Su Ping thought of the look in his dad, Su Anyongâs, eyes a few days ago, and the sigh-filled words he heard after the name Xiao Qing was mentioned:
"Son, when you fight with Plant Type, Wood Element Beast Tamers in the future, itâs best not to call out the little guyâs name directly to command him; just use the Soul Contract. Otherwise, the opponentâs Pet Beast may not know who youâre calling, because their Pet Beastâs nickname might be the same!"
The reason Su Ping hadnât missed the old man at all after he left was precisely because of his nagging mouth.
However, what the old man said did make some sense.
The name Xiao Qing was too common. Of course, now it was impossible to change Xiao Qingâs name, so Su Ping had to put more effort into naming his second Pet Beast.
So, as he watched the little Paperman open his eyes in confusion, Su Ping cleared his throat,
"From today onwards, as you have officially become my core disciple, itâs time for me to give you a true name!"
"WAH? (A name?)"
The little Paperman was first slightly stunned, then his eyes suddenly lit up. And I mean literally lit up:
"WAH! (A name!)"
"WAH... WAH? (Oriental... Blizzard?)"
Damn!
A wave of foreboding suddenly surged in Su Pingâs heart.
Throughout history, what name of those swordsmen in TV dramas and movies was ever normal?
And clearly, having such names bestowed upon Pet Beasts would be abnormal too.
If Su Anyong returned and found out not only had he made a Soul Contract with a Paperman, but had named it âOriental Blizzard,â Su Ping could already fully imagine the state and mannerisms his dad would display!
Seemingly imagining some horrifying and terrible scene, Su Ping shivered and hastily shook his head.
"As my official disciple, you should have a two-character name just like me and Xiao Qing!"
He quickly tried to fix the issue.
However, seeing the little Paperman getting excited, Su Ping felt a headache coming on.
"WAH! (Invincible!)"
"WAH! (Flying Goose!)"
"WAH! (Unrivaled!)"
"WAH! (Blizzard!)"
"WAH..."
"Alright!"
Su Ping directly called a stop, interrupting the little Papermanâs obsession with âBlizzard.â He then summoned his terrifying Chinese Language Gaokao score of 82 points and began racking his brains as swiftly as possible.
Finally, after much effort, he decided to link his own dream to the young creature before him!
"The seed of the Heart of Woods is Xiao Qing! My small goal for the future is to become a Pet Beast Breeding Base worth a hundred billion! So, Iâll call you Qian Yi then!"
Su Ping was quite proud of himself.
Who says Iâm bad at naming? Isnât this name good? It has a nice meaning too.
In the Myriad Spirit Beast Atlas, the term âmyriad spiritsâ is used. Beneath âmyriadâ is âthousand,â and the unit above it is âbillion.â Combining these two could also be encompassed by this idea.
Also, at first listen, itâs quite catchy. Genius! I am a genius!
Su Ping was very satisfied.
And it seemed the little Paperman was satisfied too:
"WAH! (Qian Yi!)"
"WAH! (Qian Yi!)"
"..."
Watching the little Paperman repeating his new name, Su Ping nodded in satisfaction. Thankfully, it seemed the Papermanâs tastes were quite in line with his!
But as they communicated telepathically, Su Ping suddenly furrowed his brow after listening for a while.
Huh? It didnât seem to be what he had in mind!
"WAH! WAH! (Qian Yi! One in a Thousand! I am the mighty swordsman who is one in a thousand!)"
Su Ping looked at the little Paperman, who had apparently excitedly accepted the name, in confusion.
Huh? Is this the name I wanted to give? Is this it?
But seeing the little Paperman so happy it couldnât find north, Su Ping nodded.
Yes! This was it! Qian Yi! That was the name he had chosen for the little Paperman!
Facing the little Paperman Qian Yiâs excited and admiring gaze, Su Ping finally said, a little after the fact,
"Alright, get ready, donât resist!"
Qian Yi: (àč-âĄ-àč)
This time, Su Ping no longer hesitated. He slowly connected his soul to the little Paperman Qian Yi before him. That familiar sensation enveloped both him and the Paperman once again.
It wasnât a connection of blood, but rather one of souls intertwined. Like a bridge opening to traffic, it completely interlinked him with the little Paperman.
This sensation made Su Pingâs soul feel as though it had suddenly gained a burden-bearing strength.
Though the little Papermanâs power was weak and its Realm was low, such a fresh forceâs arrival still allowed Su Pingâs recently broken-through spiritual power to advance a small step forward.
Although the effect of this step wasnât major, there was still some distance to reaching the Elite Level, Second Rank.
After breaking through to the Elite Level, Su Ping clearly felt that while the power feedback from upgrading Pet Beasts didnât change, the difficulty of his own promotions increased.
However, this might be the case for Su Ping the Beast Tamer. But for the little Paperman Qian Yi, it was like directly consuming an unimaginably miraculous elixir. Upon the Soul Contract with Su Ping, it felt an immense amount of power feedback.
This power allowed the little Paperman, already at its Peak, to change its aura immediately. Its Level finally broke through, reaching the Common Tenth Level!
This was also, generally speaking, the theoretical race limit for the Paperman, an Undead Pet Beast.
"WAH!"
Little Paperman Qian Yi opened his eyes in excitement. His choice had clearly not been wrong.