After mastering the Lightning Palm, Shi Yu felt it was time to move on to a new place for training.
Although staying at the Magnetic Mountain could allow them to continue searching for electrical ore to reinforce the lightning-based skills that Eleven had just learned, it wasn't very meaningful.
Electrical ore is only a first-tier resource and isn't particularly expensive or rare; its value is similar to that of iron bamboo. After returning, it would be a better choice to purchase in bulk or buy higher-grade resources.
The more exposed electrical ore deposits in the Magnetic Mountain area, such as those in the three electrical caves, have been mostly explored. The remaining ones are hidden and hard to find, so searching for them would not be very efficient.
It would be better to use the remaining time to gather other resources.
"Eleven, let's find some nutritious food for the Green Silk Worm next."
After some consideration, Shi Yu said to Eleven. The Green Silk Worm had been with them for so long and hadn't eaten anything substantial yet.
The Green Silk Worm had also helped a lot over the past two days. Even if it hadn't contributed much in terms of achievements, it had certainly put in a lot of effort, and it deserved to be rewarded.
"Sure!!!"
Eleven nodded indifferently, as if it was a given.
The Green Silk Worm, which was in the backpack, was moved to tears.
Generally, preparing evolution materials for the Green Silk Worm is only done when it is about to cocoon, usually at levels nine or ten.
Using rare materials at other growth stages isn't very valuable, as the Green Silk Worm can only have a high probability of learning new racial skills during the cocooning stage, thanks to the nourishment of the cocoon.
At other stages, it seems that only the silk is worth reinforcing.
At this moment, Shi Yu also began to consider what direction he should evolve the Green Silk Worm in.
To cultivate a pet beast, determining its role is crucial.
For Eleven, Shi Yu had followed the standard combat pet template, focusing on making it a powerful and versatile fighter.
For the Green Silk Worm, Shi Yu didn't want it to be a traditional combat pet. After all, he had a skill codex, making DIY easier.
It would be better to choose some rare and highly practical evolution directions.
A healing butterfly?
This might allow it to learn a skill that could help him, the beastmaster, recover stamina and energy, which would complement the skill codex.
An auxiliary butterfly?
For example, the Light Goddess Butterfly, which has light manipulation and illusion abilities, would be an excellent bodyguard for a beastmaster, with a wide range of applications.
Or perhaps... a mythological direction?
Traditional mythological creatures, such as dragons and phoenixes, are naturally noble.
Like the Green Silk Worm that Lu Qingyi mentioned, which was the first in the country to master a divine-level silk skill, it evolved into an Ice Phoenix Moth by integrating Ice Phoenix bloodline during its evolution.
It was precisely because of the mythological bloodline that this Green Silk Worm could rise from the lowest rank in the pet beast world to become a noble and regal race.
There's also... if the compatibility is sufficient, some rare attributes could be chosen.
For example, spatial or temporal attributes!
If he had a pet beast that could master instantaneous movement, his survival skills would be fully developed, and he could face dangers without fear.
Moreover, these rare attributes might not be weak in other aspects.
With this in mind, Shi Yu found that the Green Silk Worm had too many possible evolution paths, making it difficult to choose.
"The key is still skills and materials!"
"Obtaining rare skills and materials isn't easy. For example, the evolution materials used for the Ice Phoenix Moth, where would you find them? Probably only through the channels of the Eleventh Bureau."
"Never mind, it's too early to think about this now. We'll see what materials we can find later."
"Currently, the most important thing is to cultivate the silk to the highest level!"
Shi Yu flipped through the codex and found a suitable plant for the Green Silk Worm to eat.
Dragon Whisker Grass.
A first-tier spirit plant, named for its resemblance to the whiskers of an Eastern dragon.
It is the favorite food of pet beasts that master silk skills, effectively increasing the toughness and sharpness of the silk.
"Let's go with this."
While searching for Dragon Whisker Grass, they could also take the opportunity to challenge powerful beasts. The next day would be spent this way.
Collecting Dragon Whisker Grass was actually not very difficult, as the spider-like beasts near the grass were not very powerful.
The strongest one was a level ten Awakened Ghost Face Wolf Spider, worth 4000 points.
However, it was still defeated by Eleven.
Although the battle was a bit more challenging than fighting the electrical slimes, it did indeed prove that Eleven's current combat strength was stronger than these untrained wild level ten beasts.
The reason is simple: even though these wild creatures have higher growth levels, their skill proficiency is very low, and they mostly rely on instinct, with few training themselves.
For example, the two slimes, whether using electric attacks or size increase skills, were only at the beginner level.
Later, the Ghost Face Wolf Spider that Shi Yu encountered, although more troublesome, only had one proficient racial skill. Facing Eleven, who had multiple proficient and even expert-level skills, the level difference wasn't so significant.
Actually, Shi Yu hoped that the nearby spider-like beasts were more powerful, ideally with a skill like spider sense to predict danger... that would make him very happy.
Shi Yu wanted Eleven to mimic the three types of Haki from the famous Earth manga "One Piece." Now, they had the Armament Haki and the Conqueror's Haki, but they still needed the Observation Haki.
However, if they didn't have it, they could make do with Super Vision.
A proficient Super Vision would give Eleven extremely strong dynamic vision, allowing it to clearly lock onto targets in various extreme environments, such as heavy fog, which is already very powerful.
In the future, at the expert and perfect levels, according to the information Shi Yu found on his phone, it could even provide a 360Β° field of view and the ability to see energy flows.
As for the divine-level... it's unclear, but the effect would definitely be stronger. With a full-level Super Vision as a reconnaissance skill, the effect wouldn't be too bad.
In any case, the Green Silk Worm was very happy during the last day, feeling that this training was not in vain. The Dragon Whisker Grass was much better than the leftover food from Shi Yu.
In less than three days, Shi Yu, Eleven, and the Green Silk Worm all had different gains.
Shi Yu learned the size increase skill, Eleven independently mastered the Lightning Palm, and the Green Silk Worm had a feast... it was clear who benefited the most.
In the blink of an eye, the three-day Tianmang Mountain training activity was about to end.
Inside the training base.
Five professional beastmasters carefully examined the final points displayed on the large screen.
First place: Shi Yu, 20,000 points.
Besides the four level ten creatures and five Long-spined Wild Boars, Shi Yu also collected some resources and submitted them, totaling 20,000 points.
"First place is indeed him."
"Although there was some trickery in hunting the slimes, the subsequent solo hunt of the Ghost Face Wolf Spider undoubtedly proved their true strength."
The overall leader, Zhou Wanshan, listened to the comments of his teammates and silently looked at Shi Yu's profile.
"Our training base is responsible for apprentice beastmasters whose pet beasts have a low average level, and none of the beastmasters' pets have reached level ten."
"Level ten is the strongest beast in Tianmang Mountain. He can control a level six Iron Eater to defeat four level ten beasts, which is indeed remarkable. This first place is well-deserved."
"It's rare to see a beastmaster in Pingcheng who can fight above their level... I wonder how he will perform in the ruins."
With this score, Shi Yu undoubtedly qualified to enter the ruins!
...
"It's over!!!"
"Thank God it's over. I've been eating tree fruits for two whole days, and I'm sick of it."
"I want to take a bath, I want to take a bath. I can't live without a bath!"
"Do I attract mosquitoes so much? I got 49 bites in less than three days."
After the mechanical birds announced the end of the training assessment, the apprentice beastmasters on Tianmang Mountain descended the mountain while complaining.
Shi Yu, on the other hand, walked with a calm expression, looking at the sky. This training was hard work, and he thought it would be better to use part of the 10 million to reward himself and buy some high-end supplements.