Beast Taming: the More the Better - Chapter 790 - 343: New Abilities! The Addictive Simulated Cultivation!_2

Chapter 790: Chapter 343: New Abilities! The Addictive Simulated Cultivation!_2

It seemed that to evolve again, new methods were undoubtedly needed. If he were to continue Evolution through Elemental Strengthening, the most universal approach was to combine and enhance with other Elements. Therefore, compared to the somewhat hasty simulation the first time, this time’s resource creation included a completely new Earth Element. Fire engenders earth, and wood engenders fire. These two Attributes were the most suitable for pairing and enhancing with the Fire Element.

Thus, amidst Su Ping’s anticipation, the Simulation Space once again began a Simulation Cultivation for evolution, just as before.

However, after expending 1 Experience Point to accelerate the final step of the attempted Evolution in the Simulation Space, the result Su Ping ultimately received still left him somewhat helpless:

[Simulation Cultivation failed, Paperman Evolution failed, material Death.]

[Total Catalog Experience consumed: 317.]

This was far more than the sixty-odd Experience Points spent last time! The damn final result was even more miserable than the last simulation. It even resulted directly in Death.

If this were reality, and a Commander Level Paperman with advanced elemental Attributes were to be killed like this by my own hand, even I would feel a great sense of guilt and sorrow, Su Ping thought. Sure enough, many of my previous attempts at Cultivation and Evolution either had the Myriad Spirit Beast Atlas to cheat with, or my luck was decent, he mused. Otherwise, this current situation is precisely what a real Breeder faces when cultivating Pet Beasts. Perhaps having a Pet Beast suddenly explode and die is the greatest difficulty in pioneering a brand new Pet Beast Cultivation path. The emergence of the Simulation Space is indeed epoch-making for me.

Feeling somewhat fortunate, Su Ping couldn’t help but picture another scenario. Regardless of anything else, I must upgrade the Forest Wolf’s Catalog to LV5. The effects of this Simulation Cultivation are too good! However, for now, the Forest Wolf only has five Evolutionary Bodies. How do I develop the others? Can I advance them through Simulation Cultivation first, and then upgrade the Catalog to LV5? But without upgrading to LV5, I can’t easily develop the other Evolutionary Bodies.

Suddenly, Su Ping felt as if he had entered a dead end. He even thought of a series of reaction images. Then, he resolutely cast aside these infuriating thoughts and refocused on the subsequent Cultivation.

If Fire and Earth Elements don’t work, it doesn’t mean Fire and Wood Elements won’t,

he reasoned. Thus, with the spirit of scientific exploration—leaving no stone unturned and thinking there was no harm in trying—Su Ping continued the simulation!

[Crafting Monarch Level resource ’Soul Melting Flame’ * 1, consuming 60 Catalog Experience Points.]

[Crafting Monarch Level resource ’Green Specter Grass’ * 1, consuming 62 Catalog Experience Points.]

[…]

Resources continued to be crafted methodically, one by one. Then, the same steps of Evolution as before, and the same conclusion, appeared before Su Ping:

[Simulation Cultivation failed, Paperman Evolution failed, material Death.]

[Total Catalog Experience consumed: 315.]

“Bullshit! Is there something wrong with this damn thing?” Su Ping exclaimed. He exited the simulation, his face etched with existential doubt.

There was absolutely nothing wrong with my steps, he thought. Moreover, such conventional attempts at Evolution, using resources that replenish basic Energy, shouldn’t result in such outcomes even if they fail, right? For the first time in his life, Su Ping began to doubt his Golden Finger. Could there be something wrong with it? Otherwise, this makes no sense!

Repeating the experiment three times, with two instances resulting in direct Death, was enough to prove it: the Paperman, which Su Ping had used twice in a row for basic elemental Evolution before it reached the Monarch Level threshold, had completely failed. It was a failure with no room for maneuver. The first attempt resulted in critical injury, and the following two resulted in Death. This was proof enough: using this most basic, most universal Evolution Law, the Paperman wouldn’t make even a hint of progress or improvement.

The margin of error in the Myriad Spirit Beast Atlas isn’t that large. Even if I attempted the same Cultivation in reality, the final outcome would unlikely be much different. Perhaps it wouldn’t suffer direct Death; perhaps I could use other resources and my own Talent to save the Paperman’s life, but the ultimate result would definitely not change. It seems I’ll have to explore other ideas to make progress, Su Ping mused, glancing at the Paperman again.

In fact, a Paperman with advanced elemental Evolution and Commander Level potential didn’t differ much from a regular Elemental Papercraft Person; it just had one or two more Energy Skills. However, when it came to the Paperman’s intrinsic Race-class Skills, such as Paper Body Folding and Paper Body Joint, there was no substantial increase or enhancement.

So, after undergoing standard Elemental Strengthening, if I want to further improve the Paperman, do I have to return to its old methods? For example, continue with jointing? Su Ping blinked, then decisively began experimenting. After all, Simulation Cultivation was too convenient, too practical. There was no need to prepare Pet Beast resources; a mere thought, and he could begin.

The first time it began its Evolution, it was because it had been shaped into the form of a Paper Sword. Therefore, this time, Su Ping undoubtedly planned to continue from this aspect.

[Shaping ordinary Paperman Advanced Evolution Material * 3, consuming 300 Catalog Experience Points.]

[Advanced Paperman Evolution Material requires the Skill ’Paper Body Joint’ to reach Perfection Level, an additional expense of 120 Catalog Experience Points.]

[Shaping Monarch Level resource Soul Melting Flame * 3, consuming 180 Catalog Experience Points.]

However, just as the Evolution reached this stage, and Su Ping’s consciousness was about to focus on the Soul Melting Flame resource, everything suddenly seemed to hit a pause button.

The next moment, Su Ping’s consciousness was pulled out of the Simulation Space. Only then did the feedback from the Origami Man Record appear in Su Ping’s mind:

[Origami Man Record Experience Points depleted. Remaining Experience Points: 21. Insufficient for further material creation. Please accumulate enough current Catalog Experience Points before continuing. Created materials will not disappear and can be used during the next simulation.]

Gone? Su Ping skeptically checked the Experience Points of the Origami Man Record, like a gambler at a table who couldn’t believe his chips had run out. Yet, indeed, the clear ’21’ starkly showed Su Ping what he had done in such a short time.

Su Ping was filled with rage and anguish! Damn it, more than a thousand Catalog Experience Points! All those Experience Points I painstakingly saved up—every day watching over those Papermen with less care than a child, coaxing and feeding creatures without a sliver of intellect or emotional feedback, like caring for drooling idiots—just gone? Flushed down the drain? More than a thousand! Converted into Universal Experience Points, that would be over a hundred! Adding the 1,000 Universal Experience Points from the Origami Man Record’s promotion to LV5, plus the 100 Universal Experience Points from the Flame Heart, I was just two to three hundred short. If I converted all the Forest Wolf’s accumulated Experience Points, I would have almost 1,500! With 1,500 points, I could analyze the First Segment of the perfect Evolution Cultivation Method for the Rainbow Coral Worm to become a Rainbow Dragon!

Thinking of this, Su Ping wished he could slap his self from two hours ago. What a waste! Way too wasteful! Damn it, Simulation Cultivation is addictive! No, next time, unless I’m certain, I can’t just try things willy-nilly. The role of Experience Points is irreplaceable for me.

But then… Remembering that addictive feeling—being able to freely test out his ideas, like a Creator materializing them in the Simulation Cultivation state—Su Ping sighed. It sure was thrilling.

Clearly, Su Ping’s current mindset bore an uncanny resemblance to that of a gambler who, having lost everything including his wife, had just walked out of the casino. Only Su Ping himself hadn’t realized it.

Fortunately, at this moment, a phone call finally diverted Su Ping’s attention.

“Hello, Old Liu?” Su Ping answered.

Hearing Su Ping’s listless voice, Liu Fuhai, in contrast, sounded quite robust. “Su Ping, my Icefang Whitewolf’s Heart of Water is almost ready for Cultivation! Where the heck are you, kid?”