Chapter 49: Formal Rank Advancement Conditions! (910 burst update, chase reads!)

Qin Chuan, having finished breakfast, just arrived at the classroom; Xiao Pang immediately took out a cup of milk tea full of toppings and placed it in front of Qin Chuan, "Come!"

Qin Chuan instantly recognized it as the top-tier offering from the milk tea shop at the school gate, couldn't help but glance at Xiao Pang in surprise, "Need to borrow money?"

"Tsk!" Xiao Pang rolled his eyes, then gave a fawning smile, "Qin Chuan, my Contract Spirit Beast is Lv10!"

So that's what it was.

Xiao Pang's Contract Spirit Beast had already broken through Lv9; yesterday he also obtained two Earth System Experience Fruits from Qin Chuan, making the breakthrough a natural progression.

"Lv10 is just a start; you need to gather advancement resources." Qin Chuan accepted the milk tea with a clear conscience, not forgetting to tap Xiao Pang so this 180-plus-pound meat wouldn't get carried away, "I saw on the forum today that Growth Tier Spirit Beasts have already appeared."

"Qin Chuan, you also know about this, huh!" The speaker wasn't Xiao Pang but a female student sitting in front of Qin Chuan; she turned her head, her face showing some admiration, "Growth Tier Spirit Beasts seem to be able to have three active skills, and their strength has increased a lot!"

"Yeah!" The male student beside the female pushed his glasses, "Everyone's Player Level has been Probationary Rank; earlier the forum speculated that if a Contract Spirit Beast breaks through to Growth Tier, the Player Level can also break through, but I don't know if it's true."

A strange flicker passed through Qin Chuan's eyes.

The female student in front was called Du Xia, and the male student beside her was Zhang Bin; both of their grades were at average level in the class.

During middle school, academic performance almost entirely determined the pecking order; they utterly despised playing with classmates like Qin Chuan and Xiao Pang whose grades were at the bottom.

In the days following the Descent of the Dream World, other classmates' discussions never included him; he could only communicate with Xiao Pang.

However, today a change occurred.

Not just the two in front, Qin Chuan could clearly feel that many classmates in the classroom would occasionally glance his way.

And he was very clear about the reason for this situation.

In yesterday's Supernatural Combat class, the strength Qin Chuan displayed caused other classmates to start reevaluating him.

With the Descent of the Supernatural, academic performance seemed no longer the sole factor in the pecking order.

But Qin Chuan wasn't really inclined to respond to this stiff friendliness.

In the final two months of high school, there was no need to mend the fractured relationships among classmates.

He responded coldly, Qin Chuan turned his head to look at Xiao Pang, "I remember you're in Zone 2820; the player whose Spirit Beast broke through to Growth Tier is in Zone 2819, still quite close."

"Quite a coincidence." Xiao Pang gave a hehe smile, a hint of shrewdness flashing across his chubby face.

He had long noticed the change in others' attitudes toward Qin Chuan; he also saw the shift in Du Xia and Zhang Bin's attitudes just now, he remained silent, also curious about how Qin Chuan would react.

Now Qin Chuan has expressed his attitude; although it may not be entirely smooth, it gives Xiao Pang a sense of secret satisfaction.

"According to forum speculation, the player in Zone 2819 should be from the Yan Huang Nation." Xiao Pang's eyes held a hint of pride, "If not, at least they are from a Chinese-speaking country or overseas Chinese."

"Is his player name in Chinese?" Qin Chuan quickly guessed the basis.

"Exactly!" Xiao Pang nodded, "The player name is 'Zhan Dao'; such a name with Yan Huang connotations couldn't have been thought up by a foreigner."

"That's true." Qin Chuan gave a slight nod.

The two chatted back and forth, completely ignoring the two in front.

Du Xia and Zhang Bin also noticed this, gave an embarrassed smile, and turned their heads back.

Since the player with the Growth Tier Spirit Beast never revealed more useful information, after Qin Chuan and Xiao Pang exchanged a few words, the topic shifted to mutated animals. "My family originally raised a Samoyed." Xiao Pang clicked his tongue, "This morning my dad saw the news and insisted on releasing it."

"A Samoyed is a smiling angel; even if mutated, how fierce could it be?" His expression showed indifference.

"Don't let your guard down." Qin Chuan's expression turned slightly serious, "This morning I encountered a mutated Husky; it charged straight into the crowd, appearing extremely aggressive, but fortunately it was subdued in the end."

"Uh..." Xiao Pang's mouth twitched, "Husky?"

"The Husky, also one of the Three Idiots of Sled Dogs, after mutating actually attacked people?!" His previous nonchalance wavered instantly; after hesitating a moment, he gritted his teeth, "Fine, when I get home I'll release my family's Samoyed."

"Uncle and aunt aren't Supernatural beings; having a medium-sized dog at home is still rather dangerous." Qin Chuan patted Xiao Pang's shoulder, "If there were always Supernatural beings watching over, pet mutation wouldn't be too dangerous, so we could keep raising it."

"Indeed." Xiao Pang nodded in agreement, "Then I still won't release it; this silly dog might not survive outside."

"I'll ask on the Dream World Forum; maybe there's a local Supernatural being who likes Samoyeds? I could give it to someone else to raise."

Saying that, Xiao Pang opened the Dream World Forum; his chubby hands flew over the keyboard, and he quickly posted the thread.

Just as he was about to close the forum, he casually glanced at the pinned post, then his eyes widened, "Qin Chuan!"

"What's wrong?" Qin Chuan turned his head to look.

"The Special Affairs Group has released related information about Spirit Beast advancement!"

"Huh?" Qin Chuan blinked, then quickly opened the Dream World Forum.

The Special Affairs Group has a dedicated section on the Dream World Forum for sharing various Dream World information; just as Xiao Pang said, this section has been updated again, and there is plenty of content.

The first thing visible upon opening was the related content about Growth Tier Spirit Beasts.

A Growth Tier Spirit Beast at Lv10 has a racial value of 800 points, equivalent to a 300-point increase during the advancement process.

Thereafter, each level-up of a Growth Tier Spirit Beast requires 500 experience points, increasing racial value by 120 points; it is expected to reach 2000 racial points at Growth Tier Lv20.

If the Player Level has not reached Formal Rank, a Growth Tier Spirit Beast cannot level up.

Upon reaching Growth Tier, a Spirit Beast can unlock its third active skill.

Qin Chuan's eyes narrowed slightly, then he continued scrolling down, after which his pupils suddenly contracted.

The information that followed immediately was no longer about Growth Tier Spirit Beasts.

It concerned Formal Rank players.

The requirements for a player to advance from Probationary Rank to Formal Rank, with the emergence of Growth Tier Spirit Beasts, have finally been confirmed.

Exceeding 600 Supernatural points allows advancement to Formal Rank! Contrary to the guesses of most people beforehand, the condition for Player Level advancement is Supernatural value.

Upon careful thought, one can see that this is not simple.

Before advancing the Player Level, a Growth Tier Spirit Beast cannot level up, with a maximum racial value of 800 points.

This means the two conditions for advancing to Formal Rank are: Spirit Beast affection greater than 75%; Spirit Beast rank reaching Growth Tier Lv10.

Both are indispensable.

(End of Chapter)