Beast Taming: I Can Evolve Indefinitely

Chapter 480: Chapter 475: The NPC in the Jade Dream?

Finally, the energy fluctuation dissipated, revealing Alpha and Delta standing still, with no clear winner.

Woof woof!

(How was it! Did smelly bones lose!)

Beta’s face was filled with excitement, and he had even imagined the scene where Alpha fell to the ground from this blow.

“Delta is so strong, Delta should have won, right?”

Chirp chirp.

(But Gamma feels that Delta’s energy value is a bit more unstable.)

Zzzz Zzzz!

(Crunch! This ice cream is so delicious!)

“Shut up, let’s see the result.”

In the expectant eyes of Bai Qi and the four pets, the battle between Alpha and Delta was finally decided.

Splash splash.

(As expected, I still can’t beat you, Alpha.)

Delta looked at the black sword mark on his dragon arm, and the candle flame of time in his left eye flickered, and the wound began to heal, but it was obviously slower than before.

The Power of Death was indeed special. If Alpha hadn’t moved his sword in the end, he wouldn’t have had a chance to recover.

Crack crack.

(Once you upgrade to Time Traveler, I’m no match for you.)

Alpha shook his head, walked up to Delta, and voluntarily absorbed the residual Power of Death from the wound. Delta’s injuries also quickly healed.

Seeing the twin pets in this state, Bai Qi nodded satisfactorily.

The original intention of the intra-team competition was to enhance the competitive consciousness of the pets, but it would not be worth the damage to their feelings.

But now, it seems, the results are good.

“Looks like, no need for me to announce the result?”

Delta nodded, and the other pets showed the same expression, with only Beta looking displeased.

Woof woof!

(Damn it, smelly bones won again!)

“If you’re not convinced, then win next time, complaining is useless.”

Jerry, looking at Alpha emanating a powerful aura, his eyes becoming more determined.

He needed more… more power…

“Alright, everyone just needs to work harder in the future.”

Bai Qi curled his mouth into a smile, saying, “How about we restart the intra-team competition? An occasional match can give you all a clearer understanding of your own strength, what do you think?”

Woof woof?

(Restart the intra-team competition? I, a dog, refuse!)

Chirp chirp…

(Master, the intra-team competition is too tiring, I get hungry easily…)

Zzzz zzzz?

(Hungry? Can I eat during the intra-team competition?)

“Captain, I have always been the weakest, do we still need to compete?”

Seeing the pets throw in the towel like this, the veins on Bai Qi’s forehead bulged suddenly, “Fine, no more intra-team competition then.”

“Let’s turn it into a knockout competition. The last one to reach the sixth stage will lose their favorite pastime for a month, no, make it three months.”

Woof woof!

(You humans, aren’t you afraid of being accused of pet abuse!)

“You are a wolf, not a dog~”

“Captain, can we shorten the punishment period a bit?”

“Sure, let’s make it five months.”

“Captain, I was wrong.”

Zzzz zzzz?

(Removing pastimes? Does that mean I can’t eat ice cream?)

“Yes, how about it, want to try?”

Zzzz zzzz!

(But I’m new here, don’t I receive any consideration!)

“Yes, there’s a reduction of one month in the punishment period for you. Oh right Gamma, where are you going?”

Chirp chirp.

(Gamma is going to eat food for the next three months first.)

Seeing the pets behave in this way, Bai Qi was somewhat helpless.

They’ve become lazy after being taken care of for so long, but a few more intra-team competitions should be enough.

At least, these little guys do speak and act differently.

Bai Qi looked at the pets who were grumbling yet quietly training, smiled, and said, “Take a break, let’s return to the Super God Evolution Research Institute.”

…

Super God Evolution Research Institute.

Bai Qi looked at the busy Nicholas whose arms were leaving afterimages, feeling somewhat lost.

“Zhuge Chen, is the demand for Jade Dream really this high?”

Zhuge Chen shrugged, “After your departure, Jade Dream started the first round of public testing, the results were explosive, then after my dad and the others discussed, they decided to launch a public test a week later, and that’s how it is now.”

“Alright then…”

Upon hearing this, Bai Qi sighed, it was no wonder the caterpillar mushroom took so long to contact Nicholas, it turns out he was stuck pulling overtime.

“By the way, where’s Old Lady Fan?”

Bai Qi looked around, but he didn’t see Old Lady Fan anywhere.

“Old Lady Fan is currently trying out the new gaming pod in the outside experimental zone. I suggest that you don’t disturb her though.”

Zhuge Chen showed a bitter smile. According to Bai Qi, Old Lady Fan had been alive for who knows how long. Theoretically, she should be indifferent towards worldly affairs by now, but who could have known she’d turn out to be a heavy internet addict.

Previously, some staff members intended to replace parts of the gaming pod, but ended up waking Old Lady Fan, who was so terrified by the dragon that they now get scared whenever seeing women.

“Alright then.”

Bai Qi said, “By the way, what’s the situation with the gaming pod now?”

“After Jade Dream became a sensation, it attracted a lot of professional gaming teams to join. They also put forward many suggestions, one of which is the gaming pod.”

Zhuge Chen explained, “Jade Dream is transmitted via entering dreams, but there are different depths of dreams. This gaming pod is used to assist in sleeping and bodily relaxation.”

“I have tried it as well, the experience in the gaming pod is indeed better than using a gaming helmet.”

“I see.”

Understanding dawned upon Bai Qi, at first, he only thought about how to transmit human consciousness through dreams to Jade Dream, but had not considered this aspect.

In the end, professional teams were indeed needed in such circumstances to make everything perfect.

“By the way, wouldn’t the gaming pod be expensive?”

“Correct, compared to the Jade Helmet, the price of the gaming pod is over ten times more expensive, even just the basic model. It’s basically aimed at the middle and upper classes.”

“That expensive?”

Bai Qi was taken aback. Setting the price so high wouldn’t affect the sales, right?

A cunning smile that only a businessman would have appeared on Zhuge Chen’s face, “Normal people can afford the Jade Helmet, they don’t have too much free time to care about sleep quality. Those who do are the ones who aren’t lacking in money. If the price is too low, they might feel the quality isn’t good.”

“Once the gaming pod technology matures, we will continue to release additional modules and keep upgrading it. After all, they aren’t lacking in money. Isn’t that right?”

Seeing Zhuge Chen’s expression, Bai Qi silently gave a thumbs up.

In terms of research, Zhuge Chen was no match for him.

In terms of making money, he couldn’t hold a candle to Zhuge Chen even if there were ten of him!

“However, the consumption rate of the Bright Spirit Gold has also become faster. The previously agreed trading volume might not be enough.”

Zhuge Chen sighed, “Professor Chu and their team have begun researching substitute metals, but it will be hard to see results in a short period.”

“I see, this is indeed a problem.”

Bai Qi gave a slight nod. The Bright Spirit Gold’s conduction effect on Spirit Power was unquestionably top-notch. Even Etherium Liquid Gold lacked in this aspect.

Wanting to replace the Bright Spirit Gold with pure metals was very difficult, alloying seemed to be the only way.

“By the way, the Xia’s Group is quite skilled in alloying. Why haven’t you tried to work with them?”

“Dad already tried to discuss it with them, the Xia’s Group was willing to provide their products, but the test results were not good. We still have to depend on ourselves.”

Zhuge Chen shrugged, laughing, “However, it seems that the Xia’s Group also understands that this business is lucrative. It is reported that they have already invested a lot of manpower and resources in the development of this alloy.”

“As expected, a businessman’s sense of smell is never off.”

Bai Qi chuckled. Since they took over the production rights of the Spirit-Control Orb, even though Bai Qi didn’t give them the special orbs afterwards, the Xia’s Group still made a fortune.

If they really managed to develop an alloy to replace the Bright Spirit Gold first and incorporate it into the plans for Jade Dream, all the investments they made before, no matter how large, would be worth it.

The Xia’s Group could indeed mind their p’s and q’s.

“However, these are all talks for the future. For now, we still have to rely on the Bright Spirit Gold supplied by the Brita family. Dad has already scheduled a meeting with the Brita family to sign another supplementary contract.”

Saying this, Zhuge Chen turned to Bai Qi, saying, “Fortunately, you’re back. You might have to go as well. After all, without your signature, the contract cannot be fully effective.”

“I have to go too? But I have to go to Star Mechanics Academy for class in a few days.”

Bai Qi scratched his head, seemingly reluctant.

“Don’t worry, Dad will set off in the afternoon. If all goes well, he should arrive the day after tomorrow. After signing, he’ll come straight back. You’ll still have two days to rest and prepare for class.”

Zhuge Chen patted Bai Qi’s shoulder, laughing.

“Why do I feel like you and Uncle Zhuge had this all planned out already?”

Bai Qi looked at Zhuge Chen suspiciously, but eventually could only nod in silent agreement.

He was still hoping to make money through Jade Dream after all, though it might be a bit troublesome, he had to go.

“By the way, are there any free gaming pods available? I’d like to try it out as well.”

Bai Qi rubbed his hands together, clearly curious.

In his previous life, he had always looked forward to when a gaming pod – this kind of black technology only found in TV shows and animations – might become a reality. Now he had a chance, of course, he wanted to try it out.

“There are still many empty ones in the testing zone, I’ll take you there.”

Zhuge Chen took Bai Qi to the testing zone and then opened one of the gaming pods, saying, “All gaming pods are fully automatic, you just need to lie down inside.”

“Understood.”

Bai Qi nodded, and then lay down inside the gaming pod, instantly falling into a deep sleep.

The next moment, Bai Qi found himself in Jade Dream.

“Wow, it’s so lively.”

As Bai Qi just entered, he was startled by the surrounding crowd.

Compared to the once silent world, the current Jade Dream was undoubtedly much livelier.

However, it didn’t seem as chaotic as Bai Qi had anticipated.

Bai Qi looked up to see a group of obviously organized players forming tourism adventure teams. These must have been the studios Zhuge Chen mentioned.

However, what piqued Bai Qi’s curiosity more were the identical young men dressed in blue and gold uniforms. They were patiently explaining the rules of Jade Dream and recommending various places worth visiting.

“An NPC for guiding new players? They’ve even developed something like this?”

Bai Qi looked surprised, obviously shocked at the progress of Professor Dong and his team’s research.

Although they publically stated that Jade Dream was a game, Bai Qi was very clear it was just to fool people. But these people had actually created NPCs now?