Chapter 4

The post was just made, and soon a large number of replies followed.

"Research on the evolution paths of tamed beasts has been ongoing for two thousand years, and we have achieved remarkable results. You can look up the evolution paths of many tamed beasts on the tamed beast forum. Self-reliance is the key to success."

"There are too many types of monsters; mountains, rivers, grass, trees, and wild beasts can all evolve. Every year, a bunch of new monsters emerge from the spatial gate. It's impossible to know the evolution paths of all monsters, but we are making continuous efforts."

"What the previous poster said is correct. Even professional beast masters can't claim to know all the evolution paths of tamed beasts."

"Despite this, after so many years of research, we have made significant progress. For many known tamed beasts, we have found one or two evolution paths."

"The evolution paths of all tamed beasts are closely related to the tamed beast space. The probability of tamed beasts breaking through their racial levels is higher in the tamed beast space, which is why many intelligent monsters are willing to sign contracts with humans."

"Even if you know one or two evolution paths, helping a tamed beast evolve to a higher racial level is extremely difficult."

"Yes, the combat level is relatively easier to achieve, but the racial level is incredibly difficult. It depends on opportunity, but opportunities are hard to come by."

The latest reply seemed to be from someone advertising: "Is the original poster trying to cultivate their tamed beast? Come to our 'Hoodwink Your Beast Studio.' Fair prices, no cheating!"

"If you provide the materials, we can upgrade a tamed beast of level 5 or below by one combat level for just 150,000 Alliance Credits! Our address is..."

Soon, the person posted another message: "The previous post had a typo. It's 'Protect Your Beast Studio,' not 'Hoodwink Your Beast Studio.' This damn input method..."

Chen Fan sneered. "Advertising a 'Hoodwink Your Beast Studio' everywhere, even to me?"

However, the price quoted by the 'Hoodwink Your Beast Studio' gave him a rough idea of the current market for 'tamed beast cultivation.'

Providing the materials, upgrading a tamed beast of level 5 or below by one combat level costs 150,000 Alliance Credits...

Chen Fan opened Qian Du and searched for the housing prices in Donghai City.

He found that a 100 square meter apartment in Donghai City costs around 900,000 Alliance Credits.

The inner city is the most expensive, while the outer city is cheaper.

So, including the materials, upgrading a tamed beast's combat level to level 5 would probably cost more than an apartment in the inner city of Donghai City?

Very profitable...

Extremely profitable!

This is practically robbing!

Legal and reasonable high profits, how exciting!

Chen Fan suppressed his excitement, finished reading the replies, and entered "Ragdoll Cat Evolution Path" in the forum search bar.

Several posts by professional beast masters immediately appeared...

The evolution path of an awakened Ragdoll Cat: Ragdoll Cat → Bloodthirsty Cat → Starry Shadow Cat.

Below, there was a comment from a seemingly certified 'beast master': This is the optimal evolution path for an awakened Ragdoll Cat.

Chen Fan couldn't help but be stunned: "That's it?"

"The optimal evolution path?"

Looking at this evolution path, the Ragdoll Cat evolves to "Starry Shadow Cat" at the end.

This evolution path is the same as the ordinary evolution path shown in the system.

But his system panel also has a "hidden variant evolution path," which is clearly much stronger than the "ordinary evolution path."

Moreover, on the system panel, the "hidden variant evolution path" for Xiao Bai ends with an ellipsis, indicating that it can break through to higher levels.

However, the ordinary evolution path stops at "Starry Shadow Cat."

...

Chen Fan then entered "Savage Rampage Ape Evolution Path" in the forum search bar.

The evolution path of the Savage Rampage Ape: Savage Rampage Ape → Stone Skin Demon Ape → Iron Skin Demon Ape.

Indeed...

The ordinary evolution path given by the system is basically consistent with the evolution path found on the forum.

But according to the forum, the Savage Rampage Ape has only this one evolution path.

However, the system also provides a "hidden variant evolution path," which can allow the Savage Rampage Ape to break through to "Ancient Green Ape" and beyond!

The difference between the two evolution paths is vast!

It seems that the materials needed for Xiao Bai's evolution will be secured...

Just upgrading the combat level costs tens of thousands of Alliance Credits.

Upgrading the racial level would probably cost several times more.

If he opens a "Tamed Beast Cultivation Shop" and takes on a few rich clients each month, he could become a super-rich person in a short time!

Chen Fan took a deep breath, suppressed his shock and joy, and opened two pages, entering "Combat Level" and "Racial Level"...

Tamed beasts have two types of levels: "Combat Level" and "Racial Level."

【Combat Level】: 1-5 (Ordinary), 6-10 (Elite), 11-15 (Leader), 16-20 (Warrior), 21-25 (Commander), 26-30 (King), 31-35 (Overlord), 36-40 (Emperor), 41-45 (Supreme)...

【Racial Level】: Awakening, Extraordinary, Lord, King, Legendary, Epic, Mythical. Seven racial levels, each divided into low, medium, and high.

【Combat Level】 represents the strength level of the tamed beast, a rough assessment of its combat power.

【Racial Level】 represents the innate advantages and development potential of the tamed beast, determining the upper limit of its combat level. However, this upper limit is not unbreakable. Once broken, it may awaken more powerful abilities.

Tamed beasts with the same combat level do not necessarily have the same strength, as racial level must also be considered.

Tamed beasts with the same combat level but higher racial levels are stronger.

For example, a rabbit and a tiger with the same combat level of 5. The tiger's racial level is much higher than the rabbit's, giving it an innate advantage. Therefore, despite the same combat level, the tiger can easily overpower the rabbit.

...

Star Warriors and Tamed Beast Masters have cultivation levels from 1st to 9th rank (there are ranks above 9th, but ordinary people don't know about them), with each rank divided into five levels.

In the world of tamed beasts, the development potential of Tamed Beast Masters far exceeds that of Star Warriors. This is not only because Tamed Beast Masters can sign contracts with multiple tamed beasts but also because the growth of tamed beasts can feed back strength to the Tamed Beast Master, allowing them to grow faster.

After silently memorizing this information, Chen Fan glanced at the four tamed beasts around the square.

Including the Savage Rampage Ape, the four tamed beasts have a combat level of 10, making them elite.

Their racial levels are all medium Extraordinary.

Both their combat levels and racial levels far surpass Xiao Bai's current levels.

However...

Chen Fan believes that once the required materials are collected, Xiao Bai surpassing these four powerful tamed beasts will not be a difficult task!

But that's for later... money and time are needed.

The immediate priority is to find a way to upgrade Xiao Bai's strength to level 2!

Otherwise, the three days of the jungle assessment will be extremely dangerous!

Thinking about this, Chen Fan opened "Qian Du Map."

He then entered "Donghai City Reception Square" on the map.

A large map immediately appeared before him.

The map included information about the Reception Square and the surrounding jungle.

The jungle around the Reception Square is called "Black Ant Forest." It contains multiple iron ore veins, and many 1-2 level iron-eating black ants and sacred beetles live there.

Chen Fan moved his fingers to zoom in on the map.

Zoom in.

Zoom in more...

Found it.

In Black Ant Forest, there is a river called "Sinking Star River."

The Sinking Star River runs from west to east, winding through the entire forest.

It is home to countless blue-scaled demon fish, whose scales are a deep blue and shine like stars under the sunlight, hence the name "Sinking Star River."

The blue-scaled demon fish in the Sinking Star River are mainly 1-3 levels, with a violent and aggressive nature, making it the most dangerous place in Black Ant Forest.

The reason it is considered the most dangerous is that the iron-eating black ants and sacred beetles in Black Ant Forest are mostly 1-2 levels, and although they are numerous, they are not highly threatening.

However, many 3-level blue-scaled demon fish in the Sinking Star River can shoot powerful water jets that can create bloody holes in the bodies of ordinary adults at close range!

Therefore, the map has a large red warning sign next to the Sinking Star River.

"..."

Chen Fan frowned.

A 3-level fish is already so terrifying?

It seems he needs to be careful.

No...

For him and Xiao Bai, who have not yet started their cultivation, even 2-level creatures are very dangerous.

Black Ant Forest is mainly home to 1-2 level iron-eating black ants and sacred beetles, but according to the information on the large screen, it is still very dangerous for ordinary people to enter without a team!