Chapter 174: The Meat of the Heaven-Swallowing Clam

A portion of the students followed Gao Tu away.

The remaining reporters looked at each other; they had originally been invited by the Gao family to write reports for Gao Tu.

Now that both sides had stopped the match, how could the reporting continue?

However, they were reporters after all, and they knew how to write articles.

It had to be full of positive energy; Gao Tu had to be promoted, and Ye Bai had to be promoted as well.

Thus, "The Duel of Kings"

"The Battle of the Promise"

"The Collision of Ice and Fire"

Major media outlets reported on it in full, leaving behind many cliffhangers.

Li Chen followed Ye Bai as he left.

"Sorry, Ye Bai, this time I dragged you down."

Ye Bai waved his hand: "What are you saying? We are brothers."

"But next time I hope that if you lose a match, you can win back your dignity yourself."

"Relying on others is never reliable; you must become your own support."

"Do you know?"

"I still have things to do back at the Breeding House. I'm quite busy during this period; let's get together again after I'm done."

"You won the runner-up prize in the provincial Young Qilin Cup; you will represent the province in the Yan Country competition, so prepare well and strive to make a name for yourself."

Ye Bai hurried back to the Breeding House, picked up his laptop, and tapped away, writing down the experimental records for the Diamond Butterfly.

The experimental records should have been written after the match was finished, but then this business with the Gospel Society happened.

After a long while, Ye Bai finally finished writing the paper. After correcting a few typos, he sent the paper to Zhang Lingxue to review.

Zhang Lingxue's level was extremely high; there was absolutely no problem with her being his mentor.

【Zhang Lingxue: Ye Bai, come here quickly.】

Soon, the message arrived on Ye Bai's phone.

After arriving at the Laboratory, Zhang Lingxue made some revisions to Ye Bai's paper.

There were quite significant changes on it, and some places were even annotated with a red pen.

"Ye Bai, if you want to follow a research path, I must tell you some details."

"The most important thing in a paper is the experimental process. You must have inferences for the process, explaining where your evidence comes from."

"Especially for a Pet Beast like the Cabbage Caterpillar, which everyone considers a very common Pet Beast; if you suddenly have an evolved form of a Cabbage Caterpillar and don't handle it well, it will definitely arouse suspicion from others."

"By the way, I have already submitted the papers for the Thunder Light Butterfly and the Giant Rock Butterfly; the reproducibility experiments were very successful."

"Among them, according to your request, I have already publicly published the Giant Rock Butterfly."

"At the same time, I have also contracted a Thunder Light Butterfly and a Giant Rock Butterfly."

Speaking of which, Ye Bai really envied Zhang Lingxue's talent; as long as she had sufficient mental power, she could sign infinite contracts.

She could conjure up a butterfly army in minutes.

Ye Bai saw that some things in the Laboratory had been packed up. "The assessment team will arrive the day after tomorrow."

"If the assessment is successful, I will follow the assessment team back to the Imperial Capital."

"Your martial uncle will arrange for a powerhouse to protect you personally."

"This operation will definitely be known to the powerhouses of the Gospel Society, and you might become a thorn in their side."

"Be careful with everything."

"Also, I heard that a mysterious team is looking for a Gray Night Dragon Cat that can emit wild thunder."

"Ye Bai, I suggest you hide Dahui's abilities well and don't display them in front of others."

Ye Bai nodded.

He stuffed a Beast Card into Zhang Lingxue's hand.

"Teacher, this is the Diamond Butterfly."

"You know me; I don't have such extraordinary talent as you."

"I don't have too many Contract Slots in my hands and simply cannot contract too many Pet Beasts."

"This butterfly-type Pet Beast is just right for you."

"And it's of the metal attribute."

Zhang Lingxue accepted it without hesitation; this was a gesture of her student's heart.

"By the way, the Sunflower Emperor brought back something good this time; would you like to taste it, Teacher?"

What the Sunflower Emperor brought back this time was the meat of a Heaven-Swallowing Clam.

This was Tier 6 Exotic Beast meat, containing abundant energy.

He could only eat a small slice before being stuffed to the brim by the energy.

But this kind of Tier 6 Exotic Beast meat was very beneficial to Zhang Lingxue.

She could steadily improve her strength through the Exotic Beast meat and replenish the mental power consumed by contracting Pet Beasts.

Although she didn't occupy a Contract Slot when signing the same type of Pet Beast, it still consumed a portion of mental power.

Besides sufficient sleep, eating high-tier Exotic Beast meat was also a way to recover mental power.

This time, the Sunflower Emperor's Clone ate its fill, and the clam meat it brought back was quite substantial.

Each slice of clam meat was the size of a palm, emitting a luster like jade. In fact, steaming the clam meat is enough to taste its delicious flavor, while grilling it over charcoal produces a rich, charred aroma.

If you add garlic and butter, it becomes garlic butter grilled clams.

There is also clam sashimi and so on; there are simply too many things that can be made with clams.

Ye Bai was also busy for a while before he served four plates.

"The first dish is steamed clam soup."

The clams are simmered with high-quality stock to bring out their flavor and stimulate the freshness of the clams.

Zhang Lingxue picked up a spoon and took a light sip of the clear soup; that extreme freshness rippled in her mouth.

She felt as if her body were being tightly clamped by a group of clam shells, a kind of inescapable, fresh-flavored restraint.

The clam meat was very crisp and tender; it made a *crack, crack* sound when put into her mouth, just like eating snail meat.

After only a few mouthfuls, Zhang Lingxue felt a warm current rise in her stomach, and the mental energy she had lost from contracting the Thunder Light Butterfly and the Giant Rock Butterfly had recovered somewhat.

"Ye Bai, how much clam meat do you have left here? I want to take some to my master and grandfather."

"Grandfather and Teacher's happy event is approaching."

"So I hope they can have something delicious."

Ye Bai did not know how much there was, but the quantity was not small.

"Alright, no problem."

"The second dish is charcoal-grilled clam meat."

Ye Bai placed the meat of the Heaven-Swallowing Clam into a shell the size of a bowl to grill it.

He sprinkled minced garlic and chopped green onions on top, and waves of rich fragrance wafted over.

Zhang Lingxue picked up a fork and speared the clam meat.

The clam meat, having been grilled over charcoal, had a firmer texture, was chewier, and was full of juices, making it effortless to eat.

Moreover, the more she chewed, the more fragrant it became.

The third dish is French garlic butter clams.

A rich, buttery fragrance wafted over.

The clam meat had already been cut by Ye Bai into bite-sized pieces.

Eating the meal of clam meat made Zhang Lingxue beam with joy, her little face slightly flushed, just like a large peach.

"Regarding the research on the Positive and Negative Electric Rabbit, you should keep an eye on it; we have an assessment the day after tomorrow, and there can be no mistakes."

"By the way, there is less than two months left until the Imperial Capital University Entrance Exam; you should hurry up and prepare, review what you need to review, and don't let other things fall behind."

Zhang Lingxue urged.

It was twelve o'clock midnight.

Only then did Ye Bai have time to check yesterday's intelligence.

【1. The Iron Tower Kingdom announced that they have developed an evolved form of the Clucking Chicken, the Clucking Rooster; it is said that the Clucking Rooster can lay eggs.】

【2. One day later, a Tier 3 Exotic Beast, the Snake-Tailed Chicken, will appear in the back mountain of Shenshan Middle School. At that time, there happened to be a young couple on the back mountain, and they were bitten by the highly toxic Snake-Tailed Chicken and died on the spot, which damaged the reputation of Shenshan Middle School.】

【3. Three days later, a batch of extremely precious research data from Imperial Capital University will be taken out of the Yan Country by a spy from the Beautiful Country. These materials concern important projects of the Yan Country; stealing these materials will cause the important projects of the Yan Kingdom Alliance to come to a standstill.】

【4. The Dragon Power Potion has been researched. The formula for the Dragon Power Potion is as follows. After taking it, one can temporarily gain 100,000 horsepower. The Dragon Power Potion lasts for fifteen minutes; after fifteen minutes, one will fall into a state of weakness.】

【5. Fragments of the Kunlun Mirror will be exhibited at the Imperial Capital Museum and will disappear on the very day of the exhibition. In fact, the fragments of the Kunlun Mirror were long ago sold to the Underground Black Market by an inside man. This even prompted the Yan Country's teams to search the entire Underground Black Market, but they did not find the whereabouts of the Kunlun Mirror.】

【6. The Room Sun Rabbit of the Twenty-Eight Mansions will secretly sneak into an old house in Jiaying City three days later and will go missing.】

【7. According to scientific research, the Bronze Elephant has an evolved form called the Big Bronze Elephant, which possesses the power to deter Ghost-type Pet Beasts.】

【8. Three days later, a fire will break out for no reason at the Jiaying City Central Museum, and the cultural relics displayed in the Central Museum will be destroyed. According to the investigation, it is initially suspected that someone committed arson.】

【9. The Bronze Sword possesses the ability to enhance sword-type Pet Beasts. If there is a newly born sword spirit, it can enhance the spirituality of the sword spirit.】

【10. Half a month later, an Abyss Gate will descend upon Deep Haishi. It is said to be related to the case of one hundred missing people in Deep Haishi; these people have all become sacrifices to open the Abyss Gate.】

*Whew*, Ye Bai finished reading the intelligence.

The second item needs to be prevented, as the Snake-Tailed Chicken has not yet attacked humans.

The Snake-Tailed Chicken is used for stewing soup; the soup is clear and delicious, a rare delicacy, and its meat is a hundred times more delicious than ordinary chicken.

It should be noted that the tongue of the Snake-Tailed Chicken is highly toxic, and this highly toxic substance cannot be killed by high temperatures.

The eighth and tenth items should be told to Chairman Zhang in advance.

As for the third item, Chairman Zhang should not have the authority; he will tell Grandmaster Su Qingxian through Principal Zhang Dashan.

These things all have traces to follow; if one deduces them in reverse, then nothing will happen.

As for the disappearance of the Room Sun Rabbit, it should have been obliterated by a powerful existence in the old house.

Jiaying City has many historical sites, and there are countless old houses.

Anyway, Ye Bai will also tell Chairman Zhang this news.

Let's see if Chairman Zhang can save the Room Sun Rabbit.

Now there is less than two months left until the Imperial Capital University Entrance Exam; should this Breeding House be sold or not?

Ye Bai intends to move to the Imperial Capital entirely; basically, once he goes to the Imperial Capital, he will not return here.

But the location of this Breeding House is quite good, so Ye Bai is thinking about whether to sell or rent it.

Mainly because he won't return to Jiaying City after the Imperial Capital University Entrance Exam.

Why not ask Zhang Lingxue for her opinion tomorrow and see if she is willing to bridge the gap and ask if anyone at the school wants to acquire his Breeding House.

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