This is also the main reason why a pair of male and female scout bees are considered true scout bees.

Ordinary scout bees can only exist as regular worker bees.

Although Xue Qingting is very strong and talented, cultivating a pair of scout bees doesn't depend on strength, talent, or even luck.

Instead, it relies on a specific sex hormone unique to insect-type Transcendent creatures. This hormone isn't fixed; it changes based on the Transcendent creature's mood, state, and other factors at the time.

To breed a pair of scout bees, this sex hormone must be at a specific value.

So, it's no longer a matter of easy control, but rather a matter of pure chance.

Therefore, it's also incorrect to say it has nothing to do with luck.

It has a lot to do with luck.

Currently, Xue Qingting cultivates scout bees every day after waking up and before going to bed.

All the ordinary scout bees inside its shell have hatched and could cover the wall {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} of a villa.

But a paired scout bee has only succeeded once.

This shows the difficulty of cultivation.

Xue Qingting did not send out that pair of elite scout bees; instead, it sent out an ordinary scout bee. After all, the situation was unclear, and it couldn't bear to risk its only little darling.

Although a male scout bee can be resurrected through a female scout bee, if its body is completely destroyed, it cannot be resurrected.

At the same time, the female scout bee would also die quickly.

So, it decided to use an ordinary scout bee to test the way first.

"Buzz buzz buzz..."

The scout bee, only the size of a human thumb, circled Xue Qingting once and then flew towards the dense fog.

Liubao watched with wide eyes.

The scout bee successfully flew over the swamp area without any abnormalities, proving that the swamp area was not restricted for Flight and had no energy-triggered traps.

However, the moment the scout bee touched the mist—

"Puff!"

A faint sound, like a bubble bursting, was heard.

The scout bee was crushed by an invisible force in the air, without even struggling, turning into a puff of mist.

Xue Qingting's pupils constricted slightly.

"Difficult!"

The mist was Poison Mist!

Golden Ingot and the others also realized it.

The mist was not only poisonous but extremely poisonous.

Instant death upon contact; this Poison Mist was undeniably fierce.

"Difficult."

Let's try again.

Xue Qingting did not hesitate, releasing scout bees again, and not just one, but six.

It looked at Golden Ingot and the five others, "Difficult, difficult."

It definitely couldn't let the scout bees charge in recklessly again. It asked Golden Ingot and the others to each use a skill to protect the scout bees.

This way, they could analyze the situation of the Poison Mist.

Golden Ingot had no defensive skills, so it simply condensed a small Wind Dragon Twister, placing the scout bee at the center of the storm, and then controlled the Wind Dragon Twister to move with the scout bee.

This was a very difficult and precise operation.

Fortunately, for a 'roll king,' nothing was a problem.

Little Silver Flower, Black Pearl, and Xue Qingting had it much easier. One put a Barrier around the scout bee, one put a Rainbow Bubble around it, and the other put a pollen defense around it.

Lan Yueliang's skills and attributes were also unsuitable for protecting flying targets, so she came up with a solution.

She first used a skill to condense a piece of Yuanjing Ice, then threaded a thousand-silk vine through this ice to make a small chain, and then hung it on the scout bee.

This way, the scout bee wouldn't touch the ice and wouldn't be frozen by the Yuanjing Ice.

Although the scout bee was small, its load-bearing capacity was quite good. Flying with a piece of ice the same size as its body wouldn't be a big problem, at most it would affect its Flight speed.

Then, Lan Yueliang remotely activated the Yuanjing Ice to slowly turn into an ice mist, enveloping the scout bee.

This method was a bit troublesome, but even though she was a dual-element Ice and Fire pet, not a Fairy-type or Angel System, what could she do?

She could only make do.

But the most difficult one was not her, but Bright Crystal. It did have defensive skills, but whether it was Rock Wall or Stone Lock, they were ground defenses, completely unsuitable for scout bees.

It also wanted to refer to Lan Yueliang's method, condensing a poisonous stone for the scout bee to carry.

But Emerald Green was not there, so they couldn't mark the scout bee as friend or foe. Once its poison spread, the Poison Mist might not even take effect before it poisoned the scout bee to death.

So, in the end, there was no choice, and the scout bee assigned to it returned to Xue Qingting's side.

It wouldn't go to its death for nothing.

The five scout bees, protected by different energies, set off simultaneously from different angles.

But they got almost the same result as the first scout bee.

All met the fate of "no bones left."

The first to be eliminated was the scout bee covered by Black Pearl's Rainbow Bubble. After penetrating the Poison Mist for about three seconds, the Rainbow Bubble burst, and the scout bee was eliminated.

The second was the one Xue Qingting was responsible for, which also disappeared almost immediately after the previous one exploded.

The third was Little Silver Flower's.

The fourth was Lan Yueliang's.

Finally, it was Golden Ingot's, wrapped in a Wind Dragon Twister. The reason its scout bee had problems was that the Wind Dragon Twister was too far away to be precisely controlled.

As for why Lan Yueliang's method, which was both troublesome and self-damaging, managed to enter the top two, there were two reasons.

The first reason was that carrying a piece of ice, especially ice with a purity as high as Yuan Jing, greatly affected the scout bee's Flight speed.

So, it was the slowest of all the scout bees to enter the Poison Mist, and naturally, it died much slower than the others.

And the other reason was...

"Difficult, difficult."

The ice attribute countered this Poison Mist.

"Prison Break."

Bright Crystal, who was unhappy about not being able to contribute, suddenly spoke, asking if they could first try to get some of that poison.

Or if it could directly go deep into the swamp.

Golden Ingot immediately rejected its latter suggestion. With no knowledge of the swamp and Poison Mist, any rash action would lead to serious consequences.

"Lei Lei."

Whatever we do, the premise is not to affect Mingxi.

However, it still agreed to get some Poison Mist for Bright Crystal.

This was not difficult; Lan Yueliang and Little Silver Flower could handle it.

The two first flew above the swamp, then, fifty meters away from the dense fog, Lan Yueliang used her skill to condense ice towards the Poison Mist.

The moment the ice block formed and fell, Little Silver Flower used her psychic power to bring it back.

Wouldn't that create a block of ice wrapped in an unknown poison?

This was a block of ice with wriggling black-purple patches, and the edges of the patches shimmered with tiny, stardust-like silver light points.

An extremely domineering and cold toxin was eroding its energy structure.

"Prison Break."

After careful observation, Bright Crystal came to a conclusion, but its tone didn't sound very firm.

Although it was a poison-type, it wasn't a diligent and inquisitive pet from head to toe, and it didn't have inherited memories like a normal Gu Kou Zhen Guan.

So, its current 'knowledge' could only be described as barely out of the illiterate stage.

When it could only observe with its naked eyes, it really couldn't confidently determine the name, origin, and effect of this poison.

It could only deduce a possibility.

And with an accuracy rate of less than 50%. Of course, Golden Ingot and the others didn't know about the accuracy rate.

"Ling?"

Hearing Bright Crystal's judgment, Lan Yueliang, the most knowledgeable present, frowned and asked Bright Crystal if it was sure.

Bright Crystal: "..."

You're making things difficult for me, Fat Tiger.

If I were sure, would my big eyes be darting left and right?

Now everyone saw its lack of confidence.

Golden Ingot asked Lan Yueliang if the poison Bright Crystal mentioned had any problems.

Lan Yueliang nodded and explained in detail to them the 'Phantom Dream Dust' that Bright Crystal mentioned.

This was a rare mixed poison, with extremely strong corrosiveness and destructiveness.

More importantly, this poison was not a natural poison, but a skill-born one, a poison-type skill that only a Transcendent creature called Dark Makara could awaken!

"Lolo?"

Dark Makara?

Little Silver Flower frowned, "Lolo!"

She knew the seriousness of the problem.

She had encountered Dark Makara at Wanling Beast University; one student's contracted pet included this Transcendent creature.

They were not inherently evil, but for them to awaken the skill 'Phantom Dream Dust,' they had to continuously absorb a specific negative emotion from human society—such as 'deep despair' or 'hatred from betrayal.'

In other words, a Dark Makara with this poison-type skill could never be wild!

"Ling."

Exactly.

After they finished explaining, Golden Ingot and the three others also realized that if the Poison Mist opposite was indeed Phantom Dream Dust, then... the conclusion was obvious: there were likely other humans behind the mist.

This was a very serious problem.

Who would go deep into the seabed? They couldn't possibly be here to solve the world wound like them, could they?

"Prison Break."

I want to absorb it.

Bright Crystal once again broke the Silence.

Regardless of what to do next, it was important to first confirm if this poison was indeed Phantom Dream Dust.

None of Golden Ingot's five pets objected to Bright Crystal's decisiveness.

Bright Crystal's characteristics determined that it might get poisoned and suffer, but it would never be poisoned to death.

Of course, Bright Crystal's suffering would inevitably be transmitted to Mingxi through the contract, but because Bright Crystal almost 'poisoned' once or twice every two days, sometimes even four or five times a day, Mingxi had long adapted.

It wouldn't affect her work there.

"Gah..."

Bright Crystal unhesitatingly stopped at the ice block, and Lan Yueliang reacted quickly, dissolving the ice energy immediately.

Even if Bright Crystal's body was strong enough, directly swallowing Yuanjing Ice would still cause damage.

The poison entered its stomach.

Under the gaze of the five pets, Bright Crystal showed signs of poisoning as usual.

Its body quickly turned purplish-black, it fell to the ground, limbs twitching, and dark fluid continuously seeped from its body surface.

It looked like it was dying.

But it wouldn't die.

Although Bright Crystal was miserable, Golden Ingot and the others were used to it by now. At this moment, they didn't even bat an eyelid, and Little Silver Flower even had the leisure to take out a recorder to film it.

This was also why Bright Crystal fell into a coma every time it absorbed toxins, so it didn't know that its unsightly appearance during each 'poison attack' was filmed by Little Silver Flower.

Otherwise, it would definitely fight her to the death.

Didn't its Bai Yujing have any dignity?

The process of Bright Crystal absorbing new toxins varied in length; the stronger the toxin, the longer the time.

The longest record was lying 'dead' for a full six days.

This time it lay for four days.

It was indeed a potent poison, no wonder the scout bees exploded upon entry.

After Bright Crystal woke up, it confirmed that the poison was indeed the skill poison Phantom Dream Dust.

Things became even more bizarre.

Dark Makara, and humans... "Prison Break."

Bright Crystal spoke again, stating that it wanted to go deep into the Poison Mist with the scout bee.

Successfully absorbing Phantom Dream Dust meant that the Poison Mist opposite was no longer effective against it.

With it leading the male scout bee, not only could they explore more comprehensively, but they could also see the sights it explored.

As for whether it could protect the precious elite scout bee?

They could just let Lan Yueliang make a small ice house for the scout bee.

As long as it wasn't poisoned to death, it could ensure the scout bee's complete body and safety.

Golden Ingot and the five others were not indecisive. After some discussion, they found Bright Crystal's suggestion quite reliable.

It was unanimously approved.

As for Mingxi, their Beastmaster was even fiercer than them. Even if a tiny problem occurred on their side, she would definitely handle it steadily.

Mingxi: "You said you wouldn't affect me, right? So love disappears, huh?"

All in all, curiosity took over.

It was truly incredible to suspect human traces in such a place.

If they didn't figure it out, they wouldn't be able to eat or sleep!

No time to lose.

Little Silver Flower used Wing Control to send Bright Crystal into the dense fog area. Amidst Black Pearl's envy and jealousy, Bright Crystal, alone, carrying the only male scout bee, stepped into the deep, dense Poison Mist.

"Puff."

The moment its feet touched the ground, Bright Crystal felt its body sinking.

Clearly, the ground in the Poison Mist area was also a swamp.

As one of the few pets in the household without Flight ability, it wanted to avoid sinking into the swamp.

Bright Crystal could only continuously cast its skill Rock Wall under its feet, moving quickly by stepping on the stones.

And the deadly Poison Mist indeed had no effect on it. The mist, upon contact with its body, turned into ordinary water vapor.

Even so, crossing the Poison Mist still made Bright Crystal uncomfortable.

The constantly sinking ground, and the vision affected by the dense Poison Mist, which forced it to almost blindly charge forward, made it irritable.

This was its current state as a domestic pet. If it were back when it first contracted with Mingxi, it would have torn this dark, gloomy place apart.

It was willing to endure now because it knew not to alert the enemy.

After an unknown period, its vision suddenly brightened, and it finally penetrated the fog wall.

The scene behind the fog made it slightly stunned.

First to catch its eye was a Transcendent creature curled up on a huge amethyst at the edge of the fog wall, dozing off.

No need to ask.

No need to think.

It was a Dark Makara!

As a Poison and Fairy-type Transcendent creature, its appearance was actually quite outstanding.

It was like an elegant and mysterious dark night fairy.

Its body was enveloped in a layer of deep purple thin gauze, and the deadly 'Phantom Dream Dust' originated from this thin gauze.

Phantom Dream Dust was a rare body-type poison skill.

Released through the Dark Makara's outer contour, the Dream Veil, as a medium.