After glancing at Zhang Lie, who had left in a hurry, and then at the somewhat embarrassed Zhang Family Brothers sitting on the sofa, Su Ping smiled slightly, "It’s okay, Captain Zhang has the responsibility of defending the people and the Dragon Nation. It is natural that he might neglect his personal affairs in favor of the greater good."
The Zhang Family Brothers gave Su Ping a slightly strange look. Although the words were meant as comfort, coming from Su Ping, they sounded a bit odd; but after all these years, they were used to it. The awkwardness was purely because they felt somewhat embarrassed towards Su Ping.
However, Su Ping understood this, so he continued, "So, don’t worry, you guys can come back anytime when you’re free."
The two brothers breathed a sigh of relief and left, feeling helpless.
Watching the brothers walk away, Su Ping then continued to ponder the recent events.
Cooperation with the Beast Tamer Legion?
A month ago, the Legion, the Beast Master Association, and the Breeder Association were all things far beyond his reach. A month later, as he had become a true Beast Tamer and awakened the Myriad Spirit Beast Atlas, these things were getting closer to him, even proactively approaching him. Most importantly, one of his wishes and goals was also being fulfilled.
That day, Su Ping felt as if he were in a dream. Everything seemed so unreal.
But after leaving the guest room and returning to the forest area, Su Ping, looking at Old Sha surrounded by the Forest Wolf pack, unconsciously revealed a hint of a smile in his eyes.
Feeling Su Ping’s return, the wolf pack quickly approached him, surrounding him completely.
Old Sha’s body had grown a size larger than before, and its appearance had changed significantly. However, its gaze towards Su Ping was still as familiar as ever. Compared to before, its tongue was no longer that moist but had the texture of tree fruit, making it somewhat difficult for Su Ping to handle its licks.
Nevertheless, Su Ping did not slack off because of this. The evolution of the Wanmu Wolf might seem complete, but in reality, there was one last important phase to go. In the coming days, Old Sha had to not only move and adapt to fighting as a Wanmu Wolf but also undergo other training methods.
"Old Sha! Are you ready to undergo the first training session as a Wanmu Wolf!?"
Su Ping sat on the lawn, with Xiao Qing lying on his chest. In front of him were several distinct groups. Fifty Forest Wolves were neatly organized into groups of ten. In front of these groups of Forest Wolves, there were five large wooden barrels! Inside the barrels were heaps of the Forest Wolves’ favorite meal: tree fruit.
Old Sha’s gaze turned incredibly sharp, with a seriousness it had never shown before.
Worthy indeed of the young master who enabled its evolution! It hadn’t expected that the training tailored for it would start so soon after its evolution!
Old Sha slowly exhaled. The Y-shaped branches on its head shook slightly, its gaze firmly fixed on those fifty Forest Wolves.
Is the young master expecting it to defeat these little ones as swiftly as possible? Hmph! The young master really underestimates me!
Although Old Sha was serious, it had gained a deeper understanding of its own strength. Not to mention the significant difference in their Great Realms now!
With such a gap, even if it hadn’t completed its evolution, it could still thrash these little ones without them having any idea what hit them!
However, just as Old Sha was poised to act, Su Ping finally spoke, "Old Sha, these wooden barrels contain tree fruits of varying quantities!"
"AWOO! Hmm, are these the spoils of war?
Old Sha looked at those tree fruits, its mouth watering as well. Although it had photosynthesis and didn’t require much food, it hadn’t tasted tree fruits for quite some days.
"Now, in front of you, there are exactly fifty Forest Wolves; among them, sixteen are Elite Level and thirty-four are Ordinary Level!"
"AWOO! Understood, I’ll show these little guys how formidable I am!"
Old Sha was brimming with confidence.
"Now, the Ordinary Level Forest Wolves will receive two tree fruits each, and the Elite Level Forest Wolves will receive five each."
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Old Sha looked at Su Ping with suspicion. Weren’t these spoils of war? Why divide them directly?
"There are five buckets in total, each with a different number of tree fruits. Also, the number of Elite and Ordinary Level wolves varies among the different Forest Wolf squads!"
"So, you need to distribute the tree fruits from these five buckets as quickly as possible. According to the earlier requirement, you must place them into the five Forest Wolf squads, ensuring each wolf gets the correct number of tree fruits!"
Old Sha looked puzzledly at Su Ping, who was sitting on the lawn with a serious and earnest appearance, and once again questioned its wolf life.
Is this... the young master’s special advanced training for the Ten Thousand Wood Wolf Evolution? Isn’t it about combat? Isn’t it about defeating these little ones as fast as possible?
Old Sha looked at the tree fruits in the buckets and at the five different squads of Forest Wolves, sorted by Level, and for a moment, couldn’t wrap its head around it.
It was somewhat stumped, but when it saw its young master’s gaze turning stern, it let out a pained howl. Recalling the rules Su Ping had just explained, it started on the special training.
Old Sha first approached the foremost squad of Wolf Pets, casting a glance over them.
Three Elite Level, seven Ordinary Level. According to what the young master had just said, Elite Level get five tree fruits each, Ordinary Level two. And so...
Old Sha looked at its paws.
Four toes on the front paws, one on the hind paw... three Elite Level, eating five tree fruits each means one Elite Level Forest Wolf eats one paw’s worth of tree fruits...
Soon, Old Sha became confused because it realized that the toes on its four legs were not enough to count with!
Three Elite Level Forest Wolves would consume the toes of three paws, the Ordinary Level...
After ten minutes, with eyes red-rimmed, Old Sha squeezed out two tears from the corners of its eyes. This first Ten Thousand Wood Wolf Evolution, which just moments ago resembled a majestic Kylin after completing its evolution, no longer appeared tall and mighty. Instead, it lay on the grass, paws up in the air. Those colorless pupils stared at the four paws raised to the sky.
Damn it! Why does a wolf only have four paws?! Why does each paw only have five toes?! Why didn’t the Wanmu Wolf’s evolution give it a few extra toes?!
However, thankfully, after racking its brains, Old Sha finally caught on. With a sudden movement, it stood up from the ground, and the next moment, coiled branches appeared from the ground.
It might not have enough toes, but it could use branches as substitutes!
Unfortunately, just as this ’cheating’ move was about to start, Su Ping spoke up from not too far away, "No using Skills allowed, only calculation in your head is permitted!"
A woeful wolf howl resounded above the Heart of Woods.
Probably no one would have imagined that this first Wanmu Wolf of its kind, which anyone would naturally treasure and coddle upon its appearance, would undergo mathematical permutations and combinations as its very first training.