"Let's not tell you where it came from. How did you tell that it was not neutered?" Mu You looked at Chen Yichuan curiously.
The sterilization method in the star spirit world is not the physical castration on earth, but a magical method. There should be no difference in appearance between before and after sterilization.
"For silver owls that have lost the ability to reproduce, the color of the feathers at the end of the wings will be slightly darker than the feathers on other parts of the wings. This difference is difficult to distinguish from the appearance. Only those who have been dealing with silver owls for a long time can see it." Song Wenjing replaced Chen Yichuan answered the question.
She was also very surprised when she saw the silver owl in Mu You's hand, because as far as she knew, the supply of silver owls in the Celestial Spirit World was monopolized, and the silver owls that could be seen on the market were all sterilized varieties.
The silver owls in their base are all neutered silver owls purchased from pet dealers. They have only seen real wild silver owls in photos.
"I see……"
Mu You nodded. It was really impossible for him to know such details. This made him even more interested in the information the old man said. Unfortunately, they wouldn't sell it.
"Can you quarantine this kind of silver owl?" Mu You asked.
"Of course." Song Wenjing nodded.
"That's good, you check it first and I'll take it."
"Are there other animals?" Chen Yichuan asked.
"Ah, that's not the case." Mu You turned around and entered the backpack again. This time Chen Yichuan and Song Wenjing both subconsciously approached the entrance of the backpack and looked inside.
As a result, before he could find the doorway, Mu You walked out again, holding a fish tank in his hand. Coral grass was planted in the tank. Next to the coral clusters, there was a strange insect-shaped creature, only the size of a fingertip.
"Okeda Worm!" Chen Yichuan said the name of the creature in one breath.
"Good eyesight!" Mu You gave a thumbs up.
Chen Yichuan was speechless. Is this questioning his professional ability?
They have been studying alien creatures for two years at least, and they know almost all the abnormal animals with names.
"Is this thing common?" Mu You asked.
He has only caught one of this bug so far, and it doesn't look good. Of course, he has no intention of selling it. At this time, he just wants to take the opportunity to take it out and consult a professional.
"It's relatively rare, but it's not impossible to catch it. However, it's not easy to reproduce. It needs to simulate the environment where deep-sea corals grow. Especially on earth, it's basically difficult to raise them artificially." Looking at the rare magical animals that were taken out one after another, Chen Yichuan said to Mu You's attitude improved a lot.
"Is there any more?" Chen Yichuan asked proactively.
"Wait for me to get it..." Mu said and went into the backpack again.
But he took only two steps and stepped back: "Well, it's a bit much... How about you come in and see for yourself?"
Chen Yichuan and Song Wenjing had wanted to do this for a long time. When they received permission, they both nodded immediately and stepped through the door.
This backpack was of course the large backpack that Mu You was going to use to open a store. As soon as they entered the space, the first thing they noticed was the chocobos racing on the track in the distance.
"Chocobo!"
Song Wenjing exclaimed, and then looked at Mu You in surprise: "So it was you who posted that video!"
"Oh? Have you seen it too?" Mu You asked. It seems that his video has a wide spread range.
"Of course, your video was edited by many people and reposted on major platforms. Many people in my circle of friends are posting it. It's hard not to see it," Song Wenjing said.
"What video?" Chen Yichuan was a little confused. He didn't pay much attention to these Internet hot spots.
"A video of chocobo racing has become very popular these days." Song Wenjing explained, and then she saw a row of fish tanks not far away and quickly approached them.
"Ice Angel! Light Fiend! Color-Changing Fish..." Song Wenjing called out the names of the fish in the tank one by one.
Mu You found that he really underestimated the knowledge reserves of these professional scholars.
When he was getting started in potions, he studied one of Vivian's books on animal materials, but there were still many animals that he didn't recognize when he first saw them.
Discern by the Omniscient Crystal.
As a result, everyone here seems to be able to call him by name, and everyone is a master of magic zoology.
Chen Yichuan acted much calmer than Song Wenjing, scanning the creatures in the space one by one.
What makes him quite satisfied is that these animals are in good condition, and except for fish, they are basically free to move around. This shows that the breeders are feeding well, at least they are not the kind that crazily squeezes the animals for profit and treats the animals as surplus. Tools businessman.
But he soon lost his composure.
While scanning a certain corner of the space, Chen Yichuan suddenly noticed a white radish-like creature on the grass over there, with its back to them, buried in the corner over there, pulling at the grass with both hands, seemingly digging a hole.
"Mandrake?"
Chen Yichuan immediately let out a low breath and instinctively walked quickly to get a clear look.
Mandrake had just been moved to this new space by Mu You this morning and was busy digging a hole for himself.
While I was busy, I suddenly felt something moving behind me. When I looked back, I saw an old man's face, staring straight at it. His eyes were like a hungry wolf seeing a sheep, and I was immediately frightened. It was so embarrassing that I subconsciously screamed: "Wow..."
But as soon as it called out, it felt that its mouthpiece was stuck and it could no longer make any sound.
In the distance, Mu You put away his wand and looked at Song Wenjing on the side with a strange look: "How reliable is your dean? The cry of mandrake can cause coma. This should be common sense, right?"
"Ahem, of course I know this, the dean just did it accidentally..."
Song Wenjing was also embarrassed. She didn't expect that the old dean would make such a low-level mistake.
But she can actually understand this, because there is only one mandrake in the entire base, and it is an old mandrake. It has a relatively docile personality and will not yell casually.
This was the first time for them to see such a young Mandrake, so it was no wonder that the old dean was excited.
Just now, Mu You used the throat lock in time to silence Mandrake's voice, but they still heard the brief sound before. That energetic voice, it was obvious that Mandrake was not only young, but Still very healthy.
"Speaking of which, you are too unprofessional. Mandrakes are very timid animals, especially afraid of humanoid creatures. Shouldn't they generally be isolated with soundproofing devices?" Song Wenjing said.
"Ah, this mandrake of mine is more... outgoing."
Mu Youn walked over there while talking. At this time, Mandrake was still shivering in the pit. He was thinking about his head and body. It wasn't that he didn't want to run, but he was blocked in the corner by the old man and couldn't get out, otherwise Gone long ago.
When he found Mu You approaching, Mandrake hurriedly ran behind him as if he had seen a savior, grabbed his trouser legs and hid.
"Mandrake actually depends on humans? How amazing... Is this a unique characteristic of young mandrakes?" Song Wenjing was surprised when she saw this scene, then took out a small notebook from her body and jotted down something in it. got something.
"Uh...I'm afraid this isn't..." Lin Xue was a little funny next to her.
She knew how Mandrake usually treated Mu You. Usually when he saw Mu You, he would be like a primary school student when he saw the school director, and he would stay away from him.
Today, it can only be said that it has encountered a more terrifying two-legged beast. Relatively speaking, Mu You is more trustworthy. At most, he can give it an injection and draw blood without actually hurting it.
Chen Yichuan also knew that his actions were a mistake and made the young man laugh. His face turned red and he immediately took a few steps back. However, he still couldn't help but look at Mu You and asked, "Where did you get these creatures from?" Coming?"
"Some of them were picked up by chance. The fish were caught in the game and sent back through the door... In addition, I signed an agreement with a local pet shop in the Celestial Spirit World, and I can buy some unneutered fish from them. A magical creature." Mu Youyou.
Why does he have so many magical animals? If he doesn't say it, people will always doubt it. It's better to say it himself. His contract with the black cat pet store was a perfect cover.
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Chen Yichuan nodded when he heard this and didn't ask any more questions.
Being able to connect with a local pet dealer from another world was a personal encounter, not forced, and he could only envy him.
However, it is also a good thing for them that the other party has such channels. As a biological research department, they may need to find cooperation with the other party in the future.
Chen Yichuan's attitude towards Mu You became better. He no longer regarded him as an ordinary pet dealer. He left his backpack to get various professional instruments and began to check the animals in the space one by one.
The so-called inspection is not complicated, mainly in two aspects.
The first is to identify species, clearly classify organisms, and determine whether they are beneficial or harmful organisms. Creatures that can be approved as commodities can only be creatures that are not dangerous to humans.
The second is to detect some specific spreading germs and clarify the food chain of the organisms. Some magical creatures with excessive reproductive capacity are released on a large scale to the earth, which can easily destroy the earth's original biological chain. As a supervisory department, they must estimate these risks.
There is no problem with Mu You in both aspects. He has special sterilization tools in his hand. The animals sold must be neutered. Those that are not sterilized are kept in the store and raised by himself to prevent the spread of the disease. If we go out, there will be no problems affecting the ecological chain.
Each inspection was carried out smoothly.
However, not long after the inspection started, Song Wenjing suddenly let out a cry in the distance.
"Dean, come and see what kind of creature this is?"
"What?" Chen Yichuan was a little surprised. Song Wenjing was considered one of his best students, and there was a creature she didn't even recognize?
Chen Yichuan walked to Song Wenjing and looked in the direction she pointed.
There was a large fish tank. In the fish tank were dozens of underdeveloped frogs, with a seed cyst about the same size as the body growing on their backs.
"Is this a flower-planting frog?" Chen Yichuan said subconsciously.
"I know it looks like a flower frog, but flower frogs are generally poisonous, and this frog's toxicity test is zero, and..." Song Wenjing put on rubber gloves, turned over a small frog in her hand, exposed her belly, and pointed Looking at the pouch on its belly: "Does the flower frog also have a pouch on its belly?"
Chen Yichuan was a little surprised now, and hurriedly stepped forward to take out a frog and observed it carefully. The more he looked at it, the more confused he became.
The two communicated in a low voice, and finally looked at Mu You: "What kind of creature is this?"
"This is called Bulbasaur." Mu said.
"Bulbasaur?"
Chen Yichuan frowned and pondered for a while before looking at Song Wenjing: "In that "Encyclopedia of Vertebral Creatures in the Star Spirit Realm", is there any record of this name? "
"No... right?" Song Wenjing was also a little unsure.
That book was written by a great traveler from another world. It recorded tens of thousands of species of vertebrate creatures, but many of them only had one name, and she wasn't sure if she could remember them all.
"Oh, this frog is a new species born from the hybridization of two frog species. It has not yet been named in the star spirit world. Bulbasaur is the name I gave it myself." Mu You explained.
"New species?"
The two of them were shocked. The unnamed new species was not discovered by the natives of the Star Spirit World, but was discovered by the people on Earth first?
"what happened?"
"Elaborate!"
Mu You had nothing to hide when he thought about it. It would be released sooner or later anyway, and looking at the characteristics of this frog, it was not difficult to guess that it was a combination of the two frog species, so he simply told the two of them what happened.
"The flower frog and the pocket toad...don't these two frogs have reproductive isolation?"
Chen Yichuan and Song Wenjing were surprised after hearing this. One of the two frogs is poisonous and the other is non-toxic. It is generally impossible to combine them. However, the creature in front of them subverted their understanding.
Song Wenjing hurriedly recorded the new knowledge in her notebook.
With surprise at the new species, the two continued to work. After working all morning, they finally finished testing all the magical creatures.
things.
Naturally, the results were all qualified.
Dean Chen personally participated, and all subsequent procedures were given the green light. By 3:30 in the afternoon, all procedures were completed. The whole process took less than six hours, and Mu You received the approved documents.
Compared to the huge number of animals he brought, this was an incredible speed.
After all the procedures were completed smoothly, Mu You breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing that it was getting late, he was ready to leave.
Unexpectedly, something went wrong when I was about to leave.
"No, you can't leave!"
Mu You looked back at Chen Yichuan, who was holding his backpack. He had a headache. Why didn't he let him go?
"You brought so many precious alien animals with you, are you... sure you can raise them?" Chen Yichuan said pointedly.
Mu You looked at the other party strangely: "Dean Chen, what do you mean?"
"I won't say anything else, but you have to keep a batch of Bulbasaur and Silver Owl, especially Bulbasaur... Of course, the ownership is still yours, we just help you raise it!" Chen Yichuan said.
Mu You somewhat understood what he meant, and said speechlessly: "Dean Chen, I want to use these Bulbasaur seeds to open a store."
"What kind of store are you opening with such precious creatures? Can ordinary people raise them?" Chen Yichuan glared.
"This... doesn't seem to be difficult to raise, right?" Mu Youyou said.
According to his observations during this period, the survivability of magical animals is still very strong. It is completely feasible to follow the general pet raising methods, and there is no threshold.
"This is a new species... Well, I'll cover it all for how much you sell it for!" Chen Yichuan said proudly.
It’s all included… You’re going to be a second-rate dealer!
Mu You shook his head: "Sorry, our store's products are temporarily limited to one purchase per person!"
"Is there still a purchase limit?"
Chen Yichuan frowned and blurted out: "Then it's okay for everyone in my research institute to buy one, right?"
"...Old Dean, you are acting like a scalper..." Mu You looked at Chen Yichuan even more strangely. Although he understood that the old man wanted to keep a few more for research, he never expected that he would work so hard for it, even without caring about his face.
"Then I have no control over it. You can set the price, but of these two animals, we must keep some for research!" The old man said clearly.
"It's not impossible to leave some behind..." Mu You suddenly said.
There were enough Bulbasaur and Silver Owl, and he didn't mind leaving some for the Academy of Sciences for research purposes. But, you have to give something, and of course you have to fight for the benefits you deserve.
"Tell me what the conditions are!" Chen Yichuan also understood that the other party wanted to put forward conditions.
"Dean Chen, I see that you have bred enough magical animals here. Why don't you get me a few that I don't have over there, and we can exchange them?" Mu You glanced at the major animals in the base. The biological cultivation room, compared to the dozen or so animals in his backpack, is the real treasure house of magical creatures!
Chen Yichuan's expression immediately changed when he heard this. What a boy. He hasn't gotten the animal from the other party yet, but the other party has started to take advantage of his creatures.
"Don't worry, Dean Chen, I promise to take good care of them, and the creatures "borrowed" from you will only be used for exhibition and will not be sold. Mu You said with a smile.
Although Chen Yichuan was reluctant, he also knew that this was the result of the other party's concession. What's more, he was still thinking about Mu You's channel as an animal merchant from another world, and he wasn't too insistent at this time.
Then the two of them had a tug of war over how to "exchange".
This operation made the onlookers Song Wenjing and Lin Xue dumbfounded. How could you, the dignified dean of the Academy of Sciences, be like buying vegetables at the aunt's market, haggling with people on the basis of weight and weight?
Two hours later, the discussion between the two finally came to an end.
In the end, Mu You paid for 10 healthy Silver Owls, half male and half female, and 12 Bulbasaur seeds.
In addition, from now on, Mu You will learn from pet merchants from other worlds.
When purchasing goods here, if you encounter some special creatures that are not available in the base or are relatively special, you need to buy some for the Academy of Sciences as long as it does not affect your business. Of course, all consumption will be reimbursed by the Academy of Sciences.
As for Mu You, he finally got two salamanders, four ferrets, two moon-crazed beasts, a chaka dragon, a one-horned stag, and a butterfly-eared dog, all of which were gentle and non-aggressive. Magical creatures.
In addition, Mu You and Lin Xue also obtained an internal account on the website of the Foreign Research Department of the Academy of Sciences. Only by confirming their identities and fingerprints can they enter. They can browse various zoological materials for free, but they cannot download or copy and disseminate them. .
After the discussion, Mu You and Lin Xue did not stay in the capital. Lin Xue declined Song Wenjing's invitation to stay overnight, and the two rushed back to K City overnight.
