Although the Gluttonous Beast had grown into a top-tier totem, it had a difficult time in the era of totems, which boasted numerous quasi-god level transcendent creatures. It created this relic space precisely to cultivate more descendants of its own kind.
Unfortunately, it never succeeded until its death.
Subsequently, Zheng Dong, following the Gluttonous Beast's memories, found the Mutation Bead and some resources of the gold, earth, and space elements.
The Mutation Bead's function was simple: it could cause transcendent creatures to mutate and possess a certain attribute.
For instance, if Xiao Zi continuously came into contact with space-elemental power using the Mutation Bead, it would gradually mutate and acquire space-elemental attributes.
This was simply a divine artifact for pets to continuously evolve.
However, possessing space-elemental attributes did not guarantee evolution into a Gluttonous Beast. Even the Gluttonous Beast itself did not know how it had evolved successfully, and it required slow exploration.
Zheng Dong put away the Mutation Bead and planned to have Xiao Zi try using it to first gain space-elemental attributes.
Furthermore, he could use the space-elemental resources obtained from here.
As for evolving into a Gluttonous Beast, Zheng Dong intended to consider it after obtaining the Qin Emperor's legacy.
At that time, with the assistance of the Infinite Evolution Beast-Taming Talent, Xiao Zi should have a high chance of successfully evolving.
Of course, if he did not obtain the Qin Emperor's legacy, he would have to explore it himself slowly.
Next, Zheng Dong tallied his gains and discovered that this Gluttonous Beast was quite poor. None of the resources left here were of level eight or nine; at most, they were level seven.
In fact, the level eight and nine resources had been used by the Gluttonous Beast itself, and the remaining resources were merely for cultivating its descendants.
But there weren't many. There was only one level seven resource, a space-elemental gem, five level six resources, nine level five resources, and the rest were level three and four resources.
Regardless, this harvest was still considered good.
Even if this Mutation Bead alone was worth a level nine resource, Zheng Dong would not trade it.
In addition, there was a skill inheritance stone pillar that could pass down the Gluttonous Beast's racial skill, Infinite Devour, which the Gluttonous Beast also considered crucial for evolution.
Unfortunately, few of the descendants it chose could learn this skill.
The skill inheritance stone pillar was similar to a skill inheritance bead, but the stone pillar could be used more times and could even allow multiple pets to inherit skills simultaneously.
Zheng Dong did not stand on ceremony and collected them all into his beast-taming space.
Next, he took out twelve relic keys and, following the Gluttonous Beast's memories, combined them to become the control key for the relic space.
This way, Zheng Dong could use this key to freely enter and exit this relic space, and he could also directly teleport Professor Guo Lan and the others over.
Subsequently, Professor Guo Lan and the others were teleported over, arriving in this ancient building.
Everyone looked around like curious babies, and even Professor Guo Lan couldn't help but examine her surroundings. As a professor of archaeology, her curiosity was also very strong.
The interior space of this building was rhomboid in shape, with gold as the primary color, looking magnificent and possessing dozens of rooms.
However, all the resources had already been collected by Zheng Dong, including that memory crystal.
"Zheng Dong, according to regulations, relic spaces discovered through archaeology belong to the state. However, the resources and treasures obtained from cracking the relic space belong to the individual who cracked the relic.
Of course, you won't be asked to hand them over for nothing. You have made a contribution by cracking the relic space. Based on the value of this relic space, you can apply for a level nine resource and also receive a bonus of fifty million," Professor Guo Lan said.
Zheng Dong was unaware of this regulation.
He thought about it and felt that having this fixed relic space was of no use to him. He didn't have the ability to modify and develop it, so it was more cost-effective to ask for resources and money.
Moreover, the value of a level nine resource was likely billions, or even tens of billions, and it was the kind that couldn't be bought even with money.
Level nine resources were also known as legendary resources, second only to level ten mythical resources, and each one used was one less.
However, Zheng Dong was only a beginner beast tamer at the moment. He didn't know what kind of legendary resource would be suitable. If the legendary resource he applied for couldn't be used for the time being, it wouldn't be of much significance to him.
Therefore, Zheng Dong said,
"Professor Guo Lan, I have no problem with handing it over to the state. However, I don't know what kind of legendary resource would be suitable for me to apply for if I want to improve my strength as soon as possible?"
Suddenly, Professor Guo Lan was stunned.
She then remembered that Zheng Dong was only a beginner beast tamer.
A beginner beast tamer obtaining a legendary resource was simply unimaginable.
She herself couldn't produce a single legendary resource at the moment.
Moreover, the legendary resources she had obtained were few and far between, and they were all obtained after becoming a master-level beast tamer.
At the same time, Xia Mengqiu and the others were even more envious.
Cracking the relic space of a top-tier totem and obtaining a legendary resource was the dream of many of them. Achieving this could be considered an excellent archaeologist, and they could even brag about it everywhere.
But now, Zheng Dong, a beginner beast tamer, had easily achieved it.
It suddenly felt as if heaven was playing a joke on them.
They all fell silent.
Finally, Xia Mengqiu spoke first and said,
"Zheng Dong, aren't you planning to contract a death-elemental pet? You can apply to the Relic Bureau for the legendary resource, the Necromancer Tower. Even if you are an apprentice beast tamer, you can use it."
Xia Mengqiu had inherited Professor Guo Lan's beast-taming talent, a special telepathic talent that allowed her to listen to history, so she had joined the Relic Bureau early on.
She had also long set her sights on the resources in the Relic Bureau's resource library.
The Necromancer Tower was one of her targets, but unfortunately, she had not had the opportunity to apply for a legendary resource yet.
However, she didn't mind giving it to Zheng Dong.
Because even if Zheng Dong didn't apply, others would, and it might not end up in her hands.
It was better to let Zheng Dong apply, and she might be able to borrow it in the future.
The Necromancer Tower originated from an ancient battlefield in the Divine Capital. Its original name and specific origin are unknown. It is severely damaged, but even so, it is still a decent legendary resource.
Xia Mengqiu even suspected that the Necromancer Tower was originally a mythical resource, and its level dropped due to damage.
Of course, these were all her speculations, and the specifics would only be known after it was applied for.
Zheng Dong was not familiar with the Necromancer Tower. After carefully inquiring about the relevant information of the Necromancer Tower from Xia Mengqiu, he found it to be quite good and agreed.
As for the fifty million bonus, Zheng Dong hoped to use it to purchase skill inheritance beads.
He planned to prepare several space-elemental skills for Xiao Zi, as well as mental-elemental skills such as Deterrence, Telekinesis, and Self-Healing.
Mental-elemental skills were very special. Most pets could learn them, but some mental-elemental skills required the pet's mental power to meet certain conditions before they could be learned.
Mental power could be divided into beginner mental power, intermediate mental power, advanced mental power, top-tier mental power, and so on, based on strength.
Xiao Zi's mental power, like that of most commander-level pets, was beginner-level. In the future, it could use mental-elemental resources or cultivate to improve its mental power level.
Subsequently, Zheng Dong informed Professor Guo Lan of his thoughts.
Professor Guo Lan felt that there was no problem. She asked Xia Mengqiu to help Zheng Dong apply and handle the procedures for Zheng Dong's part-time position at the Relic Bureau.
Next, there were many things to do. Zheng Dong needed to assist Xiao Zi in quickly acquiring space attributes and learning the Infinite Devour skill, while Professor Guo Lan and the others would continue to survey the relic space and begin formulating plans to transform it.
Only Xia Mengqiu was teleported out of the relic space.
After leaving the relic space, she first found the Beast Taming Association of Anhe District, requesting the deployment of the Anhe District's local beast-taming corps and the Security Bureau to protect the Tianhou Mountain relic space.
Then she returned to the Relic Bureau to handle the procedures for Zheng Dong's part-time position and to apply for rewards such as the Necromancer Tower and skill beads for Zheng Dong.
Therefore, the discovery of the relic space at Tianhou Mountain quickly spread, and the entire Anhe District, and even the entire Rongcheng, paid close attention to this matter.
The special environment of the relic space could not only serve as a training ground for beast tamers but could also be transformed into a breeding base for certain special pet cubs, or a large-scale planting base for cultivating various extraordinary plants for medical, military, life sciences, new materials science, and space exploration.
It could be said that a relic space left by a top-tier totem could not only enhance the overall strength of Rongcheng's beast tamers but also bring enormous economic value to Rongcheng.
Perhaps, due to this development, Rongcheng's strength could be elevated to the standard of a first-tier city in the Yanhuang Kingdom.
At the same time, there were also rumors circulating.
It was said that it was not Professor Guo Lan who cracked this top-tier totem relic space, but the rising star of the Relic Bureau, Zheng Dong.
This made everyone even more curious.
As a result, a large number of reporters gathered at the foot of Tianhou Mountain, wanting to know who the rising star of the Relic Bureau, Zheng Dong, was, and also wanting to know the survey results of Professor Guo Lan and her team.
Of course, the news was released by Xia Mengqiu.
She wanted Zheng Dong to know that at the Relic Bureau, he could gain both fame and fortune, which was much better than following Tu Qionglan in the Special Operations Bureau.
Three days later, Xia Mengqiu returned to the relic space.
She had already handled the procedures for Zheng Dong's part-time position at the Relic Bureau and applied for the rewards. However, the legendary resource, the Necromancer Tower, required layered approval, and it would likely take some time to reach Zheng Dong's hands.
But the fifty million cash reward was quickly approved.
Moreover, she also used her connections to apply for five skill inheritance beads for Zheng Dong, which he didn't need to purchase.
These included the intermediate space-elemental skill Void Concealment, the advanced skill Spatial Shift, the intermediate mental-elemental skill Enhanced Self-Healing, and the advanced skills Telekinetic Control and Deterrence.
Void Concealment, as the name suggests, allows the user to use space power to conceal their figure and aura.
Spatial Shift allows the user to move freely using space power without any support points.
Enhanced Self-Healing allows the user to use mental power to accelerate their self-healing speed. The effectiveness of its use also depends on the user's physique. Those with special physiques can even regenerate severed limbs using Enhanced Self-Healing.
Telekinetic Control can free the user's hands, allowing them to freely manipulate surrounding objects or energy. If their mental power is strong enough, they can even affect gravity, achieving the effect of flight by treading on air.
Deterrence allows the user to intimidate, awe, and command enemies with their own aura, and can also cause transcendent creatures much weaker than themselves to faint.
At this time, Zheng Dong had not left the relic space but was assisting Xiao Zi in acquiring space attributes here.
The entire process was more difficult than Zheng Dong had anticipated.
Xiao Zi was very uncomfortable under the impact of space power but had to endure it.
Then, with the effect of the Mutation Bead, its body slowly mutated and acquired space attributes.
It wasn't until the fourth day after Xia Mengqiu returned that Xiao Zi successfully acquired space attributes.
For this reason, Zheng Dong also ended his cultivation and let Xiao Zi relax and rest.
Subsequently, Xia Mengqiu found Zheng Dong, handed him the skill inheritance beads, and transferred the fifty million to Zheng Dong's account.
"How was it? Am I reliable in handling things!" Xia Mengqiu said, seeking praise.
Zheng Dong did not hesitate to praise her a few words, as he was very satisfied with the five skill inheritances obtained for free.
"Sister Mengqiu, what about the Necromancer Tower?"
"Don't worry, you won't miss out. It's just that the approval is a bit slow. I'll definitely get it for you. Also, by joining the Relic Bureau, you can also get a mobile relic space. I've applied for it for you too. You can go in and take a look after you leave here," Xia Mengqiu said, taking out a relic bead.
Inside the relic bead was an ordinary relic space, not very large, equivalent to ten football fields, which was enough for Zheng Dong to use.
For the next week, Xia Mengqiu returned to Professor Guo Lan's team to continue surveying the relic space. Not only did they need to determine how many mineral veins the relic space had, but they also needed to figure out what kind of transcendent creatures each area within the relic space was suitable for, to provide data for the future transformation of the relic space.
Zheng Dong continued to assist Xiao Zi in cultivation, enabling Xiao Zi to learn the ultimate space-elemental skill Infinite Devour, as well as the other five skills such as Void Concealment and Spatial Shift, and cultivated their proficiency to the proficient level.
Zheng Dong also imprinted all the skills except for the Deterrence skill.
It wasn't that Zheng Dong didn't want to imprint the Deterrence skill, but because for advanced skills, he could only imprint a maximum of eight at the moment.
Mastering Infinite Devour allowed a devouring space to form within Xiao Zi's body, devouring various elemental energies and substances, including the energy released by opponents during attacks, and converting it into the energy it needed, storing it in the devouring space, and being able to mobilize it at any time.
Currently, Xiao Zi's mastery of Infinite Devour had just reached the proficient level, allowing it to devour ten times its own energy or equivalent materials.
However, Xiao Zi was not a Gluttonous Beast after all, and using Infinite Devour placed a heavy burden on itself. Each use could not exceed one minute, and it was best not to use it more than three times a day.
Zheng Dong could also use Infinite Devour through the skill imprint. A devouring space would also form within his body. If a transcendent creature sprayed a fireball at him, and the energy value of the fireball did not exceed ten times his own, he could swallow the fireball in one gulp.
This was an ultimate skill that was both offensive and defensive. If Xiao Zi evolved into a Gluttonous Beast, it could even swallow opponents whole.
Of course, this was on the premise that the devouring space within its body was strong enough not to be broken by the opponent, leading to the awkward outcome of death by bodily rupture.
Zheng Dong stopped cultivating only after Professor Guo Lan and the others finished their survey.
Then, as per convention, Professor Guo Lan, representing the Relic Bureau, prepared to announce the results of this archaeological excavation.
Zheng Dong was also required to attend, as he was the one who cracked the relic.