Beast Taming: I can evolve indefinitely

Chapter 117 High-end ingredients often require only the simplest cooking methods.

As soon as Bai Qi's mechanical two-headed wolf appeared, it caught Lu Qing's attention.

Lu Qing moved closer to the husky and immediately noticed its unusual nature, asking, "A fusion of mechanical life and flesh-and-blood life? How did you manage that?"

Bai Qi shrugged and said, "I really don't know."

Bai Qi wasn't just making excuses. Recently, because he was obsessed with runes, he really hadn't been researching the project of fusing machinery and flesh and blood, and had handed it all over to Shu Ke.

As for the husky, which should theoretically be the first case of mechanical and flesh-and-blood fusion in the Federation, it was entirely caused by the Evolutionary Egg. Even if you asked him to explain it, he couldn't.

I can't exactly tell Lu Qing that these eggs hatched from eggs.

After being rejected by Bai Qi twice in a row, Lu Qing felt embarrassed.

After all, this is someone else's own research result, so it's only right not to tell her.

But if you don't want to say it, just say it directly; pretending not to know is just too clumsy.

"snort!"

Thinking of this, Lu Qing snorted coldly, summoned her pet beast, and began searching for the target of this mission.

[Name]: One-Eyed Night Hawk

[Attribute]: Flying

[Bloodline Level]: Low-ranking Lord

"What did I do to offend her this time...?"

Seeing Lu Qing's appearance, Bai Qi looked bewildered, while Beta beside him looked disdainful.

Awoo awoo.

(Human, are you planning to spend the rest of your life with me...?)

Upon hearing this, Bai Qi punched Beta hard and said, "Enough with the nonsense, hurry up and find me the wooden armored wild boar."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Shuke timely reported the data on the wooden-armored wild boar.

"The Wood-Armored Boar is covered in highly poisonous wooden armor. It usually disguises itself as a tree stump and attracts prey by releasing a fruity scent. It is also a social animal, so you only need to look for the place with the strongest fruity scent."

Bai Qi nodded in satisfaction upon hearing this. It's said that the second personality of a schizophrenic patient is completely opposite to the original personality, and this is indeed true.

Huh?

(Human, why did I feel like you were looking down on me just now?)

Beta glanced at Bai Qi suspiciously, but after seeing the threatening look in Bai Qi's eyes, she obediently began searching.

The situation was better than the dog's; in order to get rid of that lump of slime, it had no choice but to submit to Bai Qi.

Unlike his previous combat experience at Taize Lake and Danggu Mountain, Bai Qigang felt a faint sense of crisis rise from the bottom of his heart as soon as he entered the rainforest, and Beta, who had been nagging, became quiet.

This place is dangerous...

"Forget it, let's summon Alpha as well."

Looking at the shadowy area between the trees, Bai Qi silently summoned Alpha as well. After thinking for a moment, he also summoned the Slime and held it in his arms.

Based on the situation of the first task, unless you suffer fatal injuries or choose to give up, Leng Feifei probably won't bother with you.

Although with Beta's perception and Alpha's protection, Bai Qi should theoretically not be ambushed, but having the slime monster with him might prove surprisingly effective at a crucial moment.

……

Wang Wang!

(Human, I think I've found it!)

Beta's perception was far beyond ordinary, and he was not greatly affected in this rainforest full of mist. He quickly arrived at a bush.

"So, which ones are actually the Wood-Armored Wild Boars?"

Bai Qi looked at them for a long time but couldn't find the differences between them. Just as he was about to ask Beta to confirm, he found that Beta had retreated to the side at some point and was covering his nose with a look of disgust.

woof!woof!

(Where's the promised fruity scent? It's suffocating me!)

Does it smell bad?

Bai Qi sniffed and only smelled a complex fruity scent, not the stench the husky had described.

"Beta has a stronger sense of smell, so it must have smelled something else."

Shuke glanced at the bushes in front of him, then activated the thermal imaging system. After carefully scanning the entire bushes, he immediately spotted the presence of the wooden-armored wild boar.

"Human, I suggest you find a safe place to stay first, otherwise something bad might happen."

Bai Qi was taken aback when he saw the thermal imaging images projected by Shuke.

No wonder I couldn't tell the difference between the bushes and the wood-armored wild boar; it turns out this whole bush was a disguise for the wood-armored wild boar!

Bai Qi roughly counted, and there must be at least a hundred Wood-armored Wild Boars in this thicket.

"Alpha, hurry up and knock one out and take it away without alerting the herd."

Although the wooden-armored boars are only low-level elites, generally around level one, they still possess considerable aggressiveness when their numbers reach a certain level.

However, these wild boars seem to be sleeping now, otherwise they wouldn't have missed Bai Qi.

Crackling.

(Don't worry, boss, leave it to me.)

Alpha waved to Bai Qi, and his arm instantly transformed into a thick crystal staff. He quietly approached a wooden armored boar and struck it hard on the head with the staff.

hum!

Alpha's attack was so powerful that the wooden-armored boar only had time to grunt twice before it passed out. The other wooden-armored boars around it only swayed slightly upon hearing the commotion before continuing to sleep.

This is the outer edge of the rainforest, and almost no one will come back to provoke their tribe.

Apart from a certain female demon.

"Well done."

Bai Qi nodded in satisfaction upon seeing this, and was about to leave with the wooden-armored wild boar when a loud shout suddenly came from the nearby woods.

"I found it! It's exactly as described in the book—the Wooden Armored Boar is right here!"

The owner of the voice was clearly quite happy and did not restrain himself at all, and the wooden armored wild boars, which were already showing signs of awakening, immediately woke up.

Hmph! Hmph!

With a series of grunts, the bushes began to stir, and one after another, the armored boars emerged from their hiding places, revealing their massive bodies as they began to survey their surroundings.

Holy crap, where did this idiot come from?!

Seeing that the wooden-armored wild boar herd had been woken up, Bai Qi wanted nothing more than to strangle that idiot.

Although they didn't wake the pigs, Alpha, who was carrying a comatose wild boar, was undoubtedly the most attractive thing to the pigs at that moment.

Hmph! Ow!

Seeing its companion being attacked, the Wood Armored Boar's eyes instantly turned blood red. With a roar, it charged towards Alpha, followed by the other boars.

"What a hassle!"

Seeing this, Bai Qi didn't bother to complain about the silly guy who had woken up the pigs. He gestured to Alpha, who immediately understood and unleashed its full dragon might.

A vast dragon's might poured out, and the wooden-armored boars snapped out of their rage, replaced by endless fear.

Dragons are at the top of the food chain no matter where they are; how could they not be afraid?

However, Alpha's Dragon Might seemed to have been used a bit too much. After a brief moment of fear, the Wood Armored Boar rolled its eyes and fainted.

"So easily frightened? I should have known better than to be so cautious."

Seeing that the wooden armored boar herd was completely stunned by Alpha's Dragon Might, Bai Qi was speechless.

Oh well, never mind.

Bai Qi had Alpha replace the most plump-looking wooden armored boar with a new one, and then, humming a little tune, headed back the way they came.

"What's going on?"

After Bai Qi left, the culprit who had woken up the wild boar herd finally arrived, and upon seeing the unconscious wild boars scattered all over the ground, he immediately beamed with joy.

"They've all fainted! This is truly a stroke of luck! This young master is indeed destined for legend!"

A fool was laughing hysterically as he started selecting the best-looking wooden-armored wild boars, but after only a few steps, he suddenly fainted.

……

Wilderness survival tip: When a wood-armored wild boar is frightened and falls unconscious, it releases toxins. The wood armor must be removed before it can be eaten.

……

On the edge of a cliff.

Alpha carried the wooden-armored wild boar back to the barbecue grill, while Zhou Yan had already arrived. Upon seeing Bai Qi, she raised an eyebrow at him with a hint of provocation.

This girl is so belligerent, even when she's eating...

Bai Qi glanced at Zhou Yan speechlessly, then casually picked up a barbecue grill and gestured for Alpha to drop it.

"Shuke, do you have a recipe for the Wooden Armored Wild Boar?"

Shuke nodded and immediately handed over a document.

"Wooden-armored wild boar, due to its wood element, has tender and fragrant meat. It doesn't require complicated cooking methods; simply remove the wood armor and roast it before eating."

Is it that simple?

Bai Qi unconsciously glanced at Zhou Yan, who was carefully handling the wooden armor, and then at Leng Feifei, who seemed completely unperturbed.

has a problem!

Sure enough, after a brief pause, Shuke continued his explanation:

"However, the wood armor on the surface of the wood-armored wild boar contains considerable toxins. If care is not taken when removing the wood armor, the toxins can easily seep into the pork, and if consumed by mistake, it can cause poisoning."

I knew it; it couldn't possibly be just a matter of catching a wild boar, roasting it, and that was it.

Bai Qi glanced at Alpha, who immediately understood and transformed its arms into two crystal bone blades, quickly cutting through the wooden armored boar and soon removing all the wooden armor.

On the contrary, Zhou Yan, who was still personally working on it, had only removed half of it.

"Wow, did it have to be this fast?!"

Upon seeing this, Zhou Yan immediately became anxious. A wisp of soul emerged from the talisman array and directly attached itself to her body, and Zhou Yan's movements instantly became faster.

The soul possesses the body.

Seeing Zhou Yan's actions, Bai Qi couldn't help but feel a little envious.

Either they merge or they possess other beings. Can't these people just be good beast tamers who strategize from the back?

A complete mess!

Bai Qi felt a surge of contempt for Zhou Yan and the others, completely forgetting his dream of tearing apart the ferocious beast with his bare hands.

"Dry rice, dry rice."

Bai Qi withdrew his gaze and watched as Alpha cut the wooden armored wild boar into countless small pieces, then had Beta light the firewood and leisurely began to barbecue it.

Soon, an enticing aroma of fruitwood filled the entire area, causing the beast tamers who had just captured the wooden armored boars to swallow hard and speed up their pace.

Click-clack.

The slime, which had been sleeping, was also awakened by the fragrance. Its big, watery eyes looked around and quickly locked onto its target, then it jumped up.

However, it wasn't pork, but rather the pile of highly poisonous wooden armor that Alpha had removed.

Pork tastes better than any poison!

(End of this chapter)