Is it difficult to evolve your beast?

Chapter 3 The Road Ahead

The gray cloud wolf was already lying in its den, ready to rest. Hearing Jiang Feng's words, it pricked up its ears and tilted its big head toward Jiang Feng.

The meaning in his eyes was clear: If you don't eat properly, what are you going to do?

However, it still stood up, shook its fur, and walked towards Jiang Feng.

Jiang Feng held the box in his hand and, when the Gray Cloud Wolf approached, lifted the wolf's front paw.

In their previous life, the box was suddenly opened by the Gray Cloud Wolf while they were cleaning their house.

The box accidentally fell to the ground, and then the gray cloud wolf's paw pressed down on it—and the box suddenly opened!

Who in their right mind would think of using their own pet's claw as a key to open such an important box?

"Awooo?" The gray cloud wolf also seemed to be shocked when it saw the box open and then looked at its own paws.

Jiang Feng smiled and said, "It's open!"

The box was just a rather rustic-looking wooden box, inside which lay a pendant.

The pendant also looks very simple, like a simple grass wreath.

Seeing the grass ring, Jiang Feng thought of a little story his father had told him when he was a child.

My father said that Shennong tasted all kinds of herbs. After his death, the people he saved tied a rope with the herbs and hung it in front of Shennong's tombstone.

But the story wasn't finished. Dad said he'd tell it later, but unfortunately... there was no later.

Thinking of this, Jiang Feng's eyes reddened again. She pinched the grass ring pendant, closed her eyes to suppress the surging longing in her heart, and hung the pendant around her neck.

The gray cloud wolf sensed that Jiang Feng's mood had become somewhat low, so it didn't leave immediately. Instead, it squatted down beside Jiang Feng's legs, its fluffy tail hooking around her exposed ankles.

Jiang Feng opened his eyes, then stared wide-eyed, rubbing his eyes in disbelief.

A panel appeared above the Gray Cloud Wolf's head!?

【Type】Grey Cloud Wolf

[Attribute] Water

[Rank] Fourth Rank

[Grade] Elite

[Skills] Walking on Water, Water Blade, Rainfall

[Phantom Beast Preferences] Howling at the Moon, Flying Rat

[Evolutionary Direction] Arctic Wolf, Snow Wolf

[Advanced Requirements] Flying Rat x10, Water Stone x10, Tier 5 Illusion Crystal x1, Full Moon

What is this?

Jiang Feng opened his mouth, then reached out and pinched the face of the Gray Cloud Wolf next to him.

The gray cloud wolf turned its head and gently nibbled at her hand, its voice carrying a slight scolding tone: "Roar!"

Are you not seeing things?

Jiang Feng closed his eyes and opened them again; the panel above the Gray Cloud Wolf's head was still there.

She swallowed hard, gazing at the gray cloud wolf before her with a slightly meaningful look.

Who would have thought that such a big wolf like Uncle Wolf would like to eat mice?

The gray cloud wolf felt a chill run down its spine from her stare. It loosened its large tail that was wrapped around Jiang Feng's ankle and took two steps back.

It was positioned in a relatively safe location.

Jiang Feng rubbed his eyes again: "Huh?"

The panel above the Gray Cloud Wolf's head disappeared?

Jiang Feng took off the pendant he had just tied on, put it in his hand, and examined it carefully.

After Gray Cloud Wolf suddenly opened that wooden box in his previous life, Jiang Feng wore the pendant until he was framed and killed.

Because it was left to her by her parents, she cherished it even though it was just an ordinary pendant.

She memorized every single pattern on the grass ring pendant.

I didn't look closely enough before, but now I notice the changes in the grass rings.

The grass ring pendant was originally black, and it was unknown what material it was made of. In addition to the surrounding rings, there was a wooden bead in the center.

Now, the grass rings have taken on a light brown color, like dried grass leaves. They no longer feel as firm to the touch, but rather have a texture closer to that of plants. If you get close enough to smell them, you can almost detect a fresh, grassy fragrance.

The biggest change was to the wooden bead.

The original beads looked black, but now... the color of the beads has changed drastically. One bead is divided into two halves by two colors. One half looks like smoked wood, which is close to black, while the other half is a whitish beige.

This is like—

"The Tai Chi symbol?"

Jiang Feng ran his fingers over the wooden beads, pondering the reasons for the change.

Recalling the scene of her death, fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead again. Gray Cloud Wolf immediately came over and leaned against Jiang Feng.

Was it because of her blood?

In the moment when she lost consciousness from the pain, she seemed to see the pendant hanging on her body glowing, and all the blood flowing from her body was absorbed by the pendant.

So, was her rebirth also because the pendant absorbed her blood and changed?

What exactly is this thing? Why did Dad ask Zhang Ran to give her the pendant when she turns fifteen?

Jiang Feng took a deep breath and looked at the Gray Cloud Wolf beside him. The small panel reappeared above the Gray Cloud Wolf's head.

At this moment, Jiang Feng began to carefully examine the panel.

The more she looked at it, the more excited she became.

Advancement requirements! This panel actually clearly states the advancement requirements for the pets!

It should be noted that humans have only been able to form contracts with mythical beasts and have them become their partners to protect their home for a little over sixty years.

Over the past sixty years, humanity has developed a system for training beast tamers from scratch, establishing high schools and universities across the country to specifically train them.

But it only lasted for sixty years.

The evolution and advancement of mythical beasts remains a huge challenge for humanity!

Although mythical beasts share the commonality of race, the individual differences are still very large. Even with the same talent and the same race, the final evolutionary direction may be completely different.

Furthermore, advancement and evolution are completely different. A mythical beast can advance from the first tier to the second tier, the third tier, and so on many times, but evolution is like the moon in the water or a flower in a mirror, unpredictable and extremely difficult.

For the past sixty years, even those master beast tamers who have evolved their magical beasts to the monarch level have not dared to say that they fully understand magical beasts. Their magical beasts are able to evolve only by accumulating a huge amount of resources and good luck.

The pendant has the evolutionary direction written on it. Although there are no other hints, it probably means that the conditions are not met or there are other requirements.

If wearing the pendant allows her to clearly see the evolution and advancement conditions of magical beasts, then could she...?

A huge fortune seemed to be right in front of him, and Jiang Feng's breathing became rapid.

She cracked her knuckles to calm herself down.

Only after becoming a Beast Tamer can one apply to become a Consultant, and only then can one do business in the evolution of mythical beasts.

Everything depends on becoming a Beast Tamer, but in her previous life... she failed to awaken and did not become a Beast Tamer.

If I could live this life again, would the ending be different?

Jiang Feng recalled Zhang Ran's confident promise that he would return the things her parents had entrusted to him after she successfully awakened.

Thinking of her past life, she took the latest version of the mobile phone that Zhang Ran had given her and which had just been released this year to the test site.

A glimmer of hope rose from the bottom of his heart, and Jiang Feng's eyes were filled with anticipation, even a little fanatical.

Then, her eyes met Gray Cloud Wolf's worried eyes, and the fervor in her eyes gradually disappeared, replaced by calm.

She reached out and rubbed the gray cloud wolf's ear: "I'm fine, Uncle Wolf, don't worry about me."

She shouldn't be too stubborn. She's already been given a second chance at life. Even if she can't become a beast tamer, she can still live a good life with the Gray Cloud Wolf.

However, she and the Gray Cloud Wolf would have to leave this place and go to a safer place where no one knew them.

She knew that as the capital of China, Beijing was very safe.

If I can't awaken and become a Beastmaster, I'll sell my current house, go to the capital, attend a good university, and then, like in my previous life, open a pet boarding and care shop.

With anticipation for the future, Jiang Feng's smile became even more cheerful.

She opened the lunchbox next to her and ate while checking the latest news, trying to integrate herself into the society of ten years ago.

Because she didn't speak up for a long time, countless messages tagged her in the classmates' group chat.

[@Jiang Feng, are you asleep so early? Come out and let's chat!]

[I'm going to become a noble Beastmaster, I don't want to talk to you ordinary people anymore.]

(End of this chapter)