"The Dark Raven, dual-type of darkness and curse, has two final evolutionary forms. One is the Dark Raven Walker, primarily focused on the dark attribute, and the other is the Curse Magic Raven Emperor, mainly centered on the curse attribute," Li Cunxu explained.
White Spider poked the pet beast egg again, seemingly enjoying the sensation of pushing it down and waiting for it to float back up.
"Dark Raven Walker? Curse Magic Raven Emperor? The Curse Magic Raven Emperor sounds much more imposing than the Dark Raven Walker."
"Of course, it's more imposing. The Dark Raven Walker is a three-stage evolution, while the Curse Magic Raven Emperor is a five-stage evolution."
Li Cunxu knew so much about the Curse Magic Raven Emperor because, in his previous life, he had one in his pet beast lineup.
This was also one of the reasons why Li Cunxu leaned towards choosing this Dark Raven.
Would he replicate a Curse Magic Raven Emperor in this life?
No!
The Curse Magic Raven Emperor was quite powerful, not inferior to Sacred Beasts at the same level.
But Li Cunxu didn't want to replicate it.
There were three reasons.
First: He was tired of it. Just like playing the same hero in a game over and over, it gets monotonous, and he wanted to try something different.
Second: The Curse Magic Raven Emperor was a mage, which overlapped with Xiao Ruan's mage role.
Li Cunxu's ideal pet beast lineup was a six-god composition.
The so-called six-god composition consists of: mage, marksman, tank (meat shield), assassin, warrior, and support.
This lineup was proven by countless players to be the optimal setup.
Its greatest advantage was having fewer weaknesses.
Third: The Curse Magic Raven Emperor didn't look appealing; it was a big, pot-bellied fatty.
Imagine a dark, chubby figure exuding black curse and grievance energy.
At the time, many players gave it a malicious nickname, 'Black Fatty.' Of course, the nickname wasn't solely due to its appearance but also its repulsiveness.
The Curse Magic Raven Emperor fully embodied the disgusting traits of the curse attribute.
As for which direction the Dark Raven should evolve?
Li Cunxu hadn't figured that out yet.
"How long until it hatches?"
White Spider poked the pet beast egg again.
"The Director of the Central Breeding Ranch said it would take over a month if soaked in incubation fluid. Using better incubation fluid could shorten the hatching time."
Speak of the devil.
The organizers of the Rookie Cup sent Li Cunxu a bucket of 'Young Beast' brand incubation fluid.
"What's this?"
The delivery person said, "This is an apology for the Blood God Sect's attack on you during the bus ride."
Li Cunxu searched online for the price of this bucket of incubation fluid—it cost five million.
...
The next morning, the ranch gate was bustling with people coming to ask if Li Cunxu was in the business of making Sacred Meals.
Li Cunxu's Sacred Meals had taught Slime Xiao Ruan two Holy Skills, causing quite a stir.
He was eager to make money from this, but there was a difference between his Pupil Technique, the Blood Banquet Holy Meal, and the Sacred Lotus Eye's Pupil Technique Sacred Meal. The Sacred Lotus Eye only consumed pupil power to create Sacred Meals, while his Blood Lotus Eye required Sacred Blood to make the Blood Banquet Holy Meal.
Sacred Blood, once consumed, could only be replenished by Burning Lotus Blood Fire, which needed a lot of blood as fuel to grow.
Where would he get so much blood to burn?
Ask the Blood Cultists?
Blood Cultists had plenty of blood.
But Blood Cultists weren't mindless beasts. Borrowing blood from them would surely provoke retaliation.
With his slender arms and legs, he definitely couldn't withstand the Blood God Sect's counterattack.
People kept coming to his door.
Li Cunxu explained that as soon as he sent one group away, another would arrive, leaving him physically and mentally exhausted. Helpless, he had to put up a sign at his door that read, "My pupil power is weak; I am temporarily not taking orders for Sacred Meals." He also asked the Mech Hunter to help explain the situation.
In the afternoon, a special guest arrived at the ranch.
Chen Lu.
"Why are you here?"
"Am I not welcome?"
The girl asked playfully.
"Of course, you're welcome! But as they say, 'No one visits the treasure hall without a reason.' What brings you here?"
Li Cunxu didn't believe that Chen Lu had come just to hang out. They had only met a few times, and their relationship wasn't at that level yet.
Moreover, the Curse Spirit of the Peach Blossom Calamity was currently being suppressed by the Blood Infant Spirit.
Luck with women wasn't something that would come knocking anytime soon.
Chen Lu pointed at the sign at the door.
"Are you here to order a Sacred Meal?"
"Yes, I'd like to customize a Holy Skill Sacred Meal for my Little Medicine Deer."
"No…"
Before Li Cunxu could finish, Chen Lu continued.
"Name your conditions; the family will cover it."
Li Cunxu furrowed his brows slightly. It wasn't the generous offer of payment that caught his attention, but the latter part of her statement.
"The family will cover it? Did the Ink Orchid Chen Family send you?"
"Yes."
After a moment of contemplation, Li Cunxu realized this wasn't something he could easily refuse.
Having Chen Lu come to him to customize a Sacred Meal wasn't as simple as it appeared on the surface. It was actually a test from the aristocratic family.
A test to see if he truly had the ability to create a Sacred Meal that could allow a Pet Beast to learn a Holy Skill.
If the test revealed that he couldn't create such a Sacred Meal, it would make others realize that he was hiding a secret.
This was the downside of Pupil City—aristocratic families were too scheming, and there were too many crafty old foxes among them.
"It seems Xiao Ruan's extraordinary performance has caught the attention of certain individuals," Li Cunxu thought to himself.
Should he refuse?
Even if he refused, the probing wouldn't stop.
Until they got their answers, those lurking in the shadows wouldn't cease their efforts.
If Li Cunxu continued to stubbornly refuse, it would only confirm the suspicions of those who were already curious.
"Xiao Ruan the Slime is so strong not because of the Sacred Meal. The truth is, he has a big secret. What kind of secret? I don't know, but I can investigate a bit. After all, Li Cunxu is so weak; probing him is costless.
If the secret on him can be taken, then take it.
If it can't be taken, I can still find a way to exploit it."
Li Cunxu said, "Name my conditions?"
"Name them."
"I want ten Essence Blood Deer and a three-year lease on a Gold-Grade Home Defense Robot," Li Cunxu made an outrageous demand.
The price of Essence Blood Deer couldn't be quantified because, to protect the scarce population of Essence Blood Deer, the alliance prohibited their sale, though they could be gifted.
Chen Lu didn't think Li Cunxu was being unreasonable, as she had returned to the family too late and hadn't yet learned the value of Essence Blood Deer, which was beyond the reach of ordinary people.
She called the family elder.
After she relayed the conditions to Elder Chen, there was a moment of silence on the other end of the line.
"Put it on speaker and hand the phone to Li Cunxu. I want to talk to him."
"Okay!"
"Your conditions are too high."
Elder Chen's tone was somewhat displeased, and to Li Cunxu, it sounded like he was trying to negotiate the price down.
Li Cunxu said, "What level of materials are you using as the ingredients for the Sacred Meal?"
"The antlers of the Crystal Light Splendor Deer, a Black Iron·Epic-grade material."
The Crystal Light Splendor Deer, a Sacred Beast, had antlers that shimmered with dazzling, colorful light, and its fur was extraordinarily splendid, as if adorned in ceremonial robes.
Li Cunxu's mouth twitched slightly at the thought of using deer antlers to feed the Little Medicine Deer.
However, for Pet Be
asts, materials from their own kind are the most suitable.
Li Cunxu spoke up, "I can guarantee that Little Medicine Deer will fully comprehend a Holy Skill."
There was a moment of silence.
It seemed as if the other end of the phone had hung up.
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