Pet Evolution, New Hope for Players

War Sky of the War Alliance, "Dawn Breeze, Waning Moon", Know by Heart the game and ranks third, second, and first respectively.

Although the two could not defeat the number one player directly, they could use their control skills to slow down his pace and make it difficult for him to create distance.

The three parties remained deadlocked until the question, "Yes Yes Yes??" quietly approached from behind.

"Yes Yes Yes??" He was waiting for the right opportunity, but seeing that the three had noticed him, he didn't dare to overtake them rashly.

The assassin's stealth was useless here—as long as the Lightning Falcon beneath him remained, he could not escape their attack.

In addition, assassins have relatively weak counter-control abilities, so if they are controlled by those three or even just two of them working together, they will be completely shaken off.

Therefore, he could only follow them at a distance, occasionally retreating slightly to lower their guard.

As the final sprint approached, and the finish line became visible to those ahead, the entanglement between them began to loosen slightly.

War Sky and Dawn Breeze, Waning Moon simultaneously released their restraints—they hadn't been going at full speed either, and their mounts hadn't yet fully unleashed their true power.

The final outcome remains to be seen!

"Yes Yes Yes??" Seeing that the time was right, the three of them suddenly accelerated, and they also released Lightning Falcon from his restraints, allowing him to sprint at full speed.

"Lightning Falcon" was surrounded by electric sparks, and its figure disappeared into a dazzling Liu Guang. All that could be seen was a streak of lightning flashing past.

"Dawn Breeze, Waning Moon and Waning Moon" and "War Sky" are both skills that "Know by Heart" and are not to be underestimated.

The "Cloudrunner Beast," Know by Heart the skill, activated its innate ability "Mist-Swallowing," drawing the surrounding mist into its mouth. Its body instantly became as nimble as the wind, and its speed increased even further.

At the final moment, Lightning Falcon still failed to overtake by a hair's breadth, and with his Know by Heart skills, he narrowly won first place.

The final rankings for the competition have been determined:

First place: The Know by Heart Cloudrunner Beast

Second place: Lightning Falcon, Yes Yes Yes??

Third: Hero War Sky

The Bone-Wing Bird, under the Dawn Breeze, Waning Moon, unfortunately ranked fourth.

"Damn it!" Hero War Sky couldn't help but curse, "You stole my ranking list!"

He was originally poised to secure second place and even contend for first, but then a sixth-place finisher appeared, disrupting his plans.

"If it weren't for all the realities of life, I'd make your life a living hell!"

That's how hatred is formed in games.

The struggle for resources, the competition for rankings.

Upon seeing this, Gao Linzhi couldn't help but recall that in the Skyfall Game, someone else also wanted to take his place on the leaderboard, but his cheat was so overpowered that they had no chance at all.

I'm the only normal player; I can spend money on in-game purchases and level up my skills.

And the cheats these players gave weren't even that big.

Just like Zhang Mingzhen, he's just a dual-class player with double the growth potential and a few powerful skills.

It's much smaller than my original one.

Therefore, the other party cannot monopolize all the rankings.

The only way is to leverage the advantage of level and snowball the advantage.

In many ways, the other party is still subject to others' control.

The intense battles in the later stages of the competition kept the spectators thoroughly entertained.

The diverse performances of players in Sky City not only brought joy to everyone but also provided a valuable reference for players in choosing Summoned Beast.

Especially in the increasingly dangerous real world.

Now, within the God's Domain, with the exception of a very few players, almost everyone possesses Summoned Beast, which indirectly enhances the overall strength.

Just then, the system released a new announcement.

System announcement: "Due to the fact that the player's Summoned Beast penetration rate has reached 90%, the pet leveling system is now officially open."

"A new pet satiety system and new pet-specific foods have been added."

"Pets can maintain their satiety and accelerate their evolution by eating special food."

"If the hunger level is insufficient, leveling up and evolution will temporarily stagnate, or even regress."

"Holy crap, pet levels are finally here! Before, pets couldn't level up by feeding on experience points; they could only rely on Experience Pill, and you had to replace them with higher-level ones."

"Not to mention we can't afford to consume pet Experience Pill, we're even short of pet-attracting potions."

"The higher the level of the Warcraft, the more pet attractant it requires, and you always develop an attachment to your familiar Summoned Beast, so you have to rebuild the bond with new ones... But now it's great, you can level up just by providing experience!"

The comment upstairs is not comprehensive enough.

"Look closely at that satiety system—that's the real trap. You have to keep feeding it special food, otherwise not only will you get the experience for nothing, but your evolution will also be interrupted!"

"Speaking of this special food, what exactly is it? My Summoned Beast has always eaten the same thing as me, and it seems quite happy about it."

"That was before. It doesn't work now. Once the hunger level is insufficient, feeding them any delicacies won't help; they need their own special food."

Does anyone know where to get special food?

"Where can I buy it? My little whiny baby is growing! Money is no object!"

Someone immediately pulled out the game guide and finally found a way.

"You can exchange pet food for ready-made pet food from the achievement shop."

"It only requires consuming valuable Achievement Points, which is clearly not a long-term solution."

"In comparison, getting pet food seeds from that gashapon machine is a more practical solution."

"Whether it's a manor in a game or the real world, both can become fertile ground for cultivating special pet food."

"It's that stuff again," someone couldn't help but lament. "I finally managed to shake off the urge to keep using it, and now it's back."

"Which one should I try this time? A single pull, a ten-pull, or... is there really one of those high-stakes gambles that costs fifty Gold Coin at once?"

"Who can say for sure right now? Someone has to be bold enough to test the waters first."

"We just hope someone can develop the technology, then we can buy what we have now."

"Yes, the seeds shouldn't be sorted too complicatedly, and the quality shouldn't be too different."

Zhang Mingzhen naturally had to face this problem as well.

He was now standing in front of the Liu Guang coin-operated machine. Without much hesitation, he chose the most expensive option, 50 Gold Coin per draw, and inserted 500 Gold Coin to start a ten-draw.

As the lights flashed one after another, the results gradually emerged: most of them were ordinary metal equipment or common items such as Double Experience Pill.

He now understood why the reputation of gashapon machines always carried a hint of heartache for players.

However, these costs are still within his tolerance range.

So he continued extracting, again and again, until a unique luster caught his eye—that was exactly what he was looking for.

The system prompt will sound at an appropriate time:

"Congratulations to the player for obtaining a high-quality pet food seed."

He checked the system instructions.

When planted in the soil, this seed can yield five high-grade pet fruits in one growth cycle, and can continue for two more growth cycles.

Each high-grade fruit is enough to sustain a pet's hunger for five days.

A simple calculation shows that one harvest can sustain the family for nearly a month.

If the entire cycle is included, it can cover nearly two months.

This cost is still quite high.

Keep in mind, he spent 1000 Gold Coin!

He secretly calculated the output rate and potential costs, wondering if ordinary players could afford it.

High-quality specimens have a higher chance of evolution.

This is probably not feasible for ordinary players.

They can only keep the pets in their current state, making it difficult for them to evolve, and they may even regress.

This game is getting harder again.

However, this is good news for those in the lead.

Because it can make your pet stronger.

In short, the gap has widened.

Thinking that his Summoned Beast, the Azure-Scaled Dragon Python, was about to complete its evolution cycle and needed this kind of food, Zhang Mingzhen decided to stock up on more.

He plans to later carve out a space in the garden of his actual residence to plant it.

Meanwhile, discussions within the game world are becoming increasingly heated.

Players flocked to the achievement shop and gashapon machines to compare prices.

The public channel was soon filled with all sorts of complaints.

"Damn it!"

"I never imagined that I might be able to afford a battle pet, but not be able to feed it properly."

"The most basic pet food in the achievement shop only lasts for one day, the intermediate food lasts for three days, and even the high-end food only lasts for five days!"

"But high-grade feed costs ten achievement points... I can barely feed myself, and I still have to worry about it?"

"There's no way to farm achievement points through daily activities, so how do I get them?"

"Don't always focus on the achievement shop. It's convenient and has everything, but the prices are always on the high side."

"Gacha machines are different; even the cheapest single pull has a chance to get seeds for low-level pet food."

"One seed can produce about ten servings of food. As long as I keep running trade routes every day to earn some money, I can barely make ends meet."

"I've calculated it. One Gold Coin gacha pulls low-level seeds, ten Gold Coin pulls mid-level seeds, and only fifty Gold Coin give you a chance to get high-level seeds."

"Damn it, it seems that from a purely cost-effectiveness perspective, the lower-level species are the most worthwhile."

"However, the disadvantages are also obvious: pets must eat every day, and low-grade food is far less beneficial to a pet's evolution and growth than high-grade food."

"Yes, everyone should act according to their abilities."

"Alright, from today onwards, we all have to take on a new role—part-time farmers! Let's pick up our hoes and start cultivating the land!"

"Easy for you to say... But in reality, where are there that many empty spaces?"

"Many people find their own living spaces too cramped; if they need even more land to grow basic seeds, it's truly a nightmare."

Despite the various inconveniences, the players still racked their brains, searching everywhere for soil suitable for planting.

After all, the combat power boost that battle pets can provide is so tempting that they have become indispensable partners on their adventures.

And although it's hard work, at least we've seen the glimmer of progress. As long as there's hope, players aren't afraid of grinding.

Zhang Mingzhen then opened his pet interface.

The twelve-hour evolutionary wait has ended, and the Azure-Scaled Dragon Python has successfully transformed into a higher-level monster.

Although evolution caused its experience points to drop to zero, it needs to be trained from scratch.

But the good news is that the shackles on the pet level cap have been lifted—its level will be able to catch up with its owner's.

This means that as long as he continues to increase his own level, the Summoned Beast can also reach the same level.

Given his monster-killing efficiency, it won't take him long to bring his pet to level 40; after that, he can proceed gradually.

The key is that this newly Summoned Beast has extremely strong base attributes, and even without leveling up, it is enough to provide considerable assistance in battle.

"The Wildsea Candle Dragon (Level 1) evolved from the Azure-Scaled Dragon Python, and its evolution cycle is not yet fully complete..."

Constitution: 1217, Strength: 758, Intelligence: 783, Agility: 685.

"Talent Skill: Overturn the Sea - Manipulates water magic to deal damage to a wide range of targets; the specific effect is affected by the number of enemies."

"Talent Skill: Advanced Master Guard - Upon activation, it can inherit 50% of the master's base attributes and temporarily replicate one skill designated by the master for its own use. The effect lasts for twelve hours, and the skill cooldown time is twenty-four hours."

It not only adds Powerful area-of-effect attack skills, but also retains and enhances its original ability to Protect Master.

Zhang Mingzhen was indeed very satisfied with the results of this evolution.

That's good.

It seems that evolving Summoned Beast is indeed a shortcut to multiplying their combat power, and even if it requires sacrificing their level, it is entirely worthwhile.

Next, it's time to bring your new companions into battle and quickly accumulate experience.

He secretly resolved to raise it to level 40 within a few days.

To ensure your pet gains experience safely, it must be involved in battles, but you also need to prevent it from being accidentally injured during its growth period.

After a moment's thought, Zhang Mingzhen chose an area where the monsters were around level 40 as his starting point.

He vaguely realized that most of the top players on the current level leaderboard had already broken through level 40.

It probably won't be long before everyone inevitably encounters high-level jungle areas...

As he entered the area where Lionheart Tiger was active, a familiar aura of aggression immediately assaulted him.

Without hesitation, Zhang Mingzhen waved his hand, and the Flower Spirit bloomed beside him.

He plans to leave "Wildsea Candle Dragon" here, and with the help of the Flower Spirit's Protection and healing, fight his way up to level 40 before taking it on his next journey.

A quick glance at the rankings revealed that the top players were already approaching the fiftieth mark.

Before long, more and more people will flock to this currently peaceful wilderness, which will soon become a battlefield that everyone is fighting over.

Now is the perfect time to monopolize resources and accumulate capital.

He summoned two Flower Spirit at the same time—this was easily accomplished after reaching level sixty-one.

They stood firmly in the center of the arena, their radiant light emanating a healing power that enveloped the surroundings, allowing the Wildsea Candle Dragon to train peacefully among the beasts.

Although the little guy's attacks are still weak, at least he won't fall down easily.

Seeing that everything was arranged, Zhang Mingzhen took out a talisman from his bag and gently activated it.

This temporary package talisman can automatically collect his combat spoils within a ten-mile radius for twelve hours, and the space is shared with his own inventory.

The Achievement Shop is indeed as rumored to have everything; as long as you have enough points, you can easily buy convenient items like inventory expansion charms.

He had already increased the size of his package several times over and prepared plenty of these kinds of talismans.

After all, Flower Spirit gets a lot of loot from monster hunting every day, and he doesn't want to experience the situation where he couldn't pick it up in time and it just disappeared.

After entrusting the Wildsea Candle Dragon to Flower Spirit, he turned and headed towards the new leveling spot.

It was a deep valley nestled between steep mountain walls, inhabited by numerous ghostly monsters, some as high as level 66.

They are classified according to the five elements. Once they sense life entering their territory, they will randomly Zhou Xian, their whereabouts unpredictable and difficult to guard against.

After glancing at the data of these level 66 Five Elements Ghosts, Zhang Mingzhen understanding of the situation.

Their individual attack power is decent, but what's truly troublesome is their elusive spiritual nature and the potential for multiplied damage when different attribute attacks are combined.

For Ordinary Player, this place is fraught with danger; a slight misstep could result in being hit by multiple elemental attacks and suffering severe damage instantly.

However, even if the damage were several times greater, it would still be far from posing a threat to him.

Grinding monsters here saves you the trouble of searching – just keep casting skills around you and the Five Elements Ghosts will be constantly attracted to you.

More importantly, compared to other monsters of the same level, these monsters offer the most experience points, making this the perfect place for him to level up quickly.

At this moment, on the other side of the canyon, a figure is cautiously probing deeper into the depths.

Su Feng is a well-known power leveler and gold farmer in the "Excavator" guild.

Having lost their parents at a young age, he and his younger sister Su Yu, depended on each other for survival. However, his sister suffered from a serious illness and needed constant medication and surgery to stay alive.

A typical protagonist template.

Unfortunately, he was unlucky and didn't awaken any cheat-like talent; he was just like any other player.

The burden of life fell on his shoulders early on. After dropping out of high school, he worked several jobs at the same time, exhausting every bit of his strength, just to save enough money to treat his sister's illness.

Despite his sister's repeated urging to give up, he never wavered.

The appearance of "God's Domain" brought a ray of light into his life.

In-game power leveling and gold farming are easier ways to earn money than real-world manual labor, and they also take less toll on your health.

What made him even more gratified was that, with the help of the gaming device, his sister, who had been bedridden for many years, could also experience the feeling of moving freely in the God's Domain, and even use her knowledge of medicinal herbs accumulated during her long illness to contribute to the guild's research.

The brother and sister are grateful for the game, which not only brought about an economic turnaround but also gave them a new way of life.

After joining the "Excavator" guild, Su Feng became the most hardworking gold farming and leveling agent in the guild. Even when logging in with a helmet, he could stay online for several days in a row without stopping.

For him, games are no longer a pastime, but a pillar of his life.