Chapter 068 Chapter 68 (Update 1)
The failure of the Xiangyun Beast's evolution is understandable given the extremely high difficulty level of evolution for a young divine beast.
After all, once the Xiangyun Beast successfully evolves, it will directly become a divine beast. But if things were really that simple, there wouldn't be so few divine beast users in Daxia.
Xia Muqing thought about it, caught up with Lu Wenshen who was not far away, and asked him about the matter in detail.
Lu Wenzhen was quite open-minded. "It's actually not that bad. We're all mentally prepared. My mom has probably prepared five or six sets of materials, enough for the Xiangyun Beast to experiment for a year or two."
"It's mainly because my mom is anxious and wants to make a big news story. I think the current state is good. The Xiangyun Beast's foundation... isn't perfect yet. Instead of setting my sights on the elusive second-stage evolution, it's better to cultivate the prototype of a divine skill as soon as possible."
Speaking of the prototype of the magical skill, Lu Wenshen glanced at Xia Muqing next to him, and a gleam flashed in his eyes.
Xia Muqing was surprised by the "five or six sets of materials" he mentioned. "To evolve a Divine Beast cub to the second stage, one set of materials would cost several million, right? Your mother actually prepared five or six sets?"
This guy is really rich and inhumane!
However, even five or six sets of equipment wouldn't be enough to evolve a young mythical beast. For a successful evolution, that number would likely need to multiply tenfold. This was one of the reasons Xia Muqing didn't want to raise rare mythical beasts: it was simply too expensive.
It is still easier to raise hurricane dogs and koi fish.
Xia Muqing: "What evolution materials did you choose? Can you tell me?"
Lu Wenshen: "Why not?"
He recited the list of materials, reading out the expensive and precious materials one by one like flowing water, which made Xia Muqing gasp in amazement.
She compared the recommended evolution materials with the illustrated guide and suggested, "Next time you try evolving, should you remove the 'Abyssless Mud' and replace it with 'Five Elements Soil', and add a 'Seven Color Stone'?"
Lu Wenshen: “……?”
Five elements earth, seven-colored stone?
Lu Wenshen thought for a moment and said tactfully, "My parents hired six professional breeders to form an expert team. The evolutionary materials are the best combination they have summarized after repeated research for three months—"
Xia Muqing: "When the Auspicious Cloud Beast fails to evolve, does it flash a black light and then appear to be weakened, as if part of its body is sinking, exerting force?"
Lu Wenshen: “……!”
Lu Wenzhen was dumbfounded: "How did you know?"
Xia Muqing didn't say anything, just smiled at him.
"you……"
Lu Wenzhen thought of the mysterious beasts around Xia Muqing that defied common sense. After a moment of silence, he exhaled forcefully, "Okay, I'll definitely tell the experts about your suggestion."
Xia Muqing nodded.
He was a little puzzled. From what Lu Wenzhen said, his mysterious beast had to pass expert review before it could evolve. He couldn't make the decision himself?
But this was Lu Wenshen's family affair, and she had no say in it.
But Xia Muqing knew in her heart that her proposal could double the probability of Xiangyun Beast evolving. If Xiangyun Beast could comprehend the prototype of the magical skill before evolving, the probability would be infinitely close to 100%.
Lu Wenzhen: "How are your Swift Dog and Little Caterpillar now?"
Xia Muqing: "Don't worry, their conditions have stabilized. Now they just need to digest the energy in their bodies and then they will wake up."
Lu Wenzhen looked at the koi fish jumping in front of him and hesitated, "If you can't wake up before the college entrance examination, will you only take this koi fish with you?"
"Hmm," Xia Muqing raised her eyebrows slightly, "Why, you look down on my little koi?"
"Believe it or not, if Xiangyun Beast were to fight it now, it might not win."
Lu Wenzhen shook his head: "No, don't fight. The exam is coming up soon, so you should conserve your energy now."
Having said that, he looked a little indifferent.
The Lucky Cloud Beast was very powerful, and its ability to teleport made it invincible. Even if it couldn't outmatch them in combat, it could still escape unscathed. Lu Wenzhen believed he couldn't defeat Xia Muqing's Gale Dog, as the Gale Dog's characteristics were restraining against the Lucky Cloud Beast. But what about the Koi Fish?
He didn't think he would lose.
Even though Xia Muqing's koi fish has special abilities, it is still an unevolved koi fish.
Lu Wenzhen changed the subject: "It was too dangerous last time, but I heard that after that battle, the poaching gangs in S City have basically disappeared."
"The security department tracked down many people through the old factory building and nearly eradicated the underground gangs in City S. Even the poaching gangs will be quiet for a long time, right?"
…
J Province, Xijiao City.
Inside the research institute deep underground in a large office building, the lights were on, people were coming and going, and various instruments were making noisy beeps.
“Ah, ahhhhhhhhhh!”
There was someone screaming in the room on the bottom floor. The screams were heart-wrenching and chilling.
But soon, the sound gradually became weaker, and in the end only faint moans and sobs remained.
Later, even the groans stopped, leaving only an eerie silence.
A new staff member was terrified and couldn't help asking the elderly person next to him: "What's wrong with these people? Why are they so miserable?"
"How have they offended the Doctor?"
The old man quickly covered his mouth with his hand, looked around, and when he saw that no one was paying attention, he lowered his voice and whispered, "Don't talk too much. You're working here, so don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask!"
The newcomer shrank back and nodded hesitantly.
But the old man immediately added, "Those people didn't complete the task assigned by the doctor, and they caused a huge mess for him... Alas, the deployment in City S was completely wiped out. The doctor got really angry a few days ago. You should be careful these days and don't make him unhappy when he's angry."
The new young man nodded quickly and followed the old man down a few floors.
Along the way, he saw countless people busy at work. Hundreds of specimen jars were packed and shipped away, various mechanical equipment were carried in, and countless people were busy assembling and testing. Digital ripples were jumping on the display screen outside the laboratory, looking weird and mysterious.
The young man couldn't help but ask: "What are you doing?"
The old man said angrily, "Didn't I just tell you not to ask so many questions? We should just follow the doctor's instructions. How should I know so much?"
The young man curled his lips and thought to himself, "So you don't know either."
He tilted his head, curiously watching the instruments ticking in the lab, and rolled up his cuffs eagerly. "I studied computer science in college. Do you think I could recommend myself to the doctor and join a project team?"
"I saw them writing these programs, and they seemed to be related to data, which happens to be my major..."
elder:"……"
You little bastard, don’t drag me into this if you’re looking for death!
Inside the central laboratory, the man in the white coat stared at the data stream on the screen with a sullen expression, not saying a word.
Someone nearby asked cautiously, "Doctor, are all our specimens being converted into data streams?"
"The technology is not yet mature, and the conversion rate is only 60%. It's such a waste..."
The Doctor turned his head and looked at him expressionlessly.
The man shivered a few times, and suddenly dared not speak. He lowered his head and quickly carried out his task.
Little did he know that at this moment, the doctor's heart was in so much pain that it was almost bleeding.
The mysterious beasts that were obtained at the cost of a huge amount of manpower and financial resources, the specimens that were collected after countless days and nights of hard work, and the materials obtained through a large number of experiments...but now they have to be abandoned as the experiments transform.
He had no choice but to give up. Following the clues in City S, they had already unearthed a lot of things, and his illegal dealings with the poaching gang were almost exposed. He had to be brave enough to kill the poachers who supplied him and dispose of the large amount of evidence at hand in order to protect the foundation he had worked so hard to build.
Damn it, who knew that just arresting a little girl would cause so much trouble?
Not only was half of the old factory building blown up, but a huge monster also appeared out of nowhere, attracting the firepower of the entire S City security department, and even the surrounding areas began to strictly inspect and control!
The doctor has been extremely busy lately, and has cursed the people he sent to carry out the mission a thousand times in his heart.
He didn't think Xia Muqing was that powerful, but he felt that the people under him were useless and incompetent, which was why things had come to this point.
He almost couldn't finish the job. Even though he knew that Xia Muqing's mysterious beast had awakened a rare ability, he was so jealous that he didn't dare to catch it for a while.
"...Alas, this is all for the best," the doctor consoled himself. "The previous experiment reached a bottleneck. The energy conversion between the human body and the mysterious beast has yet to break through. This is a good opportunity to move on to the next topic."
The doctor had been conducting experiments on tapping into the human body's profound energy for a long time, but had yet to achieve a crucial breakthrough. No matter how strong the human being, they would struggle to withstand the violent power fluctuations of the profound beasts, and would soon be reduced to ash like the previous experimental subjects.
After all, it is a human experiment, and no matter how capable a PhD is, it is difficult to obtain enough samples.
In addition, the operation to capture Xia Muqing, the Gale Dog and the Koi Fish failed, and the doctor suffered heavy losses. He will have to lie dormant for a long time in the future and will no longer be able to go out to capture people or mysterious beasts.
But then again, there is no need to continue spending a lot of time and energy on experiments that cannot be verified.
Let's take this S City purge as an opportunity for fate to remind him to switch to other subjects!
After all, the experimental project currently underway is a major undertaking fraught with uncertainties. Previously, it served as a subsidiary project in the laboratory, intended to provide support for the main research project. However, with the development of modern artificial intelligence and virtual connection technology, the subsidiary project has unexpectedly ushered in a breakthrough opportunity even earlier.
"Besides, there will be a great opportunity soon——"
The doctor stared at the screen in front of him, his eyes shining.
On the screen, as the mysterious beast specimens disappeared one by one, their bodies and life data turned into strings of fluorescent green codes, flashing by at a rapid speed.
The dim green light cast a crescent-shaped reflection on the doctor's glasses.
In the lower right corner of the screen, a line of small words kept flashing.
[Ark. Information database entry in progress…]
"If the human body is weak and destined to be unable to withstand the power of the mysterious beast, then... what about machines?"
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