Take Li Zeyu, the young master of Blue Feather Airlines, whom Tan Yan discussed on Blue Penguin Chat, as an example.
What is the gap between Lin Chuan and him?
First, without a doubt, it's financial resources.
Although the Lin family is middle-class, they are ultimately not as good as the best, but better than the worst.
Li Zeyu, the young master of Blue Feather Airlines, is clearly that 'best'.
Although Lin Chuan obtained 1 million in starting capital from his family, if Lin Chuan's goal was simply to embark on the path of a Beast Master, get into a slightly better university, and become a qualified Beast Master, then this money would be enough. But if Lin Chuan wanted to enter the Eight Great Academies, become a Heavenly King, or even a Sealed Title Heavenly King, then it would be far from enough. He still needs to earn money, and he still needs to participate in the Baby Cup to afford advanced cultivation nutrients, and only then can he undergo long-term closed-door special training in the Beastmaster Association's combat training area, ultimately hoping to enter the Eight Great Academies.
And what about Li Zeyu?
Lin Chuan doesn't know how much starting capital his family gave him for Beast Master cultivation, but it must not be less than 10 million, along with other rare cultivation nutrients. With these, Li Zeyu doesn't need to participate in the Baby Cup like ordinary Beast Masters.
Lin Chuan stated that if he had such funds and resources, he would definitely go into seclusion for three months until the promotion assessment, emerging directly to stun everyone.
This would prevent his information from being exposed and prevent his weaknesses from being targeted during the promotion assessment. Don't talk about an invincible heart; that's only in fantasy novels. Caution and a step-by-step approach are what a new Beast Master should do.
Lin Chuan didn't quite understand why Li Zeyu wanted to participate in the Baby Cup, and even went on a rampage in a large Baby Cup. Wasn't this exposing his weaknesses in advance? Perhaps it was simply to show off.
However, Lin Chuan estimated that it was more likely for advertising purposes. After all, the consistent reputation of Blue Feather Airlines wasn't for nothing; it needed constant maintenance.
Well, back to the main topic.
In terms of money and resources, Lin Chuan and Li Zeyu have a gap, but Lin Chuan has basically closed it through his persistence, hard work, and a little bit of a cheat.
Given the current situation of Guoguo and Sakura.
Even if they were given better, top-tier resources, the efficiency of their leveling up and strengthening wouldn't significantly improve.
So, where is the real gap between Lin Chuan and Li Zeyu?
Actually, it's quite obvious: it lies in the bloodline tier of their contracted spirit beasts.
Although it's not good to say this,
The truth is, Guoguo and Sakura, these two little ones with their Middle-Tier Soldier Grade bloodline, indeed have a huge gap compared to Li Zeyu's Mutated Blue Feather Eagle, which is General Tier Upper Level, not to mention the rumored second spirit beast he just contracted, which is Shuai Grade bloodline.
At this current point in time, perhaps in terms of actual combat power, Lin Chuan and Li Zeyu won't be too far apart.
Lin Chuan is even confident that he can defeat Li Zeyu now, and even surpass him in the Xiao Qingkong Cup to win the championship.
The probability of this is over 50%; Lin Chuan is that confident.
The Milk Shield Poison System, which has been initially constructed, has given him confidence. At this point in time, almost no new Beast Master's spirit beast can penetrate his Milk Shield Poison System, and they will all be worn down and defeated by him.
But, what if he wins the Xiao Qingkong Cup?
Lin Chuan's goal is the promotion assessment, it's the admission letter from the Eight Great Academies!
He cannot put the cart before the horse; he needs to look at the long term.
Currently, Guoguo and Sakura are both Level 17, while Li Zeyu's initial spirit beast, the Mutated Blue Feather Eagle, is only Level 15.
However, the Middle-Tier Soldier Grade bloodline of Guoguo and Sakura has clearly begun to limit their cultivation growth speed.
Reaching Tier 2 will consume a lot of time. At least, Lin Chuan is not confident that the two little ones can break through to Tier 2 before the promotion assessment.
But Li Zeyu's Mutated Blue Feather Eagle won't have this problem.
With a General Tier Upper Level bloodline, before Tier 3, as long as resources are in place, as long as cultivation is in place, and without any special or bizarre cultivation methods or slacking off, then its leveling speed will not have any restrictions or bottlenecks.
Lin Chuan estimates that Li Zeyu's Mutated Blue Feather Eagle will be able to break through to Tier 2 by the time of the promotion assessment.
Not to mention Li Zeyu's second contracted spirit beast, which is rumored to be of Shuai Grade bloodline.
Even at this point in time, with only two months left until the promotion assessment, starting cultivation now is a bit late. Even if a large amount of resources are poured in, it's basically impossible to reach Tier 2 by then, but reaching Level 17 or 18 is highly probable. A Shuai Grade bloodline spirit beast of this level, its true combat power is estimated to be stronger than a Tier 2 Soldier Grade bloodline spirit beast.
Such a situation has a very high probability of breaking through his Milk Shield Poison System.
So, how to bridge the gap in bloodline tier?
Before this, Lin Chuan had no clue at all.
He could only rely on the 'Double Milk Pudding' strategy he initially devised to hold on, as there would be no 1v1 restriction in the promotion assessment. Guoguo and Sakura could double-stack shields and heal each other. This way, they could disgust Li Zeyu and even all competitors, making others retreat in the face of difficulty, making them feel that the cost-effectiveness of taking down his 'Double Milk Tyrant' was low, thus abandoning targeting him.
But now, the situation is different.
The inheritance skill contained within the newly acquired bow tie.
Assistance!
It gave Lin Chuan the possibility to close the gap in bloodline tier and even surpass it.
Ultimately, the so-called bloodline tier, potential limit, and growth level, the fundamental essence of all these, is actually the quality of energy contained and usable within the spirit beast's body.
Quality, which is energy level intensity.
Quantity, which is the literal meaning of how much.
If it's just Guoguo or Sakura alone, the energy within their bodies is clearly inferior, but when the energy of both of them is superimposed.
Quality cannot be broken through.
But quantity will directly double.
Then, it might not be inferior to the Mutated Blue Feather Eagle of General Tier Upper Level bloodline, or even the rumored Shuai Grade bloodline spirit beast!
So, to whom should this 'Assistance' skill material be used?
Guoguo or Sakura?
No thought needed, Sakura!
This isn't favoritism; it's because using it on Sakura will yield the greatest effect.
Because the Bomb Fruit skill is on Guoguo.
If Assistance is inherited by Sakura, then Sakura can transfer her Wood Attribute energy to her fellow Guoguo.
In such a situation,
The energy bar directly doubles, and when Guoguo then uses Bomb Fruit, its power will be greatly enhanced. This trump card, if used well, can instantly defeat everything, including Li Zeyu's Mutated Blue Feather Eagle.
However, if given to Guoguo, and Guoguo transfers energy to Sakura, besides being able to heal for longer, it wouldn't have much other use, at least not until Sakura learns a true Illusion Attribute skill. And Lin Chuan hasn't managed to find any Illusion Attribute skill inheritance materials so far, which is understandable. How could there be Illusion Attribute skill inheritances among low-level trash materials?
Under normal circumstances, Lin Chuan would wait until tomorrow to perform the skill inheritance. He would sleep tonight and do the inheritance tomorrow when he's fully refreshed.
However, today's situation is special.
Lin Chuan plans to perform the inheritance of the 'Assistance' skill right now.
First, to avoid any complications, if he doesn't inherit it, he definitely won't sleep soundly tonight.
Secondly, the crucial reason!
Tomorrow morning is still within Guoguo and Sakura's holiday and rest period.
Tomorrow morning, they need to go to Commercial Park Area 3 to watch the flight performance competition. They don't need to wake up before dawn every day and cultivate frantically according to a fixed training schedule, like in the previous two weeks. Naturally, they can sleep in a bit longer, which allows them to recover more mental energy.
Lin Chuan washed his face, drank a bottle of the refreshing potion he had bought earlier, and spent 10 minutes adjusting his mental state to the maximum level he could achieve at the moment.
After putting the bow tie on Sakura, Lin Chuan then activated the Reincarnation of Inheritance.
Intertwined black and white ethereal energy flowed from Lin Chuan's arm into the bow tie worn around Sakura's neck.
In an instant, the bow tie emitted a warm white light, enveloping Sakura.
Dream Adventure, begin~
Sakura closed her eyes with anticipation. In a trance, Sakura felt as if she had transformed into another spirit beast.
She had transformed into a strange little bear about 50 centimeters tall, more like a large stuffed animal than a bear.
It had brown and gray fur, was plump, and had a long, thick, round tail.
Bear Xiaowan.
Then, from Bear Xiaowan's perspective, Sakura saw a lush, verdant forest, shrouded in mist, with insects and birds flying about, completely unlike human society.
Yes, it was not a human breeding base, nor any corner of human society.
This Bear Xiaowan was born deep in the mountains, far from human society. It was a wild monster, never tamed by humans!
Time passed quietly.
One year, two years, Bear Xiaowan grew up day by day within its tribe. Every day, it played sumo with other little bears in the tribe, rolling around, living a peaceful and leisurely life.
This Bear Xiaowan was smarter than the other Bear Xiaowan in its tribe.
It pondered that while such a life was good, it was also very boring, and it didn't know when it would end.
And just then, a migratory bird monster flying over the forest told it.
Far, far away from the forest, there was a more wonderful world, with very tall buildings, desserts more delicious than honey, and games more fun than rolling and wrestling.
That day, Bear Xiaowan felt it had found something it wanted to do.
A few more years passed, and Bear Xiaowan grew up. It left its tribe and embarked on a journey to find that wonderful world.
It crossed mountains, traversed rivers, passed through forests, and fought against powerful monsters, experiencing several close calls.
Finally, it reached the wonderful world that the bird monster had spoken of.
It was night. Standing on the hillside, looking down at the colorful scene below, Bear Xiaowan was captivated. It knew that world would definitely be more interesting and fun than the forest.
Then, it broke in, and then it was captured.
It was captured by a group of people who seemed to be from the Beastmaster Association and imprisoned in a place called the Monster Taming Base.
It didn't understand why it was captured.
However, other monsters in the taming base quickly told it the answer.
Because it was a monster from the forest, not a spirit beast that had been domesticated by humans for thousands of years and had completely integrated into human society.
Monster? Spirit Beast?
What's the difference?
Bear Xiaowan's head was full of question marks, but it didn't care about that. It just wanted to enjoy this wonderful world, live in very tall houses, eat desserts more delicious than honey, and play games more fun than rolling and wrestling.
Finally, after two years of taming, Bear Xiaowan, due to its excellent performance and no record of harming anyone, was allowed to live in human society.
However, it first needed to find a Beast Master willing to contract and adopt it.
Smoothly, Bear Xiaowan contracted with one of the trainers who had been responsible for taming and feeding it for the past two years, and moved into his home with him.
Finally, Bear Xiaowan lived the life it had dreamed of.
It lived in tall buildings, ate desserts and cakes more delicious than honey, as well as fragrant hamburgers, fried chicken, and honey-glazed roasted chicken, and played with various balls, toys, and small cars that were more fun than rolling and wrestling.
The human world is truly wonderful~
Gradually, Bear Xiaowan became addicted to human food and entertainment culture, unable to extricate itself.
Bear Xiaowan gradually realized.
In the human world, the moon here is rounder than the moon in the forest, and the air is sweeter.
It even had the thought of wanting to become human.
But in the end, Bear Xiaowan found it couldn't.
Since it couldn't physically become human, then it would become more like a human in spirit.
So, in its occasional leisure time, Bear Xiaowan began to immerse itself in many human cultures, watching spirit beast animations, like 'Phantom Thief Detective' and 'Butler and Maid.' It watched them every day.
Bear Xiaowan especially liked a spirit beast animation called 'The Butler and the Young Lady.'
Because the butler in it happened to be a Bear Xiaowan, while the young lady was a highly anthropomorphic spirit beast.
So, learning from the Bear Xiaowan in the animation, it also started wearing a bow tie.
Thus, as time passed day by day.
Ten years, twenty years, thirty years...
Finally, the trainer who contracted and adopted it transitioned from middle age to old age.
And Bear Xiaowan's lifespan was also nearing its end.
In the last few years of its life, Bear Xiaowan no longer ate cakes or played with balls as before. Instead, it spent every day tidying its small bow ties, made from its own shed fur, changing to a new one every day.
At the last moment of its life, Bear Xiaowan looked back on its life without any regrets.
Its only thought was:
If there is a next life, it wants to be born directly into human society, to be a spirit beast.
It wanted to embark on the true path of Beast Master extraordinary power with the trainer who contracted and raised it for a lifetime, to help that untalented trainer fight, to win victories for him, to defeat strong enemies for him in the promotion assessment, to get into the Eight Great Academies, and to help him stand on the championship podium of the National Competition.
For this, it was willing to dedicate everything.
At that moment, it comprehended.
Assistance!
This is a skill that almost all spirit beasts can comprehend and learn, yet almost no spirit beasts actually comprehend.
Because the condition for comprehending this skill is the thought of selfless dedication.
This inheritance took a bit long.
A full half an hour. Lin Chuan was getting a bit uneasy, thinking something unexpected had happened.
Fortunately, everything went smoothly.
The warm white light gradually dissipated, and Sakura slowly regained consciousness.
Lin Chuan was stunned for a moment.
In a trance, he saw a hint of confusion and infinite attachment in Sakura's small, black-bean eyes.
Before Lin Chuan could even ask, Sakura jumped up with force and, with a soft thud, directly pounced into Lin Chuan's arms, pressing her face against Lin Chuan's chest and rubbing vigorously.
"Ying ying ying~~"
"What's going on?"
Lin Chuan expressed his confusion.
Sakura continued to act spoiled, continued to rub.
Ying ying ying, Sakura indicated that she didn't know either.
In short, right now, she just really, really wanted to snuggle in her master's arms.