Chapter 085

Chapter 085

Bai Xiaoyu looked at the struggling Xiaodidian and poked his little head. "Xiaodidian, you want to run too?"

The little white tiger froze. Of course he wanted to run! But a hand firmly grabbed his neck, and with his feet not touching the ground, how could he possibly escape?

If his brother let go, he would definitely run faster than any other cub here, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

Now...

The little white tiger wailed inwardly, then met his brother's gaze and immediately stopped struggling, shaking his head with a very good attitude.

Bai Xiaoyu watched Xiaodidian’s resigned expression, glanced at the cubs who had run out of sight, and calmly put the lid back on before tucking the little white tiger into his arms.

He continued walking slowly towards the house, as eating outside was never the right place.

These runaway cubs were still too young, thinking they could escape by running away like this?

Think again.

The little white tiger rolled around in Bai Xiaoyu's arms, finding it incredibly comfortable being held by his brother.

Now that those guys had run away and weren't fighting over food with him, even if he had to eat those terrible-tasting eggshells, he could manage.

Bai Xiaoyu walked to the nursery's small cafeteria, placed the little white tiger on a seat, and gently stroked his fur. "Xiaodidian, stay here obediently while I go find them."

The little white tiger nodded with difficulty. Once Bai Xiaoyu was far enough away, the little white tiger started mentally preparing himself for what was to come, looking at the box on the table.

At this moment, Ye Feng also came out with seven little beast children, carrying a food box.

Seeing the little white tiger's unchanged expression, he wasn’t surprised, as it wasn't the first time he had seen this.

He glanced at the food box, then at the large empty table, sniffed and caught the familiar scent of medicinal herbs, and involuntarily shivered. Remembering the tempting smell of the child's nutrient solution that he had once stolen and nearly rolled on the ground after tasting, he couldn't understand why such effective medicine tasted so terrible.

He instinctively moved away from the table, and the seven cubs behind him followed suit.

Parents began arriving with their cubs one by one, all of whom looked equally wary.

Bai Xiaoyu didn't realize that leaving a scented but unopened food box had triggered traumatic memories in the cubs whose taste buds had been tortured. He was currently dealing with a human cub hiding under a bed, laughing and sighing.

After some effort, he pulled the little guy out and went to look for the next one. He plucked a snake from a tree, found a half-beast cub in a dog hole, and retrieved others from the roof, curtains, and newly dug holes in the grass... bringing each cub back one by one.

He had the robots clean the cubs, who then sat in a row on the table.

By now, tables around them were filled with parents and cubs, but the enthusiastic cubs dared not approach.

Bai Xiaoyu opened the food box, which had three layers, each containing six or seven palm-sized transparent bowls.

Each bowl held shiny, star-shaped, coin-sized eggshells that sparkled with rainbow colors, making them cute and full of childish fun.

The number of eggshells varied in each bowl, depending on the size of the eggshells when the cubs hatched.

Bai Xiaoyu took out the bowls one by one, placing them in front of the corresponding cubs along with a small spoon. The cubs' eggshells were similar in size until the last bowl appeared, barely covering the bottom with only seven smaller stars inside. The cubs all showed envious expressions.

This bowl naturally belonged to Xiaodidian.

Bai Xiaoyu waved his hand. "Little cubs, eat up. Not a single piece should be left."

The cubs made grim faces, took a deep breath, and closed their eyes, trying to swallow the eggshells before the taste caught up with them.

In reality, the eggshells were infused with numerous herbs, dissolving instantly in the mouth and easily absorbed, with a lingering taste.

Within a minute, the cubs finished their meal, all sprawled out on the chairs, flipping over as if their bodies had been drained.

The parents watching found it amusing, though some thought Bai Xiaoyu might not be very good at cooking, considering he used to be a royal child.

They volunteered eagerly, "Boss, why don't we make the eggshells for these cubs?"

Bai Xiaoyu shook his head and took out a colorful bottle of medicine. "This is a special medicine that softens the eggshells and contains various components needed for the cubs' growth, promoting digestion and absorption of the eggshells, with an absorption rate of over ninety-five percent."

The parents’ eyes lit up, and they all approached Bai Xiaoyu.

Bai Xiaoyu was prepared, handing out a bottle to each parent, causing the cubs to bristle with fear.

Ye Feng took seven bottles, opened one, and smelled it. The seven cubs beside him instantly changed color—red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet—each a two-colored yin-yang husky or wolf cub, all ran away with their tails between their legs.

Eggshells were nourishing for the cubs, and their absorption rate affected the cubs' health and potential, allowing beast and half-beast cubs to accelerate their transformation between human and beast forms.

So the parents felt that even if the taste was bad, the benefits outweighed the drawbacks, and they had to make the cubs eat them.

The cubs lying on the floor looked at the other cubs who had run away and suddenly felt more energetic.

Let you gloat earlier; now we share the same fate.

After eating the eggshells, their bodies felt warm and comfortable, and they became very spirited, wanting to fight the cubs sitting next to them.

The cubs acted on their thoughts.

Twenty cubs got into a brawl, and during the fight, some cubs who previously couldn't stand up slowly managed to do so.

The parents watching were stunned; according to the usual rate of using eggshells, it would take three to five days for the cubs to stand up.

But these cubs, with their strong natural constitution, had almost fully absorbed the nutrients from the eggshells, surpassing other ordinary cubs.

Seeing the amazed looks on the parents' faces, all eager to make eggshells for their cubs tomorrow, Bai Xiaoyu said, "If you catch up to them now and feed them a few drops, it will still be useful."

The cubs vanished instantly, and the parents chased after them, making the nursery lively once again.

Bai Xiaoyu led the twenty cubs who could barely stand to the warriors' military base. The warriors on leave today had already received the news and, after greeting Bai Xiaoyu, transformed back into their beast forms.

The warriors in their beast forms were tall and mighty, at least as tall as an adult. They watched the cubs, waiting for them to choose one they liked to play with.

Nineteen cubs stayed at the base; the warriors would bring them back in the evening. The little blood snake returned with Bai Xiaoyu, wanting to see his big snake father.

Bai Xiaoyu naturally agreed, bringing the little one down to the medical room. Here, all nine mad beasts were housed in separate rooms.

Before coming, he had already turned on the surveillance to monitor the condition of the mad beasts. Unlike the other eight mad beasts that struggled violently, this trapped giant snake kept watching the video he had shown it last night without blinking.

These videos recorded the moment Egg entered the incubation chamber, played at normal speed. The giant snake quietly watched the motionless Egg in the incubation chamber throughout the night.

Seeing Bai Xiaoyu bring the little blood snake over, the giant snake finally moved its head toward them.

By now, the little blood snake, who had been digesting the eggshell for half a day, had slightly clearer patterns on its body, and the blood markings from the white bone flower had faded somewhat. It looked more like the patterns on the giant snake.

The giant snake's eyes still showed no emotion as the little blood snake met its gaze. Both pairs of identical beast eyes reflected each other, neither moving.

After staring for a while, the little blood snake became somewhat accustomed to the giant snake's fierce gaze. It leaped forward, landing in front of the giant snake, moving a bit before stopping again. Its gaze then fell on the giant snake's head. Previously, the little ones had enjoyed playing on the heads of the warriors; now, it wanted to try it too.

Bai Xiaoyu did not stop him. The giant snake's head was bound with three metal strips, and its mouth had two more.

These metals were made from high-grade 2S mech materials. Unless the giant snake received a significant stimulus causing a surge in power, it could not break free.

The giant snake, which had watched videos all night, now had a madness level of eighty. When it arrived last night, it was over ninety, and before watching the videos, it was about to reach one hundred. However, after watching the videos, its madness level stabilized and gradually decreased.

The madness levels of the other eight beasts, except for brief periods of stability after receiving antidotes, quickly spiked again, often reaching dangerous levels if left unchecked.

If the giant snake were in such a state, Bai Xiaoyu would not have allowed the little blood snake to approach.

Now, the little blood snake's affectionate behavior could trigger the giant snake's residual consciousness. As this awareness slowly recovered, it would stimulate a struggle between the consciousness and the fully activated beast nature.

With a leap, the little blood snake landed on top of the giant snake's head, poking and rubbing it with its tail tip.

The hard scales and texture of the giant snake seemed to satisfy the little blood snake. As a snake-type beastman, the fluffy warriors that the other little ones liked were not particularly appealing to him. He thought scales were better than fur, having seen the little leopard and tiger lose fur during their fights.

The giant snake remained motionless, its entire body stiffening. Though its eyes showed no emotion, the tension in its rigid body indicated its nervousness.

Bai Xiaoyu observed the instruments recording the data. The madness level, which had been stable at over eighty, began to drop again.

In less than ten minutes, the madness level dropped into the seventies. In this short time, the change was even greater than the entire previous day.

It seemed highly effective.

If this continued, once the madness level dropped below fifty, the original consciousness of the beastman would begin to awaken.

While Bai Xiaoyu saw some progress, Bai Qi was furious.

The reason was simple: the nine mad warriors sent out had disappeared?

Could these weapons, cultivated with so many resources, not even handle the few remaining soldiers protecting Bai Xiaoyu?

He walked into a research lab where a container held half of a brain without a skull. The original skull had been replaced by a transparent metal layer, which had nine antenna-like strips.

This was the central brain controlling the chips implanted in the nine mad beasts. Bai Qi entered his mental energy into the container, using the half-brain to probe the memories of the nine mad warriors.

As long as the mad warriors had not completely lost their minds, he could access their memories and even see what they were seeing through the chips.

However, he discovered that all nine mad warriors had fully madified, and his expression darkened.

Mad warriors were programmed to only fully madify as a last resort. If they did, replacing the chips and recovering them would be extremely difficult. A second chip replacement had only a fifty percent success rate, and failed warriors would be scrapped.

Fortunately, he could still issue commands, ordering them to return to a specific location for recovery.

After issuing the command, he waited for a response.

Soon, he noticed something strange: one of the mad warriors was slowly recovering?

He immediately controlled the brain to connect with the chip in that warrior's mind.

Meanwhile, Bai Xiaoyu was carefully observing the interaction between the two snakes when the giant snake's aura suddenly changed. On the surveillance, the other eight mad beasts, who had just received antidotes, started struggling violently again.

This time, it was even worse, and troublingly, they were all struggling simultaneously.

Bai Xiaoyu stepped forward, intending to pick up the little snake, but the giant snake twisted its body, flinging the little snake towards him.

He caught the little snake quickly, and at that moment, the giant snake turned its head. Bai Xiaoyu met its lifeless brown vertical pupils, feeling as if he was looking into another person's eyes through those beast eyes.

Bai Xiaoyu suddenly frowned, sensing an unfamiliar mental energy fluctuation in the giant snake's mind.

Now, he realized he was facing the person controlling the giant snake through its eyes.

Holding the little snake, Bai Xiaoyu's mental energy surged forth, entering the giant snake's mind and quickly locating the unfamiliar mental energy. He attacked it directly.

On the other end, Bai Qi clutched his head, gritting his teeth, "Bai Xiaoyu!"

This was the first time he had seen Bai Xiaoyu through someone else's eyes after a long time. The change in Bai Xiaoyu's aura startled him. The attack on the mental energy lurking in the chip also put immense pressure on him, even though it was indirect.

He recalled what Old Qi had mentioned about Bai Xiaoyu's condition when he was still in the egg. Could that attack have come from Bai Xiaoyu?

Impossible.

Even with his 2S mental energy, he felt suppressed. Bai Xiaoyu, even if recovered, would not be this powerful so soon. It must be that master nearby.

Indeed, encountering such peculiar mad beasts, how could that alchemist not be curious?

So these mad beasts were likely kept for study.

Unfortunately, he had only focused on controlling the giant snake to watch Bai Xiaoyu, the waste, and did not turn to see the master.

Bai Qi rubbed his aching head and slammed his fist against the transparent container.

He never imagined that the berserker would fall into Bai Xiaoyu's hands. With that master by his side, he couldn't let him continue his research.

He manipulated his mind again and triggered the explosion of the chip in the berserker's brain.

Xiaoyu almost immediately discovered a tiny, thin chip embedded in the giant snake's brain when he probed it with his mental power. The chip had already fully integrated with the brain, and it appeared to be alive. If not for the earlier unfamiliar mental fluctuation, he wouldn't have been able to detect it.

Eight strands of his mental power emerged simultaneously, penetrating the walls to probe the brains of other berserk beasts. Sure enough, he found similar chips.

The chip emitted another fluctuation, and a point within it began to expand.

Xiaoyu acted decisively, attacking that mental force once again. Perhaps due to his timely action, the expanding white dot halted halfway.

Bai Qi issued another command, but was attacked from a distance, causing his headache to intensify.

But he felt relieved; once the command was sent, there was no stopping it. What he didn't know was that Bai Xiaoyu's powerful and precise mental power intercepted the action too quickly, destroying the remaining mental force before it could fully execute its task.

Bai Qi held his head and sneered, "Bai Xiaoyu, you won't get to study our achievements."

This time, the people they sent failed to destroy Bai Xiaoyu's herb supply chain. Sending more people now would be too late; they could only rely on Old Qi.

The Empire's Pharmacy Headquarters was Old Qi's territory. He had just informed them that he had obtained the samples Bai Xiaoyu sent for testing.

Even if Bai Xiaoyu managed to protect his herb supply chain, failing the test would prevent him from becoming a supplier in the interstellar market.

Disabling nine berserkers at once was a bit painful.

Bai Qi glanced at the remaining half-brain and walked out. He then went to check on the blue mass that had been behaving lately, and turned to enter the innermost laboratory through layers of security.

Inside was a large, round, transparent container holding a complete golden brain.

This was the brain of an ancestor from the Huang family, who had been parasitized by the Queen Bug and completely transformed. After the Queen Bug left, this ancestor left behind this brain.

It was now being used to create chips to control the disobedient prince next door.

This was also why their Huang family was confident they could control the Queen Bug's prince; in a sense, they were descendants of the Queen Bug.

On the other side, stimulated by Bai Qi, the berserk beasts' rage levels rose to their maximum again.

Bai Xiaoyu injected them with high-concentration Qing Ji medicine, but the berserk beasts continued to rampage until they were exhausted.

The giant snake's rage level, which had dropped to seventy, surged back up to over ninety, nearing one hundred.

If it reached one hundred, recovery would be even harder.

At this moment, the little blood snake in Bai Xiaoyu's arms suddenly transformed into a small, fair-skinned human child. The child looked at his own hands, then hugged Bai Xiaoyu's neck and started crying out.

This caught the giant snake's attention again. Seeing the transforming child, the snake paused, and its rage level began to fluctuate wildly.

Xiaoyu was pleasantly surprised; it seemed the eggshell he ate in the morning had worked, allowing the child to shift into human form.

The child hugged Bai Xiaoyu's neck and cried out for a while, then suddenly said, "Papa, papa, papa..."

Before Bai Xiaoyu could react, the giant snake reacted strongly, its mouth opening wide as the metal restraining it broke into several pieces.

The snake opened its bloody maw, its tongue darting out, hissing fiercely at Bai Xiaoyu.

The child put his hands on his hips and hissed back at the snake in snake language.

"You can be mean to me, but not to Papa! If you're mean again, I won't talk to you!"

Xiaoyu couldn't understand, but he soon saw the originally aggressive snake start to close its mouth, its rage level slowly decreasing. Its eyes still fixed on Bai Xiaoyu, as if ready to lunge at any moment.

When the child called "Papa" again, Bai Xiaoyu responded, and indeed saw the snake lift its head.

It seemed the snake's residual consciousness was being stimulated. Xiaoyu decided to add fuel to the fire, "If you don't recover within three months, I'll find two more parents for the child. Then the child will call me 'Papa' and others 'Mommy' and 'Daddy.'"

The snake opened its mouth wide, feeling both anxious and aggrieved but unable to make a sound. Instead, its rage level rapidly dropped towards fifty.