Even though he had already looked it up in the taxi, he couldn't help but take another glance.
Blue Elite Level Potential!
If this were in "Pocket Monsters," this would be akin to the final form of a starter after two stages of evolution.
According to incomplete statistics from the Spirit Master Alliance, only about 0.36% of Spirit Masters possess Elite Level Spirit Beasts, and many in that 0.36% evolved their initial Spirit Beasts from Green Potential, or waited until they could forge contracts with a second or even third Spirit Beast before succeeding.
Simply forming a contract with W placed him above most of his peers in terms of Spirit Masters.
There's a saying circulating online that if a new Spirit Master contracts a Blue Elite Level Spirit Beast, it's almost like holding a ticket to the "Fenghai Province High School Spirit Master League," qualifying to witness the true competitive arena crowded with experts!
Moreover, W's excellence doesn't stop there.
For most Spirit Beasts, traits are usually singular; only extremely unique Spirit Beasts or those who've consumed precious resources can possess a second trait.
Not only is W naturally endowed with two traits, both are combat traits enhancing battle strength, although the second one's application seems a bit narrow, traits can change as Spirit Beasts evolve.
In this case, Lin Guang speculates it's not an anomaly but rather a talent unique to Terrans, as characters in the game "Future Ark" possess two talents, which is good news for him, who has awakened the talent "Heart of Terra."
Furthermore, W's two beginner-level skills, although named somewhat playfully, are quite practical debuff-type skills. After all, as the saying goes, flowing output, steady support.
It's just this skill description... never mind, after all, there's no Nintendo Legal Department in this world.
Initial Affinity of 0 points, quite an exasperating number, even low-intelligence Spirit Beasts under an Enslavement Contract can roughly have about 10 points. If using the skill "Retaliate," it might reach full power, but considering she possesses intelligence... with average intellect, this number might be acceptable, and after some feeding, it rose by 9 points.
Under the Equal Contract, freeing the mind and potential, Affinity reaching above 80 points in battle brings the possibility of a "Seed Burst," meaning a comprehensive enhancement of attributes.
Currently, the Eye of Omniscience and Omnipotence still has many limitations, like Advanced Spirit Beasts (or Spiritual Materials) with hidden presence abilities not providing much useful information, but with the investment of Starlight, it will become a true Eye of Omniscience and Omnipotence.
After sorting things out briefly, Lin Guang clicked on the expected term Ore Disease, but the system's explanation made him pause for a moment before realizing, picking up his chopsticks—considering the girl's speed, if he doesn't eat now he'd be hungry tonight.
Ultimately, most of the food ended up in the girl's stomach, Lin Guang barely got six-tenths full.
The girl slouched unceremoniously in her chair, seemingly very satisfied with the meal. The two tufts of red hair on her head stood upright like plants basking in nourishment, while the black-red tail lazily swept across the floor, seemingly competing with the vacuum robot for work.
Thus she stayed for quite a while, staring at the ceiling, her gaze slightly unfocused as if looking at some distant existence.
"Is the food from your world always this good?"
"Not really, this was to celebrate our forming a contract and becoming partners. The life energy contained in these meats is significantly higher than that of ordinary animals, almost reaching Gray Level Spirit Beast's level. This meal cost about 1000 Daxia Coin, for reference, the average monthly salary in this city is 14000 Daxia Coin, so this would be about two days of work income."
The girl remained motionless, except for her tail which ceased its movement, seemingly lost in some memory while Lin Guang watched quietly.
After a long time, she finally came to her senses.
"Hey. You..."
"My name is Lin Guang."
"What a tongue-twister name." The girl pouted, paused, finally realized she hadn't introduced herself, "Just call me W."
"Real name?" He knowingly asked.
"Just a code name." She scoffed slightly, not knowing at whom she was directing her laughter, "Sakaz people don't have, nor do they need names."
"You seem to hold a considerable level of vigilance and hostility toward your surroundings."
"Without it, surviving would be impossible."
"...Speaking of which, how did you get caught?"
"How should I know!"
W's emotions suddenly surged, "This world is truly bizarre, my power became so weak after arriving here, Source Stone arts are almost unusable, feels similar to when I was six!"
"I hadn't even done anything before those folks locked me up, not even knowing where I ended up."
"Ah, I see..."
Lin Guang pondered for a moment, then recited definitions from the book:
"Your situation isn't rare, mostly due to conflicts between power systems and this world, where world rules forcibly transform your power system into this world's power system."
"Simplify it, can't understand."
"Roughly, it's like exchanging existing power for higher potential in the future."
Taking this chance, Lin Guang explained the world and its rules to W. He knew W would be concerned about returning to the original world, so he gave the answer first — it's only a non-zero probability, though no one knows how many digits follow under the decimal point.
Opening a space rift is reliant on luck, not to mention precisely pinpointing the original world, since Blue Star's mysterious attraction draws so many worlds, naturally with strong gravity, making it exceptionally difficult for beings to move from Earth to other worlds.
Last semester in History class, Teacher Li mentioned a Spirit Beast from the "Maya Magic Continent (Earth's name)" capable of transforming into human form using Transformation Skill.
It... or he, was relatively lucky, retaining much of his power system, possessing roughly the strength of a fifty-level Spirit Beast, quickly assimilated into human society, spending his lifetime seeking a way back home, yet never succeeded.
"Going back... huh, it's not all that good." The girl fell silent for a moment, "And the contract? What's a contract?"
"Concentrate and feel it."
Lin Guang extended his hand, white light again glowed at his fingertips, this time forming into chain shapes.
W cautiously extended her hand, touched it with her fingers—
Upon closing her eyes, mysterious information flowed in her mind. The next moment, the girl sharply opened her amber eyes, then squinted, southern cross-like pupils glinting with dangerous sharpness.
"Are you saying I have to serve you for life?"