Chapter 143

Chapter 143

Bai Xiaoyu was still stunned when he saw the silver-white tail struggle in his hand, as if trying to escape.

Fearing that it would get away, he instinctively gripped it tighter.

The newly emerged tail, treated so roughly, immediately stopped struggling and appeared somewhat limp.

After repeatedly confirming, Bai Xiaoyu’s mood became incredibly complicated. He had lived two lifetimes as a human, and now suddenly, he had grown a tail.

For a moment, he was at a loss. It was completely unexpected.

Seeing Bai Xiaoyu pinch and prod his own tail without any sense of restraint, the Big Black Egg reacted first. It used its mental tendrils, now in the form of a tail, and stretched out to touch the tip of the silver tail.

The tail pulled back slightly, and in the next second, suddenly becoming excited, it quickly slipped out of Bai Xiaoyu’s hand. The entire tail shook its fluffy fur, then darted toward the Big Black Egg, rubbing and poking the egg’s surface, looking thoroughly delighted.

This left Bai Xiaoyu even more confused. Wait, isn’t this his tail? He hadn’t figured out how to control it yet, so what was happening?

Xiao Baihu and Bai Kan gathered around him, equally astonished that Bai Xiaoyu had suddenly grown a tail. After all, the previous Bai Xiaoyu was fully human and had never shown any beast features. In the star system, most people could determine at birth whether they were fully human, a demi-human, or a beastkin. There were very few exceptions, but those fully human individuals who developed beast features almost always went through a noticeable secondary development before adulthood.

The sudden appearance of a tail in someone like Bai Xiaoyu was almost unprecedented in the entire star system. It was the first time for both Xiao Baihu and Bai Kan to see such a thing.

As Xiao Baihu and Bai Kan watched the mischievous tail wreaking havoc on the Big Black Egg’s body, they simultaneously reached out. However, the Big Black Egg lightly bounced away, avoiding their hands.

The little golden tiger on Bai Xiaoyu’s shoulder regained its composure and, unlike the others, pointed at Bai Xiaoyu’s silver tail with its paw and exclaimed, “Brother, why is your tail white now? It wasn’t this color last time. White is so plain; the previous color was much better.”

Bai Xiaoyu rubbed Xiao Baihu’s head and said, “I don’t know either.”

Not only did he not know the tail’s color, but he also had no idea what was happening with the tail in the first place.

Xiao Baihu was somewhat troubled by the sudden change in Bai Xiaoyu’s tail color. Xiao Baihu, however, was thrilled. After all, Bai Xiaoyu’s tail was of the same color scheme as his, which, in his eyes, signified a closer blood relation between them. As for Bai Kan, whether Bai Xiaoyu’s tail was silver, white, or pure gold, he could accept it.

At that moment, Bai Yin, who was on the other side, happened to notice the tail and fell silent for a while. What had he just said?

Demi-beasts were technically a subcategory of beastkin. In certain situations, such as when dealing with beast forms, beastkin of the same race, including demi-beasts, would stand united. For example, just now, when he made a snide remark about the White Tiger clan, Bai Xiaoyu, being a White Tiger demi-beast, naturally fell into that category as well.

But this kid was quite interesting. Not wanting to directly offend an elder, he had released his tail as a subtle reminder.

Bai Yin cleared his throat, “I apologize for the offense just now. I wasn’t aware that you are a White Tiger demi-beast.”

No wonder he had felt like something was watching him, as if ready to pounce and claw at him at any moment. What he didn’t know was that, besides Bai Xiaoyu, there were three other beastkin related to the White Tiger present.

Bringing Bai Xiaoyu’s attention back, Bai Xiaoyu looked at the four creatures playing with his tail and said, “It’s okay. You weren’t doing it on purpose.”

Bai Yin thought this kid was quite respectful toward his elders, but when he recalled the earlier reminder about the balance, his mouth twitched. He couldn’t help but speak up, “Do you need my help?”

Bai Xiaoyu quickly declined, “No, thank you. I’m fine.”

Bai Yin said, “If you’re tight on funds, you’re the guardian of those little ones. Before they come of age, 10% of the annual profits from the resource planets allocated to them goes directly to the guardian. You can also withdraw funds for their daily needs. Once their optical brains are set up in a few days, you can draw some funds for emergencies.”

Bai Xiaoyu replied, “No need, I’ll have some funds coming in later.”

Bai Yin said, “Alright, suit yourself. Anyway, the resource planets will automatically transfer funds to you every month.”

After finishing, Bai Yin continued to stare at Bai Xiaoyu’s tail. The silver-white tiger hair gleamed, and its color and texture were that of a pure-blooded White Tiger.

As he watched, Bai Yin’s expression gradually turned serious, as if he had just realized something.

At that moment, Bai Xiaoyu was troubled by his tail, which seemed completely out of his control, constantly rubbing against Big Black. Noticing Bai Yin's expression, he asked, "What's wrong, Uncle Yin?"

Bai Yin took a deep look at his tail and asked, "Did this tail appear before reaching adulthood?"

Bai Xiaoyu shook his head, "It just appeared."

Bai Yin was startled, shocked too, but quickly regained his composure. "In that case, you'd better hide or dye your tail. But dyeing is ultimately not very safe; someone with mental abilities can easily detect it. Keep this matter within the people here. Don't let anyone else know, especially anyone from the royal family in Imperial Star, other than me. Even your father shouldn't know."

Recalling what Bai Kan had previously investigated—that there was no White Tiger bloodline in the royal family—Bai Xiaoyu nodded. "Got it, thanks for letting me know."

Bai Yin let out a sigh of relief and emphasized this point several times before ending the call.

Looking at his optical brain, Bai Yin's warning made Bai Xiaoyu even more vigilant. As an elder, Bai Yin must know a lot. It seemed that Little Hundred would need to be more careful in the future. Bai Kan still had the Lu Family behind him, but Bai Xiaoyu only had a White Tiger tail, while Little Hundred was a pure-blooded White Tiger.

If there were any problems, Little Hundred would be in the most danger. Of course, there was also Big Black, but Big Black had the backing of an entire legion, and being a well-known White Tiger across the star system, he was probably the least of concerns.

While Bai Xiaoyu was lost in thought, there was a disturbance in his tail, and the sound of tiger roars, both adult and cub, echoed from behind.

He looked over and saw that Little Hundred and Bai Kan had also transformed into their beast forms. The three tigers and one egg were all fighting over that tail.

What was even more exasperating was that the cubs were touching his tail—one would touch his head, another his ear. Each time one of them touched him too much, the other three would glare at the offender.

Seeing that the four were about to start fighting, the tail continued to play around, seemingly having a great time.

Bai Xiaoyu grabbed the troublesome tail and pulled it back, but this time the tail wasn't cooperative and easily broke free, sending a numbing sensation up his arm.

His hands couldn't suppress the tail, and looking at his slightly red hands, Bai Xiaoyu began to doubt his life. Was it just his imagination, or was his tail much stronger than his own weak physique?

However, it is generally known that half-beasts and beasts have the same strength when partially transformed. Just like when Bai Kan revealed his tail in his human form earlier.

Why was his situation different?

But before he could investigate further, his optical brain flashed again.

This time, it was Mo Yan and the others who had arrived.

After Bai Xiaoyu ended the call with them, Bai Kan, who had returned to his human form, answered a call.

Bai Kan said, "What a coincidence, my people are escorting the Dawn members, and they're about to arrive too."

Bai Xiaoyu replied, "Perfect, have them meet."

After saying that, he looked at his tail and asked the others who had tails, "How do you pull it back?"

Bai Kan was surprised by the question. "Little Hundred, you don't know how? This tail is like your hands and feet; you can retract it with a single thought. But maybe because it's your first time having a tail, you're just not used to it yet."

Both tiger cubs nodded, and the Big Black Egg also bounced a little. They rarely agreed so unanimously.

Seeing their reactions, Bai Xiaoyu began sending mental commands to his body, and soon, the tail reluctantly retracted into his spine.

Bai Xiaoyu let out a sigh of relief and said to Big Black and the others, "I'm going to receive the Dawn members now. You guys continue with your training, work, and play. If there's anything, we'll talk about it tonight."

They all nodded in agreement, and after making the arrangements, Bai Xiaoyu turned to leave.

But as he walked, something seemed off. He looked back and saw the egg and three tigers standing in a row behind him.

Bai Xiaoyu was frustrated. "Didn't we agree that you wouldn't follow me?"

The little golden tiger raised its paw and yelled behind Bai Xiaoyu, "Brother, you told us to follow you yourself."

Bai Xiaoyu looked behind him and saw that his tail had somehow appeared again. At this moment, it was waving at the four of them like a greeting, continuously bending down and curling back up. At first glance, it looked like he had a large, inverted question mark dangling behind him.

Bai Xiaoyu rubbed his forehead. Why did his tail come out again?

He controlled his tail to disappear once more, but shortly after, it reappeared and beckoned the four of them again.

In the end, Bai Xiaoyu had no choice but to let Big Black Egg and the others leave first.

Only when they were out of sight did Bai Xiaoyu try to retract his tail, but it disappeared on its own as soon as they left.

Bai Xiaoyu: "..."

He turned around and walked forward, and his tail didn’t come out again.

Bai Xiaoyu thought to himself that this actually worked out in his favor.

He walked quickly and, at the entrance, met Lou Hao who was returning.

Lou Hao: "Boss, I just allocated a sum of credit points for this month's herb acquisition. Have you seen the bill?"

Bai Xiaoyu: "Yes, good work."

Lou Hao was a bit surprised. This time, Bai Xiaoyu checked it unusually early. He had no idea that, since the system displays Bai Xiaoyu's current balance, it had been convenient for him to take a quick look.

Lou Hao, aware of Bai Xiaoyu's balance, knew that even though credit points were often low, there were always at least hundreds of thousands left. However, this time was the first with such a low balance.

They continued walking and chatted casually.

Bai Xiaoyu: "The medical team should be returning soon. Although the students have improved this time, they ultimately lack experience. We need to find an experienced, capable medic who can handle various situations to lead."

Lou Hao: "Finding such people is difficult. Those with skills are often recruited by other factions. Especially for the battlefield, recruiting them is even harder."

Lou Hao indicated that they lacked more than just medics; the herb acquisition chain and the Pharmacy Departments on various planets also lacked personnel.

When they arrived, they saw a large aircraft slowly landing.

Soon, the aircraft opened, and a young man immediately ran towards Bai Xiaoyu, yelling, "Brother Bai, where's my brother?"

Mosen, following behind him, looked at Bai Xiaoyu with the same eager expression. "He’ll be here in ten minutes," Bai Xiaoyu said.

At this moment, the Dawn members inside the aircraft also grew excited. Molin had been missing for so long, and now he was finally going to return.

Ten minutes!

The crowd waited excitedly, but why did those ten minutes seem so long?

Finally, in response to everyone’s anticipation, a small aircraft slowly appeared in the sky.

After landing, the small aircraft, which could seat only about ten people, was dwarfed by the large aircraft that could hold over a thousand.

As the small aircraft opened, the first to step out was a youth around the same age as Bai Xiaoyu's group. As soon as he appeared, the young boy next to Bai Xiaoyu, Mosen, who had turned into a baby owl, rushed forward and transformed back into his original form, knocking the youth to the ground. The baby owl fiercely pecked at the youth's head while making cooing sounds.

This was not a welcome back, but instead full of scolding about the "stinky brother" and the like.

At that moment, Mo Yan also walked over and punched the young man in the face.

It was as if this were a signal, and suddenly a large crowd poured out of the spacecraft, with over a thousand people surrounding the young man, all wanting to hit him. They ended up trampling each other and soon devolved into a chaotic brawl.

Bai Xiaoyu: “……”

Familiar yet strange, this scene of a mass brawl was something he had seen plenty of since every batch of eggs became mobile.

He was watching with great interest when suddenly a young boy grabbed his hand, looking eagerly at him, “Brother Bai, you said you'd take me to see that master to study the super large spatial buckle. Can we go now, Brother Bai?”

Bai Xiaoyu looked at the boy who had appeared out of nowhere and then at the chaotic brawl. “Aren’t you going to help your brother?”

Mo Sen: “He won’t die. Let’s go quickly, Brother Bai.”

Saying that, he even urgently pulled Bai Xiaoyu’s hand, but didn’t know which direction to go.

Bai Xiaoyu couldn’t help but chuckle. He was about to take Mo Sen to find Tao Limeng when a man in a white coat and glasses descended from the spacecraft, holding a medical kit.

Seeing Bai Xiaoyu look over, the man smiled and nodded.

Bai Xiaoyu returned the smile, noting that the man did not join the brawl but instead stood quietly to the side, watching the spectacle with a similar expression as his earlier one.

Mo Sen became even more anxious. “Brother Bai, even Brother Hao has come out. Even if they crack open my brother’s skull, we don’t need to care.”

Bai Xiaoyu decided to take Mo Sen to see Tao Limeng, leaving this chaos to Lou Hao.

Soon, he arrived at Tao Limeng’s research lab. After looking around and not finding him, they were led by one of the assistants to the resting area.

Along the way, Mo Sen kept staring at the strange things in the lab, his excitement growing.

Bai Xiaoyu smiled. It seemed this kid really enjoyed these things.

They soon arrived at the resting area. Bai Xiaoyu knocked and entered to find Tao Limeng inside, studying a strange-looking gadget in his hand.

As Bai Xiaoyu was about to close the door, a little golden tiger rushed in, kicking the door shut before running in and rubbing against his leg.

Bai Xiaoyu was accustomed to this by now. Among the young ones, the little golden tiger was the most energetic, so it wasn’t strange that it had found him.

Tao Limeng walked over and scanned Bai Xiaoyu with the strange gadget in his hand. At that moment, the device made a sound, “Physical condition: Grade C, a complete weakling.”

Bai Xiaoyu looked at the odd-shaped device in Tao Limeng’s hand. “What is this thing? Did you make it?”

At this point, Mo Sen looked at the device in disappointment. This was something he could easily make. Was this really the master that Brother Bai had spoken of?

Tao Limeng was a bit displeased. “Do you think I would create something as dumb as this? One of the assistants outside made it. It’s apparently so idiotic that it lowers everyone’s level, so I took it in to have a look.”

Bai Xiaoyu, thinking about the device calling him a weakling, nodded. “It really is quite idiotic.”

At that moment, the little golden tiger began to climb up Bai Xiaoyu. Just as it reached his waist, a silver tiger tail suddenly appeared and swiftly wrapped around the fluffy little golden tiger, lifting it up entirely.

Tao Limeng was startled. “What is that?”

He casually scanned the device.

Device: “There are two biological entities. Their physical condition grades need to be measured one at a time, otherwise the system will crash and cannot proceed.”

Tao Limeng ignored the device and moved closer to the tail that was holding up the little golden tiger, his eyes starting to glow green. “Boss, what kind of high-tech bio-mechanical limb is this? This tail is amazing. It looks exactly like a real one.”

The nearby Morson, hearing this, had his eyes gradually turn green as he leaned over to look.

Bai Xiaoyu walked a few steps forward, "This is a real tail, don't get too close. I haven't quite mastered controlling it yet. It wouldn't be good if it hits you."

Tao Limeng: "If it's your tail, then what is there to fear? With my body, I’m always ready for a whipping."

He naturally didn't believe that Bai Xiaoyu would grow a tail. After all, someone like that is extremely rare.

Just at that moment, the silvery-white tiger tail suddenly placed the little golden tiger on Bai Xiaoyu's shoulder, and then there were two loud cracks. Two figures flew onto the wall with a loud thud and slowly slid down.

Bai Xiaoyu remained silent.

As Tao Limeng, who had just been knocked flying, landed, the small device in his hand scanned the tail, "Beep beep beep, physique 2S, god-like, you’re amazing. Need a charm? I can attach anywhere."

As soon as it finished measuring, it turned again, this time scanning Bai Xiaoyu, "Grade C, worthless."

Then it turned back to the tail position, "2S, god-like."

Suddenly, the system made a series of mechanical sounds and began to spasm, switching back and forth between Bai Xiaoyu and his tail non-stop. The next second, a powerful alarm sounded, "According to interstellar law, as this test detected a body and tail with a grade difference of more than one major level, there is suspicion of limb theft. The police have been notified, countdown to connection: 10..."

Bai Xiaoyu remained silent.

He kicked the malfunctioning device precisely to Lou Hao’s side, "Quick, shut this thing off."

Tao Limeng, still dizzy, grabbed it and tried to shut it down, finding the switch and pressing it.

The malfunctioning device stopped, "Alarm stopped, preparing to shut down."

But the next second, the small instrument emitted an eerie laugh, "You criminals still want to shut me down? Good luck with that."

At that moment, Bai Xiaoyu’s optical brain flashed, and he connected. The spasming, spinning device immediately came into view. It even sent his video and coordinates, "Please respond immediately, rescue the 2S god’s tail, and arrest this Grade C worthless criminal!"