However, specific evolution plans still needed to be simulated and deduced.
This would have to wait until after the wilderness practical assessment, though.
Putting his thoughts in order, Zheng Dong participated in the wilderness practical assessment the next day.
The annual wilderness professional assessment for beast tamers in Modu was held on an island.
All beast tamers participating in the assessment had to complete hunting missions on the island.
The specific missions varied for each person and were only distributed to the beast tamers after the assessment began.
However, the sea areas near Modu had recently been attacked by deep-sea extraordinary creatures, and many of the extraordinary creatures that originally lived on the island had also died.
To prepare for this wilderness practical assessment, the Modu Beast Tamer Association had temporarily changed the location to the Snake Mountain Wilderness Training Base in the suburbs of Modu.
The quality and quantity of extraordinary creatures at the Snake Mountain Wilderness Training Base did not meet the assessment standards.
Therefore, many extraordinary creatures were temporarily brought in from other places to cope with this wilderness practical assessment.
This also caused a delay in the wilderness practical assessment.
Modu University was quite far from Snake Mountain.
Fortunately, Ning Wei, the chubby kid, had a humanoid mechanical pet, Jing Kong, which could transform into a battleship form.
Jing Kong in battleship form could carry three to five people without any problem.
So, Zheng Dong and Ning Wei directly flew there in the battleship form of Jing Kong.
"Brother Dong, how is it? Isn't my Jing Kong great!" Ning Wei said with a proud smile.
This made Zheng Dong a little envious.
He also wanted a mechanical pet.
Although he had mastered many skills, it was still not as convenient as using a mechanical pet.
For example, the last time he traveled from the Azure Dragon Totem Country to Ning City, he had to stop and go along the way. If he had a mechanical pet, he could have flown directly.
Moreover, the money Zheng Dong had was enough to buy a decent mechanical pet.
After all, the reward for deciphering the Qin Emperor's遗迹 last time was 1 billion Dragon Yuan.
So, Zheng Dong also took the opportunity to inquire about mechanical pets.
Although Ning Wei was a bit unreliable, he knew more about mechanical pets than Zheng Dong.
Mechanical pets could generally transform into different forms.
The number of forms they could transform into depended on the materials used and the intelligence level of the mechanical pet.
These also determined the growth potential of the mechanical pet.
Currently, the most recognized core material for mechanical pets was Mimic Crystal Stone, which could be decomposed and reassembled countless times, allowing mechanical pets to achieve infinite variations.
However, Mimic Crystal Stone was very rare, and its origin had not been disclosed.
As for Ning Wei's Jing Kong, its core material was an artificial alloy, the Myriad Transformation Alloy.
Myriad Transformation Alloy could allow Jing Kong to master up to twenty-four forms, and the number of transformations had a limit, not exceeding one billion times.
In addition, the intelligence level of mechanical pets was divided into: elementary intelligence, medium intelligence, high intelligence, top intelligence, and ultimate intelligence.
Top intelligence was the highest intelligence level that humans could develop for mechanical pets.
As for ultimate intelligence, it could only be achieved through the mechanical pet's self-evolution.
This meant that the mechanical pets available on the market could at most reach high intelligence.
Mechanical pets with top intelligence were controlled and difficult to obtain.
After chatting for a while, Jing Kong soon arrived at Snake Mountain.
Then, the two took out their admission tickets and entered Snake Mountain to prepare for the wilderness practical assessment.
"Brother Dong, why don't I recommend some mechanical pets to you? They are the most popular right now, and many beast tamers are buying them."
Zheng Dong shook his head.
He planned to get a mechanical pet with the best potential himself.
"Do you know where to get Mimic Crystal Stone and chips that can awaken top intelligence?" Zheng Dong asked.
"Brother Dong, Mimic Crystal Stone is a legendary resource, it's impossible to get. As for chips that can awaken top intelligence, those can be obtained.
The reward for this year's Mechanical Pet Club Competition is a chip that can awaken top intelligence," Ning Wei said.
The Mechanical Pet Club Competition was sponsored by several companies that researched and manufactured mechanical pets. Its main purpose was to promote mechanical pets and encourage more people to buy them. It was not difficult for them to offer a chip that could awaken top intelligence.
However, participating in the competition required joining the club and also contracting a mechanical pet.
Zheng Dong did not meet the registration requirements.
At this moment, the wilderness practical assessment was about to begin.
Zheng Dong and Ning Wei also ended their conversation and began their respective missions.
Missions could only be completed individually, and teaming up was prohibited.
The entire assessment process was constantly monitored by mechanical pet assessment eyes flying in the air. If cheating was discovered, not only would the qualification be canceled, but participation in the professional beast tamer assessment would also be prohibited for the next three years.
Zheng Dong's mission was relatively simple: hunt 10 Commander-level flying pets, and he was only allowed to use either Little Purple or Little Green to complete the mission.
The entire assessment process could not exceed three hours, otherwise, it would be considered a mission failure.
After completing the hunt, the mission needed to be submitted.
Only after passing the review would the assessment be considered complete.
Zheng Dong summoned Little Purple and walked into the lush Snake Mountain with it.
Little Purple was very willing to work hard.
This was because it also hoped that Zheng Dong could quickly simulate and deduce its evolution plan.
Therefore, Little Purple condensed multiple clones, and these clones used super perception to search for flying Commander-level pets.
Soon, they found several Ironback Eagles and Crimson Flame Eagles.
Then, they discovered several Sky-掠ing Vultures and quickly completed the mission.
This surprised the several Master-level beast tamers in charge of the assessment.
No one expected that someone would complete the mission in less than ten minutes after the assessment began.
Therefore, the chief examiner brought up Zheng Dong's assessment video.
They saw Little Purple's clones using spatial cutting to directly attack these flying pets.
A Sky-掠ing Vulture, before it could even react, was surrounded by Little Purple's clones using spatial teleportation, and then spatial cutting, which divided it into seventeen or eighteen pieces.
This immediately made the chief examiner exclaim.
"Holy crap, which university is this kid from? He has at least the combat power of a Senior Beast Tamer."
After completing the assessment, Zheng Dong left the assessment area.
After all, this was a professional assessment, not a competition, and there were no rewards for killing more.
Once the results were released, Zheng Dong could go to the Modu Beast Tamer Association to collect his Junior Beast Tamer professional certificate.
At that time, he could also choose to continue to take the Intermediate Beast Tamer professional certificate assessment.
Afterward, Zheng Dong found a place to wait for Ning Wei.
Ning Wei, the chubby kid, was also fast, completing his mission in less than an hour.
The two returned to Modu University.
On the way, Ning Wei also said that he would help Zheng Dong inquire about other ways to obtain chips that could awaken top intelligence.
For the next week, Zheng Dong was constantly simulating and deducing Little Purple's evolution plan.
After hundreds of simulations, he finally succeeded in deducing the evolution plan for Little Purple to evolve into a Star Devourer.
Of course, whether it could actually succeed depended on the actual operation.
After resting for a day and adjusting his state, Zheng Dong began to assist Little Purple in its evolution.
This time, he not only activated the beast taming talent "Infinite Evolution" but also used the "Evolution Acceleration Talent Bead" to assist Little Purple.
The entire evolution process was very complex, requiring the use of the mythical-level resource Abyss Black Hole, the legendary-level resource Heart of the Starry Sky Giant Beast, and hundreds of other resources of various levels, including Level 8 resources like Star Core, Abyss Demon Gold, and Ghost Sea Nether Soil.
The process might take a long time, so to avoid being disturbed, Zheng Dong chose to have Little Purple evolve in the relic space.
He also left Little Green and Youyou at the villa to guard the house.
If anyone came looking for him, Little Green would proactively explain the situation.
Compared to Zheng Dong's caution, Little Purple was much more relaxed.
It was carefree, thinking that since the simulated evolution was successful, the actual evolution would definitely be successful. It followed the steps in the simulated evolution, using various resources, and began to evolve.
Zheng Dong kept a close eye on Little Purple's changes, worried about any accidents.
Evolution failure not only wasted resources but could also cause Little Purple to suffer backlash and leave sequelae, making the next evolution more difficult.
Fortunately, everything went relatively smoothly. After more than ten hours, Little Purple completed its evolution.
As Little Purple evolved into a Star Devourer, its body continuously expanded, becoming enormous.
Soon, the entire relic space could barely contain it.
The external appearance did not change much; it still had purplish-gold fur and purple eyes, but its claws became sharper and were covered with fine black scales.
In addition, Little Purple's internal space, which it had mastered through infinite devouring, became much larger, and it could now devour beings one growth level higher than itself.
This meant that killing opponents of a higher level was not a problem at all.
What was most astonishing was that Little Purple, which had grown into a behemoth, was still in the most nascent stage of a Star Devourer. Its future was to devour various celestial bodies, and its body could grow to be larger than Blue Star.
At the same time, Zheng Dong also learned about Little Purple's attribute changes.
[Name] Star Devourer
[Attributes] Gold, Earth, Dark, Space
[Race Level] Quasi-Divine
[Growth Level] Lord Level
[Energy Value] 152688
[Skills]:
Low Tier: Harden, Earth Evasion, Shadow Concealment, Scent Perception, Sonar Lock, Telekinetic Exploration
Mid Tier: Earth Spike, Shadow Control, Mud, Shadow Arrow, Void Concealment, Self-Healing, Night Erosion, Dark Vortex
High Tier: Duplication, Shattering Gold Claws, Shadow Clone, Tripwire, Super Vision, Gold Guardian, Spatial Shift, Telekinetic Control, Deterrence, Mountain Collapse, Earth Shattering, Spatial Cutting
Super Tier: Earth Vein Resonance, Gold Devouring Body, Absolute Darkness, Mount Tai's Pressure, Infinite Devour, Super Perception, Spatial Teleportation, Gravity Control
Quasi-Divine Skill: Gravitational Manipulation, Starry Sky Black Hole
Special Skill: Treasure Hunting
Combination Skill Ultimate: Earth Vein Rampage, Earth Vein Leap, Mud Armor, Tripwire Arrow, Mud Monster, Spatial Blast, Core Black Hole, Endless Collapse, Shadow Chain, Super Speed Regeneration, Shadow Trap
This evolution not only increased Little Purple's race level but also its growth level, and it mastered three new skills.
The Super Tier skill Gravity Control allowed Little Purple to change the gravity environment within a certain range, increasing or decreasing gravity exponentially.
With Little Purple's current strength, it could increase gravity by up to ten times, causing many flying pets to fall directly from the sky.
The Quasi-Divine skill Gravitational Manipulation could be considered an advanced skill of Gravity Control, capable of altering the gravitational pull between two celestial bodies, causing their orbits to change or even collide.
The Quasi-Divine skill Starry Sky Black Hole could create black holes to destroy everything, but the size of the black hole and the duration of its formation were directly proportional to Little Purple's strength.
Although Little Purple's mastery of these three skills was only at the beginner level, it greatly increased its strength.
For example, under ten times gravity, using Mount Tai's Pressure would increase its power exponentially.
Little Purple let out an excited cry.
"Hahaha, Master, my race level is also Quasi-Divine now! Let's see who dares to fight me for the boss position from now on."
Zheng Dong glared at Little Purple speechlessly and told it to calm down and not destroy this relic space.
Little Purple then shrunk its body to the size of a fist and jumped onto Zheng Dong's shoulder.
Finally, the evolution was complete, and Zheng Dong was also very excited.
However, if other beast tamers knew that Zheng Dong had poured a large amount of resources into a Treasure Hunting Rat with originally very low potential, they would definitely curse him.
Perhaps the result would have been better if he had chosen a different pet.
However, Zheng Dong had no regrets. Little Purple was the first pet he contracted. It didn't have to be the strongest, but it absolutely couldn't fall behind.
Now that Little Purple had successfully evolved, it was time to consider contracting a Gem Cat or a mechanical pet.
Although Zheng Dong had not yet contracted a Gem Cat, the Gem Cat had awakened, and he had raised it for some time, so he did not intend to give up.
As for contracting a mechanical pet, it was not only for convenience but also to fulfill his dream of piloting mechs and battleships.
Moreover, Zheng Dong also planned to try having mechanical pets assist other pets like Little Purple in completing armed evolution.
Therefore, Zheng Dong's next goal was resources related to the time element, Mimic Crystal Stone, and chips that could awaken top intelligence.
Who should he ask for help?
Tu Qionglan was extremely busy and probably didn't have time.
However, Xia Mengqiu was following Professor Guo Lan around for archaeological excavations, so she might be able to discover time-element resources.
As for Mimic Crystal Stone and chips that could awaken top intelligence, he might have to seek help from the Legendary Li Yang or Professor Xue Yin.
Legendary Li Yang was the vice president of the Yanhuang Beast Tamer Association and should be able to obtain them.
Professor Xue Yin knew many people and had many methods.
Afterward, he left the relic space and found Little Green and Youyou browsing shopping websites together.
"Little Green, this one looks good. Master should like it."
"No, no, no, I think this set looks better."
...
Seeing that the two pets had not noticed him at all, Zheng Dong frowned. He really should have let Ling'er guard the outside.
Fortunately, no one came to find him.
Then Zheng Dong rested and slept until the next morning when his phone rang. It was Professor Xue Yin calling.
"Zheng Dong, I'll be at Modu University shortly. If those little turtles are living well at Modu University, I plan to let them continue to stay there.
Of course, if you think they would be better off in a professional breeding base, I can also make arrangements!" Professor Xue Yin said.
"As long as these little turtles can grow normally, anywhere is fine," Zheng Dong replied indifferently.
These little turtles were very valuable, and no matter where they were placed, someone would be responsible for taking care of them.
After a few brief words, Zheng Dong used spatial teleportation to go to the entrance of Modu University to pick up Professor Xue Yin.
This time, besides Professor Xue Yin, Du Chuan also came along.
Moreover, Professor Xue Yin also invited several experts in turtle pet research to Modu University.
Some of these experts worked for the Bureau of Animal Husbandry, while others worked for major pet breeding companies. Their backgrounds were complex.
But they were all top breeders in Yanhuang.
Several of them were particularly interested in Zheng Dong.
A slightly overweight expert with a somewhat lecherous gaze kept staring at Zheng Dong.
This made Zheng Dong feel a little uneasy.
Could this expert uncle be a pervert?
"Hello, Zheng Dong. Are you interested in a part-time job? Our Xinwei Pet Company is in urgent need of geniuses like you. As long as you're willing to come, the monthly salary is six figures!"