Yi Tian looked at Da Sheng, who was already fast asleep on his shoulder, and felt a hint of pressure.
Da Sheng's improvement speed was ridiculous, but Yi Tian wasn't without competitors.
Not all beasts were at 10% Infancy when contracted, like Da Sheng.
According to the class group chat just now, there were quite a few people in their school who had directly contracted beasts approaching the Bronze rank.
These people tended to be those with both good talent and good family backgrounds.
If they used external items to aid their beast's cultivation, they could break through to Bronze at any time.
"I have to find a way to make Da Sheng break through as fast as possible."
Yi Tian stroked his chin.
"After Da Sheng gets drunk, I have to wait for him to sober up before he can drink again."
"Alcohol tolerance isn't something that can be improved in a short time."
"Hmm..."
Yi Tian suddenly had a flash of inspiration.
"Right, I can shorten the time Da Sheng stays drunk."
Thinking of this, Yi Tian immediately searched on his phone and quickly got the answer he wanted.
Sobering Soup could help a drunk person or beast wake up quickly.
There were other methods, but Sobering Soup was the fastest.
He searched for the price.
Yi Tian instantly wilted.
"Good lord, one portion of Sobering Soup is 300 Dragon Coins!"
Actually, there was a way.
Yi Tian struggled for only a moment before making a decision.
He was going to borrow money!
With Da Sheng's breakthrough speed, even if he didn't get first place, the probability of getting second or third was very high.
But the gap in rewards between first and second place was too huge.
Counting the difference in Spirit Stones and the evolution materials, first place got 260,000 more than second place!
Yi Tian would absolutely not be reconciled if he didn't take a gamble.
300 versus 260,000—he could clearly distinguish which side was greater.
Beep~
Yi Tian dialed a number. A gentle and pleasant female voice sounded from the receiver.
"Xiao Tian? Are you done contracting the beast?"
"Come back soon, Sis prepared a big meal for you!"
This person was Yi Tian's sister, Yi Ying.
Yi Tian said, "Sis, can you lend me some money? I have an urgent use for it. I'll pay you back tomorrow."
"1000 bucks."
Yi Ying was very decisive.
"Okay, I'll transfer it to your Money Treasure account right away. What's this about paying it back? Does your sister look like someone who lacks that little money?"
"Okay! Thanks, Sis."
Hanging up the phone, Yi Tian felt warmth in his heart.
Yi Ying's income wasn't high. After necessary expenses, saving 2000 a month was considered good.
Ding~
A few seconds later, the notification of money arriving sounded.
Yi Tian got off the bus and jogged into a supermarket.
In this world, no matter how big the supermarket, there would always be a dedicated area selling resources and materials related to beasts.
Two minutes later, he walked out of the supermarket. The 1000 bucks were completely spent.
3 portions of Sobering Soup, and a bottle of 100-Dragon-Coin Monkey Wine.
According to Yi Tian's estimation, there was a high probability that leveling up would become increasingly difficult.
The existing bottle of Monkey Wine might not be enough to let Da Sheng break through to Bronze.
...
Jiaxing Little Residence.
This was the largest low-rent housing community in Fog City.
Inside a somewhat cramped room.
Yi Ying was waiting for Yi Tian to come home, feeling a bit uneasy.
She knew Yi Tian's dream was to become a professional Beast Tamer.
Unfortunately, reality was ruthless. Yi Tian's talent was too weak; he could only contract a Stone Monkey.
The minimum requirement for a professional Beast Tamer was for the beast to reach Silver rank and have combat power above Gold rank.
With a Stone Monkey, that was obviously impossible.
So, after the test results came out the day before yesterday, Yi Tian's mood had been down.
Today, he uncharacteristically borrowed money from her.
She was worried about Yi Tian's state, so she lent it without even asking.
On the phone, Yi Ying acted normal, but in reality, she was extremely anxious inside.
"When Xiao Tian comes back, I must comfort him properly."
She only had Yi Tian left as family; absolutely nothing could happen to him!
Step... step...
Familiar footsteps approached, getting closer.
Then came the sound of the lock opening, and the friction of the door frame against the ground.
Yi Tian was back.
Yi Ying squeezed out a nonchalant yet warm smile.
"Xiao Tian, come eat quickly."
At the same time, she saw the wine bottle in Yi Tian's hand, as well as three bottles of unknown stuff that was most likely also alcohol.
Alcohol?
Does Xiao Tian want to drown his sorrows in drink?
While Yi Ying was sizing Yi Tian up, Yi Tian was also sizing her up.
Long hair, a delicate face that bore a slight resemblance to his own.
A feeling of blood connection grew from the deepest part of his heart.
"Sis."
On the way, Yi Tian had already fed Da Sheng a few mouthfuls of Sobering Soup.
The effect was significant; Da Sheng was no longer breathing out alcohol fumes. He was expected to wake up in a while.
He couldn't do anything before Da Sheng woke up anyway, so he might as well eat first!
Yi Tian ate this meal feeling very speechless.
Yi Ying kept beating around the bush to inquire about his mental state.
Yi Tian said he was normal, couldn't be better, but Yi Ying didn't believe him at all and gave him a sympathetic look.
Her inner monologue was probably: This child is putting on a brave face again.
Yi Tian said, "Sis, actually I'm a Beast Taming genius. I'm confident I can make Da Sheng break through to Bronze within a day. When I get the school reward, I can help improve the family's quality of life."
Yi Ying said, "Right, right, right. My Xiao Tian is the best."
Yi Tian: ...
Can your expression be any less insincere!!!
Yi Tian could only finish eating quickly and return to his tiny three-square-meter bedroom.
It seemed Yi Ying wouldn't believe him until he got the results.
On the other side, seeing Yi Tian enter the room, Yi Ying finally couldn't help but sigh heavily.
"It's over, Xiao Tian has gone mad."
"Sigh, should I find a psychologist to counsel him?"
About fifteen minutes passed.
Da Sheng finally woke up slowly.
Stone Monkeys were magical creatures; to them, alcohol was the best food.
Just waking up, he was craving it again, drooling at the wine bottle in Yi Tian's hand.
"Yi Tian, hungry, drink wine."
Yi Tian immediately satisfied Da Sheng.
Gulp, gulp.
Thud.
Da Sheng collapsed again.
Yi Tian stared intently at the data panel. This time, the level only rose by 19%.
"It really is like this. Luckily I prepared early."
For the next few hours, Yi Tian continued the cycle of feeding wine and soup to Da Sheng.
Although the speed of improvement got slower and slower, he finally succeeded in raising Da Sheng to Infancy 100% at 8 PM.
A burst of white light floated over Da Sheng's body.
When the white light dissipated, Da Sheng had become a Bronze-rank Stone Monkey!
[Name: Da Sheng]
[Race: Stone Monkey]
[Level: Bronze (0%)]
[Potential: Bronze]
[Skill: Drunkenness]
The Bronze-level Da Sheng automatically learned a skill.
Focusing his mind on the word "Drunkenness," he quickly saw the detailed information of the skill.
[Drunkenness: When Da Sheng is in a drunken state, he gains a small amount of speed increase.]
In other words, a drunk Da Sheng ran faster and was more agile.