Beast Taming: I can evolve indefinitely

Chapter 355 Digimon

Elf's Home.

Zhuge Chen looked at the mechanical dragon-like beast in front of him with some curiosity and asked, "Is this the ancient species resurrected by the Jiuli Consortium?"

"In a way, I guess so."

Bai Qi shrugged. The mechanical dragon was a failed product bred by his parents, and it did indeed belong to the Jiuli Consortium.

"And what is this?"

Zhuge Chen took out a white cross-shaped mechanical device and said, "You just said it was called something like... a digital... Tyrannosaurus Rex machine?"

"That's right, it's the Digimon machine."

Bai Qi grinned and tossed a specially made Spirit Ball to Zhuge Chen, saying, "Use this Spirit Ball to contract with Dragonmon, and then inject your mental energy into your Digivice."

Zhuge Chen was somewhat bewildered, clearly not understanding Bai Qi's purpose in asking him to do this. However, after seeing Bai Qi's parents behind him with expectant faces, he obediently followed Bai Qi's steps.

"Son, are you sure this will really work?"

Luo Zhu asked somewhat uncertainly.

"I don't know, let's give it a try first."

Bai Qi glanced at Luo Zhu speechlessly and said, "Mom, since you're so curious, why don't you just form a contract yourself? Anyway, you two are both without talent, so becoming a Spirit Master wouldn't be a problem."

"That's true, but whether you're a Spirit Master or a Beast Master, it takes up a lot of our time and energy, which isn't good for our research career."

Bai Yan shook his head and said, "Moreover, if it succeeds, it will be a great help to Zhuge Chen as well."

"Well, it's true that Dragonmon's situation is very difficult to replicate."

Bai Qi nodded, then focused his attention on Zhuge Chen.

The dragon was initially somewhat resistant to Zhuge Chen, a stranger, but it couldn't resist Zhuge Chen's years of experience in raising animals at the Elf House and his own friendly demeanor. It gradually lowered its guard and took the initiative to come to Zhuge Chen's side.

Zhuge Chen, well aware of the intricacies of the situation, did not rush into forming a contract. Instead, he took out some food to feed the dragon cub and gently patted its head. Once the cub stopped resisting, he took out the Spirit Control Ball and gently tapped it on the cub's head.

The runes formed instantly, almost without any delay, and a special bond gradually formed between Zhuge Chen and the Dragon Beast.

The contract is reached.

"Fortunately, ancient species can be contracted just like normal pets."

Bai Qi breathed a sigh of relief, then waited expectantly for Zhuge Chen's next move.

Three days ago, after Bai's parents returned home, Bai Qi couldn't help but tell them about the dragon cub.

At first, the two were somewhat surprised that Bai Qi was able to revive the fossil egg, but that was all. After all, these fossil embryos had been dormant for so many years, and anything could happen.

However, after learning that Dragonmon could also temporarily evolve, Bai Qi's parents became interested and dragged Bai Qi there to study it for three days and three nights. By the time Bai Qi finished building the Digivice, their research was also completed.

Now is the time to see if their first collaboration as a family of three will be successful.

After successfully forming a contract with Dragonmon, Zhuge Chen took out the Digivice and slowly poured his mental energy into it. On the screen in the middle of the Digivice, a strange rune gradually lit up.

At the same time, the same rune array appeared on the Dragonmon's mechanical weapon, faintly echoing the Digivice in Zhuge Chen's hand.

Finally, just as Zhuge Chen's mental energy was about to run out, the runes on the Digivice were activated, an uplifting melody suddenly rang out, and the mechanical armor on the Dragonmon was enveloped in beams of light.

In an instant, the light of evolution flashed, and the Dragonmon's body suddenly grew larger, transforming into a mechanical Tyrannosaurus Rex over five meters tall.

The mechanical armor covering half of its body, along with its menacing metal claws, made it look like an ancient Tyrannosaurus Rex that had undergone armed evolution.

"This... seems to be no different from armed evolution?"

Looking at the dragon-like beast in front of him, whose appearance had changed drastically, Zhuge Chen was surprised and also offered some different opinions.

Bai Qi smiled upon hearing this, but did not explain. Instead, he looked at Bai Yan, who stepped forward at the opportune moment and explained, "Ancient species are generally of a higher level. Even their cubs are not something that low-level beast tamers or spirit tamers can easily contract."

"This way, although you can only evolve for a short time, it will allow you to successfully form a contract with an ancient species without suffering any backlash."

"Short-term evolution?"

Zhuge Chen was stunned when he heard this. Before he could figure it out, he saw the once majestic Tyrannosaurus Beast transform back into its original form, the Dragon Cub Beast.

"The Dragon Beast is only a few days old and cannot yet withstand such a powerful form, but your mental strength can help relieve some of the pressure on it and increase the duration of its power."

Bai Qi patted Zhuge Chen on the shoulder and said, "So, if you want Dragonmon to unleash the same fighting power as Garurumon, you'll have to spend more time getting used to Dragonmon."

"I installed a mental energy storage device in both the Digivice and the Dragonmon Armor. Remember to store it regularly if you don't want to fail to evolve due to insufficient mental energy."

Zhuge Chen nodded, gripped the Tyrannosaurus Rex tightly, and patted the Dragonmon, which was somewhat weakened from continuous evolution and degeneration, saying, "Then please take care of me from now on."

Ouch~

The little dragon nodded and affectionately rubbed against Zhuge Chen's palm.

"If you can awaken it, you'll definitely have a talent for telepathic communication."

Seeing that Zhuge Chen had won the favor of the dragon so quickly, Bai Qi couldn't help but give him a thumbs up.

"Stop making fun of me. If it weren't for you, I probably would never have had the experience of taming beasts in my life."

Zhuge Chen cast a grateful look at Bai Qi, but Bai Qi quickly looked away, saying, "Don't look at me like that, my orientation is perfectly normal."

As he spoke, Bai Qi gently pressed on the back of the dragon's neck, and a cross-shaped groove appeared in front of the two of them.

"After you've filled the Digimon with its mental energy, place it here to maintain the connection with the rune array. If it's disconnected for too long, the connection might break."

"Disconnected?"

Zhuge Chen was taken aback upon hearing this. He glanced at the Tyrannosaurus Rex in his hand and said, "If that's the case, then why separate one? Wouldn't it be better to inject spiritual energy into it beforehand, just like with the Spirit Orb?"

"Tsk tsk...that's called sentimentality, you wouldn't understand."

Bai Qi held up a finger and wagged it, saying, "Don't you think it's really exciting when you channel your mental energy into the Digivice and the music starts?"

Zhuge Chen: "...Bai Qi, when did you become so childish...?"

"Tch, how boring."

Upon hearing Zhuge Chen's reply, Bai Qi spat in annoyance and then explained, "Injecting mental energy in advance is indeed feasible, but if you run out of mental energy during battle, you can use the Armored Tyrannosaurus to temporarily provide mental energy for sustain. Although it may not last long, it's better than nothing."

Upon hearing this, Zhuge Chen finally understood.

"I understand, thank you for the gift."

Zhuge Chen put away the Digivice, looked at the adorable little dragon at his feet, and suddenly asked, "By the way, Bai Qi, will your Digivice become widespread?"

Bai Qi's rune evolution (biological side) and weapon evolution do indeed provide Spirit Masters with another path to enhancement, but the difficulty of controlling the evolved pets has also increased considerably.

To date, there have been more than one incident in which evolved pets have broken their contracts with their spirit masters.

But this is different. Even without the spiritual power of the Spirit Master, the pet remains the same low-level, cute pet, yet it can unleash considerable combat power when needed. This formula is practically tailor-made for Spirit Masters.

"Well, there might not be any way to deal with that for now, because the Dragonmon itself is a bit special."

Bai Qi shook his head. The changes in the dragon beast were inextricably linked to Delta, and Bai Qi didn't want his pet to become a test subject because of this.

"Is that so..."

Zhuge Chen was a little disappointed when he heard this, but he quickly recovered and said, "It's rare that Uncle Bai and Aunt Bai came over as well. Why don't you have a simple meal at my house? My dad should be back soon."

"No need, we still have some research to complete."

Bai Yan refused outright. Their research over the past few days had given them new inspiration, and inspiration needs to be seized promptly.

"Um, Uncle Bai, you guys are really pushing your limits."

Zhuge Chen gave a helpless wry smile and said, "Didn't Bai Qi say that you, Uncle and Aunt, were going to rest at home for a month?"

"It was just a spur-of-the-moment idea, but we'll stay here for now. Anyway, Bai Qi has a full set of equipment, so there's no difference."

At this point, Bai Yan looked at Bai Qi and said, "I'll go back and collect some materials first. You should come back as soon as possible and help us deliver them to the secret realm base."

"Uh, okay."

Bai Qi scratched his head and agreed, while Bai Yan, Luo Zhu, and Zhuge Chen said goodbye and left.

"With such inspiring parents, it's no wonder you, Bai Qi, are working so hard."

Zhuge Chen looked at Bai Qi with some sympathy, while Bai Qi couldn't help but roll his eyes and said, "The pot calling the kettle black. Wasn't someone saying the same thing when talking about doing business?"

The two exchanged a smile and chatted for a while. Bai Qi checked the time and said, "I'm leaving the Dragon Beast in your care. Remember to come to my house every three days for a check-up. If anything seems amiss, come find me as soon as possible. If I'm not home, just contact my parents."

"Where are you going again?"

Zhuge Chen was somewhat puzzled.

"We're not going anywhere in particular, just sweeping away the ferocious beasts in the surrounding area."

Bai Qi waved to Zhuge Chen and said, "I'm leaving now. Come find me in three days."

After saying that, Bai Qi summoned Delta and disappeared into the sky.

"This family is just too stubborn..."

(End of this chapter)