Chapter 133 — The Classic Choose-One-of-Seven

"The Forest Spirit, used in conjunction with the ruin space, has many cultivation paths—it can fight, heal, and restore."

"Judging by its current potential, the Tree of Life sapling can grow at most into a high-tier monarch. The evolution conditions are extremely harsh, but at least there's a path to follow."

"However, considering your own situation, I'd still most recommend you contract the Mutated Ginseng Baby."

"As a monarch-race beast, it will certainly be easier to contract than the other monarch-race options."

"And don't forget, your Iron-Eating Beast and Azure Silk Worm still need to evolve."

Shi Heng nodded...

"Once they evolve, their race levels may both reach monarch race, but your beast space is only level two. Even if their evolution brings enormous feedback to your beast space and to you personally, theoretically speaking, you'd still have a very hard time bearing it—even if your beast space reached level three, it would be the same."

"Moreover, during its cocoon stage, the Azure Silk Worm is at the phase when it relies most on the beast tamer's own beast space. If a beast in cocoon form is left outside in the world, absorbing nutrients not provided by the cocoon and the beast tamer themselves, it could easily affect the contract between the two. But if you let it sleep inside your beast space, judging by its current potential... you might be in for a rough time."

"By then, if your beast space can't withstand their rate of growth and can't provide enough nutrients, your condition will be severely affected. But if you contract the Ginseng Baby, that won't be an issue—the recovery feedback it gives you can greatly offset that impact. And in the future, as you contract more and more beasts, the Ginseng Baby's value will only grow."

"In short, although you have the Ruin Pearl to substitute for your own beast space, I'd advise you not to do that long-term. After all, the beast space is the best place for maintaining the bond between a beast tamer and their beasts."

Shi Jin fell into deep thought. Would it really? Eleven and Chongchong had spent their Shi Yun outside, it seemed, even longer than inside his beast space—yet their bond was excellent!

Still, the best habitat for a cocoon was indeed the beast tamer's own beast space—that much was certainly true, as proven by all sorts of academic papers.

Since Lu Yan had said so, it seemed the Ginseng Baby really was the more useful choice.

"Then I'll go with the mutant Ginseng Baby," Shi Jin finally decided.

The mutant Ginseng Baby's vitality was in no way inferior to the Tree of Life. As long as he copied Life's Blessing onto it, the effect would be the same; and later, if he taught it Plant Mastery, it could do everything the Tree of Life could do. Weak combat power was not a problem!

Besides, it could fully digest even a tier-eight resource and transform itself completely, becoming the first-ever mutant Ginseng Baby—this Ginseng Baby was thoroughly unscientific. Though its future potential was unknown, that did not necessarily mean it was weak; perhaps it simply meant its talent was absurdly good, Shi Jue concluded.

Still, a tonic Ginseng Baby with off-the-charts combat power... that was seriously hard to explain and utterly unscientific—even more outrageous than Buggy. Truly, ingredients striking back at people!

"Choosing just like that? You could actually pick two or three and look them over in person to see which suits you before deciding," Lu Heng said.

Shi Shuo froze for a moment. Was this giving him a chance to go copy skills first...