After all, she has the heart of a young girl.
After being comforted by Guan Ning, Zhang Xiaoyun and Liu Siyan regained their spirits and began to curiously inquire about the wilderness from Lin Ze.
They knew that Lin Ze had been hunting in the wilderness all this time.
She was both amazed and in awe of this, and every time they met, she would pester him to tell her about it.
Even Guan Ning was quite curious.
After all, as a beast tamer, one day I will have to go out into the wilderness to fight against ferocious beasts.
It's hard not to be interested in this kind of thing.
More than ten minutes later.
Everyone has arrived.
Everyone boarded the bus one after another.
Guan Ning and Lin Ze sat together, while Zhang Xiaoyun and Liu Siyan sat at the other end of the adjacent aisle.
With the roar of the engine, the vehicle slowly drove away from the school.
About an hour later, the bus finally left Pinghai City and entered the wilderness area.
The view outside the window gradually changed from towering buildings and streets to desolate and bleak wilderness.
Many students became excited, pressing their faces against the windows and staring wide-eyed at the scenery outside.
No wonder they made such a fuss.
In this era where countless ferocious beasts roam the wilderness, leaving the city to travel outside is no easy feat.
A slight mishap could lead to a life-threatening situation.
Aside from beast tamers who dare to travel alone in the wilderness, ordinary humans usually need to be escorted by the army or beast tamers when they go out.
Just like on this bus, there are two school teachers at the Bronze Beast Master level in the front row, responsible for safely transporting the students to Ningjiang City.
Under these conditions.
Many young people never leave the city where they were born until they reach adulthood, so they naturally have a strong curiosity about the wilderness.
Guan Ning was no exception.
The girl had specifically chosen a seat near the aisle so she could chat with her friend.
To enjoy the view outside, he had to kneel on the seat and lean his upper body over Lin Ze onto the window.
Little did they know how intimate this posture appeared to outsiders.
It looked as if Lin Ze was holding her in his arms.
Lin Ze also felt somewhat uncomfortable.
Guan Ning's body was very close to his; he could even smell the girl's faint fragrance, giving him the feeling of holding a soft, warm jade in his arms.
Ultimately, although he was mentally mature, he had experience in deep relationships with girls in his previous life.
But now the body is completely inexperienced, not to mention it is still in the prime of youth.
It's impossible not to feel emotional under such circumstances.
soon.
Guan Ning recovered from his excitement.
Once I calmed down, I immediately realized how indecent my posture was.
The girl blushed instantly, secretly glanced at Lin Ze, and then quickly pretended to be nonchalant as she shrank back to her seat.
As soon as she sat down, Guan Ning noticed out of the corner of her eye that Zhang Xiaoyun and Liu Siyan were covering their mouths and snickering, looking at her with teasing expressions.
The girl's face grew even redder, and she couldn't help but glare at her two friends.
Zhang Xiaoyun and Liu Siyan weren't afraid; they just looked at her with smiles.
A moment later.
Liu Siyan suddenly tugged at Zhang Xiaoyun's sleeve and asked in a low voice:
"Xiaoyun, Guan Ning doesn't have...you mean...you mean feelings for Brother Lin, does he?"
Zhang Xiaoyun paused for a moment, then immediately understood what she meant, and hesitated before saying, "Maybe."
Girls are the most sensitive.
Although Guan Ning often mentioned Lin Ze to them in the past, her words and expressions showed more of an affection for an older brother.
But recently, when Lin Ze was mentioned, Guan Ning's tone and expression completely changed, as if they were sweetened by honey.
Perhaps she herself didn't even notice.
"But aren't they siblings?"
"Tch, what siblings? They're just childhood sweethearts who grew up together. They're not even related by blood."
"So, you mean... Guan Ning really has feelings for Brother Lin?"
Zhang Xiaoyun glanced at Liu Siyan, then suddenly realized what she meant and said with a smile, "Siyan, you're not worried that Guan Ning will steal Brother Lin away, are you?"
Liu Siyan's face flushed instantly, and she stammered, unable to speak.
For quite a while.
She managed to squeeze out a single sentence.
"You're still blaming me? I don't believe you have no feelings for Brother Lin!"
Zhang Xiaoyun's face also turned red, and she spat under her breath.
...
Lin Ze was unaware of the two girls' discussion about him behind his back.
After Guan Ning obediently sat down, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
To distract himself, Lin Ze quickly opened the system panel to check.
After several days of hunting, he successfully activated two new achievements.
[Skill Proficiency]: When your pet uses a skill a total of 100 times, you will receive 300 achievement points and 1 Soul Crystal.
[Soul Technique - Proficiency]: Accumulate 100 uses of Soul Technique to achieve the achievement and receive 300 achievement points and 1 Soul Replenishing Potion.
Just as he had guessed, there are corresponding achievement series for both pet skills and soul techniques.
It is foreseeable that this will be one of the most important sources of his future achievements.
"Unfortunately, I still failed to achieve the Ten Thousand Beasts Slash achievement."
Lin Ze felt a slight sense of regret.
Although many ferocious beasts have been killed these days, the number has never been able to break through 10,000.
That makes sense, though; opportunities like insect swarms, where you can slaughter ferocious beasts and rack up achievements, are extremely rare.
Relying solely on regular hunting is hardly efficient.
While thinking, Lin Ze casually switched to the pet panel.
After several days of continuous battles, both Xiaoxue and Yangui have improved to varying degrees.
Xiaoxue's growth rate increased to 47%, and her level broke through to the fourth tier, sixth stage.
The Rock Demon's growth rate increased to 25%, and its level also broke through to the fourth tier, sixth stage.
Both of them have significantly increased their strength, which can be considered as achieving the goal that Lin Ze set for himself.
"Speaking of which, I haven't used the achievement points from the reward yet."
A thoughtful glint flashed in Lin Ze's eyes.
He had used up the Soul Crystals he received as an achievement reward, and his Soul Strength had successfully increased to 9.8.
However, he has not used his achievement points, as he has other plans.
Achievement points now have three main functions.
Improve physical and soul attributes.
Increase the growth rate of your pet.
Unlock pet skills.
Lin Ze hasn't actually used the first function yet.
However, it's not necessary, since physical and soul attributes can be enhanced and improved using the Body Strengthening Crystal and Soul Crystal obtained from achievement rewards.
There's no need to waste precious achievement points.
As for the growth rate of pets, it can be improved entirely through battles and consuming rare and precious herbs.
Although the speed is a bit slower, this drawback is completely acceptable compared to saving achievement points.
On the contrary, pet skills can currently only be unlocked using achievement points.
Furthermore, skills are one of the key factors affecting a pet's combat power and should not be underestimated.
Therefore, after careful consideration, Lin Ze decided to focus his future achievement points on unlocking pet skills.
Unless you have a surplus or it's a critical moment, try to use as few achievement points as possible to increase your growth rate.
It is foreseeable that there will be more and more places where achievement points will be used in the future.
It's always good to save as much as possible.
Lin Ze values long-term development more than short-term gains.
Coming to his senses, Lin Ze continued to look at the panel.
After the growth rate increased, both pets had skills that met the unlocking conditions.
Xiaoxue's achievement is 'Snow Woman's Sigh', which requires 200 achievement points.
The Rock Demon's is 'Earth Thorn', which requires 100 achievement points.
Lin Ze decisively unlocked two skills.
After finishing all this, he turned off the control panel, leaned back in his chair, and began to close his eyes and rest.
Time passed slowly.
Wait until noon.
The outline of the complex finally appeared at the edge of everyone's vision.