"What you said makes sense."
Zhang Lingxue thought for a moment; she really hadn't considered the impact of the nighttime environment on the Dark Butterfly.
Thinking of the trait of the Dark Butterfly, most of which are related to the night, a hint of delight appeared in Zhang Lingxue's eyes.
Bringing Ye Bai here was indeed the right choice.
Ye Bai just took a glance at the information and opened up his line of thinking.
This provided Zhang Lingxue with enough inspiration.
"The information you provided, Ye Bai, is very useful. According to your perspective, the environment has a profound impact on the Hundred-Change Silkworm; this is a major discovery."
"I happen to have one last piece of evolution material that can be used to verify whether your idea is correct."
The evolution of each Pet Beast requires different evolution materials, and researchers need to conduct various studies and experiments hundreds of times to potentially formulate them.
But the Eye of Insight can directly see the materials needed for evolution, starting with a Roman advantage.
Instantly, Zhang Lingxue became more spirited, and she walked into the group of Hundred-Change Silkworms, selecting the one Ye Bai used Eye of Insight to see could evolve into a Dark Butterfly.
"I've spent a large fortune testing the attributes of the Hundred-Change Silkworms here; each one is as familiar to me as the back of my hand."
"All the Hundred-Change Silkworms here are hatched by me personally."
"Each has its own name."
"Even when they evolved into Gray Poison Moths, I didn't abandon them."
"Through my research, I've extracted a useful active substance from the scales of Gray Poison Moths that can be used to treat immune disorders."
"This research has not yet entered the clinical stage. Once successful, Gray Poison Moth will transform from a feared Pet Beast into one capable of producing life-saving medicine."
Spoken sincerely by Zhang Lingxue, she's striving for the advancement of all humankind.
The Hundred-Change Silkworm in her arms nudged a bit, seeming very dependent on Zhang Lingxue.
"Xiao Shi, today you'll need to cooperate with the experiment."
This is the name of this Hundred-Change Silkworm.
"Come, I'll take you to transform into a new form."
Zhang Lingxue led Ye Bai into her core laboratory.
Here, Ye Bai saw many advanced high-tech devices, some of which even the school's laboratory didn't have.
"All the equipment here comes from the Imperial Capital Research Institute."
"By the way, there's one more thing I need your opinion on."
Zhang Lingxue cleared her throat and said in a very formal tone: "Ye Bai, are you willing to be my direct disciple?"
Zhang Lingxue extended an olive branch to Ye Bai.
She had observed for a long time; Ye Bai was low-key and sophisticated, a good candidate for research. Awakening an unforgettable scientific talent and observing so meticulously, he was a fine choice.
Ye Bai was slightly stunned, was it so bold from the start?
To trust my character this much?
It seemed Zhang Lingxue understood Ye Bai's astonishment and opened her mouth to explain: "Ye Bai, I've been observing you since your first year of high school; you're very calm, able to handle anything serenely, a good seedling for research."
"Just from the information I handed to you, you could see the deep influence of the environment on the Hundred-Change Silkworm, showing that you're very meticulous and able to dissect things thoroughly."
"Plus, your grades are always first every semester, which proves you're not too dumb."
"You risked being targeted to save Li Weiyang, securing valuable talents for the Flame Country Alliance, which shows your character."
"And most importantly, your background is very clean, and I don't have much background either. I just happen to need a direct disciple."
Speaking of this, Ye Bai reached out his hand: "Teacher, please guide me in the future."
She smiled, what a sensible little fellow, their hands lightly touched and then quickly let go.
She casually filled in the direct disciple information in the Flame Country Alliance system and let Ye Bai confirm it on the spot. Seeing the certification succeed, Zhang Lingxue finally breathed a sigh of relief.
In the Flame Country Alliance, direct disciples need to be registered in the system.
"Don't worry, our information is confidential; when others check your information, it will only show you've acknowledged a teacher. Who your teacher is, they won't see it."
"Here's the operation manuals for the laboratory instruments; my requirement isn't high, you can learn them in three days."
She pointed at a pile of operation manuals like a mountain, calmly speaking to Ye Bai.
Ye Bai walked over and began to swiftly flip through them.
Countless words leaped into Ye Bai's mind and began to arrange rapidly. By the time he finished the last manual, he had completely mastered all the equipment's operation methods.
"How is it? Try, learning it within three days is fine."
Ye Bai shook his head: "Teacher, no need for three days, I've already mastered it."
Looking at Zhang Lingxue's surprised expression, Ye Bai smiled, he had successfully turned the tables.
"Okay, with such big talk, your skills must match."
"Then start the grinding machine and crush this Dark Iron Ore; I need it ground to the nanometer level."
"And extract the Ghost Iron from it."
Zhang Lingxue pointed at a fist-sized, modest yet luxurious, black shiny mineral.
Dark Iron Ore is a dark element mineral, containing Ghost Iron, which is a major material to promote the evolution of Dark Pet Beasts.
However, purifying it is very challenging. Dark Iron Ore is extremely hard, requiring high-precision grinding equipment to be ground to a nanometer level.
Nano-level Ghost Iron separation and purification is a problem; the ore and Ghost Iron are mixed and difficult to purify, and the purity of Ghost Iron affects the success rate of Pet Beast evolution.
But these were simply not a problem for Ye Bai, who already knew all the operation steps of the equipment.
He carefully checked the grinding device to ensure the protective mechanism was fine before switching to a drill bit.
Then he used the machine's hook to pull up the Dark Iron Ore.
The Dark Iron Ore was only fist-sized in appearance but with a dense weight, definitely not light.
This fist-sized Dark Iron Ore weighed fifty pounds.
Ye Bai first needed to break down the Dark Iron Ore, initially crushing it.
He carefully observed the size of the Dark Iron Ore, drawing circles with a white pen where to drill.
Setting the Dark Iron Ore properly, Ye Bai activated the grinding machine.
The drill punched where Ye Bai circled, and the Dark Iron Ore cracked, splitting into several pieces with a sound.
Watching Ye Bai operate the equipment so skillfully, like an old hand, purifying the Dark Iron Ore, Zhang Lingxue on the side saw the formation of a product the size of a fingernail.