Sakura had already fainted from exhaustion.
Normally, Lin Chuan would have put it back into his Beast Space, letting it rest and naturally recover its stamina and spirit.
But! Not now! It's not allowed!
Although the nutrients from a can of Primary Flora Resilience Ointment had been fully absorbed, and with Expert Grade Photosynthesis and Proficient Growth skills, the medicinal components were accumulated in the dermis, causing a visible transformation of the skin. The old skin cracked and peeled off, and new skin grew rapidly.
However, the full medicinal effect had not been completely unleashed.
Or rather, after the skin transformation, it hadn't solidified yet; the new dermis was still in a tender, newly grown state.
What needed to be done now was to strike while the iron was hot, further aging the new skin and rapidly hardening its wood fiber layer.
Reluctantly, Lin Chuan steeled his heart and used a spray gun, filled with water from the small fountain, to spray Sakura and wake it up.
Sakura slowly woke up, its consciousness still hazy.
Lin Chuan spoke at the opportune moment, saying,
“Guoguo has already started to improve. Sakura, are you still going to sleep?”
“If you don’t pull yourself together and work harder, you’ll be thoroughly suppressed by Guoguo during tomorrow’s sparring session.”
At this point, Lin Chuan paused, looking at Sakura with an inscrutable gaze.
“Sakura, you wouldn’t want to be suppressed by Guoguo from now on, would you?”
Lin Chuan’s voice, Lin Chuan’s words, especially the last sentence ‘suppressed by Guoguo from now on,’ jolted Sakura awake, its consciousness instantly clear.
It subconsciously looked left and right.
Then, Sakura saw Guoguo’s figure in the training equipment area on the other side of the sunlight room.
How to quickly age the new skin after transformation?
How to quickly harden the wood fiber layer?
Actually, the method is very simple.
That is to take a beating, a severe beating!
Constantly getting injured and constantly recovering allows the accumulated medicinal effect in the skin to further manifest. Through repeated injuries and recoveries, the wood fiber layer will become thicker and tougher.
At this moment.
Guoguo stood within the automatic ball-launching device, which was originally used to practice reaction time and evasion. It remained completely still, not using any skills, purely enduring the attacks of the launched balls with its body.
Furthermore, Lin Chuan had set the firing speed and power of the automatic ball-launching device to their absolute maximum.
3 balls per second.
And the average force of each ball was 150kg.
This was almost equivalent to Sun Yinyin’s Golden Silk Werewolf’s ordinary punch from before.
Well, it was a continuous barrage of attacks.
One minute later.
Guoguo fell, its body covered in bruises and black marks from the launched balls. The automatic ball-launching device’s detector sensed the spirit beast had fallen and stopped firing balls. Simultaneously, the display screen showed a score of 10 points. After all, it was a device for training reaction and evasion skills. Lin Chuan had repurposed it as an automatic beating machine, and Guoguo just stood there, taking the hits without dodging. A score of 10 was already quite good.
Guoguo endured the intense pain, struggling to prop itself up with its small, chubby paws, and simultaneously, it used Photosynthesis.
Half a minute later, Guoguo’s condition was fully restored, and all the bruises and black marks on its body had disappeared.
Guoguo let out a spirited “Yi Ya!” cry towards the automatic ball-launching device. Detecting a spirit beast in the ball-launching area and with voice activation, the balls began to fire again.
Du du! Du du du!!
The balls rained down on Guoguo’s body, hitting it and pushing it back repeatedly. Soon, its skin was once again covered in bruises and black marks.
This scene instinctively frightened Sakura, but! Soon, it mustered its courage.
Because of Lin Chuan’s words just now, if it didn't pull itself together and work harder, it would be suppressed by Guoguo tomorrow. The thought of being suppressed by Guoguo from now on was something Miss Sakura absolutely would not allow.
When absorbing the Primary Flora Resilience Ointment earlier, it had already lost to Guoguo in terms of willpower, with its absorption progress being an hour slower.
Now, how could it fall behind again!
What Guoguo, this violent little sister, could do, its elegant Miss Sakura could also do!
“Ying Ying Ying!”
Sakura was fired up, full of fighting spirit.
Without waiting for Lin Chuan to speak, Sakura dashed with its small, chubby legs into the ball-launching area of the automatic ball-launching device where Guoguo was. Well, since this sunlight room only had one automatic ball-launching device, Sakura could only share it with Guoguo.
Lin Chuan had already set the force and firing speed of the automatic ball-launching device to maximum.
Originally, it was just right for Guoguo alone.
Now that Sakura had joined in, the number of balls hitting each of them was naturally halved.
If it was halved, then the beating effect wouldn't be good. If the beating effect wasn't good, the wood fiber layer wouldn't harden quickly, and the accumulated medicinal power in the skin wouldn't be rapidly absorbed.
Well, actually, it didn't really matter for an hour or two.
Even if it was halved, causing the hardening time of the wood fiber layer to double, the time was still within Lin Chuan's planned schedule.
However, the two little ones were just competing and grabbing.
Standing passively to catch balls inevitably led to some misses.
Guoguo and Sakura now actively rushed forward, using their bodies to catch the balls, and even competed to see who caught more and who had more bruises and black marks on their body.
So, even though the automatic ball-launching device was clearly for practicing reaction and evasion, how did it end up like this?
Alright, this could also be considered a form of reaction training, couldn't it?
Time passed quietly.
At noon, 12 o'clock, it was the scheduled rest time.
Lin Chuan told the two little ones to stop and rest for a bit, as he also needed to eat lunch.
However, the two little ones did not want to stop; they both expressed a desire for extra training.
With Rooting and Photosynthesis, this level of training didn't bother them at all. As long as Lin Chuan watered them promptly with the spray gun, they were fine. As for other nutrients, the nutrients in the Primary Flora Resilience Ointment, although very unpalatable compared to the previous No. 73 Moon Coldwood Grass Ash Nutrient Soil, were still quite good and could completely substitute.
Lin Chuan was naturally pleased that the two little ones were so proactive and hardworking.
Hmm, sometimes the existence of a competitor can really spur progress, even more effectively than ordinary pep talks.
During lunch break.
Lin Chuan occasionally glanced at the two little ones playing a game of 'grabbing balls' in the automatic ball-launching area, with the device constantly displaying '0 points'.
This indicated that, through the full competition and cooperation of the two little ones, they had managed to catch all the balls launched by the automatic ball-launching device with their bodies.
It was clearly a device for training reaction and evasion. If the developer of the device saw this, they would definitely be speechless.
Meanwhile, Lin Chuan ate his takeout lunch and scrolled on his phone.
The training schedule was only planned for a week for now, but the training expenses for the following month had already been mostly arranged.
Hmm, if nothing unexpected happened, the remaining money would be enough.
He had originally planned to buy the previous No. 73 Moon Coldwood Grass Ash Nutrient Soil and No. 399 Black Abyss Dragon Snake Body Fluid Nutrient Water from Old Deng, but now it seemed that this part of the money could be saved.
Well, he still had to buy some just in case, but at least he could save more than half, nearly 100,000 star rock coins, which would be enough when he went to the Beast Master Shop later to pick up low-tier spirit beast materials with inherited skills.
However, this was ultimately just a one-month plan.
After that, they would run out of supplies.
Although he wasn't in a hurry to rush and make money now, he had to plan ahead and find ways to earn money, ideally aligning it with the time when he would have spent all his money a month later, ensuring a seamless transition where all current resources are converted into Guoguo and Sakura's Growth.
As for what kind of money-making method?
That would naturally be participating in the Baby Cup!
Other novice tasks were troublesome, time-consuming, and didn't earn much money; one novice task wasn't even enough for a can of Primary Flora Resilience Ointment.
Excluding small Baby Cups, small Baby Cups were uninteresting.
Lin Chuan searched for information about medium and large Baby Cups, specifically those scheduled around one month from now.
Then, information about the Xiao Qingkong Cup appeared on Lin Chuan's virtual screen.
Lin Chuan was aware of the Xiao Qingkong Cup and the Little Qinghe Cup, these two annual fixed events in Qinghe City.
After all, Tianshang Town was a subordinate town of Qinghe City.
These two events had fundamental differences from ordinary Baby Cups.
Ordinary Baby Cups were mostly organized by private enterprises, factories, shops, or individual private units like Lin's Farm. The Federal Government and the Beastmaster Association would only send a few staff members to provide Assistance and guidance. All matters like venues were handled by the organizers. Of course, organizers could also use the opportunity to advertise and sell local specialties.
The Xiao Qingkong Cup and Little Qinghe Cup, on the other hand, were hosted by the Qinghe City Federal Municipal Government and the Beastmaster Association, with funding support from the Fishing Enthusiasts Club and the Soaring Party Club.
All venues, personnel, and regulations were formulated according to the strictest and most standard Beast Master competitions, all aiming to align with formal Professional Beast Master competitions.
Given such a standardized and rigorous competition, it would be too unsightly for the audience if some unqualified contestants were still allowed to participate. If reporters filmed and broadcasted it for other cities to see, they might think that Qingkong City's Beast Masters were not good enough.
Therefore, to ensure the quality of the competition, the Xiao Qingkong Cup and Little Qinghe Cup had registration restrictions for participants.
Not just any new Beast Master, or anyone with a Beast Master ID, could register.
To register for the Xiao Qingkong Cup or Little Qinghe Cup, one must have achieved results in any Baby Cup within Qingkong City and its ten subordinate towns and one hundred villages!
Champions in small Baby Cups.
Champions or runners-up in medium Baby Cups.
Champions, runners-up, or third-place winners in large Baby Cups.
Only then would one be eligible to register for the Xiao Qingkong Cup and Little Qinghe Cup.
Therefore, the quality of the Xiao Qingkong Cup and Little Qinghe Cup goes without saying, and their prize money is even more impressive. While other large Baby Cups offer prize money for reaching the top 16, the Xiao Qingkong Cup and Little Qinghe Cup offer prize money and points for reaching the top 32. Other participants, while not receiving prize money or points, still receive consolation prizes of considerable value.
200,000 for top 32, 400,000 for top 16, 1,000,000 for top 8, 3,000,000 for top 4, 5,000,000 for third place, 7,000,000 for second place, and 10,000,000 for first place.
As long as one could achieve a top three finish, there would basically be no worries about cultivation funds before the college entrance examination.
Unless one contracted a spirit beast of a Dragon Clan, Phoenix Clan, or Qilin Clan, which starts at a minimum of King Grade bloodline; for such spirit beasts, 10 million star rock coins thrown in would be like throwing water into a well, just making a sound with no real effect.
However, new Beast Masters who can contract such spirit beasts wouldn't compete on the same track as ordinary Beast Masters; they have their own track.
...
Lin Chuan browsed information about the two events.
Hmm, one more point to mention.
The Xiao Qingkong Cup and Little Qinghe Cup are held annually during the second month and the end of the second month of the current graduating season, lasting for two weeks. It's not fixed which competition will be held first.
The reason is that if they were held too early, new Beast Masters wouldn't have enough time to cultivate their beasts. Even the most talented Beast Master wouldn't be able to display much combat power, just like the Hua Ye Ye Cup organized by Lin's Farm. Because it was held too early, all participants were truly babies. If they were given another month to develop, it's believed that many of them would have reached a higher level of strength, at least not being defeated by a simple and humorous 'flipping turtle' monument.
And if it were held later, in the third month, it would lose the meaning of the Baby Cup providing Growth for new Beast Masters.
Even if one achieved a ranking and won prize money, if it was too close to the college entrance examination, there would be no time to convert the prize money into resources, making it impossible to timely transform it into sustenance for the spirit beast's Growth and strengthening, thus rendering it useless.
This year's situation.
The Xiao Qingkong Cup is held first, exactly one month from now, with a duration of 1 week.
The Little Qinghe Cup will then immediately follow the conclusion of the Xiao Qingkong Cup, also with a duration of 1 week.
Why aren't the two events merged? Wouldn't it be more efficient to hold them together?
There are many reasons, mainly because there are too many new Beast Masters each year.
If only one event were held, many Beast Masters with good strength and talent might lose due to bad luck, leading to a loss of further opportunities.
Two consecutive competitions can support more advertisers, increase Qinghe City's exposure nationwide, and also give these individuals another chance. If they lose again and don't receive prize money to further cultivate their spirit beasts, then it's their own fault.
Without much thought, given how well the timing aligned, Lin Chuan decided to participate in the Xiao Qingkong Cup.
Right then, Lin Chuan directly pressed the registration button.
The button was pressed, but a pop-up indicating successful registration didn't appear immediately. Instead, a prompt popped up two minutes later.
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Mr. Lin Chuan, Beast Master.
Upon verification, you have won the championship of the Hua Ye Ye Cup, the New Beast Master Competition at Lin's Farm in Tianshang Town. Your qualification for participation has been approved.
Congratulations on successfully registering for the Qinghe City Large-scale New Beast Master Competition, Xiao Qingkong Cup.
There are still 27 days, 9 hours, and 32 minutes until the Xiao Qingkong Cup begins.
Please make all necessary preparations for the competition in advance and diligently cultivate your spirit beast.
We look forward to your performance.
We wish you good results in the Xiao Qingkong Cup!