Clearly, the Ink Fish cannot provide July with any significant combat power boost at the moment, which is why few people have used the method for Commander Heterogeneity condensation developed by the professor at Azure Billows University.
It's a waste of expensive resources to only give Common Species pet a weaker, Common Species companion... What's the point?
"Ugh! (Change, change for me!)"
However, although the Ink Fish is weak now, July doesn't mind at all and enthusiastically scoops it up with her wings.
Now that they've become July's companions, the Ink Fish isn't aggressive and hasn't sprayed July with ink. Of course, expecting them to have any effective communication is out of the question.
"Mmm! (Eat, give me some.)"
In July, I brought some fish food and tried feeding it to the fish.
"Don't resist, I'll try taking you in." Luo Yu also gave it a try. A flash of light appeared before his eyes, and July and the Ink Fish... were taken into his Beast-Taming Space.
Really!
The main pet and its companions can be stored in the same Beast-Taming Space!
He tried again and found that he could also summon the Ink Fish alone... The pet's pet is also his pet, which makes sense. After dawn, around nine o'clock, Shi Qianqian visited Luo Yu Research Institute and bumped into Lin Li, who had just returned from buying groceries.
"Is this the Luo Yu Research Institute?"
Lin Li looked at the girl in the sailor uniform in front of her and nodded. "Mm."
"Are you Luo Yu's guest?" Lin Li asked.
"Who are you?" Shi Qianqian asked.
"I'm an employee of the research institute, Lin Li. Let me take you inside," Lin Li said with a smile.
"Oh oh..."
Shi Qianqian followed Lin Li into the research institute, and then saw Yu Wan in the courtyard preparing to feed the Ink Fish.
Shi Qianqian frowned. Wait, why are there so many beautiful women at Luo Yu Research Institute...? Is Luo Yu even a decent person?
Fortunately, Chen Bo, who returned from his morning exercise, cleared Luo Yu's name.
Soon, Shi Qianqian met Luo Yu. The two sat facing each other, and Luo Yu said, "I haven't asked you before, what is your Innate Talent?"
"Speed," Shi Qianqian said. "Speed?" Luo Yu was taken aback.
"Yes," Shi Qianqian said, "My main development focus right now is summoning speed."
"I haven't seen you demonstrate this before," Luo Yu said.
Like Mental Talent, other talents can also be developed in different directions. After all, a person's energy is limited, and it is better to specialize in one area than to develop all aspects.
First of all, Shi Qianqian couldn't have developed her skills based on reaction speed. After all... when she discovered that the Bee Empress could Intangibility, neither she nor her pet beast reacted in time. If she had reacted faster and alerted her pet beast simultaneously through "mental communication," the Bee Empress's attack might have been avoided.
But summoning speed... that's a very rare development direction, mainly because it's quite difficult.
"Because it wasn't necessary back then. The assessment was within the rules; even if the summoning was fast, it wouldn't matter. This is my trump card; I'll show it to you now."
"As everyone knows, it takes time for Beast Taming to summon their pet out of the Beast-Taming Space and release it outside, or to return the pet to the Beast-Taming Space."
Generally speaking, the closer a pet is to its Beast Taming, the faster it can be recalled.
"Releasing pets works the same way; releasing them nearby will take less time, while releasing them at a distance will take longer..."
"Mm." Luo Yu nodded.
Shi Qianqian walked to the window, pointed to the tree at the far end of the yard, and said, "Is this distance far enough?" Luo Yu also came over and said, "It's almost fifty meters."
Swish.
In the blink of an eye, Shi Qianqian's Seedling Turtle appeared under the tree.
Swish.
In the blink of an eye, the Seedling Turtle disappeared and returned to the Beast-Taming Space.
Swish swish swish.
Seedling Turtle:?
After repeatedly releasing and recalling the Seedling Turtle, Shi Qianqian said proudly, "How about that? The summoning and recall speed is pretty good, isn't it?"
Shi Qianqian is very Confidence in developing her talent. In a field battle, this move would be equivalent to a different kind of "spatial teleportation".
Summon your pet to a distance of 100 meters, attack the enemy, and then quickly recall it!
A normal Beast Taming doing this might waste a lot of time and put themselves in danger, but Beast Taming with a speed talent can execute this move to catch their opponent off guard!
"Then it would be more appropriate for you to enhance your five senses as well," Luo Yu said. With the speed talent combined with the Five Senses Enhancement, Shi Qianqian's advantage could be brought into full play.
"I..." Shi Qianqian was moved by the Five Senses Enhancement Honey Water Bee because of this.
"Let's not talk about that now," Shi Qianqian said. "What are the arrangements for the next steps? What time will I bring the Seedling Turtle over for acupuncture each day? How many acupuncture needles will they receive each day, and what types of needles will they be used?"
Luo Yu handed the training schedule he had prepared to the other person. Shi Qianqian glanced at it, her pupils contracted, thankfully it wasn't her who was being stabbed...
"Actually, I had other plans for the remaining months before the trial," Shi Qianqian said. "Because I've never been to sea alone before, my mom plans to take me out to sea for some experience."
"Let me sail the small boat alone on the sea, attracting some low-level zombies for a simulated hunt, while she secretly protects me."
"Now that there are new arrangements, this training will likely be significantly reduced... but it will still probably still be done... so I wanted to ask you, are you interested in this training?"
"If you're interested, we can modify the training schedule and add a new training plan."
"You and I will team up and sail out to sea, lingering in the nearby waters. Then, we'll use some bait to lure low-level zombies to attack us, as a way to get used to the Abyss Trial later."
"With my mom secretly protecting you, there won't be any danger. You can also ask the older man you were with that time to secretly protect you."
Upon hearing this, Luo Yu fell into deep thought.
What the other person said makes sense. The first part of the Abyss Trial will involve hunting alone at sea. Many new Beast Taming probably have no experience sailing alone at sea, so they'll have to rely entirely on themselves.
Therefore, if you don't get used to it beforehand, you'll definitely find it difficult to adjust.
This is why Shui Wuyue advised him to have a good ship custom-made before the Abyss Trial; having a good ship would make solo sailing and hunting much easier.
"That works?" Luo Yu said, "Then I'll go and discuss it with Senior Shui Wuyue."
"I'll be the bodyguard. What if something happens if a lowly King Level becomes my bodyguard?" Just then, a crocodile suddenly crawled out of the kitchen, startling Shi Qianqian.
Where did this crocodile come from!
The Mirror Moon Giant Crocodile overheard Luo Yu and Shi Qianqian's conversation and, upon hearing that Luo Yu planned to go on a solo voyage in the near seas for training, thought there was nothing wrong with it.
Going to the Abyss Trial without any preparation will definitely not yield good results. But it is indeed dangerous for two Junior Level Beast Taming Master to sail together.
Although there are currently no King Level sea beasts or mutated zombie kings in the nearby waters, having two King Level Beast Taming tamers as bodyguards is more than enough, the Mirror Moon Giant Crocodile is still worried. After all, it has already shed blood, and if something happens to Luo Yu before the trial, it will suffer a huge loss.
Therefore, Luo Yu must be safe and have the highest level of security!
It wouldn't go back to sleep until it saw Luo Yu's trial results with its own eyes. Since it was just idling around anyway, it might as well act as Luo Yu Luo Yu's bodyguard and ensure his safety.
"Guardian Deity... you're willing to be my bodyguard?!" Luo Yu was shocked and moved, but his emotions were quickly absorbed by the Empress, and he calmed down. "Guardian Deity?!" Shi Qianqian hearing this. Was this crocodile the Abyss Species Guardian Deity from Mirror Moon Island?!
Abyss Level is actually considered a very high level in the Azure Billows Continent, belonging to the upper echelons of power. At least her mother would never be able to defeat the Mirror Moon Giant Crocodile Mirror Moon Giant Crocodile; she would be instantly killed by it.
The intelligence gathered by the mother and daughter indicated that the Mirror Moon Giant Crocodile rarely interfered in Mirror Moon Island's affairs, only intervening when a major crisis occurred on the island...
But now... it's different from the intelligence.
Why did the Mirror Moon Giant Crocodile appear at Luo Yu Research Institute?
Why would the Mirror Moon Giant Crocodile... volunteer to be a bodyguard for a Junior Level Beast Taming Master?
Wrong!
This is too suspicious.
"Just call me when you set off at Moon Reflection Lake," said Mirror Moon Giant Crocodile. He figured he might as well get some fresh air since he had nothing else to do.
"Thank you, Guardian Angel. We're safe now." Luo Yu smiled at Shi Qianqian.
Shi Qianqian's lips twitched, and she nodded repeatedly.
Knowing that Luo Yu was going to train in the near sea, the Guardian God even planned to personally protect him in secret. The Yu Lei immediately treated this matter as a top priority. He originally wanted to prepare a top-quality ship for the two of them, but Luo Yu refused. It was just a training trip, and there was no need to use a very good ship. The better the ship, the more difficult it was to control. For two Junior Level Beast Taming Master, just the right size would be sufficient.
Based on past experience, by the later stages of the first phase of the Abyss Trial, regardless of the type of ship, most trial participants are reduced to riding sea monsters.
After all, ships are too easy targets for attacks. Without some strength, it is impossible to protect a ship. Obviously, the strength of Junior Level Beast Taming Master is not enough to protect the hull well. So, any ship will do, as long as it is sufficient. It won't hurt if it is damaged.
At this stage, the main function of ships is still to carry supplies.
A few days later, Luo Yu and Shi Qianqian planned their first near-shore team training exercise, attempting to hunt zombies at sea.
Ultimately, the island prepared a warship that was nearly 13 meters long and nearly 11 meters high, mainly driven by wind power, but also pulled by pets and powered by water elemental forces.
Of course, since it is known that Luo Yu is the ghost captain, this ship can naturally be driven by soul power. However, the materials used are relatively ordinary, with only the most basic ability to bear soul power. It is not a specially customized ghost ship, so it may not be as easy to control as a dedicated ghost ship like the Raging Blue.
Luo Yu didn't care about any of that, after all, he never intended to sail the boat himself; sailing a boat himself would be too tiring...
"Me, drive the boat? Aren't you Beast Taming with Soul Talent?!" Just before departure, Shi Qianqian Luo Yu said he would drive the boat.
"Didn't you want to gain experience...? I'll drive, what's the point of your training then?"
"I'll focus on naval combat and hunting, while you'll focus on sailing. That makes sense, doesn't it?" Luo Yu said.
Shi Qianqian was speechless. "Fine, whatever!" Soon, the warship named "Frost Moon" left the port. There were only Luo Yu and Shi Qianqian on board. They didn't have any particular destination at the moment and just planned to wander around for a day and spend the night before returning.
"Ugh!!"
If we're talking about who's happiest about going out to gain experience, it's definitely July.
With an octopus- Ink Fish on its head, it immediately arrived at the bulwark, took out its fishing gear, and used a piece of fresh flesh as bait to lure the zombie sea monster to come.
"What, what's going on?!"
Shi Qianqian had never seen anything like it before; she actually witnessed Luo Yu summoning two pet beasts in one go!
Earth Penguin and Ink Fish?
"We're luring zombies to hunt for us," Luo Yu explained July's actions.
"No! I'm asking why you can summon two pets at once."
"Of course, it's also absurd for Earth Penguin to happily pull a fishing rod out of its suitcase to fish for zombies!"
Luo Yu chuckled and said, "Because my pet Earth Penguin imitated the Monarch Heterogeneity and condensed the ' Commander Heterogeneity,' and the Ink Fish is its subordinate, so it makes perfect sense that we can summon them together."
Shi Qianqian:??? She knew about the Commander Heterogeneity, after all, they came from a big place and were knowledgeable, but this was completely illogical! Why would they contract an Ink Fish as a familiar?!
Even if she contracted a Wave Dog or Long-Feathered Gull, and let the Earth Penguin ride the Wave Dog or Long-Feathered Gull as a penguin knight, she would consider that Luo Yu had thought it through!
"Coo-coo-caw!" July told the two to stop arguing; it seemed a zombie had taken the bait, and it was time for it to put on its show!