"So, which skill are you going to raise to the Sun level?"

After upgrading Xingchen's second talent skill to four stars, Xu Ran asked.

"Sigh~" (Prayer of the starry night.) ）

Xingchen didn't hesitate too much and quickly gave an answer.

While the Star Oath, which has just been upgraded to four stars, is just as important, Starry Night Prayer's proficiency is increased to the Sun level, which can bring even more amplification.

"Okay." Xu Ran nodded slightly.

A moment later, on the panel of the stars, the skill progress and dot markers behind the Starry Night Prayer disappeared, and only the large characters of [★★★★ Starry Night Prayer (Burning Sun Level)] were particularly conspicuous.

At this point, the digestion of Xingchen's resources has come to an end.

Xu Ran's gaze turned to Cancan and Twelve, who were waiting on the side.

"Cha~" (I don't need it.) ）

Cancan shook his head.

In the allocation of resources just now, it only hoarded some skill fragments, and witnessed the change of Ziyun and Xingchen's skill fusion plan many times, and it deeply understood what it meant that the plan could not catch up with the change, so it simply stayed still.

"Chirp~" (My confusing brand!) ）

Twelve flapped his wings, anticipation in his eyes.

When it saw this skill, it thought of the excellent cooperation between this skill and the soul of the wire, and immediately replaced this skill.

This is one of the few gains it has made in this resource allocation.

"Okay." Xu Ran nodded with a smile, and quickly taught this skill reserved for it in advance.

The allocation of resources for the four small ones is over.

After counting the remaining unredeemed resources and the value points of the four small balances, Xu Ran put down the chalk in his hand.

However, his eyes were still fixed on the blackboard.

Because on the blackboard, there is still a resource that has not been redeemed.

It was a line of evolution for the royal race.

At this moment, the four little ones are all useless.

But the system lottery to draw it, naturally it is not groundless.

After a moment of silence, Xu Ran suddenly spoke, "What do you four think of Firefly?" ”

"Meow?" (Fireflies?) ）

Ziyun blinked.

"That's right." Xu Ran nodded, "Calculate the time, Firefly has been with us for half a month, what do you think of it, is it suitable to be our new partner?" ”

Hearing Xu Ran's question clearly, the four little ones glanced at each other, and their expressions became a little more serious.

When it comes to their future partners, they must be cautious.

After a moment of thought, Xingchen was the first to speak.

"Sigh~" (I think it's good, but sometimes it's not confident enough.) ）

It quickly recalls something that happened a while ago and shares it with everyone.

The business of the Spark Foster Care Store is now on the right track, and there are more and more residents in the foster care area, and one of the residents happens to be the Firetail Bear, the Firetail Bear has reached the elite level, and after seeing the Firefly, he laughed at the Firefly mercilessly.

Perhaps because of the psychological shadow of the past, Firefly was extremely silent in the face of the fire-tailed bear, and did not refute even if the other party ridiculed him, and then he sulked for several days before he recovered.

And this is also the reason why Xingchen feels that Firefly is not confident enough.

"Meow~" (I think it's quite confident, but it's a little reckless.) ）

Ziyun retorted, it seemed to think of something, and there was a little more smile in his heterochromatic eyes.

That time, a new resident of the Monarch Rank came to the foster care area, and Ziyun needed to kill the Monarch Rank to complete the evolution in the future, so he wanted to have a discussion with the other party.

Who knew that the exchange between the two caused a misunderstanding between Firefly, who mistakenly thought that the other party was bullying Ziyun, and rushed up with a shout, completely forgetting that he was just a little Karami of the transcendent level.

"Cha~" (Firefly-grilled eggs are delicious!) ）

Cancan said with a serious face.

It was one day, and it showed the firefly the unknown beast and bird eggs that everyone had accidentally found while exploring the area outside the city the day before, and the firefly directly roasted the bird's eggs.

The eggs were delicious, and Cancan still remembers them vividly.

Twelve glared at Cancan angrily, and then expressed his thoughts.

"Chirp~" (I think it's funny.) ）

In the past half a month of getting along, Twelve has used illusions to tease Firefly, and Firefly has been repeatedly tricked, but he is not angry, and he still pesters Twelve to continue playing.

The four little ones said a word, and quickly sketched the image of the firefly.

And Xu Ran's heart gradually had the answer.

"In that case, let's go to the final examination of it now." Xu Ran sat up, "If the investigation is passed, this King Race Evolution Route will be a gift to it." ”

"Chirp?" (Investigation?) ）

Twelve tilted his head, a puzzled look.

Why doesn't it remember that when it entered the team, there was such a procedure?

Twelve couldn't help but turn his head to look at Cancan on the side, hoping that Cancan could solve his doubts.

However, Cancan's bewilderment is not much less than twelve.

After all, it was contracted by Xu Ran after it was hatched, and there was no way to talk about the assessment.

Xingchen thought for a moment, then looked at Ziyun.

It doesn't remember going through such a step.

"Meow~" (Look at what I'm doing.) ）

Ziyun spread his paws.

It doesn't know...

"Don't look at each other, that's an idea I've had recently." Xu Ran smiled, "Now we have more and more partners, so the requirements for the follow-up new partners should be stricter." ”

"First of all, and the most important point in choosing a new partner, it is still necessary to be in harmony with all the previous partners, and there are no irreconcilable conflicts with each other."

Xu Ran's voice paused, "In addition, the second requirement is that the attributes do not conflict with each other, so that resources can be better utilized." ”

"The third point is the positioning of the team."

"This problem, you don't need to think about it when you contract a few of you, but a few of you already have the positioning in the team, and when the later partners choose, you need to consider whether the positioning will conflict."

"For example." Xu Ran pointed at Ziyun, "Ziyun's positioning is the strongest single output in the team, although Ziyun also has group damage, but the monomer is obviously the most prominent feature of Ziyun." ”

"Meow~" (Indeed.) ）

Ziyun nodded in agreement.

"Cha?" (What about me, what about me?) ）

Cancan couldn't help but ask herself.

"Cancan's positioning, of course, is the strongest shield in the team." Xu Ran smiled, "In terms of defense, you are unique. ”

"In addition, Cancan also shoulders the heavy responsibility of the deputy output position."

Hearing Xu Ran's words, Cancan couldn't help but straighten his chest.

"The positioning of the stars is to assist and cooperate with me." Xu Ran's voice paused, "The existence of the Star Oath binds you and me together, and during the battle, you and I work together to make the team not have the shortcomings that ordinary beast masters have." ”

"And many buffs and protection skills are the foundation for you to assist your teammates in battle."

"Sigh~" (Understood!) ）

The stars hissed in response.

It can be said that among the four small ones, its positioning is the clearest.

"As for Twelve..."Xu Ran glanced at Twelve, "Although illusion and spiritual means are not direct offensive means, they can often have the effect of one plus one greater than two when combined with the attack of their companions. ”

"For the time being, I'm positioning you as the team's controller."

"Chirp~" (Understood!) ）

Twelve nodded.

In the past half month, they have explored the outside of the city with the other three little ones, and the cooperation between them has become more and more tacit.

Many times, Twelve only needs to have an endless deep sleep, and the rest of the matter doesn't need to be taken care of.

This coincides with the positioning of the control hand.

"Chirp?" (What about fireflies?) ）

Knowing his position, Twelve couldn't help but be curious.

"Fireflies..."Xu Ran touched his chin, "Based on the ability it is currently showing, I have positioned it as the strongest group output in the team, cooperating with Ziyun." ”

"But if it's up to the task, I'm not sure." Xu Ran's voice paused, "So, we need to investigate." ”

"It's not just about the firefly's mind, it's about its potential."

——

"Roar?" (Need for a new training?) ）

In the foster care area, Firefly looked at the one person and four pets who appeared neatly in front of him, and there was a little more surprise in his big red eyes.

"Yes." Xu Ran nodded, with a smile on his face, "In the past, you were all accompanied by a few of them, and today I plan to teach you some more efficient training methods." ”

"So, are you willing to train according to my schedule?"

Firefly's eyes widened suddenly, and it nodded earnestly, a look of anticipation on its face.

Whether the training method is efficient or not, this moment is not so important to it, and the most important thing is that this is the training that Xu Ran personally instructed it to conduct.

In the past half a month, Xu Ran had never appeared when it was training, and according to the four little ones, Xu Ran was working hard to meditate and become stronger as soon as possible.

Although Firefly can understand this, it occasionally feels lonely.

Now, Xu Ran is training with it for the first time, and he has to work hard to do his best in whatever he says!

With this mood in mind, Firefly strode closely behind Xu Ran.

Standing on Xu Ran's shoulder, Twelve seemed to sense something, turned his head to look at the fireflies, and his sea-blue eyes flickered slightly.

The other three were equally silent.

This is an investigation, so naturally I can't tell Firefly.

Soon, Xu Ran and Wu Xiao came to the fire training area.

In the past half month, Firefly has come here in the company of the other four little ones, taking advantage of the unique environment here to train their skills.

It's just that today's training is not destined to be the same.

Xu Ran quickly took out a blanket woven of a special material, spread it on the flat open space, and then motioned for Firefly to stand up.

"Roar?" (What is it?) ）

Firefly jumped on the blanket curiously, her face full of curiosity.

"It's a fire blanket of character." Xu Ran spoke slowly, "It can isolate the power of the fire system, which is somewhat similar to your fire fighting skills. ”

"And now, you'll need to do it on the fire-repellent carpet until you succeed."

"Roar?" (Dancing in the Sky?) ）

Firefly looked down at the blanket beneath her feet.

Under Xu Ran's reminder, it suddenly found that after standing on this blanket, it was completely unable to perceive the power of fire hidden in the earth below the ground.

Is it a real battle in this situation?

It's a bit difficult.

After all, the Flame Dance requires the skill of ground coordination, and it needs to punch the fire power into the earth in advance, and then burst out in an instant.

Standing on the fire carpet, how to accomplish it?

Although there are some difficulties, this does not affect the execution of Firefly.

It raised its palms and quickly burst into flames.

Immediately after, with a soft snort, Firefly slapped his palms heavily on the fire carpet.

"Boom!"

With a low explosion, the fire-based power of the fireflies did not reach the earth in the slightest, but as if it was mounted on a hard wall, it was swept away by the fire carpet, setting off a circle of red heat waves on the fire carpet.

"Roar?" (This?) ）

Firefly blinked, although it had already had a certain estimate of the difficulty of the training, but seeing that the Burning Sky Dance, which it had mastered very well, was completely unable to perform, it still felt a little more powerless in its heart.

"Come on! Try a few more times to find a pattern. ”

Xu Ran's low cry made Firefly's spirit recover a lot in an instant.

"Roar!" (Good!) ）

It nodded heavily at Xu Ran, and then tried again.

With another roar, its flame-containing palms slapped heavily on the fire-fighting carpet, stirring up circles of crimson fire again.

Obviously, it didn't find its pattern in the first failure.

And after the second time, it seemed to have some ideas.

There was no need for Xu Ran to continue to encourage, and Firefly had already started the third time immediately after.

With another roar, waves of fire sputtered in all directions.

But this time, one person and four pets clearly saw that the splashing fire wave seemed to have a tendency to rise into the air in the process of swinging.

It swings and lifts, and the final silhouette is almost saucer-like.

This is a deliberate attempt by Firefly to control the flames that are flying out.

Although the strength of this control is still a little weak, it can be seen that Firefly has found some way.

Standing outside the fire carpet, Xu Ran nodded slightly.

And the four little ones look at me, I look at you, and there is a little smile in my eyes.

Firefly's attempt continues.

It tried again and again to control the splashing flames, and the bright flames burning in the air also changed significantly under the control of the fireflies.

Its curved arc became clearer and clearer, and finally it resembled a large bowl, enveloping Firefly's small body.

"Bear~"

With a low scorching sound, the firelight dissipated again, and Firefly sat down on the fire-breaking carpet, gasping for breath.

Its power is already in the midst of intense consumption, and there is not much left.

Xingchen couldn't help but want to make a move, but was stopped by Xu Ran's slightly raised hand.

"Fireflies, come on!" He shouted, "You've made a lot of progress, and you're barely enough." ”

"Meow~" (Recover your strength and try again!) ）

"Sigh~" (Believe in yourself, you can!) ）

"Cha!" (I'll take you to pick up the eggs when I'm done training!) ）

"Chirp~" (No bird eggs!) Also, come on! ）

After Xu Ran, the four little ones each encouraged the fireflies in their own way.

"Roar~" (Good!) ）

Firefly let out a slightly hoarse roar.

The weakness of the skill after repeated use made it very difficult for it to move at the moment, but the calls and encouragement of its companions kept ringing, as if to inject new impetus into its declining body.

It greedily gulped the intense fire-based power of the air, struggling to regain its strength before struggling to get back up from the ground.

Firefly stood in place for a few moments, its crimson eyes brightening up again as wisps of flame quickly converged from all around.

Resurrection at full health!

"Roar!"

Firefly let out a childish roar, and his raised palms slammed the burning flames on the fire-breaking carpet under his feet.

With a low popping sound, the waves of fire that sputtered in all directions snaked upwards under its control, enveloping its small body like a bowl, and then like fire dragons, it went around the edge of the fire carpet and rushed straight to the earth.

"Boom !!"

With a loud roar from a distance, the firelight dissipated once more.

It's just that Firefly's eyes have become more and more colorful.

Because, it has found a way!

How to complete the training requirements of Xu Ran!

"Cha!" (Fireflies, come on!) ）

Cancan waved his claws in the air excitedly, and the golden light flowed in his big golden eyes.

"Roar~" (I'll make it!) ）

The fireflies shouted, and the flames around them burned more and more vigorously, and finally enveloped it entirely.

Two-star skill, Starlight Level: Flame Body.

This powerful melee skill at this moment was nothing more than a way for the fireflies to express their fighting intent to the sky, bathed in firelight, accompanied by a rolling heat wave, and slammed the earth.

Again, again.

Flames splattered out, slicing through the air in winding curves, around the wide fire-repellent carpet, and finally into the earth.

In the next moment, two pillars of fire rose from the earth, swirling and rushing into the sky, the scorching light of the fire reflected most of the sky, and the flame-colored hair of the fireflies reflected golden red.

Looking at his masterpiece, Firefly's eyes became brighter and brighter.

It was stunned for a long time, until all the firelight in the air had dissipated, and then it turned to Xu Ran, waving its arms excitedly.

"Roar!" (I made it!) ）

"That's right, you made it." Xu Ran smiled and nodded, and then spoke, "Let's train the next skill, Yan Body." ”

Fireflies:

It turns out that there is...

——

"That's all for today's training."

Xu Ran's words made Firefly stop the movements in his hand.

After an afternoon of training, its spirit has obviously improved significantly, and the proficiency of each skill has improved visibly.

And that's not the focus of today's training.

After an afternoon of training, Xu Ran saw the tenacity and amazing plasticity of Firefly, and his idea was also determined.

"Firefly, come here." He beckoned to Firefly not far away, and at the same time half-crouched down so that he could be eye level with Firefly.

"Roar?"

Firefly walked step by step, and suddenly became a little nervous.

It seemed to vaguely guess something, and at the same time, there was a little disbelief in its heart, but also a strong expectation.

When it was just taken to the Xinghuo foster care store by Xu Ran, it subconsciously thought that Xu Ran chose it because he wanted to conclude a contract with it.

But in the process of getting along later, Xu Ran didn't mention this, and each of Xu Ran's pet beasts far surpassed it, which also made it feel a little inferior, and it didn't dare to think about the contract with Xu Ran anymore.

And now, everything seems to have taken a turn for the better.

Is it going to make a contract with Xu Ran?

There was anticipation in Firefly's eyes, but there was also worry, it was afraid that it was all just a dream, and there was nothing when it woke up.

With complicated feelings, Firefly finally walked in front of Xu Ran.

"Will you make a pact with me as our new partner?"

Xu Ran's words were like heavenly sounds at this moment, resounding in Firefly's mind.

It raised its head abruptly and looked at Xu Ran with a smile on his face.

The picture of it and Xu Ran's first meeting is still clear in my mind at this moment.

On that day, as usual, it tried to integrate into the group, but once again failed.

It was also on that day that Xu Ran took it away, placed it in the Xinghuo foster care store, gave it its own comfortable living environment, and let it see the outside world for the first time.

Immediately afterwards, Firefly saw Xu Ran's smiling faces behind him.

It was a new friend who had been with it for the past half a month.

They have their own different personalities, and the only thing they have in common is that they are very nice to it, and that is the first time it has felt such warmth.

At this moment, Xu Ran's question kept echoing in Firefly's mind.

Would you like to?

That, of course...

"Roar!" (Yes!) ）

Firefly roared, waving his plush bear paws in the air, his red eyes full of excitement.

"In that case, when I break through the power of the fifth-order contract, let's make a contract." Xu Ran smiled and nodded, and then his voice paused, "In addition, there is a gift for you." ”

"Roar?" (Gifts?) ）

Firefly looked at Xu Ran's empty hands, with a little doubt on his face.

What kind of gift is it?

"Meow~" (It's an evolutionary route!) ）

Ziyun leaned over to Firefly, touched Firefly's back with his big tail, and with a smile in his eyes, pushed it to the side of the four little ones.

Firefly didn't notice Ziyun's movements, and at this moment, it was already shrouded in great surprise.

Evolve the route!

This may not be a big deal for other pet animals.

But for it, it's just too important.

Because, it's a mutant race.

The biggest problem with the mutant race is that it is too unique, resulting in a lack of evolutionary routes, and it is very likely that they will not be able to evolve smoothly in this life.

And now, Xu Ran can give it an evolutionary route?

Firefly understands what that means all too well.

It means that it can become stronger normally like other pet beasts!

"Roar!" (Can I also have an evolutionary route?) ）

Firefly couldn't help but mutter, still a little tangled on her face.

"Absolutely." Xu Ran touched Firefly's head, and there was a strong confidence in his voice, "It's not worth mentioning the mere evolution route." ”

As he spoke, Xu Ran did not hesitate to use the evolution route of the monarch race.

Lines of text appeared in front of Xu Ran's eyes.

[Evolution Route: Fire-Eared Bear (Fire)→ Burning Bear (Fire)

Evolution Difficulty: ★★★ ☆☆

Evolutionary Potential: ★★★★ ☆】

[Evolution Route: Fire-eared Bear (Fire)→ Refining Flame Bear (Fire)

Evolution Difficulty: ★★★ ☆☆

Evolutionary Potential: ★★★★ ☆】

[Evolution route:...]

After a series of looks, Xu Ran's face was a little more surprised.

Maybe it's because Firefly is a mutant race, and its evolutionary route is also a little different from that of ordinary pet beasts.

First of all, quantitatively.

The normal ruling race, the path to evolve into the king race can easily reach hundreds of ways.

But there are only more than 20 possible evolutionary routes for fireflies.

Second, it's evolutionary potential.

Although Firefly has few evolutionary routes, none of these evolutionary routes have an evolutionary potential lower than that of a four-star.

Even five-star is full of two kinds.

The last time a similar situation occurred was when Chanchan chose the evolutionary route.

And now, Xu Ran has encountered a rather difficult multiple-choice question.

[Evolution Route: Fire-eared Bear (Fire) → Explosive Bear (Fire)

Evolution difficulty: ★★★★★

Evolutionary Potential: ★★★★★]

[Evolution Route: Fire-eared Bear (Fire) → Poisonous Fire Bear (Fire)

Evolution difficulty: ★★★★★

Evolutionary Potential: ★★★★★]

Looking at the two evolution routes in front of him, which were also five-star evolution potential, Xu Ran couldn't help but touch his chin, revealing a tangled expression.

"Firefly, now there's a problem."

"Roar?" (Isn't there a suitable evolutionary route?) ）

Firefly looked at Xu Ran and couldn't help but ask.

A flash of loss flashed in its eyes, but soon a look of joy regained on its face, as if it had not been affected by it.

"Nope." Xu Ran touched Firefly's head and said with a smile, "There are two evolutionary routes to choose from. ”

"These two evolutionary routes have the potential of five-star evolution, and they can go far in the future, but you may need to decide which one to choose."

Hearing this, the four little ones on the side looked at Cancan in unison.

Unexpectedly, after Cancan, such a situation appeared again.

"One of the evolutionary routes is to evolve into the Popping Bear, the royal race." Xu Ran's voice paused slightly, "This race has very explosive output skills. ”

"Another evolutionary route is to evolve into the Poison Fire Bear, the Monarch race." Xu Ran's voice paused again, "The output of the Poisonous Fire Bear is not so powerful, but the flame has unusual qualities. ”

"That flame has stronger aggressive and burning properties, and can deal continuous damage to opponents."

Different from when he gave it to Cancan, Xu Ran at this moment already has a deep understanding of the pet beast race, even if he only sees the names of the two races, he can understand the difference between these two evolutionary types.

After listening to Xu Ran's introduction to the two evolutionary types, a little thoughtful appeared on Firefly's face.

I don't know why, it sounds like the Flame Bear is stronger, but it prefers the Poison Fire Bear.

Probably, it's because of the characteristics of the poisonous fire bear, which is somewhat similar to its ability.

With this in mind, Firefly made the final decision without hesitation.

"Roar!" (Poisonous Fire Bear!) ）

(End of chapter)