100: Chapter 100 Evolution! Spirit Map Armor
Bright Moon Company.
In the incubation room, the materials had arrived. Li Yu, accompanied by Zhou Ya, skillfully processed the materials in his hands.
The Spirit Probing Armor squatted quietly in the incubation pod, its gaze following Li Yu wherever he went.
In truth, it didn't like this enclosed space where it was all alone; it felt like returning to the days when it was locked in a cage.
It wanted to stay by Li Yu's side, but Li Yu had told it to stay in the incubation pod and not move around.
So, it remained seated.
Ten minutes passed in the blink of an eye. Most of the materials had been processed, leaving only some delicate work that required time and patience to prepare.
In the quiet atmosphere, Zhou Ya would steal glances at Li Yu from time to time. Seeing his calm face yet furrowed brows, she asked, "Is it really okay to let Zhang Erniu take the beast away?"
"It should be fine."
"The Spirit Probing Armor is quite well-behaved, more obedient than many other beasts," Zhou Ya added.
"Yes."
"Mm."
The two topics Zhou Ya had managed to come up with ended just like that, and the atmosphere fell back into silence.
"Thank you." Li Yu suddenly spoke, looking at Zhou Ya with a hint of gentleness in his dark eyes. "But everything will be resolved, don't worry."
Zhou Ya lowered her head and gave an "mm" in response.
After a while, her movements stopped.
Wait, that's not right!
I was supposed to be the one comforting him, right?
How did it turn into him comforting me?
By the time Zhou Ya realized, Li Yu had already walked toward the incubation pod.
"Bring the cart over."
"Oh."
Zhou Ya pushed the cart and followed closely behind Li Yu. They entered the incubation pod, and she fed the prepared potion to the Spirit Probing Armor.
The Spirit Probing Armor was very well-behaved. It extended its long tongue and licked the liquid clean, one lap at a time, like a kitten drinking water.
While it was drinking the medicine, Li Yu took several injections and injected them into the gaps between the Spirit Probing Armor's scales.
Once all the procedures were complete, Li Yu gently patted the Spirit Probing Armor's head. The latter grabbed Li Yu's clothes and rubbed its smooth head against him.
"Lie down and be good. Once the evolution is complete, I'll need your help with something."
Li Yu was about to leave after saying that, but the Spirit Probing Armor's claws hooked onto his clothes, preventing him from going.
"What's wrong?" Li Yu asked.
The Spirit Probing Armor whimpered, its voice filled with grievance like a small animal about to be abandoned. It pointed at Li Yu's clothes.
"Clothes? What do you want my clothes for?"
"Whimper..."
"This... alright then."
It was currently autumn, and the weather was turning cool. Li Yu had a thin jacket over his T-shirt.
He took off his jacket, handed it to the Spirit Probing Armor, and walked out with Zhou Ya.
The door of the incubation pod slowly closed.
"Li Yu," Zhou Ya suddenly called out.
Li Yu looked back in confusion, following Zhou Ya's gaze. He saw the Spirit Probing Armor clumsily shaking out the jacket and laying it flat on the platform.
Then, it curled its body and lay on the jacket, using its tail to hook the other half of the jacket over itself.
This fellow...
It's just an evolution, not a long-term parting.
Li Yu quickened his pace, went to the control console, gripped the lever, and slowly pulled it upward.
Lasers shot down from the top of the incubation pod, falling onto the Spirit Probing Armor.
Its curled body trembled, and it gripped Li Yu's jacket even tighter. The familiar scent brought it a strong sense of security.
Its originally stiff body gradually relaxed.
The glass-like scales reflected the lasers throughout the room, but soon, the lasers vanished, and a soft white light emanated.
The white light grew brighter. When it reached its peak, it began to flash rhythmically—flickering slowly and steadily.
Buzz... buzz... buzz...
Li Yu and Zhou Ya waited quietly.
Watching the white light go from weak to strong, and from slow to fast, finally, after a surge of brilliant white light, there was a "boom" from inside. An aura surged, making the glass vibrate with a buzzing sound.
"It actually broke through!" Zhou Ya said in surprise.
Li Yu's brows twitched slightly.
The Spirit Probing Armor was at black iron Rank 9; if it broke through, it would be Bronze Rank 1.
The dazzling white light receded after its peak and soon disappeared. The two looked into the incubation pod.
On the metal platform, the Spirit Probing Armor's entire body had turned snow-white. It was white from head to tail, with only its eyes, claws, and flickering long tongue being black.
Its body was slightly larger than before, measuring one meter from head to tail.
It kept its eyes open, curiously sizing up its own body. Soon, it tossed these changes to the back of its mind, ran to the glass door with Li Yu's clothes in its mouth, and looked at Li Yu pitifully, as if it had been abandoned.
Li Yu opened the door of the incubation pod. It rushed out like a streak of light, climbed up his pant leg to his chest, and whimpered, as if saying—I haven't seen you for many seconds.
Zhou Ya pulled the attribute testing machine over, and Li Yu did not refuse.
Soon, the attributes appeared.
[Monster Name]: Spirit Diagram Armor
[Monster Quality]: Extraordinary (S)
[Monster Level]: Bronze Rank 1
[Monster Attribute]: Special
[Monster Talents]: Spirit-Tracking, Glazed Treasure Armor, Spirit Map Sharing
[Monster Description]: A mysterious treasure-hunting monster with an extremely keen sensitivity to all types of energy. Once it finds a trail, it is rare for it not to find the target. It is a totem worshipped by the ancient Long Hunter Tribe.
As expected, its quality rose to Extraordinary S-rank, and its level increased to Bronze Rank 1.
Its talents changed; [Spirit Probing & Treasure Hunting] became [Spirit-Tracking]. In addition to treasure hunting, it gained the ability to track, which was exactly what Li Yu needed right now.
[Glazed Sturdy Armor] became [Glazed Treasure Armor], and its defensive power was greatly enhanced.
It also gained the [Spirit Map Sharing] talent.
"The Long Hunter Tribe!" Zhou Ya exclaimed in surprise.
Li Yu knew as soon as he heard it that this girl, whose foundational knowledge was far more solid than his own, knew something again.
"Does the Long Hunter Tribe still exist?"
"Yes."
Zhou Ya nodded and explained, "The Long Hunter Tribe is now known as the Chang-Hunt Tribe. They are the alien race closest to the Hua Country. They often attack our country's Beast Tamers in various unstable secret realms and ruins. They are very detestable!"
Alien races are another type of intelligent species besides humans in the Hua Country. They have fought with human nations countless times throughout history. Although the fighting has stopped now, relations haven't improved much. Once they meet in a secret realm, it's always a life-and-death struggle.
Even Zhou Ya looked indignant when mentioning the Chang-Hunt Tribe, so Li Yu knew this was a very despicable and detestable race.
However, now was not the time to worry about the Chang-Hunt Tribe.
Li Yu removed the testing magnetic stickers from the Spirit Diagram Armor and said, "Help me find Chen Qing and my sister. You remember their scents. Can you find them?"
The Spirit Diagram Armor did not answer. Instead, it closed its eyes, its nostrils twitching. Its white jade-like scales emitted strange ripples, spreading out layer by layer in all directions.
Soon, it opened its eyes, jumped off the table, and barked at Li Yu: "Wu! Wu!"
It found them!
Not far!
"Great! Good boy." A sharp light flashed in Li Yu's eyes, and he then said, "But we're in no hurry. We still need to make some preparations."
After saying that, Li Yu had Zhou Ya clean up the remains while he took the Spirit Diagram Armor and headed straight for the top floor via the elevator.
He arrived outside the President's Office.
Li Yu knocked on the door.