A pet beast with master-level potential is actually not bad at all.
With Bai Zhining's family conditions, it would take up to ten years to cultivate them into true master-level extraordinary creatures.
By then, she will be able to become a respected master-level beast master like her father before she is thirty years old!
Moreover, thirty years old is not too old, and there is definitely room for improvement in the future. As long as her luck is not too bad, she can definitely be promoted to a marquis-level beast master, surpassing her father.
Such a life is something that many people dare not even think about!
In fact, she was very satisfied with this kind of life before.
But now, she was a little unwilling.
Not only because of her setback in the National High School League, but mainly because of her sister Bai Zhiyan.
Bai Zhiyan's starting point was similar to hers, and because she was five or six years younger than her, her strength was far from being comparable to hers.
However, although Bai Zhiyan's strength is still not as good as hers, she has contracted a nightmare beast with quasi-god-level potential, and has become a key training target of the country.
She could imagine that in five or six years at most, Bai Zhiyan's strength would surpass hers.
And in ten or twenty years, it is even possible to reach the king level, or even the emperor level, and become a being that she can only look up to!
This was a bit hard for her to accept.
The sudden rise of her younger sister has put great pressure on her!
Therefore, she wanted to make herself stronger, at least not to be pushed away too much by her younger sister.
Unfortunately, reality slapped her hard.
If there were no adventures, let alone compared to a quasi-god-level genius like Bai Zhiyan, even compared to the best among his peers, it would still be a bit unsatisfactory.
Not being able to reach the top 32 in the National High School League is the best example!
Realistic conditions could not support her ambition, which is why her mood was so low during this period.
But is she someone who will accept her fate easily?
Of course not!
Especially after being stimulated by Su Yi, she became more determined in her thoughts - to have a try in the high-risk secret realm.
Since you need adventure to achieve your life pursuits, then go look for adventure.
And the high-risk secret realm happens to be filled with all kinds of opportunities, such as heritage ruins, ancient city ruins, legendary creature cubs... you name it!
Of course, high returns also mean high risks. It can be said that any so-called adventure requires risking your life.
In comparison, the casualties incurred during the exploration of the heritage ruins at the beginning of the year are not worth mentioning at all.
This kind of officially organized exploration activity can be said to have the lowest risk!
After regaining her composure, Bai Zhining looked at Su Yi, hesitated and asked:
"The colorful bird is indeed a good pet, but cultivating it requires a lot of resources. Have you thought about how to obtain these resources?"
Su Yi said with a smile: "How else can I get it? Apart from winning large-scale competitions or doing meritorious service for the country, I can only search in the secret realm."
There are actually not many ways to obtain advanced resources, and there are only a few of them.
Moreover, despite the fact that Su Yi obtained a lot of high-end resources through the first two methods, in fact, for most beast control masters, exploring secret realms is the truly effective method.
After all, there are only a few people who can win rewards in large-scale competitions, and almost all of them are surrounded by the favored ones.
As for making meritorious service to the country, it is also very difficult, and apart from the battle for the secret realm, there are not many stages for middle and low-level beast masters to perform.
"Have you ever thought about exploring a secret place recently?"
Bai Zhining continued to ask.
She seemed to be asking casually, but she kept observing Su Yi's expression from the corner of her eye.
"Explore the secret realm?"
Su Yi was slightly startled, "I don't have such an idea for the time being. Does the senior sister want to invite me to explore the secret realm together?"
"Just asking casually, I plan to visit a high-risk secret place in the next few days, but since you don't have such thoughts, forget it."
After a pause, she continued: "I heard from Zhiyan that you seem to hate teaming up with others to enter the secret realm?"
Su Yi smiled and said, "Actually, it's not that I hate teaming up with others, I just don't want to team up with immature children. If it's a senior, I will definitely be willing."
Although Bai Zhining's strength is not as good as his, her strength is still very outstanding, and she has a calm personality and rich experience. If we enter the secret realm together, she can definitely become a help rather than a burden.
"The immature child you are talking about is Zhiyan, right?"
Bai Zhining suddenly looked at him with strange eyes, "I thought you had a good relationship with Zhiyan..."
"I didn't say it was Zhiyan, senior sister, please don't make random guesses. Zhiyan is still very sensible and obedient, and is a very trustworthy teammate!"
Su Yi quickly denied it with a sincere face.
Very sensible and obedient?
These words are completely false!
Bai Zhining chuckled lightly, "You are indeed talking about Zhiyan, but although Zhiyan is a bit willful, she is still very kind-hearted. If she has offended you in any way, I hope you won't take it personally."
"It's nothing," Su Yi shook his head and said, "Actually, Zhiyan and I get along pretty well."
This is no lie. Since they obtained the treasure of the inherited relic together, the relationship between him and Bai Zhiyan has indeed improved a lot.
Even when she was in the ruins palace, Bai Zhiyan said she was willing to get engaged to him and marry him when she comes of age...
Bai Zhiyan's words shocked him at the time, so he remembered them very deeply.
Seeing what he said, Bai Zhining didn't say anything else, but asked curiously: "Are you really willing to team up with me to explore the secret realm?"
Su Yi is an excellent teammate in her heart.
Although this junior has some strange habits, he is very strong and his character is trustworthy.
After all, in the ruins palace, he clearly had the ability to kill Zhiyan and take all the inherited treasures, but in the end he still abided by his principles and gave the most precious nightmare beast to Zhiyan.
For this alone, he is worthy of the word "high moral character"!
Facing her inquiry, Su Yi hesitated.
"This... I am willing, but I may not have time now..."
Although he is willing to team up with this senior, he has no intention of exploring the secret realm for the time being.
He had already thought about it. He would practice seriously in the next ten days and strive to increase his spiritual power level by one more star.
Psychic level is fundamental!
As for high-end resources, he is not in short supply now and can postpone them a little later.
Bai Zhining heard his refusal, but she did not give up. She pondered for a moment and asked, "Have you ever heard of the secret realm of the ancient forest?"
"Of course I've heard of it."
Su Yi was a little surprised, "Senior Sister is talking about the D-level secret realm that belongs to our city, right? Does Senior Sister want to explore that secret realm?"
The Ancient Forest Secret Realm is also a relatively famous secret realm.
Although this secret realm has been around for many years, there is still a large area that has not been explored.
It's not because of how powerful the ferocious beasts in this secret realm are. In fact, the highest-level extraordinary creature found there is only a leader-level creature.
However, although the ferocious beasts inside are not outrageous, it is a restricted secret realm that can only be entered by elite level beast masters and below.
The unexplored area is too dangerous and is said to be guarded by a large number of tree men.
There used to be many talented beastmasters who had great strength and wanted to break into that area, but they were besieged by dozens of tree guards, which was very scary.
The worst guarded treants are elite-level extraordinary creatures, and it is said that there are also command-level ancient trees.
Coupled with the absolute numerical advantage, those talented beast masters all returned defeated, and many of them even cried out in anger on the spot.
That area is too dangerous, so to this day, no one has explored it clearly.
"yes."
Bai Zhining nodded, "I have specifically studied the secret realms around Guancheng and found that the ancient forest secret realm has the greatest value for exploration.
No one has explored the ancient forest in this secret realm in depth so far. In such a place, there must be a large number of natural and earthly treasures, even high-level secret treasures!"
At the end of the sentence, a trace of determination flashed across Bai Zhining's face.
"You are right, but I heard that the ancient forest is very dangerous. There are tree guards everywhere on the outside. Even the leader-level beasts have a hard time getting through.
Moreover, this is only the outermost area. No one knows whether there are more dangerous extraordinary creatures inside.
If it wasn't too dangerous, that ancient forest wouldn't have been explored clearly until now."
Su Yi couldn't help but remind her.
"There are definitely risks, but I still want to give it a try."
Bai Zhining said confidently: "Actually, I have made sufficient preparations, and based on the intelligence collected, I planned a path with relatively few tree guards.
If I follow that path, I'm at least 50% sure of entering the depths of the ancient forest!"
Only 50% sure?
Su Yi was stunned for a while.
Just looking at Bai Zhining's expression, he thought that this senior sister was at least 90% sure!
Dare to go there if you are only 50% sure, this is too courageous!
After all, if you fail, you will most likely fall into the ancient forest and be surrounded by tree guards to death...
"Senior, are you the legendary gambler?"
Su Yi couldn't help but ask.
"gambler?"
Bai Zhining looked at him puzzled.
"You are the kind of beast master who likes to gamble your life in high-risk secret realms. To be honest, if you are only 50% sure, I really don't recommend you to go."
Su Yi looked serious, as if he was worried about her.
"Under normal circumstances, I would not consider such a low certainty."
Bai Zhining said calmly: "However, a few days ago, someone used a drone to photograph an elf tree inside. Deep in the ancient forest, it is said that there are tribal ruins..."
"Elf tree?"
Su Yi was a little surprised.
This is not an extraordinary creature, but a natural treasure, conceived from a rhizome of the tree of life.
The essence of this tree is at best a high-grade psychic material!
If it is old enough, it can even reach the epic level, no different from the tree of life!
"Yes, the elf tree, but what concerns me the most is the tribal ruins. Among these ruins, there may be a legacy left by a senior from another world."
Speaking of this, Bai Zhining adjusted her sitting posture, leaned gently on the sofa, and put one leg on the other. A hint of desire flashed in her cold eyes.
"If there are really tribal ruins deep in the ancient forest, it is indeed worth trying, but is the news you got accurate?
As far as I know, that ancient forest has been placed under a permanent no-air zone. Not to mention drones, the commander-level flying beasts cannot fly high and will be easily knocked down by the explosive fruits guarded by the tree people. I think.
It’s not easy to take pictures of the scenery deep in the ancient forest…”
Su Yi had some doubts about the news.
"I spent two million to buy this information from the Beast Masters Association. It's still worthy of belief."
"It turns out it was bought by the Beast Masters Association, so it's okay."
After all, it is a national organization, and the reputation of the Beast Masters Association is still very high.
"So...are you interested in going there and taking a look?"
Bai Zhining raised her head and looked at him quietly.
She very much hopes that Su Yi can go with her. After all, with such a powerful helper as Su Yi, the success rate can be increased by at least 20%.
Of course, she can also invite other people, but firstly, those people are not as strong as Su Yi, and secondly, they are not as reliable as Su Yi.
After all, if there really is an inherited treasure in that tribe's ruins, it will definitely arouse some people's greed.
——There are not many beast masters in this world who can withstand the temptation of inheriting treasures!
Su Yi is different. This junior student took the initiative to give up a nightmare beast!
Since he could abide by his principles and give the nightmare beast to Bai Zhiyan a few months ago, even if he really gets the inherited treasure this time, he probably won't keep it to himself!
"this……"
Facing her inquiry, Su Yi hesitated.
To be honest, Bai Zhining's proposal did make him a little excited. Not to mention the tribal relics, the elf tree alone was enough to make him excited.
After all, the essence of the elf tree is the life attribute spiritual material he wants most now, which can greatly increase Xiaojing's strength!
However, the risk of entering that ancient forest was too high. Taking such a risk for a piece of psychic material... well, this level of psychic material was indeed worth the risk!
Seeing that Bai Zhining was still waiting for his answer, he stopped thinking about it and said with a smile: "I have already said that I am willing to team up with my senior sister to explore the secret realm, but I have a condition..."
"What conditions?"
Bai Zhining said calmly, "As long as it's not related to your special hobby, we can discuss it."
"..."
Su Yi was a little speechless. It seemed that his image in this senior's mind could not be reversed.
He didn't bother to explain anything, and just said sternly: "I have only one condition. If the elf tree is really discovered, its original essence tree will belong to me."
"Just this?"
Bai Zhining glanced at him suspiciously, hesitated, and continued: "Yes, but I also have a condition. If pet eggs or pet cubs are found in the tribe's ruins, I hope they can be chosen first!"
Compared to psychic materials, she obviously wants rare beasts more!
But Su Yi frowned, "A pet beast with great potential is far more precious than psychic materials. Senior sister, your conditions are a bit excessive!"
"It can be discussed..."
Bai Zhining was a little embarrassed and felt that she had gone too far.
"No need to discuss, I agree."
Su Yi smiled slightly, "I believe that senior sister will not let me suffer!"
"Does this mean you want me to do whatever you want?"
Bai Zhi rolled her eyes at him, "You'd better add a specific condition..."