Chapter 119

After the results of the Attribute Research Exchange Conference were made public, Contract Evolution dominated the trending topics on various social media platforms.

The evolutionary theory that broke through the limitations of core talent skills created a massive shockwave among Beastmasters of all levels.

High-level Beastmasters hoped to use this theory to help their beast companions evolve to higher racial ranks.

On the other hand, low-level Beastmasters, especially those whose contracted beast companions had less-than-ideal talents, were even more excited by the emergence of Contract Evolution.

After all, many of the beasts that evolved into the monarch race during the exchange conference were originally low-level beasts with poor core talents.

Among them, the new evolution of the Little Cloud Dog, Frost Night Fighting Wolf, attracted significant public attention.

A high-ranking monarch species with both Dark and Ice attributes, it demonstrated great potential to evolve into an emperor species, all while possessing such a strikingly beautiful appearance.

Any Beastmaster who uses their beast companions in combat would be captivated by this extraordinary creature filled with charm.

The largest Little Cloud Dog breeding base in Dayan, located in Changning City, Xingzhou, also gained immense popularity, once again capturing the public’s focus.

The day after the exchange conference, on the campus of Xingzhou University…

Mu Tong was sitting in his office, reading a research report on Intelligence Attribute beasts.

As a guest professor at Xingzhou University, he hadn’t visited the school often in the past. Recently, due to some past matters, he joined a collaborative project between Xingzhou University and Nova High School. Aside from official duties, he had been spending most of his time there.

His phone rang, and he answered the call. It was the manager of the Little Cloud Dog breeding base.

The manager sounded as if they had been through a significant emotional rollercoaster, their voice trembling, yet speaking very quickly with an exhausted yet incredibly excited tone.

“Ever since the evolution of the Frost Night Fighting Wolf was announced yesterday, the breeding base’s phone has almost exploded, boss!”

“With our current production capacity, the number of Little Cloud Dogs already pre-ordered is scheduled to be delivered five years from now!”

“I think we should consider expanding the Dark Attribute area and increasing the hatching efficiency of Dark Attribute Little Cloud Dogs…”

“This time, Miss Huiyue’s evolutionary theory has provided a market for Little Cloud Dogs with less-than-ideal core talents. Boss, do you think we should invite her back as a technical consultant?”

The manager of the breeding base was unaware of the subtle family dynamics, showering Mu Huiyue with praise and hoping that Mu Tong would consider adjusting the current breeding model.

The manager of the breeding base, unaware of the subtle family dynamics, lavished praise on Mu Huiyue, hoping that Mu Tong would consider adjusting the current breeding model at the base.

Mu Tong hung up the phone, raised an eyebrow slightly, and searched for Frost Night Fighting Wolf on the university’s academic network.

After carefully reading the full research report, the legendary Beastmaster fell into an unusual silence.

The Contract Evolution, which breaks through the limitations of core talent skills through emotional resonance, was indeed a groundbreaking concept.

The Frost Night Fighting Wolf was a high-ranking monarch species with both Dark and Ice attributes from the Fighting Wolf line.

On the internet, people inevitably compared this new Little Cloud Dog evolution to the first-stage evolution of the Daybreak Flame Wolf, the Dawn Fighting Wolf.

In fact, Mu Tong had to admit that, in terms of first-stage evolutions, Frost Night Fighting Wolf was indeed the highest-potential evolution among the current Little Cloud Dog types.

That Dark Attribute Little Cloud Dog, once overlooked by everyone, had evolved into the highest-potential Frost Night Fighting Wolf.

Mu Tong couldn’t help but recall the scene at the Little Cloud Dog base when Mu Huiyue had picked up that little Little Cloud Dog.

His daughter’s gaze had been unwavering, and the Dark Attribute Little Cloud Dog had wagged its tail in her arms, its eyes filled with overflowing joy.

At the time, he had called it a worthless inferior product with no evolution potential, something that wasn’t worth cultivating. He had said that.

But the Little Cloud Dog had evolved into the awe-inspiring Frost Night Fighting Wolf in response to the emotional bond its Beastmaster had chosen to form with it.

Mu Tong stared at the report published by the Dark Attribute Research Institute of Jingzhou University, falling silent for a while.

The Daybreak Flame Wolf was a beast with Light attributes at its core, and Light attributes represent the power of order and rules. Throughout his career, he had strictly adhered to the rules of core talent skills, establishing a comprehensive selection and cultivation system, which allowed him to replicate the evolution of the Daybreak Flame Wolf.

However, Mu Huiyue had proven the potential of the Little Cloud Dog through an entirely different approach.

She had shown that the will of a beast, its desire, and its so-called dreams could also transform into tangible emotional energy, allowing it to break through the limitations of its core talent skills and achieve evolution.

Contract Evolution…

Mu Tong closed his eyes, his consciousness descending into the Beastmaster space.

The Beastmaster space of a level 9 legendary Beastmaster was vast enough to encompass the entire area of Changning City. Soon, he sensed the location of the initial contracted beast at the Changning Dojo and summoned it back into the Beastmaster space.

The figure of the Red Flame Fighting Wolf appeared before him.

Suddenly finding itself in an unfamiliar environment, Pali, the entire wolf, froze for a moment before realizing that it had been summoned back into the Beastmaster space.

It had been ten years since Mu Tong last summoned it here.

The Daybreak Flame Wolf had never liked this colleague. As soon as the Red Flame Fighting Wolf appeared, the Light attribute imperial domain began to subtly unfold.

Under the gaze of the high-level evolutionary form of an imperial species, the Red Flame Fighting Wolf showed no sign of retreating. Instead, it lowered its body and prepared to attack.

Even after being left to roam for ten years, it had never given up. Not only had it reached its complete form at level 6, but its combat skills had also been refined to perfection through years of daily training.

Fighting with all his strength against the Daybreak Flame Wolf would certainly result in defeat, but it would never be a one-sided crushing. The Red Flame Fighting Wolf would still show the opponent the power of the Fighting Wolf line.

Mu Tong, witnessing this scene, instinctively wanted to stand by Pali.

Then he realized that this was his Beastmaster space, and there was no need for a battle between beasts.

Habits were truly a frightening thing. Memories etched deep into the bones could still awaken the body’s instincts, even after ten years.

Pali still looked as resolute and courageous as it had when it first set out on its journey with its Beastmaster, but Mu Tong had long since ceased to be the young man he once was.

Over the span of more than ten years, a person could change inside and out, becoming completely different.

Pali had never changed, and Mu Tong didn’t feel much nostalgia. Instead, he found himself with a touch of self-mocking.

No wonder Mu Huiyue liked Pali; that was how her father used to be.

Perhaps the person that Aisha had fallen in love with at first sight in Dayan was also the one who resembled Pali more.

Mu Tong waved his hand to stop the Daybreak Flame Wolf from expanding its domain and turned his attention to the long-unseen initial contracted beast.

“Mu Huiyue’s Little Cloud Dog has evolved. Did you know?”

“Woof,” Pali nodded slightly.

It had already heard about the Frost Night Fighting Wolf. Every Beastmaster at the Changning Dojo was talking about it.

Mu Huiyue and White Fang had achieved something that their parents couldn’t—Pali was proud of the young girl it had taken care of since childhood and of the little dog of the same species.

It just didn’t understand why Mu Tong had suddenly summoned it back.

Pali had never given up on itself. In addition to its own will, there was also the influence of its Beastmaster.

Mu Tong hadn’t always been this way. He had contracted Pali when it was still a Little Cloud Dog, growing together all the way to the Red Flame Fighting Wolf, becoming a well-known young Beastmaster in Dayan. It was during a friendly match that he met Aisha, who had come to exchange and learn.

Even when he had cultivated the Daybreak Flame Wolf, he hadn’t yet become the person he was now, someone who only cared about the species potential and strength of the contracted beasts.

After the incident ten years ago, Mu Tong had completely left Pali to roam free, but had never truly severed the contract.

Much like his changed attitude toward Mu Huiyue, after Aisha disappeared, he placed both his daughter and past contracted beasts at a distant spot in his heart, only needing to know that they were alive, no longer willing to invest any more emotions.

The Beastmaster actively distanced himself, and Pali had once tried to chase after him, but the presence of the Daybreak Flame Wolf was an insurmountable mountain blocking the way.

“Haven’t you given up on the idea of evolution?” Mu Tong looked at the Red Flame Fighting Wolf.

“Woof!—” It had never given up, and it would never give up!

“Then stay here for now.” Mu Tong nodded slightly.

The Red Flame Fighting Wolf sat down, curling its burning tail around its own paws in confusion.

Mu Tong opened his eyes.

He first returned the call from the leader of the Little Cloud Dog Breeding Base, telling him that according to the new evolution theory, the current breeding system needed to be adjusted. When technical guidance was needed, they could directly contact Mu Huiyue.

Mu Huiyue had shares in the breeding base, and with Aisha’s inheritance, she was now the actual majority shareholder of the base. She should be putting in some effort for her own business.

When Mu Tong had signed the handover documents, he had already let go of his “father” role. The reason he thought of Pali again, aside from the newly publicized Contract Evolution research report, was also due to another reason.

Perhaps Aisha was still alive, deep within the super S-class secret realm of the “Sea of Ten Thousand Trees.”

When he first learned this news from the vice president of the Zenith Super Control Group in the Nova region, Mu Tong hadn’t been able to sleep for two days.

No matter how much he tried to deceive himself into thinking he didn’t care, he couldn’t hide the momentary joy he felt when he received the news.

If there really was still a chance, he had to see Aisha in person and ask her what those ten years of disappearance truly meant.

For this reason, Mu Tong had participated in the collaborative research project between Xingzhou University, Nova High School, and the Zenith Super Control Group, preparing for the upcoming exploration of the secret realms.

The intelligence attribute beasts were just the first step. The Zenith Super Control Group had brought even more profound technology.

The phone rang, and Mu Tong picked up the call. It was from Mu Yixia.

Her little cloud dog, Misha, had successfully evolved into a Dawn Fighting Wolf today.

Mu Tong’s expression showed no change. The evolution path of the Daybreak Flame Wolf had already been meticulously adjusted many times. With so many resources supporting them, it was inevitable that the little cloud dog would successfully evolve.

He gave Mu Yixia a few instructions, advising her to continue training Misha according to the established path, then ended the call.

He gave Mu Yixia a few instructions, telling her to continue training Misha according to the established plan, and then ended the call.

The moment he put down the phone, Mu Tong felt a sudden, inexplicable sense of daze, as if waking up from a dream.

He suddenly had a strange feeling—since his daughter had already inherited her mother’s wealth and was living independently, why was he still helping her plan the training route for her pet?

This thought appeared for just a brief moment, like a loose wire among countless others, briefly sparking and causing an almost imperceptible short circuit.

Come to think of it, when did he have a second daughter…?

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After the exchange conference, Mu Huiyue returned to the Dark Element Research Institute.

The presentation had come to a close, but the research team still had plenty of work to wrap up and continue developing.

In addition to the special funding provided by the government, countless private enterprises eager to collaborate with the Dark Element Research Institute to jointly develop the Resonance Crystals had sent invitations, along with colleagues from major universities calling to inquire about the specific situation.

Professor Xie Qingwei’s phone was always on vibrate mode, and she rarely received many calls. Most of her communication was through forum replies or emails.

Now, the phone on her desk had been vibrating relentlessly for fifteen minutes, with no sign of stopping.

“…This is so annoying!!”

Professor Xie leaned back in her chair, covering her eyes with one hand. The calls were all from people who had a good relationship with her, or from superiors with high administrative ranks, people who could directly get through to her.

In other words, they were all contacts she had no choice but to answer.

It was fine if they wanted her to work late into the night conducting experiments, but to waste her time on this, Professor Xie was a thousand times unwilling.

She looked up at the guardian spirit floating behind her and tossed the vibrating phone toward it.

“Xiao Ye, can you answer this for me?”

“Uuuululu…” The guardian spirit hurriedly caught the phone just before it hit the floor, its tone full of helplessness.

Written responses like emails and texts were fine, but if it answered the call, the other side would only hear a series of unintelligible “Uuuululu” sounds!

“Sigh… this is so annoying!” Professor Xie scratched her hair, irritably pressing the answer button.

Feng Le and Mu Huiyue, both in the office, couldn’t help but laugh.

They weren’t the heads of the research institute, so even if they wanted to help, they were powerless to do so.

Feng Le’s sidekick, the rabbit that had evolved into a puppet soul, was still working on understanding the new skills of contracted pets.

Spirit-based pets had many useful abilities, and since Feng Le wasn’t focused on battle, these skills could also help him with his experiments.

Seeing Professor Xie looking so unwilling, the rabbit tugged at Feng Le’s sleeve with its soul thread, indicating that if it were its own master, it could use the soul thread to manipulate the master’s body and do the work for them.

Feng Le looked horrified, realizing that the rabbit hadn’t forgotten its old job as a puppet soul and its skill in mental manipulation!

Mu Huiyue, sitting on the sofa opposite him, was focused intently on her phone.

After the exchange conference ended, Contract Evolution and Frost Night Battle Wolf quickly made their way to the trending lists on major social media platforms that evening. Discussions flooded in from all sides, and the stock prices of related industries started rising rapidly.

Mu Huiyue pulled off some extreme operations, and by today, the returns on her investments had multiplied several times over.

Looking at the increasing numbers in her bank account, Mu Huiyue smiled with satisfaction—she hadn’t forgotten her old expertise!

There was also good news coming in from her other ventures.

The demand at the Yanluo Study Hall had surged, and Luo Yin was completely overwhelmed, already preparing for an expansion.

The small cloud dog breeding base was booming, and the manager had called, hoping she could come over to provide technical guidance when she had the time. They had also adjusted the previous breeding system, no longer considering talent core skills as the only indicator of potential.

Bai Ya was very happy when it heard the news. It was glad that its own efforts had improved the living conditions of its fellow species at the breeding base.

There would no longer be cloud dogs with poor talent, like it had been in the past, who were neglected from the moment they were born.

Mu Huiyue put down her phone and stretched lazily.

Her busy research life had finally come to a temporary halt. Bai Ya had successfully completed its evolution, and the breeding plans for Ellen and Harvey had found their direction. Next, it was time to prepare for the final exams of the semester—the university battle preliminaries.

However, before that, she and Feng Le still had to make a trip to the Beast Master Association headquarters to claim the breeding resources promised by President Kang.