After the Rainbow Dragon Hatchling's talent effects were revealed, the atmosphere at the exhibition grew even more heated.
Jiang Xing accepted a few more challenges, but once drowsiness set in, he entrusted the little dragon and the booth to Li Lingyin, asking her to manage things for the time being, while he went backstage to catch up on sleep.
The exhibition hall was extremely noisy, and even the backstage area wasn't quiet. Jiang Xing slept for less than two hours before being woken up.
Rubbing his temples, Jiang Xing listened to the commotion outside and recalled that this was an evolutionary achievement exhibition jointly attended by many scholars. Curiosity stirred within him.
So instead of returning to the booth, he changed into a different coat, put on a hat and a mask, and quietly blended into the crowd of visitors.
'Do your best, little Lingyin. I'm leaving the booth to you—your teacher is going off to have some fun. I'll pay you when I get back…'
'Come to think of it, being a Beast Tamer at twelve years old… that shouldn't count as child labor, right?'
There were countless research results displayed at the exhibition, each with its own novelty, all extremely eye-catching.
Among them, several booths completely captured Jiang Xing's attention, making him forget about his own booth—
First, not far from the Rainbow Dragon Hatchling booth, there was a highly popular large-scale display.
Beside the booth stood more than a dozen scholars in white lab coats. However, instead of holding research instruments, they were acting like supermarket sales clerks, carrying trays of sample food and handing out oval-shaped items that resembled eggs to visitors.
Jiang Xing queued for quite a while before reaching the front and receiving a "white egg." He picked it up and took a bite…
In an instant, a burst of sweetness bloomed across his tongue, like a perfect fusion of dairy and sweet chocolate. The texture was smooth without being cloying—easily a hundred times better than ordinary milk chocolate!
Not only that, when the "egg" was bitten open, the inside turned out to be a semi-liquid fresh milk "yolk," which, combined with the "white," created an ultimate sensory experience!
Jiang Xing froze.
What is this?
"Everyone, this is our Sweet Sugar Research Institute's latest achievement—the Multi-Form Choco-Chicken!"
On the display platform, the researcher pulled aside the curtain, revealing more than a dozen Pet Beasts of varying shapes and forms.
The Pet Beast on the far left was a dark brown cracked eggshell, inside which was a small chick. It wore the eggshell like clothing, wrapping it around its body.
[Cocoa Egg], a basic wood-type Pet Beast, with an extremely low Species Tier and very weak overall strength.
It was not a combat Pet Beast, but it could evolve into a resource-type Pet Beast—[Choco-Chicken].
That was the large dark-brown chicken standing beside it, with faint white stripes across its body. Every day, it produced delicious "chocolate eggs."
These chocolate eggs were a highly popular dessert—not only delicious, but also free from common issues like weight gain or insulin resistance associated with sweets.
"In recent years, chocolate eggs have become a staple in dessert shops everywhere, and Choco-Chickens are highly sought after."
"Many people have wondered whether Choco-Chickens possess further evolutionary forms."
"Now, our Sweet Sugar Research Institute has the answer—not only do they exist, but there are many of them!"
The researcher spoke excitedly.
"We discovered that Choco-Chickens contain unpredictable potential. This potential cannot be unlocked through normal evolution, but it can resonate with certain special secret realm stones to achieve special evolution!"
"So far, we have identified ten evolutionary routes for Choco-Chickens, including the water-type Liquor-Filled Choco-Chicken, the wood-type Nut Choco-Chicken, the ice-type Ice Cream Choco-Chicken, the light-type Milky Choco-Chicken, the dark-type Bitter Choco-Chicken…"
"The chocolate eggs they produce are the ones in front of you—Multi-Form Chocolate Eggs with richer flavors and significantly enhanced taste!"
"They will bring about a revolution in desserts…"
Seeing the various colors and forms of Choco-Chickens on display, the crowd of visitors erupted in cheers.
Jiang Xing's eyes widened, his gaze burning with interest.
The number of Pet Beasts recorded in the Beast Compendium exceeded a million, but those with more than ten evolutionary routes—
This was the only one.
In fact, even having four or five evolutionary routes was already extremely rare.
The appearance of the Multi-Form Choco-Chicken did not merely introduce more dessert flavors.
It proved that Pet Beasts possessed limitless possibilities…
'No wonder it can occupy a booth in the center of the exhibition hall.'
'This is basically the Eevee of the Pet Beast world—a "Choco-Eevee."'
There were many flavors of chocolate eggs, and Jiang Xing wanted to try more.
Unfortunately, the queue was long, and the Sweet Sugar Research Institute had prepared only a limited number of chocolate eggs. Each person was restricted to one, so he could only remember the name and leave the booth with some regret.
It wasn't just the Sweet Sugar Research Institute—any scholar capable of participating in the Shanghai Evolution Conference had their own expertise.
The evolutionary forms of Pet Beasts they discovered spanned combat, resource, ornamental, caretaker, and many other fields, each with its own strengths.
This allowed Jiang Xing to feast his eyes—
Although he had spent a long time studying the Beast Compendium and was familiar with a vast number of Pet Beasts, it was obvious that viewing them in person was far more impactful than seeing images and text.
Not to mention that every Pet Beast here represented a brand-new achievement.
Jiang Xing also gained many insights from this, noting down numerous ideas.
Looking through the research concepts he had recorded on his phone, he began to understand why the country and associations were willing to invest manpower and resources into frequently holding academic conferences, instead of simply awarding recognition and bonuses…
It wasn't about giving researchers a stage to show off.
The academic results presented at these conferences themselves represented outstanding research ideas that could inspire more scholars.
The academic lectures in the latter half were even more so—collisions of ideas among numerous scholars, capable of sparking even greater innovation.
…
Aside from the Choco-Chicken booth, there was another booth that left a deep impression on Jiang Xing.
It belonged to the Fusion Research Institute.
Within the Beast Compendium, there was a special category of Pet Beasts—not composed of a single "individual," but formed from a "group."
Examples included mothers with offspring, or sets of multiple siblings—multiple Pet Beasts combining to evolve into an entirely new entity.
The most representative examples were hive queens and gear clusters, making it a field with immense potential.
The Fusion Research Institute is a pioneer in this domain. Their showcased achievement is a new evolutionary route for [Magnet Orbs]—leading to [Giant Magnet Entity].
Magnet Orbs are common composite Pet Beasts. They naturally possess magnetic attraction and will combine together to evolve into [Multi-Magnet Entity].
However, as a "composite Pet Beast," the individual Magnet Orbs that formed its body were still technically separate lifeforms—merely mentally connected and highly coordinated.
Giant Magnet Entity was completely different.
Based on the latest theoretical framework in composite Pet Beast research—[Mental Synchronization]—the Fusion Research Institute created a mental field that allowed unevolved Magnet Orbs to achieve telepathic connection in advance, even synchronizing their mental frequencies.
Then, when they evolved, the mental field underwent a qualitative transformation.
They became a single, complete giant entity—their thoughts, consciousness, and mental processes fully unified.
It was no longer a "composite Pet Beast," but a true fusion into "one Pet Beast"!
Moreover, through the mental resonance of all the Magnet Orbs, its thinking speed experienced a leap, and its mental power underwent a complete qualitative transformation, granting it a psychic attribute.
'Good grief, so it's basically Metagross plus Magneton, huh? So this is a patchwork research institute?'
Joking aside, the Fusion Research Institute's achievement was undeniably outstanding.
Especially the evolved Giant Magnet Entity—it was extremely suitable as an assistant-type Pet Beast for research institutes.
After all, its thinking speed was insanely fast—even surpassing supercomputers.
Jiang Xing took a liking to it at first glance and planned to train one as an assistant for his own research institute.
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