My beast taming system has absolutely no problems!

When he came back up, he had two more boxes of spirit blocks in his hands.

It's not that I'm reluctant to feed it aptitude cubes, it's just that the only box has already been eaten by the Spirit Velvet Beast.

That box of top-tier quality blocks made from [Mysterious Water Drops] is meant to be kept for comparative experiments; it's not suitable to use it for feeding.

Even though it was a demonic cube, the spirit beast ate it with great relish.

This time, the Spirit Velvet Beast did not hesitate and stop every few steps.

It lowered its head and plunged into the dish.

Unlike the elegant, ladylike way she ate before, this time she really let loose.

Its entire head was almost buried in the pile of cubes, with only two ears sticking out from the edge of the plate, trembling with the rhythm of chewing.

Xia Yu watched as the Spirit Velvet gradually relaxed and quietly opened the Pokédex.

The last line of the Spirit Velvet Beast encyclopedia is prominently displayed.

【...】

[Evolution Path: (Unlocked by consuming 1000 Breeding Coins)]

Xia Yu did not hesitate and thought to himself, "Brother Tongzi, unlock the evolution path of the Spirit Velvet Beast."

It only costs 1000 breeding coins; you can earn it back by selling two [Rainbow] items.

[Ding~ The evolution path for the Spirit Velvet Beast has been unlocked!]

[Eevee → Flareon: After reaching level 20, use a Fire Stone to evolve it.]

[Eevee → Vaporeon: After Vaporeon reaches level 20, use a Water Stone to evolve it.]

[Eevee → Grass Eevee: After reaching level 20, use a Leaf Stone to evolve it.]

[Eevee → Flying Eevee evolves after reaching level 20 using a Rolling Stone (???)]

[Eevee (Eevee) evolves into Jolteon (Jolteon) after reaching level 20 using Thunder Stone (Eevee)]

[Eevee → Glaceon: After reaching level 20, evolve using an Ice Stone]

[Eevee → Espeon: After reaching level 20 and having a friendship level of 220, use a Sun Stone to evolve during the day → Eevee (???): After reaching level 40, learn [Solar Beam] to evolve.]

[Eevee → Umbreon: Evolve at level 20 and with a friendship level of 220 using a Moonstone at night → Lunasol (???): Evolve after reaching level 40 and learning Moon Power]

[Eevee (Dragon Eevee) evolves after reaching level 20 and having a friendship level of 220, and learns Dragon Dance → Azure Dragon (???) evolves after reaching level 40 and learning Dragon's Eye.]

Xia Yu's vision was instantly filled with a dense barrage of information that popped up.

It took him a long time to fully digest it.

As expected, just like Eevee in the Pokémon world, the evolutionary potential of the Spiritmon in this Beastmaster world has not been fully explored!

In addition to the six basic elemental attributes that have already been discovered, there are three new evolutionary forms: Light Spirit Velvet, Moon Shadow Spirit Velvet, and Dragon Spirit Velvet!

But... what the heck are Flying Eevee and Dragon Eevee?!

Brother Tongzi, do you really have to match all of the evolutions of the Spirit Beast with Eevee?

Or... are these two Eevee variants going to appear in later generations of Pokémon?

Just like the new Sylveon released in XY?

Before Xia Yu's transmigration, Pokémon had only reached the tenth generation, and what happened after that was unknown.

However, given bydGAMEFREAK's track record of releasing only one generation every four or five years, even if I didn't time travel, it's unlikely I'll ever see Eevee with these two attributes.

But then again, Light Spirit Velvet, Moon Shadow Spirit Velvet, and Dragon Spirit Velvet... can actually evolve further?

And what's with the fact that Dragon Spirit Velvet's evolution conditions require learning "Dragon Dance" and "Dragon's Eyes"?!

Xia Yu stared at the information on the Pokédex panel, lost in thought.

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Chapter 57 The Key Condition for Evolution: [Friendship]!

Although Eevee and Prydred seem to be counterparts from two different worlds, they still have considerable differences.

For example, the three evolutionary forms of the Spirit Velvet Beast with the attributes of Light, Moon Shadow, and Dragon can evolve to an even higher level.

And their evolutionary conditions.

In addition to shared affinity, they also evolve during the day or night.

Bright Spirit Velvet and Moon Shadow Spirit Velvet also require two items: Sunstone and Moonstone.

As for which evolutionary condition is more crucial...

Xia Yu thought it was about intimacy.

After all, the Spirit Velvet Beast has been studied for so many years, and predecessors must have tried all sorts of rare spiritual materials as evolution tools.

However, there is no "intimacy level".

It's not that there's no affection between the beast tamers and their pets in the world of beast taming.

However, the keyword "intimacy" was not considered as an evolutionary condition by previous beast taming researchers.

Moreover, when researchers conduct evolution experiments, they usually do not use pet beasts from the Beast Taming Space Contract, but rather experimental subjects raised in the laboratory.

It's obvious, even to a fool, that the emotional bond between these test subjects and researchers wasn't very good.

Without even this basic bond, how can we talk about reaching the crucial milestone of 220 intimacy level?

Throughout history, although many beast tamers have been very close to their contracted spirit beasts, they have never tried to use the rare spiritual materials [Sunstone] and [Moonstone] for evolution experiments.

Because they had no idea that these two spiritual materials would be related to evolution.

The academic consensus tells them that the Spirit Velvet Beast has only six evolutionary forms, and anything not listed in the list of spiritual materials corresponding to those six forms is invalid.

Thus, the two groups of people have been separated by a transparent wall called "information asymmetry" for decades, staring at each other in bewilderment.

The researcher has props but no emotions.

Beastmasters have feelings but no tools.

Both conditions are indispensable, yet they have never both occurred in the same person.

As for [Dragon Spirit Velvet]...

If the "Dragon Dance" in the evolution conditions is the "Dragon Dance that causes Garchomp's lifelong pain" as I imagine it.

No matter how much time the researchers in this beast-taming world have, they will never be able to research this evolutionary form.

"Hey~"

Madam Xue Ling's voice interrupted Xia Yu's thoughts.

He snapped out of his daze, shifting his gaze from the virtual screen back to reality.

The spirit beast had already fallen asleep in front of the plates and cups that had been licked clean.

It curled up into a small white ball, its tail curled over to cover its nose.

Those pointed ears, like Doritos, twitched gently in their sleep, their round little bellies exposed to the air without any defense, rising and falling with their long breaths.

Even through the fluffy white fur, you could see the slight bulge in her belly.

Xia Yu's breasts were getting engorged from watching, and a maternal smile appeared on her face.

"Aunt Xue, don't you think our shop is missing a cute mascot...?"

Lady Xueling tilted her head in confusion, "Eek?"

Little Master, you're not talking about this Spirit Velvet Beast, are you?

She looked down at the little white ball of fur lying on its back on the ground.

The Spirit Velvet Beast rolled over in its sleep, revealing a small section of its pink belly. Its four paws were curled up in the air, and it smacked its lips twice, probably dreaming of continuing to eat energy cubes.

If you really want to know, Lady Xueling wouldn't object.

The shop has always been mostly occupied by myself and my little owner, so it's definitely been a bit deserted.

Lady Xue Ling raised her head and looked at Xia Yu.

"Eek?"

It means, "Are you sure you want to keep it?"

Xia Yu shrugged and said, "If it's willing after it wakes up."

Lady Snow Spirit nodded, her gaze towards the Spirit Velvet Beast now filled with even more tenderness.

Perhaps, this will be an important companion for me and my little owner for a long time to come...

"Aunt Xue, could you go downstairs and get the little one a soft cushion?"

Xia Yu said, "I'll continue studying the aptitude blocks first."

"Hey~"

Madam Xue Ling nodded, opened the door softly, and went downstairs.

A short while later, she found an unopened soft cushion in the warehouse, the perfect size for a young pet to sleep on.

Mrs. Snow Spirit carried the cushion back to the laboratory and laid it out in a sheltered corner against the wall.

Then, using mental energy to activate his mental power, he gently lifted the sleeping spirit beast and placed it lightly on the soft cushion.

The little guy seemed to sense something in his sleep, turned over, rubbed the two Doritos on his head against the equally fluffy cushion, and made a muffled whimper.

Then it curled up comfortably again and continued to sleep soundly.

Seeing its completely unguarded appearance, Lady Xue Ling's smile softened even more.

She looked up at Xia Yu, who was diligently tinkering with the energy cube machine at the table, and a warm feeling washed over her.

This kind of life is truly blissful.

As it turns out, the initial experiment was not a coincidence.