Chapter 443: The evolution conditions of Bingxilu

The next morning.

The Sea Salt Lizard moved across the calm water.

Jiang Xiu was clearly not very familiar with the location of the Water Luyana Species Research and Protection Center, so he drove with navigation the entire way until he reached his destination.

At the main entrance, where a statue of Water Luyana stood, Dr. Jiang and his assistant had already been waiting for a long time.

When he saw the shorter of the two figures approaching, Dr. Jiang’s eyes lit up, and he hurried forward, enthusiastically saying,

“Qiao Sang, I finally get to see you!”

“Dr. Jiang?” Qiao Sang called out with some hesitation as she looked at the uncle in the white coat in front of her.

There was no other way, as next to the uncle stood a younger man.

And this was a world where one could not easily determine age or identity by looking at a face.

After all, a living example was standing right beside her at this moment.

“It’s me,” Dr. Jiang said with a smile.

Jiang Xiu took a deep breath, suppressing his excited feelings, and extended his hand with a smile: “Dr. Jiang, I am Jiang Xiu.”

Even though he was a professor, his status was several levels below Dr. Jiang’s. If he hadn’t been specifically assigned to host Qiao Sang and be responsible for Ice Kexilu’s nutritional meals this time, he probably wouldn’t have been able to contact Dr. Jiang at all.

Heaven knew he almost hung up on Dr. Jiang’s call yesterday, thinking it was a scam.

“Hello!” Dr. Jiang shook his hand and then turned to Qiao Sang, saying, “Let’s talk as we walk.”

The four walked together into the Water Luyana Research and Protection Center and arrived at a super-large, aesthetically pleasing water garden.

“This is where the Water Luyana usually spend their time,” Dr. Jiang introduced.

Qiao Sang looked over and saw more than a dozen Water Luyana playing in the pond and by the artificial waterfall.

Jiang Xiu, standing nearby, looked infatuated. Is this heaven…?

At this moment, Qiao Sang suddenly remembered something and formed a hand seal, summoning Lu Bao.

“Ice Ke…” As soon as Lu Bao appeared, it saw members of its own kind it had never seen before, and its expression froze.

“Lu Lu!”

A Water Luyana that was playing happened to look up at this moment. It let out an excited cry.

All the Water Luyana that were playing immediately looked at Lu Bao in unison, and several more poked their heads out of the pond.

Then, they all joyfully ran over and surrounded Lu Bao.

“Ice Ke…”

Lu Bao showed a helpless expression and looked at its Yu Beast Master as if asking for help.

“Go play with them,” Qiao Sang said with a smile.

In fact, based on age, Lu Bao was less than one year old, which was exactly the age for playing.

“Ice Ke…”

Hearing its Yu Beast Master’s words, Lu Bao paused, then looked down at the little ones surrounding it, its eyes gradually softening. Its tail wagged slightly, and it walked towards the edge of the pond.

“Lu Lu!”

“Lu Lu!”

A group of Water Luyana followed behind it, waddling excitedly.

Seeing Ice Kexilu and the Water Luyana getting along well, Dr. Jiang remarked with emotion,

“The Ice Kexilu you raised has such a good temper. The few Ice Kexilu in our research and protection center are not very willing to play with the Water Luyana.”

Good temper… You probably haven’t seen it when it was still a Water Luyana… Qiao Sang thought to herself, then said,

“Not at all, the Water Luyana here have truly good tempers.”

Dr. Jiang smiled and said, “Water Luyana are inherently gentle, a symbol of beauty and peace.”

Huh? Qiao Sang was startled.

To be honest, after spending so much time with Lu Bao, she had almost forgotten the introduction to Water Luyana she had read online back then.

Dr. Jiang continued, “However, as they evolve, the Water Luyana’s temperament will gradually change.”

That’s true… Qiao Sang inwardly agreed.

“Do you know Ice Kexilu’s next evolution?” Dr. Jiang asked.

“Yes,” Qiao Sang nodded, “The next evolution is Ice Aipalu.”

It was written in the information about the Water Luyana species that the Vice Principal had given her.

Dr. Jiang said,

“From a big data perspective, Ice Aipalu is the most sensitive stage in the entire evolutionary chain in terms of personality. You’ll need to pay close attention then, otherwise, if something goes wrong, the trust you worked so hard to build before might collapse.”

Qiao Sang thought for a moment and asked, “Is it related to Ice Kexilu’s evolution conditions?”

“Exactly,” Dr. Jiang nodded. “For Ice Kexilu to evolve, it must experience extreme despair during a Sandstorm. At that time, its personality will be somewhat affected.”

Although she had already learned about the evolution conditions from the data beforehand, hearing someone mention it again still made Qiao Sang sigh,

What a tragic species…

For the rest of the time, the four of them went together to visit the areas where Ice Dew Qiya and Ice Kexilu were active.

Jiang Xiu had an infatuated expression the entire time.

When they arrived at the Ice Kexilu activity area, Qiao Sang suddenly remembered something and asked, “Dr. Jiang, yesterday you had Professor Jiang relay a message that I shouldn’t rush to use the Water-type awakening stone on Ice Kexilu. Why is that?”

Dr. Jiang smiled and explained,

“The purpose of an awakening stone is to awaken the latent talent skills in a Pet’s bloodline, but the chance of awakening after use is not 100%. Research shows that when a Pet evolves, its bloodline surges, and using an awakening stone at that time increases the chance of awakening a talent skill by about 30%.”

“I see!” Qiao Sang thought, saying she had learned something new.

An awakening stone was a rare item, not usually accessible, and not in high school textbooks.

If she had followed the normal path of schooling, she probably wouldn’t have encountered knowledge about this until university.

Although Qiao Sang and Dr. Jiang had a significant age difference, because they were discussing topics related to the Water Luyana species, they felt like they had a very pleasant conversation throughout.

In just over an hour, Qiao Sang gained a relatively detailed understanding of the Water Luyana species.

As they saw that it was almost time for the research center to close, the young assistant, who had been serving as a background character, coughed and reminded,

“Dr. Jiang, did you forget to ask something?”

Dr. Jiang paused, then chuckled,

“Look at my memory.”

He looked at Qiao Sang, his expression suddenly becoming serious: “Are you interested in becoming a researcher?”

Qiao Sang was startled: “A researcher?”

The Vice Principal wanted her to be a researcher, and now Dr. Jiang also wanted her to be a researcher. Could it be that she really had a talent for being a researcher?

“Yes, a researcher. The moment I saw you, I felt you had a great talent for being a researcher,” Dr. Jiang praised.

Oh, even though she had guessed it, hearing it said directly like this made her a bit embarrassed… Qiao Sang scratched her head, looking slightly shy:

“Actually, I’m already an intern researcher.”

“I know that,” Dr. Jiang said with a smile. “My assistant, Xiao Qian, knows your Vice Principal. The information about the Water Luyana species you have was also sent to you with my permission.”

“Xiao Qian told me that you are an intern researcher.”

Xiao Qian… Qiao Sang looked at the man beside her, who appeared two or three years older than Professor Jiang.

Xiao Qian smiled.

“I’m talking about a Beginner researcher,” Dr. Jiang said.

There was no update yesterday, so there will be two updates today, and one more will be added tomorrow.