The day of the Strength Assessment Exam.
Luo Yu received the procedure form early in the morning and waited outside the corresponding examination room.
A little while later, another girl arrived calmly, still drinking soy milk.
Luo Yu looked over. The other person was wearing a blue and white collared sailor uniform, clean and neat. The pleated skirt swayed gently with her movements. After seeing Luo Yu, she smiled familiarly and said, "You must be my test opponent. Hello, my name is Shi Qianqian."
"Hello," Luo Yu said. "Nice to meet you."
"Where are you from?" Before the assessment even started, Shi Qianqian began to gather intelligence.
"And you."
" From Azure Waves Island."
"Me too." Luo Yu chuckled. His mother was from Azure Waves Island, so he was from Azure Waves Island too, no doubt about it. When you're out in the world, your identity is what you give yourself.
"Fellow villager!" Shi Qianqian exclaimed in surprise, "Then you'll have to go easy on me during the assessment later. My pet beast is only Low-Rank Species and very weak, so don't deny me a chance to perform."
"Really?" Luo Yu was taken aback and said, "You only just formed a contract with Low-Rank Species, and you dare to participate in the Abyss Trial?"
Although not everyone who signs up for the Abyss Trial is aiming for the championship, as it is a grand event hosted by two races, even the runners-up, top four, top eight, and even top sixty-four all receive generous prizes. The top 100 of the trial can even be admitted to Canglan Ocean University without taking the entrance exam and receive instruction from renowned teachers.
However, the difficulty of the Abyss Trial is well known. Without a Superior Species, one would be embarrassed to participate. If one doesn't even have Monarch Species, one can't even see the threshold for winning the championship. Luo Yu only has the confidence to compete for the championship if the "monarch family" can be established and if July evolves through the Ancient Grotto.
Those who are merely Low-Rank Species a contract generally cannot pass the Strength Assessment Exam.
"It's all about participation," Shi Qianqian said. "I just need to get through the first round; there's something I want in the prize."
"Alright." Luo Yu nodded and said, "Don't worry, my pet is also Low-Rank Species. We'll just be weaklings fighting each other."
Shi Qianqian:?
Her eyes were filled with disbelief. "I dared to sign up for the Low-Rank Species Abyss Trial because my Low-Rank Species is invincible with the Time element. What makes you think you can?"
The two were speechless for a moment...
A moment later, a female examiner wearing glasses emerged from the examination room. She adjusted her glasses, looked at Luo Yu and Shi Qianqian waiting outside, and said, "Luo Yu, Shi Qianqian, right? Come with me."
The examination room was a huge indoor space with luxurious interior decoration. In addition to the female examiner who came to guide us, there were two male examiners already seated in the examiner's seats, waiting for the assessment to begin.
"You two, go to the sides of the arena now and prepare for your duel."
The two examiners held the information for both sides, their expressions strange. They felt that this pair of adversaries was a bit abstract. One had two Contract Slot, with ghost pets on the contracts, but both pets were Low-Rank Species.
The other one, although it also contracts with a weak, Low-Rank Species, is an extremely rare time-based type...
this...
Generally, upon seeing the words "Low-Rank Species," they would immediately eliminate them. What chance do Low-Rank Species have of participating in the Abyss Trial? They'd be better off playing in the mud at home. But these two had very high expectations of their own strength, so they decided to give them a taste of their own medicine...
"Please give me your guidance." 2.
Luo Yu and Shi Qianqian walked to the sides of the arena. This time, apart from the place where people stood, it was a completely "water arena" just like the Mirror Moon Celebration, with no place for pets to land.
This is normal, since the Abyss Trial takes place at sea. Although traveling by boat is allowed, the zombies and sea monsters are all in the sea. Without the ability to fight in an aquatic environment, it is impossible to cope.
"Let's begin." At the examiner's command, the two simultaneously summoned their pets.
On Shi Qianqian's side, she summoned a turtle that looked very similar to Green Water Turtle, but with a green sprout growing on its back, making it look like a plant. On Luo Yu's side, she naturally summoned the Bee Empress. It would be meaningless for July to demonstrate land creation here, since even if she could create land in a pool, it was unlikely that she could create land in the Pacific Ocean. The two are not the same level of difficulty and have no reference value for the examiners.
"This..."
After Luo Yu and Shi Qianqian summoned their pets, both of them became serious.
In Luo Yu's eyes, the information about the Seedling Turtle is as follows: [Species]: Seedling Turtle
[Attribute]: Grass, Time-type
[Racial Rank]: Low-Rank Ordinary Species
[HP Level]: 13
[Racial Ability]: Time Acceleration
[Individual Talents]: 1. Late Bloomer (Senior Level talent, combat skills will undergo a transformation after reaching the species' life level limit...) 2. Grass Element Affinity (Senior Level talent, possessing the aptitude to comprehend and master grass-type abilities...)
luxury.
At this Shi Qianqian claimed to be weak, but her pet's information was extremely outrageous. Not only was it the first time-type pet Luo Yu had ever seen, but it also possessed two high-level talents...
Time Acceleration... Luo Yu didn't know what was going on for the time being, but he had a feeling that even Superior Species wouldn't get anything good out of this Seedling Turtle.
Meanwhile, Luo Yu's Bee Empress also made Shi Qianqian serious... a ghost pet?
Has this person encountered the Sea of Ghosts?
The problem is, ghost pets are usually not the "first pet," meaning Luo Yu has another pet? Why doesn't he summon it?
Do you look down on yourself?
Waiting to betray yourself?
Or are you really planning to hand over the reins yourself?
Regardless of what it was, Shi Qianqian, who hadn't felt any pressure before, suddenly became cautious.
You must set aside time to pay attention to when the other party summons another pet!
"Empress, stab it!"
Luo Yu immediately issued the attack Command. The Seedling Turtle possessed powerful time-based abilities, but it was only Low-Rank Species; there was only one possibility...
That is, its other data is horribly garbage!
For example, defense and speed are very likely to be low, except for the time attribute. Other basic stats are pitifully low, which is why the overall race level is so low.
Therefore, the Bee Empress's Poison Sting should be able to easily penetrate the defenses of such a fragile little turtle.
No... it should be called [Spear of the King] now. After all, it's been enhanced with the power of the Superior Species familiar, the Knight Bee. The Knight Bee's Poison Sting has long since been upgraded to the even more powerful Spear of the King.
On the Self-Destruct Knight, the Spear of the King mutated into the [Explosive Spear of the King], with terrifying power!
[Time Acceleration!]
On the other side, Shi Qianqian directly had the Seedling Turtle use its ultimate move. A shimmering green light flashed on the Seedling Turtle's body, and then an incredible scene happened. The Seedling Turtle, which was originally only level 13, suddenly had a surge in vitality.
14, 16, 18, 20!
Life level has increased to level 20!
The Seedling Turtle, which was originally one level lower than the Bee Empress, suddenly became six levels higher than the Bee Empress!
besides...
The green seed on the Seedling Turtle's back suddenly grew rapidly, and the Seedling Turtle on its back instantly transformed into a large tree. Whoosh!
Dozens of sturdy branches lashed out at the incoming Bee Empress like iron whips, the attacks dense and relentless, the whistling wind like an air raid siren!
Just as Luo Yu predicted, even if the opponent is Superior Species, they shouldn't expect to gain any advantage over this Seedling Turtle!!!
Each of these vine whips is powerful enough to easily break through the defenses of Superior Species!! However...
pity.
[Intangibility]!
The underworld attribute must be countered with the underworld attribute. The charging Empress instantly entered a state of stealth, ignoring attacks, and traversed through the sea of vines, piercing the Seedling Turtle with a single needle!
"Awooo!!!"
Even after growing to level 20, the Seedling Turtle's defense was indeed weak, unworthy of the turtle's name. The [Explosive Spear of the King] pierced through the tree, blasting a large hole in it. Wood chips flew everywhere as the Bee Empress pierced through the giant tree, causing the Seedling Turtle to cry out in pain. Its special ability disappeared, and it quickly shrank back to its level 13 turtle form, fainting from the pain and collapsing on the surface of the water.
Battle over!
Shi Qianqian:???
Shi Qianqian, who was initially wary of Luo Yu summoning other pets, was utterly incredulous when she saw the Seedling Turtle being instantly killed.
Spatial abilities?!
How could Honey Water Bee Ghost possibly possess spatial abilities?!
"Space..." The three appraisers narrowed their eyes instantly. No wonder Luo Yu dared to sign up for the Abyss Trial; he actually had spatial abilities... However, even disregarding spatial abilities, that Poison Sting that blasted the giant tree apart... showed that Luo Yu was no ordinary person. Shi Qianqian couldn't be called weak, but this Luo Yu was definitely stronger!
Both of them seem to have a good understanding of their own abilities at the moment.
However, to determine the specifics, we need to find an opponent with stronger statistics to assess their capabilities...
"Thank you for your concession," Luo Yu said. Fortunately, this Seedling Turtle's species level was low enough. If it were a Superior Species time-type creature, the Bee Empress probably wouldn't have been able to win. Right now, the Bee Empress is essentially Mid-Rank Species its main body plus the power to mobilize two Superior Species creatures' familiars. It's not a problem to call it Quasi-Monarch Species creature. The opponent's time-type pet is only Low-Rank Species. It's impossible for it to beat the Empress.
Luo Yu left the examination hall first. Before Shi Qianqian recalled her pet beast, she was still treating its wounds, sulking all the while... She had been playing dumb to fool the tiger, but she hadn't expected to run into a real tiger.
Shi Qianqian came out, she found that Luo Yu had not left. Instead, he was waiting outside the door, looking at her with a smile.
"I didn't expect your pet to be a time-type. Can we get to know each other again? I'm Luo Yu, a biologist." After Luo Yu left, he suddenly realized that Shi Qianqian's pet was a dual-type (grass and time)!!!
It can be used to collect nutrients from Flower-Picking Bandit bees...
In other words, it is possible to collect honey that possesses "time-dependent nutrition".
Damn, this is good stuff!
Luo Yu, who had originally planned to leave, chose to wait for the other party to come out, intending to invite him to visit Mirror Moon Island and fulfill his duty as the deputy island lord.