Chapter 35: Arguing with the Professor
That sentiment only lasted for a few seconds before Jethro remembered he genuinely didn’t care what these people thought of him. Nevertheless, someone else was already answering the question.
"Yes, student?"
A feeble looking girl responded. "At the Mature Phase, a Dreadeater Caterpillar’s Nutrient Circuit would consist of wild small meat like Forest Rats. Then, black mushroom pulp, gray sand, insect grubs, decayed vegetables and uh... bone marrow?"
Jethro shrugged slightly. ’She actually got it.’
Professor Aris offered a thin smile. "You were close, student."
Jethro shot a brow. ’What? She was absolutely correct.’
"But you made one critical error." Professor Aris adjusted on the dais, subjecting everyone to her knowing gaze. "You cannot feed a Dreadeater Caterpillar bone marrow once it’s past the Infant Phase. It disrupts its neural stability and causes fragmentation in its ability pathways."
The girl nodded, recalling that rule.
Satisfied that she had made a point with the importance of following the Nutrient Flow Circuit, Professor Aris tried to carry on. However, she caught the expression on Jethro’s face amidst the crowd; a face that didn’t buy any of what she just said.
Her eyes narrowed. "You."
Jethro, absently chewing on his synthmeal, having decided that nothing taught in this class was new to him, lowered his gaze to the dais where Professor Aris’s eyes were pointing at him.