novelraw Chapter 104 Skill Imprint Beads and Contracts
Chapter 104 Skill Imprint Beads and Contracts
Chapter 104 Skill Imprint Beads and Contracts
Xu Youwei was the only patient in the ward, not counting the frog-like junior who was asleep on the chair next to him.
When Xu Yang led Xu Xian in quietly through the door, the old man was already fast asleep.
The skinny frog junior on the chair slowly opened his tired eyelids, revealing two large, weathered eyes.
"Grandpa Frog, this is Xu Xian, and this is the Tide Dragon Frog you're going to evolve into," Xu Yang whispered to his frog junior.
Frog Junior's gaze was fixed on Wawa.
After a while, the frog junior fell asleep, exhausted.
outside the ward.
Xu Xian frowned.
"Senior, how old is your grandfather's frog junior? And how strong is it?" Xu Xian asked.
Xu Yang took out his phone and handed it to Xu Xian. It showed the data of Frog Junior that he had already found.
As Xu Xian read through the books, his brows furrowed more and more, almost twisting together.
After reading it, Xu Xian glanced back at the ward door, then turned back and whispered, "Senior, your grandfather's frog junior is too old. A typical frog junior is about the same age as a human, but this one is already ninety-five, and its strength is only at the peak of the advanced level—definitely too old. I'm afraid it won't be able to learn the 'Tidal Sea Spirit' skill. This skill is crucial for evolution."
The "Tidal Ocean Spirit" is renowned for its high value and the difficulty of learning it.
Xu Xian didn't believe that this listless old frog had the energy to learn such an extremely difficult skill.
"Don't worry about that." Xu Yang's expression remained unchanged; he simply said calmly, "The day your Tidal Dragon Frog received its official certification, I already had someone help me get a skill imprint bead," and it has already learned it.
"Huh?" Xu Xian was taken aback.
What exactly is a Skill Mark Bead?
Xu Xian, who always prided himself on his extensive knowledge, had never heard of such a thing before.
And the "Tidal Sea Spirit" skill can be learned in just two or three days?
Xu Xian looked puzzled.
Xu Yang explained, "It's normal that you don't know about Yuncheng's latest research findings. They should be offered as prizes in this year's National University Competition, and if you work hard, you might be able to win one."
Xu Xian didn't want to know that. He asked, "Senior, you said that Junior Frog has already learned the Tidal Sea Spirit skill, that 'Skill Mark Bead'—can it allow a spirit beast to directly learn this skill?"
Xu Yang nodded, "That's right. As long as it's not a legendary skill, it can be replicated and imprinted, and then the spirit beast that can learn this skill can learn it directly."
Xu Xian was truly shocked upon hearing this.
No, this thing sounds more like a cheat code than my Beast Taming Bead.
What!
Am I not the cheater?
Xu Xian inwardly grumbled about the function of the Beast Taming Pearl.
Look at what others have, and then look at yourself.
All he does is exploit me every day.
The key issue is that my own energy recovery is limited.
Even if you take drugs, the extra energy can only be used to repair yourself and cannot be absorbed as skill points.
Thinking of this, Xu Xian expressed some disdain for the Beast Taming Pearl.
Of course, he might dislike it, but it's impossible for him to actually throw it away.
Seeing Xu Xian remain silent, Xu Yang spoke up, "The 'Skill Imprint Bead' sounds very useful, but its production is extremely low, and its manufacturing difficulty is very high. The entire Dragon Kingdom probably doesn't even have ten in total. This thing can't be used as a regular resource; I only obtained it by luck."
As for what kind of good luck it was, that remains to be seen.
Xu Xian didn't dwell on this matter too much; he simply memorized the name.
The problem of learning the "Tidal Sea Spirit" skill has been solved.
Xu Xian then said, "The first question is over, now it's the second one."
Xu Yang: "Please go ahead."
Xu Xian: "The key to my Wawa, which was able to evolve into the Tide Dragon Frog during its junior frog days, was that it condensed its own Dragon Frog Sea Spirit."
"I've already made preparations for this," Xu Yang said. "You know about the Black Abyss Sea, right?"
Xu Xian nodded.
Xu Yang then said, "You know about the Sea Dragon Clan, right?"
Xu Xian's expression changed slightly. "Could it be?"
Xu Yang said, "That's right. As long as Grandpa Frog absorbs sea spirits in the Black Abyss Sea, where many dragon beasts have perished, I can modify the energy ratio of the nutrient potion in advance and add dragon attribute resources for conditioning —"
Xu Xian nodded secretly upon hearing this.
This is indeed a good approach.
It means the security is extremely low.
The Black Abyss Sea is no safe place.
But it won't hurt to go.
Xu Xian glanced at Wawa without making a sound.
So far, the little frog has been behaving very calmly.
But the more suppressed the situation, the more intense the subsequent outburst will be.
As a beast tamer, Xu Xian could sense the pent-up frustration within Wawa's body.
Because it was late at night, Xu Yang booked a room for Xu Xian at a nearby hotel.
Xu Yang was on his way back to the hospital to take care of Xu Youwei when Xu Xian called out to him.
"Wait a moment!"
Xu Yang turned around. "Is there anything else?"
Xu Xian nodded, "It's quite important and I'm also quite curious about it."
He said seriously, "I looked at Frog Junior's data. Apart from being too old and not raising him properly in terms of the ratio of mental and water attributes, everything else is normal. So why not let him evolve into Frog Scholar? With your abilities, Senior, this should be a piece of cake."
This was the biggest question that arose in Xu Xian's mind when he met Xu Youwei, his frog junior.
Because Xu Youwei is already very old, and Frog Junior also seems to be nearing the end of his life.
It looks somewhat like the white jade spider at home, but the white jade spider is relatively younger.
Xu Xian's plan was to let the White Jade Spider evolve to save its life, rather than waiting for a new form that might not even exist to appear.
Xu Yang's current impression is that he's waiting for the frog junior's new form, which is abnormal.
Upon hearing Xu Xian's question, Xu Yang sighed deeply, his eyes flashing with guilt and pain.
He didn't want to recall this painful event, but since Xu Xian asked, he didn't hide his thoughts.
"Grandpa Frog once overused his mental energy to save me, so he always looks very tired, which is why his mental attribute doesn't seem to account for a large proportion of his total attributes."
"For a Frog Scholar to evolve, the Frog Junior's own mental attribute energy needs to exceed the water attribute, with a ratio of about seven to three. Frog Grandpa overused his mental power in his early years, causing irreparable damage to his soul. Even though I tried many methods, the mental attribute is inherently mysterious."
After a pause, Xu Yang sighed deeply, "We've tried all sorts of methods, but they've all been in vain. Grandpa Frog's fragile soul can't withstand such strong mental power."
"Therefore, even mental attribute skills cannot be forcibly learned."
Hearing Xu Yang say this, Xu Xian's brows did not relax at all.
Because of this, new problems have arisen.
He stated frankly, "The Tide Dragon Frog form also requires a certain level of mental strength, especially during the Sea Spirit Ritual, and there are also the Frog Junior's own attribute ratios."
"This is what I'm thinking," Xu Yang said earnestly. "Although Grandpa Frog can't handle more spiritual attributes, its current ratio of spiritual to water attributes is still two to eight. We won't change the two; instead, we'll allocate a large portion of the eight water attributes to the dragon attribute!"
Xu Xian frowned. "I can't do that."
Even a pharmacist apprentice like him, with skills comparable to a junior pharmacist, couldn't achieve this.
Even the intermediate-level pharmacist at Tianxin Club struggled to achieve that.
The proper combination of various medicinal resources to perfectly harmonize the body's energy—this kind of nutritional remedy—probably requires a master-level pharmacist.
Such figures are extremely rare in the entire Dragon Kingdom.
"Don't worry about that. I've already called in reinforcements. It's just that the evolution ritual will need your help to keep an eye on things, Xu Xian. You're the creator of the Tide Dragon Frog, and with you here, we can ensure that we have a solution if any unexpected situations arise," Xu Yang said.
Xu Xian: "I will do my best."
Xu Yang nodded and left.
As soon as he left, Xu Xian opened his suitcase to take out his phone for live streaming.
However, as soon as I took it out, I put it back.
"Quack?" Wawa stepped forward and looked at Xu Xian in confusion. "Don't you have a live broadcast tonight?"
"No, I'm on a business trip, so I should get some rest." Xu Xian shook his head and beckoned Niu Niu over.
After giving the frog and the ox a thorough wash, Xu Xian embraced the two fragrant little beasts on either side and fell asleep happily.
The next day.
Xu Xian habitually checked Wawa's attribute panel and skill points.
The skill points have now accumulated to twelve.
Vawa's attribute panel hasn't changed much.
As for why I don't watch Niu Niu's videos...
Although the Beast Taming Bead can extract information from the blood to view the general attributes of the spirit beast.
However, unless it is a spirit beast that has made a soul blood pact with Xu Xian, the information extracted from the blood will not change.
In other words, it has no time limit.
Although Niu Niu hasn't gotten stronger or weaker these past few days.
After washing up early in the morning, Xu Xian ordered breakfast directly from the hotel.
Before the staff delivered the meal, Xu Xian took a drop of Niu Niu's blood to check its attribute panel.
As expected, there was no change whatsoever.
Looking at Niu Niu, Xu Xian couldn't help but frown.
These days, he hasn't just focused on training the spirit beast, Wawa.
Instead, they conducted multiple checks on Niu Niu's physical data and consulted Tongxintong, a friend from the Sun Mountain Spirit Beast Breeding Area.
"Because the energy within Niu Niu's body is entangled and maintains an extremely strange balance."
This balance cannot be easily broken, and neither side should be favored; otherwise, if one of the two energies in Niu Niu's body becomes stronger, it will try to erode its master.
The consequence is that Niu Niu's constitution will be worse, and the whole cow will be weaker.
Therefore, this is the most urgent task.
It is neither about increasing energy nor about harmonizing energy.
Instead, it makes Niu Niu's physique stronger, strong enough to withstand changes in the energy within her body.
After thinking for a moment, Xu Xian instructed, "Wawa, go and guard outside the door."
Vawa nodded and went outside to act as a guard.
Niu Niu was puzzled.
Xu Xian was seen squatting on the ground.
His gaze was fixed on himself.
"Moo?" Niu Niu tilted her head.
Xu Xian stretched out his right hand.
A faint blue light, mixed with blood-red liquid, overflowed from his right hand.
They dripped onto the ground, rapidly outlining a mysterious and unpredictable array imbued with Xu Xian's rich spiritual aura.
The formation spread to Niu Niu's body, encircling her within it.
Then, characters rose from the formation.
Niu Niu suddenly looked up at Xu Xian, her dark eyes instantly overflowing with tears.
Drop by drop, it fell to the ground.
It could sense that Xu Xian was genuinely good to it.
But even something as clumsy and slow as it was, it learned about its physical condition through repeated tests.
It still thought—it still thought it could only be Xu Xian's pet.
There's nothing wrong with being a pet.
It might become Xu Xian's contracted spirit beast, which it sees as the only way the group truly accepts it.
"Silly girl, would you like to become my family, my spirit beast?" Xu Xian smiled gently.
Without any hesitation, Niu Niu pressed down with her little hoof.
In an instant, a bright red light flashed.
The words of the soul blood pact pierced directly into Niu Niu's body.
Xu Xian watched quietly.
Just then, a look of pain appeared on Niu Niu's face.
Red and dark light emerge from its body, and you are in me and I am in you.
There was no mutual respect, only a life-or-death struggle where they entangled and devoured each other.
The situation was originally relatively balanced, but just now, the soul blood pact between Xu Xian and Niu Niu instantly activated the energy within Niu Niu's body, resulting in a slight boost.
This small boost of energy became the final straw that broke the camel's back.
"Moo!!" Niu Niu screamed and lay on the ground in pain.
Fire and dark energy raged wildly within his body.
The cow was curled up, its face pale with pain, and its body was soaked with cold sweat in an instant.
Xu Xian's expression changed drastically.
I never expected that Niu Niu would have a problem because of this.
The impact of my contract with it is negligible.
He quickly took the agonizingly curled-up Niu Niu into his arms.
"With me here, nothing will happen to you."
As soon as she finished speaking, Niu Niu instantly felt an incredibly warm current flow from the beast tamer's hands that had picked her up into her body.
This energy flow was incredibly powerful; it traveled through the entire body in an instant, suppressing the two abusers who had just caused it so much pain.
That wasn't the end of it. After Xu Xian discovered that Niu Niu's pain had truly lessened and disappeared, just in case, he injected another dose of the drug into Niu Niu's body.
At this moment, the energy within Niu Niu's body became more subdued, and even the fire and darkness showed some fear, reducing their mutual fighting and entanglement.
Of course, Xu Xian couldn't feel any of this, and Niu Niu just felt more comfortable, as if she had an inexhaustible amount of energy.
This is the first time I've ever had this strange feeling since I was born.
It was very curious and became even more attached to Xu Xian.
The little head was buried deep in Xu Xian's arms, and the wolf fiercely enjoyed his warmth and breath.
Xu Xian gently patted the little minotaur sister, and after forming a contract, pulled up her attribute panel.
[Race: Small Flame Tauren]
[Level: Advanced, Level 6]
[Attributes: Fire, Dark]
[Race Rank: Bronze - Low Grade]
[Racial Traits: Lava Skin & Hellfire Power (Chaos)]
[Skills: Beginner: Fire Bull Horn (Introductory), Intermediate: Steel Skin (Proficient), Shadow Hand (Unmastered), Advanced: Holy Flame Axe (Unmastered), Hell Body (Introductory)]
Looking at the steel sheet in the proficiency stage, Xu Xian nodded secretly.
My own estimation was roughly accurate.
These unlearned skills already existed within Niu Niu, it was just as if they hadn't been activated.
It cannot do it on its own, and regular guidance and training are extremely difficult; a slight mistake could lead to energy disorder and riots.
Therefore, it's best to directly add points for learning.
Learning an advanced skill costs sixteen skill points, and the same number of points are required to progress from beginner to proficient.
The intermediate level requires far fewer points, only four, and the journey from beginner to proficient also consumes four points.
Only in this way can one grasp the basics and progress to proficiency in one go.
At this point, Xu Xian has four skill points left.