They had been filled with curiosity about Asher at that time.
Because no matter how you looked at it, there really wasn't any additional relationship between Asher and Professor Damien's work team.
Since the people on Professor Damien's side would say such things, that meant it was definitely Professor Damien's personal trust in Asher.
Then, after interacting with Asher, they finally understood where that trust came from.
["It's Professor Asher, I don't know if you two remember him,"] Professor Hubert thought for a moment and still said Asher's name.
There was no helping it.
If they wanted to carry out what Asher suggested, they couldn't possibly skip over Asher's identity.
And there wasn't really anything that couldn't be said.
Peter: "?"
Clyde: "?"
"Eh?", When Peter heard the name, a huge expression of shock appeared on his face.
Still remember this name?
Of course he remembered.
There was no way Peter could forget the most severe failure of his life.
"Professor Asher… so it was him," Clyde also showed a look of sudden realization.
Then, the expression on his face changed.
The last time Clyde left Crimson City, he had thought that he might meet Asher again.
But Clyde never expected, that the chance to meet again would come so soon.
'How long has it been?'
"If it's Professor Asher…", Clyde fell into thought.
It was hard to make an accurate judgment.
He had heard of Asher's capabilities.
Asher was a regular user of trending searches, without a doubt.
Just not long ago, Asher had even made another wave on trending topics.
When he heard the name Asher again, Clyde was surprised to realize, that every now and then, he seemed to often hear that name.
And because he had dealt with Asher before, Clyde would subconsciously pay attention.
Didn't expect to be working with Asher again so soon?
"Did Professor Asher discover some method?", Clyde asked cautiously.
If it were anyone else, not from a national research institute, not a level-one researcher, claiming to have found a way to deal with Golden Silkworms in such a short time, Clyde would probably support Peter's opinion.
That the person was absolutely joking, trying to scam money.
But if that person was Asher…
Clyde wanted to give it a listen.
Who knows?
If it's Asher.
No matter what kind of miracle happened, it always felt like a possible thing.
This time, it was Professor Hubert whose tone sounded a bit hesitant.
["Mm…"], Professor Hubert was thinking how to phrase it, ["You could say that, I guess."]
Clyde: "?"
'It just feels like something sounds a little strange?'
["It's not that Professor Asher discovered something, it's just that he happened to find that his pet beast's innate skill can counter the Golden Silkworms."]
Clyde: "?"
Peter: "?"
"Hah?", Peter's tone of doubt was nearly about to break through the phone screen and shoot into Professor Hubert's face on the other end.
Professor Hubert pinched his nose.
Endured that particularly sarcastic-sounding doubt.
'Stay calm, stay calm.'
'Being questioned is actually a normal thing.'
Just think of Peter as Professor Desmond and treat it that way.
Yeah.
No need to get angry.
["I think it's worth a try,"] Saying that, Professor Hubert described Asher's explanation of Little Raven's Solar True Fire skill to Clyde and Peter.
Peter was still there continuing to question, "Although I admit Professor Asher has talent in pet beast research, beast taming and pet research are completely different matters."
"I'm telling you, this is no time for jokes," Peter kept rambling.
Clyde stroked his chin, falling into thought.
'Hmm, Little Raven?'
Clyde immediately thought of Asher's bird-like pet beast.
'That stance.'
'That size…'
"Let him try," Clyde suddenly said.
Peter, who had been interrupted mid-sentence, looked at Clyde with a face full of shock and disbelief.
"Clyde, you…", Peter hadn't even finished speaking when Clyde raised a hand and interrupted him again.
"Try it, got it?", Clyde looked at Peter.
Even though, Clyde had to say, communicating with someone like Peter required technique.
For example, you can't let this guy get worked up.
You must cut him off in time when necessary, otherwise your ears wouldn't get peace for a while.
Clyde said seriously, "Professor Asher's pet beast, Golden Crow, is itself a special evolutionary form of Oriental Peacock, and that's beyond doubt."
"After evolving, the Golden Crow may possess innate skills we don't know of, that's also very possible."
"Trying it won't hurt anything."
"The most important thing is…", At this point, Clyde paused and sighed a bit helplessly, "No matter what, we're definitely going to launch an attack on the Golden Silkworms."
They were waiting now.
On one hand, the Tier 9 Golden Silkworm hadn't moved yet.
On the other hand, they also wanted to see if a method to curb the Golden Silkworms' reproduction could be researched.
Even though they knew that figuring out a method in such a short time was probably hopeless, but still, they were unwilling to give up, they wanted to try.
"But…", Peter still wanted to say something, but then met Clyde's gaze.
In the end, Peter let out a heavy snort, "Fine!"
"Then just try it. But don't cause us trouble!", Peter emphasized.
Professor Hubert listened to Peter and Clyde's back and forth, and couldn't help but smile.
Fortunately, he understood people like Peter very well and didn't laugh out loud. For if he had, this wouldn't be something a few words could fix.
["Don't worry, both of you. Even if you don't say anything, Asher isn't someone who acts recklessly,"] Professor Hubert said earnestly.
He didn't want this matter to leave a bad impression of Asher in the hearts of these two Beast Tamer kings.
Professor Hubert seriously repeated what Asher had said earlier.
This time, even Peter had nothing to say.
"Alright, I guess he has a good grasp of his own strength," Peter nodded.
"So over here…", Peter looked at Clyde.
'How should it be arranged?'
Clyde smiled slightly.
Have someone bring him over.
"We'll arrange for someone to pick him up," After Peter said that, he decisively hung up the phone, not giving Professor Hubert another chance to speak.
Professor Hubert looked at the phone that had been hung up, "..."
'Alright.'
'This personality was within my expectations.'
Peter looked at Clyde, and asked again, "Are you really going to let this Professor Asher come over? The situation here in Branlow City…"
"You, me, two Tier 8 Beast Tamer Aces, plus other Tier 7 Beast Tamers, protecting a pet beast professor shouldn't be that difficult, right?", Clyde asked back.
"So what exactly are you worried about?"
Peter was stumped by Clyde's question.
Peter looked up at the sky, trying to change the subject.
But Clyde wasn't someone you could brush off that easily.
Seeing Clyde quietly staring at him, only then did Peter wave his hand, speaking in a very helpless and unhappy tone, "Alright, alright, I'll admit it!"
"It's just that I'm worried, if something unexpected really happens, then this Professor Asher…", He didn't finish the sentence.
But Clyde had a genuinely surprised expression on his face.
Clyde really was surprised.
'Didn't expect this.'
'You, with your stern brows and proud face, acting like you look down on people messing things up, are actually worrying about what to do if something bad happens to Asher?'
"Are you really Peter?", Clyde looked seriously at the man before him, "You're not someone I don't know in disguise, are you?"
Peter: "..."
Peter looked at Clyde like he was crazy.
Clyde curled his lips, the serious expression gone, "Alright, I know you're Peter."
"No one else could make that vivid an expression."
Peter rolled his eyes again, massively, "You're crazy!"
This time, he said it out loud.
"I just didn't expect that you'd really be this concerned about Professor Asher," Clyde wasn't upset by the insult. Instead, he leisurely analyzed Peter's mindset.
"What's going on with you?"
"Could it be that when you two were in Red Soil City, you developed feelings?"
As he spoke, Clyde even seriously rubbed his chin and started thinking, "Not to mention the gender thing, but if one of the parties was you, it's not completely impossible…"
"WAIT! WAIT! WAIT!", Peter was so shocked he couldn't maintain his expression, it looked like his soul was about to fly out.
"What nonsense are you spouting?", Peter's tongue got tied up, and he looked at Clyde like he was seeing something filthy.
Clyde smiled faintly, "Oh, looks like I was overthinking."
His tone was so calm, as if he didn't feel there was anything wrong with his earlier guess.
Was there?
Absolutely not.
Peter: "..."
'Damn it!'
Peter was gritting his teeth in frustration, but because of Clyde's overly calm attitude, he couldn't even find words to rebuke him.
In the end, he could only sulk silently.
Clyde laughed even more happily.
———
Asher looked at the gigantic Jargon Dragon King descending from the sky and twitched the corner of his mouth.
"Old Rothschild, why is it you?", Asher was quite surprised to see Old Rothschild sitting on the Dragon King's back.
"Haha!", Old Rothschild stood on the Dragon King's back, one hand holding the spike on its neck to steady himself.
He laughed and looked at Asher, "Compared to this old man, isn't it even more surprising to see you, Professor Asher?"
"At least this old man still has the strength to be here."
Though he wasn't a Tier 7 Beast Tamer, he had poured all his energy into Dragontooth.
But the Jargon Dragon King was strong.
And it was a Dragon King.
Against insect-type beasts, it had a certain restraining effect.
Hearing Old Rothschild's words, Asher nodded.
'Understandable.'
"But Professor Asher, you…", Old Rothschild looked at Asher with a worried gaze, "Are you really going too?"
No matter how he thought about it, Old Rothschild felt this didn't seem reliable.
Asher smiled and walked toward Old Rothschild.
"Don't worry. It's not like I'm going to wipe out the Golden Silkworm race or anything. I don't have any hero complex," Asher said with a smile.
"It just so happens, that's all."
"Little Raven's innate skill does have a certain countering effect on Golden Silkworms."
Solar True Fire.
In Asher's opinion, not much different from a natural enemy.
But before successfully demonstrating it, he still had to be a bit modest.
'Can't brag too much.'
'What if something unexpected really happens?'
'Be modest, Asher.'
Old Rothschild: "..."
'Why didn't I hear even a trace of modesty in your words?'
After thinking it over, Old Rothschild still didn't say anything.
'Forget it.'
He knew Asher's personality.
Asher wasn't a showy person.
Since Asher had said that, it meant he was very confident!
"Get on!"
"We're heading out now!"
Although the Jargon Dragon King's speed couldn't compare to the Lightyear Dragon Rider, it was still a dragon-type beast, and its speed was not slow.
What normally took about ten hours by plane or train, under the Jargon Dragon King's powerful sustained flight, only took four hours to reach the destination.
Nearly six hours saved.
———
"Old Rothschild, thank you," Clyde looked at the giant shadow descending into the courtyard. He waited for the Jargon Dragon King to land steadily. Only after the flying dust settled did he step forward, smiling as he greeted Old Rothschild.
Without thinking about it at all, Peter who rushed forward the moment he saw the figure of the Jargon Dragon King, ended up forced to eat a mouthful of dust.
While waving his hand to drive away the dust, he mumbled with a face full of disdain, "This commotion is a bit too much, isn't it!"
"At least learn from those Lightyear Dragon Riders!"
"That's what you call a textbook landing!"
Jargon Dragon King: "..."
Narrowed its eyes, looking down at Peter from above, a pair of dragon pupils filled with hostile, violent emotions, as if it would open its mouth at any moment and swallow this nagging guy in one bite.
The problem was, Peter himself hadn't realized the issue.
'Is there a problem?'
'What problem?'
'Clearly everything's fine!'
'Absolutely nothing wrong at all.'
Asher who noticed this scene: "..."
Asher jumped down from the back of the Jargon Dragon King.
After sensing Asher's movement, the Jargon Dragon King very cooperatively extended its wing, allowing Asher to slide down along it easily.
Such a high level of cooperation.
It didn't even need Old Rothschild to speak.
Clyde noticed this.
He smiled.
"Mr. Peter, long time no see," Asher jumped down from the Jargon Dragon King, then reached back and patted the Jargon Dragon King, as if to express his thanks.
The Jargon Dragon King still didn't avoid his hand.
Then Asher turned around to look at Peter.
Facing Asher, Peter, who had just been nagging non-stop, was instantly like he got choked, falling silent.
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