Chapter 79: Chapter 74: Dark Undercurrents Surging
"That’s strange, where did something go wrong?"
"It’s clearly the same procedure! How did some of the Hundred-Change Silkworms evolve into Gray Poison Moths?"
Ye Bai murmured to himself, unable to understand, truly unable to comprehend.
Zhang Lingxue gave Ye Bai a sideways glance: "You can’t be thinking that all the Hundred-Change Silkworms in the Gu Group can evolve into Blood Gu Butterflies."
"And that all the Hundred-Change Silkworms in the Poison Group can evolve into Blood Poison Moths, right?"
"In my opinion, this result has already exceeded my expectations."
"The reproducibility rate for the Gu Group is 40%, while the reproducibility rate for the Poison Group has reached 60%, which is quite astonishing."
"Far surpassing the 10% standard issued by the International Alliance, I’m already very satisfied."
"Also, Ye Bai, have you noticed a crucial point?"
"When the Hundred-Change Silkworms failed to evolve into Blood Gu Butterflies, they didn’t become Gray Poison Moths, but rather evolved into Blood Poison Moths."
"This is a major new discovery, shattering the current school of thought in Hundred-Change Silkworm research that if a Hundred-Change Silkworm fails in evolution, it can only become a Gray Poison Moth."
"In other words, the Blood Gu plays a key role in the evolution process of the Hundred-Change Silkworms."
Zhang Lingxue said excitedly.
This is a significant breakthrough, as the primary researcher on Hundred-Change Silkworms, igniting a wave of research on them across various global alliances, but according to the information currently held by Zhang Lingxue, without exception, failed evolutions of the Hundred-Change Silkworm always resulted in Gray Poison Moths.
But today, that exception has been broken!
With Zhang Lingxue’s reminder, Ye Bai also noticed this point.
This indeed breaks the inherent perception that a failed evolution of a Hundred-Change Silkworm will result in a Gray Poison Moth, marking a major step forward in the research of Hundred-Change Silkworms.
However, this conclusion must wait until all pet beasts have emerged from their cocoons.
After waiting another day, the cocoons finally started to break open one after another.
This was just as Zhang Lingxue had predicted.
This experiment resulted in a total of two Tier Four Blood Gu Butterflies, six Blood Poison Moths, and two Gray Poison Moths.
Zhang Lingxue stretched lazily, her bones making cracking sounds, and she let out a big yawn.
Her eyes were filled with exhaustion.
"Ye Bai, let’s go back and rest first."
"I’ll personally welcome my teacher when she arrives the day after tomorrow."
"For now, I need to catch up on sleep, or else I’ll grow old and won’t be able to get married."
Ye Bai yawned as he walked out of the research institute. Once he returned to his Cultivation House, he collapsed onto his bed and immediately fell asleep.
The experiment had lasted a total of three days and nights, with Ye Bai and Zhang Lingxue relying on Sunflower Honey to stay alert, only taking short naps during moments of fatigue, and waking up immediately at any disturbance.
This is the norm for researchers, as the experimental process requires constant attention, or everything might be lost.
Sometimes, critical moments truly pass by in a flash, leaving no room for remedy.
By now, the Sunflower King had finished cleaning up the Exotic Beast remnants in Deep Sea City and Sanshui City.
It was the Ancient Lantern Fish that invaded Deep Sea City, a deep-sea beast with an ugly appearance, usually living in the deep sea. It’s unclear why they invaded Deep Sea City on such a large scale this time.
With sharp teeth and a long tongue, it has a crystal on its head that emits light like a bulb.
Its eyes are as large as brass bells, and it emits a foul stench, especially after death, when the smell becomes even stronger, like the scent of decomposing fish and shrimp after a month of fermentation.
During this period, air purifiers and gas masks were selling out in Deep Sea City.
Its meat is highly poisonous, and only the Poison Crystal Core inside is worth some money, which is a big headache for President Li of the Deep Sea City’s Pet Beast Union.
Each Ancient Lantern Fish is about the size of a minivan, with some High Tier Lantern Fish being as large as heavy trucks.
Some gourmets know that there is a piece of meat the size of a fist inside these Ancient Lantern Fish, called the Heart of Sapphire, with an extremely delicious flavor. It grows next to the poison sac and requires a professional chef to handle it.
Its spines are highly poisonous, and if accidentally touched, the whole body will swell with countless blisters, feeling like a fiery burn.
Due to the high difficulty of handling them, cleaning companies seized the opportunity to demand exorbitant prices, equivalent to a tenth of Deep Sea City’s fiscal revenue, something that the Pet Beast Union cannot accept.
After hearing President Wang’s introduction at the last meeting and with President Zhang’s guarantee, President Li of the Deep Sea City’s Pet Beast Union, with a desperate mentality, hired the Sunflower Cleaning Company. He led the signing of a contract that was much cheaper than expected, even exceeding his expectations.
The offer was less than one-tenth of the cleaning company’s initially quoted price and ensured no residual odor.
When the Sunflower King led a sunflower army into Deep Sea City for cleanup, President Li was pleasantly surprised.
The sunflowers surged forward like a tide, with long stems piercing into the corpses of the Exotic Beasts.
While absorbing the essence blood of the Exotic Beasts, they emitted a faint floral fragrance.
The stench gradually dissipated.
Furthermore, after absorbing the blood and flesh of the Exotic Beasts, the sunflowers mercilessly crushed, devoured, and entirely processed the remains, achieving a 100% handling rate.
The sunflowers were immensely satisfied with this work, as the blood and flesh of the Exotic Beasts provided them ample energy, encouraging their branching and reproduction.