“Meow?” (What’s this training for?)
Upon hearing Qiuqiu’s inquiry, Lin Su, who was about to press the Dream Crystal Stone he had obtained from the fifth level to its forehead, paused in his action.
This was indeed a problem.
With Qiuqiu’s Frost Resistance skill having broken through to Tier II, the short-term training goals he had set for it were now thoroughly achieved.
Currently, Qiuqiu’s own Talent Skills, Frost Storm, had been at Tier II for a while, and Snow Trace had even reached Tier III. The three teaching skills—Snow Blow, Frost Resistance, and Frost Eyes—had all likewise reached Tier II.
Therefore, it was time to draw up an entirely new training plan for it.
With this piece of Dream Crystal Stone in Lin Su’s hand, Qiuqiu could train four hundred times. Such training volume would significantly improve proficiency in any skill, so setting a firm plan and using it afterward would be more efficient.
“Qiuqiu, among your five skills now, Snow Blow, Snow Trace, and Frost Eyes can be trained by being maintained over long durations, so there is no need to use the Dream Crystal Stone,” Lin Su said after a moment of consideration, having set the crystal aside, “Therefore, between Frost Storm and Frost Resistance, I hope you prioritize breaking through to Tier III with Frost Storm.”
“Although Tier II Frost Resistance can form twelve Ice Crystal Petals on the surface of the body, reaching Tier III would only add six more layers. Your Frost Resistance is already sufficient for most battles now, so it’s not very beneficial to expend a lot of energy to improve it further at this stage. Instead, it’s better to enhance Frost Storm.”
“Meow…” (But I won’t have Frost Storm after evolving…)
“That’s true,” Lin Su agreed, nodding.
“In a couple of days, when you evolve in the Nirvana Pool, your Frost Storm will transform into the brand-new core skill, Frost Silence Storm. Although there’s only a slight difference in the name and the skills are somewhat similar, they are after all two different skills, so at that time, you will have to start improving Frost Silence Storm’s proficiency from Tier I again.”
Hearing this, Qiuqiu’s head instantly drooped in dissatisfaction.
At this moment, its anticipation for evolution diminished by several degrees.
That was the result of its hard training day and night!
“Meow…” (Doesn’t that mean all the training was in vain?)
Seeing Qiuqiu’s spirits dampen, Lin Su chuckled and patted its head, “I understand how you feel, but you haven’t heard everything yet.”
“Even though Frost Silence Storm is not Frost Storm, since it evolves from it, the skills share many similarities. Thus, when you retrain the core skill, the process will be much faster. How much faster it will be depends on your current skill proficiency—the higher your proficiency now, the quicker the retraining will be.”
“So, your training now does not conflict with future evolution.”
“Meow!” (Got it!)
Qiuqiu’s mood quickly shifted from low to high, reignited with fighting spirit after hearing Lin Su’s explanation.
Train! Improve Frost Storm’s proficiency! To speed up the retraining of the core skill in the future!
“Apart from Frost Storm, you can also learn a new teaching skill,” Seeing Qiuqiu’s eyes brighten up, as if resurrected, Lin Su cleared his throat, “You’ve been training very hard recently, so as a reward, you can choose the next teaching skill you learn. Do you have any ideas?”
“Reward”
“…Meow? (°ω°)” (…Somehow this doesn’t feel quite right?)
“Cough cough, so do you have any skills in mind?” Lin Su’s face turned red as he hurriedly changed the subject.
Qiuqiu tilted its little head, quickly dismissing the sense of wrongness, and spoke eagerly.
“Meow! (｡✪ω✪｡)” (I want to learn Ice Palm!)
“Ice Palm?” Lin Su’s expression became slightly peculiar, “Why do you want to learn a close-combat skill?”
“Meow!” (Because lots of pets have close-combat skills!)
Is that the reason?
Lin Su was speechless.
Indeed, most of the pets Qiuqiu had fought seemed to possess close-combat skills, whether it was the Green Feathered Eagle with its tear, the Fire Cloud Dog with its Fiery Flame Claw, or the Lightning Fox with its Thunderclap Claw. Qiuqiu probably wanted a close-combat skill for the same reason.
What other pets have, its own pet must also have.
In that case, Ice Palm would be the next teaching skill.
Come to think of it, Ice Palm is quite different from other close-combat skills. It is indeed a relatively suitable ice series close-combat skill for Qiuqiu.
Unlike claw skills, Ice Palm relies not on sharpness but on an extreme chill. This is a technique that condenses extreme chill in the palm, to be released the moment of contact with the opponent, allowing the chill to invade the opponent’s body, thereby freezing the opponent’s explosive close-combat abilities.
Combined with Qiuqiu’s Tier III Snow Trace and its unpredictable movement technique, maybe it could come in handy on certain occasions?
A spark of interest flickered in Lin Su’s eyes.
This skill is good.
Ice Palm is a unique ice skill in the Divine Martial World, which has not appeared on Blue Star.
However, this was not a difficult problem for Lin Su to solve. He simply needed to find an opportunity to propose it during a future research project.
With this in mind, Lin Su smiled and nodded, “Okay, once we return to Blue Star, I’ll start teaching you Ice Palm. For now, let’s train Frost Storm with this Dream Crystal Stone and then head to the sixth level.”