226: The Silkworm Baby under the Bloodline Catalog!
Hearing Su Ningyu's suggestion to train it himself...
Duan Long was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing.
"Wow, Junior Su, breeding it yourself? You've got quite the mouth on you!"
Su Ningyu also smiled, with a hint of a joke: "Of course, I am a Genius after all."
Zhang Hengyu rolled his eyes beside him, but the smile at the corner of his mouth couldn't be suppressed.
"Lord Genius,"
He threw the fruit core into the trash can and crossed his arms, "Can you first solve the problem we're facing? We've been stuck on the Silkworm Baby turning into a Dragon for a long time, which is why we're letting you, the Genius, take a look."
Su Ningyu finished the last bite of the fruit and clapped his hands.
"Hehe," he stood up and walked toward the incubator.
"Let me tell you, as long as I touch it, turning an insect into a Dragon will definitely not be a problem."
Duan Long and Zhang Hengyu glanced at each other and laughed at the same time.
They only thought Su Ningyu was joking.
After all, regarding the subject of Silkworm Baby turning into a Dragon, many top Breeders in the entire Longteng Federation have been researching it and haven't been able to come up with a truly feasible plan.
A sixteen-year-old boy, even if exceptionally gifted, couldn't possibly solve it with just a touch.
But the two of them still cooperatively played along.
Duan Long stepped quickly to the incubator, carefully picked up the fattest and whitest Silkworm Baby, held it in both hands, and respectfully presented it to Su Ningyu.
"Genius, please~"
Zhang Hengyu held back his laughter and also made a "please" gesture.
Su Ningyu looked at the white, chubby little guy slowly squirming in his palm, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
He reached out and gently pressed his hand on the Silkworm Baby's head.
The touch on his palm was soft and warm.
It carried the harmless, lazy vitality unique to a Silkworm Baby.
Talent [Bloodline Catalog] — Activate.
The white, chubby Silkworm Baby squirmed slowly a few times in Su Ningyu's hand.
It seemed completely indifferent to being picked up.
Its small black eyes were half-squinted, and it was still chewing on half a mulberry leaf, exuding an air of leisure as if "even if the sky falls, it's none of my business."
Su Ningyu closed his eyes.
The [Bloodline Catalog] unfolded silently in the depths of his consciousness.
The Silkworm Baby's past and future, countless evolution sequences, spread out before his eyes like a brilliant galaxy.
From the most common swarm sequence.
To the rarer branch sequences.
The evolutionary forms of the Silkworm Baby.
From Ice Silkworm, Spirit Silkworm, and Illusion Butterfly, to those special evolutionary forms that only exist in legends and require extremely harsh conditions to trigger.
One by one, they flowed before his eyes.
From the countless evolution sequences, he filtered out that keyword — [Tenglong Sequence].
The image froze.
The paths for the Silkworm Baby to evolve into the Tenglong Sequence were far fewer than he had imagined.
But it wasn't impossible.
Su Ningyu's gaze fell on those few clear evolution routes.
The first route: [Fire Dragon Insect].
Attributes: Fire + Dragon.
Evolution conditions: Silkworm Baby reaches bronze Rank 1, one Dragon Scale, one Fire Source Crystal, one bottle of Dragon-type Beast Evolution Fluid, and must learn the skill [Fury].
The evolved form is a crimson insect dragon covered in Dragon scales and breathing fire.
It's not large, but its ferocity far exceeds its rank.
The second route: [Fruit-Gnawing Dragon]. Attributes: Grass + Dragon.
Evolution conditions: Silkworm Baby reaches Black Iron Rank 5, one special spiritual fruit (must be a mutated spiritual fruit containing Dragon energy), one Grass-type energy core, one bottle of Dragon-type Beast Evolution Fluid, and must learn the skill [Bug Bite].
The evolved form is a Dragon-type beast that looks like a snail with a fruit shell on its back.
Its attack power isn't top-tier, but its defense and vitality are incredibly amazing; it's a typical tank-type insect dragon.
Su Ningyu glanced at several other evolution routes for the Tenglong Sequence.
Some required extremely rare Materials, some had evolution conditions so harsh they were almost impossible to achieve at the current level, and some had extremely unstable evolved forms that could degenerate at any time.
He didn't continue looking.
"How is it, how is it?"
Duan Long leaned over, his face full of pride, "My Silkworm Baby is well-bred, isn't it?"
He reached out and touched the Silkworm Baby's head; the little guy squinted its eyes and made a satisfied "gurgling" sound.
Su Ningyu nodded and said sincerely, "It is indeed well-bred.
Senior Duan, I think you have a lot of talent in specializing in breeding insect-type beasts. This path is actually very suitable for you."
He wasn't complimenting him.
Duan Long's understanding and patience with insect-type beasts were indeed far beyond ordinary people.
Being able to raise a Silkworm Baby to be so white, chubby, and full of energy was a skill in itself.
Zhang Hengyu laughed beside him and patted Duan Long's shoulder.
"Stop trying to persuade this guy.
You don't know how many times the teachers and I have tried to persuade him. He just says one thing: 'As long as I can breed a cross-sequence beast where an insect turns into a Dragon, I'll put all my energy into the insect type after that'."
Duan Long spread his hands and gave Su Ningyu a "See, I'm just that persistent" look.
Su Ningyu also sighed helplessly.
"Senior Duan, as we said just now, beasts in the Tenglong Sequence are all oppressive, majestic, and domineering existences. But look at your Silkworm Babies—"
He looked down at the little guy in his palm, still chewing on the mulberry leaf.
"Your problem is their current state."
"Raising the Silkworm Babies so comfortably, eating and sleeping all day without any sense of crisis... wanting them to evolve into Dragon-attribute beasts can't be achieved just by eating and drinking well."
Duan Long's face dimmed slightly.
"Is that also a reason?"
His voice dropped a bit.
"You said before that I should let the Silkworm Baby learn some Dragon-attribute skills first. Your Sunlight Flower learning Ember while it was a Bell Flower gave me inspiration.
I was thinking that if it could learn Dragon-type Moves, the chance of the Silkworm Baby evolving into the Tenglong Sequence might increase. But—"
He didn't continue, but Su Ningyu already understood.
"Now, no matter how I try to let it learn, the Silkworm Baby can't learn Dragon-attribute skills."
Duan Long looked frustrated.
"I've tried a dozen methods.
Dragon energy injection, Dragon-type beast blood induction, Dragon-type skill simulation training... I've tried them all.
The Silkworm Baby's Origin is insect-type, and its compatibility with the Dragon-type is too poor. Not to mention learning skills, it can't even guide Dragon-attribute energy into its body."
Zhang Hengyu added: "Moreover, the Silkworm Baby's genetic structure is very unstable. When the Silkworm Baby's strength reaches Black Iron Rank 5, it will evolve. Duan Long suppresses its evolution, which is also why the Silkworm Baby looks lazy; he's afraid it will evolve if it gets too excited."
Duan Long looked up at Su Ningyu, with a hint of unwillingness and a final trace of expectation in his eyes.
"Junior Su, tell me the truth.
Is it really impossible for a Silkworm Baby to evolve into the Tenglong Sequence?"
Su Ningyu fell silent.
His fingers unconsciously stroked the Silkworm Baby's back. The little guy hummed in comfort, completely unaware of what was being discussed.