Reborn in a Beast-Taming World with the Wrong Pokemon System Chapter 73 73: The Stage Is Set!

"Long ago, among a clutch of duck eggs by the riverside, a duckling hatched—bigger than the others, ugly, and dull gray. Because it looked different, it was ostracized and bullied by the other ducklings…"

According to the Will-Based Selection Theory, a Pet Beast's own will plays a crucial role during evolution.

In this world, there are many cases where Pet Beasts resist evolution themselves. Even when they et all the conditions, they remain stuck at their current stage.

Therefore, in order to plant a seed of evolution in the hearts of the Ugly Waterfowl—

And also to build montum for the evolution stage—

Jiang Xing told them the story of The Ugly Duckling while they were resting.

The story successfully resonated with them—

They saw themselves in that "ugly duckling," different from the rest, rejected for their appearance, drifting through hardship, gradually losing hope, hiding away in dark corners…

But they were not like the confident and courageous Rainbow Dragon Hatchling.

Even after hearing how the ugly duckling beca a swan, though they were moved, what they felt more was self-doubt.

Could they also transform like the ugly duckling… and beco beautiful swans?

This inferiority complex was clearly much harder to deal with than the bold temperant of the Golden-Patterned Koi.

Jiang Xing had already expected this. Patiently, he guided the Ugly Waterfowl, little by little reshaping and correcting their personalities—turning timidity and inferiority into openness and steadiness.

He told them: "I'm telling you this story not just to say that the ugly duckling can beco a swan—that you all carry the potential for evolution—"

"But also to tell you that the opinions of other Pet Beasts aren't necessarily correct."

"Take the Terror Rat with the Intimidate ability. If it were born among other species, it would be rejected or even killed because of its power… but within its own kind, they accept that strength, even cooperate with it, forming a pressure that can drive away even dragons!"

"You're the sa. If that ugly duckling had been born among swans, it wouldn't have suffered so much."

"If you can overco this innate power—"

"You can live better lives!"

This kind of talk alone might not have worked if introduced too early.

But now, the Ugly Waterfowl had already begun practicing the Seduction move—and were gradually becoming proficient, even skilled at it!

By using Seduction to offset the influence of their innate talent, and adding a touch of charm…

They had begun to perceive the "beauty" within their own kind.

Under such conditions, Jiang Xing's story displayed an effect beyond imagination!

Many Ugly Waterfowl began to think—

If there had been no emotional trauma, no abandonnt, no lonely struggle for survival…

If they had been accepted by their mother, even by their entire group from the start—

Everything would have been different.

Seeing that the Ugly Waterfowl had begun to accept his theory, Jiang Xing struck while the iron was hot and told a second story.

"Do you know about the phoenix? It's known as the most beautiful divine bird in the world…"

"But according to legend, long, long ago, the phoenix was just an ordinary, unremarkable little bird. Its only trait was diligence…"

"…When a great drought struck, the phoenix shared all the food it had stored, saving countless birds."

"To repay its life-saving grace, the birds plucked their most beautiful feathers and wove them into a cloak for it. That's how it ca to wear the most beautiful plumage in the world."

"After that, whenever the phoenix's birthday ca, birds from everywhere would gather to celebrate."

"That is the story of 'Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix.'"

After hearing the story, the Ugly Waterfowl were stunned.

The legendary phoenix… had once been just an ordinary bird?!

At the front, Chickie let out a "cluck," its eyes shining brightly.

After mastering the Seduction move, it had successfully won over the Ugly Waterfowl—but it still couldn't win over wild Pet Beasts. It was still treated as a joke, which left it deeply frustrated.

Now it seed that trying to conquer wild Pet Beasts through Seduction alone really was supposed to be this difficult.

When would it be able to rely on its own charm… to gain recognition from other Pet Beasts?

Perhaps that would be the mont it possessed the bearing of a phoenix!

"Cluck!"

It wanted to share food. It wanted to learn the bearing of a phoenix!

It wanted to transform into a phoenix—not to beco popular, but to prove to all Pet Beasts that Jiang Xing had not placed his trust in the wrong bird!

Jiang Xing said seriously: "I believe you all possess the potential for true transformation—that you can beco radiant and beautiful beings, just like the phoenix!"

"So I plan to follow the example of the Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix, and gather all the Pet Beasts around the institute to prepare a grand evolution stage for you!"

"On that stage, you will overco yourselves, overco your Ugliness talent, fully release your charm, and welco a brilliant evolution!"

"I believe you can do it!"

"…Cluck-cluck?!"

In the institute's pool, waves suddenly surged.

The Ugly Waterfowl were stunned.

A stage?!

For them?!

Just practicing the Seduction move had already exhausted all of their courage.

To make them step onto a stage and stand before so many Pet Beasts—this was simply too much to ask.

But Jiang Xing wasn't joking.

He quickly built a simple stage along the lakeshore beside the institute.

For the sake of stage effects, he also brought out the long-neglected ntal Field Generator and placed it beside the stage—

This device had originally been prepared for the Magnet Orbs.

It could generate a special field that synchronized ntal states, helping the Magnet Orbs achieve synchronization and evolve into a Giant Magnet Entity.

However, for the Magnet Orbs to evolve, all of them had to complete their breakthroughs and reach the Commander Level.

So for now, they were still absorbing the power of the Eternal Thunder Stone, while also studying subjects like mathematics, physics, and chemistry—working hard through their textbooks…

According to Jiang Xing's estimate, it would still take so ti before they t the requirents.

Now, this device had beco an auxiliary tool for the "Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix" plan. By generating a ntal field, it enhanced the perceptive abilities of the Pet Beasts within it.

Pet Beasts already possessed the ability to sense "auras."

According to theory, when this ability was amplified by the field effect, their perception of extraordinary power would far surpass senses like vision…

In other words, it increased the effectiveness of extraordinary forces such as the Seduction move and "Beauty."

Of course, what was amplified wasn't just Seduction and Beauty—the Ugliness talent was enhanced as well.

Therefore, the purpose of this device was not to make things easier for the Ugly Waterfowl.

It was simply to create a relatively fair stage—one that emphasized extraordinary charm rather than physical appearance.

As the Ugly Waterfowl watched the stage gradually take shape and realized Jiang Xing was serious, their fear of embarrassing themselves drove them to train the Seduction move even harder.

There were also so Ugly Waterfowl who weren't being "pushed" forward by Jiang Xing.

They genuinely wanted to change—to evolve.

So they trained Seduction on their own initiative, striving to perform better when they stepped onto the evolution stage.

Among them, Chickie was the most hardworking.

After completing the Seduction training, it began, under Jiang Xing's guidance, to study instructional footage and learn the phoenix-type move Phoenix Grace.

The Species Tier of the Ugly Waterfowl was slightly higher than that of the Golden-Patterned Koi, but still quite limited.

With so many resources invested, along with strict training, they quickly reached the peak of the Low Extraordinary Tier—only one step away from breaking through to Mid Extraordinary and eting the conditions for evolution!

At last—

The day of evolution arrived!

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