007 Summon Beast Cultivator

Li Chun's conversation with Lu Wu had finally ended under the influence of Lu Wu's empowering speech.

At that time, Li Chun was truly moved by Lu Wu's determination and the clarity of his inspiring words. He was deeply touched and ultimately didn't manage to utter the discouraging remarks he had prepared.

This was actually quite normal.

Li Chun had called Lu Wu over because of his performance during the summoning ceremony, worried that Lu Wu would become obsessed over minor details or take setbacks too hard.

His aim was to guide Lu Wu, not to put him down.

After he had listened to Lu Wu's speech, he felt maybe encouraging him to give his all and try his hardest was a better approach than criticizing him.

What he didn't know was.

In fact, the one who really benefited from the speech was himself. As for Lu Wu?

Sorry, even though he was the one who served the speech, he hadn't taken a single sip.

In fact, he was rather disdainful of his own words.

Effort? Miracles?

What a joke—if effort worked, what was the need for a cheat?

The inspiring speech was meant for others to consume; he, on the other hand, feasted on cheats!

Of course, Lu Wu wasn't a man to just lie back and rely on cheats alone.

Although he did wish for that, regrettably, his cheat wasn't powerful enough, so he still needed to put in the effort.

After leaving Li Chun's office, Lu Wu continued with his intense studying.

He didn't stop even when school was over, immediately burying himself in the library the moment classes ended.

For Lu Wu, the real work was just beginning.

Since the Summoner Ceremony could only be performed at the age of eighteen, and one's eligibility to become a summoner would only be known after the ceremony, to prevent disruption to the studies of ordinary students, the school only introduced summoner-related courses in the senior year of high school.

Well, that's the focus classes of senior year, to be precise.

Lu Wu had only two options to access this knowledge: get into the focus class or go to the library.

Indeed, the library had relevant material available for those interested to explore.

That's exactly what Lu Wu was doing.

...

Inside the library.

Lu Wu glanced at Pang Duddu who had followed him inside.

"You can head back first."

Pang Duddu still hung his chubby head low, muttering softly, "I, I want to read for a bit too."

Then read.

Without saying much else, Lu Wu found a spot, sent Little Skeleton to hold the place, and then began roaming the library, rapidly scanning the shelves for books.

"Summoner Enlightenment" "Summoning Beast Basic Encyclopedia" "On the Cultivation of Summoned Beasts"

"A Brief Discussion on Things You Must Know Between Summoner and Summoned Beast"

"On the Possibility of Summoning Cat-Eared Beast Girl"

In no time, Lu Wu had gathered seven or eight books and returned to his spot, pulling Little Skeleton away to resume his reading binge.

Pang Duddu, sitting nearby and watching Lu Wu furiously digest the books for the entire day, had a face full of concern.

Since yesterday, Lu Wu seemed like a changed person.

He, who rarely read books before, was now devouring literature, and his attitude towards her had improved considerably.

All these changes seemed to be positive, but Pang Duddu was still somewhat worried.

She couldn't quite articulate what she was worried about; she just felt uneasy and panicky.

Lu Wu had spent over half an hour finishing a book. Stretching with a yawn, he noticed Pang Duddu staring blankly at him and frowned, "Didn't you say you were going to read? Why are you gawking at me? Stop it, or I'll hit you, believe it or not? Here's the book for you, read it!"

"Oh, oh!"

Pang Duddu's head instantly dropped, hastily taking the book Lu Wu had just finished and pretending to dive into it.

For some reason, being scolded like that by Lu Wu suddenly lifted Pang Duddu's spirits.

Lu Wu, unaware of the girl's mood swing, was now observing Pang Duddu sitting across from him.

Come to think of it, this was the first time he had seriously considered his childhood friend.

Upon closer inspection, Lu Wu realized that although his childhood friend was a bit overweight, she had good foundation.

Her skin was fair, facial features were well-proportioned, and even plump, she was round and adorable.

"Hmm, if she slimmed down, she would definitely be a pretty girl."

Thinking this to himself, Lu Wu casually blurted it out, causing Pang Duddu, who was pretending to read, to freeze. She cautiously lifted her head to confirm if Lu Wu really said that, but upon looking up, she saw him already engrossed back in his pile of books.

Over the course of four hours, Lu Wu stayed in the library and read through all eight books he had brought with him.

After finishing, Lu Wu had gained a general understanding of the Summoner profession.

The core of the Summoner profession centered entirely on the Summoned Beast.

They fought through their Summoned Beasts and improved their power through training them.

As a Summoned Beast's power increased, the Summoner would receive a certain degree of empowerment in return, yes, the improvement of a Summoner's power, and whether they could contract a second or even a third Summoned Beast, all depended on this empowerment.

In short, only when the Summoned Beast became powerful could the Summoner also become powerful.

That's why the initial Summoned Beast was so important.

If the initial Summoned Beast was of better quality, it was relatively easier to cultivate, and the Summoner's power would also increase more rapidly.

On the contrary, if the initial Summoned Beast was of poor quality and difficult to train, then the path for the Summoner was essentially cut off.

Yes, for ordinary people, someone who summons a Little Skeleton has basically no hope of becoming a Professional Summoner.

But Lu Wu was no ordinary person.

He had cheats, so he wasn't concerned about these issues; he was focused on how to cultivate the Summoned Beast.

In this aspect, the several books Lu Wu read had answers. There were actually many ways to cultivate a Summoned Beast, but the two most mainstream methods were:

Training!

Different Summoned Beasts had different training methods, and finding the right one could improve the power of a Summoned Beast.

The other method was whaling!

Yes, whaling!

All things could be whaled upon, including Summoned Beasts. As long as you had enough money, even a Little Skeleton could be whaled into something spectacular.

Of course, whaling didn't mean directly smashing money onto a Summoned Beast.

It meant splashing the cash on Summon Beast Cultivators!

From their title alone, it was clear what they did.

Yes, they specialized in researching and cultivating Summoned Beasts.

They called themselves scientists in the field of Summoned Beasts, and their most common phrase to the Summoners was, "You're just a tool for summoning; you know nothing about Summoned Beasts!"

Of course, they had the credentials to talk like that, because they truly were impressive.

They could improve the power and even the quality of a Summoned Beast by developing training manuals, concocting potions, and other methods.

A good Summon Beast Cultivator held such high status that they far surpassed that of a Professional Summoner.

Upon realizing this, Lu Wu's eyes shone with an irrepressible gleam...