The Ascension of Contracted Spirits

Chapter 27 - 26: Severe Depression in Mud Penguins_1

"The race skill ’Circular Flight’, and the constructed Chaos Spirit Pattern generally can reach more than 70 patterns, marking it as a high-quality skill in the mud-cast fetus is not an issue."

"Regrettably, after encountering accidents and severe injuries, they might no longer have the ability to use their skills, the corresponding advantages are shattered, possessing no contractual value."

Ye Hanjun talked to himself.

Upon reflection, these fond spirits can indeed only stay in places like a rescue center to spend their twilight years.

If released into the wild, returning to nature.

Within a day, they would tragically die under the claws and teeth of other predators, becoming a sumptuous dinner.

"Hiss hiss——hiss hiss——"

"Sweet potato! Sweet potato!!"

Copper Coin Rabbit, Banana Frog, Qingmu Wolf, Fireworm, chubby cricket...

After browsing half of the circle, various disabled fond spirits, none could make Ye Hanjun stop for 10 seconds.

Most are very common breeds, belonging to the bottom layer in the natural ecosystem.

The rest, with complete limbs, may hover at the margin of passing.

To say cause a gleam in the eye, to guide Ye Hanjun into deeper consideration of advantages and disadvantages.

Even disregarding the defects and measuring future team combinations... He couldn’t find any after a thorough search.

Ye Hanjun wasn’t in a hurry and continued to the fourth floor.

The fourth floor has an artificial river, a circular shape. The water on the left is clear and clean, while the right side is slightly muddy, accommodating fond spirits with different survival needs.

"Look! That seems like a Heavy Mud Penguin!"

Near the artificial river, there are a dozen or so people sparsely standing.

Among them, two are obviously staff members, the rest are youthful students full of vitality.

As soon as Ye Hanjun came up, he saw a pink-clothed little girl pointing excitedly in one direction, her face full of longing.

"Ah, it really is a Heavy Mud Penguin, the breed cannot be faked."

"I heard it was brought back from the wild by a senior, and up to now, no one has made a contract."

A male student with his hands on his head, shrugged his shoulders, said cynically:

"But quite pity, it suffers from severe depression, every now and then, it attempts suicide by immersing itself in clear water."

"If the staff doesn’t keep an eye on it constantly, its life is in danger."

"Such fond spirits, first, it’s difficult to form a contract, second, even if you do form a contract, you wouldn’t sleep peacefully every day."

"Ah! Fond Spirits can suffer from severe depression?"

The little girl in pink was surprised, she stared for a while, then reluctantly withdrew her gaze:

"This is really such a pity, such a powerful spirit, and yet there’s this kind of psychological defect..."

"Doesn’t the rescue center have therapists? Could the soothing voice of the therapist also not help it return to normal?"

"Ah, we’ve tried everything."

A white-robed staff member sighed in resignation:

"We’re not sure what kind of hardship this little guy has experienced. When it first arrived, it didn’t even want to eat, wanting to starve itself to death."

"The situation now has improved, it’s not as extreme."

"But when it wants to jump into clear water, to fully submerge, there’s truly nothing we can do."

"At that time, we can only adopt coercive measures, limiting its activity area..."

"Such a pity."

The little girl in pink showed deep sympathy, stood by the railing for a long time, still not wanting to leave.

Having some interest, Ye Hanjun stepped forward two steps, observed quietly from about one hundred and fifty meters away.

The focus of the discussion was a giant penguin over two meters tall.

It stood by the river, lowered its head to look at the water surface, as if looking in a mirror, it looked quite silly.

Just from its exterior, it was definitely unattractive, its whole body covered in gray-black mud, dirty and ugly.

Occasionally, a breeze would blow over, bringing a faint stench. It was hard to imagine being closer, how strong that smell would be.

But...

This is a "Heavy Mud Penguin"!

Among the lower-ranked spirits, if full score is 100, it can reach 85, a top-grade contract target!

These types of Fond Spirits are easy to feed, requiring fewer investments in precious materials, thus their cultivation cost tends to be lower.

However, their combat power is surprisingly astonishing.

Mud Throws, Mud Bombs, Stink Traps, Mud Shields...

With a series of magic skills, these Fond Spirits of the demon race are capable of both attack and defense, making advances and retreats as necessary.

Furthermore, the Heavy Mud Penguin has an extraordinarily clear path for ascending evolution, with two phases demonstrating a surprising potential.

Once it evolves to the complete Rainbow Light Fetus of the second rank, it can make a leap forward, naturally ascending to the "Soft Mud Penguin" of the Jade Infant Fetus level.

During the transitional process between the 5th and 6th ranks, it can evolve into a "Heavy Mud Penguin".

Regrettably, this Fond Spirit, which should have been of high quality, now looks depressed with its eyes losing brightness, as if it is disappointed and disheartened with its life as a penguin.

Ye Hanjun activated "Talent Identification".

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[Race Name]: Mud Penguin

[Chaos Seal]: "Demon"

[Main Study]: Yao Technique Path/Open Transformation Path

[Rank]: Perfect Clay Body Fetus

[Chaos Spirit Pattern]: 25 Patterns "Hug", 45 Patterns "Mud Throw", 85 Patterns "Mud Bomb"

[Core Personality]: "Depressed"

[Current Condition]: Widowed, lonely, depressed, disheartened...

[Contractual Relationship]: None

"It hasn’t made a breakthrough to the Rainbow Light Fetus yet. The progress made is just average."

"While it has mastered the strongest ’Mud Bomb’ skill, the development of other skills is insufficient..."

After checking the attribute panel in his mind several times, Ye Hanjun remained silent.

What the hell is "depressed"?

At such a young age, is it necessary to be this gloomy?

For the Fond Spirit, personality is a blend of countless traits. But in most cases, there is only one "core personality".

For instance ——

The "rash" are more impetuous.

The "persistent" have a stronger conviction.

The "rebellious" are harder to discipline.

The "ignorant" find it harder to comprehend skills.

The "free" find it harder to form a contract.

The "brave" might display stronger combat power in the face of danger...

Ye Hanjun rarely encountered a "depressed" spirit, such an extreme core personality.

However, core personality can be divided into innate and acquired, and even the core personality primarily dominated by bloodline can slowly change after experiencing some strong external events.

Ye Hanjun can only guess that the original core personality of this Mud Penguin was "infatuated" or "loyal".

Because after its partner died, it continued to exist.

Over time, its innate core personality has transformed, degenerated into "depression". Today, what’s presented to the world is the scene before their eyes.

"Splash!"

The Mud Penguin jumped into the water, dove headfirst, and then remained still.

The staff on the side immediately became nervous. They leaned closer to observe, and after confirming the water was muddy rather than clear and pure, they slightly relaxed.

Mud Penguins can’t stay in clean water for too long.

Otherwise, they will melt.

...

After observing for a while, Ye Hanjun left quietly.

After much thought, no matter how you look at it, it can’t be neglected as the first Fond Spirit.

Given the limited time at this stage, even if he had the ability to reshape the Mud Penguin’s personality, the eventual return would not fulfill his expectations.