A Guide to Incubating Eggs in the Stars

by Usui Takumii

not mine, asia novel. Beware edited mtl and bl. Also at ao3. Ongoing.

10. 86 to 92

Chapter 86

Bai Xiaoyu held the little cub while watching the numbers, finding that the stimulation seemed to be quite effective.

The cub had just transformed back into human form and was naked. With his chubby hands and short legs, he had been jumping around excitedly ever since he discovered he could transform.

Bai Xiaoyu glanced at the giant snake still staring over here and took out some small clothes he had prepared from the system grid.

Bai Xiaoyu patted the excited little cub who was speaking in snake language, "Good little snake, put on your clothes first."

The little one, seeing that he had the same clothes as his old rival, the pure human cub, grabbed the clothes and started babbling happily.

It seemed he liked them very much.

Bai Xiaoyu skillfully dressed the cub, with the giant snake watching eagerly, its tail tip constantly swishing back and forth.

Bai Xiaoyu certainly hadn't forgotten about the snake and kept an eye on its every move, noticing the rage value continuing to drop.

After all, the little cub was a young beastman. At first, he was fine with wearing clothes, but later became uncomfortable, tugging at the clothes with his small hands and secretly glancing at Bai Xiaoyu, hoping to take them off when he wasn't looking.

Bai Xiaoyu held down the little one's mischievous hands, "No taking them off. If you do, the other cubs will gather around and laugh at you for being naked. Especially your neighbor Xiao Yi."

Hearing this, the little one's expression wavered, and he slowly stopped moving.

At this moment, his round face was creased with blood patterns, but they were lighter than those on the newborn pure human cub.

As the cubs grew, the blood patterns on their bodies gradually faded until they disappeared inside their bodies.

The giant snake was a bit stunned by the cub's face full of blood patterns. Bai Xiaoyu held the little one and walked around the snake, allowing it to see the cub dressed in cute little snake clothes more closely.

He continued walking while saying, "Isn't he adorable? I have several sets of clothes suitable for little snakes. Would you like to help change him yourself? Also, the little snake needs a name. All the other cubs have formal names given by their parents, even registered in the mainframe. The little snake is still called 'little snake' without a proper name."

The giant snake's tail stiffened, and its raised head slowly lowered.

As the rage value dropped, the giant snake could respond more.

Half an hour after the human-shaped cub climbed onto the giant snake's back again, the snake's rage value finally fell to fifty.

At this point, the giant snake slightly moved, transforming back into human form while carrying the little one.

Starbeastmen or half-beastmen have specially designed clothes that automatically adjust during transformations.

The spot where the giant snake had been locked now held a man lying on his stomach, with the metal that had restrained the snake changing shape to lock the man's neck and limbs.

The happiest was the little cub, who watched the snake transform into human form, crawled forward on the man's back, sat on his neck, and turned to look at his father's human appearance.

The man also turned his face, and the little one blinked, wondering why his snake father looked like this?

Bai Xiaoyu saw it too and was momentarily stunned.

This face...

How to describe it? It was plain and unremarkable, easily forgettable.

Starbeastmen usually have some characteristics of their animal forms. For example, both Lou Hao and the little snake have relatively narrow eyes, though the little snake's eyes are currently round and bright, the shape is already there.

The little snake was very good-looking, with distinct features that made him easily recognizable among the cubs. His father shouldn't look like this; perhaps the little snake inherited more from the other parent?

But since the little snake followed his father's beast form, he should resemble his father more, not look so different.

Bai Xiaoyu probed the man's body with his mental power and quickly found signs of facial modifications. Much of the skin and muscles had been forcibly altered, making the entire face deliberately changed.

That explained why the giant snake's human form looked like this.

His mental power didn't withdraw but entered the man's mind. He noticed that the chip was clearly composed of part of the brain tissue and various special materials.

Moreover, the chip was still active, just without any mental fluctuations.

He wasn't very familiar with such bizarre chips in the star system and needed a specialist to examine it.

So Bai Xiaoyu called Tao Limeng, the expert.

Tao Limeng, who had been studying the two refining machines, initially wasn't keen on coming over. But upon hearing Bai Xiaoyu's description, he became interested and rushed over.

However, the giant snake reacted strongly to his arrival. Its eyes instantly turned vertical, fists clenched, and it hissed at Tao Limeng, its tongue flicking out intermittently.

Seeing the rage value about to spike again, Bai Xiaoyu felt a headache coming on. He turned to the little snake and said, "Little snake, why don't you try comforting your big snake dad?"

Though the little one was born recently, he was very smart, with the intelligence of a two-year-old child. He blinked, turned to look at the struggling and fierce-looking snake dad, and suddenly reached out to hug his neck, blurting out, "Dada?"

The man shuddered, his fingers twitching, seemingly wanting to hold his child.

Bai Xiaoyu sighed and administered a drug that rendered the beastman powerless to the giant snake.

After administering the drug, the metal restraining the man finally loosened, and he managed to turn over. For the first time, he reached out to hold the little cub before him, awkwardly adjusting his position to make the cub comfortable.

By then, Tao Limeng had completely forgotten about the snake dad.

Bai Xiaoyu breathed a sigh of relief and had the snake dad lie down with the cub while scanning the chip in his brain with an instrument.

After analyzing it, Tao Limeng's expression changed slightly, "This chip is indeed made from biological brain tissue."

Research on bio-mechs had shown that animal brains were better suited as chips for bio-mechs, with higher intelligence leading to higher success rates. When it was revealed that some research institutes were using humans as subjects, it caused a huge uproar in the star system, eventually leading to a ban.

The mad scientist who was caught claimed he was right, stating that bio-mechs were new lifeforms that required real brains to function seamlessly with their owners, like true partners in combat.

Tao Limeng, however, believed that while giving bio-mechs life was acceptable, it should not come at the cost of others' lives. Moreover, once bio-mechs developed their own personalities and thoughts, they became new beings, deserving respect and autonomy rather than being mere tools.

Now, bio-mechs have taken a different path, with artificially granted intelligence, ensuring peace of mind and no moral burden.

So, the use of intelligent species' brains to make chips was prohibited, yet it has reappeared and is now being used to create chips that control human brains. Indeed, even though it was banned back then, someone behind the scenes must still be doing this.

Bai Xiaoyu was also surprised after hearing this, but upon careful analysis, he found that the chip wasn't made from a human brain; instead, it resembled insectoid material more closely.

Moreover, all eight of the other mad beasts had the same type of material in their chips.

Bai Xiaoyu and Tao Limeng studied together and discovered that the chips were difficult to remove. There was no residual information left on the chips, and the implanted beasts' previous memories had been forcibly destroyed. Even if the chips were removed later, the memories would not be restored.

Bai Xiaoyu looked at the man clumsily holding the little snake. He was indeed lucky. Because he had the little snake, his condition had stabilized. The other eight mad beasts, however, might not find an opportunity to suppress their beastly nature anytime soon.

On the other side, Old Qi had been closely monitoring the medicine Bai Xiaoyu sent.

As soon as it arrived, he immediately had someone fetch it.

The inspection department did not interfere, given that it was the president's assistant with the president's authorization who came to collect it. They had no reason to refuse.

The people from the inspection department came from various prominent families. Not long ago, Feng Shuang'er's medicine had caused significant trouble for the emperor's lovers, making it widely known throughout Imperial Star's high society. They were no exception.

With such a big commotion, everyone on Imperial Star knew how potent the medicine was. Now, the source of that medicine was applying to become a galactic medicine supplier, and the samples had been sent over. How could they not be curious?

Everyone was watching, and as soon as the package was opened, the medicine was taken away.

A group of people felt somewhat disappointed.

"Didn't see anything."

"I saw something that looked like pills divided into piles. It must be the medicine, right?"

Only one person remained calm, continuing his work while keeping an eye on the delivery.

Half an hour later, another batch of deliveries arrived. He took out one of the packages, opened it, and his colleagues working on other medicines exclaimed, "These pills aren't exactly the same as the ones Bai Xiaoyu sent over, are they?"

The medicine appraiser smiled mysteriously, put a finger to his lips, and whispered, "Only we two know about this. Don't you want to know the test results of the medicine? If the president finds out, the medicine will have to be sent again."

The two exchanged glances and began collaborating on the tests.

Meanwhile, Old Qi's team was also conducting tests.

When they first opened the package, they noticed some pills in opaque packaging and thought nothing of it. After all, many suppliers used opaque packaging to hide subpar medicine, which was akin to fooling themselves.

They scoffed at these pills but couldn't help looking at the medicine in transparent bottles nearby.

Years of experience told them that this medicine was top-notch.

The test results came quickly. The culture solution, repair agent, and nourishment agent were all S-grade, as expected!

The quality matched or even surpassed other suppliers' S or higher-grade medicines!

Most importantly, according to the provided descriptions, these medicines could be used not only for eggs but also for adults and beasts.

The culture solution could rapidly replenish the body's energy and nutrients, restore physical strength and mental power, and the other two medicines were applicable to both eggs and adults.

They were all shocked. Galactic medicines were usually highly specialized, rarely covering such a wide range of uses, from eggs to adults.

However, the final line of the usage instructions indicated that these medicines were primarily for eggs and younglings, with enhanced versions suitable for adults.

They were puzzled, wondering when these medicines had enhanced versions.

Old Qi was unsurprised by the results, knowing they came from a master. He calmly said, "Continue."

Next, they tested four types of pills, initially dismissing them and casually breaking them open. But they discovered that the concentrated medicine inside reached 2S grade!

All four types—enhanced culture solution, repair agent, blood replenishment agent, and mental power recovery agent—were at this level.

They never expected such high-quality medicine to be hidden in those dull packages.

Old Qi, seeing the results, originally planned to take a small sample for research and tamper with the rest, effectively destroying the medicine.

Now, having seen so many good medicines, Old Qi hesitated. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Take two-thirds of each bottle and refill them with other medicines."

Old Qi left with the medicine, leaving the appraisers to look at the turbid medicine in the transparent bottles, silently lamenting the waste.

The two who received the other set of medicines were now red-faced with excitement.

They had initially thought the three transparent bottles contained medicines of high enough quality, but the concentrated medicines inside the pills turned out to be the real game-changers!

They rarely encountered 2S-grade medicines, let alone ones that appeared 2S but were actually far superior.

Such high-grade medicines were extremely rare. On Imperial Star, only the highest-level alchemists could produce them.

Now, there were four types of pills, five of each, plus the other set taken earlier, totaling dozens of concentrated medicines sent for testing!

The two appraisers felt a pang of pain at the waste of such exquisite medicines. When had such top-tier medicines become so casually distributed?

Even to apply as a galactic supplier, one only needed 1A1B5C grades.

Using such high-grade medicines for testing was something only Bai Xiaoyu would do.

What they didn't know was that Bai Xiaoyu's mental power had recently improved, and apart from the medicines produced by the refining device, the pills contained the lowest-grade materials he could select.

Now, unless he deliberately tried, he couldn't produce lower-grade medicines.

Bai Xiaoyu wasn't one to waste medicinal ingredients, and the tested medicines, except for the three bottles kept for preservation, could still be used.

After their excitement subsided, their movements became increasingly cautious, afraid of accidentally crushing the pills.

Having recorded the data, they received notice of an afternoon meeting to vote on the new medicines.

Every day, various factions applied to become galactic medicine suppliers. With so many planets and factions across the galaxy, the number accumulated over three days was considerable.

The Royal Pharmacy Headquarters normally processes applications every three days.

The potions sent by Bai Xiaoyu arrived just in time for this round, and two potion appraisers brought these potions along with their appraisal results to the meeting room.

At this point, there were already 251 people in the meeting room, all of whom had voting rights.

The voting began shortly after they arrived.

This time, there were over thirty applications, and the process was simple: the detected results and the potions were placed on the central table, while the detection results and the applicants' information were sent to the light-brains of the voters.

Those who made it here had already met the basic requirements. If the potion detection results were uncontested, each round could be completed in a few minutes.

In an hour, twenty out of the thirty applications were processed, with only two passing.

It was clear that meeting the standards for seven potions was no easy task.

The remaining dozen or so applications took less than half an hour, and none of them passed.

Usually, voting wasn't this quick, but everyone had heard that the potions causing turmoil in Imperial Star recently were from the master behind Bai Xiaoyu. Today, his other potions would also appear here, and everyone was naturally looking forward to it.

Moreover, the person behind this application to become a potion supplier was none other than the former wastrel, Bai Xiaoyu, who had been expelled from Imperial Star.

An old acquaintance, right? They had to "support" him, didn't they?

Amidst everyone's anticipation, a potion appraiser walked up with a tray and removed the red cloth covering it.

Seeing the turbid potions and the dusty pills beside them, everyone was greatly disappointed.

Looking at the detection results, three F-grade and four C-grade.

Someone couldn't help but laugh, "As expected of that double-F wastrel. His potions are even more impressive, producing three F-grades."

"How many years has it been since we last saw F-grade potions here?"

The potion appraiser who revealed the tray was a bit nervous. He had thought that adding other potions would render all of them useless, but surprisingly, those 2S potions still retained C-grade quality. After the two B-grade potions that passed earlier, the next ones were C-grade.

Old Qi was also surprised. The higher the grade of the potion, the easier it was to destroy. But here, the opposite seemed to be true for Bai Xiaoyu.

At this moment, the meeting host spoke, "Next is the vote on Bai Xiaoyu's application..."

A voice interrupted him, "Wait a moment, I have another potion and its detection results."

Everyone looked in surprise as Lu Heng stood up, holding a tray.

Old Qi frowned, "Lu Heng, where did you get that potion?"

Lu Heng replied, "President, shortly after you left, the detection department received another potion from Bai Xiaoyu."

Old Qi asked, "Why didn't you tell me?"

Lu Heng explained, "You had already taken one potion; there was no reason to take a second one. Besides, there's no rule about notifying the president when an applicant sends in a potion. We had to hurry with the voting this afternoon, so we quickly processed the results."

After saying this, Lu Heng swiftly removed the red cloth, revealing a row of crystal-clear potions and twenty pills, four of which had their shells crushed, revealing the semi-transparent concentrated potions inside.

Lu Heng, satisfied with the stunned reactions, said, "The detection results have been sent to everyone. Please review them carefully before casting your votes."

Seeing Lu Heng reveal the red cloth, Old Qi knew it was too late. His face darkened, but he didn't seem overly worried.

The people present were all shrewd. The appearance of two sets of detection results clearly indicated some underhanded dealings.

Old Qi's arch-rival immediately attacked him, and the two factions soon started arguing.

Old Qi couldn't deny that Lu Heng's potions were fake because Lu Heng's credentials were equal to his own. As a neutral figure in the Pharmacy Department with considerable prestige and coming from the Lu family, plus the evidence showing that his potions were also sent in, the situation was clear.

They immediately contacted Bai Xiaoyu, who accepted the call and was momentarily stunned by the large number of people.

Everyone was amazed by the transformation of this once-wastrel. Lu Heng then asked, "Young Master Bai, how many potions did you send for appraisal?"

Bai Xiaoyu understood, "Two, exactly the same."

Lu Heng nodded, "Thank you for letting us know."

Now that both sets were real and identical yet produced different results, everyone knew something was amiss.

The argument intensified, and it was impossible to prove which set was genuine. In the end, Old Qi decided to proceed with a vote on both sets of test results.

The voting was swift, with approvals and rejections rapidly rising, eventually reaching a tie.

When the last neutral party hesitated, the pressure mounted, and he ultimately chose to abstain.

The final result was 125:125.

No one expected such a tie, which hadn't happened in years.

With a tied vote, the application would automatically move to the next stage.

That meant the new potion supplier would be announced through an official statement by the Royal Pharmacy Headquarters, followed by a vote from all cultivation centers across the star system. If ten thousand cultivation centers voted in favor, the application would pass; otherwise, it would fail.

No one anticipated this outcome.

This effectively sealed the deal. Such tied votes usually resulted in failure, with applicants receiving only single-digit votes or even zero.

This was essentially public humiliation across the star system. Failure would be known to all, making it unbearable.

Upon hearing the news, Bai Qi couldn't help but laugh. He had only wanted Bai Xiaoyu's application to fail, but now this situation was entirely Bai Xiaoyu's doing.

Bai Xiaoyu, still confused by the voting, watched as his companions became indignant.

To proceed, we need the votes from ten thousand cultivation institutions. Is there still hope?

Chapter 87

The meeting ended, and when Old Qi passed by Lu Heng, he paused and glanced at the potion in Lu Heng's hand before saying, "I never knew that Elder Lu, who has always been neutral, is now taking sides?"

Lu Heng had a long history, having joined the Royal Pharmacy upon graduation, which was nearly three hundred years ago.

However, he had always been uncompetitive and remained neutral, holding little power within the Pharmacy Headquarters.

There were some neutral pharmacists or appraisers in the Pharmacy Department who looked up to him.

Apart from the neutral faction, the Pharmacy Headquarters was divided into two factions: one led by Old Qi and the other by Old Cheng, who had lost the previous election for president.

After Old Cheng took office, he purged many of his opponents and filled the vacancies with his own people.

During regular voting meetings, they usually followed standard procedures unless an application involved the interests of either faction. In such cases, both sides would employ various tactics to disrupt the process.

Initially, Old Qi's faction far outnumbered Old Cheng's. Some members of Old Cheng's faction and independent individuals from Imperial Star supported Bai Xiaoyu's potion due to Feng Shuang'er's earlier incident and the high-level test results, leading them to vote in favor.

With Lu Heng leading the neutral faction, most of them voted in favor, resulting in a tie.

Like Bai Qi, Old Qi felt relieved despite his initial frustration.

Lu Heng said, "Think what you will. I just don't want good potions to be overlooked. Unlike you, Old Qi, who has stifled many young talents over the years."

Old Qi ignored the sarcasm. "Too bad. If you don't want me to crush him here, I'll do it in front of the entire galaxy."

He then left, leaving Lu Heng with a grim expression.

Lu Heng packed up and sent a message to Bai Kan after returning.

Upon receiving the message from his grandfather's peer, Lu Heng, Metal Egg quickly forwarded it to Bai Xiaoyu.

Bai Xiaoyu was surprised to receive the message, which referred to Lu Heng as "the shop owner" and read, "Don't just flaunt your love through the shop name; remember to work hard on the upcoming vote."

Bai Xiaoyu replied, "Is this the Elder Lu from earlier? Please thank him for me."

Bai Kan responded, "It is him. But it seems like he knows you? By the way, your shop name is a bit excessive. What's with 'Bai Bai's Darling Big Black'? You should have called it 'Little Hundred's Darling Big Brother.' Elder Lu looks young but is actually over three hundred years old and still single. He hates public displays of affection and showing off children. He has a rabbit classmate who invites him to their child's hundred-day celebration every year. He must be quite frustrated, given his online name is 'Once I Have the Blade, I'll Slay All Lovebirds.'"

Bai Xiaoyu found the name familiar and soon realized it was one of the first visitors to his shop.

Bai Kan also thought it was a coincidence but not surprising given Little Hundred's shop name. No wonder Elder Lu agreed so readily; they already knew each other.

After thanking Elder Lu again, Bai Xiaoyu continued to study the upcoming vote.

Bai Kan sent him relevant materials and past results of applicants. Even he couldn't help sighing at how precarious the situation was after a tie.

Bai Xiaoyu saw that they needed support from ten thousand nurseries, which seemed daunting.

The voting would start tonight at midnight and last for twenty-four hours.

Time was tight, so Bai Xiaoyu and Lou Hao submitted their application immediately.

At that moment, the communication request from the District Nine governor flashed on his terminal.

As the first-round approver, he could see the results.

He had assumed that with the quality of Bai Xiaoyu's potions, approval would be guaranteed. Everyone celebrated, only to find out it didn't pass and entered the final round?

Their chances in this round were slim. If they needed support from a thousand nurseries, they might manage with all the nurseries on their four planets, but ten thousand was too much.

If this application failed, they would have to wait another year to reapply.

This delay meant the Huang family's potions would continue to dominate for another year, which infuriated the governor.

Bai Xiaoyu answered the call and heard, "Master Bai, we will support you no matter what. Even if the result isn't good, we can try again next year."

Bai Xiaoyu replied, "Thank you. I will do my best. But even if we fail, we can still provide the necessary potions to the nurseries."

Failing the supplier application wouldn't affect the sale of potions through StarNet Pharmacy, but it would limit the quantity and variety sold under a private shop name without the protection of the Pharmaceutical Association. Any issues with the potions would primarily be the responsibility of the private shop.

Time flew, and by midnight, the Royal Pharmacy Headquarters launched the vote for the interstellar potion supplier application on their official website.

The website had a large number of visitors since it was the largest interstellar potion supplier, with numerous sections including the potion area, herb area, and live streaming section.

The potion and herb areas featured various potions and herbs for sale, while the live streaming section hosted pharmacist broadcasts.

Many Royal Pharmacy masters had a huge fan base, with viewers eagerly waiting for a chance to request medicine from them.

Half an hour before midnight, fans noticed that several famous Royal Pharmacy masters were live-streaming potion-making late at night.

The website prominently featured these streams on the homepage, drawing in a large audience.

Bai Xiaoyu's supplier application page was sandwiched between two master pharmacists' live streams, barely visible in a scrolling section.

Despite this, Bai Xiaoyu was currently a top-tier breeder, immensely popular across the galaxy.

While worried about the vote, Bai Xiaoyu and his team realized that Old Qi and Bai Qi also noticed his massive fan base. Although most fans weren't breeders and couldn't influence the outcome, some might be breeders who admired him.

To ensure Bai Xiaoyu's failure was well-known, they minimized his application page and made it scrollable, almost disappearing, to limit traffic. They also used the popularity of the pharmacists' live streams to draw attention away.

Breeder fans who enjoyed watching egg hatching and pharmacist fans interested in potions were largely different audiences.

Everything was set, waiting for Bai Xiaoyu's application to fail, after which they would announce it galaxy-wide.

Even Bai Xiaoyu and his team had trouble finding the page.

When they finally clicked into it, they saw a simple interface with a single sentence: "Support 'Fireseed' becoming an interstellar potion supplier." Below were two options: the first, a bold and black "Leave" button, and the second, a faintly colored "Vote" button almost indistinguishable from the option box.

Everyone looked on in silence.

At this moment, a viewer who had accidentally clicked in saw the scene and said, "What is this? I clearly clicked into the live stream of a pharmacist I follow, but how did I end up here?"

After saying that, he left at lightning speed. Several more people came in afterward, all of them leaving hurriedly.

By now, ten minutes had passed since midnight, yet there was still a big zero.

Bai Xiaoyu was also present at the scene. His StarNet avatar was still the little white tiger. Beside him was a large tiger, which, before coming here, had looked at Bai Xiaoyu's avatar with disdain and spoke in human language, "Xiaoyu, why does your StarNet avatar look like a puppy? You should change it to something as mighty and strong as mine."

Bai Xiaoyu shook his head, his voice extremely childish, "This is fine."

Seeing that Bai Xiaoyu had no intention of changing, the large tiger glanced at his ID: Galactic Super Invincible Emperor. It couldn't help but want to laugh every time it saw it. Who would have thought that the usually serious Xiaoyu could be so silly?

Upon arriving here, Bai Kan focused all his attention on the voting interface, and his anger flared up instantly.

In the past, suppliers who tied votes at least had a prominent position on the homepage; never had they been suppressed so covertly.

Another person entered, looked around, and just as everyone thought he had also clicked in by mistake, his eyes lit up.

"Turns out it's the once-a-year pharmaceutical supplier tie-breaking vote! I knew this corner would have something worth reporting. This month's bonus is secured..."

Suddenly, he stared fixedly at the little white tiger beside him, confirmed its appearance and ID, and rushed over, only to be pinned to the ground by the large tiger.

Bai Kan asked, "What do you think you're doing?"

The person, unable to move, said excitedly, "Little White Tiger, you must be Master Bai Yu. I'm your fan. I've known about this avatar for a long time; I just wanted a hug, nothing else!"

Bai Kan pressed down harder, "Retract your thoughts."

Amidst the commotion, the fan named 'Little Journalist Knows All' stared at the big zero, feeling confused.

Could this pitiful zero really be from Master Bai Yu's application?

This exposure was too...

He remembered studying this voting system thoroughly. One hidden feature was that this interface was actually the simplest live streaming mode. Once enough popularity was achieved, it could break through this hidden restriction and start live streaming.

Once the live streaming interface opened, the applicant would become the host, and their ranking among other pharmacists' streams would depend on the viewership. Entering the rankings would bring traffic and more viewers.

'Little Journalist Knows All' left a message: "Host, wait for me, I'll be right back."

He then went to the cultivation official website, where there was a fan community.

Bai Xiaoyu didn't have an official fan group, so fans had formed their own groups. Since Bai Xiaoyu rarely streamed and his sessions were short, many fans gathered here after his broadcasts to discuss and joke about him, turning it into their base.

When 'Little Journalist Knows All' arrived, he heard many people complaining about Bai Xiaoyu.

"Every time the hatchlings come out, the dog host disappears for a week!"

"The dog host goes offline more punctually than I go home. Do you think he works during holidays?"

"I want to see the dog host stream again. Looks like we'll have to wait a few more days."

'Little Journalist Knows All' exclaimed, "No need to wait! He's currently on the Pharmacy Headquarters' official website. Fellow fans, the host is still in the little white tiger form. Go there and beat the big tiger next to him, and you can pet and cuddle him! Also, he's applying to become a galactic pharmaceutical supplier, but no one has voted yet. The location is hard to find, looks like someone is limiting the traffic."

Meanwhile, the mayor of District Nine finally brought in many cultivators.

"This is outrageous. I thought the official page hadn't put the voting interface on the homepage, but they placed it in such a hidden spot!"

The cultivators behind him nodded in agreement, and amidst their complaints, the zero finally broke, turning into twenty.

Following the mayor's announcement, all 160 cultivation centers on D36 planet voted. Then, three neighboring planets involved in the medicinal herb supply chain also voted. Although not all their cultivation centers voted, the region where Huang's Pharmacy was located did.

By now, it was 12:15 AM, and 415 cultivation centers had voted.

Still far from the required ten thousand.

Many people in the Pharmacy Department were watching, surprised by the number.

This had broken the previous record; applicants usually got only single digits, but now it was in the hundreds.

Bai Qi and Old Qi knew this support came from those planets and estimated that the numbers wouldn't increase much further.

Bai Xiaoyu and his companions, seeing the number, decided not to sit idly by. They posted messages on their Starblogs and sent notifications from their pharmacy shops. However, it was late at night, so it was uncertain how many people would see them.

Just after posting, a wave of people flooded in.

Seeing familiar IDs, Bai Xiaoyu felt a chill run down his spine.

Sure enough, everyone who came in shouted "dog host," turned to him, and with green eyes, charged over.

Soon, the little white tiger was surrounded, and the large tiger couldn't stop them.

More and more people kept coming...

Bai Qi and Old Qi, watching the voting interface on StarNet, felt quite pleased.

Old Qi took a sip of tea and said, "The two popular pharmacists on either side are from the Royal Pharmacy Headquarters, and they rank in the top ten for live streaming. Most people will go to them and won't notice the middle interface."

Bai Qi replied, "Let's wait. He can't cause much trouble. After this, we need to handle that mess quickly."

Old Qi nodded, and they continued watching Bai Xiaoyu's situation.

At this moment, their assistants approached.

"There are already six trending topics on Starblog about Bai Xiaoyu."

Both of them looked, their expressions changing slightly. Bai Xiaoyu had already been trending with two or three topics recently, and these new posts had been trending within ten minutes, with other posts continuing to rise in popularity.

And the number of people in the voting interface was rapidly increasing, not at all like it couldn't be found.

At this moment, Old Qi looked at the surging numbers and, thinking of something, suddenly frowned.

Seeing this, Bai Qi asked, "What's wrong? Even if his fans come over, they can't vote on behalf of the breeding facilities; the impact isn't that significant, so there's no need to worry so much."

Old Qi: "If it exceeds a certain amount, I would be worried..."

Before he could finish, the small, pitiful voting interface that had been squeezed between the two live streams started to expand slowly, instantly widening the gap. The entire interface popped out, pushing the two live streams aside and firmly standing in the middle. It transformed from the least noticeable position into a giant interface, now twice as large as the live stream interfaces, exuding an air of dominance like a king's arrival.

However, the little white tiger in the interface had somewhat messy fur, with its ears drooping, looking rather pitiful. At this moment, it became the host, still looking dazed.

The live stream filled with "ahs" as, after becoming hosts, they could no longer pet the fluffy creatures.

But seeing the dog host like this, they couldn't help but react.

Meanwhile, the various rankings of the Alchemists' Guild suddenly had a newcomer take the top spot!

The top two alchemists were confused; it had been just them competing for the top spot, taking turns being first. Now, they didn't even have to compete, as someone had suddenly appeared ahead of them.

Everyone who went in was also stunned.

What was going on? There was no live alchemy here; there was only a voting interface and a slightly silly little white tiger.

At this moment, Bai Xiaoyu finally reacted, realizing he had been forcibly put on live stream.

Being a mature host, he immediately squatted down and spoke in a tender, young voice, "Welcome everyone. I am Bai Xiaoyu, the applicant for the interstellar supplier. In the future, our Fireseed will strive to provide the best potions to the eggs in each breeding facility. Please give us your precious votes, thank you very much."

Bai Xiaoyu? Isn't he the most prominent genius breeder recently?

Why would a breeder appear on their alchemists' ranking, bringing a large group of fans with him? Was he here to cause trouble?

This was the collective thought of all the alchemists, and even more shockingly, they discovered that some of their own fans had directly run to the other live stream, calling the dog host affectionately.

At this point, the vote count, which had been only 415, began to rise. Within just an hour, it reached five thousand, leaving everyone speechless!

It was only one o'clock in the morning, and just one hour had passed. How could it be so intense already?

They naturally didn't know that most of the breeders on the fringe planets who had purchased Bai Xiaoyu's potions were closely following the situation at the alchemy shop. Upon seeing the announcement, they immediately came over. Some knew even earlier because they had already mingled among the fan groups and become Bai Xiaoyu's fans.

They had been waiting for this day for a long time. They were among the breeders who knew the effects of those potions best. This vote, regardless of anything else, was absolutely worth it just for the sake of the newborn eggs in the interstellar community.

Chapter 088

Due to the prominent placement on Starblog's trending page and official website, as well as the front ranks of various pharmacy leaderboards, the massive exposure drew a steady stream of people into the live stream.

Upon entering, they discovered it was actually the annual voting for interstellar pharmacy applications, which had previously been treated as a joke on the official website! Typically, there would be only a handful of votes throughout the day, but now the count stood at over five thousand!

How could this be possible?

This sentiment echoed not just among those who entered but also in the minds of Old Qi and Bai Qi.

Bai Qi was practically seething with anger. "How can he, an unapproved supplier, have so many cultivation centers supporting him? Didn't we instruct everyone to refrain from voting?"

To ensure everything went smoothly, they had hinted to all the cultivation centers under their control across various planets.

Old Qi said, "These votes likely come from the cultivation centers that bought his potions from StarNet Pharmacy. I anticipated some support, but not this much."

Recalling the data from the previous tests, the quality of those potions indeed ranked among the best in the entire interstellar region.

Watching the vote count steadily rise, Old Qi felt pressure for the first time.

This upward trend seemed unstoppable.

He and Bai Qi exchanged a glance; now was not the time to be passive.

As expected, the vote count in the live stream soon surpassed six thousand and headed towards seven thousand.

At this moment, a wave of people flooded into the live stream, loudly voicing their doubts.

"How can a cultivator suddenly appear on the pharmacist leaderboard? Is there something shady going on? I feel sorry for my favorite pharmacist who's being overshadowed."

"Rumor has it that this cultivator is a royal family member, so he must have special privileges."

This comment instantly infuriated Bai Xiaoyu's fans.

The two sides quickly engaged in heated arguments.

"You should check the trending page; there are screenshots of the initial voting interface. Is this obscure page what you call 'privileges'? There were also two live streams directing traffic. Which side has the real scandal? Besides, you locals should know that the application interface is a flat live stream. When popularity exceeds one hundred billion, it transforms into a holographic live stream, forcing it to go live. The sudden appearance was entirely legitimate, following the official rules based on popularity. Your favored pharmacists couldn't compete even with the late-night traffic boost. Now you're stirring up trouble again? Doesn't the official website need to explain this?"

The criticism then focused on the official pharmacy website. As the situation escalated, even Old Qi began to feel uneasy.

A few minutes later, the official response came: a staff member who had been privately bullied by Bai Xiaoyu was blamed and subsequently fired for personal grudges.

Just as people expressed dissatisfaction with this outcome, others in the live stream turned their attention to the cultivators representing their cultivation centers.

"Given the number of votes, these cultivation centers must have received significant benefits, right?"

Without immediate explanations from the cultivators, the situation grew more chaotic.

However, the cultivators soon returned with data from their recent batches of hatchlings, which they posted on the public screen.

"These are the hatchlings raised using the Huang family's potions. After hatching, none exceeded C-level in mental or physical strength, mostly D or E. The hatching rate of young beasts has always been below average. In contrast, using the potions sold at a low price by Bai Xiaoyu's pharmacy, most hatchlings reached C-level, with a few even reaching B-level. There were also more young beasts. Moreover, the eggs were more active before hatching, and the hatchlings were healthier and more energetic. This is just my personal data."

Such data was not isolated; cultivators shared thousands of similar reports on the public screen.

Someone quickly compiled the data, revealing that the overall quality of the hatchlings had improved by one grade, and the birth rate of young beasts had doubled!

Moreover, these hatchlings were from the worst conditions, heavily polluted by dark matter on the edge of the galaxy, yet their quality and health surpassed those from the best environments on Imperial Star.

This data spread rapidly, and verifying its authenticity was simple since the cultivators had live streams and purchase records from Bai Xiaoyu's pharmacy, confirming the validity of the data.

While the breakthroughs on the edge planets hadn't garnered much attention initially, when the data was compiled, it was truly astonishing.

Everyone was stunned.

The trending page became even livelier, drawing more and more viewers.

After seeing the results, people started calling their local cultivation centers non-stop.

Such high-quality potions and suppliers must not be overlooked.

Many cultivation center directors, awakened in the middle of the night, responded enthusiastically to the strong public demand and cast their votes.

Even some cultivation centers under the Huang family, pressured by public opinion, voted.

The vote count in the live stream quickly rose from seven thousand to eight thousand, nine thousand, and finally ten thousand!

The live stream erupted in cheers.

Bai Xiaoyu, represented as a small white tiger, perked up his ears. He never imagined that the zero votes would reach the required threshold so quickly.

Cheers echoed across residential areas on various planets.

Bai Qi, watching the vote count exceed ten thousand, looked extremely grim. He had expected little competition until tomorrow night, but unexpected events led to this outcome within just two hours.

Bai Qi and Old Qi, faces darkened, realized that despite their efforts, Bai Xiaoyu's momentum was unstoppable.

Looking at the small white tiger, they both felt a sense of helplessness.

What was once a harmless creature without claws or fangs now exuded the aura of a mighty tiger.

Once the vote threshold was reached, the pharmacy supplier application was automatically approved, but the voting continued.

The small white tiger stood up, waving its tiny paws. "Thank you for your support. The first ten thousand cultivation centers that voted will receive this quarter's egg cultivation fluid and repair agents. Fans who helped in the live stream will get three thousand bottles of the Essence Cultivation Agent as a reward."

Bai Xiaoyu then posted the details of the Essence Cultivation Agent on the public screen. People clicked and saw that it was an S- grade top-tier potion capable of enhancing mental strength and physical constitution!

Such high-grade rewards, given away in quantities of three thousand bottles!

Everyone felt as if they were in a fantasy.

No wonder those eggs' potential had improved by a major level. The quality of the new supplier's potions was astonishingly good.

Now, looking at the separate lottery system, the fans were ecstatic, waving their arms and staring at the potion samples beside the system, their eyes almost turning green.

In the interstellar world, people placed great importance on their own strength. Any potion that could enhance physical or mental abilities not only commanded a high price but also faced constant demand.

The audience on the official potion website took a while to react. They usually asked the streamers to help with potion-making, and occasionally, the streamers would give out some C-grade potions as benefits. An S- grade potion had never been given away by any alchemist before.

Is this real?

It wasn't until the lottery results came out and the lucky fans started showing their order notifications from the "Bai Bai's Dear Big Black" potion shop that everyone was left gaping in shock.

After the lottery ended, Bai Xiaoyu logged off, but the voting in the live stream continued.

Even though the current vote count didn't matter much anymore and there was no deliberate vote-seeking, the number of votes kept rising steadily.

By the time the live stream closed early the next morning, there were over 100,000 votes for the cultivation centers.

This data caught the attention of various factions. These cultivation centers represented the market and public opinion. If Bai Xiaoyu's potion supply continued to develop, these centers would support him just as they did today.

One hundred thousand centers might not seem like a lot, and spread across a planet, it wouldn't be enough for one center per planet.

However, no potion supplier had ever started with such momentum. Coupled with the excellent quality of the potions and Bai Xiaoyu's talent as a cultivator, the possibility of him becoming a dominant supplier that could break the current distribution pattern was very high.

But saying this was still premature; after all, his scale hadn't fully developed yet.

On the other side, Bai Xiaoyu was informed as soon as he woke up that the district chief and others were already waiting for him.

After finishing his morning routine, he walked out with Dabhei following him, and a small white tiger perched on his shoulder. When Bai Xiaoyu looked over, the white tiger transformed into a little child.

Bai Xiaoyu carried the little one out and saw the district chief rushing over, smiling broadly and saying, "Master Bai, congratulations on passing the application. Now hurry and register as our Ninth District's exclusive potion supplier."

Bai Xiaoyu nodded, and the application documents were quickly submitted. It wasn't long before they were approved.

Now Spark officially became the Ninth District's direct potion supplier. The district chief looked at the approval document repeatedly, clearly very excited.

At this moment, another robot passed through, and another district chief arrived...

Thus, Bai Xiaoyu spent the morning receiving visits from the district chiefs of various districts on Planet D36, and soon half of the cultivation centers had their own direct pharmacy departments.

At this point, the district chief of the Ninth District spoke up, "Since our district's cultivation centers have changed their direct potion suppliers, the Huang's Pharmacy should be told to go back where they came from."

Everyone agreed immediately. Some even clenched their teeth, "Back then, they relied on being our district's direct potion supplier, controlling the fate of newborn eggs. Not only did they charge extremely low prices for medicinal herbs, but they also threatened to withhold potions and leave the planet. Today, we'll grant their wish!"

Lou Hao also arrived, naturally involved in this matter. The metal egg and Dabhei followed, along with a little one clinging to Bai Xiaoyu's neck.

They set off in a large group, and upon arrival, many citizens were already gathered outside the Huang's Pharmacy.

Seeing Bai Xiaoyu and the others, they surrounded them, excitedly saying, "District Chief, Master Bai, you're here too?"

The district chief of the Ninth District nodded and asked, "Why are you all here?"

The leader replied, "We knew Master Bai was about to take over our district's pharmacy, so we came early, hoping to help. Besides, everyone has deep resentment towards the Huang's Pharmacy for years of exploitation and bullying. We all want to see them leave this planet!"

Inside the pharmacy, the staff still looked down on the crowd outside. However, when the crowd approached collectively, they couldn't help but step back, "What do you want?"

The tall man rolled up his sleeves, revealing muscular arms, and sneered, "Do you really not know what we want? You are no longer the direct potion supplier for any cultivation center on our planet. Get out now and make room for our direct supplier."

The person in charge of the Huang's Pharmacy was grabbed by the collar and struggled but couldn't break free. He began to panic. The man who used to be submissive had unexpectedly shown such high combat skills.

He had received instructions earlier to hold out and refuse to hand over to the new supplier, preventing Bai Xiaoyu from succeeding.

He thought it would be easy, but these commoners actually threatened him!

He tried desperately to break free, "Let me go! How dare you treat me like this? From now on, your district's eggs will only get the worst potions."

He still dared to threaten them, believing that the Huang family could handle this. No one had ever replaced the Huang family's position on an edge planet, not even the Xu family, who were rivals of the Huang family on Imperial Star, let alone a new supplier like Bai Xiaoyu.

He had no backing—how could he compete with the Huang family?

Thinking the man would back down, he was instead picked up and thrown outside.

Coincidentally, he landed right in front of Bai Xiaoyu and the others. The district chiefs immediately stepped forward, "Minister Huang, how come you're bowing so deeply after a few days?"

The Huang family member's face turned pale. These people used to treat him respectfully, but now their attitudes had completely changed.

At this moment, the others were also thrown out, forming a pile of more than ten people.

The men who threw them out approached and said, "Finish the handover and get lost."

The Huang family members gritted their teeth, "You'll regret this."

Ignoring their words, the crowd packed up everything inside and threw it out.

The district chiefs, angered by their refusal to hand over, directly forced them to leave.

These dozen people initially refused but, seeing the anger in the crowd's eyes, dared not stay and quickly walked to their spacecraft.

Just as they reached the spacecraft, someone couldn't resist throwing a rotten egg at them.

This seemed to be a signal, and the prepared crowd threw rotten eggs and spoiled vegetables at them.

"Get lost! Leave this planet now!"

Interstellar people had strong arms and good aim. Despite their decent physical condition, the targets couldn't withstand so many rotten eggs hitting their faces. Soon, they were covered in stench, nearly fainting.

Looking back at the place they had stayed for two years, they saw nothing but disgust on every face, even from the five- or six-year-old children who bared their teeth at them.

When Bai Qi arrived, he saw his people being attacked.

The aircraft hovered in midair, drawing everyone's attention.

Bai Qi emerged from the aircraft and stood there, looking down.

Bai Xiaoyu also looked up at Bai Qi.

Their eyes met, but neither showed much emotion.

At that moment, the man nearly buried under rotten eggs and vegetables looked up and saw Bai Qi. He wiped the slime off his face, suppressed the urge to vomit, and shouted, "Young Master, you're finally here. Look at these people, they're completely lawless..."

Before he could finish, a rotten egg hit him right in the mouth, shattering it.

Bai Qi finally spoke, "Bai Xiaoyu, you've grown bold, daring to attack my people."

Bai Xiaoyu replied, "I'm not just daring to attack your people. If you dare come down from your aircraft, I'll attack you too. The question is, do you dare to come down?"

Smelling the stench even from this height and seeing the rotten eggs in everyone's hands, Bai Qi's face darkened.

He really didn't dare.

He could dodge one person, but against a crowd, he would end up like the waste below.

At this moment, he turned to look at Lou Hao beside Bai Xiaoyu. Wasn't he supposed to be in a berserk state? And wasn't his physique and mental strength destroyed? Yet now, Lou Hao looks almost normal? Not only does he show no signs of weakness, but Bai Qi can even sense an inexplicable aura from him.

Could he have recovered? That's impossible. His body was nearly drained, and his wings were removed. Even if he had recovered, it wouldn't be this fast. It must be a bluff.

The only change is that his face looks younger.

Lou Hao had been training for months and had returned to a twenty-year-old appearance, still two years younger than before.

Seeing Bai Qi, he immediately became furious. Bai Qi looked at him without fear.

But in the next second, his eyes widened as Lou Hao's wings grew back. In the moment of his surprise, Lou Hao moved close and delivered a fierce punch.

Bai Qi barely managed to respond; he had no wings and could only use his mecha to fight back.

Lou Hao also brought out his mecha, and soon they were engaged in combat.

Meanwhile, the man buried under rotten eggs was ignored.

Bai Xiaoyu did not stop Lou Hao. At this moment, a few younglings quietly approached him. These were the little ones who often followed their parents to their side.

They held Bai Xiaoyu's hand and looked up with innocent curiosity, asking, "Dad said that Brother will be responsible for half of our planet's newborn eggs' medicine. Does that mean there will be more powerful siblings like Brother?"

Bai Xiaoyu nodded and shook his head, "Not yet like them, but someday in the future."

The younglings looked envious, "Does Brother also take care of other planets' eggs?"

Bai Xiaoyu opened a star map, "We're working on it."

He hoped not just the newborn eggs on D36 would benefit, but also those on other planets.

This was a holographic star map, resembling a twinkling sky.

He looked at a planet at the edge, which was the current D36 planet.

With a gentle tap, the star lit up, and the words "Fire Seed" faintly appeared.

This was the real-time map of the medicine supplier Fire Seed. Although only one star was lit among countless others, a small flame can spread.

He believed that one day, this vast expanse of stars would all be ignited.

Chapter 089

The young cub also looked at the star map. "Brother, these stars are so beautiful."

Bai Xiaoyu patted his head. "They'll be even more beautiful when they light up."

While Bai Xiaoyu and the cub were admiring the star map, the spacecraft above remained suspended in mid-air, with over a dozen people below trying to seek help.

However, those inside the spacecraft acted as if they hadn't heard anything. The stench was unbearable; there was no way they could let them in.

Besides, without the Young Master's orders, they wouldn't dare act on their own!

The people below cursed and dodged, eventually fleeing into another spacecraft and leaving in disarray.

Bai Qi was also having a tough time. Lou Hao, who had been the top student in both the mecha and command departments of their year, had almost fully recovered his strength. If not for using an ordinary A-grade mecha against his 2S mecha, Bai Qi would have been defeated by now.

For now, he managed to stay ahead of Lou Hao thanks to his superior mecha's speed. He had other matters to attend to and didn't want to be held back by Lou Hao.

Yet, he couldn't shake off his unease, finding the master behind Lou Hao's recovery increasingly mysterious.

When Lou Hao's wings sprouted earlier, Bai Qi recognized them as belonging to a Tengshe. Since Lou Hao's original wings were still with his cousin, how did he manage to grow new ones? Could it be that he found another Tengshe for a transplant? Otherwise, it was impossible for them to appear out of nowhere.

It seemed that the master of pharmacy was one of their kind.

Bai Qi came here not only to prevent Bai Xiaoyu from taking over the pharmaceutical supply of half this planet but also to meet the master of pharmacy.

Given the situation earlier, with the crowd's indignant reaction, it was clear that meeting the master was now impossible.

His message to the planetary governor went unanswered, and the district chief where Bai Xiaoyu was located had even blocked him.

With Bai Qi's status, few dared to block him if they needed pharmaceuticals.

Now, it seemed he had lost his leverage.

Seeing such treatment from his own relatives, Bai Qi was incredulous and nearly furious.

He decided to visit other planets and secure the pharmaceutical supplies of as many as possible.

The demand from these peripheral planets was negligible; losing them wouldn't matter much.

He didn't want Bai Xiaoyu to benefit from this. Anyone else would do, except Bai Xiaoyu.

Just as he planned to leave for another planet, he noticed Lou Hao's mecha suddenly accelerating and catching up.

There was something wrong with that mecha!

Its speed far exceeded what an A-grade mecha should possess. When his mecha clashed with it earlier, the damage wasn't as severe as expected for an ordinary A-grade mecha.

He knew only a few people capable of modifying A-grade mechas so easily. Recalling Tao Limeng, who had abruptly left during a refining session, his expression darkened.

It must be him!

He remembered Tao Limeng being here, attracted by advanced equipment, stubbornly staying despite ignoring all ties. He had waited for Tao Limeng to leave, even though he initially came because of Lou Hao, his childhood friend, but couldn't stay long.

Unexpectedly, he waited for over three months.

He wondered if Tao Limeng had lost his mind, lingering in such a backward peripheral planet for so long. Was there something here that surpassed current technology, attracting him?

Now, he was even helping Lou Hao modify an ordinary mecha, a waste of talent!

Yet, the modifications were excellent, especially in terms of speed, allowing Lou Hao to keep chasing him relentlessly.

This prevented him from escaping.

Meanwhile, the robots quickly cleared away the expelled members of Huang's Pharmacy.

Everyone present changed their attitude, looking excited. The tall men who had thrown out those individuals now looked somewhat shy at Bai Xiaoyu, a stark contrast to their previous ferocity.

The district chief of Zone Nine said, "Congratulations on becoming our direct pharmaceutical supplier. Master Bai, please go inside and tell us what needs to be renovated. Even if you want to rebuild it, we can accommodate that."

Bai Xiaoyu glanced at the building's exterior, noting its vast size, similar to his renovated cultivation facility but more luxurious.

"Rebuilding isn't necessary. Just change the sign outside and demolish some unnecessary structures..."

The district chief nodded and added, "Earlier, Bai Qi contacted me, but I blocked him. Now that he's gone, he has automatically given up his last chance. In this situation, transferring the pharmaceutical supplier requires only an application from us district chiefs and approval from the planetary governor."

Soon, the transfer was completed.

Upon receiving the notification of the successful transfer, Bai Qi turned to look at Lou Hao, seething with anger.

He immediately alerted others, including two high-level guards whose combat experience rivaled Lou Hao's. They were older than Tao Limeng and more seasoned.

As Lou Hao was surrounded, Bai Qi sneered, "Did you enjoy chasing me and attacking me? Did you ever think about this situation? You've recovered well, and your wings are even better than before. I happen to need a pair of wings. Since you offered them, I'll take them."

Lou Hao suddenly laughed. "Bai Qi, did you consider whose territory you're standing on when you said that?"

As he spoke, two teams of A-grade mecha squads, totaling over twenty mechas, appeared, surrounding them with weapons aimed at them.

Bai Qi's face turned pale. These mechas had hidden too well; none of his people detected any anomaly.

"Lou Hao, you're good. These are Bai Xiaoyu's hired veterans. If you hurt me, you'll end up in military court."

Lou Hao narrowed his eyes. "You entered our Herb Base's security perimeter fully armed. Attacking you is justified. Our boss said if you behave, we'll go easy on you."

Bai Qi scoffed, "You and these crippled veterans in A-grade mechas think you can hold me? What a joke."

Lou Hao replied, "Then we won't be gentle with you."

In the ensuing battle, Bai Qi was surprised to find that these mechas had been modified. Despite their operators' physical limitations, they controlled the mechas skillfully, executing attacks efficiently and in perfect coordination. Most importantly, the two squads worked seamlessly together, pushing his side back steadily.

He knew that his team was also a mech squad, with everyone in perfect health and strong abilities. Yet they were stuck and unable to leave.

And every hour, he received a notification from the system confirming a successful handover.

When the final successful handover notification arrived, Bai Qi and his team finally managed to escape.

Now their mechs were battered and broken, and they had used up all their energy.

Even if they wanted to cause trouble for Bai Xiaoyu, they couldn't, as entering the Pharmacy Department's territory meant being attacked by guards, which was entirely normal.

They had just escaped when another group of soldiers wearing Sixteenth Legion uniforms surrounded them. This planet was guarded by the Sixteenth Legion.

"We received notification that you invaded the Fire Seed Herb Base. We are now going to arrest you."

The Sixteenth Legion didn't care what they said; they directly cuffed and took them away.

The Sixteenth Legion and the Twenty-ninth Legion were known for their toughness. No matter who you were, if you broke the law, you would be arrested.

Half an hour later, Bai Qi was squatting in a corner of the station, without even a chair, under the watchful eyes of the Sixteenth Legion soldiers.

Any slight movement was met with orders to behave, and whenever he tried to stand up, he was forced back down again.

This was the first time he had ever experienced such treatment, and his face turned red and then black.

Bai Xiaoyu! He would remember this!

By the time the Huang family came to bail them out, it was already the next day.

Meanwhile, other factions on Imperial Star learned that Bai Qi had suffered a major setback on Bai Xiaoyu's turf and had been taken into custody.

Photos and surveillance footage of him squatting in the station were dug up by various factions using all means possible and went viral, turning into countless memes.

Bai Qi's over a hundred siblings and cousins posted these memes aggressively, tagging him in group chats every day.

Especially Bai Kan, who not only posted himself but also dragged Bai Xiaoyu into sending a wave of memes.

When Bai Qi received the memes sent by Bai Xiaoyu, he felt a surge of heat in his throat, almost choking on his own anger.

For a moment, Bai Qi became the laughingstock of Imperial Star.

This was the first time since Bai Xiaoyu left Imperial Star that someone had caused such a scandal, and it was even worse than before.

Bai Qi, still young, could not handle the humiliation. He forgot the purpose of his visit and left in the dead of night, retreating to his laboratory without returning to Imperial Star.

When Old Qi arrived, robots were busy clearing out the wreckage of things he had smashed.

This was happening for the umpteenth time.

Old Qi frowned at Bai Qi's forgetfulness and missed opportunity due to his anger. But seeing Bai Qi's twisted expression inside, he held his tongue.

He merely thought Bai Qi was too impulsive and could not handle such setbacks. How could he achieve great things like this?

On the other side, Bai Xiaoyu's people had already moved into the four planets previously controlled by the Huang family's Pharmacy Department. From now on, the Pharmacy Department would not only supply the needs of their affiliated Royal Nursery but also establish a supply chain for herbs.

Bai Xiaoyu watched the surveillance footage of people queuing up, chatting happily while selling herbs, and the cultivators fondly holding the potions for the quarter. A smile appeared in his eyes.

However, the Pharmacy Department needed to provide not only the potions required by Dan Dan but also the potions needed by the stationed soldiers. If there were any surplus potions, they could also be made available to ordinary people.

With three types of potion refining machines and a stable herb supply chain, supplying the four planets should not be a problem. They could even allocate some supplies daily to other planetary nurseries.

Manual potion refinement was more troublesome, requiring Bai Xiaoyu's personal involvement, providing at least a hundred bottles of each type daily to the four Pharmacy Departments.

Interns could only refine simple potions like hemostatic powders. They were still unable to help with advanced potions.

Bai Xiaoyu had no choice but to focus on the system's points and the credit points he received from selling potions.

So far, he had not reached the next point level, so no new potion refining machines had appeared.

Only after the enhanced repair agent, growth fluid, blood replenishment, and mental strength recovery potion refining machines appeared and their quantities were guaranteed could the star map continue to light up.

Since there would be no immediate results, Bai Xiaoyu put it aside for now and focused on selecting the new batch of hatchlings.

He logged into the cultivation system, where numerous applications poured in from all over the galaxy.

After taking a quick look, he closed it again. There were thousands of applications on one page alone, with 99 pages visible.

Bai Xiaoyu checked the information on the new eggs this time. There were more than last time—sixty-three eggs compared to the previous thirty.

The eggs sent by President Luo included one that had been dormant for twenty years and nine that had been dormant for three to ten years.

Just as he was reading this, President Luo sent a call request.

Bai Xiaoyu answered and saw President Luo looking somewhat hesitant. "President Luo, do you have another problematic egg for me?"

President Luo rubbed his nose. "Little Tiger, you guessed it."

Bai Xiaoyu: "It's written all over your face."

President Luo looked a bit embarrassed but spoke directly. "Previously, I mentioned a twenty-year-dormant egg that needed your help. Now there's another one that has been dormant for twenty-three years. This egg is also quite critical. It was sent from the Royal Nursery, where the potion masters and cultivators dared not intervene. The chances seem slim. I don't know if you'll take it. If you want to try, we can send it with the other eggs. Otherwise, we'll return it to the Royal Nursery."

Bai Xiaoyu pondered, an egg from the Royal Nursery?

At that moment, the system popped up, "Host has triggered the third twenty-year-dormant egg. Please accept it."

Bai Xiaoyu responded mentally, "I didn't say I wouldn't accept it. What are you excited about?"

System: "This is purely the host's misconception. The system is not excited."

Bai Xiaoyu: "Is that so?"

At this moment, President Luo, seeing that Bai Xiaoyu was silent, hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Little Tiger?"

Bai Xiaoyu snapped back to reality and replied, "I'll take this egg."

President Luo: "Are you sure? This egg is over twenty years old, and even the Royal Nursery has given up on it. Are you really going to take it?"

Bai Xiaoyu nodded: "No matter what, we have to give it a try."

If no one takes this egg, there really won't be any hope left.

Previously, there were already seventy-three eggs, and now another one has been added.

There's also the extra-yellow egg from the other father's side, a twenty-year-old egg, the tentacle egg, and Dahei, making a total of seventy-seven eggs here.

There are still twenty-three empty spots, and if it's an odd number, the Sixteenth Legion and the Twenty-ninth Legion will definitely fight over them.

Thinking about that scenario, Bai Xiaoyu hissed.

He turned to look at President Luo, "President Luo, I still have one spot open. Can you send another egg over?"

President Luo was taken aback but quickly realized and was very willing, "Just so happens, there's another egg here that's not very regular in shape."

Bai Xiaoyu: "Not very regular?"

President Luo: "Yes, most eggs are round, but this one isn't just round. It's round on one end and square on the other. Other breeders aren't too keen on taking it."

Bai Xiaoyu: "…"

Your interstellar eggs are truly strange.

After taking on this batch of eggs, Bai Xiaoyu began preparing for their arrival.

Occasionally, when he went to the Pharmacy Department, people selling herbs would greet him with smiles.

Some even patted their bellies and assured him they would work hard to produce more eggs for him to hatch.

The district chief of District Nine happily told him that recently, due to the stable income from selling herbs, many people had become very enthusiastic about preparing for pregnancy.

In the future, they would rely on him for care.

Chapter 090

Bai Xiaoyu was delighted to hear this.

After all, the birth rate in the interstellar regions is low, and it's even worse on the edge planets severely polluted by dark matter.

That's why there's only one nursery in the vast Ninth District. As more newborn eggs come in, the district will establish second and third nurseries.

The eggs about to be delivered to the Ninth District aren't just from the Ninth District itself.

This nursery has been operational for half a year, and its various cultivation services have matured. When there aren't enough nurseries, they arrange for newborn eggs from other areas of the planet to be brought here.

After all, newborn eggs need to be cultivated within a month. The eggs received before were those accumulated in the Ninth District over the past month. Eggs from two months ago would be distributed to other suitable nurseries on the planet.

The new nursery will receive eggs from the planet's redistribution in its third month.

That's why this batch of eggs sent by the region totals over sixty.

Apart from the shortage of nurseries in the region, another reason is that each nursery operates with a basic single cultivator model. On a planet like Imperial Star, each nursery has at least three cultivators.

Bai Xiaoyu thought that it wouldn't be long before the nursery needed to expand.

The district chief also told him that many people recently wanted to immigrate to the Ninth District, and he couldn't handle the applications every day.

The eggs were to be delivered tomorrow, and when the Sixteenth Legion and the Twenty-ninth Legion deliver the eggs, they will escort a batch of potions back.

So Bai Xiaoyu hurriedly prepared the potions, working hard for an entire day to gather what they needed.

The next day, Bai Xiaoyu got up early, carrying colorful eggshells to feed the younglings.

By now, after eating so many days' worth of eggshells, the younglings—both full-blooded and half-blooded—could easily switch between human form and beast form or half-beast form.

With the supplement of eggshells and various nutrients, the younglings changed almost daily, becoming heavier each time he picked them up. Even the little one was no exception.

The palm-sized white tiger cub, which had hatched not long ago, now weighed several pounds more. Its body had grown slightly larger, but when bathed, its wet fur didn't make it look as pitifully small as it did right after hatching. Now, the white tiger cub looked almost the same whether wet or dry. It was a solid ball with a round belly, and its soft paws had hardened. During fights with the Black Egg and Metal Egg, it scratched their shells, making an irritating sound.

Now all the younglings could stand and walk in human form. Although they still stumbled occasionally, they no longer crawled all the time. Of course, when in danger, they would crawl quickly if walking wasn't fast enough.

For example, when they saw Bai Xiaoyu coming with eggshells every day.

After feeding the eggshells, the warriors from the cultivation base arrived on time to take the younglings away. Bai Xiaoyu took the little snake to visit the big snake as usual. The big snake had returned to human form and sat on the bed, watching videos of the little snake, bound by metal chains. His plain face showed no emotion upon seeing the little snake, but his eyes never left it.

The little snake transformed into beast form and darted over.

Seeing the father and son bonding, Bai Xiaoyu knew that a berserker whose rage level was below fifty wouldn't attack the little snake.

Of course, the main reason he felt reassured was because of the chip in the big snake's brain.

Since discovering mental fluctuations in the chip, Bai Xiaoyu occasionally used his mental power to probe it and found that the big snake's brain waves wanted to touch the little snake's head, but his body remained motionless.

Bai Xiaoyu felt anxious watching this. Seeing the little snake's eager expression, he couldn't help but transmit a mental message urging the big snake to touch the little snake's head. The big snake then awkwardly and stiffly touched the little snake.

He discovered that whenever the big snake's brain waves emitted such impulses, he could help convey these thoughts through the chip, causing the big snake to perform these actions.

Thus, when the big snake interacted with the little snake, Bai Xiaoyu helped convey instructions to the chip, such as patting the head, kissing the forehead, saying "Baby, you're good," "Baby, you're cute," "Baby, you're amazing," and "Daddy loves you."

Watching the big snake, who had a completely expressionless face, say such loving words created a stark contrast.

So he left a strand of mental power in the big snake's chip, allowing him to receive any brain wave fluctuations from the big snake at any time.

Not just the big snake, but the other eight berserkers had similar effects.

However, Bai Xiaoyu didn't leave mental power in their chips, as they were currently locked up and didn't require mental control.

When Bai Xiaoyu entered, the berserkers growled at him fiercely.

He was used to it; previously, he had collected their genetic information and sent it to the Sixteenth Legion and the Twenty-ninth Legion.

Since the big snake's genes had been partially altered, it was discovered that this information could be traced back to the parents registered when the little snake was sent to the nursery.

Normally, genetic information is highly confidential, and most people don't have access to it.

However, exceptions are made when the nursery can't find the parents of an egg, allowing the main computer to trace relatives through the youngling's genes.

Bai Xiaoyu couldn't see their gene sequences, but to choose blood relatives for enlightenment, he could verify the person's genes against the parents' information provided by the system.

Now, the big snake's genes had differences from the original, with only eighty percent overlap.

Bai Xiaoyu carefully studied these berserkers' bodies, and the warriors who fought them confirmed that their physical conditions met the standards of legion soldiers.

The big snake was originally a soldier who died on the front lines three months ago. If someone had modified him and brought him back, did it mean something happened on the battlefield?

Apart from the big snake, were the other berserkers also soldiers who died in battle?

He didn't have permission to investigate the legions, but the legions could check the gene sequences of their own soldiers to see if there were any matches.

Finding their identities would lead to finding their family members, loved ones, and children.

Just like how the little snake awakened the big snake's humanity, there's hope that these berserkers, who roar and drool like wild beasts, could also be awakened.

Bai Xiaoyu didn't stay long, leaving with the little snake amidst the big snake's brain waves conveying various feelings of reluctance.

Because the eggs from the region had arrived.

Bai Xiaoyu went to receive the eggs, a total of sixty-three. After receiving them, he checked each egg one by one, and they were mostly healthy. Some might have minor issues, but nothing serious.

After checking, he and Zhang Yi and Lu Qing settled and registered each egg.

The district chief came over, looking satisfied at the well-settled eggs.

He chatted with Bai Xiaoyu for a while and then left quickly.

Not long after, Ye Feng appeared with seven pups.

Bai Xiaoyu looked at Ye Feng's large dark circles under his eyes, the torn clothes with holes everywhere, and couldn't help but smile.

Ye Feng naturally noticed this and said helplessly, "These little guys have too much energy. They not only tear apart the house every day but also their old man. Now that the other father is almost here, I can finally be free."

As soon as he finished speaking, a spacecraft appeared from afar. Upon seeing it, three of the Siberian husky pups immediately perked up. One jumped onto their father's head, two onto his shoulders, all looking up at the descending spaceship and howling in unison.

The moment the three Siberian husky pups started howling, the four wolf pups below also lifted their heads to join in.

For a moment, anyone who didn't know better would think they were at a wolf den.

The spacecraft landed, and a tall man emerged. It was Xiao Yue, the other father of the seven pups.

After tearing apart Ye Feng, the pups ran towards the other intact father.

But Xiao Yue had important matters at hand. After greeting Bai Xiaoyu, he hugged Ye Feng briefly and picked up the pups trying to dismantle him. With one sweep, the three Siberian husky pups were in his arms. Seeing the dark circles under Ye Feng's eyes, he gently smacked each pup's bottom, applying just enough force to make them feel the pain without hurting them. The Siberian husky pups quieted down. Without their ringleaders causing trouble, the wolf pups also settled down.

Xiao Yue turned to Bai Xiaoyu, "Master Bai, the egg is on the spacecraft. I'll have the medical staff bring it down now."

Bai Xiaoyu nodded. Soon, he saw the egg that had been in hibernation for over twenty years being carried down.

No, it was the metal container holding the egg.

This container was as tall as a person and resembled the compartments of a cultivation device.

However, the compartments of a cultivation device were open and only half the height of these metal containers.

The container had a screen interface displaying the current data of the egg inside.

Originally, these numbers remained static, but the inevitable vibrations during transportation affected the data of the hibernating egg inside.

The numbers and various line graphs on the screen subtly changed, indicating that the hibernating egg was being affected. Xiao Yue's expression grew increasingly serious and tense.

Ye Feng, unusually considerate, came over and patted his lover's shoulder.

Bai Xiaoyu examined the data on the container's screen and found that the egg's vitality was low.

Xiao Yue naturally knew about the egg's vitality, given its long hibernation. Its vitality decreased year by year, and if a suitable cultivator wasn't found, it would continue to hibernate until it eventually lost all activity and remained in eternal slumber.

Xiao Yue stepped forward and pressed a button on the metal container. Instantly, the data on the screen disappeared, replaced by a dimly glowing egg.

The pups tilted their heads and howled at the egg.

"Is this our little brother or sister?"

Ye Feng patted the pups' heads and replied, "No, this is your uncle or aunt. Your father's younger sibling, not yours."

The pups were shocked. Why was their father's younger sibling smaller than them?

The pups circled around the transparent protective layer of the container, which had several layers of anti-shock protection, out of curiosity.

Just then, there was movement overhead.

Another larger spacecraft slowly descended, and the door opened. Soon, President Luo walked out.

Before President Luo could greet Bai Xiaoyu, he noticed the metal container. He glanced at it and quickly realized it contained another egg that had been in hibernation for over twenty years. His expression was extremely surprised as he turned to Bai Xiaoyu, "Little Tiger, I have two more eggs of the same age on my spacecraft, plus others. Looks like you'll be busy."

Xiao Yue and Ye Feng were also surprised. Soon, twelve eggs were brought down, including two that had been in hibernation for over twenty years and nine that had been in hibernation for three to ten years.

Cultivators in the galaxy rarely took on hibernating eggs due to their low success rate. These hibernating eggs counted toward the cultivator's hatching mortality rate, albeit with reduced weight, but few cultivators were willing to attempt it.

Thus, the number of hibernating eggs accumulated over the years, increasing annually.

Few cultivators were willing to take on so many at once like Bai Xiaoyu.

Bai Xiaoyu was examining the data displayed on the metal containers. As expected, the eggs' vitality and shell luster decreased with the years.

The last two eggs that had been in hibernation for twenty years showed slightly better data than the one Xiao Yue had brought.

The other one, from the Royal Nursery, had extremely volatile data, with the vitality decreasing every second.

If left untreated, it would likely drop to zero soon.

President Luo sighed, "This egg is the most critical. When it was sent to the Pharmaceutical Association, it wasn't as bad as it is now. But with the movement, its vitality and other data dropped unexpectedly. Little Tiger, you can still back out. This egg could have lasted another ten days or half a month, but if you try to safely remove it from the device and place it in a cultivation compartment, it will take at least two to three days. If mishandled, the vitality will drop even faster. No cultivator can completely maintain the egg's vitality during the process of ending hibernation. By then, it will be too late."

Bai Xiaoyu shook his head, "I want to try. I'll do my best to save it."

The containers holding the hibernating eggs were carefully transported to the cultivation room. There was also a peculiar egg, round at one end and square at the other, with an unusual shape but excellent condition.

Soon, people from the Sixteenth Legion and the Twenty-ninth Legion brought their batch of eggs.

Unusually, they did not immediately confront each other. After delivering the eggs, they unanimously agreed to visit the mad beasts in the medical facility below.

Bai Xiaoyu learned that among the eight mad beasts, three matched the genetic profiles of fallen warriors from the Sixteenth Legion, and two from the Twenty-ninth Legion.

Chapter 91

Bai Xiaoyu led two teams to the underground medical room. Apart from the large snake quietly watching videos, they heard the roars of the wild beasts trapped in various rooms upon entering.

Usually, the wild beasts might have been accustomed to Bai Xiaoyu's presence, or perhaps his gentle and weak appearance did not trigger their subconscious vigilance and bloodlust.

But now things were different. The people from the Sixteenth Legion and the Twenty-ninth Legion were all exceptionally powerful. Sensing the warriors' presence, the wild beasts became agitated and frenzied.

If it weren't for the sturdy metal restraints on their limbs, the wild beasts would have already charged out to fight the warriors.

Bai Xiaoyu led them over, and the Sixteenth Legion identified overlapping genes of black bear, weasel, and mongoose. The Twenty-ninth Legion identified gray wolf and reindeer.

The remaining three wild beasts were pangolin, ferret, and hedgehog.

Seeing these wild beasts transformed into feral creatures, completely devoid of reason and humanity, the expressions of both sides changed.

Some of the people who brought Egg here were parents of Egg. Familiar comrades who had fought alongside the gene-overlapping wild beasts also rushed back from the front lines to identify their comrades-in-arms with whom they had shared life and death for years.

Although the wild beasts had not yet returned to human form, their faces had changed, but their overall beast forms remained largely unaffected. After all, transforming the beast form was difficult, and any changes would affect their combat abilities. Moreover, they only targeted the human face; while there were some differences in the heads of the beast forms, the patterns and features on their bodies remained unchanged. Comrades who had known each other for years could recognize them at a glance.

One warrior, when the black bear went berserk, held its head and parted the fur on its back, revealing an ugly scar underneath.

The warrior, both elated and enraged, said, "It's him! This scar is from when he shielded me from a fatal attack during a mission. He's a kind-hearted person, always warm and generous. His dream was to protect the galaxy from the Zerg, which is why he joined the military and fought bravely on the battlefield. How could he end up like this? He even attacked the guard squad and tried to harm ordinary citizens. He would never do such a thing."

Not just this warrior, all the others recognized their comrades. Seeing their current state, everyone looked grief-stricken.

One warrior, due to his comrade's intense frenzy, had to fight against his former ally.

After subduing his comrade, seeing him drooling and snarling, the warrior couldn't help but tear up, "Can they still be saved? He has a wife and a three-year-old daughter. Since she was born, he only went home once for her hatching. He promised that once the war calms down and the Zerg are driven out of the galaxy, he would take all his unpaid leave and spend time with his family."

Bai Xiaoyu listened to their stories about their comrades, took a deep breath, and said, "They will recover."

Pausing for a moment, Bai Xiaoyu adjusted his emotions, noticing that the weasel seemed slightly calmer than before, "Do you have photos of his family?"

The warrior was taken aback, "Yes."

He had given the photo earlier, saying that if he didn't return from the battlefield, the warrior should visit his family on his behalf.

Bai Xiaoyu: "Show him the photo and tell him about his family."

The warrior projected a photo. In the photo, a family of three smiled happily. The one being held was a half-beast, with the upper body of a weasel and the lower body of a human.

The struggling weasel, upon seeing the photo, suddenly paused as if frozen, then called out to the projected image.

Everyone saw the raging value on the nearby monitor fluctuate and eventually stabilize.

They all showed hopeful expressions. It really worked.

Bai Xiaoyu: "The warriors haven't fully turned into wild beasts yet. They still have soft spots in their hearts that need to be awakened by their loved ones."

He then explained the situation with the large snake, and the warriors, seeing the data, realized their comrades could still be saved and were very excited.

"What can we do to help?"

Bai Xiaoyu: "Notify their loved ones to come and help them through this ordeal."

After understanding the situation, they found that these wild beast warriors were fortunate. Their kindness had preserved the softest parts of their hearts, which now served as a breakthrough for their redemption.

After discussing bringing their loved ones, Bai Xiaoyu and the warriors turned their attention to the remaining three wild beasts.

No legion had the authority to investigate the genetic sequences of other legions' soldiers.

Bai Xiaoyu led everyone out. For now, they could only try to suppress these three wild beasts. He knew that their genetic sequences were unique, and their previous identities no longer mattered.

Once exposed, Bai Xiaoyu wouldn't be able to keep them. These matters belonged to the military, and the wild beasts would be taken away.

The forces capable of transferring warriors from the battlefield likely played significant roles within the military or even the empire, allowing them to remain undetected.

More frighteningly, they didn't know if only these nine warriors had been affected or if more had suffered the same fate.

In the end, the matter was left to the two legions to secretly investigate, confirm the identities of the wild beasts, and bring their loved ones over discreetly.

Meanwhile, Bai Qi was staring at the golden brain in the container, his eyes filled with ambition and fervor.

Success was imminent. He was about to possess a powerful weapon, a Zerg prince, which rivaled an entire legion.

Old Qi was observing the nearly completed Zerg emperor's brain, "Has the prince not been fed recently?"

Bai Qi: "Yes, until I have full control over it, I cannot let it grow stronger."

Old Qi nodded, "That's indeed safer. But have you prepared the nutrients it needs afterward?"

Bai Qi opened his light-brain, revealing a dark chamber filled with unconscious warriors. Black worms moved back and forth, each time returning with a slime-covered human.

A small pile had already formed.

Old Qi frowned, then relaxed, asking, "You've been cooperating with the Zerg for a while. Have you ever seen their appearance?"

Bai Qi: "No, but I've heard their voice. It sounds quite young, though I'm not sure if it's just my imagination."

A few high-ranking Zerg could transform into human form, but most considered humans mere food and disdained transforming.

The Zerg approached him because his ancestors had been parasitized and modified by the Zerg emperor's brain.

Bai Qi shrugged, "They treat me as one of their own and provide great assistance. I naturally won't refuse such benefits."

However, he disliked their condescending tone. Once he used their hands to gain full control over the Zerg prince, who would be using whom was uncertain.

These Zerg-spewed humans were warriors from the battlefield. Through the Zerg's hands, even if investigated, nothing could be traced back.

The essence and energy of these warriors are nourishment for the Prince. Once the chip made from the insect emperor's brain is implanted into the Prince's brain, we can start feeding him.

Such a powerful weapon, he has waited too long for it.

With the insect Prince around, the modifications of other warriors have become somewhat uninteresting to him.

However, he never has enough weapons, especially since he lost nine previously. For now, he won't modify them; they will be kept as nutrients for the Prince's growth.

Soon, they carried the prepared chip towards the laboratory where the insect Prince was held.

The deep blue mass, sensing something, slightly loosened its tightly coiled tentacles, revealing a black dot that resembled an eye in the center.

After many days of exhausting a large amount of mental energy to control the tentacles near the tail, and due to a lack of nutrition, it had shrunk even more than before.

The deep blue mass stared at the golden chip inside the transparent container in Old Qi's hand, and its tentacles moved uneasily for the first time.

This aura, is it the Emperor?

How do these two hateful humans possess the aura of the Emperor? What do they want to do?

Meanwhile, after seeing off the warriors from the two legions, Bai Xiaoyu took stock of all the eggs in the incubation room.

Most of the eggs were fine, but there were problems with the hibernating ones. He couldn't use his mental energy recklessly to probe their state, so he had to leave them alone for now while recording their data and thinking of solutions.

Currently, there were ninety-nine eggs in the incubation room, with one still in his alchemy furnace.

It was time to bring down the tentacle egg for cultivation.

Thus, Bai Xiaoyu brought the large black egg and the metal egg back to the room, carrying Xiaodidian.

He opened the door to the alchemy room, and soon a blue shadow rushed out, heading straight for the little white tiger that had just transformed back.

Bai Xiaoyu was not surprised by this, as it had happened more than once.

This tentacle almost performed this daily, either targeting the two stronger eggs or Xiaodidian.

Today, it was particularly urgent, not even attempting to attack the stronger eggs first before going for Xiaodidian.

Now it was directly aiming for Xiaodidian, seemingly determined to capture it.

Due to this situation, Bai Xiaoyu left a strand of mental energy on Xiaodidian, along with another on the tentacle.

So Bai Xiaoyu wasn't worried.

The little white tiger, which changed every day, was no longer the weak creature that needed constant help.

The little white tiger nimbly dodged several attacks from the tentacle and gradually found opportunities to claw at the deep blue mass.

Unable to capture the little white tiger, the deep blue tentacle grew anxious.

Suddenly, countless deep blue hairs appeared all over its body, and it charged at the little white tiger again.

Due to the sense of danger brought by those two humans, the Prince didn't dare to be careless.

In the coming times, he would need to deal with those two humans and might not have the chance to provide food for the tail.

There were three white tigers here; if he could capture one for the tail, it could sustain itself for some time. Perhaps it wouldn't finish digesting it by the time he returned.

The feeling of hunger was unbearable, and after enduring it for so long, he didn't want the tail to suffer the same fate.

Therefore, securing food reserves was a must!

Thus, the tentacle began to show signs of aggression, with a large number of blue hairs extending from its arm-sized body, writhing constantly.

Looking at the deep blue tentacle, Bai Xiaoyu's expression changed.

This tentacle was indeed very aggressive; even a single tentacle of the insect Prince was difficult to handle.

Given this level of attack, he dared not let Xiaodidian continue facing it. This time, the opponent was clearly serious.

Since that was the case, they would also be serious.

Bai Xiaoyu waved his hand, closing the door to the alchemy room. The eggs that hadn't hatched shouldn't witness the violent and bloody scene about to unfold.

Just as he closed the door, the large black egg, which had been standing still beside him, suddenly rushed forward.

Within two minutes, Bai Xiaoyu looked at the flattened strip on the ground, speechless.

The large black egg returned to Bai Xiaoyu's side, rubbing against him.

Bai Xiaoyu patted the large black egg. "Good job."

Then the metal egg also rolled over the blue strip and hopped to Bai Xiaoyu's side, shaking its body as if asking for a pat.

The little white tiger also walked over the blue strip from head to tail.

While the tiger and the two eggs competed for attention, the blue strip on the ground gradually recovered, though the black dot at the top disappeared, and the previous urgency was gone.

Bai Xiaoyu knew that the main consciousness had temporarily abandoned control of this tentacle.

This situation wouldn't last long; usually, it would reappear when the tentacle egg needed to absorb insect crystal energy and nutrient solution.

But this time, even at mealtime, the deep blue tentacle remained coiled around the egg, with the black dot not appearing.

Without the main consciousness, the tentacle was easier to handle.

Thus, the deep blue tentacle, still struggling, was placed back into the transparent sphere container. Bai Xiaoyu wanted to bring the tentacle egg down to the incubation room and decided to restrain the tentacle for the first time.

After the tentacle egg no longer sensed the tentacle, it moved restlessly, shaking its body, and then rolled around in the incubation compartment.

The cultivation compartment is much larger than the childcare box and is more suitable for nurturing the eggs. However, facing an unfamiliar environment and without any tentacles, the egg kept rolling around.

Bai Xiaoyu sighed and placed the sphere containing the tentacle, now transparent, into the cultivation compartment. The two spheres, one large and one small, rolled together until they finally settled down.

Bai Xiaoyu began to add energy and potions to the tentacle egg. On the other side, the blue mass seemed to explode, breaking dozens of containers, but ultimately it was implanted with a chip.

Chapter 92

The implanted chip caused the creature to fall into a deep sleep. Bai Qi and Old Qi checked the data and took tissue samples from various parts of the creature before placing it back into a more compact container.

Old Qi looked at the creature inside, particularly at the wound in its central body that had been surgically opened and was now rapidly healing.

Throughout the entire experiment, the wound had been slowly repairing itself. The precise placement of the chip required them to repeatedly cut open the healing wound.

This was one of the abilities possessed by the insect prince—a remarkably powerful regenerative capacity.

Even during its juvenile stage, this ability was impressive enough to draw their attention and amaze them.

Especially for Old Qi, as an alchemist, he could not resist studying such a precious ability. He took many samples from the blue creature, to the point where even Bai Qi feared he might exhaust the barely alive prince. After several reminders, Old Qi reluctantly stopped.

Now, seeing the creature recover so quickly, with its severed tentacles growing back, he regretted not taking more samples. Once the prince fully matures, it would be much harder to find such a vulnerable opportunity again.

After all, even the insect emperor couldn't always control the prince perfectly, let alone Bai Qi, who needed to control it through the modified brain of the insect emperor.

There was a fear that if the creature woke up during surgery, it might swallow him whole.

Old Qi turned to Bai Qi and saw the uncontrollable excitement in his eyes as he stared at the prince. "Your mental energy is also within the chip. You need to quickly merge your mental energy with the other half of the insect emperor's brain and then use it to tame this prince."

Bai Qi nodded. This process was familiar to him, as he had controlled many modified warriors using this method. However, those warriors could be controlled en masse, whereas the insect prince required a one-on-one approach.

He believed there wouldn't be any major issues and immediately attempted to connect his mental energy with the golden brain in the adjacent container.

However, he repeatedly failed to activate the mental energy within the chip made from the other half of the brain.

Due to excessive mental energy expenditure, Bai Qi's face turned pale. He asked Old Qi, "What's going on? Why can I sense my mental energy within the chip but cannot establish a connection?"

After analyzing the situation, Old Qi replied, "This is likely due to the insect emperor's modified brain. If the mental energy hasn't fully merged, it seems it won't be as easy to control as the brains of other insect subordinates."

At that moment, the blue creature stirred.

Old Qi frowned. "You need some time to merge with the other half of the brain. I suggest we limit the prince's growth for now to prevent it from becoming too strong too quickly, which you may not be able to suppress. Therefore, the captured warriors intended as nutrients should not be allowed to feed it yet."

Bai Qi nodded. "But we have to start providing it with energy for development soon; otherwise, I'm afraid we'll miss the optimal period for its growth, which could affect its future combat capabilities. Even the strongest races suffer if their growth is compromised during their best developmental phase."

After discussing, they decided to provide the prince with large quantities of animal blood and meat suitable for human consumption. These ordinary animals would ensure the prince's growth without supplying enough energy to make it overly powerful, making it ideal for the current situation.

Bai Qi quickly placed orders across various livestock planets, and a large number of animals would be delivered to serve as the prince's food.

As Bai Qi placed his orders, Bai Xiaoyu was updating the information about the eggs on his breeding page.

Once the information was refreshed, everyone following Bai Xiaoyu's next batch of eggs knew that these eggs were set and no others would be added.

Many factions felt disgruntled, as their applications to include their own eggs were once again rejected. However, seeing that other factions faced the same fate, they felt somewhat consoled.

Bai Xiaoyu's fans, however, rejoiced. This news meant that they would soon see another live stream of the broadcaster nurturing eggs.

Sure enough, the next day, Bai Xiaoyu, who hadn't streamed on the breeding website for a week, went live.

The live stream quickly became lively.

"I wasn't the first one here? You guys came in too fast!"

"Based on past experience, the broadcaster usually goes live the day after posting on the breeding page."

"Why are there twelve strange containers here?"

The viewers were curious. Star breeding experts rarely accept dormant eggs, and even when they do, they don't display them in live streams. Due to the high uncertainty and low success rate, they only announce the first step once it's successful. Thus, while many viewers knew about dormant eggs, few had seen the initial stages.

"These instruments have data displays, looking somewhat like newborn egg data. Could these be new breeding devices? Are there eggs inside?"

Many breeders watching were stunned. These weren't new incubation devices but twelve of the most challenging dormant eggs—currently the hardest problem for star breeders to solve.

With the breeder's revelation, the viewers were equally shocked.

Last time, the broadcaster handled damaged eggs and multi-yolk eggs; this time, he took on the dreaded dormant eggs!

Handling one dormant egg was already a challenge, but now there were twelve?

Someone commented, "Another thing: the data screens on these egg containers show years of dormancy. The shortest is three years, and the longest... my goodness, twenty-three years!"

The viewers stared at the row of containers, speechless for a long time, then turned to look at Bai Xiaoyu.

Bai Xiaoyu focused entirely on the dormant eggs, especially the one that had been dormant for twenty-three years.

Noticing the viewers watching him, he naturally greeted them and then returned his attention to the eggs.

Seeing his calm demeanor, the viewers felt reassured.

Given the broadcaster's previous successes with problematic eggs, they were now more relaxed.

Similarly, various factions across the stars were amazed and closely monitoring the situation.

Bai Xiaoyu concentrated on the eggs but couldn't touch the most critical one just yet. He decided to choose one from among those that had been dormant for three to ten years.

He circled the twelve eggs and focused on the container holding the three eggs that had been dormant for three years.

The first choice should be the one with the highest vitality. Since the vitality of the eggs decreases over time, the best candidate would be among those with the shortest dormancy period. One of the eggs showed significantly higher vitality than the others, being more than half stronger than its counterparts.

Judging from its vitality, the egg seemed healthy initially, though it was unclear why it had gone dormant.

It was perfect for the first attempt.

For the dormant eggs, Bai Xiaoyu had done quite a bit of research. Apart from his knowledge about this aspect of interstellar matters, he had also gone through several scrolls provided by the system.

Cultivating dormant eggs was different from other eggs; the first major hurdle was to make the dormant egg 'wake up.' Only by ending the dormancy and restoring the various activities within the egg could the next steps of cultivation and hatching begin.

At this point, the egg was forcibly locked in time due to the special effects of the container. When the container was opened, the egg suddenly encountered external stimuli such as air, light, and temperature, which triggered the resumption of its growth phase. Since the egg had already been subjected to damage when it was abruptly forced into dormancy, many eggs could not withstand this sudden change and would turn into silent eggs.

Therefore, during the first stage, very few eggs could survive the challenge of emerging from dormancy.

After receiving the system's task, Bai Xiaoyu began doing his homework, searching for various solutions.

Up until now, he had found a solution to the first major hurdle.

Based on the instrument that forcibly induced dormancy in the eggs, he thought of the sealing technique used for medicinal pills.

Some secret realms require medicinal pills to be preserved long-term, necessitating the inscription of a storage formation within the pill bottle.

Inscribing such formations requires pill ink. As the name suggests, pill ink is made from medicinal pills transformed into ink. These pills are called ink pills and are refined using sealing grass as the primary ingredient.

With the arrival of the end of the law era, sealing grass naturally became extremely rare.

Bai Xiaoyu had indeed come across it before. While other cultivators might lack it, the Bai family, being a lineage of alchemists that had continued and even transitioned over generations, naturally had access to it.

Moreover, mastering the sealing formation technique for medicinal pills is a fundamental skill for any alchemist or pill cultivator from the Bai family.

Previously, Bai Xiaoyu had enlisted the help of two legions to successfully find the sealing grass and various auxiliary ingredients needed for the ink pills, which he spent an entire day refining yesterday. Otherwise, he wouldn't have waited until today to attempt to handle these eggs.

Bai Xiaoyu took out a bottle of medicinal pills, which contained the refined ink pills.

He also brought out an inkstone and a brush, leaving the live stream audience bewildered.

Watching the broadcaster stand there for a long time, they assumed he was about to wake the egg from dormancy. Knowing how low the chances of safely waking a dormant egg were, they all held their breaths, only to see him take out these antiques?

Bai Xiaoyu arranged everything neatly, then opened the bottle and poured out three black, thumb-sized pills.

From the data and projections on the instrument, he roughly knew how many ink pills were needed to inscribe the formation on the entire egg.

Placing the three ink pills on the inkstone, he took another bottle of cinnabar liquid and poured it in.

Within a few breaths, the inkstone contained a melted, viscous ink.

Amidst everyone's confusion, Bai Xiaoyu opened a small gap in the container holding the dormant egg, quickly placed the inkstone and brush inside, and closed it again.

Then, he probed inside with his mental power, transforming one strand into a hand identical to his own, transparent but gripping the brush, dipping it in the ink, and drawing the formation on the egg with great proficiency.

To avoid being rusty, he practiced all night, using the large black egg and the metal egg for practice. The large black egg aside, the metal egg had turned completely black by morning.

Now, with improved proficiency and speed, the transparent hand moved fluidly, quickly sketching the outline of the seal on the egg.

Almost there.

From the moment he opened the instrument, the egg inside was affected. The displayed data kept fluctuating, and the audience noticed a significant drop in the egg's overall condition, becoming anxious.

This indicated that the egg's condition was deteriorating, potentially leading to it becoming a silent egg!

Many factions watching agreed that even if Bai Xiaoyu was skilled at hatching eggs, he couldn't overcome the first hurdle with dormant eggs.

Typically, when ending dormancy, the egg's condition would continue to decline for two to three days. Eggs that deteriorate quickly show results within a day, while those that decline slowly can last two to three days, still having hope.

Given the current state of the egg Bai Xiaoyu was dealing with, especially its activity level, just opening a small gap caused such significant changes, suggesting a grim outcome.

Despite the changing data, Bai Xiaoyu's expression remained unchanged, and the hand formed from his mental power continued without hesitation or tremor, drawing each stroke meticulously.

The interns beside him also watched the instrument closely, sensing the subtle fluctuations in Bai Xiaoyu's mental power, unlike others who thought he was merely waiting.

Something extraordinary must be happening inside, and if conditions permitted, they would have probed with their mental power to see clearly.

Although the dormant egg did not feel much external stimulation, Bai Xiaoyu's controlled brush strokes and the ink marks on the egg influenced it, causing the dramatic changes in the displayed data.

Soon, the transparent hand moved faster, completing the formation in one fluid motion.

A minute later, the transparent hand finished the final stroke on the egg. In the darkness, the egg seemed to glow faintly, revealing a pattern.

Placing the brush on the inkstone, the transparent hand gently patted the egg before disappearing.

Then, under everyone's watchful eyes, Bai Xiaoyu approached the instrument, opened it, and revealed the egg covered in ink patterns.

The audience was completely stunned by his sudden action—this... he actually lifted the cover?!