Chapter 64

Chapter 64

Bai Xiaoyu waited until Qi Yanhuan and Qin Lie had finished looking, then he leaned in to take a closer look as well. The soft little tentacle looked faintly blue and was somewhat translucent under the light, not as terrifying as the original suckers.

But he didn't underestimate this hair-thin tentacle, given that the power of the initial suckers was still vivid in his mind. Every large tentacle inside was evolving, so this small one might be too.

He shook the syringe, and the blue filament inside gently twitched.

Even after being broken off, it still moved, appearing to have life.

The two nearby beastmen, with their sharp eyes, came over again to scrutinize it closely.

"Boss, did you see it move?"

Bai Xiaoyu nodded: "No need to get so excited. There are countless tentacles much thicker than this moving around in your egg all the time. Haven't you seen the projections?"

The two of them were equally enthusiastic about watching the daily scans of their eggs. Initially, they had been worried, but after some time, they fully accepted the presence of the tentacles.

Qi Yanhuan: "It's different. This feels like touching a part of our child early on, of course I'm happy. By the way, boss, what do you plan to do with this blue filament?"

Bai Xiaoyu glanced at the tentacle and replied: "I think this thing looks unimpressive but is probably quite dangerous. I plan to seal it up for now."

Qin Yanhuan: "I find it rather cute. Could you please seal it up for me to keep as a collection?"

Unable to refuse Qi Yanhuan, Bai Xiaoyu wrapped it in the previous medicinal film and asked Tao Limeng to create a transparent sphere around the film for reinforcement. Thus, a necklace-sized transparent sphere was made, with the blue filament occasionally moving within the clear liquid inside.

The sphere was filled with nutrient solution, and there was a small opening to add more solution whenever needed.

Bai Xiaoyu was quite satisfied with the result; the moving blue filament piqued his curiosity about how long it could maintain its vitality after being separated from the main body. He would need to pay close attention to that aspect.

He handed the sphere to Qi Yanhuan and watched as they carefully placed it in their palms for a while before finally putting it around Qi Yanhuan's neck with great care.

Thinking back to the initial ferocity of the tentacles, he found it fortunate that these silly parents now happily accepted their hybrid offspring. The egg was expected to hatch in about a month, coinciding with the completion of the batch of eggs he was currently incubating, allowing them to join the next batch.

At the same time, Bai Qi was raging at the sight of the blue yolk in an egg-shaped container.

Inside the container, a thick, ink-blue tentacle, as large as an adult's thigh, was coiled like a snake, staying on one side. On the other side, a quail-egg-sized pale blue yolk remained, with a black dot seemingly staring intently at the tentacle, ready to fight if it approached.

The ink-blue tentacle gently swayed but did not approach the yolk.

The yolk and the tentacle faced each other, sometimes remaining motionless for long periods.

Over a month had passed since the arrival of the main tentacle of a certain insect prince from the Royal Pharmaceutical Institute. The ink-blue tentacle became extremely excited upon sensing the yolk and stopped attacking its container.

Bai Qi initially thought this was a good start, but the yolk showed extreme hostility towards the tentacle.

It repeatedly crashed against the container walls, trying to escape. Bai Qi was alarmed, fearing it might break apart.

Trying to stop it, but the yolk ignored him. Despite repeated collisions, the yolk changed shape but remained unharmed.

Bai Qi's worry subsided, and he grew increasingly excited as he watched.

Even in its weakest larval stage, the insect prince's tentacle was far stronger than the beastman's yolk.

He wanted it even more!

Its current resistance to the tentacle wasn't a problem; he decided to let them acclimate. Moreover, the ink-blue tentacle seemed eager to find a new yolk.

He placed the yolk and the tentacle in adjacent containers to familiarize them with each other.

Without the energy and nutrients provided by the prince's yolk, it couldn't evolve.

This small yolk, born with memory, seemed to have the intelligence of a young child. Insectoids revered strength, and higher-level insectoids often fought and devoured each other for evolution, constantly craving power.

The current yolk, unlike its primitive counterpart, instinctively desired development, growth, and evolution, becoming stronger.

Bai Qi believed that driven by this instinct, the yolk wouldn't resist for long.

However, he didn't expect the yolk to remain hostile for a week, always showing enmity towards the tentacle.

With no news from the small tail, Bai Qi couldn't wait any longer and decided to risk placing the ink-blue tentacle into the yolk's container.

The tentacle became excited immediately and started approaching the yolk, which quickly dodged. The tentacle chased, and the yolk dodged again...

The tentacle was undoubtedly powerful, capturing the yolk several times. Bai Qi thought it might work, but each time the yolk struggled, the tentacle released it!

This happened multiple times recently, without success.

Today was no different. Watching the tentacle release the yolk and retreat, swaying as if to please it, Bai Qi finally lost his temper and cursed: "If you're capable, just force it! Why bother pleasing it? A renowned prince's main tentacle acting so weak is a joke!"

The swaying tentacle paused, and the previously restrained tentacle suddenly surged, slamming hard against the container wall in Bai Qi's direction. The egg-shaped container cracked and shattered from the impact, with numerous fissures spreading rapidly.

Bai Qi stepped back, his face grim.

In recent days, the tentacle's overly gentle behavior towards the yolk had almost made him forget its ferocity. When first transported from Imperial Star, it had destroyed dozens of containers.

Bai Qi clapped his hands, and soon two tall beastmen appeared, emotionless and devoid of any expression.

Bai Qi: "Change their container."

They acknowledged and moved forward. The tentacle smashed the container, and a fierce battle was about to begin.

Bai Qi retreated. These were the first two modified beastmen to awaken, with S+ peak physiques, nearly reaching 2S. Now was the perfect time to test their capabilities.

However, in less than thirty seconds, both figures were brutally whipped and slammed into the wall, their limbs bent unnaturally, yet they continued to charge fearlessly.

Bai Qi looked very satisfied.

Just as they were about to be devoured by the tentacles, Bai Qi exited that space and opened the specially prepared super anesthetic for the tentacles, spraying it down.

This anesthetic could paralyze the tentacles for one or two minutes, allowing him to switch to a new container. At the beginning, when they were first transported, the paralysis lasted up to five minutes.

Watching the two beasts being carried away by robots, he glanced over, noting their vastly inferior strength. However, with such a small number, he couldn't let the tentacles devour them carelessly.

The robots brought in a new container and placed the tentacles and the dazed yolk inside.

Bai Qi stared at the now quiet yolk and tentacles, his expression fluctuating.

The Prince of the insectoids was highly aggressive, even the newly hatched yolk was more troublesome than expected.

Could this really be tamed?

After some thought, he dialed the optical brain of Qi Yun's grandfather, who was now an elder of the Royal Pharmacy.

"Old Qi, I want to consult you about the Prince of the insectoids..."

The other party had long known about his situation and had provided much of the technology. The tentacles were smuggled out with his help.

After listening, the other party slowly spoke: "For the Prince of the insectoids to hatch, it requires the Emperor to guide with special mental power. Only those whose mental power has transcended to another dimension can simulate the Emperor's mental fluctuations, making the young Prince mistake you for its Emperor, thus allowing further feeding and evolution."

Bai Qi knew his own limitations; only a few individuals from the Huang family's pharmaceutical research institute had transcended to another dimension. He wasn't sure how many there were, but publicly, Old Qi was one of them. Two others had mysteriously suffered mental power collapse and fell into a coma, while others remained unnamed.

Old Qi continued: "I am also very interested in the Prince of the insectoids. After I finish my current tasks, I will come to your place for research."

Bai Qi hesitated, "About that..."

He feared that after all his hard work in finding the Prince, it would end up benefiting someone else.

Old Qi seemed to understand his concern, "When I come, I will implant your mental power fluctuations, making the Prince recognize you as its master."

After some back-and-forth discussion, they finally reached an agreement.

Bai Qi hung up the call, looking at the yolk and tentacles, sneering inwardly. If they didn't cooperate, they would have no choice.

Old Qi arrived quickly, bringing various special potions.

Bai Qi watched him fondling the bottles. Someone accustomed to countless high-grade potions showing such enthusiasm? He couldn't help but examine these potions, noticing that their labels were dated from over twenty years ago.

Curious, he asked, "Old Qi, what are these potions?"

Old Qi smiled mysteriously, "These were made by a pharmacist still in mental hibernation. They are specifically designed to weaken mental power. If our mental powers don't work on the young Prince, we can use these potions to weaken its mental power and then control it with a chip, providing a double safeguard."

Bai Qi: "Is that safe? Won't it damage the yolk?"

Old Qi pondered for a moment, "I'm not certain. It might affect its physical constitution and mental power. There is already a clear example."

Bai Qi, unsurprised by the experimentation, asked curiously, "Who?"

Old Qi looked at him meaningfully, "Your brother at the top."

Bai Qi's face darkened, "Brother? That waste?"

Old Qi shook his head, dropping a bombshell, "If he hadn't been treated with those potions while still in the egg, he wouldn't be a waste. His mental power was incredibly strong during hatching, on par with us old folks. The test results showed 3S."

Bai Qi jumped up from his seat, his face livid, "Impossible!"

Being labeled a waste, he couldn't accept that someone else had higher innate talent, even if it was in the past.

A waste should remain a waste from start to finish.

Old Qi observed Bai Qi's agitation and shook his head, thinking he was still too young.

"It's a fact."

Back then, a pharmacist and a breeder were responsible for Bai Xiaoyu's incubation. When they discovered the abnormality in the egg, they even tampered with the data. They thought they had hidden it well, but he uncovered it during a routine data check. To this day, he didn't know their motives, but he had a rough idea. Soon after discovery, both suffered mental power damage and fell into a coma, turning the egg with extraordinary mental power into a waste egg.

But now it didn't matter. He had their leverage. Recently, news came that their mental power fluctuations had become active again, and they would likely awaken soon. Then he could have a proper 'discussion' with them. For now, the main task was to study the Prince of the insectoids.

The first time he tried to confuse the yolk with his mental power, the light blue yolk became dizzy for a moment before becoming increasingly agitated and slamming against the container walls.

After several attempts with poor results, they used the potions, injecting some into the container.

The light blue yolk, sensing danger, frantically fled and was swallowed by the dark blue tentacle.

Seeing this, Bai Qi felt relieved, "So that's it? The tentacle was protecting it before, but now it's not so polite."

Old Qi: "Not entirely sure. The yolk was exposed to the potion for a short time. But the fusion did occur; we'll see how it goes."

Soon, the single tentacle split into two, then three...

Both were pleased with the developing tentacles. As Old Qi put away the potions, Bai Qi, thinking of Bai Xiaoyu's original talent in the egg, felt his mood sour again.

Meanwhile, Bai Xiaoyu was injecting potions into the metal egg, patting its shell, and probing with his mental power.

He saw a large tiger with a mix of colorful fur and silver-white hair. Its previously weak hind legs, now as robust as its forelegs, had grown stronger. The entire tiger had increased in size.

The once spacious metal eggshell was now cramped due to the tiger's growth.

Bai Xiaoyu focused his mental power on the tiger's hind legs.

After using the blood-boiling potion and Dahei's blood, the tiger's bones and flesh had become much stronger. The bones, initially stained red by Dahei's blood, had turned pink and were gradually returning to their original white color. Once the pink faded, the evolution would be complete.

Sensing Bai Xiaoyu's mental power, the fluffy tail moved, circling around it. The hind legs stood up and bounced, then the tiger lay down, looking at Bai Xiaoyu with its head, and began playing with his mental power threads.

Bai Xiaoyu, seeing the fully recovered tiger, gently reprimanded the mischievous paws with his mental power, then suddenly remembered something, saying, "I forgot, this metal eggshell can expand."

After saying that, he pressed on the eggshell a few times, and it quickly stretched to become much taller.

The big tiger, who had been huddled up in a ball, suddenly found itself able to stretch its limbs and was taken aback. It then bared its teeth at him, its whiskers trembling. Next, it swiftly tapped on the optical brain and soon sent Bai Xiaoyu a message: "Xiaoyu, were you doing this on purpose? Watching me suffer for a whole week?"

Bai Xiaoyu blinked. "I've been so busy lately; I really forgot."

The big tiger grunted a few times, and Bai Xiaoyu used his mental power to stroke its chin. The tiger purred contentedly, quickly lying down to expose its fluffy soft belly, paws in the air, tail wagging, and let out a roar at Bai Xiaoyu.

Bai Xiaoyu's mental power threads split into several strands and began to rub the tiger's belly.

After a series of operations, the big cat finally relaxed, its eyes half-closed, looking drowsy.

Suddenly, there was a loud banging sound from outside the door, and the big tiger's eyes snapped open, feeling disgruntled.

How long has it been? Those two annoying guys are already here again.

This is supposed to be my time with Xiaoyu!

Bai Xiaoyu's mental power paused, and the big tiger immediately wrapped its tail around the mental power, seemingly not wanting him to leave.

Bai Xiaoyu: "It's probably Dahei and Xiaobudian outside. I'll go check."

The big tiger quickly replied via the optical brain: "They sleep with you every day. You can't even give me this little bit of time. Ignore them."

Bai Xiaoyu sighed helplessly. "The door is going to break."

Bai Kan: "I'll fix it."

As soon as the words left his mouth, the door was slammed open. Almost simultaneously, a huge black egg appeared before them, knocking the metal egg away and then sticking close to Bai Xiaoyu.

This wasn't over; the metal egg quickly returned to confront the big black egg.

Bai Xiaoyu rubbed his forehead, knowing this would happen.

At this moment, a series of light rolling sounds came, and soon a small white egg, smaller than a soccer ball, bounced over, bypassing the black and silver eggs, and quietly came to Bai Xiaoyu's feet, starting to roll and bounce.

Upon closer inspection, this small white egg had an outer layer of transparent shell protecting it. This was because after Xiaobudian could move, it tried to mimic Dahei's bouncing and almost shattered its fragile outer shell. Bai Xiaoyu, scared, sought Tao Limeng's help overnight to create a protective membrane.

Not only could it withstand cannon fire but also absorb shock. Even when colliding with Dahei, as long as Dahei controlled the impact properly, it could completely withstand it.

Bai Xiaoyu looked at the tiny egg, which could only reach his knee when bouncing, and couldn't resist picking it up.

The little one had clearly suffered some foundational damage. After two months of nurturing since arriving here, it was only slightly larger than other eggs in their initial form.

Compared to the two much larger eggs beside it, the difference was significant, making him feel even more protective of the little one each time he saw it.

Xiaobudian naturally rolled into his arms, these actions becoming increasingly practiced in just a few days of activity.

The two eggs beside them immediately stopped, seemingly glaring at Xiaobudian in Bai Xiaoyu's arms, and started bouncing vigorously, causing loud thuds on the ground, clearly signaling the little one to come out.

Xiaobudian hurriedly squeezed into Bai Xiaoyu's arms, trembling slightly, and its mental power tendrils conveyed feelings of envy, sadness, inferiority, and fear.

Because their mental powers were connected, Bai Xiaoyu easily received these emotions and narrowed his eyes at the two towering eggs. "If you want to fight, do it outside. Don't bully Xiaobudian."

The two eggs looked at the small white egg rolling and showing off in Bai Xiaoyu's arms: "..."

Who's bullying whom?