"This is... the Sky Ship technique."
"Only a very few Beast Taming with Soul Talent, and some bird ghosts, can do it..."
How could you!
Shui Wuyue is questioning the meaning of life.
"Perhaps I contracted a mutated bird beast, and my soul unconsciously mimicked it?" Luo Yu asked.
Yes, how could I have done that?
This technique looks very unscientific.
The ghost rafts even took to the air.
What is this, a spaceship?
"Can you even call those Earth Penguin birds?!"
Shui Wuyue shook his head and said, "Moreover, it has nothing to do with form. Appearance is just a superficial appearance; the essence is still the control of soul power. Using soul power to drive an object to fly is far more difficult than driving a ship to move."
"Perhaps... you're just exceptionally talented... Mimicking sea beasts, to put it bluntly, is just an introductory method for beginners to better adapt to controlling soul power... but if you already have strong control over soul power, not transforming is just as effective..."
"This is the first time I've heard of someone like you, with an innate and extremely strong control over soul power."
Luo Yu pondered. Could it be that his unique talent for manipulating soul power stemmed from his two lifetimes?
Thinking about it carefully, it seems like this is the only possibility.
It would be unreasonable for someone whose soul has traveled over a hundred years to reach this era to be like a normal person.
"Shui Wuyue- senpai, what's wrong?"
Ever since Luo Yu successfully Possession the ghost raft and made it fly briefly, Shui Wuyue has been somewhat lost and disoriented.
Luo Yu's talent in manipulating soul power was truly beyond his comprehension.
She also stopped talking about continuing to teach Luo Yu how to pilot the ghost ship.
"It's alright, this is my cultivation notebook. You can take a look at it yourself. I'm a little tired from sailing just now... The teaching... can be done another day." He took out a notebook, handed it to Luo Yu, and then returned to his room.
"..." Luo Yu fell silent. At first, he thought piloting the ghost ship would be quite difficult, but after trying it himself, he suddenly found it wasn't so hard.
There's no need to mimic sea monsters; the original human form is perfectly adequate. Flying and diving are both quite easy.
"This Luo Yu..."
After returning to his room, Shui Wuyue muttered to himself, "A genius. This Luo Yu is definitely a genius. Soul-type talents are already one in ten thousand, and among all Beast Taming with soul-type talents, Luo Yu is definitely one in a hundred."
"Just like Xiao Wan, who is considered a rather outstanding genius among Beast Taming with mental talent."
"This Luo Yu's ability to manipulate souls is beyond the realm of common sense... All my teaching was for nothing."
After a while...
Shui Wuyue stepped out of the room again and found Yu Wan outside.
Yu Wan pointed to the raft floating in the sky and the little penguin riding on it, and asked, "... Did you teach him?"
"I..." What else could Shui Wuyue say?
After sending July down, Luo Yu returned to his original form, rubbed his head, and said, "I'm definitely not suited for ghost ships."
"It's better to find a ghost pet to do this kind of thing..."
Even though Luo Yu had discovered his talent for sailing, he no longer wanted to continue.
Firstly, it's because if the soul's power were to separate from the body, the body would be left to rest, which would be too dangerous.
Secondly, because I'm too tired!
The position of helmsman on a ghost ship... let whoever wants it do it!
Instead of wasting his energy on sailing, he thought it would be better to think about how to develop more uses for his soul power. Surely it wasn't just for piloting a ghost ship?
"Why..."
Of course, Luo Yu was only complaining verbally, after all, he didn't have a ghost pet beast yet.
Without a ghost pet, mastering an extra skill increases one's chances of survival in dangerous situations. Luo Yu could only continue practicing by looking at Shui Wuyue's training notes. He discovered that while the Sky Ship looked cool, it wasn't very practical and consumed more soul power. In comparison, the various techniques recorded in Shui Wuyue Ship were much more useful on this vast ocean.
"Why aren't you continuing to teach Luo Yu? He's practicing; shouldn't you be watching him?"
"By the way, can the ghost raft actually fly?"
The Raging Blue, conference room.
"What am I supposed to teach him?" Shui Wuyue said. "Let him practice on his own. Anyway, the Raging Blue has ' Sovereign's Pressure,' so weak mutated beasts won't approach it. There's no danger."
"Let's put aside teaching for now and talk about this procurement."
"This transaction involves a huge sum of money, we absolutely cannot afford to fall into any traps. I'm afraid Thousand Rock Island might be selling inferior goods!"
In order to obtain high profits, merchants disguise defective mutated beasts as normal individuals and sell them to buyers.
Generally, this situation does not occur within each island.
For example, the pet shops on Mirror Moon Island wouldn't dare sell inferior or defective pets to people for contracts.
First of all, the Beast Management Bureau of Mirror Moon Island would not agree, since every new Beast Taming is a reserve force for Mirror Moon Island.
Such unscrupulous behavior will be severely punished.
However, in cross-island trade like this, one cannot expect the other party to have any conscience.
At the same time, there is no agency to regulate it.
Both buyers and sellers rely entirely on their own judgment.
Although everyone is a member island of the Sea Tamer Alliance, they are actually in a resource competition relationship. On the surface, they are all friendly and maintain a certain order and rules, but in reality, they are all thinking about how to make money off each other.
While there are honest businessmen, they are extremely rare, one in a million. After all, no business is without its guile.
If, at that time, Thousand Rock Island were to release a bunch of sheep with defects or even diseases that were not immediately apparent into the flock, it would be perfectly normal.
It's common to encounter defective individuals during pet breeding. If the island simply disposes of such individuals, it's a pure waste, as they'll have to bear the breeding costs themselves. However, if they can be sold, it's undoubtedly a huge profit.
Most importantly, if a buyer purchases such a defective animal, they can only suffer in silence. After all, transporting Rock Goat requires many days of sea freight, during which time it is entirely possible for the mutated animal to become ill due to acclimatization issues.
Can anyone determine whether the mutated beast became sick and died due to the buyer's negligence, or whether the seller sold a diseased individual to begin with?
It's impossible for them to recognize it.
Moreover, sellers generally allow buyers to choose the individual they want to buy from the herd to avoid disputes later.
Therefore, the breeder responsible for selecting mutant beasts has a very good eye.
Even if the seller on Thousand Rock Island is conscientious and doesn't sell diseased sheep, the benefits to Mirror Moon Island from selecting high-quality individuals versus ordinary ones are completely different.
For such an important matter, Mirror Moon Island should have found a more experienced breeder, but the reality is that Mirror Moon Island has no researchers or breeders who understand or have studied the Rock Goat.
Since nobody understands this, it doesn't really matter who we choose.
Everyone must quickly learn about the local Rock Goat "from scratch" after landing on the island, and then comprehensively assess the condition of the Rock Goat based on the existing rock-type mutant beasts and sheep mutant beasts on Mirror Moon Island.
Therefore, it is considered a very difficult task.
"We can't count on Luo Yu," Shui Wuyue said. "When it comes to purchasing, we'll still have to rely on the two of us."
"You'll cooperate with me then. We'll select the best individuals based on their 'mental state.' I'll release a subtle, Sovereign's Pressure, and you'll observe the mental fluctuations of each Rock Goat. We'll choose the one with the most stable mental state. While it might not be entirely accurate, Rock Goat with stable mental states are generally healthier!"
"Can this be accurate?" Yu Wan asked.
Shui Wuyue said helplessly, "We have at most two or three days to prepare. We can't really rely on the two children... They only passed the internal training qualification assessment of our Mirror Moon Island. Although they are geniuses, they are not gods. Of course, it's good to have a backup plan. Let them help with the selection. After all, the other party is asking for a high price and specifically wants Mirror Moon Island's ' Ice Saliva ' in exchange for something else."
"If you trade the drool that your guardian spirit drools while it sleeps, and all you get in return is a bunch of old, weak, sick, and disabled people, it might give the bureau chief a heart attack."
After losing interest in teaching Luo Yu, Shui Wuyue sped up her journey, and they soon arrived at their destination. Yu Wan was very relieved that no further trouble had occurred along the way.
Unlike Mirror Moon Island, Thousand Rock Island has a good geographical location and is a huge commercial island with many foreign ships. When the Raging Blue docked, an agency under the Thousand Rock Island Beast Management Bureau immediately came to check the qualifications for boarding the ship.
"Hello, please follow me to complete the island boarding procedures and obtain your island entry permit." Even though the ship was a ghost ship, the staff here were not particularly surprised.
"We are a merchant caravan from Mirror Moon Island, and we declared in advance." Yu Wan handled all these matters. After she followed a staff member to register, Luo Yu and the others also went up to the deck.
call...
Looking at the towering peaks of Thousand Rock Island, several times the size of Mirror Moon Island, Luo Yu took a deep breath. After traveling for so long, he had finally arrived at a new place.
"We've finally arrived." Chen Bo gradually adapted to the ghost ship and regained his Confidence.
He's going to show off his skills and demonstrate his competence in this Rock Goat selection!
"Let's go, registration is complete, let's go to the island." A little while later, Yu Wan returned, accompanied by a woman with a single ponytail wearing a light yellow uniform.
She smiled and said, "Hello, my name is Shi Ning, and I am a steward of the Glazed Glass Chamber of Commerce. I will be in charge of arranging your trading itinerary on the island this time."
The three major organizations on Thousand Rock Island.
Glazed Glass Chamber of Commerce, Thousand Rock Armed Fleet, Beast Management Bureau.
Among them, the Glazed Glass Chamber of Commerce is the organization that connects Thousand Rock Island with foreign merchant ships.
Next, the Chamber of Commerce steward arranged for Luo Yu and the others to stay at a hotel on the island and discussed the upcoming trading itinerary. The purchase of the Rock Goat was scheduled for the day after tomorrow.
In other words, Luo Yu and the others have less than two days to learn more about the Rock Goat.
"There are still quite a few Rock Goat on Thousand Rock Island. Anyway, let's just wander around the island and learn more about this mutated Rock Goat from the locals," Yu Wan suggested.
"I have an idea," Chen Bo volunteered.
"I'll find a Beast Taming who owns Rock Goat and we can spar and exchange ideas. There's nothing that helps me understand a mutated beast faster than through combat."
Luo Yu said, "Yes, that's fine. Although I've never seen Rock Goat before, once I've witnessed its battle, I should be able to understand the physiological characteristics of a healthy, normal, and well-developed Rock Goat. This is more valuable than reading printed materials."
"That's amazing?" Shui Wuyue was taken aback.
Shui Wuyue looked at the two of them. "... Alright, you two are new Beast Taming, you can go and check out the arena on Thousand Rock Island. Yu Wan and I aren't really suitable."
After the two left, Shui Wuyue looked at Yu Wan, "What Luo Yu said is quite exaggerated. Even Chen Bo's father couldn't do that, right?"
"Miss Shi Ning, two people have gone out of Mirror Moon Island."
"Are those two Apprentice Beast Taming Master going to have someone follow them?"
Shi Ning, wearing sunglasses, looked out the Outer Dao, "Don't worry about them. They're just two newcomers. There aren't that many people watching them. Just keep an eye on Shui Wuyue and Yu Wan's movements. One of them is Ghost Type King Level Beast Taming Tamer, and the other is the secretary of the director of the Mirror Moon Island Beast Management Bureau..."
Although it was a normal business activity, Thousand Rock Island paid close attention to the actions of the group from Mirror Moon Island, or rather, it was particularly concerned about the movements of all outsiders.
After all, it's possible that people may appear to be shopping on Mirror Moon Island, but they could also be there to steal some important business intelligence.
In the blink of an eye.
Luo Yu and Chen Bo walked along the bustling streets, asking for directions until they arrived at the Colosseum on Thousand Rock Island.
Since most of the Beast Taming on the island contract with rock-type water beasts, and amphibians are the majority, they prefer to release their pets to keep them by their side. This gave Luo Yu and Chen Bo an opportunity to find out whose pet was Rock Goat.
Although Luo Yu possessed the Eye of Data, allowing him to easily select Rock Goat, others were unaware of this. He had to put on an act, pretending that he had seriously studied the Rock Goat data after arriving on the island.
Otherwise, if you were to encounter a pet for the first time and simply pick out a bunch of individuals with hidden exceptional talents, you wouldn't even bother pretending anymore.
Chen Bo's suggestion is good.
Learning about the basic characteristics of a mutated beast through combat is a fundamental skill for a biologist. By challenging Rock Goat to a fight, Luo Yu at least had some basis for his argument.
"Found her!!!" A moment later, the two found a girl with Rock Goat and a ibex following her on the lawn outside the arena. Upon seeing her, Chen Bo tidied his hair and walked up to her.
"Hello, I'm Apprentice Beast Taming Master visiting Mirror Moon Island. Would it be convenient for us to spar and exchange skills?" Chen Bo said with a handsome smile.
"A friendly spar is fine, one thousand," the girl who was grooming the Rock Goat said, looking up.
"Why don't you just rob someone!" Chen Bo thought to himself, "What kind of person is this? Are you people from Thousand Rock Island obsessed with money?"
Luo Yu said, "How can you ask for money before the fight even starts? If you beat both of us, I'll give you five times the amount. If you lose, you pay for the venue."
"Let me see your pets first." The girl with the pigtails was thrilled at the mention of 5000 Alliance Coin, but cautiously requested to see her opponents first. Although her Rock Goat was level 10 and well-trained, what if her opponent had a Superior Species?
Chen Bo summoned his Great General, and Luo Yu also summoned his July.
The girl with pigtails took out a gemstone and held it in front of her eyes. Through the gemstone, the life ripples emanating from the Great General and July were clearly visible.
"A level 8 Thunderbolt Shrimp and a level 7 Earth Penguin?" The girl with pigtails was taken aback, thinking to herself, "Those stinky out-of-towners are here to throw money away."