Chapter 43: Chapter 43: Practical Test of Pet Skills
In the mysterious "Little Naughty" pet store in Vienna Neustadt, Claire heard what Andre said and couldn't help but look suspicious. She couldn't help but ask, "Boss, are you serious?" She looked at Andre's cold expression and thought to herself that Andre might be joking with them, or with a bit of sarcasm. After all, that unfriendly expression was really hard to understand. "Of course." Andre responded. Seeing their disbelief, he was too lazy to explain in detail. He whistled at the lightning mouse at Claire's feet, and then used the star power to convey his thoughts, whispering: "Thunder Shadow Afterimage!" The originally listless lightning mouse, although it had not signed a contract with Andre, sensed this thought and flashed with lightning almost reflexively. In an instant, two lightning mouse phantoms with lightning all over their bodies jumped out of its body. After counting carefully, there were three in total! Each lightning mouse phantom showed a different posture. Some seemed to be looking around vigilantly, as if they were exploring the surroundings; some quickly ran to the door, as if they were guarding the door; and some obediently stayed by Claire's side, like a loyal guard. "This is... multiple lightning afterimages?!" Claire and Lan Lele were stunned when they saw this scene, and their faces were full of dumbfounded looks. They really hadn't expected that the Lightning Mouse could actually create two lightning images, and the movements were different and vivid. This was definitely not something that ordinary lightning images could achieve. It was so realistic that it was unbelievable.
"This lazy guy..." Seeing this, Andre frowned slightly, feeling a little annoyed, thinking that it had only released two afterimages, and it seemed that it had not yet fully exerted its ability. However, he did not continue to ask the Lightning Mouse to perform. After all, just letting it improve its ability of multiple lightning afterimages was already worthy of the 10,000 euros paid by Claire and the others.
"Thunder afterimage is a high-level pet skill, and it has been upgraded again!" Lan Lele widened his eyes, and the shock on his face was hard to conceal.
"This... is too strong?" Claire was also amazed. In her opinion, it was already very rare for the Lightning Mouse to comprehend the skill of 'Lightning Shadow Afterimage' before. Now it can even be upgraded to multiple afterimages. This ability is not something that many high-level lightning pets can do. It is really amazing.
After a long time, the two gradually came back to their senses. When they looked at Andre again, their eyes were obviously different from before, with a little more awe and admiration. In just three days, the high-level pet skills can be upgraded. If they said that there was no master of cultivation like the Holy Druid behind this small shop, they would never believe it. You know, the master of cultivation has a very high status in this world. Even a powerful figure like a ninth-level titled battle pet master has to be polite to the master of cultivation.
Thinking of her previous attitude towards Andre, Lan Lele couldn't help but blush, and she was also a little scared. She hurriedly ignored Andre's still indifferent expression, lowered her head slightly, and said apologetically: "Boss, I misunderstood you before, I'm really sorry..."
"Nothing." Andre had long since stopped thinking about the previous matter, and asked calmly: "Do you have any other needs, such as pet food?"
The two were slightly stunned when they heard this, and then their eyes swept across the counter behind Andre. When they saw the prices of the many pet foods displayed on it, their eyes shook violently twice uncontrollably. The prices really made them a little shocked.
"This..." Claire looked hesitant, and she was really a little entangled in her heart. But when she thought that her Lei Guang Mouse had such a huge change, all thanks to this pet store, she couldn't help but grit her teeth slightly and said with courage: "I don't have much euros, boss, how about you recommend me some cheaper pet food?"
"How much did you bring?" Andre asked.
"One thousand five hundred euros." Claire answered honestly.
After hearing this, Andre turned around and picked at the counter. After a while, he found a fire spirit grass that was just suitable for Luo Feng to eat, and said: "Then this one, one thousand two hundred euros."
Claire looked at the red grass in front of her, which was less than ten centimeters long, and her eyelids couldn't help twitching. She thought to herself, just such a small grass, but it actually cost one thousand two hundred euros, which is really expensive. However, thinking of the changes in Lei Guang Mouse, she still hardened her heart, gritted her teeth, and paid the money.
Lan Lele, who was standing by, knew what she was thinking and did not say anything to stop her. She just thought that she was thanking Andre for his careful cultivation of the Lightning Mouse.
Andre carefully put the Fire Spirit Grass into a transparent jar and handed it to Claire. Claire took the Fire Spirit Grass and put it directly into her messenger bag without even looking at it. Then, she thanked Andre again with a sincere face, and her words were full of gratitude for Andre's cultivation of the Lightning Mouse. She really thanked Andre from the bottom of her heart at this moment. After all, through the multiple lightning shadow afterimage skills displayed by the Lightning Mouse this time, she no longer had any doubts in her heart, and she was sure that her Lightning Mouse was cultivated so well here.
She knew very well that if it weren't for the help of the Lightning Rat last time, even if she used the Hundred-toothed Tiger Beast, she would have been defeated in the last competition. In that case, it would not only be embarrassing, but would also have a serious impact on her career after graduation. It can be said that this pet store really helped her a lot.
Andre looked at the two people's grateful expressions, and he also felt the satisfaction of hard work in his heart. He watched them leave silently, and there was a sentence that choked in his throat for a long time, but he couldn't say it out loud: "Just say thank you, you should give more euros..."
... "Claire, walk slower. Your competition doesn't start until half past eleven. We still have time." Lan Lele panted slightly, and her fair cheeks were stained with a touch of red because of running, which made her look more charming.
Claire's eyes were full of excitement, and she said excitedly: "I want to go to the training ground first to test their situation."
"Okay, then I'll go with you." When Lan Lele thought of the greatly improved lightning mouse, her eyes suddenly flashed with sparkling light, and her heart was full of expectations. She wanted to see how strong it was now.
The two hurriedly came to the training ground area of the academy. The scale of this training ground is quite large, with a total of twenty venues, and the environment of each venue is also very different. Some simulate dense forests, some are like hot molten pools, and some are like quiet waters, etc. Such a diverse environment setting is to facilitate the selection of the most suitable training ground according to different types of pets.
In addition, there is a regular comprehensive training ground here, and the environment seems very ordinary. However, this is also the type of environment that pet trainers often encounter outside. After all, in actual combat, no one is stupid enough to choose an environment that others are good at to fight, so the combat effectiveness shown in a regular environment is more important.
At this time, perhaps most of the students went to the stadium to watch the game, and there was almost no need to wait in line in this training ground. Claire came to the instrument at the entrance of the venue, skillfully logged into her student account, then deducted the corresponding credits and began to choose the venue. After thinking for a while, she finally chose the regular venue and selected the double-player training mode, so that she could test the actual combat ability of the pet beast more comprehensively.
Seeing this, Lan Lele next to him also hurriedly logged into his student account. After deducting the credits, he gladly accepted Claire's invitation and joined the team.
Everything went smoothly, without any waiting in line. The moment they made their choices, the screen immediately assigned them the venue number - Venue 08.
Then, Claire and Lan Lele walked into the venue together.
"Claire, let me try your Lightning Rat!" Lan Lele looked eager to try. In her opinion, it would be an extremely interesting contest to fight a Lightning Rat that had mastered advanced pet skills. As she spoke, she used the power of the contract to summon her strongest pet - Ksitigarbha Toudao.
This Ksitigarbha Toudao is a pet of high-level rock bloodline. Its whole body has been rocked and presents a humanoid appearance. It is named because it looks like an ancient Buddha. After it appeared, its huge and hard body exuded a steady and heavy aura, as if a small mountain stood in the venue, giving people a strong sense of oppression.
"Cunning!" Claire saw this and scolded unhappily. She knew very well that although this Ksitigarbha Tou Tuo was not yet an adult and could not reach the level of a high-level pet, it was a real fifth-level pet! Using a fifth-level pet to fight against her own Lightning Rat, and it was obviously suppressed in attributes, this was simply cheating.
However, after all, it was just a training test, and she was really curious in her heart. She wanted to see whether the multiple lightning shadows of the Lightning Rat could successfully deceive this fifth-level pet.
"Star Shield!" Lan Lele stuck out her tongue playfully, and hurriedly held up the Star Shield as soon as she came on the stage. The last time the Lightning Rat used the afterimage to lure away the pet, and then the main body sneak attacked the battle pet master and finally won, she still remembered it vividly, so she had to be on guard in advance at this moment.
Seeing this, Claire just snorted, then lowered her head and whispered to the Lightning Mouse at her feet: "Go!" The Lightning Mouse sensed the fighting intention from its master, and instantly changed its appearance, changing its previous lazy state. If someone observed carefully, they would find that its tiny mouse eyes actually shot out a sharp bloodthirsty cold light, and in that cold light, there was a hint of extremely crazy killing color, as if it had already transformed into a cold killer on the battlefield, waiting for the opportunity to show its skills.