noveltune Chapter 6: Little one, you're the one!
Chapter 6: Little one, you're the one!
Upon learning that Lin Yi was merely a plant-based beast tamer, and even a researcher among them, Wen Tao's sense of crisis vanished instantly, and he became much more friendly.
Adhering to the principle that "my senior's brother is my friend," he quickly began to address Lin Yi as a brother in private, symbolically calling him "Brother Yi" in secret.
Brother Yi, from now on, my happiness is in your hands.
Without realizing it, Wen Tao became less reserved. The more familiar Lin Yi became with him, the more he felt a sense of 'parental approval'.
The plant-type pet section is on the first floor. Chen Shiqi placed these plant-type pets, which are not popular, in a fairly conspicuous place, which is naturally due to certain considerations.
Despite being called the Spirit Plant Zone, it occupied a much larger space than Lin Yi had imagined, with a wide variety of Spirit Plant Beasts.
Along the way, a strange little tree caught Lin Yi's attention.
It is pure white, with translucent branches and leaves, and the whole thing looks like it was carved from ice crystals.
Seemingly sensing the arrival of the beast tamer, two cracks suddenly appeared in the middle of the crystal-clear tree trunk, revealing a pair of human-like eyes that glanced at Lin Yi indifferently.
【Name: Snow Tree Beast】
[Attribute: Ice]
[Race Level: Intermediate Transcendent]
[Racial Skills: Freeze, Snowfall...]
As a prospective beast tamer in this world, recognizing various beast pets is a required course.
Information about this ice-attribute spirit plant-type pet automatically surfaced in Lin Yi's mind.
The vegetation was entirely blood-red, the vines were dark blue and wriggling, and the little fortune beast was swaying back and forth... The sight was dazzling.
Stepping into the plant-based pet area is like entering a natural oxygen bar, where even the air feels fresher.
Not all plant-type pets are wood-type pets.
Among the many spirit plant pets, Lin Yi also saw the so-called [Sword Spirit Grass] pet. Its leaves were like swords and glowed with a blue light. It was one of the few spirit plant pets with combat power.
Not all plant-type pets are devoid of combat ability; however, their combat skills are extremely rare and their destructive power is weak. Compared to pets born for battle, they are more cost-effective in terms of aesthetics.
"Lin Yi, you mean you want to contract a mushroom-type beast pet?"
When Chen Shiqi heard that Lin Yi wanted to buy a free-range mushroom, her delicate brows furrowed slightly.
In Chen Shiqi's opinion, the best choice for a spirit plant-type beast tamer is to choose a beast pet that has a certain combat ability or that is similar to beautifying the city landscape.
Lin Yi's reason was that he was participating in Tang Xinyi and her mentor's mushroom research project, which is why he chose free-range mushrooms, which seemed reasonable.
Chen Shiqi frowned slightly at this, but unlike Tang Xinyi, she didn't try to dissuade her with earnest words. Her attitude was somewhere between unconditional support and secret regret.
She also knew that for a plant-based beast tamer, focusing on research topics was indeed a good path, especially cross-species research.
"Old Liu and his team have made some breakthroughs in the field of mushroom-based pets, and they have also given me some of the research materials from these years."
Lin Yi knew what Chen Shiqi was thinking, and said with a serious look in his eyes, "Contracting a mushroom-type pet is a decision I made after careful consideration. If we can achieve some progress in cross-species research this time, mushroom-type pets may usher in a huge turning point."
For a spirit plant-based beast tamer, the success of a cross-species breeding research is also an opportunity for the beast tamer himself, and its value lies in the three words "cross-species".
Although Chen Shiqi is not a research-oriented beast tamer, she has some understanding of scientific research and knows that the success of a cross-species research means a turnaround for plant-based beast tamers.
"What kind of mushroom-type pet do you want? If I don't have it in my shop, I can get one from elsewhere."
Chen Shiqi pondered for a moment and then asked.
She genuinely hoped that Lin Yi could achieve something in these areas.
There are also huge differences between similar pets.
For example, evolution level, native skills, intelligence of the beast pet, evolution potential, physique, personality, etc., are all different, and these conditions are crucial for researchers.
So Chen Shiqi would do whatever Lin Yi asked, and if she didn't have it in her shop, she would look for it outside.
Compared to Lin Yi, she, who was already in this business, had a wider range of sources.
The moment Chen Shiqi spoke, Lin Yi knew that he had found the right person this time.
"The requirements for this research are not high. It only requires reaching the second level of evolution. There are no other strict requirements. As for what kind you want... I guess it won't look too 'stupid'."
Pets with high evolution levels require higher levels of Beast Tamer. Since this is Lin Yi's first time making a contract, the best choice is to contract a level 2 evolved beast.
As for other aspects, he has a cheat code to help him, so there are no major problems. The key is the intelligence of the pet after its initial evolution.
When pets evolve to their second stage, they generally develop intelligence, which can also be understood as IQ.
The intelligence level of a pet determines the ease or difficulty of training it. Even with the help of a cheat system, Lin Yi didn't want his pet to be too stupid in this regard, otherwise it wouldn't be worthy of his future status as a top student.
"Doesn't seem too stupid?"
Chen Shiqi had already gone through all the free-range mushrooms in the store in her mind.
Finally, a small figure appeared deep in my memory.
"I happen to have one here, it's just..."
"What is it?"
"It has some flaws, but it's definitely the most intelligent mushroom-type pet I've ever seen."
As Chen Shiqi spoke, she led Lin Yi inside: "I'll take you to see first. If it doesn't work, I'll have my men go outside and inquire."
"Thank you, senior."
Lin Yi's eyes lit up. He had heard so much about how terrifying his old acquaintance's abilities were, even though he had only been in school for less than half a year. She said that she had seen the most intelligent ground mushroom after its evolution, so her authority was absolutely unquestionable.
In fact, Lin Yi had also encountered mushroom-type pets with considerable intelligence after evolution, such as the pretentious Puji in the spirit plant cultivation base.
However, that Puji was too pretentious, which Lin Yi didn't like, and it had only evolved to the first level, far from meeting the contract requirements.
Before long, the three arrived in front of a giant glass dome, which contained a miniature version of the living environment of mushroom-like pets, and familiar squeaks filled the air.
Inside the glass enclosure, countless pumps operate to provide oxygen circulation and artificial sunlight to the space.
"Pfft pfft pfft..."
Seemingly sensing the arrival of humans, countless puffies swarmed over, crowding behind the glass to scrutinize Lin Yi and his companions, their eyes gleaming.
Even with its inferior intelligence, the Ground Mushroom, after its second-level evolution, was still far more intelligent than the first-level beast pets that Lin Yi served.
More importantly, level 2 pets have already begun to take on the form of pets, possessing features such as eyes, ears, mouth, and nose.
Those pair of clear, hopeful little eyes almost melted Lin Yi's heart.
"Pfft pfft pfft..."
A cacophony of splattering sounds rose and fell.
All eyes were fixed on Lin Yi, jostling to get a chance to show themselves, as if to say: Pick me, pick me, pick me.
"Beasts that have evolved to this stage have acquired basic cognition and are no longer just little creatures that only know how to 'fill their bellies.' They are beginning to understand the meaning of being chosen by a Beastmaster."
Faced with these adorable little guys, Chen Shiqi's heart was almost melted.
Although the ground mushroom is disliked by beast tamers because of its weak position, its cute appearance is irresistible, especially to girls.
"Senior, the ground mushroom you're talking about, is it the one over there?"
Lin Yi glanced at it and easily spotted a rather conspicuous little poop.
It was a small, thin mushroom with its cap drooping, sitting out of place behind the mushroom grove. It was predominantly pinkish-gray and sat there quietly, never even looking up at Lin Yi and the other two.
The other Puji were excited to see the Beastmaster come to choose a pet, but that Puji remained unmoved.
"Little guy, look up at me." Lin Yi tapped the glass cover above Little Puji.
The little guy sitting on the artificial, mesmerizing giant rock looked up at the sound.
Little Puji: (・ω・？)
The moment the little chick looked up and met Lin Yi's gaze, he was almost certain.
Little one, you're the one.