Please be my partner.

This is not only to increase spiritual energy, but also to improve Spike's combat capabilities.

Although this would be a bit costly, he had already decided to improve himself as quickly as possible. At least he had to complete the information revealed in the wolf-shaped pendant and complete the job change first.

Xiao Honglian's eyes widened when she saw Spike's wild and fierce side.

Big dogs are really scary o((⊙﹏⊙))o!

After the hunt was completed, Melendo spent some gold coins to buy the blood of the extraordinary life as food for Xiao Honglian.

With the ability to [devour blood], blood is the best nutrient for Xiao Honglian, not to mention that it is the blood of an extraordinary life form.

In the morning, I went to mentor Heb to learn about branding.

In fact, they have almost mastered the basics, and they can start changing jobs after the blending liquid arrives.

But before that, he had another thing to confirm.

In the afternoon, I went to tutor Eunice to learn about contracts.

Because Melen has clearly stated that he wants to become her apprentice after changing his job to [Beast Tamer].

So, Unica also opened up more knowledge for Melen.

When the day's teaching ended, Mellen did not leave immediately. Instead, he took out the magical leaf he had received from Mr. Jim and said, "Teacher Eunice, this is an extraordinary item I accidentally obtained before..."

After Melen explained the effects of the magical leaves, he asked, "I think it has more effects than this. Can you help me take a look?"

Eunice picked up the magical leaf and looked at it carefully for a moment. A bright light flashed in her hand, but the latter did not change at all.

She said, "This seems to be an item that originated from Druids. They usually like to be with nature and can use the power of nature."

"I can't tell you anything more specific. I'll ask a knowledgeable friend and give you an answer tomorrow."

Mellen expressed his gratitude.

After leaving Teacher Eunice, Melen looked at the remaining spiritual energy... 8.3!

So he asked Spike, "How are you doing now? Can you still do another combat hunt?"

Spike nodded, indicating that it had fought the battle that morning with relative ease and had now fully recovered.

Melen made a decision immediately: "Okay, let's break through the 10-point mark in spiritual energy today!"

Mellen: Good, there is more spiritual energy to be credited!

Spike: Good, another fight to have!

Xiao Honglian: Great, there’s something delicious again!

Mellen's decision achieved a win-win situation for all three parties.

Without hesitation, he immediately went to the duel arena to flip the cards.

When 2.1 spiritual energies were deposited into his account, Melen seemed to hear the clattering of gold coins and the notification tone of "Ding! Your payment has been successful!"

The current remaining spiritual energy is…10.4.

Finally, I have achieved a small goal that I set before. So, it seems that I can start exploring Spike's higher bloodline.

After tidying up everything, I returned to my lounge.

Mellen stroked Spike's head.

This was his first attempt to use his bloodline exploration ability. For him, it was a gamble. If he failed, perhaps all the spiritual energy he had accumulated during this period would be wasted.

But he wasn't ready to wait any longer. After all, how much was enough?

You know, when Spike evolved from a [Bulldog] to a [Fighting Dog], it only took about 4 points of spiritual energy.

If, under the current circumstances, each exploration consumes more than 10 points, then this function would be too useless for him now.

After thinking about it, he no longer hesitated and focused his attention directly on the [direction of evolution].

Suddenly, spiritual energy began to slowly dissipate.

At the same time, Mellen felt his consciousness connected with Spike, and began to sink suddenly with a strange perspective!

Lines intertwine and colors blend.

Countless scattered and broken images flashed quickly before their eyes.

Melen could sense that there was faint information flowing out of these images, but because they were too damaged, the information was also severely missing.

He instinctively understood that these were the possibilities for higher-level evolution hidden in Spike's bloodline after constant loss, acquisition, and disordered combination!

At this time, he can use spiritual energy to complete one or several pieces of information and make them complete.

As the number of pictures increased, he would occasionally discover some relatively complete pictures. Not only could Melen obtain more basic information from them, but the spiritual energy consumed to complete them was also relatively much less.

Just when they were a little confused because of too many choices.

As if a flash of inspiration came to his mind, Melen emitted a thought...huge potential!

This thought was like suddenly entering a keyword in endless search options, and the image suddenly decreased by 99%.

A smile appeared on Mellen's lips. He seemed to have grasped the key to exploring the bloodline!

Thoughts floated out one by one...

Strength! Dominance! Courage! Strength! Tenacity! ...

They appear to be short words, but they are actually much more complex!

With continuous screening, the pictures began to decrease rapidly. Not counting the scattered ones, only three relatively complete pictures remained.

One was shrouded in shadows, with corpses of countless races scattered around it, and it exuded a murderous aura.

One is located on the top of the mountains, with a heavy and condensed aura and flowing lava surrounding it.

A battlefield in chaos, its aura is majestic and domineering, and can shake the soul.

When Mellen was about to take a closer look, Spike's thoughts stopped him.

In the linked state, Mellen instantly understood Spike's thoughts.

All of the previous ones were Mellen's requirements, and they were what he wanted Spike to become.

Spike didn't object at all, but accepted it happily because it was the boy's choice.

However, it also has its own demands!

Then, it added its own thoughts... protection!

Just as it has always believed, to protect the young people!

Even if you become stronger, you still need to serve this last protective belief!

As the belief of "guardianship" fell, two of the three pictures shattered, leaving only the last one, responding to all the expectations of Mellen and Spike!

Chapter 41 Temporary Investigator

At night, the Kingdom Mystic Academy gradually moved from the hustle and bustle to tranquility.

Deep inside the college, there is an independent villa area, which is specially provided for the college's senior management to rest and live.

Unica came to one of the luxurious villas and knocked on the door.

A moment later, the door was opened by a maid.

The maid obviously knew Yunica. She bowed to her and then said, "Ms. Yunica, the master is meeting a guest. Please come over."

Eunice nodded slightly and walked into the villa.

When I arrived at the reception room, I saw three people chatting inside.

Sitting in the main seat was a young man, wearing a smooth black house robe and a pair of gold-rimmed glasses. He exuded a strong scholarly temperament and looked like a scholar who was well-read in poetry and books.

Sitting upright in the guest seat was a middle-aged man wearing a black uniform of the Special Affairs Bureau. Behind him stood a young man.

Seeing Yunica coming, the young man at the main seat said with a smile: "Yunica, you are not the lobbyist hired by Usama?"

Unica naturally found a seat and sat down. She gave the former a coquettish look and said, "Eli, I came to see you because I have something to ask you, but I didn't know Osama would be here too. So, did Osama come to you for something?"

Usama first corrected him, “It’s not about asking, it’s about mutual benefit!”

Then he explained, "Recently, unusual incidents have been occurring more and more frequently in Roland City, and our Special Affairs Bureau is a bit short on manpower. So, I was wondering if we could recruit some already-professional students from the Kingdom Mystic Academy to join the Bureau as temporary investigators..."

Before she could finish her words, Yunica raised her eyebrows and said, "No! They are still a group of children. How can they participate in the dangerous mission of the Special Affairs Bureau?!"

Usama said helplessly, "Now that they've been exposed to the extraordinary and the mysterious, there's no distinction between children and adults. Understanding some of the truths of the world in advance is also a rare experience for them."

"Furthermore, if the students join the Special Affairs Bureau as temporary investigators to cooperate with the operation, I will definitely send capable subordinates to work with them. This is a rare learning opportunity. Isn't it much better than them dealing with emergencies on their own in the future?!"

"Most importantly, the benefits of the Special Affairs Bureau are quite generous. Gold coins, professional secrets, and extraordinary items are all available as long as you make sufficient contributions!"

"This……"

Eunice was a little hesitant. She didn't care about anything else, but if she could have an elite from the Special Affairs Bureau as a partner, there would be a lot for students to learn.

As for the danger?

As Osama said, since we have come into contact with the extraordinary and mysterious, we will always face various dangers in the future, and experiencing them in advance may not be a bad thing.

Eli glanced at Unica with amusement and said to Usama, "Alright, let's call it a day regarding the Special Affairs Bureau recruiting students as temporary investigators. I agree in principle, but my agreement alone won't cut it. We need to discuss this with the higher-ups at the academy."

"Don't worry, I will propose it at the college meeting later."

Osama looked at Eli, curled his lips and said, "Are you in such a hurry to get rid of me? Didn't you just say you wanted to talk to me all night?!"

Ellie's smile remained unchanged, but his eyes became dangerous.

Seeing this, Usama snorted, stood up and said, "Okay, okay! I'm going back to work overtime. If you have any news, please let me know as soon as possible."

After Osama and the other two left, Eli looked at Yunika and asked, "So, what did you want to talk to me about today? Did you miss me?!"

Unica rolled her eyes again, took out the magical leaf that Mellen left for her, and said, "This is an extraordinary item that one of my apprentices asked me to help identify. Can you help me take a look?"

Eli exclaimed softly, picked up the magical leaf, examined it carefully for a moment, and said with a smile, "It's indeed a good thing. How about selling it to me? I'll give you 1500 gold coins, plus 20 Academy Contributions. How about that?"

"It's worth so much?" Eunice was a little surprised.

The value of first-level extraordinary items is usually between 100 and 1000 gold coins, and only those that are particularly rare and practical will exceed this price.

Judging from the spiritual fluctuations, the magical leaves are only first-level extraordinary items, but Eli is willing to give 1500 gold coins plus 20 college contributions.

This shows that the capabilities of this extraordinary item must be quite good.

The excitement only lasted for a moment, and then Yunica shook her head and said, "This is my apprentice's!"

Eli smiled and shrugged, then stood up and walked to the bookshelf, picking up a book with a green cover and a thorn pattern engraved on it.

He handed the book to Eunice and said, "All the information about this extraordinary item is inside."

Eunice took the book and was about to open it when she heard Eli continue, "Thank you for the contribution from Shenghui 5 Academy!"

Eunice's eyes were wide open, and she looked very angry.

Seeing this, Eli smiled and said, "Or, how about staying with me tonight?"

"Hmph!~"

…………

Mellen and Spike opened their eyes at the same time.

Melen unconsciously stroked the dog's head beside him twice and fell into thought.

This time, the use of the bloodline exploration ability not only completed the information of Spike's next level of evolutionary bloodline, but also brought considerable gains in other aspects.

Especially this bloodline exploration mode, it seems that there is more room to explore!

Well, the premise is that there is enough spiritual energy.

I glanced at the current remaining spiritual energy… 3.3.

Bloodline exploration is a process of continuously burning spiritual energy, and as the excavation goes deeper, more and more spiritual energy will be consumed.

Afterwards, when you find a bloodline that you think is suitable, you will need to consume a certain amount of spiritual energy to complete its information based on the completeness of this bloodline.

This time, exploring Spike's bloodline only cost 3.2 spiritual energy, while completing the bloodline information cost 3.9 spiritual energy!

This is because the bloodline information they finally chose is more complete. If they want to complete the more incomplete bloodline information, it will probably consume 40 to 50 spiritual energy.

This is not useless information, because in the future, when Spike conducts higher-level bloodline exploration, if there is no relatively complete bloodline information that meets the conditions, and he does not want to delete the conditions, he can only choose from those severely incomplete bloodline information.

However, the good news is that if you are just exploring the bloodline, the spiritual energy consumed is still within an acceptable range.