You call this beast taming?

Charcoal: Increases the power of fire-attribute skills of creatures carrying this item by 20%.

This time, Wen Zhixu received "charcoal" of green quality.

However, he speculated that the quality of amplification and enhancement items like "charcoal" should correspond to the strength level of extraordinary creatures.

After all, it's the same item. You can't expect the same 20% increase in power during the mutation stage, the extraordinary stage, or even the lord and overlord stages, right?

I wonder how much of a boost this "charcoal" will provide to Erliang's fire-type skills...

But no matter what, there will definitely be a boost. The already decent Master-level "Fire Fang" will probably see its destructive power increase even further.

"No, Ah Xu, you're leaving already?"

Yuan Jingfan caught up with Wen Zhixu and asked.

"Huh?" Erliang wanted to ask too. Weren't we supposed to have a battle? Where's my steamed bun?

"Aren't you in a hurry to get your pet?" Wen Zhixu asked while pressing down on Erliang.

"It's urgent, but..."

"Why all the nonsense?"

She rolled her eyes in annoyance.

How could he not understand why Yuan Shikai was doing this?

If things were really as he thought, then it would be one thing, and his exaggerated and clumsy acting could be forgivable. But the problem is that things are not as he thought at all. Isn't that just pure nonsense?

"Could it be because... I'm the third wheel?!"

Watching Wen Zhixu walk away, Yuan Jingfan belatedly "reacted".

...

Pingjiang Training Base.

Because it had been arranged in advance, the two arrived at the base's incubation room.

The staff member in charge of the task led the two to a small room.

On the floor of the room, there was an electric mouse, about the size of two palms, covered with short, light golden fur, with tiny electric currents faintly flickering at the tip of its long, thin tail, which seemed to be digging a hole.

Don't say it.

Although this electric mouse is different from the "electric mice" that Wen Zhixu remembered, it is still quite cute.

"squeak?"

Noticing someone enter, the electric mouse cautiously raised its head.

"Waaah~"

Erliang waved its paws in a very friendly manner and greeted us.

"Then, Ah Xu, let's go out first," the staff member said.

"Keep it up." Wen Zhixu patted Yuan Jingfan on the shoulder, and Erliang also gave an encouraging gesture.

Normally, these pet animals are raised in captivity and are not very hostile towards humans; in fact, they can be said to be quite friendly to humans to a certain extent.

Moreover, this is an electric mouse in the early stages of mutation. Even if it goes out of control, it won't be too dangerous. At most... it will just get an electric shock.

When it comes to taming pets, beast tamers can only rely on themselves.

They walked out of the cultivation room with the staff and closed the door.

Then I heard...

"No! No... Ah—!!"

sizzle-

Wen Zhixu and the staff exchanged a glance, then after thinking for a moment, asked, "Generally speaking, what is the current drawn by an electric mouse?"

"Ah Xu, don't worry, it won't cause too much harm to the body, at most it will just cause a temporary numbness," the staff member said with a smile.

"Tsk, what a pity..."

Staff member: "??"

quickly.

The door to the incubation room opened again.

When they saw the person coming out, Wen Zhixu and the staff were stunned.

"Big Head, you...are you getting a perm?"

Yuan Jingfan's hair stood on end, each strand sticking up like a hedgehog.

Not only that, his already dark face now looked as if it had been smoked by black smoke, with only his eyes and white teeth visible.

"Waaaaah!!"

After holding it in for a moment, Erliang realized he couldn't hold it in any longer and burst into laughter, his whole body shaking.

However, Yuan Jingfan was very happy. He took out his hat, put it on, and flashed a "black man with white teeth" smile. "Ah Xu, I've successfully tamed the electric mouse!"

"Squeak—"

Then the electric mouse climbed up his body from below and finally stood on his shoulder.

"Ahem..." The staff member, who was a little tired from holding it in, coughed lightly to indicate that he had completed his task and then walked away.

at the same time.

The system that Wen Zhixu had been waiting for finally responded again!

[Ding! Sizzle... Sizzle... Ding!]

[Who isn't a newbie at first? Let's go! A boy from Pallet Town!]

[Special Side Quest 3: Accept Ash's (crossed out) challenge!]

[Mission Reward: 'Waveguide' Manual (Volume 1)]

Wen Zhixu's eyes widened.

You changed my perfectly good "Red Lord" to "Idiot"?!

Are they at the same level?

In this situation, the reward is still the secret manual "Waveguide". He doesn't even dare to imagine what the reward would be if the system determines that he is Little Red and the mission is completed.

Waveguide: A spiritual force existing in all living things.

Even so, Wen Zhixu was incredibly envious of this secret manual, "Waveguide".

This is a special ability that combines mind reading, telepathy, environmental investigation, and even barrier creation and attack capabilities!

I just don't know how "waveguide" will manifest itself in this world.

Or, to put it another way, what capabilities will the system consider as "waveguides"?

In the past, he might have wondered whether the ability of "wave guidance" existed in this world of beast taming.

Or, if a "waveguide" were to appear, would he be considered an outcast?

But after talking with his teacher Yang Pingjiang and his senior classmates yesterday and learning about the "Beast Tamer Talent," he no longer had this worry.

Because the "Beastmaster Talent" is even more exaggerated.

Telepathy, mind reading, creating barriers, enhancing pets, and even superpowers—such bizarre abilities are all possible.

According to Yang Pingjiang, the most outrageous thing he had ever seen was a beast tamer who could directly strip an opponent's pet of one of its attributes, called "attribute stripping." This beast tamer's talent was simply ridiculously exaggerated.

Just like the various strange abilities of pets.

Ultimately, humans can be considered a type of extraordinary being.

Of course, the cost of using this ability is also very high.

Also.

Wen Zhixu also noticed that this time, the task was no longer one where he initiated the challenge, but rather one where others had to challenge him!

Is this nervous system actually "growing"?

Life is tiring enough, why do we have to fight against a system?

Immersed in the joy of taming his pet beast, Yuan Jingfan suddenly felt a pair of eyes staring at him angrily. Looking up, he saw Wen Zhixu.

"Ah, Ah Xu, you, you..."

Wen Zhixu revealed a kind smile, gritting his teeth as he said, "Give me back my Little Chi!"

Yuan Jingfan: "??"

Taking a deep breath, Wen Zhixu said, "I'll give you a chance. I'll forgive you after you've done it."

forgive?

Ah Xu is still blaming himself for being a third wheel...

"you say."

"Challenge us."

"What?"

"I'm telling you, you've just tamed your first pet beast, don't you want to know how beast tamers challenge their opponents? Challenge us? Don't worry, I'll refuse," Wen Zhixu said with a friendly smile.

Hey!

Yuan Jingfan flashed his signature black smile again and rubbed his nose.

To be honest, he was actually quite impatient...

Although it wasn't his favorite type of alien supernatural creature,... the electric mouse was pretty good too.

"OK!"

Yuan Jingfan took a deep breath, pulled the brim of his baseball cap back, and said seriously:

"Let's battle, Xu!"

"accept!"

Yuan Jingfan: "??"

"Ugh! ヽ(▼ｰ▼ｷ)" Switching between "battle face" twice.

Yuan Jingfan: Can't I promise I'll never be a third wheel again?