This Beast-Tamer is a Little Strange - Chapter 803: Dual Evolution Perfected

Chapter 803: Chapter 803: Dual Evolution Perfected

Kain blew out a breath. “Alright. Scan Pangea. I want candidates for EVE—this time only for the symbiont. You’ve run searches before while I focused on Queen. Widen your filters and try again.”

VERA: “Understood. Initiating planetary index sweep…”

VERA’s glowing eyes dimmed, then pulsed in a measured rhythm. Blue‑gold lattices stitched themselves across the domed mural overhead and along the hovering crystal terminals—Pangea’s biospheres rendering as living maps. Lakes, groves, canyon seams, the World Tree’s gargantuan root‑shadow—each flared to life in sequence as the assistant sampled signatures.

VERA: “Results ready. Presenting top‑ranked EVE Base Materials by compatibility, safety, and yield.”

Panels unfurled with tidy, annotated thumbnails.

1-Aurelian Photophyte Bloom — Primary Candidate.

Origin: The artificial lake. A periodic luminous algal bloom catalyzed by the Aurelian Fish

Profile: Dense phototrophic microflora saturated with life‑attribute resonance and regenerative enzymes.

Pros: High synergy with EVE’s life attribute; boosts energy‑to‑healing conversion efficiency; readily harvested with no harm to the lake biome.

Cons: Bloom is seasonal; concentration fluctuates.

2-World Tree Proto‑Phloem Vesicles — Stability Candidate.

Origin: Micro‑vesicles naturally shed into the soil by the World Tree’s inner sap flow.

Profile: Inert, high‑purity life medium; ideal as a growth substrate during transformation; near‑zero rejection risk.

Pros: Exceptional stability; minuscule draw has no structural impact; reduces co‑evolution shock.

Cons: Neutral in attribute expression—adds robustness, not power.

3-EPS Quorum Matrix — Modulation Candidate.

Origin: Extracellular polymeric substances harvested from mature geothermal hot‑spring biofilms in Pangea.

Profile: Carbohydrate‑protein gel enriched with quorum‑signal analogs; promotes cooperative micro‑life behavior; smooths host‑symbiont signaling.

Pros: Renewable; non‑lethal collection; improves sync between Queen and EVE during early integration.

Cons: Modest attribute drive; functions as a tuner rather than a power source.

VERA:Updated protocol: Aurelian Photophyte Bloom as primary EVE base; World Tree Proto‑Phloem Vesicles as stability medium; EPS Quorum Matrix as synchronization tuner.

Kain read them twice, heart settling at the several decent options available. Unlike the outside on Earth where most of the microorganisms seemed to have either been exterminated or locked away during the Celestial Ascension Period (hence the relic filled with only microorganisms that was uncovered last year on Dark Moon’s grounds), the biodiversity of microorganisms on Pangea remained quite rich—and likely so to the different objects that microorganisms may benefit from. With a nod, he disappeared.

He reappeared on the artificial lake’s wind‑kissed rim. The water was glassy and faintly luminous from the Aurelian Fish gliding beneath. Near the western shallows, the photophyte bloom turned the surface a pale green‑gold. Kain knelt, Held out a vile and mobilized his spiritual power (now dense enough to be released to have an effect outside of his body) to just skim the topmost layer of the lake, and watched the vial fill with concentrated life—no nets, no disturbance, only a gentle draw that left the bloom intact.

Another blink, another jump.

He stood under the shadow of the World Tree, where root‑spurs as thick as city walls vanished into the earth. Kneeling, he pressed a shovel he retrieved from his storage into the soil, collecting the faintly shining vesicles that the Tree shed naturally into the ground. He took quite a lot, intrigued on what effects this Vesicle may have and if it could maybe be sold…

Heat rippled across the third location. Geothermal terraces stepped away into mist, the air rich with mineral tang. At the rim of a chalk‑white terrace where hot spring water poured over in a thin, glassy sheet, a mature biofilm clung like a satin ribbon. Kain took out a scraper, slid off a narrow strip of the film, and sealed it—the EPS Quorum Matrix, dense with the cooperative signals microbes use to act as one.

Three jumps brought him back to the Lab. The collection trays slid into their ports, each flask glowing softly on contact.

VERA: Materials secured. Re‑run with co‑evolution parameters?

“Stack them,” Kain said. “Bloom, vesicles, EPS—and the amber for Queen. All four are gentle, of the same attribute and a couple even have a stabilizing effect; they shouldn’t conflict with one another.”

The projection of Queen reappeared, but this time with a tiny green dot on her abdomen lighting up to indicate the presence of Eve.

The familiar bright white light of evolution occurred again before a new panel appeared again.

Not paying attention to the new appearance or species description, Kain first looked at the score. Or rather scoreS:

★ ★

★ ★ ★ (5 stars)

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (5 stars)

Kain let out a breath of relief he didn’t know he was holding. “There we go.”

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Nickname: Queen

Species: Aurelian Khepri Vespid Empress (Host–Secondary Contract)

Quality: Diamond

Type: Insect‑type (Wasp)

Attributes: Life, Wind

Skills:

X — Essence of Life: Royal jelly, further strengthened by the Khepri lineage, rapidly mends catastrophic injuries, cleanses most negative status effects up to one grades higher than Queen, and massively increases breakthrough probability for humans and spiritual creatures up to one level below the Vespid Empress (Currently yellow-grade spiritual creatures or 4-star beast-tamers).

X — Hive‑Field (Proto‑Domain): Establishes an intensified, life‑rich zone that accelerates ally recovery, fortifies morale, and suppresses enemy regeneration; a domain‑adjacent field and clear stepping stone toward true Domain comprehension.

SSS — Revitalizing Surge: A powerful team‑wide burst heal followed by sustained regeneration; gains extra potency on targets marked by Eve and can briefly overcap recovery.

SSS — Royal Edict:

Temporarily amplifies the stats of all direct offspring and Vespid guards; effect scales with hive size and Queen’s current life‑reserve, with a heightened command effect on units within Hive‑Field.

SS — Amber Preservation: Condenses energy into a thin amber carapace over itself to appear like an amber-encased insect, absorbing a large portion of incoming physical and elemental damage for a short duration and repairing minor injuries after shatter.

A — Rejuvenating Wind: Disperses curative winds that remove minor to moderate ailments and restore superficial injuries across a broad area.

A — Guardian’s Whirlwind: A controlled vortex that deflects projectiles and disrupts enemy approaches.

System Rating:★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (5 stars)

System Notes:

>Co‑evolved with Eve; many abilities scale when the symbiont’s buffs are active.

>Wind‑attribute outputs inherently carry life‑attribute effects due to Eve’s integration.

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Nickname: Eve

Species: Matronia Aeterna (Symbiont-Primary Contract)

Quality: Special (Diamond by way of Host)

Type: Microorganism (Bacteria)

Attribute: Life

Skills:

X — Eve’s Sovereign Mandate: Exercises near‑absolute control over the host’s reproductive fate (birth timing, sex determination, trait biasing). Ensures an all‑female, combat‑ready brood by default and can imprint inheritable life‑wind affinity markers. This skill has since been upgraded and now there is a 1/10 chance of causing favourable mutations in some offspring.X — Khepric Reclamation (Passive): Continuously reclaims and condenses ambient “wasted” life energy in the vicinity (withered flora, dissipating heals, overflowed regeneration), converting it into a high‑capacity reserve Queen can draw upon or that Eve can redirect to fuel other skills; scales with battle intensity and Hive‑Field presence.SSS — Integrated Homeostasis: Deepens host–symbiont metabolic balance, granting very high resistance to poisons, disease, and mental interference while eliminating life‑attribute leakage during extended engagements.S — Hive‑Heart Pulse: Periodic, aura‑wide vitality pulse that boosts the hive’s stamina and shortens recovery windows between Queen’s heals; intensity increases inside Hive‑Field.S — Amber Brood Optimization: Raises hatch rates, baseline physique, and coordination of newly emerged Vespids; accelerates maturation without instability and imprints improved formation instincts.S — Quorum Harmony: Modulates bio‑signals across hive members, improving formation discipline and reducing internal skill cooldown conflicts; enhances multi‑unit timing and response.