Chapter 208 The Theory Of Taming Spirit-Manipted Beasts
With Sheridan''s long but precise lectures, Rocky was made aware that his way of nourishing Uriah and
Little Rubygon had its shorings. Though he fed them based on the ideas in the modern world and
followed the rules and regtions to the letter, he knew that he could do so much better than that.
There was nothing to me but hisck of experience with spirit-manipted beasts. He only had few
encounters with them; therefore, there was still so much to know on how to properly nourish and
nurture a spirit-manipted beast.
He remembered Uriah''s bizarre growth during its final cub stage. But it happened by ident – or by
fate as what Rocky would want to believe. When Uriah had eaten a yellow spiritual crystal by mistake,
Rocky thought it would die. Everything went blur for Rocky at that moment. However, to his surprise,
something unexpected happened instead – Uriah instantly reached the adult age as a spirit-
manipted beast at the second grade of the three-stars. Uriah made a ground-breaking development
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for a spirit-manipted beast by skipping many stages of growth. Rocky knew that he couldn''t have
done it on his own. Without the yellow spiritual crystal, he wouldn''t be able to raise Uriah and make it
grow with such formidable power.
''I am just lucky that Sheridan took me in as an apprentice. Otherwise, my experiment will all be in vain,
'' Rocky thought to himself. He knew that all of this was because Sheridan took him under his wings.
Meanwhile, Little Rubygon''s growth was exponentially fastpared to others – all thanks to the
magical saliva. ording to the ssification of the Beast Taming Skill, Little Rubygon was now at the
medium stage as a cub. Rocky couldn''t be any happier seeing his spiritual-manipted beasts outgrow
others. However, he was somehow worried about Little Rubygon. If he continued feeding it with the
magical saliva, Little Rubygon would reach its adulthood in no time and it would be difficult for Rocky to
tame it. If that happened, everything that Rocky had worked hard for would be just for nothing.
Unlike Uriah, Little Rubygon had not yet established a contract of the spiritual power with Rocky. Time
was ticking away, and Rocky could not afford to lose a second. He had to finish the experiment, take
control of Little Rubygon, and make it obedient to him before it reached adulthood. If Little Rubygon
reached adulthood before Rocky could realize the effect of his experiment, everything would be a
waste. All his previous works and effort would only be meaningless. There was no other way…
''Maybe I should stop feeding Little Rubygon the magical saliva, '' Rocky concluded. It was the only way
he could think of to slow down Little Rubygon''s growth.
Besides, Sheridan also mentioned that the feeding practices had a significant effect on the
development of a fully-grown spirit-manipted beast, also known as the enhancement of the star
level. It was said that the promotion of the star level could only be realized when a spirit-manipted
beast reached certain basic standards. Unless the spirit-manipted beast met all these basic
standards, it couldn''t elevate its star level. The beast tamer yed a significant role in this process.
However, throughout the Wild Spirit Land, only a few spirit maniptors knew about this. Most of them
thought that the power of the spirit-manipted beast relied on its master. Hence, they tended to focus
on making themselves powerful first instead of enhancing their spirit-manipted beasts.
There was also a theory that when two spirit maniptors of the same powerpeted with their spirit-
manipted beasts of the same power and star level, the two spirit-manipted beasts should be
matched in terms of strength. Therefore, thepetition should be a draw. However, the fact was, the
spirit-manipted beast with a better physique and foundation would win. For spirit-manipted beasts
– they might be in the same level, but their power could be different from one another. This was
obvious for wild spirit-manipted beasts. Even though they were in the same level, their powers were
diverse since they lived in different environments. The environment had a strong influence on the
development of a spirit-manipted beast. It was the environment they grew in that nourished them –
the food they ate, the ambiance they grew in, and so on.
Aside from the environment, age also had a significant effect on developing the power of a spirit-
manipted beast. Generally, the older a spirit-manipted beast was, the greater its advantages
would be over a younger one. But now it wasn''t always the case especially after artificial rearing came
into being. A remarkable beast tamer could wipe out that age advantage and make the younger one
more powerful than the other.
All of Sheridan''s long teaching and exnation helped bridge Rocky''s experience and knowledge gap
with spirit-manipted beasts. Gradually, Rocky would be able tobine the ideas from the modern
world with the practical experience; thus, a brand-new Beast Taming Skill would be born.
Normally, establishing a new system of Beast Taming Skill would take time. It was not something that
could be done overnight. However, if Rocky couldprehend Sheridan''s Beast Taming Skill
thoroughly, he could establish a new Beast Taming Skill in no time.
In the blink of an eye, it was already noon. How time flew by so fast when one was having fun!
"Do you remember what I said?" Sheridan asked as he turned back to look at Rocky.
The sound of Sheridan''s voice suddenly awakened Rocky from his deep thoughts. He stretched his
arms and yawned, pretending to be bored by Sheridan''s words. But deep down, he had already
achieved mastery through aprehensive study of it. He replied, "Are we done here? Can I leave
now?"
"You brat! Don''t waste my time! Do you understand it? If not, I can repeat the lesson!" Sheridan said,
staring disappointedly at Rocky.
"Nah! If you continue, I''m afraid you won''t stop till midnight. Let''s save it for tomorrow, shall we?" Rocky
waved his hand as he dismissed Sheridan''s offer, and then he turned away.
"Oh yeah? Well, tomorrow, you''re in for a treat! I''ll tell you something you''ll be truly interested in! Better
be ready for it, boy!" Sheridan told Rocky with certainty as thetter was leaving. He couldn''t believe
that after all the things he taught Rocky, thetter would still make a fool out of him. It never urred to
him that Rocky would easily change his cynical attitude.
Sheridan had beenpletely immersed in pandering to Rocky''s taste.
There were so many things that Rocky wanted to do. First, he went back to his room to change. Then,
he went to the Ghost Vige with Uriah and Little Rubygon to feed the three Dark Heaven Insects. After
this, he cured Uriah''s wounds with the Spirit Possession.
Two days passed by quickly. Indeed, time felt like a blurred concept to Rocky when he was having fun.
After his ss with Sheridan at the beast farm in the morning, Rocky immediately went to the Evian
City alone to get the twelve huge shackles he had booked.
It was early when Rocky arrived at the Evian City and his appointment wasn''t untilte in the afternoon,
so he decided to wander around the city a bit. As he mindlessly roamed around, he came to the branch
store of the Super Beast Farm. He hesitated at first, but finally decided toe inside the store. He
wasn''t interested in anything inside the store except for the auction on the second floor, so he helped
himself upstairs.
There weren''t many people at the auction when Rocky arrived. He looked around and found that the
auction items on the stage were all rubbish. He shook his head in disappointment and was about to
leave when he heard a voice from behind.
"Sir! You''re finally here!" Rocky turned and was surprised to see the store boss approaching him.
Rocky just nodded to him in reply.
"Sir, I''ve been waiting for you for so long. Remember the treasures I sold for youst time? Well, since
they were bought, the other auction items here at the Super Beast Farm are left without anybody caring
for them," the boss said in a seemingly jolly tone.
"Oh? I didn''t know." Rocky was stunned, his eyebrows raised in surprise. He didn''t know how to
respond to the boss''s remark.
"So, sir, what do you have for us this time?" the boss asked. He was certain that Rocky still had
something he would want to sell.
"Well, I just chanced upon your store while wandering around the city. To tell you honestly, I have
nothing with me," Rocky replied and shrugged his shoulders. The boss''s face turned from delighted to
discouraged like a dissatisfied wife.
Rocky looked away before he could feel any guilt. As he was trying to find an excuse to steer the
conversation away, he chanced upon what looked like a silver cutter on the stage. When he saw it
carefully, he realized it was like a long and thin scalpel. His eyes immediately lit up.
"Hey, do you have more scalpels like that?" Rocky asked, his eyes still fixed on the marvelous scalpel
on the stage.
The boss looked in the direction and shortly fell silent as he thought about it. He gasped and said in a
sad tone, "Unfortunately, it''s the only piece we have. I bought it recently. The person I bought it from
said it is made from the silver bones of a kind of wild spirit-manipted beast called the Primitive Calf."
"I see. The craftsmanship is quite exquisite. The details in the scalpel are wonderful…" Rocky said as
he continued to marvel at the beauty of the scalpel.
"Indeed! I wouldn''t have bought it if it wasn''t one of a kind. Anyway, I got it from the Buck Knife Shop.
I''m sure you''ve heard about its great reputation around the Holy Dragon Empire." the boss exined.
He was pleased that Rocky liked the scalpel he just bought.