Previously, these 40 would have been a lot of work, but now that she has the Witch's talent, the situation is very different, and they could be bred at any time.
"At this rate, it might not be long before it evolves in July."
Since it was confirmed that the core level does not affect the number of fusions, Luo Yu was not in a hurry to let July's familiar Ink Fish, break through to a higher level before evolving.
Evolving below level 10 will prevent the evolved Water Devil Beast from becoming too powerful and overwhelming in July.
Although July can already defeat Water Devil Beast of the same level on land, and even in shallow water she can suppress them with her newly learned Gravity skills, those Water Devil Beast are, after all, only evolved through fusion using ordinary talents...
The carefully nurtured Rock Devil Beast Familiar possesses three Senior Level talents, so its strength will definitely be even more terrifying. It's best to be cautious, since its life level before evolution won't affect its evolution potential.
"July, starting today, let's make our final sprint before evolution?" Luo Yu summoned July and said.
"Goo-ga?" July, who had just finished fishing for a dinosaur and had a great time, didn't immediately understand what this meant, but the next moment, its face turned pale.
Because... just a few days ago, the Storm Sea Eagle was also making its final sprint before evolving...
The content of the sprint is self-evident.
"Do you want to use the Knight Bee's Rock Element Enhancement Needle first?" "Or would you like to drink the fermented Rock Goat first?"
"Of course you can rest assured, the former has a healing Water Devil Beast to treat it, there won't be any problems."
"As for the latter, Lin Li improved a batch of fermented Rock Goat that was almost ready, and the taste was much better..."
A faint light shone before my eyes in July; had the flavor really been improved?
Don't lie to it... it heard the Storm Sea Eagle's scream.
"It's true. Lin Li only made a small improvement, and the quantity was very limited. It's all prepared for you. The Storm Sea Eagle is still drinking the original version."
There was no way around it; Yu Lei was too hasty.
"You have to thank Lin Li. She personally tasted all the fermented Rock Goat to improve it..." July's pupils contracted, and her favorability towards Lin Li increased by 10086. What a great spirit!
Luo Yu was also a little scared. Although his chef often developed bizarre dishes, he was also truly dedicated. He would taste the modified ingredients himself and then constantly adjust the flavor, even for evil foods like fermented Rock Goat.
He was genuinely worried that the other person might have health problems from the food; wouldn't that be considered a work-related injury?
"Gurgle!" July raised her hand, choosing to drink milk first.
For the next two days, July drank milk voraciously. And you know what? After Lin Li's improvements, although the taste was still indescribable, at least it didn't have the soul-crushing feeling it had before. Relying on the strong willpower she had honed over these past few days, July stubbornly endured bottle after bottle of fermented Rock Goat... premium rock honey...
Furthermore, there's acupuncture.
July initially thought she only needed to use Rock Element Enhancement needles, but later realized she was naive. Since Healing Bubble was a full-body treatment, Luo Yu naturally arranged for July to use all sorts of enhancement needles.
Nothing unusual happened on Mirror Moon Island in the following days.
Shi Qianqian's cousin hasn't arrived yet. According to Shi Qianqian, her cousin is Senior Level Beast Taming Master and will probably come alone this time, so he might take a little longer.
Senior Level Beast Taming Master dared to cross the ocean from the Azure Billows Continent to Mirror Moon Island. Luo Yu had to admit that the Time Lineage was truly skilled and daring.
But thinking about it carefully, the truly daring one should be the archaeologist An Yao. She is also Senior Level Beast Taming Master, but she didn't even take a boat to Mirror Moon Island... she swam here!
This guy is truly fearless.
Of course, if you're afraid of death, you wouldn't go into archaeology. The unknown risks of exploring various underwater ruins are far greater than crossing the ocean.
Therefore, whether or not one dares to cross the ocean depends on courage and Confidence, rather than strength.
Teacher Li and his son haven't arrived yet; it will probably be another half month. Only Shi Ning, the merchant from Thousand Rock Island, has come to Mirror Moon Island to trade with the Sinking Stone.
She also wanted to meet Luo Yu and visit the Rock Goat farm, but Yu Wan refused. After the transaction was completed and she received the Sinking Stone, she let the other party leave. "Want to see Luo Yu again? No way."
Yu Wan muttered to herself, fearing that Luo Yu would be deceived by this unscrupulous businessman, and strictly forbade the other party from contacting Luo Yu.
After all, Luo Yu now has several money-making projects and is starting to treat money like it's nothing. If this steward uses his charm to steal his gold coins, he'll lose a lot.
After seeing Shi Ning off, Yu Wan returned to the research institute and casually took out what appeared to be the latest Alliance Newspaper from the mailbox, opening it as she walked.
Upon seeing this, Yu Wan exclaimed in surprise.
"Luo Yu, something terrible has happened!"
Yu Wan's exclamation startled Lin Li, who was preparing lunch in the kitchen, and Chen Bo, who was engrossed in research in the laboratory.
"What's wrong."
At this moment, Luo Yu was counting down the number of Ink Fish as usual.
He was just getting to the crucial point when Yu Wan's shout startled him.
Look at this!
Inside the hall, Yu Wan slammed the Alliance Newspaper onto the table: "The main content of this issue is promoting the Abyss Trial. Some time has passed since the registration and assessment for the Abyss Trial Abyss Trial. It's said that 1128 people passed the Strength Assessment Exam Abyss Trial year, allowing them to participate!" "So few?" Chen Bo muttered, "If I hadn't been too weak during the Strength Assessment Exam, I definitely would have gone to join the fun."
He now felt that with his strength, even if he couldn't achieve a very high ranking in the Abyss Trial, he shouldn't do too badly either.
Unfortunately, once you've registered, you've missed your chance.
"What's wrong?" Lin Li glanced at the newspaper.
"That's the key point." Yu Wan turned a page and said, "This time, the Alliance Newspaper has published the names, ages, and islands from which all 1,128 Beast Taming who participated in the Abyss Trial came."
"Of course, no information about the pet has been made public."
"Furthermore, according to the newspaper, the athletes' information wasn't ranked by the number of strokes in their names, but rather by their probability of winning!"
"This can also be interpreted as the number on the list indicating the ranking of strength."
"The Abyss Trial Association has compiled this list based on the strength demonstrated by the Beast Taming during the Strength Assessment Exam..."
For example, she pointed to number 1128.
Number 1128, Chen He, 17 years old, Whale Island. "17 years old, Junior Level Beast Taming Master, only ranked 1128, a disgrace to the Chen family." Chen Bo said regretfully.
"Where does Luo Yu rank?" he asked quickly. Yu Wan pointed ahead and said, "Here."
Number 50, Luo Yu, 15 years old, Mirror Moon Island.
"That's too low," Chen Bo said. "How come it's only 50?"
Luo Yu is the man he acknowledges.
"That's normal. When I took the Strength Assessment Exam, July and Bee Empress were both Low-Rank Ordinary Species with low life levels. Although they had two pet beasts and successfully defeated opponents of higher levels, their chances of winning the championship weren't very high."
Luo Yu said that during the strength assessment, his strength was indeed still very weak, and overall, his potential to win the championship was only average.
However, when he looked ahead, he discovered that Yun Qing, whom he had defeated, was actually in front of him.
Number 41, Yun Qing, 15 years old, Golden Island.
Nine places higher than me!
This means that, despite defeating his opponent, the Abyss Trial Association, based on its overall assessment, still believes that his opponent has a higher probability of winning.
However, there is some truth to that; their victory was largely due to tactics.
Furthermore, the environment of the assessment venue, although it had a pool, was not enough for Radiant Tide Dragon to perform at his best. Therefore, it's reasonable to conclude that Yun Qing has a higher probability of winning than Huang Xilong.
Moreover, the opponent's Radiant Tide Dragon has not yet formed a contract with a familiar. After forming a contract with a familiar, its strength will increase by another level. Therefore, in terms of the probability of winning the championship, the opponent does have a greater chance.
Luo Yu looked for Shi Qianqian's name again, but it was probably too far down in the list; he couldn't find it after glancing at it.
At this moment, Yu Wan said, "Look here."
She pointed to the front row. "That Ji Han we met on Dragon Boat Island is only ranked 12th."
Number 12, Ji Han, 16 years old, Dragon Boat Island.
"That's actually normal. When he took the assessment, he hadn't encountered the Sea of Evolution yet, and his pet was only Mid-Rank Monarch Species. This ranking definitely didn't take into account the strength boost he gained from his recent fortuitous encounter."
"But it also speaks volumes."
"A person who has a contract with a mutated Polar Bear King of the ice element is only ranked 12th. Does that mean that the top 11 people could all potentially have contracts with Mid-Rank Monarch Species?"
"More than a dozen mid-level monarchs; even the previous Abyss Trial wasn't this luxurious."
Yu Wan couldn't help but sigh, then pointed further ahead.
Number 3, Ning Jing, 17 years old, Azure Billows Continent... Number 5, Meng Shaotian, 17 years old, Azure Billows Continent...
"Do these two names sound familiar?" Yu Wan said, "Dragon Boat Island. Later, when we were chatting with Shi Qianqian, Shi Qianqian mentioned two genius students from Azure Billows University, one Mid-Rank Species Space Monarch in a contract, Mid-Rank Species Dragon Monarch in a contract. I think those are the names, Ning Jing and Meng Shaotian."
"As a result, their chances of winning are only third or fifth."
Everyone then looked at the first two.
Number 2, Luo Xiaobo, 16 years old, Azure Billows Continent
Number 1, Jiang Xing, 16 years old, Azure Billows Continent
... The top ten are all genius Beast Taming from the Azure Billows Continent.
"In other words, these two people, on paper, might seem even more impressive than some mid-level spatial kings or mid-level dragon kings."
Chen Bo, listening from the side, felt a chill run down his spine and said, "Could it be that those two are like Ji Han, with Upper Monarch among them? My god, this year's Abyss Trial feels much more intense than the last one."
"Wasn't the last competition stronger than the one before that? Times are changing and evolving." Yu Wan said, "Luo Yu, should we investigate the opponents ahead of us?"
"Isn't the pressure a bit too much?"
Luo Yu held the newspaper, lost in thought. Was the pressure too much? "It's hard to say right now. I plan to evolve July in a couple of days, and we'll decide how much pressure I'm under based on the results."
The three of them were taken aback.
Is this... finally the Ink Fish needed for July's evolution?!