"However, part of the research data from the Western Research Institute has been sent to the Imperial Capital's underground black market."

"And there's also the Strong Ant Exotic Beast Egg."

"We must acquire it."

"That's a variety carefully bred by the Western Research Institute; the genes should be tending towards stability."

The genes of insect-type beasts are prone to external interference, leading to mutations.

The most common occurrence is a change in appearance (such as shape, color, smell, etc.).

The rarer instances involve changes in abilities and attributes, for instance, transforming an ice attribute into a fire attribute.

The Strong Ant from the Western Research Institute has relatively stable genes, and generally, the next generation of Strong Ants won't undergo genetic mutations.

This makes research more convenient.

Stability is a crucial factor for scientific research.

About the research data in the underground black market.

Ye Bai will temporarily act as if he doesn't know about this information until his mentor Zhang Dashan comes, then he will report it.

The key is to obtain the top-secret research data from the Western Research Institute; Ye Bai believes this could be a significant breakthrough.

However, the underground black market in the Imperial Capital can only be accessed at night, so Ye Bai could first check out the Heavenly Fortune Exotic Beast Market.

He plans to intercept the batch of important Strong Ant Eggs and see if there are any excellent larvae or eggs, which would facilitate his research.

Ye Bai has entered Imperial University and must begin preparing his research topics.

With Zhang Lingxue as his mentor, she's surely paving the way for him.

Hidden Dragon Auction House.

Recently, there is an undercurrent surging, with more and more people receiving invitations from Hidden Dragon Auction House.

This is related to the inheritance of a top-tier power, and everyone is eager to obtain it.

This is a path to ascend.

Even Ye Bai received an invitation.

Moreover, the invitation quietly appeared before Ye Bai.

A black and gold butterfly appeared beside Ye Bai, at which point Ye Bai's shadow began to wriggle.

A massive wolf head emerged from Ye Bai's shadow, spitting black flames towards the black gold butterfly.

The black butterfly ignited with black flames, spreading ash in the air, transforming into more black butterflies fluttering in the air.

"Hold back, Nether Wolf, I can't sense any killing intent from this creature."

Ye Bai stopped the Nether Wolf's movements.

"You clever little thing, I originally planned to teach your exotic beast a lesson, but considering your reputation, I'll let it go."

"On the night of the full moon in half a month, let's meet at Hidden Dragon Auction House—we won't meet unless it's meant to be."

A fragrant breeze wafted in, with numerous black butterflies transforming into a luminously colorful invitation card, gently landing in Ye Bai's hand.

On the invitation card, which seemed like silk, appeared the five gilded characters of Hidden Dragon Auction House.

Under the illumination of lights, it seemed to come to life, emitting an enchanting fragrance.

"Hidden Dragon Auction House, remarkable strategy, remarkable strategy."

"Using just an invitation card requires techniques from at least a Tier Six Exotic Beast."

"This invitation card is made from Celestial Silkworm Silk, impervious to blades and flames—Hidden Dragon Auction House indeed employs remarkable methods."

Ye Bai chuckled, carefully storing the invitation.

A grand show is about to commence, and as a participant, he certainly has to see it through to the end.

But for now, let's deal with the Strong Ant first.

The resources in Ye Bai's hands are not abundant. He must continue his research and make his mark to garner more resources.

So Ye Bai's current plan is first to discreetly obtain the evidence.

The Space Pelican traversed back, ever since it broke through Tier Five, it can undertake long-distance teleportation.

Thus, Ye Bai had the Space Pelican retrieve a very important item from Jiaying City—the Turtle Longevity Fruit.

The Turtle Longevity Fruit resembles a dark green turtle.

On closer inspection, you might even see the turtle's teeth; it looks as if it were sleeping.

Properly utilized, the Turtle Longevity Fruit is comparable to a Tier Nine treasure.

Any strong person whose lifespan is reaching its end would surely want this Turtle Longevity Fruit to extend their life.

Ye Bai saw in an ancient text.

The Turtle Longevity Fruit, also known as Turtle Though Long-lived, when soaked in Celestial Dew, this beast that resembles a turtle with a snake-like tail is called the Divine Turtle Though Long-lived.

Divine Turtle Though Long-lived, while life extends, this life-extending treasure adheres to a very special rule: it can prolong life by half a cycle consistently.

In other words, regardless of how many times you take Divine Turtle Though Long-lived, or other life-extending treasures, each Divine Turtle Though Long-lived can extend your life by half a cycle.

Though Celestial Dew seems rare to outsiders, as far as the Sunflower Emperor is concerned, it can be mass-produced by absorbing enough blood essence from exotic beasts.

Ye Bai plans to auction a part of the Celestial Dew at Hidden Dragon Auction House to forge a good relationship.

"Sunflower Emperor, I'll leave this Turtle Longevity Fruit in your care."

"It needs to be irrigated with Celestial Dew and, when necessary, utilize Life Essence."

Ye Bai said solemnly, as this concerns his strategy.

Despite his master's lifespan being enhanced, Ye Bai still wants him to continue providing support.

The Divine Turtle Though Long-lived Fruit is particularly important.

The Sunflower Emperor nodded solemnly.

It treasured the Turtle Longevity Fruit, placing it within itself.

Ye Bai's idea is simple—once the Divine Turtle Though Long-lived is cultivated, providing this exceptionally precious herb to the Divine Farmer Ginseng.

The Divine Farmer Ginseng can mass-produce a simulated elixir of Divine Turtle Though Long-lived.

A tree or a forest, Ye Bai makes a clear distinction.

"Everyone get ready, let's go, head to the Heavenly Fortune Exotic Beast Market."

Ye Bai waited for a moment, and after confirming he hadn't left anything behind, he left the room.

The Exotic Beast Market is directly east of the Imperial Capital, facing the Underground Black Market in Daliu Village.

It's now evening, yet the Exotic Beast Market is still bustling with people.

Here, many breeders are researching herbs, and some new Pet Beast Masters are selecting their Pet Beasts.

Based on the system's reminder, Ye Bai arrived at the furthest building in the market, an oversized warehouse.

The warehouse was filled with rows of Pet Beast Eggs.

"Come on, take a look, have a look, new Pet Beast Eggs all at affordable prices."

"One for five thousand Flame Country Coins, one for five thousand Flame Country Coins."

"Buying is profiting, buying is affordability."

The scene was like treating Exotic Beast Eggs as discount chicken eggs, promoting a sale event.

On the warehouse shelves, he saw the crystal-clear Pet Beast Eggs.

A label was stuck on the shelf, with the large words Iron Armor Ant.

[Strong Ant Eggs]

[Iron Armor Ant Eggs]

Ye Bai, using the Eye of Insight, discovered the Strong Ant Eggs hidden among the Iron Armor Ants.

He could select freely, specifically picking out the Strong Ant Eggs but felt that someone keen might notice.

Besides, these goose egg-sized eggs weren't expensive, only one hundred Flame Country Coins each.

So Ye Bai generously swept them all up.

After all, the Han Patriarch allocated a large budget, claiming it was to support the research at the Imperial Capital Research Institute.

Ye Bai decided not to claim reimbursement from the school.

"Shopkeeper, I've swept up all the eggs here."

A shopkeeper with sharp ears and a monkey-like face came over.

"Swept up?"

"There are about ten thousand Pet Beast Eggs; sweeping them all up will cost a million Flame Country Coins."

Ye Bai wiped his face, amused that he was underestimated.

Feeling secretly displeased, Ye Bai waved a check from the Han Patriarch in front of the shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper didn't look closely, but the string of numbers dazzled his eyes.

When he wanted to examine it carefully, Ye Bai took it back.

"Give me a receipt, stating the quantity."

"Pack them up; I want to take the goods immediately."

Appearing eager, Ye Bai pulled out an anonymous Black Card.

The advantage of such an anonymous Black Card is that it won't trace back to one's bank account.

The shopkeeper, a money-grubbing guy, called two Strong Bull Demons to move the shelves into Ye Bai's Pet Beast Space.

Strong Bull Demons are known as fodder in Hell; they eat little, do much, and are very strong.

These two Strong Bull Demons wore black collars and had nose rings.

In a few moves, they emptied the shelves.

"Boss, I have other Exotic Beast Eggs here; are you interested?"

The shopkeeper rubbed his hands, trying to promote the other Exotic Beast Eggs.

Coincidentally, Ye Bai was researching in this area recently.

Besides Strong Ants, he was quite interested in Exotic Beasts like the Wild Strength Rhinoceros Beetle.

"If you have quality goods, show them all at once."

Since the Strong Ants he fancied were already in the bag.

And he was wearing a mask, so most people wouldn't recognize him.

"Report to me the types of Exotic Beast Eggs you have."

"If I'm interested, I'll have them brought out."

"I won't enter the warehouse myself."

"It's too dark inside, and the air is very murky; it exhausts me to smell it."

The shopkeeper's eyes flashed a hint of disappointment.

This fat sheep didn't take the bait.

If Ye Bai entered the warehouse with him, he'd be confident in capturing him.

Just like other fat sheep, cleaned out and sold to private mines as slaves.

The shopkeeper was one who dared to take kidneys.

But it's okay, I have other plans; every fat sheep I target never escapes my grasp.

The shopkeeper's head lowered, his eyes filled with cunning.

"Alright, on this tablet are all the Exotic Beast Eggs in our warehouse."

"If you see something you like, just place an order."

"The Strong Bull Demon will bring up the Exotic Beast Eggs."

The shopkeeper courteously handed the tablet to Ye Bai.

But Ye Bai, using the Eye of Insight, saw the tablet was covered with tiny, invisible bugs.

His eyes flashed with coldness; the shopkeeper was really targeting him, intending to mark his location through such lowly means.

Ye Bai inwardly chuckled coldly, outwardly calmly accepting the tablet in his hand.

Allowing the little bugs to enter his body.

Seeing the bugs mark Ye Bai, the shopkeeper felt assured.

Ye Bai flipped through the tablet, and there were indeed many good things on it.

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