Beast Taming: My System is Bugged

Chapter 311 - 300: Night System

After speaking, Team Leader Da Fei beckoned to a young man at the next workstation, motioning for him to come over.

"Hello, I’m Yuan Ge. I study at the local Cyan Wood Beastmaster Academy. This is my Pet Beast, the Night Demon Cat."

Yuan Ge was a Three-star Beastmaster. Gu Ming didn’t need to probe his Star Level aura; he could directly sense the strength of his Spiritual Power.

As for the cat he had with him, after he finished speaking, it suddenly peeked out from his collar, revealing half of its little head. Two snow-white ears popped out, looking quite pretty.

Gu Ming hesitated when he heard the name.

"Night Demon Cat?"

The name reminded him of the Night Demon Duck from the national competition.

That Night Demon Duck possessed the ability to manipulate the weather and could even transform.

But the most ridiculous thing was that the "Night Demon Duck" was clearly just a giant version of a little yellow duck. Its name and appearance were two completely different things.

And this "Night Demon Cat" before him had that same kind of paradoxical charm.

It was fluffy and snow-white all over, looking incredibly cute and cuddly in its cub form. It was even smaller than Ah Kun.

It didn’t have a trace of Demonic Qi and had absolutely nothing in common with its name, "Night Demon Cat."

Yuan Ge chuckled and explained:

"That’s right, it’s a Night Demon Cat. It can control the night.

"Team Leader Da Fei wants it to use its Perfection Level ’Nightfall’ Combat Technique so the company’s Pet Beasts can observe and learn.

"My job is basically to handle that part. I was just wondering, is there any danger involved in this observation?"

"No danger. You just need to use the Combat Technique in your best state. I’m off to do other things. You two can coordinate."

Seeing the two of them talking, Team Leader Da Fei said his piece and left.

The high-pressure atmosphere in the room dissipated with him, and Yuan Ge let out a sigh of relief.

He was a third-year university student, and it wasn’t easy studying in this city.

In his search for a high-paying part-time job, he had waited for days and even tipped a "foreman" to finally land a temporary position with a monthly salary of one million.

The only ability he had that was worth showing off was his Night Demon Cat’s "Nightfall" Skill.

Its Skill Level for this ability had already reached the Perfection Level, which was considered top-tier even at his academy.

It was actually quite embarrassing.

Because the Night Demon Cat was extremely timid, it would get scared at the start of every battle and immediately unleash "Nightfall," causing the sky to darken and reducing visibility.

It also knew a "Night Cloak" skill, wrapping itself in a layer of night-like camouflage to play hide-and-seek on the battlefield and stall for time.

Over time, as its opponents grew stronger and stronger, simply hiding was no longer enough to guarantee its safety.

Under the threat of death, it realized that a simple game of hide-and-seek wouldn’t get it very far.

It began to diligently study Nightfall, making the move faster to cast, expanding its area of effect, and strengthening its camouflage.

Most importantly, it took the core Daoist Skill of Nightfall to its absolute limit: it became the night itself, its entire body merging with the darkness, making it undetectable by people and difficult to hit with Pet Beast attacks.

Once Nightfall was active, it was practically invincible and completely safe.

It took three years of repeated trial and error to practice this move to the Perfection level.

As for its other Combat Skills, most were only at the Entry Level, and a few had reached Mastery Level. They really weren’t anything to brag about.

Fortunately, the Cultivation Technique Study company only valued specialties; shortcomings could be overlooked.

Otherwise, he never would have been able to get this temporary job that "specifically required a Perfection Level Combat Technique."

Yuan Ge looked at Gu Ming with hopeful eyes, afraid that the upcoming work would be too dangerous—for instance, asking the Night Demon Cat to use Nightfall while simultaneously revealing its form to test its state while being attacked.

He knew that Cultivation Technique Study was a comprehensive field involving multiple approaches, and exposing the weaknesses of a Pet Beast’s Combat Techniques was one of those research methods.

Gu Ming waved his hand. "There won’t be any danger.

"Have a seat for a bit. I’m going to the nursery to bring up a Three-star Beast."

Gu Ming had no intention of letting Cyan Treasure Ah Kun undergo the team leader’s inspection.

According to Team Leader Da Fei’s requirements, they had to at least get the Cultivation Technique running and concretely record the insights gained from "Nightfall." The minimum standard was to achieve ten percent of the insight effect.

After reading the requirements on his phone, Gu Ming had planned to slack off, but he realized it wouldn’t be that easy.

’Oh well, I’ll stall for as long as I can.’

Getting the Spirit Stones was already a sure thing. What he really wanted now was for Cyan Treasure to piggyback on the Time Talent the system had mentioned.

As Gu Ming went down to the first-floor nursery to find a Pet Beast, he asked Cyan Treasure about its Cultivation progress from the previous night.

Cyan Treasure excitedly looked up.

It had already memorized the Sound Pattern Technique for Ah Kun’s Transmission Array and would have no problem demonstrating it on the spot.

Although Cyan Treasure was ready, Gu Ming didn’t want to finish the job too quickly.

From the system’s perspective, this task was extremely difficult.

The moment Gu Ming reached the first floor, the system began describing the challenges of the current job in exaggerated language.

「You have returned to the Hidden Sect Main Sect and have been transferred to the Fourth Mountain, where Elder Ruan resides.」

「On your second day after entering the mountain gate, Elder Da Fei sent the Outer Disciple, Yuan, to be placed by your side in an attempt to understand Elder Ruan Jing’s objectives.」

「You are being secretly watched by the Night Demon Monarch, the Pet Beast of a Main Sect Outer Disciple. You feel the sky itself darkening, and the pressure is immense.」

’Night Demon Monarch...’

Gu Ming mused, ’That’s probably the name of the white cat’s evolved form.’

Gu Ming entered the nursery and first asked Lu You to help pick out a Pet Beast. Meanwhile, he took out his phone and searched for the evolution line of the Night Demon Cat.

After a short while, he finished reading all the publicly available information.

It turned out that the Night Demon Cat, the Night Demon Duck, and others were all Pet Beasts from the Night System. They shared a common evolutionary path leading to a being called the Night God.

The Night Demon Cat wasn’t originally called that; this was its post-Evolution species name.

Its predecessor evolved from a Cat Demon. The origins of Cat Demons are complex, encompassing various Attributes and races.

For them to evolve into a Night Demon Cat, they need to live in a dark environment during their Juvenile Stage and consume specific cultivation medicines related to Dark Power.

The cultivation plan for this was part of a massive industry chain, with the number of related Pet Beasts in the country reaching the millions.

From minor things like food and daily expenses to major things like immersion in Cultivation Techniques and scriptures, raising one to a Two-star level would burn through a hundred million in costs.

To evolve to a Three-star level, another two hundred million would be needed.

If the Cat Demon itself had a great Talent for Dark Power, most of the expenses could be saved, cutting the cost by nearly half.

Gu Ming didn’t know how Yuan Ge had managed to raise one.

Seeing how desperate he was for money, working part-time just like him, it didn’t seem like he could afford it.

Gu Ming made a bold guess: his Pet Beast probably had outstanding Talent.

As for the Night Demon Monarch mentioned later, that was the name for the evolution after the "Night Demon X" stage.

Above the Monarch was the Demon King, and even further up was the ultimate evolution of this system—the Night God!

The entire system covered evolutions from zero to Nine-star. Each major stage of Evolution was a qualitative change in the essence of life, a leap that multiplied combat power by ten.

Once they reached the Demon Monarch stage, the final costs could no longer be found online. Gu Ming had no idea how much money was needed at that level.

「You start your investigation with the Outer Disciple, Yuan. Following the clues, you arrive at the Spirit Medicine Garden, where Cyan Treasure smells the aura of a secret treasure. However, after many twists and turns, you discover the treasure was stolen long ago, and there is no record of it within the Sect.」

「You report this to Elder Ruan, who orders you to perform a regression. You are currently unable to do so, and the investigation is stalled.」