Jiang Xing didn't use his social media account very often.
Every time he posted, it was to share research-related information.
Unlike many researchers, who treated social media like a personal feed—frequently posting photos and videos of their Pet Beasts, sharing bits of their daily lives.
Take Dr. Xu, for example. His "Xu Hai's Backyard" series had become a regularly scheduled hit. Even Jiang Xing was a fan, following each new episode on time.
Not only could you enjoy all sorts of novel and interesting Pet Beasts, but you could also learn small details about them that would never be recorded in the Pet Beast Compendium.
It was both educational and entertaining.
Besides that, Su Muli would also post videos from time to time, sharing her daily life.
For example, the exclusive Pet Beasts of the Muli Research Institute, her battles with the Roman princess… and more battles with the Roman princess…
Yes—apparently during a certain secret realm expedition, she had formed an unusual bond with Princess Margarita of the Roman nation. Ever since, Margarita would frequently cross regions just to challenge her again.
Because both of them were youthful, beautiful girls—and both were young King-Class Beast Tamers—
They were extremely popular. Quite a few fans even shipped them as a CP, seeing it as mutual recognition between strong opponents—a classic rival pairing for protagonists.
In reality, though, Su Muli had privately complained to Jiang Xing about Margarita, describing her as "a sore loser who's obsessed with getting revenge and gossiping all day," clearly harboring quite a bit of resentment…
Compared to these socially outgoing researchers who treated social media like a personal circle, Jiang Xing was obviously more socially reserved.
His account was rather quiet, with only a handful of posts.
But despite its inactivity, his level of attention was anything but low.
It had only been about a month since the Shanghai Evolution Conference.
With Beast Tamer schools officially starting their terms, many new Beast Tamers had chosen the Golden-Patterned Koi as their initial Pet Beast. A smaller number—like Li Lingyin, who possessed a Rainbow Dragon Hatchling—were sweeping through battles with unprecedented winning streaks, drawing widespread attention.
And the Rainbow Dragon Hatchling was only its second-stage evolution. Its subsequent evolution had yet to be revealed.
According to the unwritten rules of the Pet Beast research world, the discoverer of an evolution form holds priority in researching its subsequent forms.
As a result, many people were closely watching Jiang Xing's social account, hoping to be the first to learn about the third-stage evolution of the Rainbow Dragon Hatchling.
So when Jiang Xing posted a new update, it was immediately noticed by his followers.
They were thrilled—
It hadn't been that long, yet Jiang Xing had already completed the third-stage evolution of the Rainbow Dragon Hatchling?
Not only was this Pet Beast talented early on, its growth was also this fast?
However, when they clicked into the paper link and saw the title "Hypothesis and Proof of Friendship" along with its contents, they were instantly dumbfounded.
Jiang Xing's new research topic… wasn't about the Rainbow Dragon Hatchling at all—but something called "Friendship"?
After raising the question at the evolution conference—"Could emotion also be a condition for evolution?"—he had actually set aside the Rainbow Dragon Hatchling and gone off to study emotions?!
Studying emotions was fine, but what on earth were Training Power and the Ugly Waterfowl?
The former was widely recognized as the simplest species move—something you could master with a bit of time. It was famously known as "anyone with hands can learn it."
The latter was widely regarded as the "ugliest" Pet Beast, with neither training value nor research value.
Many fans had never even heard of them. It was only after reading the paper that they went to check the Pet Beast Compendium and discovered this "sewer-tier" Pet Beast.
Even if such a move and such a Pet Beast were corrected and successfully trained—what value could they possibly have?
The stark contrast left many fans feeling disappointed and confused.
They didn't start flaming him—after all, Jiang Xing was only a junior, and producing new results in less than a month meant he was far from running out of ideas.
Still, many were worried he had gone down the wrong path—mistaking "a carp leaping through the dragon gate" as something commonplace and falling into the trap of obscure Pet Beasts.
So a large number of well-meaning fans stepped forward, strongly advising Jiang Xing to abandon these "useless" studies and focus on exploring the Golden-Patterned Koi and the Rainbow Dragon Hatchling.
That was what he should be doing!
They had seen plenty of research updates from researchers and doctors—this was what research was supposed to look like!
However, this wave of comments only lasted for a short time before it completely reversed.
Just like Dr. Xu had immediately recognized the importance of "Friendship" and sensed its potential—
The scholars of the Beast Taming world were no fools.
Even an assistant often devoted themselves wholeheartedly to the field, having spent years deeply studying Pet Beast science.
They might lack inspiration or luck, or be constrained by existing theories, making it difficult to achieve groundbreaking results.
But they absolutely did not lack professional insight or academic judgment!
After carefully reading the paper, they quickly realized—
This was an observable, quantifiable Pet Beast stat!
Just like strength, defense, speed, vitality, personality, species, evolution—each of these stats had spawned countless theories and research topics. Each was a window into the mysteries of Pet Beasts.
The emergence of a brand-new stat undoubtedly meant the opening of an entirely new field!
Whether or not that field turned out to be a "new continent"—
In the process of exploration, scholars could derive an enormous number of research directions and results, churning out who knows how many papers…
At that moment, all the scholars were stunned.
It was just an ordinary move-related paper.
Yet it had become a key to a new world!
"Wait—what?!"
"So at the Shanghai Evolution Conference, you weren't just talking casually—you actually had something real?"
"Last month you proved the personality hypothesis, and this month you've opened up an entirely new field…"
"Are you hacking the system or what?!"
"If you are, please don't turn it off."
Of course, this wasn't a field any single researcher could monopolize—it was a result that benefited the entire discipline of Pet Beast research.
Scholars would only applaud—and then quickly pick up their knives and forks, ready to claim their share of the cake.
Thus, under Jiang Xing's social media post, a series of heavyweight figures appeared:
[Thank you for sharing. This is the most groundbreaking academic achievement of the past decade. —Wind-type Doctor Zephyros]
[I thought you would lie low for a while and properly consolidate your findings. Didn't expect another surprise so soon. —Psychic Doctor Ail]
[Yesterday I misjudged you. Perhaps today I will misjudge you again. But in the end, you are still you… congratulations. —Water-type Doctor Xu Hai]
[Please accept my friend request. I believe emotional energy could bring breakthroughs to the necromancy field. I hope we can discuss this in depth. —Necromancy Doctor Amru]
[(Sticker: Sea Lizard Shocked) —Top-tier Water-type Researcher Su Muli]
In the modern world, every Beast Tamer Doctor was a treasure of humanity, renowned across regions.
And now, they were appearing under Jiang Xing's post, expressing recognition—even excitement—for this result!
This kind of overwhelming endorsement instantly shattered all public opinion.
Those who had just been advising Jiang Xing to focus on the Rainbow Dragon Hatchling's evolution and stop wasting time on useless research were stunned.
This move called "Return," along with the Friendship system—was it actually that powerful?
It held such immense value that even Doctors took it this seriously?
Jiang Xing had just proven the personality hypothesis—and immediately produced something of this level again?!
Something felt off.
This wasn't what they usually saw in videos at all.
Research wasn't supposed to be like this!
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