Zhang Lingxue pushed her tongue against her cheek and grinned.
Where on earth did this prodigy come from? She had spent a whole day figuring out how to use the grinding equipment.
Yet, Ye Bai learned it after reading for a bit. Luckily, this prodigy belonged to her family.
When Ye Bai handed the test report to Zhang Lingxue, she was too shocked to speak.
Oh my gosh, does this guy know the Shadow Clone Technique? When did he turn on the testing equipment, and why didn't I notice?
Ye Bai dealt Zhang Lingxue several blows of surprise, and now Zhang Lingxue was too excited to speak.
She then focused her gaze on the test report. The purity of this Ghost Iron had reached ninety percent.
"You did a great job. Next, we need to prepare the Evolutionary Source Liquid."
After Zhang Lingxue prepared all the materials, she took a deep breath and began making the Evolutionary Source Liquid.
It's a skill that every Breeder must master.
With Ye Bai's assistance, Zhang Lingxue finally managed to make two bottles of Evolutionary Source Liquid after an hour, dark as night yet emitting a point-by-point starry-blue glow.
"Good job, we finally succeeded."
"Thanks to your cooperation, this time we made two bottles of Evolutionary Source Liquid with just one set of materials."
Zhang Lingxue breathed a sigh of relief, while Ye Bai curiously eyed the two bottles of Evolutionary Source Liquid; the enchanting color was utterly captivating.
"Quality is good, reaching Tier Two top grade."
By the time they finished the preparation process, evening had arrived, and Zhang Lingxue poured the Evolutionary Source Liquid for the Hundred-Change Silkworm named Xiao Shi, who eagerly awaited it, and then the two waited in the lab for Xiao Shi's evolution.
"Teacher, can we open the skylight?"
"If we could see the starry sky, would it help the Hundred-Change Silkworm's evolution?"
Ye Bai proposed another suggestion.
Zhang Lingxue nodded; it seemed quite reasonable.
The skylight slowly opened, revealing the sparkling stars.
To avoid affecting Xiao Shi's evolution, Zhang Lingxue specially turned off the lab lights.
The lab's night vision recording equipment was documenting the entire evolution process of Xiao Shi.
Its body was erupting with intense evolutionary light, incredibly bright.
Soon after, the evolution light began to retract, and the Hundred-Change Silkworm's body turned as dark as ink.
The Evolutionary Source Liquid it had just ingested was stimulating its deeper genes.
Up to this point, everything seemed smooth.
At that moment, a mutation unexpectedly occurred.
Starshine from above was drawn down to the Hundred-Change Silkworm's body.
Zhang Lingxue's heart sank; a change had occurred, and it wasn't good news.
Could it be that the evolution had failed again?
She and Ye Bai stared intently at the Hundred-Change Silkworm's evolution.
The Hundred-Change Silkworm's exterior suddenly cracked open a seam, and streaks of star-blue light poured into its body.
A pet beast, all over damp and struggling, crawled out from the shell.
Its wings hadn't yet spread, but Ye Bai could see Zhang Lingxue breathe a sigh of relief.
Ye Bai was somewhat perplexed, while Zhang Lingxue signaled with her eyes to be patient.
She was filled with excitement; they had stumbled upon another evolutionary path for the Hundred-Change Silkworm.
Starshine converged on the pet beast, and its wings began to spread.
Its body bathed in the starlight.
As the starlight gradually diminished, the true appearance of the pet beast was revealed.
It had wings as splendid as a galaxy, radiating starshine everywhere.
Its eyes, like dream-like gems, with each wingbeat, scattered star-blue scales to the ground.
This butterfly-shaped pet beast was twice the size of the Dark Butterfly before them and slightly larger than the Light Goddess Butterfly.
This pet beast landed on Zhang Lingxue's back, causing her to appear as a Butterfly Fairy fallen into the mortal world.
Her neck was swan-like, and her elegant butterfly bones highlighted her aloof appearance.
"Ye Bai, this new evolutionary path we've discovered together, why don't you name this pet beast?"
Ye Bai pondered: "Why not name it Star Wave Butterfly?"
"Ten miles of star waves, butterfly flowers like dreams."
"Star Wave Butterfly, good name."
"Xiao Shi, you'll be the Star Wave Butterfly from now on."
Zhang Lingxue gently tapped the Star Wave Butterfly's brow and publicly signed a pact with it.
Ye Bai was dumbfounded; everyone knew Zhang Lingxue was a Tier Three Pet Beast Master, who typically could only have contracts with three pet beasts.
Yet, Zhang Lingxue had contracted more than three pet beasts.
"Haha, seeing your confused expression, you must be wondering if I am indeed a Tier Three Pet Beast Master."
"Technically speaking, I am a Tier Three Pet Beast Master, but actually, I'm not."
"I have already advanced to a Tier Five Pet Beast Master."
"Honestly, I didn't intentionally hide it; it's just that my teaching responsibilities and immersive research left me with no time to update my certification at the Pet Beast Union."
Zhang Lingxue brushed her hair back.
"Ye Bai, you were right; the Hundred-Change Silkworm is highly demanding of its environment."
"During my Dark Butterfly's evolution, I didn't open the skylight."
"Therefore, we inadvertently discovered another evolutionary path for the Hundred-Change Silkworm."
"Once the reproducibility experiment is okay, I plan to include your name."
Ye Bai shook his head vigorously, like a rattle: "Teacher, just write your name."
"After all, I only suggested opening the skylight; ninety-nine percent of the process was your work, I was merely a witness, putting my name in would be self-serving."
Zhang Lingxue thought it over calmly; Ye Bai made a valid point, exposing him too soon might put him in the spotlight.
"Moreover, teacher, I am confident that I can independently uncover a brand new evolutionary path for the Hundred-Change Silkworm."
Ye Bai had an expression brimming with certainty.
"Alright then, you are my Direct Disciple now, make sure to reach out if there's anything you need."
This made Ye Bai fidgety: "Teacher, there is indeed something, but I'm a bit embarrassed to say."
Three question marks slowly popped up on Zhang Lingxue's forehead?
Half an hour later, watching the Thousand-Change Silkworm devour the food ravenously, Zhang Lingxue covered her forehead.
"No wonder you hesitated to say, this Thousand-Change Silkworm sure has a huge appetite, it's like ten times the portion of Hundred-Change Silkworms."
"With this big eater, you might not afford its upkeep."
Zhang Lingxue had observed that afternoon as this Thousand-Change Silkworm, together with its little group, kept eating nonstop.
The mouth was non-stop.
"I have plenty of advanced feed over here; you can come and pick up some from time to time as a special benefit for being my Direct Disciple."
"But that's all I have; you'll need to figure out the rest yourself."
"Even the landlord's family has no surplus grain!"