All the information was fully digested, but Lin Chen was still a bit bewildered because the information load was too large.
Even someone like Lin Chen, who excels at analysis, needed a moment to summarize.
[Bloodline Golden Hand]
[1. Touching Spirit Beasts and items (fur, flesh, etc.) allows for precise sensing of Spirit Beast's bloodline ratio data]
[2. Using this talent, consuming Spirit Beast items can precisely extract the power of Spirit Beast's bloodline and bestow it on one's own contract Spirit Beasts]
[3. The talent consumes a lot when used once]
[4. Each Spirit Beast only has ten opportunities for successful bloodline bestowal, and each bestowal has to come from a single item]
[5. Holy bestowal is not a hundred percent successful]
[6. One must assess the Spirit Beast's level to give an appropriate amount]
After pondering for a while, Lin Chen was taken aback.
On the surface, it seems to be a Beast Taming enhancement talent, but why does it feel like cheating?
Since the Celestial Beast Era, Spirit Beasts can evolve, but it is very difficult to evolve.
To want to evolve, first, look at the power of the bloodline; the higher the bloodline proportion, the greater the chance of evolution.
For example, the Fighting Rooster here, the saleswoman said it has a 0.0001% Phoenix bloodline, but this bloodline is largely useless; out of 100,000 people, not one will evolve into a Phoenix.
There are three evolution routes recorded in the "Spirit Beast Evolution Theory":
The first is Ancestral Evolution, where a single bloodline surpasses a certain level and has a chance to evolve. The higher the value, the better, usually taking 50% as a threshold; this is the simplest form of evolution.
The second is Divergent Evolution, merging three 20%+ bloodlines, resulting in an entirely new mutant form, which is essentially hybridization. The evolved Spirit Beast is unpredictable and can even result in new species.
The third is Law Evolution, where the bloodline breaks the 99% purity limit, causing physical energy transformation, the most difficult form of evolution.
Therefore, many wealthier Beastmasters will abandon basic Spirit Beasts midway and pursue purer bloodline Spirit Beasts.
Bloodline Golden Hand already being able to view precise bloodline ratio data of Spirit Beasts is outrageous, let alone extracting and bestowing bloodlines.
Lin Chen, having read many books, knew that such a talent was excessively rare, comparable to something like a tenfold return.
However, Lin Chen, naturally sensitive to data, also knew that the desire to evolve certainly comes with high costs.
Nonetheless, Lin Chen remained hopeful...
In his previous life, he specialized in data research; he didn't expect that in this life, he would still be researching data.
Thinking this, Lin Chen stepped out of the room. The saleswoman, adept at reading expressions, immediately smiled and said, "It seems the awakened talent is good, do you want to choose a combat..."
"Thank you, but I'll still look at oxen."
Lin Chen interrupted casting for the third time.
Loans are impossible, in this life, loans are utterly impossible.
Before awakening, he might have dreamed of combat pets, but after awakening, he understood he only needed to look at bloodlines.
....
The saleswoman's smile froze, but her attitude remained good, as she led Lin Chen to the cattle farm and introduced:
"We only have one type of ox here, named Plowhorn Beast, specialized in farming and Spiritual Objects planting."
As she introduced, Lin Chen saw the group of Plowhorn Beasts being raised.
Lin Chen had already done his homework:
[Plowhorn Beast]
[Low-level Mortal Beast (Semi-Support)]
[Dark skin, mostly diligent, progressive personality, rather stubbornly tempered, with a specialty in their pair of horns. The skill is: Iron Horn Impact.]
The name sounds decent, but they are generally used for farming, crushing soil and stones.
It can be seen that the majority of the herd are calves, aged between 1 month to 6 months, not yet enlightened, and most Beastmasters would choose them at this stage.
The grass they eat is not ordinary grass but Spirit Grass.
According to market price, it costs fifty dollars per pound.
An adult Plowhorn Beast eats about eight pounds a day.
So, Spirit Beasts are just like children on Earth; they're money-devouring beasts.
"You can take a look, choosing a Spirit Beast also needs to fit well, forceful contracts can be counterproductive..." the saleswoman diligently explained.
Lin Chen naturally understood; he had raised cats before on Earth, and when entering a shop, most cats ignored him, except the one that saw Lin Chen, hopping around, extremely lively.
A Spirit Beast is the closest partner of a Beastmaster, so naturally, they need to be compatible.
"Can I go in and touch them?" Lin Chen couldn't wait to try his Bloodline Golden Hand.
"Of course."
The saleswoman nodded and opened the door.
Lin Chen approached a Plowhorn calf and gently placed his hand on its head.
Before long, a flood of data flashed through his mind:
[Plowhorn Beast]
[Low-level Mortal Beast]
[3 months]
[Dominant Bloodline: Plowhorn Beast 62.33%, Burning Mountain Bull 10.4%, Earth-Sounding Ox 10.07%]
[Hidden Bloodline: None]
[Polluted Bloodline: 17.2%]
Lin Chen fell into thought, quickly analyzing.
Both Burning Mountain Bull and Earth-Sounding Ox are higher-level Spirit Beasts than Plowhorn Beast, indicating possible evolution directions for this Plowhorn Beast.
The quality of Spirit Beasts is divided into Mortal Body, Spirit Transformation, Saint Level, Divine Beast, Immortal Beast; only evolving can advance to the next stage.
Spirit Beasts of the same level are also divided into low, medium, and high classifications; the higher the level of the Spirit Beast, the greater the chance of evolution.
Hidden bloodline should be the ancestral bloodline, while polluted bloodline is probably due to the long-term development of Spirit Beasts being polluted by other species.
Lin Chen then reached for the next one:
[Plowhorn Beast]
[Low-level Mortal Beast]
[6 months]
[Dominant Bloodline: Plowhorn Beast (Ordinary) 50.13%, Burning Mountain Bull 11.3%, Earth-Sounding Ox 9.7%]
[Hidden Bloodline: None]
[Polluted Bloodline: 28.87%]
Not much different.
Lin Chen continued to the next.
....
"Young man, do you want me to introduce one to you?"
The saleswoman originally thought Lin Chen would just touch one or two, but it seemed he was going to touch every single one.
Lin Chen turned back with a smile: "I trust my intuition quite a bit."
Hearing this, the saleswoman refrained from intervening further, having encountered various types of customers over her sales career.
Lin Chen touched six of them before finally finding a somewhat special one.
[Plowhorn Beast]
[Low-level Mortal Beast]
[6 months]
[Dominant Bloodline: Plowhorn Beast (Ordinary) 45.13%, Burning Mountain Bull 13.3%, Earth-Sounding Ox 18.7%]
[Hidden Bloodline: 0.001%]
[Polluted Bloodline: 22.869%]
The remaining Plowhorn Beasts all had no hidden bloodline.
Lin Chen analyzed again; if he wanted the Spirit Beast to evolve better, he should focus on the hidden bloodline, as it represents ancestral bloodline; given the awakened talent, naturally, it should be improved a bit better since something like a Burning Mountain Bull is not particularly difficult to evolve into.
But the 0.001% data of this ox is really too low; if Bloodline Golden Hand could bestow infinitely, that would be fine, but there are only ten opportunities.
"Is there anything else?" Lin Chen asked.
"I'm sorry, these are all the Spirit Beasts we have in stock. Do you want to look at other types? Like dogs..."
The saleswoman had prepared for the possibility that Lin Chen was just here to use the free Meditation Stone and then leave after casually looking around. Nonetheless, she maintained a good attitude.
"That's fine too." Lin Chen nodded, preparing to leave with her when he suddenly noticed, in a corner, a cow was isolated, lying on the ground but vigilantly watching its surroundings.
Noticing Lin Chen's gaze, the saleswoman smiled wryly and explained:
"This one is a bit different."