"No rush, take your time. You’re already doing great."
Su Zhi comfortingly patted Yu Bao’s head, suddenly feeling a surge of anticipation for Yu Bao’s second Evolutionary Type.
"Wooo..." "Chirp..."
Wu Bao and Shan Bao, who had been watching the whole thing, wore envious expressions.
’So this is a Beast Taming Talent? It’s amazing!’
"WOOF WOOF!" Yu Bao looked at Shan Bao, then, as if suddenly remembering something, hurriedly poked Su Zhi.
Su Zhi froze. "That’s right, Shan Bao is my Pet Beast now too."
’This is my Beast Taming Talent, not Yu Bao’s.’
’Now that I have a contract with Shan Bao, she should be able to get points allocated too!’
"But I don’t see Shan Bao’s stat panel..."
Su Zhi scratched his head in confusion, wondering if the system had a bug.
But when he pulled it up again, he saw [Turn Page] highlighted at the very bottom of Yu Bao’s panel.
Su Zhi: "..."
’My bad. I’m blind.’
[Pet Beast: Shan Bao (Flash Gold Sparrow)
Power: 1.00
Agility: 1.05
Intelligence: 0.99
Constitution: 1.03
Perception: 1.02]
[Assignable Attribute Points: 0.56]
[Real-time Energy Value: 1200]
Su Zhi briefly evaluated Shan Bao’s Attributes.
Overall, they were actually pretty good. She was... uh, a bird that wasn’t very smart but was very fast.
Her Initial Points were high, which was probably related to her Racial Tier and how well she absorbed resources. After all, Shan Bao’s starting situation was much better than Yu Bao’s had been.
"Chirp?"
Staring at the panel that had suddenly appeared before her, Shan Bao tilted her head curiously.
"WOOF!"
Teacher Yu summoned a Yellow Earth Wall to use as a blackboard, explaining the magic of allocating points to Shan Bao.
"Chirp..." Shan Bao’s eyes sparkled.
’She wasn’t very smart, so she didn’t understand everything.’
’But it looked like a good thing that could make her stronger!’
’Yay! I finally have a chance to stop being a total weakling!’
"So, Shan Bao, how do you want to assign your Points?" Su Zhi asked, leaning down.
Shan Bao seemed suited for a build focusing on Agility. After all, the Flash Gold Sparrow was a mobility-focused Pet Beast, and Agility was her most prominent stat.
In reality, however, the Flash Gold Sparrow’s mobility came from Space Teleportation, which relied mainly on Energy Perception and had little to do with Agility itself.
So maybe, like Yu Bao, she should focus on Perception?
This was Su Zhi’s thinking.
As for how to allocate the points, he decided to ask Shan Bao, the bird in question, for her opinion.
And then...
Shan Bao gave an answer he had never considered...
"Con-Constitution?"
"Woof, woof?"
Su Zhi and Yu Bao stared at each other in disbelief.
"...Chirp?"
Shan Bao timidly pulled in her neck, her little eyes blinking nervously.
’N-No? Is that not okay?’
’Then we can just add it to Agility! I’m fine with whatever!’
"...It’s not that you can’t. You can allocate them however you want."
Su Zhi quickly smiled to soothe the little one. "I’m just curious, why do you want to put points into Constitution?"
"Chirp chirp."
Shan Bao’s expression suddenly grew serious.
She was too weak. She had been so badly injured and had held everyone back.
Shan Bao figured that if she were tough enough to not get injured, then she wouldn’t hold them back!
Su Zhi: "..."
Yu Bao: "..."
Wu Bao: "..."
The flawless logic of Shan Bao.
"...WOOF!"
After a moment of silence, however, Wise Yu’s brow furrowed slightly.
Shan Bao’s reasoning sounded a little absurd, but on second thought, it wasn’t that absurd after all.
First, besides Agility, Shan Bao’s Constitution was the highest of her remaining stats, which suggested she had a natural inclination for it.
Second, Gold Element Pet Beasts were generally tougher than other Pet Beasts and had plenty of defensive Skills to choose from, so it wouldn’t be too difficult to train her that way.
And with the point allocation on top of that...
’Shan Bao’s idea might actually work!’
"That actually makes sense..." Su Zhi’s gaze toward Shan Bao grew intrigued. "Shan Bao, are you sure? You want to go the tank route?"
"Chirp!"
Shan Bao nodded with unshakable resolve.
’I, Shan Bao, will be the toughest bird in the world!’
"Alright, full of spirit!" Su Zhi said with a smile, touching his finger to Shan Bao’s forehead and rubbing gently.
Points, injected!
[Pet Beast: Shan Bao (Flash Gold Sparrow)
Power: 1.00
Agility: 1.05
Intelligence: 0.99 -> 1.00
Constitution: 1.03 -> 1.58
Perception: 1.02]
[Real-time Energy Value: 1546]
He didn’t put all 0.56 Points into Constitution. At Yu Bao’s insistence, Su Zhi allocated 0.01 to Intelligence.
Yu Bao had insisted that his little sister couldn’t be too dumb—at least not dumber than average.
"...Chirp?" Shan Bao blinked.
’Is that it? There don’t seem to be any special effects.’
’But I really do feel different! It’s like... like... uh...’
Yu Bao prompted her, "Woof?"
’You feel like you have more of the bearing of a Great Emperor, right?’
"Chirp!"
Shan Bao’s eyes lit up. She nodded repeatedly and raised her foot to give Yu Bao a thumbs-up.
’As expected of the wise Big Brother Yu Bao! His way with words is far beyond any ordinary dog!’
Yu Bao scratched his head, embarrassed.
Su Zhi: "..."
’Maybe I should publish a book someday, titled *My Pet Beasts All Have the Bearing of a Great Emperor*...’
"Chirp chirp!"
Shan Bao flapped her wings excitedly, showing Su Zhi her transformation.
’I, Shan Bao, am the toughest bird now!’
She wanted to show off like Yu Bao, but her changes were to her physical toughness, which wasn’t something that translated directly into a Skill demonstration like his.
Getting anxious, Shan Bao flew around in circles over the lawn. For some reason, she set her sights on the pine tree Yu Bao had used to test his Furious Sand Blade and flew over, crashing into it with a series of THUDS.
’I’m really super tough now! Watch me knock it down!’
The pine tree: "..."
"Stop, stop! You’re not a woodpecker!"
Su Zhi quickly called the little one back. ’She wasn’t that smart to begin with,’ he thought, ’I can’t have her knocking herself stupider.’
"WOOF!"
Just then, Yu Bao volunteered, offering to help test his little sister’s physical changes.
Shan Bao trotted a short distance away and stood ready.
Yu Bao looked to Su Zhi, asking for instructions on which Skill to use.
After a moment’s thought, Su Zhi nodded. "...Let’s try Skybound Strike first."
Skybound Strike was one of Yu Bao’s earliest Skills, essentially more of a Fighting Technique.
While its usefulness in high-intensity battles was now low, its power was still not to be underestimated—back in the Land of Flash Gold, Yu Bao had taken out Cyan Feathered Falcons left and right with single kicks during group brawls.
"BANG!"
Yu Bao charged up to Shan Bao and slammed a kick into her.
The powerful impact sent Shan Bao flying several meters, making Yu Bao a little worried at first.
But less than a second later, Shan Bao flew back, flapping her wings as if nothing had happened.
Su Zhi quickly asked, "How do you feel?"
"Chirp!" Shan Bao waved her wings excitedly.
’It didn’t hurt at all! Big Brother Yu Bao’s not so tough, huh!’
’Whoops, that’s not what I meant...’
Yu Bao: "..."
Su Zhi laughed. "Then let’s use Sandstorm and up the intensity!"
"WOOF!"
Yu Bao got pumped up too. Wind, sand, and Flowing Fire surged forth, howling as they swept toward Shan Bao.
"WHOOSH—"
The storm of sand and fire dissipated.
The lawn looked like it had been plowed over, leaving a bald patch. The surrounding trees were stripped of their leaves, leaving only bare branches... It wasn’t a big deal. The Red Pine Horses in the complex would help fix it.
Su Zhi looked to the center of the lawn.
"Chirp chirp."
Shan Bao shook her head, dusting herself off. Her body, shimmering with a Golden Light, was especially eye-catching.
While Sandstorm wasn’t Yu Bao’s strongest attack, it was still a powerful AoE meant to wipe out weaklings like Shan Bao.
The fact that Shan Bao was completely unscathed after facing Sandstorm meant she had already transcended the level of an ordinary weakling!
Yu Bao was dumbfounded. It felt like he wasn’t looking at Shan Bao, but at a Stone Armor Rhinoceros.
But it definitely smelled like Shan Bao...
"She’s not the Shan Bao you once knew."
Su Zhi held out a fist to Yu Bao.
"Use Furious Sand Blade on her!"
"...WOOF!"
Yu Bao nodded and unleashed Furious Sand Blade.
It wasn’t empowered by Thick Earth Blessing or reinforced by Flame Energy... but its sharp edge and imposing aura were still undeniable!
"SWISH!"
The Furious Sand Blade shot out, striking Shan Bao in the chest.
Facing what was once Yu Bao’s ultimate killing move, Shan Bao lowered her center of gravity, her feet digging into the soil.
Fear flickered in her eyes, but it was overshadowed by determination.
’I can take it. I know I can!’
"BOOM!"
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