The loyal dog Goldie, having returned, brought back extremely valuable data.
It not only revealed the evolved form of the Undead Guardian Hound, but also proved that even bones whose power had almost completely dissipated still possessed the possibility of revival!
Considering that Meng Yuan was a Champion Beast Tamer, the revival of the Howl Hound was likely also closely related to the Beast Tamer's willpower, mental strength, and similar factors.
After learning this, some officers who had previously failed in revival finally shook off their frustration and disappointment, gaining a new goal—to grow stronger, and then reclaim their partners!
With Meng Yuan's cooperation, Jiang Xing also conducted tests on Goldie and recorded a new entry in the Pet Beast Compendium.
[Name: Crimson Flame Guardian Hound]
[Attributes: Fire, Undead]
[Talent: Last Stand]
[Species Tier: Low Monarch Tier]
[Species Skills: Blazing Fist, Flame Shadow Ghost Assault, Intimidating Roar…]
[Description: A ghost-type Pet Beast, a brave guardian. The flames symbolizing a sincere soul can block any attack.]
In the Beast Taming World, undead-type Pet Beasts were not "zombies" in the conventional sense.
They were truly living beings—creatures that had obtained a second life, only now possessing an additional undead attribute.
Their personalities did not change, at most becoming more deeply attached to certain obsessions.
When the Crimson Flame Guardian Hound first appeared, it seemed somewhat ferocious because its memories were still stuck on that mountain twenty years ago, fighting to protect its young master.
Once it sorted out the situation, it quickly returned to its lively nature, appearing quite cheerful.
Jiang Xing also discovered that, like the Undead Guardian Hound, its growth tendency was not focused on power, but leaned toward defense and vitality, making it an excellent defensive unit.
Though it looked fierce, it actually gave people a strong sense of security.
Of course, regardless of whether it excelled in offense or defense, or whether its potential was high or low, Meng Yuan did not care.
As a Champion Beast Tamer who had raised multiple Overlord Tier Pet Beasts, he did not lack combat power.
What he cared about was the Crimson Flame Guardian Hound itself—if it had not sacrificed itself to protect him, he would have died on that mountain twenty years ago, and there would be no future to speak of.
Now, Meng Yuan only wanted to take it to see the world twenty years later, introduce it to his other partners… and make up for the twenty years they had lost together.
After the inspection was completed, he could not wait to take the Crimson Flame Guardian Hound away.
Before leaving, Meng Yuan said solemnly, "Jiang Xing, no matter what difficulties you face in the future, or what problems arise, you can contact me."
"I will do everything in my power to help you."
Meng Yuan's promise carried considerable weight.
Back then, after that group of poachers killed Goldie, he hunted their organization for nearly twenty years, forcing it into collapse and fragmentation… which was enough to prove how deeply he valued loyalty and bonds.
Even though Jiang Xing, as a researcher, spent his days in the institute working with Pet Beasts and did not think he would encounter much danger, he still recorded Meng Yuan's contact information and carefully stored it.
After all, disasters were unpredictable—who knew when he might need help?
After that, Meng Yuan, on behalf of the police force, invited Jiang Xing to attend a conferment ceremony a few days later—the officers who had previously come to the institute had all lost their Howl Hounds in the line of duty.
Although the police had compensated them, reassigned them away from the front lines, and awarded posthumous honors to the fallen Howl Hounds, it still could not make up for the regret.
Now, those Howl Hounds had returned in the form of Undead Guardian Hounds.
Even though their potential had improved somewhat, the police had no intention of sending them back to the front lines.
Instead, they would let them retire with honor to secondary roles, such as instructors, serving as the spiritual backbone of the force.
Before that, the police planned to hold a formal conferment ceremony to award the Undead Guardian Hounds their rightful medals.
The officers had also kept Jiang Xing's efforts during this period firmly in mind.
They wanted to invite Jiang Xing as the presenter to personally award the medals to the Undead Guardian Hounds.
There was no way Jiang Xing could refuse such an important event, and he readily agreed.
At the same time, recalling the conditions required for the birth of Undead Guardian Hounds, Jiang Xing proposed to Meng Yuan that the ceremony be made even more grand and widely visible!
At that time, he could use the opportunity of the ceremony to publicly release information about the Undead Guardian Hounds and the Crimson Flame Guardian Hound, allowing these loyal Pet Beasts to truly enter the public eye!
After all, the emergence of so many new Pet Beasts would inevitably attract attention.
Rather than letting others speculate, it was better to openly announce everything.
This would not only allow the Undead Guardian Hounds to be associated with the police force, deterring potential criminals,
but also use the opportunity to disclose the method of their birth, reducing the interest of most Beast Tamers—because the high cost of "mental trauma" and "damaged contract slots" was something no Beast Tamer would be willing to bear, except those who truly wished to reclaim their partners.
Finally, it could also encourage those who had similarly lost their Howl Hounds to actively contact the police, gaining a chance to reunite with their companions.
At that point, there would be no need for the little Qilin to take action.
The police could handle all remaining issues themselves.
Jiang Xing would only need to maintain the Death Secret Realm and continue his research.
…
Meng Yuan fully agreed with Jiang Xing's proposal.
After returning to the police force, he began preparing for the public conferment ceremony.
Once he left, Jiang Xing finally gained an opportunity to rest.
The method for awakening Howl Hounds was now fully established.
There was no longer any need for Jiang Xing to personally guide every step. The police directly assigned two officers as his temporary assistants, stationing them at the institute to receive other officers and teach the method of spiritual summoning.
Jiang Xing only needed to periodically inspect the condition of the Death Secret Realm and ensure that the power of death was not depleted.
Thus, he resumed a regular schedule—working during the day to refine his thesis, and at night sleeping with the little Qilin, the little dragon, and the little waterfowl, resting thoroughly for several days and completely replenishing his depleted mental energy.
It had to be said—the human body in the Beast Taming World was incredibly resilient.
Just like Pet Beasts, as long as one didn't die on the spot, recovery could be rapid.
Even after pushing himself to the brink, after a few days of sleep, Jiang Xing still recovered fully, full of vigor.
With renewed enthusiasm, he returned to his research!
'The research on the Death Secret Realm has temporarily come to an end.'
'In recent years, too many Howl Hounds have perished in the police force, and the Death Secret Realm also requires time to recover. Even with a queue system, it will take at least a year or more to finish.'
'It will be a long time before further research can begin.'
Jiang Xing shifted his focus to the Ugly Waterfowl.
With the Death Secret Realm project completed, the Friendship research on this side had also naturally reached its conclusion—as multiple control groups progressed and skill data became increasingly refined,
through lines of data, Jiang Xing could clearly see that variables such as skill training and growth in strength had an almost negligible impact on the power of the move "Training Power".
Those Ugly Waterfowl that trained diligently showed almost no change in the move's power.
On the contrary, the ones that had not undergone any training for over half a month, had not consumed any resources, and had only eaten cheap feed—while spending their time playing with Jiang Xing and the Auspicious Cloud Qilin, building emotional bonds—their move power had completely maxed out!
Under the guidance of Jiang Xing and the Auspicious Cloud Qilin, the Training Power they used far exceeded the power of their other moves, even smashing into a solid boulder!
The answer was already obvious.
This was not "Training Power" at all.
It was a move whose power was determined by Friendship—
[Return]
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