Chapter 34: Gotta Think About A New Pet Beast!
Ge Bai didn’t avoid this question at all. Ever since becoming a Spirit Planter, she had consciously started paying attention to Spirit Plant Battles.
Although they were a minority group, there were still some Spirit Planters active in alliance competitions at various levels.
Most Spirit Planters participating in battles contracted Spirit Plants like Devil Vine, which had some Attack Power but were very picky about opponents. They fought smoothly against Spirit Beasts they could counter, but directly forfeited otherwise.
“There’s a problem with movement ability, which all Spirit Plants aiming for the battle route need to face, otherwise it’s just One Wave Strategy.”
She sincerely asked Ran Cai Jiao for advice.
“Do you have any suggestions?”
Ran Cai Jiao pondered for a moment.
“Slow movement isn’t just a shortcoming of Spirit Plants; it’s just more common on them.”
“Like the One Wave Strategy you just mentioned, it’s actually quite common in Pet Beast Battles.”
When it came to Pet Beast Battles, Ran Cai Jiao was particularly interested.
“Shenglan High School’s school team has a mountain-opening beast that’s shockingly slow. Its Beast Tamer is also a weirdo. While others try every means to improve the mountain-opening beast’s movement ability, he just gave up and maxed out Attack Power and Defense Power.”
“As a result, this mountain-opening beast acts like a Turret. It unleashes one wave of skills and then shrinks its head, letting the opponent attack however they want. Once ready, it unleashes another wave.”
“You wouldn’t believe it, but its battle record isn’t bad. Some with insufficient Attack Power really can’t do anything to it.”
Ge Bai thought of that scene and couldn’t help but rub her forehead and shake her head. When there’s a big forest, all kinds of birds appear?
“Have you battled that mountain-opening beast?”
Ge Bai saw how familiar she was with the opponent and felt a bit curious.
Ran Cai Jiao threw her head back, extremely proud.
“Of course I’ve battled it, and won super easily! After tanking one wave of its attacks, while it shrank back, Gang Zi pushed it off the Arena.”
This works too? Probably only your family’s Silver Armor Vajra could do that.
Ge Bai quietly pursed her lips and sighed.
“No reference value. No matter how high a Spirit Plant’s Defense Power is, it can’t compare to an earth-type mountain-opening beast.”
Ran Cai Jiao agreed.
“There’s another approach: use skills from other Pet Beasts for Cooperative Battle, especially Space Element. I know there are quite a few Space Element Spirit Beasts now, and the ‘Flash Flow’ playstyle is pretty popular, but I haven’t heard of any Space Element Spirit Plants.”
Ge Bai was aware of the idea Ran Cai Jiao mentioned.
In current mainstream Pet Beast Arena battles, it’s not one Pet Beast against one Pet Beast, but all Pet Beasts of one Beast Tamer against all of another Beast Tamer.
A Beast Tamer can choose to send out Pet Beasts one by one for Wheel Battle or send several at once for Cooperative Battle.
This battle format is not only more operable and spectator-friendly but also more in line with real situations in Interstellar Legion pioneering and combat.
The alliance competition for all high school students across the interstellar uses this format in the Individual Competition stage.
Therefore, in recent years, Beast Tamers have paid more attention to the types of Pet Beasts they contract and often have their Pet Beasts practice cooperating, hoping to achieve an effect greater than one plus one in battles.
“Flash Flow” refers to a Beast Tamer contracting a Pet Beast with Space Skills. During battle, the Space Pet Beast moves the positions of their own or the opponent’s Pet Beasts to achieve unexpected effects.
This was a good way to compensate for Big Willow’s poor mobility, but Ran Cai Jiao had hit the nail on the head—Ge Bai was a Spirit Planter. Finding Space Element Spirit Plants was the real difficulty.
She still needed to think of a good solution. Ge Bai calculated and decided to put some effort into this aspect.
“How many Pet Beasts does your school team usually contract?”
University Alliance Competitions rarely disclose information publicly before the finals stage.
Since Ge Bai had caught Ran Cai Jiao, this “insider,” she naturally wanted to get as much information as possible.
“Three. Very few people have a Spiritual Consciousness Development Level reaching 20%. Even if they barely reach it, they basically won’t choose to contract a fourth Pet Beast right away. Being able to cultivate three well is already good.”
This was public internal information, no need to hide it.
“Pet Beast skill linkage is actually very difficult.”
“In our high school alliance competition, Wheel Battle and Cooperative Battle each account for half, right?”
“If you can’t do Cooperative Battle well, it’s better to just send Pet Beasts one by one.”
Ran Cai Jiao spread her hands, speaking very down-to-earth.
“In the University Alliance Competition, are there Spirit Planters?”
Ge Bai had been pondering this for a long time and hadn’t gotten accurate info online.
Ran Cai Jiao naturally understood Ge Bai’s attention to Spirit Planters. She seriously recalled the University Alliance Competition situations from the past two years and explained in as much detail as possible.
The University Alliance Competition progresses level by level: city-level, provincial-level, national-level, all individual battles at this stage.
Only when players selected from the five planets controlled by the Interstellar Alliance form teams for on-stage competition do team battles occur.
Team selections for each planet’s teams largely follow previous alliance competition results, but exceptions exist for team cooperation, usually pure Auxiliary members.
According to Ran Cai Jiao’s recollections and Ge Bai’s research, Spirit Planters previously seen in University Alliance Competitions all appeared in Auxiliary positions.
“I really have no impression of Spirit Planters who shone in Individual Competitions.”
“In team battles these years, there were a few Spirit Planters with strong Combat Awareness, but they were well protected, basically untouchable by the opponent, with much less pressure from dodging attacks.”
Ran Cai Jiao gave her conclusion.
Ge Bai couldn’t just rely on team battles; that was as good as nothing.
She still needed to figure out Space Element Spirit Plants.
“System, think of a way for Space Element Spirit Plants.”
With the mindset of giving it a shot, she called out to the System in her mind.
The System, as always, ignored her.
“System, do you still have room for evolution?”
This time the System responded!
“Yes, after the host completes tasks as required, the System’s abilities will upgrade.”
Ge Bai’s eyes lit up! Here it comes!
Sure enough, she still needed to keep squeezing the System.
“What abilities? Give a hint!”
The stingy System went silent again.
Ge Bai didn’t mind too much. Step by step, it would eventually work out.
If all else fails, go to the Spirit Plant Research Institute before school starts to ask around.
At this moment, Ge Bai remembered the free Spirit Plant Health Check Voucher she got at the Contract Registration Center and planned to make time for a visit.
“Ge Bai, did you come to the Martial Arts School to train Pet Beast Skills? I just remembered there’s a Martial Arts School that matches your Big Willow really well.”
Ran Cai Jiao was quite reliable; even after two spars, she didn’t forget the Martial Arts School’s main business.
“Yes, yes! Which Martial Arts School? Thank you so much!”
Ge Bai responded eagerly.
She felt that a recommendation from Ran Cai Jiao, an “industry insider,” had to be more reliable than the Boss Lady’s.
“No need to thank me. Come on, I’ll take you there.”
Ran Cai Jiao immediately linked arms with Ge Bai and headed toward the back door.
“Work hard, aim to get into our school this year. I think with you and your Big Willow’s strength, you could make it to the Team Candidate Position in first year.”
As they walked, Ran Cai Jiao nagged on.
Candidate Position? Ge Bai narrowed her eyes, glanced at Ran Cai Jiao, smiled without saying a word. She wouldn’t settle for just a Candidate Position.
There was still a month until the Special Recruitment Exam. Who knew what kind of growth there would be after a month?
