Pet Battle World.
Aaron split off a portion of his attention to watch Ghost, then opened his eyes.
The sky was faintly brightening. Sikong Xiaoxiao in the fish tank had already woken up, blowing bubbles. "So boring, so boring..."
Fish slept with their eyes open. She was still unaccustomed to it, so she went to sleep late and woke up early.
Aaron glanced at the data panel:
[Power of Heart: Fourth Stage] [Contracted Pet: Crimson Carp (Medium Battle Soldier)]
He immediately smiled.
A single night of meditative training had raised his Power of Heart by a stage. It didn't seem all that difficult after all...
After all, he had created this character based on the template of an ordinary person—well, at most, someone with a bit of talent.
Now that he was improving, it was understandable. Perfectly understandable...
"Since you're awake, training begins... I have some new ideas about your Splash skill... Skills are merely the manifestation of talent. As a carp pet beast, you should naturally be able to command water currents!"
Aaron said to Sikong Xiaoxiao, "Now, we're going to find a river or a lake—anywhere with water—and start training your abilities!"
"O-Okay!"
Sikong Xiaoxiao suddenly sensed something was wrong. "Aren't we still going to the Lola Region?"
"We can travel and train at the same time."
Aaron smiled. "Besides... to reach Lola, we have to cross a strait... and I just happen to not want to buy a boat ticket, so we'll walk across it."
"No, no, no! I'll die! I'll definitely be exhausted to death!"
The Crimson Carp swam in circles without stopping, voicing her protest.
"Protest denied. Let's go!"
Aaron took Sikong Xiaoxiao and found a lake.
Playtime was playtime, but when it came to serious business, Sikong Xiaoxiao was extremely earnest.
Splash!