Chapter 871: Energy Accelerator
Chapter 871: Energy Accelerator (Combined)
Credits? Qiao Sang was taken aback for a moment.
She had been so engrossed in her Evaluation Task that she hadn't even thought about school credits...
After a moment's contemplation, Qiao Sang said, "I think it's better to spend the credits on something more useful."
Steel Treasure's energy was already at the mid-stage, and he had accumulated some points. Just one or two more trips to the Hidden Realm would likely be enough to gather the points needed for Evolution.
The credits from the Imperial Beastmaster Academy could be exchanged for rare resources not available on the market. Using credits to obtain energy-absorbing materials seemed a bit wasteful to her.
After all, such resources could be acquired with points.
Unless it was something like the Celestial Dew Energy Pool, which could instantly boost a General-Class Familiar's energy from the initial stage to late-stage perfection without side effects, saving years or even decades of energy absorption, it wasn't really necessary to exchange credits for it.
"Do you know what a prodigy like you, who has emerged out of nowhere, lacks the most to catch up with the Imperial Class students?" Migala asked.
Qiao Sang thought for a moment and replied, "More resources?"
Migala shook her head. "No, it's time."
Qiao Sang waved her hand. "That's something I can't help. By the time they became Imperial Class students, I might not have even been born yet."
She still remembered that the oldest student in her class was 87 years old, almost like a great-grandfather.
"But you've already caught up with most of the prodigy Beastmasters who are a decade or even two decades older than you. Since you're in the same class as the Imperial Class students now, why not try to catch up with them? After all, your goal is the Interstellar Cup, and you'll be competitors sooner or later."
Qiao Sang was a bit stunned.
Was it too early to consider the other Imperial Class students as her competitors with her current strength?
Teacher Migala must have a very high opinion of her...
Qiao Sang replied tactfully, "I might not be able to participate in the same Interstellar Cup as them."
Migala looked at her. "The minimum requirement to enter the Imperial Class is to achieve a 50% brain domain by the age of 30 and become a B-Class Beastmaster. There are quite a few B-Class Beastmasters in the Imperial Class."
In other words, there were quite a few young men in the Imperial Class.
Those who were only a decade or so older than her had a high probability of participating in the same Interstellar Cup... Qiao Sang thought for a moment and tentatively asked, "Are you suggesting I exchange credits for resources that can significantly boost Steel Treasure's energy, to save time?"
"Exactly", Migala nodded. "When it's time to use resources, you should use them. Using resources to save time is the right choice. You should be closing the gap faster than they are. After all, you have Flame Kiru and Steel Sword Falcon..."
She paused, then corrected herself. "No, it should be Steel Sword Falcon. Their next evolution form and evolution path are still unknown, and you need to explore their evolution chain. Others, however, already have perfect evolution paths and don't need to spend time on such exploration. That's the time they save."
Steel Sword Falcon, she didn't expect Teacher Migala to know even this name. After all, the species name hadn't been officially registered yet. It seemed Professor Bilet had shared everything... Qiao Sang mused.
Teacher Migala's last statement did indeed hit a nerve.
Cultivating a Familiar to a new evolution form is a tremendous achievement for any Beastmaster, but for a Professional Beastmaster, it might not be so straightforward.
A Professional Beastmaster needs to continuously uncover their familiars' talents, increase their strength, and strive to help them evolve to their Racial Limit.
The next evolution form of a familiar is entirely unknown, and the level at which the Racial Limit is reached is uncertain. Beastmasters must spend a significant amount of time and effort researching how to make their familiars evolve.
Even with researchers actively studying, it's unclear when they will discover the next evolution form.
During this time, other Professional Beastmasters who started at the same level might have already surpassed them.
She has a Golden Finger, which allows her to directly add points to make her familiars evolve, so the pressure isn't too great.
However, the issue is that she wants Fangy and the others to evolve to their most perfect status in the most suitable evolution form.
This isn't as simple as just adding points.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have used a Dream Insight Stone for Fangy, collected S-Class evolution resources for Treasure Seeker, or had Lulu follow the bizarre evolution conditions of their races to execute the evolution.
Speaking of which, Steel Treasure, though also a new evolution form, is the least troublesome among them...
Qiao Sang gathered her thoughts and nodded. "I understand."
Regardless of whether there are resources that can significantly boost Steel Treasure's energy without side effects, the items available for credit exchange might include artifacts similar to the Dream Insight Stone.
After all, this is the Imperial Beastmaster Academy, and the resources here should be better than those at Sai Nan High School.
She really should take some time to look at the items available for exchange.
As they conversed, Steel Treasure flew through the thick Cloud Steps, revealing various uniquely shaped high-rise buildings.
Then, the Navigation voice spoke: "This navigation is about to end. The Beastmaster Center is directly below. You can now activate the walking navigation."
As soon as the voice finished, Steel Treasure descended.
They've arrived? Qiao Sang's spirits lifted.
She remembered that the scene in her dream wasn't inside the Beastmaster Center in Yongtian City. From the dialogue of the two people in her dream, the scene was above the Beastmaster Center.
So, this is it... Qiao Sang observed the surroundings and found nothing but ordinary blue skies and Cloud Steps, with no special features.
If not for that dialogue, she wouldn't have known the location of the Artifact Body even if she had dreamed about it.
The dragon-type Beast Companion with serrated wings and a horn on its head also didn't appear...
Qiao Sang, still hopeful, sensed her Beastmaster Codex and brain domain once more.
There was no change at all.
Well, she had found the right place, but the timing might not be right... Qiao Sang gave up.
She didn't know when the Artifact Body would appear, and she couldn't just hang around the Beastmaster Center all day...
Feeling dejected, Steel Treasure landed on the ground.
Qiao Sang dismounted.
After Migala also got off, Steel Treasure shrank and flew to her side.
The two entered the Beastmaster Center.
This time, Qiao Sang didn't act alone.
Since they had wasted a lot of time at the Air Traffic Control Office, most departments in the Beastmaster Center, except for the Medical Department and the residential area, were nearing their midday break.
After a quick check-in, the two headed to the Residential Area.
"Let me know once you determine what the Evaluation Task is", Migala reminded her.
"Sure", Qiao Sang nodded.
Three minutes later, she took out her Beastmaster Emblem, scanned the door of room 1908, and pushed it open to enter.
Migala walked into the next room.
Qiao Sang was quite satisfied with Teacher Mikara’s habit of always booking two rooms.
She believed that if her one-on-one instructor were still Birit and she were a guy, he would definitely only book one room.
She wondered how Professor Bilet and Vice Principal were doing, whether they had already arrived at the Prediction location like her... Qiao Sang lay half on the bed, took out her mobile phone, and opened the Imperial Beastmaster Academy’s official website.
“Ya Ya!”
Suddenly, Fangy let out a cry, indicating that it wanted to go train.
Qiao Sang: “...”
“Wait for me, I’ll go with you after I check something.” Qiao Sang said.
“Ya!”
Fangy called out, indicating it didn’t need to wait.
As soon as it finished speaking, a hundred identical Flame Kirus appeared in the room.
Fangy’s eyes glowed with Blue Light.
The door opened automatically.
One by one, the hundred Flame Kirus rushed out.
Impressive, really... Qiao Sang thought to herself, reminding it, “Go to an empty Training Field, don’t go to the wrong place.”
“Ya!”
Fangy nodded and used Psychic Control to close the door again.
“Steel Slash...”
Steel Treasure recalled the scene, showing a thoughtful expression, then began to condense energy.
Dozens of identical small Steel Slash Giant Falcons appeared in the room.
Qiao Sang was taken aback and looked at Steel Treasure. “Are you going to train too?”
“Steel Slash.”
Steel Treasure nodded.
A second later, the dozens of small Steel Slash Giant Falcons flew out through the window.
“Xunxun...”
Treasure Seeker sighed deeply, watching the scene.
It was too intense.
A rare moment of rest, and they couldn’t even enjoy a meal... Treasure Seeker silently took off its Ring and rummaged inside.
Lulu glanced at Fangy, then walked out the door without a word.
“Wait!” Qiao Sang, who had just lowered her head to log into the official website, looked up upon hearing the sound. Seeing the direction Lulu was heading, she hesitated and asked, “You’re not planning to go out and train too, are you?”
“Ice Emperor.”
Lulu stopped, turned to look at her Beastmaster, and nodded.
“Ya, Fangy.”
Fangy stared at Lulu, then seemed to think of something. It condensed another group of Clones, and a hundred identical Flame Kirus appeared in the room again. The door opened, and they rushed out quickly.
Qiao Sang: “...”
Lulu: “...”
Treasure Seeker: “...”
“Steel Slash...”
Only Steel Treasure showed an admiring expression.
After a brief two-second silence, Lulu walked towards the door.
“Wait.” Qiao Sang stopped her. “You should change your training method.”
“Ice Emperor?”
Lulu turned, looking puzzled.
“You’ve evolved and awakened three new Skills: Avalanche, Ice Armor, and Energy Regeneration,” Qiao Sang explained. “Both Ice Armor and Energy Regeneration can be practiced in the room or in your Backpack.”
“You can repeatedly practice these two Skills here, no need to go out specifically.”
Ice Armor is primarily defensive. Once your proficiency increases, you can keep it active while attacking as well.
The importance of Energy Regeneration goes without saying.
After Lulu’s evolution, the new Skills needed to be trained.
However, they had wasted half a month in the Hidden Realm and were eager to make up for lost mission time, so they hurried to complete new missions without thinking about training.
“Ice Emperor.”
Just as Qiao Sang thought Lulu might question why she wasn’t practicing attack Skills, Lulu nodded, turned back to her original position, lay down, and began to emit a chilling aura, condensing Ice Armor.
How come Lulu's temper seems to have improved a lot after Evolution... Qiao Sang felt a slight sense of relief and retracted her gaze.
At that moment, her line of sight passed over the Treasure Seeker who was cracking sunflower seeds.
Treasure Seeker cracked the seeds while blinking her eyes.
"You should go train as well", Qiao Sang said expressionlessly.
Treasure Seeker: "……"
"Xunxun..."
At least it’s just Treasure Seeker who’s a handful... Qiao Sang muttered to herself and lowered her head to log into her account on the school’s official website.
She clicked on the Points Exchange.
There were several categories, each with subcategories, divided quite finely.
Just as Qiao Sang was about to check them one by one, her mobile phone vibrated. It was a message from Teacher Mikara:
【I forgot to tell you, Imperial Class students have a special credit exchange. The resources there are not available to regular students. You can take a look. Just click on your profile and then enter the Imperial Class section.】
【By the way, it's best to use a computer.】
As expected of the Imperial Class, there’s even a special credit exchange... But why is it best to use a computer? What’s the difference compared to a mobile phone... Qiao Sang, being someone who listens to advice, turned to Treasure Seeker, who was about to start training Light Wall, and said:
"Take out the computer."
"Xunxun~"
Treasure Seeker stopped what she was doing and quickly brought out the computer.
Qiao Sang opened the computer, logged into the Imperial Beastmaster Academy’s official website, clicked on her profile, and entered the Imperial Class section.
The page background instantly changed to a sleek black, looking much more upscale.
She clicked on the special credit exchange.
A series of artifact materials she had never heard of appeared on the page.
Qiao Sang casually clicked on one of them:
【Name: Life Reversion】
【Type: Consumable】
【Function: Helps a familiar return to its peak potential period.】
【Note: This does not make the familiar youthful again, but rather restores the potential within the familiar to its most potent year. The effect lasts one year. Do not use on young familiars to avoid waste.】
【Credits: 2000】
Potential can actually be restored? That’s impressive... Qiao Sang marveled as she clicked on another item she was more interested in:
【Name: Energy Accelerator】
【Type: Potion】
【Function: Increases energy and shortens the time needed to Absorb energy.】
【Note: Safely helps a familiar Absorb more energy in a short period. A single bottle can help a familiar increase its Energy Level by about 300,000 to 400,000. The exact amount depends on the familiar’s constitution. Familiars that have consumed this potion three times are not recommended to use it again.】
【Credits: 300】
This must be the resource Teacher Mikara was talking about. I thought it was a potion to shrink a familiar’s size... Increasing the Energy Level by 300,000 to 400,000, if Steel Treasure Absorbs it properly, a single bottle could make it Evolve... Such a practical item, and there’s no news about it on the market. If it were released, it would be a mad rush... I still have 9995 credits, and 300 credits doesn’t seem too expensive... Qiao Sang felt a mix of curiosity and eagerness.
After a brief moment of thought, she chose a bottle.
She pressed the exchange button.
Instantly, a window popped up:
【Please wait...】
A minute passed, and the window was still there.
Is it stuck... Qiao Sang frowned slightly and prepared to close the page and try again.
At that moment, the computer screen went black.
Then, it rippled with tiny waves.
This looks familiar... Qiao Sang was taken aback for a moment.
"Xunxun!"
Treasure Seeker, intrigued, floated over.
A mechanical claw with a black iron hue and intricate design emerged from the screen, then opened to reveal a bottle of white potion. (End of Chapter)
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