Chapter 107: Chapter 91: Negative Electric Rabbit’s Evolutionary Path
After researching the data about the Dragon-slaying Sword, Sofia discovered that the sword is only recorded in the county chronicles.
The Dragon-slaying Sword is infused with the Geng Metal Essence, and the blade is inscribed with special runes, having its own spirituality, specifically to slay Exotic Beasts that overturn rivers and seas.
From the county chronicles, it seems that the sword doesn’t have anything extraordinary, more of a mythical nature.
But the more it was like this, the more curious Sofia became.
If the Dragon-slaying Sword has nothing special, why does that person still want to collect it?
Is he plotting something?
And also requires the first batch of the Awakening Potion.
The more Sofia thought about it, the more she couldn’t understand.
However, she eventually agreed, as there wasn’t much harm in it for her.
She quickly replied with an OK in the email.
By soon replied back.
[A truly wise choice.]
[Delivery will be made within three days, a surprise awaits you!]
After receiving the precise response, Sofia checked the time.
After obtaining the root of the Mandala Grass King, the Awakening Potion will no longer be a bottleneck. If sped up a bit, clinical testing should be achievable.
The next day, the sound of buzzing came from outside the research institute.
A massive transport plane descended from the sky and landed on the ground.
Zhang Lingxue, hands in her pockets, watched as a security member handed a silver-white coded case into her hands.
"Professor Zhang, I entrust these two Secret Realms to you."
"Please make sure to arrange them properly."
The security member instructed earnestly.
Zhang Lingxue nodded, indicating she understood.
Ye Bai was also awoken by the buzzing sound of the helicopter. He stepped out of the Cultivation House to see a large helicopter taking off from the research institute, flying into the sky, and soon turned into a black dot.
Could it be the Secret Realm has been delivered?
Judging by the days, it’s about the right time.
Ye Bai dashed to the research institute, where Zhang Lingxue was holding the suitcase, watching the helicopter fly away.
She smoothed her messy hair, revealing her exquisite profile.
Zhang Lingxue was usually a bit idle, cold as a pristine new moon in the starry sky, her bright eyes like cold glass, this was her usual demeanor.
If one wasn’t very familiar with her, she generally maintained a distant attitude like this.
Once she delved into research, she ignored everything else, even meals weren’t on time.
But under Big Gray’s excellent culinary skills, she changed this habit and ate on time, as hesitating even for a second would disrespect Big Gray’s cooking.
However, Zhang Lingxue felt that while the food was delicious, it lacked a special taste. She wanted Ye Bai to cook a meal for her again, but was shy to ask.
"Here, the Burrowing Rat Secret Realm and the Negative Electric Rabbit Secret Realm were eagerly delivered to my hands."
Zhang Lingxue hadn’t yet reported the potential to produce mutated Crystal Cores from the Burrowing Rat Secret Realm.
Although it was said that the Secret Realm was purchased by the Imperial Capital Research Institute, the actual buyer was Zhang Lingxue, who only borrowed the sign of the Imperial Capital Research Institute. The Secret Realm was transferred to Zhang Lingxue’s name.
But only Zhang Lingxue, Su Qingxian, and Zhang Dashan knew about this, everyone else was kept in the dark.
Nobody expected the Burrowing Rat Secret Realm to yield such invaluable treasures like the Crystal Cores that can heal Spiritual Power and blood that can activate cells.
But Zhang Lingxue wanted to study how they could produce a mutated Blood Storm Rat King.
After all, normal evolution and evolution during a Beast Tide are two different things.
The goal of the research was to recreate this evolutionary state.
"Come with me."
Zhang Lingxue carried the suitcase inside.
Inside the suitcase was something resembling a key.
"This is a Space Key."
"It is crafted by Pet Beast Masters with Spatial Talent."
"Hold the Space Key tightly and infuse it with Spiritual Power, which will fully activate the Space Key, bringing anyone within a meter into the Secret Realm."
"So if you see someone using a Space Key, you must be careful."
"However, those who have a Space Key are usually powerful families."
At this moment, Ye Bai had a question: "Teacher, I want to know something."
"Wasn’t the Burrowing Rat Secret Realm located in the scope of the West Suburb?"
"How did they relocate the Burrowing Rat Secret Realm?"
Zhang Lingxue smiled: "We haven’t covered that knowledge point yet."
"Actually, the world is a gigantic bubble, and the Secret Realms are like tiny bubbles surrounding this big bubble."
"You’ve observed bubbles, right? They can actually move."
"We poured a large amount of Space Stone into the Secret Realm, creating repulsion against the world, allowing it to be moved naturally."
"But since the Secret Realm has moved to another place, we need to take some Space Stones to stabilize it."
"And the Space Key is the key to opening this Secret Realm."
"Come on, let’s go take a look at the Negative Electric Rabbit."
"This will be our research subject in the future, so let’s get acquainted."
Zhang Lingxue firmly grasped the Space Key and injected her Spiritual Power into it.
Soon, a strong light emanated, transporting Zhang Lingxue and Ye Bai into the Secret Realm.
Negative Electric Rabbit Secret Realm.
This place is inhabited by a large number of Negative Electric Rabbits. To provide them with an excellent living environment, researchers have created a small lake within the Secret Realm and planted Thunderstruck Alfalfa on the ground for the rabbits to nibble on.
This plant, capable of absorbing thunder, has a somewhat numbing taste and is the primary food for Negative Electric Rabbits.
Negative Electric Rabbits seem sickly if they don’t eat a bite of Thunderstruck Alfalfa each day.
Ye Bai watched as Negative Electric Rabbits chomped on the alfalfa, and it wasn’t long before the eaten parts of the alfalfa restored themselves.
The madness in the eyes of the Negative Electric Rabbits grew more intense.
"In the peak experimental period, this place was filled with Negative Electric Rabbits everywhere."
"Now, their numbers are only a third of the original, yet still so spectacular."
Zhang Lingxue sighed a little, indicating how large the rabbit population was back then.
A Negative Electric Rabbit is about one meter long, with buck teeth that sparkle with Thunder Light, and a red, tripartite mouth.
Their fur is gray, and their blood-red eyes dart around, seemingly harboring some ill intentions.
They surrounded Ye Bai and Zhang Lingxue, led by a leader the size of a calf.
[Name: Negative Electric Rabbit Leader]
[Gender: Male]
[Level: Peak of Tier Two]
[Skills:
Herbivore (Skilled): Nibbles on large amounts of wild grass to restore its own consumed energy and heals its own injuries.
Two-Stage Kick (Skilled): Uses its powerful hind legs to kick the enemy fiercely, capable of shattering even hard stones. This move is also known as the Rabbit Leg Kick.
Electric Discharge (Beginner): Releases electricity absorbed within its body, with a certain probability of causing a paralyzed state.
Digging (Skilled): As a rabbit, if you can’t dig, it’s simply a disgrace to your ancestors.]
[Evolutionary Path 1: Thunderstorm Rabbit: Evolves into a rabbit after enduring eighty-one thunderstrikes, becoming a super thunder explosive bomb. Its ultimate move is Thunder Burst, using itself as a bomb to shatter the opponent. If the opponent is shattered, you are too. It requires the Negative Electric Rabbit’s power to reach Tier Three.]
[Evolutionary Path 2: Thunder Rabbit: Find an Exotic Beast called Positive Rabbit, and after both experience the baptism of thunder, they can evolve. Both Positive Rabbit and Negative Electric Rabbit must reach Tier Three.]
Ye Bai’s eyes widened upon seeing the Negative Electric Rabbit’s evolutionary paths.
Damn it, no wonder the Western Research Institute gave up on researching them in the end.
The evolution conditions are too stringent.
They must have hired people with the Eye of Insight talent at high costs to examine the Negative Electric Rabbit’s evolutionary paths before abandoning hope completely.
The first option requires the Negative Electric Rabbit not only to advance to Tier Three but also to endure eighty-one thunderstrikes.
Leaving aside the ordeal of eighty-one strikes, just breaking through to Tier Three is likely life-threatening for these rabbits.
Every time they break through, it’s like undergoing a tribulation.
During the breakthrough, the Negative Electric Rabbit’s body will be like an unstable thunder explosive bomb.
If anything is slightly off, its body will explode.
Moreover, after exploding, the Negative Electric Rabbit’s body will produce an abnormal hormone.
Exotic Beasts or Pet Beast Masters consuming this hormone will risk their Spiritual Threshold becoming corrupted.
And this guy has to evolve through eighty-one ordeals, even more troublesome than the pursuit of scriptures in the West.
As for the other evolutionary path, it requires finding a Positive Rabbit.
Oh my, no one knows what a Positive Rabbit looks like. I estimate the researchers there are baffled from start to finish.
If there was even a glimmer of success, they probably wouldn’t have given up.
Ye Bai felt that researching Negative Electric Rabbits was extraordinarily challenging.
He wanted to know what purpose drove the decision to embark on such a crazy research endeavor.
"By the way, teacher, I only kind of heard you mention it before."
"Why are we researching Negative Electric Rabbits?"
"What significance do Negative Electric Rabbits have on Western ecology?"
Ye Bai suddenly asked, as he had heard Zhang Lingxue’s account vaguely about the purpose of researching Negative Electric Rabbits.
Trying to find an alternate path to complete the research task.
Zhang Lingxue thought for a moment and organized her words: "The Negative Electric Rabbit is a relatively gentle Pet Beast, with strong reproductive capabilities, but it only chews on Thunderstruck Alfalfa, and its meat is deliciously tender."
"It’s said that its rabbit meat has a tingling electric sensation and is also an Exotic Beast that ordinary people can eat."
Ye Bai shrugged his shoulders: "Then just breed them on a large scale."
"Why not domesticate Negative Electric Rabbits like domesticated wild boars?"
Ye Bai voiced his doubt, as Negative Electric Rabbits seemed quite fine—what was the point of these antics?
Evolution, why force it to evolve?