Su Hao wanted to say that all of that could be analyzed based on the elf's physical characteristics, condition, and other aspects.
So...
Specifically, some "behavior descriptions" could be seen in the panel.
It was an "update" to the panel after his professional skills improved.
As for the information the panel could reveal without using intelligence points to unlock, relying solely on his own eyesight, he could already make out seventy... sixty... fifty percent.
Rounded up, that was a hundred percent!
Su Hao's analysis, based on his own abilities, was delivered with confidence and force.
Without meaning to, he once again earned admiring glances from several female classmates.
Sigh...
Su Hao, whose talent was being coveted, let out a quiet sigh.
...
After showing off a little, Su Hao still frequently ran off to Master Yao's lab.
He discovered that some of the high-level knowledge in the lab, even just hearing the concepts, could make his intelligence points go "ding ding ding."
It was quite satisfying.
Ten days later.
Saturday.
A team of over a dozen people set off from Whale Island, taking a chartered flight to Magic City.
The Collegiate Spirit Cup was being held in Magic City.
...
"Gruno~"
The little one was perched on top of his head, looking out at the crowd outside the airport.
Compared to the last time he came to Magic City, there seemed to be more elves visible along the way.
Roughly one in every ten people had an elf with them.
In contrast,
Su Hao's team didn't really look like they came from a prestigious elf academy.
Aside from him, only one girl had brought an elf.
It was a beginner-level Lotus Bud, a first-stage evolution elf, whose next evolution was the Pure Jade Lotus he'd seen many times before.
That Lotus Bud was round and plump, giving Su Hao the feeling of a pet or a plushie, held in the arms of a freckle-faced girl.
The whole Lotus Bud was squeezed a bit out of shape by her, making "Holu~ Holu~" sounds.
It had it rough.
Of course, the others had also contracted elves.
But as spirit cultivators, they didn't seem to have the habit of carrying elves around with them; they were all left to roam freely in the back of the lab.
Fed various jade powders every day.
Many were raised plump and pale.
But they lacked training, making them elves with plenty of energy but zero combat ability—true weaklings.
Probably a lost cause.
As for Su Hao's travel group members, he only brought Butterfly the Dream Butterfly.
As for Firefluff Crow and the others, he had assigned them tasks to continue training.
"Once I get my hands on the Sun's Heart, I can probably arrange Firefluff Crow's evolution.
"It and the Water Scale Beast don't need worrying about, but that bear..."
Without his supervision, Su Hao wasn't sure if that bear would turn around and get hooked on the computer again.
"I'll check later if the Electric Light Bear's account has been logged in..."
...
After leaving the airport, they took a chartered car sent to pick them up, heading to the Spirit Cultivation Village on the outskirts of Magic City.
Though called a village, it was actually a new development zone, an area specifically designed for spirit cultivators.
Many startups focused on elf cultivation had been established here, along with numerous labs.
Most were small.
Large labs were rare across the entire Dragon Kingdom; even spirit cultivation masters with slightly less investment or earning power couldn't afford to maintain a large lab.
"Over there is the team from Ink Dragon University, and that one is from Cloudbloom University..."
Various teams were settling into the Spirit Cultivation Village, but there wasn't the tense, confrontational atmosphere Su Hao had imagined.
Some team members were even walking with their heads down, gesturing with their hands as if deep in thought.
Sometimes, two people discussing a problem would suddenly start arguing.
It had nothing to do with their schools.
Sometimes, two people from the same team would argue until their faces were red.
Yet they'd agree with students from other schools and stand on the same side.
Su Hao: "..."
Sure enough, he, a normal spirit envoy, was a bit out of place among these spirit cultivators.
...
In the three days since arriving at the Magic City Spirit Cultivation Village, he hadn't seen any matches, but he had attended plenty of seminars.
Many masters and renowned senior spirit cultivators participated in the discussions.
Su Hao and the others sat in the back, learning and taking notes.
But the masters discussed too quickly, and the topics shifted rapidly, leaving many students with pained expressions.
They couldn't keep up with the notes, and listening felt like hearing a foreign language.
Su Hao managed to understand some of it.
In just one hour, he gained three intelligence points.
"If I could understand everything, I'd probably gain a dozen or so points, no problem!"
The Spirit Cup was totally worth it.
When else could he see so many masters and experts discussing?
If he'd known about the seminars earlier, he wouldn't have hesitated at all.
But there was a lot he didn't understand, which was a bit of a shame.
He turned to look at Dream Butterfly, who was sitting on the table... Su Hao had even placed a piece of paper and a pen in front of it.
"Did you understand any of that?"
"Gruno?"
Its little head was topped with a big question mark.
Su Hao coughed dryly. "I mean, did you write down what the masters said? Memory is your strong suit, right?"
He'd always known Dream Butterfly had excellent memory and learning ability.
In just a few months, it had learned common Dragon Kingdom characters.
One day,
Su Hao, Liu Ren, and Butterfly were playing cards. After losing dozens of rounds in a row, he finally discovered Butterfly's winning trick.
It was memory.
It had completely memorized the order of all the cards, no matter how they were shuffled.
It was a shame it didn't do magic tricks.
"Gruno?"
Butterfly tilted its head, thinking.
Magic tricks? But its hands were too short, gruno~
Using telekinesis felt like cheating, not allowed, gruno~!
Su Hao: "..."
"Did you write it down or not?"
The little one shook its head, then nodded.
The next moment, it used telekinesis to send an object in front of him.
Su Hao looked—it was his phone.
And...
The recording function was on.
The little one had turned it on.
Su Hao: "..."
Had his IQ been eaten by Butterfly?
...
Over the three days,
While attending the seminars, Master Yao occasionally observed Su Hao.
Seeing Su Hao's expressions shift from delight to regret, he felt reassured.
"Sure enough, bringing him to the Spirit Cup and exposing him to cutting-edge knowledge was the right choice. Little Su is definitely interested in the spirit cultivation profession. I've finally guided him onto the right path."
Master Yao felt a deep sense of satisfaction.
...
Three days later, the seminars came to an end, and Su Hao felt regret.
Afterward, participating in the Spirit Cup for the prize money felt lackluster and boring.
"The Spirit Cup competition schedule is out!"
A male spirit cultivator, scrolling through an app, called out.
The others gathered around. "Tell us quickly."
"The schedule is similar to previous years: two regular matches and one debate match."
The male spirit cultivator said, "The themes for the two regular matches are 'Evolution' and 'Jade Powder Package.' For 'Evolution,' the draw landed on water-type elves, and for 'Jade Powder Package,' the focus is on recovery."
Spirit cultivators had many development paths, but no matter which, cultivation, evolution, and jade powder package mixing were core.
The team had already guessed the evolution-themed assessment.
But some still wore pained expressions—those who weren't good at cultivating water-type elves.
"As for the final debate match, each team can propose a question for other school teams to answer... but it's not that relevant to us. In previous years, the questions raised by each school were increasingly difficult, all tossing out accumulated problems seeking solutions.
"That's the stage for masters and experts."
Master Yao had once promised that he could propose the next evolution stage of Dream Butterfly as a question at the Spirit Cup.
It might not be solved immediately.
But with so many masters present, discussing a direction was highly possible.
With a direction, subsequent research and practice became feasible.
Su Hao, of course... declined.