Starting with the Broken-Winged Frost Butterfly: Beast Taming

Chapter 1 Variety Show Live Broadcast

He opened his eyes a crack.

The golden light bathed most of my body, warm and comforting, like sunbathing on a soft lawn.

8 AM today~

Teacher, I have no intention of competing with you.

So I spread my hands, allowing all my GPA points to slip away unnoticed.

Zhu Ran snorted twice and muttered, "Which good son didn't draw the curtains and disturbed his father's health? He must be disciplined severely another day."

Immediately, she wiggled her bottom, turned her back, and prepared to go back to sleep.

and many more.

Labor and management are like a quilt?

Zhu Ran suddenly opened her eyes, a hint of confusion in her gaze.

Then he suddenly realized.

That bright, warm light was not sunlight.

A giant python's head hung in mid-air, its gaping maw holding a ball of blazing light, its gaze fixed on him, creating an indescribably strange and eerie scene.

His bed was made of layers of giant pythons coiled together, their hard scales forming an impenetrable wall. Being inside felt like being trapped in a small cage, unable to detect the slightest movement from the outside world.

It's rising so fast?

Zhu Ran frowned.

A giant python, over ten meters long, was discovered on the fifth floor of the men's dormitory. There's only one truth behind it.

he.

I'm still half asleep.

"A mere dream, and I'll avoid your sharp edge?"

Zhu Ran snorted coldly, reached out and hooked the giant python's neck, and casually and freely ravaged the huge snake's head, just as he usually did when teasing a cat or dog.

You know what, the scales are arranged neatly, and the texture is delicate and soft—they're incredibly realistic.

"After the founding of the People's Republic of China, beings are not allowed to become spirits."

"Snake, which circle are you in?"

"I'm familiar with all these circles: Bai Suzhen, Xiaoqing, the Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python, the Azure Bull Python, Orochimaru..."

Why aren't you saying anything?

"You can't even speak properly, can you?"

Visible to the naked eye.

The python's indifferent eyes widened further and further.

A lot of babble.

It even froze completely in its act of flicking its tongue, and a fierce glint flashed in its eyes.

(╬￣Dish￣)

Zhu Ran swallowed hard, then casually changed the subject:

"Actually, I am a descendant of Yan and Huang, a descendant of the dragon."

"If there's really no way to transform into human form, why don't we research dragon transformation? Maybe I can be of some help."

"hiss……"

The python suddenly lunged forward, its forked tongue leaving a scarlet, forked mark on Zhu Ran's forehead.

Zhu Ran cried out and suddenly felt the python's body, which had been tightly wrapped around him, slowly loosen, its layers of scales retreating outwards, and he regained his freedom.

"Hello everyone in the live stream~ This is the live broadcast of 'The Great Insect Evolution Battle,' where all sorts of little insects undergo amazing evolutions, and the final winner will take home a grand prize of 300,000 yuan—I'm your host Xiao Yin, good afternoon everyone~"

A cool breeze wafted by, carrying a faint scent of citrus perfume, and a soft, sweet female voice drifted into my ears.

Zhu Ran already had goosebumps on his back.

As soon as the large python that had been obstructing their view left, a female news anchor of about thirty years old came into view.

She wore a champagne-colored fitted pencil skirt, black stockings, and stiletto heels, exuding a gentle yet alluring charm—a classic mature woman style.

At this moment, holding a blank card, aiming it at the giant python, she slightly parted her red lips:

"Radiant Serpent, you've worked hard, come back now."

Swish!

A beam of light shot out and hit its target precisely.

In an instant, the giant python disappeared, and a circle of pale golden light rippled on the card. After it slowly faded, an image of a giant python appeared, coiled up with its head raised, holding a ball of light in its mouth, its posture majestic and domineering.

Chao, you can't wear this anymore, right?

Even the most oblivious person like Zhu Ran felt a jolt at this moment, vaguely sensing a certain possibility.

After waiting in line for twenty years, is it finally his turn?

I'm sorry, Mom, I'm going on a long voyage tonight!

Suppress excitement.

Zhu Ran secretly observed his surroundings.

The current environment is a semi-transparent glass room, with soft beams of light projected from the dome, a blue experimental table suspended in mid-air, and colorful energy conduits arranged in a complex pattern...

The set design in Hollywood sci-fi blockbusters is nothing special.

Right on the experimental table, a giant butterfly was perched.

A giant butterfly with a broken wing!

It is about 1.5 meters long and its body is as white as snow.

The left wing is flawless, displaying a pale blue color, as clear as water.

It is covered with specks of white frost, which are translucent and pure.

However, the right wing was severely damaged, almost broken off at the root, with crystal-clear ice forming at the break point and wisps of cold mist escaping from it, revealing its disheveled and dejected state.

"babble!"

The broken-winged ice butterfly let out a mournful cry and struggled to flap its wings upwards.

But it only had two wings left, which could only stir up a few wisps of broken cold air, and had no power to lift it up.

Finally, nearing exhaustion, its slender, icy tentacles drooped and curled up listlessly.

Its frail body trembled slightly, unable to even lie prone, and could only collapse to the ground, giving up the struggle.

So pitiful…

Zhu Ran thought to herself.

"Congratulations, classmate."

The kind and gentle voice rang out once again.

At this moment, Zhu Ran was still sitting on the ground.

Xiao Yin knelt down, the silk fabric of her legs outlining her full figure, and handed over the microphone, her smile as radiant as a flower:

"Have you ever imagined that the evolutionary process today would be so unconventional?"

"Forehead……"

Zhu Ran opened his mouth, and a layer of cold sweat quickly appeared on his forehead.

How should I answer? Get your brain working!

boom!

The past scenes swept over us like a giant wave.

On December 21, 2012, meteorites rained down, the earth cracked, mountains and rivers twisted, and ordinary wild beasts broke free from their mortal constraints, capable of moving mountains and overturning cities at will...

At a critical juncture of life and death, the human race gave birth to "Beast Tamers," who, through the power of contracts, rebuilt civilization from the ruins, thus bringing an end to the chaotic and dark old era...

leave!

The legacy of memory! It's here! It's finally here!

If we don't come soon, it'll be really awkward!

but……

The Mayan prophecy has actually come true? Is this a parallel universe to Earth?

Zhu Ran was startled and continued browsing.

It's already the 498th year of the Extraordinary Era!

The world was divided into five major powers and twelve minor powers. The territory within the country was relatively safe, but the desolate land outside the borders was infested with monsters as numerous as ants, impossible to kill, and ordinary people would never set foot there in their entire lives.

Zhu Ran's "Yanxu Kingdom" is one of the five major powers, and its overall national strength is only weaker than that of "Xingwu Kingdom".

Within the territory, the 15-year compulsory education system, which has long been universal, is now fully centered around the cultivation and evolution of extraordinary species.

At eighteen, everyone becomes a beast tamer.

Training halls, adventurers' guilds, ecological farms, pet grooming hospitals, pet matchmaking agencies, pet maternity centers, pet retirement homes... everything you could want is here.

"So it's set in a world similar to Pokémon, but much more dangerous and realistic?"

Zhu Ran recalled playing the game "Roco Kingdom" all night last month.

I never expected to have the opportunity to put it into practice so soon.

"Zhu seems a little nervous?"

Xiao Yin swept her bangs to one side, revealing her beautiful eyebrows and eyes, and took the initiative to steer the conversation:

"After unanimous identification by the expert review panel, this broken-winged butterfly is a completely new life form, and it is certainly the first time it has been discovered in my country."

"Despite its insignificant 'Spark Bug' origin, which theoretically could only evolve into fire-type, its attribute quietly reversed, mutating into ice..."

"Praise be to evolution! The miracle never ends!"

Zhu Ran cleared her mind, calmed down, and helped the anchorwoman to her feet, saying regretfully:

"However, due to congenital physical defects, he cannot even perform the most basic flight."

"Upon birth, the elements within the body are released like a floodgate opening, instantly plummeting to the bottom."

"The only consolation is that I've retained my senses and haven't lost my mind..."

Xiao Yin blinked.

How come the male college student who was so timid just now suddenly became so talkative? It's like he's a completely different person.

However, the most important aspect of good professional conduct is not letting the conversation stray off-topic, she continued:

"Don't be discouraged, classmate. Although the evolution failed and triggered the most annoying error evolution, you're still here."

"But this ice butterfly is so beautiful even with its broken wing. There will definitely be researchers interested in it, and the final offer will not be less than five thousand yuan. We can still make a small profit."

Five thousand?

Only five thousand?

Zhu Ran will remain a college student for the rest of her life, but she participates in a variety show livestream because she is short of money.

The original plan wasn't to win the championship. As long as the spark bug could be bred and evolved into a fire spider, and then sold afterward, it could earn at least 20,000 to 30,000 yuan.

That won't do if it suddenly shrinks by more than half.

I glanced at the 180-degree curved projection screen.

"Young man, why do you look so defiant? Haven't you faced reality yet?"

"Have you forgotten who just got blasted face-first into the ground by the evolutionary shockwave?"

"Haha, I recorded it. I'll edit it into a funny video and upload it to Douying later! (v50 can be deleted)"

……

A barrage of comments flooded the screen.

Zhu Ran remained unmoved.

Foolish little Europeans.

Do they even realize the true value behind the term "time traveler"?

"Ding!"

In my mind, countless tiny specks of light converged from nothingness, eventually transforming into a semi-transparent book.