"The other party has agreed to exchange the Sinking Stone for rock-type honey, but the demand is very high."
"Huh?" Luo Yu was taken aback. Damn, it was that easy?
It seems that Thousand Rock Island places great importance on rock-based honey.
That makes sense, though. Their core industries are rock-based nutritional products and various minerals. Now, the nutritional value of rock-based honey shows the potential to impact their business empire, which we can't ignore.
Although the current production of rock honey on Mirror Moon Island is very low, Thousand Rock Island is worried about a potential increase in production in the future.
"Sure." Luo Yu said indifferently. Anyway, rock honey wasn't expensive, and its value was definitely not as good as the Sinking Stone, so he could exchange it.
After Luo Yu and the Yu Lei reached an agreement, the Yu Lei coughed and said, "Luo Yu, the technologies for enhancing Rock-type talents on the island are quite advanced now, aren't they?"
Is there still room for improvement?
"It should be perfect already." Luo Yu thought for a moment: fermented Rock Goat, rock-type honey collected by the Flower-Gathering Knight Bee under the Empress's enhancement, the Knight Bee's Rock Element Enhancement toxin, and the Rock Element gem, the Heart of Rock...?
With this combination of attacks, even a mutated beast with no Rock-type talent can stack its Rock-type talent to a level comparable to Rock Element Affinity".
"Now that it's already perfect, shouldn't my Storm Sea Eagle try evolving?" Yu Lei Lei's pet was also a bird. He hadn't been in a hurry to evolve it before because the evolution range of the Ancient Evolution Stone was too small, and his King-type pet didn't have much Rock-type talent, so he hadn't tried. After all, even if he had tried, he would probably have failed to evolve it.
But now, thanks to Luo Yu's research, the technology for enhancing pets' Rock-type talents on Mirror Moon Island is becoming more and more perfect. Yu Lei feels that he can let the Storm Sea Eagle try it out!
Indeed, apart from the fact that the Storm Sea Eagle has already formed a contract with a familiar and cannot have a Rock-type Water Devil Beast familiar, the other configurations are not much different from the configuration that July will receive.
"Sure," Luo Yu said, "But I can't guarantee that the Storm Sea Eagle will evolve into Mid-Rank Monarch Species."
"It's alright, it's its fate. Anyway, we're retiring soon, so it doesn't matter whether it succeeds or not," said Yu Lei. "In a few days, I'm going to represent Mirror Moon Island at an Alliance meeting. I'll be meeting some old friends from other islands. If the Storm Sea Eagle can evolve, I'll be able to show off a bit."
"You're already so old, yet you still love to compare yourself to others," Luo Yu said with a smile.
"Alright, for the next two days, bring the Storm Sea Eagle to the research institute twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evening. After two days, we'll try out its evolutionary experiment."
"I will prepare some nutritional supplements to enhance its digestion and absorption capabilities, to help it absorb the nutrients from the rock formation."
"No problem!" Yu Lei was very expectant, and Luo Yu was also quite curious. The Storm Sea Eagle was already Lower Monarch Species. With so many rock-type resources that he had researched, could it evolve into Mid-Rank Monarch Species?
If that's possible... then it means that July also has a high chance of evolving into Mid-Rank Monarch Species!
After all, although July's initial stats are not as high as its opponent's, it will most likely be able to add the Rock type after evolving its familiar.
In terms of Rock-type talent, it should completely outclass the Storm Sea Eagle, which might make up for the difference in species. Of course, if the Storm Sea Eagle fails to evolve and its species level remains unchanged, remaining Lower Monarch Species, then it's likely that July's chances of evolving into a mid-tier monarch will be quite slim.
As for the ultimate limit of evolution, the Storm Sea Eagle from Yu Lei's Torpedo Bureau... will be a good reference.
For the next two days, the Storm Sea Eagle came to the research institute for meals every morning and evening. As for what it ate...
"Chirp!!!!!"
Endless Wailing echoed in the sky above the research institute.
The fermented Rock Goat, after so long, made the Storm Sea Eagle realize how difficult evolution was. Although rock honey was delicious, this rock milk was just too awful.
Until, nutritional supplements had little effect on it.
Luo Yu and Yu Lei arrived at the Ancient Grotto, intending to conduct an evolution experiment on the Storm Sea Eagle there.
"Yu Lei wants the pet to evolve now?"
"Didn't we say we'd use Teacher Li's son's Thunderclap Eagle as the test subject first?" An Yao, who had been spending the time in the grottoes doing archaeology, Outer Dao when she saw Yu Lei arrive with his pet.
"The old man is in a hurry." Luo Yu chuckled. In fact, no one ever intended to use Teacher Li's son as a guinea pig. The reason for calling him over was simply that he needed to fight the Empress.
Joining the evolutionary research experiment was purely a gimmick to get them here. "Okay..." An Yao didn't understand the thought process of the Beast Taming on Mirror Moon Island, but she was very curious about whether Yu Lei's Storm Sea Eagle could evolve further.
Inferior monarch, middle monarch, Upper Monarch...
Each level has its own distinct level. If a mid-level monarch cannot defeat a lower-level monarch within one minute at the same life level, then they are considered weak.
Similarly, if Upper Monarch cannot defeat a mid-ranking monarch within one minute, then the monarch is definitely underdeveloped.
Only in very special circumstances, such as when there is an attribute advantage or when a monarch of a lower racial level possesses rare attributes like space or time, is it possible for them to try and take advantage of a Senior Level monarch.
Therefore, if the Storm Sea Eagle of the Yu Lei can successfully evolve, its strength will definitely be transformed.
If An Yao remembers correctly, Mirror Moon Island doesn't have a single mid-level monarch besides its guardian deity. Could this Storm Sea Eagle be the first one?
Outside the Ancient Grotto.
An evolution stone was taken out.
The Storm Sea Eagle stood not far from the Evolution Stone, and Luo Yu put the Heart of Rock around its neck.
At the same time, he took out a syringe and injected the temporary Rock Element Enhancement that Chen Bo had researched into the Storm Sea Eagle's body.
It superimposed its temporary rock affinity! "This is really weird." An Yao and Researcher Chen Zhuo and others watched from the side, shaking their heads.
They need injections before they can evolve...
This kind of evolutionary ritual is probably unique in the entire Alliance.
"Chirp..." It was just an injection, which the Storm Sea Eagle could easily endure. After all, it was Chen Bo Enhancement Agent, not Knight Bee's needle, so it didn't hurt at all. In comparison, fermented Rock Goat was torture for the Storm Sea Eagle.
After receiving the injection, the Storm Sea Eagle's eyes burned with fire as it looked at the Ancient Evolution Stone.
"Go on." Luo Yu patted its wings.
whoosh whoosh
The Storm Sea Eagle flapped its wings, flew low, and landed in front of the evolution stone. Under the tense gaze of the Yu Lei, it touched the evolution stone with its head.
The next moment
The first experiment on the evolution of a monarch was conducted outside Ancient Grotto. A fierce wind howled, and an incomparably dazzling light of evolution enveloped the Storm Sea Eagle's entire body, causing its size to increase rapidly!
Boom!!
The powerful storm forced everyone to retreat. "Such strong life fluctuations, could it be..." The Hybridization Granny took a deep breath. Was it going to work? The other researchers also swallowed hard.
Luo Yu shielded himself from the strong wind with his arm, his eyes fixed on the scene of evolution.
Surrounded by the storm, the transformed form of the Storm Sea Eagle soon appeared before everyone.
"This..."
For a moment, Luo Yu didn't know whether he had succeeded or failed.
The Storm Sea Eagle, which had just resembled a tiger eagle, had completely changed its appearance!
It transformed into a giant bird with the body of a black dinosaur!
Dark black scales covered the giant beast's body; it retained a bird's head with several sharp, thorny horns, and its crimson eyes were menacing...
Its mouth was wide open, its claws were as sharp as mountains, it was domineering and ferocious, and with one claw it crushed the ground and rock beneath its feet, creating a large crater.
"Where's my sculpture?" Yu Lei was dumbfounded.
Most importantly, the Storm Sea Eagle's beautiful wings now seem to have degenerated, turning into a pair of small wings that look smaller than its head, suggesting a drastic decline in its flight ability.
[Race]: Sand Sculpture Dragon [Attributes]: Earth, Wind, Water
[Race Rank]: Mid-Rank Monarch Species
[HP Level]: 45
[Racial Abilities]: Sandstorm, Rainstorm
[Individual Talent]: 1. Diligence (average...)
2. Flexible (ordinary...)
3. Dragon Body (Senior Level Talent, possessing the powerful physique of ancient dragons.)
"Sand Sculpture Dragon, what a lousy name..." Luo Yu rubbed his eyes.
Although the elegant and domineering Storm Sea Eagle has become much uglier after its evolution, at this moment, Yu Lei seemed to truly feel the huge change in its strength, and couldn't help but take a deep breath.
Was this a successful evolution or a failure?
"Success." After analysis, Luo Yu gave Yu Lei the answer.
"It seems that after evolving, they've gained the Earth attribute, and their physique is even more terrifying than during their Storm Sea Eagle days. The only drawback..." "It should be that their flight ability has regressed somewhat, but other aspects have increased significantly," Scholar An Yao said. "However, this is normal. After all, this is the residual power of the ancient Earth Overlords. If they want to evolve using this power, then their own evolved flight talent will undoubtedly be squeezed and degenerate."
"The changes weren't as noticeable in the Common Species before because their evolution wasn't perfect. But the Storm Sea Eagle is different; it's the king of the wind element. So, now that it has completed a higher level of evolution, the changes will be more significant."
"Yes." Luo Yu looked intently at Yu Lei, unsure of his satisfaction.
"It's ready." At this moment, Yu Lei had already taken the Bloodline Stone and quickly tested the Sand Sculpture Dragon. After discovering that it possessed the bloodline strength of Mid-Rank Monarch Species, his old face turned red.
"It's just that his flight ability has deteriorated, not that he can't fly at all. He has actually reached the Mid-Rank Monarch Species... This result is already quite good!" He could hardly suppress the smile on his face.
Anyway, he's almost retired and doesn't need to fly around the sea anymore. As long as his pets' overall strength has increased, that's enough!
He stroked the Sand Sculpture Dragon's hard scales and the few remaining feathers, sensing that its defensive capabilities were at least several times stronger than when it was the Storm Sea Eagle.
Strength... vitality... except for speed, all have been greatly improved.
"That's good." Luo Yu smiled slightly. It seems that the Ancient Evolution Stone has the potential to evolve birds into mid-level monarchs. Not bad, not bad. Although the Storm Sea Eagle developed some evolutionary flaws after this evolution, such as a decrease in its flight ability, Luo Yu can accept it. After all, Earth Penguin can't fly anyway.
If you can't fly, you can't fly. Once you master Gravity, no one can fly, and it makes no difference.
"Luo Yu, thank you. I have something to do now," said Yu Lei, never expecting to be able to control a mid-level monarch in his lifetime.
"You're welcome, what's up?" So urgent? Don't rush, let that idiot dragon teach July how to unleash a sandstorm first.
"I'm going to find the island lord, Shui Xinghai, and Shui Wuyue, and spar with them to show them who's the strongest Beast Taming tamer on Mirror Moon Island now," said Yu Lei. "The previous vote said I was the weakest, so they made me the director to handle documents. Now let's see who dares to say I'm weak!"
... So the Director of the Beast Management Bureau Taming was elected by the island's King Level Beast Taming Tamers?
Whoever is the weakest in combat will be chosen? This is a civil official... It's time to start purging the military faction...