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Looking at the Dromas, Fu Zhu thought of a brilliant idea.
In a certain version of MC, when horses bred, they could pass down the potion effects they were under to the next generation. This meant the offspring's base stats would include the buffed values from the potions. Then, you could douse this new generation with another speed potion and continue the breeding process.
By repeating this cycle, one could obtain a true thousand-li horse in the most literal sense! A horse that could travel a thousand li in a single second.
Back when he learned that Bailu could enable Vidyadhara to reproduce, Fu Zhu had once entertained the idea of researching a Vidyadhara Dragon Lord MK2000. Unfortunately, the only available Dragon High Elders at the time were Dan Heng and Bailu.
No matter how outrageous he could be, he couldn't possibly experiment on those two, so the Vidyadhara Dragon Lord MK2000 project was scrapped.
But now!
The Dromas MK2000 project would be put back on the agenda!
Fu Zhu immediately sidled up to Empedocles and asked, "Can I borrow two Dromas to study their breeding habits?"
Empedocles looked at Fu Zhu with a strange and baffled expression. "Aren't you in a hurry to get on the road? How do you have time for research? Besides, there are Dromas in the Holy City. Why not wait until you get there to study them?"
"Professor, just tell me if I can borrow them or not! Price is negotiable. Besides, I only need two hours."
Fu Zhu's exaggerated claims and unscholarly attitude made Empedocles laugh out of anger. He pointed directly at Fu Zhu and said, "How could you possibly complete research on Dromas breeding in one or two hours? Are you joking? Come, come, the Dromas here are yours to pick. If you can complete your research in two hours, I will, right here and now—eat all of their red soil!"
Seeing Professor Empedocles getting angry, Cipher and Tixi both couldn't help but tug on Fu Zhu's sleeve, signaling him to calm down and not provoke the professor.
But Fu Zhu accepted the bet on the spot.
"Deal. If I can't complete the research, then I'll eat the red soil."
He wouldn't die from eating it anyway.
Dromas: ? So no one is going to speak up for our feed?
Fu Zhu walked into the herd of Dromas, looking left and right, picking out the ones he wanted.
Professor Empedocles had originally been scheduled to attend a short meeting, but now he was staying. He wanted to see just how Fu Zhu was going to eat red soil later!
Seeing the two of them like this, Tixi couldn't help but sigh. She turned to Cipher and said, "Cipher, go get some digestive medicine. It'll be useful no matter which of them has to eat."
Cipher nodded and darted away in a flash.
Meanwhile, Fu Zhu had been looking around for a while and finally just picked two random Dromas. In front of them, he scooped out a large chunk of red soil from their feeding trough.
The moment he did this and held the red soil in his hand, the surrounding Dromas instantly grew restless. They all began to cross the fences penning them in, gathering around Fu Zhu, each one craning its neck, trying to be the first to eat the red soil in his hand.
This scene stunned both Professor Empedocles and Tixi. Dromas had never been greedy creatures. Even if their keepers walked past them with heaps of red soil, they would just wait patiently where they stood.
This was the first time they had ever seen Dromas so desperate to eat red soil.
Fu Zhu casually pushed aside a few of the massive Dromas.
"Stay on the side, I don't need this many of you."
Empedocles watched as Fu Zhu casually shoved the Dromas away and couldn't help but marvel.
His academic attitude may be improper, but he really is strong!
Fu Zhu took out a few speed potions from his pocket and tossed them onto the two EarthDromas. After confirming they had a speed BUFF, he fed the red soil in his hand to them.
The moment the two Dromas ate the red soil, it was as if they had locked eyes. They immediately began to nuzzle their giant heads against each other.
Professor Empedocles frowned at the sight, adjusting his glasses to get a better look at the two beasts.
Are they entering their mating season? But it's not the right time of year! Could those two potions Fu Zhu just threw be some kind of aphrodisiac?
Soon, something even more shocking happened. After the two mating Dromas nuzzled each other for a bit, a football-sized egg suddenly appeared between them!
"Holy sh—?!"
Seeing the egg appear out of thin air, Empedocles's eyes went wide.
Fu Zhu, meanwhile, turned his head with a grin and raised his eyebrows at him.
"Professor, you can start with some appetizers now. You'll be getting your fill of red soil later."
Empedocles ignored Fu Zhu, staring at the egg with a suspicious expression.
What kind of research is this? This is clearly alchemy! How could an Dromas skip the entire pregnancy process and just lay an egg?!
Seeing no reaction from him, Fu Zhu turned back around. He glanced at the egg on the ground and the two Dromas, which had now entered their breeding cooldown period. He thought for a moment, then directly used a command to accelerate their cooldowns.
In less than a second, the breeding cooldown for the two Dromas was over. Fu Zhu repeated his previous method, tossing another speed potion at them and then having them produce another egg.
"Two should be enough."
Fu Zhu crouched down in front of the two eggs and gently stroked them. The eggs' incubation time began to accelerate at a thousand times the normal rate. With a crack, two somewhat adorable baby Dromas hatched from the shells.
Their status bars didn't show a speed BUFF, and Fu Zhu couldn't see their base stats, so he had to use another method to confirm whether these two little ones had inherited the potion-affected stats of their parents.
"Come on, walkies."
Fu Zhu took out a piece of red soil and used it to entice them. The two little Dromas scurried on their short legs, and with a whoosh, they crossed a distance of several meters to arrive in front of him.
"Holy sh—!"
This time, Empedocles couldn't hold it in. Never mind how quickly these two little Dromas hatched, their movement speed had far surpassed what a normal Dromas was capable of!
Empedocles couldn't help but rush to Fu Zhu's side and ask, "What kind of drugs did you use on them? Their speed isn't right!"
Hearing this, Fu Zhu nodded with satisfaction.
"Not right? Then it's right!"
Fu Zhu immediately fed the red soil in his hand to the two small Dromas. In just a few minutes, right before Empedocles's eyes, they completed the transition from hatchling to adult, growing to be several meters tall!
Then, Fu Zhu repeated the process he used on their parents, tossing speed potions at them.
Empedocles watched the terribly familiar process, his eyes widening in disbelief.
This Fu Zhu fellow wasn't researching Dromas—he's creating a man-made Titan!