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âItâs not⦠youâ¦â
A look of surprise crossed Gu Wuâs face, âAre you joking with me?â
Third Stage contract power.
What does that mean?
Even a Beast Master with good talent and extreme diligence would typically need to reach middle age for a successful breakthrough, assuming there were no other unusual circumstances.
So how long did Xu Ran take?
Gu Wu rubbed his temple, his expression filled with doubt about the world.
If he remembered correctly, Xu Ranâs victory over his daughter and the winning of the New Beast Master Challenge Match was only two months ago, right?
At that time, he only had First Stage contract power.
Even if he was already close to a breakthrough and successfully reached the second stage right after the competition, that would just mean he had only recently reached the second stage.
The transition from just having breached the second stage to now breaking through to the third stageâ¦
Since when could the speed of growing strength be so unprecedented?!
âI accidentally found a unique resource outside the city that significantly increased my contract power.â When Xu Ran acquired the Meditation Acceleration Card, he had already thought about how to explain his freakishly fast meditation speed if someone noticed it.
âI fully absorbed that resource and as a result, quickly broke through to the third stage.â Xu Ran chuckled, âYou could say itâs a matter of luck, right?â Merely a matter of luck?
Gu Wu looked strangely at Xu Ran.
I donât like prying into other peopleâs secrets, but donât take me for a fool!
As for the resource Xu Ran mentioned, Gu Wu believed it.
Otherwise, he couldnât explain his absurd speed of practice, and in Xieyun City, there are special resources like the Heavenly Spirit Stone which accelerated meditation. So, itâs not entirely impossible for other places to have resources that directly enhance contract power.
Butâ¦
As for him âcoincidentallyâ finding it outside the city, Gu Wu didnât believe a single word.
Thinking of the mysterious Starfire Foster Shop, Gu Wu had made some guesses.
âAlright.â He didnât continue on this topic, but instead asked with concern, âAfter breaking through to the third stage of contract power, have you found a suitable third pet beast?â
âIf not, I can help you find a high-potential Leadership Stage Pet Beast.â
âNo need to trouble you, Senior Gu. Iâve already contracted my third pet beast.â Xu Ran smiled, âIt was hatched from the beast egg I won in the last Challenge Match. The hatchling is the perfect candidate to be my third pet beast.â
âIs that soâ¦â Gu Wuâs expression turned complicated.
He also knew about the situation in the Beast Egg Library.
The beast egg that Xu Ran selected wouldnât be low in potential, making it a good choice for a contract.
Butâ¦
The timing is a little tightâ¦
Thereâs not much time left till their spar. In this time, at most, Xu Ran could, with the help of resources, elevate the newly born pet beast to the Elite Stage. There is a slim chance of reaching the Leadership Stage.
Even if it did, if the skill proficiency wasnât high enough, its strength wouldnât be great either.
So, essentially, Xu Ran has only two pet beasts that can compete.
And one of them seems to be a support typeâ¦
The excitement that arose from learning that Xu Ran had broken through to the third stage of contract power began to cool down as Gu Wu analyzed.
The hope of surpassing Xieyun Cityâs Beast Masters was still bleak.
Could it really be as President He Nian said, to keep a cool mind and not to take the Beast Masters of Xieyun City as adversaries?
Gu Wu let out a slight sigh.
âThe beast eggs in the library have high potential, cultivate them well.â Gu Wu patted Xu Ran on the shoulder and left, âMeet at the entrance of the Beast Master Association in seven days.â
âIn seven daysâ¦â Watching Gu Wuâs retreating figure, a hint of anticipation flickered in Xu Ranâs eyes, âFinally, Iâll get to see what the other cities are like.â
âOne hundred and ninety thousand pleasure pointsâ¦â
Sitting in the shop, propping up his cheeks and staring at the personal panel before his eyes, Xu Ran muttered under his breath, âUncle Liu, if you donât come soon, Iâm going to leave.â
Twenty draws!
A full twenty draws worth of pleasure points!
The foster shop business was booming. With the help of Teacher Tony, Xu Ranâs efficiency in collecting pleasure points was increasing.
A week passed, and adding the tens of thousands left over from last weekâs ten consecutive draws, he had enough pleasure points for two ten consecutive draws.
He had been waiting for Liu Gu to arrive ever since he had accumulated ninety- five thousand pleasure points, enough for a ten consecutive draw.
After all, he was about to head to Xieyun City. He wanted to try a draw before leaving in hopes of boosting his strength significantly at the last moment.
But despite waiting and waiting, until he even had enough points for two ten consecutive draws, Liu Gu never came.
Thinking of the impending departure to Xieyun City tomorrow, the frustration in Xu Ranâs eyes deepened.
Do I draw by myself without riding on Lucky Fishâs mojo?
Before the system upgrade, he was willing to try his luck.
After the system upgrade, however, a single draw requires ten thousand pleasure points.
If he gets unlucky, Xu Ran would be in pain for a long time.
âStrange, the Tiger Hunting Squadâs regular cleanup mission outside the city is typically no longer than a week according to the past routine.â Xu Ran mumbled to himself, frowning slightly.
He took a look at the underground area, his frown deepening.
The Armored Rhinoceros hadnât been summoned to leave for several days.
But its behavior was quite abnormal. For the past few days, it hadnât been happily rolling around in its favorite mud pond. Instead, it had been restlessly pacing around in its section.
Did the Tiger Hunting Squad encounter some danger or trouble, preventing them from returning? And even if the Armored Rhinoceros goes, it canât help much, so Du Heng chose not to summon them?