With the "strategic" resource support from Master Zheng, Keda's cultivation progress took off again, breaking through one after another in a short period of time. His eyes shone brightly, and he was beginning to take the shape of an aerial overlord.

Cang Xuan's cultivation was like still waters running deep, steady and methodical. The abundant wood-elemental resources made the vitality within his body even more powerful, and he became more and more adept at cultivating the "Multicolored Black" series of spiritual plants. Although the aesthetics were still unbearable for Qin Ming to look at, the energy fluctuations contained within them amazed even the project team members.

As for Little Fatty... he is still steadfastly practicing his "culinary cultivation theory".

Qin Ming had given him earnest advice several times, but each time the little fat boy would widen his eyes and confidently declare that he was determined to follow his own path.

Perhaps Little Fatty is indeed talented enough in cultivation. Although he usually slacks off, the Bodhi tree sapling is sprouting branches and leaves, and the energy it exudes is becoming more and more mellow.

In addition, since Little Fatty was providing high-end meals for the family, Qin Ming felt obligated to help them. After several unsuccessful attempts to persuade him, he gave up and secretly increased the intensity of his daily physical training and spiritual energy manipulation practice several times over.

This aligns with Little Fatty's original intention of "first getting the eldest brother's body in good shape."

In the midst of this peaceful daily life, one day, Qin Ming received a notification from the "Creation Elemental Spirit" project team:

"Qin Ming, based on the environmental data and inspiration you provided earlier, our project team has made a breakthrough in the research on the black butterfly species!"

The first batch of artificially bred black butterflies has reached the final crucial stage before their metamorphosis! Interested in bringing your black hole over to take a look?

Since there were no particularly urgent matters at the moment, Qin Ming agreed after a brief thought.

The collective transformation of black holes is a rare opportunity to observe, and it may offer insights into the future development of black holes.

So, on a fine morning, Qin Ming led his large entourage of spirit beasts to the project site.

"Hey, little brother, don't worry."

While flying steadily, Keda gently shook the black hole that was pretending to be dead on its back.

"You are our family's one and only Modie, a partner who has been tested in real combat and recognized by the whole family! No matter how similar those other breeding programs are, they can't replace you. We're just going to take a look, don't overthink it."

The black hole's wings trembled slightly, but it did not respond, continuing to play dead as an "ornament".

The observations were correct, and the black hole felt uneasy.

In this peculiar family, he was considered a "latecomer." Although everyone took good care of him, he always felt that he lacked the combat power of Keda and Cangxuan, and was not as good as Xiaopang's spatial and breeding talents.

The only decent product they have is scale powder, which is often out of stock due to "research" and "gift-giving".

So he couldn't help but wonder if the spirit master would bring back one or two more of its kind, taking away his already limited attention.

With this subtle anxiety, he arrived at the project team's training base, but when he sensed the aura of his own kind about to undergo transformation inside, he fell silent.

What about "meticulously simulated dark gardens," "optimally balanced nutrient bases," and "constantly temperature- and humidity-controlled metamorphosis environments"...?

It sounds like a huge exaggeration, but in the darkest perception of the black hole, these sources of energy about to emerge from their cocoons... are all younger brothers!

……

"Junior Brother Qin Ming! You've finally arrived! Come and see, thanks to your ideas, this place has undergone a complete transformation!"

Old Li from the project team was waiting at the door early. When he saw Qin Ming and his group, he immediately greeted them warmly, his face beaming with the excitement of a researcher seeing their results.

Following Lao Li into the core cultivation area, Qin Ming's vision suddenly opened up.

This is a sizable semi-enclosed ecological dome, with its interior meticulously arranged as an enlarged version of the same "dark-style" plant garden.

The scale is several times larger, with plants that prefer shade, are poisonous, or contain special dark attribute spiritual energy arranged in a well-organized manner, and adjustable spiritual light panels above the dome simulate specific cycles of the sun, moon, and stars.

Qin Ming's family's small garden had received guidance from Saint Deer, so the project team must have invested a great deal of effort and resources to replicate it to this extent in such a short time.

"Amazing!" Qin Ming exclaimed sincerely, his gaze sweeping over the cocoons of varying sizes and shades hanging on the backs of plant leaves and between branches.

There were quite a few cocoons, roughly estimated to be over a hundred. The smaller ones were only the size of a fingernail, while the larger ones were the size of a pigeon egg. The surface of the largest cocoon had already begun to glow faintly, indicating that the internal transformation had reached a critical stage.

Whether it was the project team's deep pockets or the fact that insect-type spirit beasts were simply more suited to this "quantity over quality" breeding strategy, the scene before Qin Ming was truly enviable.

Next comes the exciting observation phase.

Wearing protective suits, the project team carefully transferred several nearly mature cocoons to individual observation boxes and connected them to various sophisticated instruments for monitoring vital signs, energy fluctuations, and attribute changes.

As time went on, the first cocoon began to tremble slightly, and cracks appeared on its surface.

After a slight "click," a black butterfly with wet, wrinkled wings struggled to emerge.

He lingered in the observation box for a moment, his wings quickly spreading and drying, revealing a dark gray background with scattered light blue spots along the edges.

Real-time monitoring data displays: "Morphosis complete. Individual number M-017. Attribute: Dark. Preliminary analysis of scale powder: Contains a weak paralyzing toxin; contact may cause temporary local paralysis."

Then, the second and third cocoons broke open one after another. The hatched black butterflies varied slightly in appearance; some had bluish wings, while others had purple stripes.

Test results showed that their scales had different effects, including "blinding flashes," "weak corrosiveness," and "psychological interference."

Overall, it's a decent support spirit beast, and the breeding cost is even manageable due to the sustainable use of the breeding environment. It's just a pity that Qin Ming's Black Hole was such a gem before it; the final result was...

The observers frowned, but soon someone astutely noticed the pattern.

The abilities these black butterflies acquire after metamorphosis seem to be strongly related to the plant species in the area where they were when they formed their cocoons!

The scales of plants that form cocoons near the 'Ghost Grass' often have hallucinogenic or psychotropic effects.

The scales next to the 'Poison Ivy' are often poisonous or corrosive;

The scales that form cocoons near dark-attribute spiritual plants that have a certain purifying or calming effect may have a slight detoxifying or calming property!

So...

Everyone's attention turned to Qin Ming.

It is known that the abilities gained after transformation are related to the environment in which the transformation takes place. What kind of environment could cultivate such luck?

Qin Ming's lips twitched: ...

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