Beast Taming: I can evolve indefinitely

Chapter 114 The Beginning of the Training Camp

Upon hearing Bai Qi's words, the slime's eyes narrowed into slits. It affectionately rubbed against Bai Qi's face before hopping and skipping towards the planting area.

Lately, it's gotten a bit tired of the Bursting Power and wants a change of pace.

Click-clack?

The slime came to a pile of Concentration Grass, touched it curiously, and then its body suddenly expanded, swallowing the entire pile of Concentration Grass.

belch……

Having consumed such a large amount of Concentration Grass, the slime seemed quite satisfied. It let out a burp and then lay motionless on the spot. Its body, which had turned bright red from absorbing a large amount of explosive power, gradually became transparent.

Upon seeing the slime monster's appearance, Bai Qi, who was originally planning to discuss the transformation of the secret realm with Shuke, froze on the spot.

"Shuke, didn't I just say it was all-you-can-eat?"

Shuke nodded and said, "So, Beast Tamer, are you planning to back out?"

Bai Qi's face stiffened upon hearing this, and he said, "How could that be? A person without integrity cannot stand. I always keep my word!"

As he spoke, Bai Qi walked up to the slime monster, picked it up, and said, "Ahem, but the transformation of the secret realm has been too chaotic lately, so I'd better take this little guy out first."

Shuk: "..."

……

After leaving the secret realm, Bai Qi looked at the blazing sun outside the window and immediately abandoned his plans to go out. He then gave Alpha, who had just emerged from the Evolution Egg, another egg, tossed the slime aside, and began to play with the Rune Cube.

Recently, Bai Qi has been busy researching rune evolution, so he hasn't had much time to study the rune cube. Now that he has some free time, he naturally wants to study it properly.

According to his previous research, a low-level servant can carry one rune, a mid-level servant two... a high-level elite six, and so on. Almost every minor level of bloodline can carry one more rune.

Alpha has now been upgraded to the mid-level lord, and theoretically it should be able to carry two more runes. Bai Qi naturally wouldn't let go of such an opportunity to improve his strength.

Moreover, playing with this rune cube can even enhance mental power. Although the effect is not as obvious as using the Evolution Egg, it is more about gradual improvement over time.

Bai Qi had already observed in the assembly hall that, apart from Gu Shan, who was a temporary addition, almost all the others were at least at the third rank, with a few at the fourth rank.

As for the fifth rank, theoretically they shouldn't need to come here for training anymore.

Boom boom boom!

Just as Bai Qi was concentrating on solving the 10x10 Rubik's Cube, a knock came at the door, interrupting his train of thought.

Bai Qi was unfamiliar with the place and the only two people he knew were Bai Qiucha and Gu Shan.

Given Gu Shan's taciturn nature, it's unlikely he'd take the initiative to approach her, so it's only Bai Qiucha who's left.

"Could this be revenge for what happened this morning...?"

Bai Qi thought somewhat resentfully that, after all, he had hitched a ride on the other party's private jet, and his behavior just now was indeed a bit unreasonable.

If all else fails, just let him beat you up.

Bai Qi gritted his teeth, silently made a decision, and then opened the door, only to find that standing at the door was none other than Luo Xiang.

"I didn't expect you to make it this far; I thought you'd be late."

Luo Xiang sized up Bai Qi for a few moments and asked, "How's it going? Getting along with Zhang Shan isn't too bad, is it?"

"Heh... I won't die for now."

Bai Qi chuckled and turned to walk into the house, while Luo Xiang followed him in without any hesitation.

"Team Leader Luo, didn't you say you had something urgent? How come you're back so quickly? Have you already taken care of it?"

Bai Qi returned to the room, casually put the Rubik's Cube aside, and said.

"Not yet, but I'm one of the instructors for this training camp, so I have to come back whether I want to or not."

Luo Xiang shrugged and said, "Also, don't call me team leader anymore, it sounds really uncomfortable. Just call me by my name or call me Brother Luo like Acha does."

"Um, Brother Luo, you're an instructor?"

Luo Xiang said, "I'm a Rising Sun level master, is it strange that I'm an instructor?"

"Not surprising, quite reasonable!"

Bai Qi twitched the corner of his mouth. Knowing Luo Xiang's personality, Bai Qi had reason to believe that he would only provide a few clues and let you mess around on your own.

This is based on my personal experience; I will not accept any rebuttals.

"However, I won't be staying for long. You'll spend most of your time training you under the head instructor."

At this point, a look of sympathy appeared on Luo Xiang's face as he said, "Don't blame me for not reminding you, you'd better bring more supplements for the upcoming training, otherwise I'm afraid you won't be able to handle it."

tonic?

Sorry, the one thing I have plenty of is supplements.

Bai Qi silently remembered Luo Xiang's warning, while Luo Xiang noticed the slime monster by Bai Qi's bedside and couldn't help but become interested, picking it up.

"Slime? What kind of research are you planning to do now?"

He naturally knew about Bai Qi's previous research on rune evolution, and now that he saw the slime, he instinctively had this idea.

"You overestimate me. How can you possibly study a slime..."

Luo Xiang laughed and said, "Who knows? After all, before you, no one thought of attaching runes to their pets. I've heard a lot of people trying to add runes to their pets along the way."

Holy crap, is the tattoo era really coming?

Bai Qi was somewhat surprised, while Luo Xiang continued, "However, as far as I know, these people have basically all failed."

Just as Bai Qi initially predicted, the complexity of most pet beasts' body tissues far exceeds that of undead creatures. This is essentially a fatal problem for runes that require stable energy flow. It seems that there is still much research to be done before rune evolution can be extended to other pet beasts.

"By the way, Brother Luo, you didn't come to see me just to talk about these things, did you?"

Luo Xiang nodded and said, "Of course there's something else."

"This training camp is the largest one the association has held in recent years. In addition to improving the strength of the younger generation, it also aims to select students for the Six Towers."

"A student from the Six Towers? Just like that Lu Qing?"

Bai Qi raised an eyebrow, immediately recalling Lu Qing, who had previously struck up a conversation with him.

"You've already met Lu Qing? Well, it makes sense. Lu Qing specializes in runes, so it's normal for her to be interested in you."

Luo Xiang said, "Now that you've come into contact with it, you must be familiar with the history of the Six Towers."

"As the core of the association, the Six Towers selects almost every member carefully. After all, joining the Six Towers means more opportunities and more resources. In comparison, short-term support like special training is much less valuable."

"So what I mean is, if you don't have a specific place you want to join after graduation, you can consider trying."

Bai Qi nodded upon hearing this. It would be good to obtain more resources, but since he was at the lowest level in this training, whether he could get them depended on fate.

"Oh, by the way, this training camp uses a points system. You can use points to exchange for materials in the Tower of Relics, including legendary materials!"

Upon hearing this, Bai Qi suddenly stood up, his eyes filled with enthusiasm.

He's determined to get his hands on the legendary materials inside the Tower of Relics, and even the Grand Master can't stop him—that's what he said!

……

Assembly Hall.

Full of energy, Bai Qi called Bai Qiucha to the hall early, wanting to get ready as soon as possible, only to find that the hall was already packed with people, and he was actually the last one to arrive.

These days, there are "kings of rolls" everywhere...

Bai Qi sighed silently for a while, then closed his eyes and meditated, waiting for Leng Feifei to arrive.

According to Bai Qiucha, there will most likely be a large-scale battle today to assess the strength of all the students and rank them in order to promote competition among them.

Bai Qi had seen these methods many times before, so he wasn't surprised at all.

Finally, at exactly eight o'clock, Leng Feifei appeared in the assembly hall on time, accompanied by Luo Xiang, Zhang Shan, and several other people that Bai Qi did not recognize.

Judging from this, these must be their instructors for this training camp.

After glancing at the students, whose numbers had barely decreased, he nodded and then took out a palm-sized wooden door and tossed it out.

The wooden door swelled in the wind, quickly growing to the height of ten people, and stood in the assembly hall.

"That's... the entrance to the secret realm?"

The moment Leng Feifei took out the wooden door, Bai Qi immediately sensed an aura similar to that of the secret realm ring, and upon seeing the deep passage behind the door, he was even more certain of this.

Was today's content completed in the secret realm?

"Since you've chosen to stay, you must be mentally prepared. So, I now announce the first task for this training camp: running!"

Run?

Upon hearing this, the beast tamers immediately began to discuss among themselves, clearly not expecting Leng Feifei's task to be so simple.

"Tsk tsk, these people are still young. They actually think running is easy. It may not be the most difficult, but it is the most grueling."

Luo Xiang couldn't help but chuckle at the Beastmasters' reactions, while Zhang Shan coldly replied, "Watch your image. Also, your actions just now constitute a leak of training content, and I will report it to the Tower of Thorns."

"How boring."

Luo Xiang sighed, but still obediently kept his mouth shut.

The Tower of Thorns is a place no human should go. If you really piss this guy off, you might actually send him there.

Choosing friends carelessly, choosing friends carelessly...

Bai Qi looked at the entrance to the secret realm in front of him, and then at Luo Xiang with a mysterious smile on his face, and instinctively sensed that something was wrong.

If you're just running, there's no need to specifically run into the secret realm; there are still plenty of open spaces around Songlin City.

Seeing this, Leng Feifei didn't waste any words and led the way through the entrance to the secret realm, saying, "I will lead the way from now on. The mission will not end until I stop."

After saying that, Leng Feifei didn't wait for the beast tamers to react before she strode in and quickly disappeared into the passage.

Seeing this, the beast tamers stopped waiting and followed suit, and Bai Qi, not wanting to be left behind, also stepped inside.

The moment he stepped through the gate, Bai Qi felt his body sink and nearly lost his balance.

However, the others were not so lucky. They fell to the ground the moment they entered the gate, and those behind them, unable to dodge in time, also tumbled together.

Seeing the disheveled state of the people around him, Bai Qi silently distanced himself and tried to move around a bit. He quickly noticed the unusual situation.

The gravity here seems to be much stronger than outside.

(End of this chapter)