Beast Taming: I can evolve indefinitely

Chapter 300 Nine Cauldrons System

Xia Xuan and the middle-aged man stared in disbelief as Shu Ke skillfully emptied the entire research institute of its equipment and production lines. Their eyes twitched, especially when they saw that Shu Ke had even taken some of the materials they had prepared in advance.

This dog is so skilled; it must not have been a bandit before.

"Ahem... Team Leader Bai, these instruments are very complex to operate. Even mechanical beings might not be able to handle them. Are you sure you don't need our help?"

Looking at the empty research institute in front of him, the middle-aged man finally couldn't help but ask a question.

"Huh? I'm just here to take over the research institute. You're not under my jurisdiction. If you want your salary, remember to go find Xia Xuan."

Seeing that the middle-aged man was still relentless, Bai Qi immediately became wary.

"Team Leader Bai, you've misunderstood. We're not asking for wages; we simply want to help you."

The middle-aged man looked embarrassed. These people were all elites among the mecha researchers under the Xia Group. They were sent here to get firsthand information on Bai Qi's research progress.

Of course, it would be best if we could grasp Bai Qi's way of thinking and develop our own technology.

"It's alright, I don't need any help."

Bai Qi shook his head firmly. He didn't like the atmosphere of the research institute. If he really needed someone, he could just ask Professor Chu for help. There was no need for all this trouble.

Moreover, when it comes to "manpower," they may not be lacking in that area.

Soon, after checking again to make sure nothing was missing, Shuke finally returned to Bai Qi's side, returned the secret realm ring to Bai Qi, and then hurriedly returned to the base.

"Xia Xuan, thank you. I have some things to take care of, so I won't take you home."

Bai Qi waved his hand at Xia Xuan and said, "As for this building, I don't need it. Consider it a return gift to you."

After saying that, Bai Qi flipped himself onto the Wind God Wyvern and headed straight home without looking back.

Thank you so much...

Xia Xuan's eyes twitched. Looking at the research institute behind him, which had become a complete shell, he let out a few heavy breaths before suppressing the urge to go up and beat Bai Qi up.

Stay calm. You can't beat him now, but wait until he gets stuck leveling up, then catch up and you'll be able to beat him.

that is it.

"Young Master Xuan, shall we report this to Chairman Xia?"

The middle-aged man walked up to Xia Xuan and asked in a low voice.

"No need. Dad guessed Bai Qi would do this. Let him be."

Xia Xuan shook his head and said, "By the way, have you found the inventor of that runic mechanical weapon? Was it Bai Qi?"

The middle-aged man said, "Although the method is somewhat similar to that of the Spirit Ball, I have investigated it. It is a mecha warrior named Mo Zhu, who originally belonged to the Federal Research Institute, but has now been transferred to the Rune Mechanical Armament Research Group."

"Ink Bamboo? It sounds like Bai Qi's trumpet to me..."

Xia Xuan's strong intuition told him that Mo Zhu and Bai Qi were definitely related, but the middle-aged man shook his head and said, "I have specifically investigated and found that Mo Zhu and Bai Qi are completely different people. He had not accomplished anything before, but he was inspired by Bai Qi's theory of rune mechanics, which is why he suddenly became famous."

"Is that so..."

Xia Xuan nodded upon hearing this. Since Bai Qi's theory of rune machinery was published, the Federation has indeed seen the emergence of many previously overlooked talents, and rune machinery has gradually become more sophisticated. It is quite normal that Mo Zhu was able to research and develop rune machinery weapons.

"Continue to contact that Mo Zhu and see if you can recruit him to the Xia Group. Hmm... ideally, to one of my research institutes. Rune-inspired mechanical weapons—these battlefield weapons must be produced by our Xia Group!"

A glint flashed in Xia Xuan's eyes, while the middle-aged man beside him silently lowered his head without offering any objection.

……

Secret base.

As soon as he got home, Bai Qi rushed into the secret realm base and found Shuke, who was setting up the equipment. He asked, "How's it going? With so many devices, do you have enough Spirit Awakening Points?"

"Of course not."

Shuke shook his head and said, "But there's no need to activate all of them. Just activate a few control centers."

With that, Shuke connected the wires in front of him and then went to a super-large intelligent computer.

The Nine Cauldrons is a super-large intelligent brain independently developed by the Xia Group. Its attributes are all top-notch among the Federation's intelligent brains. Theoretically, one Nine Cauldron can support the computing needs of an entire large research institute.

According to the information provided by Shuke, the research institute that Xia Yi gave him, in addition to the Nine Cauldrons, was also equipped with a complete set of nine subsystems.

"They're really rich, so generous..."

Bai Qi smacked his lips. From a certain perspective, the value of this entire Nine Cauldrons Intelligent Brain System already exceeded the sum of all other instruments and the two production lines.

After the power was connected, flames of mechanical fire ignited on Shuke's body, which then spread along the mechanical arms to the Nine Cauldrons AI. As Shuke continued to increase the output, the flames quickly enveloped the entire Nine Cauldrons.

"Be careful, this thing is something you can't buy even if you have money."

Thinking of the fate of Shuke's previous failed attempts, Bai Qi's face was full of worry.

"Don't make a sound."

"Okay."

Shuke glanced at Bai Qi, then focused his mind on awakening the spirit of the Nine Cauldrons, while Bai Qi obediently squatted to the side, quietly waiting for Shuke to finish awakening the spirit.

Huh?

(Human, have you gotten your roles wrong? I feel like we've switched places!)

Beta looked at Bai Qi with a puzzled expression, but was quickly drawn to the changes in Jiu Ding.

In his soul's vision, the Nine Cauldrons, which was originally just a cold machine, slowly developed a nascent soul, but it quickly grew stronger under the nourishment of Shuke's fire, and then spread to the entire Nine Cauldrons.

"Phew, I finally succeeded."

It was the first time Shuke had activated such a large machine, and he was a little nervous, but he quietly breathed a sigh of relief like a living being.

"It worked?"

Bai Qi's eyes lit up as he curiously examined the nine cauldrons in front of him.

"Father."

A young man's voice came from the Nine Cauldrons, but his address surprised Bai Qi.

"His soul was given to him by me, so it's not wrong for him to call me father."

Shuke nodded and said, "Moreover, it seems I can control his life and death, and even take control of him at will?"

"You can do that?"

Bai Qi was taken aback. If the person being awakened could be completely controlled by the awakener, wouldn't all the mechanics in the Federation be...?

It seems he's discovered some inside information again...

Bai Qi smacked his lips and stopped thinking about the problem.

"Beastmaster, why don't you give him a name?"

Shuke and Jiuding talked for a while, then Shuke suddenly looked at Bai Qi.

"Should we name it?"

Bai Qi scratched his head. It was really difficult for him, someone who had trouble coming up with names, to name a child.

"Nine Cauldrons AI... how about you be called Yu?"

"Yu? I like this name, thank you Grandpa!"

"puff……"

Upon hearing Jiuding's address to him, Bai Qi couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement. How exactly was this seniority calculated?

"Fine, Grandpa it is. If I get kidnapped someday, maybe someone will come to rescue me."

Bai Qi smacked his lips and then led Shuke to activate the nine subsystems of the Nine Cauldrons one by one.

Furthermore, Bai Qi also gave names to these nine subsystems.

Ji, Yan, Qing, Xu, Yang, Jing, Yu, Liang, Yong.

Now that Yu has emerged, it wouldn't be unreasonable to add the Nine Tripods to the list, would it?

"It's almost at its limit. If I want to continue awakening my spirit, I have to wait for my mechanical fire seed to become a little stronger."

Having activated ten machines in succession, including a large intelligent brain like Yu, Shuke was clearly exhausted.

"Hmm, there's no rush. Let's rest first."

Bai Qi patted Shuke's head and then put Shuke into the Evolution Egg.

The mechanical spark is now Shuke's source of power, and it would be a great loss if it were damaged because of the awakening of his spirit.

With the activation of Yu and the Nine Cauldrons, all the equipment in the secret realm base was connected one by one and uniformly managed by the Nine Cauldrons system. All the research projects that Shuke had temporarily shelved were also restarted.

This is why Shuke abandoned the Enlightened Combat Machine and chose the Nine Cauldrons System, a large-scale intelligent brain.

"However, this makes the secret realm seem even less complete."

Bai Qi looked at the six sword servants who had started expanding the base again and began to have a headache again.

"It seems we still need to find a larger secret realm."

After glancing at the increasingly dwindling open space in the secret realm, Bai Qi added these matters to his to-do list and then left the secret realm.

……

dong dong dong...

Having prepared in advance, Bai Qi put away his smart device, opened the door, and looked at the travel-worn Luo Xiang outside, saying, "Instructor Luo, would you like to rest for a bit?"

"No need, let's just set off."

Luo Xiang shook his head, his gaze sweeping over the five runes on Bai Qi's hand, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

"You're already at level five?"

Bai Qi nodded and said, "I just upgraded a few days ago and haven't had a chance to tell the guild leader yet."

"Not bad, a fifth-tier beast tamer should be able to gain more in this secret realm."

Luo Xiang smiled and said, "It might surprise everyone."

Upon hearing Luo Xiang mention the secret realm, Bai Qi also became interested and asked, "Instructor Luo, could you tell me what exactly is going on with this secret realm?"

"No rush, we can talk about it on the way."

Luo Xiang waved his hand, gesturing for Bai Qi to get on the back of the North Wind Eagle, and said, "You should have already contracted your fifth pet beast, right? Summon it for me to see quickly."

"Um... this isn't urgent, is it? Instructor Luo, shouldn't you first give me a heads-up about where we're going? I remember you said it was very dangerous..."

Bai Qi looked helplessly at Luo Xiang, who was filled with curiosity, and suddenly began to worry about this trip.

It just seems so unreliable...

(End of this chapter)