You call this beast taming?

After completing the data collection, Dr. Xiao focused all his attention on the instrument and did not notice Wen Zhixu's actions.

He put on his protective suit again, walked back to the meteorite crater, and slowly locked onto the location using the faint waveguide fluctuations of the Beast Taming Space.

"Here?"

It wasn't inside the meteorite.

After thinking for a moment, he gently brushed away the scorched soil.

Before long, they dug up a stone, about the size of two fingers, with a pitted surface and emitting a faint light purple glow, or rather, a fragment of a meteorite.

"Ah Xu, you don't need to wear protective clothing anymore. The test data is fine; there's no dangerous radiation..."

As Dr. Xiao looked up, he saw that Wen Zhixu in the pit seemed to have dug something out.

"What's wrong?"

Upon hearing this, Wen Zhixu said, "Oh, no, I just found a fragment of a meteorite."

"It's normal. When meteorites enter the atmosphere, friction generates high temperatures, and some pieces may break off." Dr. Xiao didn't seem to care much.

Wen Zhixu frowned slightly.

Because he wasn't proficient in waveguides and the mental fluctuations transmitted by the meteorite were intermittent, he didn't even know if it was just his imagination.

After he picked up the meteorite, the waveguide wave transmission disappeared again.

"Don't worry about it." Dr. Xiao waved his hand. "If you want to keep it, then take it. No radiation or life fluctuations were detected in this meteorite. It's just an ordinary meteorite."

Life fluctuations?

Just then, the system popped up another message, and... it seemed a little strange.

[Ding! Sizzle... Sizzle...]

Is there signal interference?

[A signal has been received from the universe; it's a distress signal!]

Side Quest 2: The Visitor from the Rift!

[Task Reward: Unknown]

A visitor from the Rift?!

Wen Zhixu was somewhat taken aback.

It's not just because of the name of the mission, but also because of the mission rewards.

This was the first time he had ever seen a mission with an "unknown" reward.

They didn't even know what the mission's objective was.

Holding the meteorite fragment as he walked out of the crater, Wen Zhixu stared at it for a while before finally asking, "Doctor, you just said you didn't detect any signs of life... Is there life in the universe?"

"certainly."

Dr. Xiao looked at the data and said:

"In fact, we have already discovered more than one kind of extraordinary creature from the universe, and we have also explored some of their evolutionary forms. However, these kinds of extraordinary creatures are relatively rare, so we have not made them public on a large scale."

"An extraordinary being from outer space..."

Gently rubbing the surface of the meteorite fragment, "The shadow that appeared during the solar eclipse..."

Upon hearing his question, Dr. Xiao put down his tablet and said:

"That's a phenomenon we still haven't been able to fully explain. Astronomers say it's just that a planet is blocking the sun's light. As for why Sirius's shadow appears, we don't know the reason."

An unsolved mystery?

Also.

In the world of beast taming, there are even strange and extraordinary creatures, so it's normal for there to be some unsolved mysteries.

"Dr. Xiao, may I keep this meteorite?"

"Of course," Dr. Xiao chuckled. "This doesn't belong to anyone in the first place; if you find it, it's yours."

"Waaah..."

Erliang took the meteorite fragment, looked it over, and sniffed it, his eyes full of doubt.

A stone... but you can't eat it.

Collect the meteorite fragments.

Wen Zhixu didn't know what this thing was for, nor was he sure about his waveguide sensing, let alone what the mission was about. He could only figure it out slowly later.

"Oh, right, this is what Qingci asked me to give you."

After briefly confirming the meteorite data, Dr. Xiao remembered why he had called Wen Zhixu over.

As he spoke, he took two items out of his satchel.

One of them was a crystal the size of a fingernail, as transparent as a diamond.

The other item was a metal box, the contents of which were unknown.

"This is...."

"This is a Space Stone," Dr. Xiao said, picking up the transparent crystal. "It's a spatial crystal, an extremely rare material. Although this one is only a level three resource, it's still very difficult to buy even if you have the money."

Level 3 resources?

Ordinary level 3 resources are priced at over 50,000, and 100,000 is not impossible.

The Netherworld Flower is a level 3 resource in the 100,000 range.

Although the resource level is not high, it is hard to find, so the price is all above 100,000, and it is often sold out as soon as it appears.

According to my senior sister, she shamelessly asked for this material because she wanted to raise a ghost-type pet that she had just tamed.

Before Wen Zhixu could ask, Dr. Xiao continued:

"Yu Shi can help strengthen the Beast Taming Space and accelerate its upgrade speed."

"Enhance the Beast Taming Space?" Wen Zhixu was taken aback.

There are tens of thousands of pets in the world of Beast Taming, and even more diverse materials and resources; almost no one can remember them all.

This spatial attribute stone is even rarer than the Netherworld Flower, so he clearly got a considerable advantage in this exchange.

Dr. Xiao smiled slightly, "That's right."

He then opened another metal box, which contained a small pile of black powder that looked quite ordinary and had a sulfurous smell.

"This is sulfur ash."

"Waaaaah!!"

As soon as the metal box was opened, Erliang became extremely excited, climbing up Wen Zhixu's head and looking into the box.

"Fire sulfur ash?" Wen Zhixu was taken aback again, but then realized what he meant.

Among the materials needed for the evolution of the Burning Mountain Dog that his teacher Yang Pingjiang had shown him before was this fire sulfur ash.

"It's also a relatively difficult material to collect. The ash produced by sulfur burning out of thin air is a level four resource."

Level 4!

The cheapest level 4 resources must start at 200,000, right?

The more expensive ones can even cost four or five hundred thousand!

Four or five hundred thousand! Wen Zhixu said he had never seen so much money in his life.

"This is far too valuable..."

Dr. Xiao closed the box, placed it in Yu Shi's hand along with the box, and said, "I'm just delivering goods for someone. If you want to thank me, you'll have to go find Shen Qingci."

No wonder when he became an apprentice, Senior Brother Gong said it was a pity that Senior Sister wasn't there.

This senior sister, whom I've never even met, is truly... incredibly generous!

"I'm leaving the things to you."

"Thank you, Dr. Xiao."

After handing over his belongings, Wen Zhixu prepared to return to school with Erliang.

But seeing that Dr. Xiao showed no sign of leaving, he tentatively asked:

"Dr. Xiao, is there anything else I can help you with?"

"Want some help?" Dr. Xiao glanced at him and nodded slightly. "Sure, do you know how to do data processing?"

"I've studied a little..."

...

An hour later.

"Thanks a lot."

Dr. Xiao let out a soft breath and smiled slightly, handing over a business card. "This is my business card. If you need my help, please feel free to contact me anytime."

This is one of the leading figures in the field of extraordinary biological research.

Wen Zhixu quickly accepted it with both hands and said with a smile, "It's no trouble at all. I've learned a lot from the doctor."

Dr. Xiao patted him on the shoulder, "You're taking the college entrance exam soon, right? If you get into Minhuai University, you can come find me."

Minhuai University is a well-known university in Huainan Province and even the whole country, famous for its numerous outstanding biological research achievements.

"Definitely!" Wen Zhixu nodded solemnly.

"Then, Doctor... shall we be leaving now?"

"Be careful on the road."