Chapter 160: The Thunder Light Butterfly Appears

The Baibian Can did not split directly into ten groups as it did last time.

This is because five of the Baibian Can possessed abundant Thunder-type energy, while the other five possessed Earth-attribute energy.

However, it was a bit different from last time; the venue required for the experiment was not the same.

For the Thunder Light Butterfly, the Baibian Can must swallow the evolution materials and then withstand an attack of Ten Thousand Volts of electricity to successfully complete its evolution.

As for a Pet Beast like the Giant Rock Butterfly, it must be buried in the soil to absorb the earth's energy to complete its final evolution.

Regarding this type of evolution for the Giant Rock Butterfly, Ye Bai fully analyzed the raw materials required for its evolution; they must be available within the Yan Country, and most of the evolution materials were different.

Otherwise, someone from the Beautiful Country would say that our Yan Country stole the formula and published it ahead of time. Ye Bai looked at the required materials; the Tier 4 Earth Crystal Core and Earth Gem could be considered common materials.

As for the remaining materials, the Insight Eye also saw some of them.

What the Insight Eye saw should be the formula that the Beautiful Country is currently researching.

Therefore, Ye Bai intended to work a little harder to perform material substitution.

This substitution process was originally very time-consuming, but it was no match for Ye Bai's Photographic Memory talent.

His current Photographic Memory was equivalent to a library level; that is, he had read all the books in the library, and he very easily analyzed the uses of each material during the evolution process.

He performed substitutions based on the properties of the materials, and soon the Insight Eye provided a precise evolution route and evolution materials.

Giant Rock Butterfly: Tier 4 Burrowing Rat Crystal Core *4, Earth Gem produced in the Burrowing Rat Secret Realm *4, Rare Earth *10, Mount Tai Rock *10, Rootless Water 10L, Century-old Stalactite *10.

The most expensive item here is the Century-old Stalactite.

Of course, according to the Beautiful Country's formula, the composition inside is more expensive; after all, the Beautiful Country wants to compete for world number one, and they do not care whether the things they research can be promoted worldwide.

What they care about is whether they can reproduce the experiment.

The goal of the Yan Kingdom Alliance, however, lies in whether it can be promoted and whether it is applicable.

The Baibian Can evolution route has already been incorporated into the Yan Country's Foundation Strengthening Plan, and various countries have also established many Research Institutes to study the evolution routes of the Baibian Can.

The Yan Kingdom Alliance is currently in a race with the Beautiful Country Alliance. At this moment, the Beautiful Country has already fallen behind; every time the Yan Kingdom Alliance announces an evolution route, it is like a loud slap across the face of the Beautiful Country.

If all the data could be published before the Beautiful Country announces it, those researchers in the Beautiful Country would likely be too ashamed to show their faces.

Most people only recognize the first place and do not know who the second place is. Coupled with the fact that the published evolution materials are different, the Beautiful Country can only suffer in silence.

After all the materials were prepared, Ye Bai began the experiment.

The Sunflower Emperor was responsible for the Giant Rock Butterfly group; its Wood attribute could effectively restrain Earth-type energy.

It could prevent the Baibian Can from being petrified during the evolution process.

Dahui was responsible for the Thunder Light Butterfly group; proficient in thunder and lightning, Dahui could precisely control the amount of electricity within the Baibian Can, so that the Baibian Can would not die from exploding due to being unable to withstand the electrical charge.

The Space Pelican looked on lazily, but in fact, it was sensing the changes in the surrounding space.

As its ability gradually improves, the intensity of the space Cut it unleashes will become greater and greater.

Eventually, it will become the Space Pelican's finishing move.

First was the research on the Thunder Light Butterfly: Positive Electric Stone, Negative Electric Stone, Ancient Lantern Fish Crystal Core, and Electric Camel Crystal Core ground into powder.

Ye Bai fed the Baibian Can in the order above.

At first, the Baibian Can was normal, but not long after, terrifying Thunder Light suddenly erupted from its body.

Its eyes bulged out deeply, its teeth were chattering, and its body began to Expansion; they were about to Self-Destruct.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Dahui hurriedly raised its hand and pointed fiercely at the Baibian Can.

A current as thick as a thumb was drawn out from the Baibian Can's body, and then the Baibian Can returned to its original calm like a deflated balloon.

"That was close, that was close; the Baibian Can almost turned into barbecue."

Ye Bai patted his chest and let out a breath.

"The experiment for the Thunder Light Butterfly is much more ferocious than the Thunder Light Dragonfly; it seems the order of adding the experimental materials is not correct."

Ye Bai thought deeply.

If the Positive Electric Stone and Negative Electric Stone do not work when mixed together, then the Ancient Lantern Fish Crystal Core and the Electric Camel Crystal Core should be balancing the charges of the Positive Electric Stone and Negative Electric Stone, and only then can the Baibian Can be prompted to evolve.

Since that is the case, the Positive Electric Stone and Negative Electric Stone cannot be put in at the same time.

That is to say, the Positive Electric Stone and Negative Electric Stone must be separated.

Is the order of deployment Positive Electric Stone, Ancient Lantern Fish Crystal Core, Negative Electric Stone, Electric Camel Crystal Core? Ye Bai changed his line of thinking.

But Ye Bai guessed wrong; the Baibian Can's body began to Expansion again, looking like it was about to explode, and the amount of charge the Baibian Can's body was carrying just now was much higher than before.

Is the order of deployment Positive Electric Stone, Ancient Lantern Fish Crystal Core, Electric Camel Crystal Core, Negative Electric Stone? It failed again; after putting in these raw materials, the Baibian Can was already illuminated by the Thunder Light, and its outline could no longer be seen.

It was Dahui who felt that the current inside the Baibian Can exceeded the load intensity, so it withdrew the current from their bodies.

Only then did the Baibian Can save its life.

It seems the correct order is: Positive Electric Stone, Electric Camel Crystal Core, Negative Electric Stone, Ancient Lantern Fish Crystal Core.

Ye Bai spent a full three days figuring out the correct order for adding the raw materials.

The rest was left to Dahui to manipulate.

The Baibian Can were placed one by one as if on an execution rack; their tails and heads were wearing something like a hat, which were actually the positive and negative electrodes.

Dahui pulled the power switch, and the Baibian Can were suddenly electrocuted, immediately trembling all over; many Baibian Can were shocked to the point of incontinence and foaming at the mouth.

"Dahui, this current intensity is too high; the Baibian Can haven't transformed yet."

Ye Bai narrowed his eyes and said to Dahui.

Dahui swallowed, cleaned up the Baibian Can's excrement, and pulled the power switch again.

The voltage rose steadily, and the Baibian Can gritted their teeth, enduring it with all their might.

"Very good, Baibian Can."

"Hold on."

Ye Bai used ten minutes as a unit of measurement; every ten minutes, he would let the Baibian Can rest, then continue to endure the electric shocks until the Baibian Can were completely exhausted.

Every electric shock was a test for the Baibian Can; it must endure enough electric shocks to break its old shell and welcome a new evolution.

During this time, Zhang Lingxue simply watched from the side and did not intervene in the experiment.

She believed this was a very good growth opportunity for Ye Bai.

If he, a high school student, could cultivate a third-tier or fourth-tier Pet Beast, his future would be limitless.

The last operation to resolve the Resurrection Society had already made her senior brother notice Ye Bai's value. Once she left, a powerful Pet Beast Master would naturally come to protect Ye Bai.

Now that Ye Bai had developed a brand-new evolutionary route for the Baibian Can, he would no longer need to use her name.

In the past, having Ye Bai hide his light was to let him avoid the sharp edge and prevent him from being the tallest tree in the forest.

But now that Ye Bai had entered the sight of some high-level officials in the Yan Country, there was no need to be secretive anymore.

Moreover, it was said that her teacher was about to become the vice-chancellor of Imperial Capital University and the deputy director of the Imperial Capital Research Institute, so their lineage naturally did not need to keep a low profile anymore.

Displaying his talent as much as possible and entering the line of sight of the high-level officials was what Zhang Lingxue needed to do at the moment.

The success of the Positive Electric Rabbit and Negative Electric Rabbit project would earn Zhang Lingxue merit, and the people at the Western Research Institute would be gnashing their teeth in hatred at her; they might even resort to some underhanded tactics.

After several days and nights of electric shocks, from the Baibian Can's initial loss of composure to its ability to endure ten thousand volts of current without a sound later on, Ye Bai felt this was already the greatest progress.

In the end, a thunder cocoon formed on the surface of the Baibian Can's body, which meant that the Baibian Can was evolving in the direction of a Thunder Light butterfly.

"It seems your experiment is very successful."

Zhang Lingxue said with a smile from the side.

"This experiment can come to an end for now."

"By the way, we have already asked many things from the Killer Z you captured last time."

"The Beautiful Country has a plan specifically designed to hunt down people with high talent and high potential from other countries."

"The scale of this plan is so vast that even I dare not imagine it."

"You have performed a great service this time. To avoid retaliation from the Beautiful Country, after I leave, the higher-ups will send a bodyguard."

"You should be careful."

At this moment, Zhang Lingxue's stomach rumbled.

At this time, the sun had already set, and Ye Bai saw that it was already so late.

He took the initiative to offer to make dinner.

This time, Ye Bai used a portion of the meat from the albino tuna.

He was going to make a creative dish from the Iron Tower Kingdom: potato fish fillets.

Ye Bai selected the most expensive part of the albino tuna—the belly meat; it was said that this part tasted softer than white clouds.

He selected the sky potatoes that Li Chen had brought back from the Sky Vegetable Garden.

He used a peeler to peel the potatoes, then sliced them into two-millimeter-thick thin slices with a knife.

Then, he used a circular mold to punch out coin-sized potato slices from the thin slices and put them into boiling water to cook.

These potato slices would become the fish scales for the fish meat.

After boiling for one minute, the potato slices were removed and rinsed in cold water.

Then, they were placed on the square fish meat, stacked neatly to serve as fish scales.

Cooking was about to begin.

Ye Bai placed a piece of butter in a copper frying pan, then put down a piece of parchment paper, with the side with the fish scales facing down.

After the potatoes were fried to set their shape, he kept pouring butter over the fish meat to ensure every inch of the fish's skin was soaked in the flavor of the butter.

This was also the key to making the fish meat crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.

Subsequently, Ye Bai removed the parchment paper and let the potato side face up; the potatoes, which were already cooked through, gradually turned golden brown under the wash of hot oil, just like pieces of golden fish scales.

Having reached this step, the dish was almost finished; now, the most critical step remained, which was to simmer the orange butter sauce.

A large piece of butter was dropped into the copper pot, and onions were added to enhance the aroma of the butter; after the onions were fried until slightly golden brown, the onions were filtered out, and sea salt, pepper, orange juice, and grated orange peel were added to the butter to continue simmering.

Until the sauce was slightly thick and coated the spoon, it was ready for plating.

Ye Bai ladled two large spoonfuls of sauce onto the plate, then dripped black fruit vinegar into the sauce, and with a gentle flick of his chopsticks, a beautiful arrow-shaped pattern appeared.

The fish meat was placed in the center of the plate like stars surrounding the moon, and some chopped parsley and basil leaves were sprinkled on top of the fish meat for garnish; a famous dish from the Iron Tower Kingdom was done.

The ravenous Zhang Lingxue could no longer sit still after smelling the fragrant aroma; she picked up her knife and fork and gently sliced into the fish meat.

The potatoes made a crisp sound, just like high-quality potato chips, but they were much softer than potato chips.

The fish meat was coated in sauce; after putting it in her mouth and gently pressing it, the fish meat turned into a rich soup, which, combined with the crispy potato slices, made Zhang Lingxue feel as if she were drinking a passionate French soup.

Delicious!

Zhang Lingxue felt as if she were walking on a vast beach; everything around her was golden, and the orange flavor surrounded her. This was the passion from a tropical climate, making Zhang Lingxue unable to help but be intoxicated by this scene.

She ate one bite after another, unable to stop at all; the fish meat carried a faint fruity fragrance.

It took a long time for Zhang Lingxue's mood to calm down.

"This is too delicious."

"Ye Bai, after you get into Imperial Capital University and enter the Imperial Capital Research Institute, I will wait for your feedings again."

"For now, I will endure for a period of time."

Zhang Lingxue said with slight regret.

"You can take the Clone of the Sunflower Emperor with you; this clone can cook everyday meals."

After hearing Ye Bai's words, Zhang Lingxue's eyes suddenly lit up.

Just as she was about to say something, a crackling sound came from the laboratory.

This was somewhat like a slight explosion; Ye Bai looked up, and this movement was revealed from within the thunder cocoon.

Could it be that the Thunder Light butterfly was about to break out of its cocoon? Ye Bai's eyes were full of surprise; at this moment, a tentacle broke through the layers of the thunder cocoon's restraints and was revealed.

The Thunder Light butterfly poked its head out from the thunder cocoon; its eyes were like fine blue glaze.

It slowly crawled out and, under the impact of the electric current, slowly spread its wings.

The Thunder Light Butterfly looked full of spirit; it immediately flew to Zhang Lingxue's side, even fluttering and dancing along with her.

"My apologies, it is possible that most of the spirits I have contracted are butterfly-type Exotic Beasts, so I naturally carry their scent, which is why they cannot wait to come to my side."

Not all of the thunder cocoons broke out of their shells; two of them had completely ceased all movement.

Even after Dahui stopped the electric current, there was only a trace of ash and a fist-sized Leidian Jinghe left inside the thunder cocoon.

"It seems the attrition rate for this experiment is rather high."

Begging for votes; something suddenly came up tonight, which is why the update is so late, my apologies. (End of this chapter)