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Chapter 107: 015: The Powerful Parker
A few more hours passed, and Avery’s temperature finally fully stabilized. Although she hadn’t completely returned to normal levels, as long as she kept warm properly, she would gradually recover on her own.
With that, Lynch left the blanket. Although the customs in this world were more open than on Earth, they hadn’t reached that level of openness, especially given the other’s special status, it was better to be cautious.
He then put Avery’s clothes back on her exactly as they were. He had just hung them by the campfire, and after all that time, they were thoroughly dried by the fire.
Finally, he fed Avery, who had returned to normal temperature, a bowl of Hot Magic Soup, and then Lynch donned a cloak and sat alone on one side of the campfire.
After completing all of this, Lynch composed himself and his gaze fell back on Parker, who was still playing with stones on the ground.
Disturbing the evolution process at such a crucial moment, who knows what might happen.
Thinking of this, Lynch quickly called out to Parker, "Parker, come here."
Like a playful puppy, Parker stretched his tongue out, shook his head, and bounced toward Lynch.
"Alright, alright."
Lynch gave Parker a piece of jerky, patted its head, and only then did it settle down.
Judging by its state, it seemed the evolution had completed successfully?
Then, while petting Parker, Lynch opened the system panel to check Parker’s current status.
After establishing a strong mental connection with Parker, Lynch found that he could also view Parker’s data panel. However, this checking was not as convenient as viewing his own; he had to have physical contact to see the current data.
Magic Pet: Parker.
Race: Dragon Attribute, Bloodline Purity 0.0031%.
Strength 23.6, Agility 22.2, Constitution 25.8, Spirit 13.8.
Talents: Steel Claw, Breath, Hard Skin...
"Tsk tsk..."
Seeing Parker’s specific attributes, Lynch couldn’t help but click his tongue. Even though he knew evolution would bring improvements, such a significant enhancement effect still surprised him.
The average value of the three main attributes exceeded 20, which clearly reached the level of a High-level Knight!
"High-level Knight..."
For a moment, Lynch didn’t know what to say, and as he looked at Parker, who was foolishly eating jerky over there, an inexplicable feeling of envy arose in his heart.
He knew that to advance to Mid-level Knight, he had to train tirelessly every day, and the sweat he shed over the years was enough to be calculated in tons. It was only recently that he finally barely advanced.
And Parker?
For the past few years, Lynch had watched it personally. When he practiced sword fighting, it was playing. When he did breathing exercises, it was eating. When he got up early for running and physical training, it was still snoring away...
Yet, just by eating, sleeping, and playing, it still gained more power than he did. This was really... too unfair!
’There’s nothing I can do, this is talent!’
Magic beasts and magic creatures are like this. Their strength depends more on their bloodline than on effort and accumulation. They don’t need to deliberately do anything, they just need to meet the necessary conditions to naturally awaken.
The reason why the bloodline lineage is so popular is for the same reason: just by merging with the bloodline of some powerful life forms, they can naturally awaken and possess the power contained within the bloodline. No need to learn, no need to comprehend, no need to memorize long complex formulas or construct intricate models... as long as the conditions are met and the awakening is complete, this power can be possessed.
Of course, the downside is also apparent. The acquisition of strength is derived from the bloodline, so the strength is naturally constrained by the bloodline. Once it reaches the peak of the bloodline level, no further strength can be obtained.
Take Parker for instance. The Fire Dragon Lizard is only a High-level Apprentice-level magic creature. No matter how carefully you nurture it, its upper limit is there, and at present, Parker has roughly reached the limit of its bloodline. Its potential for further progress in the future is already very low.
’I wonder if I can fuse it with some higher-level bloodlines...’
The problem with bloodlines can only be solved from the bloodline aspect, and the only way upwards in the bloodline line is to keep merging with higher-level bloodlines.
However, where would obtaining those high-level bloodlines be so easy?
This is also considered a drawback of this lineage.
"Forget it, talk about it when we get back to the Shadow Tower."
Shaking his head, Lynch temporarily set this issue aside and continued examining the changes in Parker after its evolution.
Under the talent column, there was also a row of data.
Awakened New Talents:
[Regeneration], [Willpower], [Stamina].
Lynch’s Extraordinary Cultivation had long reached the max stage; with one glance, he quickly recognized the specific abilities of these three talents.
Regeneration: This talent enables powerful cellular regeneration. As long as it’s not a case of immediate death, it can essentially recover, and even in the case of losing a hand or foot, new ones can grow back over time.
Willpower: This is a spiritual system talent that enhances mental resistance, offering excellent defense against some spiritual attacks.
Stamina: This is another defensive talent, which increases one’s defensive strength, making the body extremely tenacious.
Lynch speechless said, "Three defensive talents, is this not a Fire Dragon, but a physical dragon?"
Let’s test how effective the defense is.
Lynch took out a dagger from his Space Pocket, infused it with fighting spirit, and tested it on Parker, gradually increasing the intensity. Finally, using his full strength and augmenting himself with a sharp spell, he just managed to break a scale.
The pure defensive effect alone was already no less than 20 degrees. If combined with the original Hard Skin and other defensive talents, its defensive capability could at least reach 30 degrees.
30 degrees...
This already entirely matches High-level Apprentice-level standards, even stronger than Lynch’s current best defensive spell, the Multi-element Shield.
And of course, Parker had only just evolved and hadn’t reached its limit.
Currently, the energy from the evolution hadn’t fully settled in its body. Over the period after evolution, each attribute would continue to improve. Lynch estimated that once it completely stabilized, its defensive strength would be at least over 35 degrees.
35 degrees!
Even among High-level Apprentice defensive spells, this performance would be above average...
"You little one..."
Lynch affectionately patted Parker’s little head. With this, he had a companion capable of competing with High-level Apprentices. It was just a pity that it was a tad small; otherwise, he wouldn’t be afraid even when facing High-level Apprentices.
Regarding Parker’s size issue, Lynch had consulted many resources and tried many methods over the years, but without much progress. Solving this might have to wait until reaching the Wizard level...
"Hmm..."
Just then, a faint sound came from the corner.
Avery, lying on the ground, slightly moved, and then, supporting herself with one hand, slowly sat up.
Lynch hurriedly put Parker aside and walked over, asking, "You’re awake?"
Avery lifted her head.
When their eyes met, her expression seemed somewhat unnatural...
