What does it mean when a pet evolves incorrectly?

One week later, early morning.

Sunlight streamed through the clean glass windows, casting golden patches of light into the bedroom, where dust motes floated and sank slowly within the beams of light.

Lin Chen sat cross-legged in the center of the bed, his eyes slightly closed, his breathing long and even, his chest rising and falling slightly with his breath.

An invisible and intangible spiritual force, like an undercurrent beneath a calm lake, slowly surged around me.

The dog lying beside him seemed to sense something, and raised its head from its light sleep, its obsidian-like eyes filled with a hint of doubt as it looked at Lin Chen, who was lying beside it with his eyes closed in deep thought.

The pale gold sacred ring around her neck shimmered with a warm glow in the morning light.

Suddenly.

The calmly surging spiritual energy around Lin Chen suddenly contracted inward without warning, as if breaking free from some invisible constraint and spreading out with a roar.

An invisible breeze suddenly formed around Lin Chen, blowing the wisps of hair on his forehead and gently ruffling the soft fur on the dog's body.

A few thin sheets of paper on the desk were turned over, making a soft rustling sound.

This strange phenomenon lasted only a moment before quickly subsiding.

All spiritual energy, like rivers flowing into the sea, converged back into Lin Chen's body, disappearing without a trace, as if everything just now was an illusion.

Lin Chen took a deep breath, and then slowly exhaled.

He opened his eyes.

"I did it," Lin Chen muttered to himself, a smile spreading across his face. "Finally, I've become a novice Beast Tamer!"

Over the past six days, he has hardly wasted any time.

Apart from necessary work, rest, and basic training, he devoted all available time to meditation, and the triple experience card rewarded by the system became his strongest aid in breaking through the bottleneck.

With the enhancement of up to three times the efficiency of meditation, he could clearly feel his mental power growing and becoming more refined at an astonishing rate every day.

Accumulated knowledge and experience will eventually lead to success.

Just now, after tireless efforts and a little help from the system, he finally became a novice beast tamer!

This means that he has finally moved beyond the realm of novices and apprentices, and truly stepped into the first formal threshold of the path of beast taming.

More importantly, he gained the qualification to contract a second pet!

With a slight thought, the personal panel appeared before my eyes:

[Player: Lin Chen]

[Level: Novice Beastmaster]

[Skill: Telepathy]

[Pet: Agumon]

[Items: Double EXP Card x5, Light Badge Lv1]

[Available Experience Points: 0]

The level column had changed to Beginner Beastmaster, but the rest was not much different.

His gaze shifted from the system panel to the Satsuki dog by the bed, who was tilting its little head up and staring at him.

Lin Chen reached out and gently stroked the neck of the Shosho dog, which wore a sacred ring. He felt the warm, downy touch of its fur against his fingertips, then looked into its clear, black eyes and asked softly:

"You've been with me for a while now, and I've got a new contract slot..."

He paused, his expression serious, his tone gentle: "Are you willing to officially become my contracted partner and fight alongside me?"

When Lin Chen asked that question, he felt a barely perceptible tension.

The dog clearly understood.

Her small body stiffened slightly, and her eyes widened instantly, as if she hadn't expected Lin Chen to suddenly ask this question.

It seemed shy, or perhaps it didn't know how to respond to this weighty invitation.

So the dog didn't nod immediately, nor did it make a sound. It just lowered its head a little, its little paws unconsciously scratching at the soft cushion beneath it, making soft whimpering sounds in its throat, its eyes darting around: "Eek~~".

Seeing the dog's reaction, Lin Chen smiled:

"Okay, if there's no reply, I'll take that as a yes."

The dog suddenly looked up, its eyes wide: "˵>ㅿ<˵".

But Lin Chen ignored him and directly reached out and hugged Songsong Dog tightly in his arms.

The dog's body stiffened again, but it didn't struggle. Instead, it nestled its little head in Lin Chen's arm, its ear tips already bright red.

Lin Chen no longer hesitated.

He suppressed his smile, focused his gaze, concentrated his mind, and guided the abundant spiritual energy within his body, which had just undergone a breakthrough, to flow out slowly.

This time, his abundant spiritual energy built an invisible spiritual bridge between him and the Tsunatsu dog.

The dog did not resist.

It voluntarily and without reservation shared its faint spiritual fluctuations with the spiritual bridge built by Lin Chen.

hum-

It was as if an invisible string was being gently plucked, producing a resonance that only the soul could perceive.

The next moment, the figure of the pineapple turned into a soft white light and disappeared instantly.

The contract was formally established.

Songsong Dog officially became Lin Chen's second contracted partner.

Sensing the tiny new presence within the Beast Taming Space, Lin Chen's thoughts stirred once more.

The soft white light flashed again.

The figure of the pineapple reappeared on the ground in front of him. It looked no different from before, but Lin Chen could clearly sense that there was an invisible bond between them.

Through this connection, he can perceive the emotions of the Satsuki more clearly and convey more complex ideas.

"From now on, we're real partners." Lin Chen crouched down and looked at Songsong Dog at eye level.

The dog looked up at him, seemingly still a little unaccustomed to this new connection, but its bright black eyes shone with an unprecedented sense of security and closeness.

It looked at Lin Chen's outstretched hand, hesitated for a moment, and then, as if it had made up its mind, it voluntarily leaned its little head forward and gently rested it in Lin Chen's warm palm.

This proactive and friendly gesture surprised Lin Chen slightly.

Immediately, a smile spread across his eyes and brows.

Feeling the warmth and gentle pressure from the large hand, the dog gradually relaxed, even unconsciously rubbing its head against the palm, letting out a satisfied purr: "Mmm~~~".

"Gagoo gagoo!!!"

The Flame Claw Beast rushed into the bedroom, ready to wake Lin Chen, but upon opening the door, it was greeted by such a heartwarming scene.

It froze, completely stunned.

What are you doing?!

Feeling guilty, Lin Chen subconsciously withdrew his right hand, but then he suddenly remembered that Songsong Dog had become his legitimate contracted pet, so he coughed lightly and his expression became extremely natural: "From now on, it will be our official partner."

The Flameclaw Beast tilted its head: "Gagu?"

The dog remained silent and motionless, completely absorbed in the warm, large hand's caress.

Flameclaw first glanced at the thoroughly enjoying Squirrel, then at Lin Chen's smiling face, and finally snorted coldly, "Gag!"

It understands Lin Chen.

Lin Chen wanted a powerful, battle-hardened, and ruthless genius pet, not a weak, fragile, and only cute-looking vase-like pet like the Songsong Dog.

Thinking of this, the Flameclaw Beast raised its head high, its face full of confidence.

Moreover, it can evolve into a majestic and powerful pet beast!

Where's the Satsuki?

What can it evolve into?

I'm sure I've won in every aspect.