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Chapter 165 The Third Round of Competition - Pet Evolution

"curse?"

"Master, please tell me what exactly happened."

Ye Bai raised an eyebrow. He remembered the "unconditional love" mentioned in the intelligence report. Only this item could lift the curse on Master Jiang.

"This curse is actually the result of our school of thought spying on the fates of too many people."

"When the curse takes effect, it lasts for three days and three nights, like being scalded by countless red-hot charcoal eels."

"Heaven does not want too many things that can interfere with destiny."

"That's why I always take those people's most cherished things when I open a clinic."

"Because I discovered that only love can slow down the occurrence of the curse."

"However, there is currently no way to eradicate the curse."

"I would be very happy to be able to extend my life by thirty years."

"Ye Bai, now that you have become my disciple, I want to establish three rules with you."

"First, keep a low profile and don't let anyone find out that you are my disciple."

"Secondly, if there's anything you can't resolve, just contact me directly. Our sect believes in repaying kindness and avenging wrongs."

"Third, you need to read the entire Encyclopedia of Mythical Beasts and use your talent to memorize it all."

"Only after you have finished reading the Encyclopedia of Mythical Beasts and have enough knowledge will you be a true successor."

"In the process, I will also teach you some of our school's methods for treating alien beasts."

Before Master Jiang could finish speaking, the paper puppet gracefully walked in.

“People are starting to look for Ye Bai outside. Let Ye Bai go out first.”

Ye Bai nodded, listening to his master's teachings was like listening to Tang Sanzang chanting scriptures.

"Is everything done?"

Master Jiang said in a cold voice.

The paper puppet nodded: "It's all taken care of."

"Next, we'll just wait for the bullets to fly and let things really escalate."

Master Jiang said coldly, "Those two old guys, I have to give them a hard time even when I take on a disciple, as if they're afraid their relatives won't benefit from it."

"We can pass on our lineage to whomever we want; it's not up to them to decide."

"I was just too lazy to bother with them back then because my lifespan had come to an end."

"Now that I've suddenly gained so much more lifespan, there are so many things I can do now."

The paper puppet was Master Jiang's contracted pet. It sensed Master Jiang's increasing lifespan and, just then, someone came looking for Ye Bai, so it barged in to find out what was going on.

Looking at Master Jiang, who had regained his youth, a hint of tenderness appeared on the paper puppet's face.

That's great, I can still spend some time with Lao Jiang.

After Ye Bai walked out of the secret realm, he saw Director Su and Tian Tian walking up together.

The two of them didn't look too good.

"The second round of assessments was not ideal; very few people from Jiaying City advanced to the third round."

"Many people said they didn't know how to treat the strange beasts and submitted blank papers."

"Ye Bai, you haven't done many experiments, but you should have no problem advancing to the second round with a high score, right?"

Director Su Na asked Ye Bai.

In fact, Shenshan Middle School has not achieved very good results in the Youlin Cup competition in the past.

Therefore, Principal Liu was determined to do everything in his power to cultivate students who could achieve good results in the Young Scale Cup.

He will provide these students with resources and support.

As a result, his carefully nurtured students all lost their composure and their minds went blank when the questions they were given on healing pets were too difficult, and they ended up handing in blank papers.

At this moment, Ye Bai suddenly remembered that after the Young Unicorn Cup ended, everyone here would be kidnapped by the Gospel Church.

It seems I need to send an email in advance, under the name of Y, to Chairman Zhang's private mailbox to warn him about this matter.

Chairman Zhang is Ye Bai's senior martial brother. With such a major incident occurring within his jurisdiction, it's highly likely that he will be stripped of all his power.

However, misfortune can sometimes turn into good fortune, depending on how it's handled.

Organizations like the Evangelical Fellowship and the Resurrection Fellowship are too rampant; these two organizations must be eliminated.

Two days passed quickly.

As expected, Ye Bai won first place in the second round of the competition.

The third round of the competition is about training pets, which means encouraging them to evolve.

"Hello everyone, there are only fifty spots left for the third round."

"Therefore, we sorted them by scores from highest to lowest."

"The first place goes to Ye Bai. His judgment and treatment of the alien beasts were very effective, so he was given 95.27 points."

After hearing his high score, Ye Bai didn't pay much attention to the next names, because the third round started soon.

Everyone returned to the competition venue, at which point a large truck drove into the square.

Green cabbage worms were placed on the truck.

The cabbage caterpillar is similar to the ever-changing silkworm; both are pets with unstable genes.

Currently, there are two evolutionary routes: the cabbage white butterfly and the pollen moth.

Experts speculate that they also have multiple evolutionary paths, but many of them have not yet been discovered.

At this moment, Grandpa Li opened the back cover of the truck, and countless cabbage worms poured out of the truck like a tide.

"Ye Bai, why don't you pick out some cabbage worms first?"

"This is the treatment you receive as the first place winner," the organizing committee member said to Ye Bai.

Ye Bai then used his Eye of Insight.

He observed that some cabbage caterpillars possessed four evolutionary paths.

They can also evolve into giant butterflies and swallowtail butterflies.

However, Ye Bai glanced around and noticed that one of the cabbage worms could evolve into a golden butterfly.

[Golden Butterfly: A pet beast evolved from a cabbage white worm after consuming a large amount of metal. It possesses the trait "Sharp Edge" and, similar to the Sword Butterfly, is extremely aggressive.]

At this moment, Ye Bai did not choose a pet beast; instead, his gaze fell on the members of the organizing committee.

"Please explain the rules for the third assessment."

"This way I will have enough time to select suitable cabbage caterpillars for experiments."

"After all, nothing can be accomplished without rules."

"If the rules aren't clearly explained, it's not appropriate for me to choose the cabbage worm first."

Ye Bai's words were somewhat euphemistic, but anyone with eyes could see that he was saying the organizing committee didn't follow the rules.

After hearing Ye Bai's words, the students who were already itching to join in all stopped moving.

They all calmed down and turned their inquisitive gazes toward the examiner.

"Haha, this assessment is to help the cabbage caterpillar evolve."

"According to our provincial pet animal union and breeder union, the cabbage caterpillar has a diverse genetic makeup."

"It is very likely that, like the Hundred-Change Silkworm, it has multiple evolutionary paths."

"Therefore, in our third round of competition, we will study the diversity and evolution of cabbage caterpillars."

"There are plenty of materials needed this time, so feel free to try anything."

"The total timeframe is half a month."

"The scoring rule is who can innovate and cultivate a completely new evolutionary path for the cabbage caterpillar."

"We will score them based on their rarity and the health of their cultivation."

"Ye Bai, you should have heard our requirements clearly, right?"

"You can start picking out the cabbage caterpillars now."

Upon hearing this, Ye Bai selected a relatively large cabbage worm.

Ye Bai just saw that this cabbage caterpillar can evolve into a golden butterfly.

The way to evolve is by devouring various ores. The better the quality and the higher the purity of the ores, the more powerful and defensive the cabbage worm will be after evolving into a golden butterfly.

While Ye Bai was putting the cabbage worm into his beast card, the students were all talking excitedly.

"The pet beast bred this time is a cabbage worm? How come it's so easy?"

"Simplicity is the hardest part."

"Everyone is afraid of cabbage caterpillars, but they have been cultivated."

"Everyone knows what kind of pet they can evolve into."

"Therefore, it is very difficult for us to innovate, which is the purpose of the Provincial Capital Pet Guild."

"They want to obtain a completely new evolutionary path for the cabbage caterpillar."

"So the third assessment is to gather everyone's ideas."

The students were whispering among themselves; some thought it was difficult, while others thought it was easy.

Without exception, those who found it difficult were all top students.

It's not that they haven't cultivated cabbage caterpillars before; it's precisely because they have that they find it quite difficult.

These students can breed excellent cabbage white butterflies and pollen moths, but getting them to innovate and create something new will be a challenge for them.

However, the Young Scale Cup is a pet breeding competition that includes research on the evolutionary path of pets.

The original intention of the Yan Kingdom Alliance in holding this competition was to discover outstanding researchers and provide them with sufficient resources for support.

It is said that the champion of the Yan Kingdom's Young Lin Cup can also receive special research funding from the Yan Kingdom.

Ye Bai ignored the students who had turned into bitter faces.

In his view, once a decision is made, it should be done well.

This is also a good opportunity for him to make a name for himself. If he can win first place in the province, he can then announce his discovery of the evolutionary paths of Giant Rock Butterfly and Thunder Butterfly.

He will immediately become a rising star in the Yan country's research community.

Ye Bai returned to the lab, where a laptop had been added, allowing him to place orders.

Bone meal, large quantities of metal ores, pulverizers, vibrators.

This kept the organizing committee's logistics department extremely busy, but these people dared not slack off.

After all, Ye Bai was the first in the first and second rounds. He had also published many papers and participated in the research of the Hundred Transformations Silkworm. His name was on the two papers on the Starry Butterfly and the Blood Poison Moth.

The logistics department staff all felt that Ye Bai was very likely to come in first place again in the third round of the competition.

The materials he needed were delivered very quickly.

Ye Bai prepared a total of more than a dozen sets of materials.

However, this time, without the Sunflower King extracting too much energy from the pet beasts, Ye Bai could only conduct the experiment cautiously.

After all, he only has the cabbage worm as an experimental subject. If the cabbage worm dies, his score will be immediately deemed unqualified, and the advantage he gained in the first two rounds will be lost.

Bone meal is prepared to enhance the physical condition of cabbage caterpillars, and leaf whitening is the first step to strengthen the skeletal strength of cabbage caterpillars.

This way, after the cabbage caterpillar ingests the metal, it won't become paralyzed due to insufficient bone strength to support its body weight.

This chapter has been revised. It's already past midnight, and it's the last chapter tonight. Sometimes my brain feels like mush. I recently made a decision: starting today, I will revise five chapters from the beginning every day. If I write an article that is not up to standard, I will not publish it to embarrass myself. Please supervise and urge me to make this book better.

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