) +
Flame Vortex (Proficient 164/500) +
Blazing Charge (Proficient 109/500) +】
【Points: 454】
Heavens!
Fangflare's Level Points had been increasing by only 1 or 2 points each day. How did it suddenly gain 30 points more than yesterday?
And then!
The trait appeared as well!
The details were much more extensive compared to the skill descriptions...
It seemed that, like skills, points could be directly added to the trait.
Qiao Sang carefully examined the data, which was completely different from yesterday, her heart racing.
She remembered that after defeating Tiny Dragon yesterday, her points increased by 60, from 220 to 280.
This confirmed that the system awarded points based on the strength of the opponent.
Otherwise, it wouldn't make sense why the Junior Companion Beast Tiny Dragon and the Intermediate Desert Fox only differed by 20 points.
During the semi-finals today, she added 25 points to Shadow Clone and 91 points to Blazing Charge.
According to that, she should have had 164 points left.
Considering that defeating each Intermediate Beast usually awarded 80 points, her points should have been 404.
But now, she had 454 points.
This meant that one of the Intermediate Beasts she defeated today must have awarded far more than 80 points.
It was likely the Scale Controller...
But that wasn't the most important thing.
The most important thing was that the pattern of point changes for all the data was completely different from before!
In the past, Fangflare's skill points would increase by one point each time it used a skill.
After the match with Tiny Dragon yesterday, Fangflare's usual training increased the data slightly.
However, today, Fangflare fought and defeated three Intermediate Beasts in a row.
To celebrate, she returned early to cook dinner and didn't have it continue its usual training.
But the data showed that the points didn't increase based on the number of times the skills were used in the match. Instead, there was an unexpected increase.
No!
The points for Spark, Blazing Charge, and Shadow Clone still followed the usual pattern.
The issue was with Ram, Flame Fang, and Flame Vortex.
What was the difference between these skills...
Qiao Sang tried hard to recall the scenes from today's matches.
Three minutes later.
"Wow..."
Qiao Sang quickly covered her mouth.
Fangflare was already asleep, and she almost woke it up.
But then again...
She might as well wake it up...
It wasn't too late yet, and she could go downstairs to verify her hypothesis...
If it was as she thought, the efficiency of skill training would increase significantly, and the time required would be greatly reduced.
This would free up more time for other things.
Qiao Sang looked at the sleeping Fangflare, drooling, under the lamplight.
In the end, she couldn't bear to wake it up.
She habitually picked up a tissue from the bedside table to wipe away Fangflare's drool.
Forget it...
Let it sleep.
She could wake it up early tomorrow morning; there was no rush...
...
The next morning.
"Fang."
Fangflare looked at Qiao Sang, who was still in bed, with a conflicted expression.
Her Beastmaster really slept like a log.
Should she wake her up?
She was hungry.
(End of Chapter)
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