I dreamed of returning to ancient times, and I became a beast tamer

Jiang Bo found time to do farm work. There was no need to farm in winter, but the land needed to rest and be fertilized. Otherwise, good rice would not be grown in the spring of the following year, and the grain tax would not be paid, and he would starve.

When I returned to the house, there was still no movement in Master Lu's bedroom. It had been like this for several days.

He called Master Lu out for dinner several times, but he didn't respond. He was probably a beastmaster who had the ability to practice fasting.

Supervising the growth of the larvae was the task of his granddaughter Jiang Nu, while he would go out from time to time to check on the situation and see if there were any evil ghosts from the underworld.

This was one of the things Master Lu told him to pay attention to. If the King of Evil came, he could just break the door and call him.

If you don't come, then everything will remain the same.

Fortunately, there was no movement in the Netherworld.

Since they are not coming as the year is coming to an end, they must be waiting until the disaster caused by the Nian beast is over.

After the disaster of the Nian beast, the village's combat effectiveness was at its lowest point, with almost no decent resistance. If the King of Evil had any brains, that would have been the most appropriate time for him to invade the village.

I hope the master can help me by then.

The purpose of this retreat is to eliminate the evil spirits and enhance the strength of the Nian beast.

Jiang Bo didn't have enough knowledge about this. He didn't know how far he could improve in a short period of time, unless he could upgrade one star after seclusion.

As for improving skill proficiency... he didn't think about it in that direction.

The main reason is that powerful skills require a long period of training and cannot be acquired quickly.

That day, he habitually called out "Master, it's time to eat", paused for three seconds, and then went back to the bedroom to eat with his granddaughter.

"Grandpa! Look, the larvae are about to be born!"

Jiang Xue's voice instantly alarmed Jiang Bo. He quickly walked to the warm wooden box and looked inside.

The firecracker beast was hung with a burning rope and burned inside for seven days.

In the dim light of the fire, two egg sheaths on a branch had cracked open, and a green mantis larva crawled out from them.

The green mantis larvae are very small, with tiny eyes, a light green body, and slender mantis legs stretched out, lightly touching the ground, as if feeling the substance of this world.

Its eyelids were covering its eyes, and it had not yet adapted to the light outside. After several minutes, it reluctantly opened its eyes.

When it opened its eyes for the first time, it saw Jiang Xue’s face full of expectation, as if it saw its mother.

"Grandpa, I want to keep this!"

"Okay." Jiang Bo said obediently.

At the same time, the second mantis larva was born.

It crawled out of the warm egg sheath, and behind it was the corpse of its eaten companion.

Its eyes opened earlier than the first one. As soon as it came out of the egg case, it opened its eyes completely. The tentacles on its head trembled slightly, and it crawled under the box following its hungry instinct.

There was food that the two had prepared early - iron sandworms and red mud leaves.

The first mantis beast was not so sensitive. Jiang Xue pushed it with her finger, trying to push it down to eat. Unexpectedly, the first reaction of the little mantis beast larva was to smell her finger and remember her smell.

Jiang Xue was not annoyed, but smiled, thinking that the little mantis was very cute.

However, Uncle Jiang noticed the difference between the two larvae.

He pulled out the first egg case with his hands, and found that all the other larvae were dead, but their bodies were still there.

This little mantis beast did not eat the corpse of its own kind. In terms of initial nutrition, it was already weaker than the other one, and its physique was destined to be weak.

"Let it eat quickly and stop playing." Uncle Jiang advised his granddaughter.

The iron sandworm below is still alive, but its limbs have been cut off and it has lost the ability to move, making it easier for the larvae to hunt.

These iron sandworms were caught by Uncle Jiang in the mountains. They are everywhere in the mountains, as numerous as ants. They like to hang out in sandy places and like to eat iron.

They are pests of ordinary weapons and like to gnaw on weapons. If you are not careful, they may gnaw small holes in the iron knives and swords in a few days, making them disgusting to everyone.

Like Mantis Beasts, they also have the potential to be promoted to one-star pets.

However, most of the insects are not qualified for promotion, and no one knows what the conditions for promotion are. Uncle Jiang has never studied iron sand worms.

Another fixed food is red mud leaves, which are plant leaves that are imbued with spirituality.

According to Master Lu, this leaf contains a certain nutrient that is missing in the mantis beast's body.

Eating these leaves not only makes up for their nutritional deficiencies, but also improves muscle fiber strength, allowing them to increase their success rate when learning the "mountain-opening style".

By eating these two types of food for a long time, the mantis's own shortcomings can be improved, such as its weak body that is afraid of fire.

However, this requires years of feeding and at least ten years of foundation to improve, which is a long and arduous process.

At first Jiang Bo couldn't believe it, but when he thought that the Nian beast Dabai was not afraid of fire at all, he suddenly understood that this was true.

The racial talent defects of pets can be corrected through acquired dietary adjustments.

Poor families don’t have the resources and patience to test the best diet for mantis beasts.

Without hundreds of years of feeding experience from generation to generation, this formula would never have been figured out.

Of course, we must first rule out collisions that are far away.

“The next step is to develop regular eating habits.”

Uncle Jiang brought out an old piece of paper with some notes he had written down, and taught him how to use the conditioned reflex mechanism to cultivate its dietary awareness.

The larvae have not yet developed their intelligence. In their eyes, the world is very simple. They think it is right to eat iron sandworms and red mud leaves, but it is wrong to eat other things.

As long as you establish this concept from a young age, you will not go astray in the future.

The subsequent training was done by him and his granddaughter, teaching them to identify food, catch prey, and learn the preliminary exercise homework - mantis gymnastics.

Mantis beast gymnastics is the key teaching content listed separately by Lu Yuan. Both of them have memorized it by heart. What remains is to teach it to the mantis beasts by words and deeds.

Now each person is responsible for one larva, so it's just right for each of them to contract one.

Uncle Jiang has already planned it.

My granddaughter’s first companion pet is a Mountain Mantis, which is easy to raise and has good combat capabilities. It is considered a strong combat pet among two-star pets.

You have to know that even Master Lu praised it, so it is definitely not a weak favor.

As for the upgrade path after two stars, you will have to ask Master Lu for it.

He had no idea before, but as time went by, a week later, seeing the little larvae grow flesh and become full of energy, doing mantis gymnastics in a methodical manner facing the mountain, Jiang Bo's mind became active.

A beautiful idea could not help but jump out of my mind——

If his granddaughter is lucky enough to become Master Lu's apprentice, Jiang Xue's future will be limitless.

Of course, he was just thinking.

Beautiful things like this, which only exist in dreams, cannot be forced.

It all depends on whether Jiang Xue has this destiny.

"When the time comes, you will contract the strongest one. Don't worry about which one grandpa contracts with. Just try your best to impress Master Lu. Maybe he will accept you as his disciple." Uncle Jiang said earnestly.

"No, grandpa, I want to contract the mantis beast I raise myself." Jiang Xue shook her head.

In just two weeks, she developed feelings for the little mantis beast she raised.

This is the mantis beast she has seen since it was in the egg sheath stage, and she has raised it to adulthood with great difficulty.

Why should I choose between two?

The other mantis beast was raised by my grandfather most of the time.

In her subconscious, that mantis beast was already her grandfather's second pet, not her pet.

“What do you know? If you don’t listen to the old man, you will suffer the consequences.

"The Zerg are naturally weak, and only those with strong physiques can survive to the end..."

Uncle Jiang subconsciously took advantage of his seniority and used the experience of the older generation to educate his children.

What Jiang Bo said was indeed correct in the ancient environment. Even if a pet with a weak constitution was promoted, it would still be weaker than pets of the same generation.

Sometimes, a Zerg pet may die suddenly during the promotion process due to poor physical condition. At that time, the one who suffers the most is the Beastmaster himself.

But Jiang Xue didn't think much about it. The words Lu Yuan once said echoed in her mind.

Break through the limits of life, and the essence of life will rise...

Just because I started from a lower point than others, does that mean I deserve to be abandoned?

No, she didn't want to follow her grandfather's path, she wanted to follow the path pointed out by Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan's way was more in line with her wishes.

"Even so, I only want to contract the little mantis I raised. I believe it will be stronger than grandpa's!"

"you!"

Jiang Bo's face flushed, and he was about to give him another lecture when he suddenly caught a glimpse of a man and a beast appearing in the living room.

He immediately stopped talking and noticed Lu Yuan's gaze sweeping over him. He was stunned by the invisible aura.

"Well said. As a beastmaster, you should believe that your pet can do it. Only in this way can you reach higher places."

Lu Yuan suddenly came out without any noise, which scared Jiang Xue.

Jiang Xue suddenly didn't dare to speak. She was tough in front of her grandfather, but she lacked confidence in front of Lu Yuan.

Jiang Bo couldn't let the master be in a cold mood, so he complimented him at the right time: "Master, have you made a breakthrough?"

"I didn't make a breakthrough, but the Nian Beast's light of suppressing evil has reached a new level."

When Lu Yuan said this, the Nian beast Dabai came out from behind him.

It held its head high and wagged its black tail happily, and everyone knew that it had made a breakthrough.

However, the growling sound of hunger that followed broke the joyful atmosphere and made both the man and the beast silent for a few seconds.

Gulu gulu——

"Hmm... Speaking of which, how long have we been in seclusion?"