Chapter 63: Chapter 62: Birth of the Blood Gu Butterfly (Part 2)
Once people find out, they will undoubtedly investigate me thoroughly. I previously only considered that creating a Tier Four Pet Beast could be a bonus, but neglected this aspect.
But I can let Zhang Lingxue publish it and attribute the achievements to her.
The head of a discipline discovering a new evolutionary path for the Hundred-Change Silkworm is perfectly normal.
Now Zhang Lingxue and I have a mentor-student relationship; when she rises, I’ll naturally benefit quite a bit.
Moreover, Zhang Lingxue has a special relationship with Principal Zhang.
This golden connection is much more solid than I imagined.
"Show me the experiment records."
Ye Bai directly handed over the recently handwritten experiment records to Zhang Lingxue, and she examined them very seriously.
"These materials were gathered from the Beast Tide, essentially getting them for free."
"It’s amazing you managed to find an evolutionary path this way."
"Your researcher talent is indeed impressive, I was right about you."
Zhang Lingxue was very satisfied; her student certainly grew more pleasing with each view.
"It’s a pity I have matters to attend to these days; otherwise, I’d stay to observe the moment they’re emerging from the cocoons."
"Ye Bai, make sure to capture the experiment on video."
"This might be a major discovery."
Ye Bai nodded, suddenly recalling his previous idea of starting the Sunflower Cleaning Company.
He mentioned it to Zhang Lingxue.
"That’s a good idea. Honestly, the Pet Beast Union really struggles with Beast Tide cleanup."
"Every Beast Tide not only incurs post-disaster reconstruction but also a significant amount of money for cleaning up Exotic Beast corpses."
"This time, I’ve seen how effective Sunflowers are at cleaning flesh."
"Later, I’ll call the pet beast unions where the Beast Tide breaks out and see if they need help."
"Do you have enough Sunflowers on hand?"
"If not, you might need to rent the school’s Sunflowers, which would require paying them a rental fee."
"I’ll negotiate a thirty to seventy split since your Sunflower King plays the leading role."
"If successful, neither of us should want for research materials."
Zhang Lingxue smiled broadly, feeling she had struck it lucky with such an outstanding student.
At that moment, a crackling sound came from the laboratory.
Ye Bai and Zhang Lingxue looked up to find two Giant Cocoons shaking violently.
A trace of excitement appeared on both their faces.
These were about to emerge from their chrysalises.
Only to see two huge blade arms extend from within the Giant Cocoons.
Blood-red mist emerged from the cocoons.
Vaguely, one could see two insects, soaked all over, climbing out from within.
Their wings tightly adhered to their backs, equipped with four blade-like sharp arms.
Blood-red mist twisted around the arms, looking somewhat intimidating.
Then their wings began to unfurl.
This action requires time; they need to constantly pump blood into the wings to completely spread them.
The giant blood-red compound eyes stared in the direction of Ye Bai and Zhang Lingxue.
Ye Bai saw a bloodthirsty look in their eyes.
"Ye Bai, what name have you chosen for them?"
Zhang Lingxue asked curiously.
"Blood Poison Moth, they are moth-type Pet Beasts."
"Wrapped in blood-red mist, they are born specifically for combat as Pet Beasts."
"There are two giant skulls on their wings; I reckon they must be highly poisonous."
"That’s the basis for naming them."
At this moment, Zhang Lingxue noticed that these Pet Beasts did indeed have two giant skulls on their wings.
They flapped their wings, stirring up a gale as the blood mist dispersed.
The two Blood Poison Moths flapped their wings and flew into the air, dancing elegantly.
[Name: Blood Poison Moth]
[Gender: Female]
[Personality: Cheerful]
[Level: Tier Three, Level One]
[Skills: Impact (Skilled), Silk Spitting (Skilled), Blood Storm (Beginner): Summoning blood mist with strong corrosive properties to corrode opponents.
Insect Claw (Beginner): Attack enemies with sharp blade arms.
Continuous Slash (Beginner): Simultaneously attack enemies with four sharp blade arms.
Gale (Beginner): Generate a terrifying gale to attack enemies, ineffective against very heavy targets.]
[Evolutionary Path: **********]
Ye Bai squinted. The fact that the evolutionary path was still invisible suggested that the Blood Poison Moth could evolve into a Tier Four or even Tier Five Pet Beast?
But why could he see the Sunflower King’s evolutionary path and not the Blood Poison Moth’s?
Ye Bai quietly kept this question to himself, planning to find an opportunity to ask Zhang Lingxue how much she knew about the Eye of Insight.
Zhang Lingxue stored the two Blood Poison Moths into Beast Cards, then placed the cards on testing equipment to measure various metrics.
Soon, the test report was printed out.
These two Blood Poison Moths were developing pretty well and had reached Tier Three.
Ye Bai’s experiment was undoubtedly successful.
"Congratulations, Ye Bai, Intermediate Researcher."
"With this evolutionary path, you can easily earn an Intermediate Researcher title."
"From your posture, replicating the experiment shouldn’t be a problem either."
"Adjust your formula slightly and produce a complete experimental plan."
Zhang Lingxue paused. She was a bit thirsty, poured herself a cup of coffee, and comfortably settled into the lab’s sofa, continuing, "Of course, if you prefer to keep low-key, I can use my connections to submit this evolutionary path to the Imperial Capital Research Institute."
"Once its feasibility is confirmed, the institute will confer upon you the Intermediate Researcher title."
"Meanwhile, your name won’t be publicly divulged, which somewhat protects you."
Ye Bai raised an eyebrow. He indeed didn’t want his name made public.
At a stage when his abilities were not fully developed to ensure self-preservation, he preferred to remain low-profile for now.
"Then I’ll trouble you, teacher."
"However, I’ve encountered some minor difficulties with the replicating experiment."
"I no longer have Tier Four Exotic Beast meat on hand."
Zhang Lingxue understood Ye Bai’s meaning; he was out of money and couldn’t afford Exotic Beast meat.
She then removed the keys hanging from her waist and threw them to Ye Bai.
"These are keys to the research institute’s freezer warehouse, where a few Exotic Beast bodies I hunted are stored. I’ve forgotten what tiers they are."
"But generally, they’re Tier Three and above."
"You can use these for your experiments."
"Let me know if it’s not enough; I’ll find a solution."
Ye Bai gave a thumbs up: "Teacher, that’s remarkable!"
As they spoke, a Giant Cocoon, like a Pigeon Blood Ruby, started showing movement.
A blood-red butterfly emerged from the cocoon, took a deep breath, absorbing the blood energy from the giant cocoon into its body.
Without the support of the blood energy, the Giant Cocoon crumbled into black ash.
That human-sized butterfly joyously flew in the air.
It was very beautiful, with blood-red wings marked with thorn-like patterns.
Its eyes resembled exquisite rubies, with long eyebrows like two whips.
The butterfly zipped through the thick glass window, approaching Zhang Lingxue.
Zhang Lingxue sensed a familiar aura from the butterfly and saw the tag hanging around its neck.
"Little one, it’s you."
"I didn’t expect you to become so beautiful."
"Welcome to your new life."
Zhang Lingxue petted the Blood Gu Butterfly’s head, and it joyfully danced in the air.
A red glow emerged from the butterfly’s forehead.
The pet beast, a butterfly, was actually attempting to establish a contract with Zhang Lingxue.
But as a Tier Five Pet Beast Master, Zhang Lingxue, as Ye Bai knew, had already contracted with Gray Poison Moth, Light Goddess Butterfly, Dark Butterfly, Star Wave Butterfly, and Vine Cat.
Her contract capacity was full.
Unfortunately, this precious Blood Gu Butterfly might leave disappointed.