Jiang Xing had already guessed that the appearance of the Fairy Plate might trigger a chain reaction capable of affecting the entire world.
And with the birth of the Flower Fairy Attendant, the likelihood of that guess being true had risen by at least twenty or thirty percent.
Because this kind of thing was not without precedent in the Beast Taming World—
According to historical records, in the earliest age when the primordial secret realms first descended, the world did not possess the rich variety of attributes it had today. There were only the five most basic elemental attributes: Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth.
Many attributes had only gradually appeared later for various reasons.
For example, the birth of the Light attribute was tied to the arrival of the mythical Pet Beast known as Apollos, revered as the God of Light who wielded authority over radiance, when a secret realm descended upon Europe.
And the incredibly rare Star attribute, whose rarity rivaled Time and Space, originated from a meteorite that fell from beyond the heavens one hundred and fifty years ago...
Earth possessed extraordinary compatibility. It could easily absorb any foreign power, transform it into part of itself, and give rise to corresponding forms of power.
Because of that, the birth of the Fairy attribute was not some unacceptable phenomenon.
'According to historical patterns, as Fairy energy gradually becomes more abundant throughout the world, the first things to appear should be resources and items carrying Fairy power, followed by moves and talents, and only then attributes and Pet Beasts...'
'But the Flower Fairy Attendant skipped directly from the first step to the very last one.'
'It became the world's very first Fairy.'
The moment Jiang Xing completed the Pet Beast Compendium entry, the system interface appeared before his eyes.
[Ding, ding! You have discovered Ribombee!]
[As one of the youngest attributes in the Pokémon world, the Fairy attribute has always arrived late in a world where Pokémon and Earth have fused together.]
[You have discovered a tiny fairy, which means the power of Fairy-types is gradually awakening—]
[Come, it is time to announce to the world that the age of dragons has come to an end. The future shall be ruled by cute and charming fairies!]
[You have received a mission: At a world-class academic conference, prove the existence of the Fairy attribute and display at least one Fairy-type Pokémon.]
[Reward: Based on the influence of the conference, the number of Fairy-type Pokémon displayed, presentation impact, and other factors, you will randomly obtain a Pokémon item blind box. (Global random pool)]
This time, at least the system had gotten the attribute right.
Both the Flower Fairy Attendant and Ribombee were Bug + Fairy. Perfectly reasonable.
As for this massive main storyline mission itself, completing it would actually be quite simple.
As long as he finished and published the research paper titled The Evolution of the Flower Fairy Attendant, the conditions would be fulfilled.
And the Flower Fairy Attendant's evolution had undeniably been achieved through the evolution item Pink Fae Flower.
So when Jiang Xing published the paper, he could casually mention something like, "After obtaining the Death Secret Realm, I discovered several special secret realm stones inside," and easily whitewash the origin of the item.
A brand-new secret realm producing brand-new discoveries was the most normal thing imaginable.
At most, people would envy his luck. No one would question whether it was real.
—If somebody could actually guess that Jiang Xing had pulled a Plate out from under his pants and handcrafted an entirely new attribute, then that person was definitely using wallhacks. Investigate immediately!
That was why Jiang Xing had never deliberately avoided Su Muli while raising the Honey Attendants or creating the Pet Beast Compendium.
There simply was no need.
'The system likes public spectacles. The grander the stage and the more explosive the show, the better the rewards.'
'If I max out the rewards, maybe it'll even spit out another Plate.'
'Collect all eighteen and manually craft Arceus.'
Since that was the case, the World Beast Taming Summit that would be held four months later—with multiple doctoral researchers participating—was undoubtedly the perfect stage.
During that time, Jiang Xing could wait for Fairy power to continue awakening, collect and create more Fairy-related items, and raise more Fairy-type Pokémon...
Then reveal everything all at once at the summit.
Not only would he maximize the rewards, he could also conveniently prove himself worthy of becoming a doctor-level researcher along the way!
Perfect plan!
...
After completing the evolution, the next research topic naturally became the evolution conditions of the two forms.
During this period, the Honey Attendants in the research institute had been busy serving as Jiang Xing's breeding assistants, feeding various Pet Beast populations everywhere, and helping him maintain the Berry Blender so it could continuously operate and produce Pokéblocks according to the recipes...
They had very little spare time for reproduction, so only a few Honey Larva had been born within the institute.
In fact, they were not really suited for reproduction to begin with—
Bee-type Pet Beasts were a special category of creatures. Not all of them participated in reproduction. Instead, they divided labor among themselves.
Most bee-type Pet Beasts were worker bees responsible for tasks such as caretaking and hunting.
Only a small portion would develop specialized breeding forms that remained inside the hive and focused solely on producing offspring.
The Honey Attendants in the research institute were all top students from the Pet Beast Academy, so naturally they were all worker-bee types. Asking them to reproduce was basically assigning them work outside their specialization.
Therefore, if Jiang Xing wanted to raise more Honey Attendants to further refine their two evolutionary forms, or establish a breeding house so the Honey Attendants could reproduce on their own and give the research institute the ability to train breeding assistants...
He would still need to introduce another batch of Honey Attendants and their pre-evolved forms.
'Now that Xiao Xian has completed her evolution and fully recovered to her peak condition, there's no longer any need to worry about lifespan issues. And with the Fairy Plate forcibly raising the upper limit, that probably won't be a concern in the future either.'
'It's time to pay a visit to the Pet Beast Academy and let Principal Liu see her evolved form too.'
Jiang Xing found Xiao Xian and told her they were going out.
The moment she heard they were heading to the Pet Beast Academy, Xiao Xian was visibly excited.
She had spent eighteen years at the academy. From birth to old age, that place had been her very first home. Principal Liu had been both her teacher and someone like a mother to her.
Being able to return and let everyone know she was safe was truly wonderful.
...
Yuzhong City, Nanny-Type Pet Beast Academy.
Inside a classroom filled with flowerbeds, Honey Attendants, Antique Dolls, and various other Pet Beasts surrounded a silver-haired woman, attentively studying.
Holding a pair of scissors, Principal Liu trimmed the plants while lecturing the Pet Beasts—
Being a nanny-type Pet Beast was not as simple as merely feeding a few Pokéblocks.
Calming agitated Pet Beasts, tidying living spaces, maintaining flowerbeds, arranging flowers, and all sorts of miscellaneous daily tasks could improve the environment and create an atmosphere where both humans and Pet Beasts felt comfortable and warm...
Those countless little details were what nanny-type Pet Beasts truly needed to learn.
As Principal Liu continued teaching, her gaze swept across one of the Honey Attendants. Seeing the focused look in its eyes, she seemed to glimpse a familiar figure and momentarily lost focus.
She wondered how Xiao Xian had been doing lately...
Although Principal Liu had raised countless nanny-type Pet Beasts throughout her life, the overwhelming majority had not remained at the academy for very long.
Once their abilities reached graduation standards, they would head off to official organizations, associations, research institutes, hospitals, and many other places to work as nannies, nurses, and similar caretaking roles, beginning new lives of their own.
Only a very small number of Pet Beasts with teaching qualifications remained at the academy as instructors.
And those Pet Beast teachers stayed there for periods measured in decades.
After such a long time, even raising an ordinary pet would create emotional attachment, let alone these kind-hearted Pet Beasts who were barely different from humans.
Principal Liu genuinely regarded the Pet Beast teachers as family.
She had even used up all of her contract slots long ago, forming complete mutual understanding with many of the Pet Beast teachers and becoming lifelong companions with them.
If she had not already run out of contract slots, she likely would have contracted Xiao Xian as well.
At this point, more than a month had already passed since Xiao Xian had left the academy with Jiang Xing.
Principal Liu still had trouble adjusting. Whenever she occasionally saw a Honey Attendant with a similar temperament, she would subconsciously call out Xiao Xian's name.
She had also been closely following Jiang Xing's recent activities, eagerly awaiting his results—
Especially after Principal Liu saw the Friendship Evolution Conference conclude successfully, witnessed the appearance of an entirely new attribute, and saw the breathtakingly beautiful Pet Beast evolved from the Ugly Waterfowl, she had almost been unable to suppress the joy in her heart!
As expected of Dr. Xu's student—the rising young researcher who had recently become the center of attention!
He had actually managed to uncover the potential hidden within a Pet Beast like the Ugly Waterfowl, develop such an incredible form, and even announce the birth of a brand-new attribute!
Those accomplishments and abilities were enough to make him the brightest new star in China's research world in recent years!
If it was him, then he would definitely be able to complete the research and help the Honey Attendants achieve an even greater level of power!
He would definitely be able to restore Xiao Xian's youth!
A few days ago, Principal Liu had nearly called Jiang Xing to ask about the research progress.
But after considering that such behavior would only place additional pressure on him, she forcibly restrained the impulse in the end—
Even if she could not help, at the very least she did not want to hold him back.
However, those suppressed feelings of anticipation had clearly begun affecting her condition.
Even while teaching her students, she remained distracted. While using the scissors, she accidentally cut her finger, the sharp blade leaving a shallow wound across her fingertip as a thin line of blood seeped out.
"Sii sii~"
The surrounding nanny-type Pet Beasts immediately used healing moves to treat her injury.
Principal Liu was just about to thank them when the corner of her eye suddenly caught sight of a figure appearing in the hallway.
A tiny fairy-like appearance, a pale pink dress made of flower petals, a golden crown-like pair of antennae...
She already looked completely different from a Honey Attendant.
And yet, almost the instant their eyes met, Principal Liu immediately felt it with absolute clarity—
This was Xiao Xian!!
That appearance... that feeling...
She had already completed her transformation and evolved into an entirely new form?!
At that moment, overwhelming ecstasy surged through Principal Liu. Tears burst from her eyes as she practically rushed out of the classroom and embraced the figure tightly.
"Xiao Xian!"
"Yii!"
Only after a long while did Principal Liu wipe the tears from her face and look up toward the young man standing in the hallway.
"Thank you."
"You're welcome."
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