After absent-mindedly giving the money, he didn't even know when the other person left, until Tiang Liu patted his shoulder.
"Why didn't you exchange contact information with him before transferring the money? That way, you could have passed him contact information to me."
Chen Kang: "... Get lost!"
...
After Zhan Wei's third match, his mother called.
"Why haven't you come home yet?"
Zhan Wei glanced at the time: 18:17.
The dismissal time for Phoenix Ridge Junior High School was 17:00 in the afternoon. Their house was close to the school, and it only took around ten minutes by bus. Even if they were slow, they could still make it by 17:30.
"I went to train with Spark." Zhan Wei answered.
There was silence on the other end of the phone. Then, she said, "Come home early. Dinner will get cold."
"I know."
Zhan Wei hung up the phone and tore off the note stuck to his backpack.
Today's results were unsatisfactory for his. The peak time when school let out was only that short period of time, and by the time he finished three fights, most of the people had already left.
Too slow.
Zhan Wei felt that waiting at someone else's school like this wasn't a good method.
He pondered for a moment and entered the Beast Tamer Manual with his consciousness.
[Name: Spark (Fire-Toothed Dog)]
[Attribute: Fire]
[Level: Beginner (115/1000)+]
[Skills: Bite (Level: Beginner 74/100)+, Pounce (Level: Proficient 138/500)+, Fire Fang (Level: Beginner 5/100)+, Fire Ball (Level: Beginner 5/100)+]
[Points: 55]
The values of all the skills were more or less higher, but why was the number of points not a multiple of three? Could it be that defeating different beasts gives different points?
He had fought three times today, against Little Fat Pigeon, Cotton Worms, and White Sand Fox. They were all beginner-level beasts, and the only difference was that, except for the Cotton Worms being taken out in one strike, the others had fought for several rounds.
Did the Cotton Worms lower the number of points?
Zhan Wei looked at the data in front of his and suddenly thought of something.
"Spark, use Fire Fang." Zhan Wei suddenly said.
"Bark."
"Spark, although not understanding Zhan Wei's intention, obediently used the Fire Fang. Since there was no target to attack, the Fire Fang was quickly retracted.
Zhan Wei looked at the Beast Manual once again.
[Name: Spark (Fire Fang Dog)]
[Attribute: Fire]
[Level: Beginner (115/1000)+]
[Skills: Bite (Beginner 73/100)+, Charge (Proficient 135/500)+, Fire Fang (Beginner 6/100)+, Fire Ball (Beginner 3/100)+]
[Points: 55]
The values behind Fire Fang have increased!
Doesn't that mean that even without attacking a target, proficiency in skills can still increase! He had misunderstood before, the proficiency of skills can be gained through practice, not necessarily by having a target to attack.
But if proficiency can be increased with the release of a skill, then wouldn't everyone's pets be able to reach an extraordinary level in all skills?
Zhan Wei didn't know about others' skill proficiency, but it seemed that his did indeed increase with each release of a skill.
To confirm his thoughts, Zhan Wei had Spark release Fire Fang once again.
After Spark released the skill, the value of Fire Fang increased from 6 to 7, just as expected.
Zhan Wei fell silent for a moment and decided to let Spark release Fire Fang 100 times right there to test his theory.
Spark nodded, looking like it was fully prepared.
However, reality was harsh. After Spark released Fire Fang four times in a row, it became weak and listless.
The value of Fire Fang stopped at 10.
Skill releases also require energy and stamina, and it was apparent that Spark could only use Fire Fang a few more times.
Spark had already fought three consecutive battles, expending a considerable amount of energy and stamina.
Zhan Wei made a judgment that if in a fully energized state, Spark could probably release Fire Fang 10 times in a row without any issues.
Releasing it 10 times in the morning and 10 times in the evening, the proficiency of Fire Fang would surely reach mastery in 5 days, wouldn't it?!
Could a pet's skill progress from beginner to mastery this quickly?
Zhan Wei reviewed his limited knowledge of taming beasts.
No.
Even low-level skills would take nearly a month of daily practice to progress from beginner to mastery, and the next stage after mastery would be accomplished, with the power multiplied several times over, requiring at least six months.
Fire Fang was a mid-level skill, so it would take at least 5-7 months to progress from beginner to mastery.
But Spark did it in 5 days.
This was clearly the power of a Golden Finger!
With this Golden Finger, was he still afraid of not becoming the number one in Holy Water University's special admissions? By then, he would have trained all his skills to mastery. What could they use to compete with his?
When that time came...
"Bark!"
The sound of Spark's bark brought Zhan Wei back from his reverie.
Zhan Wei snapped back to his senses and noticed that some people around his were looking at his with strange eyes. Subconsciously, he adjusted his facial expression.
The corners of his mouth twitched, causing a slight soreness.
Zhan Wei realized that he had actually smiled until it hurt...
"Cough, let's go home," Zhan Wei said as he picked up Spark.
"Bark!"
Spark pointed with its tiny paw toward a barbecue stall in the distance.
Zhan Wei glanced over and realized that he was also hungry, otherwise, how could he smell the wafting aroma of cumin from so far away?
"No, we already have food at home," Zhan Wei turned his head and resisted the temptation.
"Bark~" Spark lifted its head and looked at Zhan Wei with its shiny eyes.
This little fellow was actually acting spoiled...
"We can only have two skewers," Zhan Wei compromised.
Spark happily nodded.
They arrived at the barbecue stall.
"Hey, you haven't gone back yet, classmate," Auntie, the stall owner, recognized Zhan Wei.
"Yeah," Zhan Wei replied and smelled the barbecue. "Auntie, give me 20 skewers of lamb."
In the end, Zhan Wei ate 5 skewers, while Spark ate 15.