Chapter Summaries

Plot points and events

• Lin Yuan asks Liu Xing to help find pet-beast customers for Nang Nang, his young Courier Bird. Lin Yuan hopes that closer bonds with pet beasts might reveal a suitable evolution path for Nang Nang and Yu Ning.
• Liu Xing agrees to introduce Nang Nang to his own pet beasts and arrange regular deliveries. Jinjin and Liu Xing’s contracted beasts take to Nang Nang, while sleepy Zizi briefly engages with him before returning to sleep.
• Lin Yuan asks Liu Xing for advice on expanding Yuanming Pet Food Shop and building a breeding facility. Together, they sketch a preliminary plan: buy two nearby storefronts, add floors, and begin a facility with Courier Bird breeding and plant-rearing areas. Liu Xing also plans spaces for Lin Yuan’s existing beasts and a future contracted pet.
• Lin Yuan’s final question concerns obtaining Commander-quality materials for his main pet’s upcoming evolution, since his Pet Beast Alliance access is limited. Liu Xing eagerly offers to help, but his solution is not yet revealed.

Character developments and interactions

• Lin Yuan shows consideration for Nang Nang’s emotional development, while also thinking ahead about his business, pet facilities, and future needs.
• Liu Xing proves generous, knowledgeable, and well connected. He enjoys finally being able to act as the senior who advises Lin Yuan, whom he usually finds difficult to impress.
• Nang Nang begins making connections with Liu Xing’s pet beasts, suggesting that his new work may differ from the emotionally distant routine expected of Courier Birds.
• Zizi shows a brief interest in Nang Nang’s appearance but remains devoted to sleep; Liu Xing jokes that he is jealous of the attention Zizi gives the bird.

Significant themes

• The chapter explores the value of emotional bonds between pet beasts, especially as a possible influence on growth and evolution.
• It highlights planning for the future: Lin Yuan and Liu Xing consider business expansion, specialized habitats, and resources needed for an upcoming evolution.
• Generosity and mentorship shape the chapter: Liu Xing uses his family’s expertise and connections to help Lin Yuan without expecting payment.

Summary

• Liu Xing explains his lineage’s Resource Vault. His family became Lin Hua City’s leading beast-breeding lineage after discovering a unique Evolution Chain for the Water Spirit Whale. When rivals once managed to reproduce one evolution by tracking the materials the family had bought, the lineage began stockpiling Evolution Materials to protect its knowledge and prepare for future developments. The vault has since become a valuable source of rare goods.
• Lin Yuan adopts the strategy. Since he expects to create more previously unknown pet-beast forms, he realizes he could face the same risk of rivals copying his discoveries. He decides to gather materials through multiple sources, both as a safeguard and to prepare for future needs. He agrees to ask Liu Xing for help obtaining anything he cannot find himself.
• The friends discuss the Still Spirit Cat and Lin Yuan’s packed schedule. Liu Xing asks about the cat, which he once tried to adopt; Lin Yuan says Teacher Sun Xingtian is training it for the Quality Competition. Liu Xing is astonished that Lin Yuan is also entering the Research Competition and Spellcraft Competition, under the guidance of Sun and Zhao Liang. He jokes that Lin Yuan’s exceptional progress—and his business—would intimidate other students, while Lin Yuan insists he still makes time to relax.
• Lin Yuan considers his growing expenses. That evening, he arranges construction crews for a major project based on Liu Xing’s lavish proposal. The work will take months and cost at least ten million, but Lin Yuan believes his coming income can cover it for now. He recognizes that Zilan’s earnings may eventually be insufficient, though he chooses not to worry too far ahead.
• Zilan begins forming a Treasure Fruit. In the Plant Room, Lin Yuan sees that her petals have become a deeper purple and notices a faint fruit-like shape forming in the light of her Pagoda. Her trait produces Treasure Fruits through emotional nourishment; their quality depends on the strength and duration of those emotions. Lin Yuan leaves her undisturbed as she focuses on improving herself, then checks on the Purple Star Vine, which had recently shown signs of mutation.

Character development and themes

Lin Yuan grows more strategically minded, applying Liu Xing’s family history to protect his own future discoveries. Liu Xing’s pride in his lineage and teasing affection for Lin Yuan reveal both his enthusiasm and their close friendship. The chapter emphasizes preparation, secrecy, and the protection of innovation, alongside ambition, hard work, and the emotional bond between pet beasts and their caretaker.

Key plot points and events

• Zilan’s first mutated Purple Star Vine becomes a rare Purple Ghost Orchid with the unusually valuable Purple Dew trait. Its panel shows an 81% compatibility with the Purple Dew Orchid evolution, which can be worth over a million Alliance Coins.
• Lin Yuan learns that the mutation occurred when Zilan first formed a Treasure Fruit. Zilan says she needs about four weeks to form another fruit and can currently make only one at a time, suggesting a future chance for another orchid to mutate. She also produces an extra drop of spirit dew as she grows stronger.
• Lin Yuan plans to place the new orchid beside Zilan and investigate whether Zilan’s influence encourages nearby Purple Star Vines to mutate.
• At school, Lin Yuan continues his experiment with the Courier Birds. With guidance from Chen Xuanbai, he gives selected birds kindness and emotional support while arranging for the experienced Yu Ning to mentor and supervise others.
• Over five days, Lin Yuan learns the more advanced Spirit-Gazing Art, develops his spiritual world to make it more engaging for Baishi, and continues his own and Baishi’s training.
• On the experiment’s seventh day, Xiao Man’s evolution-path panel finally displays “None for now,” marking a significant breakthrough.

Character developments

• Lin Yuan grows more observant and strategic, tailoring different approaches to Zilan, the Courier Birds, and their individual needs. His mental power rises to 33.
• Zilan grows stronger, develops the rare Purple Dew trait through mutation, and shows affectionate devotion to Lin Yuan by giving him spirit dew.
• Xiao Man, a young Courier Bird only six months into work, begins questioning its previous conditioning after receiving kindness.
• Yu Ning, the group’s most experienced bird, is given a new role as mentor and guardian, with Lin Yuan encouraging its leadership.
• Baishi continues intense training with Sun Xingtian and remains determined despite exhaustion.

Character interactions

• Lin Yuan communicates with Zilan by reading her emotions and status, asking about her fruit production and the timing of the mutation. Zilan responds with information and a gift of spirit dew.
• Lin Yuan supports the Courier Birds indirectly through kindness and directly through tailored praise and responsibilities. He entrusts Yu Ning with mentoring while personally providing emotional feedback.
• Baishi trains under Sun Xingtian, then benefits from Lin Yuan’s efforts to make its spiritual-world surroundings richer and less monotonous.

Significant themes

• Experimentation and discovery: Lin Yuan studies mutation, evolution, and the effects of environment and treatment.
• Kindness and emotional change: The Courier Bird experiment suggests that compassion can unsettle learned assumptions and open new evolutionary possibilities.
• Individualized care and mentorship: Lin Yuan recognizes that different personalities and histories call for different support.
• Growth through effort: Lin Yuan, Zilan, Baishi, and the Courier Birds all show progress through sustained development and training.

Chapter Summary: “Two Hypotheses, Bloodline Traits”

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lin Yuan observes that Xiao Man’s [Evolution Path] now reads “None Available,” confirming that the goodwill of Customers has fundamentally altered its development.
• Based on Xiao Man and Nang Nang, Lin Yuan forms his first hypothesis: younger Courier Birds are more likely to develop entirely new evolutionary forms after receiving goodwill, especially if they encounter that goodwill early.
• The two Courier Birds in the Emotional Change Group begin showing more “struggle,” guilt, and confusion as they grow happier, suggesting that positive emotions conflict with their previous conditioning.
• The Free Development Group produces further evidence:
  • Three-year-old Zi Ji favors Customers who have shown it goodwill.
  • Nine-year-old Tailwind continues using familiar delivery methods, implying that older Courier Birds are more deeply shaped by long-term habits and social conditioning.
• Lin Yuan proposes a second hypothesis: fundamentally changing the behavior of older Courier Birds requires direct human intervention.
• He realizes that his theories will only gain social credibility if he successfully evolves a Courier Bird into a completely new pet form. Nang Nang and Yu Ning are progressing well, giving him hope that Xiao Man or another Courier Bird may soon reveal a new evolutionary path.

Character Developments

• Lin Yuan advances rapidly as a researcher, using his observations to form testable theories about age, conditioning, goodwill, and evolution. His growing [Living Creature Affinity] allows him to sense pets’ emotions more accurately.
• Baishi makes major progress in combat training:
  • He can now instantly activate [Heart Frenzy].
  • He uses [Lion Spirit] more effectively under pressure.
  • He begins actively controlling [Hidden Transformation], shrinking his body and briefly transforming into a young lion.
• Baishi’s confidence fluctuates when his transformation remains incomplete, but Lin Yuan’s encouragement helps him recover quickly and continue training.
• Sun Xingtian’s Flowing Cloud Wind Leopard has forgiven Baishi after being appeased with a colorful wig. It now acts as Baishi’s strict but supportive combat mentor.
• Sun Xingtian recognizes Baishi’s transformation as a possible rare [Bloodline Trait], suggesting that Baishi’s unusual lineage may grant him exceptional potential.

Significant Themes

• Nature versus conditioning: The Courier Birds’ behavior demonstrates how age, work experience, and social treatment shape personality, while also showing that goodwill can challenge deeply ingrained conditioning.
• The importance of early intervention: Younger pets appear more adaptable, whereas older pets may require deliberate human support to change.
• Scientific verification: Lin Yuan understands that personal observations are insufficient; he needs more subjects and, ultimately, a successful evolution to validate his research publicly.
• Growth through encouragement: Baishi’s progress is driven not only by training but also by Lin Yuan’s emotional support and confidence in him.
• Hidden potential and bloodlines: Baishi’s ability to transform hints at inherited traits emerging earlier than expected, emphasizing the influence of ancestry and mixed bloodlines.

Character Interactions

• Lin Yuan carefully observes the Courier Birds and interprets their emotional changes, treating their development as both a research subject and a welfare concern.
• Lin Yuan supports Baishi through feeding, encouragement, and spiritual communication, helping him overcome frustration during training.
• Baishi sparrs with the Flowing Cloud Wind Leopard, whose guidance improves his movement, reactions, and combat instincts.
• Sun Xingtian and Lin Yuan watch Baishi train together. Sun Xingtian is shocked by Baishi’s transformation and questions Lin Yuan about his lineage.
• Lin Yuan explains Baishi’s ancestry: a Monarch-quality Nether Spirit Veil Cat mother, a Monarch-quality lion-type father, and several high-quality siblings.
• Sun Xingtian concludes that Baishi possesses a rare Bloodline Trait and privately celebrates the possibility that Baishi may surpass the pets of rival teachers.

Key plot points and events

• Sun Xingtian identifies Baishi’s newly awakened Bloodline Trait. It gives the young white cat the potential to evolve into a lion and grants it advantages over other beasts of comparable level and quality.
• Baishi feels conflicted: it resists the idea of becoming like its cold, uncaring father and wonders whether its strength comes from its bloodline or from Lin Yuan’s care.
• Lin Yuan reassures Baishi that its worth and future identity come from its own character and effort—not its parents or eventual appearance. His encouragement helps Baishi overcome its lingering insecurity.
• Baishi absorbs the last of the Lionbright Fruit’s energy and breaks through to Transcendent High-Grade, reaching Ordinary level 8. Its status reflects its newfound confidence: “My fate is mine to command, not heaven’s!” Lin Yuan’s mental power rises to 37 in response.
• Impressed by Baishi’s talent and rapid growth, Sun Xingtian decides to ask the principal for permission for Lin Yuan to enter the school’s Rare Beast Garden early and choose a second pet beast. He believes a second pet could make Lin Yuan a contender for a national gold medal at the upcoming Quality Competition.
• Sun hurries off to contact the principal, while Lin Yuan is surprised but interested in the possibility. The chapter ends as Sun calls the principal on a Saturday.

Character development and interactions

• Baishi moves from self-doubt toward confidence, embracing its own identity and trusting its bond with Lin Yuan. Its breakthrough is tied not only to its bloodline but also to its emotional growth.
• Lin Yuan acts as Baishi’s source of reassurance, affirming that the cat’s future belongs to it. He is also open to exploring a second pet, though he already has plans of his own.
• Sun Xingtian becomes intensely invested in Lin Yuan’s prospects. His excitement is driven both by concern for his student’s success and by the chance to coach a major competition winner. Baishi, meanwhile, is disappointed that Sun leaves before it can thank its leopard instructor properly.

Significant themes

• Self-determination versus inheritance: Bloodline can offer potential, but Baishi’s identity and future are its own to shape.
• Care and encouragement: Lin Yuan’s support helps Baishi shed the shame and insecurity formed by earlier rejection.
• Ambition and opportunity: Baishi’s progress prompts Sun to seek special resources that could accelerate Lin Yuan’s development.

Plot points and events

• Principal Li Changsheng tells Sun Xingtian that two other teachers have already sought school support for Lin Yuan: Chen Xuanbai secured extra research funding for the Courier Bird project, while Zhao Liang obtained funding for new eye-technique arts by arguing they could help the school win the Spellcraft Competition.
• Sun tries to negotiate resources for Lin Yuan as well. Li agrees to let Lin Yuan choose a beast from the Rare Beast Garden the following Monday, but makes Sun responsible for several troublesome beasts and promises him an extra class next year if Lin Yuan fails to win gold.
• Li privately reveals that Uncle Enlightenment selected Lin Yuan as an exceptional talent. He has been entertaining himself by watching teachers compete to help Lin Yuan, while attaching additional duties to the resources he approves.
• Lin Yuan’s pet-food shop is upgraded to two-star, giving him access to previously restricted materials. He buys the Spiritblast Lion Fruit and Four-Leaf Wonder Herb for his beasts’ evolutions, leaving himself with just over 300,000 Alliance Coins.
• Lin still needs Mad Lion Essence Blood for Baishi’s evolution and plans to ask Liu Xing for help. Liu messages him with the completed design and construction drawings.

Character developments and interactions

• Sun Xingtian is eager to support Lin Yuan, but discovers that Chen Xuanbai and Zhao Liang have acted first. His confidence in his negotiation skills falters when Li drives a hard bargain.
• Li Changsheng comes across as a grumbling, reluctant principal, but is actually amused by the teachers’ rivalry and quietly supports Lin Yuan because of Uncle Enlightenment’s recommendation.
• Lin Yuan continues managing his beasts’ costly evolutions and expanding his business access. His regular income from Huang Tao helps, but his purchases show how quickly high-level Beast Taming consumes money.
• The teachers’ competition over Lin Yuan creates a chain of favors and obligations with the principal, while Sun’s resentment is mostly directed at having arrived too late.

Significant themes

• Talent attracts investment: Lin Yuan’s promise prompts teachers and school leadership to compete for resources on his behalf.
• Support comes with obligations: The principal grants funding and opportunities but expects extra work in return.
• Ambition has a cost: Lin Yuan’s progress depends on expensive materials, careful budgeting, and securing rare ingredients before others do.
• Competition and comic rivalry: The teachers’ maneuvering and Li’s behind-the-scenes amusement provide a lighthearted counterpoint to the serious stakes of Lin Yuan’s development.

Plot points and events

• Lin Yuan receives the completed renovation plans for his pet-food shop and home. The designs are polished and ready for construction, and he tells Liu Xing he is pleased.
• Preparing to evolve Linghuan, Lin Yuan orders the remaining listed materials and plans to visit the Liu family’s resource library with Baishi in search of Mad Lion Essence Blood.
• At Liu Xing’s home, Liu shows Lin Yuan a collection of pet-beast T-shirts he designed, including one featuring Lin Yuan’s Courier Bird, Nang Nang. He gives Lin Yuan the shirt and wants to photograph Baishi with his own pets, Jinjin and Zizi.
• Lin Yuan summons Baishi, whose improved appearance astonishes Liu Xing. Liu remembers Baishi’s troubled past and becomes emotional, convinced Lin Yuan has helped it become what it was meant to be.
• Liu Xing offers to let Baishi choose a Commander-grade resource from the family library as a gift. The group sets off to look for materials.

Character developments

• Lin Yuan is pleased with Liu Xing’s work and continues preparing carefully for his pets’ evolution. He remains patient and quietly understanding when Liu Xing becomes sentimental.
• Liu Xing is increasingly confident and cheerful as Zizi’s illusion trait enhances his appearance. Seeing Baishi thriving reinforces his belief in fate and deepens his respect for Lin Yuan.
• Baishi is curious about Liu Xing’s transformation and, after hearing that it can choose a gift, quickly revises its opinion of him—from someone who used to chase it to a good person.
• Zizi’s growing ability continues to affect Liu Xing, while Liu’s pets’ affection for Nang Nang is reflected in the T-shirt collection.

Significant themes

• Growth and second chances: Baishi’s improvement suggests that patience and care can help someone overcome a difficult beginning.
• Fate and belief: Liu Xing interprets the positive changes in his life—and Baishi’s transformation—as evidence that fate is guiding events.
• Kindness and empathy: Liu Xing’s concern for Baishi and generous gift offer reveal his warmth beneath his playful, dramatic manner.
• Appearance and perception: Liu Xing’s changed looks—and Baishi’s changed attitude toward him—provide a comic reminder of how appearance can shape first impressions.

Character interactions

• Lin Yuan and Liu Xing exchange practical support: Liu provides the renovation plans, while Lin Yuan asks to use the Liu family’s resources.
• Liu gives Lin Yuan a shirt featuring Nang Nang, showing how closely his pets have bonded with the Courier Bird.
• Liu’s emotional reaction to Baishi contrasts with Baishi’s amused, self-centered observations, creating humor.
• Liu’s offer of a gift quickly wins Baishi over, setting up the visit to the resource library.

Key plot points and events

• Liu Xing invites Lin Yuan and Baishi to his family’s resource vault, insisting Baishi may choose gifts freely as a way to honor their earlier connection. Lin Yuan initially objects, but accepts.
• In the vault, Lin Yuan explains the theory of Beast Affinity Selection: a Beast Tame’s instincts can guide it toward materials suited to its growth or evolution.
• Lin Yuan warns Baishi not to select the Bloodline Fusion Liquid or Spiritblast Lion Fruit, which he has already obtained. He also keeps quiet about Mad Lion Essence Blood so he can see what Baishi discovers on its own.
• Baishi independently chooses five materials, including Mad Lion Essence Blood, two Commander-quality products, Cat-Eye Dew, and Lionbright Fruit. Its choices confirm the theory’s usefulness.
• Liu Xing worries that Baishi is taking too little and promises to let it choose more next time. The visit also includes plans to photograph Baishi with Liu Xing’s cats, Jinjin and Zizi, and to discuss Lin Yuan’s paper on the Illusion Dream Butterfly.
• Back home, Lin Yuan reflects that Baishi might have ended up with Liu Xing if their paths had not crossed. Liu Xing could have spoiled it, but Lin Yuan understands that Baishi’s real ambition is to become a Lion.
• Lin Yuan then discovers Linghuan reading a childhood encyclopedia while maintaining Zilan’s cultivation. Zilan secretly feeds it Spirit Dew to help sustain its unusual concentration.

Character developments and interactions

• Lin Yuan balances gratitude toward Liu Xing with concern about accepting too much. He trusts Baishi’s instincts and values its chosen path, even while recognizing his own financial limits.
• Liu Xing shows generosity and affection for Baishi, treating the gift as a continuation of their bond. His extravagant attitude contrasts with Lin Yuan’s more measured approach.
• Baishi is excited by the freedom to choose but remains restrained, stopping after five items. Its choices reveal both instinctive affinities and traces of its past.
• Linghuan demonstrates heightened creativity and comprehension after gaining the Wisdom Heart trait, becoming absorbed in reading while continuing its task.
• Zilan supports Linghuan covertly, using Spirit Dew to keep it focused and energized.

Significant themes

• Instinct and growth: Baishi’s choices illustrate how a Beast Tame’s own affinities may guide its development.
• Care versus ambition: Liu Xing offers Baishi comfort and abundance, while Lin Yuan respects its desire to pursue a more demanding goal.
• Agency and restraint: Baishi’s freedom to choose—and its decision to take only what feels sufficient—emphasize its growing independence.
• Companionship and quiet support: Zilan’s hidden care for Linghuan highlights the close, attentive bonds among the Beast Tames.

Key events

The author marks the book’s upcoming paid release with a playful, illustrated “Product Report.” The announcement gives the release time—September 16, 2026, at noon—and reviews the book’s strong performance during its free period: it received several major new-book recommendations, reached fifth place in the New Book Rankings, and remained in the top ten.
The author outlines the launch plan: at least 10,000 characters on release day, at least 6,000 characters daily during the first month, and bonus chapters tied to subscriptions, monthly tickets, and reader tips. The author also explains how readers can subscribe, notes that iOS subscription statistics update slowly, and recommends other authors’ books. The first paid chapter may be delayed while illustrations are prepared.

Character development and interactions

The chapter focuses on the author’s relationship with readers rather than the story’s fictional characters. Yuan Shi expresses surprise and gratitude at the book’s success, promises to continue developing its storylines, and directly asks readers to subscribe, comment, and support the release. The author also acknowledges fellow writers by recommending their work and thanking them for their help.

Significant themes

• Reader–creator relationship: The announcement treats subscriptions and feedback as essential support for the book’s future.
• Creative commitment: The author promises to maintain both writing and illustration quality while balancing the work with a day job and commute.
• Community and mutual support: Recommendations for other books highlight cooperation among authors and readers.
• Commercial realities of serialization: Rankings, subscription statistics, update schedules, and bonus incentives shape the book’s release strategy.

Key plot points and events

• Linghuan, a housekeeping beast, once shared a close bond with young Lin Yuan and Zilan, but its incomplete evolution left it confused and emotionally distant. After Lin Yuan cured it, it regained its energy and gradually reconciled with Zilan.
• Remembering that Linghuan used to read picture books with Lin Yuan, Zilan inspires it to pick up a Beast Gear book. Linghuan enters a focused state, understands the text and diagrams, and breaks down how ordinary Beast Gear is made.
• Linghuan realizes it may someday be able to craft Beast Gear and promises to make Zilan one. Lin Yuan discovers the pair studying but reassures them, supports Linghuan’s ambition, and offers to teach it.
• Encouraged by Lin Yuan’s trust, Linghuan breaks through to Transcendent Level 10 and meets the requirements to evolve. Zilan also advances, from Transcendent Level 3 to Level 4.
• With a Four-Leaf Wonder Herb due to arrive that evening, Lin Yuan asks whether Linghuan wants to evolve. He explains that the shop’s coming expansion will bring more work, but that evolution could help Linghuan pursue its own interests. Linghuan enthusiastically agrees.

Character development and interactions

• Linghuan moves from the confusion and isolation caused by its incomplete evolution toward renewed connection, intellectual curiosity, and a personal ambition to make Beast Gear. Its household duties remain important to it, but it now has a goal beyond them.
• Zilan overcomes its old worry that Linghuan had grown distant because it had become stronger. It supports Linghuan by replenishing its energy and responds to their renewed bond with fresh motivation of its own.
• Lin Yuan recognizes that Linghuan’s [Wisdom Heart] grants more than efficiency: it also enables reading and technical analysis. He treats the pair warmly, affirming their cooperation and backing Linghuan’s dream while considering its future workload.
• The scene echoes the trio’s childhood closeness: Lin Yuan once helped and learned alongside his companions, and now takes the role of teacher and supporter.

Significant themes

• Trust and encouragement unlock potential: Lin Yuan’s support turns Linghuan’s new ambition into a source of motivation and growth.
• Healing restores relationships: Treating Linghuan repairs the distance between it and Zilan.
• Growth need not mean abandoning one’s role: Linghuan can remain devoted to the household while pursuing a new craft.
• Mutual support and shared prosperity: Linghuan wants to make gear for the family, while Zilan resolves to earn money for Linghuan’s materials.

Plot points

• Lin Yuan prepares Linghuan’s evolution into a Wonderfortune Bear, studying the required materials and mixing them precisely. He makes rice cakes from the Intelligence Ginseng Fruit and other ingredients, while Linghuan helps prepare a brow band centered on the Four-Leaf Wonder Herb.
• Linghuan eats the cakes and wears the brow band, beginning an evolution that will take several days. A pale red and green energy field spreads through the Plant Room, triggering Linghuan’s Spirit Energy Burst. Lin Yuan saves some of the energy in his Spiritual World.
• Baishi is drawn to the spirit energy and, after seeing the evolution, becomes eager to evolve too. Lin Yuan reassures the still-young cat that it should progress at its own pace.
• The following day at school, Lin Yuan observes the Courier Birds. Nang Nang reflects on how its life has changed since Lin Yuan bought it: it has made friends, received kindness from pet beasts, and grown happier in its work.
• Nang Nang spots its likeness on Lin Yuan’s shirt and concludes that its new owner cares about it. Lin Yuan then notices that Nang Nang’s panel has revealed a hidden evolution path: the Pocket-Space Bird. Its requirements include reaching Ordinary Level 10 and developing a sound understanding of its work, social acceptance, and identity as a Courier Bird.

Character development and interactions

• Linghuan approaches evolution confidently, encouraged by Lin Yuan, Zilan, and the others. Its aptitude for the hidden path is at 100% compatibility.
• Lin Yuan supports Linghuan closely and sees the evolution as a chance to receive another Gift of All Spirits reward. His study of Courier Birds also helps him understand their behavior.
• Baishi grows more ambitious after seeing Linghuan evolve, while Lin Yuan tempers that enthusiasm with patient encouragement.
• Nang Nang moves from following the older Courier Birds’ warnings about isolation and competition to finding joy in friendship and companionship. It bonds with Xiao Man, Zi Ji, and Yu Ning, and shares a playful connection with Zizi, who brings it treats and Spirit Dew.
• Lin Yuan and Nang Nang share a growing bond: Nang Nang sees the shirt as proof of affection, while Lin Yuan values observing its rich inner life and its progress toward a successful experiment.

Significant themes

• Growth through support and trust: Lin Yuan’s encouragement helps his pet beasts pursue evolution without fear.
• Belonging and friendship: Nang Nang’s experience challenges the rigid lessons it was taught, showing that connection can make work and life more fulfilling.
• Individual identity: Nang Nang’s evolution depends not just on strength, but on understanding its role and finding a genuine sense of identity as a Courier Bird.

Key plot points and events

• Lin Yuan confirms that a Courier Bird can evolve into a Transcendent mid-grade Pocket-Space Bird. The evolution requires costly Transcendent-grade spatial Beast Gear: a Spirit-Dwelling Pouch and a Spirit Cage Ring.
• He concludes that the path’s prerequisites likely include social recognition and a sense of self-worth, explaining why Courier Birds—often treated as mere delivery workers—rarely qualify.
• The new path appears on the panels of all ten birds, though their compatibility varies. Nang Nang’s path is confirmed at 80%; Xiao Man and Zi Ji also show strong compatibility, while several birds have little or none.
• Yu Ning, who has been encouraged to teach and mentor rather than focus on deliveries, reveals the same path at 68% compatibility. This supports Lin Yuan’s belief that teaching or guardianship may unlock a separate evolution path.
• Lin Yuan records his findings and asks Chen Xuanbai to acquire more Courier Birds. Chen replies that the principal has approved another 300,000 Alliance Coins for the research.
• After Baishi’s training, Sun Xingtian tells Lin Yuan that permission has been granted for him to visit the school’s Rare Beast Garden. Sun also offers to seek more training supplies and Beast Gear for Baishi.
• Sun leads Lin Yuan to a concealed entrance near the Lake of Literary Thought. A token opens a hidden stone wall, and Lin Yuan peers into the Rare Beast Garden.

Character developments and interactions

• Lin Yuan grows more confident in his research, moving from a promising hypothesis to a confirmed evolution path and a second possible research direction. He remains attentive to the Courier Birds’ emotional needs and requests more samples.
• Nang Nang is encouraged by Lin Yuan’s praise, reinforcing the importance of recognition to its progress.
• Yu Ning finds fulfillment in mentoring, prompting Lin Yuan to consider teaching and leadership as potential sources of self-worth—and perhaps another evolution route.
• Chen Xuanbai actively supports Lin Yuan’s research and welcomes the chance to help his student succeed in the Research Competition.
• Sun Xingtian supports Lin Yuan’s work with Baishi and secures access to the Rare Beast Garden. He is tired from his coaching responsibilities but remains invested in helping Lin Yuan.

Significant themes

• Recognition and self-worth: Emotional fulfillment may be essential to a pet beast’s development, not just physical training or labor.
• Research and discovery: Careful observation and controlled experimentation reveal hidden possibilities in familiar species.
• Mentorship and opportunity: Teaching may give Courier Birds purpose and open new evolutionary potential.
• Institutional support: Teachers and school funding help Lin Yuan expand his research and develop Baishi.

Key plot points and events

• Lin Yuan visits the Rare Beast Garden with Teacher Sun Xingtian, expecting a peaceful courtyard but quickly encounters Titi, a Fair-Weather Talking Parrot who publicly scolds Sun for trampling her flower wreath.
• Lin Yuan reads Titi’s status and suggests Sun apologize. Sun does so, and Titi forgives him, restoring his dignity in front of his student.
• Sun explains that the garden has twelve young beasts and outlines three possible team strategies for Lin Yuan and Baishi: attack-support, attack-defense, or dual attack. He emphasizes that these are only recommendations and Lin Yuan’s instincts and bond with a beast matter most.
• Sun introduces Greedy, a Cryptic Cypress with unusually strong compatibility across several evolution paths, including a hidden one. The disguised beast reveals itself when Lin Yuan offers it a crystal core, eats it, and gives him a leaf in thanks.
• Lin Yuan appreciates Greedy’s calm nature and defensive abilities but doubts it would pair well with Baishi’s aggressive fighting style. He asks to see the support-type beasts next, considering that direct support may suit Baishi after it evolves into a Spiritblast Mad Lion.

Character developments and interactions

• Lin Yuan demonstrates his ability to understand beasts’ emotions and behavior, helping Sun resolve Titi’s grievance with a simple apology.
• Sun’s initial embarrassment gives way to respect for Lin Yuan’s knowledge and judgment. He presents his advice as guidance rather than a fixed plan.
• Titi is shown as expressive and easily offended but forgiving once her feelings are acknowledged.
• Greedy’s gluttonous, lazy personality contrasts with its polite manner and Lin Yuan’s warm response to it. Despite liking the beast, Lin Yuan weighs compatibility pragmatically rather than choosing it on affection alone.

Significant themes

• Understanding and empathy: Building trust with beasts requires recognizing their feelings and responding to them.
• Individual bonds over formulas: Training strategies and expert recommendations matter, but personal compatibility and intuition may override conventional plans.
• Practical compatibility: Lin Yuan balances affection for Greedy against the likely demands of Baishi’s fighting style.
• Contrasting temperaments: The chapter juxtaposes Titi’s outspoken sensitivity and Greedy’s placid laziness, showing the varied personalities of the Rare Beast Garden’s inhabitants.

Sun Xingtian showed Lin Yuan several Rare Beast Garden pets, including a Rippling Water Spirit whose farming traits tempted Lin Yuan more than her battle potential. After promising to help him take her if he won a gold medal, Sun Xingtian brought him to meet a Flame-Eyed Monkey with a troubling Spirit-attribute mutation.

• Sun Xingtian introduced Lin Yuan to several defense, support, and attack pets in the Rare Beast Garden.
• Lin Yuan inspected the Rippling Water Spirit and saw that she could potentially evolve into a Monarch, while her Rain trait and love of farming made her appealing for his family's future Plant Cultivation Base.
• Lin Yuan declined to focus his training on contracting the Rippling Water Spirit, but asked whether he could take two pets from the Rare Beast Garden to help with the family business.
• Sun Xingtian promised to persuade the principal to let Lin Yuan take the Rippling Water Spirit if Lin Yuan won a gold medal in the competition.
• Sun Xingtian led Lin Yuan into a cave to see a Flame-Eyed Monkey that had gained the Spirit attribute after mutating and now could not distinguish reality from illusions.