On the boundless ocean.
A massive steel beast, moving slowly through the misty haze of midnight to early dawn, loomed faintly.
"Hurry, hurry, hurry! Exchange it quickly!"
It was early in the morning, and the sky had not yet brightened.
On the steel beast, the exclusive warship of the Eighth Legion, everyone had risen early.
Some had even been on night watch duty the previous evening and simply chose not to sleep at all.
Sleep?
Who cared about sleep when the evolutionary path of the Rainbow Scaled Koi was about to be listed in the official Alliance store today?
Buy!
They have to buy it.
"But this Professor Asher is really too low-key."
There were still thirteen minutes left. Every member of the Eighth Legion held their phones, constantly refreshing the official store page while chatting.
"The Rainbow Scaled Koi's evolutionary path has been successfully verified, but not only did he not hold an academic press conference to publicize it, he didn't even make a proper announcement."
Someone beside them nodded repeatedly in agreement, "Exactly! If we hadn't been closely following Professor Asher's activities, we wouldn't have even known that after confirming the evolutionary path of the Rainbow Scaled Koi, all he did was post a tiny, barely noticeable announcement on the Alliance's official website."
For a moment.
The deck and cabins were filled with voices of indignation and agreement.
Only a few rational ones reacted with: "?"
'Wait a minute?'
'Isn't this a bit exaggerated?'
"That was the homepage of the Alliance's official website, and it was marked as an important notification. What do you mean by 'tiny, barely noticeable announcement'?"
"Are your eyes blind, or is my vision failing?"
"And… do we really need to camp here this early? Whether we buy it two hours earlier or later doesn't seem to make much of a difference."
Everyone turned their heads in unison to look at the person who spoke.
"Yeah, yeah."
"You make a great point."
"The evolutionary path of the Rainbow Scaled Koi deserves better publicity and announcement."
"So I suggest you go back to sleep."
"That's right, you can buy it after you wake up."
"Wuuu! Rainbow Scaled Koi, my precious eldest daughter! You must evolve into a Jade Maiden Fish!"
Wait, did something strange just get mixed in?
No big deal.
The member of the Eighth Legion who had been collectively scolded by his comrades: "..."
'Take back what I said?'
'Impossible, absolutely impossible!'
He had no doubt that this bunch of lunatics would come up with even crazier things later.
The sooner his Rainbow Scaled Koi evolved, the better.
Only after its evolution would he feel at ease.
As the lively atmosphere continued, thirteen minutes slipped by unnoticed.
Countdown—
Three.
Two.
One—
"Charge!"
The veterans and new recruits of the Eighth Legion, whether single for years or forced into abstinence for who knew how long, unleashed the fastest hand speed they had ever displayed in their lives.
"I successfully placed my order!"
"Me too, me too!"
"Damn! I forgot to bind my receiving method. Damn! Why is it lagging?"
"They said the Alliance's official website would never lag in a hundred years! So why is it lagging now?"
"It's all because of you damn animals! Can't you all slow down a bit? Would it kill you to share one?"
"I would if I could, but do you think not buying it means I can still use it?"
"Heh, I bet you'd actually dare to go through with it. This isn't even that expensive. If you're trying to save on this, are you even human? Be sensible and prepare to pay your fine later!"
"...Damn!"
For a Beast Tamer's contracted beast to evolve, unless it was a completely unknown evolution form.
Like the Fairy Butterfly's first evolution.
Or Asher's Three-Legged Golden Crow.
Basically, new evolution paths and forms.
Otherwise, a Beast Tamer's contracted beast must evolve along a known evolutionary path.
Where did evolutionary paths come from?
The publicly available evolution paths for each beast are incomplete.
To obtain a complete evolution path, one had to purchase it from the Alliance's official website.
Or use other legitimate channels.
Including but not limited to breeding house promotions, prize draws, buy-one-get-one deals of various sizes.
Or direct lineage transmission between parent and offspring.
The most expensive method was, of course, the Alliance's official store.
But it was legitimate.
Reasonable.
And priced within the acceptable range for all Beast Tamers.
Unlike other resources.
Evolution paths were reusable and essential to Beast Tamers. The nation and the Beast Tamer Alliance worked together to keep prices within a reasonable range for most people.
Depending on factors like the effectiveness, difficulty, and post-evolution strength boost of the evolutionary path, prices ranged from four to six digits.
After a Beast Tamer's contracted beast successfully evolved, updating their Beast Tamer Identity Card at the Alliance required proof of the evolutionary path's source.
Regardless of the acquisition method.
There was always a record.
If discovered to have obtained it through illegitimate means?
Be prepared to pay a fine ten to a hundred times the original price.
Unless one never used the evolved pet in public, there was no loophole to exploit.
The evolutionary path of the Rainbow Scaled Koi, after extensive evaluation, was set at a mid-to-high five-figure price.
But for most Beast Tamers, this was within an acceptable range.
Beast Tamers had many expenses.
Beast Tamers also made money quickly.
Even working manual labor, if one had a capable contracted beast, earning over ten thousand a month wasn't difficult.
Not to mention the Beast Tamers of the Eighth Legion.
They had salaries.
Allowances.
And various subsidies and benefits.
Money?
They didn't lack money.
Not at all.
Naturally.
They enforced strict adherence to the purchasing process.
For example, the Beast Tamer who just expressed a desire to obtain it for free.
"Got it!"
While some were still placing orders, struggling with website lag, dealing with unresponsive payment pages, and new recruits forgetting to bind their internal accounts.
A lucky one, with lightning-fast hands, had already succeeded.
WHOOSH—WHOOSH—WHOOSH—
Hundreds of pairs of eyes turned sharply toward the speaker.
In the dimly lit warship, with morning mist still hanging in the air, their gazes felt like something from the depths of the cosmos staring into one's soul.
The Beast Tamer, immersed in joy, didn't notice the deep stares from his comrades.
Huh?
Looking at him?
No problem.
Look all you want!
The evolutionary path of the Rainbow Scaled Koi was simple, it took less than a minute to read through.
After reading it, the Beast Tamer: "?"
His small eyes were filled with big question marks.
'This… is really okay?'
"Brothers, I'm going ahead!"
At that moment, another Beast Tamer who had finished reading the evolutionary path sprang up instantly.
Before anyone could react, that guy had already bolted away like a streak of light.
"I'm afraid if I don't hurry, all the supplies on our warship will be gone."
"I have to pick the best for my precious Rainbow Koi daughter!"
His voice echoed from afar.
The others immediately snapped out of their daze—wait!
They hadn't even secured the evolutionary path yet.
And now it sounded like there were limited supplies to grab?
So—
The previously brotherly Beast Tamers of the Eighth Legion turned to each other with a newfound hostility.
"Block those who already got it!"
"Yeah, yeah! No sneaking off! Let's all buy it first, then fight for supplies!"
"Fu*k off! What fairness? If I get it first, it's mine!"
"Heh! Brothers who have already bought it, let's team up and rush out first, then we can fight later."
"F*** f*** f***! I'm your comrade-in-arms, yet you're pushing me out as a shield? Bastard, no sneaking away!"
The new day for the Eighth Legion began with internal chaos.
———
"Huh?"
Getting up at the usual 7:30 AM, leisurely tidying up, dressing, and washing up, preparing food for every pet beast at home, and just about to dig into his own meal, Asher suddenly received a strange notification from Angel.
["Yes, you didn't hear wrong, my friend."] Angel, who had recently picked up some strange knowledge online, had become quite varied in addressing Asher.
From "Your Highness" the day before yesterday, to "Master" yesterday, and now "My friend" today, Asher was already used to it.
Unfazed.
'Whatever.'
'As long as Angel is happy.'
He really wasn't surprised at all.
Angel continued speaking, ["Today, as soon as the evolutionary plan for the Rainbow-scaled Koi went up on the Alliance's official website, it was so wildly snatched up that the site crashed. It took fifteen minutes and thirty-eight seconds to repair it."]
["Tracing the source, 'Angel' found that it was due to the mad rush of beast tamers from the Eighth Legion."]
Asher: "…"
Frozen.
Shocked.
A little ridiculous.
If Angel hadn't told him this, Asher wouldn't have believed it himself.
Perhaps because its original body was gone and it could only exist on the internet for the foreseeable future, Angel had started self-learning hacker tutorials online.
For Asher: from beginner to buried.
For Angel: Huh? Finished reading. Let's test it. Not bad, pretty simple.
If not for Angel still adjusting to its digital energy form, Asher had no doubt that Angel could move through the internet freely.
An AI crisis, just a matter of minutes.
No big deal.
"Uh… whatever, as long as it's fixed, it's not a big problem," Asher finished preparing food for Little Raven, Cat-Worm, Little White Snake, and Little Jellyfish.
Although Little Jellyfish couldn't be fully fed just by eating food, it was still interested in tasting everything.
Then, Asher used his phone to take a few pictures of his breakfast, just a simple soybean milk, fried dough sticks, and a hand-grab pancake.
"Try it," Asher poked at Angel on his phone.
Without waiting for Angel's response, Asher put down the phone and started eating.
Yes.
This was a feature Asher had only discovered two days ago, Angel could taste the flavors of freshly photographed food, as long as the picture was taken within the last thirty minutes.
Asher: "!"
Amazing.
So, Asher developed a new habit.
Just like girls who love taking pictures for their social media, he now always took fresh food photos before eating.
At first, Angel didn't quite understand Asher's behavior.
["Though I can taste it, Angel has no need for food. Your Highness, there is no need to waste time on such trivial matters."]
Asher calmly took the photo, put down his phone, and said, "Needing it or not is one thing. I want you to taste it, that's another thing."
"For humans and all living beings, eating is both a necessity and an enjoyment."
"As long as it's not harmful or disruptive, maybe you can choose to taste my food with me. It could help us understand each other better, partner?"
Angel: …
Couldn't argue.
Clearly an advanced artificial intelligence lifeform, capable of absorbing vast amounts of knowledge in an instant, well-versed in astronomy and geography.
Yet when facing Asher, Angel kept getting stumped.
In the end, it silently chose to accept Asher's logic.
From confusion two days ago, to now, accepting it as normal, even with an inexplicable sense of anticipation.
Angel felt like it was moving closer to becoming a more Vivid, living being.
'Could this be what they once called…', For a moment, Angel's thoughts wavered.
Snapping back to reality, through the photo, it tasted the steaming soybean milk, the crispy fried dough sticks, and the richly stuffed hand-grab pancake.
One bite after another.
'Is this… delicious?'
As Asher finished his meal, Angel also finished at the same time.
Even though it didn't have a stomach, when Asher burped and rubbed his belly, Angel subconsciously wanted to burp as well, maybe even rub its nonexistent stomach.
Oh.
Visually speaking, aside from its eyes, Angel didn't have any other organs at all.
Angel: *Strange emotion*
'It must be because I am still not intelligent enough.'
'Continue self-diagnosing.'
'Learn more from the internet.'
'Eventually, I will understand these changes happening to my body.'
Asher had no idea that Angel was slowly learning, going through some kind of transformation internally.
Now full and satisfied, he took his four pet beasts outside to begin morning training.
"Little Raven, give them an example," Asher waved at Little Raven, then turned to the others, "Watch carefully, you all have to do the same later."
Little Jellyfish curled its long tentacles.
As if expressing doubt.
'Me too?'
Asher didn't hesitate: "Yes, you too."
Having cheats was one thing.
Actual combat was another.
Then there was skill proficiency, the bond between beast tamer and pet beast… Training was unavoidable.
No one in this house could escape.
Including Asher himself, as a beast tamer.
And Angel, who was temporarily confined to the phone.
Everyone had their own unique training methods.
After multiple rounds of battles—
After thoroughly coordinating all their skills and making sure Little Jellyfish was full—
Asher and his exhausted pet beasts sat down together.
"No slacking."
"Use meditation instead of resting," As he spoke, Asher's gaze fell on Little Jellyfish, who had eaten its fill and was now sprawled out.
"Especially you, Little Raven and Little Jellyfish."
Little Raven: ?
Big eyes filled with big confusion.
Accepted.
But questioned.
'Why can't birds slack off?'
Little Jellyfish frantically nodded in agreement.
'Yes, yes!'
'Just a little slack!'
'Really tired!'
If only its colorful bubble-spitting skill wasn't gone, it would've been blowing bubbles at Asher again.
Even without that skill, it still puffed out a string of long, white bubbles.
Asher: "…"
"Meditate properly and digest the Mythical Energy you've absorbed," Asher sighed.
Both Little Raven and Little Jellyfish had absorbed Mythical Energy.
Their bloodlines had improved.
Yet, Asher knew… with just 0.5% and 0.2%, they still hadn't fully absorbed it.
Busted.
Caught slacking.
Now feeling slightly guilty.
Little Raven and Little Jellyfish: (￢_￢)
Little Jellyfish quickly retracted its long tentacles, curling itself into a perfect round ball, just like the egg form Asher first saw it in.
As if this could make Asher not see it.
Asher hesitated.
This was just like an ostrich burying its head in the sand but leaving its butt exposed.
'Oh.'
'If Little Jellyfish jumped into the water, it might actually achieve perfect camouflage.'
"Hurry up, meditate, don't waste time," Asher was cold and merciless. No compromises on this.
The moment Asher got serious—
Little Jellyfish, who had just been thinking about slacking off, instantly became obedient again, floating... staying on Asher's shoulder, quietly beginning to meditate.
The phone was set to silent mode.
After Asher finished two hours of meditation.
Asher: "?"
The phone screen was flooded with messages.
In their small group chat—
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—: Lucky Six Group :—
[Jessica: [Shared Link]]
[Jessica: Truly worthy of Professor Asher. My family has been bombarding me with messages for half an hour after seeing this, just asking if I can achieve even half of what you did this year.]
[Aeron: ???]
[Aeron: Are they out of their minds?]
[Aeron: Alright, fine, my dad and grandpa are also pushing me, saying I must break through and become a First-Tier Beast Tamer this year, and evolve Baby Dragon into Juliet Dragon. Me: ?]
[Aeron: Do they seriously think everyone is Brother Asher?]
[June: Rainbow Scaled Koi... what a Rainbow Scaled Koi.]
[Vicky: I've seen all the news online... Seriously... Dad Asher never disappoints! Absolutely incredible! Even the Alliance's official website is blowing up. Is there anything my dad can't do?]
[Vicky: Dad! Let me hug your thigh with deep affection!]
[June: Ew— Disgusting]
[Vicky: Do you even know what you're disgusted by? It's my genius dad. I mean, without Dad's research on the Rainbow Scaled Koi evolution route, Ivy wouldn't have passed the preliminary selection so easily, right?]
[June: Pfft! Am I disgusted by Asher? No! I'm disgusted by you! Besides, Ivy passing wasn't just because Jade Maiden Fish and Fairy Butterfly look good, her professional skills played a part too, okay.]
[Ivy: It's fine! The fact that I passed so easily is indeed largely thanks to Fairy Butterfly and Jade Maiden Fish. I owe a lot to Asher's help, thanking Asher is only natural.]
There were still a ton of messages.
Asher quickly skimmed through—99+
"...How did just the five of them manage this?"
In a six-person group, where Asher was mostly absent.
99+ messages.
And still climbing toward 999+
Asher was amazed.
'Where do they even get so much to talk about?'
Asher just glanced briefly.
It seemed like Ivy's contracted Rainbow Scaled Koi had successfully evolved into Jade Maiden Fish and passed the grooming selection smoothly.
And then—
"What's the news online now?", Asher poked the Angel on his phone.
Too lazy to even browse the web for gossip himself, Asher's reliance on Angel was extreme.
As a phone assistant.
An intelligent lifeform.
Wasn't this exactly its job?
["It's still the hot debate sparked by the new evolution route for Rainbow Scaled Koi, involving both the Fourth Legion and the Eighth Legion."]
Asher: "?"
'When I type this question mark, it's not me who's off, it's the people making me type it.'
'The Fourth Legion and the Eighth Legion?'
'How did these two get involved again?'
Asher took a look.
Oh.
It was still because of him.
———
Inside a spacious cabin on a battleship.
A slightly chubby man in his forties was rubbing his temples with difficulty.
He was none other than the highest-ranking officer aboard this steel behemoth wandering within Soren's borders, Commander of the Eighth Legion, Gary Beckett.
"What the hell are you all doing?"
"Each one of you slacking off!"
"Why aren't you at your posts? What are you all up to?"
Gary thought back to how, just this morning, he had woken up, pushed open the door, and found his men bouncing around like freshly transformed monkeys.
Snatching down every decoration they could find on the ship.
Even seeing two people fighting over a single decorative seashell... Gary felt his head about to explode.
"Commander, the guys on duty at least didn't join in..."
"Yeah, yeah! I even released all my beast pets for early warning."
"Commander, we..."
"Shut up," Gary shot them a look.
"Don't explain. Explaining is just covering up."
"Where's the Vice Commander?"
He looked left and right, searching for his most reliable deputy.
Then he saw everyone's gazes collectively shift toward the same direction.
Gary followed their line of sight.
And saw his Vice Commander, a burly man in his fifties, hugging a mermaid with a blissful smile plastered on his face.
"Hehehe... Daddy's little Color Fish turned into a mermaid~"
Gary: "..."
Ruined. Totally ruined.
Even his Vice Commander was done for.
But the moment Gary laid eyes on the mermaid, Jade Maiden Fish, he instantly understood the madness from this morning.
"The evolution plan for Rainbow Scaled Koi got released?", As soon as Gary spoke, he was met with a sea of enthusiastic nods.
Gary fell silent.
No need to ask further.
He got it.
Casually buying a copy of the Rainbow Scaled Koi evolution plan, Gary wanted to see exactly what kind of evolution method had turned his Beast Tamers into a bunch of primitive monkeys.
After reading, Gary was silent for half a minute.
"Hiss— I kind of regret this!", Gary sucked in a cold breath, rubbing his chin with a deep look, "Why the hell didn't I contract a Rainbow Scaled Koi?"
'Looking at this evolution plan, compared to the evolution routes of Jade Maiden Fish and Spirit River Fish, Banyan Fish is completely pathetic.'
The comparison between Banyan Fish and Jade Maiden Fish or Spirit River Fish was night and day.
Previously—
Banyan Fish was a prized contract target.
Hard to come by.
A water-specialized Beast Tamer who contracted one would instantly become the envy of all.
Now...
Gary: 'If I could do it over, I'd pick Rainbow Scaled Koi!'
'Hmm... Actually, isn't it still possible?'
'I still have an empty contract slot!'
Gary's eyes lit up.
No longer caring about his unruly subordinates, he stretched his body side to side, didn't even bother changing clothes, and with a loud plop, jumped straight into the sea.
The others: "?"
"Commander... has he been scared crazy by the Vice Commander?"
"Or is he just tired of our noise?"
"Did we go too far?"
"Hehe. Stop overthinking. Most likely, the Commander couldn't sit still after seeing the actual evolved Rainbow Scaled Koi and went down to catch one himself."
"...Makes sense."
"I believe it."
"Hurry up, keep going! My Rainbow Scaled Koi is just one accessory away from evolving."
"Same! I already have enough, but I want to stockpile a little more."
"Damn! Then I need more too."
A single evolution plan sent the entire Eighth Legion into a frenzy.
Too good. Too damn good.
No helping it.
The Rainbow Scaled Koi evolution route was just that incredible.
And if the evolution route led to Jade Maiden Fish... hehehe!
Although species were different, that didn't stop them from appreciating beauty.
Different species didn't affect their sense of aesthetics.
The commotion in the Eighth Legion had inevitably reached the ears of the other legions.
Some were indifferent.
Some were envious.
And some… were so jealous their eyes turned red.
"The Eighth Legion has a massive batch of Rainbow Scaled Koi evolving? Is that real? Where did this news come from?", Dominic blinked in disbelief.
'This kind of news… isn't it practically a military secret?'
"It started spreading within our own ranks," Miles said, pausing slightly.
Dominic, noticing the unnatural pause: "?"
"Is there a problem?"
"Uh… it's internal, but the outside world has pretty much guessed it too."
"A spy leak?", Dominic's first thought was about the enemy agents hiding within their borders.
"No," Hearing this, Miles's expression turned a little awkward, "Ahem… It's because the Eighth Legion crashed the Alliance's official website this morning."
Dominic: "Ah?"
His face squared up.
A giant question mark appeared.
Like a box waiting for someone to poke it.
"Ahem!", Facing Dominic's confused stare, Miles coughed twice, cleared his throat, and finally managed to maintain a serious tone, "Yes, the Eighth Legion crashed the Alliance's official website."
"At that exact time, some Beast Tamers who had contracted Rainbow Scaled Koi were also waiting at their screens, and then…"
Dominic picked up where Miles left off, "Then they discovered what the Eighth Legion was up to."
Miles nodded.
Dominic covered his face.
'This was… an accident?'
It was definitely an accident.
"…And they even came to show off?"
"Where do they get the face to show off?"
Dominic held his face with both hands, absolutely refusing to admit that he was jealous.
Extremely jealous.
'Damn it!'
Compared to the filthy rich Eighth Legion, wasn't their Fourth Legion the one that needed a morale boost with a massive batch of pet evolutions?
Every member of the Eighth Legion had a Rainbow Scaled Koi.
Now they had all evolved, and it was even Professor Asher's newly developed superior evolution route. Overall, their combat power had more than doubled.
Just thinking about it, Dominic was about to get so jealous his eyes turned red.
Miles beside him: "…"
He totally understood the commander's feelings.
'But… isn't the commander overreacting a little too much?'
"No!"
"Not even a little!"
Dominic wiped his face hard, his expression shifting toward shock, "There's a huge problem here!"
Miles: "?"
"The Eighth Legion got an insane freebie."
"Their entire legion's Beast Tamers used Professor Asher's evolution route, how is this any different from a customized evolution plan?"
"How are the rest of us supposed to negotiate with Professor Asher now?"
Miles froze for a moment.
Then, realization dawned.
'Yeah!'
'That is a real issue!'
"We had originally planned to pay Professor Asher with merit points…"
Merit points were the easiest rewards to earn in the army.
They could be exchanged for exclusive military weapons, equipment, and other valuable resources.
Precious.
But not that precious.
Mainly because they weren't sure.
Would the evolution plan researched by Asher really deliver the expected results?
Would it actually make them stronger…
After weighing all considerations, their reason for inviting Asher wasn't just because he was the best option, but because they had no better choice, it was a gamble.
But after what the Eighth Legion had pulled…
The situation had completely flipped.
It worked.
It worked amazingly.
Based on feedback from the Eighth Legion, nearly every Beast Tamer's Rainbow Scaled Koi had successfully evolved.
And the better the preparation, the higher the awakened bloodline concentration after evolution.
Dominic: "!"
Miles: "!"
Griffith: "!"
Tempting!
They wished they could just fly Professor Asher over immediately.
The Eighth Legion's results not only gave them a massive confidence boost but also brought up a new problem, had they lowballed Professor Asher in their previous offer?
It wasn't that they couldn't do it.
But…
"Casually exploiting a young pet research professor and making him work for free… My conscience hurts," Dominic sighed dramatically.
Miles remained expressionless, "Just say it. What do you want to do?"
Conscience?
No, no, no.
Soldiers and seasoned veterans had no such thing.
If Dominic was suddenly acting self-reflective… it only meant that Professor Asher had proven valuable enough, and Dominic wanted to establish good relations.
And to do that, they had to play fair, no sneaky underhanded tricks.
Time to be generous.
"We need to offer proper compensation. What do you suggest? Military merits?", Miles frowned slightly.
If they had to offer the most valuable thing available in their legion… the first thing that came to mind was military merits.
Not honorary titles.
Real military merits.
Each year, their legion had only a handful of slots available for military merit applications, and even then, approval wasn't guaranteed.
Earning military merits in the army was never easy.
And getting them while just standing around was unheard of.
"If it's just us applying, we probably won't get approval," Dominic chuckled maliciously, "But we've got allied legions!"
Miles: "…"
Okay.
Understood.
Their commander could never have a conscience.
"Oh, and by the way," Dominic completely ignored Miles's inner thoughts. Even if he knew, he wouldn't care.
What mattered was real benefits.
"We'll submit the military merit application, but the Eighth Legion owes Asher big time. They should at least show some gratitude, right?"
"Giving him a few dozen Bloodline Enhancement Serums isn't too much to ask, is it?"
"Cough! Cough!", Miles started coughing violently, "Cough! Cough! Cough!"
"Do… dozen?", Miles's voice cracked, "Are you joking?"
"You're not afraid the Eighth Legion will send warships after you?"
Dominic waved a hand dismissively, "Not afraid!"
Then he paused.
"Not like they can drive their warships onto my grasslands anyway."
Miles: 'Got it. You just want to keep stepping on the Eighth Legion's bottom line, huh?'
"But think about it, am I wrong?", Dominic shamelessly continued, "Even if they don't hand over dozens, they should at least give up a dozen or so!"
"Professor Asher brought them huge benefits!"
"He even solved the bloodline concentration issue after evolution, so why can't they give him the serums they no longer need?"
"It's only fair!"
As he spoke, Dominic's expression became more and more righteous.
Miles had been against it at first.
But after listening for a while…
'Hmm?'
'It actually makes some sense?'
Bloodline Concentration Enhancement Potion, full name: Universal Bloodline Awakening Concentration Enhancement Potion for Beasts.
It is an extremely special potion that only beast tamers in the military can access.
Its function is written in its name, it can enhance the bloodline concentration of pets that have awakened their bloodline.
According to official data, after using one vial, the increase in bloodline concentration fluctuates between 0.5% and 6.5%.
Of course.
The actual test results show that even reaching an average increase of about 3% is rare.
Most cases fall between 0.5% and 1%.
But for beast tamers, this is already a shocking and terrifying number.
Bloodline concentration.
Even a 0.1% increase in bloodline concentration can make a beast surpass others of the same level by a large margin.
Let alone 0.5% to 1%.
Most pets, after awakening, only have a bloodline concentration of about 1%.
Therefore, in the military, the value of Bloodline Concentration Enhancement Potion for beast tamers is no less than military merit.
However, such a great potion is not without its flaws.
A beast can only use up to six vials in its lifetime.
Before using the next vial, the previous one must be fully absorbed, which takes at least six months and at most a year.
And then...
Its production is extremely limited.
Each year, every military corps is allocated around 100 to 180 vials, with only rare cases exceeding 200.
The problem is...
Each corps has at least a thousand people.
All of them are beast tamers.
All of them want it.
So... it can only be distributed based on merit.
The allocation of each vial must be made absolutely clear, with no room for embezzlement or personal hoarding.
Taking out something like this as Professor Asher's reward... is indeed quite appropriate.
"It's just... I wonder if the Eighth Corps would be willing," Miles sighed.
They had already used the evolution plan.
And now they were being asked to offer a reward?
That's practically asking for their lives.
Dominic chuckled, his square face revealing an expression of honesty mixed with cunning, "That's why we have to fight for Professor Asher."
Miles: 'Got it.'
'Time to light a candle for the Eighth Corps.'
After all, the Eighth Corps had the misfortune of running into a shameless person like their commander.
.
.
.
["This is how it is,"] Griffith held down Dominic, who was eager to talk to Asher, and calmly informed Asher of the rewards the Fourth Corps had secured for him.
["First-class merit was almost impossible to apply for, but with the joint application from our two corps and the support of the Fifth Corps, we successfully secured a second-class merit for you."]
["And then, the reward offered by the Eighth Corps, twelve vials of Bloodline Concentration Enhancement Potion."]
Asher: "..."
A bit stunned.
'Wait, what?'
A call from the Fourth Corps, and suddenly he had a pile of benefits dropped on him?
Asher glanced at his phone again.
'Oh!'
'Same as last time.'
'It really is a call from the Fourth Corps.'
Asher was still a little dazed when suddenly, a voice came through the phone, completely different from Griffith's calm tone, this one was as enthusiastic as an overexcited husky.
["Professor Asher, look! This is the kingdom our Fourth Corps has built for you."]
["Are you super touched?"]
["Hehe! No need to be moved. As long as you—mmph mmph mmph!"]
Griffith and Miles moved in unison, forcibly covering Dominic's mouth and dragging him away.
Then, Griffith regained control of the call, ["Please disregard what that person just said."]
["The rewards I mentioned earlier were jointly given by several corps, along with the Eighth Corps' separate offering. Our Fourth Corps has also prepared fourteen vials of Bloodline Concentration Enhancement Potion for you."]
Having already heard about the effects of the Bloodline Concentration Enhancement Potion, Asher's eyes couldn't help but light up.
'What a huge offer!'
'But this amount... isn't it still a bit too little for him?'
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