Chapter 195: Chapter 156: The Hundred-Change Silkworm’s New Evolutionary Path
"This way, I will have the strength to compete for the position of sect leader in the Gu Poison Sect."
Both subordinates then clasped their fists: "We follow the commands of the Mosquito Saintess."
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After the research on the Thunderlight Dragonfly was completed, Ye Bai felt a considerable relief.
Feeling good today, he decided to write the thesis on the Thunderlight Dragonfly and Thunderburst Dragonfly.
However, this time, he didn’t include Zhang Lingxue’s name.
He needed a piece of work to participate in the Young Qilin Cup.
After finishing the thesis and correcting any typos, Ye Bai took some time to go under Jiaying Bridge to collect the Black Pearl and White Pearl that could enhance his spiritual power, even taking the clam mother’s shell.
The clam mother’s shell, after being roasted and ground, is an excellent medicinal material that can be used to treat stomach ailments.
Taking advantage of this situation, Ye Bai planned to focus his energy on the Thunderlight Butterfly.
The intelligence system reminded him of this.
The Hundred-Change Silkworm could still evolve into a Thunderlight Butterfly, requiring the electric crystal cores of a Tier Four Positive Rabbit and Tier Four Negative Electric Rabbit, along with the electric crystal core condensed by a Tier Four Ancient Lantern Fish, to have a certain probability of turning into a Thunderlight Butterfly. For a Hundred-Change Silkworm to become a Thunderlight Butterfly, it needed to achieve extreme thunder resistance.
In fact, based on Ye Bai’s research, it wasn’t necessarily only the electric crystal cores of the Positive Rabbit and the Negative Electric Rabbit that could make the Hundred-Change Silkworm evolve into the Thunderlight Butterfly.
The Eye of Insight saw the optimal route. If there weren’t any electric crystal cores from a Tier Four Positive Rabbit and Negative Electric Rabbit, substitute items could also be found.
If it’s a substitute, then the substitute must possess both positive and negative electrical traits, leading Ye Bai to find a Tier Four treasure, the Positive Electric Stone and the Negative Electric Stone.
This type of stone is highly peculiar, being a kind of magnet, only appearing on stormy nights filled with furious thunder.
It’s a magnetic stone that splits into two halves after being struck by furious thunder, with ± symbols appearing on either side of the stone.
The + symbol represents the Positive Electric Stone, and the - symbol represents the Negative Electric Stone.
Crucially, the Positive and Negative Electric Stones are mutually attractive. Once they combine into one piece, the positive and negative poles cancel each other out, transforming it into an ordinary stone.
Additionally, Ye Bai discovered a highly unusual pet beast called the Electric Camel.
This camel has two humps: one is a positive pole, and the other a negative pole.
Therefore, Ye Bai purchased the Electric Camel’s crystal core at a high price to see if it could be useful.
Once he had these research materials in hand, Ye Bai began using the Eye of Insight to study the remaining Hundred-Change Silkworms in the research institute.
The number of these Hundred-Change Silkworms was already quite limited, and Ye Bai planned to discuss with Zhang Lingxue about releasing them back to the Hundred-Change Silkworm farm, as his studies would keep him too busy to take care of the silkworms.
After some playful screening, he discovered that two of the Hundred-Change Silkworms could evolve into the Thunderlight Butterfly.
A new evolutionary path appeared in his vision.
Evolutionary Path: Thunderlight Butterfly: Requires Tier Four Positive Electric Stone and Negative Electric Stone, along with the electric crystal core condensed by a Tier Four Ancient Lantern Fish and the Electric Camel’s crystal core. Under strong electrical conditions, the final evolution is completed, and the ultimate evolved individual may vary due to the materials used.
As expected, this proved that evolutionary materials are not set in stone and can have substitutes.
This suggests that the evolution of Thunderlight Dragonfly and Thunderburst Dragonfly might also allow for alternative materials.
After all, the number of Thunder Galls is limited. Using them means having fewer, and the Ancient Lantern Fish typically dwells in the deep sea. Had it not been for the siege on Deep Sea City last time, the Sunflower Emperor wouldn’t have found such a dead chicken.
Ye Bai felt that using just two Hundred-Change Silkworms for evolution experiments seemed too few, so he planned to make another trip to the Hundred-Change Silkworm farm.
Upon learning of Ye Bai’s intention, Zhang Lingxue nodded in agreement with him.
"Your idea is correct."
"The Hundred-Change Silkworms cultivated here should be sent back. If they can’t evolve into new variants, their usage would be minimal."
"Since you believe there might be other evolutionary methods for the Hundred-Change Silkworms, you may as well research them all."
"There are still plenty of experimental materials in the warehouse, all for you."
"Bring back any unused materials after you get into Imperial University."
Seated on the Space Pelican, Ye Bai swiftly arrived at the Hundred-Change Silkworm farm. This time, he declined Zhang Lingxue’s escort, thinking that after Shadow was gone, the only one left to deal with him was Blood Saint.
After returning to the Resurrection Association, Blood Saint was caught in internal strife and naturally hadn’t thought of settling scores with Ye Bai.
During his selection of Hundred-Change Silkworms at the farm, Ye Bai recalled the Giant Rock Butterfly, thinking that while he was here, he might as well research the Giant Rock Butterfly as well.
This would not only save the Beautiful Country from always acting superior.
The Giant Rock Butterfly is an earth attribute butterfly elf, capable of summoning massive rocks to crush its opponents. It’s a uniquely special type of butterfly elf.
Due to insufficient intelligence, the Eye of Insight could not identify which Hundred-Change Silkworms could evolve into a Giant Rock Butterfly in this situation.
This made Ye Bai feel he might have become too reliant on the Eye of Insight, at the expense of the patience a researcher requires.
After calming his mind a bit, Ye Bai reconsidered, based on previous experiments involving the evolution of the Blood Poison Moth.
For a Hundred-Change Silkworm to evolve into a certain attribute butterfly pet beast, it should contain that type of attribute energy.
The Hundred-Change Silkworms that could evolve into a Giant Rock Butterfly should presumably have abundant earth attribute energy.
Using this methodology, Ye Bai selected five Hundred-Change Silkworms with relatively strong earth attribute energy.
He released the remaining Hundred-Change Silkworms from the Beast Card and waved farewell to them.
Ye Bai knew the Hundred-Change Silkworms he was taking were the last batch for experimentation.
After researching both the Giant Rock Butterfly and the Thunderlight Butterfly, he probably wouldn’t study the Hundred-Change Silkworms again for quite some time.
With clear skies and a gentle breeze on his face, the Space Pelican flew through the clouds.
Ye Bai sat cross-legged, contemplating his future plans.
1. Participating in the Young Qilin Cup was a must; it bore on his choice of college major.
2. He also had to take the entrance exams; failing to get into the Pet Beast Research Academy might tarnish the reputations of Professor Su Qingxian and Teacher Zhang Lingxue.
3. Training his pet beasts couldn’t be neglected. From Zhang Lingxue’s example, it was evident she hadn’t forsaken training due to a busy schedule.
He still had the Sunflower Emperor, Big Gray, and the Space Pelican awaiting contracts.
With Big Gray’s high level, he must at least complete the contracts with the Space Pelican and the Sunflower Emperor before proceeding with Big Gray.
Ye Bai felt a bit guilty about this, as Big Gray was technically his first pet beast, yet the contract hadn’t been finalized after so long, which was his oversight.
On his way back to Jiaying City, Ye Bai’s Eye of Insight suddenly activated.
It spotted something formidable speeding toward him.
From outward appearance, it looked like an ant.
This ant’s head was like a drill, spiraling towards Ye Bai’s forehead.
Ye Bai felt goosebumps rise all over his body.
A chill surged from the soles of his feet up to his crown.
His back turned cold immediately, and in this critical moment, Ye Bai summoned the Ten Thousand Changes Silkworm to shield himself.
With a heavy thud, the Ten Thousand Changes Silkworm blocked the attack from the Drilling Armor Ant.
The Drilling Armor Ant embedded deeply into the Ten Thousand Changes Silkworm’s belly before bouncing off.
The Ten Thousand Changes Silkworm felt as though its stomach had been punched, and the hit spot turned green instantly. It remembered this enduring pain painfully well.
It looked at Ye Bai somewhat resentfully, thinking that it would be nice if he could give it a heads-up next time before summoning it, allowing it to mentally prepare.
If it had used the Steel Skill in advance, perhaps the Ten Thousand Changes Silkworm could’ve blocked the attack unharmed.
"Ten Thousand Changes Silkworm, be careful. More Drilling Armor Ants are attacking, this time there are three."