Chapter 48: Chapter 48: Opportunity
Ye Bai stealthily returned to a place not far from the freezing warehouse, finding a hidden spot to conceal himself.
From this vantage point, he could clearly see the situation over at the freezing warehouse.
Bloodstorm Rats poured out one after another, albeit in smaller numbers than before, likely because some of them had tunneled underground under the leadership of the Blood Storm Rat Emperor.
At this moment, he noticed a quarter of the freezing warehouse exuding a silvery metallic sheen.
Ye Bai immediately understood the intention of the Pet Beast Union.
They intended to increase the weight of the entire freezing warehouse, transforming it into a massively heavy metallic structure.
The freezing warehouse originally contained over a thousand tons of frozen goods; if its weight were increased at this point, it would become equivalent to several thousand tons of rock.
If the ground beneath was hollowed out or an earthquake occurred, the freezing warehouse would plummet downward under the force of gravity.
Thus, the spacious underground passage meticulously dug out by the Blood Storm Rat Emperor and its minions would become their tomb.
However, Ye Bai saw this as an opportunity to collect a large number of Blood Cores.
Miss this village, and there won’t be another shop like it.
Since the system has already provided the evolutionary path for the Thousand-Change Silkworm to evolve into the Ten Thousand Changes Silkworm.
Ye Bai felt this was a chance.
Although the Sun God Butterfly sounded imposing, it seemed too domineering, making Ye Bai worry that evolving into the Sun God Butterfly might be its peak.
This would waste the terrifying talent of the Thousand-Change Silkworm’s devouring skill.
Ye Bai had a vague premonition that if the Thousand-Change Silkworm evolved into the Ten Thousand Changes Silkworm, its power would skyrocket, which should be the correct evolutionary path for the Thousand-Change Silkworm.
"Come forth, Sunflower."
Ye Bai pulled out several Beast Cards, releasing a portion of the Sunflowers.
These Sunflowers are essentially clones of the Sunflower King.
When Ye Bai spoke to the clones, the true body of the Sunflower King could also hear.
"Sunflower King, command your clones to hunt more Bloodstorm Rats, seize the Crystal Cores within them."
"Absorb the Essence of Flesh and Blood from the Bloodstorm Rats, accelerating your reproduction."
Upon receiving the command, the Sunflower King’s body began to expand.
It completely lifted its restrictions, beginning to absorb the Essence of Flesh and Blood from the Bloodstorm Rats unrestrainedly.
The brutal aura within the Essence of Flesh and Blood, however, had no effect on the Sunflower King.
With ample flesh and blood, the Sunflower King produced a large number of clones with visible speed.
Soon, this drew the observers from the Pet Beast Union’s attention.
"Report to the guild leader, the outskirts over there have inexplicably grown many Sunflowers."
"Should we remove the Sunflowers?"
Sunflower is a very common Wood Pet Beast, almost every household maintains a pot for ornamental purposes.
This Pet Beast only needs sunlight and water, making it very easy to care for.
At night, the Sunflower releases solar energy absorbed during the day, acting like a night lamp.
This is why the people from the Pet Beast Union could detect Ye Bai’s Sunflowers.
"Emmm, the emergence of Sunflowers poses a destabilizing factor."
"Shall we..."
Just as Guild Leader Wang was about to order the Sunflowers’ removal, Zhang Lingxue suddenly interrupted.
"Guild Leader Wang, those Sunflowers are my student’s Pet Beast. He left them here to better resist the assault of Bloodstorm Rats, contributing his effort to Jiaying City."
"So far, the results seem favorable."
With Zhang Lingxue’s clear explanation, Guild Leader Wang immediately understood her meaning.
As they were allies, it was best to let them be.
At this point, everyone was astonished to find that the number of Bloodstorm Rats was decreasing.
The group breathed a collective sigh of relief.
"What on earth is happening?"
The staff at the Pet Beast Union exchanged puzzled glances, wondering if this might be part of some scheme.
"Allow me to offer an explanation."
"Sunflower is a nemesis of the Bloodstorm Rat. Despite its harmless appearance, its rhizomes are as hard as steel."
"Once, someone beheld a Tier Two Sunflower as big as a millstone. Due to roadworks, when they excavated the Sunflower to transplant it elsewhere, they saw its roots entwined around the bleached bones of numerous Burrowing Rats."
Zhang Lingxue stepped forward, addressing the crowd in explanation.
Thanks to her urgent treatment of numerous Pet Beast Masters and the removal of poisons within them, she earned a great deal of goodwill from them.
Thus, Zhang Lingxue’s words gained credibility among the crowd.
However, she was somewhat puzzled by the explosive proliferation of Sunflowers in such a short span.
Moreover, Zhang Lingxue noticed that the Bloodstorm Rats dared not approach areas occupied by Sunflowers.
Her eyes suddenly brightened as she discovered a method to safeguard the freezing warehouse and expel the Bloodstorm Rats.
If they could eliminate the Blood Storm Rat Emperor, the entire Bloodstorm Rat tribe would be leaderless, allowing the Pet Beastmaster Union to take them down individually.
"Everyone, please observe how the Bloodstorm Rats instinctively avoid areas with Sunflowers."
"This demonstrates that Sunflowers emit a scent that is extremely repugnant to Bloodstorm Rats."
"If we could encircle the freezing warehouse with Sunflowers, wouldn’t it significantly reduce the intrusion of Bloodstorm Rats?"
"This way, we could eventually annihilate the Beast Tide."
"Our Jiaying City could return to its usual tranquility."
Clap, clap, clap.
Guild Leader Wang emerged from the rear: "Teacher Zhang, your perception is remarkably keen. However, a challenge remains in acquiring enough Sunflowers to protect the freezing warehouse."
"Additionally, facing off against Tier Two Bloodstorm Rats requires a sufficient number of Tier Two Sunflowers."
"Otherwise, relying solely on the current Sunflowers wouldn’t suffice to enclose the freezing warehouse."
"Unless the current Sunflower scale could expand several times over."
Ye Bai was also pondering the expansion of the Sunflower scale.
Since the Sunflower King wasn’t Ye Bai’s Contracted Pet Beast, their communication wasn’t entirely seamless.
Big Gray thudded over, holding a large flowerpot from the Cultivation House containing Sunflowers.
They shone brightly like diminutive suns.
Where could sufficient Sunflowers be found?
Let me think.
Ye Bai’s mind revved at high speed.
"Ah, I remember now, the school’s Secret Realm is landscaped with fields of Sunflowers."
This was a discovery Ye Bai made during a leisurely exploration before contracting a Pet Beast when he roamed the entire Secret Realm, allowing him to find the sea of blooming Sunflowers.
Still, the Sunflowers there are mostly Tier Two, which should pose little issue against the Tier Two Bloodstorm Rats.
Ye Bai’s Sunflower King is Tier Three, exerting a hierarchical advantage over Tier Two Sunflowers.
If managed properly, it promises the opportunity to obtain the materials needed for the Thousand-Change Silkworm’s evolution into the Ten Thousand Changes Silkworm in one shot.