Old Sha cast a resentful look toward the meticulous Su Ping nearby.
Although deep down, he trusted Su Ping without reservation, he still had to admit—
This style of evolutionary cultivation made him extremely uncomfortable.
The taste in his mouth…
No, it was worse than chewing wax.
So bad that Old Sha desperately wanted to spit everything out, give up on evolution entirely, and spend the last days of his wolf life stuffing himself with buckets of meat and fruit.
Yet when he met Su Ping's cold, serious gaze, Old Sha could only grit his teeth and continue to "taste" it.
Tree bark. Trunks. Branches. Roots mixed with the earthy stench of soil.
Every bite made him miserable.
But he still followed Su Ping's instructions, carefully savoring the flavors, sensing the grain of the wood and the fibrous structure within.
At the same time, he buried his legs deep into the soil, activating Sunlight Absorption, while eating branch after branch, trunk after trunk, bark after bark—
As if there were no end to it.
And as if no matter how much he ate, he would never be full.
Su Ping observed Old Sha's actions while rapidly jotting notes down with pen and paper.
He recorded Old Sha's changes, as well as the various conditions that appeared on the very first day of evolutionary cultivation.
At the same time, he noticed certain differences compared to standard evolutionary cultivation records.
The most intuitive point was this—
Old Sha possessed the Wooden Heart skill.
Wooden Heart allowed a Forest Wolf to rapidly absorb the power of forest vegetation to replenish itself.
This was exactly the first thing Su Ping needed to observe.
He discovered that when Old Sha consumed the trees, there was none of the vomiting described in Sun Chaoju's records—where Forest Wolves that ate too much bark and wood would suffer rejection symptoms.
As a result, this first stage could last significantly longer.
Moreover, not all Forest Wolves could successfully comprehend Photosynthesis during this stage.
At this moment, Su Ping truly felt a bit uneasy.
What if Wooden Heart caused fluctuations or unexpected changes during evolution? That would be disastrous.
However, the Myriad Spirits Illustrated Record didn't mention such a risk.
So it shouldn't have too great an impact… right?
Thinking this, Su Ping relaxed slightly, anticipation flashing in his eyes.
As stated in the Myriad Spirits Illustrated Record, during the evolution into the Wolf of Ten Thousand Woods, the higher the level of Sunlight Absorption and Photosynthesis, the greater the evolved Wolf's potential.
Due to Old Sha's early-life experiences and fortuitous encounters, his Sunlight Absorption had already reached the Perfect level.
For a Wolf of Ten Thousand Woods, Perfect-level Sunlight Absorption was equivalent to Perfect-level Photosynthesis.
As for what lay beyond Perfect—the so-called Transcendent level?
Su Ping didn't dwell on it.
That level wasn't something a pet could reach through training alone.
In fact, due to innate talent limitations, even Perfect was often beyond what training alone could achieve.
Transcendence was a moment of inspiration at the absolute peak of a skill—
A unique comprehension that surpassed the skill itself.
If one truly wanted to pursue Transcendent Sunlight Absorption…
Then Su Ping could confidently say that every Forest Wolf might as well wash up and go to sleep.
Thus, Perfect level was already the highest feasible evolutionary limit.
So then—
After evolving, what would be the racial ceiling of a Perfect-level Wolf of Ten Thousand Woods?
Peak Commander? Peak Monarch? Or even… Emperor-tier?
Su Ping shook his head.
Monarch-tier was possible.
But Emperor-tier was wishful thinking.
From Monarch-tier upward—including Monarch itself—every rank was a massive threshold.
Before Qin Xiaoxue's Canopy Wolf Emperor, Su Ping had never even heard of a Forest Wolf evolution reaching high Monarch-tier.
Even if the Wolf of Ten Thousand Woods truly was as extraordinary as the Myriad Spirits Illustrated Record described—one of the top-tier Forest Wolf evolutions—
Its upper limit was still there.
Unless there existed an even further evolution beyond the Wolf of Ten Thousand Woods…?
Su Ping quickly shook his head.
Trying to run before even learning how to walk—best not to think so far ahead.
His pen scratched across the notebook.
Just as Su Ping was about to issue further instructions to Old Sha and observe what other key points he needed to pay attention to during this evolutionary stage—
The doorbell rang.
Su Ping frowned.
But there was little he could do.
Wooden Heart was still a business that needed to be run.
Even though he had limited customer reception to the mornings, there were still almost daily visitors.
In the end, the root problem was that Su Ping had never recruited any staff.
This really is affecting me too much. I need to hire some help.
At the very least, customer reception alone was a headache.
Rubbing his brow, Su Ping set his things down, said a few words to Old Sha, and walked to the front door.
However, when he opened it, the two people standing outside made him pause.
Instinctively, he knew—
These two were definitely not customers here to cultivate pets.
They didn't look like it at all.
One was a beautiful woman with a calm demeanor, yet carrying an unmistakable air of superiority.
The other was clearly a lackey—a gofer type.
Most importantly—
The woman looked extremely familiar.
As if he had seen her somewhere before.
And in fact, he had.
Because the moment the door opened, the thirty-year-old man beside her asked arrogantly:
"You're Su Ping? I'm the new manager of Yun Tian Resort. This here is our chairman. We'd like to discuss purchasing this piece of land from you."
Su Ping's brows knitted together.
But he finally understood who had come.
It was the person he had long since prepared for—
The chairman of Tianyun Group, Dong Mu Yun.
"Come in."
Inside the reception room, the new manager hurried forward, wiping the sofa repeatedly with a handkerchief before turning to Dong Mu Yun with an ingratiating smile.
"Chairman, please sit."
Su Ping's frown deepened_attachment.
He couldn't help but look at the man with open displeasure.
It was hard to imagine that Uncle Guan—who had worked here faithfully for many years—had been squeezed out by someone like this.
For the first time, Su Ping looked at Dong Mu Yun with a hint of doubt.
Was this legendary 'Queen Dong' really that sharp-eyed?
After taking a seat, Su Ping asked the question he genuinely cared about most:
"This gentleman is the new manager of Yun Tian Resort? Then may I ask—where did Manager Guan go?"
Dong Mu Yun still didn't speak.
It was the new manager who answered:
"Oh, you mean Old Guan? Due to his poor execution and shallow implementation of the chairman's directives, he was reassigned.
"He's been sent to Crescent Island as a site supervisor.
"Oh right—you probably don't know where Crescent Island is, do you? It's at the end of Lingxi River on West Dragon Lake. Tsk tsk… he barely gets to come back to Linzhou even once a year."
He spoke smugly, every inch the image of a petty villain who had gotten his way.
Su Ping's frown deepened even further.
The disgust in his eyes was completely undisguised.
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