Beast Tamer: The evolution path I made up has come true!

"If the subsequent retest data is valid, then the ironclad rule that the pseudo-wolf's affinity for the spirit is low will be overturned, and all the previous papers will have to be revised and the experiments will have to be redone."

At this point, Xu Qingshan's tone became increasingly heavy: "So what do you think those researchers who published the fake wolf paper are thinking?"

Su Mo remained silent upon hearing this.

But his mind was in turmoil. He seemed to have unwittingly gotten himself into a huge mess, and what troubled him most was that he couldn't explain why he had gotten involved in this mess.

If my hand is discovered, then I'm truly finished. At this point, all I can do is make a lot of noise to fool people.

Xu Qingshan pulled out a market briefing from the pile of documents: "Not only in academia, but also in the existing Cold-Spine Wolf route."

"This is currently the only mature evolutionary route for the pseudo-wolf. Although this evolutionary path has expensive materials and a low success rate, the breeding institutions behind it have long formed a huge chain of interests."

"If your mental approach proves to be viable... even if it can only absorb a worn-out slipper from a distance right now... it will be enough to impact the existing Prickly Wolf industry chain!"

Upon hearing this, Su Mo's eyelids twitched violently, as if the trouble he had caused was even bigger than he had imagined.

Honestly, all I wanted to do at first was help Fugui graduate from the Evolution Department, this bottomless pit of a major. He didn't have any grand ambitions. Do students nowadays need a reasonable reason to graduate smoothly?

Judging from Xu Qingshan's words, he not only made other researchers rewrite the paper, but also impacted the wolf industry chain?

Seeing Su Mo's expression, Xu Qingshan continued, "In short, the academy will soon start the retest, and our department will also set up a temporary research group!"

"After your live broadcast and the online buzz, our school can no longer treat this research as a regular undergraduate thesis."

"If everything goes smoothly afterward, this matter may even alarm the Beast Taming Association!"

"You need to be mentally prepared!"

Upon hearing this, Su Mo's expression turned serious, and he quickly asked, "So, teacher, has my graduation pre-approval been approved?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Qingshan's lips twitched involuntarily: "At a time like this, you're still thinking about your stupid graduation pre-approval?!"

Su Mo pursed her lips and looked directly into Xu Qingshan's eyes without backing down. "Teacher, I really want to escape this terrible major."

"..."

The office suddenly became awkwardly quiet. Everyone present looked at Su Mo with surprise. Now, an opportunity to make a name for himself and even overturn the existing system was placed in front of him, but this student was still thinking about graduating. Was graduating really that important?

No, although graduation is also important, the former is clearly more important!

Xu Qingshan had finally mustered the words he was about to say in a passionate speech, but this blunt truth choked him up.

Does Su Mo really not understand the academic significance of this matter?

However, Su Mo was all too aware of his current situation.

I am neither a brilliant researcher living in the spotlight without worrying about food or clothing, nor an academic pioneer qualified to rewrite textbooks.

He was just a poor senior student who almost got assigned to a regular animal husbandry major and was still burdened with a loan from Lingxin Credit.

No matter how grand one's worldview, how astonishing one's academic influence, or how exaggerated one's future prospects and historical fame one may be, it doesn't matter.

However, for Su Mo now, he still needs to pass the graduation pre-approval first.

Xu Qingshan stared at Su Mo, whose face clearly showed he was trying to make a living, and remained silent for a full half minute.

Finally, Xu Qingshan sighed and rubbed his brow, saying helplessly, "You don't need to worry about your graduation pre-approval; that's not the issue now."

Upon hearing this, Su Mo immediately understood Xu Qingshan's subtext, and his eyes lit up.

Before Su Mo could say anything, Xu Qingshan continued, "But don't be too happy yet."

"You have three days to rewrite your thesis proposal!"

"I want to see the complete emotional anchor theory hypothesis, the data model for mental traction retesting, the specific process of behavioral induction, and the subsequent rigorous verification plan."

"If you miss even one word, I'll send you to the pig farm to feed the spirit pigs. Remember, I mean every single detail."

At this point, Xu Qingshan simply walked directly up to Su Mo and said, "There's one more thing. From now on, you're not allowed to spout nonsense in your lousy live stream anymore!"

Su Mo immediately nodded and said, "Understood!"

Looking at Su Mo's obedient and sensible appearance, Xu Qingshan felt even more uneasy for some reason, and quickly added, "Also, don't say anything like 'there are no useless pets, only fake wolves that haven't done enough homework'!"

"Do you think pet evolution is like preparing for a postgraduate entrance exam?!"

Su Mo paused for a moment, then clicked his tongue with some regret and said, "Teacher, from the perspective of attracting traffic through new media, this sentence really had a great effect on dissemination..."

Xu Qingshan's temple throbbed twice: "Su Mo..."

Su Mo smoothly changed her mind and said, "I'll delete it! I'll delete it tonight!"

Xu Qingshan took a deep breath and pointed to the door: "Go back and write your report now, and don't let me see you until you're done."

Su Mo quickly stood up, but stopped abruptly when she reached the office door.

Then Su Mo turned around, leaned half her body over the edge of the door frame, and cautiously peeked out to ask, "Teacher."

Xu Qingshan looked at Su Mo: "What's wrong now?"

Su Mo looked into Xu Qingshan's eyes and asked with utmost sincerity, "The slippers that Fugui licked to pieces..."

"Those are... junior's personal belongings. Will this compensation be reimbursed through our research group's account?"

Xu Qingshan: "..."

The next second, Xu Qingshan's booming roar echoed down the corridor: "Get out...!!"

Chapter 18 Thanks to Su Sheng for Open Source

When Su Mo brought Fugui back from the observation room, the internet was already trending.

Initially, only a few on-campus accounts that were present at the scene edited together the live stream replay.

In the scene, Fugui is being held down by the back of his neck by Su Mo, his dog eyes fixed on the pink bear slippers.

The next second, the slipper wobbled and flew into the air, then slapped onto Fugui's face.

The bizarre visuals, coupled with the already abstract reputation of the fake wolf, caused the video's views to skyrocket as soon as it was released.

100,000, 300,000, 500,000!

When Su Mo and Fu Gui returned to their dormitory, these videos had already climbed into the top ten trending topics, with each title more outrageous than the last:

[The fake wolf has awakened, seemingly through a form of mental manipulation!]

[Shocking! It practically evolved itself just to smell the scent of a used slipper!]

[A forbidden academic romance between a fake wolf and a pink bear!]

Su Mo stared at these abstract titles and fell silent.

He could no longer tell whether these netizens were witnessing a great breakthrough in the evolution of the pseudo-wolf, or simply watching Fugui's dark history of dog life.

Su Mo took a deep breath and began scrolling down the comments.

The number of likes for the top comment had already surpassed 200,000.

[These aren't slippers! Remember, this is the first sacred relic in the history of Beast Taming to be spiritually connected!]

The comments below were also a chaotic mess:

[It is suggested that Tianfu Beast Taming University build a glass case overnight and place this slipper in the very center of the school history museum.]

[Pink Bear Slippers: I was just an ordinary female college student's slippers, until that day, I was chosen by a fake wolf.]

[The female student in black stockings: I can attest that my shoes are truly legendary, but I'll have to go back to the dorm barefoot tonight.]

You said you were barefoot, right?

[Rare bloodline? Rare treasures? Secret realm inheritance? Su Shen's pet beast awakens with just a female college student's slippers]

[Thanks to Su Sheng for opening up a brand new track for ordinary beast tamers!]

[All Pseudo-Wolf Beast Tamers, stand up! Thank you, Su Sheng!!!]

[Thanks to Su Sheng for open-sourcing!]

Su Mo glanced at the comments section and silently closed the page.

So this is how they summoned Su Sheng? I haven't even said I'd take them to Mars yet!

Moreover, netizens are like this: they only need to enjoy the entertainment, while they have many other things to consider.

After all, he still had to pay for his junior's slippers.

Looking at his account balance, Su Mo sighed helplessly.

Although the slippers weren't too expensive, this loss still made matters worse for his already meager savings.

With this in mind, Su Mo pulled up the lab's registration form, found the contact information left by the female student in black stockings, and dialed it directly.

The phone rang for a few seconds before being answered.

"Hey?"

Su Mo cleared his throat and said, "Hello, Lin, I'm Su Mo."

There was a brief silence on the other end of the terminal, followed by the voice of the female student in black stockings: "Senior Su?"

Su Mo noticed the nervousness in Lin Zhixia's tone and quickly said, "I'm really sorry about today's experiment. I'll pay you back for the slippers."

Upon hearing this, Lin Zhixia replied, "This... is not necessary... Professor Xu has already sealed the shoes away. He said he plans to use them as experimental samples for observation later."

Upon hearing this, Su Mo exclaimed, "Wow!"