Chapter 73: Chapter 73: The First Stage, the Arrival of Dong Muyun!
Old Sha looked at Su Ping, who was being meticulous, with a sense of deep resentment.
Although it was absolutely certain in its heart and believed in Su Ping, it had to admit that such a method of evolutionary cultivation still made it feel extremely uncomfortable.
The taste in its mouth was like chewing wax... No, it’s even worse than chewing wax, Old Sha wished it could simply spit it out, give up on evolving, and then go indulge in several huge buckets of meat and tree fruit every day in the last phase of its wolf life.
However, seeing the cold and serious look in Su Ping’s eyes, Old Sha had no choice but to continue ’tasting.’
The earthy scent of tree bark, tree trunks, tree branches, and tree roots made it unbearably uncomfortable.
Yet, it had no option but to follow Su Ping’s instructions closely, tasting the flavors within, feeling the texture and fibrous structures of these trees.
At the same time, it buried its legs into the ground, using Sunlight Absorption while listlessly eating the seemingly endless and unsatisfying tree branches, tree trunks, and tree bark.
Su Ping watched Old Sha’s movements while quickly making notes on paper. He was observing the changes in Old Sha on the first day of its evolutionary cultivation, noting some of the conditions that arose. He also noticed some things in the evolutionary cultivation process that were slightly different from normal.
The most direct point was that Old Sha currently possessed the Heart of Woods skill. The Heart of Woods skill allowed a Forest Wolf to quickly absorb the power of vegetation to replenish itself. This was the first thing Su Ping needed to observe at this moment.
He found that when Old Sha consumed the trees, it didn’t exhibit the vomiting reflex that Sun Chaoju’s records described in Forest Wolves after excessive wood consumption—a reflex that typically prolonged this first phase. Moreover, not all Forest Wolves could successfully gain insight into Photosynthesis during this phase.
Su Ping was now genuinely worried that if the Heart of Woods skill caused any fluctuations or unexpected changes in the evolution, it would be problematic.However, this wasn’t mentioned in the precautions of the Myriad Spirit Beast Atlas, so there shouldn’t be too significant an impact, right?
Thinking of this, Su Ping breathed a slight sigh of relief, and a glint of anticipation appeared in his eyes.
As stated in the Myriad Spirit Beast Atlas, the higher the levels of Sunlight Absorption and Photosynthesis were during the evolution of the Wanmu Wolf, the higher the potential of the evolved Wanmu Wolf would be. Because of Old Sha’s past experiences and serendipitous encounters, its Sunlight Absorption had reached the Perfection Level. For a Wanmu Wolf, a Perfection Level Sunlight Absorption was equivalent to Perfection Level Photosynthesis.
And as for the level beyond Perfection, the so-called Divine Transformation Level? Su Ping didn’t dwell on it. That level wasn’t something a Pet Beast could achieve through mere effort. In fact, due to limitations in talent and aptitude, even reaching the Perfection Level through training was incredibly difficult, let alone Divine Transformation. Divine Perfection was a skill’s peak moment of brilliance, a unique understanding and blessing completely beyond the skill itself—something that could only be achieved through such a breakthrough. If one aimed for the Divine Transformation Level of Sunlight Absorption, then Su Ping would say that all Forest Wolves could just give up and go to sleep.
Therefore, the Perfection Level was already the highest evolutionary limit.
So, what would its species’ upper limit be for a Perfection Level Wanmu Wolf after completing its evolution? Peak Command? Monarch Peak? Or even Emperor Level?
Su Ping shook his head. Monarch Level is possible, but reaching Emperor Level... that’s thinking too much. Above Monarch Level, including Monarch Level itself, each level represented a massive threshold. Before Qin Xiaoxue’s Crown Wolf Emperor, Su Ping had never heard of a Forest Wolf evolutionary body reaching Monarch Advanced. Even if the Wanmu Wolf was truly as mystical as described in the Myriad Spirit Beast Atlas, a top-tier evolutionary body choice for a Forest Wolf, its upper limits were still clearly defined.
Unless, beyond the Wanmu Wolf, there’s an even further evolutionary body that can be developed and researched?!
However, Su Ping quickly shook his head. One shouldn’t try to run before learning to walk. It was best not to dwell on such lofty and distant dreams.
The pen scribbled rapidly across the pages of his journal. Just as Su Ping was about to continue issuing orders to Old Sha, to see if there were any other issues that needed attention during the Wanmu Wolf’s evolution stage, the doorbell rang.
Su Ping frowned but felt somewhat helpless. After all, the Heart of Wood Cultivation Base needed to be managed. Even though he had already shortened customer reception to the mornings, someone would come by almost every day. Ultimately, it was because Su Ping hadn’t bothered to hire anyone. This is really affecting me. It seems I really need to hire some staff. Never mind other things, just handling visitors is a hassle.
Rubbing his temples, Su Ping put down his notes, said a quick word to Old Sha, and then headed to the front door.
However, upon opening the door, the two people he saw made Su Ping pause. Instinctively, he felt that these two were definitely not customers coming for Pet Beast cultivation; they didn’t look the part. One was a beautiful woman with an understated appearance yet an air of superiority, and the other, a man who looked like a typical underling, was clearly a lackey.
Moreover, the most important thing was that this woman seemed familiar to him, as if he had seen her somewhere before. And indeed, that was the case, for as soon as the door opened, the man, who appeared to be in his thirties, haughtily asked, "You are Su Ping? I am the new manager of the Yuntian Resort, and this is our chairman. We would like to discuss acquiring this piece of land your family owns."
Su Ping’s brow instinctively furrowed. But he finally recognized who had come—it was Dong Muyun, the Chairman of the Tianyun Group, the very person he had been preparing to meet.
"Come in."
In the reception room, the new manager hurried over, meticulously wiped the sofa with his handkerchief, and then obsequiously said to Dong Muyun, "Chairman, please, take a seat."
Su Ping’s frown deepened as he looked at the man with growing disfavor. It was hard to imagine! Uncle Guan, who had worked for many years at the Yuntian Resort, had been squeezed out by such a person?
For the first time, Su Ping looked at Dong Muyun with skepticism. This legendary "Queen Dong" didn’t seem all that astute, did she?
So, after taking a seat, Su Ping directly asked the question he was genuinely most concerned about, "This is the new manager of the Yuntian Resort? Then, may I ask, where has the previous manager, Manager Guan, gone?"
Dong Muyun still did not speak; it was the new manager beside her who answered, "Oh, you mean Lao Guan? He was ineffective in his work, and his implementation of the chairman’s orders was extremely superficial, so his position was changed. He was dispatched to Crescent Island to be a foreman. Oh right, you probably don’t know what Crescent Island is, do you? It’s on West Dragon Lake, at the end of Lingxi River, not far from our Linzhou. Tsk tsk, he hardly gets to come back more than a few times a year."
He was smug, the very image of a petty man gloating in his triumph.
This made Su Ping’s frown deepen even more. The disgust in his eyes was not concealed in the least.