Chapter 273 The Walking Dead
Bai Qi paused the projected lecture and said, "Ahem, Delta, the order you are learning may be a bit wrong. Why don't we start from the beginning?"
Bulu bulu?
(Starting from the beginning? But Delta has already learned everything before that?)
Bai Qi: “…”
Could it be that being more evolved has some benefits for learning biology? It’s only been one night, right?
"Are you sure you've learned all the basics of biology?"
Delta tilted his head and thought for a long time before shaking his head.
Bloopers.
(Delta seems to have only learned the basics of genetics, and has not learned anything else yet. Delta will learn it now.)
Bai Qi understood what he said, and after operating the intelligent brain for a while, he found that his father had divided the learning materials into more than ten categories, and genetics was one of them.
But even so, there are seven or eight basic subjects in genetics. How could Delta finish learning them in one night?
Should he say that his father had organized it well, or that Delta was gifted?
"Forget it, just study at your current pace. I'll go watch for a while."
Bai Qi copied the document again, found an empty office and started studying.
Because of the special life forms of pets, the biology here is obviously much more complicated than the biology in Bai Qi's previous life, and there are obviously many more classifications.
But after reading it roughly for a while, Bai Qi finally found the common points.
Survival of the fittest.
No matter which era, creatures will slowly evolve into a form that best suits the current environment. Even legendary creatures with a lifespan of thousands of years cannot avoid this.
What they are competing for is actually genes.
"So to put it simply, the process of biological evolution is actually the constant search for more powerful gene sequence combinations?"
Bai Qi stroked his chin. If this statement also applies to pets, then what his evolutionary egg actually does is to strengthen the gene sequence and forcibly insert new genes?
If this is true, then the magical operation of the Evolution Egg is actually not impossible to replicate.
But thinking about this thing will take a long time, I'd better put it aside for now.
Bai Qi put away the content on genetics and started looking at cytology again.
Although no specific research has been carried out yet, the problem of Shukebeta's mechanical flesh and blood fusion is definitely related to cytology, so Bai Qi plans to study cytology first.
"It's a new beginning again~"
…
Ding Dong! Ding Dong! …
A series of doorbell rings interrupted Bai Qi's thoughts. Bai Qi immediately paused the teaching projection and walked towards the door.
"I don't think I have classes today, so who would come to see me at this time?"
Ever since Bai Qi finished his first class in his life two weeks ago, he has been living a repetitive life.
Go to the Undead Department to teach others, listen to others' classes in the Mechanical Weapon Department, and return to the secret base to have a crazy internal competition with the four pets.
Although it is a bit monotonous, it is extremely fulfilling.
Bai Qi opened the door and was a little surprised when he saw who was knocking on the door.
"Brother Gao, why are you here?"
Gao Cheng smiled slightly and said, "Why, can't I come?"
"How could that be?"
Bai Qi shook his head, took Gao Cheng into the house, and said, "Brother Gao, have you joined the association now?"
Although Bai Qi himself rarely wears it, he can still recognize the badges of the association members.
Gao Cheng nodded and said, "That's right. I really don't have any talent for academic subjects, so I plan to be a pure professional beastmaster."
"That's good. Brother Gao, you have a lot of experience in the wild, so it's good for you to be a professional beastmaster."
"No way, the pressure on professional beastmasters is quite high nowadays."
Gao Cheng smiled bitterly and said, "I think you have heard that the ferocious beasts in the wild have been unusually active recently, causing a lot of trouble for the association. It is almost impossible to find a free professional beastmaster."
Are ferocious beasts active in the wild?
I seemed to have heard the teacher mention it, and seemed to have asked him to go to Old Man Qin's place more often to help. He has been so obsessed with studying recently that he has completely forgotten about this matter.
Thinking of this, Bai Qi suddenly thought of something, looked at Gao Cheng suspiciously, and said: "Brother Gao, you are here today, could it be that Mr. Qin... President Qin asked you to come here?"
Gao Cheng nodded and said, "Yes, I just happened to come back from a mission and met the president, so the president asked me to come and see you."
"The association is indeed a little short of manpower recently. Bai Qi, if you are free, you should take on a few more missions. The rewards are still good."
Reward? It feels like something so far away.
Bai Qi suddenly felt a little disappointed. Thinking of the balance on his federal card, he became even less motivated.
Making money is not as comfortable as lying at home.
Seeing Bai Qi's expression, Gao Cheng couldn't help but shook his head and said, "It's just like what the president said. You really don't lack money now."
"The president said that your third-stage assessment results are all in his hands, so..."
Before Gao Cheng finished speaking, Bai Qi suddenly jumped up and said in a serious tone, "The duty of a beastmaster is to protect the Federation from being invaded by ferocious beasts. Remuneration is nothing but a passing fancy. Let's go."
He was still thinking of using the points from the third stage to exchange for a legendary resource. If he failed here, what would be the use of his remaining points?
Gao Cheng couldn't help but laugh when he saw this, but he still quickly followed.
Anyway, the president's mission has been completed, so I don't care about anything else.
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Beastmaster Association.
Gao Cheng climbed down from the back of the Quetzalcoatl and looked at Delta, who had suddenly turned back into the appearance of the Proto-Beast, with a face full of surprise.
"Bai Qi, what is this, the ancestral beast?"
Bai Qi nodded and said, "That's right, it's just that Delta is a little special."
Just a little special, is that all?
Gao Cheng suddenly felt that the gap between himself and Bai Qi was getting bigger and bigger. Thinking of how Lu Yuan looked when he met him a few days ago, he suddenly understood.
Lu Yuan was definitely hit hard by Bai Qi.
The two of them entered the association together, and President Qin seemed to have known that Bai Qi would come and was already waiting in the mission hall.
"Oh, our lecturer Bai is finally willing to go out?"
When President Qin saw Bai Qi, he immediately said with a frown, "I thought someone was planning to join the academy just like that."
My goodness, has old man Qin really exposed his vengeful nature?
Come to think of it, how could someone who has been arguing with Xiao Chuanqi for his entire life be open-minded?
But despite his complaints, Bai Qi still put on a smile and said, "President, you misunderstood. I am worried about losing face for the association, so I work hard every day to study and prepare courseware."
After hearing Bai Qi's words, President Qin's expression looked better.
Although he did not attend the classes, as far as he knew, Bai Qi's classes were very well-received and almost every class was full, which showed that he really put a lot of thought into it.
"Forget it, I won't talk to you about this anymore. I asked you to come here to survey a place."
President Qin handed a task board to Bai Qi and said, "Something strange has happened recently in a valley at the border between us and Langya City. Apart from the beastmaster who accidentally approached there, even the ferocious beasts that entered did not come out again. We initially speculated that there might be some kind of undead creatures active in there, so I plan to let you go and take a look."
"Since this is just an investigation, it's best for you to go alone. You don't need to go too deep. If you find any danger, just remember to retreat in time."
There is no trace of humans or animals. It sounds very dangerous.
Bai Qi smacked his lips and said, "Then President, if I complete such a dangerous mission, these points..."
Upon hearing this, President Qin rolled his eyes unhappily and said, "Don't worry, I won't let you down."
"Okay, then I'll say hello to the academy and leave soon."
Bai Qi readily signed his name on the task board, then took out his mobile phone to send a few messages, and then rode the Quetzalcoatl straight to his destination.
The efficiency is so high that even Gao Cheng, who thinks he is very efficient, begins to doubt his life.
"Gao Cheng, you've been on missions quite frequently recently. Take a good rest for two days. You can't become a professional beastmaster just by working hard."
President Qin patted Gao Cheng on the shoulder and said, "You can talk more with Bai Qi when you have time. It will be helpful for your future development."
"I understand. Thank you, President."
Gao Cheng nodded, but when he thought about the recent rumors about Bai Qi, he felt a little overwhelmed.
It's not that he doesn't want to learn, it's that he really can't learn.
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Outside Gusu City.
After leaving Luowang's surveillance range, Delta completely let go of his speed. The huge wingspan of the Quetzalcoatl not only gave him powerful wind control capabilities, but also granted him super-fast speed.
Of course, the most important thing is that Delta also has the panacea skill Void Echo.
If there were other people nearby, they would be able to see the Quetzalcoatl transformed by Delta would suddenly disappear for a while every time it flew a certain distance, and when it reappeared, it would be far away.
Perhaps because of his recent crazy study, Delta has become more and more proficient in controlling his own abilities and three forms, and can even use the characteristics of void echo to travel short distances through space.
Bai Qi estimated that once Delta's skill proficiency became higher and his dual levels became higher, long-distance teleportation would only be a matter of time.
"But the place the president mentioned is really far away. We have been flying for such a long time and still haven't arrived."
Bai Qi looked at the location indicated on the task board and stuck his head out to look around.
"Hmm? Delta, stop for a moment."
Bai Qi stopped Delta, took out a telescope and looked down, but he couldn't help frowning.
Just below him on the plain, ferocious beasts were wandering around like zombies, and a few human figures could be vaguely seen. They should be the missing beastmaster that President Qin mentioned.
"It looks like we have arrived at the destination. From the looks of it, have they all been transformed into zombies?"
Bai Qi put away the task board and let Delta slowly descend.
If there is a creature that can transform zombies, it must be at least a high-level lord, no, it could be a king-level creature. It would be inappropriate to continue advancing in such a high-profile manner.
