Beast Taming: I can evolve indefinitely

Chapter 423 On the Possibility of Replicating the Twin Sky Mech

"Tsk tsk... Such a large-scale research institute is probably one of the best in the entire Federation."

Looking at the enormous scale of the research institute, Luo Xiang couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

"Dean Bai, your research institute is so big, you must have plenty of vacant positions, right? Just give me one, I'll retire here."

Bai Qi couldn't help but roll his eyes upon hearing this, and said, "Instructor Luo, your joke isn't funny at all."

Although no comparison has been made, Luo Xiang's age when he became a legend is definitely considered young. Coupled with Zhao Futu's attitude towards Luo Xiang, it is no surprise that Luo Xiang will be the future successor of the Tower of Judgment.

In other words, once Zhao Futu steps down, Luo Xiang will become the helmsman of this behemoth that is the association.

Even without mentioning these things, just look at Bai and Guang; they're practically always incredibly busy, not to mention Luo Xiang is a prolific expert at solving dungeons.

Even cordyceps wouldn't dare to dream of such a retirement.

"I'm not joking."

Luo Xiang smiled and said, "Your discovery at Taize Lake caused quite a stir in the association. I just got back from Eden, and Old Zhao dumped me here. I'll probably be staying here until the Elemental Gate is under control."

"I see."

Bai Qi understood immediately, then suddenly remembered something and asked, "By the way, Instructor Luo, do you know anything about alchemy?"

"Alchemy? Why would you want to learn that stuff?"

Luo Xiang raised an eyebrow slightly and said, "Why are you learning more and more diverse things?"

Bai Qi said, "We just happened to run into this by chance, so we thought we'd take a look."

Afterwards, Bai Qi told Luo Xiang about his encounter with the Death Knight at the Great Tomb of Dusk, and how he discovered the Soul-Binding Mark on the Death Knight and the Death Chain at the Tomb Tiger Dojo.

"So, you're planning to recreate the Death Knight?"

Luo Xiang instantly understood Bai Qi's thoughts, and Bai Qi nodded, saying, "Replicating it is probably impossible, but it can't hurt to do more research, right?"

Previously, the Sun Realm Tribe and the Death Round Table attacked simultaneously, and those low-level Death Knights caused considerable trouble for the Federation. If we could figure out how they were made, we should be able to find a way to deal with them.

Know yourself and the enemy, a hundred battles will never end.

This approach works everywhere.

"That's true."

Luo Xiang nodded and said, "However, I don't know much about alchemy, so I can only give you a basic tutorial at most."

"Then I'll have to trouble Instructor Luo."

Bai Qi grinned, then led Luo Xiang to the research area on the top floor, while Bai Qiucha, who followed behind, was ruthlessly ignored.

"I suddenly understand why Dad doesn't like working with Starlight Legends."

Bai Qiucha sighed helplessly, squeezed the Thunder Rat in her arms, looked around, and then walked towards the area of ​​the Armed Evolution Research Group.

The mechanical armor on Thunder Rat is of the first generation. Although the compatibility is not low, there are new and emerging armors on the market all the time. Since it has come to the main camp this time, I will upgrade Thunder Rat's equipment.

……

Top floor research area.

Luo Xiang looked at the soul-binding spell seal that Shu Ke had cast, his eyes flashing with a strange light.

"This curse seal is more complex than I thought, and judging from its appearance, this soul-binding curse seal doesn't seem to be very complete."

Luo Xiang carefully examined every detail of the Soul-Stabbing Seal and said, "The original Soul-Stabbing Seal was used to fix the separated soul, but this seal seems to be a little different, with some additional structures."

"Incomplete?"

Bai Qi suddenly realized why he couldn't succeed in operating the rune's energy flow. Was the curse seal incomplete?

"If I'm not mistaken, this curse mark should have been autonomously repaired by the Death Round Table based on the incomplete curse mark, and some other functions were added. It should be able to allow the soul to connect with this curse mark in another place, thereby controlling the actions of the Death Knight, somewhat like remote control in the mechanical system."

"Soul transfer...remote control...why does that sound familiar?"

Bai Qi stroked his chin, when a sudden inspiration struck him.

Transferring the soul of a living being into another object—isn't that exactly what the Twin Sky Mech is all about?

No wonder we couldn't figure out how the Twin Sky Mech transferred the ferocious beast's soul to the mech; it turns out the method wasn't even left inside the mech.

Thinking of this, Bai Qi's research desire was immediately aroused.

If he could restore this Soul-Binding Curse, wouldn't he be able to replicate the Twin Heaven Mech?

Bai Qi told Luo Xiang his thoughts and was about to ask Luo Xiang for some advice when Luo Xiang poured cold water on Bai Qi's head without hesitation.

"No need to think about it. The method of separating the soul has long been lost. Otherwise, the Blue Tower Master and the others wouldn't have gone to such lengths to find a similar solution from the Twin Heavens Mech. Moreover, judging from this soul-binding curse mark, the Death Round Table is probably doing the same thing."

Luo Xiang pointed to the Soul-Swept Curse Seal in front of him and said, "However, this Soul-Swept Curse Seal is indeed worth studying. Young man, work hard."

"Instructor Luo, aren't you coming along?"

Bai Qi was taken aback when he heard this. Luo Xiang's expertise in runes was even higher than Professor Dong's, and his understanding of alchemy was obviously not bad either. If Luo Xiang had help, the deciphering would definitely be much faster.

Luo Xiang patted Bai Qi on the shoulder and said, "This thing is clearly a component. Trying to restore it would be a waste of time. I'd rather spend that time researching the Elemental Gate."

"All right."

Bai Qi sighed, opened his AI, and took out the problems he had encountered when learning alchemy, asking Luo Xiang for advice one by one.

Luo Xiang can't help with the Soul-Transferring Curse, but we can't afford to miss these basic questions.

……

As expected of an expert in runes, Luo Xiang explained all the questions Bai Qi had accumulated over the past few days in just half a day, and Bai Qi successfully connected alchemy with runes.

"That's all I can do to help you. The rest is up to you to figure out."

Luo Xiang stretched and said, "Remember to save me a room here. I'm homeless right now."

"No problem, there are plenty of empty rooms here anyway."

Bai Qi didn't even look up, still immersed in his research on alchemical incantations.

While the Soul-Seal Curse cannot separate or transfer the soul, its effect of remotely controlling pets is still well worth studying.

If we could control things across a secret realm like the Death Round Table, could we then use a similar method to replace exploring secret realms and even fighting ferocious beasts?

You have to understand, even mechanical pets can't command their tamers across the secret realm.

Thinking of this, Bai Qi became even more excited.

Luo Xiang was used to this and didn't bother Bai Qi any further. He then went to the research institute's accommodation area to find a satisfactory room.

The association does offer rooms, but they're too noisy, and he doesn't want to be chased by President Qin asking him how he feels after becoming a legend.

"Beastmaster, you seem to have forgotten something."

After Luo Xiang left, Shu Ke finally couldn't help but speak up to remind him.

"What have you forgotten?"

Bai Qi, still immersed in his alchemy research, looked up somewhat blankly, only remembering what was happening when he saw the bone fragment Shuke was holding in his mouth.

"I almost forgot to upgrade Alpha's skills!"

Bai Qi slapped his forehead, realizing he had forgotten the important matter after being interrupted by Luo Xiang.

Thinking of this, Bai Qi immediately took out the bone fragments and handed them to Alpha, then put the Evolution Egg on and waited for the result.

"Speaking of which, where did Acha go?"

Shuke interrupted his train of thought, and Bai Qi finally remembered Bai Qiucha, who had come to visit the research institute with him.

"Bai Qiucha must have gone to the Armed Evolution Zone."

A red light flashed in Shuke's eyes, and he immediately located Bai Qiucha's position from the research institute's surveillance footage.

"Armed evolution? Is there something wrong with Thunder Rat's mechanical armor?"

Bai Qi was taken aback upon hearing this, then told Shu Ke to continue his research before heading to the Armed Evolution Zone.

The Armed Evolution Zone was located on the eighth floor of the main building of the research institute. As soon as Bai Qigang entered, he smelled a familiar metallic scent.

While Armed Evolution still requires the use of runes, it is still primarily mechanical, so the overall environment is almost identical to that of Mech Weapon Specialization.

"Bai Qi, I was just about to look for you. You've come at the right time. Tell me quickly, what have you come up with this time?"

Bai Qi's arrival immediately attracted the attention of many researchers, the most prominent of whom was Professor Chu, the head of the Armed Evolution Group.

"Tinkering with things? I haven't been researching anything lately."

Bai Qi scratched his head in confusion. He had been so focused on improving his pets' combat power lately that he had only recently started to get into the research phase.

Just as I was about to study alchemy, I was interrupted again.

"No research? Then what about Zhuge Chen's ancient species?"

Seeing that Bai Qi's expression didn't seem fake, Professor Chu was also somewhat puzzled.

"Zhuge Chen... Professor Chu, are you talking about the Mechanical Dragon Beast? Is there some problem with it?"

Bai Qi's heart tightened upon hearing this. Unlike other ancient species, the Mechanical Dragon Beast relied entirely on its mechanical armor to adapt to the external environment. Judging from Professor Chu's words, could it be that something happened to the Mechanical Dragon Beast?

"There's no problem, but are you sure this temporary evolutionary ability of the Machine Dragonmon wasn't something you developed?"

Upon hearing Professor Chu's words, Bai Qi finally realized what was going on and laughed, "This is something my parents and I researched together, but it only applies to mechanical dragon babies."

"I see... What a pity. Using the spiritual power of Spirit Masters to stimulate evolution, even if it's temporary, might have made Spirit Masters a formidable fighting force if it became widespread."

Professor Chu sighed with some regret and said, "It's just in time that you're here. I'll leave the update of Bai Qiucha's Thunder Rat mechanical weapon to you. Honestly, it's been so long and you haven't even helped her improve it. Um, Bai Qi, are you listening to me?"

"Ah~ I'm listening, I'm listening."

Bai Qi gave a perfunctory reply, but his mind was racing with thoughts.

Mechanical Dragonmon... Mental Stimulation... Temporary Evolution... Soul Seal...

It seems that it's not impossible to popularize it?

(End of this chapter)