Chapter 16: Skill Training

Due to her small size, Kailan had no way to shake hands with Li Zhangsheng, so she could only flap her wings, fly onto Li Zhangsheng's right hand, open her arms, and hug his index finger, shaking it vigorously.

In the time that followed, Li Zhangsheng used the mental connection between them to continuously communicate with Kailan.

During the gestation stage, Kailan had already developed consciousness, but at that time she could not communicate with anyone, and she herself was constrained; with no one to confide in and no one to listen, she was naturally filled with loneliness.

Perhaps because she had been stifled for too long, Kailan had a belly full of words she wanted to pour out, and Li Zhangsheng acted very patiently, serving as a qualified listener.

After pouring her heart out, Kailan cautiously glanced at Li Zhangsheng, and upon discovering that Li Zhangsheng was not impatient, her heart was filled with joy, and she felt a few more points of approval for Li Zhangsheng.

A master who is charming, has a good temper, and is patient is more worthy of being followed!

Of course, high charm is the main point; this is, after all, a world that looks at appearances.

Soon, Li Zhangsheng began to teach Kailan the Common Tongue.

Kailan was very clever; in just one or two hours, she had memorized quite a few words. Perhaps after another period of time, she would be able to communicate normally with Li Zhangsheng.

Time passed slowly, the Golden Crow began to sink into the west, and looking at the dim scenery of the bamboo forest, Li Zhangsheng had no intention of lingering and prepared to leave.

Before leaving, he once again transmitted a message to Kailan: "Kailan, to avoid causing unnecessary trouble, you should crawl into my pocket first, so you aren't seen by others!"

"Okay, Li Zhangsheng!"

Kailan was a bit reluctant; she had just been born not long ago and was full of curiosity about the outside world. But she could not refuse; naturally gentle, she did not want to bring trouble to Li Zhangsheng, so she had to endure her reluctance and crawl into Li Zhangsheng's pocket.

Not long after, Li Zhangsheng returned to the small courtyard and saw his second uncle again.

Li Haoqiong was lying on a chair, his eyes slightly closed, as if he were fast asleep.

Arriving in front of Li Haoqiong, Li Zhangsheng's heart was filled with vigilance, and he called out softly: "Second Uncle!"

Li Haoqiong did not respond, but instead turned his body, continuing to sleep with his back to Li Zhangsheng.

Li Zhangsheng was a bit helpless; originally he had wanted to express some gratitude, but looking at Li Haoqiong's appearance, it was simply out of the question.

He knew very well that with his second uncle's strength, how could he not hear him? It was nothing more than pretending to be deaf and dumb.

After Li Zhangsheng left, by the calm pond, Li Haoqiong suddenly opened his eyes; his gaze was clear, with not a hint of sleepiness left.

"Kailan, you can come out now!"

After returning to his room, Li Zhangsheng let Kailan out.

"Wow, our home is so big!"

As soon as she crawled out of the pocket, Kailan began to curiously examine the things in the room. From her perspective, this room was unusually large.

"Kailan, you can look around as you please, but you cannot leave the room!"

Watching Kailan fly around the room, flipping things over from time to time, and showing intense curiosity about everything, Li Zhangsheng looked on and couldn't help but shake his head with a smile.

"Aixi, you didn't train properly today, we will make up for it tonight; you first demonstrate the Rise Wind skill!"

At this moment, Li Zhangsheng once again began training Aixi. Since they were in the room, he could only let Aixi practice the auxiliary-type skills.

Because the family assessment was approaching, he had to improve the strength of his Demon Pets as much as possible to compete for the recommendation quota for the Academy.

Aixi's face fell, and it waved its claws to make a silent protest, then began to concentrate its spirit and mobilize the Wind Element energy.

In the blink of an eye, a cyan energy emerged, instantly wrapping around Aixi as if draping a Wind Cloak over it.

This was a way of using Wind Attribute energy; it could ignore wind resistance while simultaneously carrying a powerful propulsive force, accelerating Aixi's speed.

"Try to see how long you can hold it!"

While speaking, Li Zhangsheng familiarly took out a small hourglass, and after inverting it, began to test the duration of the Rise Wind skill.

Soon, after 1/5 of the hourglass had passed, the pale cyan Wind Cloak flickered violently and finally disappeared.

"Duration: 1/5 of an hourglass!"

Such a small hourglass, when fully drained, was equivalent to a quarter of an hour, which was 15 minutes; 1/5 of an hourglass was equivalent to 3 minutes!

3 minutes was not long, but it was not short either; after all, many battles were often decided in a short period of time. Moreover, as long as Aixi mastered it proficiently, it could increase the duration.

Li Zhangsheng took out a small notebook and recorded the data he had just collected, then looked up and shouted at Aixi: "Aixi, continue to use Rise Wind!"

Aixi wanted to mobilize the energy, but this time it ended in failure; the pale cyan radiance flickered violently and suddenly disappeared.

Aixi did not give up and continued to perform it several times, but each time it was the same situation, until after a minute had passed, it finally successfully performed the Rise Wind skill completely.

"Just like the books say, energy-type skills all have a certain interval time; the Rise Wind ultimate move takes about 1 minute!"

Li Zhangsheng's expression did not change; Aixi's situation was within his expectations.

From the perspective of skills, they are broadly divided into melee-type and energy-type; the former can be performed continuously, but they are basically focused on close combat; the latter is very difficult to perform continuously and often has a certain interval time; the more energy a skill consumes, the longer the interval usually is.

When a Spirit Beast performs an energy-type skill, it is a way of utilizing energy, needing to use its own Demon Core as a guide to mobilize the surrounding energy, and finally combine it in a special way. After the mobilization, this energy circulation route is like a squeezed sponge, needing a certain amount of time to recover.

Because the energy circulation routes are different, when this skill is on cooldown, it does not hinder the Demon Pet from performing other energy-type skills.

To reduce the interval time, the most effective way is to improve the proficiency of that skill, reducing the pressure received during circulation; if fully mastered, one can even ignore the interval time.

To improve skill proficiency, there are no shortcuts; the simplest method is nothing more than continuing to perform the skill after the interval, using the principle of water dripping through stone to improve proficiency in that skill bit by bit.

Likewise, when it comes to improving proficiency, melee-type skills clearly have more advantages, but melee-type skills are basically close-range attacks, so one naturally cannot ignore energy-type skills.

However, compared to ordinary Demon Pets, Aixi and Kailan both possess certain advantages; they are both Superior Quality Demon Pets and can also receive bonuses in improving skill proficiency.

"Kailan, it's your turn now; perform all the skills you have mastered!"

At this moment, Li Zhangsheng began to signal to Kailan, who had finished her tour.

Wow~

Accompanied by a sound like silver bells, Kailan began to mobilize energy, first performing Healing Aura, and immediately after, condensing a large amount of bright yellow powder, which flew toward Li Zhangsheng's direction.

(End of chapter)