For this Mutated Parrot, Ye Feng felt it was imperative to acquire it.
He also clearly understood that often, the development of events would not shift simply because of one's will.
Now that the Mutated Parrot was revealed, it would definitely have caught the attention of the Mutant Management Bureau.
Based on the established procedures, they would take different measures according to the danger ranking of these mutated animals.
Fortunately, this parrot had just mutated and was currently trapped in a cage, posing no immediate threat to people.
Therefore, its danger ranking should only be the lowest level.
According to the procedure, as long as it was taken away within three days, it would be fine; unless the Mutant Management Bureau was currently idle, they would likely prioritize higher-danger ranked Mutated Animals.
In such circumstances, Ye Feng still had at least one day's time.
Of course, it could not be ruled out that the Mutant Management Bureau indeed might be very idle.
If this Mutated Parrot was really taken away before he made his move, he would have to initiate a backup plan.
He would take all the remaining parrots in the shop, and possibly parrots from other pet shops, and wait slowly for them to mutate.
Having formed a plan in his mind, Ye Feng continued to scroll through the news.
After skimming through the main news of the day, he was about to turn off his phone when a popup suddenly appeared.
#Yang City's Surrounding Mutated Animals Danger Ranking Update, 5 Mutated Beings Newly Listed#
Seeing the content on the popup, Ye Feng was slightly startled; he was, of course, aware of this ranking—it was introduced three months ago. Initially, the ranking was updated weekly.
However, as time passed and Mutated Animals increased in number, it turned into twice weekly updates.
Yet according to the schedule, the ranking should have been updated tomorrow.
Without hesitation, Ye Feng almost subconsciously clicked on the ranking.
At the very top of the ranking, there was a notice.
"Due to the accelerated mutation rate of Mutated Beings, this ranking will be updated daily from now on."
This ranking of dangerous Mutated Animals would list the top 100 dangerous Mutated Animals in the vicinity of Yang City.
The Mutant Management Bureau also organized specialized hunting teams responsible for killing these high-danger Mutated Animals.
So every update of the ranking would include new Mutated Animals, and many would also be removed from the list.
Ye Feng glanced at the list and the first-ranked was still that Mutated Crocodile.
According to the information, this crocodile must have escaped from a private breeding ground after mutating.
Because it inhabited a river and was extremely difficult to hunt, it had been at the top of the ranking for three months.
Ye Feng's gaze moved down, scanning swiftly, and soon his eyes landed on the 30th place, the giant tree on Small Phoenix Mountain.
According to the information, the tree should have been an Old Chinese Scholar Tree before its mutation; of course, after mutating, it was completely unrecognizable.
Moreover, according to the surveillance data, in the past two days, its height had shot up another 30 meters, reaching 360 meters.
That was almost equivalent to the height of a 120-story building, rather terrifying.
If judging by size, it absolutely ranked first among all Mutated Beings.
However, its ranking wasn't high, because as of now, there had been no cases of mutated plants injuring people.
And the entity was merely an immovable tree, which posed no threat to the residents inside the city; hence, the lower ranking.
His gaze continued to sweep rapidly down, but when he reached the end of the list, his eyes suddenly sharpened.
Rank 98: Mutated Iron Birch Tree
He hurriedly clicked to view the detailed information.
The Mutated Iron Birch Tree, located in Sunset Valley, had experienced a surge in growth, increasing its height by 45 meters in just two days.
Assessment: Low attack power, high growth potential.
And right at the bottom of the introduction were two satellite comparison images, the earlier one of which looked completely ordinary, but the latter one stood out like a crane among chickens.
This sent a chill down Ye Feng's spine.
The very thing he had hoped not to see had still happened.
"To think it was noticed so quickly, I should have slowed down the evolution speed," Ye Feng said with some regret.
He silently read through the comments, and as one of the five newly listed mutated beings, he didn't really receive much attention.
After all, compared to mutated plants, mutated animals posed a much greater threat to them.
Of course, not many people paying attention did not mean nobody did.
"It looks like there's soon to be another giant tree around Yang City!"
"Yeah! Moreover, Sunset Valley isn't far from us. When the time comes, I might be able to see it just by standing at home with a telescope. I'm unexpectedly looking forward to it."
"Why are you so happy about it above? Aren't you afraid that the tree will come alive?"
"So what if it does? It can't move. A single missile could send it to heaven."
Reading the comments in the discussion area, Ye Feng felt a mixture of alarm and a secret relief.
Although he had made it onto the danger list, not many people were actually wary of him.
And from his rank of 98, one could infer a bit of the official stance toward him.
The authorities weren't very concerned about this type of mutated plant, at least not until those more dangerous mutated animals were dealt with.
Of course, looking at the Old Chinese Scholar Tree on Small Phoenix Mountain, he presumed that being studied was an unavoidable fate.
"However, with careful handling, I might avoid the fate of being researched," Ye Feng said as he turned his gaze towards the King Cobra that was evolving at the foot of his tree.
If people from a research institute were to send a team over, he could take a leaf out of their book and directly deploy these mutated animals to drive the others away.
He turned off his phone and looked up at the sky, uncertain if he was being watched at that very moment.
But he felt like he needed to be more cautious going forward.
He opened the system panel for a glance, "I'm about to break through soon!"
Ye Feng felt a bit of a headache. If he kept evolving like this, he feared he might one day surpass the Old Chinese Scholar Tree on Small Phoenix Mountain.
"Forget it, let's wait!" Ye Feng let out a sigh of relief internally. Waiting a little bit was something he could afford.
There was no need to take risks against the wind at such a time.
He could quite simply train up his subordinates first.
If he had a batch of mutated animals that had reached the Second Stage, even if the Mutant Management Bureau started keeping an eye on him, he would at least have the capacity to respond.
Although he definitely couldn't win against firepower, he could task those under his command to cause havoc elsewhere and draw the firepower away.
Of course, training his subordinates didn't mean he wouldn't keep on improving; he just planned to slow down the pace of his breakthroughs a bit.
"Tonight, I'll break through to the peak of the Second Stage, and right now, I can store a full 550 points of Spiritual Energy. As long as I have Spiritual Energy in hand, I can break through the Realm whenever necessary," Ye Feng planned in his heart.
Having determined how to proceed, Ye Feng immediately focused more of his attention on training mutated animals.