Beast Tamer: Why is the intelligence system a game announcement?

Chapter 77 Skill Proficiency Soars

Inside the underground training ground, Lin Wu, sporting incredibly thick dark circles under his eyes, flipped through the announcements in front of him.

[Limited-Time Event: Jianghai Province Rookie Competition]

Welcome to the Jianghai Province Rookie Tournament! Faced with mechanics such as shrinking play area, map exploration, and resource scavenging, what choices will you make?

What is the purpose of bringing these long-sealed fragments of the ecosystem back into the arena?

Rare spirits, precious materials, and even opportunities to advance to a professional level... a variety of rewards await your discovery.

[Please keep an eye on announcements after the event officially begins to get the latest information!]

Looking at the announcements displayed on her activity panel, Lin Wu scrolled through her phone and then saw the official rookie competition message pushed to her homepage.

After clicking to view it, Lin Wu discovered a problem:

The official announcement only stated the start time and location... but it didn't mention the competition format at all.

On the contrary, their own announcement was more comprehensive!

What exactly is the Beastmaster Association doing?

For a moment, Lin Wu scratched his head, thinking to himself that something felt off.

Especially after recalling what Bai Su had once said about the internal situation of the Jianghai Province Beast Tamer Association, he felt even more strongly that they might be up to something.

They even added a fragment of the ecosystem to the venue... Is this an attempt to escalate the rookie competition?

"However, according to the announcement, this competition format seems to be... battle royale?"

Lin Wu murmured to herself, focusing her attention on the description above, and gradually some ideas began to form.

Regardless, the intelligence advantage provided by the announcement has indeed been effective. Moreover, the competition venue for this rookie tournament is visibly extraordinary; according to the description, once I officially enter the competition venue, I will likely see further announcements from within the venue.

This is undoubtedly a huge advantage for me.

Moreover, after such a long period of training, with the help of "Opening the Book," Lin Wu's strength has also improved significantly.

Currently, the Time-Illusion Insect's information panel in the Beast Taming Space has changed to this state.

【Time-Phantom Insect】

[Ecological Sequence: Advanced Level - Time Insect Sequence]

【Characteristic: Psychedelic Spacetime】

[Racial Skill: Time Projection (Proficient Level)]

Bloodline: Insect type (main bloodline), Psychic type (secondary bloodline)

[Skills: Insect Silk (Master Level), Stealth (Master Level), Telepathy (Expert Level), Insect Array (Expert Level), Shadow Step (Expert Level), Poison Powder (Expert Level)...]

[Ultimate Skills: Silk Shaping Technique, Suspended Puppet, Three-Powder Enchantment]

Not only have they mastered the ultimate technique of the suspended puppet, but all their skills have also been upgraded to the master level or above!

Among them, the skills of Insect Silk and Stealth have been upgraded to the Master level.

As for why only these two skills were upgraded to the mastery level... it wasn't that Lin Wu was lazy, but that he really couldn't finish practicing them all.

In the "Open Book" section, the number of practice sessions required to upgrade a skill from the Specialist level to the Master level is ten times that of the previous level.

That is, three hundred practice sessions.

Lin Wu almost finished crafting the skill templates, and it took him nearly ten days to get those two skills to the mastery level. As for the other skills, he simply couldn't afford to worry about them for the time being.

The difference between master-level and expert-level skills is mainly a change in "quantity".

The strength of the skills themselves has been greatly enhanced, and the amplification of ultimate attacks is also much stronger. In addition, the mastered skill templates can be compatible with more skills to form some higher-level ultimate attacks.

In terms of specific numbers, the strength of the insect silk has almost doubled, as has the Silk Shaping Technique. Lin Wu felt that if the Time Phantom Insect were to fight the Sonar Tooth Monster again, the enhanced Silk Shaping Technique alone would probably be enough to form a barrier that could withstand one of the opponent's "Meld" skills, instead of being as fragile as the Gundam from back then, which would shatter at the slightest touch.

As for the next qualitative leap in skills, Lin Wu felt that it would likely only occur when he reached the perfect level of proficiency... Unfortunately, looking at the endless progress bar on the "Open Book" screen, Lin Wu realized that even if he stayed up all night before the rookie competition, he still wouldn't be able to finish it.

Its mental energy recovery efficiency doesn't allow it either!

With the rookie competition approaching, this level of skill proficiency is Lin Wu's final answer.

"It's almost done... Now, all we have to do is wait for the Rookie Challenge to officially begin."

Thinking of this, Lin Wu let out a soft breath and slowly closed her eyes.

We must find a way... to become a professional beast tamer in this rookie tournament!

The thought crossed his mind, and then his thoughts gradually calmed down, and he fell into a rare period of restful sleep, the first time in a month.

Half an hour later, Bai Miaomiao, filled with despair, entered the basement and fell silent upon seeing Lin Wu lying peacefully on the sofa.

Then, a look of shock appeared on his face.

Wait, this thing isn't even generating any buzz? Did the sun rise in the west or did the sky fall?

Was she really asleep? Or had she actually been gone for a while?

For a moment, Bai Miaomiao looked at Lin Wu and fell into deep thought.

........................

The next day, early in the morning, Lin Wu woke up naturally, which was rare for her. After getting up, she saw that her arms were full of white flowers. At the same time, she met Bai Miaomiao's eyes as she stuffed white flowers into her arms.

"Oh? You're still alive?"

For a moment, Bai Miaomiao casually withdrew her hand and said somewhat awkwardly.

"...When did I die?"

"When I saw you lying here motionless, I thought..."

"Can't you even check my breathing?!"

Lin Wu muttered a complaint, stood up, and glanced at Bai Miaomiao with a headache.

Anyone with a brain knows this guy is just addicted to pranks.

"Ahem, instead of that, why don't you hurry up and leave? After all, the rookie tournament starts today..."

"...I'll tell you when I get back."

Lin Wu sighed, put on his coat, and ran out of the basement, bidding farewell to his month-long vampire life.

Then, he took a taxi straight to the high-speed rail station and embarked on his journey to the Jianghai Province Beast Tamer Association.

Soon, around 1 p.m., Lin Wu arrived at the Jianghai Province Beast Tamer Association. Seeing the massive crowd in front of him again, he couldn't help but twitch.

So many people from various high schools participated in the rookie competition... Looking at it this way, there must be at least several hundred, right?

Just as Lin Wu was feeling somewhat disoriented, he suddenly heard a cheerful call coming from behind him:

"Hey, Lin Wu."

He turned around, then paused slightly, and saw Ai Mu smiling and waving at him from behind.

"I knew you'd be at the Rising Stars Challenge!"

As Ai Mu spoke, he grinned at Lin Wu, revealing two sharp canine teeth.

"I've been looking forward to this day for so long."