Chapter 23 Who Competes If You're Serious? (Seeking Investment, Seeking Followers)

"Senior, hello."

Seeing Mu Yuxing, whom he hadn't seen for a month, Lin Su smiled.

Back at the research institute from the Battle Arena on Blue Star, the duo quickly finished their lunch, and Qiuqiu began its intensive Frost Storm training. Meanwhile, Lin Su continuously searched for various materials, preparing for the evolution route of his Undying Duck.

Although he already had the standard answer for this evolution route, the process still needed to be perfected to gain acceptance from others, requiring a substantial amount of related theoretical knowledge to support it.

This busyness meant that a day passed by. After a whole day of exhausting training, the tired Qiuqiu was taken into the Beast Taming Space by Lin Su to rest, while Lin Su himself quickly lay down in bed and fell asleep, arriving at the Shenwu World.

Upon arriving in the Shenwu World, he headed to the Beast Taming Union early in the morning. After inquiring about Mu Yuxing's whereabouts, he quickly made his way there.

He had two things to do at the Beast Taming Union.

The first was to exchange insights on crafting energy potions with Senior Mu Yuxing.

After truly delving into the study, Lin Su had to admit that with Mu Yuxing's notes, he hardly took any detours while practicing potion crafting. It was much more efficient compared to following various materials. However, over the month, he had accumulated many questions, which he could now ask during their meeting.

As for the second matter, it was to find out if there were places in the Shenwu World where a pet could practice its combat abilities.

In the Shenwu World, Beast Tamers tended to be more auxiliary-focused, so there weren't facilities like Battle Arenas. However, combat-oriented Beast Tamers also existed, so surely there must be their own methods for honing their pets' combat skills.

Entering monster-filled areas should be one method, but due to the previous encounter with the Snow Lynx in the Frost Fall Mountain Range, Lin Su now had some psychological barriers towards such areas. At least until Qiuqiu reached the elite tier, he wouldn't consider it, so he wanted to see if there were safer alternatives.

"Have a seat." Mu Yuxing's expression had been carefree since the moment Lin Su entered the room. He casually gestured to the sofa beside him, inviting Lin Su to sit, then picked up his tea, appearing to speak nonchalantly as he asked, "How has your practice in crafting basic energy potions been?"

"I can now craft mid-grade potions of all types of basic energy potions," Lin Su nodded, adding a touch of gratitude to his expression, "I must thank you for your notes, Senior. They were of great help."

Mu Yuxing's hand, which was lifting the tea, trembled imperceptibly, causing ripples on the surface of the water in the cup.

Indeed, he had reached the mid-grade level.

Although he had guessed as much, upon receiving Lin Su's confirmation, Mu Yuxing couldn't help feeling impressed.

Such talent was comparable to the very top among potion crafters.

But... he couldn't let him know that. He still had to remain modest and diligent.

He needed a little knockdown.

Thinking this way, Mu Yuxing cleared his throat and began, "Very good, but when I was starting out, it only took me half a month to..."

"Oh right, Senior! Although not many, I've already managed to craft high-grade potions with seventeen different energy potions," Lin Su suddenly remembered and added hurriedly, then with slight embarrassment, he asked, "What were you saying about only half a month, Senior?"

Mu Yuxing: "..."

"I..." Mu Yuxing's face twitched slightly, "I said, it only took me half a month to craft high-grade potions, so your talent is just okay. You still need to work hard."

The hell with half a month!

Mu Yuxing felt like he was about to lose his composure.

It had taken him half a year to craft his first high-grade energy potion after starting.

What kind of monstrous talent was this, capable of crafting high-grade basic energy potions in just half a month?

It was outrageous!

"I understand," Lin Su nodded seriously, "I will continue to put in effort."

He subconsciously believed what Mu Yuxing said.

Why?

Because when Mu Yuxing first tested him, despite all his effort, he barely managed to craft a low-grade energy potion. Since Mu Yuxing used that as a test, there must be many others capable of doing so; therefore, his potion crafting talent must be merely average.

It wasn't a problem though as potion crafting was just a side venture. It didn't matter if his talent was a bit lacking. For the time being, high-grade energy potions were entirely sufficient for Qiuqiu's training needs, so Lin Su wasn't under too much pressure.

Looking at Lin Su before him, Mu Yuxing forced his expression to calm down.

Then, his gaze fell on a letter on the table.

A thought struck him, and Mu Yuxing quickly remembered the upcoming Southern Region Potion Crafters Competition.

He hadn't thought of letting Lin Su participate before because getting to the finals required at least a high-grade energy potion, and competing for the championship needed a perfect-grade potion.

Even if the Yongnan City Beast Taming Union was on the weaker side, they could still find a few potion crafters who could produce high-grade energy potions. A mid-grade was just for show.

But now that Lin Su could craft high-grade potions in such a short period...

Should he let him have a try?

With that in mind, Mu Yuxing suddenly spoke up, "You see, if you craft a high-grade basic energy potion in front of me, I... cough cough, I will check if there are any issues for you."