The purpose of a Wolf Soul Blood Crystal was to purify wolf-type bloodlines. Li Heng had two of them in his medium-sized Space Stone, and right now, only this Shadow Wolf Cub possessed a wolf-type bloodline.
So, after a moment of thought, Li Heng took out one Wolf Soul Blood Crystal.
The instant Li Heng produced the Wolf Soul Blood Crystal, he sensed an intense craving and a wave of joy from the Shadow Wolf Cub.
"So... how do I use this thing?"
Li Heng fiddled with the Wolf Soul Blood Crystal. He wasn’t sure how to use it, so after a brief pause, he simply placed it in front of the Shadow Wolf Cub.
The moment the Wolf Soul Blood Crystal touched the ground, the Shadow Wolf Cub opened its jaws, snatched it up, and crushed it to pieces in a few quick bites.
Thin streams of red blood trickled from the corners of the cub’s mouth, and the scent of blood instantly filled the room.
Li Heng furrowed his brow slightly but said nothing, simply watching the Shadow Wolf Cub with a sense of quiet satisfaction.
Two minutes passed. After consuming one Wolf Soul Blood Crystal, the Shadow Wolf Cub’s Intimacy had increased by 11 points, reaching 194.
Moreover, the flowing cloud patterns on the Shadow Wolf Cub’s back were visibly darker, as if they had grown deeper.
Without hesitation, Li Heng fed the remaining Wolf Soul Blood Crystal to the Shadow Wolf Cub.
The joy radiating from the Shadow Wolf Cub was much fainter than before, but it was joy nonetheless.
But with the consumption of this Wolf Soul Blood Crystal, the Shadow Wolf Cub seemed to grow significantly. Its Strength and Agility each increased by three points, and its tier and grade also changed.
Shadow Wolf Cub: Pet
Level: 39
Value: Legendary
Tier: Tier Three High-Grade Soul Beast
Strength: 38
Agility: 38
Spirit: 40
Soul Energy Skills: Erosion Wind, Night Howl, Shadow Meld.
Intimacy: 203
[Consume 1,000 Soul Energy Points to increase Intimacy by one point?]
[Intimacy is not yet 255. Pet cannot be leveled up.]
It had been promoted from a Tier Three Middle-Grade Soul Beast to a Tier Three High-Grade Soul Beast, and its Intimacy had reached 203 points!
His previously tamed Ice Luan already had an Intimacy of nearly 230. Having two soul pets, both with Intimacy over 200, left Li Heng feeling very satisfied.
The entirely black Shadow Wolf Cub’s flowing cloud patterns were very pleasant to touch, with a texture much softer than fur.
’Next time, I’ll definitely kill that Blood Wolf God Shadow! One hundred thousand Soul Energy points... That’s quite something!’
Petting the Shadow Wolf Cub a few times, Li Heng couldn’t help but think of the Blood Wolf God Shadow from before, his mind wandering slightly.
Li Heng mentally reviewed his trip to the Divine-level Wolf King Mountain, formulating a few new plans. After playing with the Shadow Wolf Cub for another ten minutes or so, he recalled it to his pet space and finally went to bed.
「The night passed peacefully.」
After waking up the next day, Li Heng didn’t enter a Dungeon. Instead, he asked some of the upperclassmen around him where the school library was.
Wen Ruyan had previously found him and given him a One-Card System, along with a one-time borrowing privilege to find an elemental Soul Energy Skill on the library’s third floor.
It was worth noting that as Li Heng got up to leave, he heard the sound of a wooden training dummy being struck from Bai Shasha’s place next door. ’That flat-chested loli must be training,’ he thought, but didn’t go over to say hello.
Meteor University had only one library, located on the eastern side of the campus. It was also the tallest building in sight.
’The location of the Moon-Picking Tower?’
When an upperclassman told him that the tallest building on the east side of campus was the Moon-Picking Tower, Li Heng immediately made the connection to the Moon-Picking Tower in Li Liang City, one of its three great towers.
Li Heng recalled that the Moon-Picking Tower was Li Liang City’s "treasure house," said to contain countless treasures and secret manuals. In a way, Meteor University turning it into a library served a similar purpose.
Li Heng had never been to the Moon-Picking Tower in Li Liang City, but when he arrived at Meteor University’s library, he was still quite "stunned" at first.
The library building itself was massive, and a great number of students were coming and going. Besides students, Li Heng also saw some instructors constantly entering and exiting.
In addition to the instructors and students, Li Heng noticed all sorts of mount-type soul beasts "parked" at the library’s entrance.
Most of them were only Tier One, and each one was parked in an orderly fashion, with people specifically assigned to watch over them.
’They must be the students’ soul pets, right? But why leave them parked at the entrance instead of using their pet space?’
After that brief mental complaint, Li Heng slowly walked toward the library. At the entrance, two instructors were in charge of "inspections," seemingly checking if students were bringing unregistered "books" in or out without permission.
"Hm? A freshman?"
"A freshman is at the library this soon?"
As Li Heng reached the library entrance, both instructors looked over at him, their faces showing expressions of surprise.
Since it was his first time at this kind of "library," Li Heng stopped at the entrance. He then confidently greeted the upperclassmen around him without the slightest bit of timidness.
And these two instructors were also a little surprised when they saw Li Heng.
After all, two batches of freshmen were still engaged in their orientation activities. Most of the freshmen who had returned should be "recuperating," and some should be nursing injuries. They shouldn’t be here.
"Are you this year’s freshman representative? And a Soul Warrior?" Li Heng was dressed in white, and his Soul Warrior realm was naturally apparent to the instructors.
Li Heng didn’t think much of it. He politely greeted the two instructors and explained that it was his first time at the library and he didn’t know the rules.
"Freshmen, under normal circumstances, can only borrow books from the first floor of the library."
"If you have the proper authorization, or are working on an instructor’s project, it will be recorded on your One-Card System. Also, each floor has instructors in charge, as well as students doing volunteer work. If you don’t understand something, you can ask them."
The two instructors gave Li Heng a general rundown of the library’s situation, which for the most part wasn’t different from a regular library.
Entry was granted via the One-Card System, and only the card’s owner was permitted. Using someone else’s credentials was forbidden. Taking books out without registering them would result in punishment, with the severity depending on the infraction.
Through his conversation with the two instructors, Li Heng learned a bit more about the library. Although he had already guessed it was the former Moon-Picking Tower, he still listened with great interest as they spoke.
During the conversation, Li Heng also noticed that whenever an upperclassman entered or exited, the two instructors’ hands would move forward in a small, slight dipping motion. He guessed this must be their main job, but he didn’t dwell on what it was. He then took out his One-Card System and said,
"Thank you both for the explanation. This is my One-Card System. I’d like to go to the third floor of the library."