Chapter 21 Pie in the Sky (1/2)

”I've heard that when Monster Trainers reach a certain level, they are able to develop certain techniques that can ensure their survival,” said Gao Peng after furrowing his brows in thought for a moment.

”That's right, but a Trainer's survival isn't just limited to one type of technique. It is also not necessarily true that one must attain a certain level before being able to use such a technique,” Uncle Liu said, evidently hinting at something.

After saying that, Uncle Liu simply stood where he was, as though he had some reservation in continuing on with the topic.

C'mon and ask, ask me how to obtain such a technique.

”Mm, thank you for enlightening me.” With that, Gao Peng gave a slight nod and turned to leave.

”…”

Uncle Liu cleared his throat and said, ”Wait. Actually, I have a Monster Trainer survival technique that is suitable for you right now.”

Gao Peng gave Uncle Liu a careful look. If he still had not realised by now that there was more to Uncle Liu than met the eye, he might as well have bashed his head into a wall. But since Uncle Liu did not seem to have any intention of explicitly revealing his identity, Gao Peng found no reason to purposely expose him either.

Everyone had some secrets of their own. If he were to try to get to the bottom of everything, he might just lose a friend.

Uncle Liu looked at his surroundings then nodded his head. Gao Peng suddenly felt a change in the space around him, but he could not be sure if he simply imagined it.

Uncle Liu spoke in a serious tone. ”The secret technique I am about to tell you must never be revealed to anyone, or else it will bring you a lot of trouble.”

”I understand,” Gao Peng nodded.

In Gao Peng's mind, he imagined that Uncle Liu would place a finger on his forehead and the knowledge would flood into his mind.

But in reality, Uncle Liu simply took out a piece of paper and began scribbling on it with a pen.

After he was done writing, he passed it to Gao Peng. ”Memorize this, then burn the paper.”

Gao Peng took the note in his hands and began to read carefully. His memory had always been rather good, otherwise he would not have been able to get such good grades. After all, a lot of knowledge had to be memorized.

After a moment, Gao Peng nodded his head. He found some matches in Uncle Liu's home and burned the note to ashes.

Uncle Liu did not ask if Gao Peng had memorized it all properly but reminded him once again to never reveal what he learned today. At least not before he had become powerful enough to protect himself.

After seeing Gao Peng go back home, Uncle Liu secretly took out his phone to call Old Ji. That old fogey. He's clearly misses his grandson to bits but he still refuses to visit him. But Old Ji does indeed have his own reasons. The old fogey should be delighted to hear that Peng has become an intermediate level Monster Breeder.

Uncle Liu leaned back and out of nowhere, a six-meter long chameleon slowly became visible behind him. It was lying on the ground lazily. He unreservedly planted his bottom on the chameleon's body. Its back was soft and fluffy, just like a sofa.

…

Familiar Secret Technique – Shifting Constellations. Gao Peng was thinking about the contents of the piece of paper.

He let out a deep breath. This is evidently a method of transferring damage. It allows all the damage taken to be transferred to the body of one's Familiar.

But it has a flaw. Although it is able to transfer every bit of damage sustained to one's Familiar, it is only effective within a limited range. Beyond a certain distance apart from the Familiar the damage cannot be transferred. Also, this effect cannot be triggered by the Trainer alone and requires the Familiar to consciously initiate the technique.

Even if that were the case, a Familiar's defensive power was way beyond a human's. Furthermore, as a Familiar got stronger, its defensive power and life force would only grow stronger.

Gao Peng shut his eyes and quietly recited the secret technique and communicated with the Blood Contract in his consciousness. In his mental sea, a black and gold contract appeared, before slowly disappearing again.

Suddenly, Gao Peng felt the existence of a new special connection being established between him and Da Zi.

Gao Peng looked over at Da Zi who was crawling by his feet. It had a thick expression on its face. Gao Peng jokingly scolded, ”Look at how fat you've become! You're like a little purple fat pig.”