46: Seven-color flower
Compared to the previous desolation, this place was simply a paradise for those obsessed with Flower Spirits. Though named Flower Spirits, they were actually floating, anthropomorphic flowers.
“If it’s not here, you probably won’t find it.”
“This should be the most diverse place for Flower Spirit species in this entire flower valley.”
Being a fast friend proved useful at times like this. Without any instructions, he began searching on his own.
Li Wen was somewhat overwhelmed by the myriad of colors before his eyes.
The main reason was the sudden appearance of too many companion beasts in Li Wen’s field of vision, and the system panel was particularly active today.
Flower Spirit (Yellow)
attribute: Earth / Wood
Species: Agile Intermediate
... trait: Flower of Joy
... Flower Spirit (Green)
attribute: Wood
Species: Agile Intermediate
... trait: Gentle Flower
... Besides these, there was only the red Flower Spirit he had already seen. Li Wen really couldn’t find any other colors.
No, I have so many flowers, isn’t there a single special one?
Just as he thought he would return empty-handed today, Lu Chen’s special Red String Bellinitiative appeared, swaying its body.
Suddenly, more figures emerged in the clearing, all in colors he had never seen before.
Flower Spirit (Blue)
attribute: Water / Wood
Species: Agile Advanced
... trait: Flower of Melancholy:
As a Flower of Melancholy, it possesses an ability to influence its surroundings that it cannot control. Also, due to its timid nature, it usually does not appear before a Beastmaster.
Yes, this was also why he couldn’t find any trace of it at first.
Flower Spirit (Black)
attribute: Dark
Species: Agile Advanced
... trait: Mysterious Flower:
As a Mysterious Flower, it likes to maintain a sense of mystery, so it is unwilling to appear before others and possesses unique hiding abilities.
Flower Spirit (Purple)
attribute: Ghost
Species: Agile Advanced
... trait: Romantic Flower:
As a Romantic Flower, it enjoys doing romantic things. So-called romance is a sudden surprise. It will suddenly appear when it encounters a Beastmaster it likes, and can unleash astonishing combat power in the name of romance.
“PS: I don’t understand! What is he talking about right from the start? Friendship! Bonds!”
Flower Spirit (White)
attribute: Light
Species: Agile Advanced
... trait: Innocent Flower:
As an Innocent Flower, it is naive and innocent, enjoys imitating the behavior of other companion beasts, and possesses unparalleled mimicry and learning abilities.
Li Wen: ? There are too many things to complain about; I must vent.
These last three even abandoned the wood attribute directly? Did they self-sacrifice to achieve the great Dao? Don’t mention it, their species is indeed a small level higher.
And this white Flower Spirit, while the other three colored Flower Spirits more or less had traits and personality influences, what reason did this white Flower Spirit have to hide?
Surely they didn’t collectively imitate the black Flower Spirit and start playing mysterious, right?
Except for Li Wen, who was intently searching for something, everyone else had their own concerns and busy tasks.
Lu Chen curiously fiddled with the Red String Bell in his hand, full of questions: “How did this Red String Bell come out on its own? Its behavior completely exceeded my expectations.”
Senior Zhu Ling, on the other hand, had already begun preparing to ‘kidnap’ a blue Flower Spirit to complete her task.
Her movements were skilled, clearly indicating her familiarity with such tasks. Once the task was completed, she could temporarily set aside the burden in her heart and enjoy some relaxed time.
However, never believe a straight-A student’s definition of “rest.”
For them, so-called rest was merely effort at a slightly lower intensity than usual.
After seeing the purple Flower Spirits, Su Chen couldn't move. These purple Flower Spirits, whether in terms of attribute or aesthetics, seemed tailor-made for his needs.
He attended Gudu No. 9 Middle School, affiliated with Gudu University, and was in the same College Entrance Examination cohort as Li Wen.
Because the school was full of powerful ghost-type companion beasts, Su Chen had the reputation of “Little You Emperor.”
He was completely the template for Senior Zhu Ling’s successor, demonstrating extraordinary potential in both university studies and secret realm exploration.
If nothing unexpected happened, Li Wen would likely face him many times in the coming years of university.
The Senior Brother’s focus, however, was somewhat peculiar. He looked at the Red String Bell in Lu Chen’s hand, full of surprise: “That shouldn’t be! The Red String Bell shouldn’t logically possess this kind of emotion-influencing ability.”
He suddenly came to his senses and asked in confusion: “Wait, Lu Chen, when did you contract the Red String Bell?”
“Li Wen, did you two visit the Marriage Tree yesterday?”
Li Wen nodded and explained: “Yes! Lu Chen was even contracted by that special Red String Bell just now.”
Lin Bufan: ?
“Contracted?”
“I mean, the Red String Bell actively formed a contract with him,” Li Wen added.
“Oh~ But now is not the time to dwell on that,” the Senior Brother said thoughtfully,
“The emotion-influencing ability displayed by this Red String Bell is very special; it’s completely the bane of Flower Spirits.”
“I suddenly don’t feel like resting anymore. Now I have an idea for an Aberrant Type study.”
“Actually, that’s not its most special characteristic,” Li Wen interjected, “Senior Brother, aren’t you curious why the Red String Bell didn’t evolve after the contract?”
Prompted by Li Wen, Lin Bufan, who had been lost in thought, finally reacted and said in surprise: “That’s right! Why didn’t it evolve after the contract?”
He secretly thought: “I just can’t stay with a natural airhead; I’ll get infected.”
“I suspect that this Aberrant Type Red String Bell has a very important commonality, which is that it only has two forms.”
“The contract might bring changes, but the form hasn’t changed, so this Red String Bell only has one evolution form left.”
“Moreover, I speculate it might become terrifyingly strong.”
“No, I have to go to the Marriage Tree tonight and see if I can research it.”
Li Wen said somewhat awkwardly: “Uh… that might not be possible, because the tree’s only Aberrant Type has already contracted with Lu Chen.”
“How are you so sure?”
“Senior Brother, look, that individual is clearly smaller, right?”
Lin Bufan nodded.
“And coincidentally… when I went to visit, all the other Red String Bells, except for that one, flew down, and their sizes were all normal.”
Lin Bufan’s face was filled with shock, followed by a remark, “You’re too much of a scumbag.”
As for the reason, Lin Bufan had been to other Marriage Trees before, but not a single Red String Bell was willing to come down, not even once.
There was also the teacher’s heartbreaking comfort, “It’s okay, being single with me, your teacher, is quite good.”
Lin Bufan: I can’t exactly tell him that I have no romantic fate at all, can I?
At this moment, everyone failed to notice a peculiar-looking Flower Spirit still lurking nearby, carefully observing to see which Beastmaster’s companion beast was the most relaxed and happy.
If Li Wen were to look at it from the system panel’s perspective now, he would surely be shocked to find a wild companion beast with data as chaotic as Qing Yan’s.