"Ever since the energy stabilized, you've started your training method for the Flame Dragon, strengthening its physical power, but to a certain extent, you're not as enthusiastic about controlling the energy, that is, the skills," Asher calmly analyzed. This is a rather common situation.
Between physical strength and skills, it's impossible to achieve absolute balance.
This is an unavoidable problem brought by time and energy.
Most beast tamers with fighting-type pet beasts tend to focus more on training their pets' combat techniques and physical strength, aiming for a kind of flesh-and-blood ascension.
They also train skill control.
But compared to physical training, the time spent is slightly less.
Roughly a two-thirds to one-third ratio.
This isn't necessarily wrong. Physical strength is also a necessary part of power and skill execution. No matter how well you control the skills, if your physical attacks lack power, they're still useless.
However—
"The Flame Dragon isn't a fighting-type pet beast. Blindly pursuing physical strength, height, and toughness is not an advantage for the Flame Dragon," Asher looked at the stunned Freya and spoke word by word.
"From the Flame Dragon's skillset, you can probably tell."
How many actual physical attack skills are there?
At most one-fifth of all of Flame Dragon's skills.
The remaining four-fifths are energy attacks.
"Strengthening the Flame Dragon's physical power is certainly an alternative way to make it stronger," As he said this, Asher paused and looked at Clyde, who hadn't said a word.
"Actually, Mr. Clyde, your Flame Dragon could give it a try."
"To a certain extent, a balanced enhancement of physical strength would also significantly improve the Flame Dragon's overall power."
Clyde: "..."
Clyde: "Alright."
After thinking for a moment, Clyde nodded.
Although he had some psychological shadows about training the Flame Dragon's physical strength because of his silly sister, it wasn't a big problem.
As long as it's a method that can truly make the Flame Dragon stronger, Clyde is willing to try.
Give it a shot.
No loss.
In this regard, Clyde is very easygoing.
Freya: "..."
Freya gave her brother a speechless look.
'Heh! Saying it like I never brought up that suggestion before.'
But what was the result?
Her brother never listened.
Not even once.
'Why did he agree the moment Professor Asher said it? What is this? A large-scale live demonstration of human double standards?'
Freya angrily stared at Clyde, who turned a blind eye.
'What? Guilty conscience?'
'No, I don't feel this is double standards.'
'This is clearly listening to professional advice to do professional things.'
Asher was already used to the sibling's silent eye battles.
These two had a special, encrypted communication channel he didn't understand.
He wasn't someone overly curious.
Not being able to access it wasn't a big deal.
"Now, let's continue talking about the situation with your Flame Dragon, Freya."
Freya immediately exited the encrypted channel and quickly looked at Asher, "Oh oh oh! Okay okay okay!"
"Professor Asher, please go ahead, I'm listening!"
'Even if my idiot brother is annoying.'
Still, if it's something that can make even her idiot brother so brazenly double-standard, Freya felt she had to pay attention.
Besides… what Professor Asher said actually sounded kind of reasonable?
Seeing Freya perk up like a student earnestly listening to their teacher, Asher's expression turned a bit helpless.
Mm… maybe because Freya looked so small, Asher felt like he really was teaching an elementary school student?
"Ahem...", Asher cleared his throat and, without waiting for Freya to ask, continued speaking.
"As I said, strengthening the Flame Dragon's physical power is also a way to make it stronger," Asher seemed to be recalling where he left off, briefly repeated it, and then went on.
"But the premise is, the Flame Dragon must control the energy within its body just right."
First comes mental energy.
Then physical strength.
That's the simple order.
Raising the Flame Dragon's height isn't just about getting taller. Essentially, it's about increasing physical strength.
"I think, Flame Dragon Jaeger's personality wasn't this mild in the beginning, right?", After thinking, Asher still used this word.
Mild.
From the way Flame Dragon Jaeger looked at Freya, and how it didn't express any desire to attack even when Asher circled it, there were reasons for this: Freya being the beast tamer, and Asher's natural affinity talent.
But that shouldn't be all.
The Flame Dragon's personality originally carried some irritability.
Clyde's Tier 9 Flame Dragon used to look pretty obedient, but that was due to the Little Raven's bloodline suppressing the flames to some extent, plus suppression from the Dragon King of Jargon's bloodline.
In battle, tier 9 Flame Dragon, Flame Emperor, still fought with overwhelming force.
However…
"In battle, it still behaved differently from ordinary Flame Dragons, didn't it?", Asher said confidently.
Freya nodded, "Yes, but isn't that due to its personality?"
She turned and glanced at her pet.
"Roar—", Flame Dragon Jaeger lowered its head, big watery eyes meeting Freya's gaze.
Looking into those eyes, Freya felt her little heart melt into water.
'Wuwuwu! My Flame Dragon!'
'Is the best!'
"Although Flame Dragon used to be naughty when it was little, as it grew older, its personality gradually improved, and there's never been any issue cooperating with me."
"According to what you said, Professor Asher, that's actually a problem, isn't it?", Freya frowned as she looked at Asher and asked.
Asher nodded, "That's exactly what I mean."
"Flame Dragons, no matter how their personalities are shaped later, some things are innate and unchangeable."
A berserk fighting mode.
Not exactly a good temper.
A Flame Dragon with a good personality just has better control, but it should never be to this extent.
Asher looked at Flame Dragon Jaeger, "This kind of mild temperament comes from internal energy imbalance."
"A rapidly growing body, combined with an inability to fully control the energy inside, results in scattered energy throughout its flesh."
"This energy may not seem like much, but it gradually wears down the Flame Dragon's energy."
Consumed during daily life.
Consumed during training.
Doubly consumed during battle.
Being drained twenty-four hours a day.
Over the years, this consumption adds up.
As the Flame Dragon's body gets bigger, the uncontrollable energy increases, and so does the rate of consumption.
Simply put, the Flame Dragon is like a husky.
Originally supposed to be bursting with energy, bouncing around every day and wrecking the house.
Training and fighting can drain the husky's energy, but it wouldn't change its nature.
But now, it's being drained 24/7.
Even a husky can't wreck the house anymore.
"This is a long process, so you didn't notice much."
"In terms of training, you should have your own system. The breeders you've consulted were people chosen specifically for certain purposes. Their innate skills didn't let them detect this problem in the Flame Dragon."
"After all, it really was a very minor issue at first."
"It only became more serious as time went on."
But at the same time, as time passed, Freya also became a stronger and stronger beast tamer, barely needing breeders to plan her pet's future, she could do it herself.
And then...
To put it simply, it wasn't that the breeders were incompetent.
They just didn't have talents in this particular area.
Plus a variety of coincidences, and here we are.
Freya: "..."
"Professor Asher, please must guide me on what I should do!", After digesting and understanding Asher's meaning, Freya didn't hesitate even a second before looking toward Asher with urgency and anxiety in her eyes, trying her best to stay calm as she spoke loudly.
After hearing all this, there's no way Freya wouldn't be anxious.
She was anxious.
But being anxious doesn't help.
She took a deep breath.
Freya forced herself to calm down.
'Calm!'
'I have to be calm!'
'Then move straight toward the goal, solution!'
'What should I do next?'
"Let Jaeger master the power that belongs to it?", As she said this, Freya looked at her pet with guilt.
"Sorry, Jaeger, I didn't realize...", Freya's hand pressed against the Flame Dragon's body, eyes and voice filled with remorse.
"Awoo...", Understanding Asher's words as well, Jaeger wasn't angry with its beast tamer.
It lowered its head, tried to turn a bit, and pressed part of its head into its beast tamer's palm, rubbing against it.
'It's okay.'
'Even if there's a problem, it's our shared oversight.'
'Neither of us realized the issue, right?'
Flame Dragon Jaeger just quietly, gently looked at Freya.
Freya nodded heavily: "Mm!"
"Then let's work together to solve the problem now!"
Freya wiped her eyes with the other hand and turned, her gaze stubbornly fixed on Asher.
Just thinking that her Flame Dragon was constantly tormented by uncontrollable energy in its body… Even though Asher said it wasn't painful, Freya still felt deeply guilty about the consequences of her neglect and incorrect training approach.
She shouldn't have been overly arrogant.
She should've consulted breeders more about her pet.
She should've paid more attention to the Flame Dragon's state.
Wouldn't she have noticed the problem earlier?
"Discovering the issue now is still in time," Seeing her like this, Asher sighed softly and said comfortingly.
"I told you so," compared to Asher's comforting tone, Clyde's voice was much more irritating the moment he spoke.
"Who told you not to listen to me before?"
"Flame Dragon, Flame Dragon, enhancing energy control and skill mastery is the key to becoming stronger."
Gotta say, even Asher, an outsider, felt his fists itch a bit hearing Clyde's preachy tone.
Fortunately, he calmed down quickly.
'Mm, not my brother. It's Freya's brother. Let her handle it.'
Freya: "!"
Freya glared fiercely at her brother, veins popping on her forehead, "SHUT UP! I don't want to hear a word from you, you double-standard freak!"
"As if you ever listened to what I said!"
"But what you say may not be reasonable, while what I say is," Clyde spread his hands, looking as punchable as ever.
Freya: "..."
'Can't stand it! Absolutely can't stand it! Today either my brother dies or I do!'
Freya lunged at Clyde, howling and grappling with him.
Asher watched the two of them evenly matched and let out a chuckle.
'Forget it, just a sibling scuffle.'
Asher stayed silent.
When the two finished, their hair was both messy like chicken nests.
Asher laughed and, without holding back, said, "Nice. One look and I can tell you're siblings."
Freya: "Who wants to be siblings with him? What kind of brother bullies his sister like this! Ugh!"
Clyde fixed his hair and shut up.
Asher glanced at Clyde with a smile.
Clyde also smiled.
'Sigh, that's what being an older brother means, huh?'
'It's not easy.'
"Let's not talk about that now, let's first discuss how to solve the Flame Dragon's problem," One sentence from Asher instantly grabbed Freya's full attention.
'Yes!'
'That's exactly what I need now!'
Freya raised her head, eyes filled with anticipation, sparkling as she looked at Asher.
"I knew it, Professor Asher! You'd have a way!"
"Whatever it is, Professor Asher, just tell me!"
"As long as I can do it, I absolutely will!"
'Thank you, almighty Professor Asher!'
In this moment, Freya completely forgot all the doubts she had about Asher before and began to adopt the same mindset as those at the Alliance Headquarters who had worked with him, all that was left was a nickname.
At this point, Asher could only feel thankful.
Thankfully, Charlotte wasn't here.
She had obediently gone back to work.
Otherwise, if these two girls had more contact with each other, Asher wouldn't know what kind of strange and bizarre chemical reaction might occur.
'But maybe these two girls also know each other in private?'
Asher shook his head, 'It is better not to think about such terrifying things.'
"Step by step, don't rush, first try to let Flame Dragon be able to control that overflowing part of energy inside its body that belongs to itself," Asher waved his hand and got down to business.
Freya: "Okay!"
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[On the Other Side]
"Wah! Such a huge figure!"
In an office building near the outskirts of NY City, someone looked out the window and clearly saw, in the distance, that faintly discernible, enormous figure.
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