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Chapter 370 - 250 Exchange Exchange_1

Chapter 370: Chapter 250 Exchange Exchange_1

"Leaving aside where it came from, how did you determine it’s not sterilized?" Mu You curiously looked at Chen Yichuan.

In the Star Spirit World, sterilization is not a physical castration like on Earth, but a magical operation. There should be no observable difference in appearance before and after sterilization.

"Sterilized Silver Owls have slightly duller plumage at the tips of their wings than the other parts. This minimal difference is hard to notice; only those who have dealt with Silver Owls for a long time can tell," Song Wenjing answered for Chen Yichuan.

She looked at the Silver Owl in Mu You’s hands with astonishment as, to her knowledge, all Silver Owls in the Star Spirit World had their supply monopolized. The ones seen in the market were all sterilized breeds.

Even the Silver Owls in their base were sterilized ones purchased from pet traders. They’d only seen wild Silver Owls in pictures.

"I see..."

Mu You nodded, this was a detail he didn’t know, which made him more interested in the information the old man mentioned. Sadly, he wasn’t selling it.

"Can you guys conduct a quarantine on this type of Silver Owl?" Mu You asked.

"Of course we can," Song Wenjing nodded.

"That’s great, you guys inspect it first, I will bring the next one."

"You have other creatures?" Chen Yichuan asked.

"Ah, yes." Mu You turned back into his backpack. This time, both Chen Yichuan and Song Wenjing instinctively leaned towards the entrance of the bag to peek inside.

Before they could understand anything, Mu You came out carrying a fish tank planted with coral grass, beside the coral cluster was a peculiarly shaped insect-sized creature about the size of a fingertip.

"An Okuta Worm!" Chen Yichuan recognized the creature’s name instantly.

"What an eye you have!" Mu You gave a thumbs up.

Chen Yichuan was speechless. Was this a questioning of his professional capacity?

They had been studying creatures from different realms for two years, and they recognized almost every known abnormal animal.

"Is this creature common?" Mu You asked.

He had only caught one of these insects so far and didn’t plan on selling it due to its odd appearance. Now, he just wanted to consult professionals about it.

"It’s pretty rare, although not impossible to catch. However, breeding them is not easy as it requires simulating the deep-sea coral-growing environment, particularly on Earth, it’s virtually impossible to breed them artificially." Chen Yichuan’s attitude towards Mu You greatly improved seeing the rare and amazing animals continuously being produced.

"Anything else?" Chen Yichuan took the initiative to ask.

"Wait a moment, I’ll fetch it..." Mu You went back into his backpack.

However, he hadn’t even taken two steps when he turned back, "Uh, there’s quite a lot... Why don’t you come in and see for yourselves?"

Chen Yichuan and Song Wenjing had been wanting to do this for a while. Getting permission, they promptly agreed and stepped in.

The backpack was, of course, the large one that Mu You had prepared for the store. Upon entering, the first creatures that caught their eyes were the Chocobos running on a racetrack in the distance.

"Chocobos!"

Song Wenjing cried out in surprise, then turned to Mu You, "So it was you that posted that video!"

"Huh? You’ve seen it?" Mu You asked. That indicated his video had quite a wide reach.

"Of course, your video was clipped and reposted on various big platforms by many people, quite a few of my friends posted it. It’s been hard to avoid." Song Wenjing replied.

"What video?" Chen Yichuan was somewhat puzzled. He didn’t usually pay much attention to social media hotspots.

"A video of a Chocobo race, it went viral over the past few days," Song Wenjing explained briefly, then immediately rushed over to a row of fish tanks nearby.

"Ice Angels! Light Phantoms! Chameleon Fish..." Song Wenjing named the types of fish in each tank.

Mu You realized he had underestimated the knowledge of these professional scholars.

When he started studying Magic Potions, he read a book about animal materials by Vivian, but he still didn’t recognize many creatures and had to rely on the Omniscient Crystal for identification.

But the folks here seemed to be able to name them straight away; they all seemed like Masters of Magical Zoology.

Chen Yichuan appeared calmer than Song Wenjing and assessed each creature in the space.

What satisfied him was that all the creatures were in good condition, and most of them were freeranging, which indicated that they were well taken care of by the keeper. At least, the keeper wasn’t a ruthless businessman exploiting animals for profit and treating them as dispensable tools.

However, he soon struggled to maintain his composure.

As his gaze swept a corner of the space, Chen Yichuan noticed a creature like a white radish. It was facing away from them, buried in the corner with its little hands scratching the soil, seemingly digging a hole.

"A Mandrake?"

Chen Yichuan instantly gasped and instinctively walked quickly towards the creature, wanting to get a clearer look.

The Mandrake, which Mu You had moved into this new space earlier that morning, was busy digging a hole to make its home.

Halfway through its task, it suddenly felt a movement behind it. Turning around, it saw a weathered human face staring straight at it, the gaze akin to a hungry wolf staring at a lamb. It was frightened and instinctively gave out a shriek, "Wa..."

However, just after it screamed, it felt something stuck in its throat and it couldn’t make another sound.

From a distance, Mu You put his magic wand away and looked at Song Wenjing with some bewilderment, "Is your dean reliable? It’s common knowledge that the cry of a Mandrake can cause fainting, right?"