Chapter 162: A Possible Direction
Chapter 162: A Possible Direction
After a quick shower and a change of clothes, Li Qian and Wen Wan once again found themselves at the comprehensive building of the breeding facility.
The facility had a considerable number of employees, totaling around fifty to sixty individuals. However, most of them did not reside within the facility.
They were regular employees who worked the standard nine-to-five shift, with a small portion working in rotating shifts.
Therefore, at that moment, there weren't many people having breakfast in the restaurant of the comprehensive building.
Putting aside other factors, the hardware facilities in Gao Yahxin's breeding facility were indeed impressive. Although not many people were eating breakfast, the food options were quite abundant.
Porridge, noodles, soybean milk, youtiao, xiaolongbao, and other dishes were all available, along with some unique foods from the Beastmaster World, such as thousand-star mushroom soup and touch-thread dumplings.
Upon entering the restaurant, Li Qian didn't hold back and started enjoying the various dishes and drinks on offer.
Gao Yahxin sat across from him and asked, "How was your rest last night at my breeding facility?"
"It was pretty good. The facilities are well-equipped, and the environment is nice. It's much more comfortable than my Prairial Breeding Facility," Li Qian replied as he ate, expressing his genuine feelings.
"In that case, I'm relieved. You rarely come here, and if your stay wasn't satisfactory, it would be my fault," Gao Yahxin said as she also ate.
Li Qian chuckled and said, "Sister Yahxin, I'm not that delicate. Besides, with the excellent conditions at your breeding facility, how could there be any shortcomings? It's me who's fortunate to enjoy such hospitality."
After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Gao Yahxin got straight to the point without further delay, "Li Qian, what do you think about this research project?"
Li Qian was a bit surprised by Gao Yahxin's eagerness, but he quickly understood the reason behind it.
It seemed that the pressure to maintain the facility's star rating was indeed significant, indirectly indicating that a drop in rating would greatly impact them.
As Li Qian ate and pondered, he replied after a moment, "From the time you provided me with the materials yesterday until this morning, I haven't even finished going through them all."
He paused for a moment before continuing, "Including this morning, I specifically went to observe the area where the Crimson Feather Chickens were active for a while."
"In a way, although my thoughts are not yet comprehensive, I have gained a preliminary understanding of the research project you're working on."
At this point, Li Qian suddenly stopped speaking, naturally drawing the heightened attention of Gao Yahxin and the other two women.
Even Wu You, who was eating breakfast, turned her curious gaze in Li Qian's direction.
Of course, her gaze was filled with scrutiny and skepticism.
With countless breeders across the country researching the Crimson Feather Chickens without any significant breakthroughs, it was hard for her to believe that Li Qian, a high school graduate, could possibly gain insights just by looking through the materials for one night and observing the creatures for a short time in the morning.
In her opinion, whatever Li Qian said next would either be empty boasts or outright fabrications.
Thus, under Wu You's skeptical gaze, Li Qian continued, "I think your research direction might have some issues."
"Oh?" Gao Yahxin's interest piqued upon hearing this, and her eyes lit up. She paused her breakfast and looked intently at Li Qian.
Li Qian didn't keep her in suspense and calmly continued, "The evolution of Crimson Feather Chickens into Golden Crown Crimson Phoenix Chickens is quite simple. All it takes is reaching the racial potential limit and consuming a Fire Cloud Grass."
Fire Cloud Grass was a plant with a slight fire elemental ability, found both within the dimensional rift and on the ancestral planet.
And there were quite a lot of them.
In recent years, humans had cultivated them in large quantities, resulting in a significant production scale. A single Fire Cloud Grass only cost around two thousand federal coins.
Precisely because of this, the cost of evolving Crimson Feather Chickens into Golden Crown Crimson Phoenix Chickens was very low, and the price was insignificant. Any beastmaster could afford it.
However, affordability was one thing, and whether they would actually do it was another matter.
Even after evolving into Golden Crown Crimson Phoenix Chickens, these creatures' potential still didn't break through to the elite level.
To enter the elite level, they would need to surpass the racial potential limit, which was no easy feat. Even for a regular-level creature to break into the elite level, the cost would be considerable.
Clearly, this was a case where the effort and reward were not proportionate.
Therefore, ordinary beastmasters would not choose this path, but breeders were different.
In the breeders' perspective, since Crimson Feather Chickens could evolve into Golden Crown Crimson Phoenix Chickens, enhancing a small portion of their fire elemental ability, it at least proved that they had potential in this aspect.
After speaking for a while, Li Qian paused to organize his thoughts. Then he continued, "This is a very simple and low-cost evolutionary method. Although the potential of Golden Crown Crimson Phoenix Chickens is still limited after evolution, it at least proves that this direction is a possibility."
"So, you've been focusing your efforts on this matter, not just you, but also the previous owners of this facility and the vast majority of breeders across the country. This is the approach they've all been taking."
At this point, Li Qian's tone turned solemn, "But have you ever considered this: aside from the conditions being extremely harsh and difficult to find, the direction of stacking fire elements might also be a wrong path."
"But the attribute of Crimson Feather Chickens is fire. As the initial form, its attributes are all fire-based. Fire is obviously the most likely direction to unlock its potential within its bloodline," Gao Yahxin said, sounding a bit confused by Li Qian's words.
Li Qian nodded, "I don't deny that fire is indeed the most apparent ability of Crimson Feather Chickens at the moment, but isn't this just one possibility?"
Upon hearing this, Gao Yahxin was stunned as if struck by lightning. She stood frozen in place, speechless for a long time, her heart filled with shock.
The idea of researching the evolutionary direction of Crimson Feather Chickens without focusing on fire elements was indeed a bit too subversive and bold.
It was no wonder that Li Qian could discover the evolutionary paths from Koi to Green Scaled Serpent and from Koi to Frostfire Salamander. His ideas were indeed extraordinary.
As soon as Li Qian mentioned this, Gao Yahxin immediately thought of the skill "Light Energy Storage."
Li Qian smiled and continued eating his porridge. Then, with a meaningful expression, he said, "This is not an impossible direction."
In fact, this direction was 100% correct. However, on the surface, he had only just started working on this breeding project, and speaking so absolutely would lack persuasiveness. It was better to speak vaguely, as he was doing now.
(End of Chapter)
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