My beast taming system has absolutely no problems!

[Shocking! The "theory that the stupid turtle has no evolution" that has plagued the Beast Taming academic community for thirty years has been completely overturned by a 980,000 item!]

[Fourteen pets previously identified as being in their final form have been confirmed to have new evolutionary pathways!]

[The Evolution Stone has been hailed as a "god-tier research tool of the year" by Beast Taming researchers, with all researchers shouting, "Thank you, Xia Sheng, for open-sourcing it!"]

Xia Yu flipped through the pages one by one, finding himself increasingly amused.

It turns out they were the first batch of Beastmasters to grab the [Evolution Stone].

The first thing I did after getting it wasn't to put it on my pet as a defensive item.

Instead, they went to test pets that were originally considered by the academic community to have "no evolutionary form" or "already in their final form".

Chapter 111 The evolution condition for the Grey-striped Loach isn't [Friendship Level], so what could it be? (4k)

Although Miaomiao Pet Shop's online store has been online for less than a week.

However, items like the [Evolution Stone] and [Aura Sash] are already in a state where the previous batch is snapped up immediately.

In particular, the price of [Evolution Stones] on the second-hand market has even doubled compared to the original price.

There's no way around it; those researchers working on pet evolution are just too crazy.

However, they did indeed achieve some remarkable results.

Many pets that are generally considered unable to evolve will have their defense and special defense increased by 30% after equipping an [Evolution Stone].

This undoubtedly means that they still have evolutionary pathways.

Although it has been a short time, no new evolutionary forms of pets have been discovered yet.

But it is foreseeable.

The entire knowledge system of the Beast Taming and Evolution academic community is being shaken up by a 980,000 item.

Xia Yu also benefited from the situation.

"Beast Taming researchers, what a great bunch of comrades!"

Xia Yu leaned back on the sofa, sighing with satisfaction.

While I stayed home and didn't go anywhere, these researchers diligently helped me raise my [recognition score] to over 4000.

This spirit of selfless dedication is truly moving.

at the same time.

In the building of the Evolution Research Institute of the Donghuang Beast Taming Academy, far away in the capital.

A heated debate is unfolding around the [Evolution Stone].

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

A man with thinning hair and thick-rimmed glasses, whose image perfectly fits everyone's stereotype of a researcher, slammed the experimental report in his hand onto the table.

"We have already found the beast tamer who has the deepest bond with the gray-striped loach according to the theory of affinity evolution. We have also tried all the known water-attribute spiritual materials on the market... and even tried many other spiritual materials, but all of them were ineffective. None of them could trigger the evolution reaction."

The man concluded: "The conclusion is obvious: the gray-striped loach does not have an evolutionary form!"

"Why does the Evolution Stone work on it?"

Standing opposite him was a female researcher who looked younger.

She braced her hands on the edge of the lab table, staring back at the man without backing down.

The male researcher calmly retorted: "Perhaps there is a flaw in the logic of the Evolution Stone. It may not only fail to work on fully evolved pets, but it may also fail to work on pets that do not have an evolutionary chain."

He shrugged and said, "At least so far, there hasn't been any new pet evolution path identified using 'evolution stones' online, right?"

The young female researcher opened her mouth, but couldn't find any direct evidence to refute the hypothesis.

But she was not willing to give up.

She stared at the few pale gold evolution stones on the lab table.

Suddenly, the image of Xia Yu standing on the stage at the press conference a few days ago, confidently stating that "intimacy, evolution items, and evolution time are three conditions that cannot be lacking," flashed into my mind.

Before he announced the Bright Spirit Velvet and Moon Shadow Spirit Velvet, he was probably told by many people that it was "impossible".

Her intuition told her that the grey-striped loach had an evolutionary form.

Perhaps the crucial evolution item was not found.

Or perhaps, the condition for evolution is not [closeness]?

"Xiao Xu, Xiao Ye, what are you talking about? You seem so excited."

An aged voice came from the laboratory doorway.

The two arguing researchers turned their heads at the same time, and then stood up straight without prior arrangement.

Approaching us was Dr. Gu Weizhong, the deputy director of the Institute of Evolution and the only person in Donghuang to have received the Murphy Award, the highest honor in the field of beast taming.

Although Dr. Gu Weizhong's hair was gray, he had a straight back and a steady gait.

He is clearly a beast tamer with considerable skill.

His deep-set eyes, beneath his silver-gray eyebrows, calmly swept over the scattered spectral analysis data on the lab table before he sat down in the chair between the two of them.

Then he slowly asked, "It sounds like you disagree on the effect of the Evolution Stone?"

"Yes, Director Gu, I don't think that evolution stone can be used as a criterion for judging whether a pet can continue to evolve."

The male researcher, referred to as "Xiao Xu," curled his lip and said, "Who knows if it's just an effect that Miaomiao Pet House made up to sell their products?"

The Institute for Evolution has a very open academic atmosphere, and there are no academic cliques or similar groups.

Therefore, even though Gu Weizhong had publicly expressed his optimism about Xia Yu a couple of days ago.

Xiao Xu was not afraid to express his opinion because of this.

Moreover, what he said wasn't entirely wrong.

The idea that "Evolution Stones" can only be used on pets that still have the ability to evolve is a false premise.

At least that's how it appears to outsiders.

Perhaps it's true, as he said, that the real condition for the [Evolution Stone] to take effect is...

What about pets that "can evolve further, or don't even have an evolutionary chain at all"?

Although the other researcher, Xiao Ye, sided with Xia Yu, he couldn't find the words to refute her at this moment.

The prevailing view in academia is to prove something exists, not to prove it doesn't.

You say your prop has this effect, of course it can, prove it to me.

The current favorable public opinion environment towards [Evolution Stones] largely stems from Xia Yu's high reputation score.

If his credit score is so low that he can't even scan shared bikes, who knows what kind of uproar would ensue.

Even so.

Some of the more skeptical beast taming researchers have already developed differing opinions on the effectiveness of this item.

"Let's not discuss the Evolution Stones for now."

Gu Weizhong tapped the table. "How's the 'Intimacy Evolution Theory' research I asked you to do going?"

Xu Yuanchuan nodded and replied, "It's already underway. Based on current evidence, this theory can be developed into a coherent system."

Although he wasn't interested in [Evolution Stones], he was still an excellent Beast Tamer Researcher.

Xia Yu's evolutionary theory of "intimacy" proposed at the press conference that night resonated deeply with him.

Ye Nannan added, "Yes, we have found that the evolution conditions of many pets are actually related to emotional factors... that is, what Xia Yu called 'intimacy', such as the electric mouse."

"The evolution rate of wild electric mice is much lower than that of artificially bred ones. Previous academic views suggested that this was because artificial breeding could provide better and more balanced nutrition. However, this view has not been tenable because this significant difference in evolution rate has not been observed in other pet animals."

She said excitedly, "But Xia Yu's 'intimacy evolution theory' provides a new perspective. Wild electric mice are more likely to evolve into electric velvet mice because they rarely find targets to establish intimate bonds and cannot meet the condition of 'high intimacy'."

Xu Yuanchuan naturally wouldn't let Ye Nannan stand out on her own.

He picked up the thread and summarized, "In other words, the specific evolution requirements for the Electric Velvet Mouse are 'reaching the intermediate energy level and having a friendship level of 220.' It's just that, unlike the Radiant Velvet, it doesn't need a certain spiritual material as an evolution medium, which is why it can evolve smoothly all the time."

"The theory of 'intimacy evolution' has always existed; it's just that we've ignored it for so many years!"

A faint smile appeared on Gu Weizhong's serious face. "Well done."

Xu Yuanchuan and Ye Nannan, who had just been arguing fiercely, exchanged a glance and both saw the surprise in each other's eyes.

It is no easy feat to receive praise from this academic giant in the field of beast evolution in Donghuang.

Xu Yuanchuan has been with the institute for seven years, and Ye Nannan for two years, yet they have received no more than two counts of praise.

But it didn't allow them to relax for long.

Gu Weizhong's faint smile quickly vanished, and he asked instead, "So, what do you think is the reason why the gray-striped loach evolution experiment has been hindered?"

Actually, the Grey Loach isn't the only pet that benefits from wearing the [Evolution Stone].

However, the gray-striped loach is the most unique among them.

Because it's so ugly...

Other pets that do not have an evolutionary chain all have some cute features.

Many non-professional beast tamers will sign contracts to take them back as pets.

Therefore, there are quite a few individuals with high intimacy levels.

If it could evolve without items, like the Electric Mouse.

Theoretically speaking, if there were an evolutionary mechanism based on "intimacy," it would have been discovered long ago.

That's why they chose the gray mud loach, a pet that seemed to be of "hell difficulty," as their test subject.

Because it's so ugly...

The emphasis on repeating it twice is not to criticize the dead, but to state the objective reality.

To put it bluntly, no one will love a mudskipper.