Within the Life-type, the Gardener and Beast Tamer paths were incompatible?
In low-level environments, that was truth, common sense, and an absolute dead end. But was Big Cat, the Balance Calamity Beast Kerdales, low-level?
She was a supreme being worthy of being called "They," a demigod only one step away from a True God. Back then, if she had not been so obsessive and extreme, she could have long since reached the summit through other, gentler paths.
"...Your craftsmanship is far too crude. Do as I say."
This time, Chris did not make excuses. She took the initiative to teach Lu PingAn some "methods for processing materials."
On one hand, it was because what they were currently working on truly fell within her area of expertise. But more importantly—
"Uh, why didn't you teach me before?"
"Shut up. Forget it if you don't want to learn."
This time, she did not use the "conflict theory" to brush Lu PingAn off.
Gardeners and Beast Tamers did indeed conflict, but did she truly have nothing to teach Lu PingAn? She had seen so many Gardeners. The universally applicable advanced Life-type knowledge they possessed would still be helpful to Lu PingAn.
Gardener was indeed more suitable for Lu PingAn, but her failure to persuade him to take the Beast Tamer path might not have been entirely unrelated to her desire to use "conflict theory" to save herself some trouble.
If Lu PingAn had truly taken the Beast Tamer path, directly inherited her legacy, endlessly demanded knowledge and materials from her, this portable old grandpa, and retraced Big Cat's early path, then his growth would have been effortless.
From the results alone, was that trading potential for smoother growth? It was hard to say. But if Lu PingAn had truly taken the Beast Tamer