Chapter 64: Chapter 63: Gu Poison Manipulation
Zhang Lingxue’s gaze fell on Ye Bai: "Ye Bai, is it possible?"
Ye Bai ???
What do you mean by ’possible’?
Would you please make it clear!!!
You’re speaking so ambiguously, it feels like I’ve done something.
Zhang Lingxue seemed to realize there was a problem with her words earlier, paused, and continued to ask, "Can I contract this pet beast?"
Ye Bai !!!!!
No!
You’ve already contracted five pet beasts, how can you continue to contract more!
Ye Bai felt he was touching on a blind spot in his knowledge.
Seeing Ye Bai’s expression that seemed to want to speak but hesitated, Zhang Lingxue understood Ye Bai’s thoughts.
She tucked a strand of loose hair behind her ear.
"Ye Bai, you want to ask why I can still contract this pet beast even though I’ve already contracted five, right?"
"It has to do with my talent."
"My talent is called species stacking. As long as my spiritual power is sufficient, I can contract an unlimited number of pet beasts of the same species."
Species stacking, what kind of ghost is that?
The more Ye Bai listened, the more confused he became.
"I’ll give you an example."
"For instance, my Gray Poison Moth belongs to the moth species. I can contract all moth-type pet beasts without taking up additional contract slots."
"Similarly, my Light Goddess Butterfly belongs to the butterfly species, so I can use the same contract slot to sign contracts with all butterfly-type pet beasts."
"So currently, the pet beasts I’ve contracted only take up three contract slots."
"Even if I contract the Blood Gu Butterfly or the Blood Poison Moth, I still only use three contract slots."
After hearing Zhang Lingxue’s explanation, Ye Bai immediately understood how abnormal Zhang Lingxue’s talent was.
This is equivalent to a war talent of massing troops, and Ye Bai felt quite envious.
"Haha, actually, my talent has its limitations because of my limited spiritual power, so it’s impossible for me to contract endless pet beasts."
"And if a pet beast dies on the battlefield, it also affects me! It will lower my spiritual power threshold."
At this moment, Ye Bai presented another question. This question stemmed from the information that Gray Poison Moth could evolve into Poison Dragon Butterfly.
"Teacher, whether it’s Gray Poison Moth or Light Goddess Butterfly, they all evolve from Hundred-Change Silkworm."
"They all have the genes of Hundred-Change Silkworm. If Gray Poison Moth evolves and becomes a butterfly-type pet beast, does that mean you free up a contract slot?"
Ye Bai’s question made Zhang Lingxue think deeply.
"This is something I haven’t encountered before, so I naturally can’t answer you."
"When this phenomenon truly occurs, I’ll let you know."
The Blood Gu Butterfly hovered in the air, flapping its wings. Seeing the two chatting happily, it seemed they forgot about the contracting matter.
Humans really like to dawdle; if you want to contract, just say the word and it’s done.
The Blood Gu Butterfly’s fiery temper arose.
At this point, the impatient Blood Gu Butterfly made its move.
Its syringe-like mouthpiece pierced Zhang Lingxue’s fingertip.
Zhang Lingxue felt a sharp pain at her fingertip, and a drop of crimson blood oozed out.
Before Zhang Lingxue could react, the blood was manipulated by the Blood Gu Butterfly and dripped onto its forehead.
A contract instantly formed.
"Sorry, Ye Bai."
"I didn’t expect it to do this."
"The teacher won’t take your research results for free; I’ll compensate you with a pet beast of extraordinary talent."
Zhang Lingxue hadn’t anticipated the Blood Gu Butterfly would be so eager to contract with her.
Ye Bai shrugged, feeling it wasn’t a big deal.
After all, those Hundred-Change Silkworms were pet beasts nurtured by Zhang Lingxue, so it was natural for them to be close to her.
To the Hundred-Change Silkworms, Zhang Lingxue was like their mother. It’s only natural for children to love their mother.
Moreover, Ye Bai was currently only a Tier One Pet Beast Master. Only when the Thousand-Change Silkworm (which had not yet fully become Ten Thousand Changes Silkworm) broke through to Tier Two would he ascend and break through to Tier Two.
At that time, he would have the contract position to contract new pet beasts.
If Ye Bai wasn’t mistaken, this Blood Gu Butterfly should have reached Tier Four, and Ye Bai wouldn’t keep such an uncontrollable pet beast around.
Besides, he couldn’t afford Tier Four beasts.
Ye Bai was still just a Tier One Karami and couldn’t contract pet beasts above Tier One.
Unless his talent allowed him to ignore pet beast levels and contract with any beast.
He was happy to gain Zhang Lingxue’s favor. The key is that the teacher would also find him a pet beast with extraordinary talent, so why not?
Ye Bai trusted Zhang Lingxue’s sharp eye.
Losing Blood Gu Butterfly wasn’t much of a loss for him.
The materials used for experiments were mostly gathered by the Beast Tide, collected by Sunflower King and Sunflower, so he didn’t put in much effort himself.
The only loss was a piece of Tier Four exotic beast meat, for which Zhang Lingxue also gave him the key to her research lab’s freezer as compensation.
The freezer likely contained a lot of Tier Three exotic beast meat, enough to make up for Ye Bai’s loss.
Ye Bai had already figured out Zhang Lingxue’s personality and temperament; she wouldn’t let someone she valued suffer losses, and she’d find other ways to compensate double.
After contracting the Blood Gu Butterfly, Zhang Lingxue felt that its tier had surprisingly reached Tier Four, almost matching her own Light Goddess Butterfly’s level.
She took a sharp breath, realizing what this meant.
A high school student who hasn’t even graduated yet has developed an entirely new evolutionary path for the Hundred-Change Silkworm.
The evolved pet beast had astonishingly reached Tier Four.
Taking Ye Bai as a disciple wasn’t just stumbling upon gold; it was discovering an entire gold mine.
Just as Zhang Lingxue was about to speak, information about the Blood Gu Butterfly flooded into her mind.
After digesting the information, she discovered she had acquired a skill from the Blood Gu Butterfly.
Gu Poison Manipulation!!!
Zhang Lingxue’s heart pounded loudly.
Gu poison, is it that kind of Gu poison?
At this moment, Zhang Lingxue recalled the sample she had taken previously, which still contained traces of the Blood Gu.
She retrieved the heavily sealed sample, with the Light Goddess Butterfly hovering behind her.
If anything went wrong, the Light Goddess Butterfly would instantly use the Purification Skill to cleanse all traces of the Blood Gu.
As soon as she took out the sample, Zhang Lingxue sensed the presence of the Blood Gu.
She could freely control these Blood Gu to act, even arranging them into various formations.
At this moment, she was like the supreme king of the Blood Gu, holding the power of life and death over thousands of Blood Gu.
With just a thought, these Blood Gu could self-destruct and perish.
Indeed, the Blood Gu could be controlled.
Zhang Lingxue cried tears of joy.
Grandfather could be saved!
Zhang Lingxue etched this enormous gratitude into her heart.
"By the way, teacher, there’s something I want to discuss with you."
"It’s about that pet beast just now."
Zhang Lingxue nodded, her crimson lips opened slightly: "Its name is the Blood Gu Butterfly, and it belongs to the Tier Four butterfly-type pet beasts."
"You’ve developed an entirely new evolutionary path for the Hundred-Change Silkworm."
Ye Bai scratched his head: "As for the evolutionary mechanism of this Hundred-Change Silkworm, I haven’t quite figured it out."
"I followed the formula for the Blood Poison Moth, using nearly a ton of Tier Four exotic beast meat, and only then did it evolve into such a beautiful Blood Gu Butterfly."
Ye Bai playfully flattered the Blood Gu Butterfly, which smiled sweetly, looking at Ye Bai with much more affection.
"By the way, the sample you brought back played a leading role in the experiment."
"That was the crucial factor for the Hundred-Change Silkworm to evolve into the Blood Gu Butterfly."
Zhang Lingxue was amused and exasperated, thinking that Ye Bai seemed to have stumbled upon this evolutionary path by accident, much like the Star Wave Butterfly.
But luck is also a kind of strength. Without all sorts of coincidences, the Blood Gu Butterfly wouldn’t have come into existence.
She realized she owed Ye Bai quite a favor.
It was Ye Bai who discovered the Essence of Blood and the Spiritual Core, alleviating her grandfather’s condition.
And it was Ye Bai who created the Blood Gu Butterfly, giving her grandfather hope for a cure.
If he had been secretive, her grandfather might not have much time left, as the teacher had said.
"Without that sample, I couldn’t reproduce the Blood Gu Butterfly."
"Therefore, I’d like to attribute the publication of this evolutionary path to you, teacher."
Zhang Lingxue nodded, considering that since the Blood Gu was only in her possession, Ye Bai would indeed find it challenging to recreate the Blood Gu Butterfly.
Ye Bai attributed his discovery under her name to keep a low profile.
If people discovered Ye Bai’s terrifying research talent, he might be taken away for pet beast evolutionary experiments.
"Let’s do it like this. I’ll take the first author position, and you take the second."
"This way, it can embellish your credentials, and if others investigate, they will think that I was the one who did the research."
"You’ll just be seen as a lucky guy hanging on the name."
Zhang Lingxue understood Ye Bai’s concerns.
"Moreover, I listed you as the second author for the evolutionary paths of the Dark Butterfly and the Star Wave Butterfly and have submitted them."
"Externally, you are my research assistant."
This way, Ye Bai would have many bonus points in the future when obtaining breeder and researcher qualifications.
"Thank you for the promotion, teacher."
"I’ll sort out the experimental data of the Blood Poison Moth and the Blood Gu Butterfly and put it on your desk later."
At this, Zhang Lingxue reminded again: "Ye Bai, remember tomorrow’s assessment. It’s very important for you."
"If you miss this opportunity, you won’t be able to participate in the Phoenix Cup."
"I’ll be away from the research institute for the next few days, but I’ve installed an automatic feeding device in the Hundred-Change Silkworm’s area."
"If you have time, just check the lab to see if any Hundred-Change Silkworms have broken the glass and escaped."
Previously, there were incidents where Hundred-Change Silkworms escaped, knocking over many instruments in the lab.
In the coming time, Zhang Lingxue intended to research how to use Gu Poison Manipulation to remove the Blood Gu from her grandfather and then meet her teacher, Su Qingxian.
Especially about the teacher’s security issues, she planned to notify Chairman Zhang from the Provincial City Pet Beast Union and Chairman Wang from Jiaying City’s Pet Beast Union.
It’s imperative to ensure the teacher’s life safety.
Shortly after Zhang Lingxue left, Ye Bai sent a new email to Chairman Wang’s inbox using his laptop.
To ensure Chairman Wang took it seriously, he specially bolded and enlarged the title.