In the bustling Pingcheng District, Shi Yu tried to keep a low profile as much as possible.
Steady growth, no reckless moves!
A couple of days ago, Shi Yu had planned to first teach the worm silk skill to the Worm until it reached perfect proficiency, then sell the worm silk to make money. After all, the Green Silk Worm had a short lifespan and might die at any moment.
However, he changed his mind now. He decided to first enhance Eleven's combat power, as his life was also short, and he might die at any moment.
Money was enough for the moment; it would be sad to die with money unspent. Strength was the most important!
After recovering from the weakness caused by teaching the Super Vision skill, Shi Yu used the Skill Codex on Eleven again without hesitation.
This time, he taught the Super Vision skill again.
Through the second teaching of Super Vision, he successfully increased Eleven's skill proficiency to the proficient level.
This process also slightly enhanced Eleven's mental power.
The improvement in skill proficiency would also promote the growth of the pet beast, and the specific aspects of growth depended on the nature of the skill.
At this moment, the benefits of the enhanced mental power for Eleven included the ability to maintain Super Vision for a longer time, making the movements of opponents appear slower to him, and also allowing him to stay up later.
That night, Shi Yu, with his chin in his hand, watched Eleven training diligently under the moonlight, and suddenly called out to him, "Eleven, why can you persist for so long?"
Every time he saw this little Iron Eater training hard, Shi Yu also wanted to meditate to upgrade the Beast Control Space and enhance his own Beast Control ability.
However, he lacked Eleven's focus and could not persist. After meditating for a few hours, he always wanted to do something else.
Well, just like when he did homework in his previous life, he preferred to explore various ruins and do dynamic work.
However, despite his preference, Shi Yu now forced himself to be more disciplined. The relatively safe environment on Earth had already made him lose control, and in this world full of dangers, even staying in the city was not safe, let alone in the wild.
"Rumble—"
Hearing Shi Yu's question, Eleven stopped, leaned against a tree, and then fainted from exhaustion.
Shi Yu helplessly covered his forehead, unable to help but praise him, though this was quite normal.
Almost every training session ended with Eleven fainting from exhaustion.
Now, with the additional Super Vision skill that consumed mental power, he undoubtedly fainted more easily.
"Ah." Shi Yu went to the kitchen to fetch some spare bamboo shoots, then pried open Eleven's mouth and stuffed the bamboo shoots in.
Crunch! Crunch! Crunch!
Eleven, still asleep, completed the meal while sleeping, showing remarkable talent.
After eating, he happily rolled over and struggled to get up to continue training.
"Stop!"
Shi Yu pushed Eleven towards the bathroom.
Next, Shi Yu went to great lengths to clean Eleven and then forcibly returned him to the Beast Control Space to rest.
And he himself, lay down on the bed and fell into a deep sleep, damn, being a Beast Controller was exhausting.
The sun rose as usual the next day.
The sun rose as usual the third day.
The fourth day... the world remained peaceful.
Thus, after the anomaly caused by chatting with the statue, Shi Yu had stayed at home for a week.
During this period, besides Super Vision, Shi Yu also taught Eleven the Fast Healing and Hardening skills once each.
Now, Eleven had proficient Fast Healing and Super Vision, and expert-level Hardening, an invincible combination...
Shi Yu really wanted to see how Eleven, currently at the fifth level of awakening, would perform in full combat power against opponents several levels higher.
However, considering the difficulty in finding opponents, he decided to wait.
He decided to continue developing, and after thinking about it, Shi Yu left home to buy supplements nearby.
Since he was a regular customer, the young doctor at the pharmacy was no longer surprised and took the initiative to fetch the medicine without Shi Yu asking.
"Friend, be moderate."
"Your purchase frequency scares me."
"I think I'm still being moderate." Shi Yu said as he took the supplements.
At least he hadn't tried to teach high-level skills yet.
He was afraid that the supplements from this pharmacy wouldn't be enough to sustain him.
"Um... you have a point."
The young doctor nodded, with a strange expression, "I heard the other day that a student at the southern part of the city bought several boxes of supplements."
"That person is much more extreme than you."
Shi Yu, who had just put away the supplements, suddenly trembled.
Damn, several boxes???
So intense, don't tell me that student is Chen Kai.
"These days, students are really competitive." Shi Yu sighed, "By the way, what was the reason for the association's lockdown recently?"
"Has the cause of the sky-shattering boom been investigated?"
The young doctor smiled, "You asked the right person. Although the specific details haven't been announced yet, there's a high possibility that Pingcheng is about to take off."
Shi Yu: "Hmm?? Tell me more?"
After multiple visits to buy medicine, Shi Yu knew that the young doctor was also a Beast Controller, at the apprentice level.
So he was quite interested in this field.
"Rumor has it that a secret realm may have appeared." The young doctor said.
Shi Yu: "Secret realm?? What's that??"
The young doctor explained, "You can think of it as another dimension independent of our current space."
"For example, our Beast Control Spaces are also a kind of independent dimension."
"Hey, let me put it this way, the predecessor of the secret realm is actually the Beast Control Space."
"Go on, go on." Shi Yu urged.
After a week, there was finally some insider information, which he had been waiting for.
From the sound of it, it didn't seem to be a crisis, otherwise the doctor wouldn't be so excited.
These days, Shi Yu had been so cautious that he thought he had released some kind of monster, like the sky-splitting monster, Meirba.
"Well, there's a theory that when a Beast Controller dies, their Beast Control Space also collapses."
"But when some powerful Beast Controllers die, their Beast Control Space might remain, forming an independent secret realm, or a small world, under the will of the Beast Controller."
"At this point, the secret realm no longer has the effect of restraining extraordinary beings and is a completely independent space. Any life form can enter, and the environment inside, based on the development level of the Beast Controller, is still suitable for the growth of certain pet beasts, although it is somewhat weakened compared to when it was a Beast Control Space."
"However, even if it is weakened, it is still a treasure land rich in energy, suitable for the growth of spirit plants and pet beasts."
"A powerful Beast Controller's Beast Control Space?" Shi Yu asked, "An ancient Beast Controller?"
"Yes, definitely ancient. If we convert it to our current level system, that Beast Controller would have at least Legendary level strength."
Apprentice, Professional, Master, Legendary.
Legendary was above Master.
"If it's really a secret realm, there must be many rare resources or pet beasts inside. Even if there's nothing, it's still a treasure land that can produce high-value resources for a long time. Now that it has appeared in Pingcheng, we will benefit the most. If developed properly, the economy might quickly develop."
"What if the pet beasts inside are very powerful and ferocious?" Shi Yu asked.
After all this talk, there might still be monsters inside.
The young doctor: "Uh, there's no news about that yet, but we don't need to worry about it. Even if there are, the big shots can handle it properly."
Shi Yu left.
He left with peace of mind.
From the information he learned from the young doctor, it seemed that the statue cracking was not a bad thing.
However, how did chatting with an ancient statue summon a secret realm??
This had nothing to do with historical truth.
Or, does the secret realm contain information related to the true history of the ice plain?
But no matter what, it had nothing to do with him.
"Sorry, Mr. Statue, although I promised to reveal the truth of history, from the current situation, I can't even approach that secret realm."
"Sorry, sorry, I caused you to crack."
A week had passed, and after returning home, Shi Yu watched Eleven and the Green Silk Worm training in the yard, feeling very safe.
Exploring the secret realm was impossible; it sounded very dangerous.
But... since he had made a promise, Shi Yu couldn't go back on his word. When he had the strength, if there was still a chance, he would consider it then.
He smiled at the sky, the weather was clear, suitable for low-profile development.
Knock! Knock! Knock!
"Open up, community warmth delivery."
Suddenly, the door was knocked on, and Shi Yu's smile grew wider. There was still genuine warmth in the world; knowing he was an orphan, they still sent warmth.