Under the rest pavilion of the training field, Liu Yi ate the lunch Auntie Chen had sent over.
In front of Ziyue sat a Frostberry that Liu Yi had taken from her Beast Taming Space, along with some C-rank pet nutrient solution.
Frostberries were available on the market for 80,000 credits each. They were beneficial for ice-type pets, as they could directly increase a pet's latent energy.
The Frostberry she had pulled from the gacha had the same effect, increasing a pet's latent energy by 5%.
It was July in the Longwu Region, and the peak summer temperature could reach 39°C, especially now at high noon.
However, sitting with Ziyue, Liu Yi only felt waves of cool air. Her appetite for lunch was much better than it usually was during the summer.
“The afternoon training might be even tougher,” Liu Yi said, gently stroking Ziyue’s fur. “Do you want to take a short nap?”
“Bingbing.”
Ziyue walked over to Liu Yi’s lap, curled up, and closed her eyes.
Liu Yi smiled and squeezed Ziyue’s squishy ears. She leaned her head against the back of the chair and closed her eyes as well.
Sunlight filtered through the gaps in the leaves and the pavilion, dappling over them. A slight breeze blew, causing the light and shadows to sway.
...
1:00 PM.
Liu Yi brought one of Auntie Chen’s Junior pets to the training field to help Ziyue practice her Ice Armor.
She pointed the Beast Encyclopedia at it.
【Boxing Bunny, General-type pet, Junior stage. An agile and cute rabbit, about 0.6 meters tall, covered in soft white fur. It has upright ears, large round eyes, and its front paws are equipped with red boxing gloves. It gains the Fighting attribute upon evolving to the Intermediate stage. It is bellicose, possesses a very confident personality, and has a bursting sense of justice. The red boxing gloves they are born with are considered treasures to them.】
Ice Armor was a defensive skill that also dealt slight reflection damage to anyone who touched it.
Therefore, practicing Ice Armor required an opponent to assist with the training.
The first goal was to test the strength of the Ice Armor, and the second was to practice the timing of its activation and deactivation.
A Junior pet’s energy was limited. Liu Yi’s main concern was how to use that limited energy correctly for the skill.
For instance, in some situations, it might be better to deactivate the armor immediately after blocking a strike to save energy for a counterattack. In other cases, she might need to rely on the Ice Armor to block throughout the entire engagement.
Normally, pet battles were commanded by the Beast Tamer.
However, Liu Yi also wanted to cultivate the pet’s own reactions and combat intuition.
Liu Yi crouched down.
“For the next part of the training, Boxing Bunny, use your Quick Attack and Heavy Punch to attack Ziyue. Just exercise restraint,” Liu Yi told the rabbit.
“Quan-quan!”
Upon hearing this, the Boxing Bunny immediately grew excited. Its eyes sparkled as if it couldn't wait to show off its skills.
Then, Liu Yi turned to Ziyue and said, “Ziyue, for now, only use the Ice Armor skill. Today is our first day of training, so there’s no need to counterattack yet. Just focus on deactivating the Ice Armor the moment the Boxing Bunny stops its attack or moves away. We’ll repeat this exercise over and over.”
“Bingbing!”
Ziyue nodded, showing she understood.
On the training field.
The Boxing Bunny had already assumed a standard fighting stance, its red gloves gleaming in the sunlight.
Ziyue stood opposite the Boxing Bunny, prepared and watching it closely.
The Boxing Bunny used Quick Attack, turning into a white afterimage. Just as it was about to hit Ziyue, a layer of crystal-clear ice armor instantly condensed around her body, its surface covered in fine ice crystal patterns.
Thud!
The Boxing Bunny’s right fist slammed heavily into the ice armor. It was immediately pushed back two steps by the recoil, and a thin layer of frost formed on its glove.
Ziyue seized the opening and quickly deactivated her Ice Armor.
Liu Yi observed the Boxing Bunny’s condition. “It seems the reflection damage from Ice Armor at Entry level proficiency is negligible, but it’s very useful as a defensive skill for a Junior pet.”
During the practice, both Ziyue and the Boxing Bunny consumed their physical strength and energy. Liu Yi provided them with recovery liquid and energy liquid at appropriate times.
With the Ice Armor practice concluded, only one skill remained for the day.
Ice Blade, Frost Breath, and Ice Armor were all C-rank skills.
Ice Spike, however, was a B-rank skill. It could summon several sharp ice spikes to fall from the sky, dealing damage to enemies within range and carrying a certain probability of freezing the target.
Accordingly, the energy consumption for Ice Spike was very high for a Junior pet.
However, considering most Junior pets only knew C-rank skills, mastering Ice Spike could give them a significant advantage in the upcoming Longwu High School Entrance Tournament.
Liu Yi activated the irregular moving target device while Ziyue sat by her feet.
Liu Yi: “Remember, the key to Ice Spike is locking onto the target’s position before guiding the spikes down.”
Ziyue looked toward the targets, a flash of light crossing her purple eyes.
Five ice spikes condensed out of thin air and came whistling down from the sky.
Thud!
Thud!
Thud!
Three ice spikes hit the bullseye precisely. One of the metal targets was even frozen into an ice sculpture.
The other two spikes missed their marks, stabbing diagonally into the ground.
“Achieving this hit rate on your first try,” Liu Yi praised as she stroked Ziyue, “is already amazing!”
Furthermore, looking at the ice spikes embedded in the ground, Liu Yi had an idea.
...
After finishing a day of training and eating dinner, Liu Yi took a shower and returned to her room. She got into bed and began to enter a state of meditation.
Once a Beast Tamer awakened their Beast Taming Space, they could use meditation to push forward the development progress of that space.
Time passed minute by minute, and two hours flew by in an instant. Liu Yi slowly opened her eyes, ending her meditation session.
Her gaze fell upon Ziyue, who was by her pillow, and Liu Yi gently rolled over to lie down.
Ziyue had already fallen into a deep sleep shortly after dinner.
It seemed she was truly exhausted. After all, she was still a little two-week-old baby.
Though, of course, the situation for pets was different from that of humans.
Liu Yi carefully turned onto her side to face Ziyue. She rested her head on her right hand and used her left hand to gently stroke Ziyue’s soft fur.
【Name: Ice Fox】
【Attribute: Ice】
【Level: Junior stage (17%)】
【Skills: Ice Blade (Entry level 16%), Frost Breath (Entry level 16%), Ice Armor (Entry level 14%), Ice Spike (Entry level 13%)】
【Trait: Ice Soul Awakening (Entry level 10%)】
After checking Ziyue’s information, Liu Yi sank her consciousness into the Beast Taming Space to see if her number of gacha pulls had increased.
Currently, specializing in training Ziyue’s skill proficiency consumed energy liquid very quickly.
While the energy liquid available on the market worked, the energy liquid from the gacha took effect instantly. This meant Ziyue could release her skills more frequently within the same amount of time.
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