6kv Chapter 2 7-Star Pet Beast, Learning Machine - Wind and Thunder Claw!
Chapter 2 7-Star Pet Beast, Learning Machine - Wind and Thunder Claw!
Seeing his son standing silently in front of the box, but with a light in his eyes, Su Guoliang felt happy too, and his voice rose eight octaves.
"How is it? Do you like it?"
The fierce hound had poked half its body out of the box, its wet nose approaching Su Chen's hand, and gently licked his palm.
It's a little itchy.
Su Chen subconsciously touched its head. Its long, silvery-white fur was as smooth as silk, and he could feel the faint lightning flowing under its fur in his palm, which gave him a tingling sensation.
"Of course I like it!" He turned to look at his father and asked excitedly, "It must be expensive, right?"
"Haha, whatever you like is fine." Su Guoliang waved his hand, avoiding the question of price. "I've already taken care of all the paperwork. It can be taken to the city or to the school."
"So fast?"
"Of course!" Su Guoliang puffed out his chest. "Your mother and I started preparing a month in advance. This Wind and Thunder Fierce Dog is far superior to the ordinary ones on the market."
He lowered his voice, as if showing off some incredible secret: "I bought this from the city guards! It underwent military training, seven-star taming level, the highest level!"
"You could make it fight a king-level magical beast to the death, and it wouldn't hesitate for a second. That's something money can't buy!"
Su Chen was truly shocked this time.
Domestication level: 7 stars!
The taming of exotic beasts ranges from one star to seven stars, with higher numbers indicating greater obedience to commands.
Seven stars signify absolute obedience, and the willingness to give one's life for one's master.
Those sold in pet markets outside are considered good if they are three or four stars.
To reach the seven-star level, the price is at least six or seven times that of the four-star level.
For high-level combat pets of soldier rank to be taken to the school, their taming level must reach five stars, which generally costs two to three hundred thousand.
The Wind and Thunder Fierce Dog's combat abilities are among the top in the Jiangling City pet market.
This one still has a total of seven skills, and has mastered the rare Lightning Release.
It's at least a seven-figure sum!
My dad made it sound so easy, but he must have put in a lot of effort, and he might have even asked someone for a favor.
"How much exactly?" Su Chen asked his father.
Su Guoliang waved his hand and smiled frankly: "Money isn't important. As long as you like it!"
"Moreover, ten years ago, the World University Competition already allowed each national team to bring one pet beast to participate. In our Huaxia Federation, seven years ago, the college entrance examination also allowed pet beasts to be brought to the practical assessment."
"Although it was cancelled the following year due to public opinion..."
He patted the box, his tone resolute: "But at top universities, most students raise their own pet companions. After all, these are comrades who can risk their lives to save you in crucial moments!"
"Taming magical beasts and raising pets is a major trend, and we can't fall behind!"
Su Chen nodded and didn't ask about the price again.
He knew his father well; he might seem carefree on the surface, but he was actually very shrewd.
Li Huilan watched the father and son from the side, smiled and shook her head: "Alright, alright, let's take the box apart first, so that Xiao Zi doesn't feel cramped inside."
"Awoo~ Awoo~"
Little Purple also let out two howls, looking as if she was bursting with pent-up frustration and completely agreeing.
Su Chen excitedly took the Wind and Thunder Fierce Dog out of the cardboard box.
Just got started...
Goodness! It must weigh over 200 pounds, and the meat is very firm.
The little guy was also very cute. The big, silvery-white fur ball snuggled up in his arms and then touched his face with its warm tongue.
Su Chen leaned back as he was being licked, and couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Su Guoliang watched with envy and reached out to pet the dog's head, but the fierce and ruthless dog immediately turned its head away, its expression changing from soft and cute to "keep away."
"Hey, this little thing!" Su Guoliang pulled his hand back and muttered, "When I brought it home, it let me pet it, but it doesn't recognize me when it sees its owner."
"It's a good thing to acknowledge someone as your master," Li Huilan said with a smile.
Su Chen rubbed the ears of the Wind and Thunder Fierce Dog, and it immediately nuzzled its head back into his hand, its tail wagging like a propeller.
"Dad, Mom, let me take it upstairs to take a look first."
As Su Chen spoke, he led the Wind and Thunder Fierce Dog towards the stairs.
"You haven't finished eating yet!" Li Huilan called out from behind.
"Mom, I'm full."
Li Huilan watched her son's retreating figure, then glanced at the barely touched food on the table, and sighed helplessly, "That child."
Su Guoliang sat back down at the table, picked up a piece of food with his chopsticks and stuffed it into his mouth, mumbling, "Let him be. He has to go back to school for evening self-study tomorrow, let him have some fun tonight."
Li Huilan nodded.
He then sat down and lowered his voice, "What did you agree to regarding the city guards?"
"What could it be? It's just normal business." Su Guoliang's eyes darted around. "The main thing is that I met a friend who helped me make the connection."
"What did this friend want? It's not your method for raising Thornboars, is it?"
"This is the lifeblood of our industry, how could I possibly give it away?"
Su Guoliang ate his food heartily and continued, "This friend is a professor at a research institute. He just asked me to assist with some experiments when raising the Thorn Demon Pigs. At worst, I'll lose a few dozen pigs. If things go well, we might be the first to apply the experimental results!"
"Okay! That's good."
Li Huilan looked at Su Chen's departing figure with a smile in her eyes: "Our son matures early; he usually acts like a little adult. This time, he seems to genuinely like it!"
"Haha~ I didn't expect this kid to be so happy. Seeing him like this, it's worth spending twice the money!"
.......
Second-floor bedroom.
Su Chen's room was very simple.
A bed, a desk, and a wardrobe.
The distant mountain peaks outside the window are the site of our own Thorn Demon Pig breeding farm.
He closed the door and led the fierce dog, Feng Lei, to the bedside to sit down.
The large silver dog looked up at him, its light gold eyes reflecting the lamplight.
Su Chen took a deep breath and silently recited the phrase in his mind: Contract!
[Ding! Contract successful!]
[The Pet Space is now open.]
[Received Initial Construction Gift Pack: Space Terminal x1, Pet Learning Machine x1, Pet Energy Points x100.]
The world before my eyes suddenly changed.
It's not a scene change, but rather like having an extra layer of "view".
Outside of his normal line of sight, a virtual interface appeared in his mind, like a control panel floating in the air.
At the center of the interface is a thumbnail of a three-dimensional space.
This space is like a blank canvas, about six meters square and four meters high, with gray, empty boundaries on all four sides.
The floor is made of a pale white, semi-transparent material that feels like glass when you step on it but isn't slippery.
Two objects are suspended on the ground in the center of the space.
The blue screen is the [Space Terminal].
The cylindrical container of the [Pet Learning Machine].
Su Chen's consciousness touched the terminal, and more information flooded into his mind.
Space Terminal
Introduction: The control core of the pet space
Current space level: 1
Area: 100m³
Pet capacity: 1/1
Humanoid pet capacity: 0/1
Buildings to be unlocked:
Basic Master Technology Crafting Table: Consumes pet energy to craft Master equipment.
Basic Pet Armor Crafting Station: Create exclusive armor for your pet.
Beginner Ranch: Pet Breeding and Resource Production
.......】
Terminal upgrade requirements:
Pet Energy Points × 5000
Number of pets in the enclosure ≥ 3
Own at least one humanoid pet
...
Terminal upgrade results:
Area + 500m³
Pet capacity +2
Humanoid pet capacity +1
Su Chen stared, his eyes wide with disbelief.
Master technology and pet weaponry can be seen on the Wind and Thunder Hound's panel.
As for... herd ranches? Breeding? Resource production?
If combined with industrial technology, wouldn't this be a self-sufficient little world?
"The Thorn Demon Boar is our own territory, so I know it very well. It can produce a lot of pork. Its back structure is similar to that of the Spinosaurus. This part of the skeleton is very special and can be made into weapons. It also contains valuable pig bezoars, pig skin, bristles, etc., all of which are useful."
"What can the 'Wind and Thunder Fierce Dog' produce? Dog meat?"
"The claws can be made into offensive magical weapons, and the hair on the neck is a precious material for magical robes and armor."
"Um, we've only just formed the contract, and you're already thinking about breaking it up... isn't that a bit much..."
"Besides, these features will definitely take some time to unlock; we'll explore them later."
He then turned his attention to the pet learning machine.
Pet Learning Machine
Introduction: When a contracted pet trains its skills within the system, the host can learn the same skills. The learning efficiency is related to the pet's skill level and the learning machine's level.
Current learning machine level: 1
One pet can be trained at the same time.
Skill acquisition efficiency: 20%
Higher levels can be unlocked (requires pet space level upgrade)
Does this mean... the Wind and Thunder Hound can practice its skills inside, and he can learn them even while lying down?
He glanced instinctively at the large silver dog crouching at his feet.
The fierce dog tilted its head, seemingly wondering why its master was staring at it for so long.
"But the physical structures of humans and mythical beasts are completely different. Can you learn it?"
Su Chen didn't hesitate for long.
He focused his attention on the pet learning machine and selected "Start Training".
A selection box pops up on the screen: 【Please select a pet】
Wind and Thunder Fierce Dog
[Please select training skill]
He quickly glanced at the Wind and Thunder Hound's seven skills: Thunder Fang, Swift Step, Thunder Roar, Wind Blade, Heavenly Thunder Protection, Wind and Thunder Claw, and Thunder Escape.
"Let's start with the signature one." Su Chen chose [Wind and Thunder Claw].
Training begins.
Estimated training duration: 10 minutes.
Current pet energy: 100 (1 point is consumed per training session).
The next second, Su Chen's consciousness was pulled into the strange state of the alien species.
He didn't close his eyes, but the world in front of him had an extra layer of projection, as if someone had superimposed a semi-transparent image on his vision.
In the scene, the Thunder Hound stands in an empty training field, its right paw raised, and blue and cyan light suddenly surges from its silver-white fur.
Lightning and wind elements intertwined at its claws, forming a rotating sphere of light.
Then... he swung it.
Several blue-green claw marks tore through the air, trailing arcs of electricity and whirlwinds, before crashing into a distant target and exploding into a shower of shattered light.
Su Chen's body stiffened abruptly.
It wasn't because he was afraid, but because he "felt" it!
It was a hard feeling to describe; it was as if he wasn't watching a fierce dog unleash its claws, but rather he himself was unleashing them.
On the inside of his right forearm, a faint, warm current flowed along a specific trajectory, starting from an acupoint on his wrist, passing through the Shousanli and Quchi points, extending upwards to the Jianyu point, then making a bend at the scapula, and returning to his fingertips via another route.
Acupoints!
Su Chen remembered the martial arts textbooks he had read before.
The human body's cultivation system is based on acupoints, which open up the meridians, activate acupoints, and allow spiritual energy to circulate within them, forming power.
He understood this principle, but he had never truly "felt" it, because only twelve of his meridians were open and seventeen of his acupoints were activated.
The spiritual energy within the body is still chaotic and not yet fully integrated.
But things are different now!
Every time the Wind and Thunder Claw is used, he can "replicate" the trajectory of the spiritual energy flowing within its body.
Of course, it's not a complete replica, since the meridian structures of humans and dogs are different, but the location and flow logic of those core acupoints are strikingly similar.
Su Chen remembered learning in class that many spiritual techniques were actually adapted from the skills of mythical beasts.
Experts studied the physical structure and spiritual energy circulation of the mythical beasts, made adaptive modifications, and then created human martial arts techniques and skills.
Now, he has skipped the "research" and "revision" stages!
He was experiencing the original version directly.
Each time he felt it, the dormant acupoints in his body felt like they were being knocked on a door, slightly itchy, as if something was gently tapping on them.
Once... twice... three times...
The Thunder Hound inside the learning machine tirelessly unleashed its Thunder Claws, each movement identical, yet each flow of spiritual energy exhibited subtle differences.
That's a natural adjustment made in actual combat, a muscle memory formed after countless hours of practice.
Su Chen's body began to unconsciously follow that rhythm as he breathed.
The spiritual energy in his chest cavity slowly accelerated, circulating back and forth along the ten meridians that had been opened. Each time it passed through the acupoints that had not yet been activated, it would linger for a fraction of a second longer, as if testing them.
itch!
Itchy in many places!
His arms, shoulders, back, and more than ten other places were itchy at the same time, as if something was trying to crawl out from under his skin.
........
Ten minutes later.
Su Chen suddenly opened his eyes, pulling himself out of that state.
He looked down at his right hand.
A faint blue light flickered briefly at my fingertips before disappearing.
"...No way?"
He paused for two seconds, then couldn't help but grin.
Although he cannot truly unleash the Wind and Thunder Claw yet.
After all, his spiritual energy reserves were too low, his meridians were not unobstructed, and many acupoints were not activated.
But if he continues to feel at this speed, once he has fully grasped the energy flow path of the Wind and Thunder Claw, he will at least know how to exert force and how to mobilize energy.
Once his acupoints are activated, he can quickly master the martial art – Wind and Thunder Claw!
This means that...
He doesn't need to meditate and practice every day, nor does he need to spend a lot of time studying the techniques of generating power in martial arts.
All he needs to do is train the pet.
And all he has to do is... lie down.
"Ugh~ That feels so good~"
Su Chen glanced at the Wind and Thunder Hound crouching at his feet. The large silver dog seemed to sense something, raised its head, and stuck out its tongue to lick his calf.
Su Chen patted its head, his voice slightly trembling, "You might be the best birthday present I've ever received?"
The fierce dog wagged its tail.
Su Chen looked again at the lingering blue light on the tip of his right finger, unable to suppress the smile on his lips.
He is currently in the second realm - the Meridian Opening Realm, having only opened twelve meridians and seventeen acupoints.
The standard for the Hundred Acupoints Realm is: all fourteen meridians are unblocked and thirty-six acupoints are activated.
"The gap is still quite large!"
"But... with this method, I feel that during the pet training process, my meridians and acupoints are gradually being unsealed."
"It seems... it can speed up cultivation!"
"If that were really possible... wouldn't that be too outrageous?"
Without any hesitation, Su Chen immediately immersed himself in selfless cultivation.