After a brief trial, Shiayar had also largely grasped the current state of Shiny's abilities.
Not only had the maximum distance of each "Flash" increased and the cooldown time decreased, but its proficiency was now approaching the pinnacle of "Expert," not too far from "Perfection." The activation time for "Flash" had become extremely short, almost instantaneous.
Moreover, the targets of "Flash" were no longer confined to Shiny itself.
Living beings were limited to Shiny and Shiayar, as the master of its Soul Pact, but there were far fewer restrictions on "Flashing" inanimate objects.
In other words, Shiny could now "Flash" with an object to collide with targets.
Overall, although "Flash" was a High Order spatial-temporal Skill, and the Experience Points consumed to level up its proficiency were more than Shiayar had anticipated, the reward did not disappoint him.
"CHIRP CHIRP!"
"CHIRP CHIRP!"
Even though it had returned to Shiayar's shoulder, the little snub-nosed monkey kept excitedly showing off its newly acquired abilities to Silver.
This was a genuine spatio-temporal Skill, Space Leap! Compared to the other evolutionary paths of its own Race—those that involved breathing fire, spouting water, throwing punches, or tossing stones—this one seemed far more sophisticated.
However, while boasting, Shiny suddenly realized something was off.
On the other side, Silver was gently rubbing against Shiayar's arm, gazing up at him with big, watery eyes.
"WHIMPER (Master, ever since my Moon Reading was perfected, you haven't allocated any more points to me for a long time.)"
"WHIMPER WHIMPER (Moon Reading is primarily for control; I feel I'm still missing a damage-dealing Skill.)"
"CHIRP! (Big Sis, you can't do this!)"
"CHIRP CHIRP! (I'm just a newbie on the team; newbies deserve more care!)"
Shiny immediately became anxious.
It hadn't expected Big Sis to be such a Silver!
The order of point allocation was crucial, directly impacting its future standing within the team. Even with Big Sis there, it couldn't easily back down.
As for damage-dealing Skills, Shiny needed those too; "Flash" had to be combined with combos to be effective!
Then, Shiny suddenly noticed something. A faint, watery mist began to veil Silver's eyes.
"WHIMPER... (Master, I'm sorry for being so willful...)"
"WHIMPER WHIMPER... (I know that as new Pet Beasts join us, their racial values will only increase, and they'll be more talented. It's understandable that Master would favor them more.)"
"WHIMPER... (I... I can just continue to support them with my Illusion Techniques.)"
"WHIMPER (Master, don't mind me; go ahead and allocate points to Shiny first...)"
"WHIMPER WHIMPER (I'll be fine on my own.)"
"CHIRP!"
The little snub-nosed monkey was stunned. So that was also a valid tactic?
Compared to Big Sis, its own newbie rank was clearly far too low, not even in the same league.
Even Shiayar couldn't help but draw a sharp breath. He realized Silver had, at some unknown point, activated her "Bewitchment" Skill—which was at "Superb Achievement" proficiency.
Although, as Silver's Soul Pact Master, "Bewitchment" naturally couldn't affect him with its Illusion Technique, the white ferret's innate ability to act cute was still hard to resist.
If it had been a female Beastmaster overflowing with maternal love, by now she'd probably be holding Silver in the palm of her hand, afraid that even a puff of air might make her melt.
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"Alright, I genuinely don't have a single point left now. I can't help either of you even if I wanted to," Shiayar said.
"However, the future is promising."
"Shiny, you must always believe that something wonderful is about to happen."
"And Silver, in the future, don't say things that undermine team unity."
Shiayar smiled, stopping the bickering between his two Pet Beasts.
Of course, as a Beastmaster, he also had a duty to mediate the disputes between his two Pet Beasts and, at the same time, paint them a grand picture of the wonderful prospects ahead.
And perhaps, this grand vision wasn't merely an unattainable dream.
If the "Echoes of History" turned out as he anticipated, then perhaps his subsequent novice quests would also be resolved.
By then, allocating points, or even creating new offensive Skills, would naturally not be an issue.
Silver had already learned Moon Reading, so learning Amaterasu seemed like the next logical step, right?
With this thought, Shiayar refocused his attention on the distorted portal not far away.
"Silver, you go back to my Soul Pact Space first. Shiny, you come in with me."
Silver shook her bushy tail, and her form gradually faded.
Before entering Shiayar's Soul Pact Space, Silver didn't forget to shoot Shiny a smug glance.
Her expression seemed to convey, Little newbie, do you understand now who Master's precious daughter is?
The little snub-nosed monkey nodded in profound agreement. Big Sis's level was indeed beyond what a newcomer like itself could fathom. As a newbie, it truly had a long way to go.
Shiny leaped lightly onto Shiayar's hand, closed its eyes slightly, and fully mobilized its affinity with the Space Law.
Formless, intangible spatial ripples emanated from the little snub-nosed monkey's body, eventually enveloping Shiayar as well.
As a result of the Soul Pact connection, a portion of every ability his Pet Beast possessed would directly feed back to the Beastmaster himself.