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Chapter 33: Chapter 033 – Tier Two Beastmaster
Translator: mianbao Editor: Aelryinth
Edited by RED
Of the five Brown-Haired Boars, two of them had actually dropped beast cards for Zhang Che.
This bit of reward was of course not enough to cause Zhang Che to go wild with joy; it was because he suddenly felt that he broke through the spiritual barrier of a Tier One beastmaster, and had officially advanced into Tier Two.
This made Zhang Che feel ecstatic.
After advancing into a Tier Two beastmaster, not only could he utilize two-star beast cards, at the same time, due to his spiritual sea being twice as large as others, the total number of beast cards he could employ simultaneously was now 6 of them!
As such, Zhang Che's strength had directly doubled!
Of course, that was if he owned several two-star beast cards with decent attributes.
"Heh, two-star beast cards; the extra Psychedelic Ghost-Patterned Butterfly card can finally be useful now. Let's see how effective this fellow's hallucination inducing powder is."
Zhang Che took out the Psychedelic Ghost-Patterned Butterfly card from his backpack and held it between his palms, quickly establishing spiritual resonance with it. Then, he put it in his spiritual space and branded it with his spiritual imprint, officially turning it into his first two-star subdued beast.
With a thought, the branded beast card materialized between his fingers and turned into a ray of light, flying out in front of Zhang Che, appearing as a greyish-black butterfly about the size of a bamboo winnowing basket.
Compared to the one-star Psychedelic Ghost-Patterned Butterfly Zhang Che hunted initially, the two-star butterfly combined through the use of fusion skill was slightly bigger as a whole. Also, the patterns on its body seemed more mysterious, one's scalp would go numb after looking at it.
Although he really wanted to see useful this fellow was, Zhang Che still had some things that needed to be done. He could only suppress the curiosity within him and took out the two Brown-Haired Boar cards he just obtained.
[Brown-Haired Boar]
Level: One Star (Level 8)
Quality: Bronze
Type: Original Combat Body
Characteristics: Thick Hide and Tough Body, Hair on Its Back Can Be Shot As Projectiles When Enraged
Weakness: Will Enter A Weakened State For A Certain Period of Time After Shooting Hair Projectiles
Potential: D Rank: 25% Chance of Breaking Through Current Level, 2.5% Chance of Breaking Through Current Quality. Chances Halved on Next Upgrade. Upgradable 2 Times
Cultivating Directions: …
Unsurprisingly, the Brown-Haired Boar was an Original Combat Body-type as well. Its strength as a one-star bronze quality beast might be very underwhelming, but that mane projectile ability might be able to bring about some unexpected results.
Without any hesitation, Zhang Che held both the cards in his palm and activated Fusion.
In the next moment, the two beast cards turned into a mass of light and quickly fused into a two-star bronze quality card.
[Brown-Haired Boar]
Level: Two Star (Level 20)
Quality: Bronze
Type: Original Combat Body
Characteristics: Above Average Defenses, Able to Use Mane Projectile Attack 3 Times a Day
Weakness: Enters A Weakened State For 30 Minutes After Shooting Hair Projectiles
Potential: D Rank: 12.5% Chance of Breaking Through Current Level, 2.5% Chance of Breaking Through Current Quality. Chances Halved on Next Upgrade. (Level Upgradable 1 Time, Quality Upgradable 2 Times)
Cultivating Directions: …
The two-star Brown-Haired Boar actually gave Zhang Che a tiny surprise.
Originally, they were only able to use the Mane Projectile attack once a day, and now it had actually increased to three times. The only regret was that the Brown-Haired Boar would enter a weakened state for half an hour once it used the ability.
It seemed that he shouldn't use this offensive method under normal circumstances.
After branding his spiritual imprint on the new beast card, another two-star beast appeared by Zhang Che's side.
As expected, the two-star Brown-Haired Boar was bigger than before, too, especially the tuft of the long and thick black mane on its back; there were twice as much hair now.
This fellow's Mane Projectile attack was probably able to threaten the Fiery Scorpion, penetrating its carapace.
Thinking when the Fiery Scorpion was shot at by a one-star Brown-Haired Boar earlier, although it didn't suffer any injuries, the attack left a patch of condensed white marks on its carapace. Zhang Che estimated that the power of a two-star Brown-Haired Boar's Mane Projectile would at least be twice as strong as before.
To be able to penetrate the FIery Scorpion's carapace, this offensive ability could be used as a finishing move.
After fusing the Brown-Haired Boar cards, Zhang Che had no intentions of stopping here. He extended his hand and recalled the wolves, fusing them into a two-star beast card.
[Wind Shadow Wolf]
Level: Two Star (Level 20)
Quality: Bronze
Type: Original Combat Body
Characteristics: Quick As A Storm, Skilled at Pouncing Attack
Weakness: Poison Attack
Potential: C Rank: 50% Chance of Breaking Through Current Level, 5% Chance of Breaking Through Current Quality. Chances Halved on Next Upgrade. (Level Upgradable 2 Times, Quality Upgradable 3 Times)
Cultivating Directions: …
Very good. After fusing into a two-star beast, the Wind Shadow Wolf was even faster than before, and even has a 'skilled at pouncing attack' characteristic. It seemed that its offensive capabilities have received an extremely huge growth.
After doing all of this, Zhang Che's subdued beasts were basically an entirely different lineup.
Other than the Fiery Scorpion, who was still at one-star silver quality, the Brown-Haired Boar and Wind Shadow Wolf had both advanced to two stars, and were bronze-quality, to boot. Their overall strength was comparable to the Fiery Scorpion.
Other than them, there was still a two-star black iron quality Psychedelic Ghost-Patterned Butterfly that used poison powder attacks. It should be a very decent addition.
"Ha, if it were any other Tier Two beastmasters, they could only suffer the agony of choosing three out of four beasts, while I still have two openings. One glance is all you need to discern the difference in strength!"
Zhang Che felt an air of heroism rising within him. He waved his hand, commanding his four subdued beasts to continue moving forward.
After traversing several low hills, he suddenly heard the murmurings of water ahead.
Zhang Che was immediately filled with glee. He finally found a source of water; there wasn't much water remaining in his water bottles, and he was in dire need of refilling them.
He quickened his steps, detouring away from a patch of dense bushes. A clear rivulet appeared in a little valley before him.
However, Zhang Che didn't approach the stream rashly. Instead, he stood on a tall rock protruding out from the earth and scanned his surroundings carefully. After affirming that there weren't any exotic arounds, he dashed towards the rivulet under the escort of his four beasts.
Although it was uncommon to find a source of food in the beast world, water sources were rather abundant. Otherwise, it would be extremely difficult to venture deep into the realm.
You might feel weak from not eating for a day, but if you don't drink for an entire day, your physical condition would be greatly affected no matter how strong you are.
Zhang Che ran to the stream and first drank his fill. After that, he filled up his water bottle and sat down on a clean slab by the stream with a satisfied look, resting for a short while.
As he rested, Zhang Che kept looking around in all directions, in case of any sneak attacks.
When his gaze swept past a huge tree several meters away from the stream, Zhang Che suddenly saw a bunch of data blink before his eyes for a moment.
"What the heck? I don't see any exotic beasts…"
Zhang Che was greatly puzzled. He scanned left and right again, and when the huge tree entered his vision once more, his eyes opened wide in surprise, revealing an incredulous expression.
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Chapter 34: Chapter 034 – Myriad Transformation Lizard
Translator: mianbao Editor: Aelryinth
Edited by RED
-There is nothing on the tree; why would a group of data flash before my eyes?-
Zhang Che almost thought he was hallucinating. He shook his head forcefully, and blinked his eyes, then looked at the huge tree once more.
[Myriad Transformation Lizard]
Level: Two Star (Level 18)
Quality: Bronze
Characteristics: Skilled at Transforming, Able to Perfectly Simulate Most Inanimate Objects, Hiding From Enemies' Detection. Fast Movement Speed
Weakness: Weak Defenses
Potential: C Rank: 50% Chance of Breaking Through Current Level, 5% Chance of Breaking Through Current Quality. Chances Halved on Next Upgrade. Upgradable 3 Times
Cultivating Directions: …
-Oh shit, there's actually such an overpowered exotic beast!-
Even though Zhang Che confirmed that there was only a two-star beast known as the Myriad Transformation Lizard on the tree, his eyes couldn't discern where it was.
As expected of perfect simulation; there wasn't a single flaw.
Zhang Che was greatly interested, immediately standing up from the stone slab.
Just as he was about to move into action, he suddenly recalled the attribute he saw moments ago; the Myriad Transformation Lizard had a 'Fast Movement Speed' characteristic. He shouldn't move thoughtlessly.
Otherwise, once this fellow ran away, it would be akin to searching for a needle in a haystack; it was practically impossible to find it again.
Then, how should he hunt this exotic beast?
Zhang Che sat back down and pondered to himself with knitted brow.
-Should I get my four beasts to corner it from all sides?-
That was obviously not feasible. Once the Myriad Transformation Lizard was alarmed, all it had to do was run in a direction and transform after leaving his sight, leaving him unable to find it again.
Then, get the Brown-Haired Boar to aim at the tree and use its Mane Projectile attack?
This solution seemed feasible. After all, the Myriad Transformation Lizard's weakness was its poor defenses. Once it got struck by the hair projectiles, it would suffer substantial injuries and be forced to reveal itself.
However, this method didn't seem very secure.
Zhang Che wasn't able to guarantee that the Brown-Haired Boar's Mane Projectile would be able to bring it down with one hit; as long as it remained alive, there was an extremely high chance of it escaping from his sight.
Then what should he do?
Zhang Che's brow furrowed even deeper.
Suddenly, his gaze swept past the Psychedelic Ghost-Patterned Butterfly perched on some bushes at the side, and his eyes lit up immediately.
In the next moment, the Psychedelic Ghost-Patterned Butterfly slowly fluttered into the air, flying increasingly higher, until it was several tens of meters above ground and slowly flew above the huge tree.
As the Psychedelic Ghost-Patterned Butterfly was fluttering over, Zhang Che stared at the tree where the Myriad Transformation Lizard was, afraid that it would be alerted by the Psychedelic Ghost-Patterned Butterfly's presence.
When the Psychedelic Ghost-Patterned Butterfly finally reached the crown of the tree, Zhang Che let out a silent sigh of relief as a hint of joy flashed in his eyes.
However, now was not the time to be happy yet.
Whether they succeeded or not depended on the effects of the Psychedelic Ghost-Patterned Butterfly's hallucination powder.
As Zhang Che issued his command, the Psychedelic Ghost-Patterned Butterfly immediately fluttered its wings, and countless motes of powder that were invisible to the naked eye floated down, shrouding the entire tree.
Following that, Zhang Che watched as a piece of tree bark slowly separated from the tree, falling to the grass patch below. It turned into a lizard not even a meter long with colorful patterns all over its skin.
He succeeded!
Zhang Che was overjoyed; the Psychedelic Ghost-Patterned Butterfly's hallucination powders pulled through and knocked out the Myriad Transformation Lizard.
In order to prevent the Myriad Transformation Lizard from waking up, Zhang Che didn't delay for a single moment. With a thought, the Fiery Scorpion crawled over to the tree hastily.
As if it heard the commotion, the Myriad Transformation Lizard suddenly twitched, seemingly about to sober up at any moment.
Alas, it no longer had the chance to.
The distance of ten meters was covered in a flash. The Fiery Scorpion scuttled up to the Myriad Transformation Lizard successfully, its pincers pushed forward accurately and clamped down on the latter's head and tail.
This exotic beast's defense was extremely low, indeed. Fresh blood flowed out from both its head and tail the moment the Fiery Scorpion's pincers gripped it.
Under the tremendous pain, the Myriad Transformation LIzard immediately woke up and struggled violently. Alas, it was unable to break free from the Fiery Scorpion's pincers.
In the next moment, the Fiery Scorpion's tail swung forward at lightning speed, piercing its stinger into the lizard's body and injecting a large amount of fire toxin into it.
The Myriad Transformation Lizard's body froze for a moment, then struggled even more fiercely.
A red glow gradually spurted out from the Myriad Transformation Lizard's body, and its struggles abruptly turned weaker. In just the space of a few breaths, it turned into a streak of light.
[You Killed a Myriad Transformation Lizard. Obtained 4 Points of Soul Force. Obtained Myriad Transformation Lizard Card!=
When that beautiful notification chimed in his mind, Zhang Che was finally unable to hold back his excitement and laughed out loud.
A beast card really dropped for him!
The god of fortune had unexpectedly smiled upon him!
Zhang Che made his way towards the base of the tree with big strides, still smiling. He reached out for the two-star bronze card on the ground and focused his gaze on it impatiently.
[Myriad Transformation Lizard]
Level: Two Star (Level 18)
Quality: Bronze
Type: Fusion Transformation Type
Characteristics: When Using This Beast Card, One Can Freely Transform Their Facial Features
Potential: C Rank: 50% Chance of Breaking Through Current Level, 5% Chance of Breaking Through Current Quality. Chances Halved on Next Upgrade. Upgradable 3 Times
Cultivating Directions: …
A fusion transformation-type!
It was actually a type that was unheard of!
Zhang Che knew that this time that he had really struck it rich!
Without a doubt, the fusion transformation-type beast card should be an extremely rare type. Perhaps you wouldn't even find one of them among ten million beast cards!
One was able to freely transform their facial features after using the card; didn't that mean that he could turn into another person as he wished in the future?
This was simply a must-have item for committing crimes and starting life anew!
Zhang Che felt ecstatic. He immediately held this beast card in his palm and triggered a spiritual resonance with it, then kept it in his spiritual sea and branded it with his spiritual imprint.
When this beast card appeared between his fingers once more, it turned into a ray of light and enveloped his entire head at his will.
In only a second or so, the light faded and Zhang Che looked like an entirely different person.
He hurriedly ran to the rivulet and stuck out his head out over a relatively calm part of water. In the reflection, he saw the familiar yet strange face of a man in his twenties.
In the water mirror, the ordinary-looking young man's face reflected Zhang Che's appearance from his original life.
Looking at his previous appearance, Zhang Che felt all kinds of emotions welling up in his heart.
Since he could no longer return, he'd use this appearance for his second identity. This could be counted as the only memento from his previous twenty-some years of life!
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Chapter 35: Chapter 035 – Gold Quality!
Translator: mianbao Editor: Aelryinth
Edited by RED
Zhang Che transformed into his previous appearance by the stream, wearing a faint smile on his face as he chewed on a compressed biscuit.
Thinking of the Myriad Transformation Lizard he had just obtained, Zhang Che's excitement wouldn't calm down even after a long while.
This was a fusion transformation-type beast card; a rarity that was scarcer than one in ten million. Even though this beast card wouldn't increase his combat strength by even a sliver, this card's usefulness didn't show itself on the battlefield.
During crucial times, this could very well save his life!
"Even if I accidentally offend someone in the beast world in the future, I don't have to worry about them finding out my identity when I'm outside."
After eating a piece of the compressed biscuit, Zhang Che drank another few mouthfuls of the clear water. He stood up and continued his journey, moving up along the stream.
Watching as his beasts around walked by his side in a straight row, Zhang Che felt incredibly confident of himself.
From the battle against the Myriad Transformation Lizard earlier, Zhang Che roughly estimated that the Psychedelic Ghost-Patterned Butterfly's powders were able to put down exotic beasts which are at the same quality and level without any resistance, leaving it unconscious without it realizing.
Even if it was an exotic beast that was one tier higher in quality, it would be affected if caught off-guard. The Myriad Transformation Lizard was the best example of this.
What did this signify? It didn't need any explanation.
In their upcoming journey, as long as the beasts they encountered weren't at both a higher level and quality, they were as good as free experience for Zhang Che.
"Perhaps, raising Fusion to level 2 won't need that much time, after all."
Zhang Che was looking forward to it.
As long as Fusion successfully advanced to level 2, and his beastmaster tier broke through to another rank, he would be able to employ a three-star Psychedelic Ghost-Patterned Butterfly.
And once he was able to do so, Zhang Che could easily hunt much more exotic beasts; this was simply a virtuous cycle!
The only regrettable point was that the Psychedelic Ghost-Patterned Butterfly's quality was a little too trashy. It was actually the lowest quality level, black iron. If he was able to raise its quality in the future, then its effects would truly be unimaginable!
As Zhang Che continued up the stream, the terrain gradually became more rugged. On the way, there were also a few encounters with low-level exotic beasts, and Zhang Che's subdued beasts ganged up on them with their advantage in numbers, killing them almost effortlessly.
In these encounters, the one that directed the battles was none other than the Psychedelic Ghost-Patterned Butterfly.
Zhang Che's previous assumption was indeed right; as long as their level wasn't above the Psychedelic Ghost-Patterned Butterfly, and there wasn't too big of a difference in their quality, they would basically be knocked unconscious by the butterfly's hallucination powder.
Even though in one of the battles, a two-star silver quality exotic beast didn't fall completely to the powder, it was greatly affected regardless. In the end, it was firmly held in place by the Wind Shadow Wolf, followed by the Brown-Haired Boar grasping the opening to shoot out its Mane Projectiles, piercing it full of holes.
Regrettably, the exotic beasts only contributed a considerable sum of soul force to Zhang Che; none of them dropped any beast cards.
"As expected, there's no drop rate to speak of when it comes to the beast cards; everything depends on my luck!"
Zhang Che sighed in disappointment as he hesitated whether he should continue moving up along the stream.
He was already extremely far away from the safe zone; he would be deep into the beast world if he continued on, and the chances of encountering powerful exotic beasts would rise exponentially.
Zhang Che's subdued beasts might be able to kill those low-level exotics beasts very easily, but if he were to encounter any powerful beasts, there was virtually no hope of him emerging victorious. He might even lose his life in the end!
"I'll advance another five km, then turn back and choose a different direction no matter what happens."
After deliberating for a while, Zhang Che finally made up his mind to continue venturing ahead.
After advancing another kilometer or so, the terrain changed abruptly.
To his front, there was a huge waterfall about a hundred meters tall. The rumbling from it could be heard clearly even from a few hundred meters away.
Underneath the waterfall was a rough circular pond of aquamarine water, with a diameter of about fifty meters.
On both sides of the pond were steep cliffs that was almost ninety degrees vertical. Looking up, the summit on both sides seemed to pierce through the layer of clouds.
"Damn, it's actually a dead end!"
Zhang Che looked at the pond ahead of him, surrounded by cliffs on three sides, speechless.
He actually walked into a dead end by accident. How depressing; turning back would waste quite some time.
The sky was starting to turn dark, and he didn't know whether the area around the pond was safe, either. If there weren't any powerful exotic beasts here, he could set up camp here for the night.
Thinking of this, Zhang Che ordered the Wind Shadow Wolf to lead the way, while the other three beasts guarded by his side, carefully walking forward along the serene flow of water.
They carefully trekked ahead, not seeing any signs of activities of exotic beasts. This let Zhang Che feel a little relieved.
-It's good this way; I'll set up camp here tonight!-
"Huala!"
However, just as the scouting Wind Shadow Wolf reached the pond, a figure suddenly shot out of the water and attacked it like a bolt of lightning.
Zhang Che faintly saw a streamlined figure. As for what exactly was it, his eyes really couldn't catch it; that just showed how fast that thing was.
However, the Wind Shadow Wolf wasn't only for show, either. In the moment that figure shot out of the water, it had reacted in time and swiftly dodged to the side like the wind, narrowly avoiding that unknown beast's attack.
The lightning-fast figure fell into the bushes by the pond, finally revealing its true appearance to Zhang Che.
It was actually a puffer fish that looked rather strange. Its body was over two meters long, of which, its upper jaw was mutated into a green, thin sword that was about half a meter long.
[Mutated Puffersword]
Level: One Star (Level 4)
Quality: Gold
Characteristics: Mutated Upper Jaw, Extremely Sharp
Weakness: Incomplete Mutation, Defense On Its Skin Is Rather Low, Speed Greatly Reduced After Leaving Water
Innate Attribute: Lightning Strike, Able to Break Out of Water Like Lightning, Dealing a Fatal Blow to Beasts
Potential: D Rank
Cultivating Directions: …
"It's actually a gold-quality beast!"
Zhang Che's eyes went wide, feeling fear afterwards.
It was fortunate that he got his agile Wind Shadow Wolf to lead the way. Otherwise, if the Mutated Puffersword's target was him instead, there would probably be a gaping hole in his body by now.
Immediately after, Zhang Che's eyes were beaming with excitement.
It seemed like the Mutated Puffersword has no strong suits other than its astonishing speed.
The more important point was, now that it had left the body of water, its speed was far lower than before.
-It looks like I can afford to mess with it..?-
The Mutated Puffersword missed its surprise attack and fell into the bushes by the pond. It didn't continue its assault on the Wind Shadow Wolf, either, and was instead wiggling its body in an attempt to get back into the water.
Alas, the grasses growing by the pond were rich and abundant. This gold-quality exotic beast couldn't get back any time soon.
-What is there to deliberate, then? Kill it!-
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Chapter 36: Chapter 036 – Fishing
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Zhang Che's eyes were shining, as if he saw a gold-quality beast card waving at him.
Under his orders, the Fiery Scorpion and Brown-Haired Boar charged forward side by side.
As for the Wind Shadow Wolf that was originally the closest to the Mutated Puffersword, it swept past like a gale of wind and pounced onto the fish with its jaws, biting down on it!
The Wind Shadow Wolf sank its teeth deep into the Mutated Puffersword. Crimson blood immediately flowed out from the wound.
Enduring the tremendous pain, the Mutated Puffersword suddenly opened its mouth and let out a pulse of inaudible sound waves in all directions.
The frontmost Wind Shadow Wolf seemed like it suffered a heavy attack, loosening its bite and started rolling around in the grass.
The sound waves quickly spread out. Next was the Brown-Haired Boar, staggering and falling to the ground, rolling several times forward. It looked difficult for it to stand on its feet.
Meanwhile, the fluttering Psychedelic Ghost-Patterned Butterfly was akin to a malfunctioning airplane. It spun around and crashed into the grass below, unmoving.
Looking at the changes occurring on his subdued beasts, before he could reveal an astonished look, Zhang Che suddenly felt a piercing pain in his brain, and a strong spell of dizziness and nausea struck him. The world before his eyes suddenly seemed to flip around.
He fell weakly to the ground. He nearly slipped into a coma, the piercing pain making him wish he could raise his fists to strike at his head.
"It got me!"
During his confused consciousness, Zhang Che remembered the attributes he saw for the Mutated Puffersword. There seemed to be a sound wave attack; so it was actually this powerful!
Even if weaknesses were present in a gold-quality exotic beast, they must absolutely not be underestimated!
Fortunately, the duration for the Mutated Puffersword's sound wave attack wasn't long; it only lasted about two seconds from the beginning to the end. Otherwise, he'd have died here in regret today.
After activating its skill and severely injuring the Wind Shadow Wolf, the Mutated Puffersword continue wiggling its body, writhing towards the pond. There was no longer anything in the way ahead.
Not right!
In the grasses that were over a foot tall, there was still a dark red silhouette charging forward!
Zhang Che didn't see, but after the Mutated Puffersword launched its sound wave attack, although the Fiery Scorpion was affected to a certain degree, its body only stalled for a moment before continuing its charge at it as if nothing had happened.
That sound wave attack obviously didn't have much effect on the Fiery Scorpion!
Just as the Mutated Puffersword was about to return to the pond, the Fiery Scorpion reached it in the nick of time, throwing its hook-like stinger forward and stabbing deeply into its body.
The Mutated Puffersword's two-meter long body that was wriggling like a loach suddenly tensed up, then convulsed on the spot over a meter high and fell back onto the grass loudly.
It was a gold-quality exotic beast, after all. The Fiery Scorpion's stinger that found success in every endeavor was actually unable to end the Mutated Puffersword's life, only inflicting a certain degree of injury to it.
However, the Fiery Scorpion had more than just this attack; it still had its powerful pincers!
Under the circumstances of not being able to return to the water, the Mutated Puffersword that had exhausted its abilities could only be freely slaughtered by the Fiery Scorpion.
Huge pieces of flesh were torn from the Mutated Puffersword's body by the Fiery Scorpion's pincers, blood splashed in all directions, dying the grass with rose-colored dew.
In the end, the Mutated Puffersword's spine was snapped sharply in half by the Fiery Scorpion. In addition to the large amount of fire toxin invading its body, the gold-quality exotic beast finally turned into a streak of light.
[You Killed a Mutated Puffersword. Obtained 10 Points of Soul Force.=
A mass of light about the size of his thumb separated from the streak of light and instantaneously entered Zhang Che's body. After that, it turned into a warm current, flowing to his head.
Following the soul force entering Zhang Che's head, he immediately felt the sense of nausea and dizziness easing up a little. He struggled to crawl back onto his feet with a complicated look, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
To be able to hunt a gold-quality exotic beast, the sense of pride and achievement was sufficient to overwhelm him.
However, it was extremely regrettable that he didn't get a beast card out of it.
Moreover, the Mutated Puffersword's sound wave attack not only caused substantial injuries to Zhang Che, it also caused his subdued beasts to lose most of their combat strength for a short period of time.
In particular, the Psychedelic Ghost-Patterned Butterfly that was only at black iron-quality had suffered severe injuries. It was likely that it had to be recalled into his spiritual sea to recuperate for a few days before it was in top condition again.
"I can't take this; I paid such a heavy price and yet I gained nothing out of this!"
Zhang Che took deep breaths to further ease his nausea as he focused his gaze on that pond of unknown depth.
"I wonder if there are more Mutated Pufferswords in that pond…"
Just as this thought sprouted in his mind, Zhang Che couldn't help but let out a self-mocking chuckle. He was thinking too much; how could it be possible for gold-quality exotic beasts to gather in groups like low-quality beasts, appearing by the dozens?
However, Zhang Che just couldn't let it go without trying.
Thus, when the Wind Shadow Wolf gradually recovered, Zhang Che ordered it to approach the edge of the pond once more.
Meanwhile, the Fiery Scorpion lay in ambush about a dozen meters behind the Wind Shadow Wolf, quietly waiting.
The Wind Shadow Wolf came to the side of the pond, ready to dodge at any moment.
A minute passed. No signs of disturbance on the water surface.
Two minutes passed. The water surface was still as calm as ever.
"As expected, I thought too mu-"
As Zhang Che shook his head, about to give up, a sharp splash suddenly rang out from the originally calm water's surface. A silhouette shot out from the water like a bolt of lightning, heading towards the Wind Shadow Wolf!
-It's here!- Zhang Che was overjoyed, nearly cheering out loud.
The prepared Wind Shadow Wolf quickly dodged aside, narrowly avoiding the Mutated Puffersword's attack. It hit nothing as it shot past, falling where the Fiery Scorpion was lying in ambush.
"Sting its mouth!"
Zhang Che was fearful of the Mutated Puffersword's sound waves attack, and hurriedly gave a precise attack command to the Fiery Scorpion, unwilling to 'enjoy' that dreadful experience again.
The Fiery Scorpion quickly pounced forward after receiving the order, swinging its stinger forward like a bolt of lightning and pierced the lower jaw of the Mutated Puffersword with impeccable accuracy. Its entire mouth was punctured through, and its fire toxin started gushing out crazily.
After missing its attack, the Mutated Puffersword was about to make its way back to the pond when its body suddenly convulsed, dragging the Fiery Scorpion with it to a height of nearly a meter.
The Mutated Puffersword wanted to open its mouth for the sound waves attack. However, its mouth and throat were severely damaged by the fire toxin, and it was unable to act as it wished.
What followed after was simple.
As the saying goes, a dragon swimming in shallow waters would get played by shrimps, not to mention the Mutated Puffersword was no dragon to begin with. After leaving the water and being unable to use its skill, it could only be torn apart by the Fiery Scorpion and Wind Shadow Wolf. It held on for less than half a minute before it helplessly turned into a streak of light.
[You Killed a Mutated Puffersword. Obtained 10 Points of Soul Force. Obtained Mutated Puffersword Card!=
The notification in his brain chimed like the sounds of heaven, causing Zhang Che to roar out in laughter…
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Chapter 37: Chapter 037 – The Fusion Skill's True Strength
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[Mutated Puffersword]
Level: One Star (Level 4)
Quality: Gold
Type: Weapon-Type
Characteristics: Sharp
Innate Attribute: Speed Blessing, Increases User's Attack Speed by 10%
Skill: Sonic Wave, Emits Destructive Sound Waves, Attacks All Living Organisms Ahead within a 60-degree Cone, Attack Range 60m, Cooldown: 30 minutes
Potential: D Rank
Cultivating Directions: …
Looking at the golden shiny beast card in his palm, Zhang Che opened his mouth wide open and laughed heartily.
"Hahaha, it's worthy of being a gold-quality beast card indeed; the attributes are insanely strong!"
The Mutated Puffersword being a weapon-type beast card was already a surprise to Zhang Che. He didn't expect it to even have a innate attribute and skill. That was an absolutely pleasant surprise.
After branding the gold-quality beast card with his spiritual imprint, a sharp green sword with a blade about half a meter long appeared in his palm as he willed it.
The design of the sword hilt was unusual; it looked like a Mutated Puffersword that was many times smaller than its original size, able to fit just nicely into Zhang Che's hand.
"Tsk tsk, putting the other aspects aside, I'll give this design ninety points!"
Zhang Che let out a few clicks of his tongue and emotional sighs as he swept his gaze across the ground, and fixed his sights on a rock about the size of a fist. With a flick of his wrist, the Mutated Puffersword drew a green arc, swiping past the rock and let out a soft sound.
Looking at the rock once more, it was actually split into two. The surface was as smooth as jade, as if it was polished with a grinding wheel.
"Siii… it's exactly this sharp!"
Zhang Che's eyes opened wide, turning his head to look at the Mutated Puffersword. There wasn't even a slight nick on the edge of the blade.
"What a treasure, indeed! With this, I have sufficient self-preservation strength. It'll be even better if I can practice a decent sword art in the future."
After testing the Mutated Puffersword's sharpness, he pointed the blade towards the pond by his side and activated the sonic attack with his will.
From the underside of the Mutated Puffersword's hilt, a wave of sound swept forward in a fan shape.
Zhang Che wasn't sure if it was his imagination; he seemed to see layers of subtle ripples on the surface of the water. A moment later, many strange-looking water worms rose to the surface with their bellies up; they were actually killed by the sonic waves in an instant.
However, Zhang Che was a little dejected after seeing this.
It seemed like there were only those 2 Mutated Pufferswords in this pond.
-No… Perhaps the Mutated Puffersword themselves are immune to the sonic attacks?-
It's very easy to prove this point; he would just get the Wind Shadow Wolf to continue baiting by the pond.
As expected, when the Wind Shadow Wolf continued wandering by the pond for another couple of minutes, another figure shot out of the water like lightning once more, flying straight towards it.
What came next was the joyful harvesting of the Mutated Puffersword's life.
After the Fiery Scorpion stung the Mutated Puffersword's throat, Zhang Che went up as well and did his part with a swipe of the sword in his hand, directly splitting the Mutated Puffersword into two, and ending its life right there.
[You Killed a Mutated Puffersword. Obtained 10 Points of Soul Force!=
Looking at the two halves of the Mutated Puffersword's corpse turning into a streak of light and disappearing, Zhang Che couldn't help but pout in regret; the drop rate really wasn't high.
However, it seemed like the number of Mutated Pufferswords in the pond wasn't low. It didn't matter if this one didn't drop a beast card. He'd just continue working at it.
Soon, the Wind Shadow Wolf wandering by the pond lured out another Mutated Puffersword, flying straight at it…
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The greater part of an hour passed unknowingly. The sky turned almost completely dark.
A small tent was erected on the grass by the pond.
At this moment, Zhang Che was sitting in the tent, with a torchlight placed at the side, illuminating the entire tent.
In his hand were three gold beast cards placed side by side.
After nearly an hour of work, although Zhang Che didn't know whether all the Mutated Pufferswords in the pond were killed off, he was fully satisfied with his gains.
There were a total of three gold-quality weapon-type beast cards. Wouldn't people drop their jaws if he were to speak of this?
With the Mutated Puffersword's exceptional attributes, Zhang Che estimated that they were worth a million Alliance dollars each, at the very least. With three Mutated Puffersword cards, he could fetch about four to five million dollars.
Of course, Zhang Che wasn't so silly as to sell the gold-quality beast cards right away.
Despite him needing large amounts of money in the future to keep his mother's illness in check, he could go hunt for more low-level exotic beasts to pay the expenditure.
"Now, let's see what difference is there on a two-star gold-quality beast card."
With a will, he activated the Fusion skill. The two Mutated Puffersword beast cards immediately turned into a mass of golden light, combining into a brand new beast card.
The new beast card was still shiny as before, but the hexagrams on the card had now increased to two, the mark of a two-star beast card.
[Mutated Puffersword]
Level: Two Star (Level 20)
Quality: Gold
Type: Weapon Type
Characteristics: Extremely Sharp, Cuts Metal Like Mud
Innate Attribute: Speed Blessing, Increases User's Attack Speed by 15%
Skill: Sonic Wave, Emits Highly Destructive Sound Waves, Attacks All Living Organisms Ahead within a 60-degree Cone, Attack Range 90m, Cooldown: 20 minutes
Potential: D Rank: 12.5% Chance of Breaking Through Current Level, 2.5% Chance of Breaking Through Current Quality. Chances Halved on Next Upgrade. (Level Upgradable 1 Time, Quality Upgradable 2 Times)
Cultivating Directions: …
Looking at this two-star Mutated Puffersword card, Zhang Che revealed an extremely gleeful smile on his face once more.
As expected, compared to a one-star Mutated Puffersword card, the two-star card was better in all aspects!
Its sharpness was increased, and reached the level where it sliced metal like mud; he could now cut a vehicle into two with just a casual swipe of his hand. It definitely was a godly weapon!
Not to mention the increased attack speed; this would make his sword slashes even sharper, while at the same time increased the number of attacks he could perform in a certain amount of time.
Lastly, the sonic wave attack's destructive powers and range were both increased, and the cooldown was even shortened by ten minutes. This could save his life during key moments.
When Zhang Che erased his spiritual imprint from the one-star Mutated Puffersword card and equipped himself with the two-star variant, he realized that the blade length was about 15 cm longer than before, increasing his attack range.
All this was thanks to the Fusion skill!
Furthermore, after fusing the cards, Zhang Che discovered that regardless of their original level indicated on the beast cards, they would be at the max level of the next rank after fusion, increasing the attributes of the beast card to its maximum.
Taking the Mutated Puffersword, for example, it was originally only at level 4. Its level was rather low among one-star cards. Now that he had fused two of them into one, it directly reached level 20, the maximum level of two-star beast cards.
This was probably where the true power of Fusion lay!
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The morning light shone. Zhang Che slowly opened his eyes after a night of deep sleep. He crawled up on his feet in the tent, still showing his happiness from yesterday's gains.
He parted the sheets and walked out of the tent, his subdued beasts guarding the tent dutifully. A cool breeze blew, bringing with it the scent of the plants nearby. Zhang Che couldn't help but close his eyes and take a deep breath.
Suddenly, the sharp cry of a falcon rang out from above, scaring Zhang Che into quickly raising his head to take a look. In the skies above the valley, he saw a bird with a shockingly huge wingspan flying back from the distance, landing on a nest at the summit of the mountain.
Zhang Che saw clearly that the horrifying bird was gripping tightly onto a strong, bull-like animal prey with its huge talons, yet it didn't seem to affect its speed in the least.
Although they were too far apart and Zhang Che was unable to see the bird's attributes, his instincts told him that this fellow's level was definitely not low.
"What the heck, I was actually neighbors with a powerful bird for a night…"
Thinking of that, Zhang Che's back was nearly drenched with a layer of cold sweat.
Fortunately, that horrifying bird didn't notice him, or perhaps didn't even bother to pay any attention to him. Otherwise, his life would have come to an end here.
However, Zhang Che felt relieved immediately afterwards.
Would a fierce tiger treat an ant as its prey?
In the eyes of that horrifying bird on the summit, he was probably no more than an insignificant ant.
Even though he knew that the bird wouldn't threaten his life, Zhang Che became vigilant in his heart. Before his strength had grown to a sufficient level, it was best not to venture deep into the beast world casually.
What if, on a certain day, some powerful beast decided to set its eyes on him, wanting to taste something different for once?
Zhang Che couldn't afford to shoulder the consequences for that.
After doing a simple wash-up by the stream, Zhang Che took out a compressed biscuit and started eating it resentfully.
The taste of it was still acceptable initially, but if it was eaten every day, only those who went through the experience would know how bland it would get.
"I really envy the original inhabitants in the beast world, being able to eat fresh meat all the time. It'd be great if the exotic beasts we humans killed would leave a corpse behind as well."
In the beast world, unlike humans and their subdued beasts, a corpse would be left behind when exotic beasts killed one another. Otherwise, it couldn't be that most of the exotic beasts, which were carnivorous, had to survive on grass, could it?
However, exotic beasts didn't have the habit of wasting food. They wouldn't kill just for the sake of killing. That was why not many people had the chance to clean up after them, tasting the delicacies of the beast world.
On the other hand, some powerful beastmasters could make use of their strength to snatch the prey of exotic beasts away from them, supplementing their lack of food.
This was also why some powerful beastmasters could venture deep into the beast world. With only the little bit of food they brought in with them, it was impossible to stay for long.
After finishing his simple breakfast, Zhang Che packed his tent away and set his eyes on the pond before him once more.
Since yesterday night, Zhang Che had been thinking of one question.
Why would there be the word 'Mutated' in the Mutated Puffersword's name? And why was its level only at 4, yet its entire population was gold-quality?
Zhang Che felt that this was unusual.
Perhaps, all of this was caused by some external factor?
However, Zhang Che was unable to confirm whether the Mutated Pufferswords in the pond were all killed, and he didn't dare to enter the water thoughtlessly to investigate.
"In that case, I can only continue to let my subdued beasts test the waters."
Zhang Che was obviously not dumb enough to let his usual subdued beast enter the water. He erased his spiritual imprint from the Brown-Haired Boar card, taking out a one-star black iron card from his backpack that he had obtained on his journey and branded it instead. It turned into a single horned goat, and jumped into the water with a plop.
The one-horned goat followed Zhang Che's command, swimming around the entire pond. It wasn't met with any danger, causing Zhang Che to feel assured.
"Now, let's see what exactly is unusual in this pond."
He recalled the single-horned goat and ordered the Wind Shadow Wolf and Fiery Scorpion to stand guard by the shore. Zhang Che quickly took off his clothes, leaving only his boxer briefs on, and jumped into the pond.
The pond wasn't deep; although it looked verdant from above, after entering the water, Zhang Che realized that he could clearly see that the body of water was only a bit over four meters deep, at best.
During the process, he came up to the surface to catch his breath on several occasions, spending less than half an hour to check the bed of the entire pond. Regrettably, he didn't discover anything unusual, causing him to start suspecting whether he was thinking too much into this.
However, Zhang Che still felt there was something wrong about this.
Since there was no discovery around the pond, what about the area where the waterfall was?
Zhang Che set his gaze towards the thundering waterfall.
The height of the waterfall was about a hundred meters; the strength of the current was nothing to scoff at. Zhang Che would obviously not dare to head directly in that direction. Instead, he chose to approach from the side, avoiding where the current was the strongest, and started investigating the bottom of the pond.
Just as he drew closer to the bed of the pond, Zhang Che suddenly felt an inexplicable source of energy ahead of him, seeping into his mind. The Psychedelic Ghost-Patterned Butterfly card that was silently sitting in his spiritual sea let out a wave of happiness, astonishing him.
He didn't know if it was his imagination at work. Under that inexplicable energy's nourishment, the recovery speed of the Psychedelic Ghost-Patterned Butterfly in his spiritual sea actually seemed to have sped up by quite a margin.
"As I expected, there is something strange in this pond!"
Zhang Che felt a slight glee in his heart. He first swam up to the surface to catch his breath, then continued diving into the pond, resisting the current with his hands and feet, slowly approaching where the inexplicable energy was coming from.
Due to the nearby waterfall, there were huge amounts of bubbles in the water, and Zhang Che was unable to get a clear look of what was ahead of him. However, he was pretty much able to confirm that the energy source originated from a huge, black rock in front of him.
Without a doubt, that strange thing was inside this rock.
Zhang Che called forth his Mutated Puffersword, and slashed at the rock with all his might.
A dull sound rang out. Due to the water current, Zhang Che was unable to exert much force. The Mutated Puffersword was barely able to slice off a thin layer of the rock.
Even so, the toughness of this rock had left Zhang Che speechless.
If it was any ordinary rock, no matter how strong it was, with the Mutated Puffersword's sharpness, he should be able to cleave off a huge chunk of it.
After slashing a few times, Zhang Che felt that he was running out of air, and had to return to the surface, gasping for air. Then, he continued diving and chipping pieces off that huge rock.
After nearly an hour of relentless effort, Zhang Che was finally about to split that huge rock in two. That inexplicable energy also grew stronger, causing him to forget about the soreness in his arms and put forth greater effort into it.
Finally, following another slash, the remaining body of the rock suddenly let out a dull rumble. It shattered into countless pieces, swept by the current towards Zhang Che's head.
At the same time, an abundant wave of mysterious energy burst out. After seeping into Zhang Che's spiritual sea, the Psychedelic Ghost-Patterned Butterfly card started recovering at flying speed. Judging by that speed, the process that would've taken a few days to heal probably wouldn't take an hour before it became as good as new.
Zhang Che was overturned by the current along with the rock pieces, flipping around several times in the pond. Under the impact, he gulped down several mouthfuls of water and surfaced above after flailing his limbs about in a flustered manner, coughing violently.
Despite that, his face displayed an extremely joyful smile.
In the moment the huge rock was split open, Zhang Che had discovered a crystal-like object emitting seven colors of light being swept along with the current!
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Chapter 39: Chapter 039 – Amazing Treasure
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Above the pond, on the apex of the adjacent cliff, within the clouds, a gigantic bird nest sat on a rather flat stone platform.
Two furry young birds whose figures resembled ostriches surrounded the huge corpse of an exotic beast that was like a rhinoceros-cow, happily tearing pieces of flesh off the corpse with their beaks and swallowing them.
To the side of the stone platform, a huge bird about two meters tall when standing upright, with a body covered by ink-black fur was looking down reservedly with its round eyes at the two young birds, admiring the young fledglings.
Suddenly, the ink-black beast seemed to sense something, as a light shone in its eyes. It suddenly raised its head and looked towards the cliff behind it.
In the next moment, the ink-black beast pushed off against the ground with its talons and spread its wings, lifting itself into the air. After circling around at lightning speed for a bit, it dove straight down the cliff.
The height of several hundred meters was covered by the ink-black beast in just a few breaths' time. Its huge body flew down steadily, disturbing the morning fog behind it and swirling it behind it.
Just as it was about to reach the skies directly above the pond, the mysterious energy that attracted it suddenly disappeared, as if it was never there to begin with.
A hint of suspicion flashed in the inky black beast's eyes, its rapidly descending body suddenly changed direction and flew over the pond, its body nearly touching the water surface. Following that, it beat its wings violently and rose up through the clouds once more.
In the moment the huge bird flew past, a strong wind was generated above the pond, causing abrupt waves on the calm water surface. Water splashed in all directions, drenching the Wind Shadow Wolf and Fiery Scorpion guarding at the edge of the pond.
After being drenched in water, the two subdued beasts that were trembling from the pressure emitted by the black beast nearly fell down on the ground in submission.
That was the soul suppression of a higher being towards a lower being. The two subdued beasts couldn't resist it at all.
Fortunately, the ink-black flier didn't care about these two ant-like existences. Otherwise, they would have been crushed by it easily.
Not long after the huge black beast left, the water surface slowly returned to its originally calm state.
Suddenly, a human figure surfaced from the water, his complexion a little greenish-purple from holding his breath, gasping for air heavily.
Fresh air entered his lungs. Zhang Che quickly recovered from his near-death encounter, the fear he felt apparent on his face.
"What the heck, what level and quality is that exotic beast? It was so strong! Even though we were separated by the water, that enormous pressure could almost suffocate me; how horrifying!"
As he rejoiced, Zhang Che crawled up on the shore using both his arms and legs, feeling weak all over. He couldn't help but lie face up on the grass, his chest rising and falling rapidly.
After some time, Zhang Che felt himself recovering, and no longer dared to stay around any longer. He quickly put his clothes back on and packed his bag, recalled the two subdued beasts back into his spiritual sea, and quickly headed down the stream.
If he didn't leave this cursed place quickly, who knew if that terrifying bird would come flying down again?
If that bird suddenly wished to know what human meat tasted like, then he would have to lay down his life here!
Zhang Che ran a couple kilometers in one go, before stopping in place to pant heavily. He looked back fearfully; the cliffs on both sides of the valley were now hidden behind a layer of fog.
-It should be safe, now that I ran so far away, right?-
He saw a big tree ahead of him a short distance away. Zhang Che couldn't help but dragged his tired self over to the tree and sit down, leaning back against it.
What a coincidence, indeed; this tree was exactly where Zhang Che had hunted the Myriad Transformation Lizard yesterday!
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Now that Zhang Che was in a safe situation, he started recalling the unusual experience he just went through in the pond.
When the huge rock in the pond was split open by Zhang Che, a strange, crystal-like object that was shimmering with seven-colored light was swept along by the current to the depths of the pond.
Zhang Che couldn't find that object in time after choking on water. He surfaced and coughed out the water in his windpipe, then dove in once more.
At the bottom of the pond, the seven-colored light was as eye-catching as a torch in complete darkness. Zhang Che found it in an instant, diving down quickly, and caught it in his hand.
It was only then that Zhang Che saw the crystal-like object that was emitting seven colored light was actually a perfectly shaped hexagonal prism. It was about thirty cm long, and approximately fifteen cm in diameter.
The crystal was clear and translucent. It looked transparent, yet seemed to contain a tiny universe within, unable to see the depths of it.
Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet. The seven colors complemented each other, adding mystery to the crystal. One look and he knew it was no ordinary object.
A surge of raging mysterious energy came out from the crystal, entering Zhang Che's spiritual sea without any obstruction. It was absorbed by the Psychedelic Ghost-Patterned Butterfly crazily. Its beast card, which was originally in very poor shape, recovered rapidly, at a speed that was visible to the naked eye, as if beast card restoration solution was applied to it.
Not only that, a sudden change occurred in the next moment.
Before Zhang Che could study the strange crystal in his hand, he suddenly felt a powerful suction force in his mind, pulling the crystal from his hand and towards his forehead.
Experiencing this sudden change, Zhang Che unconsciously opened his mouth to cry out. However, before his voice could come out from his mouth, a large mouthful of water poured in.
In the next moment, the crystal prism didn't smash Zhang Che's head open. Instead, it vanished into thin air, leaving no trace behind.
Just as Zhang Che was wondering about what happened, the gigantic ink-black beast swooped down from the sky, bringing a devastating might along with it, before gliding over the water surface and flying back up into the sky.
Thinking back on that in detail, Zhang Che couldn't help but feel a wave of fear.
If that seven-colored crystal prism hadn't disappeared all of a sudden, perhaps he would now be dead in that ink-black beast's mouth, and turned into that terrifying flying beast's dessert.
After the fear subsided, Zhang Che revealed a hint of smile on his face.
He focused on his inner world. Within his spiritual sea, the five beast cards were arranged in a plum blossom shape, while the seven-colored crystal prism was floating high above in the air of his spiritual sea, scattering a layer of seven-colored fog as the beast cards quickly absorbed it.
The Psychedelic Ghost-Patterned Butterfly card that originally needed a few days to recover was now actually as good as new; it recovered much faster than applying the beast card restoration solution!
Not only that, the four other beast cards seemed to be cheering excitedly.
What surprised Zhang Che even more was that even the Myriad Transformation Lizard card that was currently fused with his face, through its link via the spiritual imprint, was also devouring the mysterious seven-colored fog.
Although Zhang Che had no idea what functions the seven-colored fog had other than recovering the damaged beast cards quickly, upon thinking of the ten-odd Mutated Pufferswords he had killed by the pond, he had a bold guess in his heart.
Perhaps, the seven-colored fog the crystal prism was releasing could increase a beast card's quality?
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Chapter 40: Chapter 040 – Wang Dong
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Perhaps, the seven-colored fog the crystal prism was releasing could increase the quality of beast cards?
Thinking of that possibility, Zhang Che grew incomparably excited.
If that was truly the case, then he really picked up a treasure!
As everyone knew, the difficulty of raising a beast card's quality was almost ten times as hard as increasing its level.
As long as its potential wasn't too bad, usually two or three out of ten subdued beasts will be able to increase their level by a tier.
Successfully raising a subdued beast's quality, however, was very rare. There might not even be one out of a hundred. Even if it were those very experienced beast card cultivators, they could only guarantee a success rate of about ten percent at the most, even after researching carefully and preparing a cultivation solution.
If Zhang Che's guess was true, and the seven-colored crystal prism could really raise the quality of beasts, then it'd be too horrifying.
This meant that in the future Zhang Che would be able to produce high-quality beasts endlessly. Not only would this greatly increase his combat potential, he could also sell them if needed to obtain huge amounts of money!
Of course, even if his estimate held true, Zhang Che would never choose to sell the beast cards that had their quality increased, unless he had no other choice.
It wouldn't matter if it was only once or twice, but if he sold over a certain limit, he would definitely be noticed by others, and would be fraught with troubles. Perhaps, he might even lose his freedom.
"However, if my subdued beasts' strengths could be increased greatly, it would be much easier to hunt and obtain beast cards in the future. There is no need to worry about money."
Realizing that, Zhang Che revealed another gleeful smile.
Within his spiritual sea, the beast cards were still devouring the seven-colored fog as if they were on the brink of starvation. Even the Myriad Transformation Lizard card that was currently fused with Zhang Che's head was doing the same, unwilling to be left behind.
Zhang Che thought, -Could it be that as long as the beast card is branded with my spiritual imprint, they would be able to absorb the seven-colored fog in my spiritual sea, regardless of the state they are in?-
Thinking of such, Zhang Che summoned the Fiery Scorpion and Wind Shadow Wolf with a thought, then focused on his internal state. As expected, he 'saw' waves upon waves of seven colored fog floating towards the two subdued beasts' body along a mysterious path.
"It really can!"
Zhang Che's lips curled into a smile again. With this, he could guarantee that no matter if the beast card was staying in his spiritual sea, or if it was summoned out to battle, they could continue devouring the seven-colored fog without interruption.
After confirming this speculation, Zhang Che summoned all four of his Original Combat Body-type beasts.
It was still early, and added to the fact that he had newly obtained the gold-ranked Mutated Puffersword card, Zhang Che was motivated to go hunt more exotic beasts. Naturally he wouldn't return to the safety zone just like that!
Moreover, he wasn't too far away from the safety zone. That horrifying ink-black flying beast was only an outlier; he didn't have to worry about running into an overly powerful exotic beast.
If he didn't even dare to take such small risks, why still bother being a beastmaster? He should just find an ordinary job and live out his life!
Changing his direction, Zhang Che got the Wind Shadow Wolf to lead the way once more, while the other three subdued beasts guarded at his sides, moving forward unhurriedly.
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Wang Dong felt that his luck couldn't get any worse.
A few days ago, he managed to purchase a decent defensive beast card and had rested up for two whole days before heading off excitedly to hunt the beasts he discovered before.
Who would've thought that after the battle started, the exotic beasts suddenly cried out and attracted a huge group of similar beasts over!
What the hell, what happened to the agreed fair fight, mano-e-mano?
Being caught unprepared, Wang Dong's two subdued beasts suffered substantial injuries. He could only recall them, and by relying on the Maneater Leech-transformed-protective suit's decent defense, he escaped from the group of exotic beasts' pursuit just like that.
By the time he escaped, the combat gear he wore on top of the beast skin suit was already damaged beyond recognition.
"Luckily I was prepared. Otherwise, not only would my beast skin suit be damaged, even I would have suffered some injuries, probably?"
His Original Combat Body-type subdued beasts lost their combative strength, which also meant that Wang Dong no longer had any ability to hunt exotic beasts. Self-preservation might even be a little difficult. Left without any choice, he could only return the way he came from, walking back in the safety zone's direction.
What's more, just as he passed several short hills, Wang Dong tragically discovered that an exotic beast that was out hunting for food had set its eyes on him.
That exotic beast resembled a leopard, its body was over three meters long, with sharp claws and fangs. One look and he knew it wasn't something to trifle with, almost causing Wang Dong's heart to leap out of him in fear.
"Damn it, am I destined to die here today?"
Wang Dong was devastated. With the subconscious will to survive, he immediately sprinted in the direction of the safety zone.
His running away immediately caused the exotic beast behind him to let out a loud roar and give chase.
The distance between the two shrank rapidly. Wang Dong seemed to feel the exotic beast's breathing behind him. His complexion turned pale white, his legs nearly giving out on him and falling to the ground.
"I'm finished, I'm finished. I'm really going to die today!"
As he lamented in his heart, Wang Dong suddenly noticed a young beastmaster walking in his direction in front. There were a total of four subdued beasts around him, indicating that this person was at the very least a Tier Three beastmaster!
-I'm saved!-
Wang Dong immediately tore his throat apart, yelling as if a gong was struck, "Help! Brother, save me!"
At this exact moment, Wang Dong felt a vicious wind blowing from behind him. In his hurry, he only managed to jump forward onto the grass patch ahead and rolled away, avoiding the exotic beast's pounce.
Wang Dong, unable to stop the momentum of his roll, saw a ash-green silhouette pouncing his way from his peripheral vision and tangling itself with his pursuing exotic beast. To his astonishment, it actually turned out to be a ferocious large wolf.
Wang Dong realized that the other beastmaster didn't leave him to die. He was finally safe!
The tension in his heart found relief, and Wang Dong instantly felt his entire body going limp, lying flat on the ground as he watched his pursuer falling into an encirclement of the three subdued beasts.
The battle started all suddenly, and ended just as quickly. Being ganged upon by the Wind Shadow Wolf, Fiery Scorpion, and Brown-Haired Boar, the exotic beast was covered in wounds in just a few breaths' time. In the end, the Wind Shadow Wolf grasped the opportunity and ripped out its throat.
[You Killed a Wind Chaser Leopard. Obtained 4 Points of Soul Force.=
Zhang Che shook his head, feeling some slight regret. This Wind Chaser Leopard of two-star bronze-quality didn't drop a beast card, only contributing a few measly points of soul force.
The man was saved; Zhang Che didn't dally any longer and continued moving in the direction he chose earlier with his subdued beasts.
"Brother, thank you so much, really!"
Wang Dong, who had recovered some strength, hurriedly crawled to his feet and came running over to Zhang Che, saying gratefully, "Erm, can I trouble you on one matter? Can you send me back to the safety zone? My subdued beasts are all injured; I can't summon them out for battle."
Zhang Che stopped in place after hearing that. His gaze swept across Wang Dong's face, slightly taken aback. -I actually bumped into this guy here! The fate between two people is really fascinating!-
However, although Zhang Che recognized that this guy was the one who bought his first-ever beast card, he was unwilling to escort him back to the safety zone. It was over ten km away; how much time would be wasted travelling back and forth?
"Brother, I know a place with a huge group of two-star exotic beasts. I'll tell you where is it if you send me back to the safety zone."
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Wang Dong seemed to realize his request was a little too much and hurriedly said, "Brother, I know a place to find a huge group of two-star exotic beasts. I'll tell you where it is if you send me back to the safety zone."
A huge group of two-star exotic beasts?
Zhang Che was moved, yet his expression remain unchanged, saying evenly, "Do you reckon I'd care about some two-star exotic beasts?"
Wang Dong was stunned, thinking that perhaps this man wasn't a Tier Three beastmaster, but a middle-tier beastmaster that was Tier Four or higher? Otherwise, there was no reason why he wouldn't be interested in a huge group of two-star exotic beasts.
Mm, it must be that I didn't speak clearly!
"Brother, I'm not bluffing you, really! That place definitely has many exotic beasts of the same species. In my estimation, there are at least a hundred of them. With your strength, I think you'll be able to hunt them; your gains wouldn't be little, surely!"
Actually, Wang Dong didn't know exactly how many exotic beasts there were, either. In any case, when he first saw those beasts from afar, there were only a few of them. However, when he rushed there this morning, before he could even hunt a single beast, those shameless fellows actually started calling their friends, gathering a huge bunch of them from all directions.
Luckily he was paying attention from the start. It would be really hard to say if he could escape successfully otherwise.
Hopefully this would move the other party to accompany him back to the safety zone. There were still over ten km to cover. What if he encountered another strong exotic beast? He wouldn't be lucky enough to find someone else to save him in time!
Zhang Che narrowed his eyes slightly, staring at Wang Dong for a while. After confirming that he wasn't lying, Zhang Che felt very tempted by his offer.
A hundred exotic beasts of the same species… Even if the drop rate for beast cards was only one in five, he could obtain over twenty beast cards, at least!
With that, his fusion skill could gain a pretty sum of experience again, and even produce a bunch of three-star beast cards. No matter if he continued fusing them in the future, or chose to directly sell them, both were considerably valuable.
"Are you sure you're not bluffing me?" Zhang Che asked, the corner of his lips curling up into a slight smile.
Seeing Zhang Che finally on the edge of agreeing, Wang Dong hurriedly nodded, swearing, "Brother, I wouldn't dare lie to you. Not if I still wish to continue making my living here in Qian Wei City."
The heavens had smiled upon him. This guy was finally moved. With such an expert guarding him now, there wouldn't be any risk on the way back to the safety zone.
Zhang Che nodded, "Alright. Then you lead the way; we're going now."
"Thank you so much, really!" Wang Dong was nearly moved to tears as he turned around, prepared to head in the direction of the safety zone. In the next moment, his body froze on the spot, turning his head back towards Zhang Che with difficulty, asking in shock, "What, you're saying, for me to lead the way?"
Zhang Che nodded again. "If you don't lead the way, how am I supposed to find the place?"
Wang Dong grew very anxious. -I didn't freaking mean it that way!-
However, looking at the faint smile on Zhang Che's face, Wang Dong didn't dare to ask Zhang Che to escort him back to the safety zone first. He could only force a smile, asking, "Then, what should I do after reaching the place? I have no usable subdued beasts right now. I'll lose my life if I am attacked by those exotic beasts."
Zhang Che smiled, reassuring him, "Don't worry. I'm not the kind of person who burns the bridge after crossing it. I'll look after your safety. If what you said was true, that there are really over a hundred exotic beasts there, perhaps I might even give you two beast cards as a reward."
Zhang Che now totally has the capital to speak such words.
With the Mutated Puffersword that possessed the sonic wave technique in his arsenal, no matter how many low quality two-star exotic beasts there were, Zhang Che wouldn't take them seriously.
After releasing a sonic wave attack, would they not fall instantly?
Moreover, Zhang Che still had the Psychedelic Ghost-Patterned Butterfly. As long as the exotic beasts weren't higher than two-star bronze quality, that fellow's wide-area technique was also very useful. Under the veil of hallucination-inducing powder, another batch of them would fall.
Even so, Wang Dong didn't dare to believe in his words at all, thinking that this guy before him was harboring evil intentions.
Zhang Che noticed Wang Dong's hesitation and complexion. His expression suddenly turned cold, humphing, "What, you think I'm lying to you?"
"I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare!" Wang Dong hurriedly shook his head after seeing the change in Zhang Che's expression, afraid of angering this guy into killing him. Nothing else would matter at that point.
Zhang Che waved his hand, saying, "Then lead the way in front. My time is very precious."
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In a valley, Zhang Che asked the leading Wang Dong as they continued walking, "How much longer before we arrive?"
The two had walked for almost half an hour, and travelled past a bunch of small hills, entering the foot of a mountain range.
Wang Dong's face looked as if he just lost his parents, answering dispiritedly, "We'll reach it soon. It's right ahead, after going through that little ravine."
During their journey together, the two had encountered several one-star or two-star exotic beasts. Wang Dong observed carefully, and discovered that those three subdued beasts of Zhang Che weren't all that powerful, feeling that they weren't any stronger than two-star beasts.
As for that basket-sized butterfly with strange patterns all over it, it was only acting like a bystander from the start; it didn't join the battles at all, causing Wang Dong to suspect if that thing was only there for show.
"I'm finished, I'm finished. This guy is only for show. He's definitely a noob among the Tier Three beastmasters. He wants to kill a hundred two-star beasts with just these subdued beasts? It looks more like he's delivering food to them!"
Wang Dong mourned inwardly, thinking of backing out in his heart. Alas, Zhang Che insisted on going to the place, and he could only continue leading the way. He decided inwardly, if anything went wrong later, he'd make a run for it immediately.
Obviously, Zhang Che could tell Wang Dong was suspicious of him, yet he didn't say a word.
When they arrived at their destination, that would naturally be the time for him to be surprised.
Zhang Che wasn't afraid of exposing his true strength in front of Wang Dong. In any case, he was using another identity right now. On the contrary, the stronger he seemed to be, the better.
The two walked out of the small valley, and officially entered the foot of the mountain range. Ravines were weaving together ahead, and the terrain around here was extremely complicated. Just the water streams flowing along the lowlands alone numbered half a dozen.
Under Wang Dong's lead, the two continued moving, and crossed three streams. After making multiple turns, they suddenly entered a deep, narrow ravine.
Instead of describing it as a ravine, it was more apt to say that it was a slight gap between two cliffs.
It was dim within the gap. At the most narrow spot, it was barely wide enough for one person to squeeze through. Who knows how Wang Dong found this place?
This guy was only a noob-ish Tier Two beastmaster, and he actually dared to venture this far out of the safety zone. It had to be said that he was pretty brave.
Entering this deep into the beast world, and yet he still managed to return safely, despite experiencing a few close calls, his luck was similarly shocking.
Of course, if it wasn't for Zhang Che saving him earlier, Wang Dong would have become a meal in that Wind Chaser Leopard's stomach at this time.
After travelling for about ten-odd minutes in that narrow gap and making another turn, the place ahead suddenly grew wide.
Wang Dong extended his hand, pointing at a mountain plain without an end in sight, and said to Zhang Che, a heavy burden in his heart, "We're here. This is the place."
-Since I'm already freaking here, I'll just let the heavens decide whether I live or die from here on!-
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Chapter 42: Chapter 042 – Vacate the Area, Start Farming
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It was a huge, narrow, and flat meadow, sandwiched between two mountains, their peaks hidden in the clouds, extending beyond sight.
Grasses as tall as men swayed in the wind, as if they were a green ocean, with layers and layers of waves.
Between the waves of grass, Zhang Che could see a few exotic beasts in front of him.
The exotic beasts resembled horses, their shoulders stood above 1.5 meters tall. At this moment, their heads were lowered, feeding on the grasses. Ivory protruded out of the sides of their faces like the tusks of elephants, each of over half a meter long.
-What the heck is this kind of mixed beast? Should I call it a horse or an elephant?-
When this exotic beast's information appeared in his vision, Zhang Che finally knew that this thing was actually called an Elephorse. It really couldn't be any more appropriate.
[Elephorse]
Level: Two Star (Level 14)
Quality: Black Iron
Characteristics: Strong Explosive Strength, Good for Long Distance Travel, Able to Traverse 500 km per Day
Weakness: Poison Attacks
Potential: E Rank
Cultivating Directions: No Value In Cultivating
"The exotic beasts you mentioned are these things?"
After seeing the garbage attributes of the Elephorse, Zhang Che lost all enthusiasm and turned to look at Wang Dong for confirmation.
Wang Dong immediately nodded, "This is it. I checked it beforehand; this exotic beast known as an Elephorse can be used as a mount, and is extremely quick for travelling."
Alright, Zhang Che finally understood. This fellow actually had such an idea.
However, the Elephorse's attributes were so trashy. It seemed like there wasn't any use for it other than being a means of transportation.
Zhang Che had never ventured overly deep into the beast world, and wasn't aware of how good it was to own a decent mount. Not only did it save time, it could also preserve his energy, and when it came to running away during critical times, ordinary beasts wouldn't be able to catch up to them.
Although many non-mount type beasts could take on the role of an ad hoc mount, the experience of riding them was truly something undesirable. It would feel more comfortable walking by themselves.
This was also why Wang Dong was unable to forget about these Elephorses and was adamant to make this trip after researching the information on this species.
One had to understand that their current location was already tens of li away from the safety zone. For a Tier Two beastmaster, the risks involved were truly too much; not many people were willing to take on such risks and venture in.
"So, these kind of mount-type beasts are popular?"
After hearing Wang Dong's explanation, Zhang Che's eyes lit up. -Perhaps this kind of exotic beasts are worth a fortune?-
"Of course. Although the Elephorse is only a two-star black iron-quality beast, its market price definitely exceeds similar levelled bronze-quality beasts. It could even rival the silver-quality beasts whose attributes are on the weaker end of the spectrum."
"So valuable!"
A flash of golden light seemed to shine in Zhang Che's eyes. With a wave of his hand, he led his subdued beasts, charging towards the grass plains ahead, when he heard Wang Dong's anxious reminder from behind.
"Be careful, Brother. Although the Elephorses' strength is nothing to rave about, they are very united. Once they are under attack, they will immediately gather a huge group together!"
Zhang Che ignored Wang Dong's reminder, however. This brother was unafraid of such weak exotic beasts the most. So what if they had the advantage in numbers?
The Psychedelic Ghost-Patterned Butterfly spread its wings and flew into the air. In just a few breaths' time, it was over the heads of the handful of Elephorse Zhang Che discovered. Its hallucination-inducing powder floated down gently, enveloping all of them.
"Ai, you chose to ignore my kind reminder. Later on…"
Wang Dong shook his head, as if he expected to witness a scene of Zhang Che being surrounded by a herd of Elephorses. However, his complexion in the next moment was like he saw a ghost, his jaw nearly falling to the ground.
"The heck, what is this butterfly; it's actually so strong!"
The Elephorses were knocked out by the Psychedelic Ghost-Patterned Butterfly's powder before they could call for their friends, and the Fiery Scorpion, along with its three companions, cleaned them up, turning all of them into streaks of light.
[You Killed an Elephorse. Obtained 4 Points of Soul Force.=
[You Killed an Elephorse. Obtained 4 Points of Soul Force. Obtained Elephorse Card.=
…
Following the notifications ringing in his mind, Zhang Che was pleasantly surprised to discover that he obtained two beast cards after killing only four Elephorses!
It seemed like his luck today was not bad; he was destined to reap a great harvest!
Wang Dong said it; there were at least a hundred Elephorses here. Didn't that also mean that he would obtain at least several dozen Elephorse cards?
Zhang Che's eyes instantly shone with a golden light.
However, he didn't continue walking further into the grass plains. Instead, he picked up the two beast cards and walked in Wang Dong's direction.
Seeing Zhang Che returning relaxedly, Wang Dong's gaze towards him was completely different than before.
The heck, this Big Brother was hiding his strength all along. Those subdued beasts of his were only coolies; the really powerful one was, in fact, the butterfly that didn't do a thing during their whole journey.
-As expected of a Tier Three beastmaster. A dead fish like me has no hopes of matching up to him at all.-
"Here, treat this two beast cards as your reward. Thanks for bringing me here."
Just as Wang Dong was spacing out with his eyes fixed on Zhang Che, the latter extended his hand and offered the two beast cards he had just obtained to him.
-This big brother is actually so generous, giving both beast cards to me?-
This surprise came too suddenly. Wang Dong almost thought he was imagining things.
"Why are you blanking out?" Zhang Che raised his brow, asking in a higher tone, "Take the beast cards and quickly return to the safety zone. If too many Elephorses are lured later, I don't dare to guarantee your safety."
Wang Dong immediately came back to himself. After he accepted the beast cards with both hands, he bowed profusely. "Thank you Big Brother, thank you, Big Brother! My name is Wang Dong; I wonder what Big Brother's esteemed name is? If there's anything this little brother can help you with in the future, just say the word!"
"Alright, I get it. Get going quickly; don't hold me back any longer," Zhang Che only waved his hand at Wang Dong, acting like an expert who does good without leaving his name.
Without driving this guy away, how could he hunt the Elephorses around here without restraint?
Zhang Che didn't wish to expose his Mutated Puffersword before others. It was something that could save his life, or even turn the tables on his enemies during critical moments. It was better if he could keep it away from the eyes of others.
"Thank you so much, Big Brother! Really, take care of yourself!"
Wang Dong immediately felt greatly moved. After expressing his thanks consecutively, he even kept turning back to look at Zhang Che, looking like he was unwilling to part with him.
It was only when Zhang Che couldn't be bothered waving his hands at him any longer that Wang Dong took out an Elephorse card branded with his spiritual imprint and summoned a tall and healthy brown Elephorse. He flipped himself atop it, mounting the beast and dashing off along the ravine.
"Huu, finally got rid of that guy!"
Hearing the hoofbeats of the Elephorse getting further away, Zhang Che finally let out a long breath. Now he could act without restraint and harvest the lives of the Elephorses, earning stacks upon stacks of Alliance dollars!
A golden light flashed; a gold-quality beast card appeared in his hands, then turned into a green Mutated Puffersword, held tightly in Zhang Che's hand. He and his four subdued beasts dashed madly forward into the plains ahead.
Translator Note:
One li is about 500m.
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Chapter 43: Chapter 043 – Worth Over Ten Million Dollars!
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Rumble rumble…
The thunderous sounds of hooves rang out across the grassy plains.
Elephorses of differing colors were chasing an ash-green figure like a swarm of hornets whose nest was shaken, galloping all over the plains.
That ash-green figure, however, was a particularly majestic wolf.
Usually, there would only be wolves chasing horses. At this moment, however, the two had their roles switched, turning the situation into a group of Elephorses chasing relentlessly, while the ash-green wolf could only run for its life.
On the back of the big wolf was a human figure, his limbs locked tightly around the wolf's body, afraid to make any slight movements at all.
"I freaking knew it; it's impossible for the Psychedelic Ghost-Patterned Butterfly's powder to be inexhaustible. It only knocked out about twenty Elephorses before it ran out. How useless!"
Although the Wind Shadow Wolf was running at an extremely fast pace, the experience of riding it was definitely worth less than a star, causing Zhang Che unable to do a thing except hug its neck with all his might, preventing himself from falling off.
With so many Elephorses stampeding behind him, if by chance his hands slipped, he could be directly used as filling for dumplings.
From the moment it began, this Elephorse-hunting operation had not adhered to Zhang Che's script at all.
Initially, Zhang Che didn't intend on using his ultimate killer technique, the sonic wave attack.
After all, this technique affects only an area in a sixty-degree cone,reached only ninety meters out, and had a cooldown of twenty minutes. Before reaching a situation that gave the best returns, Zhang Che would never use it.
Thus, after he charged into the highland plains, he got his subdued beasts to attract several dozen Elephorses, and let the Psychedelic Ghost-Patterned Butterfly administer its poison, wanting to harvest a bunch of them before deciding on his next course of action.
Alas, he never expected that the Psychedelic Ghost-Patterned Butterfly's poisonous powder would actually be so useless!
Less than half of the herd of Elephorses that gathered from all directions were put down by the poison powder before they came stampeding over with an overbearing presence, leaving him unable to resist at all.
Helpless, Zhang Che could only recall his other three subdued beasts and jump onto the Wind Shadow Wolf's back, running away in a hurry. One reason was to avoid the charge of the Elephorses, while the other was to also attract more of them, allowing him to find an opportunity to herd as many of them into the effective area of the sonic wave attack as possible
However, as the Wind Shadow Wolf started running, that was the beginning of Zhang Che's tragedy.
He couldn't freaking free his hands!
The Wind Shadow Wolf wasn't a mount-type beast, after all. The ride was abnormally shaky; Zhang Che could fall off at any moment if he didn't hold on tightly to it.
Of course, it wasn't like there weren't any gains from this ride. At the very least, Zhang Che clearly understood now that the Elephorses were indeed abnormally united. The initial herd of Elephorses kept crying out, and thunderous hoofbeats started rumbling in from all directions.
Thus, the current situation at hand happened; over three hundred Elephorses were stampeding, shaking the lands and mountains!
Seeing the herd of Elephorses behind him getting increasingly condensed, Zhang Che gradually revealed a gleeful smile.
"Come, bring out your fastest speed!"
Once the order was given, the Wind Shadow Wolf that was originally running several dozens of meters ahead of the herd suddenly accelerated, like a speeding car that had been fitted with a rocket engine, doubling its speed!
In just a few breaths' time, the Wind Shadow Wolf pulled apart by over a hundred meters.
Once the distance was increased, the Wind Shadow Wolf suddenly slid to a stop.
Zhang Che jumped off the wolf's back, and with a shake of his right hand, a green short sword appeared. He pointed the sword in front of him with a smile, facing the herd of Elephorses that was approaching like a tidal wave, without any hint of fear on his face.
The distance between them quickly shrank. A hundred meters, ninety, eighty…
Twenty meters!
Zhang Che's pupils shrank slightly. The sonic wave attack was activated. The miniature Mutated Puffersword on the sword hilt opened its mouth slightly, and waves upon waves of invisible sound waves swept out in a cone.
It was like the galloping Elephorses ran into an invisible wall. Trails of blood burst out from all seven of their orifices, their limbs went weak and they collapsed to the ground.
Countless amounts of grass and mud splashed in all directions. Over half of the Elephorses were caught within Zhang Che's attack area of effect and fell over like dominoes. The fraction of Elephorses who weren't in the attack's range couldn't stop their charge in time either, and slammed into their companions ahead, falling one after another.
In just the short span of three seconds, not a single Elephorse was still standing!
"Now, we'll harvest them as we like!"
Zhang Che waved his hand. The Fiery Scorpion and Brown-Haired Boar he had recalled into his spiritual sea appeared out of thin air. Along with the Wind Shadow Wolf, they followed Zhang Che's footsteps and initiated a counterattack against the fallen Elephorse herd.
Bringing his subdued beasts with him, Zhang Che ignored the Elephorses that were knocked down by the sonic wave attack. After being struck by that, they were already on the verge of dying. They didn't have to end their misery immediately.
The remaining thirty or so Elephorses, on the other hand, were currently impeded by their fellows, unable to bring out their speedy advantage at all. Facing Zhang Che, who was armed with a sharp blade, and his ruthless subdued beasts, they couldn't muster much of a resistance and were killed right then and there.
Zhang Che finally experienced the exhilarating feeling of massacre. Every time he swung the Mutated Puffersword in his hand, an Elephorse would either die or be hurt. His killing rate was even higher than his own subdued beasts.
[You Killed an Elephorse. Obtained 4 Points of Soul Force.=
[You Killed an Elephorse. Obtained 4 Points of Soul Force. Obtained Elephorse Card.=
…
The sweet chimes of notification rang out in succession, Zhang Che was unable to hold it in and laughed out loud. Streak after streak of light dissipated around him, as if countless flames had exploded, giving off an exquisite visual experience.
Of course, what made Zhang Che excited the most was following the rapid killing of the Elephorse herd, the two-star black iron-quality beast cards fell one after another on the ground, like a wave of grey-black snowfall.
The massacre lasted for nearly ten minutes!
When the last incapacitated Elephorse was decapitated by Zhang Che, the area was left wrecked beyond recognition. A huge area of grass that was originally as tall as humans had been trampled flat, the yellow soil was overturned. It looked like the grass plains were infected with scabies.
Following that was the time to reap their harvest!
Zhang Che ran back and forth with a gleeful smile on his face, using both his hands to pick up the beast cards on the ground.
Fortunately, the beast cards emitted a certain glow. Otherwise, Zhang Che really couldn't guarantee that he didn't leave any behind.
"Hahahaha, this time I'm really going to be rich. A huge windfall!"
Looking at the bag full of ash-black beast cards before him, Zhang Che's smile was so wide that his eyes were nearly concealed.
A total of sixty-two cards; this was the result Zhang Che got after counting them three times!
According to what Wang Dong had said, an Elephorse card was worth a little over 300k. With his gains this time around, he would earn eighteen million, at the very least!
What a terrifying amount this was!
With that, the expenses for the genetic repair medicine his mother, Sun Lan needed for the entire year was earned, just like that!
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Chapter 44: Chapter 044 – Setting A Small Target For Now
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[Elephorse]
Level: Two Star (Level 14)
Quality: Black Iron
Type: Mount Type
Characteristics: Strong Explosive Strength, Good for Long Distance Travel, Able to Traverse 500 km per Day
Weakness: Poison Attacks
Potential: E Rank
Cultivating Directions: No Value In Cultivating
"As expected, Elephorses are really mount-type beasts. No wonder their attributes are so bad, yet they can still sell for more than what a similar-levelled bronze-quality beast. Wasn't this exactly like the saying, scarcity breeds value?"
However, despite their rarity, Zhang Che definitely couldn't let go of all sixty-odd Elephorse cards at one go, or their prices would suffer more than just a minor setback. It truly wasn't worth it.
Moreover, although Elephorses were weak, this kind of beast was unusually united. It was fine if he was able to pick off a few of them and obtain a card or two, but if he were to say that he killed off a herd at one go, that would shock anyone who heard the news.
With several hundred Elephorses stampeding, even Tier Five beastmasters could do nothing but run. How could a low-Tier beastmaster like him kill them all?
"It seems like I can only let them go slowly. I don't need that sum right away, anyway. No hurry."
The matter of earning money was no hurry, of course, but Sun Lan's illness couldn't be dragged on for more than three years. Otherwise, the genetic repair medicine would no longer be effective, and her condition would worsen rapidly.
He definitely had to find a healing-type beast within three years!
No matter if Zhang Che obtained one himself, or finding one through other means, he had to accomplish this task within three years. Rather, the earlier, the better.
Healing-type exotic beasts were extremely rare; it was impossible to find one without venturing deep into the beast world. This required Zhang Che to raise his strength as best as he could, to avoid losing his life when he did venture deep into the beast world.
As for finding one via other means, Zhang Che basically held little to no hope for it turning out well.
Beastmasters who were able to own a healing-type beast would be powerful mid-Tier beastmasters, at the very least. Why would such a figure help cure his mother's illness for no reason?
If there wasn't an offer sufficient to move others, the possibility of this happening was almost nil.
As such, the problem was back to the starting point. That was, Zhang Che had to rise in strength rapidly within three years, and obtain sufficient benefits in the beast world to have a chance of asking for a favor from those huge figures with healing-type beasts.
"In that case, I'll set a small target for now: advance into a high-Tier beastmaster within two years!"
If anyone were to hear Zhang Che's thoughts right now, they would definitely mock him for his ignorance. To become a high-Tier beastmaster, how was two years going to be enough time to achieve such a feat?
Which of the renowned high-Tier beastmasters didn't spend at least a few years, or even over a decade, to climb up to that status, one heavy step at a time?
The method to advance in Tier as a beastmaster was very simple. It was to hunt as many exotic beasts as possible, obtain soul force points, and expand their spiritual sea. There was no other way.
However, since when were exotic beasts so easy to hunt?
In the beast worlds that were fraught with danger, even a mid-Tier beastmaster might find himself in a sure-death situation if he was ever-so-slightly careless.
Moreover, as their Tier increased, the amount of soul force points they were able to obtain by hunting low-levelexotic beasts was next to nothing. Compared to the amount of soul force points needed to advance to a higher Tier, that was practically like throwing a cup of water into a burning cart of firewood: negligible!
The reason why Zhang Che had such confidence was one, his fusion skill; and two, the seven-colored crystal prism floating high up in his spiritual sea.
If his guess proved to be right, the seven-colored fog released by the crystal prism was truly able to raise the quality of beasts, then wanting to advance into a high-Tier beast master was no longer just a pipe dream.
"If my feeling is right, I only need to kill around two hundred more two-star exotic beasts to successfully advance into a Tier Three beastmaster!"
In this battle that had annihilated the entire Elephorse herd, Zhang Che's spoils weren't just those sixty-some beast cards. The three hundred-plus Elephorses also contributed a huge amount of soul force points to him, closing a huge chunk of his journey towards a Tier Three beastmaster.
This story would shock anyone who heard it.
Yet, the truth was just that. With the gold quality Mutated Puffersword that came with the sonic wave attack, it was akin to Zhang Che having a very powerful large area attack. How could his hunting speed not be fast?
"Now, should I continue forward, or return to the safety zone?"
Zhang Che only contemplated for two seconds before he decided to continue his journey through this long, narrow basin.
Before he set off, he erased his spiritual imprint off the Brown-Haired Boar card after thinking for a short while, branding an Elephorse card instead.
The Brown-Haired Boar's strength could no longer keep up with the rest. It was better to prepare an Elephorse card in advance. In case of any danger, he could summon it right away to run for his life.
After making his preparations, just as he was about to set off, Zhang Che suddenly turned his head to look at the entrance of the ravine.
A round of hurried footsteps rang out. Three unfamiliar men, along with a group of subdued beasts, happened to be looking in Zhang Che's direction with their eyes wide, mouths agape.
"Damn, someone actually got here before us!" a tall, muscular man with a short buzzcut said in disbelief.
The leader of the group was another man with a tall, slim build, his appearance handsome. He creased his brow, saying, "Old Gang, didn't you say this place was hard to find and wouldn't be discovered by others? How do you explain this?"
On the other hand, this man addressed as Old Gang was short in stature, with an oval face and pointed mouth. Who knows if he was malnutritioned when he was young; he looked like he didn't mature fully.
Looking at the desolate grass field in front of them, and Zhang Che who was surrounded by his three subdued beasts, Old Gang was depressed beyond words. He thought this place he had discovered by chance was hard enough to find, and the Elephorses here were as good as theirs! Alas, someone else had discovered this place as well, and from the looks of it, he had already wiped out the Elephorses here.
"Zhang-shao, I didn't think someone else would discover this place either."
"What bad luck!" A hint of anger flashed across Zhang-shao's handsome face. "It would've been fine if we rushed here through the night yesterday; the Elephorses here wouldn't have fallen into others' hands."
"Zhang-shao, why don't we rob his ass?" The buzzcut man revealed a savage appearance, eagerly looking at Zhang Che who was standing about a hundred meters ahead.
In his train of thought, it was no big deal that the Elephorses were killed by others first. Rather, it saved them energy. Everything was fine if they just snatched them directly. With their group's strength and Zhang-shao's name, did they have to be worried that that kid over there wouldn't submit to them?
"Rob his ass? Why don't you rob his grandmother too, while you're at it!" Zhang-shao turned to stare at the buzzcut man angrily, before saying earnestly, "Xiaoru, I've said this many times before: you must use your brain before doing anything. Why can you never remember that? Do you think that someone who could hunt a herd of Elephorses by himself is someone to be messed with so easily?"
The fierce-looking man called Xiaoru immediately chuckled, mumbling, "I saw that that kid only had three subdued beasts and thought he was some trash. I didn't think he'd know how to act weak. Luckily Zhao-shao is wise, and saw through him with a glance."
Zhang-shao couldn't be bothered with this fellow whose brain was all muscles. Putting on a kindly smile on his handsome face, he walked over towards Zhang Che with long strides.
"Come, we'll go meet this expert, and see if we can buy those Elephorse cards off him."
Translator's Note:
1: Shao is a less formal term to address someone as 'young master', or 'shao ye'.
2: Doesn't make much sense here. The part about robbing his ass was literally rob his mother in the raws, contextually meaning 'f-ing rob him'.
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Chapter 45: Chapter 045 – Let's Have a Pleasant Transaction Then
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Ever since the three of them had appeared by the entrance, Zhang Che's eyes were narrowed slightly.
From the looks of it, these people didn't come here with kind intentions!
The distance between the two parties were only around a hundred meters, and Zhang Che happened to be able to see the attributes of their beasts.
Although he wasn't able to tell which subdued beast belonged to whom, the group of subdued beasts were three-stars at the very least, with a couple of them even as high as five-stars!
This also meant that these three beastmasters were at Tier Three, Tier Four, and Tier Five. One low-tier, and two-mid tier beastmasters; a strong party.
What made Zhang Che feel a slightly nervous was that the five-star beasts weren't of trash quality either; there was even one that was gold-quality.
Not to mention others, just that five-star gold-quality beast alone could roll over Zhang Che with ease.
But Zhang Che wasn't afraid!
Looking at their expressions, it was likely that they had realized that he'd massacred the herd of Elephorses. With that, they had no way of knowing his power level. Even if they had any designs on him, they would restrain themselves.
Moreover, Zhang Che still had the Mutated Puffersword's sonic wave attack. If he made a sudden attack, although he couldn't dare guarantee he'd kill the three of them in an instant, there was a good chance of severely injuring them. After that, he only had to quickly finish them before their subdued beasts could react. No matter how powerful their subdued beasts were, they were nothing more than drifting clouds.
Not having sufficient individual strength was the greatest weakness of beastmasters!
It was slightly better in beast worlds. Once they left the beast worlds, if caught unprepared, even a high tier beastmaster couldn't win against a sniper rifle bullet.
This was also an important reason why after the world had changed so drastically, the state of the Hua Xia region was still so stable. Due to gun restriction laws, the army was akin to the Sword of Damocles hovering over the heads of every beastmaster. No one dared to challenge the dignity of the army.
From what Zhang Che knew, in the Bei Mei region where guns had spread unchecked, there would be shootings every day. Many powerful beastmasters didn't die in fights against exotic beasts. Instead, they fell to the shots of their fellow men! It truly left one sighing in regret.
The party of three stopped for a short while. After conversing for a little, they walked directly towards Zhang Che. Looking at their attitudes, it didn't looked like they were going to attack him.
Even so, Zhang Che didn't dare to lower his guard. He was on alert, ready to strike at any moment.
The three approached, and the handsome young man in the middle smiled politely, greeting Zhang Che first. "Let's get to know each other. I am Zhang Yujie, the young master of Qian Wei Ding Feng Corporation. How should I address this brother?"
Qian Wei Ding Feng Corporation?
As a Qian Wei native himself, Zhang Che naturally knew of the renowned Qian Wei Ding Feng Corporation.
Before the world turned upside down, Ding Feng Corporation was already a first rate corporation in Qian Wei City. After the new age was ushered in, with their financial strength, Ding Feng Corporation quickly entered markets relevant to exotic beasts, and grew even further.
From what Zhang Che knew, of the beast card trading hubs in Qian Wei City, the Ding Feng Corporation's was the largest, apart from the one owned by the government.
Not only that, it was said that the Ding Feng Corporation cooperated with the Qian Wei military and established a exotic beast material research facility, specializing in the development of new composite materials.
Whether it was financial strength or influence, the Ding Feng Corporation was at the top of Qian Wei City.
This young man before him who identified himself as Zhang Yujie actually dared to claim to be Ding Feng Corporation's Young Master. Then he must be the son of the Ding Feng Corporation chairman, Zhang Shaochong!
As expected of the son of a rich family, he actually owned a five-star gold-quality beast. Rich second generations were just on a different level!
"Sun Che."
As the saying goes, you wouldn't rush to hit someone who'd already admitted fault. Since Zhang Yujie was acting so politely, it wasn't proper for Zhang Che to ignore him, either. He nodded slightly and responded.
This name was, of course, made up.
Seeing Zhang Che acting somewhat distant, Zhang Yujie didn't take offense, and maintained the smile on his face, asking curiously, "Nice to meet you, Brother Sun! Pardon my asking, but if my guess was right, the Elephorse herd should have been killed by you; I wonder if you're willing to sell the beast cards you obtained here?"
-Is he testing me, or is he testing me?-
Zhang Che didn't mind it, however. He nodded with a calm expression, "Sure, it makes no difference to who I sell them to. It only depends on your sincerity."
At this moment, the burly man who had been listening silently by the side stared at Zhang Che angrily. "What do you mean by that?! Would our Zhang-shao shortchange you?"
"Silence, Xiaoru!" Zhang Yujie turned his head and chided Xiaoru, then smiled apologetically at Zhang Che, saying, "I'm sorry. What an embarrassment this was. However, you can rest assured, Brother Sun. As for the price, I definitely won't make you take a loss!"
-Hmm? This fellow could actually keep his composure. He's not like those usual antagonistic, brain-dead rich second generations.-
Usually in novels, shouldn't this type of character use his powerful backing as a shield and bully the weak, forcefully acquiring the beast cards at a horrible price, and when he spoke out against them, they would grow enraged and proceed to kill him and rob his belongings?
As expected, novels were full of lies. Who said that rich second generations were brain-dead?
The smartest ones were usually this type of people.
"Then, how much are you willing to offer?" Zhang Che asked straightforwardly. If he could sell the Elephorse cards at market price to this young master of Ding Feng Corporation, he would be spared much trouble.
In any case, Zhang Che was currently donning the appearance of his previous life, and he wasn't afraid of the other party finding out any information on him. All was fine as long as he had the money and was willing to pay a suitable amount.
Zhang Yujie immediately broke out in laughter, "Alright, Brother Sun is straightforward, indeed. We shan't haggle over it, either. Let's go with the market price, at three hundred thousand per card. How about it?"
"Deal!" Zhang Che nodded in satisfaction.
Actually, the price of 300k per card was absolutely not high by any means. If he sold them separately, he could probably fetch about 320k each, but that was too troublesome. It wasted both time and energy.
To be able to sell them all in a wholesale manner for 300k each, why wouldn't he do so gladly?
"Alright, deal!" Zhang Yujie's smile grew even brighter. He asked, "I wonder how many Elephorse cards does Brother Sun has in his hands?"
The transaction had reached a preliminary agreement, Zhang Che finally revealed a slight smile, "Not much, only fifty-eight of them."
"Fif…."
Zhang Yujie's party couldn't resist sucking in a breath of cold air. -Fifty-eight cards; how many Elephorses did he have to kill to obtain that many beast cards?-
What was even more horrifying was that this guy took less than half a day's time to gather that many beast cards. It went to show how unfathomably strong this guy was!
Zhang Yujie swept his gaze calmly across the three subdued beasts behind Zhang Che, noting inwardly, -Fiery Scorpion, one-star silver-quality; this one is probably a Wind Shadow Wolf, a two-star bronze-quality at best; as for this strange butterfly, who knows what level or quality this beast is at? It is probably the strongest one.
-Even so, it is impossible to hunt a huge herd of Elephorses with just these three subdued beasts. That means, this guy's real subdued beasts are hidden away. Who knows what Tier of a beastmaster he is?-
It went without saying that it was impossible to complete the transaction in the beast world. Both parties had to return to the safety zone first and go through the spatial gateway, returning to the real world to process such a huge transaction.
Among the party of three, only Zhang Yujie has his own mount. In order to save time, Zhang Che directly gave them three Elephorse cards in advance. Following that, a two-star black iron card appeared between his fingers, turning into a tall Elephorse with a body as black as ink.
-This is the fourth subdued beast.-
Zhang Yujie swept his gaze across the Elephorse intently, feeling that this person was even more unfathomable.
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Half an hour later, a group of people passed through the spatial gateway and returned to the world of Mercury. With a phone call from Zhang Yujie, the person in charge of Ding Feng's mall in the military zone immediately delivered a purple crystal card over.
"Brother Sun, there's 17.4 million in here. Check it."
Zhang Che took over the crystal card and scanned it with his personal terminal. After taking a look at the number indicated on the screen, he nodded in satisfaction and opened his backpack, handing a filled cloth bag over to Zhang Yujie.
The security level on the purple crystal card was very high, and was endorsed by the Hua Xia Bank. Zhang Che didn't have to worry that the opposite party would tamper with it and find out information about him via it.
Zhang Yujie received the cloth bag and opened it to take a look. He was almost dazzled by the stack of grey-black beast cards contained within. After checking on them, he extended his hand toward Zhang Che.
"Brother Sun, pleasure doing business with you. If there's any more good stuff in the future, please take care of our Ding Feng Corporation."
"Definitely!"
Zhang Che shook Zhang Yujie's hand with a smile. A pleasant transaction was successfully conducted just like that.
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Chapter 46: Chapter 046 – My Son's Taste Can't Be This Unique
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The transaction was completed successfully. A huge sum of nearly twenty million went into his pocket.
Zhang Che suppressed his impulse to return home and visit his mother, telling her about having earned a huge sum of money. Instead, he entered the spatial gateway once more.
Three years was neither a short time nor a long time. Zhang Che had to make every second count, raising his strength as much as possible. That was the only way to have any chance of finding a healing-type beast to fully cure his mother's illness.
Zhang Che had, on more than one occasion, thought of the terrifying possibility that even a healing-type beast wouldn't be able to cure his mother. What would he do then?
Thus, he could only raise his own strength as best as he could to handle that kind of unthinkable aftermath.
In the military camp, Zhang Yujie smiled thoughtfully as he watched Zhang Che's back slowly disappear into the blue curtain of light of the spatial gateway, instructing the person who came to deliver the money, "Go check on this guy. See what kind of a person he is."
"Yes, Zhang-shao."
The person in charge nodded respectfully and took a few steps back, then turned around and headed back towards the Ding Feng Corporation's mall in the military camp.
Xiaoru didn't understand Zhang Yujie's actions and asked, puzzled, "Zhang-shao, if you wanted to investigate that kid, why did you give him a purple crystal card? Can't you just ask for his personal terminal to transfer the money?"
Zhang Yujie shot a glance at Xiaoru, chuckling, "Dummy, it's too obvious that way. That Sun Che would surely terminate the transaction. Where else would I go to find so many Elephorse cards?"
"Oh, so that's why." Xiaoru nodded and no longer spoke.
On the other hand, the vulgar man by the side, Old Gang, looked at Xiaoru in disdain. He revealed a flattering smile, bowing to Zhang Yujie, flattering, "Zhang-shao is wise indeed! In my opinion, under your leadership in the future, Ding Feng Corporation will definitely grow at a quicker pace."
Zhang Yujie looked at Old Gang after hearing this. He chuckled, then opened his personal terminal and directly transferred a sum to his account.
"Although there is a slight hiccup this time, I am still a man of integrity. What should be yours won't be any less."
Old Gang received the notification of the transfer, his smile grew even more flattering. His bent waist lowered even more, "Thank you Zhang-shao! Thank you Zhang-shao! If there's any matter Old Gang can do for you in the future, just say the word. I'll even go to a mountain of swords or a sea of fire!"
Zhang Yujie only smiled slightly at Old Gang's flattery before waving his hand at him to leave.
Watching Old Gang leaving the room with light steps, as if fitted with springs on his legs, Zhang Yujie revealed an inconspicuous ridiculing smile. Earlier when Old Gang looked at Xiaoru in disdain, thinking that he was being discreet, it was actually caught by him.
"Hur, this kind of person can only be used, and not trusted. Unlike Xiaoru, although his brain has more muscle than juice, he's obedient and loyal! With that, intelligence and wits is not important at all."
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Dok dok dok, dok dok dok…
Sun Lan heard knocking sounds on her door amidst her hazy consciousness. She tried her best to open her eyes, happiness evident on her face. -Is Xiaoche back? Didn't he say he'd be gone for a long period this time around?-
Although she was injected with the genetic repair medicine and her condition was under control, her body couldn't be compared to healthy people, after all. She wasn't nearly as energetic as before, and had to take a nap every day.
Currently, she had been napping for less than half an hour. Just as she was sleeping soundly, she was woke up by the knocking. She couldn't muster the strength to get up on her feet so suddenly, and could only ask, "Who is it?"
"Auntie, may I ask if this is Zhang Xiao… Zhang Che's home?" A young girl's voice rang out from outside.
Sun Lan immediately quivered and sat up on her bed.
-A girl's voice, and she is here to look for Xiaoche.
-Could it be that Xiaoche had gotten himself a girlfriend at school?-
"Yes, yes. Just a moment please. I'll open the door right away."
Sun Lan hurriedly pulled off her blanket. She put on a coat and her slippers, walking into the living room.
Outside the door, Huang Tielan stuck out her tongue. -So close! I almost said Zhang Xiaoche by mistake.-
The worn door was pulled open. Sun Lan saw a large figure appear before her that nearly blocked off all the light from outside.
Right in front of her at eye level were two mounds of considerable size. Even with a loose T-shirt on, one could see the obvious outline.
Sun Lan was taken aback. She took two steps back and raised her head. She saw a chubby face around the height of the door frame.
"Hello Auntie. I am Zhang… Zhang Che's classmate. I'm here to visit you as he asked."
-Oh my, whose daughter is this? How was she raised into this? It's ok, it's ok. Xiaoche would probably not find such a girlfriend.-
Sun Lan recovered a little from her shock. She hurriedly stepped to the side and welcomed with a smile, "Ah, you're Xiaoche's classmate? Come in, come in!"
"Thank you, Auntie."
Huang Tielan entered the house, carrying a few boxes and bags. One look was enough to know they were tonics.
"Aiya, look at you. Why bother to bring anything here?"
"It's fine, Auntie. I took them from my house. It's just a little token. Please accept them."
Since Huang Tielan put it like it, it wasn't nice for Sun Lan to reject, either. She hurriedly invited Huang Tielan in to the living room and sat her down, looking at her with a curious gaze as she thought, -Something's not quite right. With how introverted Xiaoche normally is, even if he asked a classmate to visit me, he would have asked a male classmate. Why would he ask such a… girl, here?-
Being looked at by Sun Lan, Huang Tielan's face suddenly flushed. She sat there uneasily, regretting her impulsive decision.
"Aiya, just look at me. I forgot to bring you some water."
Sun Lan was unsure of the relationship between her son and this girl before her, and thus didn't know how to start a conversation with her. As such, she could only stand up to fetch some water, relieving some of the awkwardness between them.
Huang Tielan hurriedly jumped up, stopping Sun Lan. "No, it's fine, Auntie. I'm not thirsty!"
It was her first time here. How could she let Zhang Xiaoche's mother bring her water?
Sun Lan insisted on doing so, however. When Huang Tielan was hiding her awkwardness with the drinking, Sun Lan asked inconspicuously, "Right, did our Xiaoche ask you to tell me anything?"
Huang Tielan was drinking her water nervously. After hearing the sudden question, she forgot to think before blurting out, "Oh, Zhang Che said to let you recuperate in peace and not to worry about him. He'll look after himself. Also, regarding the matter about the healing-type beast, not only will he try his best to look for one, I'll also ask my fath…"
Speaking up until here, Huang Tielan finally realized that her words were a little improper and hurriedly stopped.
Hearing this, Sun Lan couldn't help but reveal a look of shock, her inner heart rumbling with thunder.
-Not good, Xiaoche that child even told this miss about my illness, and asked her family to help look for a healing-type beast?
-Is this still a platonic relationship between classmates?-
-It can't be, it can't be. My son's tastes can't be this unique!-
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Chapter 47: Chapter 047 – Gold Quality Horse King!
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Returning to the beast world, Zhang Che, who was currently riding his Elephorse as he munched on condensed biscuits, had no idea that Huang Tielan had gone to his place.
Mm, actually Zhang Che didn't ask Huang Tielan to visit his mother. All this was that chubby chick's own idea.
Tielan felt that since it was hard to make Zhang Xiaoche fall for her via pursuing him directly, why not take a roundabout route and visit his mother more while he was fighting in the beast world, earning some brownie points.
It had to be said that this chubby chick's expectations had half-succeeded. She had indeed left a deep impression in Sun Lan's heart, though it wasn't a very good one.
-This miss is over 1.8 meters tall, her weight was also definitely over 80kg. How could it be that she was dating her son?
-This is definitely intolerable!-
Which mother would want to see her son finding a chubby chick who was so large in both dimensions for a girlfriend?
Of course, Sun Lan didn't let show that on her face. Instead, she was wearing a smile on her face until Huang Tielan excused herself, citing that she had lessons in the afternoon, that Sun Lan let out a sigh with creased brow, sitting on the sofa for a long while speechlessly.
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Zhang Che was riding on the Elephorse, galloping back towards the the narrow basin between mountains in a rush.
He kept feeling that there should be more Elephorse herds deeper in the basin.
Individually weak beasts that prefers to gather in groups like Elephorses are the best hunting targets for the current Zhang Che.
It could be said that Zhang Che had tasted the sweet taste of success in the morning, killing over three hundred Elephorses in one go and earning a huge sum of money, while greatly closing the gap towards becoming a Tier Three beastmaster. Of course he'd hope to repeat that success!
Moreover, this wouldn't be a wasted trip for Zhang Che, even if there were no more Elephorses deep in the basin.
If there weren't any Elephorses, there would still be other exotic beasts.
As long as the exotic beasts he encountered were those he could win against, he'd just continue forward. He was able to see the attributes of the exotic beasts, anyway. There wouldn't be any cases of him mistaking powerful exotic beasts for pushovers and getting the tables turned on him.
Galloping all the way, Zhang Che was soon only several kilometers away from the safety zone. He saw a number of beastmasters on the way, relying only on their legs to travel miserably, causing him to sigh with sorrow.
Speaking of which, he really had to thank Wang Dong, that miserable fellow. If it wasn't for him, he would probably be like the other beastmasters right now, travelling on his own two feet.
Zhang Che didn't notice it, but when he rode past a party of beastmasters, the group of five's gazes toward him were a little doubtful.
"Why do I feel that this person who just rode past us looks a little familiar?" a 'shamate' man asked his companions, his head tilted.
"Mm, I got this feeling, too," a short-haired woman from the party nodded. She suddenly thought of something, and said, "Oh, isn't that the guy we saw in the safety zone, who returned with Ding Feng Corporation's Zhang Yujie and his men?"
Another woman from the group asked, a hint of deep thoughts in her eyes, "Did you guys notice? I remember when we met Zhang Yujie and his lackeys two days ago, they weren't riding Elephorses, yet they returned with this man riding them. Doesn't this imply that…"
The 'shamate' man's eyes lit up, "Sister Mei, you're saying that they probably discovered a Elephorse herd in the wild?"
The woman with a simple ponytail nodded, "That's right. I suppose that man is heading to where they found the herd to in advance to arrange things. Perhaps Zhang Yujie will lead a big group over shortly."
The reason why this ponytailed woman dared to make such a assertion was because they had researched similar exotic beasts to Elephorses. She knew this kind of individually weak exotic beast liked to gather in groups. With only Zhang Yujie's small group, they wouldn't be able to deal with a herd of them, for sure.
Then, it would make sense to speculate that Zhang Yujie's group must have ambushed a small group of Elephorses, obtained a couple of beast cards, and quickly returned to gather people, before taking out the entire herd in one go.
"Then, Sister Mei, should we follow him to take a look?" the short-haired woman immediately suggested with a glint in her eyes.
Sister Mei nodded heavily, "Why not? Zhang Yujie needs some time to gather his men, anyway. Although we don't dare to go against Ding Feng Corporation directly, it's not a problem to drink a little of their soup when they're having meat."
The rest of the group all revealed eager looks on their faces.
It was the mount-type beast Elephorse; although their combat potential was worthless, it was a useful tool for travelling. Who wouldn't want one?
Seeing as the rest had agreed to her decision, Sister Mei turned to an ordinary-looking man with a scar on his chin and said, "Old Lu, get your baby to follow him. Make sure to keep an eye on where that kid from before is going."
Old Lu nodded silently, as a three-star bronze-quality beast card suddenly appeared in his palm. Tossing it into the air, the card transformed into a white-headed falcon with a wingspan of over two meters. It beat its wings and flew off, giving chase in the direction Zhang Che had disappeared to.
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Zhang Che had no idea he was already being silently spied upon.
Riding the elephorse, he sped through forests and crossed ravines, and soon returned to the foot of the mountain range, entering the long, narrow basin from the familiar route.
In his view, the grass plains ahead were still a desolate sight, as if there were countless ghosts of elephorses that had died unjustly, recounting Zhang Che's brutality.
Zhang Che didn't stop. The beast galloped past, leaving this harvested land in the dust and went deeper into the basin.
The ride went on for another several tens of li.
The basin's terrain started becoming more hilly, and a few of the stronger exotic beasts Zhang Che discovered were too much for him to handle. As such, he could only get off the elephorse and travel on foot, sneaking around them.
Suddenly, the scenery before him opened up to a wide panorama. An area of truly endless hilly grass plains entered Zhang Che's eyes.
The grass plains was backed by a mountain range that rose high up into the clouds, extending into the horizon. He could only see where the sky met the earth at the extreme distance, like a black straight line.
"There are definitely elephorse herds in this place!"
Zhang Che immediately grew excited and patted on his elephorse to enter the open grass plains without any hesitation.
As expected, Zhang Che only travelled about five kilometers or so into the grassland before he discovered a huge herd of elephorses ahead. They were so numerous that it left him with his mouth agape.
"This is a freaking huge firecracker; it could explode with the slightest spark!"
Looking at the herd of elephorses numbering at least a thousand, Zhang Che couldn't help but be dazed. There were so many of them! This was definitely an existence he couldn't afford to mess with. If they were to stampede over, wouldn't he be crushed into fine powder?
Fortunately, herbivorous exotic beasts like Elephorses would rarely attack others on their own initiative. Zhang Che was prepared to go around this huge herd and continue forward to scout, to see if he was lucky enough to discover a smaller herd.
However, just as he was going around this huge herd, Zhang Che saw a scarlet elephorse that was extraordinarily majestic, leaving his eyes wide open.
"Damn, it's actually at three-star gold-quality! It's definitely a horse king!"
Translator's Note:
1: Sha Ma Te, Chinese subculture of young urban migrants, usually of low education, with exaggerated hairstyles, heavy makeup, flamboyant costumes, piercings, etc (loanword from "smart")
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Chapter 48: Chapter 048 – The Correct Method to Unlock The Seven Colored Crystal
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[Golden Elephorse King]
Level: Three Star (Level 25)
Quality: Gold
Characteristics: Strong Explosive Strength, Long Lasting Endurance, Able to Traverse 1500 km per Day
Weakness: Below Average Defense
Innate Attribute: Increased Speed, Able to Reach Three Times the Speed of Ordinary Elephorses When Running at Maximum Speed
Skill: Lightning Charge, Able to Run at 10x Speed Momentarily, For Up to 300 m. Cooldown: 30 minutes
Potential: D Rank: 25% Chance of Breaking Through Current Level, 2.5% Chance of Breaking Through Current Quality. Chances Halved on Next Upgrade. Upgradable 2 Times
Cultivating Directions: …
"It actually turned out to be a three-star, gold-quality Elephorse King!" After the casual glance, Zhang Che was stunned, his eyes wide.
Among these Elephorses with such useless attributes, there would actually be such a powerful king. As expected, it was easier to give birth to a monster within a huge herd of exotic beasts!
Zhang Che was tempted in just an instant.
If he could kill this Golden Elephorse King, and was lucky enough to obtain a beast card, that would truly be a beautiful sight, even if it was only him imagining it.
Immediately after, Zhang Che's expression turned into one of dismay.
-It's impossible…-
The matter of whether he was able to kill the Golden Elephorse King aside, even if he was lucky enough to kill it, it was not guaranteed to drop a beast card.
Moreover, this fellow is surrounded by at least a thousand ordinary elephorses, like a general sitting within its army. How was it possible for him to get near it?
That densely packed herd of ordinary elephorses would probably stampede in his direction the moment he revealed any hint of aggression. Even if he had a body of steel, he'd be flattened by those innumerable hooves.
The sonic wave attack couldn't be used in such a situation, either. After all, the Mutated Puffersword's effective range was limited. It was impossible to catch nearly a thousand of them in the attack.
"What should I do, what should I do? Such a fantastic mount-type beast, I really can't bear to give up just like that!"
Zhang Che nearly pulled his hair out from frustration. His brain worked at maximum capacity, trying to think of a feasible solution.
After pondering for a long time, his eyes suddenly lit up, mumbling, "Perhaps, I can give this method a try?"
In order to validate whether his idea is feasible, Zhang Che immediately focused on his inner world, locking his mind onto the seven-colored crystal that was silently floating high up in the air in his spiritual sea, trying to take it out.
That's right; Zhang Che's idea was to take out the seven-colored crystal and make use of its attractiveness towards exotic beasts to lure the Golden Elephorse King over.
When the seven-colored crystal was just exposed to the world, it was able to lure that unfathomably powerful ink-black flying beast over in search of it. There shouldn't be any problem using it to attract a measly Golden Elephorse King, right?
Even so, Zhang Che discovered, much to his sorrow, that the seven-colored crystal in his spiritual sea only remained there silently. No matter what he tried, the crystal had no reaction at all.
"The heck, you have no intention of leaving after settling in here, do you?"
Zhang Che was so frustrated that he nearly turned cross-eyed. This thing seeped into his spiritual sea out of the blue, and now it was not even listening to his command. What an unreasonable tenant!
Now, it was totally impossible to hunt that Golden Elephorse King!
Zhang Che sighed, his head drooped. He decided to continue going further into the grassland, planning on finding a small herd to hunt to raise his beastmaster tier up to tier 3 as soon as possible.
This kind of unrealistic idea really must be done away with.
Suddenly, the seven-colored crystal in his spiritual sea seemed to tremble for a moment. A strand of energy transformed from the seven colored fog opened an invisible path, extending towards the Golden Elephorse King.
Zhang Che was thoroughly stunned. -This thing still has such a function?-
So, this was the correct method to unlock the seven-colored crystal!
In the next moment, within the herd, the scarlet-bodied Golden Elephorse King, which was a head taller than ordinary elephorses, suddenly stopped in place, seemingly having sensed something, and turned its head to look in Zhang Che's direction.
"This way, baby. What you want is right here. Just let me kill you obediently and offer a beast card as tribute. You can eat as much of the seven-colored mist as you want!"
Zhang Che's entire body shook in excitement, his eyes fixed on the elephorse king. It suddenly let out a loud neigh, and the elephorses in front of it immediately opened up a path for it.
"It's coming, it's coming!"
Zhang Che forcefully suppressed the excitement in his heart, nearly bursting out in laughter.
After the Elephorses opened up a path, the Golden Elephorse King's limbs widened their strides, quickly galloping towards Zhang Che like a bear attracted to honey.
As the Golden Elephorse King drew closer, Zhang Che's heart suddenly started feeling complicated.
-Should I kill this freaking elephorse king?-
Beast cards weren't guaranteed to drop. What if he got unlucky later on and didn't get the Golden Elephorse King's beast card?
In the blink of an eye, the Golden Elephorse King was already less than fifty meters away from Zhang Che. A shiny golden card appeared between Zhang Che's fingers. Once the Golden Elephorse King closed in, he would decapitate it with a slash.
No matter if it dropped a beast card or not, Zhang Che decided that he had to kill this fellow. There was still a chance of obtaining its beast card after killing it. Otherwise, the possibility was non-existent.
As the two's distance shrank, the Golden Elephorse King quickly decelerated. In the end, it came up to Zhang Che with quick, small steps, enjoying the energy released by the seven colored crystal immensely as it sized Zhang Che up with a curious gaze.
Its simple brain could never understand why this two-legged life form in front of it would emit such mesmerizing energy. That was energy that could allow it to grow stronger!
Elephorses were, after all, a fairly peaceful herbivore-type exotic beast. If it were any other carnivorous exotic beasts, they would probably swallow Zhang Che whole into their stomach. Not only would they obtain that mysterious energy, they would also enjoy a delicious meal at the same time.
Seeing as the Golden Elephorse King wasn't showing any signs of aggression, Zhang Che suddenly felt his heart soften. In the end, he didn't summon the Mutated Puffersword and end the life of this adorable exotic beast in front of him.
"Elephorse contains the word 'horse' in its name as well… I wonder if it can be tamed?"
Just as the Golden Elephorse King brought its intoxicated-looking face closer to Zhang Che, he suddenly moved his feet, his hands grabbing onto its back and flipping himself over it.
However, Zhang Che directly fell on the grass in the next moment, looking like he had just stuffed a mouthful of dog feces on his face.
In the instant Zhang Che placed his hands on the Golden Elephorse King, the scarlet stallion suddenly disappeared on the spot, as if it teleported to several dozen meters away, looking at him vigilantly.
"Is this the freaking Lightning Charge skill? Its as fast as lightning indeed… Tsk, my handsome little face was almost ruined from the fall."
Zhang Che crawled back up to his feet with a bitter smile, patting the bits of grass and dirt off his body as he looked toward the Golden Elephorse King. It seemed like that fellow's gaze towards him contained a hint of contempt.
"What the heck, you dare to look down on me? Come on, if I don't tame you today, I won't kill a single elephorse from now on!" Zhang Che flared up in anger, staring at the Golden Elephorse King tauntingly.
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Chapter 49: Chapter 049 – To Come One After Another
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While they were staring each other down, Zhang Che suddenly realized that there was a black dot flying in circles in the skies above the grasslands, before flying off to the distance.
However, Zhang Che didn't take it to mind, treating it as an exotic beast that just happened to pass by. After shooting a glance at it, he continued his staring contest against the Golden Elephorse King.
The Golden Elephorse King looked at Zhang Che in disdain for some time. In the end, it still couldn't bear to part with the mysterious energy emitting from his body. It let out a few snorts, and walked up to Zhang Che once more with short steps.
"Heh, I'm only afraid that you wouldn't come!"
Although he just fell flat on the ground, Zhang Che didn't mind that little setback. As long as this beast still dared to come to him, he still had a chance to jump on its back.
Moreover, the Golden Elephorse King's Lightning Charge skill was used. He didn't have to worry about its near-instantaneous movement for the next half an hour, and his chance of succeeding in his quest increased a tad bit.
After getting closer once more, the Golden Elephorse King continued approaching Zhang Che with a look of enjoyment, its expression remarkably similar to an addict.
"Hup!"
Finding an opportunity, Zhang Che harnessed his strength and placed his hands on the Golden Elephorse King's back once more, successfully mounting it. He was so happy he nearly laughed out.
"Haha, I'm finally on your back now— Oww!…"
Alas, before Zhang Che could celebrate his success, the Golden Elephorse King suddenly accelerated, charging out like a racecar. Zhang Che didn't manage to hold onto the beast's neck and was thrown off, falling on the grass once more.
"This freaking… hurts!"
He landed flat on his back on the ground. Zhang Che was disoriented from the fall, his vision nearly went dark.
"Huier huier…"
The Golden Elephorse King stood still several dozen meters away, turning its head around to look at Zhang Che crawling himself up pitifully, as it let out several mocking neighs.
Obviously, this beast knew that Zhang Che couldn't do a thing to it and was toying with him.
Zhang Che was angry. Very angry!
Due to his reluctance to directly kill this beast, he was suddenly left helpless against it. How infuriating!
He struggled to sit himself up, his eyes staring at the Golden Elephorse King once more, taunting, "Come again, I don't believe this!"
The Golden Elephorse King seemed to have fell in love with this game too, and cried out happily, running up to Zhang Che.
After flipping himself up onto the Golden Elephorse King's back again, the well-prepared Zhang Che immediately hugged its neck tightly, his legs locked tightly to its stomach, like the roots of an aged tree.
Sure enough, the Golden Elephorse King resorted to its old tricks once more, suddenly accelerating and ran out dozens of meters away. That explosive strength wasn't just for show, indeed.
However, it made a miscalculation this time. Despite the sudden burst in speed, Zhang Che hugged on tightly onto the Golden Elephorse King's neck, not letting go of it.
Seeing as it didn't throw Zhang Che off this time, this beast thought of another plan. Its body stopped galloping abruptly, stopping in place and raised its front limbs high, standing on its hind legs.
That sudden shift in motion caused a huge inertia, nearly causing Zhang Che to lose his control and falling off.
Currently, Zhang Che was already using all the strength he could muster. Green veins could be seen on his neck, his face was flushed bright red from exertion. He stabilized himself with much difficulty, grinding his teeth, yelling, "Go on, run, jump, see if you can throw me off any more!"
The Golden Elephorse King seemed to be enraged as well, and started galloping thru the vast grasslands. It would run left and right, stopping abruptly and going back into motion, causing Zhang Che to feel as if he was riding on a roller coaster, the kind without any safety belts!
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At the foot of the tall mountain range, in one of the ordinary ravines…
Old Lu, who had a savage scar on his chin, revealed an excited smile as he watched a black dot in the sky quickly fly down, turning into his subdued beast with scouting abilities, a White-Headed Falcon.
"How is it, Old Lu?"
Seeing as Old Lu recalled his White-Headed Falcon, the others looked towards him impatiently, wanting to know the situation.
"I looked into it, Sister Mei. Behind this canyon is a vast area of grasslands. My White-Headed Falcon followed that guy all the way here and discovered a huge herd of up to a thousand elephorses!"
Sister Mei couldn't help but raise her eyebrows, "Are you sure?"
Old Lu nodded, "I'm sure. Since when has my White-Headed Falcon made a mistake?"
"Haha, that's really great. Let's get in there quickly, before those from Ding Feng Corporation arrives, and obtain some elephorse cards. Those things are worth over 300k each in the market. We'll strike it rich if we could get ten or twenty of them!" the shamate man yelled out impatiently.
The few of them exchanged looks with one another and saw the frenzy in their eyes. They immediately got Old Lu to quickly lead the way towards the basin located in the ravine behind the mountain range.
——
At the same time, Zhang Yujie also came into the beast world once more, bringing with him several dozen beastmasters.
They had the same idea as Zhang Che. Zhang Yujie guessed that there were definitely more Elephorse herds in the grasslands behind that mountain range. Thus, after he returned to Qian Wei City, he immediately gathered his men and returned to the beast world immediately, ready for a huge operation.
Due to some reasons, recently Ding Feng Corporation happened to be in need of a batch of standardized mount-type beasts. With their long-lasting endurance, the elephorses were the perfect fit!
As the successor of Ding Feng Corporation, Zhang Yujie naturally wouldn't miss such an opportunity.
Zhang Che didn't expect them, either. Just as he was returning to that bountiful land, there were two groups of people right on his tail, one stronger than the other.
Of course, even if he knew, Zhang Che wouldn't care.
He was alone; how could he possibly gain all the benefits by himself?
Zhang Yujie's party walked out of the safety zone and called out their respective subdued mounts. With Zhang Yujie and Xiaoru leading the way, riding their elephorses, they rode off towards the mountain range.
Of the party riding their beasts, only a fraction of them were riding mount-type beasts. The others were all riding on Original Combat Body-type beasts, and the comfort level of riding those was much worse in comparison.
Even so, despite the bumpy experience of riding on non-mount type beast, none of the beastmasters were showing any discomfort in their expressions. All of them were tenacious in nature.
With so many people riding off to the wild in a group, naturally they drew the attention of those in the safety zone, discussing about them.
"Eh? Isn't that Ding Feng Corporation's young master, Zhang Yujie? What are they rushing off in such a hurry for?"
"Che, do you still have to ask? Surely the Ding Feng Corporation's men discovered a powerful exotic beast again, and is going to hunt the boss monster."
"Tsk, these people from large corporations and companies have it good. With the advantage in numbers, they can hunt many powerful exotic beasts, unlike losers like us. We don't even dare to go far away from the safety zone."
Between the sounds of discussion, Zhang Yujie's party was already went off far, leaving only a trail of dust behind them…
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Chapter 50: Chapter 050 – Exposed Whereabouts
Translator: mianbao Editor: Aelryinth
Edited by RED
In the open grasslands, the herd of elephorses were walking around leisurely, occasionally munching on the tender, verdant leaves, giving off a peaceful feeling.
The scarlet red, jade white-tusked Golden Elephorse King, taller and bigger than ordinary elephorses, was currently walking slowly on the grass plain.
On the back of the Golden Elephorse King, a fatigued-looking Zhang Che revealed a deeply surprised look in his eyes. Sitting on the horseback, the corners of his lips were curled up into a smile.
"The elephorses really can be tamed, as I thought! It's as good as me owning a supercar from now on. If those students from my class were to learn of this, they'd probably be so surprised that their jaws would become dislocated."
Thinking of his classmates, Zhang Che couldn't help but remember his short-lived student life after transcending into this world, feeling a plethora of emotions in his heart.
Truthfully speaking, although he was a little unaccustomed to reliving the campus life, if it wasn't for his mother's condition worsening, he would have been like the rest of his peers, finishing his high school life and applying to an university.
However, Zhang Che didn't have any regrets about his decision at all.
If he hadn't made this decision, wouldn't he have missed out on seeing this vast world so early, nor would he be riding on this excellent mount!?
After about half an hour of contesting, the Golden Elephorse King was still unable to throw Zhang Che off his back again. In the end, it could only submit to him tamely, and let Zhang Che sit on his back, acknowledging him as his master.
Of course, the energy emitted from the seven-colored crystal played a huge part in this as well. Zhang Che knew this very well.
He was very aware of his limits. If it wasn't for the seven-colored crystal helping him at the key moment, drawing the Golden Elephorse King out from his herd, he wouldn't have had a chance of getting close to this horse king.
If it wasn't for the Golden Elephorse King's extreme greed towards the seven-colored crystal's energy, he wouldn't have submitted so easily, either. Not to mention putting up a stronger resistance, he might even have charged into the herd and let Zhang Che have a taste of countless tusks piercing through him.
All in all, these two got together willingly.
According to the usual practice, after taming a fierce foe, he should give it a flashy name. This guy wasn't his subdued beast, after all. He had its own feelings, unlike those subdued beasts who would only obey his orders unconditionally, like robots.
"My home, the Earth, has the Ferghana horse. Although you don't sweat blood, the fur on your body is all red, untainted by any mix. Let's call you Hanxue from now on."
Zhang Che caressed the Golden Elephorse King's mane tenderly as he gave it a special name.
"Huier huier…"
As if responding to Zhang Che, the Golden Elephorse King made a few cries excitedly. It seemed like it didn't feel any ire towards the name 'Hanxue'.
Zhang Che couldn't help but smile. "Very well. It seems like you're satisfied with this name, too. Then, let's have a discussion. Can you contribute about two hundred of your people to me? Your master, I, is about to advance into a Tier Three beastmaster."
Who would've thought that the Golden Elephorse King would suddenly stand on its hind legs, directly throwing the unprepared Zhang Che on the ground. After which, it grunted unhappily, obviously not willing to let Zhang Che kill its ex-comrades.
"You beast, you're really asking for a beating!"
Zhang Che stood up, cursing jokingly, patting his hurting bum. Looking at the upset Golden Elephorse King, he was immediately at a loss, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
"I know you cherish old friendships. Didn't I say that it was only a discussion? Just say it directly if you're not willing to. You don't have to give such a strong reaction!"
Golden Elephorse King: -I have some greetings for you, but a pity that I can't speak…-
Since Hanxue was unwilling to let him massacre its once-underlings, Zhang Che dropped any and all ideas about those elephorses.
In any case, this world was so vast, with uncountable exotic beasts. He'd just go find other exotic beasts to kill.
Now that he had Hanxue, it was no problem to travel fifteen hundred km a day!
If it wasn't for Zhang Che's low Tier and being stuck without a powerful subdued beast, he would nearly be unstoppable, no matter where he wished to go.
However, he should be able to check out what was deeper in these highland plains, right?
Thinking up until here, Zhang Che prepared to mount Hanxue and set off towards deeper into the plains.
Suddenly, just as Zhang Che flipped himself over, he saw a black dot circling around in the skies above him. He couldn't help but furrow his brow.
-Could it be that some powerful exotic beast has set its eyes upon the elephorse herd?-
It seemed unlikely. If it really was some powerful exotic beast, why would they be apprehensive of the weak elephorse? They could directly swoop down to catch one to fill their stomachs, and didn't have to loiter around in the sky.
-It seems like this flying beast has already appeared in the sky above me previously?-
Zhang Che grew even more doubtful in his heart, feeling that there was some anomaly hidden among all this, yet he couldn't put his finger on what exactly was wrong.
After pondering for a few seconds, Zhang Che resorted to his old trick, 'asking' the seven-colored crystal in his spiritual sea to open a path of energy towards the flying beast in the sky.
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Several tens of li away, the group of five were hurrying on their way when Old Lu suddenly paused for a moment. From the feeling in his spiritual sea, his White-Headed Falcon seemed to have sensed something good and was asking for permission to go check it out.
-Heh, do you still need to ask? Go ahead!-
One had to know that in the beast world, there were many good things to be found aside from exotic beasts. Many unique plants could be used as ingredients to manufacture beast card cultivation fluids, increasing the level, or even the quality, of beasts!
Not only that, some precious treasures could be directly consumed by beasts, disregarding the limits of their attributes and allowing the beast to increase in level or quality.
Since the White-Head Falcon discovered something, Old Lu would naturally not stop it.
—-
[White-Headed Falcon]
Level: Three Star (Level 26)
Quality: Bronze
Type: Original Combat Body
Characteristics: Adept in Detection, Able to Provide Beastmaster with Relatively Detailed Information via Spiritual Link
Weakness: Ice Elemental Attacks
Potential: D Rank
Cultivating Directions: …
When that flying beast flew down as expected, attracted by the energy emitted from the seven-colored crystal, Zhang Che's expression suddenly changed.
This was no freaking exotic beast, but a beastmaster's subdued beast!
-Was it Zhang Yujie who sent someone to follow me, or someone else who saw me entering deep into the mountain range by chance and is scouting me out of curiosity?-
No matter which outcome it was, every move he made after entering this grassland was scouted out. His whereabouts were already exposed to others, with unknown intentions!
This made Zhang Che very upset!
Thus, when that White-Headed Falcon came within a certain distance, Zhang Che suddenly summoned the Mutated Puffersword and directly activated the Sonic Wave attack on this incoming flying beast.
Caught with its guard down, the White-Headed Falcon immediately slammed right into the invisible sound waves. Its wings stiffened, falling straight down, and it was cut in two by Zhang Che, riding Hanxue to charge towards it.
Translator's Note:
1: A Ferghana horse is known as Han Xue Bao Ma in Chinese, literally 'bloody sweat precious horse'. They are fabled warhorses in China.
2: Hanxue was trying to swear at Zhang Che in Chinese slang.
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Chapter 51: Chapter 051 – All For Naught
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"Shit!"
In the midst of their journey, Old Lu's expression suddenly changed and he cursed out loud.
"What is it, Old Lu?"
The other four of the party stopped in place together, looking at the angry Old Lu.
A hint of frustration flashed in Old Lu's eyes. He said, gnashing his teeth, "My White-Headed Falcon is dead!"
Sister Mei's eyebrows jumped up uncontrollably, asking doubtfully, "Did it encounter some powerful flying beast? But isn't your White-Headed Falcon always alert? Why would it die all of a sudden?"
"I don't know. It sent me a message earlier, indicating that it seemed to have found some amazing treasure. I allowed it to go check things out, and it died in the next moment."
Old Lu naturally had no idea how the White-Headed Falcon died. It didn't even have the time to send a distress signal before losing its life.
The party's expressions turned grave. Perhaps some powerful exotic beast was in the grasslands ahead, and managed to catch it by surprise, killing it in one strike?
If that was true, why is the elephorse herd still fine?
Old Lu didn't suspect his subdued beast was slain by Zhang Che.
When the White-Headed Falcon was carrying out its scouting mission, it wouldn't leave the sky at all. No ordinary beastmaster would have a chance of killing it.
The five of them stopped in place, hesitating.
The grasslands ahead suddenly held an unknown fear. The circumstances surrounding the White-Headed Falcon's death were truly too strange, leaving others confused.
Moreover, Old Lu mentioned previously that the White-Headed Falcon had sent him a message before its death, that it discovered some treasure, which made this matter even more puzzling.
The group looked at each other. In the end, the short-haired woman turned her head towards Sister Mei, asking, "Then, Sister Mei, are we still advancing forward?"
Sister Mei thought for a while with her brow furrowed. Finally, she grit her teeth. "Yes! Since we're already here, it really leaves me unwilling to give up just like that. However, without the White-Headed Falcon scouting the way ahead for us now, everyone needs to be on their guard. Once you discover anything off, immediately turn to run. You mustn't hesitate in the slightest."
The rest of them nodded gravely, and they continued walking forward with quick steps.
Soon after the group set off once more, and before they covered another five hundred meters, their faces changed again.
"Not good. Ding Feng Corporation's men have probably got here. Why are they so fast?"
The rumbling footsteps of exotic beasts approached them from behind rapidly. Who else could they be, if not Ding Feng Corporation's men?
"Go, we'll find a place to hide first. We'll observe them before taking any other action."
Sister Mei's brow furrowed deeply. Their plans today were met with one setback after another, leaving her doubting whether her choices were correct.
Just as the five of them hid themselves, the group of beastmasters from Ding Feng Corporation led by Zhang Yujie came galloping in from a distance away.
For long journeys, Zhang Yujie and the few who owned mount-yype subdued beasts were faring much better. The rest revealed traces of fatigue on their faces, but their eyes were shining with excitement.
This time, if they could find and slay a large elephorse herd, not only would everyone achieve great merits, they would even be rewarded with an elephorse card. Their future journeys would be much more convenient.
Watching the terrain before them gradually opening wider, a smile curled up on Zhang Yujie's handsome face. He encouraged the others loudly, "Everyone, endure a little longer. If my guess was right, after we enter the open lands in front, there will definitely be traces of elephorse herd activities. As long as we successfully hunt a herd of elephorses, I'll personally request recognition of your merits when we get back!"
Hearing this, everyone looked even more excited, and cheered out loud in unison.
The group moved past at flying speed. Sister Mei and the rest of her party came out from their hiding spots with bitter expressions.
The short-haired woman looked at Sister Mei hesitantly, "Sister Mei, are we still going?"
Sister Mei didn't make a sound. Instead, she swept her gaze across the few of them first. Seeing as they had unwilling looks on their faces, she nodded heavily, "We'll go! I don't believe Ding Feng Corporation's men can kill every single elephorse. Moreover, if there are any unknown dangers ahead, we have the Ding Feng Corporation's men to take them on for us. We only need to proceed cautiously; even if there aren't any gains, we wouldn't be in danger at the very least."
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After slaying the White-Headed Falcon, the grave expression on Zhang Che's face didn't lessen in the least.
He didn't know who had their eyes on him, but their aim was probably the same as him: the elephorse herd on the grasslands.
If it was in the past, Zhang Che wouldn't care about any of this at all. He didn't have the ability to hunt the herd, anyway. If others wanted to try their hand at them, he'd just let them do it.
But now, Hanxue had become his pet. This fellow obviously cared for his ex-underlings. As his master, how could he watch idly by the side as they were being hunted?
"Hanxue, oh, Hanxue, although you won't let your master massacre your underlings, now someone else has laid their eyes upon them. I can't possibly keep them safe by myself. You better get them to leave this place as soon as possible, moving deeper into the grasslands. Hopefully they can still make it in time."
Zhang Che caressed Hanxue's cheek tenderly, telling it of the situation he had just discovered.
After hearing what Zhang Che said, Hanxue let out a few neighs, looking at him, its eyes shining with gratitude. It looked as if it understood Zhang Che's words.
In the next moment, the Golden Elephorse King moved with great strides toward the Elephorse herd a short distance away. It cried out loud, "Xilvlv!" as it ran.
As Hanxue's reverberating cries were heard, the relaxed elephorse herd suddenly fell silent, and turned around in unison, galloping deeper into the grasslands.
For a short while, Zhang Che could only hear the rumblings of the hooves filling his ears. The entire herd of elephorses were like the tide, spreading out into the verdant grasslands and quickly vanishing.
The Elephorse herd's speed erupted, and soon ran out to about a kilometer away.
Watching his ex-underlings gradually going further away, Hanxue suddenly raised his neck and let out another reverberating neigh, his cry filled with loneliness and reluctance.
Zhang Che seemed to feel that Hanxue was feeling down, and extended his hand to caress his neck as consolation.
"Don't worry. I'll bring you back here in the future to visit them if an opportunity arises."
With Zhang Che's assurance, the Golden Elephorse King neighed cheerfully.
After taking a look behind him, the corners of Zhang Che's lips hooked up into a mocking smile, wondering what look would the party that was following him have on their faces when they discover that this area was empty, with not a single Elephorse around.
"Let's go, we have to leave here quickly."
Zhang Che patted Hanxue's neck. The godly mount under him immediately lengthened its gait, galloping towards the deeper part of the grasslands in another direction.
——
Not more than ten minutes after Zhang Che left riding on Hanxue, Zhang Yujie and the rest of the Ding Feng Corporation's beastmasters finally arrived at the grasslands.
However, seeing the area before them had obvious signs of activities of a huge crowd of creatures, yet the grasslands was empty, the expressions on their faces were simply a sight to behold.
"Someone got ahead of us. We came too late!" For the first time, Zhang Yujie's suave smile was missing from his handsome face, and he was gloomy.
"Zhang-shao, there should be a large herd of elephorses here not long ago, and seemed to have run in this direction. Should we give chase?" A beastmaster looked toward Zhang Yujie from the side, looking regretful, yet carried a hint of eagerness on his face.
"No, let's go back." Zhang Yujie turned his mount around instead, riding back in the direction he had come from.
Leaving the fact that the grasslands ahead was too far away from the safe zone, there were too many uncertain risks involved in pursuing them. Why would the elephorses around here previously migrate away? That added another layer of fog to Zhang Yujie's mind.
There must be something behind the anomaly. For safety reasons, he decided not to give chase.
He felt regretful, however, knowing that there was a large herd of Elephorses here, and yet all he did so far was all for naught.
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Chapter 52: Chapter 052 – The First Meal of Meat in the Beast World
Translator: mianbao Editor: Aelryinth
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A strong wind whistled, inflicting pain on any surface it touched.
The Golden Elephorse King was like a scarlet bolt of lightning, whizzing through the vast grasslands at maximum speed, just like a supercar, but without the rumblings of the engine.
The oncoming wind kept blowing at his mouth and nose. Zhang Che almost felt like he was suffocating, struggling to open his eyes.
He could only hug on to Hanxue's neck tightly, his body leaning forward, to let Hanxue take some of the air pressure off him. It was only then that it got a little better for him.
"This speed is freaking nearing two hundred kph, isn't it?"
After leaving earlier, in order to test how fast could Hanxue run, Zhang Che told him to let loose and start running. And now, he discovered, to his misery, that this feeling was so amazing and yet terrible.
Other than the whistling of the wind, he almost couldn't hear anything else.
Although the experience of riding under such circumstances wasn't very good, Zhang Che felt incredibly excited.
Just this alone, other than flying-type beasts, it was almost impossible for other ordinary exotic beasts to catch up to Hanxue. That also meant that his safety would be greatly helped from now on.
Moreover, Hanxue still had the Lightning Charge skill. With a flash during crucial moments, he could be two hundred meters away. Using it to avoid long range attacks or sneak attacks from enemies would simply prove be awesome when needed.
The only regret was that Lightning Charge has a cooldown time of half an hour; a pretty considerable flaw.
But even if it had a flaw, it was still a skill, and an attribute that only beasts at gold quality or higher could have.
Unlike beasts who were below gold quality, even if you wished for a useless skill, that dream would never be realized.
As such, Zhang Che's lucky was really not bad.
The gold-quality subdued beast, the Mutated Puffersword, had a skill; the gold-quality pet, Hanxue, also has a skill. His luck was as good as heaven-defying. One had to know that being gold-quality was only the prerequisite of having a skill. Not all gold-quality exotic beasts would have them.
Running at high speed, Zhang Che suddenly felt that Hanxue seemed to have knocked into something. He hurriedly ordered it to slow down, to prevent hurting its legs.
After all, Hanxue's defensive capabilities were rather weak. Although it was still much better than ordinary animals, its safety wasn't guaranteed when running at high speed.
Haven't you heard of a bird causing an air accident, or a high speed jet being able to cut steel?
When speed reached a certain limit, even a speck of dust could contain extreme destructive force.
When Hanxue finally came to a stop, Zhang Che hurriedly jumped off and checked on its limbs carefully. Even though this fellow didn't seem to look unwell in the least, Zhang Che didn't dare to be careless.
This fellow was different from subdued beasts, who he could recall into his spiritual sea and would recover by devouring the seven-colored fog from the crystal.
Zhang Che finished checking Hanxue's front limbs, and didn't discover any problems.
However, when his gaze fell onto Hanxue's left rear leg, his heart immediately tightened. An eye-catching blood stain entered his sight.
"He really was hurt!"
Zhang Che hurriedly stooped down his body and went closer to take a better look. His anxiety was simply indescribable.
-Did Hanxue accidentally knock onto a rock or some other obstruction when it passed through the grasses earlier?
-But other than looking a little fatigued, this fellow doesn't seem any out of the ordinary…-
When he got closer and took a better look, Zhang Che discovered that the blood was only a stain on Hanxue's rear leg. This big fellow wasn't injured at all.
"Lucky… I was almost scared to death!"
The burden in his chest was lifted, and Zhang Che finally felt relieved. Immediately afterwards, he couldn't help but wonder, -That blood stain, how exactly did it come about?-
Zhang Che shifted his gaze in the direction he came from, then trotted back, focusing on whatever entered his vision. After walking less than a hundred meters out, he saw a badly mangled grey figure lying on the grass. It was shaped like a wild rabbit, but its size was as least two times bigger.
"This was the thing Hanxue stepped on earlier?"
Zhang Che quickly walked closer. This rabbit-like creature's head was crushed into a mush of meat.
Even so, Zhang Che's focus wasn't on that.
"Eh? What exotic beast is this? It actually left a corpse behind."
-According to the rules of the world on this side, other than fighting between exotic beasts, shouldn't there be no corpses left behind by the hunting of exotic beasts done by beastmasters and their subdued beasts?
-Could it be that this rabbit-like creature wasn't an exotic beast, but an ordinary animal?-
Zhang Che really wanted to check on this thing's attributes using his cheat, but there wasn't any reaction to it. Perhaps it was because this thing is already dead, and his cheat effects wouldn't be triggered.
Or, perhaps it was due to Hanxue not being his subdued beast, therefore its kill had left a corpse behind?
If that was truly the case, then that was undoubtedly a piece of good news.
Even so, he had no way of determining whether this thing was an animal or an exotic beast. As such, Zhang Che was unable to wrap his mind around this matter in the end.
Unable to get a clear answer, Zhang Che could only pick up this thing's corpse and continue forward in the end.
He could ignore this problem for now. The key thing was that he could eat some fresh meat tonight!
This was his first meal consisting of meat since he entered the beast world. Just thinking about it excited him!
"Here, here. We got some good stuff. Do you want some, Hanxue?" Zhang Che lifted the rabbit-like creature's several kilograms-heavy corpse, waving it in front of Hanxue as he walked back to the Golden Elephorse King's side.
Hanxue showed a disgusted expression, however. It took a few steps back, obviously not fond of the thing in Zhang Che's hands.
Right, Hanxue was a herbivore. What did he mean by bringing a bloody corpse up to its face?
"Looks like we have a difference between us when it comes to food."
Zhang Che shook his head, ignoring Hanxue's disgusted expression. Instead, he looked back at the spoils in his hand happily. It weighed over a dozen jin. Even after skinning it and removing its innards and bones, there should be about 3 to 4 kg left, enough for him for two or three meals.
Even so, here came the problem.
Lighters and the likes were useless in here. How was he going to light a fire here? Did he have to drill wood to start a fire?
That method should work theoretically, but Zhang Che knew that this definitely wasn't as simple as it sounded. Even if he was provided with all the tools, perhaps only five out of ten people would succeed in starting a fire, and that would be considered achieving excellent results.
Moreover, Zhang Che didn't have the relevant tools at hand. It would be even tougher to start a fire now, perhaps as difficult as getting a rooster to lay eggs, or a man giving birth to a baby.
(Ed. Note: Umwot?)
"Then what the heck am I supposed to do? Do I have to have my first meal of meat in the beast world by eating it raw?"
Ah, that vexation in Zhang Che's heart! He was so anxious that he nearly scratched his head in frustration, his anger rising.
If it wasn't for the fact that technological products were unusable in the beast world, he really wanted to send a message to his classmates, asking them how to solve the predicament he was in.
-I'm waiting online, URGENT!-…
Translator's Note:
1 – Jin(斤): A Chinese unit for weight. Each jin is about 500(China) or 600 (a few other Asian countries) grams, depending on the nation in context. Or, just think pounds, if you are American/English.
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Chapter 53: Chapter 053 – Are You Guys Here to Give Me Free Experience?
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Alas, not even an electronic lighter functioned properly in the beast world, not to mention the more technologically advanced personal terminals.
Thus, even if Zhang Che waited until the end of time, no one would come offer him any advice.
"Hmm? Right, an electronic lighter is useless, but what about those flint lighters?"
Zhang Che suddenly thought of a question, his heart immediately shook!
Regretfully, however, a distant fire wouldn't boil the water close at hand. So what if a flint lighter worked?
Did he have to specially make a trip back?
With that lost time, it would be better to directly ask someone in the safety zone to take care of it for him.
"Forget it; I'll stop thinking about starting a fire for now, and go find a water source to clean this thing up first."
Shaking his head self-mockingly, Zhang Che mounted onto Hanxue once more, scanning around him to look for the nearest source of water.
There would definitely be a stream somewhere in this vast grassland, no questions asked. Otherwise, what would the creatures living here drink? It was only a matter of time before he found it.
Zhang Che shifted his gaze towards the horizon in a certain direction. That was one of the V-shaped outlines of the mountain range extending behind him.
That mountain range was so tall; there would probably be a mountain stream flowing along the ravines to the grasslands here. As long as he kept looking along the foot of the mountain range, he would surely find water. It was easier than searching in the endless grasslands.
Sure enough, before he even got close to the towering cliffs, Zhang Che saw several waterfalls falling from an extremely high altitude, scattering into a curtain of mist.
It was pretty good this way. Even if he can't start a fire in the end, at least he could clean the carcass first.
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Qian Wei City, the Ding Feng Corporation building…
Zhang Yujie was standing expressionlessly, like a lone pine tree. In front of him, an employee was bending his waist slightly, his head lowered, his forehead full of sweat.
"So, regarding that Sun Che, you guys basically found nothing on him?" Without waiting for the employee to reply, Zhang Yujie waved his hand, gesturing for him to leave.
That employee immediately felt as if he was pardoned, and lowered his waist further, stepping backwards. Only when he reached the door did he turn around and leave. When he shut the door to this office, he let out a long sigh of relief. "Zhang-dashao seems so amiable usually. I didn't expect him to have such a fearsome aura around him when he puts on a serious face. It seems like the Ding Feng Corporation has truly found a worthy successor!"
In the office, Zhang Yujie recalled his transaction with Zhang Che previously. He couldn't help but reveal a slight bitter smile, shaking his head. Perhaps he shouldn't have acted so pretentiously, and thoroughly investigated that Sun Che's identity earlier?
Thinking of his failed operation, and the ridiculing looks on his two good-for-nothing brothers, Zhang Yujie's mood took a dive.
He could faintly guess that Sun Che must have had something to do with the sudden disappearance of the elephorse herd at the grasslands behind the mountain range, but the details of it really left him confused.
However, thinking of this, the depths of that Sun Che's strength were really unfathomable.
Not only did he make the entire herd of elephorses leave, he even had the guts to go deeper into the grasslands. That was not something ordinary beastmasters could do easily.
"Forget it. The investigation ends here. It's better to make friends with that guy as best as we can in the future. It's way better to be friends than enemies with such a figure."
Zhang Yujie was thinking, since he already had a pleasant transaction with that Sun Che, and they didn't have an acrimonious falling-out with each other for this matter, either, it would probably still greatly benefit himself and the Ding Feng Corporation if he made friends properly with him.
——-
Unlike how Zhang Yujie was so at ease, the few people who lost a White-Headed Falcon all had gloomy expressions on their faces when they returned in the end.
Especially the owner of the White-Headed Falcon, Old Lu. That was his most capable subdued beast. He only got it through a stroke of luck back then, and it was a great assistant to him. Be it scouting for exotic beasts or hunting them, it had proved itself to be extremely useful.
Now that it lost its life on that grassland under such unknown circumstances, it truly left him bleeding in his heart, as if he had just lost his parents.
It could be said that they took a double loss on this impromptu operation that was born from greed. Without a pair of sharp eyes in the sky from today on, their profits would surely shrink by a large margin.
——
The one responsible for all this, Zhang Che, was currently squatting by the side of a converged stream of river under the foot of the mountain range, focused on cleaning the carcass of the unknown exotic beast in his hand.
The knife Huang Tielan had gifted him flew about up and down in his hand. First he cut off the smashed head, followed by skinning it and cutting it open from the chest, removing its innards. The series of actions was rather delightful.
Of course, it would be perfect if the skin and fur he threw away to the side weren't there.
"Tsk tsk, my technique still needs some polishing! Now, then, comes the noble problem that concerns the survival of humans; how to start a fire."
The ingredients were prepared. If he still couldn't start a fire, all the work he had done so far would be for naught. He can't possible eat them raw.
"The principle behind drilling wood to obtain fire is only making use of the friction caused to ignite flammable objects. Although I can't do that, I can choose a more reliable method."
Zhang Che looked at the cliff not far away from him. A glint of light suddenly flashed in his eyes as he strode over.
Walking to the face of the cliff, Zhang Che looked for some flammable grass and chose a spot to place them. He looked at the alloy knife in his hand, thinking inwardly, -Whether I succeed or not all depends on this.-
In the next moment, Zhang Che suddenly raised the alloy knife and slashed continuously at the rock cliff, causing a wave of screeching sounds. Countless rock bits and powder fell, yet not a single spark could be seen.
"Gah, the knife is too sharp; it can't produce the frictional effect at all."
Zhang Che fell silent for quite a while, looking blankly at the fresh marks on the rock wall. He was too naive; this method didn't work at all.
It might work if the knife was an iron rod instead, but where is he going to find one now?
Naturally, it was impossible to find one right now, but Zhang Che found something even more fitting than an iron rod.
The Fiery Scorpion was summoned out. Following its master's command, it raised its pincer and rubbed madly against the cliff, producing a ear-piercing sound, causing Zhang Che's eyes to light up. -It works!-
Soon, a bunch of sparks flew down and landed on the grass he had placed on the ground. A wisp of green smoke immediately rose slowly, and quickly turned into a flame, illuminating Zhang Che.
"Ha, I'll reward you with a piece of meat later!"
Zhang Che hurriedly used dried tree branches to layer on the burning grass from below like a cross and placed them under the pile of dried leaves and branches he had prepared beforehand. Soon, a vigorous bonfire was burning.
When the fat of that rabbit-like exotic beast racked above the fire was sizzling, its aroma wafted out, Zhang Che really wanted to laugh out excitedly.
It wasn't easy, to finally have his first piping hot meal in the beast world!
However, before the roasted meat above the fire was fully cooked, Zhang Che suddenly heard Hanxue neighing from the side, its voice filled with fear.
Zhang Che hurriedly turned his head to look. In the bushes by the side, a group of brown-furred wolves had come up before he noticed them. Their green eyes were filled with their greedy desire for food.
Zhang Che wasn't shocked, but pleasantly surprised by this.
-Good boys, did you know I was trying to advance to Tier Three beastmaster and came here to gift me experience!?-
Translator's Note:
1 – Dashao: As mentioned previously, shao(少) is a less formal way of calling someone young master, shaoye(少爷). Dashao(大少), literally meaning big young, refers to his status as the eldest of the young masters.
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Chapter 54: Chapter 054 – Burnt
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[Grassland Brown-Furred Wolf]
Level: Two Star (Level 17)
Quality: Bronze
Characteristics: Gathers in Packs, Excels in Using Their Numerical Advantage to Hunt Their Prey
Weakness: Poor Defense in Abdominal Area, Vulnerable to Fire Attribute Attacks
Potential: D Rank
Cultivating Directions: …
Although he didn't know if these Grassland Brown-Furred Wolves were here because they saw the Golden Elephorse King or they were attracted by the fragrance of the roasted meat, all of that didn't matter anymore.
Zhang Che only knew that after killing these hundred-plus two-star Grassland Brown-Furred Wolves, he would be much closer to advancing into a Tier Three beastmaster.
Really, everything was working in his favor!
Previously he was still troubled over finding another species that gathered in groups after letting the herd of elephorses go. Unexpectedly, another prey appeared immediately afterwards to supply him with experience. Zhang Che nearly laughed out loud from this.
However, these Grassland Brown-Furred Wolves were obviously afraid of the fire. Although their green eyes were staring at Zhang Che's side, they didn't take the initiative to launch an offense immediately.
Instead, the Golden Elephorse King to the side became their number one target.
Following Hanxue's fearful cry, a few Grassland Browned-Furred Wolves immediately separated from the wolf pack and pounced at Hanxue, grunting lowly.
Despite the fact that Hanxue was a two-star gold-quality beast, his strong suit didn't lie in attacking. Facing the encirclement of several of his natural predator, he let out a long neigh in fear, and ran towards Zhang Che like a bolt of lightning to take cover.
"Hey, you're a gold-quality exotic beast. Can't you bring out your dignity?" Zhang Che felt a little at a loss for words, seeing Hanxue running towards him.
This fellow was good in everything other than his offensive capabilities. It seemed like there wouldn't be any use for him in the future, other than using him as a mount.
Hanxue didn't care about Zhang Che's mocking. He looked at Zhang Che pitifully, as if he was saying, "Our enemies are too great in number. It's better for us to run. Let's quickly escape!"
"Useless fellow. There are so many delicious prey right in front of me. How could I give up on them just like that? Why don't you run by yourself first, and come back when I'm done with these wolves?" Hanxue turned to look at the wolves surrounding them in all directions. He let out a few low neighs and suddenly turned into a streak of light, entering Zhang Che's spiritual sea.
"The heck, what is this!?" Zhang Che freaked out. He was caught unprepared, nearly jumping off the ground.
Hanxue was merely his pet, not his subdued beast. How was it possible for him to enter his spiritual sea?
Moreover, even if he could turn himself into a beast card, he had to brand his spiritual imprint on him before he could be brought into his spiritual sea, right?
Suppressing his astonishment, Zhang Che immediately looked into his spiritual sea, and he saw a golden light between the seven-colored crystal floating high up in the sky, a few beast cards under it. They were all absorbing the rich seven-colored fog present in his spiritual sea greedily.
It didn't have to be said that the golden light was naturally Hanxue.
Alright, Zhang Che understood the situation. All of this must be the work of the seven-colored crystal. He was glad to see this happening.
First, he didn't have to worry about Hanxue's safety in the future. Second, even if that fellow got hurt by accident, he could still return to his spiritual sea to recuperate. Third, since Hanxue could devour the seven-colored fog in his spiritual sea, there was surely a chance of him advancing in quality in the future.
He felt excited just thinking about it. -What quality is above gold?- Although Zhang Che didn't have an answer for that, even a dummy knew that it would be much better than gold-quality.
"Awoooo!"
Just as Zhang Che was focused on his inner world and was wearing a faint smile on his face, the leader of the wolf pack finally couldn't hold it in anymore and raised its head, giving the order to attack. The Grassland Brown-Furred Wolves from all sides no longer cared about their fear of the bonfire and pounced at Zhang Che.
"Heh, I'm not even in a hurry, and yet you are! Since you're adamant on dying, I'll grant your wishes!" Zhang Che remained calm. With a wave of his hand, the Fiery Scorpion, Wind Shadow Wolf, and Psychedelic Ghost-Patterned Butterfly appeared one after another. At the same time, a green sword appeared in his right palm.
The Fiery Scorpion and Wind Shadow Wolf stood at Zhang Che's side to protect him the moment they appeared, while the Psychedelic Ghost-Patterned Butterfly took the initiative to fly towards where the wolf pack was most concentrated. Beating its wings, hallucination-inducing powder scattered in a circular area of several dozen meters.
These Grassland Brown-Furred Wolves were only two-star bronze-quality exotic beasts. How could they possibly resist the effects of the Psychedelic Ghost-Patterned Butterfly's powder?
Those that were covered in the poison powder fell limply on the ground, their vision blurred. The remaining wolves were astonished and retreated in all directions, their gazes toward the Psychedelic Ghost-Patterned Butterfly filled with fear.
The pitiful wolf pack had never seen such a scary offensive method. Their ferocity fell greatly, no longer interested in attacking Zhang Che.
However, the miserable Grassland Brown-Furred Wolves had no idea that an even more horrifying attack was about to befall them.
Zhang Che stood by the bonfire with a relaxed expression, the Fiery Scorpion and the Wind Shadow Wolf each guarding a side, fending off the attacks of several Grassland Brown-Furred Wolves, allowing him to oversee the entire battle peacefully, in search of the location where the wolves were most densely packed.
Looking over, Zhang Che quickly discovered the location where the wolf pack was most concentrated was where the extraordinarily large wolf was at.
Pointing his sword at the alpha wolf, Zhang Che activated the Sonic Wave attack without any hesitation. Invisible sound waves immediately spread out, and the wolves in front of him immediately fell down in a fan shape, their miserable cries ringing out ceaselessly.
The alpha wolf held on strong, however. After being struck by the attack, a few trails of blood trickled out of its seven orifices. It let out a mournful howl and turned around, leading the remaining fraction of wolves to escape into the grasslands.
Seeing this, Zhang Che revealed a smirk on his face. Another Mutated Puffersword suddenly appeared in his left hand, and he activated the Sonic Wave attack once more, which happened to catch all the remaining wolves in its attack range.
This Mutated Puffersword was the one at two-star gold-quality. The skill's destructive force was stronger. The invisible sound waves swept pass, and all the remaining wolves fell over. Over half of them even turned into rays of light immediately, directly killed by the sound waves.
It turned out that after taming the Golden Elephorse King, Zhang Che erased his spiritual imprint from the ordinary elephorse card and replaced it with another Mutated Puffersword card for any possible needs in the future. He didn't expect it to come in handy so soon.
In just the short span of several minutes, the wolf pack that numbered over a hundred was wiped out, just like that!
What's left was only for Zhang Che to deal the final blow to the Grassland Brown-Furred Wolves that were rendered immobile, and this perfect counterattack would come to an end.
"At least twenty beast cards dropped. Although the Grassland Brown-Furred Wolf's strength isn't anything impressive, it will allow me to increase over ten points in Fusion!" Wielding swords in both hands in high spirits, Zhang Che quickly walked over to where the fallen wolves were at. Light reflected off his swords with every swing he took, and the Grassland Brown-Furred Wolves turned into streaks of light one after another.
Soon, Zhang Che looked at the stack of two-star bronze-quality beast cards in his hand. Finally unable to hold it in, Zhang Che let out a hearty laugh.
However, his laughter only went on for less than three seconds before it came to an abrupt stop. He saw the black mass hanging over the bonfire, on the verge of tears. "My freaking dinner… It's actually burned. How am I supposed to eat it…"
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Chapter 55: Chapter 055 – Bathing in Lightning
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In the end, Zhang Che still didn't get to eat a meal of piping hot roasted meat.
When the wolf pack attacked, the bonfire was burning strong.
By the time all of the Grassland Brown-Furred Wolves were killed, at least twenty minutes had passed, and the meat above the bonfire was burnt to a char.
"Forget it. I don't have salt and other seasoning this time, anyway. There's probably not much flavor just eating it like that." Zhang Che could only console himself this way, looking at the block of burnt meat above the bonfire, displaying the spirit of Ah Q to the fullest.
However, it was really vexing!
A meal was delayed just like that; even obtaining the twenty-odd beast cards didn't feel so exciting anymore.
The night gradually arrived. The helpless Zhang Che could only eat compressed biscuits along with clear water in the end. As he chewed on it with his brow knitted, he consoled himself inwardly, -When I bring the seasonings next time, I can find some weak exotic beast and get Hanxue to kick it to death. That way I'll be able to eat delicious roasted meat.-
After finishing his disappointing dinner, Zhang Che pitched his tent by the bonfire. The sky was fully dark by then.
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This place was deep into the beast world. For safety's sake, Zhang Che summoned all of his subdued beasts, guarding around the tent. Even Hanxue wasn't spared. This fellow had acute senses for danger; it would be stupid not to use him as a sentry.
After staying in Zhang Che's spiritual sea for over an hour and having a good meal of seven-colored fog, Hanxue was very unsatisfied with Zhang Che for forcefully kicking him out.
Hanxue's mood turned for the better only when Zhang Che asked the seven-colored crystal to open up a path and keep sending seven-colored fog to him.
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At midnight, Zhang Che was deep in sleep when Hanxue's restless low neigh suddenly rang out from outside. Zhang Che was jolted awake and quickly sat up, hurriedly putting on his shoes, and came out to take a look. However, he didn't discover anything amiss.
The other three subdued beasts responsible for guarding the other directions were still standing silently at their respective posts. Obviously there weren't any signs of danger.
However, Hanxue was clearly upset. It immediately came running with short strides to Zhang Che after seeing him, whimpering. "Oh you little… What happened? Could there be some exotic beasts around us in hiding?"
Seeing Hanxue acting so distressed, Zhang Che turned nervous, too.
After all, this guy had a sharper sense for danger. Did it really sense some danger approaching them that the Fiery Scorpion and the others didn't?
At Zhang Che's questioning, Hanxue blinked repeatedly and shook his head, looking up at the night sky from time to time. "You mean, some aerial beast just flew by?"
Zhang Che went to full alert. If it truly was so, then it would be troublesome…
No matter how powerful the exotic beasts on land were, he could rely on Hanxue's exceptional speed to escape. But if the danger was from the sky, facing those aerial beasts with astonishing speed, how was he supposed to escape successfully?
A suffocating sense of crisis suddenly loomed over Zhang Che's heart, bringing panic with it. He felt that the sky was filled with the presence of an unseen enemy.
However, Hanxue's reaction left Zhang Che even more confused.
Seeing Zhang Che not understanding what it was trying to convey, Hanxue decided to bite on the corner on Zhang Che's clothes, and it started walking in the direction the foot of the mountain range extended toward.
"You're telling me to quickly hide into the mountains?" Although its master still didn't understand exactly what it was trying to convey, at least he understood his intention. Hanxue immediately nodded profusely.
Zhang Che seemed to understand now. Hanxue was saying that it was more dangerous if they stayed here, and they needed to hide in the mountains?
After pondering for a moment, Zhang Che decided to trust in Hanxue's senses. He immediately turned around and stowed his tent, stuffing it into his backpack.
Seeing the anxiety on Hanxue's face becoming more apparent, Zhang Che didn't have time to care about his three subdued beasts. He directly recalled them back into his spiritual sea with a wave of his hand, and he quickly flipped himself over Hanxue's back. "Come on, go to a place where you feel safe."
"Xilvlv…" Hanxue immediately let out a long neigh and started galloping at top speed.
From the very start, Hanxue's speed erupted to the limit, running along the mountain's foot like a bolt of lightning.
Zhang Che noticed the severity of the matter from Hanxue's actions. He leaned forward on his mount's back, his brow tightly knitted, thinking about what possible danger was upon them.
Hanxue had probably come by this area in the past. It was rather familiar with the topography here, and took no time at all to run to the entrance of a narrow gap between two mountains, lowering its speed.
-Does this fellow want to bring me in here?- Looking at the dark, narrow slit in front of him, Zhang Che couldn't help but feel conflicted. It was so freaking dark in there; who knew what danger lay beyond?
Right at this moment, the sky suddenly lit up, as if it was daytime.
Using that light, Zhang Che saw a little of what was in the narrow ravine in that split second.
In the time it took for a spark to ignite, Zhang Che only managed to see that the ravine seemed to extend up towards the mountain. It was unlike what he had imagined, that it would be a bottomless abyss.
"Honglonglong…"
A few breaths after the light faded, the rumblings of thunder were heard. The entire world seemed to be shaking along to the rumblings.
-Is a storm approaching?- Zhang Che couldn't resist turning back to take a look. He saw silver snakes of lightning dancing in the sky, the brilliant light stung his eyes, forcing him to close his eyes.
Immediately afterwards, an unending wave of thunder rang out, like the concentrated firing of cannons, nearing causing Zhang Che to lose his hearing. -The force of nature on this side of the gate is actually this horrifying!-
The concentrated rumbling of thunder was only the beginning, however. Even more lightning bolts flashed, illuminating the sky to the point it seemed like daytime. The wilderness in all directions could be seen clearly.
Making use of the lightning flashes, Hanxue moved out once more, travelling along the narrow ravine between the mountains.
Zhang Che didn't care about Hanxue's destination. Instead, he kept looking back towards the grasslands he was at previously. He discovered that the area was nearly devoured by the lightning, as countless bolts of lightning rained down. It looked like a scene from Hell.
A layer of cold sweat seeped out from Zhang Che's back. He felt immensely grateful. Fortunately Hanxue realized something was amiss and brought him away immediately. Otherwise, wouldn't he have been struck to death by lightning and turned into a block of burnt coal?
Zhang Che had no way of knowing whether that scenario would have come true, but to his astonishment, he saw a black figure in the sky going back and forth within that area filled with concentrated lightning bolts!
Zhang Che was sure that he didn't see wrongly. That black figure was swimming in lightning, as if it was taking a bath!
Bolts upon bolts of gaudy lightning struck on that black figure, sending countless mini lightning snakes spiraling away. They were actually unable to hurt it in the slightest! -As a beastmaster who aspires to reach great heights, this kind of exotic beast should be what I strive for!-
Zhang Che was dazzled by the sight, and his mind drifted away in fascination…
Translator's Note:
1 – Ah Q(阿Q): Ah Q is a fictional character in a novella written by Lu Xun in the 1920s, The True Story of Ah Q.
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Chapter 56: Chapter 056 – Changes in Spiritual Sea
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Although he was really coveting the exotic beast bathing in lightning, Zhang Che understood that obtaining such a beast as his subdued beast was surely part of the 'in this lifetime' series.
That was a thunderstorm, and yet that exotic beast was flying in it in pleasure. How horrifyingly powerful must its strength be? -In Xianxia novels, those powerful immortal cultivators experiencing a lightning tribulation is probably something like that, right?-
"But I believe that I will be able to have such a powerful subdued beast in the future!" With the mysterious seven-colored crystal in his possession, Zhang Che had such confidence.
However, that was something for consideration in the future. At present, it was better to leave this place as soon as possible, to avoid being caught up in that expanding thunderstorm. Otherwise, he'd really be turned into ash, and all his sky-high ambitions would be for nothing…
Exerting its strength, the impatient Hanxue immediately let out a long neigh and ran along the path in the narrow ravine, borrowing the light from the thunderstorm.
The path was full of twists and turns. On the way, Zhang Che could feel his field of vision growing increasingly narrow, surrounded by mountain cliffs on all sides.
Who knew how Hanxue ran to this secluded corner in the past? As a horse king with incredible speed as its forte, shouldn't it favor the vast grasslands?
Zhang Che didn't have the mood to care about this, either. There shouldn't be any danger in here, from the looks of it; that was enough for now!
Even though Hanxue had been running for quite a long while and they were deep into the mountain range, the thunder still showed no signs of stopping. Zhang Che even heard the sound of rain; it was now raining the heaven's tears out there!
From the looks of it, it seemed like this area would be engulfed in a torrential rain soon. Zhang Che only hoped that a flash flood wouldn't occur. Otherwise, this place Hanxue found wasn't going to be safe, either!
Zhang Che couldn't help but furrow his brow, worrying about their safety.
Alas, things had already developed into such a situation. He could only trust that Hanxue would find a safe place to hide from the storm and get through this natural disaster.
The lightning flash behind him grew increasingly brighter, and the rumbling of the thunder seemed to be chasing Hanxue. Zhang Che even felt the fine rain approaching his way.
"Hurry, how much further is the place you're going to? We'll be in danger if we don't get there soon!" Zhang Che urged impatiently. Hanxue seemed to know that danger was approaching as well and increased his speed, as if moving to a dangerous dance on this rugged mountain terrain.
Finally, a dark cave appeared under the face of the mountain. Hanxue jumped into the cave without any hesitation.
"Hey, are you sure it's safe here?" Zhang Che was scared. He subconsciously felt that this dark cave gave off an unsettling vibe. However, the thunderstorm was approaching from behind them, and he had no choice but to let Hanxue go ahead.
The result greatly exceeded Zhang Che's expectations, however.
The cave seemed really dark on the outside, but it wasn't deep. It extended less than twenty meters in before opening up to a wider area.
Dismounting the horse, Zhang Che took a short, stealthy walk and went around the whole cave.
There weren't any powerful exotic beasts in here as he imagined, nor were there any treasures to be found. Zhang Che felt a burden lift from his chest, while feeling slightly disappointed at the same time.
Aside from feeling confused, Zhang Che couldn't resist looking at Hanxue and asked, "There's nothing special about this place. How did you find it?"
After hearing Zhang Che's question, it neighed excitedly and walked to the wall. It stuck out its long tongue and licked at the coarse wall of the cave, revealing a satisfied look.
-The heck, this beast still has such a hobby!- Zhang Che felt his scalp going numb. Could this fellow actually enjoys licking rock? -Hmm? Something seems amiss!-
Making use of the light from the thunderstorm outside, Zhang Che discovered that there seemed to be some greyish white crystal particles on the face of the wall.
-Could this be a natural salt mine?- Zhang Che immediately thought of this possibility. He walked over with wide strides and used this finger to swipe at the powdery particles, tasting them. As expected, a salty taste accompanied with slight bitterness assaulted the tip of his tongue. -It truly is a salt mine!-
Seeing its master taking a taste at the good stuff it found, Hanxue couldn't help but grew excited and let out a neigh, asking to be rewarded.
"You fool!" Zhang Che didn't know whether to be angry or amused. He couldn't resist patting his palm on Hanxue's long face, saying, "This has a bitter taste to it. What's so delicious about it? Wait till I leave the beast world; I'll let you have a good taste of what fine salt is like!"
Alright, after wasting so much time, this place actually turned out to be where the elephorse herd replenished their salt levels.
-But, do exotic beasts have to consume salt?- Zhang Che couldn't help but wonder. Alas, Hanxue couldn't speak. Even if there was some special component in the salt here that was beneficial to the growth of exotic beasts, he wouldn't learn of it.
The sound of rain and thunder outside grew even more violent. This cave Hanxue found was situated at a higher elevation; Zhang Che didn't have to worry about flash floods. Thus, he decided to set up his tent and went to sleep.
When he woke up, the sky was already bright. Although the sound of the storm was a little lower now, it was still raging on violently.
Zhang Che walked to the entrance of the cave to take a look outside. The whole world seemed to be covered in a layer of rain, and the areas at a lower altitude were flooded with muddy water, flowing at high speed.
"It seems like I can't go back anytime soon." Zhang Che shook his head and returned to the cave. He took out a piece of compressed biscuit and sat at the entrance, taking small bites of it uninterestedly.
After eating a piece of the biscuit, Zhang Che only drank a few mouthfuls of water.
Only the heavens knew how many days this flood would continue on for. If he didn't ration his supplies properly, it would be hard to find a clean water source…
——
Zhang Che was right. This storm lasted for almost a whole week's time. Although the final two days of rain gradually subsided, looking into the distance, the flood was even worse than before.
"If I still can't leave in a few days, I really have no choice but to drink that muddy water below…" Looking at the mostly depleted water bag in his hand, Zhang Che licked his dry lips, feeling deeply worried.
In the few days he was stuck in this cave, although there were enough compressed biscuits to sustain him, the same couldn't be said for portable water.
Moreover, with the extended rain, the cave became unusually humid. Zhang Che even felt like he could squeeze water out of his undergarments. All of his clothes had been cycled through, but they were still in usable condition.
Hanxue was better off. It had been hiding in Zhang Che's spiritual sea for the past few days, devouring the seven-colored fog non-stop. It didn't have to eat nor drink; there wasn't much difference from a subdued beast.
While thinking about the carefree Hanxue in his spiritual sea, Zhang Che suddenly trembled; there were sudden changes occuring in his spiritual sea!
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Chapter 57: Chapter 057 – Upgraded Quality
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While thinking about the carefree Hanxue in his spiritual sea, Zhang Che's entire body suddenly shook; something was happening in his spiritual sea!
In the empty skies of his spiritual sea, a strong seven-colored light suddenly shone from above the crystal, illuminating the entire spiritual sea as a seven-colored space.
"What is going on!?" Zhang Che was astonished, thinking that something bad had happened.
In the next moment, the rainbow rays gathered, forming a pillar and shining directly at the Psychedelic Ghost-Patterned Butterfly card below.
The pillar of light seemed to contain a suction force, sucking the Psychedelic Ghost-Patterned Butterfly card up to the skies of the spiritual sea, passing by the golden ball of light that represented Hanxue, stopping directly below the rainbow crystal.
"Could it be…" Zhang Che was ecstatic, as he guessed at a certain possibility. His heart beat faster, full of anticipation.
Focusing on his inner world, he saw a vortex suddenly growing from within the Psychedelic Ghost-Patterned Butterfly card enveloped in the pillar of rainbow light, madly devouring the radiance above it.
At this moment, the other beast cards and the golden ball of light representing Hanxue weren't getting a shred of the seven-colored fog at all.
-Okay, is this considered as focused nurturing?- Zhang Che was at a loss for words. He concentrated harder, afraid to miss what was happening next.
As the abundant rainbow fog disappeared from his spiritual sea, the first change occurred on Hanxue's golden ball of light. This fellow seemed to have felt the thick rainbow energy from above, and hurriedly flew upwards like a star.
The Golden Elephorse King had a mind of his own, after all. Unlike the beast cards, they wouldn't move an inch without Zhang Che's instructions, no matter how much they thirsted for the rainbow energy.
Now that strong energy fluctuations were discovered above, how could Hanxue not be tempted?
However, that seemingly short distance was like an endless galaxy. No matter how hard Hanxue tried, he wasn't able to get one bit closer.
Hanxue nearly wept in frustration. The golden ball of light rushed out of the spiritual sea and transformed into its original appearance by Zhang Che's side, neighing in displeasure. He seemed to be saying, "Why is that fellow allowed to feast on it, and not me?"
This thinking wasn't wrong; it was similar to that saying of Ah Q, "The monk can move, but not me?"
Zhang Che patted his head, amused, reprimanding it, "Stop making a scene. This will happen to you in the future as well, when you accumulate enough energy!"
Hanxue stayed by Zhang Che's side, his eyes shining in anticipation. This fellow was thinking, -When I get stronger and is able to run faster and longer, will we be going to find a nice female elephorse? The elephorses from the herd I was in previously were truly a little too ugly.-
In his spiritual sea, the vortex on the Psychedelic Ghost-Patterned Butterfly card grew increasingly bigger, and even swallowed the beast card in the end. Zhang Che could only see the twisted rainbow rays being sucked into it non-stop.
Time trickled by. Zhang Che, immersed in his spiritual sea, felt as if a very long time passed. Finally the vortex slowly stopped devouring the rainbow rays, and turned into a mass of radiant light shaped like a cocoon, quietly floating beneath the rainbow crystal.
"Is this going to take a freaking long time, too?" Zhang Che cursed. He really wanted to see the changes to the Psychedelic Ghost-Patterned Butterfly card immediately.
As if it had heard Zhang Che's wish, countless cracks suddenly appeared on the polychromatic cocoon a moment later, and it shattered into countless dots of light, revealing a bronze beast card.
Zhang Che went wild with joy after seeing the beast card was upgraded to bronze quality, nearly laughing out loud.
His guess was right on the spot; the seven-colored crystal was really able to upgrade the quality of beast cards!
[Psychedelic Ghost-Patterned Butterfly]
Level: Two Star (Level 20)
Quality: Bronze
Type: Original Combat Body
Characteristics: Able to Disperse Poison Powder with Strong Hallucination Effect
Weakness: Fire Attribute Attacks
Potential: B Rank: 25% Chance of Breaking Through Current Level, 5% Chance of Breaking Through Current Quality. Chances Halved on Next Upgrade. (Level Upgradable 3 Times, Quality Upgradable 3 Times)
Cultivating Directions: …
Its quality upgraded from black iron to bronze. The Psychedelic Ghost-Patterned Butterfly's hallucination inducing effect became even stronger; it was probably potent enough to put down most two-star silver-quality exotic beasts.
The only thing that made Zhang Che sigh inwardly was that despite the potential of the beast card was still indicating B Rank, both the number of times upgradable for quality and level had dropped from 4 times to 3 times.
From the looks of it, no matter if he used Fusion skill to raise its level, or the rainbow crystal to raise its quality, they were still operating within the limits of the beast's potential.
This meant that he couldn't increase the beast's level or quality without limits.
Thinking about it, this was normal. It couldn't be that an earthworm could really turn into a dragon, could it?
This provided Zhang Che with a train of thought. When he chose which beast cards to use in the future, its quality didn't necessarily have to be high, but its potential must be good.
After all, even a gold-quality exotic beast with the lowest E Rank potential could only upgrade its quality once.
If it were some bronze-quality exotic with B Rank potential or higher, it would surely surpass the former by a large margin in the end.
Take the Psychedelic Ghost-Patterned Butterfly, for example. Although it was at the lowest black iron-quality, this fellow had high potential. In the end it could even surpass gold-quality!
Of course, this was only applicable to Zhang Che, who had a heaven-defying treasure, the rainbow crystal. If it were any ordinary beastmaster, naturally they would want their subdued beast's base quality to be as high as possible.
The Psychedelic Ghost-Patterned Butterfly took about a week's time to increase its quality. Zhang Che couldn't help but look forward to his other beast cards that were at a higher quality. How long would they take to raise their quality?
The rain gradually stopped. The devastating mountain flash flood subsided at a speed visible to the naked eye, too. Zhang Che knew that he could leave this mountain range very soon.
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He waited in that cave for another day. The next morning, Zhang Che rode Hanxue and slowly descended the mountain along the path they came from. Although they came across some areas that were still flooded from time to time, they did not affect his travelling.
However, when he was about halfway through his journey, Zhang Che was stunned by the sight before him.
The area before him was originally a valley, but at this moment the path was blocked off by countless rocks.
Evidently, part of the mountain had collapsed from the flash flood.
-There's no way to go now. What should I do?- Zhang Che scanned his surroundings, trying to find a way to get past the obstruction. To his dismay, he discovered that unless he had an aerial subdued beast or pet he could ride, there was no way to pass through from here.
Zhang Che sighed helplessly. He could only pat on Hanxue's head and order him to turn back, hoping to find another way out.
Suddenly, Zhang Che noticed in his peripheral vision that there seemed to be something moving in that collapsed rock pile.
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Chapter 58: Chapter 058 – Above Gold
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"Hmm? What's this thing?"
Zhang Che immediately told Hanxue to stop. He turned around and scanned the area. His expression froze for a moment before revealing a joyous look.
[Scarlet Flame Drake]
Level: Four Star (Level 38)
Quality: Dark Gold
Characteristics: Excels at Wielding Flames, Unparalleled Defense
Weakness: Water and Ice Attribute Attacks
Innate Attribute: Fire Mastery, Normal Attacks Augmented with Fire Attribute
Skill: Liquifying Scarlet Flames. Breaths Out Scorching Scarlet Flames Up to 20 Meters Long, Able to Melt Steel Instantly, Lasts 3 Seconds. This Skill Is Extremely Exhausting of Vital Energy, User Needs to Rest for a Full Day Before It is Able to Use It Again.
Halo: Fire Resistance
Potential: D Rank
Cultivating Directions: …
Although the exotic beast was buried under the debris, and almost its entire body was submerged in the muddy water, Zhang Che immediately saw the exotic beast's attributes despite only seeing a sharp claw exposed, its surface seemingly burnt.
In that instant, Zhang Che felt as if he struck the jackpot on the lottery. His heart pumped violently, his smile reaching from ear to ear.
This Scarlet Flame Drake's attributes were truly too powerful!
It was so strong that even though this fellow was on the brink of death, Zhang Che didn't dare to act recklessly.
It turned out that the tier above gold was dark gold!
Compared to the attributes of a gold-quality beast, a dark gold-quality beast's attributes were like the difference between an ordinary exotic beast to the animals native to Mercury. The difference between the two was truly too great.
Just look at the overall attributes of the Scarlet Flame Drake. Leaving its innate attribute of fire mastery aside, that skill, Liquifying Scarlet Flames, was even more terrifying. It was actually able to melt steel instantaneously; how high of a temperature was required to achieve that?!
What made Zhang Che even more surprised was that the dark gold-quality Scarlet Flame Drake actually had a halo attribute!
Although there was no detailed explanation of the fire resistance halo, Zhang Che could roughly guess that the Scarlet Flame Drake would probably be unaffected by ordinary fire attribute attacks, unless it was a mythical-level beast like a phoenix that controlled fire. Only then would there be a chance of it being hurt by flames.
This was the true strength of the tier above gold-quality!
It was no wonder that Zhang Che had never seen an exotic beast above gold-quality. If there were more of such exotic beasts, it would be impossible for the humans on Mercury to withstand the invasion of exotic beasts thrice. They would directly go extinct.
Even so, this was only a dark gold-quality exotic beast.
What was the tier above dark gold, then?
From the potential of the Scarlet Flame Drake, it could be seen that its level and quality could be enhanced two more times. This also meant that there are at least two tiers above dark gold-quality.
No matter how low level an exotic beast was, at such a quality, it should possess devastating abilities, right?
Those were still very far from Zhang Che's reach. Currently he was facing two very tough choices.
One, to pretend that he didn't see this Scarlet Flame Drake buried under this mudslide, and turn around to look for an exit out of this mountain range.
After all, this fellow's strength was truly too horrifying. Even though it was on the brink of death, it still had the power to kill Zhang Che in an instant.
Two, for Zhang Che to muster his courage and risk his life to kill the Scarlet Flame Drake. There was a certain probability of obtaining a beast card that he could only get in his dreams, and he would have a shockingly powerful subdued beast when his beastmaster tier rose to Tier Four.
If he chose to leave immediately, Zhang Che naturally didn't have to bear any risks. However, he would also miss out on the chance to obtain a powerful subdued beast. On the other hand, choosing to kill the Scarlet Flame Drake that was already on the verge of dying, there was a high chance of him losing his life instead, though there was also a chance of obtaining an invaluable reward.
For a short while, Zhang Che's expression experienced rapid changes, unable to make up his mind.
As for emulating the time when he tamed Hanxue, letting the rainbow crystal heal that Scarlet Flame Drake's injuries in hopes of winning its favor and get it to become his pet, Zhang Che didn't even dare to think of that.
Zhang Che would be tired of living if he really did that.
The Golden Elephorse King was a tamable, herbivorous exotic beast. That was why he had luckily succeeded. The Scarlet Flame Drake was a ferocious beast by all measures. Once it recovered a little of its strength and got a taste of the rainbow fog, it would surely gobble up Zhang Che without even spitting out his bones at the first opportunity it got!
After thinking for a long while, Zhang Che finally grit his teeth and decided to take his chances. "Damn it, I'm going all in! My life will change completely if I succeed in my gamble here!"
This Scarlet Flame Drake was already on the brink of death, anyway. With such grave injuries, it definitely wouldn't be able to use its Liquifying Scarlet Flames skill.
Moreover, this exotic beast was almost buried under the mudslide entirely, and it didn't even have the strength to crawl out. Even if it made its final retaliation, how devastating could it be?
-As long as I pay more attention, I will surely be able to kill it successfully!-
For safety's sake, Zhang Che retreated far away and summoned the Fiery Scorpion, ordering it to crawl toward the exposed claw of the Scarlet Flame Drake.
Under such circumstances, the Psychedelic Ghost-Patterned Butterfly and Wind Shadow Wolf weren't of any use at all. Zhang Che could only hope that the Fiery Scorpion's stinger was effective.
The Fiery Scorpion followed Zhang Che's command loyally. It quickly crawled over, crossing a puddle of water and went up the Scarlet Flame Drake's exposed claw, stinging at its flesh.
"Pa!" The Fiery Scorpion's sharp stinger directly snapped in two, yellowish brown fluid flowing out of it.
-It snapped? It snapped!? Snapped…- Zhang Che's eyes went wide, nearly falling off from Hanxue's back.
This was the so-called unparalleled defense in the Scarlet Flame Drake's freaking attributes!
Zhang Che really wanted to curse out loud!
He couldn't even penetrate its defense; what else could he do?
One had to know that the penetrative strength of the Fiery Scorpion's stinger was exceptional. It could penetrate even a thin steel plate, and yet it snapped at the resistance of the Scarlet Flame Drake's skin!
Exactly how strong was the defensive strength of this ferocious beast!?
Although the Fiery Scorpion failed to penetrate the Scarlet Flame Drake's defense, the dying beast's exposed claw twitched for a moment after being attacked, as if it wanted to climb out of the mudslide, but failed in the end.
Ah, that frustration in Zhang Che's heart!
The Scarlet Flame Drake's injuries were obviously so severe that it could barely move a muscle at all, yet he couldn't do a thing to it. It really left one wanting to smash their head against the wall.
"What should I do? Do I make an attempt myself using the Mutated Puffersword to see if it can penetrate its defense?" Zhang Che was conflicted, not daring to take a step forward after hesitating for some time.
If the Scarlet Flame Drake were to gain a second wind for even a second, he would surely be killed.
The only solution was to see if the Mutated Puffersword's Sonic Wave attack worked against it.
This was the only way Zhang Che could think of. If it failed, then he really had no choice but to give up.
Zhang Che summoned both Mutated Pufferswords, wielding one in each hand. He pointed them at the mudslide where the Scarlet Flame Drake was buried, activating both of their skills at the same time.
Two waves of invisible sound containing different levels of might burst forth, carrying Zhang Che's hope with them!
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Chapter 59: Chapter 059 – Bountiful Return
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Faint ripples spread out on the surface of the muddy pool of water.
The ripples quickly spread, while Zhang Che watched unblinkingly.
The invisible sound waves swept past, the Scarlet Flame Drake's exposed claw twitched slightly and rapidly before becoming motionless again.
Just as Zhang Che thought the Sonic Wave attack was ineffective, the pile of rock and mud suddenly erupted in all directions. The rocks and mud nearly struck Zhang Che.
A majestic figure, albeit filled with injuries, suddenly stood up. A pair of long, narrow scarlet eyes stared in Zhang Che's direction, revealing its ferocity.
"Xilvlv…" Hanxue neighed in fear, retreating a few steps uncontrollably before its limbs gave out on it. It nearly fell on the muddy mountain path and threw Zhang Che off its back.
"It's still alive!" Zhang Che's complexion went incomparably pale, staring at the standing exotic beast, his mind blank.
The Scarlet Flame Drake's sharp eyes made Zhang Che feel as if he was in an ice cave; he almost couldn't move at all.
At the same time, Zhang Che finally got a good look at this ferocious exotic beast's appearance.
It looked like a large fierce drake, nearly a meter and a half tall, and approximately three meters long. It was obviously a carnivorous exotic beast, but it had a pair of horns curving to the front, very similar to a bull's.
Although it looked fierce and mighty, the Scarlet Flame Drake's condition right now was extremely poor.
Its entire body looked as if it was burned, with not a strand of hair remaining. Its charred skin was filled with scars, with only a tiny fraction of the exposed skin revealing some reddish yellow spots. Its original appearance was probably extremely pleasing to the eyes.
There was a wound on its head that extended from its left horn to its lower jaw, and its head was dyed from the mixture of its crimson blood and the muddy water.
Its left claw was even bent at a harrowing angle, yet it still supported its majestic figure proudly, unwilling to give in to its deadly injuries.
Obviously, the Scarlet Flame Drake was struck by lightning during the thunderstorm a few days ago, and was swept here by the mudslide, buried under the rocks and mud, barely hanging on to life with its last breath.
It it weren't struck by the thunderstorm, ordinary impacts wouldn't have been able to hurt this ferocious exotic beast with its insane defenses.
"Woof!" a fierce bark rang out from the Scarlet Flame Drake's mouth. Hanxue's body went limp once more, kneeling to the ground and threw Zhang Che forward.
-I'm finished…- Zhang Che sighed inwardly as he fell, devastated.
The Scarlet Flame Drake didn't die; there was no way he could escape from this. All it needed to do was jump forward and claw at him, and he would be shredded apart.
However, just as Zhang Che was thrown forward, he discovered, to his astonishment, that the Scarlet Flame Drake that seemed to be looking for blood suddenly turned into a streak of light.
Even after he fell forward on the muddy mountain path, Zhang Che's head was still raised, looking ahead with a surprised expression. His gaze was filled with disbelief.
The Scarlet Flame Drake actually died, just like that!
He didn't have the mind to care about his delayed happiness, nor the pain coming from his chest. Zhang Che kept his head raised, staring at the light the Scarlet Flame Drake transformed into, chanting madly in his heart, "Beast card! Beast card! Beast card!"
[You Killed a Scarlet Flame Drake. Obtained 160 Points of Soul Force. Obtained Scarlet Flame Drake Card.=
As if it sensed the cheering in Zhang Che's heart, the streak of light really didn't dissipate just like that. Instead, it quickly came together and turned into a dark gold card, floating down to the mud water.
"Hahahaha, a beast card really dropped!" Zhang Che laughed maniacally. He crawled up to his feet with much difficulty and ran forward to the body of water. He didn't care about getting himself dirty, and scooped up the beast card from the muddy water. Holding the card between his palms, his body trembled from excitement.
The Scarlet Flame Drake card was clear and translucent, dark gold in color. The four hexagrams were neatly positioned, looking aesthetically beautiful.
A four-star dark gold-quality beast card!
Holding this beast card that represented a powerful subdued beast, Zhang Che's first thought was actually making a guess at how much this card could be sold for.
Alas, poverty had limited Zhang Che's imagination. He couldn't make an estimation on this card's value; he only knew that beastmasters would go crazy fighting for this card if he let go of it.
Of course, Zhang Che would never sell such good stuff, even if he was beaten to death.
When the day came where he advanced to a Tier Four beastmaster, the Scarlet Flame Drake would become his strongest combat force. Zhang Che could even wrestle against high-tier beastmasters without any exceptional subdued beasts, not to mention looking down upon most mid-tier beastmasters proudly.
This was the most excited Zhang Che had ever been, wanting to raise his beastmaster tier as soon as possible!
It was akin to someone suddenly obtaining a godly piece of equipment when playing video games, but their current level was insufficient to equip it. Going forward, they would surely work their hardest to level up, disregarding day and night!
However, Zhang Che understood that this matter couldn't be rushed. Let alone advancing to Tier Four, he wasn't even a Tier Three beastmaster right now. He still had to hunt tens of two-star exotic beasts to breakthrough.
"Now, should I continue looking around in this area and see if I can find more exotic beasts injured from the thunderstorm?" Zhang Che couldn't help but felt tempted after tasting such a huge benefit.
The Scarlet Flame Drake was certainly not the only exotic beast hurt from the horrifying thunderstorm. If Zhang Che would searched carefully, he'd surely find more.
After thinking it through carefully, however, Zhang Che decided to give up on this enticing thought.
Him successfully killing the Scarlet Flame Drake was all a lucky coincidence.
Instead of saying that the Scarlet Flame Drake was killed by Zhang Che, it would be better to say this powerful exotic beast was already at the end of its life after being struck by the thunderstorm. The two Sonic Wave attacks from Zhang Che were only the final straw that broke the camel's back.
However, if he encountered other powerful exotic beasts, Zhang Che didn't dare to guarantee that their injuries would be as severe. If he were ever so slightly careless, he'd become those powerful exotic beasts' food.
With such a huge reward already in his bag, Zhang Che couldn't afford to take such risks.
"One's eyes are bigger than their stomach. We should always learn to be content. I'd better leave this mountain range as soon as possible and head back in the safety zone's direction."
Over a week's time had passed on this trip to the beast world, with a bountiful harvest. Zhang Che wanted to go back and rest for a few days, and keep his ill mother company.
Not caring about the mud all over him. Zhang Che directly mounted Hanxue and got him to head back, searching for a way to leave this mountain range.
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Chapter 60: Chapter 060 – Fear Not of A Woman's Many Changes, But That Her Weight Only Changes in One Direction.
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Qian Wei City, in a standalone villa within the military compound…
Huang Tielan was sitting on her bed, leaning against the headboard as she propped her chubby cheeks with both hands, wearing a faint, sweet smile. She muttered, "Ai, I wonder how Zhang Xiaoche is doing now. It's been over a week since he departed, and he's still not back. Who knows if he encountered any danger…"
Once she remembered that Zhang Che had already been in the dangerous beast world for over a week, her smile gradually faded away. A troubled look came over her face, her worry could be seen in her eyes.
Love was always in a young woman's mind. A chubby woman had the right to think about love, too.
Huang Tielan couldn't explain why she slowly came to like Zhang Che, either. This man who hardly spoke a word, and didn't seem to have a single good point about him, truly wasn't worthy of a woman falling for him. However, for some reason, Huang Tielan took a fancy to him.
The love between young men and women were usually like that; unaffected by any external factors. As long as the person caught your eyes, you would slowly lose yourself, unable to withdraw.
"Aiya, I like him so much, but does he like me even a tiny bit?" Huang Tielan started worrying about this problem as her thoughts ran wild.
However, she realized that Zhang Che's attitude towards her had changed for the better to a large degree. In the past, this guy would barely acknowledge her. Recently, not only did he accept the beast card she gifted him, he even promised to present her with a better gift!
Of course, Huang Tielan directly neglected the fact that the return gift was based upon the fact that she refused to take back the Fiery Scorpion. Zhang Che promised her a return gift purely as thanks for her help.
"As the ancient saying goes, if you put your heart into it, you can even break metal! I believe in you, Miss Huang Tielan. You can surely do it!" Huang Tielan pumped her meaty fist, cheering herself.
"Then, should I give losing weight another try? Men don't really like chubby women, do they?" Just as this thought flashed in her mind, Huang Tielan shook her head resolutely. -No, even if I want to go on a diet, that should be after Zhang Xiaoche falls in love with me. Otherwise, how do I prove that he truly likes me as a person?
-Though, I am still me after I lose weight, right?-
"Aiya, stop thinking about this. I feel so complicated. I'll just let nature run its course."
Huang Tielan shook her head forcefully, expelling the complicated thoughts in her mind and prepared to shut the lights and sleep.
There was a knock on the door, followed by a gentle voice asking, "Lanlan, you're still awake at this hour? Can Mommy come in?"
Before Huang Tielan even gave her permission, the doorknob was twisted open from the outside. A middle-aged woman in pajamas walked in with a gentle smile.
The woman's facial features were rather similar to Huang Tielan. Her face had an air of wealthiness to it, but was decorated with the marks of time. She was probably a beauty in her prime.
"Mom, why do you always act like that…" Huang Tielan showed a helpless look. Although her mother always asked for permission to enter her room, she never waited for her reply before coming in.
"Oh, is my Lanlan having a video call with a male classmate and is afraid of being interrupted by Mommy?"
Zhong Yuqing walked over with a faint teasing smile on her face and sat down on the bed.
Huang Tielan showed a depressed look, pointing at her body, saying, "Mom, look at all this meat. Do you think anyone would be willing to have a video call with me?"
Zhong Yuqing chuckled. She patted her daughter's chubby cheeks, saying, "Who told you to be such a glutton since young? Serves you right for being this fat!"
"Are you my biological mother?" Huang Tielan tried her hardest to open her eyes wide, but it still wasn't enough.
"I did as you all said and worked out more. Although I lost my fat, but my muscles grew! I'm in despair, do you know that?"
"I told you to exercise, but you silly girl went to work out with your father." Zhong Yuqing couldn't keep her mouth closed from laughing. She continued, "But don't worry. Our Lanlan's genes are great. You'll surely slim down in a year or two. Then it'll really be 'a girl's many changes, every change a different look'. I guarantee you'll have more suitors than your father has subordinates."
Huang Tielan pouted, "I'm afraid there won't be many changes, and that I won't ever slim down."
Zhong Yuqing chuckled once more. In the end, she laid down on the bed, and the two started playing around.
After a while, Zhong Yuqing sat up and asked, "Right, Lanlan, it'll be your eighteenth birthday in a few days' time. Is there something you want as your present? Or should I go find your Daddy and ask him to get you a gold-quality beast card?"
-I want Zhang Xiaoche. The problem is can you get me one?- Huang Tielan cursed inwardly. She shook her head, answering, "Forget it, I'm still studying; I won't need one for now. Gift me a better beast card when I successfully enroll into university."
Speaking of beast cards, Huang Tielan couldn't help but wonder what the beast card Zhang Xiaoche promised her would be like. Just thinking about it made her look forward to receiving it.
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At this moment, Zhang Che was lying in his tent quietly, waiting for his drowsiness to kick in.
Riding around on Hanxue in the mountain range for almost the entire day, Zhang Che finally came to the outskirts of the mountain range. He could already see the vast grasslands not far away.
Although he really wanted to travel through the night and get back to the safety zone, he knew how dangerous it was during nighttime in the beast world. He might find himself surrounded by exotic beasts if he was even slightly careless. Left without a choice, he could only pitch his tent on a level area and wait out the night first.
Although Zhang Che was hurrying on his way the whole day, he killed many exotic beasts, too. He could feel that he was only a step away from advancing into a Tier Three beastmaster.
Once he advanced into Tier Three, Zhang Che could employ two more subdued beasts, totalling eight of them. His strength would rise greatly again!
However, all of this was under the prerequisite that Zhang Che had to obtain a few decent three-star cards.
-A pity that the Scarlet Flame Drake can only be used when I reach Tier Four. Otherwise, I wouldn't have to worry about beast cards; I could just venture deep into the beast world directly and steamroll over the exotic beasts. As long as I don't encounter those overly powerful beasts, there basically aren't any worthy opponents.- Thinking of the four-star dark gold-quality Scarlet Flame Drake card in his backpack, Zhang Che could hardly suppress the itch in his heart. Alas, this matter couldn"t be rushed, after all. It wouldn't be as easy to advance to Tier Four!
A Tier Four beastmaster was already officially among the ranks of a mid-tier beastmasters. The amount of Soul Force needed was horrifyingly high, and he needed to kill exotic beasts that were at least three-starred to have a certain growth. That tiny bit of Soul Force from killing one-star or two-star beasts are almost negligible.
Of course, that was only limited to low-quality exotic beasts. If Zhang Che could hunt large amounts of high-quality exotic beasts, even one-star beasts would provide sufficient Soul Force.
-But where do I find that many high-quality exotic beasts to kill? It's better to find three-star or above exotic beasts and aim to rise to Tier Four as fast as possible.-
As he thought about the future, Zhang Che gradually grew drowsy and slipped into the land of dreams.
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Chapter 61: Chapter 061 – Birthday
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Carrying his backpack, Zhang Che slowly walked into the mall in the military compound owned by Ding Feng Corporation. Just as he walked through the doors, a young woman with neat facial features came up to him. There really weren't any flaws in her attitude. "Hello, Mister, are you looking to purchase beast cards? No matter the type or quality, the beast cards our Ding Feng Corporation has for sale are the best in all of Qian Wei City. We assure you that it's well worth the money."
Seeing the confident smile on the female receptionist, Zhang Che couldn't help but ask, confused, "The best in Qian Wei City? What about the one managed by the government?"
The receptionist was at a loss for words immediately. Her spirited eyes looked at Zhang Che innocently, wishing to scold him out loud, -Are you one of those legendary awkward conversationalists?-
Fortunately, Zhang Che immediately smiled, saying, "I'm not here to buy beast cards. Rather, I have some beast cards for sale. Does the Ding Feng Corporation deal with purchases?"
The receptionist was stunned for a moment. Her signature smile appeared on her face once more, inviting Zhang Che to a reception room to the side, "Alright. Please come with me, Mister."
The receptionist naturally didn't have the authority to purchase beast cards off others. After she poured a cup of tea for Zhang Che warmly, she excused herself and went to inform her superior.
Before Zhang Che finished his cup of tea, steady footsteps rang out from beyond the door, followed by a slightly surprised voice, saying, "Aiya, Mr Sun has graced us with your presence, lighting up our humble shop!"
A familiar-looking middle-aged man came walking in with a face full of smiles, unable to hide his surprise.
"I wonder what good stuff Mr Sun has this time? I beg you to broaden this one surnamed Liang's horizons."
It was this manager, surnamed Liang, who brought the money over for the transaction between Zhang Che and Zhang Yujie previously. Thus he had a deep impression towards this unfathomable beastmaster, and immediately recognized him.
It was only now that Zhang Che remembered who this man was. He nodded with a smile, then opened the backpack at his side. He took out a stack of beast cards and spread them out on the table, as if shuffling a deck of cards.
In the beginning, when Zhang Che first took out the beast cards, a trace of joy flashed on Manager Liang's face. -As expected of an unfathomable expert; he actually took out this many beast cards in one go.-
However, once the beast cards were spread out on the table, Manager Liang's expression stiffened. -What the heck. Let alone the fact that the highest rank of these beast cards were only three-stars, there wasn't even a single silver-quality card in there; only black iron and bronze-quality.
-Are you sure you're not here to play with me?-
"Ugh, Mr Sun, is that all of it?"
Manager Liang's gaze shifted towards Zhang Che's backpack, hoping that there were better goods in there.
However, Zhang Che nodded as if it was to be expected as a matter of course, "Yeah, that's all. Why, is that too little?"
"No, hehe, that's not little…" Manager Liang replied with a constipated look.
This pile of cards was indeed not little; there were over twenty of them. But the problem was that their quality were a little too trashy!
Of course, if it were any other low or mid-tier beastmasters who took these beast cards out, naturally he would be impressed. But you're an expert who could kill a herd of elephorses by yourself!
-Don't you find it embarrassing to bring out these trash cards?-
Zhang Che didn't feel that this was something embarrassing, naturally. Let alone that it wasn't easy to get his hands on better beast cards, he wouldn't sell them even after obtaining them; he didn't even have enough for himself!
He had two identities now. Other than the weapon-type beast card, Mutated Puffersword, which wasn't exposed to anyone yet, the remaining beast cards were all tied to the Sun Che persona.
In other words, when Zhang Che returned to his original appearance, he couldn't take out the Original Combat Body-type cards he was currently using.
For this reason, Zhang Che purposely kept a few two-star beast cards as his original identity's subdued beasts.
Although those cards were all trash, Zhang Che had no intentions of having a powerful image.
If someone with a grass-roots background suddenly advanced into a Tier Three beastmaster mere weeks after becoming an official beastmaster and even had decent subdued beasts, it would be impossible not to draw any attention onto himself.
As for the Fiery Scorpion and Wind Shadow Wolf which Zhang Che used in his original appearance, that was no concern, either.
The Wind Shadow Wolf was a subdued beast commonly seen. On the other hand, although there weren't as many people using a Fiery Scorpion, it wasn't a unique beast, either. No one would link the two of them together.
Moreover, Zhang Yujie and the others who only knew of Sun Che's persona were treating him as an unfathomable expert. They were of the opinion that the subdued beasts he showed were to mask his identity. There was no way they'd realize that even that identity was fake.
Thus, as long as Zhang Che didn't show the Fiery Scorpion, Wind Shadow Wolf, and Psychedelic Ghost-Patterned Butterfly at the same time, there was no risk of exposing himself.
When Zhang Che walked out of Ding Feng Corporation's mall, his purple crystal card that had a balance of 17,400k was another two million dollars richer.
In that stack of beast cards he sold, there were over ten three-star Grassland Brown-Furred Wolf cards that he had fused.
Although they didn't seem very impressive, three-star bronze-quality cards could sell for over ten thousand dollars a piece.
Compared to the excited Zhang Che, Manager Liang's mood wasn't as great.
When he saw from the surveillance feed that it was Zhang Che who came to sell his beast cards, he thought that there would be some gains to be had from him, but it only turned out to be a bunch of low-tier beast cards with trash attributes. Let alone mentioning how disappointed he was, he only didn't dare to curse at Zhang Che right in front of him.
After making a small profit, Zhang Che returned to the beast world and found somewhere with no one around, changing back to his original appearance. Then, he left the safety zone and passed through the spatial gateway once more, hurrying back home.
He had been out for over a week; he didn't know how his mother was doing alone at home, or how much she was worrying about him.
When he finally returned to the poor neighborhood he lived in, Zhang Che ran up the stairs with short steps. Looking at the familiar security door, he felt warm in his heart. He knocked on the door, "I'm back, Mom. Are you home?"
"Ah, Xiaoche is back!" Sun Lan's surprised exclamation immediately rang out in the house. Zhang Che could even feel her anticipation and happiness from her hurried footstep sounds.
As the ancient saying went, a mother would always worry about her children going on a journey.
Zhang Che went into the beast world for over a week; that was many times more dangerous than just travelling. One could only imagine how badly worried she was.
The door was quickly pulled open. Sun Lan looked at her son with a face full of smiles, but her eyes quickly reddened, and two trails of tears rolled down her cheeks from happiness.
"You're finally back, XIaoche. Mommy thought you wouldn't make it back for your eighteenth birthday."
Birthday?
Zhang Che was stunned for a moment. Then he remembered that it was his eighteenth birthday in two days' time.
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Chapter 62: Chapter 062 – A Textbook Coincidence
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-Right! It's my eighteenth birthday the day after tomorrow!-
If it wasn't for his mother's reminder, Zhang Che definitely wouldn't have remembered it. After a short daze, he immediately followed up, "Of course not. I know mom would surely prepare a sumptuous dinner for me on my birthday. That's why I rushed back home."
"Don't worry. Mommy will definitely fix you a table full of your favorite dishes! Come in quickly. It's already mid-day; I'll go cook a bowl of noodles for you."
As expected, Sun Lan smiled even brighter after hearing Zhang Che's words and quickly pulled him into the flat.
"Xiaoche, how has it been for you, living in the beast world for the past few days? Aren't you sick of having compressed biscuits everyday? I'll make some salted vegetables for your next trip. It's terrible having to swallow compressed biscuits all the time…"
Sun Lan asked about Zhang Che's time in the beast world as she busied herself in the kitchen. Then she reminded him to look out for his own safety, and not to go too far away from the safety zone, nagging him endlessly.
Zhang Che didn't find it naggy, however. On the contrary, he enjoyed the feeling of being nagged at by someone.
In Zhang Che's previous life, his parents divorced while he was still young, and he almost never had the chance to experience what a mother's love was like. Now that he was living his second life, he really enjoyed this kind of lifestyle.
A short while later, Sun Lan came out of the kitchen with a bowl of noodles. Her kindly smile was plastered on her face all the time, watching Zhang Che wolfing it down.
As Zhang Che ate the noodles, he started telling his mother about his experiences in the beast world. Of course, he only chose the parts that could be talked about. He told her that he was now a Tier Two beastmaster, and she no longer had to worry about the monthly treatment costs of two million dollars.
He didn't dare to tell his mother that he was already a Tier Three beastmaster, afraid that this piece of news would shock her too badly.
"Our Xiaoche is already a Tier Two Beastmaster?" Sun Lan was surprised. In her heart, she was both worried and happy.
She was happy that Zhang Che's talent as a beastmaster was pretty good, yet worried that he would venture deeper into the beast world in the future, encountering more dangers.
While they were chatting, a familiar voice suddenly rang out from the door, asking, "Auntie, are you home? I'm here to visit you again."
Zhang Che's face froze. -Why is Huang Tielan here at my place?
-Not only that, it sounded like this isn't her first visit here, either!-
On the other hand, Sun Lan sneaked a look at her son before responding and went to open the door.
Once the door was opened, Huang Tielan first greeted Sun Lan politely and asked about her well-being. After that, she saw Zhang Che looking at her curiously from her peripheral vision, the awkwardness immediately struck her.
"Zhang Xiao.. Zhang Che, you're back!"
Zhang Che didn't respond, looking at her silently.
Sun Lan noticed the strange atmosphere and hurriedly pulled Huang Tielan in, "Come in, Miss. Thank you for visiting me again."
Following after, Sun Lan glared at Zhang Che, "You… your classmate is here and you're not even welcoming her."
It was only now that Zhang Che stood up and greeted her. He thought inwardly, -Huang Tielan is scary, she even knows to strike indirectly and open a path from my mother's side!
-Moreover, they seem to be getting along well, with how familiar they are!-
At this moment, Sun Lan led Huang Tielan to the sofa and sat down. She turned her head towards Zhang Che, saying, "Xiaoche, aren't you thanking Xiaohuang? In the days you weren't around, Xiaohuang often came to visit and chat with me."
After a few interactions, Sun Lan's opinion of Huang Tielan was very different from before.
Putting the matter of her possibly dating her son aside, this miss's character was really good. She was kind, generous, and well-educated. Other than being a little tall, and a little on the fat side, she was very near perfect.
Of course, now that she saw the reaction between the two, Sun Lan confirmed to herself that her son was not dating this miss at all. Their relationship was probably only that of classmates, perhaps slightly closer.
-This means that this miss has a crush on my son?-
After understanding this, Sun Lan's view towards Huang Tielan was even better.
Although her external qualifications were a little less than ideal, she was true to her feelings. There weren't any flaws in her character, either. No one could possibly find it in them to dislike her.
Not only that, Sun Lan even had the thought that if Xiaoche were to really get such a girl as his girlfriend, it didn't seem bad at all!
After hearing what his mother said, Zhang Che had no choice but to take a serious look at Huang Tielan.
Seeing Zhang Che looking at her way, Huang Tielan immediately felt as if her thoughts were being seen through. She sat upright, mindful about her expression, a hint of panic flashing in her eyes.
Zhang Che couldn't help but feel his heart softening when he saw her looking like this. He nodded and smiled at her, "Thank you, Huang Tielan."
Zhang Che's smile immediately let Huang Tielan relax. This straightforward miss immediately spoke about her true thoughts, "It's fine. This is all what I should be doing."
Zhang Che sighed inwardly, -This really isn't expected of you, miss…-
Right as the words came out of her mouth, Huang Tielan immediately realized she had said something wrong. Her face flushed red. After that, she remembered about her purpose for coming here and changed the topic, asking, "Auntie, Zhang Che, my purpose for coming here is to invite you to my birthday party. I wonder if you're free on the day after tomorrow?"
"Ah, right, I invited many of our classmates, too."
Her last sentence was obviously a cover up. -Did you invite their parents, too?-
After she mustered her courage with much difficulty and stated her intentions, Huang Tielan saw that Sun Lan and Zhang Che's expressions both became a little strange.
"Aiya, what a coincidence!" Sun Lan looked at Huang Tielan, surprised. She continued, "Our Xiaoche's birthday is also falls on the day after tomorrow! Excuse me for asking, are you also celebrating your eighteenth birthday?"
Are you also celebrating your eighteenth birthday? Hearing this question, Huang Tielan felt her mind rumbling, feeling an unspeakable surprise overwhelming her. There was only a single thought left in her mind. -Zhang Xiaoche's birthday is on the same day as me! He's also turning eighteen! We were born on the exact same day, month, and year!-
The revelation of this shocking coincidence almost made Huang Tielan laugh out loud. She felt that Zhang Xiaoche and her were practically a match made in heaven, a pair designated by fate!
On the other hand, Zhang Che was stunned, too. There were actually such coincidences in the world; his birthday was actually on the exact same day as Huang Tielan?
Not only that, judging from her expression, he guessed that it was even the same year.
-Gods, can you please not be so ridiculous!?
-Miss Tienan (Ironman) will surely overthink things if you put things that way…-
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Chapter 63: Chaper 063 – What Sword Practice
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Zhang Che knew from the moment he saw the look on Huang Tielan's face that his guess was right on the money.
It was only when Sun Lan asked once more that Huang Tielan nodded profusely, answering, "That's right, Auntie. I'm turning eighteen in two days, too!"
Huang Tielan thought, -Since it is such a coincidence, Zhang Xiaoche would probably agree to attend my birthday party, right?
-Uh, no, this should be our birthday party!-
However, Zhang Che's next words were like a basin of cold water, splashing over her. The images she saw in her head were like imaginary bubbles, instantly bursting. "Hey, you saw this. I'm celebrating my birthday, too. So, I'm very sorry, but I can't attend your birthday party, Huang Tielan."
-So he still doesn't like me. He's not even willing to celebrate our birthdays together.- Her chubby face immediately turned into a dejected look. She even lamented the fact that they were born on the same day. Otherwise, Zhang Che wouldn't have any reason to reject her, right?
"It's fine. I didn't expect our birthdays to be on the same day, either," Huang Tielan gave a forced smile, feeling dispirited, and directly bid farewell, "I'll be going back first then, Auntie. I wish you a happy birthday, Zhang Che!"
Sun Lan noticed her abnormal mood, yet she didn't know what to say. She too, felt that letting her son celebrate his birthday at another's place wasn't proper.
Watching Huang Tielan's helpless look that seemed to be on the verge of tears, Zhang Che suddenly felt his heart soften. He stood up as well, and said, "I'll send you out, then."
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Out the apartment and down the stairs they went, but neither of them spoke a word. The atmosphere was strangely awkward.
Finally, when they went out the gate of the neighborhood, Huang Tielan turned her head and glanced at Zhang Che, before extending her hand to flag down a taxi.
"Wait," Zhang Che suddenly walked up. He fished around in his shirt pocket, and took out a shiny beast card. He brought it up to Huang Tielan, smiling, "Didn't I say that I'll get you a beast card? Treat it as my birthday gift to you."
Huang Tielan opened her mouth in surprise after seeing the shiny golden card in Zhang Che's hand. Her expression immediately went through multiple changes, nearly shedding tears.
-So it's not that he doesn't feel anything toward me! Otherwise, why would he gift me such a valuable beast card?-
At this instant, Huang Tielan immediately felt as if life was full of color once more. She smiled radiantly and shook her head, rejecting, "Thanks for your present, Zhang Xiaoche! But I can't take it. You must have taken huge risks to obtain this gold-quality beast card. This is your trump card for keeping yourself safe. I can't accept this."
-What an understanding girl! Perhaps I should try getting along with her? After all, a beautiful heart is what truly matters.-
Zhang Che's lips widened into a smile. With a flip of his right palm, another beast card appeared between his fingers. "Look, I have another one. So you don't have to worry about my safety."
At this moment, Huang Tielan finally revealed an astonished look.
Her mouth widened into a big 'O', staring at the near-identical gold-quality cards in his hand. She was this close to suspecting that she was hallucinating.
Then, when she saw that the new beast card in Zhang Che's hand actually had two hexagrams on it, she was completely at a loss for words.
"Quickly put that away. There are many people around; it's not good to let others see it." Zhang Che forcefully stuffed the one-star Mutated Puffersword card into Huang Tielan's chubby hand, then kept the two-star variant back in his spiritual sea.
As they say, one shouldn't expose their wealth to the public eye. It was best to let as few people notice the gold-quality beast card as possible.
After spacing out for a while, Huang Tielan finally recovered from her shock. She stared at Zhang Che in disbelief, asking in a stammer, "Zhan- Zhang Xiaoche, you, you've already rose to a Tier Two beastmaster?"
Zhang Che nodded, "Yeah, are you surprised?"
Not only was Huang Tielan surprised, she was also appalled. She knew that Zhang Che had only been an official beastmaster for less than half a month's time. Now he was already a Tier Two beastmaster, and even obtained two gold-quality beast cards, with one of them even at two-star rank! This achievement could already be described as heaven-defying, okay?!
Miss Tielan quickly put the gold-quality beast card in her hand away. She grinned, "I know you're the best, Zhang Xiaoche! Right, can you tell me about how you obtained this gold-quality card?"
She was indeed very curious about this. To her knowledge, Zhang Che's best card was only the Fiery Scorpion she gifted him. It wasn't enough to kill a gold-quality exotic beast with just that!
"Speaking of that, it was all luck." Zhang Che began telling her about his encounter by the pond on that day, omitting the part about the rainbow crystal. Huang Tielan widened her eyes in shock, gasping continuously.
Of course, Zhang Che wouldn't say that he used the Fusion skill to get the two-star gold-quality Mutated Puffersword card, either. Instead, he claimed that this one was the leader of the Mutated Pufferswords, and was similarly lured ashore with his baiting method, killing it.
"Not all of this can be attributed to luck," Huang Tielan said, looking at Zhang Che with shining eyes. "You couldn't have killed the Mutated Puffersword if you hadn't discovered its weakness, not to mention getting the gold-quality beast cards."
As she was unable to visualize the beast card's attributes, Huang Tielan would need a long time to feel out its strength and weaknesses. Zhang Che then gave her a detailed explanation of the card, shocking her even more.
It had to be said that the Mutated Puffersword's attributes were truly too strong, especially the Sonic Wave skill; it was a powerful killer move.
"Thanks for your present, Zhang Xiaoche. I really like it!"
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On her taxi ride home, Huang Tielan's eyes were shining, thinking in her heart sweetly, -But, what present should I gift Zhang Xiaoche?-
After thinking for a short while, Huang Tielan opened her personal terminal seriously, and sent an encrypted video file to Zhang Che.
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Turning back to his neighborhood, just as Zhang Che was about to walk up the stairs, he received the video file Huang Tielan sent him, along with a password.
"Hmm? What did she mean by this? Could it be that she sent a selfie of herself to express her gratitude to me?" Zhang Che was very curious about what this video file was. He directly keyed in the password and started watching the video on the stairwell.
The content of the video was, of course, not Huang Tielan's selfie. It was a tall and muscular middle-aged man in military attire, demonstrating a swordplay routine.
"Tsk, we already have our own subdued beasts; what need is there to practice swordsmanship…"
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Chapter 64: Chapter 064 – A Birthday Gift For Myself
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To Zhang Che's knowledge, beastmasters mostly rely on their subdued beasts to fight.
Even though Second Lieutenant Qi was able to fight on equal grounds against a three-starred Five-Colored Poison Spider that day in the Southern Suburb Woods, that was because he had a decent weapon-type beast card in his hand.
Although a beastmaster's body would grow stronger with the increase of their Tier, it wouldn't grow to a ridiculous degree.
That was especially true in the later ranks. Against those powerful exotic beasts with astonishing destructive capabilities, so what if your physical body was strong?
Therefore, when he saw that muscular middle-aged man demonstrating the swordplay routine in the video, Zhang Che didn't put it to heart. He directly closed it and went up the stairs.
"I'll take another look at it when I have some time in the future. Huang Tielan specially sent it over, after all. Perhaps it's a little exceptional?"
Before this, Zhang Che was planning to prepare a birthday gift for himself as well.
No matter what, he was turning eighteen in another two days, officially becoming an adult!
Back at home, Zhang Che realized that his mother's gaze toward him was a little strange.
"Xiaoche, your classmate went home?"
"Yeah, I sent her to the taxi," Zhang Che replied, confused. He didn't know what his mother meant by that.
Sun Lan looked at Zhang Che, saying with a very stern expression, "Although I don't know what's the exact relationship between you two, Mommy still wants to point out that Miss Huang is a very nice person."
Ah, the depression Zhang Che felt! It seemed like Huang Tielan's indirect strategy had progressed to a certain degree?
He smiled awkwardly, "Hehe, Tienan (Iron Man), no, Huang Tielan's character is indeed not bad."
"Tienan?" Sun Lan was shocked, feeling that such a nickname didn't fit Huang Tielan at all. She could only shake her head helplessly, "Why did you people make up such a nickname for her? You kids, really…"
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It was still early; Zhang Che told his mother that he had something to do and left home once more.
Before this, he transferred two million dollars to his personal terminal, to use for his own birthday present.
That purple crystal card he got from Zhang Yujie was awesome, indeed. All he needed to do was swipe it on his personal terminal and he could quickly transfer the money without any worries about leaking any information.
After leaving home, Zhang Che didn't choose to use the Myriad Transformation Lizard card to alter his appearance, either, and directly headed to the most concentrated area in the Qian Wei City beast card trading hub.
The Fusion skill's experience value was barely at thirty points. Now that he had a large sum of money in his hands, Zhang Che thought to purchase a bunch of trash-tier beast cards to increase his experience and level up the Fusion skill to level 2.
Zhang Che was very much looking forward to see whether there will be any surprising changes when the Fusion skill reached level 2.
Over seventy experience points were needed; he needed to buy around a hundred and fifty beast cards. Even if the required cards were only at the lowest one-star black iron-quality to be usable, in order to avoid drawing others' attention, he bought the cards in over ten different shops, spending over a million dollars and over an hour in the end before he was done.
When he got back home, Zhang Che immediately shut himself in his room and opened the bag in his hand, pouring a huge pile of beast cards on the desk.
Over a hundred beast cards! Despite being only one-star black iron-quality, piling them together still gave a strong visual impact.
Fortunately, the beast cards Zhang Che needed had trash attributes. That was why he was able to find at least two cards of the same species, level, and quality. Otherwise, the Fusion skill wouldn't work.
Zhang Che picked out two identical beast cards and held them between his palms, activating the Fusion skill. Following a glow of light, they turned into a brand new beast card. Its quality remained unchanged, but its level had miraculously increased by a rank.
"Very good, I gained an experience point!" A hint of excitement shone in Zhang Che's eyes. He threw the combined beast card aside, and picked out another two identical cards, mechanically activating the Fusion skill.
This process was much faster than purchasing the beast cards. In just over ten minutes, there were only two beast cards left on the table, and Fusion's experience was at 99/100.
"Now, here comes the time to witness a miracle!" Forcefully suppressing his excitement, Zhang Che picked up the last two cards with trembling hands and activated Fusion.
[Fusion: Level 2 (Experience 0/100), Combines two beast cards of same species and level into a beast card of 1 level higher. Limited to beast cards under 4 stars. (Unable to gain experience from combining beast cards under 3 stars.)=
Following the experience value being maxed out, the Fusion skill rose to level 2 as expected. Now he could combine three-star beast cards into a four-star beast card.
Even so, the bracketed notes at the end of the skill description still left Zhang Che slightly dejected.
"I knew it; I estimated that after leveling up, perhaps combining one-star cards wouldn't yield experience points anymore. It turned out to be true, after all."
As such, wanting to level up the Fusion skill in the future would be a huge problem. It was impossible to replicate the method of bulk purchasing beast cards any more.
If Zhang Che really did that, he would surely be noticed by others with unknown intentions. Even if he changed identities, it wouldn't guarantee his safety.
"So, I can only hunt exotic beasts honestly from now on to level it up?"
Zhang Che wasn't worried, however. When his beastmaster tier rose up to Tier Four in the future, he could employ the dark gold-quality Scarlet Flame Drake. It really wasn't difficult to hunt low-quality exotic beasts.
The only problem was, for higher-levelled exotic beasts, situations of them gathering in packs would be greatly reduced. There was still a certain difficulty in obtaining at least two similar beast cards. He could only depend on luck.
At that moment, Sun Lan was done preparing dinner and called out to Zhang Che from the living room to eat. "It's time to eat, Xiaoche."
"Alright, Mom!" Zhang Che replied. He gathered all of the beast cards into a bag and stuffed it into his closet, then opened the door and walked out.
After eating dinner, Zhang Che took on the duty of washing the dishes without any prompting, leaving Sun Lan feeling gratified. -It seems like my son has really grown up.-
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"Mmm? I almost forgot to get a closer look at the video Tienan (Iron man) sent me." As he prepared to go to bed, Zhang Che remembered about the video Huang Tielan sent him. He opened up his personal terminal and keyed in the password once more, watching the video.
Zhang Che's face couldn't help, but gradually turn serious as he viewed the video.
He knew that his assessment towards a beastmaster's personal combat ability might be a little off.
According to the extraordinariness of the swordplay the instructor showed in the video, as long as he trained in it and attained minor accomplishments, along with a certain amount of actual combat experience, his combat ability would definitely rise by quite a large margin.
Also, if he could obtain a powerful weapon-type beast card, it would be akin to adding wings to a tiger.
"It seems that Huang Tielan is indeed very generous! If I could attain minor accomplishment in this art, with the sharpness of the Mutated Puffersword, I could totally go solo against three-star exotic beasts without long-distance elemental attacks!"
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