The deliberately weakened pecking attack didn't do much damage. However, it completely achieved the goal of calming Prince down.
Felter looked at the Little Raven that descended from the sky, as if he were seeing a hero riding colorful clouds to save him, with teary eyes.
Suddenly, the tears welling in Felter's eyes suddenly froze.
"W-wait a minute?", Felter looked Little Raven up and down.nThen looked again.
He recognized this was the pet beast named Little Raven that had fought him before.
But the power and aura it was exuding now felt a little off?
'This… why does it seem more like…'
"Tier 7?", Felter said uncertainly.
His entire being was in a pupil-quaking shock.
Was this really something someone of their age could achieve?
Felter was stunned. Felter couldn't understand.
'What? How exactly did Asher do this?'
Thinking back a year ago… it really was just a year ago.
Everyone had similar strength, around peak Tier 4, with not much difference at all.
At most Little Raven was just a tiny bit stronger than his Golden-armored Winged Dragon… Felter absolutely would not admit that his Golden-armored Winged Dragon was no match for Little Raven.
That kind of thing simply didn't exist.
Would never admit it even if beaten to death.
'But, a year. It's been a year.'
Little Raven went from tier 4/5 to a solid Tier 7.
Even though Felter tried his best to calm down… truthfully, it was a bit hard for him.
By the time Prince came to his senses and restrained his movements.
Flame Dragon and Lightyear Dragon Rider regrouped, the other three started chatting, but Felter still hadn't snapped out of it.
"What are you thinking about, brat?", Prince looked rudely at his younger brother.
What? Be nicer to his brother? No, that sort of thing doesn't exist.
Not squeezing value out of his younger brother was already the last bit of conscience he had left as an older brother.
But Felter didn't seem to hear what Prince said at all, still muttering repeatedly, "One year… Tier 7…"
His eyes nearly dazed.
Instead, Asher walked over first, understanding what was going on with this kid's expression.
"Feels strange?", Asher waved to Little Raven, and under Felter's envious gaze, Little Raven obediently landed in Asher's arms.
Felter: stare—
Asher: "?"
Little Raven: (￢_￢)
'What are you staring at?'
'Never seen a bird this cool-looking before?'
"Mainly, I've never seen such an obedient… pet beast," As he spoke, Felter wiped his face deeply with one hand.
Then he said to Asher, "My Little Gold, that's the Golden-armored Winged Dragon, you've seen it too, right?"
Asher nodded.
Couldn't say it was a deep impression.
But because of that slightly embarrassing nickname back then, 'Four Kings and One Horse' or something… Asher still remembered his opponents like Jade Dragon and Flood Dragon quite well.
"Just like people, pet beasts also have rebellious phases," Felter sighed.
Freya next to them showed an expression of sudden realization.
"This rebellious phase usually happens between the Tier 6 and Tier 7s. For those with better temperament, it might end in three to five months, but for those with slightly more complex personalities…"
Freya nodded and continued Felter's words, "Even breaking through from tier 7 to 8 might still have a little lingering effect."
Don't ask her why she knows this so clearly.
Ask and the answer is: deeply experienced.
Asher: 'Huh?'
Big confusion.
'What rebellious phase?'
It felt like this thing simply didn't exist with his pet beasts?
Although Asher didn't say it directly, his expression already perfectly expressed what he was thinking.
Seeing that, Freya gave Asher a complicated look.
Not jealousy.
She definitely wasn't jealous.
Her own pet beasts were all still super obedient now.
As for the rebellious phase… wasn't that ancient history by now?
What's even worth mentioning about it.
"My Golden-armored Winged Dragon's rebellious phase seems to have come a little early. Its current strength is around peak tier 5, but…", Speaking of this, Felter couldn't help showing a headache expression.
It really was a serious headache.
Why didn't Felter release his Golden-armored Winged Dragon earlier when descending from high altitude?
Compared to Little Raven's smaller body, which wasn't suited for carrying passengers, the Golden-armored Winged Dragon's size was enough to carry one person.
Much more comfortable than squeezing with Prince.
But Felter still didn't do that.
Ultimately, the reason came down to the Golden-armored Winged Dragon, the kid had hit its rebellious phase.
Ge has grown up and stopped listening.
Listening to Felter's tearful complaints, Asher's doubts only grew.
Just then, prince crossed his arms, face full of disdain, coldly saying, "This isn't a pet beast's rebellious phase."
"My pet beasts have never had such a thing as a rebellious phase," As he spoke, Prince proudly raised his chin.
Freya and Felter both looked over at Prince.
Wanting to hear what this guy could say.
Especially Felter.
At this point he had completely forgotten his brother's nature, just thinking that if he could learn something from his brother, maybe he could solve Little Gold's rebellion problem?
Asher thought for three seconds.
'Emmm… well, no need to discourage the kid for now. This villain Prince will be more than happy to play the part.'
Asher could already guess what this guy was going to say.
"So-called rebellious phase happens because the pet beast's strength grows well, but the beast tamer's growth doesn't keep up, making the pet beast feel you're unqualified, so it rebels."
"Simply put, your pet beast looks down on you!"
Prince raised his chin proudly and said, "I'm different! Whether it's Little White, Little Red, Little Yellow, or Little Green… they all truly see me as their boss."
"So rebellious phase doesn't exist at all."
Felter: "..."
Freya: "..."
That was a bit of a wide-area attack.
The two of them looked like they were gritting their teeth.
"There's actually some logic to that," Asher said calmly, lightly agreeing.
Just moments ago, Felter and Freya had looked like they wanted to beat up Prince. But now, they instantly calmed down.
Prince himself: "?"
"Don't look at us like that," Felter calmly glanced at his brother, whose face was full of question marks, "Think about your tone and attitude, and then look at Professor Asher's. Do you two seem the same?"
"Seems so," Prince touched his chin, not minding it at all.
Instead, he laughed cheerfully and said, "If your pet beast has a rebellious phase, it's just 'cause you suck. If you suck, stop whining and train more!"
Reflect? Restrain? Those kinds of words don't exist in Prince's dictionary. Continuing to provoke, sustained provocation, that was more his style.
Asher: "..."
'Alright, not surprising at all.'
Still, no matter what, this incident was more or less wrapped up.
"Asher, what do you think I should do?", After thinking it over, Felter reluctantly took everything Prince said (even if nonsense) and Asher's additions seriously.
And began considering whether to do something.
"Generally…",!Asher looked at the obedient Little Raven lying in his arms, thought for a moment and said, "Let them realize your strengths and capabilities, then there won't be much of a problem?"
By the end, Asher himself wasn't very sure. His method didn't really have learning value.
After all, not everyone could be like him, with a cheat ability that easily enhanced pet beast strength, making him seem like a god to his pet beasts at home.
Maybe influenced by Little Raven, Asher's pet beasts even seemed to want to take care of him in daily life.
Asher: 'This is really a sweet burden!'
'Still, not a bad thing.'
As he spoke, Asher gave Felter a helpless look.
Felter: "..."
Felter looked at Little Raven, lying in Asher's arms being petted, hugged, kissed as it pleased, his eyes were nearly red with jealousy.
'Wuwuwu!'
'Wuwuwuwuwu!'
'Why is the gap between people so huge!'
'Tier 7!'
'Asher's pet beast is already Tier 7!'
Yet there were no signs of a rebellious phase, and looked like there never would be.
The more he thought about it, the sadder Felter felt. Sad enough to the extreme.
Then Felter suddenly thought, 'Hmm, after the break ends, I can share this news with Dexter.'
Good things should be shared, and hardships too.
His dear top student Dexter definitely couldn't be allowed to escape unscathed, right?
Thinking this, Felter showed a faint smile.
He definitely meant well.
No malice at all.
"Let's decide what to do next first," Asher raised a fist to his lips, coughed twice, and proactively shifted the topic, drawing everyone's attention.
Asher had a feeling that if he didn't step up and take control, their conversation would keep going off-track, getting more and more irrelevant.
Asher: 'Totally unnecessary!'
He really didn't plan to retire in this secret realm, it was better for them to figure out a course of action.
"Hmm…", Freya responded first to Asher, "Go down, find an island and see if we can set up a temporary camp?"
Freya said uncertainly.
A sea environment like this, where it was nothing but water all around, was also a first for her. Her usual experience didn't apply at all here.
"How about listening to me?", Asher volunteered, "I have a bit of a feeling, over there."
Asher pointed westward.
There was nothing.
Still ocean.
But Asher vaguely felt like something mysterious was calling from that direction.
Even he wasn't sure.
Was it what drew him to this secret realm?
If possible, Asher still wanted to go see.
But everyone was a team now, discussing it was necessary.
"I'm good with it," Freya waved boldly, totally unconcerned.
Felter also quickly stood up and jumped onto Flame Dragon's back, "Then I'm going with you!"
Then both of them looked toward Prince.
Prince touched his chin and said hesitantly, "Eh?"
"Actually I don't mind… but I kinda want to go that way instead…", Saying that, Prince pointed north.
"Three to one, minority obeys majority. Or you could go solo and regroup with us later," Freya said before Asher could.
"I can protect these two for now."
Prince: "Alrighty!"
'No problem!'
Saying that, Prince excitedly waved at Asher's group, then left without looking back.
Asher silently popped up a question mark.
'What Bro? You really decided that so happily?'
Seeing Asher's confused and dazed look, Freya chuckled and said, "Professor Asher, shouldn't you have already figured out this guy's personality?"
Asher: "I guess I still don't know him well enough…"
Then Asher paused, "But with just the three of us, are we really okay?"
Asher was pretty confident in his pet beasts' strength.
Worst case scenario, he could always burn cash to summon the Angel.
The Angel's energy reserve wasn't just for show.
Freya: "Should be fine."
Felter: "Actually, my brother leaving might be better."
Freya: "When there's danger, he can be really useful. But when there's none, he's usually the most dangerous one."
Felter: "You're absolutely right!"
Listening to their conversation, Asher felt like he was an NPC with a giant question mark over his head. Otherwise, why did he not understand a thing they were saying?
Next, ahile Prince wasn't around, Felter scooted next to Asher and vented ten solid minutes of completely non-repeating unreliable stories about his brother, "…Anyway, don't expect too much from that guy. Right now it's better to trust your own sixth sense."
"I heard…"
"Your sixth sense is super amazing,"nSaying this, Felter gave Asher a thumbs-up, eyes sparkling as he looked at him, "Boss! Let me experience what it's like to be carried."
"That's right! I want to be carried too!," Freya also looked brightly at Asher, "We believe the direction you choose is definitely right!"
As she spoke, Freya paused for a moment, "Even if there really is a problem, it's not a big deal. I can solve it!"
Saying that, Freya puffed out her flat chest.
Asher and Felter: "..."
Saw nothing.
But with a reliable Tier 7 beast tamer like Freya around, no matter what, their strength was now securely guaranteed.
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