What does it mean when a pet evolves incorrectly?

Chapter 88 I am the savior who will save the world

On the first day of sweeping the school team, at the college training ground.

The morning light was just beginning to break, and the air was fresh.

Lin Chen stood in the center of the open field, looking up at the Flame Ridge Tyrannosaurus Rex that lay prostrate like a small mountain before him.

"Let's see how you've learned," Lin Chen said.

"Yagu~"

The Flame Spine Tyrannosaurus let out a low roar, slightly narrowing its scarlet round eyes. The naturally emanating, majestic aura around its body began to recede, accompanied by a faint white light. Its massive body seemed to be compressed from the inside by some invisible force, and began to shrink at a visible speed.

In just a few breaths, the enormous beast that once required looking up had become a miniature version of the Flame Spine Tyrannosaurus, less than a meter tall.

Although its size has shrunk, its overall proportions are harmonious. With its fierce face, three dragon horns pointing to the sky, and sharp teeth, it looks more like a majestic yet slightly adorable dragon-shaped pet. It is similar in size to the Flameclaw Beast before its evolution, but its appearance and temperament are completely different.

Lin Chen stepped forward, reached out and patted the head of the miniature Flame Spine Tyrannosaurus, a smile spreading across his face: "Feels good, about the same as before."

Overall, the miniature Flame Spine Tyrannosaurus looks like a well-made large figurine or doll, creating a striking contrast.

After returning to his dorm yesterday, Lin Chen purchased the skill "Arbitrary Size" online, which allows his pet to change its size at will.

This skill is not expensive, and it doesn't even have a level system. It's a special skill with only one active effect.

Its active effect is to control one's body shape to change freely within a certain range.

With the help of the Knowledge Badge, the Flame Spine Tyrannosaurus Rex mastered the skill in just one night.

Its original height was nearly six meters. With this skill, it could not only shrink itself into a small doll less than one meter tall, but also grow into a colossal beast about ten meters tall.

However, both increasing size and decreasing size have their advantages and disadvantages, and the normal size is still suitable for the vast majority of battles.

In addition, after defeating three members of the school team, Lin Chen obtained the [Giant Horn Impact] move TM and had his Flameridge learn it instantly.

In other words, the Flame Spine Tyrannosaurus learned two new skills in just one day, and its skill panel has been updated again:

[Moves: Blazing Bullet (Mastery), Dragon Claw (Proficient), Super Blast (Proficient), Blazing Charge (Proficient), Dragon Shadow Charge (Beginner), Giant Horn Impact (Beginner), Any Size]

Giant Horn Impact is an intermediate skill, while Super Blast is an advanced skill with even greater power.

In short, although it only took a few days for Flameclaw to evolve into Flamespine Tyrannosaurus, its strength still increased to some extent in that short period of time.

"Mmm?"

The pineapple squatted beside Lin Chen, tilting its little head and looking curiously at the instantly shrunken Flameback Tyrannosaurus with its dark eyes. Then it looked up at Lin Chen and made a puzzled whimpering sound in its throat.

Can it do that too?

Lin Chen fell into deep thought.

Can a puppy change size?

Or will it evolve into a larger or smaller form in the future?

Lin Chen thought about it seriously for a moment, then shook his head decisively: "No, you don't need to think about it. You're fine as you are right now."

"Yes, you don't need to learn anything after evolving; you'll already have the perfect physique."

Before he knew it, it was almost time for class. Lin Chen left the training ground and headed towards the teaching building.

As Lin Chen walked along the main road of the college, students, whether they knew him or not, kept casting their eyes at him, nodding in greeting or saying hello warmly.

After yesterday's events escalated overnight, the battle videos and related discussions became increasingly heated on the forums.

Walking on campus, he was recognized by many more students, and some congratulated him on joining the school team.

In yesterday's follow-up, he finally accepted Ye Xuan's invitation, officially joined the school team, and became a member of the second team.

Besides him, Ye Zhen, who ranked high in the freshmen's points, Yun Chu, who broke through to the junior beast tamer, and Bai Lu, who ranked third, have all accepted the invitation to the school team.

According to Ye Xuan, Su Qingyuan is the only one who has not been contacted.

Lin Chen was puzzled whenever he thought of Su Qingyuan.

She didn't come to class for two whole periods yesterday.

In a relatively free college, occasional absences are not uncommon, but it is very rare to skip classes for two consecutive days on the first day of school.

However, when he entered the classroom, he was surprised to find that Su Qingyuan was there.

She sat at her desk, surrounded by Zhang Xiaoxiao and Zhou Ming, who seemed to be talking in hushed tones.

Su Qingyuan looked to be in good health. Her usually calm eyes were now bright and alert, and there was a faint smile on her lips.

"Brother Chen! Over here!" Zhou Ming, with his sharp eyes, waved excitedly as soon as he saw Lin Chen come in.

Lin Chen walked to the empty seat next to them and sat down.

Zhang Xiaoxiao smiled and nodded at him in greeting, and Su Qingyuan also turned to look at him and took the initiative to say, "Good morning, Lin Chen."

"Good morning," Lin Chen replied, his gaze lingering on her face for a moment longer.

He always felt that Su Qingyuan seemed a little different.

Has her makeup skill improved?

"Brother Chen, we're discussing something!" Zhou Ming blurted out, his face beaming with excitement. "It's about forming an adventure team!"

"An adventure team?" Lin Chen was slightly taken aback.

"right!"

Zhou Ming nodded vigorously and explained, "The academy regularly releases various tasks that can earn credits through its internal task system, such as collecting materials, exploring areas, and assisting in research."

"These tasks can be taken solo or in a team. If you officially register and form a fixed team, the range of tasks you can choose to take will be much, much wider. And completing tasks in a team is safer, um, Brother Chen, you can ignore that."

Zhang Xiaoxiao added, "The college has always encouraged students to form teams, believing it cultivates teamwork skills. Many outstanding senior students have their own regular teams. We were thinking, why don't we form one too?"

Lin Chen nodded thoughtfully.

That sounds like a really good suggestion.

The college offers a high degree of freedom, and this team-based model allows for more efficient acquisition of credits and resources, as well as mutual support in real-world situations, which is more advantageous than acting alone in certain circumstances.

A thought stirred within him as he suddenly recalled Zhou Ming's mention of Su Qingyuan's special behavior in the secret realm.

If Su Qingyuan's ability to sense resources is real, then joining this team would mean that I could also benefit from Su Qingyuan's abilities.

Lin Chen nodded decisively: "Okay, I'll join."

"Yay!" Zhou Ming cheered.

Zhang Xiaoxiao also smiled and began to think about a name for the team.

Su Qingyuan's smile seemed to widen further: "With Lin Chen joining us, the range and difficulty of the missions we can take on will increase significantly. Moreover, the success rate of our missions will be much higher."

Soon, Zhou Ming and Zhang Xiaoxiao got together and had a lively discussion about various matters concerning the adventure team.

Su Qingyuan looked at Lin Chen, her tone carrying just the right amount of curiosity and concern: "By the way, Lin Chen, have you updated your information about your Flame Spine Tyrannosaurus at the Beastmaster Association?"

Lin Chen replied, "I've already contacted them. The association said they'll arrange for someone to come to the academy in a while to collect information and conduct basic tests. Once that's done, it will be officially entered into the encyclopedia database."

This is a necessary procedure.

A completely new evolutionary form, especially a pet beast like the Flame Spine Tyrannosaurus that shows great potential, will be highly valued by the Beastmaster Association and the academic community. Detailed records and evaluations will be required before formal certification is granted. Based on the evaluation value, the discoverer will be given corresponding rewards, points, and honors.

Upon hearing this, Su Qingyuan nodded slightly, a glimmer of light seemingly flashing in her eyes.

Her tone remained calm: "I see. After the association completes the certification and the information is entered into the pet encyclopedia, more beast tamers will be able to witness the Flameclaw Beast's new evolved form."

She paused, looked out the window from the light, and said softly but clearly to Lin Chen: "Perhaps in the near future, there will really be a lucky beast tamer who, by contracting a Flameclaw Beast and successfully nurturing and evolving it, will eventually become a legendary beast tamer."

Then, she turned to Lin Chen, smiling broadly, "So, Lin Chen, your task is very challenging."

"Let the Flame Spine Tyrannosaurus continue to evolve. Maybe it will really give birth to a legendary beast tamer, and then, just like in the novels, become the savior of the world."

Gazing at Su Qingyuan's earnest face, Lin Chen pursed his lips but did not voice his thoughts.

Lin Chen knew perfectly well that the possibility Su Qingyuan mentioned simply did not exist. Other Beast Tamers did not have systems and were not chosen children, so they could not evolve Flame Claw Beast into Flame Spine Tyrannosaurus, or even a more powerful evolved form.

As for the savior who will save the world, it can only be him, and no one else.

Meanwhile, Zhou Ming and Zhang Xiaoxiao were having a heated discussion about what name to give their team.

Zhou Ming said, "How about we call them the Enlightenment F4? It's trendy, straightforward, and domineering!"

The four shook their heads frantically.

Zhang Xiaoxiao shared her idea: "I think we could call it the Qinglan Squad, since we're all from Qinglan City."

Lin Chen remained silent.

Oh well, turns out they're all terrible at naming things.

Su Qingyuan's lips parted, a smile blooming on her face: "What do you guys think of the Dawn Squad?"

Lin Chen nodded.

Although the name is cliché, it perfectly captures his inner thoughts.

Because only he knew that before long, the Dark Crisis would engulf every corner of the globe, plunging countless creatures into an unprecedented crisis.

At that time, the glimmer of hope will be invaluable.

So Lin Chen spoke up: "Let's go with Dawn."

After Lin Chen, the strongest fighter, spoke up, no one objected, and the team was named Dawn.

The composition of the Dawn Squad is very simple: Zhang Xiaoxiao is responsible for task selection and contact, external liaison and communication, internal coordination and resource management.

Lin Chen and Su Qingyuan are purely combat team members, only responsible for all matters related to combat.

"What about me? What about me?" Zhou Ming asked impatiently.

"You," Zhang Xiaoxiao glanced at him sideways, pointed to the water dispenser, "go get me a glass of water."

Zhou Ming: "?"

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