Chapter 22: Grand Comparison of Configuration (Seeking Investment and Followers)_2

"Dad!" Zhong Hao jogged over, "Has that guy finished registering?"

"Yes, he's gone," Zhong Tianzhan nodded.

"It's a pity, I wanted to battle him once more; I was careless before," Zhong Hao sighed lightly, "But it's fine, he is now a named sparring partner in the arena, and I can schedule a match with him."

After that battle and his subsequent recovery, his Powerful Rock Bear finally became submissive. The previously arrogant creature had been humbled, and the effect was surprisingly good.

But a new problem arose: the Powerful Rock Bear had become fixated on battling Xue Henqing again, claiming that it had underestimated the opponent last time and it could definitely win if given another chance.

"You…" Hearing this, Zhong Tianzhan opened his mouth.

"What is it, Dad?"

"It's nothing." He closed his mouth and shook his head.

If Lin Su really were from the Evolution Research Institute, it would be no wonder that his Xue Henqing had progressed so far.

In the Evolution Research Institute, there ought to be intelligent training rooms.

Thinking this, Zhong Tianzhan couldn't help but cast a pitiful look at Zhong Hao.

This thing couldn't be bought with money.

The intelligent training room was extremely effective for training Talent Skills; his son was not even a match for Lin Su now, and as time passed, this gap would only widen.

Well, it might be good for the kid to face some setbacks.

…

Leaving the training arena, Lin Su patted Qiuqiu in his arms.

Because it hadn't drained much energy, the little guy wasn't in the Beast Taming Space but was happily munching on an Energy Cube in Lin Su's arms.

Although Lin Su could now produce high-level energy fluids, he couldn't waste the batch of Energy Cubes he had bought with contribution points, so for the time being, Qiuqiu's food on the planet Lanxing was still Energy Cubes.

Once the resources he had bought before were used up, he could phase out the Energy Cubes.

"Qiuqiu, our next practice will focus on Frost Storm," Lin Su smiled.

"Mee? (｡òωó｡)" (Not practicing Snow Trace anymore?)

"Of course, we'll train that too, but we need to prioritize pushing Frost Storm to the next level," Lin Su said with a smile.

Xue Henqing's defensive abilities were not strong; it was a type with fragile defenses. This species' advantage lay in its extremely fast movement and its ability to perform long-range attacks with Frost Storm.

Therefore, for Qiuqiu to become stronger, the faster its speed, the better, and the stronger and the wider the range of Frost Storm, the better.

For Snow Trace to reach the third level in a short time would be a tall tale; with each increase in skill proficiency, the difficulty multiplied exponentially from the previous one.

So, it made more sense to spend more energy training Frost Storm.

The battle against the Powerful Rock Bear had made Lin Su fully recognize the power of Frost Storm.

Even the Powerful Rock Bear in its Rock Armor state would be completely frozen by Frost Storm.

And the upgrade from the first to second level of Frost Storm also brought significant changes.

Frost Storm at level one could only be expelled from the mouth, but once it reached level two, it could be triggered from other parts of the body as well, significantly increasing its freedom in combat.

Moreover, after reaching the second level, Frost Storm could also greatly enhance the proficiency of Snow Blow, and with some luck, Snow Blow might be upgraded to the second level concurrently.

Therefore, practicing Frost Storm was the current priority.

He aimed, in the upcoming training, to upgrade this skill to the second level.

Under Lin Su's analysis, Qiuqiu also understood this point.

"Mee!" (Then let's focus on practicing Frost Storm!)

"Let's have lunch first, and then start the afternoon training," Lin Su smiled, "This afternoon, you will practice Frost Storm in the training room while I look up some information to prepare for the indestructible duck's evolution path, which will also benefit your evolution."

"Mee!" (Evolution!)

"You'll be able to evolve soon." Lin Su chuckled while soothing the excited Qiuqiu, "Once the contribution points come in tomorrow, we can exchange for the various supernatural resources needed for your evolution, and once the indestructible duck's evolution path is proposed and Deep Sleep and Dream is recognized, you can start."

"But…" Lin Su paused slightly, his face taking on a more smiling expression.

"Mee?!" (But what?!)

"These evolution supernatural resources can't just be given to you; I'll use them as a reward for your Frost Storm reaching the second level," Lin Su looked at Qiuqiu, who seemed baffled, "So if you want to evolve, you'll have to train Frost Storm to the second level first."

"Mee! Mee!" (I'm going to train right now! On both Lanxing and Shenwu!)

"Shenwu..." Lin Su's face lit up with a smile, "you just reminded me, I wonder if there are any special practical training methods over there? I haven't looked into this area yet, but if there are, I might let you try them. Even if we are training Frost Storm, we cannot neglect real combat training."

"Meow! (ˊωˋ*)ฅ♡" (Guaranteed to complete!)

He patted Qiuqiu's head and smiled expectantly, "It just so happens that I've learned to refine Energy Liquid for a month now. I can go to the Beast Taming Union and have a chat with Senior Mu."

"All right, we've arrived," Lin Su's footsteps halted.

Before they knew it, both human and pet had reached the entrance of the institute.

"Meow, meow!" (For evolution, train Frost Storm!)

"Don't rush, let's have lunch first."

"Meow~(｡òωó｡)" (Okay~)

...

Mu Yuxing sat in his office as the vice president of the union, staring absently at a letter in front of him. His index finger gently tapped on the desk, producing a crisp "tap tap tap" sound.

Usually, at this time, he would have been in his preparation room making Energy Liquid, but today he simply wasn't in the mood.

"The Southern Region Preparation Competition," Mu Yuxing sighed softly, "it's that time again."

The Great Yan Kingdom is just a small country in the world of Shenwu, divided into East, South, West, North, and Central regions. The Southern Region contains four cities, and Yongnan City is one of them.

Because they are in the same region, the four cities have a close relationship, often sharing resources. The Southern Region Preparation Competition is an event that allows only preparers from the Southern Region to participate and exchange ideas.

This competition is held every five years, allowing Beast Tamers under the age of 25 to compete, and the top three winners will receive rewards provided jointly by the Beast Taming Unions of the four cities.

The champion of the last competition came from the Yongnan Beast Taming Union.

But this year's competition doesn't look promising, the union hasn't had any strong preparers in recent years, and those from the previous batch have already aged out.

So this time, Yongnan City might just be making up the numbers.

It's a pity, there haven't been any talented newcomers in preparation recently.

Mu Yuxing sighed softly, then his expression paused slightly.

A good newcomer, it wasn't that there weren't any.

He remembered the young man named Lin Su from a month ago.

Initially, he decided to test him simply because the young man had a good temperament.

But the results that followed had surprised him.

Lin Su's talent in preparation even surpassed his own at the time, succeeding in refining the universal Energy Liquid on his first attempt.

If he were to participate...

Mu Yuxing's eyes brightened for a moment, then dimmed again.

It was too late.

With one week left, the competition was about to begin.

It took him two full months to ensure that he could prepare most types of basic Energy Liquids to a medium grade.

Even if Lin Su's talent surpassed his own, being able to prepare a medium grade in one month wouldn't mean much.

At least a high grade was needed to have a chance of making it to the finals.

So for this competition, Lin Su participating would just be making up the numbers.

But he seems to be not even twenty years old yet?

Then the next competition in five years might be something to look forward to.

It was a small consolation to himself.

Mu Yuxing gave a wry smile, he could already imagine how those fellows from the other unions would mock him then.

"Knock knock knock."

A somewhat heavy knocking sound echoed.

"Come in," Mu Yuxing called out, his gaze shifting to the young man who entered, a look of surprise in his eyes.

It really is...

Talk of Cao Cao, and Cao Cao arrives...