Chapter 64: Gu Poison Manipulation!!!

Little did he know, Zhang Lingxue's gaze had fallen upon Ye Bai: "Ye Bai, is it okay?"

Ye Bai????

What is okay?

You should at least make yourself clear!!!

Saying it so ambiguously, it feels like I've done something.

Zhang Lingxue seemed to realize there was something wrong with what she had just said, paused, and continued to ask: "Can I contract this Pet Beast?"

Ye Bai!!!!

No!

You have already contracted five Pet Beasts, how can you continue to contract more!

Ye Bai felt that some things were touching upon his blind spots in knowledge.

Seeing Ye Bai's look of wanting to speak but hesitating, and his look of having something to get off his chest, Zhang Lingxue understood what was in Ye Bai's mind.

She tucked a strand of loose hair behind her ear.

"Ye Bai, you want to ask why I can still contract this Pet Beast when I have already contracted five, right."

"This has to do with my talent."

"My talent is called Species Superposition; as long as I have enough mental energy, I can contract Pet Beasts of the same species without limit."

Species Superposition, what the hell is that?

The more Ye Bai listened, the more confused he became.

"Let me give you an example."

"For instance, my Huidu E belongs to the moth category; I can contract all moth-type Pet Beasts, and they don't occupy additional Contract Slots."

"Take my Guangming Nüshen Die for another example; it belongs to the butterfly category, and I can use the same Contract Slot to sign contracts with all butterfly-type Pet Beasts."

"So, the Pet Beasts I have currently contracted only occupy three of my Contract Slots."

"Even if I contract a Blood-Gu Butterfly or a Blood Poison Moth, I would still only be using three Contract Slots."

After hearing Zhang Lingxue's explanation, Ye Bai immediately understood just how monstrous her talent was.

This was equivalent to a war talent for flooding the field with troops; Ye Bai felt a bit envious.

"Haha, actually, this talent of mine has limitations; because of my limited mental energy, it is impossible for me to contract Pet Beasts infinitely."

"And if a Pet Beast dies on the battlefield, it will also have an impact on me! It will also lower my mental energy threshold."

At this moment, Ye Bai raised another question, one derived from the information that the Huidu E could evolve into a Poison Dragon Butterfly.

"Teacher, whether it is the Huidu E or the Guangming Nüshen Die, they all evolved from the Baibian Can."

"They all have the genes of the Baibian Can; if the Huidu E evolves into a butterfly-type Pet Beast, does that mean you would free up another Contract Slot?"

Ye Bai's question made Zhang Lingxue think and think again.

"Teacher has never encountered this either, so naturally, I have no way to answer you."

"When such a phenomenon actually happens, I will tell you then."

The Blood-Gu Butterfly hovered in the air, flapping its wings; seeing the two chatting more and more happily, they seemed to have forgotten about the contract.

Humans just love to dawdle; whether to contract or not should be settled in one word.

The Blood-Gu Butterfly's short temper flared up.

At this moment, the impatient Blood-Gu Butterfly made its move.

Its syringe-like mouthparts pierced toward Zhang Lingxue's fingertip.

Zhang Lingxue felt a sharp pain in her fingertip, and a drop of bright red blood seeped out.

Before Zhang Lingxue could react, the blood was manipulated by the Blood-Gu Butterfly and dripped onto its own forehead.

A contract was formed in an instant.

"Sorry, Ye Bai."

"I didn't expect it to do that."

"Teacher won't take your research results for nothing; Teacher will repay you with a Pet Beast gifted with extraordinary talent."

Zhang Lingxue hadn't expected the Blood-Gu Butterfly to be so eager to contract with her.

Ye Bai waved his hand, feeling that it didn't matter.

After all, these Baibian Can were Pet Beasts raised by Zhang Lingxue, so it was normal for them to be close to her.

To the Baibian Can, Zhang Lingxue was equivalent to their mother; how could children not love their mother?

Moreover, Ye Bai was only a first-rank Pet Beast Master; only when the Thousand-Change Silkworm (which hadn't fully turned into a Ten Thousand-Change Silkworm yet) broke through to the second rank would he rise with the tide and break through to the second rank as well.

Only then would he have a Contract Slot to contract a new Pet Beast.

If Ye Bai hadn't guessed wrong, this Blood-Gu Butterfly must have reached the fourth rank; Ye Bai wouldn't keep such an uncontrollable Pet Beast by his side.

Besides, he couldn't afford a fourth-rank one.

Ye Bai was currently just a first-rank nobody and couldn't contract a Pet Beast above the first rank at all.

Unless he awakened a talent that could ignore Pet Beast levels and allow him to contract them.

He was happy to do Zhang Lingxue a favor; the key was that the teacher would also find him a Pet Beast gifted with extraordinary talent, so why not?

Ye Bai trusted Zhang Lingxue's sharp eye.

Losing the Blood-Gu Butterfly wasn't a huge loss for him either.

The materials used for the experiment basically came from the Beast Tide and were picked up by the Sunflower King and the Sunflower; he hadn't spent much effort himself.

As for the only loss, a piece of fourth-rank Exotic Beast meat, Zhang Lingxue had also given him the key to the Research Institute's Lengku as compensation.

There were likely many pieces of third-rank Exotic Beast meat inside the Lengku, which was enough to make up for Ye Bai's loss.

Ye Bai had already figured out Zhang Lingxue's character and temper; she wouldn't let the people she valued suffer losses in their interests, and she would make up for it twofold in other ways.

After contracting the Blood Gu Butterfly, Zhang Lingxue sensed that the Blood Gu Butterfly's rank had actually reached the fourth rank, about the same level as her own Guangming Nüshen Die.

She gasped; she understood what this meant.

Someone who hadn't even graduated from high school had developed a brand-new evolutionary path for a Baibian Can.

The evolved Pet Beast was actually as high as the fourth rank.

She had taken Ye Bai as her apprentice; that wasn't just digging up gold, it was digging up an entire gold mine.

Just as Zhang Lingxue was about to say something, information regarding the Blood Gu Butterfly was transmitted into Zhang Lingxue's mind.

After she digested the information, she discovered that she had gained a skill of the Blood Gu Butterfly.

Gu Poison Manipulation!!!

Zhang Lingxue's heart was thumping wildly.

Gu poison, is it *that* Gu poison?

At this moment, Zhang Lingxue remembered the test sample she had taken away; there were still residual blood gus in it.

She took out the test sample, which was sealed tightly layer by layer, and the Guangming Nüshen Die floated behind Zhang Lingxue.

If there was anything amiss, the Guangming Nüshen Die would instantly use the Purification skill to purify all the residual blood gus.

The moment she took out the test sample, Zhang Lingxue felt the consciousness of the blood gus.

She could freely manipulate these blood gus to move, and even arrange them into various formations.

At this moment, she was like a supreme monarch of the blood gus, holding the power of life and death over thousands of blood gus.

With just a single thought from her, these blood gus would all Self-Destruct and die.

As expected, she could manipulate the blood gus.

Zhang Lingxue wept with joy.

Grandfather is saved!

Zhang Lingxue kept this immense favor in her heart.

"By the way, Teacher, there is one thing I would like to discuss with you."

"It's about that Pet Beast from just now."

Zhang Lingxue nodded, her crimson lips parted slightly: "Its name is Blood Gu Butterfly, and it belongs to the fourth-rank butterfly-type Pet Beast."

"You have pioneered a brand-new evolutionary path for the Baibian Can."

Ye Bai scratched his hair: "I haven't figured out the evolutionary mechanism of this Baibian Can either."

"I followed the recipe for the Blood Poison Moth and fed it nearly a ton of fourth-rank Exotic Beast meat before it evolved into such a beautiful Blood Gu Butterfly."

Ye Bai flattered the Blood Gu Butterfly a little; the Blood Gu Butterfly smiled with its eyes curved upon hearing this, and its gaze toward Ye Bai became much more pleasant.

"By the way, the sample Teacher brought back played a leading role in the experiment."

"That was the key factor that allowed the Baibian Can to evolve into the Blood Gu Butterfly."

Zhang Lingxue didn't know whether to laugh or cry; if Ye Bai put it that way, it seemed like he had discovered this evolutionary path by accident, just like the Star Wave Butterfly.

But luck is also a form of strength; if not for various coincidences, the Blood Gu Butterfly would not have come into the world.

She realized that the favor she owed Ye Bai was quite large.

It was Ye Bai who discovered the blood essence and the Mental Power Core, which alleviated her grandfather's illness.

It was also Ye Bai who created the Blood Gu Butterfly, giving her grandfather hope for a cure.

If he had kept it to himself, her grandfather would, as the teacher said, not have much time left.

"Without that sample, I wouldn't be able to reproduce the Blood Gu Butterfly either."

"So, I would like to list the publisher of this evolutionary path under Teacher's name."

Zhang Lingxue nodded; she thought about it carefully. Currently, only she had the blood gus, and it would indeed be difficult for Ye Bai to replicate the Blood Gu Butterfly again.

Ye Bai listing his discovery under her name was to keep a low profile.

If Ye Bai's terrifying research talent were discovered, he would very likely be captured to conduct Pet Beast evolution experiments.

"How about this, I will take the first author position, and you take the second author position."

"This will not only make your resume look better, but when others investigate, they will also think it was researched by me."

"You will just be a lucky guy who attached his name to it."

Zhang Lingxue knew Ye Bai's concerns.

"Not only that, I have also listed you as the second author for the evolutionary paths of the Dark Butterfly and the Star Wave Butterfly and submitted them."

"To the outside world, you are my Research Assistant."

This way, Ye Bai would have many bonus points when he takes the exams for Breeder and Researcher in the future.

"Then thank you for your promotion, Teacher."

"I will organize the experimental data on the Blood Poison Moth and the Blood Gu Butterfly and leave it on your desk later."

At this time, Zhang Lingxue reminded him again: "Ye Bai, remember tomorrow's assessment; it is very important for you."

"If you miss this opportunity, you won't be able to participate in the Fengchu Cup."

"I won't be at the Research Institute for the next few days; I have installed automatic feeding devices in the area where the Baibian Cans are."

"If you have time, just come by the Laboratory to take a look and see if any Baibian Cans have broken the glass and rushed out."

There had been incidents of Baibian Cans rushing out before, which caused many of the Laboratory's instruments to be swept onto the floor.

For the time that followed, Zhang Lingxue planned to study how to use Gu Poison Manipulation to remove the blood gus from her grandfather's body, and then meet with her teacher, Su Qingxian.

Especially regarding the issue of her teacher's security, she still had to notify President Zhang of the Provincial Pet Beast Association and President Wang of the Jiaying City Pet Beast Association.

It was imperative to ensure her teacher's safety.

Not long after Zhang Lingxue left, Ye Bai used his laptop to send a new email to President Wang's inbox.

Fearing that he wouldn't attract President Wang's attention, he even specifically bolded and thickened the title.

The author assistant app suddenly crashed, and I spent ages messing with it.

Many readers see the first chapter and say, "What kind of trash opening is this? A professor going to teach at a middle school? What kind of ghost story is this?" I actually planted foreshadowing from the very beginning. I might have been good at writing "Golden Three Chapters" before, but I later discovered that the truly powerful thing about the "Golden Three Chapters" is just tricking people into coming in; once the excitement passes, the sense of satisfaction fades. I have also been pondering how to write a book well; a writing style that suits oneself is what matters most.

(End of chapter)