Must Get Into a Wheelchair Immediately

"Rainbow Dragon Cub, hold on!"

"Woo~"

In a burst of light, the Rainbow Dragon Cub revived at full strength and charged forward, brimming with fighting spirit.

Opposite it, the round-bodied Craftsman Dog that resembled a little village mutt had finally exhausted the last of its opponent's stamina and had itself reached its limit.

The moment it let down its guard, the Rainbow Dragon Cub struck it with Accelerate. Its hastily forged blade and shield were knocked flying, bouncing twice across the ground as it revealed its classic spiral eyes.

"Yay! That was such a fun battle!"

Seeing Li Lingyin cheering, not only Jian Guoguo but even Master Jian, who was watching nearby, went numb.

This wasn't how Pet Beast battles were supposed to work!

You were supposed to probe and maneuver first, figure out your opponent's strengths and weaknesses, then rely on skillful commands and your bond with your Pet Beast to fight a thrilling battle and determine the winner...

Charging in and trading blows right from the start, then shouting and reviving on the spot once you ran out of stamina—stop it! This wasn't a battle at all!

Seeing the Rainbow Dragon Cub so energetic and completely restored, Jian Guoguo's young heart suffered a tremendous shock.

Master Jian could not help asking, "Its Talent is...?"

"Heart of Exhaustion. As long as its fighting spirit hasn't gone out, it has a chance to stand back up."

Since he was about to publish the paper, Jiang Xing no longer kept her guessing and gave a simple explanation.

Master Jian fell silent. After a long while, she finally said, "I want to raise one for Guoguo too. Is that possible?"

She had not taken Jiang Xing's research too seriously before. After all, she had known Dr. Xu for many years and had seen countless evolutionary forms, including quite a few Overlord forms.

It was merely a True Dragon Pet Beast. It was certainly impressive, but not enough to truly catch her attention.

But now, her little bit of arrogance had been run over by a dragon-powered truck—dual superior attributes, a Talent for bouncing back from the brink, and such mature potential at such a young age...

When faced with something this absurd, she had only one thought.

My child has to get on this wheelchair immediately.

"No problem." Jiang Xing agreed readily. "I'll be staying in Magic City until the Evolution Assembly ends. I can help Guoguo pick out a Golden-Veined Koi first and teach her how to raise it..."

"As for the actual evolution, you can prepare a location for Guoguo yourself, or bring her to Yuzhong City..."

"There's no need to go to Yuzhong City. I'll prepare a Dragon Gate in Magic City."

The moment she heard they would have to go to Yuzhong City, Master Jian immediately shook her head, a hint of displeasure in her voice.

Jiang Xing knew that Master Jian's slight resentment was not directed at him, so he did not take offense.

As for who it was directed at... those in the know, knew.

Just as the conversation ended, the system suddenly appeared.

[Trainer Xiao Chi has defeated a formidable opponent after a difficult battle and obtained the achievement: First Victory!]

[The cultivation task has achieved phased results. You have received a reward: Item Lottery Ticket.]

[Name: Item Lottery Ticket]

[Effect: After use, randomly obtain one Move Tutor or held item. (98% ordinary quality, 1.99% excellent quality, 0.01% perfect quality.)]

It had not been difficult at all.

During the battle just now, Li Lingyin's Rainbow Dragon Cub had only lost one life. It still had one guaranteed life left, and if its fighting spirit was strong enough, it could have two more, three more...

It looked like a flickering candle in the wind, but it was actually steady as a rock.

Perhaps the gap had simply been too large, so the first victory was not worth much.

The Item Lottery Ticket rewarded by the system was of fairly average quality. It was almost impossible to draw anything good.

As Jiang Xing left Craftsman Tower with the two little girls and headed off to help Jian Guoguo choose a Golden-Veined Koi, he casually used the Item Lottery Ticket.

Sure enough, he only got an ordinary item.

However, the item itself was quite good.

[Name: Focus Band (Ordinary)]

[Effect: When the Pet Beast carrying this item suffers a fatal injury, it has an extremely low chance of retaining its last bit of stamina and avoiding death.]

This was a true lifesaving treasure!

In extremely dangerous situations, it could preserve a Pet Beast's life and give it a chance to be rescued.

Unfortunately, because its quality was low, its activation chance was extremely small, less than two percent. Better than nothing.

Jiang Xing planned to use it as a "prototype item" and study the craft contained within it...

The Beast Taming World also possessed all kinds of miraculous powers. As long as he could reproduce it, he could naturally find ways to improve it and create excellent, or even perfect-quality Focus Bands!

If I want to study Pokémon items, the easiest way is naturally to work with Master Jian.

She's one of the country's top item craftsmen. Perhaps she can reverse-engineer the Focus Band's power structure and production method.

But rather than simply handing it over to Master Jian, I'd rather learn her craftsmanship and make these items with my own hands...

After all, one Focus Band was easy enough to explain away as something from a Secret Realm.

But more brand-new items, along with the Berry Blender, Move Tutor... and perhaps, following the usual urban Pokémon novel formula, even more absurd black technology like a fossil revival machine would probably appear.

If he brought out so many miraculous items with inexplicable origins and no corresponding technology, people would definitely grow suspicious—everyone had explored Secret Realms before, so why were his gains so ridiculously overpowered?

So, in order to avoid being treated like a blue robotic cat.

Learning the relevant knowledge and researching and developing these Pokémon items himself was the best choice.

Once he mastered the production techniques, people would only think he was a dual-talented genius in both research and craftsmanship. They would wonder about the percentage of his brain development instead of suspecting that the items had fallen from the sky.

It's just that pursuing both research and craftsmanship at the same time will spread me even thinner. I need to prepare more assistants...

Actually, the Craftsman Dog Guoguo used just now is pretty good. It's an innate craftsman-type Pet Beast. It has many evolutionary forms, such as Blade-Forging Dog, Shield-Casting Dog, Master Craftsman Dog, and Thousand-Forge Divine Craftsman Dog. It's an exceptionally valuable assistant Pet Beast.

However, it originates from the Treasure Casting Valley Secret Realm and is jointly monopolized by the Four Great Craftsman Families.

These traditional craftsmen value inheritance and secrecy above all else.

If I want to obtain a Craftsman Dog, just like the craft knowledge, I'll still have to go through Master Jian...

Neither craftsmanship inheritance nor assistant Pet Beasts would be easy to obtain.

With the Magic City Evolution Assembly just around the corner, Jiang Xing was in no rush to lay his cards on the table with Master Jian. For now, he focused on helping Jian Guoguo choose a Pet Beast and building some goodwill.

Because the Dragon Gate Assembly from the previous two days had rapidly gone viral online, quite a few people had guessed that the Golden-Veined Koi's evolution requirements might be related to willpower.

As a result, the value of Golden-Veined Koi rapidly skyrocketed.

Yuyu with personalities such as Brave, resilient, and bold leaped from being "defective goods" to rare and highly sought-after Pet Beasts.

Their prices shot up from a few hundred yuan to hundreds of thousands, and they were still rising!

Fortunately, Golden-Veined Koi were widely distributed. Seeing the outrageous prices, many people simply went out into the wild to become anglers instead, which effectively curbed the surge.

Jian Guoguo came from a well-off family, so she did not need to try her luck in the wild. She simply picked one at a Breeding House and paid in full.

Li Lingyin was also very enthusiastic. She stayed by Jian Guoguo's side, constantly sharing her cultivation experience.

Jian Guoguo was somewhat shy and reserved, and she did not like talking much. But whenever it involved Pet Beasts, she could overcome those tendencies and become extremely serious. She had even brought a little notebook specifically to record Li Lingyin's words.

The two little girls quickly became close.

Jiang Xing, on the other hand, became free. Taking the opportunity, he visited the various Breeding Houses, browsed the different Pet Beasts they had raised, and looked to see whether any suitable assistants caught his eye.

Just as he leisurely strolled around and enjoyed his vacation.

A scream suddenly came from nearby.

Jiang Xing looked toward the sound and saw that the space on a nearby sidewalk had taken on an amber-like texture, frozen solid.

Within that amber-like space, a family of three remained frozen in walking poses, terror on their faces as they were unable to move. They screamed, "Help..."

They only had time to utter a single syllable before the space condensed in amber suddenly shrank like a black hole, violently curling into a tiny black dot.

The three of them, along with the pavement bricks beneath their feet and a trash can by the roadside, vanished into the black dot.

This was...

A Secret Realm!

"Little Dragon!!" Remembering the family's cries for help, Li Lingyin instinctively called for her Pet Beast and rushed toward the Secret Realm entrance.

However, just as she was about to move, a hand firmly pressed down on her shoulder.

Looking up, she saw Jiang Xing's serious expression.

"You stay here and call the police. Little Qilin, Dragon Cub, come with me to save them."

With that, his cloak billowed. His body twisted, and he vanished in an instant.

Seeing the Lucky Cloud Qilin and the Rainbow Dragon Cub disappear into the dot along with him, Li Lingyin's anxiety over the sudden incident eased slightly.

She raised a hand to comfort the worried Jian Guoguo, took out her phone, and made a call. "Hello, Officer..."