My beast taming system has absolutely no problems!

The grey-striped loach is so ugly that it's impossible for anyone to concentrate on releasing energy.

That makes sense.

After all, if someone is purely ugly, wouldn't that only make people hit them harder?

The laboratory contains more than just researchers in work clothes.

There were also a few teenagers who seemed out of place in their surroundings.

They looked no more than fifteen or sixteen years old, with a somewhat reserved expression on their faces.

Xia Yu speculated that this must be the beast tamer of the gray-striped loach that Gu Weizhong and his group had found.

Since the research follows the "intimacy evolution theory," finding a gray-striped loach with a Beastmaster is naturally much more convenient than raising one from scratch.

Without a doubt, the first thing Xia Yu thought of was the gray-striped loach.

It is the Feebas from the Pokémon world.

It has a special set of evolutionary conditions... or even can be said to be unique.

However, Pokémon that are drastically different before and after evolution.

The evolution from Feebas to Milotic has led countless players to complain that this can actually be considered an evolutionary chain.

Many people even feel that placing Milotic in the same evolutionary chain as Dratini and Dragonair would not be out of place at all.

All because of the unique evolutionary conditions of the Feebas: its beauty.

You can obtain the item "Beautiful Scales" or achieve a "Beauty Level" of 170 or higher.

Feebas can then undergo the most spectacular transformation in Pokémon history, evolving into Milotic, the water snake Pokémon.

If the Grey-striped Loach is indeed the counterpart of the Ugly Fish in the Beast Taming World.

Maybe we can actually make it?

Xia Yu pondered this.

More than a month ago, he drew a recipe for a "Beauty Cube" from the Pokémon Lucky Wheel, which could improve beauty.

But Xia Yu only tested out the spiritual fruits and materials needed in the Beast Taming World and then ignored it.

There's no market for it!

You can't create market demand out of thin air.

However, if the grey-striped loach needs to evolve based on its beauty, then there is a market for it.

Thinking this, Xia Yu opened the Pokédex and scanned the gray-striped loach in the water tank.

Pokémon: Feebas (Grey-striped Loach)

[Gender: Female]

[Attribute: Water]

Energy Level: 17 (Low-Tier)

[Racial Rank: Cataclysm]

【Trait: Ugly (Reduces damage taken from psionic attacks by 20%)】

[Skills: Drilling, Water Flow]

【Favourability: 0】

[Status: Don't look at me...]

[Evolution Path: Unlocked by consuming 200 Breeding Coins]

It really is an isotope of the ugly fish!

Xia Yu was overjoyed.

Furthermore, there is an evolutionary path, which requires 200 breeding coins to unlock.

This means that this is an evolutionary chain with three segments.

Xia Yu did not hesitate and thought to himself, "Brother Tongzi, unlock the evolution path of the Gray-striped Loach."

The light screen updated instantly.

[Ding~ The evolution path for the Grey-striped Loach has been unlocked!]

[Feebas (Femme Fatalis) → Milotic (Mildred Pidgeotto) evolves after reaching a Beauty stat of 170]

[Minatra (Minatra) → Rainbow Serpent (???) Evolve after reaching Beauty 340 and level 40, learning any Spirit-type and Dragon-type skills.]

It actually has two evolutionary stages?

Xia Yu looked at the entries on the light screen in front of him, slightly surprised.

He didn't think much of it; the Bright Spirit Velvet and the Moon Shadow Spirit Velvet still had the potential to evolve further.

However, looking at the final section about the evolution requirements for the Colorful Demon Dragon Python...

Why does it sound like the attributes are a combination of demon spirit and dragon?

Could it be yet another traitor to the dragon race?

While the spirits in the Beast Taming World are not like those in the Pokémon World, they do not have the ability to directly negate Dragon-type skill damage.

But there is resistance.

At the same time, it is also one of the few attributes that can counter dragon-type pets.

She is jokingly referred to by many beast tamers as "the strictest mother of the dragon race".

As far as Xia Yu knew, there was no pet in this world that possessed both the attributes of a demon and a dragon, like the Super Qixi Bluebird.

If this seemingly insignificant Grey-Striped Loach's final evolution, the Radiant Demon Dragon Python, is truly an unprecedented Demon Spirit Dragon...

That would be interesting.

Gu Weizhong, unaware that Xia Yu had already considered this point, asked, "So, what are your thoughts on this topic of evolutionary research?"

Xia Yu nodded and said, "Yes, I do have some ideas."

"It's okay if you don't have any ideas, we can study them together slowly... huh?"

Gu Weizhong, realizing what was happening, was stunned, and his emotions unusually fluctuated.

He asked the question as a formality, not expecting any definite answer.

As a result, Xia Yu directly said that he had an idea?

Xu Yuanchuan, standing to the side, sneered.

You have ideas just from looking at a pet? Do you really think you're a genius beast taming researcher?

Is it really necessary to go to such lengths to impress Dr. Gu Weizhong?

madness!

Ye Nannan stepped forward and interjected, "Xia... Xia Yu probably has some immature guesses about certain aspects of the gray-striped loach, right?"

She realized that what Aibo had said was somewhat arrogant, so she quickly added a remark to remedy the situation.

Even if an "immature guess" is presented as something completely far-fetched.

No one will blame anyone for this.

Xia Yu accepted Ye Nannan's kindness, "Just consider it this way."

Gu Weizhong said noncommittally, "Tell me about it."

Xia Yu gave the most direct, clear, and straightforward answer.

"I believe that the evolutionary conditions of the grey-striped loach are related to its appearance."

Upon hearing this, all three people present were stunned.

Even Gu Weizhong didn't expect Xia Yu to bring up this point.

Following the "Intimacy Evolution Theory," have we jumped directly to the "Appearance Evolution Theory"?

Xia Yu was not surprised by the three people's reactions.

This is exactly the effect I wanted.

He wasn't worried that his performance was too extraordinary.

Having already cultivated a genius persona, why bother pretending to study the gray-striped loach for several days before proposing the "theory of beauty evolution"?

What's wrong with a genius thinking outside the box?

There are even scientists who dreamed about benzene ring structures and even the periodic table of elements in their past lives.

As long as the final result is correct.

All people will offer are flowers and applause.

At most, the rumors will circulate in the form of jokes or questions like, "Did this person get reborn and cheat?"

At worst, some pseudo-historians spread rumors that "these were all recorded in the Yongle Encyclopedia and were later stolen!"

Xia Yu didn't think too much about what would happen in the future.

He's currently only focused on the evolutionary research of the fast-growing gray loach.

Sell ​​the Beautiful Cube to Gu Weizhong, and then you'll get the Secret Amber.

I'm not really that eager for the Aerodactyl Pokémon.

I haven't even had a chance to play with the [Fossil Resurrection Device] yet, and I'm really itching to get my hands on it.

Over there, Gu Weizhong had already suppressed his surprise and pondered, "Appearance... Xia, your point of view is quite novel."

To call it novel is an understatement; "groundbreaking" would be an understatement.

Of course, only when the research is successful and the theory is verified can it be called "groundbreaking".

This is also why Gu Weizhong didn't say that.