Chapter 154

Chapter 154

Little Golden Tiger was having a great time playing with the silver-white tiger's tail. Although he didn’t like the White Tiger’s similar tail, he quite enjoyed Bai Xiaoyu’s tail.

Even though the tail liked to sneak up on him, lately whenever he passed by Bai Xiaoyu or tried to climb onto his shoulder, he would always be wrapped up by it.

Little Golden Tiger secretly glanced at Bai Xiaoyu. When the tail tossed him high into the air, although his brother’s expression was mostly the same as usual, this was an unusual show of enthusiasm.

After all, usually, Bai Xiaoyu would only hug the cubs, rub their heads, or pinch their paws. The cubs usually took the initiative.

Now, being so actively enthusiastic like the cubs, Little Golden Tiger felt incredibly happy being tossed around, convinced that he was indeed exceptional, making his brother enjoy playing with him so much.

Bai Xiaoyu stared at his tail and naturally noticed Little Golden Tiger’s excited expression. His lips curved into a smile.

He hadn’t given this tail much thought before, and even found its unpredictable nature a bit uncomfortable.

But now, through this tail, he could use most of his mental energy, and it was even better at entertaining the cubs than he was.

Watching the interaction between the tail and Little Golden Tiger, he couldn’t resist reaching out to stroke Little Golden Tiger’s fluffy little head. He also gave the tail a pat, feeling the sensation from the tail, and he instinctively pulled back.

The tail, along with Little Golden Tiger, also pulled back a little.

Bai Xiaoyu let go, and the tail started playing with Little Golden Tiger again.

Now, he no longer needed to take time out of his busy schedule to play with Little Golden Tiger, who often followed behind him.

Watching for a while, and then looking at the stored elixirs, Bai Xiaoyu suddenly realized that this tail was truly a treasure. It could both refine elixirs and entertain the cubs, and even discipline someone if needed.

It was truly a valuable helper for home alchemy and raising cubs.

With the tail keeping Little Golden Tiger company, Bai Xiaoyu hurriedly cleaned the alchemy furnace. After cleaning and restoring the furnace, he began to take out the main and auxiliary medicines needed for the next batch of super-grade Xisui Dan, arranging them carefully and checking the condition of these herbs.

Basically, these herbs stored in the white jade boxes were well-preserved, with the medicinal properties still within a range he could accept.

After arranging the herbs, he began to adjust his own condition.

Previously, refining Xisui grass that was ten or twenty years old took one or two hours, and now refining three-hundred-year-old Xisui grass would take even longer. He wasn’t sure exactly how long it would take, but it would likely take most of the day, if not longer.

After all, different elixirs and different herb ages required different amounts of time. Nowadays, alchemy had somewhat declined. Before the decline of magic, some elixirs, including auxiliary medicines that were over a thousand years old, required even longer to refine.

According to the records of his ancestors, they had once taken forty-nine days to successfully refine an elixir.

Now, with the main ingredient being only three hundred years old, it was far from that extent.

Bai Xiaoyu estimated that the alchemy process would take about two days. Once he started, he couldn’t afford to be distracted or pause.

So, he needed to arrange some things for the next two days, including the cubs and the eggs that needed to be cultivated.

Bai Xiaoyu immediately went to the breeding facility and checked all the eggs. The eggs were currently stable, and following the standard cultivation process, there should be no issues.

The eggs were still in the early stages, so it wouldn’t be a problem for the assistants to help look after them for two days.

When Bai Xiaoyu told Zhang Yi and Lu Qing, the two assistants agreed without hesitation.

After all, as breeders, especially high-level breeders, most of the basic work of cultivating eggs was done by the assistants. The higher the level, the more so. It was rare for someone like Bai Xiaoyu to be hands-on every day, which was uncommon among high-level breeders.

Most of the time, these two assistants only monitored the data from the breeding instruments and the condition of the eggs. They rarely even added medicine since Bai Xiaoyu had already done it. That was why they had time to study with the interns.

Only when the eggs started moving and each batch became active did they feel they were doing something meaningful, proving themselves to be proper assistants.

After arranging the assistants, Lou Hao came to find him.

Lou Hao: "Boss, many leaders of planetary colonies have been asking us these past few days. When will the Fire Seed project expand to other planets, beyond the current one hundred, to supply them with medications? You currently have a Herb Base star in your hands. When will the mining operation start? Once it begins, the difficulties that have been troubling us can be easily solved."

There had been many things to handle recently, and Bai Xiaoyu hadn't had the chance to fully explore the Herb Base star yet.

Unlike the livestock star that provided high-grade animal milk for the little golden tiger, delivered by the royal family's exclusive guard team, Bai Xiaoyu didn't have a royal guard escort. The various herbs produced at the Herb Base would require storage and transportation equipment, and a professional transport team was needed to bring the herbs back. At least for now, he couldn't leave, as he needed to stay here to refine medicines. All the medicine refining instruments were here, including the biological robots that couldn't be too far from him to operate the equipment.

While the two were chatting, Mo Yan, who had been idle for days and was getting more and more bored, happened to overhear their conversation. A look of finally having something to do appeared on his face. For some time now, both Mo Yan and the members of Dawn had been full of energy and stirring up trouble wherever they went. After a period of calm, they felt like they were going stir-crazy.

Mo Yan cleared his throat, trying to get the attention of the two who were talking.

Bai Xiaoyu turned around, and Mo Yan immediately spoke up, "Boss, I just overheard your conversation. Is there a mission to escort herbs? What’s the location? Leave it to us."

Bai Xiaoyu: "The route hasn't been mapped out yet."

Mo Yan immediately straightened up, "This is something I'm good at. It won't be a problem for Dawn. We can plan the safest and most convenient route in the entire star system."

Bai Xiaoyu: "Your identities and the various equipment of the guard team haven't been resolved yet. After I finish this busy period and the funds arrive, I'll allocate money for you to purchase equipment. You need to be completely ready."

Mo Yan: "We already have other identities and various equipment, but these mecha are quite noticeable. However, we also have a batch of unregistered mecha and combat craft that can be used."

Seeing Bai Xiaoyu deep in thought, Lou Hao spoke up, "Boss, why not let Dawn's people use this batch of mecha to escort a small shipment of herbs back as a trial?"

Mo Yan, fearing that Bai Xiaoyu would refuse, quickly interjected, "I guarantee we'll complete the mission."

Bai Xiaoyu paused, "Make sure to stay safe. If you lose the herbs, there will always be another batch. If you can't win a fight, just give the herbs to them."

Mo Yan nodded, feeling warm inside at the boss's concern but also extremely confident in their strength. As a former space pirate, if they encountered other space pirates, they had too many ways to deal with them. How could they let the boss down?

For example, they could rob the other party.

After all, Dawn had made a name for itself among space pirates for exactly this reason. Besides messing with and robbing the Huang Family, when they were short on funds, they resorted to robbing other space pirates. The other space pirates were utterly speechless about Dawn. Those who had been robbed were grinding their teeth in frustration, but there was nothing they could do.

Dawn's members were like a carefully selected group, strong enough to meet the standards of a military unit. This was in stark contrast to the various pirate groups with diverse and mismatched members.

When Dawn went out, they resembled a small legion, tightly knit but with more underhanded and ruthless tactics than regular legions. If they could win, they would fight; if not, they would run. They were incredibly fast in the star system, and no other space pirates could catch them. Moreover, they were extremely good at ambushes, completely disregarding martial ethics. Wherever Dawn went, they left nothing behind.

It was truly bandit behavior!

For decades, Dawn had been a disruptive force among space pirates, causing them great distress.

They even prayed or cursed for someone to take Dawn down. If not, they hoped the Huang Family would be more capable and wipe out Dawn soon.

These prayers and curses had continued for decades.

Mo Yan rubbed his chin. If any foolish space pirates dared to show up, should he consider bringing some unexpected profit to the boss?

Bai Xiaoyu contacted the person in charge of the Herb Base planet, asking him to prepare the various medicinal herbs they currently needed.

After receiving the task and coordinates, Mo Yan's eyes sparkled, "Boss, I'll arrange this right away. We’ll set off in no more than two hours."

Bai Xiaoyu: "No need to rush..."

Mo Yan: "Yes, yes, they're all pent up. This time, there will probably be a huge fight over these dozen spots."

After saying this, he quickly ran off. Sure enough, not long after, Bai Xiaoyu received news that a brawl had broken out at Dawn.

He couldn't help but feel a mix of amusement and exasperation. He then entrusted Lou Hao with handling Dawn’s affairs and also asked the Sixteenth Legion to look after things on the way, such as delivering a batch of medicine to one of the Sixteenth Legion’s outposts.

After making the arrangements, he prepared to start alchemy.

At this moment, cubs were gathered outside his door. Despite receiving three hundred jin of Insect Crystal, the Little Prince was still eyeing Bai Xiaoyu, not to mention the other cubs.

The little golden tiger was desperately trying to squeeze in but was caught by the back of her neck and placed outside by Bai Xiaoyu.

Bai Xiaoyu looked at the cubs: "You all need to behave. I'll be out in two days. You’re not allowed to sneak in during this time, got it?"

In the end, Big Black Egg squatted at the door, blocking it and drawing the cubs’ ire, which finally redirected their attention to Big Black.

Bai Xiaoyu patted Big Black Egg, feeling the warmth in his hand. Big Black was currently in a different state of consciousness. If it were still in its cub form, it wouldn’t be standing at the door but pressing against it from the inside.

Despite their restlessness and reluctance, the cubs were finally blocked. With Big Black Egg guarding the door, Bai Xiaoyu could focus on his alchemy work.

Standing before a person-high alchemy furnace, his tail suddenly rose. The auxiliary herb instantly levitated. Bai Xiaoyu controlled it using the mental energy filaments extending from his tail, placing the herb into the alchemy furnace to begin refining the medicine.

Every time he put in a herb, he would split off a strand of mental energy. This wasn’t the compromised mental energy he had when his body was limiting him, but rather the 2S-grade mental energy that matched the strength of his tail.

In the past, this level of mental energy would have caused him to break out in cold sweat, and he wouldn’t have been able to last more than ten seconds.

But now, it was perfectly fine.

When over twenty strands of mental energy surrounded the different compartments of the alchemy furnace, each holding a herb or a medicine ball, Bai Xiaoyu once again split off the thickest strand of mental energy to grasp the three-hundred-year-old Xisui grass and place it into the central compartment of the alchemy furnace...

At that moment, the masked man, who had just logged off, thought about how he hadn’t been able to verify the cub’s identity on the star network. He also recalled how the Prince had previously sensed and inspected data from several planets. Finally, his gaze fell on D36 planet, where Bai Xiaoyu was located.

After staring at it for a while, he suddenly stood up. This time, he would go in person.

The Greedy Wolf next to him also stood up. The masked man patted his head, but D36 was a garrisoned planet of the Sixteenth Legion, and Bai Xiaoyu had many people protecting him. If the cub was really the Prince, he might have already been hidden away, making it unlikely to find him.

Perhaps he could go under a different guise.

And do it openly.

That would be much easier than secretly visiting. After all, the people of the Sixteenth Legion had no reason to stop him.

But how to go openly...

The masked man sent a few messages on the optical brain. Soon, many royal family members from Imperial Star were stirred up because of the incident with the little golden tiger. They had lost the fight and decided to bring people to D36 planet to get their revenge.

Among them were not only the cubs under sixteen who had actually fought with the little golden tiger, but also many adult royal family members. Some of them might be going to watch the excitement, while others were jealous of the resources the elders had given to the little golden tiger and wanted to go to intimidate him.

Bai Qi was among them.

In addition, Bai Chufan, who usually had the best temper and was the most well-liked among all the royal family members, also came.

He held an important position and had many things to handle. However, because the elders were worried that these people might bully the little golden tiger, they had Bai Chufan lead a royal guard team to go.

So Bai Chufan's main purpose in being sent was to mediate, while the guard team was to protect the little golden tiger.

The group soon boarded a flight vehicle and headed to D36.

Compared to the other royal family members who were eager to fight, Bai Chufan calmly reassured them.

Bai Qi, who rarely showed hostility toward others, occasionally chatted with Bai Chufan. There was no tension between them.

Bai Chufan discreetly glanced at Bai Qi’s head, then quickly shifted his gaze away, turning to look at the direction of D36 planet with his usual peaceful expression and a friendly smile on his face.

With this jump speed, they would arrive in two days.