“Meow? (｡òωó｡)” (How did it go?)
“Caw? (⊙∀⊙)” (When do we start martial arts training?)
As soon as Lin Su returned to the back courtyard, the two pet beasts set aside their training to nervously crowd around and check on his status.
Before leaving the courtyard, Lin Su had already told them that he was going to ask his father how to start martial arts training.
“We’ll start training tomorrow,” Lin Su said, holding a pet beast in each hand, his face filled with anticipation.
“Starting from tomorrow, I’ll have to wake up several hours earlier than now, and spend the entire morning at the martial arts training field practicing spear techniques. So, for the following mornings, continue your training here in the backyard, and in the afternoon I’ll take you both to the Beast Taming Tower to clear some levels, and then we’ll come back for meditation.” freēwebnovel.com
“Meow!” (I want to go to the martial arts field with you!)
Qiuqiu raised a little paw, speaking up without hesitation. Although the Shade didn’t say anything, judging by its approving expression, it obviously felt the same.
“But if you come with me to the martial arts field, what about your training?” Lin Su said helplessly.
“Caw, caw!” (There will be lots of people at the martial arts field, I can train as long as there are shadows!)
The Shade expressed that it wouldn’t be affected at all.
Qiuqiu wasn’t going to be outdone either.
“Meow!” (The martial arts field is huge, all I need is a small space for training!)
“This…” Hearing what the pet beasts had said, a look of hesitation appeared on Lin Su’s face.
The Shade’s circumstance didn’t need explaining; with so many Lin Family juniors training under the scorching sun, creating shadows everywhere, it was indeed the perfect environment to train Shadow Concealment.
All they needed was to give the martial artists of the Lin Family a heads-up, and he believed they wouldn’t mind lending their shadows for the training.
As for Qiuqiu’s training…
Since martial artists in the Meridian Opening Realm, who possess vital energy, have a significant impact on their surroundings during regular practice and combat, the entire martial arts training field was actually a very large plaza with all sorts of small and large spaces and combat platforms scattered around. Allocating an area for Qiuqiu’s training would be more than sufficient.
Thinking this way, it seemed like it could actually work?
If his pet beasts could train nearby while he practiced, it would naturally be better, like indirectly accompanying them during their training.
And who knows, maybe his training would turn out to be even harder than the pet beasts’?
With that thought, Lin Su smiled, “Alright then, starting tomorrow, both of you will join me at the martial arts field for training every morning.”
“Meow!” (Yay!)
“Caw!” (That’s great!)
Having persuaded Lin Su, the two pet beasts high-fived and cheered in his arms.
Holding the two little ones, Lin Su’s face also took on a warmer hue.
“Alright, you two should keep on training, and I must speed up my meditation. Only by quickly reaching the fourth order can both of you break through to the Leader phase.”
The breakthrough of the Beast Taming Space followed a very particular pattern – advancing from an odd-numbered order to an even-numbered order was hard, while moving from an even-numbered order to an odd-numbered order was easier.
For instance, Lin Su’s current attempt to break through from the third order to the fourth order was actually an elevation of the Beast Taming Space’s level. This process would enable the space, which could previously only accommodate Elite phase pet beasts, to hold Leader phase beasts, a breakthrough that involved a considerable bottleneck and depended on personal luck.
On the other hand, advancing from the fourth to the fifth order of the Beast Taming Space didn’t change the space’s level much, it only expanded. This transition, from being able to contract two pet beasts to three, didn’t involve a bottleneck. Although it required more effort, as long as there was enough meditation time, one could eventually break through.
Of course, this rule was only applicable up to the seventh order of the Beast Taming Space. From the eighth to the ninth order, each advancement would increase both the rank of pet beasts the space could accommodate and add another contract slot, so breaking through one order was akin to crossing two orders at once, with the difficulty dramatically surging.
Therefore, Lin Su’s attempt to break from the third to the fourth order would take many times longer than before.
Watching the two pet beasts continue their training, Lin Su returned to his room and closed his eyes to meditate.
Before long, he opened his eyes again, his face showing a bit of helplessness.
So slow!
He had gotten used to the acceleration provided by the Space Heart, and now he found himself somewhat dissatisfied with the normal pace of meditation.
At this rate, when would he be able to break through to the fourth order?
It seemed he would have to visit the Beast Taming Union later to inquire if there were other ways to obtain a Space Heart.
Although this resource was also a fourth-grade resource, it was much more in demand than regular fourth-grade resources. Any that came out in the world were generally snapped up immediately. However, through the Beast Taming Union, there might still be some left over.
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Suppressing the impatience in his heart, Lin Su closed his eyes again and re-entered the state of meditation.
When he emerged from meditation, it was already night.
After reminding Qing’er to wake him up early the next morning, Lin Su put the two pet beasts back into the Beast Taming Space and went to sleep early.
…
“Qing’er.”
In a room lit by many candles, as bright as day, Lin Su’s mother was hunched over the desk, working out the accounts of the various Lin Family businesses. At a certain moment, she looked up at the sky and called out softly.
“Madam, I’m here,” a maidservant responded, entering the room with a respectful demeanor.
“Go see why it’s so late and the master hasn’t come yet,” Lin Su’s mother said, while she set aside the accounts she had finished and her beautiful brows knit slightly in concern.