Beast Taming: My spirit beast bloodline is overloaded

Chapter 78 Alienation and Evolution (Please continue reading)

On the way back, Li Zhen said, "I wasn't wrong, was I? He has the ability."

Lin Chen nodded; this trip had indeed been very fruitful.

Lin Chen would be willing to pay 200,000, let alone 100,000.

“If you want to compete for the Heart of the Bull King, that’s fine too, after all, it’s much better than Thousand Leaf Grass,” Li Zhen said. “My promise still stands. If you don’t get the Heart of the Bull King, I will still prepare Thousand Leaf Grass for you.”

"Thank you, Chairman Xie."

"As for the other materials, I'll prepare them for you according to the principle of atavism?" Li Zhen asked.

The three evolution methods require different materials.

There's only one thing that's the same: the main ingredients. Things like Thousand Leaf Grass and King of the Cows are the main ingredients for evolution.

But the secondary ingredients are quite different.

"I want to try alien evolution."

"Alienation?" Li Zhen asked in surprise, "Xiao Bai's strength is quite good, there's absolutely no need to take any risks."

Lin Chen said seriously, "The potential of the Ploughhorn Beast is not high. I hope to change this outcome, even if it means taking a gamble."

Ultimately, it was Lin Chen's absolute confidence that allowed him to control the direction of his evolution, thanks to his bloodline's Midas Touch.

"what ever."

After Li Zhen finished speaking, he added, "If you're still unsure, I'll take you to see that catalysis master and ask for his opinion."

Lin Chen nodded and agreed verbally, but in fact, he had already figured out the direction during his conversation with Xu Youzhen.

Back at his lodgings, Huang Xiaotian finally woke up, and his condition had improved somewhat.

Although he still couldn't accept Wu Lei's death, he understood that there was still a road ahead to walk.

"President Wu Ying came over once and asked us if we wanted to bury Wu Lei in the city." Although Xia Yu didn't want to mention Wu Lei, it was an unavoidable topic.

Lin Chen naturally didn't participate in this topic.

City burial refers to burial in a cemetery within the city.

Only heroes can enter.

The skeletons of Su Yu and the others are of this level.

However, city burial is not something you can just enter whenever you want. Wu Lei sacrificed his life in Black Mountain City, and according to the rules, he can only be buried in the Black Mountain City cemetery.

If you return to Nine Star City, you cannot enter again.

This one-size-fits-all rule is to prevent powerful families and influential clans from using connections to get people imprisoned.

"What are you thinking?" Li Zhen asked Huang Xiaotian.

"The captain said at the end that he wanted to go home," Huang Xiaotian recalled his conversation with Wu Lei at the clinic.

“Then let’s go home,” Li Zhen said.

Li Zhen didn't take a blanket approach. He went to find the teammates who had sacrificed their lives as beast tamers, patiently inquired, and eventually, some were buried in the city, while others were planned to be transported back to Nine Star City.

Two days later, the city funeral began. After mourning the fallen heroes, Lin Chen and his group decided to return to Nine Star City.

Huang Xiaotian and Li Zhen carried Wu Lei's coffin. Li Zhen walked in front, standing at the city gate, looking at the location of Nine Star City, and shouted to the sky:

"Xiao Lei, the captain is here to take you home!"

Upon hearing the sound, Huang Xiaotian and Xia Yu couldn't hold back their tears.

The former, wiping his red-rimmed eyes, said to the coffin:

"Captain, let's go home!"

After riding the Gale Beast, they flew for several hours and returned to Nine Star City.

Many people in the guild heard about Wu Lei and the others' situation and came to mourn, so the burial will not be held so soon.

Lin Chen took Qin Shaoshao home.

"It's still most comfortable at home." Lin Chen went inside and lay down.

The restaurant in Black Mountain City that hosted Li Zhen was very high-class, a five-star establishment, but Lin Chen still didn't feel comfortable staying there.

Needless to say, Little White and Little Red went to take a bath, and the other went to check on its piggy bank.
The two little ones were quite relaxed when they got home.

As for Qin Shaoshao, she didn't say much the whole way, and after returning, she was picking flower petals again.

Lin Chen ignored it; he had things to do, such as recording "Niu Niu's Evolution Diary" and filling in any gaps in Xu Youzhen's data and information. Finally, Lin Chen fell into a deep sleep.

The night was silent, save for the sound of petals falling to the ground.

The next day, when Lin Chen got up, he saw a red message pinned to the top of the guild chat window:

[Citywide Announcement]

Across mountains and rivers, under the moonlit clouds, a solitary lamp illuminates my iron armor through the long night.

[Recently, the Nine Stars Institute, in collaboration with the Monster Hunter Guild, successfully recovered the remains of the Junior Corps. It has been decided that they will be buried in the cemetery in three days.]

Today, our land is safe and sound, but we must still remember those who bore the burden for us.

[Here, the Beastmaster Guild calls upon all Beastmasters to spontaneously participate in this prayer for the spirits of our ancestors.]

[Signature: Beastmaster Guild, Nine Star Academy, Monster Hunter Guild]

Upon seeing the message, Lin Chen glanced at Qin Shaoshao, and just as he was about to ask how to speak, Qin Shaoshao said, "Since you're holding a funeral now, do you need to change your clothes?"

Lin Chen paused for a moment, then immediately said, "Generally, one should wear black clothing."

"Lend me some money." Qin Shao Shao stood up.

Lin Chen didn't say much, only saying, "After I grind the barbecue powder, I'll take you there. I want to buy a set too."

Then, Lin Chen called over Xiao Bai to start grinding the powder and preparing the ingredients.

By the time the barbecue seasoning was ready, it was already afternoon.

The two got up and set off towards the city.

The inner court
Li Zhen arrived here, met with Tang Xuehai, and discussed the burial arrangements.

"I've heard about what happened in Black Mountain City. Please accept my condolences." Although Tang Xuehai and Li Zhen weren't particularly close, they were both influential figures, and it was best to maintain a good relationship if possible.

Li Zhen expressed his gratitude, and then the two discussed the details of the city burial.

Finally, Li Zhen said, "Speaking of this, your inner court students have acted immorally this time."

Tang Xuehai wasn't surprised. Li Zhen hadn't had time before, so the matter of maliciously forming teams hadn't been brought up.

Now that Li Zhen is back, things are naturally different.

"I have already punished them," Tang Xuehai explained the punishment.

"It's useless."

"What do you want?" Tang Xuehai asked directly.

“Those who break the rules should certainly be punished, but Lin Chen and the others are victims and should also receive appropriate compensation,” Li Zhen said.

Tang Xuehai gave a wry smile and said, "So you were waiting for me here. Tell me, what compensation do you want?"

“I don’t want any compensation,” Li Zhen said. “They’re the ones who want compensation.”

"Why all the beating around the bush? Just tell me straight."

"Is your inner courtyard's spiritual energy secret realm about to open?" Li Zhen asked with a broad smile.

The Spiritual Secret Realm is a treasure trove.

The reason why the Nine Star Academy is located there is because of this small secret realm, which can greatly improve the cultivation speed of spirit beasts.

"That's it?" Tang Xuehai didn't mind. Although the secret realm was called "small," it was actually quite large. He said, "Let them in."

“I need a good spot,” Li Zhen said. “I don’t want a small corner.”

"Um... what position do you want?"

"The first one."

"That's impossible."

"Lin Chen and his team were originally in first place."

“But they are not students of the inner academy after all, and we cannot set this precedent.”

After some haggling, Li Zhen finally got the third, sixth, and tenth positions.

"I mean what I say, and I'll never mention this again." Li Zhen was overjoyed and said to his face, "I was originally thinking that getting fifth place would be good enough, but I didn't expect to get third place."

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(End of this chapter)