Chapter 109: Chapter 92: Breaking Free from the Cocoon of Information
"What did the Sunflower King just throw, why does it have such powerful force?"
"I think that strike just now, was equivalent to a full-strength strike from a Peak Tier Three Pet Beast."
Zhang Lingxue asked in confusion. As a Tier Five Pet Beast Master, she could certainly withstand it, but Ye Bai might not.
"That’s called a Thunder Gall, produced within the Ancient Lantern Fish, and it’s quite rare. However, its power can rival a Celestial Thunder Seed."
The explosion just now brought with it a lot of smoke and dust. Once the smoke dissipated, a group of Negative Electric Rabbits lay in a deep pit.
Heat emanated from the bottom of the pit, indicating the Thunder Gall’s power was indeed astonishing.
The Negative Electric Rabbit Leader lay motionless at the bottom of the pit, unclear whether it was dead.
The Eye of Insight was activated. If it wasn’t dead, Ye Bai planned to deliver a final blow.
At this time, Ye Bai’s expression turned somewhat peculiar.
Because through the Eye of Insight, he saw the Negative Electric Rabbit’s third Evolutionary Path.
[Evolutionary Path 3 (Hidden Evolutionary Path): Thunder Rabbit, Thunder Gall*3, Tier Three Electric Crystal Core*3, Peak of Tier Two, the more Thunder Galls, the higher the success rate of evolution.]
Oh my, Thunder Gall is actually an evolutionary requirement for the Negative Electric Rabbit.
If it weren’t for the Sunflower King’s casual explosion, meeting the hidden evolution conditions, Ye Bai might never have known that the Negative Electric Rabbit had another Evolutionary Path.
This Evolutionary Path seems much more reasonable.
The Negative Electric Rabbit Leader’s eyelids twitched, about to awaken, when suddenly a Vine Whip pierced through its forehead!
The Negative Electric Rabbit Leader had its brain directly penetrated by the Sunflower King, its pupils widened in blood-red eyes, staring dead straight in the direction where Ye Bai stood, as if questioning why its life was taken.
Unfortunately, there was no answer, and the Negative Electric Rabbit Leader died in exasperation.
The Sunflower King withdrew a cracked Crystal Core from the head of the Negative Electric Rabbit Leader, still emanating Electric energy.
"Teacher, I think we should dissect the Negative Electric Rabbit’s body to see where the anomaly occurred."
"According to my gathered data, Negative Electric Rabbits are originally very docile Exotic Beasts, why did the Negative Electric Rabbit seem like it wanted to devour us earlier?"
"Take some of these Thunderstruck Alfalfa for research."
"Let’s dissect this Negative Electric Rabbit Leader first to find out where the problem lies."
Ye Bai planned to dissect it while it was still warm, to find out where the issue arose.
The Thunderstruck Alfalfa was also uprooted in large bunches by the Sunflower King and taken away.
The two immediately flashed back to the research institute.
The Negative Electric Rabbit Leader weighed about thirty kilograms, its body heavy.
The fur was thick, and the hair was matted.
Ye Bai and Zhang Lingxue directly donned lab coats, masks, and goggles, to conduct the dissection experiment.
The large lights in the dissection room were turned on, consisting of dozens of light sets combined.
Zhang Lingxue made an incision on the Negative Electric Rabbit’s head, fresh blood trickling from the gaping wound.
When they saw inside the skull, Ye Bai instantly felt something amiss.
"Why is this Negative Electric Rabbit’s body so large, yet its brain is so small?"
"Excluding the Crystal Core’s position, the brain doesn’t even fill half of the skull."
"That doesn’t look quite right."
Zhang Lingxue stated with certainty.
"Scalpel."
"Forceps."
Zhang Lingxue parted the Negative Electric Rabbit’s fur, cutting through its muscle groups with the scalpel.
The muscles still twitched slightly.
"The muscle part is quite normal."
"The internal organs are all normal, could the issue be with the brain?"
Zhang Lingxue felt like she had found a breakthrough.
But she still thought it seemed unlikely.
After all, the people at the Western Research Institute have been studying Negative Electric Rabbits extensively, they’d perform full-body CT scans on them every day if they could.
So, they certainly wouldn’t overlook this detail.
Zhang Lingxue felt increasingly bewildered.
"Teacher, we should not always think about what others have done, what they’ve accomplished."
"Thinking that way leads you down the wrong path easily."
"You should think about what clues you can find encountering this issue."
"We haven’t even looked at the Crystal Core that the Sunflower King extracted just now."
Ye Bai believed that should be a clue.
"Furthermore, we also need to compare a few Negative Electric Rabbits from newborn, infant stage, growth stage, to young adult stage."
"Only then can we know where the experiment went wrong."
Zhang Lingxue felt that Ye Bai made a lot of sense.
Her teacher is under the impression that things she has researched are already studied by others extensively.
If she remains caught up in this mindset, she can’t conduct proper experiments.
Whereas Ye Bai was assertive, thinking outside the confines.
Actually, Zhang Lingxue wasn’t incapable, rather she was apprehensive about making mistakes.
Worried that a mistake would lead to ridicule and harm her teacher’s reputation.
Ye Bai, however, didn’t worry about this, being a detached observer provided clarity.
Zhang Lingxue took the Crystal Core handed to her by Ye Bai.
She placed it in the Crystal Core Scanner to start scanning.
The result came out shortly.
"The inside of this Crystal Core has long since been severely fractured."
"At the slightest provocation, it would completely explode."
Zhang Lingxue furrowed her brow, exchanging glances with Ye Bai: "Is this why Negative Electric Rabbits tend to self-destruct upon reaching adulthood, and explode readily when agitated?"
The Crystal Core was fractured this severely, no wonder Negative Electric Rabbits risk everything during each advancement.
Turns out their heads are like ticking time bombs.
"I think the folks at the Western Research Institute haven’t missed this, they’ve likely examined everything and fell into despair."
"That’s why they were so quick to hand over the project."
"They’re looking for a scapegoat."
Zhang Lingxue quickly drew this conclusion.
"No wonder this project has a hefty budget, I see now, I see."
Zhang Lingxue understood now, it was a strategic move by the Western Research Institute, also giving them a justification for spending so much over five years.
See how, even someone like me, the first in Hundred-Change Silkworm, can’t handle the Negative Electric Rabbit, so elites, as you know, we want results but just can’t achieve them.
"Teacher, let’s not panic."
"This time we will deal a heavy blow to the Western Research Institute’s face."
"To show them, cases you can’t manage, we from the Eastern Depot, no, the research institute, can take on."
"Cases you can handle, our research institute can also take on."
After hearing Ye Bai’s bold words, Zhang Lingxue’s eyes lit up.
"Have you thought of a research direction?"
Ye Bai shook his head.
"We’ve identified a possible reason why the Negative Electric Rabbit tends to self-destruct."
"Next is the experimental phase."
"It’s very possible that the current Negative Electric Rabbit can handle is decreasing, and that’s related to the Crystal Core fractures too."
"The Crystal Core is like a leaking bucket, no matter how much current you pour in, it spills out."
"Moreover, when it spills, it also stimulates the Negative Electric Rabbit’s brain."
"So in the end, Negative Electric Rabbits appear manic."
"But."
Ye Bai’s "but" made Zhang Lingxue’s heart skip a beat.
"But what?"
Ye Bai posed the second question: "We also need to find out why the Negative Electric Rabbit’s meat becomes toxic after self-destructing."
"Those who consume it go insane."
"If we can solve these two mysteries, I believe we can unravel the Negative Electric Rabbit’s enigma."
"We need the assistance of a Poison Element expert."
"Teacher Zhang, do you have any suitable candidates in mind?"
Though Ye Bai possessed the Unforgettable skill, he hadn’t delved into this field, remaining ignorant in toxicology.
"I’m just a humble Tier Five Poison Master."
Zhang Lingxue patted her chest with pride and declared.
"A Tier Five Poison Master?"
"I couldn’t tell."