Chapter 41: Chapter 40: Order Beast: Crown of the Sun
Zhong Ling felt extrely reserved sitting inside the Guardian Beast Vehicle. Having been born in the Lower City District, this was her first ti facing such important people.
Lin Zhuo might have seed carefree, but she was actually very perceptive.
Noticing Zhong Ling’s unease, Lin Zhuo pulled out a bag of dried apricots and offered it to her before turning to Zhong Yi and Zhong Ling to make a snarky remark.
"This carriage is so long, but it’s only a little over three ters high. From the outside, the whole Guardian Beast Carriage looks a bit like a coffin on its side."
"Ah Tao has terrible taste. If you ask , Guardian Beast Carriages should be built taller."
Zhong Ling had only been feeling reserved, but after hearing Lin Zhuo’s comnt, she glanced at Wen Tao sitting beside them and quickly lowered her head.
Though young, Zhong Ling had worked as a clerk in a Guardian Beast Shop for years, so her emotional intelligence was quite high.
She knew better than to chi in on a topic that was bound to offend soone.
Apparently, this wasn’t the first ti Wen Tao had heard Lin Zhuo roast his Guardian Beast Vehicle. He spoke with a hint of resignation in his voice.
"Zhuo, you were the one who gave
this Calm Water Cyan Jade for the Guardian Beast Carriage."
"The fact that this carriage looks like a coffin from the outside is at least half your fault."
At this, Wen Tao’s tone grew serious.
"Zhong Yi, I want to ask you a very important question. I’m not going to ask what specific Rule your Order Beast controls..."
"...but I need to know if your Order Beast is of the Healing Elent."
Wen Tao even breathed cautiously as he asked the question.
Lin Zhuo held her breath entirely. Both she and Wen Tao assud Zhong Yi didn’t understand the significance of a Healing-type Order Beast.
But as it turned out, Zhong Yi knew exactly what it ant.
’In the ga, one could beco a Celestial Destiny Seeker and obtain an Order Beast by investing just 30,000 RMB. And for just 2,000 RMB, you could reroll the Rule it controlled. So whales in the ga had spent as much as 500,000 RMB and still failed to reroll an Order Beast with a healing Rule. Lin Zhuo and Wen Tao’s attitude toward him, combined with their pointed question, was more than enough to prove the importance of a Healing-type Order Beast in this world.’
Zhong Yi didn’t keep them in suspense. He nodded frankly and said,
"That’s right. My Order Beast does indeed control a Rule related to healing."
"Do either of you have a Guardian Beast whose Origin has been damaged? If so, you’re welco to test my Order Beast’s Healing Ability."
’Having revealed he was a Healing-type Celestial Destiny Seeker, Zhong Yi was willing to go a step further and demonstrate his value to increase his importance among their ranks.’
Upon hearing Zhong Yi’s answer, Lin Zhuo and Wen Tao exchanged a look, their breathing instantly becoming heavier.
Lin Zhuo couldn’t help but exclaim.
"Zhong Yi, this is wonderful!"
"Your Order Beast really is of the Healing Elent! Its potential will be rated at SS Level at the very least."
"Starlight City’s younger generation finally has an SS Level Celestial Destiny Seeker."
After her outburst, Lin Zhuo noticed Wen Tao hadn’t produced an injured Guardian Beast, so she prompted him.
"Ah Tao, you’re a Creator. You’re always researching and concocting Potions to strengthen Guardian Beasts."
"You must have an injured Guardian Beast or one with a damaged Origin on hand. Hurry up and bring one out for Zhong Yi to take a look at."
Lin Zhuo was genuinely excited to see the Ability of a Healing-type Order Beast.
Wen Tao just shook his head.
"Why would I carry around Guardian Beasts with severed limbs? The Guardian Beasts I keep in my Storage Pouch and Soul Base only have minor injuries, if any."
"Any ordinary Healing-type Guardian Beast Master could heal them. Bringing them out would prove nothing."
Wen Tao paused, then made a serious proposal to Lin Zhuo.
"Zhuo, if I recall, your Order Beast suffered so Origin damage and still hasn’t fully recovered. Why don’t you summon it and let Zhong Yi have a try?"
’Wen Tao had never personally witnessed the Ability of Zhong Yi’s Order Beast, but based on the accounts of the adventurers Zhong Yi had helped, he knew it could regenerate a person’s severed limbs—it could even regrow half a foot that had been cut off. This was an Ability that ordinary Healing-type Guardian Beasts certainly didn’t possess. However, the true value of a Healing-type Order Beast didn’t lie in healing ordinary Life forms. It lay in its ability to heal other Order Beasts of a similar tier. If the Healing Ability from Zhong Yi’s Order Beast had no effect on the Order Beasts of other Celestial Destiny Seekers, then whether Zhong Yi could truly be rated at the SS Level potential was still up in the air.’
Hearing this, Lin Zhuo couldn’t help but protest.
"My Order Beast successfully advanced in tier a year ago. It’s asking way too much of Zhong Yi to have him treat my Crown of the Sun."
Lin Zhuo wasn’t treating Zhong Yi like an outsider, nor was she looking down on his Order Beast. If she were treating him as an outsider, she wouldn’t have said her Order Beast’s na to his face.
Lin Zhuo’s Order Beast had already reached the Mythical Tier, three whole tiers above Zhong Yi’s.
Even if Zhong Yi’s Order Beast could heal Crown of the Sun, the effect would likely be negligible.
’Lin Zhuo glanced at Zhong Yi. Summoning Crown of the Sun wasn’t the issue; she was just worried it would discourage him. After all, confidence was indispensable for a Guardian Beast Master’s growth. Before Lin Zhuo could finish ntally roasting Wen Tao for his terrible idea—they didn’t have a suitable Guardian Beast for Zhong Yi to heal right now, so they could just find one later, couldn’t they?—’
Just then, she heard Zhong Yi speak.
"If it’s convenient, Sister Zhuo, I can try to help treat your Order Beast."
Zhong Yi spoke with earnest conviction, but to Wen Tao and Lin Zhuo, it sounded a bit like youthful bravado.
"Ah Tao, you know my Crown of the Sun is cursed and can’t change its form. Have your nine little loaches fly up high so we don’t affect the residents in the city district below."
The nine Frost Water Cold Flood Dragons pulling the Guardian Beast Vehicle could hear Lin Zhuo’s words from inside the carriage. Guardian Beasts with a Dragon Bloodline valued their own Bloodline above all else.
If anyone else had called them "little loaches," the nine Frost Water Cold Flood Dragons would have snorted in displeasure, even out of consideration for Wen Tao.
But since the one who said it was Lin Zhuo... well, it was best to just let it go.
When these nine Frost Water Cold Flood Dragons were still at the Mortal Beast Level, Lin Zhuo had fed them often.
She could call them "little earthworms," not just "little loaches," and the nine Frost Water Cold Flood Dragons wouldn’t dare let out a single snort.
As long as Lin Zhuo didn’t get another sudden whim to cook "Flood Dragon food" for them!
Rembering how Lin Zhuo used to watch them with expectant eyes, urging them to eat her "Flood Dragon food," the nine Ice Attribute Frost Water Cold Flood Dragons couldn’t help but shiver in unison.
As Flood Dragon Species Guardian Beasts with an excellent Bloodline, the Peak Fantasy Level Frost Water Cold Flood Dragons could easily fly to an altitude of over ten thousand ters.
Wen Tao reached out and twisted a dragon-head sculpture on the carriage wall. The walls of the Guardian Beast Carriage suddenly unfolded outward, transforming it into a platform suspended in mid-air.
A Guardian Beast Master who hadn’t reached the Fantasy Level and received a powerful enhancent from their Beast Pattern wouldn’t be able to withstand the environnt at an altitude of ten thousand ters.
The mont the Guardian Beast Carriage unfolded, Wen Tao had already released his aura to envelop Zhong Yi and Zhong Ling, shielding them from the effects of the high altitude.
At that mont, Lin Zhuo’s aura seed to resonate with the distant sun. A brilliant, almost tangible, glazed fla enveloped her body.
A soft incantation escaped Lin Zhuo’s lips.
"Let stone lt and gold flow, Crown of the Sun!"
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