Astral Pet Figure
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Chapter 73: Training

As mentioned, the planet is rich in natural energy in ancient times. Even the herbs were so energized that the Golden Crow that ate them had a smooth body at birth, and would easily reach the third or fourth rank with minimal training.

However, right now, Su Ping had a considerable problem with his initial studies.

The world today is so full of humans trying to cultivate their bodies that all the herbs and medicines available to help the body forging are almost depleted. Since the natural energy in the environment also decreases with time, one must look for materials from newly discovered space fractures.

Luckily for Su Ping, there were some precious elixirs and similar things he could use at the settler headquarters. By spending all of his remaining achievement points, he bought a few middle to low ranking points.

Wondering how this will work…

Since he still had to wait for his item to be delivered, he planned to spend a few days in the store to practice his augmentation skills first. Still, the workers at the base were faster than he expected. On the second day after he ordered, a team of eight uniformed guards and a settler arrived at his shop in a large black van that looked sturdier than the armoured vehicles used by the bank.

It seems that this settler has decided to retire and be the deliveryman rather than risking his life day and night on the expedition.

“Greetings, Sir. This is what you asked for yesterday. 'Millenium Wyrm Weed', 'Godfire Cypress'.”.

The old settler brought some safe coffers made of special alloys to his shop. Su Ping only needed to enter the password he learned while shopping to open it. Anyone who tried to open the chest would only destroy the contents.

Su Ping picked a random one and checked the rich energy leaking through the open lid, before he sent the workers away.

Meanwhile, the nearby shopkeeper and a few passersby curiously looked towards Su Ping.

"See that. Those guys are from the federal government, aren't they?”

“Here to close that bastard, I wonder? Serving him properly. Even the FBI can't stand this conman.”

"Yes. I went there once. Man it's some crazy price, I tell you. Thank goodness I got away before he forced me to buy stuff.”

"Truly seriously? It's so paralyzed. ”

Su Ping unintentionally heard those words and inevitably shook his head in embarrassment. For now, he did need to close the shop because he needed time to look at the medicines.

"See that? He's out of business.”

"That's what happens to losers like him!"

“Let's go from here.”

…

Meanwhile, Su Ping went inside the pet room, closed the door, and began to inspect all four coffers. As soon as he unlocked everything, the Little Skeleton, which had rested in the treatment cage, woke up after feeling the overwhelming energy that filled the room.

The first merchandises were several Millennium Wyrm Weed recovered from the new space fracture. This particular plant, labeled “120,000 merit” points, is said to contain a viscous aura of life left behind by a powerful dragon.

Following the instructions he remembered, he slowly suppressed his astral power and used it to wrap around the weeds, before grounding the material into a fine powder so that he could absorb spiritual energy.

From this moment on, he could store the spiritual energy within himself and start using it little by little. It sounds simple but it is actually a tiring job for him. Unlike the Golden Crow, he could not directly digest spiritual power as if he was eating.

Under his control, the spiritual power entered all the whirlpools of astral power throughout his body and enlarged it, while increasing the cells of his body at the same time.

Half an hour later, Su Ping opened his eyes and saw the weeds had turned into piles of scrap ash. His entire body was covered in a thick layer of foul-smelling black substance.

“Ugh. Guess this stuff was washed from the inside, right? ”

He quickly went to the bathroom to address the new hygiene issue. And it tastes good! He felt lighter and stronger than before.

Her skin looks soft. Some random scars from insect bites have disappeared.

“Ah... I look much cooler!” He felt somewhat satisfied when he saw his reflection in the mirror. His better eyesight and hearing showed that his merit points had been used well.

Not wasting any time, he opened the second chest and immediately continued.

The second item was weaker compared to wyrm weed. Copying what he had done earlier, he immediately finished consuming it. Also like the previous time, more black impurities filtered out from his body.

He just found another problem — both sets of clothes he took that day need to be cleaned. He has nothing to wear.

Helpless, he did a quick job of washing his clothes and hanging them to dry, before he continued to use the third item naked.

It was a piece of bright red wood this time that was hot to the touch. The energy he absorbed also felt like it was burning which caused him to shudder suddenly. At the end of his job, he felt his whole body getting hotter.

It was not bad, the warmth made her feel relaxed. In addition, there were fewer black objects seeping out as the fire energy helped to clean them up.

It took him another hour to empty all four coffers. After that, only the rest of the medicine was left on the floor.

Despite being covered who barely exercised, she began to look somewhat muscular. The muscles in his arms and chest appear very prominent, giving him the look of a sport boy.

"Hc ..." He took a deep breath and felt the new strength he had just obtained. He felt like a superhuman who could easily jump onto a roof or run across insane distances in the blink of an eye.

Still, he knew he was quite a distance away from reaching the first rank Solar Bulwark. He's about 60% there, at most. Despite what he did that day already showed the potential of his methods. By fortifying his body with astral strength, he would be immune to ordinary swords and knives, unless a good person could wield an extremely expensive sword that could still injure him.

Su Ping examined his skin and concluded, "This should be enough to withstand the attacks of fourth rank opponents."

While traveling and dying within the Chaotic Realm of the Undead, he studied the different levels of monster attacks so he was quite good at estimating his defense.

The human body is generally weaker compared to the Astral Pets of the same rank, as the latter usually have thick fur or scales as protection. Without careful preparation, even a title-awarded war pet fighter could be killed by a stray bullet in the head. Although such things do not happen often because someone who is experienced as a pet fighter titled fighting all know how to keep themselves safe twenty-four seven. Even while sleeping, they constantly covered their bodies with astral force.