Chapter 75: Undercurrents Surging

"Strange, where did an error occur?"

"The steps were clearly identical! How could some Baibian Can evolve into Huidu E?"

Ye Bai muttered to himself; he could not figure it out, he truly could not figure it out.

Zhang Lingxue rolled her eyes at Ye Bai: "You wouldn't be thinking that the Baibian Can of the Gu Group could all evolve into Blood Gu Butterflies."

"And that the Baibian Can of the Poison Group could all evolve into Blood Poison Moths, would you?"

"In my view, this result has already exceeded my expectations."

"The reproducibility of the Gu Group reached 40%, while the Poison Group reached 60%; this data is already quite astonishing."

"Far exceeding the 10% standard issued by the International Alliance, I am already very satisfied."

"Moreover, Ye Bai, have you observed a key point?"

"After the Baibian Can failed to evolve into Blood Gu Butterflies, they actually didn't turn into Huidu E, but instead evolved into Blood Poison Moths."

"This is a brand-new, major discovery that breaks the inherent impression held by the current Hundred-Change Silkworm Research School that after Baibian Can fail to evolve, they can only evolve into Huidu E."

"In other words, the Blood Gu played a critical role in the process of the Baibian Can's evolution."

Zhang Lingxue said with immense excitement.

This was a major breakthrough; as the main researcher who discovered the Baibian Can, various alliances across the globe had also set off a wave of research into Baibian Can, but according to the intelligence Zhang Lingxue currently possessed, after Baibian Can failed to evolve, they would without exception turn into Huidu E.

But today, the exception was broken!

After being reminded by Zhang Lingxue, Ye Bai also noticed this point.

This indeed broke the inherent impression that they would turn into Huidu E after a failed evolution, and research into the Baibian Can had taken a major step forward.

However, this would have to wait until all the Pet Beasts broke out of their cocoons to reach a final conclusion.

After waiting another day, these cocoons finally cracked open one after another.

This was just as Zhang Lingxue had predicted.

This experiment produced a total of two Tier 4 Blood Gu Butterflies, six Blood Poison Moths, and two Huidu E.

Zhang Lingxue stretched, her bones making a crackling sound, and she let out a huge yawn.

Her eyes were filled with exhaustion.

"Ye Bai, let's go back and rest first."

"After my teacher arrives the day after tomorrow, I will go to welcome her in person."

"Right now I need to catch up on sleep, catch up on sleep, otherwise I'll grow old and won't be able to get married."

Ye Bai walked out of the Research Institute entrance while yawning; once he returned to his Breeding House, he threw himself onto the bed and fell asleep the moment his head hit the pillow.

The experiment lasted for three days and three nights in total; Ye Bai and Zhang Lingxue had been relying on Sun Flower Nectar to stay alert, dozing off for a moment when tired and waking up immediately at the slightest movement.

This was the norm for researchers doing research; the experimental process must be watched the entire time, otherwise, it was very likely that all previous efforts would be wasted.

Sometimes, certain key points really flashed by in an instant, leaving not even a chance to make up for them.

At this time, the Sun Flower King had already finished cleaning up the Exotic Beast remains in Deep Haishi and Three Waters City.

The ones that invaded Deep Haishi were Ancient Lantern Fish, a type of ugly-looking Deep Sea Abyssal Beast; they usually only lived in the deep sea, and it was unknown why they invaded Deep Haishi on such a large scale this time.

They had sharp teeth and long tongues, with a crystal on their heads capable of emitting light like a lightbulb.

Their eyes were as large as copper bells, and they emitted a foul, fishy stench; especially after death, the smell was even heavier, like the smell of dead fish and rotten shrimp fermented for a month.

During this period, air purifiers and gas masks in Deep Haishi had sold out.

Their meat was Highly Toxic, and only the poison-type crystal core inside their bodies could be sold for a little money, so President Li of the Deep Haishi Pet Beast Guild had a massive headache over this.

Every Ancient Lantern Fish was the size of a van, and some high-tier Lantern Fish were even about the size of a heavy-duty truck.

Some gourmets knew that inside this type of Ancient Lantern Fish was a piece of meat the size of a fist called the Sapphire Heart, which tasted extremely delicious; it grew next to the poison sac and required a professional chef to process.

Their sharp spines contained Highly Toxic poison; if one touched them carelessly, the whole body would break out in countless blisters, and the body would feel as if it were burning.

Because the difficulty of processing was too great, the cleaning companies saw this and opened their mouths like lions, quoting them an extremely high price equivalent to one-tenth of Deep Haishi's fiscal revenue, which the people at the Pet Beast Guild could not accept.

After hearing President Wang's introduction at the last meeting and having President Zhang's guarantee, President Li of the Deep Haishi Pet Beast Guild, holding the mindset of treating a dead horse as if it were a living one, hired the Sun Flower Cleaning Company; he took the lead in signing the contract, and the price was very cheap, even exceeding his expectations.

It was not even one-tenth of the quote proposed by the cleaning companies, and it could ensure no residual odor.

When the Sun Flower King brought the Sun Flower army to Deep Haishi to carry out the cleaning, President Li truly found it delightful.

The Sun Flowers swarmed up like a tide, their long roots piercing into the corpses of the Exotic Beasts.

While they absorbed the essence and blood of the Exotic Beasts, they emitted a faint floral fragrance.

That foul, unpleasant stench gradually dissipated.

Moreover, after the Sun Flowers absorbed the flesh and blood of the Exotic Beasts, they mercilessly crushed and devoured the bones left behind by the Exotic Beasts, achieving a 100% Exotic Beast processing rate.

The Sun Flowers were also exceptionally satisfied with this job; the flesh and blood of the Exotic Beasts could provide them with sufficient energy, prompting them to branch out and multiply.

In Deep Haishi alone, the number of Tier 2 Sun Flowers doubled; now, for every five Sun Flowers, there was a sub-plant propagated by the Sun Flower King.

As for Three Waters City, the Beast Tide that appeared was a type of sea beast resembling a conch, each of which was three meters tall.

Once they died, they would rapidly rot, seeping out mucus comparable to superglue, and this mucus was corrosive.

This caused great distress to the citizens of Three Waters City.

Therefore, the situation in Three Waters City was even worse, and the cleaning company's quote was even more expensive than in Deep Haishi.

After the Sun Flowers arrived, they were not picky about what they ate; their roots landed on the mucus and, just like drinking a beverage, they slurped it all away.

The huge conch shells were also sucked clean by the Sun Flowers, without a trace of odor.

To commemorate the Sun Flowers' meritorious service, the citizens of Three Waters City even specially used the conch shells to form a huge statue of a Sun Flower.

This later became a famous tourist attraction in Three Waters City.

At this time, the Sun Flowers also became a thorn in the side of the cleaning companies.

But under the powerful protection of the Pet Beast Guild, they simply could not find a single opportunity to take action.

Longhe City, this was a prefecture-level city not far from Stone Wisdom City.

Several bosses of cleaning companies gathered together; they were discussing countermeasures. The momentum of Sun Flower Cleaning Company was too fierce, and they had been robbed of many orders, already finding it hard to cope.

"Lao Yang, I'm just puzzled. Where on earth did this cleaning company come from that it dares to snatch our business?"

"We have always maintained a close cooperative relationship with the Pet Beast Union."

"This time when the Beast Tide broke out, we didn't gain any benefits at all. Instead, those people from the Pet Beast Union even gave us cold looks. This is something we have never encountered since we established our cleaning companies."

"My mood has not been very good lately."

A fat man with a shaved head, a face full of jowls, and a cigar in his mouth said to an old man sitting upright beside him.

This person, whom the fat man addressed as Lao Yang, was the mastermind for these people and also the boss with the most solid financial resources among the cleaning companies.

"Cutting off someone's path to wealth makes people resentful."

The fat man lifted a bottle of expensive fine wine and finished it in one gulp.

"Exactly, exactly. I was originally prepared to ask for an exorbitant price, but then I was intercepted by a fledgling little company."

"I hate it. If I could have finished that order, the profit would have been quite considerable."

"I secretly inquired about the price; it was only one-tenth of our quote. Those people are too ruthless."

A man who looked like a hemp stalk said indignantly.

"I told you all long ago, don't be too greedy. It is enough to make a profit."

"I have already inquired about it. Originally, those presidents of the Pet Beast Union still wanted to have you do it."

"After all, it is a relationship built on habit, and they could save a lot of trouble."

"As a result, your quotes were really too high, scaring people away."

"In desperation, they gave the task of cleaning up the Exotic Beast corpses to this cleaning company called Sun Flower."

"The price is low, they don't boss people around, and the processing efficiency is high. If I were a person from the Pet Beast Union, I would also choose them."

Lao Yang said unhurriedly.

"Lao Yang, can you swallow this insult?"

"If it were me, I would definitely trip them up."

"Lao Yang, we are all rough men who only know how to work. You are the smartest; give us a strategy."

"If things go on like this, we won't receive any money, and our subordinates won't have food to eat."

"You must help us."

Cleaning up Exotic Beast corpses is very profitable for cleaning companies. Just the sky-high cleaning fees paid by the Pet Beast Union are enough to make them fill their pockets, not to mention the processing of the Exotic Beast corpses.

Parts of an Exotic Beast's body can be sold for money; for example, the teeth of an Ancient Lantern Fish, and the crystal on its head are also worth quite a lot of money.

Lao Yang shook his head: "Self-inflicted, you cannot live. I have told you many times to maintain a good relationship with the authorities."

"Don't get carried away and forget whether you are human or ghost."

"Look at you, after your lion's share of demands this time, the authorities found others to do it."

"However, what you said is also correct. This time, Sun Flower Cleaning Company is really too excessive and too arrogant."

"We must suppress their arrogant momentum."

"Don't they still have one city left that hasn't been cleaned?"

"Then we will play tricks on them there."

"You go and prepare a batch of Tier 3 Sun Stones for me."

Upon hearing that they had to spend money, these people immediately showed expressions of heartache and pain.

Lao Yang glanced at the crowd sideways: "What's wrong? You want to retaliate, but you don't want to pay. Where in the world is there such a good thing?"

"Anyway, I've given you a strategy. If you want to do it, do it; if not, get lost. Don't come and ask me in the future, annoying!"

Lao Yang was suddenly annoyed.

Seeing that Lao Yang was annoyed, everyone looked at each other in dismay.

The fat man came out to smooth things over: "Lao Yang, it's not that we are unwilling to spend this money, it's just that we want to hear your plan first before making a decision."

The fat man seemed to remind the others to be mindful of the situation; if they missed this opportunity, it wouldn't come again. Provoking Lao Yang would not be good for anyone.

"Yes, yes, yes, Lao Yang, we just want to hear the plan."

"Although we didn't gain anything this time, we still have our capital. As long as Lao Yang's plan is feasible, we will throw money at it."

"Lao Yang, you are the man known as the Zhuge of the competition; you must save us."

Seeing that everyone had provided a way out, Lao Yang's expression improved a lot.

"This brilliant plan of mine is called the 'Monks Carrying Water' plan."

"I have already investigated. These Sun Flowers are led by a Tier 3 Sun Flower King."

"Only with a higher-tier Sun Flower King suppressing the Tier 2 Sun Flowers can they do their cleaning work in an orderly manner."

"But at this time, if we sprinkle Tier 3 Sun Stones among this group of Tier 2 Sun Flowers..."

"Guess what will happen?"

Lao Yang paused, keeping them in suspense.

The fat man immediately handed a cup of freshly brewed tea to Lao Yang, putting on a fawning appearance.

Lao Yang was quite pleased, picked up the tea, and continued unhurriedly: "They will definitely think about evolving into a Tier 3 Sun Flower King."

"Under the irradiation of the sun, as long as there are enough Tier 3 Sun Stones, Tier 2 Sun Flowers can evolve into a Sun Flower King."

Hearing this, everyone felt their brains weren't enough.

"Aren't we strengthening their power?"

Lao Yang snorted coldly and put down the teacup: "Wrong. One monk carries water to drink, two monks carry water together, three monks have no water to drink."

"If there are many Tier 3 Sun Flowers, they will naturally think about seizing power, and the entire Sun Flower population will be in complete chaos."

"If they don't work properly, isn't that our opportunity?"

"The contract requires the Exotic Beast corpses to be cleared within three days, otherwise we have to pay triple the penalty."

"Do you think a newly established small company can afford the penalty? If they can't complete the mission, won't our opportunity arrive?"

Lao Yang said with deep meaning.

"High, truly high; this is worthy of Lao Yang, who is known as the 'Match for Zhuge'."

"But, can't we just send people to kill the Sun Flower King, and once the group is leaderless, won't that be it?"

Someone raised a question.

"If you send people to kill the Sun Flower King and those people from the Pet Beast Guild find out it's related to you, believe me, they will arrest you immediately."

"Behind the Sun Flower King is a major backer; otherwise, how could a company that was just established not long ago have such capability?"

"Chairman Zhang of the Provincial Pet Beast Guild personally guaranteed it with his own reputation."

"Just think about how solid this company's background is."

"Therefore, we cannot play dirty; we must use a proper, open scheme."

At this moment, someone else raised a question: "Lao Yang, if we throw the Tier 3 Sun Stone to the Sun Flower for evolution, will someone investigate it and follow the trail to us?"

Lao Yang grinned: "Do you know what the Beast Tide in Stone Wisdom City is this time?"

"It is the Ore Beast."

"An Ore Beast that is covered in rock all over its body and looks like a wolf."

"They feed on various ores, and who is to say that there might not be a 'Tier 3 Sun Stone' inside their bodies? What do you all say?"

"This time, our Yang family will provide three Tier 3 Sun Stones."

"My Wang family will also provide three."

"I will too."

Since someone had taken the lead, the bosses of the cleaning companies were not to be outdone, and they quickly gathered twenty Tier 3 Sun Stones.

"When the time comes, we will just scatter the Sun Stones in the places where the Sun Flower frequently appears."

"Then we will just quietly wait for this farce to unfold."

Lao Yang said smugly.

At this time, the Sun Flower King was still under the protection of the Three Waters City Pet Beast Guild, leading a group of Sun Flowers toward the direction of Stone Wisdom City.

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