Chapter 95: The Big Spender

“Also, that old guy Li Yanming said you were very skilled with the Magnetic Sword… although I don’t know why he was so sure.”

“But I thought that if you encountered this little fellow, you might succeed. Of course, if your cultivation grade was below A, we wouldn’t have brought out the Magnetic Sword. But I didn’t expect your cultivation grade to be S-.”

“Even if Li Yanming hadn’t told me, it would have been enough to prove that your cultivation ability was extremely outstanding.”

“I didn’t expect it to really succeed, and in a way I completely didn’t anticipate.”

Professor Yan took the sword sheath from the sword coffin and handed it to Wang Che. “Originally, I wasn’t planning to give this to you. Now, consider it as compensation. If this Magnetic Sword has any problems or accidents in the future, contact us promptly.”

“By the way, there’s also the research report on the Magnetic Sword. I’ll send it directly to your email later.”

Wang Che took the sword sheath, closed his eyes, and gently stroked it.

This long-lost feeling.

The sword sheath was not simple.

The more powerful the sword, the higher the requirements for its sheath.

For example, those Dao artifacts that naturally contained Dao essence, their sheaths were also precious Dao artifacts.

They came as a complete set.

He didn’t expect to get a sword sheath as well.

“This sword sheath should have many abilities,” Professor Yan said. “You can research it more yourself. Ancient Soul-Guiding Artifacts are quite different from our modern Soul-Guiding Devices. Each one is a rare item. Moreover, due to material limitations, these Ancient Soul-Guiding Artifacts are almost impossible to replicate now.”

Wang Che nodded.

After bidding farewell to Professor Yan, he returned home with a full harvest.

As soon as he got home, Teacher Zheng quickly sent several files.

“Initial Cultivation Notes for the Magnetic Sword”

“Choices for Evolution Types of the Magnetic Sword”

“Soul Skill Combinations and Food Sources for the Magnetic Sword”

“Guide to Cultivating Mechanical Soul Pets”

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“Wang Che, the Magnetic Sword is not an ordinary Soul Pet. I looked it up, and so far, no red Magnetic Sword has ever appeared. You need to be extra careful. If anything happens, contact the Soul Pet Base immediately!”

“Also, regarding the situation during the day, although you reacted well and saved face for the Soul Pet Base, I could tell that the Tianxin Soul Pet Base clearly hadn’t tamed this Magnetic Sword properly. Even the Soul Pet Research Base couldn’t tame it well, so this Magnetic Sword is probably very unusual! You must be extremely careful!”

“If it doesn’t work out, I suggest returning this Soul Pet directly to the Tianxin Soul Pet Base. Don’t force it.”

“By the way, before sensing the form of your Martial Soul, don’t rush to form a Life Soul Pact with a second Soul Pet. After forming a Life Soul Pact, your soul power will weaken considerably, making it even harder to sense the form of your Martial Soul.”

Teacher Zheng was very concerned and mentioned many related matters.

After thanking Teacher Zheng, Wang Che carefully looked through the files she sent.

He read quickly.

He finished in about an hour.

He now had a relatively detailed understanding of the Magnetic Sword as a Soul Pet.

“Another big spender.”

Wang Che glanced at the Green Caterpillar.

Raising Soul Pets indeed cost a lot of money.

Fortunately, he wasn’t short of money at the moment.

After returning home, he first explained the situation to his parents.

Regarding the possibility of a new member joining the family, Father Wang and Mother Wang warmly welcomed the idea.

After all, they didn’t know much about the Magnetic Sword.

Rare was enough.

Their son was so impressive and didn’t need them to worry about anything, so what was there to fear?

“Our son is so capable, it makes us seem useless,” Father Wang sighed. “He earns his own money, raises his own Soul Pets, teaches his own Soul Skills, and now even his second Soul Pet is obtained through his own efforts.”

“Wife, what’s the use of us as parents?”

“Not much use.”

“Should we have another child?”

“… Get lost! If you want one, have it yourself!”

“…”

Wang Che looked at his parents, who were still in their prime, and thought this idea wasn’t bad.

In his previous life, he was an orphan. His parents died early, and he had no siblings.

Relying on his fairly good talent and exceptional looks, he had a somewhat rocky journey to the Ascension Realm.

He had experienced all kinds of emotions, except he hadn’t experienced much family love.

But from the looks of it, a second child wasn’t likely.

“After the great war back then, the population sharply declined. Even now, although the Donghua War Zone has a four-child policy, very few families are willing to have more children.”

‘Unless the first child couldn’t even awaken a Martial Soul, they might consider having a second. Third and fourth children are even rarer.’

Wang Che shook his head.

After returning to his room, Wang Che first kept his promise and told the Green Caterpillar three chapters of a story.

The little guy got so excited, almost shouting:

“My fate is mine to control, not heaven’s!”

“Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river, don’t bully a young worm when it’s poor!”

After the excitement, training was still necessary.

Moreover, it could now train very conscientiously.

This made Wang Che feel quite pleased.

The stories had indeed served their purpose.

“Next, let’s take a look at this Magnetic Sword.”

Wang Che gently pressed the button on the Soul Pet Treasure Box.

A red light flashed, and the small, exquisite Magnetic Sword immediately flew out.

It was twenty centimeters long, and its current Soul Power Cultivation was one hundred and twenty years.

According to the research report from Professor Yan, its length had almost not changed.

At the same time, its Racial Potential could not be determined yet.

It fluctuated between high and low.

Racial Potential referred to the growth potential of a Soul Pet.

Science generally preferred to determine it through extensive experiments and data.

Therefore, Racial Potential had unique numerical values.

But not all Soul Pets could have their Racial Potential data researched.

For example, those very ancient Soul Pets and beasts that survived the great war, humans had no opportunity, and it was impossible, to conduct research on them.

Naturally, it was also impossible to research the Racial Potential of those Soul Pets.

Soul Pets like the Magnetic Sword were closely related to ancient Martial Soul Power.

Coupled with the factor of time, they were born after long periods of sedimentation.

They were not life spirit bodies produced through normal reproduction, so it was naturally difficult to research their Racial Potential using conventional methods.

The fluctuations were extreme.

“Cannot teach Soul Skills, cannot teach any Soul Guiding Art… growth not high, slightly inferior to ordinary Rare Soul Pets. Soul Power Cultivation should increase automatically.”

Wang Che opened his email and carefully read the research report given by Professor Yan.

This little guy was indeed a Soul Pet with big problems.

The official information given for the Magnetic Sword in the guide was actually very simple:

The Magnetic Light Sword, a Mechanical Soul Pet awakened through time sedimentation. Formed by the combination of ancient Martial Soul Power and Ancient Soul-Guiding Artifacts, the mechanical energy it produced could affect the magnetic field around itself but did not possess the power to control the magnetic field.

At this time, the Magnetic Sword that flew out circled and danced around Wang Che.

Clearly, it was very happy.

After all, although the environment inside the Soul Pet Treasure Box was good, it really didn’t like being there.

However, due to its own rotation, the lights in Wang Che’s room started flickering.

Even the signal on his Communicator dropped directly from full bars to one bar.

Compared to before, this was still a relatively stable situation.

As for the reason for this instability, Professor Yan’s research report had a simple speculation.

It was probably because this little guy awakened prematurely.

Therefore, the mechanical energy formed by the combination of ancient Martial Soul Power and Soul-Guiding Artifacts inside its body was very unstable.

Plus, it was too young to control the mechanical energy inside its body.

At the same time, the research report had an additional red note:

There should be a special energy hidden inside this little guy’s body, but the research was unclear.

This energy was likely the fundamental reason its body appeared red.

Wang Che spread open his palm.

The Magnetic Sword understood and instinctively flew into Wang Che’s palm, then lay down.

“How should I cultivate this little guy…”

Wang Che looked at the Magnetic Sword. “The first thing to do is to stabilize the mechanical energy inside its body… Otherwise, daily life will be significantly affected.”