A knight warily blocked his way.
"Great Xia man, what are you trying to do?"
Liu Chengen gestured and put on what he considered a friendly smile.
"I just want to take a look. I mean no harm."
The knight looked him over and determined that he was merely a very frail, peculiar old man who probably posed no threat.
Considering their current relationship with Great Xia, he ultimately decided to let him through. He turned and told the Griffin not to hurt this man, then paid him no further attention and went back to watching Kael's group.
What could possibly be more important than witnessing the birth of Lightning Magic firsthand?
Seeing this, Liu Chengen murmured his thanks, his eyes never leaving the animal before him.
He stepped forward and gazed at the Griffin in fascination, muttering to himself.
"Perfect chimeric evolution... combining the lightweight bones of birds with the explosive muscles of felines..."
"Incredible. They're clearly two different species on Blue Star, yet they've actually evolved together."
"Was the kitty unfaithful, or did the bird cheat?"
As it happened, a Griffin lazily sent a stream of liquid shooting onto the ground.
"Splash, splash, splash-"
Liu Chengen's eyes instantly lit up.
He carefully approached and crouched under the Griffin's puzzled gaze.
"Urine! A fresh sample!"
"Members of the hawk family excrete uric acid, which has a foul, fishy smell, while lions excrete urea, which has a strong ammonia smell."
"How does a creature combining the two metabolize its nitrogenous waste? Through the urea cycle or purine degradation?"
"No, I'll have to taste it before I can make a preliminary judgment..."
And so, he reached out, intending to obtain this firsthand research material in the most primitive way possible.
"Holy shit, Academician Liu, what are you doing?!"
At some point,