Beast Taming Patrol

It's a bit of a pitfall that items can only be carried after evolution. In the God Martial World, gathering the evolution resources for Qiuqiu had already taken Lin Su a lot of effort and hard work. To gather enough resources for the evolution of another monarch species, Trickster Joker, was not going to be easy.

Wait... hold on.

After the contract, Trickster Joker could be brought back to the Blue Star, right?

On the Blue Star, he had so many contribution points, wouldn't exchanging for evolution resources be a breeze?

Thinking this, Lin Su suddenly became somewhat intrigued.

Looking at it this way, it seemed quite feasible.

Lin Su's changing expressions, however, appeared differently in the eyes of Trickster Joker.

Why is this human Beast Tamer's expression so strange? Why isn't he talking? Does he not want to make a contract with me...

That's right, his pet is of the monarch species, and I am merely of the commander species...

Trickster Joker, feeling conflicted and nervous, glanced subconsciously at Qiuqiu.

I really want to make a contract with this human Beast Tamer so that he can pet my head every day.

If he doesn't agree to it, what should I do...

I've got it!

Recalling the scene when he had just witnessed Qiuqiu displaying its Talent Skills, Trickster Joker suddenly had an idea.

"Chirp!" (Look at me, look at me!)

Stretching out a little paw to tug on the corner of Lin Su's clothes, Trickster Joker then stepped onto a clear area of ground and casually pointed at a nearby rock.

Seven slender Flying Knives instantly appeared and turned into silver-white streaks, piercing into the rock until the hilts, flickering with black flames, lodged in the stone, stopping their further penetration. Moments later, they dissipated into black smoke.

Lin Su, who was about to speak but was interrupted by Trickster Joker's action, was slightly taken aback at this sight.

Was Trickster Joker imitating Qiuqiu, showing off its Talent Skills to him?

He suddenly became interested and didn't stop Trickster Joker's actions.

Perfect, he could use the display of skills to roughly estimate the status of this Trickster Joker's talents.

At this moment, what Trickster Joker was displaying was the unique offensive Talent Skill of its species, Flying Knife Skill.

At the Ⅰ phase, the skill could summon one or two Flying Knives to strike at the opponent, and at the Ⅱ phase, the number of Flying Knives would be three to eight. Nine or more would indicate the Ⅲ phase.

Being able to summon seven Flying Knives at once indicated that this Trickster Joker's skill level was very high, not far from the Ⅲ phase.

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It was quite difficult for a normal wild elite beast to reach this level.

It seemed this Trickster Joker had rather exceptional talent?

This was indeed an additional surprise.

Lin Su quietly nodded to himself.

Trickster Joker, still nervously watching Lin Su's reaction, saw him nod and immediately felt joy in its heart. Looking around, it quickly fixed on a large rock ten meters away.

Black smoke vibrated rapidly around its body, and the next second, Trickster Joker appeared at the position of the rock, while the rock took its place.

So this was the Substitute Skill.

Lin Su estimated the distance between the rock and Trickster Joker, and his face showed a hint of surprise.

According to his knowledge, reaching a five-meter range with the Substitute Skill was already Ⅱ phase, and more than fifteen meters would be Ⅲ phase. Being able to switch places with a rock ten meters away indicated a high level of proficiency of Trickster Joker's skill.

Combined with that noticeable Concealment Skill that was evidently quite refined already at the Ⅱ phase...

Although this Trickster Joker was wild, the development of each of its Talent Skills was unexpectedly quite good.

This made Lin Su even more satisfied.

Watching Trickster Joker walk back from ten meters away, Lin Su was about to speak when he suddenly stood still.

Trickster Joker's skill display wasn't over yet.

It lifted a fist-sized rock from the ground and, tugging at the black smoke on its body, quickly fashioned a large black pouch. After depositing the rock into the pouch, Trickster Joker gave the pouch a shake, and it turned back into smoke that hovered around Trickster Joker.

And the rock had vanished without a trace, as if it had never been there.

This was...

Could it be the evolved state of Trickster Joker, the Master Prankster's Talent Skill, Trickster Pouch?!

Lin Su was dumbstruck.

Is this a Trickster Clown that has mastered a Talent Skill usually only accessible after evolution?!

After skillfully turning the pocket back into black smoke, the Trickster Clown once again yanked the smoke, pulling out a large pocket, tipped it upside down, and quickly a stone fell out—it was the same one from earlier.

Having done all this, it approached Lin Su, waving its hand to indicate it had no other skills.

Even now, Lin Su hadn't recovered from his astonishment.

Every mystical creature has an infinite potential for evolution, but due to individual differences, some may exhibit anomalies related to their evolved form even before evolving.

Such creatures, known for their innate affinity for evolution, have a significantly higher chance of successful evolution compared to their ordinary counterparts.

These creatures with innate evolutionary affinity also manifest varying anomalies.

The less severe cases may experience visual hallucinations, glimpsing parts of their future evolved form.

Qiuqiu was one such case, and even for this least severe type, the probability of occurrence was incredibly low.

More intense cases involve the creature's body developing features unique to its evolved form—for instance, a creature not normally having scales, would show scaly patches if its evolved form has them.

Apart from this, there's an even rarer case, where the creature masters Talent Skills specific to its evolved form before actually evolving.

This kind of occurrence was noted only once in nearly two hundred years of recorded research on Planet Blue.

And now, the same situation unfolded right before his very eyes.

Without a doubt, this Trickster Clown possessed extraordinary potential for evolution. Its future accomplishments were uncertain, but evolving into a Master of Tricks would surely be an easy task for it.

More importantly, the Talent Skill it had prematurely awakened was precisely the one Lin Su needed to carry items.

This meant that after forming a contract with it, Lin Su wouldn't have to wait for its evolution to possess the ability to carry items across worlds.

With these thoughts, Lin Su glanced at the Trickster Clown before him, and then at Qiuqiu in his arms, and silently started to communicate through Telepathy.

"Qiuqiu, how about we make this Trickster Clown our secondary pet?"

"Mi?" (Does this mean I'll have a minion after we make a contract?)

"Exactly, and its trick pocket can carry items when we travel through worlds."

"Mi? (｡✪ω✪｡)" (Can I finally treat the little fox to catnip-flavored Energy Cubes?)

Treating the little fox to catnip-flavored Energy Cubes...

Lin Su fell into thought, sparing a moment of silence for the Lightning Fox in the Lin Family's backyard.

However, judging by Qiuqiu's reaction, it wasn't opposed to the idea of this new Trickster Clown partner.

Signing a contract with a beast isn't just a matter between the Beast Tamer and the beast; it's also important to consider whether the new beast gets along with the other previously contracted beasts.

If two beasts fight outside, and also fight within the Beast Taming Space, it can greatly affect their training and rest efficiency.

Therefore, before asking the Trickster Clown, Lin Su needed to seek Qiuqiu's opinion first.

Luckily, Qiuqiu had no objections.

Subsequently, Lin Su smiled and looked at the Trickster Clown, "My Beast Taming Space isn't at tier three yet, so I can't contract a second beast, but I can take you out of this secret realm; then, once my Beast Taming Space reaches tier three, we can form a contract. Would you be willing?"

"Jie! (｡⊙‿⊙｡)" (Agreed!)

The Trickster Clown nodded vigorously, its face filled with surprise and delight.

Seeing that the Trickster Clown didn't mind, Lin Su breathed a sigh of relief.

"Then follow me," he smiled, "Within a month, my Beast Taming Space will reach tier three; you won't have to wait too long."

"Right, let me give you a name first," said Lin Su, looking at the Trickster Clown, pondering for a moment.

A beast's name is still important; it's not good to keep calling it Trickster Clown.

Apart from adding a few extra characters, there are no benefits.

Even though he hadn't chosen Qiuqiu's name—it already had it when they met—Lin Su had grown accustomed to this naming style of repetition after spending so much time with Qiuqiu.

It sounded quite cute.

So...

Looking at the ghost-like wafts of black smoke shimmering off the Trickster Clown's body, an idea struck Lin Su.

"I'll call you Ghostie!"

"Jie!" (I have a name now!)