Chapter 14: Discarded Beast Research Institute
Chapter 14: Discarded Beast Research Institute
As the treatment might take more than a month, Li Qian couldn't and wouldn't continue waiting at the hospital.
Although he learned that Tailfeather Fish's injuries were severe, they were no longer life-threatening, and the worry that had been weighing on his heart was now lifted.
After leaving the hospital, Li Qian rode his bicycle back to the artificial waterfall to continue training Qizi and Ah Fu.
With the research progress nearing completion, they had to step up their skills training.
Fortunately, Qizi was ambitious and diligent, not only practicing tirelessly but also supervising Ah Fu, forcing him to train harder.
Li Qian appreciated this positive competition within the team. This excellent tradition must be maintained.
After spending time going back and forth to the hospital, it was already close to 8 PM when he returned to the waterfall.
Knowing that Qizi would be concerned about Tailfeather Fish, Li Qian immediately gave him an update upon his arrival.
Qizi, the pet beast that had developed the Climb Waterfall Technique on its own, indeed had a higher level of intelligence than Ah Fu.
Understanding Li Qian's message, Qizi was relieved to know that Tailfeather Fish was receiving proper treatment, and his focus returned entirely to training the Climb Waterfall Technique.
Seeing the two fish fully immersed in their training, Li Qian didn't waste any time. He continued studying breeding knowledge and also took out his tablet to browse.
At that moment, he noticed a discussion thread on a breeder forum about the evolution of koi.
Although he was aware that the internet was full of misinformation and pretenders, with few genuine experts, Li Qian decided to browse out of curiosity.
The replies varied widely.
Some directly denied the existence of a fixed evolution path between koi and Green Scaled Dragons, considering the observed evolutions as mere exceptions in extreme cases.
Their arguments were quite logical.
Li Qian didn't agree with their views, but he at least acknowledged that these people had some level of expertise.
Other replies were simply nonsense.
They believed that for koi to evolve into Green Scaled Dragons, they needed to consume Green Scale Grass.
This was because the name 'Green Scaled Dragon' contained the characters 'green' and 'scale', so they insisted on using Green Scale Grass.
What kind of logic was this?
Name-based logic?
Li Qian couldn't help but chuckle at these kinds of replies.
If breeding pet beasts was as simple as guessing and making assumptions, what would be the need for breeders? Ignoring these 'divine' replies, Li Qian continued scrolling.
As he reached the end, he realized that valuable responses were scarce. After some thought, he decided to respond to a post on his tablet.
"The attributes of Green Scaled Dragons are water and wind. In my opinion, the evolution of koi requires not only dragon-type resources but also wind-type resources."
As soon as he posted this, numerous comments appeared below.
One of them was particularly interesting.
"Why dragon-type and wind-type resources instead of dragon-wind dual-type resources?"
The reason for not considering dragon-wind dual-type resources was that he already had Blood Orchid Potion and Dragon Bone Powder.
However, he didn't intend to type out an explanation.
Just as he was about to close the forum, a message suddenly popped up in the background, requesting to add a friend, which caught Li Qian's attention.
After some thought, Li Qian shared his ThinkSwift number.
The next moment, a friend request appeared on ThinkSwift, from someone named "BoarBoarNotPig."
The name was quite intriguing.
BoarBoar, a pet beast similar to a pig, along with koi, Tinder Chicken, and Lamp Bulb Moth, were collectively known as the 'Four Wastes' of the pet beast world.
This person, with the ThinkSwift name "BoarBoarNotPig," likely had some knowledge about boars.
Li Qian also noticed that "BoarBoarNotPig" was the same person who had posted about koi evolution on the forum earlier.
With a faint smile, Li Qian assumed that no one could deceive him and accepted the friend request.
The moment he agreed, BoarBoarNotPig sent him a message, "Hello, I saw your reply on the forum, and I find your insights on carp evolution are quite remarkable. I'd like to invite you to our Beast Research Group."
It was impressive that someone could discern his insights from a simple one-line reply. BoarBoarNotPig certainly had a keen eye.
Hearing about the Beast Research Group, Li Qian became curious and casually asked, "What's this Beast Research Group?"
BoarBoarNotPig didn't directly answer his question but instead added him to a group.
Group Name: Discarded Beast Research Institute.
The name was indeed quite straightforward.
Li Qian decided to change his group name as well, making it a nice contrast with BoarBoarNotPig's.
Just as Li Qian finished changing his group name, a message appeared in the group.
HarpyWolfNotDog: "Hey, a new guy! Bow-wow!"
Li Qian took a quick look at HarpyWolfNotDog's profile and swiftly typed, "Male."
Prince Fox: "Males are welcome too."
MothMaster: "Get outta here, all men belong to me. Lil bro, how old are you, how tall are you, and do you have an eight-pack?"
Li Qian: "..."
Did I enter the wrong group?
Isn't this the Discarded Beast Research Institute? Why does it feel like I've stumbled into an LGBTQ+ group?
BoarBoarNotPig: "Everyone, please be more reserved and restrained, don't scare off the new member."
Li Qian: "This welcome ceremony is quite unique, huh."
Neighbor Yang: "Welcome to the Discarded Beast Research Institute. Our group was primarily established to research the evolution of beasts, especially those that people mistakenly consider as discarded beasts."
"I'm Yang, focusing on researching the Rolling Crocodile."
Finally, a sane person.
However, the research subject of this guy, the Rolling Crocodile, is not much better than the "four wastes."
The only evolutionary type, the Water-Wading Crocodile, has a potential of only the Elite Eighth Stage, and the evolution cost is still high. The evolution of a Water-Wading Crocodile can buy a Companion Beast with Commander Low Potential. The evolution efficiency is low.
After some thought, Li Qian typed a line.
"Hello everyone, I'm Jinliyu, I have some insights into the evolution of the Mutant Koi, and I'd appreciate your guidance."
A standard and polite introduction.
Bouncing Corpse Fairy: "Jinliyu, this thing, it's quite a scam, although there's an evolutionary type Green Scaled Dragon, but I still haven't figured out how to evolve it."
"Have you discovered anything?"
Li Qian thought for a moment and replied, "I've made some progress, but I'm stuck on one issue. After some research, I've identified several key factors for the evolution of the Mutant Koi. I can confirm that its evolution requires not only Dragon Energy Resources but also Wind Energy Resources. I've already conducted basic tests with Dragon Energy Resources, but I have no idea about Wind Energy Resources."
"Perhaps I can offer some assistance with this issue." Just as Li Qian finished typing, BoarBoarNotPig immediately responded.
Li Qian saw her reply and, although he didn't think she could truly help him, he still acknowledged the gesture, "Thank you, BoarBoarNotPig."
(End of Chapter)
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