Please be my partner.

Mellen nodded and said, "Thank you for troubling you today."

Salim shrugged nonchalantly and said, "Just think of it as a vacation."

Today is the day that Mellen and Henry agreed to experiment with the potion. He doesn't want to miss this opportunity, so he asks Salim to come and protect him temporarily.

In the past few days, he had learned from his communication with the latter that the "Shepherd" who attacked him had not been caught and seemed to have been rescued by a strong man.

This made Melen feel a little worried.

That's how people are. Before, he had thought of waiting until he became stronger before taking revenge.

But now that I heard that the other party had escaped, I was worried that he would come back to attack me again.

Fortunately, according to Salim, the Special Affairs Bureau and the police have included the entire "Heavenly Father" on the hit list, and the top leaders are the main targets of pursuit.

I think they will be too busy taking care of themselves in such a short period of time and won’t be able to take care of other things!

The two men got on the carriage. Along the way, Salim shared the news he had heard during this period, and soon they arrived at Henry's house.

They were invited in directly.

Henry quickly trotted over. Seeing the bandage on Mellen's shoulder, he exclaimed, "Holy Spirit, was that boy with the dog who was attacked that day really you?!"

"Merlen, not long after you left my house that day, I heard the noise of a fight. After asking around, I found out that a teenager with a big dog was attacked. I was wondering if that was you."

"I heard that you and your pet were seriously injured. How about we cancel today's experiment and continue after you recover."

Mellen smiled and said, "Don't worry, Henry, Spike has recovered and will not affect the experiment."

Henry then looked at Spike carefully, and after a moment, based on his professionalism, he made a judgment and agreed with Mellen's statement.

Then he turned his gaze to Salim and asked, "Who is this?"

Mellen didn't explain much, just said: "My friend."

Henry nodded and didn't ask any further questions.

Then, the three of them came to the backyard where the last experiment took place.

There was no cage here at this time, and the traces of battle on the ground had been filled up.

Henry said, "Let's continue the experiment here."

Mellen nodded and said that it was okay.

Henry clapped his hands, and immediately a servant brought a box with two tubes of medicine in it, one red and one blue.

He explained, "The red one is my latest berserk potion. I've improved it based on the data from last experiment."

"The blue one is a suppression potion. It's used when your pet can't control the effects of the berserk potion and is about to lose its mind. Although it will interrupt the experiment, at least it won't let us be torn to pieces by your pet."

Mellen simply chose to ignore Henry's not-so-funny joke. He believed that Spike would never need the inhibitory potion.

"Then, let's begin!"

Mellen took the berserk potion and fed it to Spike.

Almost the moment Spike drank the potion, his skin began to turn red and his body expanded to a certain extent.

But its eyes were clear from beginning to end.

Mellen looked at the dog's attribute panel, and the status was always normal, which made him feel relieved.

Henry exclaimed in disbelief. According to his prediction, even if Spike could withstand the negative effects of the berserk potion and did not lose his mind, he should at least show signs of irritability and frenzy.

He didn't expect that there would be no change in his mental state like now.

He even suspected at one point that he had made a mistake in mixing the medicine.

Little did he know that this rage potion was just a drizzle for Spike, and its effect was only equivalent to a weakened version of [Flesh and Blood Explosion].

As for the negative mental states caused by the potion, not to mention Spike's strong will, the link of [Soul Interaction] alone can suppress the negative effects on the mental state to a great extent.

And so, Henry began to ask questions rapidly.

Spike, in turn, gave answers through Mellen based on his body's feedback.

"...I see. If that's the case, then the purple-leaf flowers do have a lot of weight..."

"...What? The blood flow rate periodically slows down suddenly? Is it the bloodroot? Should I grind it into powder?..."

"...The brain is dizzy?! Oh right, it's the Magic Snake Fruit! Damn it! I should have thought of it earlier! I should have dealt with it more deeply..."

Because there was no fighting, no excess energy was consumed, and the effect of the rage potion lasted for nearly 20 minutes before it ended.

During this time, Henry asked a lot of questions, most of which Spike answered. Sometimes he even offered more opinions based on his experience with [Flesh and Blood Eruption]. This made Henry so shocked that he looked at Spike with a strange look in his eyes.

After the effect of the potion wore off, Spike only felt briefly weak but recovered quickly.

After Henry finished recording the experimental data, he gradually recovered from his excited state, but was still quite excited.

He said, "Merlen, thank you, and thank you to your pet Spike. With your help, I believe my rage potion will be ready soon. I just need to conduct a few more experiments like this!"

Melen nodded with a smile and said, "This is what we agreed on!"

"Yes! Yes!" Henry patted his head and said, "I've already prepared the twenty bottles of pet growth potion you requested. You can take them away today."

Melen asked, "The recommended usage cycle for pet growth potions is one bottle every three days. If I shorten this usage cycle, besides wasting some of the potion's effects, will there be any side effects?"

The first day after drinking the pet growth potion, it can reduce the evolution requirements by nearly 1 point. Although it still has an effect in the next two days, it is a cliff-like drop compared to the first day.

If it were in the past, he wouldn't care and could let Spike grow slowly without wasting the effects of the potion.

But now, his concept has changed. He would rather waste some money and hopes that Spike can grow up quickly.

The only uncertainty is whether this will be without side effects.

Henry thought for a moment after hearing Mellen's question and said, "This will prevent any side effects, but it will lead to repeated waste of the drug's effects and accelerate the development of drug resistance."

Mellen's expression froze as he noticed a more crucial word: "Drug resistance?!"

Henry nodded and said, "Any potion will develop resistance, and pet growth potions are no exception. Most pets will lose their effectiveness completely after drinking more than fifty bottles of this type of potion, and this process increases gradually. For example, after drinking the twenty-fifth bottle, the effect will only be half of the first bottle, or even less."

"Of course, there are some pets with special physiques, and the effect will disappear after drinking a hundred bottles, but there is always a limit."

"The data mentioned above are all imaginary numbers. The specific tolerance level will depend on the actual situation."

Mellen fell into deep thought.

If it was just a waste of some medicinal properties, it would still be within his acceptable range. However, if he drank the medicine continuously, it would accelerate the development of drug resistance. With this addition and subtraction, the waste would be far from a small amount, and it seemed that the gain would not outweigh the loss.

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Mellen shook his head, temporarily refraining from thinking about the question. Instead, he asked, "Henry, besides this primary pet growth potion, can you make a more effective one?"

Henry said, "The Beastmaster Alliance does have better formulas, such as intermediate pet growth potions, but I can't apply for them right now."

Seeing Mellen's disappointment, he quickly continued, "However, once my Rage Potion is successfully developed, I'll be able to earn enough contributions from the Beast Tamer Alliance to apply for a mid-level pet growth potion formula."

"Then I can sell you this potion at cost price."

Mellen smiled sincerely and said, "Thanks a lot, Henry!"

Henry also smiled, waved his hand and said, "We are friends, aren't we?!"

Melen smiled and said, "Yes, we are friends!"

After leaving Henry's house, Salim said, "That's amazing, Master Mellen! You've become friends with a pharmacist in such a short time. Even though Mr. Henry specializes in pet potions, it's still quite rare! How did you do it?!"

Mellen said calmly: "With sincerity!"

Salim: ...

Near noon, the two found a seafood restaurant for lunch.

Both Melen and Salim thought the food tasted good and were very satisfied.

Little Red Lotus is satisfied as long as its owner is satisfied.

Only Spike thought it was delicious without the meat and bones.

While they were having dinner, Salim received a notice from the Special Affairs Bureau that Mellen's commendation and reward had been confirmed.

Needless to say, the entire Special Affairs Bureau now knows about how Mellen faced the attack from the Shepherd with calmness, attacked boldly, and finally forced him to retreat.

The whole story was so well-organized that Melen was stunned.

Compared to these verbal praises that have no practical meaning and may even bring him trouble, he is more interested in rewards.

And the rewards are indeed much more practical!

In the afternoon, Melen and Salim entered the Special Affairs Bureau headquarters.

With his arrival, the entire Special Affairs Bureau was silent at first, and then burst into warm cheers and applause.

Some enthusiastic older sisters even came directly to Mellen, embraced him in their broad arms and kissed him fiercely.

He struggled for a long time before escaping from the clutches of the devil.

This reaction also made the older sisters even more unscrupulous.

In order to maintain his cold and ruthless personality, Salim almost suffered internal injuries.

After finally getting away from the crowd, the two came to the archives. Mellen's information had been updated, and the most important thing was his contribution... 1100!

This is the reward given to him by the Special Affairs Bureau, a simple 1000 contributions. Including the tasks he completed before, the total is now 1100 contributions.

Within the scope of the temporary investigator's exchange authority, the most valuable extraordinary item only requires 1500 contributions.

It's the [Final Track (Revolver)] numbered B-016!

He was actually very interested in this extraordinary item, but... the cost of using it was too high, unless...

Melen turned his attention to the Beastmaster's secret technique [Damage Transfer] on the exchange list.

Being able to transfer the damage sustained by oneself to the pet through the contract connection is considered a magical skill for a beastmaster with weak combat ability.

If the effect of the skill [Damage Transfer] can meet Mellen's expectations, he may be able to use [Final Trajectory] in a limited way.

No matter what, this skill must be learned.

Immediately, Melen spent 200 contributions to exchange for the secret skill [Damage Transfer].

At the same time, a secret contract was also signed which could not be leaked at will.

This contract actually does not have the effect of punishment, but it will form a feedback after Mellen leaks the secret method of [Damage Transfer] and let the Special Affairs Bureau know.

After getting the skills he wanted, he didn't look at anything else. Although there were many other skills on the list that were useful to him, that was it for now.

After leaving the Special Affairs Bureau headquarters, Mellen returned to the academy under Salim's escort.

training area.

Spike is working hard to train. After the attack by the [Shepherd], he realized how weak he is. If he wants to protect the boy, he needs more strength!

Xiao Honglian is also training his ability to control blood. He has no profession and has not signed a contract with Mellen. If he wants to improve his strength, he can only start with racial skills.

In fact, Xiao Honglian can quickly improve her strength through the skill [Swallow Blood], but the prerequisite for activating this skill is fresh blood.

It is not easy to find a large amount of fresh blood in Roland City. The most suitable place Melen can think of is the slaughterhouse on Gano Farm.

Unfortunately, he can't do that now.

Because when Melen was experimenting with the ability of [devouring blood], he discovered that it had a fatal side effect.

That is, as the blood swallowing continues, Xiao Honglian's mental state will become more and more bloodthirsty, and in the most serious cases, she will even show aggressiveness towards him.

Of course, this phenomenon will gradually disappear as Xiao Honglian "digests" the blood.

It is actually not difficult to solve this problem to a certain extent.

As long as Melen is promoted to the second level and makes a contract with the little guy, then with the dual guarantees of [soul interaction] and spiritual energy that can remove negative states, Xiao Honglian's strength will surely be rapidly improved!

After these thoughts flashed through his mind for a while, Melen began to study the skill of [Damage Transfer].

[Damage Transfer] is a mysterious ability. Since it works through a contract, it is not limited to professions such as Beastmasters. Any profession with contract abilities can learn and use it.

It will transfer the damage suffered by one party to the contract to the other party in an 'absolute value' manner.

To make an inappropriate analogy, suppose Mellen has 100 health points and Spike has 1000 health points. If the damage Mellen receives exceeds 100 points and it is a fatal attack for him, he can transfer the damage to Spike through [Damage Transfer]. At this time, Spike will only receive 100 points of damage and it will not be a fatal attack.

Of course, the situation in reality will become more complicated, but generally speaking, letting a pet with high defense and thick blood bear the damage for you will be a very favorable choice.

Melen spent two days studying [Damage Transfer] thoroughly. With a systematic learning foundation, this was not difficult.

Then it is time to engrave this skill in your mind.