174: Two groups of followers

"Lin Chen!"

At the entrance of the Research Institute, Yi Yang waved to Lin Chen and called out.

However, seeing Yun Mengyao beside him, he was stunned, his face blushing with embarrassment.

"My roommate, Yi Yang! He's timid and socially anxious!"

"This is Yun Mengyao, my... classmate!"

Lin Chen introduced them, but he paused when introducing Yun Mengyao.

They hadn't confirmed their relationship, and saying anything else seemed inappropriate.

"You! Hello!" Yi Yang greeted her, his face red, appearing very nervous.

"Hello! I'm Lin Chen's... classmate!"

Yun Mengyao chuckled softly, but her hands linked onto Lin Chen's arm, clearly asserting her claim, even if the other person was a male!

"Ah!!! She linked! She linked!"

In the bushes along the path they had taken, three Girls held hands, screaming excitedly.

Fortunately, they still managed to control their voices to avoid being discovered.

"I knew she was up to something, and sure enough, they're childhood sweethearts! Who's that boy? I want all his information within three minutes!"

"Could it be a senior? Otherwise, how could he get into the Research Institute? No New Student can get in there, right?"

"No, no! That boy looks familiar, let me think, isn't he this year's top scholar of the college entrance examination?"

"Holy crap~~~ Really? Wow~~~ My sister is amazing!"

The three Girls discussed animatedly, and in a corner near the other side of the Research Institute, two males were also watching with great interest.

"Didn't I tell you? This guy coming out so early in the morning must be going to pick up Girls!"

Du Feiyu said triumphantly, and Shen Congwen beside him nodded silently.

"Anyone can see that, but the Girl next to him is quite pretty, isn't she?"

"She is. If I remember correctly, isn't she this year's department beauty of the Spirit Rune Department? It's said she has the potential to compete for this year's freshman campus beauty!"

"Holy crap! You even know that? Have you met all the New Students?"

"Met what? New Student photos are available at the student union. Some seniors have already posted them on the school forum. They were voting for this year's campus beauty last night!"

"Hiss~~~ Good brother, send me the link to check it out!"

"Let me find it..."

By the time Lin Chen led the two into the Research Institute, these two groups of people left separately.

Fortunately, their directions were different, otherwise, they would have discovered each other's sneaky behavior.

But Lin Chen and Yun Mengyao inexplicably felt a chill down their spines, always feeling as if something bad was about to happen.

Could someone be gossiping about them behind their backs?

The two inexplicably walked into the Research Institute.

Compared to yesterday, the Research Institute was much livelier today, with many senior students who were on holiday being called back to conduct various physical data tests on Grass and Wood Spirits.

Lin Chen looked at the busy crowd with a bit of a guilty conscience, hoping that no one would hold a grudge against him.

"Teacher, this is my new roommate, Yi Yang, also from the Nurturing Department. This is my middle school classmate, Yun Mengyao, from the Spirit Rune Department."

"I'd like to ask you to help them test their spirit beasts' physical data, especially Yi Yang's Green Mulberry Butterfly, which might be helpful for our subsequent research."

Lin Chen walked up to Professor Jiang and said softly.

The Research Institute was busy now, so it would be inappropriate to ask someone to test them without a good reason, and Yi Yang's Green Mulberry Butterfly provided a legitimate one.

Sure enough, after hearing Lin Chen's words, Professor Jiang nodded, raised his hand, and called out Senior Sister Lin from inside.

"Take them in and test their spirit beasts' physical data!"

"Okay!" Senior Sister Lin responded, nodded to the two, and walked into the laboratory.

Lin Chen gestured for them to follow, while he stayed with Professor Jiang, walking together into the previously used interview room.

"Found something else? So mysterious?" Seeing this, Professor Jiang knew he must really have something to discuss, so he chuckled.

"Yi Yang's initial spirit beast is a Green Mulberry Butterfly. I looked at it last night and found two additional evolutionary forms, called Phoenix Sun Butterfly and Purple Moon Butterfly, respectively."

"Phoenix Sun Butterfly? Purple Moon Butterfly?" Professor Jiang was immediately surprised, apparently not expecting Lin Chen to discover new spirit beast evolutionary forms so quickly.

"The Green Mulberry Butterfly has subsequent evolutionary forms? sun attribute? No, sun attribute and moon element? You mean?"

"My detection talent saw them," Lin Chen nodded and continued.

"Although there are only names, the evolution materials use radiance stone and moonstone respectively, so it should be pretty close!"

"I feel that the fairy-monster attribute of the Grass and Wood Spirit might not be so easy to continue researching."

"Instead, we should first establish the sun attribute and moon element, and the Green Mulberry Butterfly might be the key!"

Hearing Lin Chen's words, Professor Jiang understood his meaning after only a moment's thought.

Regardless of whether the fairy-monster attribute of the Grass and Wood Spirit is real, it involves Absorbing moon element energy. Therefore, if the moon element can be established beforehand, subsequent research will undoubtedly be much more convenient.

"You make a good point. Spirit beasts with the fairy-monster attribute grow by Absorbing moon element energy, so it's very likely to be a branch under the moon element."

"Just like the relationship between the Ghost Type, Demon Element, and Dark Element, if that's the case, confirming the moon element first will indeed be of great help to the research of the Grass and Wood Spirit."

Professor Jiang nodded and said that the attributes of spirit beasts are not immutable. Attributes like ice and water, Ghost Type and dark element, wood and life... these attributes have a hierarchical relationship, also known as superior and subordinate attributes.

"That's exactly what I'm considering," Lin Chen continued.

"I asked Yi Yang last night and signed a confidentiality agreement with him. He hopes to evolve his Green Mulberry Butterfly towards the Phoenix Sun Butterfly direction."

"You have more experience in this area, so after the test data comes out, I hope you can help him compile a Breeder plan."

"As for the Purple Moon Butterfly, my farm has recently cultivated some high-potential Green Wood Worms. I'll ask Senior Sister Hua Yaxian to send a few over later."

The first batch of Green Mulberry Butterflies on the farm certainly didn't have enough potential, but after his cultivation, the second batch of Green Wood Worms had already hatched.

Several of them reached orange potential, and after pupation and hatching, they could reach yellow potential or higher, which was enough to meet the Purple Moon Butterfly's level requirements.

"Alright, once your roommate's data report comes out, I'll take a look at it for him."

"It's been many years since I researched Green Wood Worms. Suddenly doing this again, I feel a strange sense of nostalgia!"

Professor Jiang smiled at Lin Chen, a hint of nostalgia inevitably flashing in his eyes.

Advanced Breeders like him, unless they specialize in insect-type spirit beasts, generally haven't touched spirit beasts like Green Wood Worms for many years.

Taking them on abruptly inevitably evokes feelings of melancholy and nostalgia.