Beast Taming: I can evolve indefinitely

Chapter 324 New Developments in Rune Evolution

Seeing that Alpha was still holding a sword but had nothing in its hands, Bai Qi curiously approached it, but Alpha took the initiative to keep its distance.

Crackling.

(Boss, be careful, I still can't control the range of the Wind Chaser Barrier very well.)

"Wind Chasing Barrier?"

Bai Qi glanced at the Wind Chaser Blade that was slowly taking shape in Alpha's hand, and a surge of information immediately flooded into Bai Qi's mind.

"I see. Even though a force field isn't formed, it can still exert some of the effects of a force field?"

Wind Chaser Barrier, a semi-finished version of the force field, is an additional ability of the Wind Chaser Sword. It can form a barrier around the sword, which not only does not affect the Wind Chaser Sword's own attack, but also hides the sword and increases the attack range.

Simply put, it's like turning Blade Storm and Wind Wound into the passive attributes of Wind Chaser.

"Not bad, not bad. Although we didn't get a second force field, it might actually have a surprising effect."

Bai Qi nodded in satisfaction, watching Alpha place the Wind Chaser Sword on its back.

Perhaps influenced by Bai Qi, Alpha extended two more hands from behind, grasping the Sword of Death and the Sword of Wind Chaser respectively.

Combined with the original Gravity Sword and the Undying Sword, from a distance, he resembles a four-winged greatsword angel.

"A fifth-tier monarch, at least he has some ability to protect himself."

Bai Qi patted Alpha on the back. The fragile little skeleton from back then has now become so powerful. Looking back, it's really hard to imagine.

Crackling.

Alpha seemed to sense Bai Qi's emotions as well, lowering its head slightly to convey a sense of filial piety.

Awoo awoo...

(Why do I feel like I'm falling further behind that stinky bone again...)

Sensing the renewed power emanating from Alpha, Beta felt somewhat frustrated, his azure eyes unconsciously drifting towards the other beasts, including Gamma, standing to the side.

Or should we just stomp on the noobs?

However, the moment Beta had this thought, a pair of deep eyes fixed on him.

Awoo~

(I'm just kidding~)

Beta timidly avoided Jerry's gaze. Although it was her own split personality, Beta instinctively felt a little guilty every time she saw Jerry's eyes that went straight to her heart.

……

Nile City Association.

Looking at the mechanical creations in the air carrying repair materials, Luo Xiang couldn't help but give Bai Qi a thumbs up.

"Congratulations, you've accomplished something even Beast Soul Masters couldn't achieve—you've taken it all directly to the Association."

Bai Qi was speechless for a moment, then said, "Instructor Luo, can you stop messing with me?"

"Alright, let's get down to business."

Luo Xiang shrugged and said, "I will include this operation in your assessment score for the third phase of the training camp, but publicly it will only be announced as exploring the mythical secret realm, and the rat-catching operation will not be mentioned."

"Remember not to let anything slip to anyone, including the things you saw in the Deeper Secret Realm."

Bai Qi nodded. Although he was somewhat puzzled by the Federation's sudden decision to spend so much money to eliminate the Beast Soul Masters hidden within the Federation, he was not a big talker and just wanted to do his own thing.

"Things here are pretty much settled now. You'll be coming back to Gusu City with me later. If I don't return you soon, Chairman Qin and the others will probably start urging me."

Regardless of Bai Qi's talent in beast taming, his research alone has already involved the interests of many forces. Even if they don't worry about him, they would be considered to have restrained themselves by mentioning it a few times a day.

"OK."

Bai Qi nodded. The pets had gained a lot from this exploration of the Mythical Realm and needed some time to digest it. He also needed a quiet environment to conduct some research.

After researching the fusion technology of meat and machine for so long, thanks to Compound No. 5, we finally made some progress, so we naturally had to press on and develop it in one go.

……

Ancient Su City.

Upon seeing Bai Qi emerge unharmed from the North Wind Eagle, Chairman Qin's brows slowly relaxed, but he quickly switched to an angry expression, saying, "You brat, you finally decided to come back! You sent the message a week ago, and you're only returning now?"

"We just happened to be passing by the Jiuli Consortium, so we stayed a little longer."

Bai Qi shrank back dejectedly. He had originally planned to come straight back, but since he was going the same way as You Kui, he also went to Jiuding Group to ask his parents some questions.

It would have been better if I hadn't asked her. Once I did, my mom saw through my scheme and immediately identified the researcher behind it all, Delta.

Then, for the next few days, Bai Qi was completely reduced to a translator, responsible for helping Delta communicate with his parents. If Luo Xiang hadn't been so inconsiderate and come to ask for him, he would probably still be in the Jiuli Consortium.

However, it wasn't entirely without any gains.

"Never mind, as long as he's back, that's fine."

President Qin sighed and said, "Perfect timing. The Necromancer Department has sent over the courses you owe. Go and catch up when you have some free time."

As he spoke, President Qin handed a class schedule to Bai Qi. When Bai Qi saw the number of classes on it, his expression froze. He glanced at his own class schedule again, and his expression immediately became distorted.

He's only been gone a short time, yet he already owes more than thirty classes, all of them large lectures. It's like he's about to die from overwork.

"Oh, by the way, the Rune Evolution Team contacted me, saying they've found a way to perform rune evolution on flesh and blood creatures, and they hope you can go take a look."

"And the Rune Machine Armed Group said they've encountered some design problems and would like to hear your thoughts."

"And then... hey, Bai Qi, where are you going?"

"I suddenly remembered I forgot something at the Jiuli Consortium. I'll go back and get it."

"Do you think you can escape...?"

"..."

Seeing Bai Qi's dejected look, Luo Xiang patted Bai Qi's shoulder sympathetically and comforted him, "With great power comes great responsibility. Young man, take it easy. There will be more of these kinds of things in the future."

"Instructor Luo, please don't try to comfort me next time. I'm afraid I might do something rash one day."

Bai Qi patted his face, perked up, looked at President Qin, and said, "President, could you contact the Necromancer Department and have them fill my schedule with classes for the next few days? I'll head over to the Rune Evolution Group right away."

"Are you going all out?"

"I'm going all in."

"OK."

Seeing Bai Qi's heroic demeanor as he faced death, Chairman Qin's lips curled slightly, showing no intention of stopping him.

……

Rune Evolution Special Research Group.

Bai Qi entered the research institute of the special task force without any hindrance. After glancing at the researchers who were engrossed in their work, he went straight to Professor Dong's office.

"Bai Qi, you're back?"

Professor Dong, who had just finished drawing a rune, put down his pen, looked at Bai Qi, who was covered in dust from his journey, and smiled slightly.

"Yeah, I just got back today."

Bai Qi nodded, his gaze sweeping over the basic runes in front of Professor Dong, and asked, "Professor Dong, what brings you to practicing basic runes?"

Generally speaking, rune masters mainly focus on ancient runes, while practicing basic runes is something only beginners do.

"It's not practice. I've been dealing with you young people a lot lately and have gained some new insights. So I've reorganized the existing rune system and plan to release a basic rune course to lower the entry difficulty of runes."

"Rune basics?"

Bai Qi took the draft handed to him by Professor Dong and found that it contained the most basic runes of each department, and all of them were well annotated, somewhat like a literacy primer.

"Professor Dong, are you planning to start popularizing runes from a young age?"

Bai Qi put down the draft and looked at Professor Dong with some surprise.

"That's right. The popularity of runes is far greater than before, and their applications are becoming more and more widespread. Four years of university study is still too long, so I want to try to see if I can cultivate them earlier."

Professor Dong nodded and said, "Although we can't guarantee its widespread adoption throughout the entire Federation, starting with a foundation from a young age will definitely yield much better results."

"Definitely. The entire Federation will thank you, Professor Dong."

A look of admiration appeared on Bai Qi's face. Selecting the basic runes of each system from so many runes and annotating them was a much greater task than Professor Dong's rune dictionary, and it also required a great deal of professional ability.

Therefore, almost no one is willing to waste their time on something that is purely a waste of time, since the same amount of time would definitely yield greater results by studying a few brand new runes.

But if Professor Dong doesn't complete it, in twenty years, no, perhaps ten years, a large number of rune talents should emerge in the Federation.

"Don't make me sound so great, I just did some things I should have done a long time ago."

Professor Dong smiled faintly and said, "Besides, if it weren't for you, runes would probably still be an unpopular major."

"Ahem... Professor Dong, now that you mention it, I suddenly feel quite ashamed."

Bai Qi shrank back sheepishly, but Professor Dong didn't seem to mind and asked:

"By the way, you came all this way in such a hurry because of the evolution of the flesh and blood creature runes?"

Bai Qi nodded and said, "I heard Chairman Qin mention it earlier, so I came straight here. I have to participate in the activities of the special task force from time to time."

"Actually, it's just a preliminary idea right now. Although we've done some experiments, only one case has been successful. But your arrival might bring some hope."

At this point, Professor Dong suddenly smiled and said, "Speaking of which, this idea actually came from the rune mechanical armor, so it can also be considered your contribution."

"Rune-infused mechanical weaponry?"

Bai Qi was taken aback upon hearing this. Curious, he followed Professor Dong to the experimental area. When he saw the huge machine that was waving countless mechanical arms and drawing runes on the body of a polar ice wolf, his eyes twitched slightly.

Has the era of tattoos finally arrived?

(End of this chapter)