Chapter 044

Chapter 044

Though it was a headache, they finally understood what was going on inside the egg.

Knowing the symptoms made it easier to find a solution rather than being in the dark.

Let him think carefully about how to resolve this situation.

Bai Xiaoyu fell into deep thought as the two old professors entered the live stream. They had just finished a meeting with the school, causing their late arrival.

Entering the live stream in good spirits, they saw Bai Xiaoyu and the students surrounding him, their eyes filled with satisfaction.

They had connections with President Luo and had seen some data from there, which gave them great hope for Bai Xiaoyu.

The future of the interstellar world might change because of Bai Xiaoyu.

The two professors were initially smiling, but soon noticed something was amiss in the atmosphere of the live stream. After seeing the comments and hearing others discuss the matter, they immediately exploded.

"What's wrong with you? This is the attitude you have towards your internship?"

"Didn't we tell you what to do before you left? Have you all forgotten? Whatever your senior tells you to do, you must do it without question."

Their voices startled Bai Xiaoyu and the students.

Looking up, they saw the two old men—one jumping with anger, the other with a red face from fury.

The students' expressions changed.

"Professors..."

"Shut up! Don't call me that. You're really trying to kill us."

"Immediately cancel the bet, apologize, and then follow your senior's instructions diligently."

The sixty or so students hesitated for a moment but stood firm, their faces full of defiance.

The professors were exasperated, "You... you..."

Bai Xiaoyu glanced at the talented junior brothers and sisters around him, all in the prime of their youth, brimming with confidence and arrogance.

"Professors, don't worry. We'll proceed as agreed, and I'll make them see reason."

With these words, the students from the pharmaceutical and cultivation majors faced off against Bai Xiaoyu, a sense of tension building between them.

The old professors scolded them harshly, then finally said to Bai Xiaoyu, "We've discussed with the school and decided to appoint you as an honorary professor at the Imperial Military Academy. During the internship, you will be their mentor. From now on, as long as they are students of the Imperial Military Academy, they must follow your academic arrangements."

Bai Xiaoyu raised an eyebrow; this would make his next steps much smoother.

The professors glared at the students, frustrated, "What are you waiting for? Call him mentor."

Reluctantly, the students called him mentor in a scattered manner.

Bai Xiaoyu acknowledged it with a nod, making the talented students even more resentful.

The professors continued, "If anyone disobeys, you can send them back anytime."

Bai Xiaoyu nodded, "That's exactly my plan. If they don't meet my requirements or complete the assigned tasks, they will be sent back."

The students scoffed, thinking they could never fail to meet Bai Xiaoyu's standards or complete any task.

Being sent back was out of the question; internships at the Imperial Military Academy were highly sought after, and being sent back would ruin their reputation.

Tao Limeng, holding a hammer, appeared beside Lou Hao, "Quite lively here, huh?"

Lou Hao winced, almost crying out, and turned to glare at Tao Limeng, "What are you doing? Did you come down just to hit my shoulder?"

Tao Limeng: "Your reaction is too strong. With your physique, even if you were injured, it shouldn't be this bad."

Lou Hao: "It used to be fine, but my physique has been damaged. If you hit me harder, I might need to be carried away."

Tao Limeng paused, "You didn't mention it was this serious. Was it done by the Huang family?"

Lou Hao's eyes darkened, "Speaking of which, why did you help the Huang family develop the pharmaceutical synthesizer?"

Tao Limeng: "Didn't you send me a long message two months ago, begging me to help you?"

Lou Hao's expression grew darker, "Two months ago, I was ambushed, and my neural interface was taken away."

Tao Limeng: "I see. When I couldn't reach you, the Huang family told me you were on a secret mission. Anyway, it wasn't completed, and the core part wasn't done. Your photos arrived just in time."

Lou Hao: "If I knew you were working for the Huang family, I would have told you sooner."

Tao Limeng: "Well, it worked out, didn't it?"

He then turned to Bai Xiaoyu, "Are you really going to follow him?"

Lou Hao nodded, and Tao Limeng excitedly waved his hammer, "Good. Before I fully understand that pharmaceutical synthesizer, I'll follow him too."

Lou Hao: "After that?"

Tao Limeng: "Science is endless, what do you think?"

At the same moment, Bai Qi received the news.

His eyes darkened; Lou Hao had hidden himself with Bai Xiaoyu, no wonder their people couldn't find him.

Huang Ming showed off his beautiful silver wings, "Cousin Bai Qi, he's just a useless person, why bother? He has no evidence; even if he speaks up, it won't affect us much. Look at my wings, aren't they beautiful?"

Bai Qi looked at him. For the sake of this useless Adou, he had chosen to sacrifice Lou Hao, and now he suddenly felt it was too much.

He had given the other party a choice, but unfortunately, they refused. Since Lou Hao did not want to join his ranks and could not be of use to him, he had to be destroyed.

Now, not only did the other party escape, but they also took Tao Limeng, whom he had favored.

Bai Qi looked at the intelligence sent by his subordinates; Tao Limeng was now appearing beside Bai Xiaoyu.

However, he wasn't in a hurry. The other party probably went to see Lou Hao. There was nothing at Bai Xiaoyu's place that could keep this guy, so he would likely leave in a few days.

At this moment, Bai Xiaoyu had already turned off the live stream and looked at all the students.

His gaze swept over everyone as he said, "I now know about the problem with the many-yellow eggs. I will find a way to solve it. During this time, I will assign tasks to you. Currently, the eggs have barely grown, so the deadline will be when we detect a significant increase in their size. During this period, I cannot be the only one working hard while you waste your studies. Now, I will distribute the most basic assignments. When the assessment comes, if you don't want to be sent back, you'd better study hard."

When the students received the materials, they couldn't help exclaiming.

"What's going on? I'm a pharmaceutical major, why am I getting materials for cultivation?"

"On the contrary, I'm a cultivation major but received materials for pharmaceuticals. Are you giving us the wrong materials and then assessing us?"

The big black egg next to Bai Xiaoyu was about to jump again, but Bai Xiaoyu held it down. He turned to the interns with various expressions and said, "The materials are correct. It's simple: those in the pharmaceutical major must learn cultivation knowledge, and those in cultivation must do the opposite."

"Are you kidding? Why should I learn unrelated subjects? Are you deliberately making things difficult for us out of personal grudges?"

Bai Xiaoyu: "You're thinking too much. I'm very busy and won't do anything unnecessary. Anyway, there will be an assessment. If you pass, you can continue interning here. If you fail, pack up and leave."

The students grumbled but were eventually driven away by Bai Xiaoyu.

Zhang Yi and Lu Qing, who were nearby, were just as excited as the students.

"Master Bai, do we also get these materials?"

Bai Xiaoyu nodded, "When you study and train, if you're interested, you can join us."

Zhang Yi and Lu Qing immediately cheered. They had seen Bai Xiaoyu refining medicine before. At first, they thought another master was responsible, but it turned out to be Bai Xiaoyu.

Now, receiving the materials—though they were about pharmaceuticals—they were extremely excited and eager to start learning.

The students looked at the two with exaggerated expressions, thinking they were exaggerating or acting for show.

After the students left the cultivation center, Bai Xiaoyu continued pondering the situation with the gourd baby eggs.

Meanwhile, the students returned to their quarters and began discussing the materials they received.

Should they study or not?

Most interns were unwilling, some indifferent, and only a few started reading the materials carefully.

The leaders of the two majors were Pan Ren Zitao from the pharmaceutical major and Zhou Miaomiao from the cultivation major.

Ren Zitao, somewhat carefree, quickly made a decision after thinking it through, "Study."

This statement surprised everyone. Given Ren Zitao's usual personality, he didn't seem like someone who would bow down easily.

Zhou Miaomiao, after some thought, also spoke, "I agree with Ren Zitao. We must study, otherwise, how will you score zero on the assessment?"

Everyone shuddered. For a group of top students, scoring zero would be unbearable.

Ren Zitao: "If we don't study, what if he sends us all back? From our previous encounters, I believe he means what he says. Don't forget why we came here. If we get sent back, we lose everything."

Thus, the interns grudgingly studied subjects outside their expertise while cursing Bai Xiaoyu.

On the other side, Bai Xiaoyu held Xiao Budian and leaned against the big black egg. He searched his memory and soon found a herb deep within—Seven-Colored Yin-Yang Grass.

He sat up abruptly, took out his tools, and drew the Seven-Colored Yin-Yang Grass, transmitting its characteristics and growth environment.

This herb was extremely rare, and it was unknown how long it would take to find it.

While thinking about the Seven-Colored Yin-Yang Grass, Bai Xiaoyu also thought about the interns.

Those interns, he hoped they wouldn't disappoint him.

Those who didn't meet his requirements would face no mercy.

Time quietly passed over the next two days as Bai Xiaoyu refined medicines and checked on the eggs.

Finally, news of the Seven-Colored Yin-Yang Grass arrived.

It was discovered by Xiao Shiwu's mother, who brought it directly to the cultivation center.

Bai Xiaoyu went out to greet them. As soon as he stepped out, a fluffy little bird, slightly taller than his knee, stumbled towards him with its unfeathered wings flapping.

His eyes lit up. Wasn't this Xiao Shiwu?

Goodness, in just half a month, it had grown quite a bit.

Xiao Jindiao rushed to Bai Xiaoyu's feet, jumping and flapping its wings, trying to fly onto Bai Xiaoyu.

The big black egg and Xiao Budian instantly became alert. The big black egg nudged Bai Xiaoyu, trying to push the fluffy Xiao Jindiao aside.

Unfortunately, Xiao Jindiao was too excited to see Bai Xiaoyu again and wasn't afraid of Big Black anymore.

Hmph, Big Black always hogged Bai Papa. In the past, he was happy to hatch earlier than Big Black, but now he couldn't see Bai Papa every day.

So today, he had to snuggle in Bai Papa's arms until he got enough.

Bai Xiaoyu patted the big black egg and stroked Xiao Budian with his fingertips before squatting down.

The chubby Xiao Jindiao dove into his embrace, pushing Xiao Budian's nursery box aside.

Bai Xiaoyu almost immediately sensed the excitement of Little One, even his mental power tendrils emerged.

The Big Black Egg was the same; the entire egg couldn't help but want to burrow into his arms.

Finally, Little Fifteen's mother came over and chuckled at Bai Xiaoyu's slightly disheveled appearance.

Bai Xiaoyu looked at her, "Stop laughing. We're about to fight. When do you plan to take your little golden eagle away?"

"Master Bai, the little one misses you. I originally planned to come alone, but later decided to bring him personally. When he found out, he wanted to come along too, fearing that I would leave without him, always following me and tripping me up every time."

Hearing this, Bai Xiaoyu nodded at the little golden eagle, "Little Fifteen is so good. I miss you guys too."

Little Fifteen's parent watched their interaction, her smile growing wider. Soon, she seemed to remember something and took out a box.

"Master Bai, while flying with the little one for fun, we accidentally discovered this plant. Its appearance is very unique, and after seeing the picture you posted, I immediately recognized it. It was collected from mid-air on a cliff. Take a look—this is the herb you need, right?"

Bai Xiaoyu took the box, opened it, and was pleasantly surprised.

It was indeed the Seven-Colored Yin-Yang Grass.

At first glance, there was only one palm-sized circular leaf with six outer petals. Upon closer inspection, the palm-sized circular leaf was red, with a pattern formed by bright and dark shades of red.

Not only that, embedded on this large leaf were six smaller round leaves of different colors, each bearing a Tai Chi symbol.

These small leaves had six different colors: clear yellow, green, blue, cyan, purple. They were all the same size and shape, appearing as if they were part of the large circular leaf, but in fact, they were only embedded on its surface, with half of each leaf exposed.

This Seven-Colored Yin-Yang Grass has the effect of strengthening the mind and spirit. Moreover, if someone's soul leaves their body, one can extract a leaf and separate it into yin and yang halves. The yang half can be placed on the forehead, while the yin half can carry the soul.

The soul can exit through the yin half, and when the two halves are recombined, the soul in the yin half can control the body without returning to it.

This is exactly what the gourd baby egg needs.

Now he couldn't extract the weak consciousness within, and the other yolks couldn't develop without a consciousness.

With the Seven-Colored Yin-Yang Grass, he could connect the consciousness to the yolks without extracting it.

Bai Xiaoyu put away the Seven-Colored Yin-Yang Grass and thanked Little Fifteen's mother. He offered her payment, which she refused. Then Bai Xiaoyu gave her some of Little Fifteen's growth solution, plus some nourishing and purifying potions.

Bai Xiaoyu played with Little Fifteen in the amusement park for a while. This little guy was full of energy, and it would take hours to exhaust him.

Thinking of the gourd baby egg, he poked Little Fifteen, "Little Fifteen, I have something important to do now. I'll play with you next time."

Although the little golden eagle was reluctant, he still nodded.

Since the beginning, he had gotten used to Bai Papa being busy. Playing with him for a while already made him very happy.

Next, he could continue playing with his mother.

Worried that Little Fifteen might get bored, Bai Xiaoyu turned to the Big Black Egg, "Big Black, why don't you stay here and play with Little Fifteen?"

The Big Black Egg reluctantly agreed, but Little Fifteen looked at the pitch-black Big Black Egg, finding it somewhat intimidating.

Bai Papa, please come back and take the black leader away; he can't handle it here.

Bai Xiaoyu returned to the cultivation room, settled Little One, adjusted his mental state, and placed the gourd baby egg into the alchemy furnace.

The Seven-Colored Yin-Yang Grass didn't require any additional herbs; he just needed to refine it into a liquid and guide it into the egg.

He removed the six leaves of the Yin-Yang Grass, including the largest red one, making seven leaves of different colors.

Each leaf had yin and yang poles, with different colors: bright and dark red, bright and dark orange... bright and dark purple.

He separated the yin and yang poles of each leaf and began refining the liquid.

The largest red leaf was refined first, quickly forming two streams of liquid.

Using mental power threads, Bai Xiaoyu guided the liquid into the egg and onto the surface of the yolk containing the complete consciousness.

Upon contact with the yolk, the liquid instantly formed half of the Tai Chi symbol in bright red on the yolk, then guided the other half over. The yolk presented a red Tai Chi symbol identical to the original leaf.

Next, Bai Xiaoyu processed the orange leaf similarly, guiding the bright orange yang half to one of the yolks without a consciousness, forming half of a bright orange Tai Chi symbol.

Then, Bai Xiaoyu quickly completed the process for the remaining five leaves, guiding the yang half of each leaf to the other yolks without consciousness, forming half of a bright yellow/green/blue/cyan/purple Tai Chi symbol.

The remaining six yin halves were simpler; after refining them into liquid, he guided each one to the yolk containing the complete consciousness, which already had a bright and dark red Tai Chi symbol.

These liquids automatically arranged themselves, forming six half yin Tai Chi symbols of the original leaf colors.

Using mental power threads, Bai Xiaoyu carefully observed the yolk's surface. The Seven-Colored Yin-Yang Grass had a strong attraction to souls or mental consciousness. If not for his strong mental power, he would have lost control and taken a leaf with his mind.

After careful examination, consciousnesses soon entered.

Bai Xiaoyu restrained his excitement; the first to enter was the red one. The consciousness within could stand out among the other six, likely the strongest.

Then came the orange...

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven!

All the tiny consciousnesses were attracted inside!

Bai Xiaoyu then used his mental power to drive the other six yolks without consciousness, allowing their yang and yin halves to combine.

After some effort, all the yin and yang halves merged, embedding six Tai Chi symbols within the largest red Tai Chi symbol, resembling the unrefined Seven-Colored Yin-Yang Grass.

Now that the yin and yang poles were generated, were the consciousnesses within connected to the yolks?

Thirty seconds later, he saw the other six yolks, as if starved for a long time, start to frantically absorb the external nutrient solution!

And that yolk, bearing all the consciousnesses, finally gained complete control over the entire yolk, causing the absorption rate to soar!