Chapter 029

Chapter 029

At this moment, Bai Xiaoyu breathed a sigh of relief and chuckled as he watched the eggs finally settle down inside the energy shields of their incubation chambers.

It seemed that even one person found it challenging to exhaust the little ones' energy. Today, with the parents playing against them two-on-one, they finally managed to tame them once.

Bai Xiaoyu added the nutrient solution and placed the Big Black Egg in the incubation chamber, checking each egg one by one. He found that all the eggs were in excellent condition, and after the parents had finished their enlightenment, the eggs' mental energies began to take shape.

Bai Xiaoyu's mental filament probed into Egg No. 1. Soon, a chubby little tentacle, resembling an octopus's arm, emerged from the egg, seemingly trying to chase Bai Xiaoyu's mental filament.

After playing with Little One for a while, Bai Xiaoyu quickly withdrew his mental filament.

He was afraid that the little one would get increasingly excited, which would be troublesome later.

It seemed that after enlightenment, all the hatchlings developed mental tentacles. Moreover, the mental touch of the star people seemed to be more rounded, completely different from his own.

Unbeknownst to him, after his mental filament withdrew, the mental tentacle inside Egg No. 1 subtly became thinner and slightly sharper at the tip.

Bai Xiaoyu then turned his attention to the Big Black Egg. As it eagerly rolled around, he reached out to touch its shell, which had become smoother and better in texture over the past two months. He extended his mental power but only let it circle the exterior of the eggshell.

It wasn't that he didn't want to go inside; rather, the Big Black Egg seemed scared from the last time and refused to let his mental power enter. Whenever it sensed something amiss, it would twist away from him.

After playing with the Big Black Egg for a while, Bai Xiaoyu checked the sky. Yu Xi must have gone to the forest again. Recently, he seemed to spend more time there than before.

Thinking about the rapid growth and increased appetite of the little helper, were the growth rates of the star people's beasts always so fast?

Sending a message for him to return early, Bai Xiaoyu went back to his room and used the alchemy furnace in the living room to refine pills.

Indeed, over the past month, Bai Xiaoyu had made a breakthrough in refining potions. After many attempts, he finally produced a pill instead of a potion.

However, the success rate was very low. So far, he had only managed to produce one Great Return Pill.

That was the one he gave away today.

Due to his unique mental power, he accidentally glanced at the silver-haired old man in the wheelchair and noticed that she seemed to be nearing the end of her life.

Since she was related to the Big Black Egg, he secretly sent the Great Return Pill, hoping it would help.

Bai Xiaoyu continued refining potions. He discovered that as the eggs grew, they absorbed more nutrient solution. The Big Black Egg and the little helper were especially voracious.

So he basically needed to refine potions every day to expel dark matter from the eggs, while also experimenting with pill refinement and streaming live.

Days passed as he refined potions, incubated eggs, and streamed live until someone in the stream shouted.

"Ding Lan's eggs are hatching! He's opening them now."

Only then did Bai Xiaoyu realize that twenty days had already passed, and it was now the final week, the period when the eggs should be hatching.

By this time, the dark matter within his eggs had been mostly expelled, except for a few small beasts that still had some residue.

Suddenly, his stream became lively as Ding Lan's fans started boasting.

"Streamer, our streamer's eggs have hatched. How about yours?"

"Wrong place, scram."

They were quickly chased away by Bai Xiaoyu's fans.

For three consecutive days, they would come at fixed times, becoming increasingly arrogant as more of Ding Lan's eggs hatched while Bai Xiaoyu's remained quiet. Today, one of Ding Lan's eggs finally hatched a little beast.

They immediately went wild.

"Our Ding Lan's little beast has hatched. It's been three days past the hatching period, and none of your eggs have hatched. Did you really cook them?"

Ding Lan's fans were chased away again.

The viewers in the stream began to shift topics, discussing celebrities in the star system, avoiding any mention of hatching eggs.

Viewers who came frequently due to the previous collaboration and trending topics had subconsciously moved their fingers to the rotten egg column but paused, then clicked on the star column instead.

Thus, stars twinkled continuously in the stream, occasionally turning into meteor showers.

Ding Lan gritted his teeth, determined to see how long Bai Xiaoyu could remain calm!

His fans were blind, still sticking with such a useless streamer!

No matter how many times he tried to lure them over, they wouldn't budge.

What annoyed him even more was that his top three donors, who had disappeared a month ago, were found in Bai Xiaoyu's stream. Checking the gift rankings, he saw that the gifts given to Bai Xiaoyu were higher than those given to him.

Initially, he consoled himself that these were rotten eggs, but then he was infuriated when his former top donor showered Bai Xiaoyu's stream with three meteor showers.

Ding Lan's face turned increasingly grim, but he soon composed himself. Now that the PK had begun, Bai Xiaoyu, with no eggs hatching, had nothing to compete with.

As his eggs remained quiet, doubts arose on the Star Network.

Many believed that the eggs had been ruined, which was why they hadn't hatched yet.

"The son of a certain family is indeed impressive. Even after such egg abuse, no one comes to complain, and he can still be a stable breeder!"

"Don't talk about it. Dare to speak about royal matters? Afraid someone might come knocking at your door?"

At this moment, Bai Qing's deputy contacted him about whether to release the announcement of severing ties.

But Bai Qing was currently engrossed in a beauty's embrace and couldn't be reached.

Bai Xiaoyu remained calm. He had already prepared new bone-washing potions, vitality-nourishing potions, and growth potions, blending them together to give the eggs one final boost.

Holding a large bottle of the blended, dark green, semi-solid potion, he poured one-fifth into the main slot of the system's potion dispenser, another fifth into the Big Black Egg's slot, and the rest for the little helper.

The viewers of the live broadcast were instantly thrown into disarray. What kind of nutrient solution is this? Typically, it's a light green liquid, but in this case, the streamer's solution has become a thick paste, and the color is so deep it's nearly black!

Did the host possibly abandon hope and choose to taint the eggs in an episode of frenzy?

"Host, don't tell me you've gone mad and are planning to take the eggs with you."

Bai Xiaoyu: "What are you thinking? This is medicine."

After saying that, he started gathering the eggs, which had been running around more energetically over the past month, and putting them back into the energy shield. Then, he began diluting the medicine and letting it flow into the incubation compartments.

Having done all this, he turned to the large black egg standing beside him and said, "Big Black, you go up too."

Big Black hopped over, rubbed against Bai Xiaoyu, and then jumped onto the incubation compartment.

But in the next second, as soon as Big Black fell into the medicine, it bounced out of the compartment with a loud thud.

The force was so strong that the medicine splashed all over Bai Xiaoyu's face.

Big Black's entire body trembled uncontrollably. It was too bitter!

The bitterness of the medicine concocted by Bai Bai had once again reached new heights!

Big Black's escape seemed like a signal. The eggs, whose taste buds were now fully developed, could not tolerate the flavor. They rolled and tumbled quickly into the carpet below.

The entire incubation room was littered with eggs lying haphazardly on the ground, as if questioning their very existence.

Bai Xiaoyu wiped his wet face and looked at the eggs he had just carried up, now all rolling back down. He nearly laughed in frustration.

Do these little beastlings still want to clear that last bit of dark matter? Do they even want to hatch?

Bai Xiaoyu tried again to pick up the eggs, but they scattered and hid from him.

Bai Xiaoyu smiled. Perfect.

He turned to look at the only egg that hadn't moved—Big Black—and gave its shell three firm taps. It looked harsh, but he had actually taken the force out of his hand before hitting.

"Are you going or not?"

Big Black was stunned, wondering why Bai Bai was patting its bottom...

Big Black remained motionless until Bai Xiaoyu thought his trick wasn't working. Then, Big Black rolled and hopped back into the compartment with another loud thud, splashing Bai Xiaoyu's face again.

Bai Xiaoyu's expression froze. After wiping away the water, he looked at the eggs that were secretly observing him and smiled.

Perfect. Now he really wanted to hit them.

The eggs hurriedly rolled back into their incubation compartments, obediently waiting for Bai Xiaoyu to carry them up again.

Satisfied, Bai Xiaoyu picked up the eggs one by one.

This time, with the warning example, the eggs, despite being uncomfortable and rolling around inside the compartments due to the bitter taste, did not dare to escape.

Bai Xiaoyu was pleased. So what if it tasted bad? Bitter medicine is good medicine; there's no need to run.

The live stream audience burst into laughter.

"This scene feels familiar. My mom used to scare my dad into making me eat my food."

"Hahaha, me too..."

Amidst the laughter, Big Black finished absorbing the medicine first but stayed shy and didn't come down.

The other eggs, however, rolled out of their compartments almost immediately.

One of them rolled too hard and hit the side of the compartment with a loud thud.

The sound made everyone tense up. Could this be the moment they had feared for three months, finally happening now?

Bai Xiaoyu frowned. Usually, such collisions wouldn't cause any issues, but now...

He walked over, picked up the egg, and examined it. His spiritual energy flowed through his palm into the egg, and his expression relaxed as his brows unfurrowed.

He placed the egg on a table covered with a thick blanket and transparent compartments, adjusted the camera to focus on it, and said to the live stream audience, "Egg number nine is about to hatch."

"Heaven, an egg is finally hatching!"

"The first one to hatch is egg number nine. Come on, other eggs, keep up."

"Thank goodness it's hatching, not breaking."

Equally excited was President Luo, who had been recording data. Finally, this day had arrived, and he jumped up in excitement.

Bai Xiaoyu notified the parents of egg number nine. As soon as he contacted them, he heard their excited voices, "Breeder Bai, I'm watching the live stream. I know my child is about to hatch. I'll be there right away, on my way..."

Their words became incoherent with excitement.

For the past week, all the parents had been anxiously waiting, fearing they might miss the moment of their child's birth.

Bai Xiaoyu sent a notification to the parent group, "Egg number nine is starting to hatch. Everyone, get ready to welcome the newborns."

"I'm watching the live stream and heading out now."

"Me too, I don't want to miss my child's birth."

The parents of egg number nine arrived at the incubation facility quickly. With the speed of interstellar spacecraft, those on the same planet didn't need much time to reach the facility.

All the parents stood nearby, with the parents of egg number nine at the front, watching their egg with great excitement.

At this moment, Egg No. 9 shook violently, then emitted a muffled sound from within, instantly capturing everyone's attention.

With each muffled sound from inside, the egg would tilt in a certain direction. Sometimes it tilted too far and would bang against the transparent compartment with a loud thud.

It seemed to be a bit dazed after being hit, but quickly recovered and continued its efforts, rolling and crashing into the walls.

Inside the compartment, the thuds echoed continuously. At first, the parents were worried, but gradually they became somewhat numb to it.

Despite all the collisions, the egg remained completely undamaged.

Everyone was stunned; the shell looked incredibly hard.

Would the egg hatch without any problems?

The others in the live stream were also doubtful. Could it be that the creature inside was too weak?

President Luo, however, was grinning widely, his eyes gleaming. It seemed that these eggs' shells had absorbed some substance, increasing their hardness every day. This substance came from the agent Bai Xiaoyu added when boiling the eggs. It appeared to be provided by the XVI Legion, an internal agent that he didn't dare ask about.

He couldn't estimate the hardness of the shell now; he would have to wait until the egg hatched to study a piece of it.

Feeling a bit guilty, he glanced at the parents beside him and then at his own small frame. If the parents of Egg No. 9 decided to attack him, how likely was it that he could stand his ground?

But for the future of the entire galaxy, he was willing to risk his life.

Bai Xiaoyu merely glanced curiously at President Luo's determined expression. His attention was still on Egg No. 9.

The shell of the egg had been refined by the marrow-washing agent, strengthening both the shell and the young creature inside.

He discovered this during the previous purifications of the dark matter in the eggs; otherwise, he wouldn't have let the eggs roll around like this.

With his current D+ strength, barely reaching D, he would need to exert great effort to break the shell.

However, he wasn't worried about the young creature inside, as no one knew better than him about the creature's constitution. Even before hatching, it was stronger than his own weak physique.

Breaking the shell was just a matter of time.

But others were anxious, especially the parents of the egg, who clenched their fists, wishing they could rush forward to help.

But they couldn't; the young creature must break out on its own. Any interference would affect its potential and might even cause the egg to fail to hatch.

In the live stream, Ding Lan's fans booed, "This egg is too weak; it probably won't hatch."

As soon as these words were spoken, the egg emitted an even louder muffled sound. The next second, a tightly clenched little fist punched straight through the shell and emerged!

It hatched!

Everyone present cheered, amazed at the strong little creature.

The tiny pink fist opened and closed, then spread its fingers, waving gently as if greeting the new world.

Everyone couldn't help but smile; the newborn looked very healthy.

Soon, another little fist punched out, followed by two little feet.

With this, the process became smoother.

The little creature quickly broke open the shell with punches and kicks. Soon, a piece of the shell was knocked away, and light flooded in.

Initially startled by the light, the young creature shrank back slightly, retracting its chubby hands and feet.

Everyone could see that inside the half-opened egg, the little creature curled up, its face partially turned, and its wet eyes peeked at the world.

Seeming to like what it saw, the two fluffy animal ears atop its head twitched slightly.

Then, looking at the excited couple nearby, it tilted its head and made a sound.

"This is my baby! He's so adorable!"

The young creature seemed to notice something and turned to look at Bai Xiaoyu.

Suddenly, it stretched out both hands and opened its mouth, "Ah-ah-ah!"

Bai Xiaoyu's heart softened. He glanced at the parents, who were also watching him and the little creature with excitement. He stepped forward and gently picked up the little creature, revealing its tail as well.

Egg No. 9, before hatching, was a traditional half-beastman with animal ears and a tail, determined by genes and unable to transform into a full beastman like others through the use of marrow-washing agents.

After the little creature emerged, the transparent compartment automatically recorded the newborn's length and weight.

When these data appeared, everyone was astonished.

No wonder the young creature looked like it was seven or eight months old; it wasn't just an illusion.

The newborn was indeed large, much bigger than other young creatures. Of course, the unhatched egg was also significantly larger than those of other incubators!

Not only were they surprised, but the other eggs on the floor, tilting their heads and seemingly watching, were also not small; some were even larger.

Bai Xiaoyu handed the little creature to its parents, who fumbled to dress it in tiny clothes.

Unaccustomed to wearing clothes, the little creature tugged at them, pouted, but didn't cry.

Then, seeing the group of eggs, it suddenly reached out to Bai Xiaoyu, "Ah-ah-ah!"

Bai Xiaoyu took the little creature, who pointed at the eggs.

Understanding, he brought the little creature in front of all the eggs.

Sitting on the ground, the little creature suddenly raised both hands and flexed, mimicking a bodybuilder's pose, "Ah-ah-ah!"

As if saying, "You bunch of weaklings, from now on, I'm the boss here!"

All the eggs were taken aback at the same time, clearly sensing the provocation from Egg No. 9. They all rolled over and started crashing into the little one.

Egg No. 9 directly grabbed one of the eggs and climbed up. Soon, a pile of eggs and an out-of-shell hatchling were fighting.

Bai Xiaoyu: "…"

You were fighting even before hatching; now that you're out, you still can't settle down.

The parents were even more bewildered. Aren't newborn hatchlings supposed to be tiny and fragile, requiring meticulous care?

What's going on now?

The live stream was filled with laughter. After all, they had been watching the eggs fight every day even before hatching, and now they immediately started fighting after hatching. This was something they had expected.

At this moment, there came another series of bumping sounds from the eggs. This familiar sound lifted everyone's spirits.

Could it be that another egg is about to hatch?!

Bai Xiaoyu walked over and carefully examined them, surprised to find that after several eggs fought, they clearly weren't satisfied and began hatching simultaneously.