Goblin Dependency

How to choose your evolution path?

For Xia Nan, if the current place were not a secret realm but a computer game from his previous life, he naturally wouldn’t worry too much, he would just pick what he likes.

Even a little earlier, before encountering the recent battle, if given the opportunity to choose an evolution path, he might not have been as cautious as he is now.

But after Xia Nan absorbed the remaining energy from the Dwarf Adventurer’s corpse and found that his skill levels, including those for [Gravity Control] and [Embers Resonance], had improved.

His thoughts and perceptions about the secret realm and his current situation underwent a fundamental change.

He didn’t completely understand the mechanism of this secret realm, only vaguely aware that by killing the beasts other adventurers had possessed, he could absorb their energy to achieve life evolution;

He also hasn’t figured out the purpose of Dodd’s "Algae Scale" ceremony, seeking career advancement? Pleasing the Divine? Or some deal with another force?

It doesn’t matter.

What Xia Nan can confirm now is that killing the beasts adventurers transform into allows him to absorb energy through [Dream Weaving Corridor] to improve his skill level rank.

Adventurer=Skill Level.

This is already enough.

The confusion and uncertainty he once felt about his path in the secret realm dissipated in an instant, replaced by unprecedented clarity.

He needs to enhance this young wolf body’s combat ability as quickly as possible, gradually expanding the advantages brought by the attribute panel like a snowball.

And use this as a foundation to turn other adventurers in the secret realm into numbers on his skill level progress bar.

In such a scenario, as the starting point of everything, the foundation for future evolution.

Xia Nan needs to carefully consider and choose the path of his first evolution wisely.

Hmm... have to admit, even though it’s been almost two years since he transmigrated to this world, he has tried to utilize his spare time to learn relevant knowledge as much as possible during this period.

But he’s definitely not a biologist, and can’t simply identify and understand all the creatures he encounters by name alone.

Among the three wolf advancement directions provided on the attribute panel before him, Xia Nan only roughly knows about fifty percent, which is about one and a half out of them.

The one he’s most familiar with is the second option [Mount Wolf].

Thanks to his healthy hobby cultivated after transmigration, Xia Nan has had extensive dealings with various goblin-type creatures during this period.

Thus, when it comes to Mount Wolves, the wolf beast mounts raised by goblins, he can claim to be very knowledgeable, and occasionally slaying a few during visits to the goblin tribe is quite routine.

The combat ability is actually decent, significantly stronger than ordinary beasts, belonging to the category of "Demon".

However, compared to the degree of nightmare that Bear Goblins present to low-level adventurers, it’s still far lacking.

The challenge level is about "0.5", similar to an ordinary Earth Goblin.

But precisely because Xia Nan knows this creature too well, he immediately excluded this option upon reviewing the panel information.

The true advantage of Mount Wolves lies in their higher thinking and cognitive abilities compared to other Demons of the same level, being insidious and cunning, capable of learning the language of other races.

Also, their symbiotic relationship with certain goblin communities somewhat increases their threat to adventurers.

For the current Xia Nan, even though he inhabits a young wolf body, inside is a complete soul of a senior adventurer, the intelligence advantages Mount Wolves have over other demons are hardly noticeable.

As for goblins... Xia Nan has no intention whatsoever of associating with such dirty and lowly creatures, let alone acting as a mount.

Therefore, the [Mount Wolf] option was immediately excluded.

Apart from this, the remaining "half" species Xia Nan knows about is option three [Temple Night Wolf (Night Fog Forest Subspecies)].

The reason it’s only half-known is that Xia Nan, long ago, once fought against a group of Temple Night Wolves, and remembers that there seemed to be a Beastman named Mint and a Human Warrior from the seaside among the members — from whom he separately obtained the [Tear of Spring Breath] necklace and the baiting device [Tide Rod].

Xia Nan’s impression of Temple Night Wolves is that they are fierce beasts adept at teamwork, with considerable individual strength, and there might even be an Elite Individual like a "Wolf King" born within their tribe.

If a clear "Temple Night Wolf" option is available, it would actually be a pretty good choice for him.

But what’s in front of him now is their "Night Fog Forest Subspecies."

Xia Nan hasn’t even heard of it; who knows in what specific aspects it has transformed.

As for the last [Western Wilderness Wolf], it’s a completely unfamiliar species to him.

His entire understanding of this wolf type comes from the introduction on the attribute panel.

Xia Nan’s gaze moved back and forth between the [Western Wilderness Wolf] and the [Temple Night Wolf (Night Fog Forest Subspecies)] options.

Finally, after careful consideration, his gaze settled on the latter.

The [Western Wilderness Wolf] is also pretty good, the advantages in smell and endurance may not seem particularly special, but such strengths in basic attributes are a relatively safe choice in any situation.