Chapter 6

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Perhaps it was because Western Capital University was very efficient, or perhaps Li Pu was the only freshman who had yet to complete the procedures, it took less time than he had expected.

Including the journey, it only took an hour for him to complete the entire process.

Although he had just become a Summoner and his storage space was still very small, it was enough to carry his luggage.

So, he came to the dormitory that he was assigned to empty-handed.

It had to be said that being the last place had its own benefits. The original four-person dormitory had become a single room when it was his turn.

He was happy to have peace and quiet since he wouldn’t have any roommates for the time being.

After some simple unpacking, Li Pu went out for dinner.

Upon returning, he took a bath and went to bed early.

As for Scarecrow, it was lying in front of the desk, staring at the pile of Coke.

This summoned beast was probably worried that the bottles of coke would be gone after drinking them, so it didn’t want to touch any.

After a long day of running around, Li Pu could finally relax.

Now, he was lying on his bed comfortably and thinking about his plan for the next day.

He had two places he wanted to go to tomorrow.

One was the library because he needed to read some information.

Although he had come into contact with some Summoner-related knowledge through his grandfather, it was not that formal and detailed.

Li Pu heard that the library of the University had a rich collection of information. He wanted to go there and do some research so that he could understand more about Scarecrow.

As for the other place he had to go, it was Wind Listener Pavilion.

The reason for going to the Pavilion was to find other freshmen to practice with.

After all, actual combat was very important.

There were only a few days left before the official start of school. He felt that it was necessary to quickly increase his tacit understanding of Scarecrow, especially in terms of combat.

With these thoughts in mind, Li Pu gradually fell asleep.

The night passed uneventfully.

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The next morning, Li Pu arrived at the library just in time for its opening.

As his storage space was still rather small, and he was worried that he would disturb others, he left Scarecrow outside after telling it not to cause trouble.

He entered the library and found a computer that was connected to the internet. Soon enough, he found a field guide to the summoned beasts.

The Field Guide To the Summoned Beast could be said to be one of the greatest projects of the past hundred years.

All the summoners in the Federation could participate.

Participants would contribute all the relevant information they know and enter it into the field guide after multiple reviews.

Li Pu entered the characteristics of Scarecrow and quickly found a set of information.

He opened the page and confirmed that it was the information he wanted.

This was because the summoned beast in the picture was almost exactly the same as his straw doll. At least, he couldn’t see much difference.

So he began to read it line by line.

[Straw doll, a very weak summoned beast. Its initial grade would always be an F.]

Just the first sentence of the introduction was enough to make him feel a little stifled.

[Most straw doll’s attributes are between 9 wood and 1 water to 7wood and 3 water ]

Attributes could determine the restraints in battle, and at times, it was also related to the threshold of learning some skills.

However, with [Friend of Magical Beasts], Li Pu didn’t have to worry about Scarecrow’s stats.

On the other hand, he himself would have to face this problem in the future.

[Fatherly Love] was obviously a skill with no attribute threshold, because the random skill light orb was given according to the user’s condition.

From the information in the guide, it seemed that even if it was the same summoned beast, there would still be some differences between each individual.

As for his straw doll, it was 10 wood without water. Li Pu didn’t know if that was good or bad.

[Straw Doll’s food: water ]

Well, this species was rather easy to take care of.

They could live just by drinking water, unlike other summoned beasts that needed special food or feed.

As long as the dormitory’s tap worked, Scarecrow could drink as much as it wanted.

However, he was afraid that Scarecrow’s taste would be spoiled, and it would only drink Coke in the future.

He didn’t know if the Scarecrow would turn into a malt sugar man if it was to continue consuming Coke for a long time.

[Straw Doll’s self-growing method: absorb the essence of the sun and moon]

[Straw Doll’s self-nurturing method: provide suitable water or light-type materials]

Upon reading this, Li Pu felt that he didn’t have to worry much about Scarecrow.

This meant that as long as Scarecrow was left outdoors 24 hours a day, it would be able to grow on its own.

As for the self-nurturing method, it was more logical.

Grass all liked water and light.

Moreover, he had [Friend of Magical Beasts], a skill that allowed him to use new skills to cultivate Scarecrow in the form of sacrifice. He just didn’t know the extent of the effect of this skill. He had to try it out to know.

[Straw Doll’s type, mostly Wind Listener or Berserk]

Li Pu had a better understanding of common knowledge such as the types of summoned beasts.

The types of summoned beasts were generally divided according to their method of obtaining skill power.

There were many names for skill power, energy, mana, divine power, and so on. Although the names were not unified, they all expressed the same meaning.

It was the power that a summoned beast needed to consume when using a skill.

All summoned beasts had a basic skill recovery speed, but this basic recovery speed was generally very slow.

According to the characteristics of each type, most of them would have relatively special recovery methods.

The Balance Type had no special recovery methods, but its basic recovery speed was the fastest among the seven types.

The Berserk Type could use its own blood and energy to recover its skills and was considered a major consumer of the resurrection talismans.

The Intelligence Type had no special recovery methods. Its basic recovery speed was slightly faster, but the capacity of its skill power was usually more abundant than other types, and its method was the most functional among the seven types.

Resolute Type could speed up its recovery of skill power when attacked or injured. This type of summoned beast often took the role of the vanguard in a team.

For Breaking Type, its recovery of skill power sped up when its attack hits a target. Its offensive power was the strongest among the seven elements.

Wind Chaser Type could speed up its recovery of skill power based on its speed. The faster it moved, the faster it recovered its skills. This type of summoned beast was mostly very agile.

Meanwhile, for the Wind Listener Type, the more static it was, the faster it recovered its skills. Its fighting style was also more inclined to staying still.

However, not every skill required skill power. For example, Li Pu’s [Fatherly Love] was a passive skill that did not consume any skill power. He only needed to choose whether to activate or deactivate it.

Li Pu didn’t care too much about the rest of the information. He only read through it briefly and kept some information in mind.

It was not until he reached the last section that he finally slowed down his reading.

[Due to the simple reincarnation conditions of the straw doll, the methods are messy and there are too many.]

[No detailed information is recorded.]

[Currently known straw doll reincarnation limit: 2 ranks]

[Remark: in theory, all summoned beasts have a possibility of 9 ranks of reincarnation. Please don’t be discouraged, Summoner who has a straw doll.]

Reincarnation, also known as evolution, was a necessary path for summoned beasts to become stronger.

After reaching the current maximum level, for example, the maximum level of Rank 0 was level 30, Rank 1 was level 40, and so on, with the help of some nurturing materials and special conditions, reincarnation could be completed.

Every time the summoned beast reincarnated, it would be reset back to Level 1, but they would gain a higher basic combat power than before.

His level and the limit of his abilities would also be increased.

It was even possible to change its grade, attribute, form, and race.

He had heard that some naturally powerful summoned beasts are born at Rank 1 or even Rank 2.

Li Pu just wanted to see if the summoned beast field guide would give him a better evolution plan for Scarecrow.

Now, however, he was dismissed by a simple sentence of “No detailed information is recorded.”

Moreover, the known highest limit of reincarnation was only at Rank 2. As expected, this information made him feel as depressed as the introduction at the beginning.

After thinking about it, he could only accept reality.

From a common point of view, no one would focus on cultivating a straw doll.

As the summoned beast became stronger, the summoner would also receive a part of the physical and spiritual feedback enhancement.

A normal Summoner would need to have a rank 1 summoned beast before they would have enough mental strength to contract a second summoned beast.

After owning a rank 2 summoned beast, one could then contract with a third summoned beast, and so on.

Therefore, if it was someone else who had a straw doll, the most rational solution was to quickly train it to rank 1 at a cheap price, then contract with a second new summoned beast and focus the training on it.

However, Li Pu didn’t have such plans.

It was said that some magical beasts had very strange skills, and could make themselves complete reincarnation under suitable conditions.

He believed that as long as he could find a similar and suitable skill, it was not impossible for Scarecrow to break through the race limit.

Moreover, Scarecrow would definitely not be weak in his hands. He was confident that he could train the straw doll into an interesting, no, a powerful summoned beast.

Imagine, if a 10-wood straw doll suddenly conjured a big fireball in battle, how interesting would the scene be?

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