Chapter 293: Growth Card |
Qin Ziwen took out the remaining three cards.
He used the two function cards directly.
[Function Activated: Level-4 Node]
[Authority has been upgraded, current authority: Level-4 Authority (3/16)]
[Level-4 Node: Can establish four spatial nodes outside the Home. These nodes are bidirectional channels, limited to the current map. Once a node is set, it cannot be changed for seven days.]
[Function Activated: Level-4 Backtrack]
[Authority has been upgraded, current authority: Level-4 Authority (4/16)]
[Level-4 Backtrack: Opens a channel. This channel can select any map the residential complex has traversed. Duration: 24 hours. Cooldown Time: 7 days. If another residential complex exists on that map, it will be temporarily unavailable for opening.]
First, the Node. Now there was one more available, uncooled, blank node slot.
In the deep sea, being able to activate a node meant he could strategically retreat at any moment.
Secondly, the backtracking function's duration increased from 12 hours to 24 hours, doubling again. A full day basically guaranteed sufficient exploration time.
Plus, with the Crowned Eagle being able to fly, Qin Ziwen felt exploring the entire surrounding area of the forest wouldn't be a problem.
And... Qin Ziwen read it carefully again. He discovered the cooldown for the backtracking function had just ended yesterday. He could now activate Backtrack at any time to return to the forest.
However, it was too late now. Better to wait until tomorrow daytime.
The last new card he obtained was called the Primary Pet Growth Shortening Card.
This card was a one-time use card and would disappear after use.
Its effect was simple and brutal: it could directly shorten the growth time of any pet within the Home by one year.
But it required preparing a sufficient quantity of meat and nutritional supplements in advance.
Otherwise, the young beast would develop according to the minimum standard.
This would damage its potential ceiling.
Qin Ziwen took out the card. The Growth Card's appearance was a bright silver card, with a standard hourglass pattern engraved on the back.
He aimed the card at Little Black One.
A line of text appeared on the side of the card.
[Perfect Development] Sufficient 15 tons of meat, rich in large amounts of fresh offal
[Excellent Development] Sufficient 10 tons of meat
[Standard Development] Sufficient 5 tons of meat
[Poor Development] Sufficient 1 ton of meat
Under the premise of available conditions, Qin Ziwen naturally chose Perfect Development. He led Little Black One to the warehouse.
Not long ago, they had just hunted an Ichthyosaur.
After dragging the Ichthyosaur back and butchering it, just the meat alone had been stored in tens of tons.
Little Black One followed behind its master to the front of the warehouse. Smelling the fresh scent of blood and meat, it was practically drooling.
Usually, this place was its forbidden zone.
It was forbidden from approaching both the meat storage warehouse and the cellar.
It never expected to be able to come here with its master today. Little Black One wagged its tail excitedly, sneaking glances around with a very furtive, thieving air.
Qin Ziwen opened the warehouse and brought Little Black One inside.
Seeing the mountain-like pile of meat chunks, Little Black One's drool was about to drip out.
Qin Ziwen had Little Black One approach the small mountain of meat piled nearby and chose to use the Growth Card.
The next moment, a large batch of the nearby meat was engulfed by silver light, and Little Black One was enveloped along with it.
Within the silver light, Little Black One's body continuously expanded, as if being inflated.
Its form kept changing. Finally, as the light gradually faded.
A large-bodied black dinosaur stood quietly in place.
Based on Qin Ziwen's experience, Little Black One's total length, including its tail, was now roughly seven to eight meters, with a shoulder height of three meters and a head height approaching four and a half meters.
The warehouse's height was only five meters.
Standing in place, Little Black One almost touched the ceiling.
Now, it was a full size larger than even the biggest Desert Raptor.
It had initially possessed the imposing aura of a top-tier carnivorous predator.
Its crimson pupils resembled agate. As Little Black One lowered its head, Qin Ziwen could clearly see his own reflection in its pupils.
"Come out with me. Good thing its size isn't too exaggerated, otherwise you'd have broken through this roof." Qin Ziwen walked out of the warehouse.
Little Black One followed behind, bending its waist, arching its back, inching its way out bit by bit.
Outside the warehouse, Little White Dragon, who was crawling around, heard heavy footsteps. Turning its head, it saw a large, pitch-black face approaching.
It was so startled it shuddered, instinctively spitting out a mouthful of pale blue cold breath.
The icy cold air current landed on Little Black One's nose tip, condensing into a thin layer of ice crystals.
Qin Ziwen happened to witness this scene and was somewhat surprised. "Frost Touch" could actually be used like this?
If it evolved further, wouldn't it become like the "dragon breath" in movies?
Currently, based on testing, he found that Little White Dragon's Frost Touch was actually a method of controlling temperature and creating low-temperature cold currents.
But it had limitations. It could only be maintained on its own body surface, meaning it was a melee-range ability.
No wonder it was called Frost Touch; it required "touch" to spread the frost.
But now it seemed he had underestimated the potential development of this ability.
It turned out the airflow expelled from its mouth was also considered part of its body.
Looking at it this way, the wind stirred up by its claws or tail might also be considered part of its body's extension.
Hurried footsteps came from behind. Cao Biansheng ran over. "Guild Leader, Red Cauldron Tower over there is about to hold on. Their building is full of firelight right now. Brother Wu is preparing to launch the final assault."
"Final assault tonight? Let's go." Qin Ziwen stood up.
Cao Biansheng kept glancing at Little Black One beside Qin Ziwen.
He was guessing where the Guild Leader had gotten this dinosaur from. It looked a bit like Little Black One, but Little Black One didn't seem this big, did it?
"What, don't you recognize Little Black One anymore?" Qin Ziwen climbed onto Little Black One's back.
This was something he had been looking forward to for a long time—riding a dinosaur.
"This is Little Black One?!" Cao Biansheng was somewhat surprised. No one in the Home didn't know Little Black One.
In his impression, Little Black One was less than two meters tall and only three to four meters long. Now it had actually grown this big.
Little Black One's back was somewhat smooth, perhaps because the Growth Card forcefully shortened its growth period, so its scales lacked the roughness from exposure to wind and sun.
Black scales were evenly distributed near its smooth spine, extending all the way to its neck.
Because it ran on two legs, the sensation when riding was extremely bumpy.
It wasn't just up and down; it also rocked back and forth.
Qin Ziwen felt like he was riding a speeding off-road mountain motorcycle, shaking and vibrating. "Feels like I need to get a saddle."
"Head over there first." Qin Ziwen had Little Black One go to the Giant Beast Breeding Center first. After leaving Little White Dragon at the Breeding Center, he rode Little Black One to the urban village.
Cao Biansheng was extremely envious, asking from time to time, "What does it feel like?"
"Guild Leader, is riding a dinosaur comfortable?"
"Is its back slippery? Is it easy to fall off?"
"What, you want a ride?" Qin Ziwen looked at him with a teasing smile.
"Ah, no, that's not it. This is yours, Guild Leader. I'm just asking."
Qin Ziwen thought of something and said playfully, "You perform well tonight. If you perform well, I can give you a ride around the island."
Cao Biansheng's eyes lit up. "Guild Leader, just watch my performance!"