What is a Beast Tamer's talent?
The answer is a talent that can be applied to Pet Beasts.
Take the Divine Power Talent, for example. It can be shared with Pet Beasts. If shared with 120 Pet Beasts, that would mean 120 Divine Power Talents, plus the Beast Tamer's own talent, totaling 121 Divine Power Talents.
A Divine Power Legion composed of 121 carriers of Divine Power Talent could sweep across the entire world.
Wait, that statement isn't entirely accurate. It couldn't sweep the world now, but in the past, it could. Now, with the Old President of the Alliance still alive, even if you multiplied 121 by ten, it wouldn't make a difference.
Why is the Alliance's atmosphere so good? It's because of the Old President's presence.
Why don't the Outer Four Gods dare to descend, not even their avatars?
Because the Old President is in the mortal world.
The Old President is terrifying. Even in the game, Li Cunxu couldn't gauge the Old President's true depth.
The final boss wasn't the Old President; otherwise, Li Cunxu would never have been able to clear the game.
Li Cunxu asked, "Anle, do you have any thoughts about your Pet Beast?"
"No."
Li Anle shook her little head.
Great, you don't, but I do.
Li Cunxu's idea was to form the Four Symbols Legion.
Azure Dragon, Vermilion Bird, White Tiger, Black Tortoise.
In his past life, there was a super guild that did this. When combined, they were ridiculously strong, almost unbeatable. If it weren't for their arrogance and provoking the Old President, they wouldn't have been wiped out.
Wait, wiped out.
Suddenly, Li Cunxu felt that forming the Four Symbols Legion wasn't such a great idea.
No matter how strong the Four Symbols Legion was, could it surpass the Old President?
Not a chance.
The Old President could annihilate it with a single backhand slap.
Moreover, cultivating the Four Symbols Legion would consume an astronomical amount of resources. Resources related to the Four Symbols were much more expensive than those of the same level and quality, and they were in short supply on the market. Everyone knew how powerful the Four Symbols Legion was, and many families were trying to replicate it.
It took the combined efforts of an entire super guild's players to form the Four Symbols Legion.
How could Li Cunxu and Li Anle possibly achieve that?
Li Cunxu also realized another problem: imposing his ideas on Li Anle wasn't fair.
Li Anle had no thoughts about Pet Beasts now, but that didn't mean she wouldn't develop her own ideas in the future.
She had been pinned to her bed since childhood, unable to move, and knew nothing about Pet Beasts. Of course, she had no thoughts now. Once she started interacting with Pet Beasts, she would naturally develop her own ideas.
"Brother, do you have any ideas?"
"Yes, but upon further thought, it's not the right time, so I've given up on it."
"Alright, stop clinging to me. I need to meditate and cultivate. Go play by yourself."
Li Cunxu picked up Li Anle, who was kneeling on him, and set her down.
Then he thought it over and decided it wasn't right, so he went out with Li Anle.
The Mech Hunter looked shocked. It had been keeping an eye on the Ranch gate and hadn't seen Li Cunxu bring in a little girl from outside.
When did the Ranch Master bring in a little girl?
Li Cunxu introduced, "This is my sister, Li Anle, my biological sister."
"This is the Mech Hunter, the most excellent Ranch guard."
"Mech, why are you so surprised that someone came out of my house? Didn't you notice before?"
That shouldn't be the case! It could even detect the invisible Xue Fengsi.
The Mech Hunter said, "The cabin is the Ranch Master's home, and it contains the Ranch Master's privacy. I wouldn't pry."
Such professionalism.
Li Cunxu gave a thumbs up.
As for the invisible Xue Fengsi, if he had stayed quietly hidden in Li Cunxu's cabin, the Mech Hunter might not have noticed him.
But he insisted on wandering around.
Li Cunxu instructed the Home Guard Dog to help look after the child.
"Anle, you can only play in the ranch, don't run off."
"Okay."
Li Anle obediently agreed.
After Li Cunxu went inside, Li Anle approached the Home Guard Dog, clasped her hands together, and made an adorable plea.
"Big dog, can you let me ride on you? Please."
Ah Huang picked up Li Anle with her mouth, tossed her onto her back, and ran joyfully across the grass.
The Mech Hunter was utterly astonished—Ah Huang had agreed.
How could Ah Huang agree? She was the most loyal, allowing no one near except her master.
The Mech Hunter observed carefully and noticed that Ah Huang's state seemed a bit off, as if she had been charmed.
How could that be?
Ah Huang was female; how could she be charmed by a little girl?
The Mech Hunter stared at Li Anle for a while and thought, "What an adorable little girl. Ah Huang's resistance is weak; it's not the girl's fault."
Suddenly, the Mech Hunter became alert, inwardly exclaiming that the ranch owner's sister was quite eerie.
After all, it was a Mechanical Pet, with no concept of cuteness toward humans.
Seeing the phone, Li Cunxu suddenly remembered that he had previously called the police to mislead Xue Fengsi. Now that his sister had returned, should he inform Officer Lin?
After some consideration, Li Cunxu put the phone back on the table.
He definitely needed to inform Officer Lin, but not now.
What if, after informing Officer Lin, the officer insisted on coming to see Li Anle? What then?
Li Anle had changed, completely different from before. How could he explain that?
"It's too hard to explain. Better not inform him for now."
He planned to wait until Li Anle developed the mutated Sacred Lotus Eye, notify the Sacred Lotus Li Family to take his sister away, and then inform Officer Lin.
Li Cunxu closed his eyes and began meditating.
The meditation ended at four o'clock.
Li Cunxu sighed. His meditation progress wasn't slow, but it wasn't fast either—just average, at the level of an ordinary person.
But at this rate, he would inevitably hold back his Pet Beast in the future.
"It seems I need to find a way to increase my meditation speed."
There were many ways to increase meditation speed, most of which were beyond Li Cunxu's financial means.
However, there was one cheap and effective method, though it was excruciatingly painful.
The venom of the White Leaf Scorpion could enhance meditation speed, but it was a method only the most ruthless and determined could endure.
The venom of the White Leaf Scorpion wasn't highly toxic, but its sting was exceptionally painful, as if millions of White Leaf Scorpions were gnawing at your marrow, slowly tearing at your flesh, your eyes, your brain—an agony beyond description.
The pain wasn't just physical; it was also mental.
In the game, Li Cunxu had set the pain sensitivity to the lowest 10%, yet it still hurt so much that his consciousness disconnected from the game pod.
"Could the pain from the White Leaf Scorpion's venom be reduced? I think some NPCs researched it, but they didn't succeed. Better forget it."
Even at 10% pain sensitivity, he couldn't endure it, let alone at 100%.
"Actually, using the White Leaf Scorpion's venom is also a test of willpower. If the pain could be reduced a bit, it might be worth a try."
Time flowed like an irreversible river. In the blink of an eye, a month had passed since Xiao Ruan subdued her first Slime subject.
Li Cunxu eagerly anticipated the results of a month's worth of expansion and development. The number of Slimes he had subdued now exceeded a hundred thousand.
"It's time to collect taxes."
From each Slime subject, five starlight points emerged, converging from all directions above the Soul Kingdom, resembling a beautiful galaxy in the cosmos.
The black starlight points represented the Soul Tax.
The cyan starlight points represented the Mental Tax.
The golden starlight points represented the Physical Tax.
The multicolored starlight points represented the Spiritual Energy Tax.
The white starlight points represented the Skill Experience Tax.
Li Cunxu felt that this tax collection was somewhat ruthless, taxing even the soul, though only one percent at a time.
He was slightly worried whether collecting the Soul Tax might kill the Slimes.
What Li Cunxu didn't know was that collecting the Soul Tax was not only harmless to the Slimes but actually beneficial.
Each time the Soul Tax was collected, the Slime's soul would break through a bit of its upper limit, recovering and growing slightly in a very short time.
The same was true for the other taxes—harmless and beneficial, capable of breaking the racial limits that originally bound the Slimes.
The black starlight points merged into Xiao Ruan's body, and her weak soul rapidly grew.
The cyan starlight points merged into Xiao Ruan's body, and her mental power exploded with growth.
The golden starlight points merged into Xiao Ruan's body, and her size visibly increased.
Li Cunxu felt a headache coming on. Size wasn't always better, especially for fragile Slimes.
"With this size, she'd be a living target in a fight. I need to get Xiao Ruan a [Shrink] skill."
The multicolored starlight points merged into Xiao Ruan's body, and a surge of Spirit Energy flooded her.
Li Cunxu was astonished.
This Spirit Energy wasn't temporary; it didn't disappear after use.
The influx of Spirit Energy permanently expanded Xiao Ruan's Spirit Energy limit and permanently increased her Spirit Energy recovery rate.
Moreover, Spirit Energy of different attributes bestowed different attributes upon Xiao Ruan.
For example, Grass-type Spirit Energy granted her the Grass attribute.
Earth-type Spirit Energy granted her the Earth attribute.
Now, opening Xiao Ruan's status panel, the attribute section displayed a list of attributes.
[Pet Beast]: Water Slime (Xiao Ruan)
[Attributes]: Water, Grass, Earth, Poison, Wind.
Four additional attributes at once.
Finally, the white starlight points merged into Xiao Ruan's body, and a wave of comprehension washed over her. Xiao Ruan instantly learned the Grass Blade from the Grass Slime, the Mud Throw from the Earth Slime, the Trash Poison Gas from the Garbage Slime, the Wind Blow from the Winged Slime, and the Ram that all Slimes knew.
Learning the skills wasn't the end; the excess comprehension seemed to transform into skill experience, rapidly increasing her skill proficiency.
Water Ball: Novice → Skilled → Proficient → Perfect → Limit Break → Second Limit Break.
Grass Blade: Novice → Skilled → Proficient → Perfect → Limit Break → Second Limit Break.
Mud Throw: Novice → Skilled → Proficient → Perfect → Limit Break.
...
Ram: Novice → Skilled → Proficient → Perfect → Limit Break → Second Limit Break → Third Limit Break.
Limit Break, surpassing the original limits of a skill.
With multiple Limit Bre
aks, even a Bronze-level Water Ball skill could rival the power of a King-level skill.
"Xiao Ruan, you're soaring to the skies!"
The Attribute Tax of the Slime Soul Kingdom: Each Slime pays 1% of its attributes as tax.
For example: If a Water Slime's Physical attribute is 10 points, it will pay 0.1 points to the King (Xiao Ruan).
(End of Chapter)