After hanging up the phone, Shi Yu slept until 4:30 PM.

He realized that after adding too many points and eating too many supplements, his routine had become a bit chaotic.

Grumble...

As a sound came out, Shi Yu blankly touched his stomach again.

"So hungry..."

Even now, he still hadn't eaten since last night's dinner, skipping both breakfast and lunch today.

Knock! Knock! Knock!

Shi Yu, hungry, knocked on the window and shouted to Eleven and the Green Silkworm, who were still fighting below, "Stop for a moment!"

Eleven and the Green Silkworm, in the midst of their weakling fight, looked up.

Ah, Shi Yu finally woke up.

"We're going on a long trip next month."

"You two, go to the warehouse and sort out the food you need in advance, at least a week's worth... no, half a month's worth, I guess."

"Awoo!!"

"Ji!"

The two pets paused when they heard about the trip, then quickly nodded.

They didn't know what a trip was, nor what moving was, but they knew what preparing food meant, and that was enough.

Shi Yu took out the Ruins Bead. He had cleaned it up some time ago and had also finished his initial research.

The space inside was vast, but besides a pile of Empty Spirit Stones and a pile of Ice-type Energy Crystals, it was barren.

Since they were going on a long trip, Shi Yu's luggage would definitely be stored here.

Even after arriving in the Ancient Capital, he wouldn't need to find a hotel. He could just find a deserted place and go into the Ruins Bead.

But if that's the case... there definitely had to be a house or something inside. Shi Yu decided to buy a portable house before leaving.

Besides that, let the rest of the place remain barren for now. He wouldn't even recall Eleven back to the Beast Taming Space, just letting it and the Green Silkworm train in the Ruins Bead.

Although it had been half-abandoned due to the passage of time, no matter what, it was once the Beast Taming Space of a legendary Beast Tamer, and training inside would be very beneficial for the pets.

"Let's go make something to eat first." Shi Yu rolled over and successfully got out of bed, then entered the kitchen.

Not long after, he left the kitchen and opened the refrigerator.

After a few seconds of silence, he closed the refrigerator and muttered to himself:

"I'll reward myself with a feast outside tonight."

"No, eating or not doesn't matter, the main thing is to print out photos of the Ice Frost Dragon from various angles for the Green Silkworm!"

"It'd be best to see if any toy stores sell Ice Dragon models..."

If he remembered correctly, because of the legend of Icefield City, there were quite a few Ice Dragon figures here!

"Sigh, you really are something, Shi Yu. You still have to go out so late for the sake of your pets. You're really working hard!" Shi Yu put on his self-praising mask.

After deciding to eat out, Shi Yu ran to check on Eleven and the Green Silkworm's progress.

They were quite efficient and quickly finished everything.

Inside the villa's refrigerated warehouse, Eleven packed large bags of bamboo, Ironheart Wood, and Energy Crystals, while the Green Silkworm also prepared a sack of Dragon Beard Grass for itself.

Shi Yu was silent. Not bad, both pets knew what they were worth and had prepared plenty of food.

"Is there anything else you need to bring?"

"Awoo!" Eleven shook its head.

"Ji!" The Green Silkworm also shook its head.

"Then we'll pack this amount when we leave." Yes, to avoid having to buy food later.

"Then you guys continue?" Shi Yu took out the Ruins Bead and said, "Go here and continue fighting. I'm going out to get something to eat."

Eleven and the Green Silkworm were dumbfounded.

At this moment, Shi Yu didn't know whether the Ruins Bead in his hand was like the broken pot carried by a certain traveler, or like a Poké Ball.

...

August 28th, night.

Shi Yu walked out of the large villa district and took a taxi to the prosperous commercial street.

The city's night was filled with dazzling neon lights, and countless glowing insects danced in the sky, making the night view beautiful.

[Name]: Glowing Insect

[Race Level]: Low-level Transcendent

[Race Skill]: Luminescence

[Introduction]: A Transcendent creature active at night, it likes to use its abilities to light the way for other creatures at night.

This was a fairly harmless creature with basically no natural enemies. Weaker ones were basically the same as light bulbs, while stronger ones could emit strong light with damaging effects. However, Luminescence was a skill without levels. Like the Green Silkworm's silk, it would need to be perfect-level to be used in battle.

Because of their harmlessness, Glowing Insects could freely appear in certain parts of the city.

These things were more popular in commercial streets, squares, and parks than mosquitoes or flying insects.

Shi Yu extravagantly spent 288 yuan on a bowl of ramen made with spiritual plants, then began walking through the commercial street to find the stores he needed.

He first found a store specializing in Transcendent creature models and spent 1500 yuan on a detailed, scaled Ice Frost Dragon model.

Afterward, he planned to find any store that could print photos to print out the pictures he had found... but at that moment, Shi Yu was attracted by a teenager sitting on the side of the street, under the streetlights and countless Glowing Insects.

A teenager wearing a school uniform, looking like a high school student, was sitting by the road, holding a paintbrush, quietly immersed in his own world painting in the bustling crowd. On his easel was a scene of Glowing Insects flying in the sky. Shi Yu glanced at it and had to admit it was quite beautiful.

The Glowing Insects in the painting twinkled, lifelike, as if they were alive.

Next to the painting student was a plant-type pet, a Rainbow Mushroom wearing a colorful mushroom cap. The boy seemed to be using the various colors of its mushroom cap as dyes, dipping his paintbrush into it at any time.

[Name]: Rainbow Mushroom

[Race Level]: Low-level Transcendent

[Race Skill]: Luminescence, Colored Spores

[Introduction]: A plant that can emit many lights. Different colored spores have different effects and contains a magical substance that can be used as a top-grade fluorescent dye.

Facing a relatively common Transcendent creature, Shi Yu knew its specific information without even scanning it with his phone.

Perhaps because Shi Yu had been standing and observing for too long, the student looked up at Shi Yu.

Shi Yu pointed to the painting box next to him, which had the words "Commissioned paintings, price 100~1000 yuan per painting" written on it.

"Can you paint a few paintings for me?"

"What do you want to paint?" the student asked in a childish voice.

"Four pictures of the Ice Frost Dragon from different angles." Shi Yu had originally planned to print them directly, but he changed his mind. This student's painting skills were good, even better than those of formal artists in studios. This painting looked like the real thing, possibly due to the magic of the Rainbow Mushroom. In any case, it looked more real than photos.

He might as well ask someone to paint a few Ice Dragons and give them to the Green Silkworm to study. Since the paintings even had special effects, it wouldn't be too much to ask the Green Silkworm to manifest an Ice Dragon with some snow effects, right?

"Ice Dragon? I can paint it, but it might take some time..."

"How long?"

"Three days, three days will do."

"Okay, do you have a phone?" Shi Yu asked.

The student shook his head.

Shi Yu: "..."

As poor as he used to be! It seemed that Chen Kai and the others were quite wealthy. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to start a supplement craze in Pingcheng.

"Then I'll give you the money first. I'll come back here in three days to pick up the paintings," Shi Yu said.

"No, it's okay. I'll paint first," the student said. "You can decide the price after I finish painting."

"Let me decide?" Shi Yu smiled. It seemed that the other party was very confident in their painting.

The little painter smiled slightly and nodded. Afterward, Shi Yu chatted a few more times and understood the other party's identity. The other party was studying painting and seemed to be doing well. Their dream was to become a great painter, so they contracted with the Rainbow Mushroom as a pet to help them paint.

Not every Beast Tamer contracts a pet for battle. In this world, pets have long been integrated into all walks of life.

Shi Yu decided to place an order, but in the end, since the other party didn't have a phone, Shi Yu had to run to print out the pictures for the other party to study. At the same time, he forcibly gave the other party a 1000 yuan deposit.

It wasn't easy for a young student to support himself at such a young age, and it was worth supporting. If he hadn't met Madam Lu, he might be the same as the other party now, but the other party earned money by selling paintings, while he earned money by selling silk...

After commissioning the four Ice Dragon paintings, Shi Yu felt sleepy.

"I'm tired again."

"I slept all day and didn't do anything. How am I tired again?"

Shi Yu felt it was ridiculous.

Alright, let's go home and stop wandering around.

...

After Shi Yu returned home, Eleven and the Green Silkworm in the Ruins Bead were still full of energy.

Shi Yu was envious.

With nutritious food and the blessing of the Ruins Space, their absolute sleep allowed for rapid recovery. Even if they were exhausted, they could quickly regain their energy after a short nap, which was truly enviable.

"If only the Skill Index could be used on myself."

"High-Speed Healing, Absolute Sleep, I would definitely have to arrange these."

Shi Yu knew that the Beast Taming talent would upgrade as the Beast Tamer's level increased, and the abilities of certain special talents would even undergo qualitative changes.

Shi Yu was very curious if the Skill Index could change in other ways besides increasing the number of pages.

Logically speaking, since there were talents like "Share" and "Fusion," humans should still have some unknown potential...

However, some people speculated that humans with such strange and special talents might be hybrids born from humans and other Transcendent creatures...

"When I participate in the professional exam, I should be able to see all kinds of Beast Taming talents. I wonder if I can meet any catgirls." Shi Yu was still unforgettable and full of curiosity about the unknown.

However, the most urgent task was to continue cultivating Eleven and the Green Silkworm.

[Name]: Iron-Eating Beast

[Growth Level]: Awakening Level Nine

[Skills]: Hardening (Perfect), Thunder Palm (Proficient), High-Speed Healing (Proficient), Super Vision (Proficient), Intimidation (Proficient), Absolute Sleep (Proficient), Multiplication (Proficient)

[Name]: Green Silkworm

[Growth Level]: Awakening Level Ten

[Skills]: Silk (Masterful), Absolute Sleep (Entry), Illusory Phantom (Entry)

Eleven had enough skills for now, and their proficiency was basically qualified, so Shi Yu temporarily decided to ignore it, let it hone its skills on its own, and use a lot of food and training to increase its growth level.

As for the Green Silkworm, considering that it was also working hard, Shi Yu planned to level up Absolute Sleep to the Proficient level first to increase its training efficiency.

At the same time, he would also level up Illusory Phantom to the Proficient level. That way, he felt that the Green Silkworm's combat power could be initially formed.

It might be difficult to fight against level ten Commander-level pets, but it felt like it could fight against opponents of the same level from the Transcendent race.

In addition, the foundation for evolution was also laid.

At that time, the Green Silkworm after cocooning would basically be in a state of sleep. Other Green Silkworms would be in ordinary sleep at this time, but it would be in Absolute Sleep, and the benefits it would receive would definitely be greater because it could absorb more nutrients. Then, when it broke out of its cocoon, the Green Silkworm with Illusory Phantom could simply project the phantoms from its dream onto itself. A silkworm cocoon could be broken in any way it wanted.

Whether it wanted to fantasize about turning into a butterfly, or leaping through the dragon gate, or fantasizing about phoenix rebirth, it was up to it.

Of course, to be on the safe side, Shi Yu would definitely teach it a few more skills before it cocooned, such as High-Speed Healing, Intimidation, and Multiplication.

As for whether the Masterful-level silk could still be upgraded, it would depend on when Shi Yu had the energy.

Since he had decided to go to the Ancient Capital in July, Shi Yu temporarily set his small goal as leveling up Absolute Sleep and Illusory Phantom to the Proficient level for the Green Silkworm before departure. He would think about the rest later.

"Silkworm, this is for you."

In the Ruins Space, Eleven and the Green Silkworm, who were training, suddenly noticed Shi Yu coming in.

They saw Shi Yu walking slowly with an Ice Dragon model in his hand, and also carrying a bag of photos.

"Awoo!!!" Eleven took a closer look and found that it was not a real Ice Dragon and lost interest.

As for the Green Silkworm, its eyes lit up.

"Ji!!!"

So cool!!

It looked at the exquisite Ice Dragon model and recalled the thing it had dreamed of. Comparing them, it immediately felt that what it had shaped in its dream was garbage...

"Study it carefully and imagine it with all your heart. Let it accompany you to sleep tonight." Shi Yu smiled. The main reason for letting the Silkworm use the Ice Dragon as its first transformation template was that he had a lot of Ice-type Energy Crystals, and an Ice Dragon whisker of unknown use. These things could be used to enhance the quality of the phantom in the future.

"And this." Shi Yu also gave the Green Silkworm the printed photos. He printed two copies, one for the little painter to use as a reference for painting, and the other to give to the Silkworm to look at first. This was cheap, only a few yuan.

"And these are yours."

In addition, Shi Yu took out a stack of photos. This time, the images in the photos were of Eleven training and the Green Silkworm sleeping.

Shi Yu distributed the photos to Eleven and the Green Silkworm. The Green Silkworm was fine, just ordinary surprise, but Eleven was stunned when it looked at its photos.

"Ying?"

"I took them secretly while you were training, as a souvenir." Shi Yu smiled.

"Ying!!!" Eleven looked at the photos and was soon moved and self-approved.

So, the scene of its hard training could be recorded?

It had to be treasured .jpg.

Eleven wanted to put away the photos, but unfortunately, it didn't have pockets, so it could only clip them between its furry arm and body first.

At this moment, Eleven suddenly looked at Shi Yu.

Since the scene of its hard training could be recorded...

What about its heroic figure in battle?!

Panda Eleven stared at Shi Yu with eager eyes.

"Awoo!!!"

Could he take pictures? It must be very handsome and cool at that time.

The moment of victory should be recorded even more than the moment of training.

One represented the process, and the other represented the result. Eleven felt that this photo was really a good thing. With this record, it felt that the harvest of its efforts had doubled.

Eleven always felt like it was missing something after each training session and battle. Now, it finally found it. It was missing a recorder!

Shi Yu: "..."

Damn, I just took pictures to record life. You want me to take pictures during battle?

Other Beast Tamers desperately command, and even use talent buffs, and I'm holding a phone to record and take pictures? Wouldn't I be beaten to death!

Shi Yu felt like he was in trouble. Influenced by him, this panda seemed to be developing narcissistic tendencies...

"I don't know, I'm not sure, I don't understand, I'm going to sleep."

Shi Yu decisively perfunctorily said and ran to sleep, leaving behind a confused little panda.

...

August 29th.

Upholding the good principle of one high-level skill per day for good health, Shi Yu planned to spend six days leveling up the Green Silkworm's two high-level skills to the Proficient level.

In the remaining time, he had to take some time to meditate and study.

With a large number of Empty Spirit Stones, it should be no problem to upgrade the Beast Taming Space within four months. Now, what Shi Yu should be worried about was the written test in the professional assessment!

The professional assessment was divided into four parts: basic test, written test, wilderness survival, and ranking battle.

The basic test was to check whether the Beast Tamer's level had reached the standard and whether the pet's level had reached the standard. It was tested with machines and was relatively easy, so it was placed first.

Next was the written test, which all candidates hated. A professional Beast Tamer was by no means a reckless person who only knew how to fight. They were required to have a very high level of professional quality. They were not required to remember the appearance, skills, and races of thousands of common pets without missing a single one, but they had to get at least 95% of them correct to pass.

In addition, there were also some common pet habits, weakness assessments, and combat comprehensive questions. Often, this level could directly eliminate a lot of people.

In order not to fail in this assessment, Shi Yu seemed to return to his high school life.

Fortunately, he felt that this thing was much easier to memorize than English words. The main thing was that he was interested, and his mental strength and memory were much stronger than in his previous life.

In this state, his learning efficiency was definitely high, provided that he added fewer points. Otherwise, his learning efficiency would drop quickly...

"Moderation... moderation..."

While shouting moderation, Shi Yu leveled up the Green Silkworm's Absolute Sleep to the Skilled level.

As Absolute Sleep leveled up, the Green Silkworm's mental strength and sleep state improved again. In addition, after staring at the Ice Dragon photos and models for a long time, the Ice Dragon it manifested was a little more like the real thing than yesterday.

August 30th.

Shi Yu began to level up Illusory Phantom.

The Entry-level Illusory Phantom symbol meant that it could simply manifest the phantom from its dream.

The Skilled-level Illusory Phantom symbol, in addition to improving the quality of the manifested phantom, could already manifest more complex phantoms, such as summoning dozens of creatures' phantoms like in the fourth and fifth levels of the ruins.

However, this number of manifestations was not very meaningful for the Green Silkworm. After all, Shi Yu planned to let it take the elite route. The things it manifested were required to have strength and quality.

The Green Silkworm's skills were still developing steadily, and what would truly produce a qualitative change for the Green Silkworm was the Proficient-level Illusory Phantom.

Shi Yu had investigated the Illusory Phantom skill. There were very few creatures that mastered this race skill, and their backgrounds were all impressive.

The most accessible were the Nine-Tailed Illusion Foxes of the Monarch race, while others were like the Mythical Shell of the overlord race, and the Nightmare Lord. Ordinary people couldn't get in touch with these at all.

Shi Yu estimated that the shell phantom in the ruins was the Mythical Shell, a super rare creature that had appeared less than 10 times in the recorded history of various countries.

Because there were very few creatures that mastered this skill, the relevant information was also very difficult to find. Shi Yu had found it in a paid paper, and the subscription fee cost a lot.

Proficient-level Illusory Phantom meant that at this proficiency level, the pet could use external forces, such as props, to improve the quality of the phantom. At that time, if it transformed into an Ice Dragon again, those Ice-type Energy Crystals might be useful. Even more ridiculously, the Ice Dragon whisker might be useful as well.

At the same time, on this day, the balance of victory between the small Eleven and the Green Silkworm completely tilted towards the Green Silkworm...

Illusory Phantom, to put it bluntly, was the ability to strengthen reality through mental and spatial means.

As long as mental abilities and spatial attainments were strong enough, there was hope to rewrite reality.

After reaching Skilled-level Absolute Sleep and Skilled-level Illusory Phantom, Shi Yu developed a dream mode for the Green Silkworm.

That was, a combination skill of Absolute Sleep and Illusory Phantom. First, enter a state of sleep, then dream of yourself, and project your phantom onto yourself to perform a Russian doll.

In this way, the Silkworm was equivalent to wearing a layer of the Green Silkworm phantom. Due to the influence of mental and spatial forces, in this dream mode, the power of the Green Silkworm's transparent silk and its own body strength would be greatly improved.

At the same time, because it was always in a state of Absolute Sleep, its physical recovery speed in this state could be said to be very fast.

In the Ruins Bead, the Silkworm showed great power and chased after Eleven.

"Ji!!!"

The Silkworm finally stood up and suppressed the reduced Eleven without any pressure!

"Awoo!!!" Eleven was furious, not understanding why it couldn't even beat a worm.

Faced with the imaginary Silkworm in dream mode, the miniature Eleven could be said to be miserable and feel the pressure.

So, it could only get a little bigger to kill the Green Silkworm.

Green Silkworm: Ji QwQ???

Eleven: Ying, to punish myself, I'll double my training today...