Attribute Upgrade

"Supreme Platform Star, respond to changes without pause;

Expel evil and bind demons, protect life and guard the body;

Wisdom clear and bright, heart and spirit at peace;

Three souls eternal, seven spirits never lost."

The next day, as the eastern sky just began to show a hint of white, Ling Qing rose early. After a simple wash, he began his morning practice.

Ever since he performed morning practice with Wenxi, Ling Qing had cultivated this habit.

Moreover, ever since he received the Druid inheritance, he had never once slept in.

In the past, this would have been completely unimaginable.

Every day, he would wait until nearly time for work to rush out of bed, hurrying frantically toward the company.

However, after waking up early, he discovered that a single day could actually be so long.

It was long enough to leisurely arrange his daily affairs while still feeling that time was more than sufficient.

Before entering the dungeon, he used his mornings to practice the Five Animal Frolics, but after two or three repetitions in a short period, he could no longer increase his skill proficiency.

The incantations of the Eight Divine Spells were not long, and reciting them two or three times did not take much time.

After finishing the final set of the Five Animal Frolics, Ling Qing extended one leg and bent the other, flapping his arms twice like the wings of a crane.

As his arms swayed, the muscles and bones throughout his body shivered like crane feathers, and his legs dissipated the excess force through the transition.

Ling Qing exhaled a long breath after completing the exercise, stretched his limbs, and turned to walk out the door.

After eating a hearty breakfast at the cafeteria, he returned to the front desk to request a different animal to observe.

This time, he chose Bear Mountain.

After yesterday's many attempts, Ling Qing had confirmed that he had fully mastered the Wild Shape of the Sika Deer.

It was enough to meet the requirements for upgrading the Five Animal Frolics, and he had no interest in observing other deer species.

Early this morning, before practicing the Five Animal Frolics, he had already completed the upgrade.

Character consumed 600 experience points to upgrade skill - Five Animal Frolics.

Character skill - Five Animal Frolics level increased (Basic → Advanced).

Based on the skill - Five Animal Frolics level increase, character attributes Strength +1, Agility +1, Constitution +1, increased to 11 points.

Because your Intelligence, Perception, and other attributes have already reached or exceeded the range of the Five Animal Frolics upgrade, your Intelligence and other attributes did not increase.

Based on the skill - Five Animal Frolics level increase, character temperament has improved, Charisma +1.

Although the increase was not significant, he could already feel that he had improved a small notch compared to before.

Whether it was strength, speed, or physical condition, there was a clear improvement, which made him feel full of energy.

So, taking advantage of this celebratory mood, he intended to strike while the iron was hot and record all four animal forms except for the Bird Frolic.

As for the Bird Frolic, it was not something he could complete now; a level 2 Druid's Wild Shape could only transform into animal forms that could neither fly nor swim.

To transform into a flying animal form, one must reach level eight in the profession.

However, Ling Qing was not in a hurry about this.

He planned to find an ostrich to try; although the Bird Frolic in the Five Animal Frolics he practiced imitated cranes, a bird is a bird, is it not?

An ostrich is also a bird, and besides, there was no harm in trying.

As for the transformation, although an ostrich is a bird, it cannot fly and has no flight speed.

Most importantly, even if he failed, simply transforming into the other four forms could raise all his attributes to 14 points.

At worst, he could wait until he reached level 8 to perfect the skill; if his attributes already exceeded 15 points by then, it wouldn't matter, and he might even save some experience points.

After checking, the front desk directly approved his application for observation of the Black Bear.

People who study bear-style martial arts are relatively rare, and the last person had finished observing long before Ling Qing observed the Sika Deer.

However, because there were only a few Black Bears on Bear Mountain, Ling Qing spent more time collecting wild energy to outline the image of the Black Bear.

But thanks to his previous experience, practice made perfect, and by comparison, the time spent was about the same as with the Sika Deer.

A few days later, he recorded the Black Bear's form transformation, and that night, he successfully transformed into a Black Bear.

Character completed Wild Shape, character template switched to: Black Bear.

Template: Black Bear
Life Level: 1
Attributes:
Strength: 17
Agility: 13
Constitution: 17

Perception: 13

Charisma: 6

Skills: Bite, Claw

Early the next morning, Ling Qing once again poured his accumulated experience points into the skill slot for Five Animal Frolics.

"Character consumes 1200 experience points to upgrade skill - Five Animal Frolics."

"Character skill - Five Animal Frolics level increased (Advanced → Expert)."

"Based on the skill - Five Animal Frolics level increase, character attributes Strength +1, Agility +1, Constitution +1, Intelligence +1, attributes increased to 12 points."

"Since your Perception attribute has already reached or exceeded the range for Five Animal Frolics improvement, your Perception attribute did not increase."

"Based on the skill - Five Animal Frolics level increase, character temperament has improved, Charisma +1."

Now, Ling Qing's attributes have become:

"Personal Attributes:

Strength: 12; Agility: 12; Constitution: 12; Intelligence: 12; Perception: 14; Charisma: 12."

Looking at the neat attribute values and feeling the increasingly powerful strength hidden within his body, Ling Qing was full of drive.

Aside from eating, sleeping, and his morning and evening lessons, he poured all his energy into completing the remaining two transformation forms.

Finally, after a few days.

"Template: Chimpanzee

Life Level: Level 1

Attributes:

Strength: 13

Agility: 15

Constitution: 12

Intelligence: 10 (Human form feedback +2)

Perception: 12

Charisma: 7

Skills: Bite, Swipe"

"Template: Siberian Tiger

Life Level: Level 1

Attributes:

Strength: 19

Agility: 17

Constitution: 15

Perception: 12

Charisma: 6

Skills: Bite, Claw

Special Attacks: Pounce, Rake"

Upon completing the Ape and Tiger transformations, these two templates gave him an unexpected surprise.

The Chimpanzee template possessed an Intelligence attribute and could also receive bonuses from his character.

Reaching 10 points in Intelligence meant that when Ling Qing transformed into the Chimpanzee form, he could actually learn spells.

Although he could only learn two 1st-circle spells and had to learn them from scratch, it was equivalent to being a professional.

The Siberian Tiger's strength was only 1 point away from becoming extraordinary, and its agility was second only to the Sika Deer.

At the same time, it possessed two special attack skills, making its melee capabilities formidable.

He could use these for close-quarters combat whenever an enemy managed to close the distance in the future.

Ling Qing had now mastered four transformation forms, with only the bird form remaining.

After observing him several times, everyone realized that Ling Qing could quickly gain the favor of animals; even the ferocious Siberian Tiger and Black Bear would not harm him.

It was as if he could understand the language of animals and grasp their needs.

During this period, he also helped the Beast Garden resolve many troubles, repeatedly calming the fury of agitated beasts.

After all, some people might be able to become friends with a person quickly, but they are always unable to gain the favor of animals.

The villa did not keep ostriches, but after receiving Ling Qing's request, the villa staff specially borrowed an ostrich for him.

They also designated a separate area for him to raise and observe it.