Digimon: I really didn't want to be the Digimon Emperor!

Last time in Savage Valley, the professional beast tamer team went to great lengths to negotiate and obtain Digimon egg resources from Savage Valley and Green Fruit Mountain, which was also intended to build up the Digimon ecosystem.

By mastering these Digimon eggs, the entire Digimon lineage can be developed, potentially creating a powerful production and combat force in the future.

The Divine Eagle Nation is the most successful example. By controlling mechanical digital eggs such as Electric Mouse Beast and Bomber Beast, and combining this with mechanized modification technology, they have created a formidable mechanical superpower. Their territory is filled with mechanical digital spaces, producing a large number of mechanical warriors like an assembly line, making the entire nation like a sophisticated war machine.

Similarly, Yangon, a holy country, regards the "Angemon" Digimon egg as a strategic resource and implements strict export controls.

In their meticulously designed sacred environment and digital space, they cultivated a complete angelic evolutionary chain and methodology, forming a near-perfect sacred lineage.

Angemon—Kyubimon—Luxmon—Jandrumon, as well as Angemon and FlameAngemon!

There are even rumors about the Perfect-level Angemon and the HolyAngemon.

Strangely, after Luxmon evolved from its child stage to Jeannemon's adult stage, this evolutionary chain broke at the Ultimate stage—Angewomon, which should have been Jeannemon's main evolutionary path, was never born.

“This is too abnormal.” Cheng Yuan frowned. In the settings of his previous life, Angewomon’s evolutionary path was already complex and varied, with many versions existing in different works. But in this real digital world, the problem is obviously more troublesome.

A bold conjecture took shape in Cheng Yuan's mind:

“Perhaps it’s related to the ‘light’ attribute.” Cheng Yuan pondered. The Angemon of Yangon mainly cultivate the “divine” attribute, while Angewomon may need the dual blessing of “light” and “divine”.

The Kingdom of Yangon focuses on developing the "Holy" attribute, but neglects the importance of the "Light" attribute. Angewomon's evolution may require a perfect balance of the two attributes.

This discovery made Cheng Yuan both excited and apprehensive.

He was excited because he might have stumbled upon the core secret of Angewomon's evolution, but he was also uneasy because this conjecture could not be verified at present. Moreover, the most urgent task at hand was to ensure that Peamon successfully completed this evolution.

Just then, the turbulent energy flow within the evolutionary cocoon finally stabilized. Seven-colored holy light flooded the entire cocoon like a tide, and the previously restless divine golden light, dark shadows, and blazing flames began to contract in an orderly manner.

These energies are not repelled, but rather, under the dominion of the light attribute, they gradually condense into a stable form.

Cheng Yuan held his breath, staring intently at the new form about to emerge from its cocoon. The energies of other attributes no longer stirred, but instead gathered and condensed in an orderly manner.

“The evolutionary energy has stabilized!” Zhou Mo nodded and said, “The light attribute completely suppresses the other attributes, but strangely…”

"What's wrong?" Cheng Yuan asked anxiously.

"Other attributes weren't rejected; rather... they achieved a certain balance with the light attribute!"

Cheng Yuan breathed a long sigh of relief.

It seems that the fire-type seed given by AncientGreymon and the dark-type seed originally possessed by Puppetmon have both found their place.

As the seven-colored holy light gradually faded, the outline within the cocoon became clearer—it was an elegant, standing cat-shaped Digimon, its slender body appearing and disappearing in the light.

Cheng Yuan's lips curled up slightly. As expected, he had followed the most classic evolutionary path and transformed into Gatomon.

"It seems that Jeannemon's evolutionary chain does indeed require specific conditions in Yangon, not only the Origin Digi-Egg, but also the resources, environment, and culture," Cheng Yuan pondered to himself. Starting with Luxmon and combining it with Yangon's unique sacred data environment is the orthodox path to raising Jeannemon.

While this method of strictly following phylogenetic evolution is conservative, it is stable and reliable.

Unfortunately, the evolutionary path of Jendha in Yangon to its final form was interrupted.

He recalled those experiments on network evolution that attempted to break the mold, often at a great cost.

Not only is the failure rate high, but what's even more challenging is that the data changes during the evolutionary process are like a black box, difficult to predict and control. It's like groping in a maze; a slight misstep can lead to all your efforts being wasted.

Just as Cheng Yuan was lost in thought, the light-based digital spirit encased in the evolutionary cocoon completed its mission, reformed into a crystalline seed, and floated lightly back into his palm.

A faint glow emanated from the seed's surface, and it seemed to have grown even larger, as if telling the story of every data fluctuation in that evolutionary miracle.

At that moment, the first crack appeared on the surface of the evolutionary cocoon.

"It's coming out!" Zhou Mo was completely focused on recording the final data.

Cracks spread like a spiderweb, and iridescent light shone through the gaps. With a crisp "crack," the cocoon shell shattered completely, turning into countless specks of light that dissipated into the air.

Appearing in the dark, murky world, it is an elegant white cat-like Digimon. It has a light body, a long tail, and large, pointed ears, each with a pale purple forked tip. Its eyes are large and bright, like clear lake water.

“Gi-Oh! Gatomon…” Cheng Yuan called softly, his voice trembling slightly with excitement.

But soon, he noticed something was wrong. This Gatomon was different from its appearance in the anime:

It still wears the ring formed from the sacred ring on its tail, but it not only does not wear the yellow-green claw sheath that is a replica of the Golden Sword Lion's [Crushing Claw], but it also wears two earrings, one red and one purple, on its large left ear!

These two earrings are the embodiment of the Flame Ring and the Shadow Ring.

"Success!" Gatomon spun around lightly, the sacred ring on its tail shimmering with a warm, sacred golden light.

It suddenly snuggled into Cheng Yuan's arms, its fluffy head nuzzling affectionately against his chin: "Cheng Yuan! I can feel it's so much stronger than before!"

Chapter 105 is officially compiled!

Cheng Yuan smiled and ruffled the head of the Gatomon, his fingers inadvertently touching the flame ring and shadow ring on its left ear.

The two earrings immediately glowed, and Gatomon's pupils changed color accordingly—turning a fiery red when touching the Flame Ring and a mysterious purple when touching the Shadow Ring.

"Amazing!" Zhou Mo excitedly moved closer to observe, her tablet frantically recording data. "Switching attribute modes through different earrings?"

Her gaze suddenly swept over the Digimon, and a look of confusion crossed her face once more: "Wait, what is this Digimon...?"

“Ancient Music Beast.” Cheng Yuan was already used to it. “Its presence is rather unique.”

“Oh right, Ancient Music Beast.” Zhou Mo nodded, then turned away and forgot, “Cheng Yuan, I formally invite you to join my research team! As an intern researcher, we can publish this paper together!”

"Furthermore, regarding the attribute balance of this Gatomon, and the Digimon Spirit of Light you just demonstrated, I already have several different topics in mind, and we can start researching them immediately! I hope you can participate with me!"

After listening to this, Cheng Yuan thought about it for a moment and felt that he could agree.

If he has the status of a researcher, even if it's just an intern, he can use this identity and persona to legitimately "invent" many of his memories and whimsical ideas about the Digimon evolution chain, as well as the knowledge and techniques he has acquired from the Time-Space Mystery, such as armor forging, and even Digimon Eggs, and then gradually monetize them.

Once successfully monetized, it can become a sustainable source of wealth, just like digital songs.

"Deal!" Cheng Yuan readily extended his hand. "However, I have one condition—Gear Beast must also join."

Zhou Mo then noticed the Gear Beast, which had been working silently all along.

In just one afternoon, this mechanical digital beast had mastered the operation of all the instruments and even started to analyze the data independently on its own.

"Wow!" Zhou Mo exclaimed, "Its learning ability is really impressive! It's even more efficient than my graduate students!" She squatted down and looked the Gear Beast in the eye: "Would you like to be my lab assistant? Hmm... a permanent position, with all five social insurances and one housing fund included!"

The gears of the Gear Beast spun rapidly, making excited "click-clack" sounds: "Learn...more knowledge...willing!"

Gatomon curiously touched the Flame Ring, and a small flame immediately leaped at its claw tip. It then switched to the Shadow Ring, and its claw instantly became enveloped in a shimmering aura.

The little guy began to demonstrate seamless switching between four attributes: Holy Light, Shadow Ball, and Fireball flashed around him in turn without any conflict.

"Cheng Yuan, look!" it excitedly demonstrated its new ability, "I can perfectly control these attributes now!"

Cheng Yuan couldn't help but chuckle. He took out his phone to check the time, only to find it was dead and switched off. "Sister Mo, could I borrow a power bank?"

My phone was bombarded with dozens of unread messages and missed calls as soon as it was plugged in to charge.

Cheng Yuan's heart tightened. He had been missing for more than three days. His family and school must be extremely worried.

As night fell, Cheng Yuan brought three Digimon home.

Finally relaxing on the way, he suddenly remembered that the system was paused...

Calling system... system... system?

His calls went unanswered, but to his surprise, the upgrade progress suddenly jumped from 0% to 1%.

He quickly checked the time. It had been about 7 hours since the system started upgrading, and the upgrade progress had increased by 1%. This meant that at this rate, the upgrade progress would reach 100% in about 30 days.

Through the original system's elemental attribute pay-to-win privileges, Cheng Yuan and the little dog beast's growth progress has far surpassed that of their peers.

In a month, the system upgrade will bring new privileges. What changes and improvements will it bring? Cheng Yuan couldn't help but feel excited.

Put down the shared bicycle.

"Dad, Mom, I'm home."

"Our baby is back!"

"Baby?" I haven't heard my family call me that in many years.

Cheng's mother peeked out from the doorway, her face beaming with undisguised joy. She rushed over in a few strides, but skipped Cheng Yuan and scooped up the white Digimon in his arms, only to find that it felt different.

It turned into a cat-shaped Digimon.

"What is this? Where is the little dog beast?"

"Mom, this is the evolution of Puppymon, Gatomon."

Gatomon obediently replied, "Mom, I evolved from Puppymon into Gatomon!"

The little baby has grown from a puppy into an even cuter, soft kitten, and Cheng's mother is overjoyed.

"Baby, let Mommy check if you're hurt. You've been gone for three days, and you must have suffered with that troublesome Cheng Yuan." Cheng's mother examined every inch of Digimon's fur with heartache. "I heard that those trainers often take Digimon like you to fight."

She turned and glared at Cheng Yuan. "What are you looking at! I'm talking to you! If you want to fight, why don't you go and fight yourself? What if you hurt our little dog... Gatomon! Are you beast trainers just standing around yelling?!"

Cheng Yuan: "..."

"Mom, I've been missing for three days. Aren't you worried about me at all?"

"My child has made something of himself! Tonight, Mom will cook a big meal for Gatomon to celebrate its successful evolution." Cheng's mother said with a beaming smile, then turned to Cheng Yuan, her face hardening, and said, "What are you standing there for? Go wash the vegetables!"

Make it clear, who is your biological child...?

Looking at Gear Beast, Cheng's father felt that this young colleague was a little different from before, but he couldn't quite put his finger on what was different. In just three days, he felt that Gear Beast had the kind of contrasting temperament that you don't see for a long time, like the neighbor's underachieving child who suddenly got into a 985 university.

“The sheriff received our report and came to explain. He said that your animal trainers often do this; sometimes they suddenly disappear for a few days while on a mission. He told us not to worry and that he would let us know if there was any news,” Cheng’s father explained to Cheng Yuan. “But your mother was relieved to see you. She was just inside, nagging worriedly. Look, it’s already nine o’clock at night, and she hasn’t been able to cook. She’s been waiting for you.”

At this moment, the Ancient Beast poked its head out of Cheng Yuan's backpack: "Food? Do you want to eat? The Ancient Beast wants to eat too."

It turns out that the Ancient Music Beast also went home with Cheng Yuan.

“Come on, I’ll introduce you to my mom.” Cheng Yuan whispered to Gu Le Beast, “See Gatomon? Make my mom happy, and you’ll get something delicious.”

Ancient Music Beast nodded thoughtfully.

Cheng's father followed him into the house and said, "I've already asked for leave for your school and factory. Gear Beast, you'll need to submit a leave slip tomorrow..."

"Why bother asking for leave!" Cheng Yuan interrupted him smugly. "Gear Beast is now a full-time employee of the Pengcheng Evolution Research Institute, with a formal position!"

Mr. Cheng was so shocked he couldn't speak: What?!

At dinner, Dilomon became the absolute star. Cheng's mother gave it all the best fish, completely ignoring her son's resentful look. Gulemon, on the other hand, won Cheng's mother's favor with its cute appearance and amazing appetite.

When it came to Cheng's parents, Gu Le Beast did not exhibit the same "forget-it-as-you-go" behavior it displayed in front of Zhou Mo.

"Eat slowly, don't choke~" Cheng's mother gently patted Gu Le Beast's back, then turned to Cheng Yuan and said, "Remember to buy some high-end Digimon snacks tomorrow."

She took out 100 yuan and gave it to Cheng Yuan.

Cheng Yuan silently ate his rice, thinking that there was probably no place for him in this family anymore.

Dilu Beast quietly pushed a piece of fish into his bowl, winking: "Cheng Yuan, you can eat too~"

My partner is still the one I like the most.

After the meal, Cheng Yuan returned to his room, whereupon the three Digimon immediately surrounded him.

Gatomon showed off its newly learned skills by playing a four-color board game, with gold, white, purple, and red balls, having a great time.

Gear Beast organized the knowledge it had learned that day and then immersed itself in the junior high school programming textbook.

Gu Le Shou curiously fiddled with Cheng Yuan's phone.

Gatomon summoned a clone and played a movie that Claramon liked.

Looking at the three little ones, Cheng Yuan felt a warmth in his heart; the family was becoming more and more lively.

Chapter 106 A Sudden Upheaval

While Cheng Yuan and Dilu Beast were immersed in their dreams, the entire beast tamer world was in an uproar because of the name "Qilin".

The unit where the five beast tamers who had returned from the Time-Space Mystery to report for duty were the first to be in an uproar.

In the military command center of Brave Fortress, Cheng Yi was facing a series of questions from a room full of high-ranking officers;

In the conference room of Aixinbao, Xu Bing was surrounded by more than a dozen colleagues;

As soon as Ma Yunlin of Penguin Group returned to the company, she was blocked at the elevator entrance by the board of directors who had received the news.

Lin Xiaoyang from Shanghai University was even summoned for questioning by school leaders overnight.

"What exactly does that Qilin look like?"

"What Digimon did he use?"

What exactly is the evolution of armor technology?