Chapter 330: Second Round of Competition, Two Evolutionary Paths?

"Alright, time is up."

"The number of Pet Beasts treated by everyone has already reached our Judges."

"Every treated Pet Beast will be re-examined by professional Judges, and each treatment will be scored."

"Please rest assured, everyone; you can check your current scores and the scores of every Pet Beast after treatment on your backend."

"If you feel the score is unreasonable, or the number of Pet Beasts is incorrect, you may file an appeal at any time."

"Our Researcher Competition is fair, just, and open."

"Now, let us begin the second round of the assessment."

"Contestants whose Bracelets have automatically unlocked will not be able to enter the second round; please leave in an orderly fashion."

This Global Researcher Competition has over one hundred countries participating.

Countries with great strength naturally have more contestants, while countries with weaker strength may only have one or two.

The contestants whose Bracelets unlocked had dim expressions; they knew they had already been eliminated.

Treating Pet Beasts is a skill every researcher must possess; generally, treating about five Pet Beasts is enough to pass the first round.

If one cannot even do this, one cannot blame others for being eliminated.

"For contestants entering the second round, the room numbers will be rearranged."

"The second round tests Pet Beast cultivation."

"It will last for half a month."

"Contestants, please look at the screen in the Laboratory."

"There are a total of ten types of Pet Beasts available for selection inside."

"Everyone can choose one Pet Beast from them and cultivate it."

"If a brand-new evolutionary path appears, after unanimous confirmation by the Judges, you will directly enter the third round of assessment."

"And you will be given bonus points."

The words of the Judging Committee made the contestants cheer.

Ye Bai rubbed his slightly sore shoulders.

Treating Pet Beasts is a very tiring task.

His gaze turned toward the large screen.

The Pet Beasts participating in this assessment are Bobo Frog, Lily Rose, Spring Bud Cat, Rock Moss Turtle, Fire Monkey, Baibian Can, Baobaoshi, Macaw, Poison Bat, and Little Electric Dog.

Ye Bai was not in a hurry to choose a Pet Beast.

He looked at the intelligence from the past few days.

【1. The Lava Dragon Turtle is besieged by Hellfire and has exhausted its options; just as it intended to swallow the Flame Dragon Egg, it discovered the Flame Dragon Egg had vanished, and in its fury, it detonated the volcano, which the Hellfire is trying its best to stop.】

【2. Baobaoshi possesses a brand-new evolutionary path; this evolutionary path cannot be discovered even by the Insight Eye. It requires feeding on extremely cold ice-type materials. Baobaoshi will evolve into Ice-Fire Rock. The moment Ice-Fire Rock explodes, it will emit pale cold flames; opponents who come into contact with the cold flames will fall into a frozen state.】

【3. In an environment filled with life energy, Lily Rose can evolve into Life Rose. It possesses extremely strong healing abilities; cultivating Life Rose requires a massive amount of vitality.】

【4. The Calamity Angel is descending upon the Beautiful Country; it will bring calamity to the world. It is said that the Calamity Angel was specially developed by Tianjie to incite war. Its arrival means that calamity has already come. The Calamity Angel can control and influence luck; ordinary skills do not have much effect on the Calamity Angel. Its weakness is in its wings.】

【5. The Steel Giant Dragon exists in the Mysterious Laboratory of Xinyue Daxue. It is a war weapon that was researched, but it is extremely afraid of seawater; seawater will corrode the Steel Giant Dragon's body. Its core was disguised as an ordinary Arika rock and placed on the statue of the president of Xinyue Daxue; only when midnight arrives will the core appear and remain for a few seconds.】

【6. The Mysterious Laboratory hides many secrets; it is equivalent to the Beautiful Country's District 13. Many relics of the Old Gods are buried inside. Contacting these relics will result in the curse of the gods, and you will turn into a lizardman, octopus-man, hundred-eyed man, or simply explode and die from the curse. Light-attribute or dark-attribute skills can suppress the curse, but to expel the curse, one still needs to find a Pet Beast with the holy attribute.】

【7. The Eternal Pointer is hidden in the Chen Mo Zhi Cheng in the deep sea; there are extremely terrifying monsters here. If your strength is not at the eighth rank, do not approach.】

【8. One month later, the Storm Dragon will stir up a Hurricane and is approaching the coastal area of the Beautiful Country. It is hailed as one of the Four Great Calamities. It likes to stir up tsunamis as high as ten thousand feet and listen to the sounds of suffering; this is the Storm Dragon's hobby. It has almost no weaknesses, and its favorite delicacy is the Frightened Shell.】

【9. The Frightened Shell is a delicacy that grows in the deep sea. Its shell has a human face on it. The higher the fright it receives, the more distorted the face will become, and the clam meat inside will become exceptionally delicious. The Frightened Shell is as large as a millstone; small disturbances cannot stimulate the Frightened Shell.】

【10. Hailed as a delicacy of the deep sea, the Emperor Lobster will migrate in the deep sea. They will ride the wind and waves, arrive at the harbor of New York City, and cause massive destruction. Their claws are very powerful; they can throw hundreds of punches in one second, and a charged strike can even pierce through a one-meter-thick steel plate.】

【11. Blade Crabs will invade during a Rainstorm. Their entire bodies are covered in sharp armor, and their pincers are as sharp as blades; they are considered excellent raw materials for making cutlery. Their crab meat is very delicious, but it is very difficult to extract; one careless move will leave you covered in cuts and bruises from the blades.】

【12. Highly Toxic Pufferfish have been instigated by the Storm Dragon and will cause massive destruction at New York Port. Their bodies are covered in poisonous blades, but the liver and meat of the Highly Toxic Pufferfish taste better than the Puffer Whale, and their toxicity is more than ten times stronger than the Puffer Whale. A single drop of Highly Toxic Pufferfish toxin can even poison a sixth-rank Heavy Hammer Blue Whale to death.】

【13. The moss of the Rock Moss Turtle has a very good detoxifying effect, especially the Rock Moss Turtle that emits a yellowish-brown light from its body; the detoxifying effect of its moss is even better.】

【14. The Phantom Queen Bee loves to devour the brains of Earth Dragon Scorpions. It is elusive; only Life Source Liquid or Heavenly Dew can make the Phantom Queen Bee reveal its figure. It is one of the materials for refining the Gu Queen.】

【15. Affected by the Rainstorm, Xinyue Daxue will turn into a lake; the Siren will also take this opportunity to leave this place. It will grow a pair of snow-white wings in the rain.】

The latest intelligence has already revealed the fate of the Lava Dragon Turtle; although Ye Bai does not know why the Flame Dragon Egg vanished, this can be considered a huge piece of good news for the Yan Country.

As long as the Lava Dragon Turtle is dead, it can allow the Nantianmen Fortress to be stable for a period of time.

The Yan Country will take advantage of this gap to strengthen the defenses of the Nantianmen Fortress.

After removing this risk and hidden danger, the Twelve Pillars of the Nation can also be liberated; once danger appears elsewhere, they can immediately carry out rescue.

As for the second and third pieces of intelligence, they also indicate that Baobaoshi and Lily Rose possess new evolutionary paths; these are bonus items.

Ye Bai is very interested in these two types of Pet Beasts.

Only children make choices; Ye Bai intends to ask the Zuoweihui later if he can conduct research on both simultaneously.

This is also equivalent to double insurance.

However, the intelligence below means that staying in New York City will be very dangerous.

The second round of assessment lasts for half a month, and the third round of assessment will inevitably be similar to the second round.

And one month later, the Storm Dragon will attack the coastal cities of the Beautiful Country, and New York City happens to be one of the coastal cities of the Beautiful Country.

This will bring great risks.

Even if the Eight Great Kings of the Beautiful Country take action, what a great existence the Storm Dragon is; it is hailed as one of the Four Cardinal Virtues of Blue Star, representing the existence of the violent wind on Blue Star.

In the storm, no one is the opponent of the Storm Dragon; even a country as strong as the Beautiful Country is helpless against the Storm Dragon.

What the Eight Great Kings can do is reduce losses.

As for the reason why the Storm Dragon stirs up natural disasters, Ye Bai knows with his butt that it is to make the Frightened Shell receive extreme fright, thereby giving birth to the ultimate delicacy.

To the Storm Dragon, humans are nothing more than small ants; of course, it will not take humans seriously.

As long as one does not actively seek death by attacking the Storm Dragon, it will not pay any attention to what an ant is doing.

However, just because the Storm Dragon does not make a move does not mean other Exotic Beasts will not.

Creatures like the Emperor Lobster, Blade Crab, and Highly Toxic Pufferfish will take advantage of this time to stir up trouble. "Phew, this makes New York City look like a den of tigers and dragons after a month. Taking advantage of this opportunity, can I go to the Shenmi Shiyanshi?"

Ye Bai rubbed his chin and thought to himself.

He wanted to fish in troubled waters and see the Shenmi Shiyanshi of Xinyue Daxue.

If he could get his hands on the Steel Dragon, that would be even better.

Just at this moment, the host spoke up.

"Haha, hello everyone. There is a piece of news now, which can be considered a temporarily added rule."

"In the second round of the assessment, you are allowed to choose two Pet Beasts to cultivate."

"The Pet Beasts will be assigned randomly; you will not be given the chance to choose."

Among the contestants, there are certainly capable people who can select for aptitude.

If they were to pick all the good Pet Beasts, what would the others choose? This would make the competition seem very unfair.

Won't everyone ask, wouldn't having the Zuoweihui assign the Pet Beasts lead to even more shady dealings?

The answer is no; the assignment of Pet Beasts will involve the Smart Brain throughout the entire process.

It will handle the distribution, and every step of the process will be recorded on surveillance video until they are delivered to the contestants.

Even Anjilina cannot interfere once it reaches the second round, otherwise, she would be erased by the Smart Brain.

After hearing what the host said, Ye Bai made a prompt decision and chose the Lily Rose and the Baobaoshi.

Seeing Ye Bai choose the Lily Rose and the Baobaoshi, Anjilina immediately smiled.

"Ye Bai, oh Ye Bai, what am I supposed to say about you?"

"Should I call you arrogant and conceited, or say you have everything under control?"

"You actually didn't pick the Baibian Can you are most proficient with, but chose Pet Beasts you aren't familiar with."

Anjilina had investigated all of Ye Bai's information.

She knew everything about Ye Bai like the back of her hand.

A genius researcher who discovered many evolutionary paths for the Baibian Can.

If he chose to cultivate the Baibian Can, no one should be his match.

It is just a pity that Ye Bai chose two Pet Beasts that the Beautiful Country has researched thoroughly.

There are only a few evolutionary paths for the Lily Rose and the Baobaoshi, and every single one has been published by the Beautiful Country.

Even if Ye Bai cultivates the Lily Rose or the Baobaoshi to be outstanding, he is just repeating what others have already said, and his score certainly won't be high.

"Ye Bai, you are courting your own destruction. I was worried you would become the dark horse of this competition."

"This way, I can focus my energy on observing the other dark horses."

In Anjilina's heart, Ye Bai was already completely out of the running.

Not long after, the Baobaoshi and the Lily Rose were delivered to the Ba Shi Yi Hao Shi Yan Shi where Ye Bai was located.

The Baobaoshi is considered an initial Pet Beast in Yan Country; it has indeed been researched to the point of being commonplace.

Its evolutionary paths have long been figured out by others.

Among all the researchers present, only Ye Bai chose the Baobaoshi.

This is a stone that is black all over; it has four arms in total, and the arms are covered in muscles and are very flexible, able to walk on the ground in place of feet.

Its feet are very, very small, so usually when the Baobaoshi walks, it uses its hands to move.

Only after the Baobaoshi evolves will it fully grow a pair of feet and become a standing Pet Beast.

Red patterns appeared on the surface of its body, and the moment the Baobaoshi came out of the Beast Card, the temperature in the laboratory rose by five degrees.

Ye Bai placed a piece of Frozen Rock beside the Baobaoshi.

This Frozen Rock, which was the size of the Baobaoshi's body, radiated waves of cold air.

This made the Baobaoshi feel very comfortable.

No one knows that the Baobaoshi tribe does not like to stay in magma regions for long periods.

They prefer to find a cold region to live in.

Staying in a magma region for a long time will cause the Baobaoshi to absorb excessive fire energy.

Once it falls into a state of rage, it will go 'bang' and shatter into pieces.

That is why the Baobaoshi is so prone to being flammable and explosive.

Researchers don't know that the Baobaoshi is actually a bit like a husky; in a cold place, a husky is an excellent sled dog, but in a hot place, it is just a silly dog.

If the temperature is a little high, its brain gets muddled.

The Baobaoshi absorbed the cold air from the Frozen Rock, and the temperature in the laboratory slowly dropped.

Even the faint crimson red glow on the surface of the Baobaoshi gradually dimmed.

After absorbing the cold air from the Frozen Rock, the Baobaoshi's consciousness recovered quite a bit.

It gave Ye Bai a friendly expression.

"Baobaoshi, next, I am going to conduct a brand-new study."

Seeing that the Baobaoshi could accept the Frozen Rock, Ye Bai hurriedly told the Baobaoshi his plan.

Looking at the Baobaoshi's large, rolling eyes, Ye Bai understood that the Baobaoshi actually possesses the ability to think.

It nodded solemnly, indicating that it agreed with Ye Bai's plan.

Because the Baobaoshi absorbs too much fire energy, it is already on the verge of exploding internally; if not prevented, the end awaiting it would inevitably be death by explosion.

Therefore, although there are many Baobaoshi, there are not many that can evolve to the next stage.

Most Baobaoshi, in the process of increasing their strength, will vanish into thin air with a series of Self-Destructs.

This is also the reason why everyone is not very willing to choose to contract a Baobaoshi.

Yan Country has found a way to suppress the explosion of Baobaoshi.

(End of this chapter)