Half an hour later.
Xue Runian lay on his back, his furry ears intimately touching the withered branches and leaves on the ground, and his two paws resting on his round little belly.
The Little Wolf Cub burped again.
Light spilled down, dispelling the morning mist.
His ice-blue eyes narrowed slightly, and Xue Runian used his front paw to pull the beastmaster bracelet closer, scanning a brand new panel.
Name: Little Earth Wolf (different colored) (Cub)
Attributes: Earth, Ice
Growth Level: Awakening Level 5
Species Level: Low-Tier Overlord
Moves: Claw Strike, Transformation (Not Unlocked)
It was quite something to level up three times just from drinking Gene Serum.
The displayed Species Level had broken through to the next stage, and the actual potential value had more than doubled.
Considering his stomach capacity and time constraints, Xue Runian carefully checked the labels of each Gene Serum, prioritizing those that were rare in attribute, increased potential, and were difficult to improve.
Fortunately, each dose of Gene Serum was small, only a tiny tube.
After drinking the rare Gene Serum, Xue Runian began to let himself go.
What's this? Looks good, drink!
What's this? Blue label, drink!
What's this? Who cares, drink it first!
He kept drinking until he couldn't drink anymore, and a little less than half of the Gene Serum remained.
The Little Wolf Cub's fur was bright and vibrant, his body was well-proportioned, his tail wagged, and his ear tips stood erect.
His ice-blue eyes were clear and profound, and his appearance was even better than before, his cuteness subtly transcending species.
Initially, when he learned he had become a Pet Beast, Xue Runian was actually a little panicked.
People often say that as a Pet Beast, one cannot escape the fate of being captured and contracted.
But having once been human, how could he humble himself, acknowledge an unfamiliar person as his master, and fight for them?
Or even more tragically, be confined within a dark Beast Taming Ball, never seeing the sky?
When watching "Pokémon" in his previous life, Ash's Pikachu, who refused to enter its ball, greatly moved Xue Runian.
The Little Wolf Cub shook his head.
Even as a Pet Beast, he must become stronger and stronger, becoming a Pet Beast that no one can contract!
As a wolf, if he was going to be one, he had to be the Wolf King.
These Gene Serum are the first step for this cub... bah.
They are my first step towards becoming a god or a saint!
Xue Runian's eyes became resolute.
Since I can activate the beastmaster bracelet, it means I am fundamentally different from other Pet Beasts.
Is there a possibility?
That I can also awaken Beast Master abilities and become an unprecedented Beast... Beast Master on Blue Star?
Being a Beast Master should be similar to a game.
In my previous life, as a semi-professional and all-game expert player, I, Xue Runian, almost entered the esports industry back then, didn't I?
Tactics, strategy, move sets, and so on...
Xue Runian's fluffy ears shook off bits of leaves as he walked towards the scattered USB drives and skill machines.
Collapse and Fly, damage plus knockback, learn!
Quick Move seems useful for escaping, learn!
Intimidation should be a versatile skill, learn!
Earth Fissure Claw is an advanced skill of Claw Strike, I can't use it yet, but I'll learn it anyway!
Fire Seed looks pretty good... Huh?!
I can't learn it?
Oh, I'm an Earth and Ice type, then it's fine.
I'll learn [Ice Shatter] instead.
This move, Act Cute... Stop, I can't learn this!
Wait.
Xue Runian's expression was strange; this was actually a high-level skill?!
Reduces the opponent's attack and resistance, with a chance to induce sleep?
Maybe I should learn it after all, it's good to have more skills...
Pretending not to see "Compatibility: Extremely High" on the wristband, the Little Wolf Cub consoled himself.
If there were any other Beast Masters here, seeing a Pet Beast learn so many moves in an hour without a Trainer's guidance.
Even high-level skills...
They would probably stare with their eyes bulging out.
"Insight" is a hidden value within hidden values, and even Xue Runian himself didn't know how strong his insight was.
He just vaguely felt that he learned moves much faster than He Fan's Pet Beast.
Soon, a brand new move panel was produced.
Low-Tier: Claw Strike, Ice Shatter, Collapse and Fly;
Mid-Tier: (Earth Fissure Claw), Quick Move, Intimidation;
High-Tier: Act Cute;
Special: Transformation (Not Unlocked).
It was already taking shape.
The Transformation ability should allow me to transform into a human form, right?
As a Newbie Secret Realm, the Pet Beasts in the Summer Secret Realm are usually low-level and relatively friendly, so with the current panel, winning ten battles is not difficult.
Xue Runian is a "different colored" Pet Beast, so he's only afraid of unfortunately encountering a Beast Master first.
Fortunately, this valley was deep enough.
"different colored" is a type of mutation, equivalent to "super rare species" in games; anyone who sees one will be unable to move.
And their attributes are often much higher than ordinary Pet Beasts.
For example, a "Water-Shooting Fish" is normally all white and has low potential.
However, there are also naturally yellowed varieties, known as "Golden High-Pressure Cannons."
Of course, due to the unpredictable nature of mutations, some mutations are not that strong and can actually decrease survival rates.
For example, a "Fire-Shooting Fish" whose black spots on its dorsal fin mutate into red ones should, in theory, be very strong, but "fish" live in "water"...
Want to breathe fire?
Did you ask my little river first?
Therefore, the mortality rate in nature is very high.
This is also one of the reasons why 'different colored' Pet Beasts are rare.
But if discovered by a Beast Master, carefully raised, and allowed to pass through its infancy, Awakening the [Land Travel] ability...
That's another story.
...
A normal Little Earth Wolf is earthy yellow and only has the Earth attribute.
Xue Runian looked at his fur under the sunlight.
His fur was pure white, so white it glowed.
In a forest dominated by brown-yellow and dark green, he couldn't be more conspicuous.
Moreover...
As far as He Fan knew, there was no type of Pet Beast in the Summer Secret Realm that was white.
In any case, I'll first test the power of my moves and improve my self-preservation ability.
I'll start with the most familiar one.
The Little Wolf Cub raised his front paw, his beautiful eyes focused.
Claw Strike!
"Splat."
His paw pad landed on the ground.
That was it.
Xue Runian: "?"
In other words, every step I take is using the move "Claw Strike" once?
That amazing... what the heck!
Rustling sounds came from around him.
The Little Wolf Cub's ears twitched, and he turned his head to look.
He met the gaze of a Treasure Seeking Rat, who had finally managed to squeeze into the mutated grass patch with great effort.
Treasure Seeking Rat: Σ(っ°Д°;)っ
I came here smelling treasure, and there's no human scent, but how come there's a Pet Beast here?!
Xue Runian's eyes lit up.
He used Act Cute, no, he used Intimidation, and opened his mouth to call out: "Awoo~"
You, come here!
Xue Runian narrowed his eyes: = =
Treasure Seeking Rat: "Squeak?! (Ah?!)"
Oh no, Little Mouse, I'm afraid I'm going to be caught here today!
...
The beastmaster bracelet faithfully recorded all of this.
According to the wristband at the scene of the incident: "..."
The Little Earth Wolf encountered a Treasure Seeking Rat!
The Little Earth Wolf used 'Claw Strike', dealing 20 damage!
The Treasure Seeking Rat used 'Act Dead', but was mercilessly exposed!
The Little Earth Wolf used 'Claw Strike', defeating the Treasure Seeking Rat!
'Little Earth Wolf' achieved victory!
Move: Transformation (Victories: 1 / 10)
Xue Runian achieved a satisfying victory, strutting around the machine in a circle.
Then.
The Little Wolf Cub looked in surprise at the Treasure Seeking Rat, who hadn't managed to slip away yet.
"Woof~"
The Little Wolf Cub poked its body with his front paw, looking friendly.
What a coincidence, we meet again!
The Little Earth Wolf encountered a Treasure Seeking Rat!
Treasure Seeking Rat: "???"
Are you being polite?
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PS: New book, please support! The protagonist is Xue Runian, no CP, slice-of-life, currently two updates a day!
This book is all sweet with no angst, please feel free to dive in!