Weakest Beast Tamer Gets All SSS Dragons novel Chapter 29

Chapter 29: Chapter 29 - Taming Recovery

Ren barely managed to drag himself back to the Gray Wing.

Each step to the room was torture, and when he finally reached his bedroom, he only had strength to collapse on his bed.

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He didn't know how long he slept until the door noise woke him. The pain in every muscle reminded him of Lin's brutal training.

"It was better than expected!" Min's voice came from the hallway. "Thanks for showing us the best spots, Liu."

"The deposits near the surface are the easiest to identify," replied Liu as they entered. "The trick is recognizing the crystallization pattern in the rock. With time you'll learn to distinguish promising veins from depleted ones."

"Oh, you're awake," Taro noticed Ren. "How was training?"

"Can't move anything without it hurting," Ren tried to sit up and immediately regretted it.

"Just basic exercises. Though they didn't feel so basic after the first hour."

"How did it go in the mines?" he asked, trying to divert attention from his pitiful state.

"Liu taught us the basics," Min dumped his bag on his desk. "I got ten iron crystals! They're not very big, but for the first day..."

"Twelve," Taro smiled, showing his own collection. "Though they're quite small."

Liu displayed his findings more calmly: fifteen iron crystals and one bronze. "Experience helps identify the best veins."

"Though don't get too excited," Liu began organizing his findings. "Crystals are just the beginning. For a complete cultivation you need processing materials and sealants, for example..."

He listed components, each more expensive than the last.

"To process your snake's crystals," he pointed to Min, "you'll need maybe marine coral extract and moon algae. For the final sealing, probably mermaid scales."

He turned to Taro. "And your beetle will require metal powder or mana-rich earth from the depths for processing. For sealing, you might need pulverized magical obsidian crystals."

He began listing other possible components and their costs. "For processing you'll need those specific materials according to your beast. And the final sealing..." he shook his head, "that's usually even more expensive."

"Actually," Ren sat up with difficulty, "processing can be simpler than you think."

"Oh really?" Liu arched an eyebrow, his tone between amused and skeptical.

"Min's snake is a freshwater one, not a sea one, it will only need night water lily extract, not marine coral or moon algae. And Taro's crystals..." he looked at his companion, "only need to be processed under the correct moons' light. It's just the final sealing that will be more complicated."

"Only moonlight?" Liu gave a short laugh. "The records are quite clear about processing requirements. Centuries of research..."

"The records also said the beetle couldn't pass Bronze," muttered Taro, remembering the morning class.

Liu shook his head with both amusement and pity. "I understand you want to help, but processing isn't something you can simplify like that. Each component has its function."

"My beetle does respond better at night," Taro intervened thoughtfully. "Even the books mention its nocturnal nature..."

"A beast's nature is one thing," Liu sighed, "and crystal processing is quite another. But I suppose," he looked at the mushrooms in Ren's hair, "that after what the guys told me about your demonstration today and being trained by Professor Lin, you're entitled to some peculiar theories."

When he entered the kid's laughter started immediately. _{freeweɓnovēl.coɱ}