C3: Green silk worm

A/n: This is also a long chapter (5000 words) I wanted to cram as much info as possible. It would have been longer, but the Webnovel would not let me publish it.

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"Life is very interesting… in the end, some of your greatest pains, become your greatest strengths." – Drew Barrymore

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[Successfully copied Deterrence.]

Shi Yu was feeling happy right now. This skill was very useful in early stages. The potential of beasts is mostly determined by the racial skills they possess.

If he can teach this skill to his beasts, he can mass produce a large number of beasts with very high kingly aptitudes.

It was a high-level mental-type deterrence skill that could make him rich. Most of the pets could learn this skill. M

Shi Yu smiled. When he returned to his senses, he saw the Snow Wolf King staring at him in confusion.

"Roar—"

The wolf king growled and frowned.

Shi Yu understood. The other party saw him smiling foolishly and suspected that he was not right in the head.

The Snow Wolf King did not know that its skill had been replicated. After confirming that Shi Yu was not frightened silly by it, it turned around and started eating the meat.

Only after it had eaten and drunk its fill did the ordinary Snow Wolves in the wolf pack dare to surround it.

It must be because the wolf king had left its scent behind. After the wolf king left, the ordinary Snow Wolves were clearly not as fierce as before when facing Shi Yu.

After he was done feeding the Snow Wolves, Shi Yu began to do other tasks.

Intern life was very tough. The toughest and most tiring tasks were all theirs. Moreover, there was no technical content.

This couldn't be helped. After all, they were still in the learning stage.

Shi Yu and the others had to first have the ability to do difficult tasks, such as training pets.

Just like the wolf pack now, it would be very difficult to manage and train them without a Wolf King that could use the deterrence skill.

After training this group of Snow Wolves well and training them into pets suitable for Beast Tamers to raise and contract with, it would be up to other official trainers to raise them.

Shi Yu and the other interns could only do the relatively basic work.

Of course, in addition to the more basic work, official breeders would also lead interns like Shi Yu and the others to do other work regularly, allowing interns to learn many new things.

"There are still three months left in the internship period."

His predecessor had always wanted to become a Beast Tamer and had made many preparations. The profession of pet breeder was the springboard he had prepared for himself.

Although he had obtained a cheat, Shi Yu still had some things to consider. It was better to develop steadily at the moment. He will not skip his internship as he needs some time to blend in the new environment.

He also needs to gather enough funds in these months to jump-start his Beast taming carrier.

The young pet he had reserved from the Iron Bamboo Breeding Base in the Ping Cheng District of Icefield City also required his internship certificate to receive it.

The Iron Bamboo Breeding Base had to consider Shi Yu's ability to repay the debt. At the moment, he was not qualified to receive that pet, but after his internship ended, and he obtained the breeder's certificate, he would be qualified to receive the loan.

Shi Yu needed to gather large amounts of money. After all, raising and training a pet required a huge supply of resources. He also needs to buy supplements for himself to increase his physical fitness to maximize his Beast taming ability.

Iron Eater!

This was the race of the pet Shi Yu had reserved.

[Race]: Iron Eater

[Attribute]: Metal

[Race Level]: Medium Transcendent

[Skill]: Hardening

Iron-eating beasts… were actually giant pandas.

Shi Yu was quite satisfied with the initial pet that his predecessor had chosen for him. He knew a lot about this pet, after all it was the protagonist's first pet.

The Iron Eater was one race-level lower than the Snow Wolf.

Shi Yu knew that this was related to race skills.

Compared to the Snow Wolf's Ice Crushing Fang, Ice Splitting Claw, Cold Breath, and Snow Concealment, the Iron Eater only had one racial skill.

Just like in the name of this iron-eating beast, after the giant pandas in this world evolved, they could harden their bodies by eating metal minerals, making their bodies as hard as steel.

Hardening was a low-level racial skill. Its upper limit was not high, and it could only be used in close combat. Naturally, it could not compare to the Snow Wolf that was favored by the heavens.

With low-level racial skills and excellent physical fitness, the iron-eating beast's race-level was medium.

However, this was also good. Otherwise, Shi Yu would not have been able to afford the Iron Eater.

This was only because his household register was in Ping Cheng District, and its locals had good policies and privileges. Otherwise, he couldn't have even considered this option.

"Iron-eating beasts are not bad actually…

"The Iron Eater's ability to eat metal ores and turn them into a body-strengthening skill is both offensive and defensive. Not bad".

He also did not care about its species rank, as he can use skill index to increase it.

If he wasn't wrong, the metal-eating beast would definitely be able to learn the deterrence skill that he had copied just now. There shouldn't be a problem with the compatibility.

He stayed in the pet breeding base not only to learn, but to also collect rare skills.

" I can also use skill index to increase my physical strength"

The skill index consumes physical strength to teach skills. But there is a bug in that too, when recovering it also increases his physical strength. Although it is not much, over time it adds up to a terrifying amount.

After imagining the future, Shi Yu was pulled back to reality. Apart from feeding the Snow Wolves, he had many other tasks to do, and these tasks would be keeping him busy the entire morning.

It was not until noon that he was free, but the afternoon was still clearly arranged.

After lunch and lunch break, the interns in Shi Yu's dormitory building had the same mission in the afternoon.

They had actually been doing this job for some time.

It was what was written on the worksheet previously: Record the growth data of the green worm…

In the afternoon.

Shi Yu kept a low profile as he followed the large group into the forest filled with Green Silk Worms.

The forest was luxuriant and therefore difficult to pass through.

The green silk bugs were the pets that were most commonplace here. In the pet base of Icefield City, there were only 50 Snow Wolves, but there were thousands of green silk bugs.

They could basically be described with four words: they were stupidly numerous.

Their strength was also pitifully weak. Compared to the Snow Wolves that could steadily awaken four racial skills during their growth period, these green worms only had one skill.

Moreover, Worm Silk was a skill that produced something that could only be compared to steel wire only when used perfectly.

Beast Tamers divided the abilities mastered by extraordinary creatures into different levels according to their power and effect. From low to super, they were categorized as the following — levelless skills, low-level skills, mid-level skills, high-level skills, super-level skills…

For example, the Worm Silk skill that the worms mastered could not even be considered a low-level skill. It had no level at all.

Therefore, it could be said that it was pitiful for the Green Silk Worms to be classified as low-grade transcendent. After all, the green silk worms could not even defeat most ordinary animals. They were only rated better because of their potential for evolution.

However, according to the different cultivation methods, there were many uses for the worm silks of the green silk worm.

However, the pet breeding base did not raise green silk bugs to produce worm silk.

The reason they raised such a weak pet was because the green silk bugs were one of the few pets in nature that could evolve naturally once.

After absorbing enough nutrients, they could evolve into Wind Crystal Butterflies and have a chance to awaken another species skill called Wind Blade, which would increase their combat power.

Although their species rank was still classified as low-level transcendent due to their lifespan after evolution, the Wind Crystal Butterfly was one of the easiest worm-type pet beasts to raise. It was the optimal choice for most ordinary Beast Tamers.

Next, Shi Yu and the others' job was to record and observe the growth state of the green silk worms and determine when they would successfully evolve.

Compared to the Snow Wolf, the green worm was much more harmless. After all, it was only the size of a palm.

It had a green furry body, innocent eyes, and two yellow antennae on its head. It was very similar to the larvae of the Citrus Phoenix Butterfly on Earth.

After getting to know them personally, Shi Yu finally understood why they were known as the weakest pets in the pet world…

Because the silk produced by the green silk worms that hadn't been trained… Shi Yu was able to break it with a gentle tug…

During the observation process, Shi Yu's hand was wrapped in worm silk.

Compared to the Snow Wolf, the green silk worm was less intelligent. Shi Yu was not proficient in telepathy, so the communication between the two parties was not very good, causing the green silk worm to resist.

But this resistance… was too harmless.

Just now, when there were green silk worms in his vision, the information on the first page of the illustrated stone handbook in Shi Yu's mind had changed.

The skill state changed from No Target Set to Can Be Taught. Of course, Shi Yu would obviously not rashly use this teaching ability.

This was the benefit of the skill index. After all, the Green Silk Worm was known as the lowest level pet that could not learn any other skill other than the Worm Silk one before evolution…

Just as Shi Yu was lamenting over the situation, the green worm slipped away from his hand, and the index changed once more.

At this moment, he flipped to the second page.

This time, the new image of a green worm was added.

There was still a pile of text below.

[Skill]: Worm Silk

[Skill Level]: None

This is an insect skill. It might be useful when used to the extreme.

[Status]: No Target Set

Such a weak skill is perfect for testing the stamina consumption of teaching a skill.

For the rest of the afternoon, everyone else was observing and recording the green worms.

….

Until evening.

After dinner, Shi Yu returned to the dormitory.

After returning, he took out a manual and started searching.

This was not the evaluation guide, but another book.

This manual recorded the 51 pets raised in the pet breeding base of Icefield City and their species skills.

Shi Yu was trying to confirm the target he had in mind. He knew a skill that would be important if he had to increase his physical strength.

He also had to find a way to replicate higher-leveled skills and store them away to train his pets after he became a Beast Tamer.

…

At the pet breeding base of Icefield City.

At night.

A figure walked out of the dormitory building and went straight to the infirmary.

In the pet breeding base, it was common for wild pets to fight, and occasionally, the breeder would be accidentally injured.

Therefore, most regular pet breeding bases would be equipped with an infirmary.

The infirmary here was not particular about the treatment target. The injuries of humans and pets could be treated, and the treatment method was very simple… In the era of beasts, of course, the healing abilities of pets had to be used.

After quickly arriving at the infirmary, Shi Yu saw the doctor on duty sitting on a chair handling documents.

"What's wrong?" She had looked up when she saw someone coming.

"Doctor, I think I sprained my wrist. I'm worried that it will affect my work tomorrow…"

Shi Yu walked forward and extended his hand. His slightly swollen hand was still trembling.

"Let me take a look." The female doctor was expressionless as she glanced at Shi Yu's wrist.

Through his clothes, she could tell that Shi Yu was an intern breeder here, a student who had just graduated from school.

Usually, this kind of employee loved to get into trouble, but she was already used to it.

"Let me give you a simple treatment," she muttered.

In the next second, Shi Yu felt the temperature around him plummet as a gust of wind appeared out of thin air.

Fwooo…

A breeze blew, and the curtains in the room fluttered.

At the same time, as the female doctor muttered, a huge white-green array formation that flickered with countless light spots appeared in midair, facing Shi Yu.

Then, the formation rippled like water, and a white dandelion floated out.

The white dandelion was bigger than Shi Yu's palm and had no roots. After being summoned by the female doctor, it landed on the back of his hand.

"It'll be done soon," she said.

As soon as she finished speaking, the white dandelion shone with a faint white light that enveloped the back of Shi Yu's hand.

In an instant, Shi Yu felt that he had been cured under the light.

It was true that he had twisted his hand, but it was not that serious. He had done it on the road. Previously, the pain was still a little, but now, it is completely gone.

No wonder, the intern said that the infirmary in the breeding base was very impressive. It was indeed impressive.

The existence of transcendent creatures was not bad at all for humans. They could be of great help in areas like medical treatment.

After the treatment, the white dandelion floated up from Shi Yu's hand.

At the same time, in Shi Yu's mind, the third page of the illustrated stone handbook flipped open.

The image of the plant pet Dandelion appeared.

[Skill]: High-Speed Healing

[Skill Level]: Intermediate

Wood-type healing ability. It can accelerate the healing speed of ordinary injuries.

[Status]: No Target Set

What was successfully recorded and replicated this time was an extremely rare healing ability. Its value and utility were extremely high!

Not only did the Dandelion use its skill, but it also made contact with Shi Yu. It was just as Shi Yu had expected.

The doctors in the infirmary of the breeding base were all Beast Tamers and had contracted with rare healing-type pets. Previously, other employees had come here to receive treatment because of accidental injuries, so Shi Yu quickly thought of this method to try to replicate healing-type skills.

"It should be fine now, right?" The female doctor looked at Shi Yu after recalling her pet. "Also, you're making too much of a fuss. Bai Puying said it was just a minor injury."

At that time, Shi Yu's rich expression made her think that it was a serious injury… In reality, if she did not treat him, Shi Yu's body would have healed itself.

However, it was worth affirming that he had found a doctor the minute his body was injured, and the doctor noticed this.

She had seen many Beast Tamers and pet beasts who didn't pay attention to minor injuries. As minor injuries accumulated, they would eventually become serious problems.

Shi Yu quickly nodded and thanked her, "I'll be careful next time. Thank you".

Using healing abilities to heal injuries was the treatment method of the pet breeding base's infirmary.

Even if it was a small wound, the doctors here liked to treat it with pets. The reason was simple. With many treatments, it could increase the proficiency of the pets' skills.

Learning a skill did not mean that one could use it proficiently. Often, one needed to practice many times to transform the skill into one's own.

Therefore, the ability of repeating the same skills in the Skill Guide to increase proficiency was actually a bug. It was equivalent to accelerating the training efficiency of the pet.

…

Through the infirmary of the breeding base, Shi Yu had successfully obtained a rare healing skill. He was in a good mood.

After returning to the dormitory from the infirmary, Shi Yu washed up and lay down.

He began to look forward to the day he became a Beast Tamer.

After becoming a Beast Tamer, there would be more paths to choose from.

This was especially true if one could pass the professional Beast Tamer examination. Other than fulfilling a small portion of their obligations, they wouldn't have to do anything else. The Beast Tamer Association would also pay them monthly, and it was also a huge leap in their class.

"The Beast Tamer who just contracted with a pet beast is an Apprentice Beast Tamer.

"Trainee Beast Tamers and initial pets can participate in the Beast Tamer Association's unified assessment after their abilities reach a certain level.

"If you pass the assessment, you will officially become a professional Beast Tamer."

Shi Yu muttered softly.

With the index, he will have a great advantage in training pets.

Eighteen years old was the best age to become a Beast Tamer. He set a small goal of reaching professional Beast Tamers within half a year.

As he thought about it, Shi Yu fell asleep.

After transmigrating, it had only taken Shi Yu a day to adapt to the new world.

Currently, he has already confirmed his next target.

The next morning, Shi Yu woke up early to exercise. Just some sets of squats, push-ups and jogging, he was good to go. He did not do any intense exercise as this weak body will not allow him to push it.

Today was a special day as he planned to test the teaching function of the skill index.

But first he needs to buy some supplements, for faster recovery.

Shi Yu returned after buying the tonics.

The supplement he bought was called "Refreshing Capsule". The raw materials seemed to be materials from several plant-type extraordinary creatures.

Just like with how the doctors from the breeding base in Icefield City treated Shi Yu effortlessly, the effects of the medicine in this world were also top-notch.

After all, the medicinal materials in his previous life were basically extracted from ordinary plants. But here, the vast majority of high-grade medicinal materials were from plant-type extraordinary creatures.

There was no need to elaborate on the effects of the stuff that grew on these extraordinary creatures. In fact, according to legend, the pollen of some fabled plant-type extraordinary creatures even had the effect of reviving the dead.

Of course, the Refreshing Capsule was only the most common type of medicine he could try, and it wasn't that amazing either.

The effect of the Bright God Capsule, on the other hand, was very simple. It was mainly used to eliminate the symptoms of weakness in the body and strengthen the physique. It could allow the user to maintain a conscious state while weakened and be at ease and clear-headed.

Likewise, it was said that the effect was very good. Many Beast Tamers liked to have one after a battle and would immediately feel full of energy.

However, one couldn't eat too much of this either. After all, there were side effects from consuming too much medicine. Moreover, financial conditions didn't allow Shi Yu to eat this capsule like candy.

Apart from two bottles of capsules, Shi Yu also bought some nutritious food. Only then did he dare to go home satisfied.

He looked at the two persimmon trees outside his dorm.

A green caterpillar was lying on a branch, resting leisurely. It was very bold and was not afraid of being eaten by passing birds.

As a disgrace to the supernatural world, the combat power of the green caterpillar was very low. Even if it was not a supernatural creature, but an ordinary sparrow that had not undergone any evolution, it had a chance of killing the caterpillar.

At the same time, they could be found everywhere. When Shi Yu saw it, he immediately felt that it was the only experimental subject.

It was obvious that the green caterpillar was malnourished. It was thinner than the one raised in the pet base. It was a wild green silk worm.

Usually, such a green silk insect would never be able to evolve… Most of them would end up as food for birds… However, this green-coloured insect should be considered lucky to have met Shi Yu.

I'll give you a chance to increase your mastery of the silk skill!

"This green caterpillar is around level one."

There was only one pattern on its body, so it should have only awakened once and was a weakling. Therefore, Shi Yu boldly grabbed it.

Pets were divided into growth levels and race levels.

Generally speaking, the higher the level of growth, the stronger the overall strength of the pet.

As for the species rank, it represented the pet's growth potential.

The higher the species level, the higher the upper limit of the growth level.

This green caterpillar was at the first-level awakening stage in its growth level.

This level was the growth stage for most pets to awaken their racial skills.

Every time a pet's awakening increased by one level, its physical fitness would increase. The upper limit of the pet's energy would also increase. There was also a chance of awakening its own race's skills.

After awakening 10 times, one could try to reach the transcendent level and become a real transcendent creature.

Each of the 10 awakening stages was simply represented by Beast Tamers from level one to level ten.

However, awakening a few times did not completely represent the strength of the pet.

The strength of a pet at the awakening stage was mainly related to the race skills that the pet had awakened.

In other words, at the same level of growth, the higher the species level of the pet, the stronger the combat power, unless the pet of a lower species mastered powerful skills other than the basic racial abilities.

Therefore, even if a green caterpillar awakened 10 times, it would not be able to defeat an Iron-Eating Beast that had learned Hardening. Even if the Iron-Eating Beast's growth level was much lower. This was a sort of power gap between races.

The advantage of the Green Silk Worms was that they grew faster than other pets of higher species. After all, their short lifespans forced them to grow faster.

In short, this green caterpillar was very weak. This kind of "unable to control its own fate" strength directly made it become Shi Yu's experimental subject.

"Ji—"

The sudden feeling of being grabbed really frightened it. After being stunned, it was in shock.

It widened its eyes and looked at the giant in front of it in panic.

At this moment, the green caterpillar finally resisted.

Worm Silk!

Snow-white worm silk shot out of its mouth and wrapped around Shi Yu's hand. However, Shi Yu pulled it away.

Your insect silk is still too weak.

Do you think you're the Don Quixote of worms?

Green Silk Worm: Σ(°△°|||)_

"Little guy, behave yourself.

"Otherwise, I'll feed you to birds."

Even though it was a supernatural creature, the green silk insect's intelligence was not high. It only had instinctive emotional reactions.

Even so, Shi Yu's telepathy was still somewhat useful. After all, it was a mind-to-mind link.

Although the green caterpillar couldn't understand what it meant, it was more or less afraid to act rashly.

After bringing it to his dorm, he sat on his bed.

[Skill]: Worm Silk

[Skill Level]: None

This is an insect skill. It might be useful when used to the extreme.

[Status]: Can Be Taught

Shi Yu looked at the green caterpillar in front of him. He summoned the skill index in his mind and flipped to the second page.

The Green Silk Worms' racial skill, Worm Silk, was something that they had been born with. Therefore, this Green Silk Worm could definitely use Worm Silk. Shi Yu knew this from the beginning.

"Teach." Under the stunned gaze of the green caterpillar, Shi Yu commanded and tried to trigger the index.

This was the first time he tried it, and he was a bit nervous.

His hands gradually began to glow.

Following which, the aura on Shi Yu's hand was transmitted to the Green Silk Worm like a stream of water.

The light flowed forward, and in the next second, the halo disappeared from his hand. It covered the green caterpillar's entire body instead, causing it to flicker with light.

Buzz!

At this moment, after everything was done, Shi Yu felt a portion of his stamina being drained. It was as if his mental state had plummeted. He was hungry, tired, and wanted to sleep.

However, the subsequent changes soon made him pleasantly surprised. This was because Shi Yu could easily see the green caterpillar's body suddenly beginning to develop.

This green caterpillar was undergoing its second awakening. A second pattern slowly appeared on its body. Shi Yu quickly put it down and observed it carefully.

From the perspective of the green caterpillar.

This green insect was probably also very confused.

This was because as the light entered its body, its physical fitness and the upper limit of its energy increased.

At the same time, the green caterpillar felt as if it had unconsciously used its insect silk skill countless times. This experience made the green caterpillar feel that it was more familiar with its use.

Even though it wasn't too sure what had happened, the fact that it had grown stronger was still something that the Green Silk Worm understood.

But none of that mattered.

With the intelligence of the green caterpillar, it could not determine what was going on. It could only determine what it should do.

To continue to escape Shi Yu's demonic claws—

It did not realize that Shi Yu was a godsend and that the changes in its body were brought about by this human. It only wanted to eat and find a safe place to continue enjoying the wind and cool down.

The green caterpillar turned around and ran again, but it was stopped by Shi Yu.

"Ji—"

The green silk worm spat out another white worm silk. It started a second round of resistance, but the worm silk was still pulled away mercilessly.

Although Shi Yu's body was weak, it was more than enough to deal with the green caterpillar.

Under the desperate gaze of the green caterpillar, Shi Yu caught it again. This time, it simply gave up struggling and curled up at the side.

"The strength of the insect silk has indeed increased…

"It's even more skilled than before…"

Shi Yu judged as he fought with the green silk worm in front of him.

He looked at the marks on his hand and then at the green caterpillar.

Was this considered the proficiency level of the worm silk? It went from the initial level to the proficient level.

The strength of the worm silk was comparable to the high-quality ones from those green silk worms that had been cultivated with spiritual plants in the breeding base of Icefield City.

It might not be as good as its growth level, but its proficiency in Worm Silk was definitely high.

No matter what, Shi Yu was very satisfied with the effects of the skill index.

As for the results of the experiment. He opened the skill book.

He realised that the color of all the pages had dimmed.

Below the status bar of all the skills, a cooldown timer appeared.

[Cooldown Time]: 8 hours

It meant that he would have to wait eight hours before he could use the skill guide again.

Shi Yu heaved a sigh of relief. He was fearful the cooldown would be too long, but it was acceptable.

Although he could afford the consumption of the levelless-Worm Silk experiment, it was not to the point where he could ignore it. It was the protection mechanism of the skill index to not overdraft himself.

Still cooldown meant nothing, he just needed to take enough supplements, to nourish himself back to full health.

After 2 hours, he was back to full health. He had used a lot of the supplements. But it was worth it, as he could feel a slight increase in his physical strength.

It was a minor increase, if he was not keeping tabs on himself he would not have even noticed.

Now he just needed to repeat the process for 3 months.

"Sigh, these are going to be a long three months"

He looked at the clock, and it was time for work, so he picked the green silk worm and put it in a cage that he brought earlier.