Outstanding Research Results

After the Rainbow Dragon Cub's Talent effect was revealed, the atmosphere at the exhibition grew even more fervent.

Jiang Xing accepted a few more challenges, but when drowsiness overtook him, he entrusted the Little Dragon and the booth to Li Lingyin for the time being, asking her to look after them while he went backstage to catch up on sleep.

The exhibition hall was extremely noisy, and the backstage area was no quieter. Jiang Xing had slept for less than two hours before the noise woke him up.

Rubbing his brow and listening to the clamor outside, Jiang Xing remembered that this was an evolution achievement exhibition jointly attended by many scholars, and his curiosity was piqued.

So, instead of returning to the booth, he changed into another coat, put on a hat and mask, and quietly blended into the crowd of visitors.

"Hang in there, little Ling Yin. The booth is yours now. Your teacher is going off to have some fun. I'll pay you when we get back..."

Come to think of it, becoming a Beast Tamer at twelve probably doesn't count as child labor, right?

There were countless research achievements on display, each with its own novelty, all of them highly eye-catching.

Several booths in particular completely captured Jiang Xing's attention, making him forget all about his own booth—

Not far from the Rainbow Dragon Cub's booth stood a popular large-scale display.

More than a dozen scholars in white lab coats stood beside it. Yet rather than holding research equipment, they were like supermarket clerks, carrying tasting trays and handing out egg-shaped oval foods to visitors.

Jiang Xing waited in line for quite a while before squeezing to the front and receiving a "white egg." He picked it up and took a bite...

In an instant, sweetness bloomed across his tongue. It was like the perfect combination of dairy and rich chocolate, silky and smooth without being cloying—one hundred times tastier than ordinary milk chocolate!

What was more, after the "egg" was bitten open, it revealed a semi-solid liquid fresh milk "yolk." Eaten together with the "egg white," it was simply the ultimate indulgence!

Jiang Xing froze.

What was this?

"Everyone, this is the Sweet Sugar Research Institute's newest achievement—the Variety Choco-Chicken!"

On the booth's stage, a researcher pulled back the curtain, revealing more than a dozen Pet Beasts of entirely different forms to the visitors.

The Pet Beast on the far left was a dark brown cracked egg. Inside was a little chick wearing the eggshell around its body like clothing.

[Cocoa Egg], a basic Wood Type Pet Beast. Its species rank was low, and it was also extremely weak.

It was not a Combat Pet Beast, but it could evolve into a resource Pet Beast—[Choco-Chicken].

That was the large blackish-brown chicken standing beside it, its body marked with a few white stripes. Every day, it laid delicious "chocolate eggs."

Those chocolate eggs were an extremely popular dessert. Not only were they delicious, they also lacked the common side effects of sweets, such as obesity and insulin resistance.

"In recent years, chocolate eggs have become a staple at major dessert shops, and Choco-Chickens have become incredibly popular as well."

"Many people have wondered whether Choco-Chickens possess further evolutionary forms."

"Today, our Sweet Sugar Research Institute has given the answer—not only do they, there are very many of them!"

The researcher spoke excitedly.

"We discovered that Choco-Chickens contain unpredictable potential. This potential cannot be unleashed through ordinary evolution, but it can resonate with certain special Secret Realm Stones to undergo special evolution!"

"So far, we have uncovered ten evolutionary paths for Choco-Chickens: the Water Type Liqueur Choco-Chicken, the Wood Type Nut Choco-Chicken, the Ice Type Ice Cream Choco-Chicken, the Light Attribute Milky Choco-Chicken, the Dark Attribute Bitter Choco-Chicken..."

"The chocolate eggs they produce are the ones before you—Variety Chocolate Eggs with more flavors and vastly improved taste!"

"They will bring about a dessert revolution..."

Seeing the Choco-Chickens on the stage, each different in color and form, the visitors burst into cheers.

Jiang Xing's eyes widened as well, his gaze bright.

There were over a million Pet Beasts recorded in the Beast Taming Compendium, but there was only one species with more than ten evolutionary routes—

In fact, even Pet Beasts with four or five evolutionary routes were already few and far between, let alone ten.

The emergence of Variety Choco-Chickens did not merely bring more flavors of dessert.

It also proved that Pet Beasts possessed limitless possibilities...

"No wonder they could occupy a booth in the center of the exhibition hall."

"They're practically the Eevee of the Pet Beast world—the Bu-Chicken."

There were many flavors of chocolate eggs, and Jiang Xing wanted to try more.

Unfortunately, there were too many visitors in line, while the Sweet Sugar Research Institute had prepared only a limited number of chocolate eggs. Each person could receive only one, so he could only remember the name and leave the booth regretfully.

The Sweet Sugar Research Institute was not the only one. The scholars who could participate in the Magic City Evolution Assembly all had considerable skill.

The evolutionary forms they had discovered spanned combat, resources, ornamentals, caretakers, and many other fields, each with its own strengths.

It was a feast for Jiang Xing's eyes—

Although he had studied the Beast Taming Compendium for a long time and knew many Pet Beast species,

nothing compared to seeing Pet Beasts in person rather than through pictures and text.

Not to mention that every Pet Beast here represented an entirely new achievement.

Jiang Xing gained plenty of inspiration from them as well, jotting down many ideas.

Reviewing the research thoughts he had recorded on his phone, he began to understand why the government and associations invested manpower and resources into frequently holding all kinds of academic conferences instead of simply giving commendations and bonuses...

It was not to provide researchers with a stage to show off.

The academic achievements that could participate in such conferences already represented excellent research ideas and could inspire even more scholars.

The academic presentations in the latter half were even more collisions of ideas between scholars, capable of sparking still more inspiration.

Besides the Choco-Chicken booth, another booth left a deep impression on Jiang Xing.

It belonged to the Fusion Research Institute.

In the Beast Taming Compendium, there was a particularly special category of Pet Beasts. They were not formed from "individuals," but from "groups."

A mother carrying young, multiple siblings from the same birth, and other combinations of Pet Beasts could evolve together into an entirely new Pet Beast.

The most representative examples were Pet Beasts such as the Hive Queen and Gear Set. It was likewise a research field with broad prospects.

The Fusion Research Institute was an explorer in this field. Their displayed academic achievement was a new evolutionary route for [Little Magnet Bead]—[Giant Magnet Monster].

Little Magnet Beads were common fusion-type Pet Beasts. They naturally possessed attraction and would combine together to evolve into [Multi-Magnet Monster].

However, as a "combined Pet Beast," the Little Magnet Beads forming a Multi-Magnet Monster still counted as separate lives. They were merely mentally connected and worked together seamlessly.

The Giant Magnet Monster was completely different.

Following the latest theory in the field of fusion-type Pet Beasts, [Mental Synchronization], the Fusion Research Institute created a mental field that allowed unevolved Little Magnet Beads to gain the ability to connect their minds in advance, even tuning their mental power to the same frequency.

Then, when they evolved, the mental field underwent a qualitative transformation.

They completely became one whole Giant Magnet Monster. Their thoughts, consciousness, and everything else were fully synchronized.

It was no longer a "combined Pet Beast." It had truly fused into "a single Pet Beast"!

Moreover, under the Spiritual Resonance of all the Little Magnet Beads, its thinking speed experienced a leap in growth, while its mental power underwent a complete qualitative transformation, granting it a Mental Attribute.

"Good grief, Metagross plus Magneton, huh? So it was the Stitching Research Institute after all?"

Jokes aside, the Fusion Research Institute's achievement was undeniably outstanding.

In particular, the evolved Giant Magnet Monster was exceptionally suited to serve as an assistant-type Pet Beast for a research institute.

Why? Its thinking speed was absurdly fast—faster than a supercomputer.

Jiang Xing took a liking to it at first glance and planned to raise one as an assistant for his own research institute.