Beast Tamer: Why is the intelligence system a game announcement?

Chapter 4 Rat Swarm: Search, Suppression, and Withdrawal

Dear players, how are you all doing? Without further ado, let's take a look at today's announcements and see what's new!

This is today's announcement.

Lin Wu glanced at the title, a slight surprise in his eyes. There was nothing related to game balance in the daily announcements... He did a quick check and understood what was going on.

Simply put, it's about the different levels of announcements. Small announcements and limited-time events are crammed into daily announcements, game balance announcements are packed into the weekly announcements, and version updates are placed in monthly announcements.

Then, when his gaze fell on the event announcement below, his eyes lit up slightly.

[Limited-Time Event: Ningcheng No.1 Middle School PVP Showdown!]

Ningcheng No.1 Middle School will be hosting a PVP duel. The winning player will receive a basic common skill stone as a reward. Interested Beastmasters are encouraged to sign up and participate!

[Event Time: 3 PM, March 17th]

[Limited-Time Event: Rat Swarm Search, Combat, and Evacuation]

The rat swarm in Jianghai Province is beginning to show signs of life. They're stealing and scavenging everywhere, disturbing the peace at night! As a righteous Beastmaster, quickly deal with the rat swarm, find treasures amidst them, and then safely evacuate! Entry and evacuation points are marked on the map below. This activity is relatively low-risk and suitable for novice Beastmasters.

[Event Period: From March 11th]

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The announcement went pretty well this time.

This was Lin Wu's first reaction after reading the announcement.

Before becoming a Beastmaster, there were many events that appeared, but Lin Wu couldn't use any of them... Now that he has become a Beastmaster, he finally realizes the usefulness of these events.

He picked out a few announcements that were related to him, and then, while fiddling with the psychedelic insect in his arms, he fell into deep thought.

The PVP duel most likely refers to the school's first monthly exam. This is a tradition at Ningcheng No. 1 High School; a monthly exam is held a week after the initial Pokémon contract is formed to identify and select top students.

However, Lin Wu did not expect that the reward this time would be a skill stone.

In this world, skills can indeed be learned through the relentless efforts of elves... but as the saying goes, why make things so complicated when you can just pay for them?

Try out the latest and trendiest skill stones!

Skill stones are essentially the condensation of extraordinary traits corresponding to a specific attribute. With just one skill stone, a Pokémon can quickly learn a corresponding learnable skill, and even rapidly increase its skill proficiency. If a Pokémon can master this skill, it can save a tremendous amount of time.

The only downside is that it's expensive.

Even a dead horse is expensive.

Even the lowest-level entry-level skill stones, with skills like common ones like insect silk, cost tens of thousands of yuan each.

As for the more advanced models, the price doubles with each slight improvement, reaching an astronomical price. The most advanced models are things that you simply can't buy even if you have the money.

Even the most ordinary piece of food offered by the school right now is something Lin Wu is really craving...

There's no way around it, I'm poor, but I want it.

"However, in the end, I still need to find a way to raise the bug. I need to raise the bug to maturity as soon as possible, and at least make a set of skills, so that I will have a chance to win the weekly test in seven days."

"In that case... what we need is money."

Lin Wu thought to himself, while his gaze fell on the announcement below.

He wasn't particularly concerned about the rat swarm. But he was very interested in the rewards listed in the rat swarm event...

Forget about skill stones, just the "multiple items" alone are enough to make Lin Wu envious.

Even if I can't use them myself, I can just sell a batch and make money, right?

Besides, isn't March 11th today?!

Since there are only signs of it, it's very likely that not many people have noticed it yet... If I were to enter and loot now, as one of the first to enter, I would be facing resources that haven't been looted at all!

"Today is Friday, and I'll be resting at home for the weekend. If I'm lucky, the seed money will come in!"

Lin Wu suddenly slapped his thigh, startling the hallucinogenic insect lying on his lap.

Chongchong raised her still sleepy eyes and looked at Lin Wu, revealing a look that said, "Huaimin is also awake."

"babble?"

The insect looked bewildered, and Lin Wu understood its meaning through telepathy.

Wait, what's going on? Are you trying to stop the bugs from sleeping?

Lin Wu pursed her lips, lowered her head, and whispered to the hallucinogenic insect, "Ding Xianyou, Ding Xianyou, you need to straighten up! What kind of behavior is this, sleeping all day? Come with me tonight to do something big, something big!"

"Let's set a small goal first: today, let's raid and dismantle this place and make a million-dollar evacuation, becoming rich overnight. A week later, let's beat up the Lake Spirit and kick the Flame Hound, becoming the little tyrant of Ningcheng No. 1 High School. Can we do it?!"

"babble?"

Can the little bug not do it? The little bug wants to sleep...

The hallucinogenic insect weakly raised its tentacles, but Lin Wu's face showed a look of confusion:

"Hmm? Why did the telepathic connection drop again... Sigh, the network isn't very good. I need to strengthen the Beast Taming Space as soon as possible. It's okay, Ding Xianyou, I know you're definitely driven."

"Then it's decided. Let's not wait until tonight, let's set off in a bit!"

"babble!"

The hallucinogenic insect emitted a sharp cry, startling Zhou Tong in the front seat. He turned around, wondering what Lin Wu had done. Only after seeing Lin Wu wave at him did he turn back, completely bewildered.

Lin Wu glanced at the hallucinogenic insect and, seeing its excited expression, assumed it had agreed.

However, considering that the elves still needed to be catered to, Lin Wu hesitated for a moment before speaking again:

"And let me tell you, we're going to make some money tonight. Once we have some money, we can buy lots of food, drinks, and entertainment, and we can even find you a new place to stay..."

This time, the insect's eyes finally lit up a little.

"Ee... Ee."

Okay, then I'll reluctantly go with you.

The insect straightened up, half-standing, and turned half its head away while chirping.

Seeing this, Lin Wu breathed a sigh of relief and began to ponder in his heart.

What exactly is a rat swarm?

........................

Half an hour later, the bus stopped at the school gate, and everyone was immediately dismissed and picked up by their parents.

Lin Wu leisurely scanned a shared bicycle, put the psychedelic insects in the basket in front of him, and rode the bicycle straight back to his old and dilapidated neighborhood.

Then, they began searching according to the locations marked on the announcement for the search, raid, withdrawal, and entry points.

Ten minutes later, when Lin Wu stood next to the manhole cover on the curb of the residential area, he couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

He then opened the game announcement, carefully compared it, and after confirming that it was correct, looked at the manhole cover again.

You mean this is the event entrance?