nagpurpolice Chapter 73: Parents' Dual Responsibilities
Chapter 73: Parents' Dual Responsibilities
[A rare pollen-collecting fairy is pollinating the plants.]
The third-generation "Golden Arrow" mother plant developed from a rare and superior spiritual seed with exceptional breeding characteristics. It possesses the "twin characteristic" cultivation effect, and the fruit after hybridization can have two characteristics, with the best traits being inherited in each generation.
The pollen-collecting fairy collects pollen from the pistil of the "Golden Arrow" mother plant and transfers it to the stamen of the "Golden Cage" mother plant. Both belong to the same genus and possess rare reproductive characteristics, making them highly compatible.
The fertile mother plant is developing a new variety...
Whoosh! The bright yellow "Powder-Gathering Fairy" carries pollen into the spiral shell of the "Golden Spirit Cage," where it lands on the flower stamens, gradually emitting clear yellow particles that resemble shimmering gold dust as they accumulate.
With a whoosh, Jiang Qiu's fingertips emitted a burst of cyan spiritual energy, and a single [Golden Spirit Cage] sprouted up like rain after a drought, creaking and growing. The pollinated pistil wrapped the flower into a green bud, which then evolved into an embryo.
The mother plant, which originally resembled a yellow braid, also grew taller at the base, gradually unfurling sword-like leaves that looked like sisal, revealing its sharp and shrewd nature.
With each influx of spiritual energy, it continued to evolve. When its development slowed down, it had already broken free from the twisted pattern of the [Golden Spirit Cage] and incorporated the bottom feature of the [Golden Spirit Arrow] pointing in all directions.
Jiang Qiao's eyes widened. "The mother plant is already showing signs of deformation? That means when this fruit matures, it will be a new hybrid variety!"
Hybridization that should have taken several generations or even a dozen generations to complete was achieved in a single day. This was the most difficult type of hybridization, and there were no signs of rejection. Such a breeding path can be described as perfectly natural.
She was stunned and looked down at the Golden Lotus, which was still in bloom. She was retracing the path her father had taken for her, but she was stuck halfway. Even the indispensable Fairy of Gathering Powder had to be borrowed.
A sense of loss washed over Jiang Qiao like autumn leaves falling; her eyes dimmed slightly, and she pouted, muttering to herself:
"The spiritual plant within him must bear fruit that is both metal and wood in nature. This hybridization result is definitely not going to work. He's been so confident about a second-generation hybridization, but that's a long and winding road ahead..."
However, the mother plant that evolved during the hybridization process continued to grow. Jiang Qiu watched intently, and a wisp of red spiritual energy burst forth from between her fingers, blowing towards the still-developing mother plant like a wildfire—
[Consumes 500 strands of level 1 fire elemental energy]
[Top-tier metal spirit plants promote hybridization]
[Imminent Transformation, Choosing to Inherit and Optimize the Path:]
1. The father is the guiding principle
[Effect: The father is "Golden Arrow". The inherited "Same Kind Affinity (Breeding)" + "Twin Trait (Rare Breeding)" will be highlighted as the characteristics of a hybrid plant, and the hybridization ability will be enhanced.]
2. The parent plant is the framework.
[Effect: The parent plant is "Golden Spirit Cage". The inherited "single seedling (rare breeding)" will highlight the characteristics of a hybrid spirit plant, and the ability to reproduce will be enhanced.]
3. Dual parental roles
[Effect: Inheriting the "same genus affinity (breeding)" + "twin characteristics (rare breeding)" + "single seedling (rare breeding)" from both parents, it will be integrated into the unique characteristics of the hybrid plant, with a moderate and balanced hybridization and generation ability.]
The first option determines that the advantage of the new achievement is that it can be hybridized with metal spirit plants and inherit each other's superior characteristics. This would be of great benefit to spirit plant masters who follow a pure metal cultivation path, but I am a dual metal and wood cultivator.
Later on, it was unable to fully utilize its advantages.
The two options mean that new achievements will always be passed down in a single lineage. So-called second-generation or even more-generation hybridization is just a supplement to the characteristics of this lineage of spiritual plants, which is very suitable for one's own cultivation path, like a fish in water.
However, this will sacrifice the advantage of selective feature optimization.
The quality of inherited characteristics is uncontrollable.
If the features don't work, you have to start from scratch.
If the path is wrong, you have to rebuild it.
The cost is too high.
Jiang Qiu quickly focused her gaze on the third option, her eyes sharp. Although this option did not enhance the ability of hybridization and iteration, it possessed characteristics of both the father and mother, had no weaknesses, and could be used for a steady and long-term relationship.
In a split second, choose three!
However, he immediately frowned, and a new panel popped up. His heart skipped a beat, and his eyes flashed with a mixture of surprise and wariness.
[This new hybrid variety inherits the characteristics of both the father and mother parents and combines them. It will possess the characteristic of the mother parent, "Golden Spirit Cage," which gathers and stores all metallic spiritual energy, and will also launch sword-like leaves using the stored metallic spiritual energy, just like the father parent, "Golden Spirit Arrow."]
[Given the superior breeding characteristics of this new variety, the absence of other characteristics, and the fact that both the male and female parents possess considerable aggressive power, it is positioned as a fertile, aggressive spiritual plant. Its instability is currently increasing and irreversible.]
Boom! A ball of fire erupted from the bottom of the spiral-shaped shell, along with the fruit embryo inside, and its instability increased. It instantly lit up with a scarlet light, and dozens of sword blades trembled like arrows drawn from a fully loaded bow.
Even though he immediately converted water-elemental spiritual energy and blew a cold wind from his fingertips to [store essence] it, dewdrops seeped from the surface of the leaves, which were as yellow as bronze sword blades, and the scarlet light, though suppressed, did not extinguish, but instead appeared even more terrifying.
Current instability: 6%
Current instability: 26%
Current instability: 65%
【...】
Current instability: 100%
In the blink of an eye, the fruit in the "cage" turned a dazzling red, like the infrared beam of a sniper rifle focusing in the iris. Suddenly, the ring of sword-like leaves near the base burst open like arrows, shooting out in all directions.
"Huh?" The change was too fast. Jiang Qiao had just come to her senses when a sword leaf in the center of her vision grew from small to large, almost filling her pupil, and pierced through her.
With a snap, Jiang Qiu reacted swiftly, lunging at her around the waist. The cold blade of sword grazed the back of her head in mid-air, sending her adrenaline soaring.
With a thud, the two fell to the ground. A whooshing sound swept through the air, leaving a drum-like sound as they struck the concrete wall, disappearing in an instant.
Thump, thump, thump, Jiang Qiu landed on top of Jiang Qiao, their hearts pounding together. The fall didn't hurt; instead, there was a momentary, soft, cushioning sensation on her chest. "Are you alright?"
He pulled Jiang Qiao up; her hand was warm as a water bag. She patted the dust off her back, tilted her head, and a blush appeared on her cheeks as she whispered, "What could have happened? You've given me quite a fright."
"I'm sorry, the first-generation hybrid's aggressiveness exceeded expectations, but I'm glad you're alright." Jiang Qiu breathed a sigh of relief. The other party had only come to borrow [Powder-Gathering Fairy], so she couldn't let her get hurt in her own home.
It's a pity about this room. The table is cracked, the Golden Spirit Arrow is cut in half, the iron incubator is torn, a small number of the Powder-Gathering Fairies have died, and the sword leaf is embedded in the wall and is still vibrating. We'll have to spend money to hire someone to repair it.
Fortunately, nothing serious happened.
and--
The "Golden Spirit Arrow" and the "Golden Spirit Cage" have successfully hybridized, creating a first-generation mutated hybrid superior spirit seed (rare), named...