299: Chapter 183: Magic Beast Secret 299: Chapter 183: Magic Beast Secret After tallying up what was at hand, Zhang Xiaoman didnât linger there any longer and directly activated his Skill to return home.
A lot had happened that day, and now that it was deep into the night, he was quite tired.
Hence, after returning, he didnât even bother with the dog but fell asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow.
The next day, at noon.
On Seven Star Island, the location of the Final Gate suddenly lit up with a milky white glow.
Zhang Xiaomanâs figure gradually appeared from within, and he walked out of the heavily trodden sandy area in front, standing in the open space outside.
In his hand, he was holding a somewhat strange tan scroll.
The scroll was thin and not very large, with some incomprehensible patterns painted on it with green paint.
âI actually canât use this thing, what exactly does âSpiritual Beastâ mentioned here mean?â
Zhang Xiaoman muttered to himself, his eyes once again scanning the attribute panel of the scroll in his hand.
âMagic Beast Secretâ
Upon viewing by a Spiritual Beast, it can learn the Skill within.
Attached Skill: Thunder Strike.
ââYoung man, are you interested in curing a net addiction?
Zhang Xiaoman, reading over the description, scratched his head in annoyance.
The explanations on the item were actually not hard to understand, but the problem was, where exactly was he supposed to find this so-called Spiritual Beast the System mentioned?
If he couldnât find a Spiritual Beast, and he couldnât use the Skill himself, wouldnât this item be a complete waste?
The tan scroll was precisely what he had won from the lottery in the Original Realm Space just before, an item of green quality.
However, there was a significant restriction on it; only a Spiritual Beast could use it.
âThunder StrikeâŠ
Thunder Strike, this is an ability to control lightning!
I canât use it?
This is so frustratingâŠâ
As Zhang Xiaoman was helplessly complaining, a yellow figure suddenly flashed across his mind.
âJin Bao!
Thatâs it, I can let Jin Bao try!
Didnât I sign a Contract with him this morning?
Perhaps this is the Spiritual Beast the System was talking about?â
Upon this realization, he no longer delayed and immediately issued the command in his mind, the Summoning Technique was instantly activated.
With a blue Magic Array appearing, a light emerged from the ground in front of him, and within just ten short seconds, the small figure of Jin Bao appeared within it.
âWoof?â
An inquisitive bark echoed, as Jin Bao looked puzzled as to why he had suddenly arrived here.
Just a second ago, he was on the sofa playing with Xiao Hua, and now, for some unknown reason, he was in a strange place.
However, his confusion only lasted for a short while.
When he saw Zhang Xiaoman standing beside him, his attention was immediately diverted.
âWoof!
Woof!
Woof woof!â
(Boss, Boss, hug me.)
Seeing this, Zhang Xiaoman picked him up with some resignation.
It had only been a few hours since he last saw the dog, yet it acted as if it had been an eternity.
He had used up the Contracted Spirit spot for Jin Bao that very morning, and he also used the Summoning Skill on him, discovering that this Skill was indeed quite convenient.
There were no distance limitations, and it only required ten seconds of waiting to complete.
However, summoning Jin Bao to Rebirth Island was something Zhang Xiaoman was trying for the first time.
Watching Jin Bao running around cheerfully on the ground, he suddenly realized that perhaps he might not have to take the dog out for walks downstairs anymore.
In the future, he could just throw him on Rebirth Island and let him play freely by himself, wouldnât that be much more convenient?
At this thought, Zhang Xiaomanâs eyes couldnât help but light up; he felt like he had found another lazy solution.
Now, he wasnât in a hurry.
The dog had just come out from home and needed a little time to be excited.
Zhang Xiaoman simply stood and watched until the dog tired itself out before he called out to it.
âJin Bao, come here, Iâm going to teach you a powerful skill!â
Zhang Xiaoman had the Engraving of the Communication Skill, and Jin Bao could now understand the meanings in his words, as long as the sentences and words werenât too complex, or the words didnât contain objects beyond its comprehensionâit could understand what Zhang Xiaoman said.
However, right now, the word âskillâ was clearly not within dog Jin Baoâs understanding, which left it somewhat confused.
But luckily, it did understand the first part of Zhang Xiaomanâs sentence, so it immediately scurried over.
In fact, as pets, dogs are somewhat more troublesome than cats because they need to be taken out to play every day, but they have their advantageâthey are very obedient.
Dogs are social animals, their ancestors were wolves, and the information inherited in their genetics tells them.
To execute the commands of the pack leader is an absolute necessity.
In the eyes of dogs, their owner is their âpack leader,â similar to the existence of an alpha wolf, so when it comes to commands issued by their owner, they carry them out without a second thought.
Of course, these statements are only partially true and have not been widely accepted because no one can truly understand what dogs are thinkingâall of it is just deductive judgments by zoologists based on behavior.
The contract Zhang Xiaoman signed with dog Jin Bao, although named a contract, didnât actually have any conditions.
Once signed, he could simply use the Summoning Technique to summon Jin Bao, that was all.
âDonât move, look here, at whatâs in my hand.â
Zhang Xiaoman squatted down, opened the scroll, and aimed it at Jin Baoâs head.
Subsequently, the dog, which was blinking its eyes, suddenly appeared stunned.
At that moment, the scroll in Zhang Xiaomanâs hand burst into brilliance.
Streams of light surged out, burying into Jin Baoâs body until, eventually, the scroll itself also vanished.
âDid it succeed?â
As the light dissipated, Zhang Xiaoman couldnât help but size up the dog lying on the ground.
By then, it had returned to normal, sporting an innocent, silly look, as if it had no idea what had just happened.
âIt should have succeeded, I guess.â
Zhang Xiaoman thought and began to mutter softly.
âIt seems my guess wasnât wrong, after signing the contract with me, Jin Bao really has become a âSpiritual Beast,â according to the system.
Itâs just a shame that I used the scroll impulsively this time.
I should have waited until after the upgrade, until I had access to the shopping privileges in the marketplace, to use it; I didnât expect it to be a consumable and to just disappear after one glance.â
He shook his head while silently chanting to open the attribute panel in his mind, and then he brought up Jin Baoâs attributes.
[Jin Bao]
Contracted
Master: Zhang Xiaoman
Skills: Following the Way of Heaven, Thunder Strike
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âAh, Thunder Strike has indeed been learned as expected.
Now, letâs see how effective it really is.â
Zhang Xiaoman rubbed his hands excitedly and immediately opened up the basic information of the Thunder Strike skill.
[Thunder Strike]
Launches a thunderous attack against the target, attack strength increases with oneâs spiritual power.
Range: 50 meters
Dark Energy Consumption: 30 points
Cooling time: 1 second
ââLei Gong assist me!
Seeing this, Zhang Xiaoman couldnât help feeling thrilled.
âAwesome!
Jin Bao now has a new skill, and itâs the power-renowned thunder series no less.
Looks like my battle pet plan has advanced a significant step!â
Just as he was reveling in excitement, he suddenly widened his eyes, his facial expression stiffening for a moment, for he had just discovered an important problemâŠ