Regardless of the skill tier, skills have varying levels of proficiency, from low to high: Beginner, Entry, Minor Accomplishment, Major Accomplishment, Proficient, Harmonious, Effortless, Marvelous, and Divine.

A skill with Divine proficiency at the Beginner tier can even contend with a Major Accomplishment skill at the Earth tier.

Therefore, skill tier is important, and proficiency is equally important.

"Where do I practice static attack training?"

Room 2 is the static simulation room, and Room 3 is the combat simulation room.

Then let's begin.

"Thunder."

Mingxi and her pet looked at each other, the same fervent emotion burning in both pairs of eyes, and they pushed open the door to Room 2 with great vigor...

The static simulation room is somewhat similar to an indoor shooting range, where pets launch skill attacks at fixed targets, and the shape and position of the fixed targets can be adjusted according to one's needs.

Through several trials, Mingxi found that practicing in the static simulation room was very effective for improving the proficiency of attack-type skills.

Taking Wing Slash as an example, if the Thunder Demon Bird uses Wing Slash twice and successfully hits the target, the skill proficiency can increase by 1 percentage point.

In other words, successfully releasing the same skill only 200 times can advance that skill from Beginner to Entry.

However, as proficiency increases, the number of successful releases will also increase accordingly.

For instance, for the Thunder Demon Bird's Claw Strike, which is already at Entry proficiency, it must be successfully released 20 times to increase by 1 percentage point.

The combat simulation room, on the other hand, is a virtual space that almost perfectly replicates reality, with two modes: random combat mode and fixed combat mode.

The former, as the name suggests, has the simulation room randomly match opponents based on the pet's situation; the opponent's species, attribute, and level are all random. This mode maximizes the training of Beast Tamers and pets' on-the-spot adaptability.

The latter is more user-friendly, allowing one to specify the type, attribute, and even skills of the combat pet according to one's needs, making it a highly targeted training.

Although the combat simulation room is far less efficient than the static simulation room in improving pet skill proficiency, it can significantly enhance the combat ability and Tacit Understanding between Beast Tamers and their pets.

...

Although the master and pet had just formed a contract, they were exceptionally in sync when it came to training.

One came from modern times and was accustomed to hard work; the other harbored the desire to become stronger.

For a full {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} 24 hours, the person and beast hardly rested, tirelessly immersing themselves in the simulation room.

"Guangguang, do you know why the Thunder Demon Bird cannot evolve to the next stage?"

Just before the green light sign above the Thunder Demon Bird's head was about to reset, Mingxi finally brought up the question she cared about most.

Who said it couldn't evolve?

Guangguang's even tone remained flat, devoid of any emotional fluctuation.

But Mingxi, hearing its reply, experienced unusually intense emotional fluctuations.

"Huh? Huh? Huh?"

What does this mean?

...

Tick-tock.

The still time began to flow silently.

The Time Realm Training Hall transformed back into the Pet Space, returning to Mingxi's sea of consciousness.

Everything was as usual.

It was as if the Time Realm had never appeared, yet in the ethereal realm, Mingxi could clearly feel that her Pet Space was different from before.

Moreover, after 24 hours of high-intensity continuous training, both she and the Thunder Demon Bird should have been extremely tired and exhausted.

But they weren't.

Both she and the Thunder Demon Bird were full of energy, their minds and bodies in optimal condition; she felt she could easily run a full marathon now.

She was tired of saying how awesome the Time Realm was.

"Thunder Thunder." The Thunder Demon Bird excitedly chirped, indicating that it felt it had grown stronger.

Mingxi thought, you're not wrong.

After 24 hours of training, the Thunder Demon Bird's progress was evident.

Thunder Demon Bird

Beast Age: 191 days

Level: Intermediate (62 days since evolution)

Gender: Male

Attributes: Flight, Lightning

Energy Peak: 2397

Average Energy: 2248

Talent: S+

Trait One: Thunderclap

Level: A;

Description: When encountering thunderstorms or lightning storms, energy value will be three times the usual, and there is a certain probability of eliminating all negative statuses.

Trait Two: The Immovable Wisdom King

Level: C;

Description: Upon entering combat, willpower will become exceptionally firm, unshakeable under any circumstances.

Skills: Chasing Wind (Minor Accomplishment 22%); Claw Strike (Entry 75%); Golden Feather Whirlwind (Entry 51%); Light Expulsion (Beginner 77%); Wing Slash (Beginner 52%); Lightning Ball (Beginner 51%); Thunder Bird (Beginner 28%)

In addition to the significant increase in skill proficiency, the Thunder Demon Bird's energy value also clearly improved significantly.

One must know that under normal circumstances, it would be impossible to increase 100 points of energy value without ten days to half a month.

But in this pet training hall, they only took 24 hours to increase by over 200 points.

No one would believe it if she told them.

If they trained like this every day, the Thunder Demon Bird's energy value could reach the peak of an Intermediate Level pet in less than two months.

The reason for such excellent results, besides the incredible functions of the simulation room, was also because, in addition to the simulation room, there were energy recovery pods that could replenish energy at any time.

Once the Thunder Demon Bird's energy was depleted, it could enter the recovery pod to replenish energy, which was the reason for the 24-hour continuous high-intensity training.

With this Time Realm Private Pet Training Hall, Mom no longer has to worry about me not being competitive enough.

More importantly, the Thunder Demon Bird's evolution also had a direction.

According to Guangguang, for the Thunder Demon Bird to successfully evolve to the third stage, it needs to consume a mature ghost thunder flower when its energy peak reaches 10,000 and it is in a full state.

Mingxi immediately searched online for information about the ghost thunder flower.

ghost thunder flower, a rare material that blooms in extremely cold and yin places, has currently only been discovered in the Moon Mirror Mystic Realm of Longhua Country and Mystic Realm No. 13 of Meiyue Country.

ghost thunder flower is one of the conditions for the King-level pet Kaya Ghost to evolve into the Emperor-level Rita Ghost.

Due to its extremely unique growing environment, artificial cultivation is currently not possible, so this flower is extremely rare and uncommon, with very little circulation on the market.

It's actually an evolution material for a Demon-type King-level pet.

Taoduoduo sells it for 99 star coins, with free shipping.

Regular pharmacies, herbal stores, and item shops simply don't sell it; they're out of stock.

Only high-end auction houses auction it periodically, starting at 5 million star coins per plant.

Mingxi was truly speechless.

No wonder so many scientists and breeders in the Alliance have never been able to cultivate the Thunder Demon Bird to the next stage.

Who would have thought that a mere Intermediate Level pet evolving to Advanced Level would require such precious and rare material?

5 million, and that's just the starting bid.

Which good person could afford that?

"Absurd."

Why is this Thunder Demon Bird still called Thunder Demon Bird? Why not just change its name to Gold-Swallowing Beast?

Mingxi couldn't help but look at her pet, full of pity: "Luckily you met me."

Guangguang said that other Thunder Demon Birds indeed had to use ghost thunder flower to evolve, but her Thunder Demon Bird might not need it.