Beast Tamer: I'm invincible because I can see the evolution path!

Chapter 29 is of great significance.

Qiao Bai coughed twice.

"...I've finished watching the part where they praised me. I'll find the complete recording of the rest later."

Qiao Bai spoke the truth, then quickly changed the subject: "Didn't you say you were going to publish a paper? Why did you end up holding an academic press conference?"

Zhou Xinran snorted: "There are always some stubborn people who think I'm joking, and they're trying to block my spot in a top journal. In that case, I might as well just hold an academic conference and throw the evidence in their faces. Surely they won't have any objections then."

Qiao Bai gave a thumbs up.

"But wasn't your final thank you a bit excessive?" Qiao Bai said awkwardly.

Zhou Xinran said with a hint of nonchalance, "The academic conference has already been held, so I don't mind praising you a bit more. You deserve some credit for it anyway. I genuinely want you to be my student, so praising you isn't excessive."

Before Qiao Bai could ask her a few more questions, he heard Zhou Xinran speak.

"Remember to check the message Huang Zhou sent you. I have something to do here, so I'll hang up now." After saying that, Zhou Xinran hung up the phone decisively.

Qiao Bai felt... something was still not quite right?

Professor Zhou seems to be quite busy.

But when he called, Zhou Xinran still answered his call immediately.

When Qiao Bai tried to ask about the key points, Zhou Xinran again avoided the topic and didn't want to say more.

I thought about it.

Qiao Bai didn't spend much effort before finding the complete recording of today's academic conference online.

That's when he realized it.

The news of the honeybee's evolution has spread online and caused a tremendous news shock.

Xiao Wu squatted down on Qiao Bai's shoulder and peeked out, staring at Qiao Bai's phone screen.

Upon seeing this.

Qiao Bai held the phone closer to Xiao Wu, regardless of whether Xiao Wu could understand it or not, to give Xiao Wu a sense of participation.

The little crow, being cared for, nuzzled against Qiao Bai's neck contentedly.

While watching the screen recording and browsing the discussion topics on Weibo, Qiao Bai finally understood why the sensationalism of this news was far more exaggerated than he had imagined.

The key point is—ordinary people.

Under normal circumstances.

Only those who have awakened the Beastmaster qualification can contract with and raise extraordinary creatures, and command and control them.

The extraordinary power awakened within the honey worm is only a tiny amount, its grade is low-level, and its attack power is almost non-existent. It would not cause harm to ordinary people if they kept it. Neither the nation nor the alliance has ever explicitly prohibited or stipulated this behavior.

Many beast tamers believe that honey worms should not be considered extraordinary creatures.

Therefore, most beast tamers will not form contracts with honey bugs unless there is some special reason or coincidence.

However, the honey bug's unique color, longer lifespan than ordinary insects, and somewhat cute appearance have made it popular among a small group of ordinary people who like insects.

It's nothing unusual; they're just honey bugs, and ordinary people can keep them as pets.

Until the emergence of the honeybee's evolved form—the fairy butterfly.

At the press conference, Zhou Xinran publicly stated that there were too few Beastmasters who could contract Honey Insects, and it was impossible to find suitable Honey Insect samples capable of evolution among the Beastmasters. Finally, with Qiao Bai's reminder, she expanded the search scope to include ordinary people, and finally found two Honey Insects that met the evolution requirements, and both of them successfully evolved into Fairy Butterflies.

The evolved fairy butterflies did not show any aggression towards their owners, who were ordinary people and did not use the Spirit Sea Beast Taming Space to contract with them; in fact, they would even take the initiative to protect them.

This caused an uproar among everyone!

Ordinary people were in an uproar.

In both cases, the evolved fairy butterflies showed absolutely no aggression and actively protected ordinary people. Does this mean that ordinary people also have the opportunity to possess their own extraordinary creature?

Aside from the fairy butterflies, are there similar supernatural beings?

They also want to have their own pet!

The beast tamers were also in an uproar.

Is it really that easy to contract with extraordinary beings?

Even if they awaken their spiritual sea beast-taming space and form contracts with extraordinary creatures, some wild and untamed pets will inevitably attack the beast tamers. The beast tamers can only rely on the restraint of the beast-taming space to forcibly subdue the pets.

Not to mention ordinary people who are not yet awakened and have no way to use supernatural powers.

Even if only one out of a hundred people is attacked by the fairy butterfly, it is still a catastrophic attack for that person.

Moreover, who can guarantee that an out-of-control fairy butterfly, which has no contractual obligations, will not attack nearby residents or buildings?

after all.

The evolved fairy butterfly is definitely a [Mid-level Transcendent]!

Many beast tamers from ordinary families only reach this rank with their second or third contracted pet.

Is it really okay to put an extraordinary creature with no contract and strength comparable to a small weapon in the hands of an ordinary person?

Both sides have their own reasons.

Neither of them could convince the other.

The topic was making a lot of noise on Weibo, with its popularity soaring. There were all kinds of people there: onlookers, curious people, and people who genuinely wanted to raise the pet.

Qiao Bai was dumbfounded.

"I...Is this really going to change history?" At this moment, Qiao Bai realized even more deeply just how amazing it was that honey bugs could evolve!

Even if a higher-ranking extraordinary creature discovered a new evolutionary path, the resulting commotion would not be as great as that of the Honeybee.

The reason is that this wave involves tens of thousands of ordinary people!

Qiao Bai: ...I'm scared, I'm not getting involved anymore.

As an ordinary high school student, Qiao Bai felt that he could not bear the responsibility of such profound social thinking. All he could do was to find out a new evolutionary path for extraordinary creatures, and leave the rest to the country and the alliance.

The nations and alliances will surely be able to come up with a charter that everyone can accept!

Nations and Alliances: "..."

I don't believe you for a second!

Understanding the profound impact of honeybee evolution helps explain why Professor Zhou almost had his paper rejected.

Qiao Bai shook his head: "It's not really my concern. I'm more focused on the present and thinking about how to urge Qi Yue's little fire fox to work harder so that it can contribute to Xiao Wu's evolution."

Upon hearing its name, Xiao Wu tilted its head, its tuft of hair swaying and tickling Qiao Bai's neck.

Qiao Bai chuckled and pushed Xiao Wu a little further away: "You need to learn to be a mature little bird and maintain a certain personal distance."

Xiao Wu: ╭(╯^╰)╮

Keep your distance?

No way!

It loves to stick things on!

It needs to be stuck even tighter!

Little Wu scooted down, its round little body nestled perfectly into Qiao Bai's collarbone.

Qiao Bai reached out to pick up Xiao Wu, only to meet Xiao Wu's fierce gaze.

Qiao Bai sighed, Qiao Bai gave in.

What can he do?

It's not a matter of principle. The pet likes him as its tamer and wants to get closer to him. He can't very well refuse, can he?

He tried to comfort himself.

Qiao Bai's bottom line unconsciously retreated a little bit more.

After replying to the messages from Lin Weiwei and Qi Yue, as well as the messages in the group chat, Qiao Bai opened Chairman Huang's chat window.

I don't know if it's a common problem for older people, but Chairman Huang sent several long voice messages.

"Qiao Bai, please make a trip to the NY City Beast Taming Alliance in the next few days. You've been selected for the list of outstanding staff members at the Pet Service Station!"

"I've also learned about your situation. To thank you for your contributions to the discovery and verification of the Honeybug's evolution, I've applied for a special Beastmaster subsidy for you. Once the process is approved, you can receive a monthly subsidy of 2 yuan until you graduate from high school!"

"If you get into a university in this city, the subsidy can be extended."

Upon hearing this, Qiao Bai's eyes lit up instantly.

What's this called?

He was looking at part-time jobs an hour ago, worrying about how to make a living.

It hasn't been that long.

A windfall of 20,000 yuan?

Even if you don't have time, you have to make time for it!

As soon as possible! The sooner the better!

After calming down, Qiao Bai sent a voice message to Chairman Huang to express his gratitude: "Thank you, Chairman Huang, but I can't let this interfere with my work. I'm off on Saturday and will be there as soon as possible at nine o'clock in the morning."

Meanwhile, Chairman Huang, who was having a meeting with several other professors from the city, received Qiao Bai's message and immediately sent it out.

After listening, a satisfied and gratified smile appeared on his face.

"What a diligent and conscientious student!"

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