231: Rewards, Lucky Frog's Evolution Materials
The others completely ignored the bickering of the two old men.
Clearly, they had seen this scene far too many times.
Two old children, all talk and no action; once the argument was over, they'd each go home, and the next day they'd go about their business as usual.
Su Ningyu silently took two steps back, leaving the battlefield to the two presidents.
Over there, Xiao Yixun and Yan Qiuhua were still "exchanging pleasantries."
Over here, the attention of the other Breeders had returned to the Fire Dragon Insect.
"This is great."
A middle-aged Breeder wearing a baseball cap rubbed his hands together, his eyes sparkling.
"Now that this evolution sequence is out, I'm afraid the price of Silkworm Babies on Yunmeng Star is going to double.
Think about it; although there were many evolutions for Silkworm Babies before, there has never been a Tenglong Sequence.
It's different now.
Silkworm Babies can turn into Dragons!
Even though it's just called a Fire Dragon Insect, this is a Breakthrough from nothing to something!"
A female Breeder with a ponytail next to him nodded in agreement: "Exactly."
"Haha, you're right. But I'd be happy to be busy; if it were me, I'd be willing too."
Su Ningyu listened to these discussions, the corners of his mouth curling up slightly.
He didn't step forward to join the discussion but instead quietly backed out of the crowd.
It wasn't that he didn't want to communicate, but he had been questioned so much that he truly couldn't handle it anymore.
"How did you think of letting a Silkworm Baby learn the Fury skill?"
"Can the evolution conditions for the Fire Dragon Insect be made public?"
"Have you ever considered letting the Silkworm Baby take other elemental Tenglong routes?"
Questions hit him like a barrage; for every one he answered, three more popped up.
In the end, he had no choice but to push Zhang Hengyu forward.
"Senior Zhang participated in the entire experiment; ask him, he knows everything."
Zhang Hengyu was looking down, recording data, when he suddenly felt a pat on his shoulder.
He looked up and met over a dozen pairs of eyes thirsting for knowledge; the expression on his face changed from dazed to horrified, and then from horrified to resignation.
He glared at Su Ningyu, his eyes clearly saying: You just wait.
Su Ningyu pretended not to see and turned to walk out of the crowd.
He had gained a lot this time.
Not only the successful breeding of the Fire Dragon Insect, but his phone's contact list now had the contact information of over a dozen senior Breeders.
His phone vibrated a few times, and he took it out to look.
There were over a dozen new friend requests, with the notes section uniformly reading "So-and-so Breeder Association," "So-and-so Research Institute," or "So-and-so Beast Taming Industry Group."
Su Ningyu accepted them one by one and then gave a unified reply.
He tucked his phone back into his pocket, the corners of his mouth curling up slightly.
This trip's harvest far exceeded his expectations.
But the greatest gain wasn't these material things.
It was the connections.
These people came from various regions of Yunmeng Star; some were Insect-type beast experts, some were researchers of Dragon-type evolution paths, and a few specialized in energy data analysis.
In the future, if he needed any Materials or technical support, at least he would know who to look for.
More importantly, he had collected the three types of cat-like beast Souls needed for Coal Ball's evolution at the Breeder Association.
Three Essences sealed in special crystal bottles were currently lying quietly in a compartment of his backpack.
Each Essence shimmered with a different colored ghostly light.
They flowed slowly within the bottles, like living things.
Beast Souls themselves weren't particularly rare; what was rare was "how to collect them."
After an ordinary beast dies, its Soul quickly dissipates into the world; to capture it, one needs specialized Spirit-binding talents or the abilities of Ghost-type beasts.
Such talents and abilities weren't common in Breeder circles.
Fortunately, the Breeder Association was large enough and rich enough in resources for him to gather all three at once.
Three of the conditions for Coal Ball's evolution had now been met.
Strength Rank: silver rank tier one.
Coal Ball had been absorbing moonlight dew these past few days and had already touched the Bottleneck, potentially reaching a Breakthrough at any time.
moonlight dew: Check.
Three cat-type beast Essences: Check.
Only the last one remained, which was also the most difficult—Slaughter Evolution.
The evolution must be completed in a true life-and-death struggle.
Not a simulated battle, not a training ground, but a real fight where lives are on the line.
This meant he had to take Coal Ball to a place dangerous enough to face real enemies.
Su Ningyu calculated several possible locations in his mind.
The Cangmang Mountains in Xiling.
Wild beasts appeared frequently there, but silver rank wild beasts moved in packs, making the risk of entering alone too great.
The Sunset Forest in East County—Beichen High School's field survival site; he had just been there, but the Ranks of the wild beasts inside were generally too low to reach the intensity of a life-and-death struggle.
There were also several Secret Realms, but those places were either cordoned off by officials or required applying for a permit in advance, which involved tedious procedures.
He needed to find a suitable place.
Slaughter Evolution was no joke.
Before leaving the Breeder Association, Su Ningyu had one more thing to do.
He took out his phone and scrolled to the chat box with Qin Che.
The reward he promised was also arriving soon.
When Qin Che had asked him what reward he wanted.
Su Ningyu hadn't hesitated at the time.
What he wanted were the Materials needed for Lucky Frog's evolution.
Ancient coins containing Spiritual Qi.
This request had made Qin Che freeze for several seconds.
Likely in his expectations, a sixteen-year-old boy would either want money, beast Materials, or some kind of privilege.
Instead, he wanted something like this.
Even though they were ancient copper coins with Spiritual Qi.
He hadn't asked much, only nodding and saying, "I'll keep an eye out for you."
The message was sent, and the reply came quickly.
Qin Che: "The item has arrived; the reward is at the Binjiang City official government office."
Su Ningyu looked at that line of text, the corners of his mouth curling up slightly.
Lucky Frog's evolution Materials were finally in his hands.
He put away his phone and walked out of the Breeder Association's main gate.
Night had fallen, and streetlights were turning on one by one.
Binjiang City's nights were very quiet, with the occasional beast gliding through the air, the wind from its wings brushing past the treetops with a rustling sound.
Su Ningyu stood on the steps, looking at the last shimmer of the afterglow on the distant horizon, and took a deep breath.
moonlight dew—obtained.
Three cat-type beast Essences—obtained.
Lucky Frog's evolution Materials—about to be obtained.
Coal Ball's evolution conditions only lacked the final Slaughter Evolution, he needed to start looking for Little Bell's next-stage evolution Materials, and Lucky Frog's evolution path also needed careful planning.
He stepped down the stairs and headed toward the Binjiang City Government.
A staff member inside the government building looked up at him and then went back to work.
I'm here to collect the reward supplies approved by Commissioner Qin Che.
Su Ningyu handed over his Identity Card.
The staff member took the card, checked the System, then looked up with a subtle expression: "You're Su Ningyu?"
"Yes."
"Wait a moment."
The staff member turned and walked into the inner vault, returning after a while holding an exquisite Brocade Box.
The box wasn't large, about the size of a palm, with ancient cloud patterns embroidered on the surface, looking quite old.
"This was specifically instructed by Commissioner Qin."
The staff member handed the box to Su Ningyu, "See if this is it."