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Chapter 548: Deepsea Dragon Serpent
Chapter 548: Deepsea Dragon Serpent
When Fan Hongtao suggested that the breeders from Shazhou Beastmaster University be sent as external personnel to Zhonghai Beastmaster University to join the research team, Dean Fei already understood that this guy must have known who the exchange of evolution data was for.
With such an obvious intention, it was as if he was hitting Fan Hongtao right in the forehead. How could he possibly let the other party succeed?
Li Qian was a once-in-a-century breeding genius at Shazhou Beastmaster University, possessing five Imperial-rank companion beasts and the evolution methods of two Legendary-rank companion beasts. He was the school's prized possession.
Sending him to Zhonghai Beastmaster University to research the evolution method of the Icefire Dragon would be like throwing meat to a dog, with no guarantee of return.
Dean Fei was certain that once Li Qian went to Zhonghai Beastmaster University, they would use all sorts of means to lure him away.
Given his understanding of Fan Hongtao, he believed that the other party was capable of such an act. As for the student's academic records, for a top-tier beastmaster university like Zhonghai, it was not a problem.
Although Dean Fei trusted Li Qian, he dared not take the risk, so he didn't hesitate and directly refused, "That's truly regrettable, we may not be able to cooperate."
"Our researchers have other tasks and are temporarily unavailable." His response was neither cold nor warm, not even bothering to hide his intentions.
Fan Hongtao was blatantly targeting their school's prized possession, so he couldn't blame him for being impolite.
"Old Fei, hold on, let's discuss this further," Fan Hongtao said, seeing Dean Fei's strong reaction. He knew that his intentions had been exposed.
Moreover, the person who wanted to trade the Icefire Dragon's evolution data was indeed the breeding genius from Shazhou Beastmaster University.
Although his intentions were exposed, Fan Hongtao didn't feel embarrassed. He smiled and eased the atmosphere of the call.
"With your temper, only I can bear to discuss this with you," Fan Hongtao said calmly. "Since your breeders have other research tasks and can't come to research together, let's change the approach."
Upon hearing this, a faint smile appeared on Dean Fei's face. "Oh, I wonder how Dean Fan would like to cooperate?"
As long as there were no ill intentions and no attempts to lure away their prized possession, other forms of cooperation could be discussed.
"I heard that your student, Li Qian, has discovered the evolution method of the Nine-Phoenix Maple Wood?" Fan Hongtao's tone became more restrained.
On the other end of the smart bracelet projection, Dean Fei's expression showed that he had expected as much.
The Nine-Phoenix Maple Wood possessed the Super Ancient Blessing Skill, a skill with immense strategic value. No school could afford to ignore it, not even Zhonghai Beastmaster University.
At this moment, Dean Fei was also surprised by the speed at which Zhonghai Beastmaster University had learned about the events in Yunlan City.
However, upon further reflection, it was quite normal. With Zhonghai Beastmaster University's capabilities, gathering such information was not difficult.
Dean Fei estimated that Jiangnan Beastmaster University must have also learned the news. After all, Yunlan City was within Jiangnan Province, and with Zhonghai Beastmaster University already aware, it was unlikely that Jiangnan Beastmaster University would be unaware.
Perhaps, at this very moment, they were already on their way to Shazhou Beastmaster University. Dean Fei felt helpless about this.
Li Qian's ability to research the evolution method of the Nine-Phoenix Maple Wood delighted him, but the attention from various powers also made him worried.
Putting his thoughts aside, Dean Fei replied, "The evolution method of the Nine-Phoenix Maple Wood? Li Qian did indeed evolve one."
"In that case, our conditions at Zhonghai Beastmaster University are simple. As long as Li Qian helps evolve five Nine-Phoenix Maple Woods, we will offer the Icefire Dragon's evolution data."
Although he had prepared himself, Fan Hongtao's conditions still surprised Dean Fei.
"Five Nine-Phoenix Maple Woods, Old Fan, how can you ask for so much?" Dean Fei exclaimed in disbelief upon hearing Fan Hongtao's conditions.
In his opinion, these conditions were a bit outrageous. After all, these were not five cabbages but five Legendary-rank Nine-Phoenix Maple Woods.
According to the school's high-level research during this period, even among Legendary-rank companion beasts, the Nine-Phoenix Maple Wood had exceptional potential. Advancing further was not impossible.
He couldn't believe that Fan Hongtao would dare to make such a request. Even if it was incomplete Icefire Dragon evolution data, its value was incomparable.
Dean Fei's heart was filled with anger, thinking: Since you dare to ask for the sky, don't blame me for cutting you down to size.
"Impossible!" Dean Fei firmly stated, "Five Nine-Phoenix Maple Woods, absolutely not! These are five Legendary-rank companion beasts, and the Nine-Phoenix Maple Wood is not an ordinary Legendary-rank beast. Its strategic value, I'm sure you understand..."
Thus, the two of them went back and forth, negotiating for a long time. Finally, the conditions were changed to one Nine-Phoenix Maple Wood and one Three-Legged Golden Phoenix.
Strictly speaking, Shazhou Beastmaster University was still at a disadvantage in this deal. The stakes were not equal.
However, considering Li Qian's eagerness to obtain the Icefire Dragon's evolution data, and the enhancement of Zhonghai Beastmaster University's foundation and strength, it would benefit the overall human race. With the gradual intensification of the dimensional plane's fusion with the present world, Dean Fei didn't dwell on the details.
Of course, more importantly, when he mentioned this to Li Qian, the latter didn't think much and agreed.
Since Li Qian, the protagonist, agreed, Dean Fei didn't insist further. However, for such matters, once is enough.
Considering the overall situation, it's a two-way street. It's not right to only demand from Li Qian without giving anything in return. For example, if Zhonghai Beast University had provided the evolution data of the Icefire Dragon without compensation, they would certainly have expected a reciprocal gesture from Li Qian.
But since they chose to negotiate, don't blame Dean Fei for being unapologetic. If it's all about considering the overall situation, then Li Qian would have to sacrifice, and he wouldn't need to do anything else. Helping other schools evolve their companion beasts would keep him busy enough.
After reaching an agreement, it wasn't long before Zhonghai Beast University sent over the evolution data for the Icefire Dragon.
At the same time, Li Qian also asked Dean Fei to send over the conditions and extraordinary materials required for the evolution of the Three-Legged Golden Phoenix and the Nine-Phoenix Maple Tree.
Evolving the Three-Legged Golden Phoenix and the Nine-Phoenix Maple Tree isn't easy; even the preparation work alone takes a considerable amount of time.
After instructing Dean Fei, Li Qian immersed himself in the evolution data sent by Zhonghai Beast University.
As he read, inspiration points kept accumulating in Li Qian's mind, and he couldn't help but exclaim, "No wonder it's the result of Zhonghai Beast University's collective wisdom. It's indeed an excellent research outcome."
It took Li Qian about three days to fully digest and absorb all the content sent by Zhonghai Beast University. At this point, he checked and found that Task 1: the evolution method of the Frostfire Devil Salamander had already reached 97% progress!
Only three percent away from completion, this task made Li Qian, who had a bit of obsessive-compulsive tendencies, feel as if his heart was being scratched by a cat.
However, in the end, he managed to restrain himself and didn't use achievement points to fill in the progress value.
The reason for this wasn't just that there were only twenty-one achievement points left; there was another, very important reason. The task feedback was extremely crucial to him.
Without task feedback, his ordinary talent might make him despair of ever improving his strength.
Therefore, even if the last three percent of progress value was difficult, he would persist. This time, he had made up his mind. Unless it was a life-or-death situation, he would never use achievement points again.
"The evolution method of this Frostfire Devil Salamander is indeed unique, requiring the simultaneous activation of both fire and ice genes. The requirements for evolution materials aren't high, but the requirements for the evolution venue are a bit demanding." After reading the materials sent by Zhonghai Beast University, Li Qian couldn't help but mutter to himself.
"It requires sufficient fire and ice energies, so I guess we'll have to go to that place eventually."
As Li Qian thought this, he had already made up his mind. If they couldn't find a suitable place, they would have to go to that perilous area in the dimensional plane.
Zhonghai Beast University had conducted the evolution experiment for the Icefire Dragon in that very place, and it was within the dimensional plane under Zhonghai Beast University's jurisdiction.
"Also, these evolution materials, while not extremely precious, are a bit troublesome to collect. The most important thing is that they need to be made into potions..." Li Qian spoke to himself.
After absorbing all the evolution data sent by Zhonghai Beast University, Li Qian noticed that the task progress was only at 95%. He had discovered that the evolution materials were a bit complex while browsing, and he subconsciously complained that it would be better if they could be made into potions. The task progress would have increased by 2% then, and it was at this moment that Li Qian realized the evolution of the Icefire Dragon required the materials to be processed into potions.
However, Li Qian was well aware that this was another troublesome matter, as he was completely clueless about potion-making.
It was basically impossible to learn enough in a short time, so after much thought, Li Qian decided to seek help from the Potion Academy.
Fortunately, Li Qian had heard that Dean Ouyang of the Potion Academy seemed to have a good relationship with their own Dean Fei.
As Li Qian was thinking about this and preparing to seek out Dean Ouyang of the Potion Academy, an attached file in the email from Zhonghai Beast University caught his attention.
Previously, he hadn't noticed it because his mind was focused on the data. Now that he saw it, he didn't pay much attention, assuming it was just an additional note from Zhonghai Beast University.
However, after reading the contents of the attachment, Li Qian fell silent. The content was simple, but it was very important to him.
There was only one piece of information in the attachment, which was obtained by Zhonghai Beast University's Archaeology Academy from a certain dimensional ruin: the evolution of the Green Scale Dragon was the Deepsea Dragon Serpent! Li Qian specifically noted that the information provided to him in the attachment did not use any uncertain words such as "should," "maybe," or "possibly."
In other words, they were very certain that the evolution of the Green Scale Dragon was the Deepsea Dragon Serpent. Regarding this, Li Qian only thought about it briefly before choosing to believe it. There was no reason for Zhonghai Beast University to deceive him regarding this matter.
For the evolution of the Three-Legged Golden Phoenix and the Nine-Phoenix Maple Tree, they had already helped him a lot, so it was normal for them to expect a reciprocal gesture.
Upon obtaining the subsequent evolution of the Green Scale Dragon, Li Qian didn't hesitate and immediately established a task, and the task progress instantly increased to 60%.
This growth rate also indirectly proved that the information provided by Zhonghai Beast University was indeed accurate!
(End of Chapter)
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