Xiaobai the cow tapped its chest with its hoof, indicating its strong cow power.
Lin Chen took out a Beast Spirit Pill, then looked through the "Beast Taming Treasure Manual" to confirm that no other supplementary medicine was needed, and gave it directly to Xiaobai.
Lin Chen was very nervous. He pulled Little Fox away, worried Xiaobai would suffer like the first time it refined its bloodline, hurting innocent bystanders in the process.
Xiaobai’s eyelids couldn’t stay open. This time, it wasn’t in pain but felt very sleepy, unable to keep its eyes open.
After a while, it fell asleep, snoring soundly.
Lin Chen and Little Fox went to the living room, not daring to disturb it.
"You go sleep, I’ll watch over tonight."
Lin Chen took out a book, knowing Xiaobai’s condition and that he couldn’t sleep either.
Little Fox hit Lin Chen’s shoulder, saying it would accompany him.
"Listen, kids are in a growth period and should sleep more." Lin Chen said sternly, much like a parent.
Only then did Little Fox obediently go to sleep.
Under the light, the night was silent, with only the sound of flipping book pages.
When dawn arrived, Lin Chen truly hadn’t closed his eyes all night, and was quite tired, yet he still managed to hold on.
Xiaobai was still asleep, and Lin Chen had checked on it several times throughout the night.
Lin Chen had also read the introduction of the Beast Spirit Pill, which stated that the longer a Spirit Beast slept, the greater its potential and the better the effect.
After eating the meal cooked by Little Fox, he fell into a deep sleep, having instructed Little Fox in advance to wake him immediately if Xiaobai woke up, no matter how long he had been asleep.
So when Lin Chen opened his eyes, he saw a cow and a little fox in front of him.
"Xiaobai, you’re awake?" Lin Chen was very happy.
Before Xiaobai could speak, Lin Chen rushed off to get a ruler and started measuring.
He discovered the data for the cow horns hadn’t changed much, but its level had directly increased by three.
Thanks to Xiaobai, Lin Chen also rose by one level and was now a Level 3 Apprentice Beastmaster.
The fact that the Beast Spirit Pill could sell for three hundred thousand naturally had its reasons.
Xiaobai’s effect wasn’t the top tier, but it could be considered highly effective.
For there had been cases where Beast Spirit Pill directly boosted a level by five.
Finally, Lin Chen placed his hand on the cow’s head.
[Low-level Mortal Beast]
[Skill 1: Iron Horn Impact (Mastery)]
[Skill 2: Soul-Calming Hoof (Entry-Level)]
[Dominant Bloodline: Plowhorn Beast 40.44%, Burning Mountain Bull 10.88%, Earth-Sounding Ox 9.77%]
[Hidden Bloodline: 10.12%]
[Polluted Bloodline: 28.79%]
The bloodline and skills hadn’t changed, which Lin Chen wasn’t surprised by, as it was expected.
Lin Chen had it test its strength and found it had improved a lot, so he decided to refine its bloodline in advance.
However, Xiaobai had to lay a solid foundation first.
Jumping three levels at once, while presumed to have no side effects, Lin Chen was cautious by nature and decided to have it train to solidify its foundation first.
"From now on, don’t meditate, just train constantly." Lin Chen instructed.
Thus, Xiaobai began its arduous training days.
The training process was monotonous, and Lin Chen remembered having Xiaobai train in combined skills before, so he had it try again.
After all, rising by three levels had significantly increased its strength.
Unexpectedly, the combined skill still didn’t succeed.
In Lin Chen’s understanding, a combined skill is where 1+1>2, but what Xiaobai managed was entirely less than 2.
Lin Chen wasn’t disappointed because the book stated that examples of successful combined skill training were quite rare, especially when both skills are offensive.
"No problem, keep practicing. Even if it doesn’t work out, it can still refine your energy control." Lin Chen wasn’t in a hurry.
In the last two days, Lin Chen took the Meridian-Loosening Water and advanced to Level 4.
Lin Chen suspected that when Xiaobai reached Level 8, he hit the Level 3 bottleneck.
This also proved the medicine wasn’t fake and was indeed effective.
After three more training days, Lin Chen and Little Fox sat on the side eating barbecue, watching Xiaobai train hard, suddenly freezing.
"Xiaobai, try once more." Lin Chen gestured.
Xiaobai was excited, thinking it had succeeded and immediately started again.
Unexpectedly, Lin Chen threw cold water on it, saying, "Wrong, wrong direction."
Xiaobai was disappointed, but Lin Chen was excited.
He went to the table, picked up a pen, and drew a simple stick-figure bull, along with a non-stake-like stake...
Besides his poor cooking, Lin Chen’s drawing was also extremely ugly.
"...Do you understand?"
After an explanation, both Xiaobai and Little Fox shook their heads.
The drawings were incomprehensible, let alone the explanation, too complex.
Lin Chen had to personally demonstrate by acting like a bull. He positioned himself ten meters away, supporting himself on all fours, saying to Xiaobai, "Watch closely."
Xiaobai became serious.
"First, use Iron Horn Impact..."
Lin Chen began to run.
Once he picked up speed, he leaped and landed with his forehooves on the ground, saying, "At this point, use Soul-Calming Hoof..."
At this distance, they were about three meters from the stake.
Xiaobai couldn’t understand; wasn’t this the same as before?
"It’s the principle of mechanics..." Lin Chen explained, though he knew Xiaobai wouldn’t understand: "Iron Horn Impact raises the speed to create powerful destructive force with the horns, Soul-Calming Hoof relies on stomping to cause destruction..."
"We can combine both forces into one, which is..."
"When charging, raise the power, then stomp down, so you don’t need to use the power of Soul-Calming Hoof again."
"And with the boost of Soul-Calming Hoof’s power, you accelerate again, and the might increases even more."
Xiaobai indeed shook its head; it was too difficult for a cow that hadn’t undergone nine years of compulsory education to think about these things.
However, Lin Chen demonstrated it clearly, and Xiaobai understood. It also trusted Lin Chen a lot, so it went to try.
The first time, the movement was very awkward, and the effect was actually worse than before.
The second time was the same.
The third time, still unsuccessful.
"Practice with this method; it’s the only viable one." Lin Chen said to it, adding: "Mechanics doesn’t lie."
On the thirteenth day, Lin Chen finally went out to set up his stall in the market. When the market uncle saw Lin Chen, it was as if he had seen a savior.
"Little brother, you finally came, I’ve been craving!"
The market uncle told Lin Chen that not only him but several of his customers had also inquired why Lin Chen hadn’t come.
Lin Chen handed him a skewer, pausing momentarily, making him feel like Lin Chen was selling drugs or something.
Today’s business was excellent, selling out in less than two hours.
Lin Chen refused to work overtime and returned directly.
He had gained some fame in this market because word of mouth had started, quite similar to a popular internet shop.
Fame comes with troubles, as some business owners had set their sights on Lin Chen’s barbecue seasoning recipe.
The reason today’s sales were so fast was that several barbecue shops sent people to buy back the skewers to try and figure out Lin Chen’s barbecue seasoning recipe.