Names and a Preliminary Plan
After the old [Courier Bird] was cured, the other [Courier Bird] all came over to look.
Their attention was completely drawn to this miraculous phenomenon.
Especially the two relatively larger [Courier Bird].
In their minds, being sick is a terrible thing. The older they get, the weaker their ability to recover, and they may very well fall into an endless abyss.
Watching their companions miraculously regain their lives, they realized something—
It seems I didn't just deliver goods to a different location this time; I genuinely encountered a kind-hearted Beast Tamer.
An old Courier Bird made a "cooing" sound, and the others joined in.
Then, nine [Courier Bird] flew around the recovered bird.
Lin Yuan, seeing their [status], knew this was their celebratory ritual.
They were all overjoyed that their companion had recovered.
The emotions you sense from your pet are never wrong.
Lin Yuan realized for the first time that the [Courier Bird], which was not very friendly to people, was actually a very united and cohesive pet.
"Lin Yuan, you've mastered the [Purple Spirit Eye Art] very well," Chen Xuanbai remarked. "No wonder Zhao Liang called you a genius in Spells."
"I must say, you have the potential to become a therapist."
"However, many principles are the same for Beast Breeder and healers. I'll study hard with Teacher Zhao Liang and try to learn all his special skills for free."
As he spoke, he took out a large whiteboard from his spatial storage [Beast Gear].
"There's no time to lose. Depriving these Courier Bird of their services is worse than depriving them of food and water."
"The topic of the paper has only been tentatively decided. We can discuss the specific entry point and focus after we have reviewed more materials."
"Let's write down their arrangement paths on this whiteboard first."
Lin Yuan nodded and said, "Let's name these Courier Bird first, otherwise it will be difficult to label them later."
"They've all been in their positions for years, but they still don't have names."
Chen Xuanbai agrees.
"Let's name that old [Courier Bird] that just recovered from its illness Yu Ning. Its feathers have grown back, and it's back to peace."
"I think its son would be a good name: Zi Ji."
Lin Yuan didn't explain the reason, but he had seen its panel earlier and was touched by the sentence "Miracle is purple" in its status bar.
"As for the smallest one, let's call it Nang Nang. Its throat pouch is proportionally large, so you can see it at a glance."
"The others..."
One hour later.
Lin Yuan pointed to the analysis diagram he had drawn on the whiteboard and briefly explained his initial route concept to Chen Xuanbai.
"Teacher, I plan to divide these ten [Courier Bird] into four different groups of variables for long-term observation."
"First, our research analyzes their social status, which is a very broad concept. I want to be more precise—what impact will their relationship with humans have on them?"
"Since we're going to study this relationship, we need to introduce some variables."
"The first group is the 'maintain the status quo' group. We'll select one bird from each of the three age groups and let Long Beak, Webby, and Fei Fei fly in their usual way."
Their Customers change frequently.
"The second group, the Emotional Change Group, will have Bai Yu, Xiao Yu, and Xiao Man have regular Customers, flying only to a few fixed locations each day."
"Here, we need to ask good people to proactively contact the Courier Bird every day, showing them kindness, even if Courier Bird ignore us."
"The third group, the Free Development Group, allows Tailwind Zi Ji to freely choose the flight paths they wish to adapt to."
"They may encounter people who ignore them, or they may encounter kind people we've arranged. What I want to see is whether, after a period of time, they will develop their own preferences for Customers."
"The fourth group, the in-depth research group, consists of Yu Ning and Nang Nang, who already have connections with me."
"I haven't figured out the specific behavior for this yet, but they should accept the tasks I assign them every day."
"Furthermore, although each [Courier Bird] has its own specific task, I also want to test their collective cooperation."
"The emotional bond between pets can also be a small variable. For example, Yu Ning and Zi Ji are mother and child. What would happen if they transported a shipment together?"
"These are the specifics I can think of for now; the plan will definitely need to be further refined in the future."
For the entire hour, Chen Xuanbai basically watched Lin Yuan perform.
Then, at most, I'll offer a brief explanation based on his question.
Then he watched as the man scribbled down all his thoughts and ideas on the whiteboard with astonishing speed and drew them out with great detail.
A few days ago, Lin Yuan deepened his research on the "Little Black Cat" project, which made him exclaim that Lin Yuan was a scientific research savior.
Now he felt that Lin Yuan was more than just a fledgling scientific genius; his ability to perform preliminary analysis and quickly visualize it was something he himself couldn't match at all...
Moreover, Lin Yuan once again refined and made the entry point of his research topic more detailed and meaningful.
"Lin Yuan, did you study painting before?" Chen Xuanbai didn't know what to say for a moment, so he asked the question he most wanted to ask.
"No, not really. I just loved looking at picture books when I was little and would scribble and draw whatever I wanted," Lin Yuan said modestly.
He couldn't very well tell Chen Xuanbai that he had studied plants and animals in his past life and honed his skills by drawing numerous analytical diagrams.
"Hmm..." Chen Xuanbai also came to his senses, "I think the direction for optimizing this topic, as well as the four sets of ideas you designed, are excellent."
"I originally planned to decide on a specific direction after we had studied more data."
"But your angle is brilliant."
"I don't know how you came up with this idea, but I think it's entirely feasible."
Chen Xuanbai scratched his head. "It sounds strange, but I think you could have done a great job on this project even without me, since you seem to know more about [Courier Bird] than I do."
"Teacher, please don't say that," Lin Yuan quickly waved his hand. "Without your coordination and experience, I wouldn't be able to do anything. I have no idea what materials to prepare or what procedures to follow..."
"Furthermore, finding fixed routes and groups of people, and then teaching these [Courier Bird] where to fly, all require the teacher's help."
"Thank you for your hard work these past few days, teacher."
"I will definitely finish this project well and live up to your expectations!"
"It's not hard work at all!" Chen Xuanbai said with a smile.
He did all this because he wanted to hear Lin Yuan's determination on the path of Research Competition.
Based on his understanding of Lin Yuan, he knew that if Lin Yuan made a promise, he would definitely keep it.
He couldn't help but feel a sense of satisfaction.
Teacher Sun, Teacher Zhao, hehe, you didn't expect that, did you? I've gotten ahead of you!
8 PM.
Lin Yuan finally returned to Yuanming Pet Food Shop.
In the afternoon, I followed Chen Xuanbai to make preliminary arrangements for the routes of these [Courier Bird], taught them flight paths, and prepared goods and food for them. Seven or eight hours passed quickly.
The Courier Bird were initially placed in the school's Breeding Pavilion.
Once the initial arrangements were finalized, Lin Yuan wouldn't need to observe every day anymore.
However, he was still thinking about what tasks he should assign to Yu Ning and Nang Nang; he had a premonition.
The fact that the evolution paths of these two pets have the information "not available" means they are somewhat related to him.
Without thinking too much, Lin Yuan first greeted the pets at home.
Then, he beckoned Linghuan to him.
Follow the instructions on the panel.
After today's second treatment, Linghuan will be 100% fully recovered!