My tamed beasts can't be demons.

Chapter 10 New Skills (Please add to your favorites! Please continue reading!)

"That's outrageous! That's absolutely outrageous! Even young people should respect the elderly!"

Xiaoxi stood on the table, glaring angrily at the drooping leaves of the firework.

Xiaoxi was angry, truly angry. She had already suffered three consecutive losses at the hands of this blade of grass.

Even a clay Buddha has some temper, let alone her.

"I'm sorry, Teacher Xiaoxi." Although Zhou Lu happily pocketed the three low-level growth potions once again, he still felt sincerely apologetic when he thought about the scene at the time.

Hearing Zhou Lu apologize, Xiao Xi's anger subsided considerably. She crossed her arms and plopped down on the table, looking at Zhou Lu with a puzzled expression: "Why are you living in the teachers' dormitory?"

Before Zhou Lu could answer, a look of realization immediately appeared on her face, and she said apologetically, "Ah, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked that question."

Zhou Lu didn't really care about this. In the end, he didn't have much affection for his predecessor's father. What he felt more was a sense of responsibility brought about by morality. He felt that as a son, he should show grief and should get to the bottom of his father's death.

"Speaking of which, why did Ms. Xiaoxi suddenly move here? I remember there was never anyone next door."

"I can't live in that room anymore." Xiaoxi was furious when she mentioned it. "The professor from the breeding institute lived next door. It was one thing for him to do his research in the lab, but now he's doing it in his own place. And he's the kind of guy who's obsessed with all-natural things. Just thinking about the smell makes me want to vomit."

Zhou Lu didn't know how to comment on the fact that a seed disliked the smell of fertilizer, so he could only nod in agreement with Xiao Xi's words.

"I'm still a baby, you know. I need a stable environment and plenty of sleep to nurture my new life, so I moved here." At this point, Xiaoxi glared at Zhou Lu and said, "Who knew you two were the ones next door, causing my death?"

"Giving birth to new life?"

"That's right. I'm a seed, you know." Xiaoxi proudly raised her head. "Any knowledgeable fairy with a bit of ambition hopes to sprout. Maybe one day I'll become a new Seeking Tree."

"What would you do if it sprouted?" Zhou Lu asked curiously.

It's already amazing that the seed of the Seeking Tree can transform into the appearance of a fairy, so what will happen after it sprouts? Will it evolve directly into a spirit beast, or will it revert to an ordinary plant and undergo another metamorphosis to become extraordinary?

Xiao Xi blinked, her professional alertness immediately kicking in. She rubbed her fingers together with Zhou Lu and said, "This question falls under the knowledge of the Seeking the Dao Wood, so it costs extra."

"Never mind then, I'm not that interested," Zhou Lu said decisively.

"Tch, stingy." Xiao Xi said, looking at Hua Huo, who had crawled out of Zhou Lu's arms and was now roaming freely on the ground. "Speaking of which, your spirit pet is really a genius. You only learned these two skills during the day, and you've already mastered them?"

Zhou Lu smiled and said, "It's quite ambitious."

"That's good. But with just these two skills, it'll still be difficult to pass the combat exam." As she spoke, Xiaoxi produced a bunch of skill cards and grinned at Zhou Lu, "Don't you still have three fairy coins? You can exchange them for new skills from me. How about combat skills? I have a lot of suitable ones here."

I want to train my own combat skills.

Zhou Lu refused. However, Xiao Xi was right; it was indeed possible for Hanabi to learn new skills.

If you can't teach Hanabi attack skills before the exam, you can still perform well in the exam by relying on support skills.

However, the attribute bonuses of general skills have always been a huge drawback.

Zhou Lu thought for a moment and asked, "What kind of support skills do plant-type spirit beasts have that don't benefit from attribute bonuses?"

Xiao Xi was quite easy to talk to. Although it was past working hours, after hearing Zhou Lu's question, she still dutifully offered him advice: "If you don't need attribute bonuses... how about control skills?"

Zhou Lu's eyes lit up: "That's even better!"

Xiao Xi nodded, raised her hand and pulled out a card from the pile in front of her, then clicked to enlarge it and pushed it in front of Zhou Lu: "[Entanglement of Vines], C-level general skill. Numerous vines grow from the main body or branches to entangle the target, slowing down the opponent's movements. The prerequisite skills are [Stemming] and [Wild Growth]."

Upon seeing this skill, Zhou Lu's eyes lit up instantly, and he sincerely said, "This is exactly what I need, thank you!"

【Entangled Vines】 is an excellent combination with Headbutt, making it the perfect skill for Hanabi.

It's no wonder that knowledgeable fairies are so important in the modern beast-taming system.

If it weren't for Xiaoxi's earlier suggestion, and if Zhou Lu had been given the choice, he might have chosen other skills that seemed more powerful, instead of the two basic skills, [Stem Runner] and [Wild Growth].

If that were the case, Hanabi wouldn't have learned to walk on her own at level one, let alone learn [Entanglement of Vines].

"One fairy coin, thank you for your patronage!" Xiao Xi took out her little money box and waved it at Zhou Lu.

Zhou Lu chuckled and scanned Xiao Xi's body with his phone. An image of a fairy coin appeared above the small money box, and it even made a soft clanging sound when it fell into the box.

Hearing the commotion from Xiaoxi's side, Huahuo, with a hint of curiosity, climbed back into Zhou Lu's arms and stretched out her new buds to curiously examine Xiaoxi.

Where did that strange clanging sound come from?

Zhou Lu handed the newly purchased [Entangling Vines] skill card to Hanabi, letting it absorb it: "Speaking of which, do you know any headbutt-type skills?"

"Didn't you say you'd train your combat skills yourself?" Xiaoxi asked, puzzled, but then pulled out six skill cards. "I have six headbutt-type skills here."

"I don't know the training methods," Zhou Lu said after coughing twice.

Xiao Xi rolled her eyes: "Two fairy coins, thank you~!"

"How come it's more expensive than a skill card?!"

"Because the skills developed through training are stronger than the general skills on skill cards."

"Isn't there anywhere that doesn't charge money...?"

Xiaoxi shook her finger and said, "No, all the services here are paid. If you weren't a student, you'd have to pay to talk to me."

"Huh? There's such a saying?"

"Because every word I say has value," Xiaoxi said proudly, hands on her hips.

"So..." Xiaoxi said, holding out her hand to Zhou Lu as if to say, "Give me the money." "Want to buy it? Two fairy coins, that's already a great deal."

"Forget it, I'll look for other ways," Zhou Lu said, wondering if there was any relevant information for sale on the forum.

"Tch, stingy," Xiaoxi said again.

Hanabi seemed to understand Xiaoxi's words, knowing that she was teasing her master, and stretched out her vines once again.

This time, Xiaoxi learned her lesson. She flew to the door in a flash, opened it, and flew outside: "If there's nothing else, I'll be going now."

As she spoke, she made a face at Zhou Lu and left with her last words:

"You students, are you buying textbooks just for exams? What a waste!"

After saying that, he closed Zhou Lu's door.

(End of this chapter)