What does it mean when a pet evolves incorrectly?

[Task Completed]

[Task Rewards: 15 Experience Points, 2 Double Experience Cards]

[Defeat a Tier 1 pet and gain 3 experience points]

When the familiar system voice rang in his mind, Lin Chen took a deep breath and looked ahead—the Stone Armored Lizard had already fallen to the ground, and the Flame Claw Beast was standing to the side, poking at the seemingly indestructible thick carapace with its claws.

In the first battle against the Beastmaster, I finally emerged victorious.

After the match ended, the noise from the battle subsided like a receding tide, the scorching air in the training room gradually cooled down, and the crowd of onlookers quickly dispersed.

For these frontline employees, a thrilling but brief rookie match is just a memorable little interlude in a busy workday.

After the initial surprise, the work had to continue.

In the center of the arena, only Lin Chen and Li Heng remained.

Li Heng squatted down next to the stone armored lizard, took out a bottle of healing spray from his waist pouch, and carefully sprayed it on the injured area on its chest and abdomen.

The spray made a soft hissing sound when it touched the wound, bringing a refreshing coolness.

The stone lizard's body trembled slightly, but quickly relaxed. The charred marks on the wound faded at a visible speed, and a faint new sheen began to appear at the edges of the tiny cracks.

Although it will take some time for it to fully heal, the pain has clearly subsided considerably.

"How are you feeling better?" Li Heng gently stroked the rough rock armor of the stone armored lizard.

"Waaah..."

The stone-armored lizard whimpered softly, nuzzled Li Heng's arm with its head, and then lowered its head in shame.

It lost.

"It's alright!"

Li Heng vigorously rubbed its cold, hard head, grinned, and said, "It was just a battle; we'll win next time!"

He stood up, dusted off his hands, and walked over to Lin Chen:

"You've managed to run into such a talented Flameclaw Beast."

"Brother Chen, you deserve to die!!!"

Lin Chen's lips curled up, a smile blooming on his face: "It's all fate."

Li Heng sighed heavily.

His Stone Armored Lizard was among the best of the new pets; his father had pulled strings and spent a lot of money to get it.

But after seeing the Flameclaw Beast, which could master intermediate skills at the first level, the Stone Armored Lizard suddenly seemed less appealing.

But then Li Heng suddenly remembered something, and his eyes lit up:

"Hey, Chen-ge, you know about the Young Eagle Cup, right?"

"I know." Lin Chen nodded.

"How so? Let's participate together and we'll take both the championship and the runner-up."

Upon hearing this, Lin Chen pointed to the building beneath his feet, then spread his hands: "If I go to participate in the competition, will you cover for me at work?"

Li Heng was taken aback, then remembered that Lin Chen was now a temporary assistant at the detention center, unlike himself, a soon-to-be college student who was just waiting for school to start and wandering around aimlessly all day.

He looked regretful, but his eyes lit up again: "Then you can be my sparring partner these days. I'll come over every day to train and play against you, and we can also climb the ranks together. You haven't logged into the game for a week."

Lin Chen hesitated for a moment: "Let's wait and see."

Defeating the Stone Lizard once a day will guarantee you 3 experience points; don't miss out!

The two had their arms around each other's shoulders, laughing continuously.

"Brother Chen, if I become the champion, I will definitely thank you on stage."

"What are you thanking me for?"

"Thank you for your sparring partnership."

The two chatted for a while until the lunch break ended, at which point Li Heng left the detention center.

The heavy doors closed again, shutting out the last trace of noise.

The training room fell completely silent. The afternoon sun shone through the high windows, casting bright spots of light on the clean floor. Dust particles in the air danced slowly in the beams of light.

Having completed his daily patrol duties in the morning, Lin Chen, a temporary worker, had no other plans for the afternoon, so he could focus on training.

"Come on, let's begin training."

"Gaku!"

Lin Chen's thoughts sank deep into his consciousness, summoning his personal panel:

[Player: Lin Chen]

[Level: Apprentice Beast Tamer]

[Skill: Telepathy]

[Pet: Agumon]

[Item: Double EXP Card x5]

[Available Experience Points: 35]

After completing several missions, Lin Chen currently possesses five double experience cards and 35 experience points to allocate.

Instead of allocating experience points, he focused his attention on the double experience card.

The double experience card is effective for 24 hours. He has to go to work every day, so he has very few opportunities to engage in pet battles, but he has plenty of time to train.

Well then, let's see if the double experience card works for training.

"Use the [Double Experience Card]," Lin Chen silently chanted in his mind.

【Ding. 】

[Player detected using double experience card (24 hours)]

Please select the target audience:

1. Agumon

【2. Players】

Lin Chen was taken aback.

Can this double experience card be used on myself?

But he's not a pet, he doesn't have a level bar, so he's not suitable for intuitive quantitative concepts like experience points. What use would it be for him?

But his pupils quickly contracted as he remembered something—Beastmasters could improve their level by cultivating their mental power through meditation.

The higher the level of the Beast Tamer, the more Beast Taming skills they possess, the faster their pets progress while staying in the Pet Space, and the more pets they can contract with.

Could it be that double experience cards can be used for meditation?

Once the thought arose, Lin Chen no longer hesitated and directly tried to use it on himself.

The Double EXP Card (24 hours) is now active for players.

[Effect: During the duration, the implicit experience gained by the player through any valid growth behavior that meets the system's criteria is increased by 100%.]

Implicit experiential benefits?

Lin Chen's face lit up with joy as he strode toward the small room marked "Seclusion Room" on the door.

This is a place for employees to take short meditations, restore their mental energy, or handle tasks that require high concentration. It is very soundproof and simply furnished with only a few futons and control panels for adjusting the lighting and ventilation system.

He locked the door and chose a futon to sit cross-legged on.

Soft cushions support the body, the room's lighting is adjusted to a soft, dim setting perfect for meditation, and the ventilation system provides calming white noise.

Lin Chen closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and slowly exhaled, gradually clearing his mind of the distracting thoughts arising from the new discovery of the system.

He began to practice the essentials of basic meditation, immersing his consciousness in his own spiritual world and guiding the invisible spiritual energy from the outside world into his mind, refining his mental strength.

This is a daily lesson that every beast tamer must learn.

Initially, the process was no different from usual.

But soon, Lin Chen noticed something was different.

When he successfully guided a wisp of free energy into his mind, an unprecedented feeling arose.

The flow of spiritual energy becomes more fluid and natural, and the efficiency of capturing and refining energy is significantly improved.

Lin Chen's spirits lifted, and he became even more focused on meditation.

He abandoned all distractions and devoted all his attention to perceiving every subtle change in the spiritual world.

After a long time,

Lin Chen opened his eyes and exhaled a long breath: "It really worked."

Compared to the past, his meditation efficiency and speed have improved significantly, even to the point that it gives people the vague illusion that he will become a novice beast tamer soon.

Things have changed; it seems I've become a genius too.