Chapter 12: The Eight Evolutionary Paths
After returning from the virtual battle space, Lian Xing was quite satisfied with her performance. The Moonlight Rabbit’s Flexibility Enhancement talent not only made its body more agile but also allowed it to easily carry heavy objects, enabling the high-speed rotating Golden Wheels to be thrown repeatedly without pausing, achieving a highly efficient ranged attack cycle. Coupled with the Golden Wheel’s Heavy Metal talent, its trajectory was almost unaffected by resistance or the environment, and its power was terrifyingly high.
With this, this system was enough to handle most lineups…
“Next is to increase training points and choose combat skills~~” Lian Xing opened her information panel while pondering.
However, when she saw the information displayed, she froze.
[Giant Moonlight Rabbit gained insight in the last battle, Training Value increased by 2 points]
[Golden Wheel gained insight in the last battle, Training Value increased by 5 points]
“Huh?”
“The Golden Wheel jumped 5 levels at once!?” Lian Xing blinked and muttered in disbelief.
This phenomenon could only mean one thing: her opponent, Wind God Academy #4’s Translucent Phantom Dragon, must have been at level 20 or higher. Fighting above one’s level, life-or-death battles, and gaining new insights could significantly increase a pet beast’s training value.
Judging by her opponent’s performance, she had assumed they were only around level 14 or 15…
But based on the experience gained, the Translucent Phantom Dragon must have been over level 20, with its second Arcane Art already unlocked, not far from High-Tier evolution.
“What’s going on? Can someone of that level even participate in the Academy League…?”
“My lineup is completely basic!?”
After a moment of confusion, Lian Xing didn’t think too much about it, simply dismissing her opponent as a flower vase who relied on…certain methods to become stronger, lacking real battle experience.
And in fact…
That was…pretty much the case!!!
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As night deepened, Lian Xing didn’t start another battle. After showering, she lay in bed. She hadn’t slept properly in three years in her past life and needed to catch up.
Before going to sleep, remembering that she had classes tomorrow, Lian Xing got out of bed and opened her wardrobe, making sure she had clean clothes to wear. She only had three sets of school uniforms to rotate.
However…
Fishnet stockings, 80D stockings, 0D stockings, suspender stockings, semi-transparent stockings, thigh-high stockings…all kinds of white silk stockings were available.
There were also a few styles that were too…revealing for public wear, meant only for…private viewings, which Lian Xing wouldn’t consider for now.
As for going bare-legged, that was even less likely. In her eyes, going out without stockings was no different from running around naked…
The next morning, Youlan Academy.
In the advanced theory class, under everyone’s gaze, a golden-haired, starry-eyed girl with bun hairstyles sat with her legs crossed, fiddling with her white silk stockings, attracting strange looks from the surrounding students.
Youlan Academy didn’t separate students by year. Every student had only five years of enrollment. Completing a regular course earned 1 credit, while an advanced course earned 3.
Accumulating 5 credits allowed for a random draw of a White Quality combat skill.
10 credits allowed for the selection of a common Juvenile Species pet beast.
20 credits allowed for a random draw of a Blue Quality combat skill.
100 credits allowed for a random draw of a Purple Quality combat skill.
Lian Xing had always been lazy. In her year of enrollment, she had only accumulated a little over 10 credits, which wasn’t as efficient as…other methods.
Soon, the lecturer in charge of the advanced course walked into the classroom, carrying a stack of test papers. She glanced at Lian Xing, sitting at the back of the classroom, with a strange expression and said, “The Academy League is about to start, Lian Xing, why are you still attending classes? Shouldn’t you be preparing to compete for a main team spot?”
“Supernovas are exempt. You can get credits without taking the final exam.”
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“Ah, are there any benefits to participating in the Academy League?” Lian Xing asked, slightly stunned.
In her impression, there were no substantial benefits to participating in the Academy League. Even winning the championship didn’t offer any monetary rewards.
Come to think of it, the number of students in the classroom had indeed decreased recently. It seemed they were all competing fiercely for a spot on the Youlan Academy reserve team.
“Benefits!?” Hearing Lian Xing’s straightforward question, the advanced course lecturer was taken aback. Participating in the regional Academy League, gaining ranking and glory, and showcasing one’s strength and lineup in front of billions of viewers…weren’t those benefits enough?
The endorsement fees and follower counts alone that the Top Ten of the previous league received were far more valuable than any other reward! From then on, they wouldn’t even need to…resort to certain methods to live comfortably and earn a fortune. Even she, as a lecturer, was envious.
Of course, she couldn’t promote such materialistic and…unethical views in class.
It was a pity. With Lian Xing’s looks, participating in the league would definitely attract a lot of attention to Youlan Academy…
The lecturer felt a bit regretful but didn’t persuade her further, handing out the test papers for today’s exam.
After receiving the test paper, Lian Xing scanned it briefly, her expression showing a lack of interest. The questions were too simple, even a fool could get a perfect score, so she didn’t even bother writing the answers.
Question 1: Please list the five Mid-Tier evolution paths of the Fire Cloud Mushroom.
Question 2: Please list the five Mid-Tier evolution paths of the Water Elemental.
Question 3: Please list any three High-Tier Weapon evolutions of a Mid-Tier Weapon Species pet beast.
Question 4: Please list any three High-Tier Elemental evolutions of a Mid-Tier Elemental Species pet beast.
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Question 17: How many evolution paths are there for pet beasts? Select the number and list them.
Option A: 5
Option B: 6
Lian Xing didn’t even bother writing the answers to the previous questions, but when she reached question 17, her expression suddenly changed.
Because the options provided were simply wrong…
Shouldn’t the correct answer be 8!?
“Something’s not right…”
“Did the lecturer make a mistake, or…does she simply not know the correct answer?”
“No, even if it’s a mistake, 6 is way off!?” Lian Xing muttered, bewildered.
There were 8 evolutionary paths for pet beasts. This was common knowledge.
The five basic evolution paths: Biological, Weapon, Mechanical, Viral, and Elemental.
And—
The three special derived evolutions, rare, unique, and irreplaceable.
Representing the primal bloodline, the source of all myths, the origin of evolution — Ancient Species!
Continuously extracting essence during evolution, ultimately surpassing all original paths, reaching the pinnacle of evolution — Shining Species!
A synonym for destruction, the cancer of the world, forced to evolve through mutation due to excessive environmental damage — Fallen Species!!
Lost in thought, Lian Xing’s starry eyes narrowed.
So, the Youlan Academy she was in was just a backwater corner of this world?
They didn’t even know about the Shining and Fallen Species.
It seemed that the Beast Tamers here hadn’t even touched the true core…
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