After sowing the seeds of "Friendship Evolution," all that remained was to wait patiently.
Wait for them to sprout, to grow, to turn into golden fields of grain.
When that time came, Jiang Xing would be able to drive his "Friendship Evolution Conference" harvester and welcome the day of harvest.
That day shouldn't be too far away.
Filled with anticipation, Jiang Xing arrived at the Public Security Bureau's medical room.
Pushing the door open, the first thing he saw was six pitch-black Magnet Orbs floating in midair.
After the battle, these six Magnet Orbs had been sent here to receive treatment while waiting for the ceremony to conclude.
When they saw Jiang Xing enter, they all floated over, emitting crackling electric sounds.
Pzzt…
"The battle is over. I won," Jiang Xing said. "However, I'm not a Beast Tamer—I'm a Pet Beast researcher, dedicated to studying Pet Beast items and evolution methods, and to uncovering their potential."
"If you stay with me, you won't have many opportunities to battle. Your main role would be to learn various kinds of knowledge and act as my assistants, helping me with Pet Beast research."
"If you're unwilling, I can ask Captain Meng to send you back to the Thunder Domain Secret Realm."
Jiang Xing's reason for taking in the Magnet Orbs was to find research assistants to share his workload.
Therefore, the Pet Beasts' own preferences were extremely important.
For example, the Rainbow Dragon Hatchling—what it liked was becoming stronger, fighting, and claiming territory.
When Jiang Xing was doing research, it would often run around the institute, picking fights with other Rainbow Dragon Hatchlings. It could practice its moves while displaying its Dragon Might, reinforcing its status as the "Dragon King."
Forcing it to learn research or caretaker-type knowledge would be like turning a warrior into a healer—completely against its nature.
So Jiang Xing never assigned it such tasks. Instead, he provided it with ample food resources, helped it design training plans, and encouraged its growth.
The same applied to the Auspicious Cloud Qilin. Its personality was lazy, gluttonous, and playful.
So Jiang Xing assigned it the role of a "Cube Tasting Specialist," helping him test Energy Cube formulas.
At the same time, it would play with the Ugly Waterfowls, raising their Friendship.
As a Demi-God Tier psychic-type Pet Beast, the Qilin was completely unaffected by the Ugly Waterfowl's Ugliness talent. It felt no disgust at all, treating them purely as playmates.
Assigning tasks based on each Pet Beast's preferences.
Teaching according to their nature—this was Jiang Xing's training philosophy.
So if these Magnet Orbs had no interest in research and only wanted to fight and grow stronger…
Then no matter how talented they were, Jiang Xing wouldn't bring them back to the institute.
What he wanted were assistants, not warriors.
He truly wasn't becoming a Beast Tamer!
...Pzzt!
The six Magnet Orbs exchanged electric signals and quickly reached a decision.
Acting as a translator, the Qilin released its psychic power, allowing Jiang Xing to understand their thoughts.
For the Magnet Orbs, battle was simply a way to observe a Beast Tamer—they used it to sense the "signal" between a person and their Pet Beast.
Although Jiang Xing had fought alongside the Crimson Flame Guardian Hound, the Hound, despite not being a contracted Pet Beast, had still entrusted him with complete trust, executing every command without hesitation.
That display alone was enough to earn Jiang Xing the Magnet Orbs' recognition.
As for battle itself, they didn't have a strong obsession with it.
They were willing to become Jiang Xing's assistants, to try learning various forms of research knowledge, and to help him.
"Welcome aboard!"
Jiang Xing was overjoyed. He instinctively reached into his pocket, intending to take out some Energy Cubes and boost their Friendship.
But just as his hand moved, he paused—
Magnet Orbs were elemental-type Pet Beasts. Their bodies were metal spheres the size of watermelons.
They had no mouths and didn't eat. Instead, they survived and grew stronger by absorbing electricity.
They were, unbelievably—completely immune to cubes!
Jiang Xing's thoughts shifted. He withdrew his hand from his robe, and a jade-green gem appeared in his palm, with a lightning-like pattern flowing within it.
When he had first obtained it, he had thought this thing was terrifying—true eternal energy, enough to drive people mad.
After calming down, he felt it wasn't that extreme.
Although it possessed inexhaustible energy, its size limited its output. It wasn't enough to power the entire world or grant all of humanity energy freedom.
Moreover, it was of Legendary quality. Its energy did not leak outward—it was extremely restrained.
Unless Jiang Xing went around talking about it himself, no one would ever guess from its appearance or behavior that it had infinite durability. At most, they would treat it as a highly durable, top-tier special Secret Realm stone.
With Jiang Xing's steadily rising academic status, possessing such a treasure wouldn't attract attention.
Jiang Xing handed the Eternal Thunder Stone to the Magnet Orbs.
"This is a Lightning-type energy stone. It's for you."
Pzzt…
The Magnet Orbs didn't think much of the Eternal Thunder Stone.
In the Thunder Domain Secret Realm, a "god" resided. Lightning-type energy was abundant, and energy stones were plentiful.
They were Magnet Orbs from the city, not some backwater bumpk—what is this?!
When the Magnet Orbs drew in the Eternal Thunder Stone, pulling it into the center and absorbing its energy—
In an instant, that incomparably pure, vast, seemingly endless energy made them tremble.
Compared to the energy stones they had seen before, this was like fireflies against the blazing sun. Even comparing them was an insult!
This was practically the "heart" of the God of Lightning!
"The quality is decent. As long as you like it, that's enough."
PZZT!!!
Like it? They loved it!
Mas—Master, if you had something like this, you should've taken it out earlier!
If we'd known the institute's benefits were this good, why even bother with an interview? We went through all that trouble fighting—what if it had hurt our relationship?!
Through the Qilin's psychic link, Jiang Xing sensed the Magnet Orbs' excitement and enthusiasm, and he was very satisfied.
'Among Pet Beasts, certain special individuals may break through their Species Tier limits and possess power beyond their kind…'
'With the Eternal Thunder Stone nourishing these Magnet Orbs day and night, they should also count as special individuals.'
'Even if the Giant Magnet Entity's Species Tier is only Monarch Tier, in the future it might break through to Overlord Tier—or even Demi-God!'
Of course, that was just speculation.
Jiang Xing would still devote some effort to exploring the Magnet Orbs' subsequent evolution forms.
After all, if a Pet Beast could grow stronger without relying on its species, then once its Species Tier increased, it would naturally become even stronger.
…
For now, Jiang Xing did not form contracts with the Magnet Orbs.
They were quite special—currently six individual units, which would occupy six contract slots.
Once they evolved into a Giant Magnet Entity, they would become a single entity, requiring only one contract slot.
Naturally, it made more sense to wait until after evolution to form a contract.
After subduing the Magnet Orbs, Jiang Xing politely declined Meng Yuan's company and left the Public Security Bureau alone.
Only when he was on the way to the caretaker-type Pet Beast academy did he finally let out a sigh of relief.
Captain Meng appeared cold on the surface, but the enthusiasm hidden beneath that silver mask burned like fire.
Jiang Xing had been treated as a benefactor by him—and it was honestly a bit overwhelming.
'In the future, for small matters like finding Pet Beasts, I should avoid troubling Captain Meng…'
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[Name: Magnet Orb]
[Attributes: Metal, Lightning]
[Talent: Electromagnetic Resonance — Can form a combined state with other Magnet Orbs. In this combined state, the power of Lightning-type moves is synchronized to the highest level.]
[Species Tier: Low Commander Tier]
[Species Moves: Thunder Strike, Electromagnetic Pulse, Magnetic Propulsion, Electromagnetic Storm…]
[Description: An elemental-type Pet Beast born from heavenly lightning. While individually average in strength, once combined, they can unleash terrifying lightning power.]
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