After leaving the office, Chen Yuan began searching for the two animals that were evolving yesterday.
[First collection of Fire Dog, Source Point +1]
[Race: Fire Dog
Attribute: Fire
Level: 1 (Tier One)
Favorability: 21
Skills: Flame Surge (Proficiency 0.2/3) +
Quality: Ordinary
Promotion to Elite Quality Conditions: Unlockable (5.1/5)]
This Fire Dog was also a Chinese Village Dog before, just with a different evolutionary result than Cola's.
"Obviously, even the same creature can evolve into different Extraordinary Creatures."
"What factors lead to different evolutionary outcomes?"
As for the other evolving "Bean Chicken," it is still evolving, which left Chen Yuan somewhat disappointed.
"But the Source Points are already sufficient!" As he looked at the Source Points in the data panel, Chen Yuan's eyes lit up with excitement.
He summoned Spark's data panel with a thought.
[Race: Flame Cloud Falcon
Attribute: Fire
Level: 2 (Tier One)
Favorability: 38
Skills: Flame Surge (Proficiency 2.8/3) +
Quality: Ordinary
Promotion to Elite Quality Conditions: Unlockable (5.1/5)]
Chen Yuan instinctively looked at Spark, who was perched on his shoulder. Spark seemed to sense it and turned to look as well.
Its blue eyes were as clear as lake water.
Chen Yuan no longer hesitated and thought, "Unlock it for me!"
Holding onto his anticipation and excitement, Chen Yuan watched the data panel change rapidly:
[Advancement Requirements: Consume two Level 2 resources Blazing Fruit, any skill at Proficient level]
"Blazing Fruit?"
Chen Yuan looked puzzled and speculated, "Isn't this what Jiang Wenning referred to as a Spirit Plant?"
"But where can I find Blazing Fruit?"
"The Proficient level skill is relatively simple; Spark will soon meet the conditions."
At today's seminar, an expert clearly pointed out the categorization of skill proficiency for Extraordinary Creatures: from low to high, they are rudimentary, proficient, expert, and perfect.
And according to the data panel, Spark's [Flame Surge] proficiency is 2.7, so once it reaches 3, it can be promoted to the Proficient level.
Just as Chen Yuan was muttering to himself, an image suddenly appeared in his mind of an unknown bright red fruit, with a thin layer of flame covering the surface, resembling an apple in shape.
Intuition told him that this was the appearance of the Blazing Fruit.
Not pausing to admire the system's power, Chen Yuan hurried back to his bedroom, pulling out a drawing pen and a sheet of A4 paper from a creaky drawer to replicate the appearance of the Blazing Fruit as best as he could.
As a former art enthusiast, Chen Yuan was confident he could do it.
"Woof..."
Cola trotted over to Chen Yuan's side, barking out of boredom. Seeing that he ignored it, it drooped its ears and left the bedroom.
"Chirp?"
Spark silently landed on Chen Yuan's shoulder, lowering its head and quietly watching the drawing, its watchful blue eyes gradually glowing.
After a long time,
"Whew."
Chen Yuan let out a long breath, put down the drawing pen in his hand, and nodded with satisfaction at the content on the paper. "Seems like my drawing skills haven't deteriorated too much."
Rather than aimlessly searching for the Blazing Fruit, it would be better to draw it and ask Jiang Wenning and Chen Wenhao, who are studying at the Beast Taming Academy, to look out for it.
When it comes to knowledge related to Beast Taming, that is the place of authority.
Just as Chen Yuan was about to take a photo to send to Chen Wenhao, Spark suddenly jumped off his shoulder, landing lightly beside the drawing, staring intently at it for a while, and then flapping its wings excitedly, letting out a sharp chirp, "Chirp chirp chirp!"
It pointed at the drawing of the Blazing Fruit at times and looked up at Chen Yuan at other times.
Communicating telepathically with Spark, Chen Yuan was momentarily speechless, and after a long pause, he said, "You've seen this fruit?"
"Chirp!" Spark nodded emphatically and then puffed out its chest proudly.
Meanwhile, a quick glance around revealed no sign of Cola, which slightly deflated its previously proud spirit.
"Where did you see it?" Chen Yuan, not noticing the change in Spark's demeanor, asked again.
Spark thought for a while, then pointed in a certain direction outside the window: "Chirp!"
Chen Yuan held his chin, pondering, "Isn't that the direction you flew in from?"
"Chirp chirp chirp!" Spark nodded vigorously like a chick pecking at rice, and then vividly described the scene of encountering the Blazing Fruit.
After listening for a while, Chen Yuan suddenly realized something was off and quickly interrupted, "Doesn't this scene look exactly the same as when you first encountered the fruit that evolved you?"
Wait!
Red fruit!
Chen Yuan's eyes narrowed, his mouth slightly open: "You mean these two fruits are actually the same kind?"
"Chirp."
Spark tilted its head, a pure gaze revealing confusion.
Isn't this obvious?
"Ahem." Chen Yuan awkwardly laughed once he realized, then clenched his fist and shouted, "In that case, let's set out to find the Blazing Fruit now!"
Even if it's not the Blazing Fruit, as long as that red fruit can evolve Spark, it naturally can promote its current growth.
Either way, it's a can't-lose situation!
Feeling enthusiastic, Chen Yuan was about to step out the door when he suddenly saw the gradually darkening sky. He turned to Spark and asked, "How far do we have to go?"
"Chirp?" Spark blinked, not responding at all.
"Well, asking you was pointless." Chen Yuan patted his head, not expecting Spark to calculate the accurate distance.
"At least we should teach Spark some elementary school knowledge." A thought silently sprouted in his mind.
"Forget it, let's go tomorrow." After hesitating for a moment, Chen Yuan decided to cancel the plan for now.
It was already three in the afternoon, only a few hours until nightfall.
This trip might be far away, and if they were still outside when it got dark, they might encounter danger.
The outdoors, after the Spiritual Energy Revival, was far more dangerous than before.
The village chief, who previously spent all day drinking tea and chatting in the office, was forced in recent days to lead the villagers and dogs to patrol the vicinity, preventing wild animals from invading Xuanhe Village.
"There's no rush anyway."
Thinking this, Chen Yuan decided to set out tomorrow morning.
Back at the farm, Chen Yuan brought Cola back to again supervise Spark and Cola's training.
The former trained with exceptional focus and concentration, requiring no extra reminders from Chen Yuan, repeating the practice of Flame Surge again and again.
The latter often got distracted during training, whether it was a butterfly fluttering by or small bugs jumping in the grass, instantly capturing its attention.
To correct Cola's training attitude, Chen Yuan had to take out a stick from the warehouse and wave it in front of Cola.
The stick whistled through the air, the wind rushing loudly.
Cola immediately collected its thoughts, took a deep breath, focusing entirely on the task at hand, trying to perform Wind Blade.
Wind Blade whistled past, accurately hitting the iron box ten meters away, causing it to shake vigorously from the impact.
"Woof woof woof!"
Cola quickly got excited, its tail wagging from side to side, looking at Chen Yuan with great anticipation.
But Chen Yuan's attention was completely drawn to Spark's data panel:
Race: Flame Cloud Falcon
Attribute: Fire
Level: 3 (Tier One)
Favorability: 39
Skills: Flame Surge (proficient 2.9/3) + Flame Prison (proficient 0.1/3) +
Quality: Normal
Promotion to Elite Quality Conditions: Unlocked
Spark not only leveled up, but also learned a new skill on its own—Flame Prison!
Chen Yuan couldn't wait and said, "Spark, show me Flame Prison."
"Chirp!"
Spark responded confidently, then held its breath and focused, looking straight at the iron barrel in front, suddenly flapping its wings!
For a moment,
A ring of fire slowly emerged, the orange blaze continually surged, yet maintained the most basic shape.
The ring of fire gradually approached the iron barrel and, like a python contracting its abdomen, continued shrinking, eventually surrounding the iron barrel in the middle, the flames constantly burning.
Compared to Flame Surge, the power of Flame Prison seemed somewhat lacking, its explosive force almost nonexistent.
"This... seems to be a control skill." Chen Yuan rubbed his chin, deep in thought.
The ring of fire surrounding the iron barrel continued burning, reminiscent of Sun Wukong's "Drawing a Prison."
Inside can't get out, and outside can't get in.