Dragon Gate Legend and Dragon Attribute Moves

Of the four conditions Jiang Xing had deduced, the Golden-Veined Koi had already met three.

Only [Dragon Attribute Energy] and [Dragon Attribute Moves] remained.

Thus, Jiang Xing made a trip to the fruit market and bought twenty Dragon Scale Lychees.

Dragon Scale Lychees resembled ordinary lychees in appearance. They were derivative fruits that grew on the backs of Dragon Attribute Pet Beasts known as Grass Lychee Dragons. Since they absorbed the Grass Lychee Dragons' energy while growing, they contained a trace of Dragon Attribute Energy.

Compared to other Dragon Attribute resources, they contained less energy and had a high yield, yet they were still expensive.

A single Dragon Scale Lychee cost as much as five thousand yuan!

Jiang Xing's hands trembled as he scanned the code to pay.

He remembered that Grass Lychee Dragons were Pet Beasts monopolized by a certain Dragon Tamer Clan. Each one could grow several hundred Dragon Scale Lychees on its back, and they would keep growing...

Damn it, why did someone else get to own such a money-printing machine!?

One day, Jiang Xing would develop and monopolize at least one resource-producing Pet Beast too. He would print money right at home!

After tearfully paying one hundred thousand yuan, Jiang Xing returned to school with the Dragon Scale Lychees. Following the move data Senior Sister Su had sent him, he added other resource fruits as supplementary ingredients.

In the end, he made 240 golden Energy Cubes.

Jiang Xing named them [Dragon Lychee Cubes].

"The energy value of one cube is no less than that of a Dragon Scale Lychee, and its consumption value is even higher..."

"If I sold them all, making around a million shouldn't be a problem."

Jiang Xing marveled. As expected, processing was more profitable. Process raw materials a little, and their price could skyrocket tenfold.

If he ever ran short on funds, he could consider selling some Energy Cubes to recover his losses.

For now, though, it was better to cultivate his Pet Beasts first.

After all, he only had one Berry Blender. Processing took time as well, and the profits had an upper limit.

Obtaining valuable research results—that was the true path to endless wealth!

Senior Sister Su was a perfect example. She had once been poor too, yet her net worth had skyrocketed within just a few years thanks to her research results. Not only had she built an independent research institute, but she had also cultivated many powerful Pet Beasts.

That was how a scholar ought to make money.

Jiang Xing prepared the materials and extended his right hand.

A flash of white light passed by, and the Pet Beast phantom in his palm transformed into a koi with a white body and golden veins, dropping into the laboratory pool.

The Golden-Veined Koi swam around once, observing its surroundings and its kind. Soon, it poked its head out of the pool and cried out.

"Eee!"

Though it sounded rather like a dolphin's cry.

Jiang Xing understood what it meant.

Dragon!

It was urging him on.

"A contract can actually let a Beast Tamer and a Pet Beast understand each other's hearts. How amazing..."

Jiang Xing sighed and said to the Golden-Veined Koi,

"Don't be impatient. Let me tell you a story first—a story about a carp leaping over the Dragon Gate."

"Legend says that, in the distant East Sea, there was a school of carp. They heard that Human King Dayu wished to select the worthy to guard the Dragon Gate..."

Jiang Xing slowly recounted the ancient legend of carp leaping over the Dragon Gate.

This process was actually [cultivation]!

According to the theories of the Beast Taming World, a Pet Beast's own thoughts could also influence the form it took upon evolution.

For example, a Pet Beast might meet the requirements to evolve into both a Water Type and a Fire Type. But because it preferred playing in water and wished to become a Water Type Pet Beast, it would evolve into a Water Type.

This was the famous [Heart Selection Theory].

Of course, the Heart Selection Theory had more complex foundations and derivative papers behind it. It was an entire series of research topics.

Jiang Xing was merely using this theory to plant a seed of [dragon transformation] in the Golden-Veined Koi's heart.

After all, if the Golden-Veined Koi itself did not even know what a "dragon" was or how to become one, how could it seek out the direction of its evolution?

Now, Jiang Xing had given it an answer and even paved the way for it!

He told it—

Leap over that Dragon Gate!

And at the instant it exhausted all its strength and leaped over the Dragon Gate, its powerful will would drive a qualitative transformation in its power, allowing it to transform into a dragon!

The Golden-Veined Koi had originally been rather ignorant. It did not understand what transforming into a dragon meant; it had only agreed to the contract because of an instinctive desire to grow stronger.

But now, as Jiang Xing told the story, its gaze grew brighter and brighter, while the images in its mind became increasingly clear.

A hundred carp raced through the waters, leaping the gate to become dragons!

"...That exhausted Golden-Backed Carp lashed the crest of the waves with its tail and truly surged upward another stretch, leaping over the towering Dragon Gate—then, in an instant, before everyone's eyes, it transformed into a massive golden dragon!"

"Eee!!"

Dragon!!!

The Golden-Veined Koi excitedly slapped the pool with its tail, splashing water everywhere.

It was as though it had leaped over the Dragon Gate alongside the story's protagonist and become a True Dragon.

Seeing how excited it was, Jiang Xing made a solemn promise.

"Though it is only a story, I believe the path to transforming into a dragon lies within it."

"So, I will help you find the legendary Dragon Gate and give you the chance to change your fate..."

"Now, you must train diligently and prepare to leap over the Dragon Gate."

With a splash, the Golden-Veined Koi shot upward. After touching the ceiling, it fell back into the water with a plop and gave an excited cry.

"Eee!"

Training!

Seeing its excitement, Jiang Xing revealed a satisfied smile.

With the preparations complete, it was time to begin training—

The training content was Dragon Attribute Moves.

The material Senior Sister Su had sent was a move called [Dragon Sacrifice Dance].

According to the data, this move was a dance created by ancient Beast Tamers specifically to worship the legendary Pet Beast, the Azure Dragon.

Because its creators had observed the Azure Dragon's movements in flight, it contained a trace of Dragon Attribute power and became a Dragon Attribute Move.

After using the move, one could receive the Azure Dragon's blessing and temporarily enhance one's strength and speed.

The move itself was not complicated, nor did it have any fixed dance patterns. Its key lay in a short video recording of the Azure Dragon dancing through the sky.

By observing the video, Water Type, Dragon Attribute, Flying Type, and other Pet Beasts had a chance of comprehending a trace of the Azure Dragon's essence and thereby learning Dragon Sacrifice Dance.

Thus, Jiang Xing simply played the video beside the pool, letting all the Golden-Veined Koi watch it together and practice Dragon Sacrifice Dance.

The Golden-Veined Koi in the pool kept bouncing about, like a chaotic swarm of demons dancing wildly.

When they grew tired and it was time to feed them fish food, he gave the Fish King an extra meal on its own, feeding it Dragon Lychee Cubes.

"Little Yuyus, it's not that I'm playing favorites. I'm just so poor I can barely keep the pot boiling."

"Once I have money, I'll definitely let all of you eat the good stuff."

Pet Beasts were simply too intelligent. As Jiang Xing gave the Fish King its extra meal, the Yuyus stared at him with watery eyes. He felt strangely guilty, as though he had done something shameful.

He hurriedly finished feeding them and called it a day, retreating to a corner of the laboratory and forcing himself to focus on his phone.

The Golden-Veined Koi's training had already been arranged.

If he wanted them to evolve perfectly, he had to find something that the Golden-Veined Koi could acknowledge from the bottom of their hearts—something that could challenge them and elevate their spirits...

[Dragon Gate]!