Beast Taming: I can evolve indefinitely

Chapter 281 Garurumon External Armor

"Haha, that's good. You're all the same age, so you should get together more often."

Xia Yi nodded and said, "Bai Qi, you probably still have things to do, so I won't bother you any longer. I'll have Xia Xuan contact you about the mecha research lab later. Just go and take over then."

"Okay, thank you very much, Uncle Xia."

Bai Qi nodded, and then saw Xia Yi and his son out of the house.

"I didn't expect Xia Fox to be so generous this time. He really saw the profit behind the Spirit Orb."

After Xia Yi left, Zhuge Xu's expression changed immediately. He said, "Bai Qi, you'd better not keep any of the people in Xia Fox's research lab. If you don't mind, your uncle can help you recruit some people to join."

Bai Qi nodded and said, "Uncle Zhuge, don't worry, I understand."

Even the smallest mecha research lab can't be run by just one person; the Xia Group would definitely have some trusted confidants stationed there.

As for the purpose, aside from stealing data, it's still about obtaining firsthand intelligence.

Unfortunately, Bai Qi had no intention of having anyone operate these instruments.

He had originally planned to ask the Xia Group for professional mecha research and manufacturing equipment to replace the junk in his house, but he didn't expect them to be so generous. They not only gave him 10% of the profit, but also gave him a mecha research lab.

In response, Bai Qi said it was good to be rich.

Seeing that Bai Qi understood his meaning, Zhuge Xu nodded and said, "Bai Qi, you are really amazing. It's one thing to evolve runes, but you can even create something like a Spirit Orb. Uncle Zhuge has really had a taste of being a Beast Tamer."

As he spoke, Zhuge Xu threw off his trench coat, revealing a belt inlaid with spirit orbs.

"Uh, haven't the Spirit Orbs been distributed yet?"

Zhuge Xu smiled upon hearing this and said, "The official distribution should be in three days, but since my uncle has some influence in the Federation, he asked someone to get a few back."

"The Federation also marked them with serial numbers, but unfortunately, the first few numbers had already been reserved by some people, and my uncle only got a few."

Bai Qi looked curiously at the spirit sphere that Zhuge Xu handed over. The overall structure was the same as the one he had made, but the materials had been changed. On the mental energy storage device inside, there was a long string of serial numbers.

"10000, 10010, 10086?!"

Bai Qi looked at the serial numbers and his voice unconsciously rose, while Zhuge Xu asked with some doubt, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong with these numbers?"

"No, no problem, I actually think it's great!"

Bai Qi shook his head repeatedly. It seemed that the three major mobile companies were going to invade the other world sooner or later. It was unbelievable that they could run into them.

"That's good."

Zhuge Xu took the spirit orb that Bai Qi handed back and said, "Uncle Zhuge has some things to prepare here, so I won't keep you any longer. You two can continue your conversation."

After saying that, Zhuge Xu strode out of the house and left in his carriage before Bai Qi could react.

"Uncle Zhuge is still as decisive and efficient as ever."

"He's just in a hurry to make money. If there's no money to be made, Dad will be slower than anyone else."

Zhuge Chen shrugged, looked at Bai Qi, and said, "By the way, in a couple of days you'll be the most famous person in the entire Federation. Are you ready?"

"Prepare? What's there to prepare for?"

Bai Qi was somewhat puzzled, which left Zhuge Chen speechless.

"Your home address was already pretty much known to the paparazzi when you became the top scorer in the joint entrance exam between the two cities. However, you went to the association headquarters for training afterwards, so there wasn't much of a stir. Now that the Spirit Orbs are being distributed, are you sure those paparazzi will let you off the hook?"

"Hmm, now that you mention it, that makes sense."

Bai Qi's expression changed. He knew very well how crazy the paparazzi were in his previous life. Once the Federation revealed his identity, he probably wouldn't be able to stay at this house anymore.

Or should we hide at Ah Cha's house?

Okay, that's the decision.

Seeing Bai Qi's solemn expression, Zhuge Chen patted Bai Qi's shoulder sympathetically and said, "Great genius, take good care of yourself."

"Let's not talk about that now. How's your Garurumon doing lately?"

Bai Qi didn't want to dwell on this topic any longer, so he changed the subject.

"It's not bad. I was already familiar with Garuru, and now that we have another way to communicate, our relationship has gotten even better. It's just that I'm still a bit rusty when it comes to fighting."

Zhuge Chen scratched his head sheepishly. Before he had no talent, he used to think all day about how to command his pets in battle, but now that he could actually command them, he was actually a bit incompetent.

"It's okay, you'll get used to it."

Bai Qi said, "I have a gift for Garuru. Summon him first."

"A gift for Garurumon?"

Zhuge Chen was a little confused, but he still obediently summoned Garuru, while Bai Qi took out a cool mecha and began to install it on Garuru.

Soon, a metal armor that almost covered Garuru's entire body was assembled.

With its metallic wings, mechanical weapons covering its entire body, and the chilling aura emanating from Garurumon Arctic Wolf, it's practically the embodiment of Steel Garurumon.

"Is this... the same kind of mechanical modification as Shuke's?"

Zhuge Chen knew a little about Shuke's situation, and when he saw Garuru, whose appearance was somewhat similar to Shuke's, he couldn't help but feel a little puzzled.

"It's not exactly mechanical modification; strictly speaking, it should be considered external armor."

Bai Qi shook his head and said, "I haven't found a way to fuse machinery and flesh yet, but making an external armor is quite easy. Just think of it as a mechanical prosthetic for combat."

Zhuge Chen nodded, and then began to examine Garuru's new look with great interest.

Mecha is every boy's dream.

"Bai Qi, do you have a place for battles here? Can I give it a try?"

After watching for a while, Zhuge Chen became eager to try it out, and Bai Qi, who had already guessed what Zhuge Chen was thinking, took Zhuge Chen directly to the secret realm base.

"Bai Qi, what you've done..."

Looking at the base in front of him, which was so vast it was almost excessive, Zhuge Chen was utterly astonished.

"Let's go, the battlefield is ahead, let's try it over there."

Bai Qi patted Zhuge Chen on the shoulder to bring him back to his senses, and then led Zhuge Chen toward the battle room.

"Hero, please save me!"

Just then, Cordyceps suddenly rushed out from the side walkway. Upon seeing Bai Qi, it immediately darted into his arms and then looked behind it in fear.

"What's going on?"

Before Bai Qi could figure out what was going on, Husky and Gamma caught up, one holding a scalpel and the other a dinner knife, both exuding murderous intent, their eyes fixed on the cordyceps in Bai Qi's arms.

Upon seeing Bai Qi appear, Beta was the first to react, inserting the scalpel in his hand directly into Gamma's body. He then turned his head and hummed a little tune, as if nothing had happened. After a brief moment of daze, Gamma followed Beta's example and swallowed the knife, which was then directly digested into energy.

"You two, are you really planning to stew Epsilon like a meal?!"

Bai Qi's eyes twitched slightly. He had given these two special instructions before leaving, but he hadn't expected that what he was worried about would still happen.

Cordyceps isn't some kind of health supplement, so why bother pursuing it?

Awoo awoo!

(Human, don't get me wrong, I just saw that Epsilon's vines were a bit messy, so I gave him a haircut. Yes, a haircut!)

Click-clack.

(Yes, Gamma was just helping Beta; she didn't intend to cook Epsilon.)

"Heh...Do you think I believe that?"

Bai Qi rolled his eyes, then immediately called Alpha over and said, "Alpha, this guy will be with you from now on. Don't let them actually stew him."

Epsilon was the fifth pet he had reserved. If those two really stewed it, he wouldn't have anywhere to find another one.

Crackling.

(Okay, boss.)

Alpha nodded, took the cordyceps from Bai Qi, and placed it on his shoulder.

"Well, hero, how about I just let them stew me? It's just a few slices, I won't die."

Sensing the aura of death emanating from Alpha, Cordyceps' body trembled like a sieve, and he suddenly found Beta and Gamma to be so adorable.

Awooo!

(Human, listen, this is something he did willingly!)

Beta immediately became interested, but Bai Qi was too lazy to pay attention to them and headed straight for the battlefield with Zhuge Chen.

"Here is my battlefield. Feel free to try out my skills."

Bai Qi pointed to the battlefield in front of him, indicating that Zhuge Chen could do as he pleased.

"This outdoor armor will react to Garuru's slightest movements, but there are some things that Garuru still needs to control himself. You'll need to spend some time getting used to it."

"OK."

Zhuge Chen nodded, summoned Garurugi, pointed to the metal targets that had appeared on the battlefield, and said, "Garurugi, use Charge!"

Garurumon vanished in a blur, then landed a claw on the metal target, leaving three deep claw marks.

"Huh? Garurumon is faster now?"

Zhuge Chen looked at Garurumon with some confusion, whose movements and even destructive power were much stronger than usual, but he quickly realized what was going on.

"Is it because of the external armor?"

Bai Qi nodded and said, "External armor has the function of assisting acceleration and helping to exert force. Once you are proficient, the effect should be even better."

Zhuge Chen: "..."

"By the way, have Garuru try out this feature. It's my masterpiece; everything else is secondary."

Bai Qi muttered to Zhuge Chen for a while, and although Zhuge Chen was somewhat skeptical, he still relayed Bai Qi's words to Garuru.

Awooo...

With a melodious wolf howl, frost suddenly rose around Garurumon and seemed to converge towards its mouth. However, runes suddenly lit up on its outer armor and began to actively draw energy from Garurumon's body.

Then, two missiles, also shimmering with blue runes, flew out from under Garuru's wings and struck the metal target not far away.

A large amount of cold air escaped from the missile, instantly freezing the metal target. The metal target then shattered under the shockwave of the explosion, turning into ice shards scattered all over the ground.

Absolute freezing air, success!

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