Of course, things like Ultimate Moves were definitely not something one could extract just by wanting to.
Even Professor Kazel, who taught them this technology, could not clearly explain the key factors determining the success rate.
Diana wanted to extract [Bear Bond].
Rose wanted to extract [Moon Palace].
But the probability of their success was actually very low.
After careful consideration, Dark finally had some ideas.
The Magic Guide Spirits in his hand were generally divided into two systems.
The first originated from Digimon.
The second originated from Pokémon.
As for the Trash Slime, that was an accidental product.
The Ultimate Moves of Digimon rarely shared commonality, so their versatility was very low. Moreover, the Digimon in his possession were actually just DemiDevimon and Gatomon. On the other hand, there were seven belonging to the Pokémon series.
Therefore, setting the extraction target of the [Ultimate Move Card] within the Pokémon series was a more suitable choice.
And among the Ultimate Moves that Pokémon could learn, there were some skills with extremely broad universality! Basically, except for a few types of Pokémon, almost all could learn them!
Dark called these "Universal Skills."
Of course, his understanding of Pokémon was actually quite limited. Thinking left and right, he currently only thought of two skills.
One was [Round].
The other was [Protect]!
...
These two Ultimate Moves were skills that the other six Pokémon could learn, excluding the Magic Beast (Ditto)!
Among them, [Round] was a team-based attack skill.
It could attack the opponent through singing! If a companion used the [Round] skill immediately after, not only could it be cast instantly, but its power would also double, from the originally inconspicuous 60 directly doubling to 120!
For every subsequent companion using [Round], the power would remain at 120!
As for what the concept of 120 power was—let's give a simple example: the power of [Thunderbolt] is 100. The power of [Solar Beam] is 120. The power of [Hyper Beam] is 150.
Moreover, [Round] could also ignore skills like Substitute puppets.
...
If [Round] could be considered a sonic skill with decent versatility, then the other skill—[Protect]—was a genuine god-tier skill!
Using [Protect] could completely block the opponent's attack! Apart from the fact that continuous use would lower the success rate to about 33% of the previous success rate each time, it basically had no flaws.
Of course, the above information originated from the game descriptions of Pokémon. In reality, [Protect] very likely had an endurance limit.
But as a defensive god-tier skill with extremely high versatility, it was already tough enough.
...
"The ones from whom it should be relatively easier to extract [Round] are Popplio and Sylveon, who possess the same type of Ultimate Move, [Alluring Voice]."
"The ones from whom it should be relatively easier to extract [Protect] are the Normal-types, Eevee and Miltank."
"But the problem now is, how exactly can I extract this kind of skill that hasn't been learned yet from them?"
Dark couldn't help but ponder.
According to Professor Kazel's teachings, the [Ultimate Move Card] had a high probability of extracting Ultimate Moves already mastered on the panel. Even with that as the goal, one still needed some matching core materials to serve as a guide and vessel.
If one aimed for an Ultimate Move not mastered on the panel right from the start, that would be tantamount to building a castle in the air directly—a very foolish endeavor.
"Biting off more than one can chew is still a no-go."
The more Dark pondered, the more unreliable he felt it was. Previously, it seemed someone had demonstrated the consequences of biting off more than one can chew in front of him. But he couldn't quite recall who it was.
"So, it's better to lay the foundation first."
"Wait until the foundation is laid before researching deeply."
"Besides, one doesn't necessarily have to choose an Ultimate Move based on the premise of suitability for dueling."
"Practical significance in combat, significance in daily life—either works."
"Some Ultimate Moves would be very useful if they could be used to refresh CD."
...
At 8:30 PM.
Dark returned to the dormitory.
He had already released the Magic Guide Spirits when he came back to pick up his homework in the afternoon. Since there was a duel today and it was the weekend, he gave the Magic Guide Spirits a break and didn't assign any study tasks.
So as soon as he entered the door, the Magic Guide Spirits were sprawled everywhere, one on the left, one on the right.
Regarding this, he merely chuckled very reservedly, then put down his schoolbag and sat down at the desk. Then he took out pen and paper and wrote down the Ultimate Moves of all his current Magic Guide Spirits.
Since the refinement of an [Ultimate Move Card] required extracting information from the Magic Guide Spirit Card, those Magic Guide Spirits that required [Major Sin] series Magic Cards to evolve could not become targets for "Ultimate Move" extraction.
In fact, even [Curse Cage: DemiDevimon] wouldn't work!
Additionally, passive skills could not be extracted.
Therefore, the currently selectable Ultimate Moves were not particularly numerous.
1. Enhanced Gastro Acid
2. [Feather Dance]
3. Mimic
4. [Cat Punch]
5. Cat Eyes
6. Transform
7. [Alluring Voice]
8. [Moon Power]
9. [Power Split]
10. [Guard Split]
11. [Power Trick]
12. [Milk Drink]
13. [Defense Curl]
14. Rollout
...
When all these possibilities were listed, Dark's eyes lit up, feeling that everything had become clear!
Among these fourteen Ultimate Moves, [Transform], combined with the Magic Beast (Ditto)'s original [Imposter] ability, could be called terrifying!
[Imposter: Does not consume mana when using 'Transform'.]
Just thinking about the possibility of achieving no-CD transformation if he had enough [Ultimate Move: Transform] cards... Dark shuddered!
...
It wasn't until this moment that he truly realized the value of the [Ultimate Move Card]!
"Professor Kazel, truly worthy of being the only remaining Alchemy Master from the old era!"
"Even having changed professions midway, he could still establish such achievements in the field of Magic Guide."
"If this [Ultimate Move Card] is further perfected, it might be a technology capable of changing the era!"
Dark couldn't help but feel increasingly respectful toward that goblin hybrid who was always approachable.
...
Moreover, after locking onto [Transform], he almost immediately thought of the matching material.
Undoubtedly, the hair of a Magic Beast was the core material most suitable for refining [Ultimate Move: Transform]!
The only problem was that Magic Beast hair was very precious and rare; it was hard to find even in Traveler Street. To obtain Magic Beast hair, he would likely need to seek help from Professor Kazel.
"If the Professor still has some and is willing to sell... this matter is settled!"
...
Besides [Transform], Dark also instantly set his sights on another skill slightly inferior in value to [Transform] but equally extraordinary—[Milk Drink]!
There was no need to overstate how strong Miltank's [Milk Drink] skill was. More importantly, the core material to guide and carry this Ultimate Move was also traceable!
This was completely different from Ultimate Moves like [Power Split], [Power Trick], and [Guard Split], which, although god-tier skills, offered no way to deduce their core materials!
Thinking this, Dark couldn't help but turn his gaze to the Cow Grass playing with Miltank...
The juice of the Cow Grass, after being freshly squeezed by [Shuckle], would become the perfect material for refining [Ultimate Move: Milk Drink]!
...
"Let's tentatively settle on these two Ultimate Moves for now. And the direction for the core materials is also set."
Dark beckoned to the Cow Grass, and it slipped over while mooing.
Dark picked it up and placed it on his knees. Twisting its round cow horns gently with his fingers, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Hypothetically.
Just hypothetically!
If one day, Miltank learned to utilize magic power on its own and mastered the Normal Summoning Spell. And he successfully mastered the exact method of refining [Ultimate Move: Milk Drink].
Then he could let Miltank carry a small schoolbag stuffed with a large handful of [Ultimate Move: Milk Drink] cards!
At that time, Miltank would be like a fish leaping in the wide ocean, a bird flying in the high sky—possessing inexhaustible magic power, wandering through the entire castle would be no issue at all!
And the Magic Guide Spirits who wanted to go out on an outing with Mama Miltank would have to cry out and beg Mama Miltank for milk.
"Wu hee hee hee~"
Dark narrowed his eyes, emitting a strange laugh.
It provoked a burst of confusion from the Cow Grass.
...
Having a goal, everything became smooth.
He practiced the [Nether God Art] for half an hour before bed and felt totally adorable and refreshed. When he got up the next day, his spirits were excellent!
After finishing his morning exercise and taking a hot shower, Dark sat down at the desk. While eating the breakfast brought by DemiDevimon, he read today's Great Sage Daily.
Although the Great Sage Daily had all sorts of problems, it was always able to keep up with current events and grasp timeliness tightly, which was a major reason why Dark hadn't given up on it yet.
For instance, in today's Great Sage Daily, the headline on the page was actually a picture of him holding [Fusion] high on the player platform!
This world did not have video cameras, but there was no shortage of various photography technologies. There was also a special dynamic image production technology.
Dark in the picture even turned his head to glance at him, then hooked the corner of his mouth into a Nike-swoosh smirk!
Dark immediately felt a chill.
He continued reading down and found that this was a simple report regarding the first-year rookie duelists of St. Marian's Academy. For a report directly revealing personal information like this to be published openly in the newspaper, every enforcer bore responsibility.
Dark couldn't help but frown.
This report compiled information on seven individuals.
Among them, he was at the head, with the identities of "Son of the Valkyrie" and "Winner of the Crimson Star" highlighted.
Next was Virt, "Son of the Hero," "Defeated with Glory."
Then Sara, "Daughter of the Ancient Sage"...
"So Sarah Swati is the daughter of the Ancient Sage?"
Seeing this, Dark couldn't help but feel extremely surprised. Not everyone would wear their background and origins on their lips.
He only learned of Sarah's background through this newspaper now.
"No wonder she possesses such a large reserve of knowledge; she can even refine Secret Ritual Cards."
After marveling, Dark continued reading down.
The fourth was Diana, labeled "Bear of the Kingdom," "Pearl in the Palm."
The fifth was Doron, labeled "Doron Family."
The sixth was Justin, labeled "Griffin Knight Order"!
"Griffin Knight Order..."
Dark's thoughts stirred instantly. The Griffin Knight Order was one of the Kingdom's five great knight orders; he hadn't expected Justin Wayne to be a person with a background too.
However, he looked more carefully and found that this "background" was completely forced. Justin Wayne was indeed related to the Griffin Knight Order, but that was only because his father was a small squad leader in it, nothing more.
The last one reported was naturally Emma.
To create a gimmick, the newspaper indeed linked her with the "Sage of Mysteries." He wondered what thoughts the "Sage of Mysteries" would produce after seeing this?
"Hmm..."
"If following the tropes of female-protagonist novels, the Sage of Mysteries should be a handsome old man with an unaging face. Upon seeing this newspaper by chance, instead of getting angry, he would feel a desire to cherish talent and personally accept a disciple..."
"Tsk!"
Dark exerted a little force and bit through the sausage in his mouth. Gravy overflowed, and a rich fragrance erupted suddenly in his oral cavity.
...
After breakfast ended.
Dark packed his things, put on his schoolbag, and went out.
Since visiting once during Christmas, Dark had an understanding of the location of Professor Kazel's dormitory. Relying on the key card left by Claire, he had an unobstructed passage all the way and soon arrived in front of Professor Kazel's dormitory door.
But as he raised his hand to knock, his eyebrow jumped suddenly, wondering if he was being too casual?
Christmas was one thing, after all, he had come with a gift. This time, he didn't even have a fruit basket...
"Social etiquette, ah!"
Dark knocked on his forehead, feeling reflective.
But he still knocked on Professor Kazel's dormitory door.
Thump, thump, thump.
"Who is it? Hmm, let me guess, who would come to find me, a lonely and wretched goblin, at this time..."
"???"
Listening to the voice coming from inside the door, Dark was completely bewildered; even his knocking hand couldn't help but freeze.
"Professor?" he asked hesitantly.
But Professor Kazel continued rambling on his own: "It couldn't be Little Lily, right? But who else could it be besides Little Lily? Could it be Little Nini? Sigh, no, perhaps it's Hacks. Could it be his hands and feet couldn't hold up ahead of time? Or did he accidentally fall? Sigh, people, once they get old, they become useless..."
Although the voice was separated by the door and was very faint, it could indeed be heard clearly.
That person rambling inside was Professor Kazel, who always appeared very open-minded.
Dark took a deep breath, feeling he might not have come at the right time.
"Maybe come back another day?"
"Anyway, I also have the backup plan of [Milk Drink]."
"For tomorrow's Magic Theory, I'll just refine [Ultimate Move: Milk Drink] first!"
...
Click!
During his brief contemplation, the dormitory door in front of him suddenly opened. Professor Kazel, wearing deep blue pajamas and a nightcap covered in stars, appeared in front of Dark.
The goblin hybrid, whose face was covered in wrinkles, tilted his head back to look at him. His eyes, however, were not as chaotic as Dark had imagined.
"So it's Little Demon! Why have you come on such a cool morning?"
Although it wasn't very apparent on the surface, Professor Kazel's behavior was distinctly different from usual.
Dark quickly glanced inside the dormitory.
Because the view was limited by the foyer, he could still see the neatness of the furnishings inside. Although Professor Kazel was single, he was a good hand at organizing housework.
He didn't look drunk.
"Don't look, I'm more sober than ever," Professor Kazel said airily, seeming to have tasted his thoughts.
Dark had to say, "Professor, I have some matters I want to ask for help with."
Professor Kazel: "Then come in first. It's rare for someone to visit; I can't leave you out in the wind."
Dark really wanted to say, You showed the guests out without hesitation during Christmas!
But considering Professor Kazel's attitude was obviously off, he acted slightly more reserved. Sure enough, after following Professor Kazel into the room, Dark instantly saw a familiar bottle on the table inside—a bottle of Fairy Wine!
A large bottle of Fairy Wine now only had a thin layer of liquid left.
Dark still remembered that he had fallen to the ground drunk after just two cups back then, yet he hadn't expected Professor Kazel to be able to drink a whole bottle and still remain "sober"!
Too terrifying!
Besides, who drinks early in the morning?
Dark looked left and right and found a book on the bedside table. It was The Old Knight of the Frontier, with the bookmark placed at a very late page.
It seemed Professor Kazel was treating his Christmas gift well.
But anyway, this place should not be stayed in for long. He heard that some people were drunk in mind but not in body; they looked sober on the surface, but were already dead drunk inside.
So Dark simply went straight to the topic: "Professor, where can I find Magic Beast hair?"
"You want Magic Beast hair? That's easy."
Professor Kazel pointed casually at a wall cabinet. A beam of magical light shot from his fingertip. A magic circle appeared responsively on the front of that wall cabinet, and then a slightly smaller door slowly emerged where the cabinet door should have been.
The automatically opening magic door revealed an interior that was completely a magic space distinct from the wall cabinet. The interior of the magic space was divided by countless dense grids.
Placed in the grids were various shrunk materials.
Among them, there was a pack of materials with a label that read: "Magic Beast Hair!"
Dark's eyes lit up, and he asked, "How do you sell this?"
Professor Kazel revealed a frivolous smile: "Thanks for your patronage, 1000 credits for one strand, 8 to 10 centimeters."
Dark's eyelid jumped.
Magic Beast hair was actually this expensive?
When they first refined Magic Beasts, they received two sets of materials, which were clearly free. If they failed afterwards, they only needed 100 credits to buy a whole pack of manufacturing materials—one strand per pack!
So at that time, everyone had already taken such a big advantage!
Dark estimated his credits and found that the credits which initially looked like a lot would hit rock bottom in a flash once used.
He took a deep breath and asked, "Is there a discount if I buy three strands? Like 90% off or something?"
Professor Kazel laughed: "Little Demon, to gain, you must pay. No one will give help for free. You can go ask Little Nini how difficult it is to obtain Magic Beast hair."
"Alright, I was just making an analogy."
Dark paid the credits and then quickly slipped out of Professor Kazel's dormitory.
He felt that the Professor became overly dangerous after drinking. If he were truly sober, let alone 90% off, free might even be possible!
But always free-loading wasn't good either.
Dark Demon was a student with integrity.
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