Chapter 28: Six-sided Rubik's Cube (Seeking Investment, Seeking Followers)

"Qiuqiu, let's give it another try," Lin Su encouraged with a smile in the intelligently managed training room, now set to manual teaching mode.

"Mii!" (Alright!)

A wisp of cold haze silently emerged in Qiuqiu's ice-blue eyes, condensing deep within its pupils, as if frosting over its beautiful irises.

Lin Su couldn't help but hold his breath, his eyes wide as he watched the changes in Qiuqiu's gaze.

Frost Eyes, the skill Qiuqiu had practiced almost a hundred times, had failed last time precisely at this step of condensing frost energy.

Could it succeed this time?

The frost quickly took up nearly half of Qiuqiu's entire pupil and was still increasing.

Seventy percent... eighty percent... ninety percent!

Finally, the frost completely filled Qiuqiu's pupil, casting a fog-like layer over its ice-blue irises, adding a transient beauty to its already glacier-like stunning eyes.

At that moment, the world as seen through Qiuqiu's eyes subtly changed. Everything seemed to slow down: Lin Su's movements, the drifting snow, and the trajectory of the wind all became clearer. The wind and snow no longer obstructed its vision in the slightest.

No.

It wasn't that everything around had slowed down, but its senses had quickened.

"Mii! ฅ(≧ω≦)ฅ" (I learned it!)

"Good that you've learned it," Lin Su let out a sigh of relief and smiled, "The energy consumption of Frost Eyes is minimal, so during the next part of training, you should keep Frost Eyes activated to master the skill quickly."

"Mii!" (Understood!)

"Alright, let's start learning Frost Resistance," Lin Su said, his face showing a tint of anticipation.

Both Snow Blow and Frost Eyes, which had been previously learned by Qiuqiu, are teaching skills available in both the Shenwu World and on Blue Star. Moreover, the teaching methods in the Shenwu World are more concise for these two skills.

Thus, opting to use the teaching methods from Shenwu World was a shortcut for teaching Qiuqiu.

But Frost Resistance wasn't discovered in Shenwu World, so Lin Su had to resort to the common teaching method available on Blue Star.

Frost Resistance wasn't like Snow Blow; its teaching method wasn't public and required contribution points to unlock. Having spent a hefty two hundred contribution points, Lin Su acquired the teaching method.

"Qiuqiu, let's first watch the slow-motion video of other ice-type pets using Frost Resistance," Lin Su pulled out the communicator, opening various teaching materials that came packaged with the exchange of contribution points, "After you watch the video, I'll explain the flow of power to you."

"Mii!" (Got it!)

It hopped into Lin Su's arms in two or three steps, and the man and his pet began watching the training video.

…

"Direct your power to converge here, then go to this spot... "

"Ding ding ding~"

The notification tone of the communicator interrupted Lin Su.

He was instructing Qiuqiu in the training of Frost Resistance.

After watching the training video, Lin Su began helping Qiuqiu practice based on the power flow routes of the skill, but the inherent difficulty of the training was certainly high. Despite dozens of attempts, they still couldn't quite grasp the feeling of using the skill.

"Let's take a break for now," Lin Su bent down, patted Qiuqiu's head, and smiled consolingly, "No worries, it's impressive how quickly you've mastered Frost Eyes."

"Mii...(*꒦ິω꒦ີ)" (Frost Resistance is so tough...)

Lin Su smiled and began checking the messages on his communicator; his expression soon lit up with joy, "Qiuqiu, let's go to Shenwu World to learn Frost Resistance. Perhaps a change of scenery and mood might spark some inspiration, no need to rush."

"Mii?" (But isn't it only noon?)

"We'll go have lunch first," Lin Su said, shaking his communicator, "In forty minutes, the resources for the research project and the pets need to be picked up, so this afternoon, your task is to learn Deep Sleep and Dream with the unflappable ducks."

"Mii!" (Catch the ducks!)

Lin Su chuckled dryly, and after shutting down the training room, he picked up Qiuqiu and headed towards the cafeteria.

In the garden of the Shenwu World, which previously also housed several undeflatable ducks, these water-type pets might look silly but are indeed adorable and belong to the cute and ditsy category. After bonding with them, Qiuqiu enjoyed playing the game of catching ducks.

Well... whether those ducks enjoyed it as much, that remains unknown.

After lunch and returning to the institute with Qiuqiu, Lin Su quickly noticed the huge transport truck parked at the gates of the institute. The truck, as tall as two or three stories, had an exceptionally large cargo hold and bore the emblem of the Beast Tamers Association on its shell.

The research materials were likely arriving around this time; could it be this truck?

The undeflatable ducks and various supernatural resources were all in this truck?

Realizing this, Lin Su quickened his pace.

"Hey!" the muscular transporter at the truck's side extended a hand to stop him, "Young man, there are important research materials inside. Do not approach without permission."

"Hello, may I ask if these are the project materials for researcher Qin Nan?" Approaching the truck, Lin Su had already faintly heard the "clatter clatter" from inside the truck and instantly knew his guess was right.