Chapter 91: How Could This Be Wrong?
Chapter 91: How Could This Be Wrong?
“Let’s begin. We’ll start with the first test: physical strength—power, speed, and constitution. For a more accurate measurement, if the Green Caterpillar has any Soul Guiding Device, you should take it off.”
“It’s okay if you don’t, but it might affect the Green Caterpillar’s data, and its physical strength grade could be lowered.”
Wang Che chose not to take it off.
The Green Caterpillar had already gotten used to wearing the Mecha Fall Armor.
Wang Che wanted to see how well the Green Caterpillar could perform while wearing the Mecha Fall Armor.
This test was very similar to the one done at the club.
But it was more precise.
First, they tested Soul Power Cultivation.
This step was very simple, just like the test at the beginning of the school year—stand on the Soul Power detector.
The difference was that the one at school was a centennial detector.
The one here was a millennial detector.
It could detect Soul Power levels up to a thousand years.
Because every time a Soul Pet’s Soul Power Cultivation increased by one year, the Soul Pact Master would sense it, so they knew the exact Soul Power Cultivation.
But that was in the early stages.
Later on, when it increased by thousands or even tens of thousands of years, the Soul Pact Master might not remember the exact Soul Power Cultivation.
They might only have a rough idea.
The Green Caterpillar stood on the Soul Power detector.
This time, it didn’t glow with golden light but with a light purple glow.
Each bar represented one hundred years of Soul Power Cultivation.
There were a little over five bars.
“Soul Power Cultivation: 510 years.”
“That’s such a high Soul Power Cultivation!”
“Even compared to an Ultra-Rare Soul Pet, if properly raised, it wouldn’t be much higher than this, right?”
“Students these days can raise Green Caterpillars this well?”
“The Soul Pet Base in the Mingdu War Zone specializes in Green Caterpillar research, and even they only manage to reach this level in half a year…”
Many staff members exclaimed in awe.
“All of you, quiet down! Do you think winning the Dawn Cup with a Green Caterpillar is some kind of joke?”
The research director who had spoken with Wang Che earlier immediately raised his voice. “Quickly prepare for the next test.”
Next were the standard tests for power, speed, and constitution.
The Green Caterpillar performed excellently in all of them.
So excellently that many staff members started to doubt their own lives.
At the end, when they looked at the research data’s displayed grade:
Wow, overall grade: A.
“That’s ridiculous, these stats…”
“It’s not scientific! So unscientific!”
“This is the legendary genius cultivator.”
“Considering the Racial Potential of the Green Caterpillar, with 510 years of Soul Power Cultivation, its physical strength can reach an overall A grade. Even an Ultra-Rare Soul Pet couldn’t achieve this without extremely hard training.”
“Especially its speed and power, which both reached an A+ grade. Constitution and defense are slightly weaker, only B+ grade, but that’s still incredibly abnormal.”
…
“See, I was right!”
The research director exclaimed with emotion. “The professor’s insight is truly remarkable…”
“The professor’s insight?” Wang Che caught the words keenly.
“Oh, it’s Professor Yan. He said that you, as the Dawn Cup champion, would likely achieve outstanding results in this test, and he told us to pay extra attention,” the director quickly explained.
“So that’s why… No wonder you’ve all been so enthusiastic toward me.” Wang Che thought, so it was that Professor Yan.
Without taking off the Mecha Fall Armor, the Green Caterpillar still performed like this.
Wang Che felt it was within his expectations.
If it were taken off, the overall grade should reach S level.
It hadn’t disappointed his expectations.
“Then, let’s start the next test.”
The research director became even more enthusiastic. “For the Soul Skill proficiency test, you let your Soul Pet demonstrate the Soul Skills you want to know. We can then provide a detailed test and grade for you.”
Wang Che nodded and had the Green Caterpillar perform Rattler Tail Strike and Silk Spitting, one after the other.
Blazing Charge and Energy Bomb were his trump cards; Wang Che already had a good idea about them and didn’t plan to test them.
Martial Spirit Armament, given the world’s context, was a self-created Soul Skill, so Wang Che wouldn’t test it either.
Rebirth from Mortal Peril hadn’t been learned yet.
Insect Concealment and Insect Sound had just been learned recently, so testing them wouldn’t be meaningful.
Only Silk Spitting and Rattler Tail Strike were the two Soul Skills the Green Caterpillar had the highest proficiency in.
The test results came out quickly.
Both Soul Skills had extremely high proficiency levels.
Especially Silk Spitting, which had reached S grade.
“S-grade Silk Spitting is something many Green Caterpillars with over a thousand years of Soul Power Cultivation can’t achieve. The Green Caterpillar’s Silk Spitting not only has strong control abilities but also some offensive capabilities.”
The research director marveled. “S-grade proficiency means it’s already the highest. You’ve trained it very well. This is the first time I’ve seen a Soul Skill with S-grade proficiency today, especially at the student stage.”
“Is there no higher grade than S?” Wang Che asked.
Earlier, the Green Caterpillar’s Silk Spitting was the normal kind.
Different from when it combined two types of Life Energy during the Silk Spinning Competition.
“Yes, if proficiency surpasses S grade, there’s a chance it can advance to become a Core Soul Skill, producing special additional effects… But it’s difficult and often requires some special training methods.”
“Once it becomes a Core Soul Skill, it’s a new Soul Skill. You can report it to any Soul Pet Research Base. The proficiency grading method can be customized by you. At the same time, you should apply for a patent for this Core Soul Skill as soon as possible, and you can also publish the training method for this Core Soul Skill with a set price.”
“Of course, you don’t have to publish it.”
“If you publish it, other Soul Pact Masters can purchase the training method. You can then earn money from it.”
“So, researching new Soul Skills is very meaningful and has many benefits.”
“Of course, for students like you, it’s very difficult.”
Regarding this point, the research director spoke very conservatively.
He didn’t go into further detail.
But the idea that ordinary Soul Skills could advance to become Core Soul Skills and produce special effects wasn’t surprising to Wang Che.
Moreover, once advanced, they would be considered new Soul Skills.
That was really good.
‘Silk Spitting can also advance in the future. Then, Rattler Tail Strike can’t fall behind either…’
Wang Che thought to himself.
The proficiency of Rattler Tail Strike was slightly lower.
Only A+ grade, but it was still impressive.
“Many Soul Pets know Rattler Tail Strike. Just in this room, there are at least a hundred Soul Pets that know Rattler Tail Strike… Most only have C-grade proficiency, a few have B-grade, and only a very small number can reach A grade.”
The higher the proficiency of a Soul Skill, the stronger its power and effects.
The testing process required evaluating the maximum and minimum power the Green Caterpillar could achieve with Rattler Tail Strike.
Then, there were detailed tests on the range of Rattler Tail Strike, the volume of the sound, and fine control.
In Wang Che’s view, it was professional.
And very efficient.
“The last test is for the Life Soul Pact.”
The research director said, “The Life Soul Pact test mainly checks three aspects: the Soul Pet’s Spiritual Intelligence, intimacy, and Telepathy.”
“First, Spiritual Intelligence.”
Testing Spiritual Intelligence wasn’t difficult.
They just needed to give the Green Caterpillar some intelligence questions to solve.
“What do you think its Spiritual Intelligence level is?” the research director asked first.
“Around ten years old.”
Soon, other staff members brought a set of intelligence questions for ten-year-old children.
The questions were very simple.
There were twenty questions in total. Answering all of them correctly would mean reaching the ten-year-old level.
The Green Caterpillar answered the first nineteen correctly.
But the last one…
It was a very simple question, but it got it wrong.
The question was like this:
Which of the following is the same type as the King Soul Pet, Sky Cloud Dragon?
1. Green Caterpillar.
2. Thunder Devil Dragon.
3. Star Moon Fox.
The Green Caterpillar didn’t hesitate and chose 1.
All the researchers in the room were stunned.
How could this be wrong?
Especially since, after choosing, the Green Caterpillar looked proud.
Wang Che: “…”
The room fell into silence among the many researchers…