Shiyu was finally able to teach Shi Shi the first advanced skill, and he felt a great sense of relief.
Although it was still far from the legendary super-class skills that could move mountains and seas, or the divine-class skills that could change the world, recorded only in myths, it was still a significant step forward.
However, looking at the "Cooldown Time: 48 hours," Shiyu fell into deep thought.
He didn't immediately go to prepare lunch for Shi Shi and the others; instead, he picked up the bottle containing the divine beans.
One divine bean could offset 120 hours of the weakened state. Would another one immediately restore him to full health, or even leave him in better condition than before?
The manual said... divine beans could be consumed in large quantities during the weakened state until a perfect state was restored.
He had bought the lowest-grade divine beans, so there was no need to worry about overusing them. Eating two or three at once should be fine.
Brilliant!
This was a joy that couldn't be experienced with synthetic drugs like the Ming Shen capsules.
However, Shiyu soon hesitated as he was about to eat the second divine bean.
The effect of the divine bean was clearly greater than the 48-hour weakened state. Wouldn't it be a waste to eat it all at once?
The manual didn't say whether it could be split in half. If he ate it all, it would be a waste of several tens of thousands of yuan.
"The price of a divine bean is 100,000 yuan."
"The price of a root of Shen Bao is 50,000 yuan."
"So, perhaps it's time to switch to a different supplement."
"No, even the root of Shen Bao isn't safe."
Shiyu took out the royal jelly from the Queen Bee of the Hundred Flowers, which was also stored in a small bottle.
Although the queen bee has "queen" in its name, it is not a royal-level creature but a leader-level one.
This creature grows by absorbing nectar from various rare flowers.
The royal jelly, also known as royal jelly or queen jelly, is a supplement even in the previous world.
In this world, its nourishing effects are even more pronounced.
Shiyu found his goji berry water cup, emptied it, and started to steep a new supplement.
This small bottle of royal jelly, worth 300,000 yuan, could be used many times. It could be taken orally by mixing it with warm water.
So, theoretically, using this supplement first would allow him to control the dosage well, ensuring no waste.
He steeped one-third of the royal jelly in a large cup of water.
After thoroughly mixing it, he took a small sip and waited.
This took much longer to take effect than the divine bean. Shiyu waited for several minutes before his body started to react.
ăCooldown Timeă: 46 hours
A small sip directly reduced the weakened state by 2 hours.
Shiyu was immediately excited.
"Money is truly great!!!"
It had to be said, you get what you pay for. The Ming Shen capsules he could buy from the pharmacy had no such effect!
The Ming Shen capsules only forcibly restored his energy through medication, and the cooldown time couldn't be reduced like this. They could only assist in recovery.
But now... the reduction in the cooldown time made Shiyu feel like he was reborn.
He wouldn't need to visit the pharmacy anymore, avoiding the strange looks from the staff.
"Swallow, swallowâ"
Shiyu took another sip and carried the water cup with him.
He planned to clear the cooldown time today and teach the skill again in the evening.
Spending money was truly enjoyable, and the teaching efficiency improved immediately.
It seemed that the 10 million startup funds wouldn't be enjoyed much by Shi Shi and the Qingmian Worms. It would be better to save them to buy supplements with a higher cost-effectiveness.
Probably, only he could make these supplements work so effectively.
...
That evening, Shiyu had drunk about half a cup of the "happy water."
His teaching cooldown time was finally cleared.
Shiyu was happy, but not overly so.
Because steeping this cup of "happy water" used up one-third of his royal jelly, which was worth about 50,000 yuan for half a cup.
However, it only restored 48 hours of the weakened state.
A divine bean, worth 100,000 yuan, could restore 120 hours.
The cost-effectiveness was immediately clear.
"This calculation isn't entirely correct. After all, the divine bean mainly restores physical and mental strength, while royal jelly, in addition to similar effects, can also prevent diseases."
Shiyu was too lazy to calculate. The current issue was that after a day of supplements, he was a bit over-nourished and might have trouble sleeping.
"Teaching skills in the evening should prioritize the silk thread."
"The eight-hour weakened state of the silk thread is perfect for sleeping."
Shiyu decisively found the Qingmian Worm again and taught it the fourth silk thread skill after reaching proficiency.
The proficiency increased, but there was no qualitative change.
To achieve a perfect silk thread, he would need to continue teaching.
"No problem, from now on, I'll rely on teaching the silk thread every night to fall asleep. I estimate it will level up quickly."
"Both increasing the silk thread proficiency and preventing insomnia, promoting sleep, and ensuring physical and mental health, it's a great deal."
...
August 2nd.
Morning.
Shiyu took out another divine bean and the remaining half bottle of "happy water," planning to teach Shi Shi another advanced skill.
"Shi Shi."
After morning practice and breakfast, Shi Shi was called by Shiyu again, making it a bit nervous.
To be precise, it had a bad feeling.
Sure enough, under Shi Shi's gaze, Shiyu's right hand lit up again.
"Ying!"
What is it this time?
The small iron-eating beast covered its eyes.
"This is a skill that can increase training efficiency."
ăSkillă: Absolute Sleep
ăSkill Levelă: Advanced
ăDescriptionă: A mental skill that allows the user to enter a super deep sleep, quickly restoring all conditions.
ăStatusă: Teachable
The Absolute Sleep skill may seem unimpressive, but it is actually very powerful.
In fact, when a pet beast enters the Beast Master Space, it is in a state similar to Absolute Sleep.
One could say that if a wild pet beast mastered this skill, it would be like carrying a partially functional Beast Master Space with it.
Moreover, it would be a high-level Beast Master Space.
Generally, even an entry-level Absolute Sleep would have a better physical recovery effect for pet beasts than a novice Beast Master's Beast Master Space.
If Shi Shi learned this, it would no longer need to return to Shiyu's Beast Master Space to rest, except in special circumstances.
Unless Shiyu could improve the level of his Beast Master Space.
However, Shiyu felt that the speed at which he could improve his Beast Master Space might not be as fast as the speed at which Shi Shi could improve the proficiency of Absolute Sleep.
In short, after teaching Shi Shi this skill, as long as he provided enough food and ensured its nutrition, combined with Absolute Sleep and Rapid Healing, Shi Shi could train independently with high efficiency.
At the same time, with Shi Shi not relying on the Beast Master Space for rest, Shiyu would have more time and energy to strengthen the Beast Master Space, thus improving his Beast Master level.
This was right... a Beast Master should grow together with their pet beast.
Otherwise, if Shi Shi reached the Extraordinary level, but his Beast Master level was still at the novice stage, it would be awkward.
"Aoâ"
After Shiyu introduced the skill, Shi Shi opened its eyes.
This skill is great!
"Not only that, but with high proficiency, this skill can also be used in battles."
A low-proficiency Absolute Sleep restores physical strength slowly and inefficiently, but a high-proficiency Absolute Sleep might only require a short sleep to restore a lot of physical strength.
"Then, when encountering enemies, just use Size Increase, Hardening, and Thunder Palm to charge in."
"If injured, use Rapid Healing to heal yourself."
"If out of energy, quickly shrink and sleep, wake up, and continue fighting. Got it?"
Shi Shi nodded vigorously, understanding immediately.
Got it, got it, this strategy is really good.
That day, Shiyu took divine beans, drank "happy water," and watched Shi Shi train independently, resting and recuperating.
He summarized a life lesson: spending money always feels good.
...
With money, both Shiyu and the two pet beasts were clearly more comfortable.
Teaching two advanced skills in two days and teaching the silk thread every night was something Shiyu had never dared to imagine before.
By August 3rd, Shiyu originally planned to repeat the routine from the previous day and teach Intimidation, but even with supplements, two consecutive days of such strain were hard for him to bear.
It was a psychological factor.
"Let's take a break today and teach a low-level skill to relax."
Additionally, he had promised to visit Bamboo Rock Martial Hall when he had time, but he hadn't moved in two days. It was time to go and see.
After all, the martial hall seemed to have prepared training resources for the iron-eating beast, and it would be a waste not to take advantage of them.
Bamboo Rock Martial Hall was within Pingcheng, and Shiyu could reach it by taxi in half an hour. However, before going, Shiyu first looked up the phone number of Bamboo Rock Martial Hall.
He planned to make a reservation to avoid the situation where the person in charge wasn't there, which would be a waste of time...
...
Bamboo Rock Martial Hall.
This was one of the main bases for iron-eating beasts in the ancient Donghuang Kingdom.
The hall master, Lin Hongnian, was one of the few Master-level Beast Masters in Bingyuan City.
Although he didn't achieve the Master title with an iron-eating beast and his strongest pet beast wasn't an iron-eating beast, his representative pet beast was undoubtedly the iron-eating beast.
The iron-eating beast was the first pet beast Lin Hongnian contracted, and because of this, he had always hoped to find better methods to cultivate or even evolve the iron-eating beast.
Unfortunately, due to racial limitations, the iron-eating beast had always struggled to break through a certain bottleneck.
Even after he developed two skills very suitable for the iron-eating beast, the situation remained the same.
Over time, even after contracting stronger pet beasts, Lin Hongnian couldn't let go of this idea.
In the end, Lin Hongnian didn't give up. Building on the family's iron bamboo breeding base, he chose to open Bamboo Rock Martial Hall and recruit many disciples.
Any Beast Master who contracted an iron-eating beast could join Bamboo Rock Martial Hall to learn.
Talented disciples even had the opportunity to access the secret manuals of skills like Thunder Palm and Cannon Fist.
He hoped that through this method, more powerful iron-eating beast Beast Masters could be cultivated. With more people training iron-eating beasts, perhaps someone more talented than him could find a better cultivation path for the iron-eating beast.
In the training ground of Bamboo Rock Martial Hall, ten disciples of various ages were training with their iron-eating beasts.
Bamboo Rock Martial Hall only accepted novice-level disciples and provided basic training.
After becoming professional Beast Masters, they were considered to have graduated, although there were exceptions like Xiong Yanqi, who failed the professional examination and gave up halfway.
Of course, this was for ordinary disciples. For talented ones, Hall Master Lin Hongnian would take them as personal disciples and teach them without reservation.
However, unfortunately, apart from his own daughter, no iron-eating beast Beast Master had received personal disciple-level teaching.
Although he had cultivated many professional Beast Masters, Lin Hongnian still hadn't found a disciple worth teaching with all his heart.
Until Lu Qingyi approached him, entrusting him to take care of someone.
Since he had accepted the commission, regardless of the person's talent, Lin Hongnian would teach them with all his heart. After all, his two mid-level skill manuals were nothing compared to Dr. Lu.
Then, Lin Hongnian heard from Xiong Yanqi about Shiyu.
Within a month, proficient Hardening.
A genius!
And with a connection to a prodigy like Dr. Lu, his future prospects were limitless, and he had the potential to cultivate the iron-eating beast to the Royal level.
Such a genius Beast Master, even without the connection to Lu Qingyi, he would teach with all his heart.
That was Lin Hongnian's initial thought.
However, when Xiong Yanqi told him that Shiyu and his team had learned Thunder Palm in one day, Lin Hongnian realized something.
Sorry, he didn't deserve it.
He also wanted to know how they could learn Thunder Palm in one day with an electric slime and an electric ore.
"Father."
On the platform overlooking the training ground, Lin Xiuzhu looked at her father and said softly, "Let's go out for lunch, to Dragon Palace Fish Restaurant."
Lin Hongnian frowned and asked, "Have you completed your daily training?"
"Ah..." Lin Xiuzhu was speechless.
Lin Hongnian looked at his disobedient daughter and regretted it.
Originally, under his guidance, Lin Xiuzhu passed the professional Beast Master examination at the age of eighteen, with a bright future, possibly surpassing him and cultivating the iron-eating beast to the Royal level.
However, who knew that Lin Xiuzhu would choose the breeding major and even take the evolution research elective, wanting to study the evolution method of the iron-eating beast.
At the time, he didn't know what had possessed him to agree, and the result was... Lin Xiuzhu failed to excel in either area, her strength lagged behind, and she made no significant progress in the evolution path.
"Let's talk about it after you complete your training." Lin Hongnian said sternly.
"But it's my mother who wants to eat fish, not me." Lin Xiuzhu said.
Lin Hongnian was silent for a moment.
"Only this time, and you must not neglect your training in the future."
Lin Xiuzhu: "..."
While father and daughter were discussing what to have for lunch, a martial hall disciple rushed over.
"Master Lin, a Beast Master named Shiyu said he might visit today and asked if you are available."