Beast Taming: I Can Add Points

"So this is the Storm Dragon Palace... Damn, it’s even more beautiful than in the pictures," Ke Yan said to Su Zhi’s group with deep emotion.

"The Common Defense Alliance hasn’t officially allied with the Fish Dragon Race yet, so very few humans get to come to a place like this. Only those lucky bastards from the Purity Abyss Alliance who work as diplomatic ambassadors get this kind of break. Every one of their business trips is like a vacation."

"It really is beautiful..." Su Zhi’s mouth was also slightly agape as he took in the massive cavern before him.

It was clearly a perfectly natural landform, yet a closer look revealed a sense of meticulous and exquisite structure.

The placement of every glowing mineral was perfect, and every protrusion and indentation was filled with a wild, artistic flair... This magnificent palace was the magnum opus of the Storm Fish Dragons’ Water Control.

Even the Alliance Headquarters likely couldn’t compare to the sheer visual impact of Han Lan’s Dragon Palace.

Su Zhi subconsciously reached for his phone to take a picture, but his hand found only an empty pocket. He then remembered he had left his phone on the beach before entering the water.

He had eaten a Vast Sea Condensed Pearl, but his phone hadn’t. This was thousands of meters deep on the ocean floor. If he had actually brought his phone down, he’d be attending its funeral tomorrow...

Su Zhi could only sigh with a wry smile. It was a real shame he couldn’t take a photo of this scenery to show others.

Yu the Great Genius, however, was staring at the Dragon Palace, lost in thought, pondering who knew what.

Ke Yan put his hands on his hips and sighed. "Sometimes I do feel a little regret. Maybe I should have gone into diplomacy for the Purity Abyss Alliance."

Su Zhi tucked his hands in his pockets. "Your image might not be quite suitable for diplomacy."

Ke Yan shot back, "If you don’t know how to talk, then don’t."

"ROAR!"

Seeing Han Lan approach, the Storm Fish Dragons patrolling near the Dragon Palace immediately swarmed over, welcoming their King’s triumphant return.

A Fish Dragon with a pair of pale pink horns immediately swam out from the Dragon Palace. It was slightly smaller than Han Lan, but it still stood out among the crowd of Fish Dragons.

My wife, Chang Xi, Han Lan introduced to the group behind him.

"Ooh!" Upon seeing Xiaolan, Chang Xi’s eyes instantly lit up, and she swam over, her tail swishing back and forth.

Xiaolan’s eyes sparkled in return. With a BLING, she darted forward and nuzzled into her mother’s embrace, rubbing against her again and again.

Watching from a distance, Su Zhi finally understood why that guy Han Lan had mistaken his own daughter. ’She and Chang Xi look so much alike... If it weren’t for my specialized Beast Tamer device, I wouldn’t have been able to tell they were Exotic Beasts of two different Races at all.’

’Good thing Han Lan’s wife is a proper Storm Fish Dragon. Otherwise, this would have turned into one of those stories that just makes you despair...’

While the mother and daughter were busy catching up, a number of Storm Fish Dragons surrounded Su Zhi’s group, curiously sizing them up and sniffing at them.

Su Zhi and the others tensed up nervously.

Ke Yan, in particular, looked comically cowardly, pulling in his neck and staying perfectly still, giving him the uncanny appearance of a frightened bear.

He and his Copper Bone War Elephant had indeed been on a rampage against the Fish Dragons back on land, but this was the deep sea—the Storm Fish Dragons’ home turf.

Ke Yan had to admit, ’With my allies around, I might have been a bit loud earlier...’

Han Lan nodded to his human friends behind him.

Do not be afraid. We Storm Fish Dragons are very hospitable.

The humans all pursed their lips.

’Good thing we’re the guests,’ they thought, ’and not the *dishes* for their hospitality.’

Led by Han Lan, the group entered the Dragon Palace.

Unlike the dark seafloor Su Zhi had imagined, the interior of the Dragon Palace was brilliantly illuminated by the glowing minerals, making it as bright as day.

The passages and caverns here were numerous and enormous. Even the smallest ones were a hundred meters in diameter, and there were countless others nearly a thousand meters across.

What is vastness, and what is insignificance? One would gain a profound understanding just by entering a place like this.

Let Xue Li come with me.

"Quack?"

Hearing Han Lan call for her, Xue Li looked at Liu Yuhang, then swam to Han Lan’s side.

The structure resembled a Divine Hall, but unlike one built on land, this Ocean Divine Hall was domed on all sides—top, bottom, front, back, left, and right—calling to mind the structure of an interstellar space station.

Observing closely, one could see that each domed surface was actually a deep crater several thousand meters in diameter. In the exact center of each crater was embedded a small, dark Crystal Stone, which looked to be several dozen meters large itself.

Han Lan looked at Xue Li. Guess how these six domes were created?

Xue Li scratched her head.

’I dunno, quack, I’m just a high school student...’

Xue Li stared at the domes for a while longer, and suddenly, their outlines felt a little familiar.

"...Quack?"

’This couldn’t have been blasted out by Broken Waterfall Judgment, could it?’

Correct. When my grandfather built the Dragon Palace, he invited the Clan Leader of the Wave-Riding Duck race to help. This very Divine Hall was created by him unleashing Broken Waterfall Judgment six times.

"Quack..." Xue Li was dumbfounded, her imagination struggling to keep up.

’A Broken Waterfall Judgment over a kilometer in diameter!’

Seeing the little one’s expression, a hint of a smile appeared on Han Lan’s face. You’ve probably often heard people say, "Don’t underestimate the Hao Waterfowl because of their small size. Their large-scale Skills are outstanding, not the least bit inferior to some Ocean Exotic Beasts," haven’t you?

In truth, the Wave-Riding Duck, which evolves from the Hao Waterfowl, was originally the Race on Blue Star most skilled at large-scale Water Element Skills. They have simply been gone for so long that they have faded from common memory.

"Quack?"

’So you’re saying... I’m the hope of all duck-kind?’

That’s right.

Han Lan looked at Xue Li. This is why I brought you here. I will personally stand guard and help you complete your evolution.

"Quack!" Xue Li nodded, feeling rather overwhelmed by the honor.

’Thank you, Clan Leader!’

Han Lan chuckled softly. There is no need to thank me. Your foundation is mature. All preparations are complete; all that is missing is the East Wind for your evolution. I am merely granting you that final East Wind. The ones you truly need to thank have always been yourself and your Beast Tamer.

Xue Li looked toward Liu Yuhang at the entrance of the Divine Hall. Although they were hundreds of meters apart, the grand scale of the Divine Hall created a visual effect that made the distance seem to shrink, as if he were right beside her.