Taming beasts is not as good as taming yourself

He placed a drop of the condensed dew on his palm, and the simulator successfully recorded this extraordinary material. Then, Wu Xiao entered the simulator to adjust the parameters, obtained a bucket of condensed dew, and took a big gulp.

After a while, Wu Xiao exited the simulator, his brows furrowed with hesitation. After some experimentation, Wu Xiao had gained a relatively detailed understanding of the Condensed Water Dew. First of all, the extraordinary power contained in the Condensed Water Dew was indeed much gentler, although for ordinary people, the Condensed Water Dew was still not something they could easily try.

However, after numerous experiments, Wu Xiao was able to control this power to a limited extent using his mental strength. Subsequently, by employing the Body Refining Technique, he was able to absorb this extraordinary power.

Logically speaking, this should have proven the effectiveness of the condensed water dew for body tempering. However, besides its effectiveness, Wu Xiao had to consider another issue: absorption efficiency.

In the simulator, Wu Xiao filled a whole vat with Condensed Water Dew to push his Body Tempering Stage 2, Flesh Refining Stage, to the Lesser Completion stage. At 200 points per bottle of Condensed Water Dew, Wu Xiao could only exchange all his points for 15 bottles. These 15 bottles wouldn't even be enough for the initial stages of Flesh Refining.

It's not that the condensed water contains less extraordinary energy; compared to blood crystal, the condensed water does contain less energy, but it still meets the standards for extraordinary materials.

However, Wu Xiao's body couldn't absorb it. Because Wu Xiao's skin had reached the pinnacle of skin refinement, it was already considered extraordinary, and the energy of the blood crystal could be directly absorbed.

However, Wu Xiao's inner strength was still within the realm of an ordinary person. Relying on the simulator's continuous attempts, Wu Xiao managed to control the energy of the condensed water dew with his mental power and then absorb it.

However, Wu Xiao's essence remained unchanged, and his efficiency in absorbing extraordinary power was still at the level of an ordinary person.

Unless Wu Xiao can reach the Refining the Impurity Realm, he won't be able to efficiently absorb these extraordinary powers. The problem is, Wu Xiao can only begin the Refining the Impurity Realm after completing the Flesh and Bone Refining stages; this order cannot be changed. It's like building a house—you have to lay a solid foundation before you can build the tower.

"Then let's try something else."

After confirming that the Condensed Dew was not the best material for body forging, Wu Xiao took out the illustrated guide and prepared to try another extraordinary material.

"Rattan fruit!"

Since water-based extraordinary materials were unsuitable, Wu Xiao chose a plant-based extraordinary material this time: the Thunder Vine Fruit. This fruit comes from the Thunder Vine, a dual-elemental demon beast that combines lightning and plant elements. It contains two extraordinary powers: lightning power for body tempering and wood power for recovery. It seems this Thunder Vine Fruit should bring some pleasant surprises.

The only problem is that the Thunder Vine Fruit is a bit expensive, costing 300 points per fruit, which is about the same price as Blood Crystals, but Blood Crystals are formed from the essence and blood of a demon beast.

As for the Thunder Vine Fruit, a single Thunder Vine can produce hundreds of fruits. However, the Thunder Vine is an elite+ level monster, and adult Thunder Vine trees are all above level 30, making it difficult to obtain and resulting in the high price of the Thunder Vine Fruit.

Regardless of the price, as long as it works well, Wu Xiao is fine with it. He can always take on more tasks to accumulate points. His only concern is that it won't work.

Well, just as I feared, this is exactly what happened.

After testing on the simulator, the Thunder Vine Fruit was also ruled out, for similar reasons: Wu Xiao's body's absorption efficiency was the biggest obstacle.

At this point, Wu Xiao no longer needed to try other extraordinary materials, because the result would be the same.

What Wu Xiao needs to do now is to improve the absorption efficiency of extraordinary materials. This can be achieved by Wu Xiao himself or by improving the extraordinary materials.

The best way for me to do this is to complete the refining process, then I'll be able to eat anything I want. But that's obviously not possible right now, so I can only start with extraordinary materials.

These extraordinary materials are just materials; could they be processed to improve their absorption efficiency? For example, could they be used to refine pills or medicines?

Thinking of this, Wu Xiao quickly took out the encyclopedia, preparing to look up information on this topic. At the same time, Wu Xiao was also annoyed that he hadn't thought of this, causing him to waste 500 points.

"Hmm~~"

After a moment, Wu Xiao stared at a special pet food and fell silent. In this world of beast taming, there were obviously no pills for humans, but there was pet food made from extraordinary materials.

This kind of specially made food is prepared for pets that are about to evolve or break through a major bottleneck. I just don't know if humans can eat it.

Instead of dwelling on it, Wu Xiao went directly to the kennel, received his Level 2 security guard benefits, and a specially made pet food.

Level 3 security guards can only receive the most basic pet food, but Level 2 security guards can receive a special pet food made with extraordinary materials every month.

"Mimi!"

Seeing Wu Xiao return with treats, Mimi quickly and obediently sat down, waiting for Wu Xiao to feed her. However, Mimi waited for a long time without seeing Wu Xiao make any move.

"Meow?"

Puzzled, Mimi looked up and saw a scene that left the little fox speechless: a human was actually eating its food.

"The taste is so-so, and the extraordinary power is a bit lacking." Wu Xiao chewed on the rather hard pet food. After testing with a simulator that there was no risk in eating the pet food, Wu Xiao tried it directly.

The kennel's food is basically customized for canine pets, so it's normal that it tastes a bit strange to humans. Although this food is a special food with added extraordinary ingredients, the amount added should be small, and although it contains extraordinary power, it's very little.

It's not the kind of super-customized food designed for breakthroughs or evolution; it's still basic food, but a premium version of basic food.

Given Wu Xiao's current condition, consuming these rations wouldn't be a problem; the key issue is that they contain too little extraordinary power.

Furthermore, the Public Security Bureau's canteen contains food that contains trace amounts of extraordinary power, and with Wu Xiao's level as a second-level security officer, he is already able to obtain a considerable portion of it.

There's absolutely no need to feed it this awful pet food.

"Okay, you can have them all."

Seeing the little fox's longing gaze, Wu Xiao immediately handed it the food he was holding. After receiving the treat, the little fox hesitated for a moment, then took out half of it and pushed it to Wu Xiao.

It thinks that people like this, that if there's something delicious, they should share it.

"Ahem, I don't need it, you can have it all." Wu Xiao coughed lightly and pushed the food that had been offered back. After confirming that Wu Xiao was serious, the little fox happily shoveled the food into its own bowl.

Although the pet food obtained from the kennel did not meet Wu Xiao's needs for meat refining, the direction was correct. Making pet food from extraordinary materials could greatly improve the absorption efficiency of extraordinary power.

After all, pets also experience absorption efficiency issues. However, pets are naturally stronger and have a higher basic absorption efficiency than humans. But since extraordinary materials are precious, it's always good to improve the absorption rate even slightly.

It is clear that the absorption efficiency of the extraordinary materials can be improved after special processing. Next, Wu Xiao needs to find someone to help him process the extraordinary materials.