Excited, Su Ping plugged the flash drive into his computer.
He was practically rubbing his hands together.
That posture reminded him of his previous life—of the first time he'd opened up certain things on a computer that had completely unveiled a brand-new world.
At the same time, as he stared at the screen, he also paid close attention to the movements of the Myriad Spirits Codex in his mind.
Finally, the first folder on the flash drive was opened, and a document appeared before his eyes:
[Accelerated Casting is an extremely practical passive pet-beast skill. It shortens casting time and increases skill release speed. In combat, a difference of even one second can determine life and death. Accelerated Casting allows skills to be used more smoothly and fluidly…]
When he opened the document, what greeted him was an introduction—long-winded explanations detailing the effects and functions of Accelerated Casting.
Yet Su Ping felt no impatience at all. He read every word carefully.
This was Sun Chaoju's accumulated breeding wisdom.
In addition to the cultivation method for Accelerated Casting, it also contained his personal insights—years of experience and understanding regarding Forest Wolf breeding.
It had to be said that for someone who had only just stepped through the door of beast taming, this material was nothing short of a treasure.
So engrossed was Su Ping that he almost forgot the passage of time.
It wasn't until the Forest Wolf log within the Myriad Spirits Codex reacted after he finished reading everything that he suddenly snapped back to his senses.
[Detected special cultivation method for Codex entry "Forest Wolf": Accelerated Casting cultivation secret.]
[Detected that the Accelerated Casting cultivation secret contains certain flaws and biases. Expend 500 Codex experience points to fully perfect it into a universal pet-beast cultivation method?]
"Huh?"
"…What?"
Feeling the feedback from the Myriad Spirits Codex in his mind, Su Ping's first reaction was a single thought:
What?
At first, he'd been puzzled.
The Wood Heart skill was clearly more precious and more powerful than Accelerated Casting. Moreover, Wood Heart was based on a magical potion formula. Compared to Accelerated Casting—which was already a fairly complete cultivation method—why did perfecting Accelerated Casting require more experience than Wood Heart?
That was clearly unreasonable.
But after carefully sensing all the feedback from the Myriad Spirits Codex, Su Ping finally understood.
It wasn't unreasonable.
It was that he hadn't fully trusted the Codex's miraculous nature.
Now—
He believed.
Because according to the Codex's feedback, once perfected, Accelerated Casting would become a universal cultivation method.
What did that mean?
Previously, Sun Chaoju's Accelerated Casting cultivation secret could only be used on Forest Wolves—and only Forest Wolves could comprehend it.
But now, once perfected by Su Ping, it would no longer be restricted by race.
Any pet beast could use it.
That kind of leap—
Su Ping was certain that even Vice Chairman Liu, let alone achieving it, had probably never even imagined such a thing.
Yet through the Myriad Spirits Codex, Su Ping could accomplish it with a single thought.
Hold it in.
I have to hold it in.
Su Ping let out a long breath.
Sun Chaoju's "gift package" still contained another trump card—and Su Ping strongly suspected that this other one was the real bottomless pit that would devour experience points.
Although five hundred experience points weren't that much for Su Ping at present, he still needed to read the other file first before making any decisions.
Reluctantly closing the document, Su Ping opened the second file.
What he hadn't expected was that this file was nearly ten times larger than the first.
It went without saying how far the experiments and research into the Myriad Wood Wolf's evolution had progressed.
And indeed, that was exactly the case.
From the very first glance—accompanied by detailed diagrams and explanations—Su Ping's attention and focus were completely drawn in.
Through this research report, he saw how Sun Chaoju and the Wolf Den breeding base had discovered the evolution route of the Myriad Wood Wolf in the first place.
The Myriad Wood Wolf was a special evolved form of the Forest Wolf that focused on extreme enhancement of its wood attribute.
The emphasis lay entirely on the wood element.
Previously, within the Wolf Den base, there had been a strange Forest Wolf.
That Forest Wolf, after eating too much meat for a long time, had suddenly one day begun gnawing on tree stumps.
At first, no one at Wolf Den paid much attention.
But later, they discovered that after gnawing on trees, the Forest Wolf began displaying new behaviors in addition to its normal actions—such as standing perfectly still for long periods, or directly burying its paws into the soil.
It was practically starting to resemble a plant.
This situation was extremely strange. At first, they thought it was some kind of illness.
However, Wolf Den was wealthy and well-equipped. After examination revealed nothing abnormal, they didn't pursue it further.
Until one day—
After basking motionlessly under the sun for several days, without eating or drinking, that Forest Wolf comprehended a special skill.
A skill that Forest Wolves should never be able to learn.
Photosynthesis.
Su Ping had seen this skill before—on Luozisong's Pinecone—and it was something only plant-type pet beasts possessed.
This skill was somewhat similar to Sunlight Absorption, yet its effects were fundamentally different.
In other words, through these bizarre circumstances—consuming massive amounts of plant matter and imitating plant growth—the Forest Wolf had begun to acquire preliminary plant-like characteristics.
Su Ping pondered this as he continued reading.
This strange Forest Wolf quickly drew Sun Chaoju's attention.
After it had fully simulated a plant form, several more days passed—and during that time, Sun Chaoju was anything but idle.
Abnormalities in pet beasts often represented enormous opportunities and brand-new research directions.
And indeed, that proved true.
Over those few days, Sun Chaoju used cultivation methods meant for plant-type pet beasts, purchasing large quantities of water-attribute and earth-attribute resources and applying them to the Forest Wolf, which had transformed into a plant-like state.
As expected, after consuming vast amounts of resources, once its energy accumulation reached a critical peak—
Evolution began.
However, despite Sun Chaoju's eager anticipation, the final outcome was exactly what one might imagine.
After three days—
Just three days later, the evolved Myriad Wood Wolf completely lost all remnants of being an animal lifeform.
Its organs, flesh, and blood were entirely converted into plant fibers.
In the end, even its plant-like body failed to remain.
It completely rotted away and vanished from the world.
From that point onward, Sun Chaoju and Wolf Den began secretly researching this subject.
They poured enormous amounts of effort and resources into repeated attempts.
The final result?
Every single one ended in failure.
And just as Su Ping finished reading all of the research logs—
Just as he'd expected—
Within his mind, the Myriad Spirits Codex once again reacted.
The entry belonging to the Forest Wolf slowly lit up.
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