bookrebus Chapter 346 - 333: A Good Project
Chapter 346 - 333: A Good Project
「An hour later.」
Gu Ming saw Teacher Tang coming down the stairs.
Teacher Tang was dressed in casual clothes and gave him an expressionless nod.
Without even a greeting, he cut straight to the chase. Looking at Gu Ming’s One-star Cat Demon, he asked, "I hear you want to learn other Skills?"
"Yes, I want Ah Ji to learn the basic, Entry Level Skills for Shadow-Binding Thousand Machines and Blazing Sun Shatters Illusion. He doesn’t need to master them completely."
After speaking, Gu Ming asked Teacher Tang bluntly, "What kind of payment do you require to teach Low-End Techniques of the Light Element?"
Hearing this, Teacher Tang paused for a moment and looked at Gu Ming.
It was the first time he had ever heard someone at the Cultivation Method Company bring up the matter of a private payment so openly.
Usually, people would beat around the bush, first asking about his preferences or presenting a gift after the lesson was over.
Gu Ming’s directness, however, was a good match for Teacher Tang’s own communication style.
He had never liked Beastmasters who were overly wishy-washy and beat around the bush.
’When you’re discussing business, you should just discuss it. Lay all the relevant information out on the table, clear at a glance.’
’If it can be done, do it. If it can’t, then it can’t.’
’Why waste time with people who, after being refused, repeatedly beg and plead for another chance?’
So, Teacher Tang looked at Gu Ming with appreciation and said:
"Fine. As long as your Pet Beast’s Talent and strength are sufficient, I can teach it the basic Entry Level abilities for those two Techniques."
He paused, however, looking at Gu Ming with a sense of familiarity. Then it suddenly clicked.
A month ago, he had treated the Spiritual Power of a Red Carp King for the Blue Flame Task Force.
That was when he had met Gu Ming.
Now, sensing the Spiritual Power radiating from Gu Ming—something akin to Ultimate Thought—he remembered why he had paid attention to him back then.
It was because seeing Ultimate Thought in a young Beastmaster was extremely rare. Beastmasters who could reach that level were always geniuses, worthy of his notice at the very least.
And Gu Ming’s request was a common pursuit among geniuses—they were never satisfied with letting their Pet Beasts stagnate.
After hearing Gu Ming’s request, he released his own Pet Beasts.
One was a translucent phantom wearing Profound Iron Armor, with eerie blue phantom flames coalescing on its pauldrons.
The other radiated a white brilliance, like a small sun, but its light wasn’t blinding.
Outsiders couldn’t make out its specific form. Its body was shrouded in white light, its true shape concealed.
Even if one tried to probe it with Divine Sense, the probe couldn’t penetrate. The Divine Sense would be hit with a flash of light, and one’s Perception would see only light, not a physical form.
Seeing this, Gu Ming thought to himself, ’Teacher Tang is a big shot at the company, just as I expected. Both of his Light and Dark Pet Beasts are at the Six-star Peak, their strength unfathomable.’
Teacher Tang noticed Gu Ming’s Divine Sense scanning his pets but didn’t stop it. With a wave, he had his two Pet Beasts begin inspecting Ah Ji’s Light and Dark Spiritual Roots, and he also took the opportunity to explain their origins to Gu Ming and Lu You.
"This is a Profound Celestial Beast Ghost Soul, a Ghost Element, Dark Attribute pet. The other is a Xi Beast, a Light Pet Beast. Both are at the Six-star Peak, ready to break through to Seven-star at any time."
As he finished speaking, the two Six-star Pet Beasts completed their inspection.
They opened their eyes, and a rapid flow of Divine Sense poured into Teacher Tang’s mind, completing the exchange of information.
Teacher Tang had seen everything: the Spiritual Root, muscle strength, and the condition of the meridians inside Ah Ji’s body.
This made Teacher Tang’s brow furrow deeply.
Seeing his expression, Gu Ming knew that Teacher Tang was very dissatisfied.
In Team Leader Da Fei’s opinion, Teacher Tang was someone with extremely high standards for Talent.
Ah Ji’s Talent was undoubtedly acceptable, but its physical nourishment was seriously lacking.
Because of this, in Teacher Tang’s eyes, this was probably a very substandard Pet Beast.
Thinking of this, Gu Ming took the initiative and said:
"Teacher Tang, Ah Ji is a partner I only recently took back in.
"Before, it was starving every day, eating only about once every seven days. Its body’s potential for Evolution had long since been squeezed dry.
"But if you investigate carefully now, you’ll see that the Dantian area where its Spiritual Root resides has been revitalized. That’s the potential for Evolution.
"I thought you might find that interesting."
Gu Ming was trying to pique Teacher Tang’s curiosity with a tempting research topic.
This was also the reason he had chosen Teacher Tang after looking around.
Gu Ming was secretly hoping to get him to work for free.
After all, a Beastmaster truly obsessed with technical development wouldn’t have high financial demands for their students.
Gu Ming was banking on this, and sure enough, after hearing his additional explanation, Teacher Tang’s brow unfurrowed, and a look of interest appeared on his face.
His immense Divine Sense spread over Ah Ji’s body like a giant hand.
Ah Ji showed a look of terror, but Gu Ming comforted it in a gentle voice:
"Ah Ji, I’m right here. Don’t worry.
"This teacher just wants to understand your body better. Let down your defenses. This is so he can create a better training plan for you.
"Our future Entry Level abilities for those two Techniques all depend on him."
Then, Gu Ming winked at it and sent a hint through their Pet Beast Contract: the phrase "Dream Cultivation Space."
Hearing those words, Ah Ji instantly remembered.
’That’s right! Master has the ability of Dream Realm Cultivation.’
’As long as I can learn the Entry Level abilities for these two Techniques, I can spend countless times more hours practicing in the dream realm and raise my Skill Level to an extremely high degree in one go!’
’By then, my combat power and my body control will be completely different.’
’Evolution itself is about breaking through to a higher level through mastery of the body. With each breakthrough, the body undergoes a new qualitative transformation.’
Understanding the stakes, Ah Ji suppressed its instinctive reaction to resist the sense of danger, allowing Teacher Tang’s Divine Sense to flow through its body and investigate unimpeded.
A short while later, Teacher Tang withdrew his Divine Sense and said:
"It is indeed a bit strange.
"Its body clearly had no potential for Evolution left, but the Dantian where the Spiritual Root is anchored has been revitalized.
"If we were to use a set of Holy Water rich in Life Force, Dark Element, and Light Element, and cultivate it at timed intervals...
"Taking Light Element medicine during the day and Dark Element cultivation medicine at night... perhaps we could nurture this hard-won new life potential. At the very least, it might give it the possibility of evolving to Two-star."
As Teacher Tang spoke, he ran simulations in his mind.
This was the first time he had ever seen such a peculiar condition in a body, and it couldn’t help but stir his desire for research.
He had, after all, come to the Cultivation Method Company precisely to study the mysteries of Pet Beast Cultivation Techniques.
And while every Pet Beast’s body was different, in his view, most cases had a universal cultivation method. Only a few rare specimens held any significance for innovating Cultivation Techniques.
He was looking for exactly this kind of special Pet Beast, wanting to observe what unique effects Basic Skills would have on them.
Only by seizing such a rare variation could he advance to the next level in the field of Cultivation Techniques, deepen his understanding, and break through the confusion of his current bottleneck.
Thinking of this, Teacher Tang couldn’t help but start planning for Gu Ming, calculating how to cultivate Ah Ji over the next month so that he could transmit the Blazing Light Fist and Shadow Assault Skills to it.