Chapter 92: Improvised training [Two-in-one]

Ge Bai could clearly feel that after she said this, the system was silent for a long time.

It wasn't the kind of silence where the words were finished and didn't ignore people, but the kind of silence where it hadn't finished speaking, but was suddenly choked to death.

"Alright, alright, I'm just joking."

Ge Bai quickly tried to make amends. Heaven is my witness, she just couldn't control her mouth at that moment; she really wanted to retort a couple of times.

The Shennong 3.7 System frantically adjusted its Qi and calmed down. It chose this host itself, so it couldn't hold a grudge against her. Don't hold a grudge, don't hold a grudge.

Seeing Ge Bai offer a way out, the system followed suit and let it go.

Heaven is my witness, it really wasn't that he had nothing better to do and wanted to erase the host.

It was just that when the Shennong System was at version 2.7, it didn't have the ability to unbind from the host.

If, by any chance—that is to say—it had misjudged her, and the host couldn't demonstrate the ability to grow rapidly, it couldn't just waste decades accompanying the host.

It—they—didn't have much time left.

And look, once it upgraded, it immediately stopped mentioning the erasure.

If one can part on peaceful terms, who would want to make it a life-or-death struggle?

"Information regarding the coordinates of the Legacy Secret Realm will be obtained after the host completes the mission."

Knowing what Ge Bai wanted to ask, the system explained very considerately.

"Then, after this upgrade, what changes are there?"

Ge Bai finally remembered to ask about the important business. Having crossed a major stage, she was very much looking forward to the new surprises the system could bring her.

"After the update, two new functional modules have been established: Spirit Plant Skill Intelligence Research and Spirit Plant Upgrade Simulation."

Jackpot!

The Shennong 3.7 System threw out two terms simply and clearly, but as soon as Ge Bai heard them, her eyes lit up.

Who said her system was useless?

She declared that the Shennong 3.7 System was the most awesome system in the entire Interstellar Alliance! "Tell me in detail!"

After the upgrade, the logic of the Shennong System wasn't complicated. Roughly speaking, as long as Ge Bai could complete the missions issued by the system, she could obtain a certain number of points.

Using points, she could request the system to calculate spirit plant skills from scratch or simulate spirit plant upgrade paths.

The former costs 1 point per use, and the latter costs 5 points per use.

"System, how many points do I currently have?"

"Currently, the host has 10 points, which is the total points obtained from the previous two missions."

"How many points can I get after completing the next mission?"

"7 points."

"Then can you issue more missions?"

Without the pressure of erasure and with point rewards, Ge Bai's willingness to complete missions became even stronger.

The Shennong System was silent for a while, then issued a semi-new mission.

"Daily Mission One: 【Pet Beast Battle】 Have any Pet Beast battle against a Pet Beast with a higher Spirit Power value than its own; victory grants 1 point."

"Daily Mission Two: 【Exotic Beast Clearing】 (Mission details will be displayed after the host encounters an exotic beast.)"

So stingy, Ge Bai curled her lips in disdain, but having something is better than nothing.

After grumbling about the Shennong 3.7 System, Ge Bai still excitedly clicked on the 【Spirit Plant Skill Intelligence Research】 page to study it carefully.

In the Skill Intelligence Research section, the only currently selectable subjects were Da Liu, Qian Dai, and Xiao Tao.

She wondered if, when the Shennong System upgraded again, she would be able to help spirit plants that she hadn't contracted with research new skills.

Without hesitation, she clicked on Qian Dai.

The page changed immediately; all of Qian Dai's basic attributes, skill details, and skill mastery status appeared on the page.

Subsequently, a prompt box appeared at the bottom of the page.

【Would you like to research the skill most suitable for Qian Dai to master at the current stage, based on her existing skills? Cost in points: 1.】 Ge Bai didn't choose 'yes' directly; instead, she communicated with the system via Spirit Sense and asked another question.

"Besides researching skills based on Qian Dai's existing skills, are there any other research methods?"

The system didn't make a sound; the answer appeared directly in the display box on the page.

【By scanning spirit plants or Pet Beasts through the Shennong 3.7 System, the system will automatically record the scanned skills to form a skill library.】【You can select one or more skills from the skill library that you want the research subject to learn and use them as a basis to begin intelligence research.】【There is a possibility of research failure. The points cost for this research path is related to the base skill, and the points spent will not be refunded.】 This is also not bad. It seems I'll have to see powerful Pet Beasts often, especially powerful spirit plants! Ge Bai made up her mind.

"Return to the previous interface, agree to spend 1 point."

This time, Ge Bai didn't hesitate and directly requested the system to research a new skill for Qian Dai.

【Qian Dai Chun Jian Lan, new skill: Space Binding (High-tier skill). Skill description: Uses Space-type Spirit Power to bind and restrict the target, fixing it in place, making it unable to move or attack.】 Done!

Ge Bai left the Spirit Plant Skill Intelligence Research section, clicked on the Spirit Plant Cultivation Manual, and flipped to Qian Dai's page; it had indeed been updated.

【Species: Qian Dai Chun Jian Lan (Overlord Race)】

【Age: Spirit Plant biological age 2, Spirit Consciousness birth age 2】

【Spirit Power value: Mortal Spirit Realm Level 8 (784.39/800)】

【Primary attribute: Space Element】

【Skill: Space Shift - Mastery (191/200)】

【Skill: Qian Dai Sword - Mastery (187/200); Pseudo Qian Dai Sword - Mastery (168/200)】

【Skill: Space Binding - Entry (0/100)】

Ge Bai shook her head with some regret; she had thought that the skills researched by the system could be learned and mastered immediately.

She hadn't expected that it would be just like when she first contracted Da Liu and Xiao Tao—Ge Bai could only see that they could master these skills, but when and how they would master them still required the Spirit Plant Master and the contracted spirit plant to explore together.

It was understandable; after all, the module was called Skill Intelligence Research, not Skill Teaching.

Having a path is better than fumbling in the dark.

Ge Bai was very good at comforting herself; she adjusted her mindset in an instant and happily called Qian Dai over.

Seeing Ge Bai smiling and waving at her, Qian Dai was still a bit reluctant. She felt that Ge Bai didn't have anything important going on and was just wasting her time.

Don't look at how she had been busy practicing skills just now; she had seen her Beast Master leaning there, dazed for a long time.

Sensing Qian Dai's reluctance, Ge Bai was a bit helpless. "Come quickly, it's a good thing, I'm teaching you a new skill!"

"La?"

A new skill? Hearing this, Qian Dai became spirited.

Since birth, she had only had two skills. A while ago, under Ge Bai's guidance, the Qian Dai Sword had split into the Qian Dai Sword and the Pseudo Qian Dai Sword, but it hadn't escaped the scope of a single skill.

Seeing that Da Liu had four skills, although she didn't say it out loud, she was truly envious.

"Bai Bai! What new skill? You're not lying to me, are you?"

Even at that short distance, Qian Dai still used Space Shift to appear right in front of Ge Bai's face, so much so that Ge Bai had to reach out and pull her a bit further away.

"I'm not lying to you, listen carefully."

After telling Qian Dai the results of the system's research word for word, Ge Bai said to her with conviction.

"Trust me, you can definitely master this skill; it just requires you to understand it well and try more."

Qian Dai was still a bit hesitant; this was her first time trying to learn a new skill, and she really didn't know where to start.

Ge Bai could understand Qian Dai's fear of difficulty; after all, Da Liu had gone through the same thing back then. She spoke in a gentle tone, calmly telling Qian Dai some of her own thoughts on this skill.

"I think, for the start of this Space Binding, Qian Dai, you can find inspiration from your use of Space Shift."

"Space Shift is actually also briefly controlling the opponent, opening a space tunnel, and using space power to shift the opponent to another space coordinate."

"The key to Space Binding is in that use of space power to bind the opponent."

Qian Dai seemed to understand but still said very honestly, "Bai Bai, when I use Space Shift, I don't think about binding or controlling the opponent; I just control the landing point, and it happens naturally."

Ge Bai wasn't in a hurry and guided Qian Dai further.

"I'm not talking about when you shift yourself or Da Liu; that kind of Space Shift won't be resisted by the opponent, so you can't feel it."

"Think carefully about that time you used Space Shift on the Shi Xue Feng Lie Gou."

Speaking of this, Qian Dai finally had some feeling.

That's right, she could still remember clearly that that Space Shift had been met with the Shi Xue Feng Lie Gou's frantic counterattack, consuming a huge amount of her Spirit Power.

Even though the landing point of the Space Shift was very close, she had used all her strength to succeed, and a great deal of her energy was consumed in using space power to suppress the counterattacking Shi Xue Feng Lie Gou.

Thinking of this, Qian Dai mobilized her Spirit Power and used it on a piece of equipment in the training room.

Within two seconds, she stopped mobilizing her Spirit Power and complained to Ge Bai with a pout.

"Bai Bai, I need a sparring partner; still objects don't work, I have no feeling at all."

Ge Bai also realized this, frowned and thought for a moment, then took out her mobile terminal and bought a nest of pet Golden Silk Mice online.

She even specifically chose a local seller and paid extra to have them delivered within half an hour.

This nest of little Golden Silk Mice would first accompany Qian Dai in practicing Space Binding, and then they could accompany Da Liu in practicing his tolerance for rodents.

One mouse, two uses; it wasn't a bad buy!

Basically everything she could do for Qian Dai was done; she just had to wait for the sparring mice to arrive.

Ge Bai first comforted Qian Dai, telling her not to be anxious, then had Qian Dai send her into the Spirit Power Room. Seeing that Da Liu was also normal, she carried Xiao Tao to the first-floor living room.

Since she was aiming for the first place in the Jinggang No. 1 High School special recruitment, she had to do her best to make foolproof preparations.

"Tao?"

Xiao Tao had slept in the Spirit Awareness Space for most of the day; she wasn't sleepy now that she had just come out.

Ge Bai habitually stuffed a bottle of nutrient solution into her hands, and she held it and drank it quite happily.

Clicking on the Spirit Plant Cultivation Manual, she hadn't looked at Xiao Tao's page for a long time, and at a glance, she found that her progress was also not small.

【Species: Golden Powder Peach Demon Tree (Commander Bloodline)】

【Spirit Power value: Zero Tier Level 4 (171.99/400)】

【Primary attribute: Life Element】

【Skill: Spirit-Restoring Peach - Esoteric (35/1000)】

【Skill: Peach Fragrance - Esoteric (375/1000)】

【Skill: Spirit-Snatching Peach - Entry (45/100)】

【Skill: Golden Powder Peach - Entry (0/100)】

Ge Bai highly suspected that most of Xiao Tao's Level 4 Spirit Power value was piled up by nutrient solution.

Don't look at how hard Da Liu and Qian Dai practiced; if you just talk about the consumption of nutrient solution, the two of them combined couldn't compare to Xiao Tao alone.

It wasn't just Ge Bai; Da Liu and Qian Dai had now also developed the habit of stuffing a bottle of nutrient solution into Xiao Tao's hand whenever they had the chance.

It looked like the skill mastery was actually quite good; Spirit-Restoring Peach and Peach Fragrance had both reached the Esoteric stage.

But this couldn't withstand close scrutiny; after all, Peach Fragrance was increasing in mastery every moment, and for Spirit-Restoring Peach, Xiao Tao could increase her mastery by 5 points just by condensing one, so it wasn't rising slowly.

Ge Bai still didn't dare to tell Qian Dai the exact growth of Xiao Tao's skill mastery, for fear that Qian Dai, who had to practice a skill five or six times to gain one point of mastery, would feel unbalanced.

Today there was only one goal: to get a look at the Golden Powder Peach! It might just be the trump card for the special recruitment battle.

"Xiao Tao, are you tired lately? Are you in a good mood?"

Every time Ge Bai saw Xiao Tao, she would unconsciously speak in a soft, gentle voice.

Carrying Xiao Tao to the sofa area and sitting down, Ge Bai rested her elbows on her knees and held her in front of her, level with her eyes.

Xiao Tao leaned against Ge Bai's hand, feeling exceptionally comfortable.

"I'm doing quite well, Bai Bai, what's wrong?"

"Shall we do a little training today?"

Come to think of it, Xiao Tao had always been very obedient. Although she didn't particularly love training, as long as Ge Bai made a request, she generally wouldn't refuse.

"Okay, Xiao Tao can condense two kinds of fruits now, and I can also emit a very, very rich peach fragrance, Bai Bai, what are we practicing today?"

Xiao Tao might be small, but she wasn't stupid; she was very clear about her own skill situation.

Ge Bai shook her head and smiled even more gently.

"Neither, shall we condense a new kind of fruit today?"

Hearing about a new fruit, Xiao Tao was clearly stunned.

"Xiao Tao can actually condense a new fruit that is different from the Spirit-Restoring Peach and the Spirit-Snatching Peach, right?"

Ge Bai looked at Xiao Tao with great certainty.

The Golden Powder Peach was a skill that the system showed existed when Ge Bai and Xiao Tao signed their contract; it could almost be said to be Xiao Tao's innate initial skill.

Xiao Tao blinked her eyes, frowned and thought hard, and suddenly, she gave a light cry.

"Ah! I remembered! I can!"

Ge Bai's eyes lit up; she didn't say a word, just smiled and looked at Xiao Tao encouragingly.

"Bai Bai, this fruit consumes a lot, I, I need nutrient solution, lots and lots of nutrient solution."

Xiao Tao said to Ge Bai with a straight face.

"Okay!"

Ge Bai didn't say another word; she carried Xiao Tao back to the basement.

When she had purchased spirit power resources before, she had also bought a large batch of nutrient solution, all piled up in a storage room in the basement, which she hadn't managed at all.

It was always Qian Dai who came to replenish the stock regularly, and Da Liu and Xiao Tao would just reach out and ask Qian Dai for it.

Opening the door to the nutrient solution storage room, Ge Bai dug out a box of Young Spirit Plant Nutrient Solution and a box of Life-Type Spirit Power Nutrient Solution, opened one bottle of each, and handed them to Xiao Tao.

"Take a look, which one do you want?"

Xiao Tao usually loved drinking Young Spirit Plant Nutrient Solution, but this time, as Ge Bai expected, she pointed her tender green leaf at the Life-Type Spirit Power Nutrient Solution.

"This one!"

Sure enough, when it really came time to replenish consumed Spirit Power, specialized Spirit Power nutrient solution was the reliable one; usually, this peach was just craving the taste of the Young Spirit Plant Nutrient Solution.

"Is one box enough?" Ge Bai asked.

Xiao Tao shook her head and said crisply, "Three of this box!"

Looking around, Ge Bai didn't waste any words; she found a transparent glass tank in the corner of the storage room, which looked like a fish tank, and poured all 5 boxes of Life-Type Spirit Power Nutrient Solution from the storage room into it.

"Come on, Xiao Tao, it's up to you."