Chapter 42: The Way You’re Raising Lightning Grass Isn’t Cutting It!
Complaints aside, she couldn’t just watch Lightning Grass and Lu Nan talk past each other.
Thinking this, Ge Bai turned around and looked at Lu Nan seriously.
“You’re raising Lightning Grass like this? It feels a bit strange.”
Lu Nan didn’t expect Ge Bai to raise doubts at this time, so he was naturally a bit surprised.
But he wasn’t someone stubborn and self-willed, without the bad habit of certain old researchers who wouldn’t tolerate a single question from outsiders in their research field.
In his mind, any suggestions that could help research progress were worth listening to.
What’s more, Ge Bai wasn’t an ordinary middle school student; she had just contracted two wild Spirit Plants.
She might have some constructive opinions.
“Hmm? How so?”
Seeing Lu Nan’s good receptiveness and that he was really prepared to listen to her in detail, Ge Bai breathed a sigh of relief.
She pondered for a moment and organized her words.
“I feel like directly using Thunder Flame Patterned Rabbit to charge Lightning Grass is too straightforward.”
“Although Thunder Flame Patterned Rabbits can charge each other, a rabbit and grass are two different creatures; maybe they’re incompatible.”
Lu Nan crossed one arm over his chest, propping his chin with the other hand, staring at Lightning Grass in a daze.
“How about simulating the environment where Lightning Grass absorbs thunder elements in the wild? Like the situation before a thunderstorm?”
After laying the groundwork with two sentences, Ge Bai threw out the correct conclusion given by Lightning Grass itself.
Lu Nan still had strong research sensitivity; his eyes lit up, and he suddenly slapped his thigh.
“Yeah, maybe my research direction went astray.” Turning to her, he didn’t hesitate to praise Ge Bai: “Not bad, you have a real talent for research!”
Ge Bai rolled her eyes, thinking, then your Research Institute’s threshold for researchers is pretty low.
Before leaving, Ge Bai glanced at Lightning Grass.
As for the matter of grinding Refined Ore into powder, Ge Bai didn’t even mention it; who cares about spoiling that grass?
Don’t look at this grass cursing on the surface; honestly, its life was quite comfortable.
If the research didn’t go exactly his way, it would wilt at the drop of a hat, intimidating the researchers.
It could be said to be lording it over in the Research Institute.
Along the way, Lu Nan could tell that Ge Bai cared a lot about the Spirit Plants in the Research Institute. Guessing what she was worried about, his heart softened, and he explained.
“We pay great attention to protecting Spirit Plants.” His tone softened. “Especially Professor Luo Wan; his long-held view is that humans and Spirit Plants lack too much communication.”
“Compared to Spirit Beasts, Spirit Plants are inherently very quiet and passive beings, so we Spirit Planters need to invest more effort to make Spirit Plants accept us. Only by giving Spirit Plants greater help and achieving them first can Spirit Plants achieve Spirit Planters.”
As Lu Nan said these things, Ge Bai could feel his sincerity.
While the two were chatting, Professor Luo Wan walked over and happened to hear the tail end of what Lu Nan said. He chuckled and lightly patted the back of Lu Nan’s head.
“You still remember the basic theory lessons pretty clearly.”
Professor Luo Wan thought to himself that this disciple still had some merits.
Lu Nan rubbed the back of his head, smiling a bit shyly, but didn’t forget to introduce Professor Luo Wan to Ge Bai.
Professor Luo Wan smiled very kindly and gazed gently at Ge Bai for a moment before turning his gaze to Big Willow and Little Peach on her shoulder.
“It’s called Big Willow, right? A very spirited Weeping Ancient Willow, and this mini form of Golden Powder Peach Demon Tree is quite rare.”
Years of cultivation allowed him to suppress his inner excitement, keeping his tone calm.
“Ge Bai, let’s go to the Testing Ground now; the equipment has been calibrated.”
Ge Bai nodded quickly and followed.
The group entered the Testing Ground and saw a dozen researchers in white coats busy at various instruments.
Professor Luo Wan attached great importance to this test. After entering, he took a record sheet from a researcher and personally guided Ge Bai and the others through the testing process.
First was Holographic Scan and Gene Sequencing, formally recording Big Willow’s most detailed information in the Interstellar Alliance’s interstellar Spirit Plant database.
Although Big Willow would undergo huge changes in genes and form after evolution, this data was invaluable both before and after evolution. After all, Big Willow was the only known contractable Weeping Ancient Willow with Attack Skills in the Interstellar Alliance.
Next was the Spirit Power Content test for the Spirit Plant, a very common test that could also be done at Pet Beast Level Certification Centers, but the Research Institute’s precision was higher, accurate to two decimal places.
While Big Willow was being tested, Ge Bai also opened the Spirit Plant Cultivation Atlas.
[Type: Weeping Ancient Willow]
[Age: Spirit Plant biological age 212]
[Spiritual Power Value: Zero Order Third Level (81.79/300)]
[Beginner Attribute: Wind Element]
The instrument’s detection matched the data from the System; for age, only biological age was given, no Spiritual Sense birth age.
Not only that, Ge Bai noticed a detail: the System had quietly updated the Spiritual Power Value to two decimal places as well.
Heh, today she’d see what other surprises this dog System could give her.
Heavenly Gifted Shen Nong 2.7 System, couldn’t outperform a mere ordinary test from the Spirit Plant Research Institute? What kind of golden finger would that be?
What right did it have to annihilate, annihilate, annihilate all the time? Did it have any shame?
While keeping an eye on Big Willow’s test, Ge Bai watched the System closely, ready to settle accounts with it once things were done.
After the basic data tests, they moved to the Spirit Plant Skills testing phase.
“Ge Bai, we’ll need your cooperation here.” Looking at the Weeping Ancient Willow’s basic data, Professor Luo Wan was even more expectant of its upcoming performance.
Ge Bai nodded casually; having her command Big Willow to use skills was no big deal.
“Big Willow, Willow Whip, Wind Blade, Storm Willow Blade Hammer, Wind Weave Domain—these four skills in order, use maximum power.”
Four skills? Hearing Ge Bai’s words, Professor Luo Wan’s pupils contracted sharply as he looked at the Weeping Ancient Willow in surprise.
Meanwhile, Lu Nan couldn’t control his expression anymore; his mouth gaped wide, pointing at the Weeping Ancient Willow, his voice trembling as he asked Ge Bai: “What did you say? It has four skills? A Mortal Spirit Realm Spirit Plant has four skills? You’re kidding, right?”
Mortal Spirit Realm?
Ge Bai noted Lu Nan’s phrasing.
Before she could nod in confirmation or ask anything, Professor Luo Wan glared at Lu Nan disapprovingly.
“Never mind, ignore him; we’ll proceed with the normal test.”
Big Willow was very obedient, returned to normal size, and stood on the Skills Testing Platform.
It channeled its internal Spiritual Power and powerfully swung a Willow Whip at the sensing device in front of the Testing Platform.
Soon, the nearby display screen showed this description.
[Willow Whip] Skill Mastery: Proficient.
Skill Description: The Weeping Ancient Willow rapidly swings its own soft yet tough Willow Branches to strike or Entangle the opponent, causing physical damage or restricting the opponent’s movement to a certain extent.
Here it comes.
Ge Bai’s Spiritual Sense stirred, opening the Spirit Plant Cultivation Atlas to compare with the Research Institute’s display description.
The Skill Mastery determination should follow the four stages: Beginner, Proficient, Mastered, Profound Meaning.
Unlike the System, the Research Institute didn’t have a clear Skill Mastery progress bar.
But the Research Institute had Skill Descriptions!
“System! Look! They even have Skill Descriptions, and you? How lame are you!”
Ge Bai mercilessly mocked the System.
The System didn’t respond, but reacted very quickly, immediately adding Skill Descriptions to the Spirit Plant Cultivation Atlas.
Not only for Big Willow’s four skills, but even Little Peach’s three skills’ descriptions were updated clearly.
Heh, was this System like toothpaste? Evolving a bit after one scolding?
Looking at the updated Spirit Plant Cultivation Atlas, Ge Bai itched with anger.
