Chapter 206: Chapter 165: Vajra Butterfly
The cabbage worm looked at Ye Bai with big eyes. It had two red antennae on its head, and its body was segmented, with a small appendage on each segment.
This fellow looked just like a green caterpillar, with shiny black eyes.
Ye Bai started by making a stroking motion towards the cabbage worm, focusing on its red antennae.
The cabbage worm enjoyed having its antennae stroked by others.
Don’t be fooled by the cabbage worm’s cute appearance; its temper is quite fierce, possessing spiral sharp teeth in its mouth, making it a truly carnivorous exotic beast.
If you provoke the cabbage worm, it might bite you without hesitation.
And it bites hard.
The cabbage worm smiled with curved eyes, looking content, then sat on the ground and showed its belly.
This was the cabbage worm’s way of showing it wanted to be close, but Ye Bai thought it looked a bit like a family-wrecking husky.
After ensuring the cabbage worm wouldn’t resist, he said to it, "Cabbage worm, I’m here to help you progress."
"Do you want to become a butterfly soaring in the sky?"
"Do you want to possess top-level combat power?"
"Do you want to have many mates?"
Ye Bai used the Great Deceiving Skill on the cabbage worm, and the naive cabbage worm was clearly enticed by the big promises Ye Bai painted.
It smiled with curved eyes, looking excited.
Since it was born, it had a dream of flying into the blue sky and embracing the breeze.
And this human came to help it realize its dream, so naturally, the cabbage worm was quite excited.
"Alright, cabbage worm, even if it’s painful, you must persevere to the end."
"Only through countless trials and tribulations can you achieve the final evolution and gain the power to soar into the sky."
Ye Bai knew that for the cabbage worm to transform into a Vajra Butterfly, it wouldn’t be without hardships.
The cabbage worm’s body was very soft, so its defense needed to be enhanced first, otherwise, it simply wouldn’t have enough strength.
Initially, Ye Bai did nothing but let the cabbage worm practice the Hardening skill.
And used the Hardening skill to impact targets, improving the cabbage worm’s physical strength.
The Young Qilin Cup Committee was quite humane, opening the arena and allowing free use of various training equipment.
At first, when the cabbage worm hit the targets, it got knocked out several times before it recovered.
After the cabbage worm’s skull hardened, it could make a deep dent on the targets.
Once the cabbage worm became skilled with the Hardening skill, he began feeding it metal minerals.
The cabbage worm’s mouth made crunching sounds, like a large shredder.
Ye Bai’s shredder didn’t come in handy at all, taking up space, so Ye Bai sent it away.
As days went by, the cabbage worm’s body emitted a metallic luster. This cabbage worm was obviously well nurtured.
It also learned two skills: Silk Spitting and Rolling.
Since it consumed plenty of metal, its silk was like iron wire, easily piercing through opponents and turning them into sieves.
Ye Bai also took some time to send an email to President Zhang under the name of Y.
Upon receiving the email, President Zhang immediately convened a high-level meeting of the Provincial City Union.
All the high-ranking members of the Provincial City Union were there, thirteen people gathered in a small meeting room.
"Old Zhang, it’s been a while since we had a provincial high-level meeting."
"I’m wondering what’s your purpose for calling this meeting?"
"You know me well; I get angry easily over trivial matters."
A beautiful and valiant woman leaned back in her chair, her right eye covered by a black eyepatch.
She was holding a metal bottle, sipping her drink.
Her face had a slight blush.
"Yes, did something major happen?"
A muscle-bound man casually said, lifting dumbbells all the while.
He occasionally struck a bodybuilding pose, with a silly grin, seemingly very pleased with his muscle strength.
President Zhang twitched his mouth; these two were the troublemakers of the Provincial City Union, real big troublemakers.
He really wanted to send both of them away.
"I received a letter from Y."
"The Evangelical Association is on the move; they plan to kidnap the students participating in this Young Qilin Cup to exchange for the secretively captured high-ranking member of the Evangelical Association, the Star Sage."
Upon hearing this, everyone was suddenly energized—a big case indeed.
Everyone was raring to go; if they could eradicate the Evangelical Association’s forces in Yandong Province all at once, it would be a great achievement.
The last time President Zhang convened with the presidents of the city pet beast unions, he received commendation from above. Rumor has it he might be transferred to the national union of Flame Country as the supervisory group director, a hugely coveted position.
If President Zhang makes further significant achievements this time, that position would practically be secured.
That’s why President Zhang took this operation so seriously this time.
"We might as well use this as an opportunity to catch them in the act."
"Tank and Shark Hunter, this infiltration mission is assigned to you both."
"Pfft."
Shark Hunter spat out a mouthful of alcohol, landing on President Zhang’s face.
"Boss, at my age, you want me to pretend to be young, isn’t that inappropriate?"
Shark Hunter was speechless.
Moreover, it would be one thing to act young himself, but he even drags along the tank, which just goes too far.
Have you ever seen a two-meter-tall burly man dressed as a student, and the key is this student is covered in large muscles, it’s downright eyesore.
Even the Shark Hunter couldn’t bear to look. Just thinking about that beautiful scene makes me want to puke.
"That’s settled, I will gradually notify the Young Qilin Cup contestants to evacuate."
"Except for the third round contestants, others should try not to stay in place."
Chairman Zhang said resolutely.
Ye Bai watched as the Cabbage Worm gradually stopped feeding.
Its body grew harder each day, and it spat out black, shiny silk from its mouth, gradually forming a cocoon.
This cocoon was black, and under the illumination of the lab’s incandescent light, it emitted a cold, harsh gleam.
Ye Bai checked the development status of the cocoon daily.
He could feel the cocoon getting firmer each day.
When he tapped it with his finger, it felt rock hard.
Ye Bai actually regretted it a bit; he shouldn’t have bred the Cabbage Worm to be so robust; its silk was too solid, which might affect the cocoon breaking.
But days passed by, and Ye Bai could only hope for the best.
The time nearly ran out, just as he thought it was going to be a flop, the cocoon made a crisp cracking sound.
A crack appeared in the middle of the cocoon, and it was about to break out.
As the crack widened, a butterfly with a metallic sheen emerged from it.
It was all wet and shined like metal under the incandescent light.
As its wings unfurled, the glow became even more dazzling.
It flapped its wings and flew into the air with great agility.
"Slow down, Vajra Butterfly, slow down, don’t break the lab equipment, I can’t afford to pay for them."
Ye Bai reached out with an Er Kang hand towards the Vajra Butterfly.
However, the Vajra Butterfly didn’t fly in the air for long.
At this moment, the Vajra Butterfly flew down and landed on the back of Ye Bai’s hand.
[Name: Vajra Butterfly]
[Gender: Male]
[Trait: Cold Edge: Can enhance the power of metal-type skills.]
[Level: Tier Three, Level One]
[Mastered Skills: Cutting (Skilled): Attacks the opponent at an incredible speed with wings as sharp as blades, capable of slicing the opponent in half.
Metal Sound (Skilled): Emits ear-piercing sound waves comparable to metal to attack the opponent.
Mirror Light Shot (Skilled): Summons a blinding light to attack the opponent, with a one hundred percent hit rate.
Golden Light Arrow (Beginner): Launches a glowing arrow from its mouth to attack the opponent.]
[Evolutionary Path 1: Mighty Vajra Butterfly, evolutionary path requires contact with evolution material to trigger.]
Ye Bai spent two whole weeks nurturing the Vajra Butterfly, with just one day left until the end of the competition.
So Ye Bai pressed the finish button.
The same group of people came in again, but this time accompanied by Chairman Li and Grandpa Li.
When they discovered the Vajra Butterfly, their mouths dropped open.
Their wide-open eyes showed that their eyeballs were about to pop out.
"A new evolutionary path for the Cabbage Worm?"
"Oh my God, this Pet Beast looks like it can rival a Sword Butterfly."
"The whole body emits a metallic coldness."
Grandpa Li coughed a few times, "Ahem, Ye Bai, we’ll place your nurtured Pet Beast into the Beast Card first."
"Once we finish the evaluation, we’ll return this Pet Beast to you."
"According to the rules of the Young Qilin Cup, the Pet Beast you nurtured will be managed by yourself."
"Our organizing committee won’t covet your Pet Beast."
"You can rest assured."
"There’s a full video recording in the lab; we won’t cheat."
"According to the rules of the Young Qilin Cup, the Pet Beast researched must be instrumentally tested."
"And demonstrated before the competing students, with the lab video callable at any time."
The Young Qilin Cup once had someone manipulate the results, promoting the unlearned and unskilled.
Once discovered by the Flame Country’s inspection team, the whole organizing committee for that year’s Young Qilin Cup went down.
This led to the establishment of strict regulations requiring reports of any unfair and unjust occurrences during the Young Qilin Cup.
Additionally, participating contestants have the right to file complaints.
Why does Master Jiang appear at the competition site? Because he is the head of the inspection team for this provincial tournament.
It is due to such strict regulations that the research environment in Flame Country flourishes.
Chairman Li and Grandpa Li put the Beast Card in a small briefcase for safekeeping.
The result evaluation of the third round of competition begins with Pet Beast testing.
Then there is the Pet Beast exhibition.
Finally, a score is given, everything fair, open, and just.