Beast Tamer: I Can See Evolution Paths

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Amanda turned her gaze toward Asher. "Professor Hugo... is this the person you wanted me to meet?"

She pointed to Asher, standing beside Professor Hugo.

Professor Hugo nodded. "Yes, Asher is here to help us uncover the key to the Rabbit Dog's new evolutionary direction."

"But he looks so young. Are you sure he's not just another Beast Master you recruited?" Amanda widened her eyes in disbelief.

Was this a joke?

He looked like a high school student.

"This is Asher Snow. You should have heard of his name," Professor Hugo said with a smile.

As soon as Professor Hugo mentioned the name, Amanda exclaimed loudly.

"I know, I know!"

"Is it that Asher?"

Asher nodded calmly.

After being recognized multiple times, Asher had grown accustomed to it.

At first, he'd feel a bit shy about it.

Now? Not at all.

"My luck is amazing!" Amanda's cheeks flushed red as her bright, watery eyes stared unblinkingly at Asher. "C-can I take a photo with you?"

She wasn't quite at the level of worship yet, but this was a viral celebrity of the year.

Especially after seeing all those online deep-dive profiles on Asher, the word "genius" had firmly engraved itself in her mind.

The chance to get up close with someone like this? No way she'd miss it.

Who knows—she might even keep the photo for decades. Then, when Asher becomes a figure as legendary as Professor Damien, she could show it off to her grandkids. "See, your grandma knew this genius back when he was young."

Smart as ever, Asher immediately saw through Amanda's thoughts.

"Sure." He smiled, not minding at all.

As the atmosphere between Asher and Amanda grew lighthearted, with Amanda circling Asher and peppering him with questions, Franklin's expression turned sour.

Professor Hugo, meanwhile, didn't interrupt them, letting the two chat freely.

"So..." Amanda put away her phone, glanced at Franklin and Professor Hugo, then lowered her voice. "Brother Asher, were you invited by Professor Hugo to research the Rabbit Dog's evolutionary path?"

As she spoke, Amanda recalled the memes and discussions online about Asher's unparalleled luck.

He once saved a Honeybug and ended up discovering its new evolutionary route by chance.

The concept of "affection level" he proposed didn't make waves initially, but it unexpectedly became the breakthrough in a national-level project after helping a renowned researcher.

The incidents were few, but the coincidences were plenty.

All of it combined made netizens so envious they practically wanted to gnaw on their handkerchiefs.

They acknowledged Asher's genius, but his sheer luck? That couldn't be ignored either.

Seeing him now, Amanda instinctively felt that Professor Hugo must have invited Asher because their research had hit a bottleneck. Maybe Asher's "unbeatable luck" could turn the tide.

As for directly pinpointing the key to the Rabbit Dog's evolution? She didn't even dare to dream.

Did people think she'd wasted her past two years in the lab?

As the Rabbit Dog's Beast Master and a selected research assistant, Amanda was both excited and stressed.

Excited because the Rabbit Dog might embark on a unique evolutionary path, enhancing its abilities significantly.

Stressed because the research process involved intensive training, along with feeding the Rabbit Dog various herbs, minerals, and crystals.

Strength and evolution in Beast Pets weren't achieved by eating alone. Overfeeding could even lead to resistance from the pet.

Luckily, modern research into pet evolution adhered to rigorous scientific theory, allowing proper intervals instead of indiscriminate and excessive feeding that would overwhelm both pet and master.

"Haha, you're wrong about that." Professor Hugo shoved a hand into his pocket, his sunny smile bordering on cocky. "I specifically invited Professor Asher to pinpoint the key to the Rabbit Dog's new evolutionary path."

As he spoke, Professor Hugo gestured dramatically with his other hand. "Alright, release your Rabbit Dog and let Professor Asher take a look."

He then pulled out a thick stack of research reports, placing them in front of Asher.

"Take your time today, Professor Asher. You can examine the Rabbit Dog and go through the documents at your own pace. If you have any questions, just ask me," Professor Hugo said, guiding Asher and Amanda to the sofa.

Uninvited, Franklin joined them.

Before Asher could even open the report, Franklin snatched the stack from the table.

"Even if you read these, you wouldn't understand half of it," Franklin said, crossing his legs smugly. "Why not just have Hugo explain everything to you word for word? Save yourself the embarrassment."

"Hurry up and release the Rabbit Dog already. What are you standing around for?" He waved Amanda over dismissively. "I'm only tolerating you because of this project."

Before Asher or Professor Hugo could respond, Amanda clenched her fists.

"SHUT UP!" she shouted, landing a precise punch to his abdomen.

Franklin doubled over in pain, clutching his stomach, nearly collapsing to the floor.

"Hmph!" Amanda huffed, puffing her cheeks like an angry hamster as she shook her fist. "Don't you dare disrespect us again."

"I owe you nothing! Watch your mouth!"

Asher burst into laughter, giving Amanda a thumbs-up. "Nice move! Practiced, huh?"

"Of course!" Amanda raised her chin, wiping her nose smugly with her thumb. "I'm way too cute to not know how to protect myself."

Without sparing Franklin another glance, she grabbed the thick stack of reports and placed them in front of Asher.

"I might not know much about your research skills in pet evolution, Brother Asher, but since Professor Hugo trusts you, so do I," she said earnestly.

She then released the Rabbit Dog.

Even though Asher had seen illustrations of the Rabbit Dog in books, seeing it in person still amazed him.

Its appearance was exactly as its name suggested—a mix of rabbit and dog.

White fur, a curled tail, long upright rabbit ears, an adorable three-lobed mouth, and ruby-like eyes—all classic rabbit traits.

However, its size was far beyond any ordinary rabbit—closer to that of a German Shepherd or Golden Retriever.

Its muscular body and powerful limbs made it look more like a well-cared-for dog, yet its adorable head felt mismatched.

Asher pet the Rabbit Dog's back. Instead of the soft texture he expected, the fur was coarse and prickly.

He withdrew his hand, flipping through the report again.

Ignoring the parts he genuinely couldn't understand—those academic terminologies and unimportant experimental results—Asher focused on the thought processes behind each experiment.

These thought processes were what Asher wanted to learn the most.

By observing how professors envisioned the evolution paths of normal pet beasts, he could better bluff convincingly when needed in the future.

As he looked at the various ideas and arguments in the document, Asher kept nodding—'Hmm, hmm, I see, so this is possible too. Interesting… Favorability tests were also tried, but they didn't seem to work... Amanda is the Beast Master with the deepest emotional bond with the Rabbit Dog in this study…'

Asher jotted down all the details he wanted from the document and analyzed them thoroughly.

He didn't notice that the three people and one pet beast beside him were all watching him with different expressions.

Amanda's gaze toward Asher was filled with curiosity. She wanted to say something but didn't dare interrupt him. However, she couldn't shake the feeling—wasn't Asher flipping through the document too quickly?

It seemed like he was skipping a lot of content.

Could this really be okay?

Amanda glanced at Professor Hugo next to her.

Professor Hugo remained calm and composed, steady as a mountain, showing no intention of interfering with how Asher reviewed the materials.

Only Franklin sneered coldly.

"I told you, a kid is just a kid. If he skips the most important verification processes, what can he even grasp?" Franklin shot a glare at Professor Hugo. "Hurry up and give me a copy. Don't tell me you've just realized this kid can't possibly beat me, and now you're deliberately withholding materials so I won't snatch the project lead from you."

"Dream on!"

Before the words had fully left his mouth, a similarly thick document was harshly thrown onto his lap, hitting him square in the stomach.

Having just taken a punch earlier, with a bruise still on his stomach, Franklin couldn't help but grimace in pain. "You—"

He abruptly stood up and glared at Professor Hugo.

"Read it quickly. Don't wait until Professor Asher finds the key point while you're still halfway through, only to claim you had the same idea later." Professor Hugo didn't even look at him, leisurely sipping his freshly brewed coffee.

Franklin: "!"

Franklin couldn't be bothered to argue with Professor Hugo anymore and hurriedly began flipping through the detailed report summarizing two years of experimental progress.

But as he read the recorded text, Franklin couldn't help imagining how he would handle the project if it were entrusted to him.

The more he thought about it, the more energized he became. His face flushed, his eyes sparkled, and his brain seemed to reach peak performance.

For a moment.

The only sound in the isolated guest area of the laboratory was the rustling of flipping pages.

Asher didn't have much content to review and finished his document first.

Closing the file, he turned to look at the Rabbit Dog lying obediently on Amanda's lap, its long ears being toyed with by her.

Every so often, Amanda would pull and stretch the fluffy tail at the back of the Rabbit Dog. Once released, the tail would automatically curl back like a retractable tape measure, an endlessly amusing process.

As she played, Amanda suddenly felt a pair of intense eyes on her.

She turned her head and locked eyes with Asher.

Amanda: *Embarrassed*

Seeing the shy Beast Master, the Rabbit Dog tilted its head and looked at Asher with ruby-like eyes, exuding a bit of cuteness... but upon noticing its muscular build, Asher felt it didn't seem that cute anymore.

"Brother Asher?" Amanda blinked at Asher, as if asking what he wanted.

Asher replied, "I want to take a look at the Rabbit Dog."

Hearing this, the Rabbit Dog didn't look away and continued staring directly at Asher.

Asher: "…"

Ignoring the Rabbit Dog's gaze, he activated his innate skill:

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[Pet Beast: Rabbit Dog]

[Species: Mid-level Extraordinary, High Rank]

[Level: Stage Five, Advanced]

[Skills: Bite, Toxic Gas Attack, Shadow Strike, …, Venomous Swamp]

[Evolution Routes: Poison Spirit Rabbit Dog, Fraud Hound]

[Not yet meeting evolution conditions]

[Bored, wants to randomly bite someone. Anyway, Rabbit's mouth is small, no rabies.]

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...Skipping over the Rabbit Dog's inner thoughts, Asher studied its evolution paths.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Asher reopened the thick research report in his hands, reading less seriously this time, with a wandering gaze that seemed deep in thought.

Don't ask; he was just pretending to contemplate deeply.

The Poison Spirit Rabbit Dog was the Rabbit Dog's normal evolution path.

In this route, the Rabbit Dog would shed its innocent exterior, its fur turning from white to black-purple, and its mouth evolving from a three-lobed design to a true predator's maw. During intense battles, its mouth corners would even drip toxic, ominously colored saliva.

From its appearance alone, it would look far more menacing.

Both familiar and unfamiliar Beast Masters would instantly recognize the danger of a Poison Spirit Rabbit Dog.

As for the Fraud Hound… Fraud, as in deceit or rumors.

Words like blackmail, trickery, and spreading lies could all be derived from this term, none of which were positive.

Without even looking at the evolution conditions, Asher already had a hunch… The Fraud Hound's abilities might differ significantly from what Professor Hugo envisioned, perhaps even veering completely off course.

Nonetheless, Asher proceeded to examine the Fraud Hound's evolution requirements.

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[Evolution Method:]

Beast Master's personal truths: 89% / 85%

100,000 people's truths: 99,961 / 100,000

100,000 people's lies: 121,761 / 100,000

[All conditions must be met to evolve into Fraud Hound]

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Looking at these evolution conditions, Asher fell silent.

'A hundred thousand truths and lies?'

'This evolution condition... Is just a tad... absurd.'

Ridiculously so.

Who even had contact with that many people?

Even more absurd—Amanda was already close to meeting the conditions?

Asher hesitated, then carefully examined the details, pondering each word, and came up with a guess.

How were "truth" and "lie" determined?

Did they need to be secrets, or would any statement count?

For example, if every spoken word was true, but the final expression was a lie, would that qualify as truth or lie?

Asher gently rubbed the paper between his fingers, his expression contemplative,'Hmm, interesting… If I think any further, I'll be diving into philosophy.'

But none of this really mattered to Asher.

After consolidating his thoughts, he finally closed the report again and looked in Amanda's direction.

Amanda instinctively thought Asher was looking at the Rabbit Dog and didn't say anything.

Then she realized that Asher's gaze had fallen on her, so she curiously looked at him. "Brother Asher, are you looking at me?"

"Yes, I wanted to ask you, do you often take the Rabbit Dog out to play?" Asher asked.

To collect the true and false words of 100,000 people, the prerequisite was the ability to interact with so many people. The more contacts, the higher the quantity, and the closer one was to having a chance to follow this evolutionary path.

Of course.

A Beast Master's ability to delve into their inner self was also a crucial element.

85% of personal true information... Even when filling out forms for a company, no one goes into such detail, let alone opening up to an beast like this. It was very difficult, incredibly difficult.

For the Poison Spirit Rabbit Dog's evolutionary path, the Rabbit Dog's understanding of the Beast Master's personal true information required only 55%.

But this time, it jumped by 30%.

And this 30% placed on an individual was far from being as easy as it looked in writing.

Hearing this, Amanda tilted her head, and the red tassels on her hair swayed gently. "Hmm... I don't take Rabbit out very often. Usually, I take her to the training hall to train. Otherwise, I don't really let her out when we're outside."

After all, in terms of appearance, the Rabbit Dog was slightly... not that easy for people to accept.

"Occasionally walking her in the community counts, right?"

...Walking a dog wouldn't lead to encountering 100,000 people.

"So, apart from training, what other leisure activities do you have with the Rabbit Dog?" Asher continued asking.

First, he had to figure out how Amanda normally allowed the Rabbit Dog to interact with 100,000 people.

The next step would be to continue using this method to maximize the number of people speaking the truth to the Rabbit Dog, enabling its evolution into the Fraud Hound.

"Leisure activities..." Although she didn't know why Asher was asking this, Amanda still thought seriously. "Reading, listening to music, doing some crafts, watching TV shows, variety shows, or scrolling through short videos... Basically, just some relaxing activities at home…"

As she spoke, Amanda noticed Asher's eyes growing brighter, but his expression became increasingly shocked, as if he'd thought of something very absurd.

Amanda: "?"

"Did I say something wrong?" Amanda asked, feeling a bit uneasy.

At this moment, Professor Hugo stopped leisurely sipping his coffee. "Professor Asher, don't scare Little Rabbit. She's a timid girl. If something's wrong, just say it."

For a moment, Asher was speechless.

A timid girl who could knock a grown man to the ground with one punch?

Asher wanted to ask Professor Hugo how he could say such a thing with a straight face.

"No, you didn't do anything wrong. I just thought of something rather important," Asher thought to himself, but he wouldn't say it out loud. Instead, he reassured the girl and then spoke under the expectant gazes of Amanda and Professor Hugo.

"I've read through the experimental ideas you've worked on over the past two years. All of them focus on evolving the Rabbit Dog to verify lies," Asher said calmly. Plus, since the key to strengthening the Rabbit Dog's abilities lay in truth, they hadn't excessively prioritized lies as a factor.

Instead, they treated lies as a variable. In each experimental approach, lies were appropriately included as a variable.

But they never considered elevating the importance of lies to the same level as truth.

And… the base of 100,000 people was indeed quite large.

"Is there a problem?" Professor Hugo put down his coffee cup and asked in confusion, "Considering the Rabbit Dog's potential new evolutionary abilities, along with its inherent traits, I've focused on using corresponding resources to enhance its vitality, then used truth and lies as guiding variables in various experiments."

"As long as my approach is correct, we'll find a way to evolve through persistent attempts."

Before Asher could respond, Franklin, who had read three-quarters of the thick document, let out a heavy snort. "Hmph! And yet you still haven't achieved any results?"

"In my opinion, you're just being too cautious, unwilling to let loose and experiment." Franklin's face showed a look of frustration and regret. "Two years, a whole two years, and with four experimental subjects, you've tried fewer than 200 experimental plans?"

Franklin almost pointed at Professor Hugo's nose to scold him. "Be bold and meticulous. Take risks and experiment. If one doesn't work, try another. With enough attempts, you'll eventually find the best one."

"If I were in charge of this project, I could've tested at least 600 experimental plans in two years, tripling your efficiency. The results might've come out long ago."

Hearing Franklin's words, even Asher, who had never been involved in the arduous research process, couldn't help but want to roll his eyes at him.

Asher didn't do so.

But all the researchers in the lab who heard Franklin's remarks paused their actions and shot disdainful, speechless looks in his direction.

Fewer than 167 research plans in two years?

That's not few at all.

On average, each selected assistant Beast Master had to attempt one to two plans per month.

Each one.

And the researchers had to come up with six to ten possible plans, select the most feasible ones, implement them, then carefully observe, record details, and refine the promising ones…

The process was tedious and required a tremendous amount of mental effort. It wasn't as simple as it appeared on the surface.

They lived busy lives every day.

Rest? They didn't even dare think about it.

Six hundred plans in two years?

Triple their current efficiency?

Hearing that, the researchers didn't even want to respond.

If they had to respond, they would probably say one word:

"Idiot."

It had been a long time since anyone had encountered such a idiot.

There were only three ways to achieve this level of efficiency.

Expand recruitment, enlarge the laboratory, and increase the number of researchers to accelerate the experiment's progress.

But judging by Franklin's sulky tone, it was clear that he hadn't thought it through and was instead relying on their current staff to achieve such results.

That would mean either mercilessly exploiting them, leaving them with no time to rest,

Or mindlessly trying all sorts of material combinations.

If it were the former, they'd walk out immediately.

They were humans.

Not livestock.

Able to work nonstop for 24 hours without rest.

Even a robot working for 20 hours straight would crash.

Each evolutionary plan was written only after repeated deliberation and confirmation. During the verification process, they also conducted thorough reviews.

Science.

Caution.

Orderliness.

These were their principles.

If it were the latter… piling up endless resources and materials…

Ha.

They'd simply curse, "Idiot," and walk out just the same.

All their years of study and effort weren't meant to mindlessly throw materials around as tools, only to get scolded, "Even someone with no education could do better than you."

It wasn't that they were being pessimistic.

Wasting vast amounts of materials and resources without results was entirely different from working diligently, grounded in effort, but lacking just a bit of luck.

"What do you want to do now?" Professor Hugo asked, looking at Franklin with a mocking expression. "Hand over the lab to you so you can try whatever you want?"

"I didn't go through all the trouble of securing resources just to let you waste them. You'll need to show me something convincing."

"I already have an idea." Franklin glanced at Asher, then turned to Professor Hugo, his face brimming with pride as he said, "Your research direction is wrong. If we go with my idea, we'll definitely find the new evolutionary path for the Rabbit Dog within a year."

Franklin gestured animatedly, his excitement evident.

"The Rabbit Dog's new evolutionary direction shouldn't be about lie detection or distinguishing truth from falsehood. That's not its true ability." Franklin began with some semblance of logic: "The Rabbit Dog's innate abilities lie in poison and shadow, leaning toward aggressive beasts. Naturally, we should dig deeper into its capabilities in that direction."

For a brief moment, Asher thought Franklin's words made a tiny bit of sense:

He thought too much.

It was his mistake.

No sense at all.

This direction was utterly off track.

The general idea might be correct… but the Poison Spirit Rabbit Dog's evolution had already explored its attributes in depth. Going further wouldn't yield anything.

Professor Hugo's idea was the correct one.

Exploring the Rabbit Dog's unique abilities, making bold hypotheses, and carefully verifying them.

The lack of results after two years wasn't because Professor Hugo was incapable, but because he had reached a critical fork in the road. With a nudge and a touch of imagination, he could truly discover the Rabbit Dog's new evolutionary path.

"Give me two months in charge of this project, and I guarantee significant progress." Franklin swayed his head with an air of superiority, acting as though he were doing Professor Hugo a favor.

Professor Hugo rolled his eyes dramatically at him.

"You're just here to make empty promises, aren't you?" Professor Hugo was almost amused by his own irritation. "You think a single sentence will make me hand over my team to you for two months? Why?"

"Because my idea is the right one."

"Sorry, you haven't convinced me. I don't believe there's anything left to dig into the Rabbit Dog's attributes."

"You idiot—"

"Stop, stop, stop." As the two were about to start another argument, Asher stepped in to mediate. "How about we hear my thoughts?"

The three turned to look at Asher simultaneously.

Professor Hugo and Franklin aside, Asher also noticed the amused faces of Amanda and the Rabbit Dog, silently observing.

From their expressions, it was clear they often enjoyed watching drama unfold.

No wonder they managed to gather nearly 100,000 truths and lies.

"Professor Asher, what's your idea? Speak freely." Professor Hugo looked at Asher with an expectant gaze. "After listening to this fool waste my time, I'm sure whatever you say can't be any worse."

In his mind, Franklin's perspective was utterly worthless.

Convince him?

No, no, no.

It wasn't even worth an extra listen.

Asher chuckled. "First, I agree with one of Mr. Franklin's statements."

As soon as he said that, Professor Hugo and Franklin both raised their eyebrows.

"I told you!" Franklin said smugly. "Kid, at least you've got some vision. But don't think you can ride on my coattails."

"I'm telling you, that's impossible."

Professor Hugo said nothing, crossing his arms as he raised an eyebrow, clearly curious to see what else Asher had to say.

One thing was certain: Asher couldn't possibly be siding with Franklin. Professor Hugo was sure of it.

Asher shook his head.

"I said I only agree with one of Mr. Franklin's statements, and not entirely."

He looked at Professor Hugo. "Brother Hugo, your perspective is correct, but you've veered off slightly."

Hmm?

Professor Hugo sat up straighter, leaning closer to Asher. "Professor Asher, what do you mean by that?"

After recalling the ideas in the documents, Asher summarized, "Brother Hugo, you were delving into the Rabbit Dog's ability to enhance its strength through truths, which led you to the idea of lie detection, correct?"

Professor Hugo nodded.

"That idea is valid. This ability indeed has value for further exploration. However, in your experiments, you've been overly focused on 'truths' and neglected the aspect of 'lies.'"

"The Beast Master's truths allow the Rabbit Dog's strength to soar, but lies from the Beast Master have no effect on it. However, that doesn't mean lies from others are ineffective."

"Whether it's truths or lies, once the accumulation reaches a certain point, it can transition from quantitative to qualitative change."

Professor Hugo's eyes lit up instantly.

"Lies, reaching a critical mass?" The more Professor Hugo spoke, the more intrigued he became. "Yes… I was too fixated on the connection between the Beast Master and the Rabbit Dog, overlooking that this lie-detecting ability is meant for everyone… I should expand the scope, from quantity to quality…"

The surrounding researchers stopped their work, gathering outside the small partition, craning their necks to listen to Asher's explanation.

Some even took notes, scribbling furiously.

"The connection between the Beast Master and the Rabbit Dog must also be considered. The more truths and secrets related to the Beast Master, the more beneficial it is for the Rabbit Dog's new evolutionary path," Asher added, emphasizing its importance. They couldn't disregard it just because Amanda had excelled in this aspect.

Otherwise, if other Rabbit Dogs couldn't evolve, there'd be no way to explain it.

"Don't worry about that." Amanda declared confidently, patting her chest. "There's no secret of mine I wouldn't tell my Rabbit."

"If I haven't said something… it's probably because I forgot."

As she spoke, Amanda hugged the Rabbit Dog tightly, rubbing her cheek against it.

The Rabbit Dog gently patted Amanda's face with its ears, making a soft "gurgling" sound, radiating cuteness.

"This evolutionary path isn't hard to achieve. The key lies in the process of transitioning from quantity to quality."

Exactly.

100,000 people!

Most people wouldn't encounter so many individuals in their lifetime.

Let alone have the Rabbit Dog collect truths and lies from 100,000 people.

But… times have changed.

It's different now.

Unlike the information-scarce past, modern people have advanced electronic devices and entertainment methods—short videos.

Swipe, swipe, swipe!

Every day, they're exposed to different information.

Spending just an hour or two is common. For people, it's just a way to pass the time, not particularly useful, possibly even a waste.

But for a Rabbit Dog needing to interact with many people, discerning truths and lies, it's a fast track to gathering data from the world without leaving home.

100,000… If they push a little harder, it's entirely possible to achieve within a year.

However, Amanda wasn't a complete homebody. She needed to train, live, and handle real-world matters.

Swiping videos was just a casual pastime for her.

The information age moves quickly.

Asher wasn't sure how long Amanda had been contracted with the Rabbit Dog—over two years, perhaps three or four. Using short videos to interact and gather truths and lies from 100,000 people… even at this pace, it would be considered slow.

"So… I suggest you take Rabbit Dog and watch more short videos together, and interact with some strangers. Let Rabbit Dog accumulate more exposure to both truths and lies," Asher said with a serious expression.

Serious.

Could he not be serious?

This was Asher's reverse-engineered method for Rabbit Dog's new evolution path.

However, everyone present, including Franklin and the other staff members, fell into a moment of silence after hearing Asher's words.

"Wait..." Amanda was stunned for a long time, as if he had just found his voice. Stammering, he said, "This... you… Little Bro… Professor Asher… Are you seriously not joking?"

Watch videos?

And that will make Rabbit Dog evolve?

For real?

Amanda's mental state was a bit dazed.

It sounded like a joke.

"You're killing me here. Do you really think just because you lucked out and discovered the evolution path for Honeybug, all beasts evolve this easily?" Franklin was the first to fire back. "You're seriously making me laugh to death. If you have no brain, just don't talk, okay?"

Professor Hugo also snapped out of it. He glared at Franklin before looking at Amanda and saying, "Doesn't it sound pretty simple?"

Well… Amanda really couldn't refute that.

Simple?

More than simple.

It was ridiculously simple.

So simple that it couldn't get any simpler.

If watching videos could strengthen pet beasts… great, the guilt of wasting time watching videos would vanish completely.

Wasting time?

This is specialized training for your pet beast.

"Since it's simple and doesn't waste much time, why not give it a try?" Professor Hugo's eyes sparkled as he said, "Bold assumptions and careful verification—this is exactly the mindset a professor of pet beast evolution should have."

"This hypothesis is bold, and the verification process isn't difficult. Starting today, you'll spend six hours a day in the lab watching videos on your phone." Professor Hugo waved his hand decisively, giving Amanda a paid-on-the-job phone-scrolling assignment.

"You've been contracted to Rabbit Dog for over four years now, right?"

Amanda nodded.

"If Professor Asher's hypothesis is correct… within a month or two, we might see results." Professor Hugo said excitedly.

Having Amanda watch videos with Rabbit Dog didn't interfere with their other research plans or observations. Professor Hugo quickly finalized the next two months' work schedule and prepared to observe and record the number of videos watched.

"You can start right now," Asher said with a smile.

'Hmm… 99,961. Not too far off—just a few more to go.'

What's divine intervention?

This probably was it.

If Amanda went home today, watched a few more videos with Rabbit Dog, and saw it evolve while watching, neither Amanda nor Professor Hugo would know what had happened.

Reverse-engineer… Without knowing the key factor, how could you reverse-engineer anything?

No sooner said than done, Amanda sat to the side, absentmindedly scrolling through short videos. From time to time, he glanced at Asher and Professor Hugo, feeling a little uneasy.

Rabbit Dog lay on Amanda's lap, yawning as it watched the phone, its expression perpetually adorable.

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