Pegasus? Actually, I'm a doctor!

From the Secretariat to Dahlia, Bully, and even Route, and some of the foals whose names he could barely remember, he'd said it to every single one of them!

After all, only a few Uma Musume in the entire world could be crowned as the strongest. The small fries he knew couldn't possibly succeed, so he told them all.

"It, it should..."

"There shouldn't be any problems, it won't have any impact, right?"

Lin Anran's voice involuntarily lowered.

For some reason, this black-hearted young doctor had a faint premonition.

Finally, he closed the computer page and shifted his attention again.

"Forget it, I won't look anymore. Let's check the treatment rewards first."

"Before, when I only treated the big client Teio halfway, the rewards were already quite generous. Now that she's completely healed, what will the remaining rewards be?"

Lin Anran chose to check the system rewards he had earned from treating the Uma Musume during this time.

He had to earn medical fees, and he also had to earn system rewards. Only then could he be considered well-rounded!

[Opening Treatment Reward Panel]

[Note: The more Uma Musume a doctor treats, and the better the treatment, the more the Platinum Progression and Unique Skills will gradually increase.]

[Treated: Katano Shoko (Minor Injury)]

[Treatment Reward: Horse Mint +1% (Pre-Transformation)]

[Treated: Kanamori Reiko (Minor Injury)]

[Treatment Reward: Horse Mint +1% (Pre-Transformation)]

[Treated: Kanazawa Yuki (Minor Injury)]

[Treatment Reward: Horse Mint +1% (Pre-Transformation)]

[Treated...]

Lin Anran ignored a large amount of unimportant Horse Mint enhancements and finally found the line with "Tokai Teio."

[Treated: Tokai Teio (Severe Fracture) (Completely Healed)]

[Treatment Reward: Platinum Progression +10%, Platinum's Core Relic (Can Enhance Potential)]

[Current Total Platinum Progression: 15%]

After reading the final treatment reward, Lin Anran was immediately stunned.

Huh?

Besides Platinum Progression, what else did it drop?

[Platinum's Core Relic], what the heck is that?

Even when Lin Anran used to play Arknights, he would skip the game's story, copy homework from Bilibili without a second thought, and give up thinking and using his brain...

But at least he was still clear about many game contents and key items, and he hadn't reached the point of being a completely brain-dead Doctor.

"Relic," in his memory and knowledge, was an item in the Arknights game that enhanced Operator units and could be used to increase potential.

Potential, in turn, reduced the deployment cost, attack power, redeployment time, and enhanced talents of the Operators in the game...

Usually, Lin Anran would only see this thing when he got off-banner pulls.

How did he become Platinum... and even get a Relic?

Confused, Lin Anran immediately clicked to view it.

[Platinum's Core Relic]

[Effect: ...]

29. Tachyon, do you want to go see Doctor Lin?

[Platinum's Core Relic]

[Description: Used to unlock the true potential of the Heavenly Horse Platinum]

Lin Anran immediately clicked "Use." He wanted to see what Platinum, as an Uma Musume and not a Sniper Operator, could enhance.

In the game, the first potential was usually to reduce deployment cost, but in the world of Uma Musume... it couldn't be that, right?

With doubt and curiosity, the black-hearted young doctor stared at the new line of content that appeared in front of him.

[Potential Unlocked]

[Current Potential Stage 2]

[Effect: Slightly Increases Heavy Track Adaptability, Slightly Increases Stamina, Increases Long Distance Adaptability]

[Evaluation: You have taken a step towards becoming the true Heavenly Horse of ancient legend. An unprecedented "Regression" begins here!]

The content wasn't much, and it could even be said to be short. After quickly reading it in a few seconds, Lin Anran's pupils suddenly contracted.

This Relic...

That's really simple, crude, and yet so useful, huh?

Even Lin Anran, who focuses on making money and grinding Uma Musume for gold coins but isn't very proficient in the strength of Uma Musume or races, knows how incredibly valuable this boost is.

Enhanced poor track adaptability!

And increased stamina and long-distance adaptability!

Platinum, who is about to challenge the Triple Crown of Transformation, will need to endure an extremely grueling series of races within a week.

First, she'll have to compete in the 2400m GI Oaks, and then, just seven days later, face the monstrously powerful Agnes Tachyon in the 2400m GI Japanese Derby!

In total, that's 4800 meters to run in just eight days!

Even the American Triple Crown, known for its extreme endurance requirements, involves running three GI races over more than a month, with at least two weeks of rest and recovery time in between.

In comparison, this Triple Crown of Transformation, from the distance to the time interval, running 4800 meters in eight days...

Even the legendary American Triple Crown Uma Musume champions of the past would give a thumbs-up and praise her martial spirit, right?

And originally, Platinum's long-distance adaptability on her stats was B, a weakness compared to her middle-distance performance.

So Lin Anran was previously worried that the consecutive races in the first two legs, and the long-distance Kikuka Sho in the third leg, might lead to unexpected difficulties.

Now, from his beloved major sponsor, Miss Tokai Teio, he not only got a lot of gold coins but also a relic, successfully making up for Platinum's weakness?

The black-hearted young doctor couldn't help but sigh, and his favorability towards that useful Miss Teio suddenly increased by +1!

"This drop rate... it's really high."

Immediately, Lin Anran quickly opened the character panel to see the improvements.

[Real Name: Hintleia]

[Code Name: Platinum]

[Race: Kulantta (?)]

[Current Platinum Progression: 15% (Unlocked Regular Uma Musume Skills)]

[Track Adaptability: Turf (A), Dirt (B)]

[Distance Adaptability: Short (B), Mile (A), Middle (A), Long (B changed to B+)]

[Running Style Adaptability: Escape Horse (B changed to B+), Follower (A), Mid-runner (A), Chaser (A)]

[Unique Skill: ??]

After reading it, Lin Anran couldn't help but blink, and his expression immediately became strange.

"Eh? Why is there a question mark after the Kulantta race?"

[Race: Kulantta (?)]

Along with the Platinum Progression increase and the activation of the relic, this inexplicably added question mark left Lin Anran puzzled.

Could it be... is she really evolving towards a Heavenly Horse?

Compared to the ethereal and illusory legendary Heavenly Horse, what made Lin Anran even more delighted was... the visible improvements to the current Platinum!

After all, prize money is real, tangible, and visible.

Generally speaking, no one is perfect. And Uma Musume are the same in races.

Because most Uma Musume specialize in a single race distance, such as training specifically for middle distance. Only a few can master two distances at the same time, such as Mejiro McQueen, who is good at both middle and long distances.

Therefore, even Mejiro McQueen and Tokai Teio, who are currently among the top in Japan, would probably only have one or two A's if their data were listed on a panel.

The same goes for running style adaptability; Uma Musume usually only excel in one or two running styles.

But now, Hintleia, the Platinum Grand Seat he transformed into, originally had a minimum adaptability of B in her weakest areas, and now her long-distance adaptability and Escape Horse running style adaptability have been improved to B+!

Almost perfect!

If he gets one or two more relics, Platinum might be able to achieve an exaggerated and terrifying 4A adaptability of [A], [A], [A], [A]?

"Now... the possibility of not being able to withstand the grueling races shouldn't be that high, right?"

"And what's a bit surprising is that now that the Platinum Progression has become 15%, she unlocked [Regular Uma Musume Skills] so quickly?"

"Then what kind of unconventional things will be unlocked as it increases further?"

Lin Anran felt relieved; the stats of a stat monster are really reassuring!

It's like the Hatman in Uma Musume; the peace of mind of Surtr and Alternate W in Arknights!

The Triple Crown of Transformation, the odds of success have increased significantly!

The next day.

The huge Tracen Academy was thrown into a considerable commotion because of the latest race entry news.

Because—

In the originally determined list of participants for the Fillies' Triple Crown in two weeks, a brand new super rookie who had recently become famous throughout Japan, Platinum, was suddenly added!

Not only that, but the name of the Heavenly Horse Platinum also appeared on the official list for the most influential Classic Triple Crown, the Japanese Derby!

To be clear, the regular registration deadline has already passed, and joining the list now requires a hefty additional fee.

For a rookie Uma Musume who has only won a single low-level graded stakes race, that would be a crippling blow!

More importantly...

This signifies that Platinum has completely abandoned the so-called Baby Cup, also known as the Hopeful Stakes, and has chosen to make this year her Classic year!

Platinum is not joking around; she will inevitably choose between entering the Oaks or the Japanese Derby!

And this news, this impact, is not limited to Tracen Academy, this super prestigious school. Countless Uma Musume race enthusiasts were also shaken at the same time!

Meanwhile, in a certain classroom at Tracen...

This year's Satsuki Sho champion, the universally acknowledged top favorite for the Derby, Agnes Tachyon, had a look of surprise and...

Madness!! etched in her crimson eyes.

"Just as I thought~"

"That one hasn't disappointed me; she's just as crazy as I am."

Agnes Tachyon's lips curled into a slight smile, her barely concealed joy overflowing with anticipation for the upcoming Japanese Derby.

"Come at me with everything you've got, little Heavenly Horse."

Beside Agnes Tachyon, a black-haired girl, completely clad in black, held a cup of coffee and took a small, unhurried sip.

"Calm down, Tachyon."

"You... you seem to be in a bit of a bad way lately? Should you go see that 'Dr. Lin'?"