novelraw Chapter 4: Abyssal Demon Eye, Skill Secret Food!
Chapter 4: Abyssal Demon Eye, Skill Secret Food!
Gold Medal, Its full name is the Golden Pioneer's Medal!
It is a merit badge issued by the Human Alliance, which is subordinate to the Supreme Council that Lu Yu is a part of, and is divided into the Gold Medal, Morning Star Medal, and so on…
There are two ways to obtain a Gold Medal. One is to complete ten Gold Missions issued by the Alliance, and the other is to be a hero who died while carrying out an official Pioneer Mission.
And Lu Yu belonged to the latter category.
His parents, who were semi-establishment figures, sacrificed their lives after participating in an official Pioneer Mission, and he received a Gold Medal, which he could also choose to exchange for a huge fortune of equal value.
In a sense, he was also a true-blue, politically sound direct descendant of the Human Alliance.
The purpose of the merit badge is also very simple: it can be exchanged for a pet beast with Gold Spirituality, meaning Commander potential! (Human ranks of Red Copper, Silver, and Gold correspond to pet beast tiers of Servant, Elite, and Commander.
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It's equivalent to the children of the League in Pokémon, who can receive a potential starter Pokémon at the age of ten.
Of course, not everyone gets one, otherwise there wouldn't be so many bug catchers and weakling opponents.Of course, in a wonderful, innocent world, such things would remain hidden.
The reason Lu Yu chose not to use the merit badge was certainly not for some cliché reason like having PTSD or being unwilling to use up his father's keepsake.
Part of the reason was that he had been recuperating since his Awakening, not to mention there were conditions for using the Gold Medal.
The first was to be an adult of eighteen years.
The second was to have a clean background.
The third was that after receiving it, one had to complete five Red Copper missions issued by the Alliance within one year of advancing to the Red Copper rank, two Silver missions within three years of advancing to the Silver rank, and one Gold mission after advancing to Gold Spirituality.
Each mission came with corresponding rewards and Alliance internal points, which could be used to exchange for rare resources.
The conditions were not harsh.
If you were unwilling, you could also exchange it for a large sum of money to buy a pet beast yourself.
Even so, Lu Yu could accept it.
After all, the first pet beast is the foundation of a Beast Tamer and is exceptionally important.
But…
This was Great Abyss City!
In terms of infrastructure, garrison size, economy, and development, it was considered a quasi-first-class city in the Alliance, second only to the fourteen first-class cities, followed by hundreds of second-class cities.
The reason for its name wasn't some bizarre tale about a powerful figure named Zheng Da Yuan or Xu Da Yuan, but because it bordered the critical point between the human ecosystem and the Demonic Beast Ecosystem.
The Great Abyss!
A massive rift valley of unknown length that nearly split the world.
On the other side was the Demonic Beast Ecosystem, where countless Extraordinary Lifeforms were scattered like stars, living in clans and giving birth to numerous magical ecological secret realms.
Legend had it that the bottom of the Great Abyss connected to the Abyss Dimension.
Due to spatial instability, Void Creatures would occasionally invade, and even the Spirit World would sometimes connect to reality here. Such a chaotic place was naturally home to many Evil God Cults exiled from human society…
It could almost be described as a pandemonium of demons.
Although Great Abyss City and its surrounding cities were tens of thousands of miles from the true front lines, protected by numerous satellite towns, and hadn't seen a major battle in decades, it seemed safe.
But if one were to undertake an official mission, there was a high probability of approaching the Great Abyss or eliminating organizations of Evil God worshipers.
Although danger came with opportunity, but…
It was far too risky!
Moreover, there was another problem: the beasts exchanged for a Gold Medal were generally spoils of war from the Special Division's campaigns in the wilderness or from the destruction of Evil God Cults.
Most of these pet beasts leaned towards the evil alignment, and some were even dependents born from the corruption of Evil God power.
After inspection, those without major problems would be kept, while minor issues were ignored.
They were powerful, but their spirituality was unstable, making them prone to aberration or backlash.
Not safe at all.
However, ordinary people wouldn't care about this.
Obtaining a pet beast with Commander potential was already a massive stroke of luck; how could they be greedy for more?
Lu Yu wasn't a pretentious person, but after the "Taboo Sun" incident, he needed several months to recuperate his mind and couldn't complete official missions.
So, he started with what was at hand, to see if he could use the 【Eye of Truth】 for some primitive capital accumulation, and then get a Commander-potential pet beast as his first.
Once he was strong enough, he would use the Gold Medal to exchange for a second or third pet beast.
If the primitive accumulation failed, he would decisively go for the exchange.
And as it turned out, he had completed the Peach Pig breeding manual in just three months, already giving him a bargaining chip with the school.
However, it would still take a few more months to double the number of Peach Pigs, and even then, it wasn't guaranteed he could exchange them for a Commander-rank pet beast.
Especially since the school's resources were mostly pet beasts from secret realms like Peach Blossom Village, predominantly plant-type, beast-type, and so on.
If he wanted to solve his nightmare problem, he had to find a curse-type, mental-type, or dream-type pet beast.
As for unstable spirituality… for someone who had witnessed a taboo secret without breaking down, it wasn't a shortcoming at all.
It would be a blessing if the pet beast wasn't corrupted by him in turn.
The reason he sought out the Student Council President was that having connections within the system made things easier. He could use the school's fast track and avoid waiting for an appointment, which would waste a week or two.
After a long silence, a message arrived.
【Student Council President: Done raising pigs?】
Lu Yu's expression stiffened.
If he didn't know her personality, he would have thought she was mocking him.
Those were Peach Pigs, not ordinary pigs!
Bi Ma Wen wasn't just an ordinary horse-keeper, he could even immobilize celestial fairies!
【Dusk Crow: Mmm.
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This time, Lu Yu waited for five minutes without a reply.
Could it be that she doesn't want to help?
Lu Yu was resigned to this.
After all, his relationship with the Student Council President was merely that of ordinary colleagues; it was normal for her not to want to help.
"Looks like I'll have to find the principal myself…"
Lu Yu was thinking this as he stood up, when a sudden gust of wind raged, swirling up sand and dust.
He subconsciously looked up and saw a white-haired, red-eyed girl descending from the sky, vampire-like demon wings beating behind her. She landed slowly until her small black leather shoes lightly touched the ground.
The lines of her tall, well-proportioned body, revealed in the process, were nothing short of perfect. Her white shirt enveloped proud curves, with a faint cleavage visible, and her hips, wrapped in a gray-plaid pleated skirt, were like a delectable peach.
Her long, slender legs were clad in white calf-high socks, straight and slim, so fair they practically glowed, shimmering in the sunlight.
Yet beneath such a sensual appearance, the girl's perfect features, as if meticulously carved by the Creator, held an indifference akin to polar ice.
After she landed, the pink bat-like wings behind her shrank, finally turning into a large purple eyeball with small demonic wings and a black, inverted-triangle-shaped tail, floating by the girl's side.
It didn't look terrifying, however, but more like a large, flying eyeball doll.
But the Abyssal Demon Eye had an unhappy expression, looking vigilantly at Lu Yu, like a farmer guarding his cabbage patch from a thieving badger!
Lu Yu quietly activated his Eye of Truth.
【Abyssal Demon Eye】
【Attribute: Mental-type/Abyss-type】
【Strength: Peak of Elite rank】
【Racial Potential: High Commander】
【Skills: Insight, Mental Shock, High-Temp Ray, Petrification Ray, Fear Ray, Intimidation Eye】
【Description: Can possess a mental-type pet beast, gaining the ability to fly after possession.
An Abyssal species, a characteristic product of the Eye Demon ecological niche. It reproduces in the dreams of Eye Demons or other demonic beasts.
It dislikes living in groups, has a cruel and powerful personality, and requires large amounts of abyssal magic worms and flesh rich in spirituality for good cultivation. It cannot resist sour-tasting food.
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【Evolution Path: Eye Demon Attendant (requires materials…), Evil Eye Demon (requires materials…), Rare Evolution—Eye Demon Tyrant (requires materials…)…】
Not only did it display the relevant attributes, but it also listed over a dozen evolution paths, including even the top-tier Eye Demon Tyrant.
However, he could only see a rough outline right now.
To see it completely, he would need to consume a massive amount of spiritual power, enough to drain him dry.
So he still needed to increase his strength.
But besides this, the 【Eye of Truth】 also revealed an interesting piece of knowledge: materials from an Abyssal Demon Eye could be used to create a Skill Secret Food.
After consuming it, a pet beast could obtain the special skill 【Omnidirectional Vision】, giving it a 360° field of view with no blind spots.
A god-tier combat skill!'
Mommy will never have to worry about me being ambushed again!
However, the specific method required the Secret Food Inheritance, which could only be unlocked after contracting his first pet beast.
This made Lu Yu look forward to the subsequent functions of the Key of Truth even more.
Lu Yu looked at the Abyssal Demon Eye again. He felt this wasn't an abyssal demon beast at all; it was clearly a mobile treasure chest monster!
Its own strength was also extremely high.
It possessed four innate racial talent ray skills, and its remaining skills were also mental-type, giving it wide coverage. Combined with its High Commander potential, it had a great chance of becoming an Overlord-level creature of the Morning Star rank in the future.
If he didn't find a suitable pet beast this time, he could also ask it for help in resisting the invasion of his nightmares.
I'm drooling…
Hiss!
The Abyssal Demon Eye floating beside the girl suddenly felt a chill down its back, as if it was being targeted by something dangerous.
But with its panoramic vision, there were no enemies approaching!
Could it be invisible?
Thinking of this, the large eyeball couldn't help but move a little closer to its master.
This isn't cowardice, just caution!
Lu Yu also felt his gaze was too intense, so he reluctantly tore his eyes away from the Abyssal Demon Eye and kindly reminded her:
"President, you shouldn't wear a skirt when you fly.
It's easy to get exposed!"
As his words fell, the scene fell into silence.
The white-haired girl looked down at the ground where her toes weren't visible, thought for a moment, then took the corners of her skirt in both hands, pulled them up, and asked with a deadpan expression:
"Does it look good?"