Wilderness: I Tame Beasts to Survive

Chapter 359: Chapter 255: Accumulation

According to the Insect Masters Alatak, Yue Lin, and Yue Liu, raising a single Gray Demon Whale to the Lord Limit would consume the resources of over twenty Lord Soul Beasts of the same Level.

The reason was simple. Although their intelligence was low, their bodies were robust. Gray Demon Whales were simply too massive, allowing them to store far more Spiritual Energy than other Soul Beasts.

It was this very trait, combined with their thick, tough hides, that allowed them to carry hundreds or even thousands of creatures on their backs through the perilous storms of Subspace.

Ordinary attacks couldn’t harm them at all, though it was also difficult for them to evade.

The Alataku People had another school of thought for raising them: using them as Soul Beasts to attack enemy capital cities. They would be trained to learn devastating Soul Techniques, making them the equivalent of strategic nuclear weapons on Blue Star.

If one ignored the fact that they were living targets, they were actually decent Contracted Soul Beasts.

After settling on a meeting place with the two Insect Masters, Han Ning headed back to the academy.

By the time he got back to the academy, it was already past midnight. The study group’s classes had long since ended, and aside from the guards on duty, the area around the dormitories was silent.

However, as he walked along the path beneath the classroom building, he noticed that a light was still on in a room upstairs.

The low murmur of conversation drifted down from above.

’Someone’s still up?’

A flicker of curiosity crossed Han Ning’s face. With a slight push from his feet, he used the protrusions on the wall to leap nimbly up to the third floor.

He slid open the window and vaulted inside.

In an instant, the two people who had been talking snapped their gazes toward him.

The sight of the two people before him took Han Ning by surprise.

In the quiet classroom, Hom and Luo Chen were deep in conversation.

’Luo Chen? No, that should be the Scorching Sun Bishop.’

After a moment’s thought, he largely figured out why these two were conversing.

’Hom and that mysterious Scorching Sun Bishop both come from the outside world.’

"You’re back?" Hom’s Spiritual Fluctuation was faint; he was clearly nearing his limit.

"What are you two... talking about here?" Han Ning asked, his curiosity piqued.

"I was just speaking with him," Hom said, looking at the expressionless Luo Chen. "From now on, he and I will be teaching everyone the knowledge of the Witch Spirit Race’s Spirit Patterns."

"The Scorching Sun Bishop? Are he and you both from the Witch Spirit Race?"

"Yes, he and I are both of the Witch Spirit Race, we just come from different hometowns. I am from the Fiery Sun Sect of the Sun Chasing City State, while he lives in the Elemental Capital. The two places are very far apart, on different continents," the Scorching Sun Bishop, parasitizing Luo Chen’s body, interjected.

"I can teach the courses, but you’ll have to help me with this parasitic situation. Otherwise, with my currently fragmented Spiritual Power, I can only remain conscious for five hours a day at most."

Han Ning thought of the progress Akatos had made with gathering the materials and smiled. "The materials for the Soul Nourishing Artifact have been almost completely gathered. We should be able to craft it for you in the next day or two, so it shouldn’t be a problem."

"Your human race knows how to forge Soul Nourishing Soul Artifacts?" A surprised expression appeared on Luo Chen’s face, reflecting the Bishop’s shock. "Those are rare. Only a handful of intelligent races have mastered the techniques to create them."

"There are many forging techniques our human race has yet to reveal," Han Ning said with a mysterious smile. "You’ll slowly discover them in time."

"There’s one more problem," Hom said suddenly. "I feel the current teaching pace is too slow... If we’re only imparting knowledge through simple means like sound and writing, I’m afraid it will take years to fully teach the Transformation Array on the Gray Demon Whale."

"Then what are you suggesting?"

Hom manipulated his Puppet body, turning its head stiffly to gaze into the distance.

"We should move the Gray Demon Whale’s cultivation area and the study location... into Night Nether City. The Cosmic Light Tower and the three Star Cores are there. They can help us and the other members increase our Spiritual Power and cultivate Soul Beasts. Plus, the environment inside the city is also suitable for the Gray Demon Whale’s Growth."

"That makes sense." Han Ning nodded in firm agreement.

He thought for a moment before speaking. "There’s strong radiation there. Anyone entering Night Nether City will have to be an official Beast Master just to be able to resist the effects of the Star Cores’ radiation. We’ll also need to leave some people behind at the academy to handle security..."

To be honest, if Night Nether City wasn’t flooded with radiation, Han Ning would have wanted to move the entire academy inside.

The city might be dangerous for other creatures, but for him, with his analysis panel, it was definitely safer than being on the surface.

"I’ll have to discuss this with Dean Wu, but it shouldn’t be a major issue."

...

「Noon the next day.」

A strange Flying Dragon, its body covered in multicolored ores, was stopped by the academy’s guards.

Han Ning, who was in a meeting with the Dean to discuss the transfer, heard the report and immediately said, "That must be someone from the Dragon Blood Race. Let them in, quickly."

「A short while later.」

Qing Fan arrived in the dormitory area, piloting his Flying Dragon.

Accompanying him were several Dragon Blood People of varying heights, all with lizard-like heads.

"Whoa! That Flying Dragon is so cool! It’s covered in all kinds of shiny rocks. If this were on Blue Star, those rocks alone would probably be worth a fortune."

"So those lizard-men... they’re the Dragon Blood People? I heard Han Ning say they transformed from Insect-men. They’re kinda ugly-cute."

"Shh, keep your voice down! Don’t be rude, they’re our guests."

"What’s there to be scared of? It’s not like they can understand the language of the Xia Country."

With the arrival of the Dragon Blood People, the open space in front of the dormitories instantly filled with a crowd of curious onlookers.

"Han Ning, my friend! Long time no see!"

The moment Qing Fan leaped down from his Flying Dragon, he pulled Han Ning into a big hug.

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