When Ken heard Xu Yuan's words, he was immediately stunned.
He had been expecting some clever plan, but instead, Xu Yuan asked for pigs. Ken's mind was riddled with question marks.
**"Pig?! What do you want with a pig…?"**
Xu Yuan couldn't fully explain it yet, just saying
**"Don't ask too much now—just wait and see."**
Though confused, Ken decided to go along with it and prepared accordingly.
Meanwhile, Xu Yuan's land was well-stocked with animals—pigs, chickens, cows, sheep—and he had long since begun mass-producing resources essential for his experiments. The warehouse was large, organized with item sorters and labeled chests, making resource management efficient.
He gathered water bottles, nether warts, carrots, sugar, blaze powder, Glowstone powder, and gunpowder, then returned home to start brewing a special potion.
First, he combined water bottles and nether warts on the brewing table to create a Akward potion. Then, he mixed the Akward potion with sugar to produce a first-level Speed potion. To upgrade it, he added Glowstone powder, making a second-level speed potion that increased speed by 60%, 20% faster than the first level. Finally, he combined gunpowder with the Level 2 speed potion to craft a splash-type Level 2 speed potion.
He brewed a large batch of these splash potions, preparing for his experiments.
Soon after, Ken entered with two tethered pigs, leading them into the room. Xu Yuan immediately found the scene amusing.
**"The pigs you brought—here they are,"** Ken said, preparing to leave.
Xu Yuan stopped him.
**"Since you're curious, stay and watch."**
Ken was immediately intrigued. Usually, when Xu Yuan wanted to research alone, he'd ask Ken to stay away. But this time, Xu Yuan specifically wanted him to observe closely.
Ken looked at the potion bottle in Xu Yuan's hand and couldn't hold back his curiosity.
**"So, what are you planning to do? Spill it already, or I'll die of curiosity."**
Xu Yuan smiled mysteriously.
He then took a carrot with a fishing rod and a saddle for the pig.
**"Ride it and try,"** Xu Yuan said.
Ken's eyes widened.
**"You want me to ride a pig?!"**
Although he didn't believe pigs could be ridden, Xu Yuan had already fitted the saddle, so Ken hesitated but obeyed.
He climbed onto the pig's back, and as soon as he did, the pig obediently followed the direction of the carrot stick.
Ken's face was a mix of shock and amazement.
**"This... it actually works?! I can ride a pig?!"**
He soon felt the pig's slow pace, roughly the same as walking. After a short ride, he dismounted and looked at Xu Yuan.
**"Is this some kind of modern step tool?"**
Xu Yuan nodded.
Ken stared at him in disbelief, as if Xu Yuan had gone mad.
**"This speed… it's so slow! What's the point?"**
Xu Yuan smiled cryptically.
**"Ever heard of GMOs?"**
Ken was stunned.
**"Genetically modified pigs? In the game?"**
**"That's impossible, right?"**
Xu Yuan shook his head with a grin.
**"Hold on, don't worry,"** he said.
He then took out the Level 2 splash swift potion, applied it to the pig with the saddle, and watched as the pig steamed and sped up significantly.
**"Try again,"** Xu Yuan urged.
Ken immediately mounted the pig again. As soon as he did, he felt an incredible acceleration—more than twice as fast as before. His face lit up with surprise.
**"Much faster!"** he exclaimed.
Xu Yuan nodded.
**"Let's test the limits."**
He then fenced the pigs to keep them from running wild, applied the potion to another pig, fed them carrots, and watched as the pigs grew healthier and faster with each generation.
He slaughtered a pig, applied the potion to its offspring, and continued breeding, creating a third, fourth, even fifth generation of ultra-fast pigs.
Each generation inherited increased speed—some approaching the movement of zombies, with no apparent limit.
Ken was utterly stunned.
**"This is… this is like genetic modification! You're really doing it?"**
Xu Yuan chuckled.
**"The game animals inherit their current characteristics. By applying the potion and breeding, I can keep supercharging their speed. The piglets inherit the speed boost—permanently, as long as I keep breeding."**
Ken's jaw dropped.
**"If you breed enough generations, they'll be faster than planes?!"**
Xu Yuan smiled, amused.
**"Exactly. Theoretically, there's no upper limit."**
Ken was speechless.
**"Incredible… I've never seen such a thing. You're a genius—or a madman."**
Xu Yuan shook his head with a grin.
**"Just a little bit of research. But I worry… if I keep breeding, these pigs could be unstoppable. They might even open up underground tunnels for transportation."**
Ken burst into laughter.
**"An underground pig highway? That's terrifying! But honestly, if you keep going, these pigs could run faster than anything else in the game."**
Xu Yuan nodded, still smiling.
**"Just don't breed too many, or controlling them will become impossible. We don't want a pig invasion."**
Ken couldn't help but laugh.
**"Haha, so, when do we start breeding? Let's see how fast these pigs can really go!"**