Jiang Xing Research Institute, Grandly Born

Jiang Xing went out to buy fruit and make cubes not only to lure the Lucky Cloud Qilin.

He was also preparing for future research and cultivation—

The [Dragon Lychee Cube], which used Dragon Scale Lychee as its main ingredient, had been a choice he was forced to make when he lacked funding. At 5,000 per cube, it was far more expensive than ordinary fruit, but compared with other Dragon Attribute resources, it was far too cheap, and contained far too little Dragon Attribute energy.

With sufficient funding, Jiang Xing could have chosen the more effective [Water Dragon Fruit] to replace Dragon Scale Lychee as the primary ingredient for Energy Cubes.

Secondly, control groups were essential for experiments.

Jiang Xing could not have every Golden-Veined Koi consume Dragon Attribute resources. He also needed to set aside a group of Golden-Veined Koi that consumed non-Dragon Attribute resources and did not learn Dragon Attribute moves, using them as comparative data during evolution.

That meant another batch of new types of Energy Cubes.

And although Jiang Xing's main focus would currently be on finishing his paper, he would not neglect the cultivation of the Rainbow Dragon Cub.

It had agreed to a contract because it wanted to become a True Dragon; and it wanted to become a True Dragon because it wanted to grow stronger!

Simply becoming a Rainbow Dragon Cub clearly would not make it stop there.

It still wanted to become stronger, to become a Divine Dragon as powerful as the Azure Dragon it had seen through the video while learning the Dragon Sacrifice Dance—majestic and domineering, blotting out the sky and covering the earth!

Since his own kid was so ambitious, Jiang Xing naturally would not refuse.

What was more, once he finished his current paper, the Rainbow Dragon Cub's next stage would definitely become a new research topic.

By then, with another funding application, Jiang Xing would not even need to spend his own money. The state would buy resources to raise his Pet Beast for him...

Why be stingy, then? Max out the resources and charge ahead!

Don't be afraid, Dragon Cub. Daddy had plenty of money!

Therefore, Jiang Xing also needed to make some Energy Cubes suitable for the Rainbow Dragon Cub's growth.

Only then came the Energy Cubes with compatible Wind and Psychic attributes, meant to lure the Lucky Cloud Qilin.

"I need to buy quite a lot..."

There were many things to buy. Jiang Xing's funding had not arrived yet, and he did not have much money on hand.

Fortunately, aside from Water Dragon Fruit, most fruits were not particularly expensive.

Jiang Xing did not need to purchase too much at once. Buying two or three of each kind for testing recipes would be enough.

Pushing a cart full of fruit, Jiang Xing returned to the laboratory and began researching Energy Cubes—

Although the automated Berry Blender could only produce ordinary-quality Energy Cubes, and could not produce perfect cubes no matter how much he adjusted its settings—

That did not mean he could simply pick four fruits, toss them in, and call it a day.

After all, the fruit of the Beast Taming World was not like the bizarre berries of the Spirit World, standardized almost like manufactured products.

The largest fruit here could be as huge as a heavy truck, meant as food for giant beasts; the smallest could be as tiny as a grain of rice, eaten by the handful.

How were these two types of resource fruit supposed to be put into a Berry Blender for mixing?

There was only one answer.

[Standard Unit].

First, set a standard unit of mass, then divide the resource fruit into corresponding quantities.

By using this method for rigorous combinations, he could more precisely control the nutritional content contained within the Energy Cubes.

Furthermore, there were the attribute combinations of different resource fruits, the energy ratios of fruits of different qualities...

After careful study, Jiang Xing discovered that this was a complex field no less demanding than [Pet Beast Food Science].

By changing the quantities of ingredients and adjusting the fruit combinations—

Although the quality of the Energy Cubes did not change and remained ordinary quality—

Their effects improved significantly, and their flavors underwent tremendous changes, rising by at least several levels.

Take the Rainbow Dragon Cub, a member of the new generation of cube food critics. When it first sampled Energy Cubes, it could still distinguish the differences between cubes and pick at different varieties according to its own tastes.

As Jiang Xing gradually refined the Cube Recipes, however, its comments became fewer and fewer.

In the end, no matter what cube it ate, it simply stuffed it into its mouth desperately, then let out a roar.

"Mm!" Delicious!!!

Well, the Rainbow Dragon Cub had once been a Golden-Veined Koi. Even as the Fish King, it had merely been the king of a small pond. It had never seen much of the world and had only eaten premium fish feed.

When every Energy Cube was an exquisite delicacy beyond even its dreams, it naturally ran out of words, with nothing left in its mouth but delicious.

If it had been Senior Sister Su's Storm Sea Lizard instead, which frequently ate all kinds of top-tier Spirit food, it probably could have offered appropriate comments.

Thus, it was time for cube food critic number two: the Lucky Cloud Qilin.

Whenever Jiang Xing finished a new type of Energy Cube, he would always "accidentally" go out to buy more fruit.

When he returned, he would find the cubes cleared out and a clump of Qilin Fur on the table.

From a small clump at first, to a medium clump, then a large clump.

Finally, after combining the large clumps, Jiang Xing had a gigantic mass of Qilin Fur as large as a car!

Jiang Xing was stunned.

Did the Lucky Cloud Qilin really have that much fur?

However, this was the limit.

In the surveillance footage, the Lucky Cloud Qilin's mane had visibly thinned. Afterward, Jiang Xing did not know whether it had simply given up or was genuinely close to being plucked bald...

In the blink of an eye, it changed from a conscientious customer into a shameless bandit.

Every time it finished stealing Energy Cubes, it patted its rear and ran off, not leaving behind a single strand of fur.

While lamenting the decline of public morals—even auspicious beasts had begun dining and dashing—Jiang Xing quietly launched the second phase of his plan.

That was right. He had made so many Energy Cubes before, yet he had never made a composite [Psychic + Wind] Energy Cube!

For the Lucky Cloud Qilin, this should have been its favorite and the ultimate feast most suited to its tastes!

"To conquer a Pet Beast, first conquer its stomach!"

"Accept the bombardment of Cube Technology!"

While Jiang Xing baited the Lucky Cloud Qilin's appetite, he also prepared the ultimate lure.

Very soon, the opportunity he had been waiting for finally arrived—

On the sixth day after Jiang Xing submitted his funding application, Principal Zhang of Yuzhong University personally informed him that the funding application for the project [Dragon-Type Evolutionary Form of the Golden-Veined Koi] had been approved.

Of the total funding of seventy million, twenty million was deposited as cash into Jiang Xing's research account.

The remaining fifty million in funding was provided in material form—

First, a large quantity of resource fruit for Pet Beast cultivation, such as Water Dragon Fruit and Dragon Scale Lychee.

Second, a private research institute would be built for him near the Waterfall Cluster Scenic Area on the outskirts of Yuzhong City, and a large area nearby would be enclosed to construct a large artificial lake as an affiliated area of the institute...

That was right. After nearly a week of waiting—

Jiang Xing, only twenty years old and about to graduate from his sophomore year, had finally obtained a territory of his own!

When he saw the area marked on the map as belonging to the institute, a surge of bold ambition rose within him.

Before long, he would make the name [Jiang Xing Research Institute] resound throughout the world!