Chapter 163: The Second Competition of the Young Qilin Cup — Treating Exotic Beasts

The Highly Toxic lizard looks somewhat like the Komodo dragon in the real world, though its body size is slightly smaller; its entire body is covered in purple scales, and even its pupils are purple.

Its back is also covered in thorns resembling brambles.

Its teeth, blood, and Lijua all contain a Highly Toxic poison that kills upon contact with blood.

The saliva secreted from its mouth possesses extreme corrosiveness, comparable to aqua regia.

The venom of the Highly Toxic lizard has extremely high medicinal value.

The Black Water snake is a type of Highly Toxic serpentine Exotic Beast; it has a single horn and no scales on its body.

The giant Black Water snake sleeping in the Underground Waterway is the evolved form of the Black Water snake.

It needs to constantly hunt and accumulate energy to have a chance to evolve into a giant Black Water snake.

Generally speaking, the Black Water snake is one of the food sources for the Highly Toxic lizard, and its toxin is not as terrifying as that of the Highly Toxic lizard, so how could symptoms of the Highly Toxic lizard being poisoned appear?

Unless this is not poisoning, but rather the Highly Toxic lizard's own immune response.

Ye Bai instantly cleared his thoughts; the second round of the competition allowed three days, and the scoring criteria were the time taken to treat the Exotic Beast, the recovery status of the Exotic Beast's body, and the technique used to treat the Exotic Beast.

However, the final score would also be graded based on the difficulty of the treatment and multiplied by a difficulty coefficient.

Above the Laboratory is a countdown, which starts from the moment the experimental material arrives at the Laboratory.

Treating a Highly Toxic lizard counts as a level four surgical treatment, which is extremely difficult.

However, the equipment in this Laboratory is relatively complete; Ye Bai put on gloves and touched one of the scales on the Highly Toxic lizard.

The originally somewhat restless Highly Toxic lizard gradually calmed down after being soothed by Ye Bai's stroking motion.

"Highly Toxic lizard, in order to more accurately judge your condition, I hope you can tell me the answer by nodding or shaking your head."

"I don't know if you can understand me when I speak, but if you do, please nod."

The Highly Toxic lizard looked deeply at Ye Bai with its purple pupils, and then it nodded.

It seems this Highly Toxic lizard's intelligence level is quite good, comparable to that of a five-year-old child.

"Did you only start showing symptoms of being poisoned after fighting with a Black Water snake?"

"Before that, did you eat anything strange?"

The Highly Toxic lizard racked its brains to recall; it seemed that before fighting the Black Water snake, it had swallowed a purple mushroom that had suddenly appeared.

This kind of purple mushroom was very beautiful, emitting a faint fluorescence, and at the same time, an elegant fragrance wafted over, making the Highly Toxic lizard drool.

It was just that from its appearance to its withering, the time was very short.

It just so happened that a mushroom fell into its mouth.

Without even thinking, it swallowed the mushroom directly.

Thinking of this, the Highly Toxic lizard nodded directly; it did indeed eat something.

"Alright then, my preliminary judgment is that you ate something you shouldn't have, which caused your own immunity to have problems."

"For example, you are originally a Highly Toxic Exotic Beast, but you suddenly ate an antidote, which would cause you to have no toxins in your body for a period of time."

"Originally, the toxins in your body could immunize you against the venom of the Black Water snake, but as a result, after you had no toxins in your body, you could not be immune."

"Therefore, the venom of the Black Water snake would have a certain effect on you."

"As long as I help you remove the medicinal substance, your body's toxins will be restored, and your poisoning symptoms will disappear directly."

"However, we still need to use instruments to examine your physical condition before we can confirm it finally."

"Please don't be nervous; lie into this device, and I will give you a full-body checkup, just relax."

The Young Qilin Cup is in full swing; the Chairman of the Zuoweihui is standing with his hands behind his back, watching the giant screen with the President of the provincial Breeder Association, President Li.

The first round eliminated nearly three hundred people, and currently, only two hundred people have entered the second round.

After the results of the second round come out, it is estimated that only the top fifty will be able to enter the third round.

According to the competition rules of the Yan Country-level Young Qilin Cup, only students who are in the top three at the provincial level can participate.

If one can get into the top five of the Yan Country-level Young Qilin Cup, one is qualified to represent Yan Country in the World Olympiad Research Competition.

Winning first place in the World Olympiad Research Competition will allow one to enter any prestigious school on Blue Star without an entrance exam.

This is something that everyone who aspires to go into research dreams of.

However, the World Olympiad Research Competition gathers many elites from around the world; a researcher as talented as Zhang Lingxue only managed to get third place when she participated in the World Olympiad Research Competition back then.

The champion and runner-up of that year were both taken by students from the Beautiful Country.

Of course, the students 'participating' from the Beautiful Country were generally a bit old, which is also a point of criticism.

President Li and Li Daye looked at the giant screen, and the entire screen was divided into two hundred small screens.

Everyone present was watching every move of the candidates on the screen.

When it comes to the final grade review stage, every candidate who advances to the next round will have their surveillance footage watched again.

Only after confirming there is no suspicion of cheating will they enter the next round.

At this moment, violent coughing sounds came from behind President Li and Li Daye.

Jiang Dashi walked out; his face was dark, and the aura on his body looked even more withered.

He had also aged a lot; now he looked like an old man in the twilight of his years, nearing the end of his life.

Even when walking, he had to be supported by paper dolls; at this moment, he was a frail and powerless old man.

President Li saw Old Jiang like this and frowned: "Old Jiang, your medical skills are so superb, is there no way to treat yourself?"

Jiang Dashi shook his head: "A doctor cannot treat himself, and this is not an illness, but that my lifespan has reached its end."

"My time is almost up."

"I probably won't make it through this time."

Li Daye rolled his eyes at this moment: "Old Jiang, don't take those skills of yours into the coffin."

"I have a kid in my family with decent aptitude; why don't you take him on?"

Upon hearing this, President Li immediately retorted: "Your scheme is so obvious it's practically hitting me in the face; you mean that good-for-nothing grandson of yours?"

"You can't learn a single thing, yet you still want to inherit Old Jiang's mantle! Are you dreaming of eating shit!"

Li Daye gave a sheepish smile, not daring to say another word.

He was afraid of this cynical critic, President Li.

"The knowledge of my school is very eclectic."

"One must possess a specific talent to be able to pass on this knowledge."

"Rest assured, I have already set my sights on someone; once the Young Qilin Cup ends, I will pass on all my skills to him."

"As for the rest, there is no need for you to persuade me; if there were someone suitable, I would have passed it on long ago."

At this moment, President Li painfully took out a ginseng root as thick as an arm from his Pet Beast Space.

The ginseng emitted a rich, refreshing fragrance; one whiff made one feel clear-headed and refreshed.

"Old Jiang, can this thing extend your lifespan?"

Jiang Dashi shook his head: "Ordinary medicine is no longer of any use to me. Unless it is the legendary Life-Extending Fruit or the Heavenly Peach, it is impossible to prolong my life. Old Li, I know your intentions, and I accept it."

"Rest assured, I will not ignore your granddaughter's illness. When I am gone, my mantle-inheriting disciple will also go to treat your granddaughter."

A beautiful paper doll, dressed in a cheongsam and moving with graceful, swaying steps, walked over while holding an umbrella.

She reached out, and a piece of paper slid from her sleeve; in the blink of an eye, it turned into a rocking chair.

"My energy is failing; I will nap for a while. I originally thought the news about the Life-Extending Fruit was true, but it turned out to be a joy in vain."

After Jiang Dashi let out a long sigh, he fell into a deep slumber.

The paper doll puppet made a 'hush' gesture toward the two, then summoned paper dolls to carry Jiang Dashi to a quiet place to rest.

He had to race against time; there was not much time left.

President Li and Li Daye sighed heavily; Old Jiang's time was running out, and the passing of a Great National Physician would surely cause quite a stir.

Many people were eyeing Old Jiang's inheritance and were pressuring the higher-ups to make Old Jiang publicize his school's legacy.

But Old Jiang had always refused, even to the point of being forced to flee into hiding.

If it weren't for the fact that Old Jiang left behind a paper doll to maintain contact, no one would even know if he was dead or alive.

However, Old Jiang had also promised that before he left, he would take on one disciple and pass everything down.

But he would not announce to everyone who his disciple was; this was for his protection.

Regarding this inheritance, both President Li and Li Daye were tempted; they knew Old Jiang came from an ancient school that only took one disciple at a time.

They had to pass the news that Jiang Dashi had already found a disciple to the people behind them to see how they would arrange things.

For so many years, only Zhang Lingxue knew where Old Jiang was, because Old Jiang had initially favored Zhang Lingxue.

But she did not have the talent of Photographic Memory and could not inherit Old Jiang's legacy at all.

Zhang Lingxue also wanted to give her own disciple a chance to see if she could trick her way into getting Old Jiang's school's inheritance.

After Ye Bai performed a full-body examination on the Highly Toxic Lizard, he indeed discovered that the Highly Toxic Lizard's blood contained toxins unique to the Black Water snake.

Moreover, the highly toxic poison within the Highly Toxic Lizard's body had all disappeared.

Ye Bai's heart surged; this thing could detoxify efficiently. If he could extract the detoxifying substance from it and create an antidote, wouldn't he be able to neutralize most poisons?

One must know that the poison of the Highly Toxic Lizard ranked 349th among the world's poison-type Exotic Beasts.

The universal antidote currently circulating on the market was a hot commodity in the eyes of Pet Beast Masters who performed dangerous missions, and the price was astronomical.

Even so, the universal antidote could not completely clear the toxins of the Highly Toxic Lizard.

One could imagine that if this newly discovered substance were used to research an antidote, once developed, it could completely replace the status of the universal antidote and sell for an astronomical price.

Ye Bai calculated the time; from the moment the Highly Toxic Lizard swallowed the herb to when it was sent over for treatment, it had only been three hours.

The average digestion time for a Highly Toxic Lizard was eight hours.

So, there should still be time.

Ye Bai performed a gastric lavage on the Highly Toxic Lizard, and it spat out a large amount of golden, pungent liquid from its mouth.

Its gastric juice was highly acidic.

Floating in the liquid were fragments the size of a thumbprint.

Ye Bai carefully picked up the fragments with Tweezers, rinsed them with clean water, placed them under a spotlight, and examined them carefully.

Judging from the fragments, this was the cap of a mushroom.

The outer color of the mushroom had been corroded by gastric acid, turning blackish-brown.

However, after being rinsed with clean water, it revealed a violet color and emitted a faint, refreshing fragrance.

"Violet Jade Mushroom, this is a Violet Jade Mushroom."

Ye Bai had read records of the Violet Jade Mushroom; it was a special mushroom that only existed for 0.1 seconds from growth to decay.

It was said that someone had seen clusters of Violet Jade Mushrooms in the Southwest region and had even recorded what the mushrooms looked like.

But no one had ever successfully harvested a Violet Jade Mushroom; once discovered, the moment it was touched by hand, the Violet Jade Mushroom would turn into a mass of foul-smelling slime.

That smell was simply like concentrated canned herring.

However, judging from the fragments of the Violet Jade Mushroom found in the Highly Toxic Lizard's gastric juice, as long as one successfully harvested the Violet Jade Mushroom, one could prevent its decay.

This should also be a special ingredient and herb.

I wonder if the Sun Flower Emperor can accelerate the growth of this Violet Jade Mushroom.

Ye Bai placed the Violet Jade Mushroom into a small Culture Dish and put it directly into his sleeve.

After the gastric lavage, the Highly Toxic Lizard's physical condition had improved; it could even continue to fight the Black Water snake now.

Ye Bai tidied up the utensils in the Laboratory, disinfected the Highly Toxic Lizard with alcohol, and after ensuring there were no issues with the Highly Toxic Lizard, he pressed the button to end the exam.

"Beep!"

Not long after, a staff member pushed the door open and entered.

The countdown in the Laboratory had already stopped the moment Ye Bai pressed the button.

At the same time, the staff would assess the condition of the Exotic Beast, and a group of experts from the evaluation team also conducted an assessment of the degree of completion of Ye Bai's treatment of the Exotic Beast.

They asked many questions, and Ye Bai answered them all fluently.

After including the bonus for the experiment, Ye Bai received a score.

"The specific ranking will only be announced after all candidates have finished their exams."

"In order not to affect others, you may only move about in the cafeteria, the dormitory, and the Arena."

"If there is any inconvenience, please understand."

Ye Bai nodded; he supported the work of the Zuoweihui.

At Ye Bai's request, the Space Pelican arrived in Longhe City.

It needed to find a huge floating island in the waterways of Longhe City.

That huge floating island was the body of the Dragon Turtle.

The Space Pelican flapped its wings and flew in the air, swooping down from time to time to search.

A black shadow suddenly appeared in the river, looking at the Space Pelican with greedy eyes.

This big bird is so fat; if I could swallow it, I probably wouldn't need to hunt for several days.

It followed the Space Pelican all the way to a remote part of the river.

At this moment, the Space Pelican seemed to have discovered something, and it flapped its wings, preparing to descend from the air.

A large amount of spray erupted directly from the water surface, and a black shadow broke through the water.

A strange fish with sharp teeth and a mouth, its body covered in shiny black scales, rushed out.

It opened its Blood Basin Mouth and bit fiercely toward the abdomen of the Space Pelican.

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(End of this chapter)