Chapter 172 - 154: Go Online
Chapter 172: Chapter 154: Go Online
After speaking, Li Qian’s gaze turned a little strange. He glanced at the young, refined Security Officer and said pointedly, "There’s one rule for choosing a Pet Beast from my place."
"What rule?" the young, refined Security Officer asked impatiently, before Zhao Yong could even speak.
"To choose a Pet Beast from my place, whether it’s a Cyan-Scaled Flood Dragon or a Frostfire Salamander, you must gain the Pet Beast’s approval," Li Qian said. "If the Pet Beast doesn’t approve of you, then there’s nothing we can do."
"Ah, is that so!" The young, refined Security Officer was stunned for a moment after hearing this. He clearly hadn’t expected such a test.
Seeing this, Li Qian explained, "To me, every Pet Beast in the base is family. I hope that when they leave my base, they will all be treated well and receive proper nurturing."
With a small smile, he changed the subject. "Of course, if you really don’t gain the approval of any Pet Beast, you can also choose to start from scratch by finding a high-potential Koi Carp and bringing it to our base for custom cultivation."
"Of course, this evolution has a chance of failure, and the cultivation period will be quite long."
Li Qian spoke truthfully. Both the Cyan-Scaled Flood Dragon and the Frostfire Salamander had a chance of failure.
If the chosen Koi Carp couldn’t comprehend the Climbing Waterfall Skill, or if it couldn’t break through the level cap of its Fish Leaping Skill, it would lose the chance to evolve into a Cyan-Scaled Flood Dragon.
Therefore, strictly speaking, the Cyan-Scaled Flood Dragon also had a chance of evolution failure, and a much higher one than the Frostfire Salamander.
The only difference between the two was that the Cyan-Scaled Flood Dragon’s evolution carried no risk. It was a one-shot deal—either it succeeded or it didn’t.
The Frostfire Salamander, however, was different. It seemed like every Koi Carp had a chance, but it was actually very dangerous. Failure would result in serious injury at best, and death at worst.
So, Li Qian didn’t hide anything and told them the truth. As for what they chose, that was their business.
"Xiaoli, what’s wrong? Not confident you can gain a Pet Beast’s approval?" Zhao Yong noticed the young, refined Security Officer’s hesitation and goaded him.
The young, refined Security Officer known as "Xiaoli" immediately saluted, his expression serious as he replied, "Director Zhao, Second-Class Security Officer Li Qi, I guarantee I will complete the mission."
Hearing this, Zhao Yong chuckled. "Xiaoli, no need to be so tense. This isn’t a mission. Just give it your all."
"Even if you don’t get a Pet Beast’s approval, didn’t Student Li Qian say you can always have one custom cultivated?"
At this point, Li Qian, who now understood the full situation, also laughed. "Don’t be nervous. The Pet Beasts at our base have very good temperaments. As long as you’re sincere with them, they’ll sense it. Good luck."
After saying that, he asked out of curiosity, "Are you going to choose the Cyan-Scaled Flood Dragon or the Frostfire Salamander?"
"I’m going to choose the Frostfire Salamander," Xiaoli said, his eyes filled with anticipation.
Hearing this, Li Qian nodded at him. "A good choice. If it’s raised properly, it might be able to break through its Racial Potential Limit and reach the Emperor Level in the future."
Xiaoli looked a little embarrassed, because that was exactly what he was thinking. ’Emperor Level... If I could really reach it, my future achievements would be limitless.’
After a few more words, Li Qian didn’t linger any longer and left the Jiangnan Province Public Security Bureau directly.
The partnership had been established, so there was no point in staying. Li Qian still had to go to Gao Yaxin’s Cultivation Base, so he didn’t waste any more time.
The moment Li Qian left the Jiangnan Province Public Security Bureau, information about the Cyan-Scaled Flood Dragon and the Frostfire Salamander was updated on the bureau’s internal Pet Beast exchange network.
Whether it was the Cyan-Scaled Flood Dragon or the Frostfire Salamander, their Potential was much higher than that of the Fire Mastiff and the Wolf Vulture. This was especially true for the Frostfire Salamander; if one was willing to invest the resources, breaking through its Racial Potential Limit to reach the Emperor Level was not impossible.
Emperor Level!
There was a world of difference between that and the Dominator Level.
There was an old saying: "Becoming a Dominator is easy, but entering the ranks of Emperor is hard."
For a Beast Master, reaching the Emperor Level was the benchmark for becoming truly powerful and renowned.
Elder Tie had been stuck at that threshold for so long. While the injury to his Four-Winged Mantis was the main reason, the sheer difficulty of reaching that level was also a major factor.
If you turned back time to the founding of the Federation, an Emperor Level expert was a nation-founding figure.
Now, although the upper limits for Beast Master Levels were constantly being broken, the Emperor Level could no longer be considered the apex of power.
However, it was no exaggeration to call them regional powerhouses.
Because of this, after the Cyan-Scaled Flood Dragon and Frostfire Salamander went online, the tens of thousands of Security Officers within the entire bureau couldn’t help but be tempted when they saw the information.
Security Officers with an open Contract Position immediately checked the Contribution Value required for the two Pet Beasts, then looked to see how far off their own totals were.
As for the Security Officers who already met the exchange requirements, they took action at once. The very next moment after Li Qian left the Jiangnan Province Public Security Bureau, a Roller Coaster roared to life and shot into the sky, its destination none other than Lingshui City.
Inside the vehicle, besides Xiaoli, Li Qi, was another young Security Officer about his age. Both their faces were filled with yearning.
Meanwhile, after leaving the Jiangnan Province Public Security Bureau, Li Qian didn’t hail a cab but instead took a private car directly to Gao Yaxin’s Cultivation Base.
"Sister Yaxin has a friend visiting her at the Cultivation Base and can’t get away right now. Otherwise, she was planning to pick you up herself," explained the woman in the car, who introduced herself as Wen Wan, an employee of the base.
That’s right. As soon as Li Qian stepped out of the Public Security Bureau, he was ushered into a car by someone Gao Yaxin had sent.
The woman was true to her name. At least, Li Qian’s impression of her was... gentle and graceful. Her speaking voice was very pleasant, giving off the feeling of a sweet, modest beauty.
She wasn’t stunningly beautiful, but she wasn’t ugly either. She was the type that grows on you, a bit like Li Lanying.
Inside the car, Li Qian looked at Wen Wan and said, a little embarrassed, "Actually, I could have gotten here on my own. There was no need to go to all this trouble."
Wen Wan shook her head. "It’s no problem. Besides, my job at the Cultivation Base is basically just doing odd jobs and running errands anyway."
Hearing this, Li Qian immediately offered a compliment. "Then you must be the chief manager of the Cultivation Base."
His words made Wen Wan giggle, closing the distance between them quite a bit.
Wen Wan was in a good mood. The two continued to chat idly, and she casually picked a topic. "I suppose so. I heard you have a Cultivation Base too?"
Li Qian replied humbly, "It definitely can’t compare to your Cultivation Base."
Strictly speaking, his words weren’t just humility. In terms of scale, facilities, or the number of Pet Beasts inside, his Cultivation Base couldn’t even be mentioned in the same breath as Gao Yaxin’s, let alone compared to some of the other bases in Lingshui City. It just wasn’t in the same league.