Simplified Beast Evolution Path

415  The Criteria for Beasts Choosing Their Masters

It was the first time Yan Xuan heard about it. He had only heard about some villages being remote and underdeveloped, far from the cities.

When those villages encountered Beasts, the military from the cities often could not arrive in time to protect these villagers, leading to disasters. However, what Su Bai had just mentioned was an entirely new perspective, and it left Yan Xuan somewhat shocked.

"But how can such a village exist in Seadaemon City? That village can already stand on its own," Yan Xuan said.

As they continued their conversation, Su Bai received the remaining two hundred bounty coins along with a message from the village chief expressing gratitude.

[We are extremely grateful for your help. We feel that giving you money alone isn't enough to repay your kindness, so we have prepared a small gift for you. Please accept it.]

At the end of the message, the village chief asked for Su Bai's address.

Su Bai shared the location of his base without any concerns about exposing its position. After all, they would still need the base for future work. Even if he did not disclose it now, they would eventually find out.

After sending the address, Su Bai was not too concerned about what they would send. However, he was curious if the village needed any weapons. Nevertheless, he did not want to play the role of a generous person. If the village had some money, Su Bai could provide them with materials to make weapons.

"This village is really poor. But if we provide them with materials to make weapons, how much should we charge them?" Su Bai asked.

Yan Xuan raised an eyebrow and said, "Let's not bother with a poor village. I'm worried that we won't even be able to recoup the basic material costs."

If Su Bai could not recover the material costs, it meant that he would be giving away these items for free.

Yan Xuan knew what was going on in the village through Su Bai's words. If Su Bai really wanted the villagers to be independent and leave the city, they would have to make their own weapons.

Then, Su Bai and the others would definitely suffer losses. It all depended on whether Su Bai could accept such a loss.

If it was Yan Xuan, he would definitely not be able to accept it.

While Su Bai and Yan Xuan were discussing the matter, Lu Le came out of the training space.

"What are you guys talking about?" Lu Le asked.

Yan Xuan glanced at Su Bai, who explained what they had just been discussing—the appropriate price to charge for transforming the village.

Lu Le was in favor of the "losing money is fine" approach. He said, "I don't think it's a problem to lose some money. We'll definitely earn it back from others in the future!"

Yan Xuan shook his head. He belonged to the "at least recoup the material costs" camp. If they had to recoup the material costs, it meant they could not do business with the village.

Not to mention the cheapest copper and iron, just the high-level materials like Beast-cores and crystals were not something they could afford.

"But this is a good opportunity to make our base well-known!" Lu Le emphasized.

Yan Xuan thought about it seriously and said, "It's not necessarily because of this village that we can make the base well-known!"

After listening to both sides, Su Bai seriously considered the feasibility of both options. In a way, they were both right. Especially for such a backward village, they would need the help of others to promote it and bring other people along.

"How about your professor and Roger?" Su Bai asked.

Both of them were people of some status in the Alchemy Association. If they could help promote their base, it would undoubtedly become famous after helping the village.

"It's possible, but are we sure we want to make a loss?" Yan Xuan pondered.

Su Bai thought it over and said, "We don't necessarily have to make a loss. We can transform the village instead of making weapons from scratch."

Su Bai thought they could check what kind of weapons the villagers had and gather them together to create new weapons. That way, they could save on material costs and only need to charge for the labor.

Yan Xuan found the plan feasible and said, "Not bad. But wouldn't it be embarrassing to let others promote weapons created that way?"

Yan Xuan was referring to the fact that his professor was Roger's arch-enemy. His professor was strict, and if the weapons they transformed were too low-level, it might be embarrassing for Roger and Yan Xuan's professor to promote them.

"Then let's see what weapons they have. But let's temporarily put this plan on hold. We don't know what they have and whether they need our help to transform the weapons," said Su Bai.

After the discussion, Lu Le returned to his training.

Su Bai looked at Lu Le and thought his level was almost reaching the Mid-Platinum level.

"How long do you plan to train?" Su Bai asked Lu Le.

Lu Le glanced at his Thunder Panther beside him and said, "I'll train until it reaches the Mid-10 Platinum level."

Currently, Thunder Panther was at the Lower-7 Platinum level. It only needed three more levels to reach the Mid-Platinum level. Reaching Mid-Platinum was already good, but leveling up three levels to 10 would be a bit difficult.

Su Bai said, "There's no need to push yourself so hard."

Lu Le quickly said, "Of course, we have to give it a shot. If we go out on our own missions in the future, you won't be able to protect us, Boss. Besides, no one knows what will happen. It's always good to become stronger."

Yan Xuan nodded in agreement and said, "That's right. I also plan to get some Alchemy books from my professor. I should be able to improve my alchemy skills."

Su Bai opened his mouth to say something but decided against it. He could sense that his teammates were starting to compete with each other to become stronger.

Shrugging, Su Bai went to find something to eat. The vegetables on the farm were already ripe, and with the help of the robots, the harvest was excellent.

In an unknown place, the Seadaemon City Beastmaster Association was having a discussion.

"So, this is Su Bai, who managed to subdue Qiongqi without relying on violence? It seems that the Ancient Beast Compendium is right. Ancient Monsters cannot be subdued through force. These Monsters have their own criteria for choosing a master," said a graceful girl sitting on a desk, swinging her legs and looking at the others.

The man in the center, who seemed like the chairman, snorted coldly, "How can Monsters choose their masters? They just pick whoever they find slightly pleasing, based on the person's strengths and resources. The Monsters wouldn't know these things."

The girl retorted, "Auras. Monsters can pick their masters based on the auras they emit and the Monsters can perceive the strength and resources of a person through their aura."