Chapter 98: Dragon!? Taming the Water Monster
On the way to the patrol car, Liu Feifei seized the opportunity and squeezed Bai Yu’s arm, saying, “You’ve recovered so quickly?”
Upon hearing this, Bai Yu immediately put on a pained expression and said, “Hiss~ It hurts! Ah~”
Liu Feifei was startled, but then realized she had been tricked and pinched Bai Yu hard.
“Hmph! Does it hurt?”
“My shoulder is sore, want me to rub it?”
He then felt a soft and just-right strength and praised, “Not bad, I’ll reward you with a bottle of Red Horse Grass Potion.”
“Hiss~ Ha~ It hurts, it hurts, it hurts!”
Feeling the pleasant atmosphere within the team, Bai Yu was in a very good mood.
*Phew* It was only yesterday that he experienced a disaster.
But the enemy’s footsteps haven’t stopped, and he must also compose himself and set off again!
Black Demon Ancestor, the Blood Qilin case, and the trickery near the Thunder Laboratory.
The smuggling case mentioned in the Yin Messenger’s intelligence, the River Monster case, the rebellion incident of Ancient God System cultivators, and the Moon Ancient God case.
A pile of things are waiting to be dealt with!
Of course, he was now accustomed to this kind of life and was also looking forward to uncovering all these matters one by one.
On the way to Cloud Lake.
Li Yunbin discussed the Black Blood Pregnant Woman case that had occurred recently, noting a clear trend of increasing victim numbers.
“The news I’ve gathered recently is that when this case appeared in North City more than half a month ago, the Alien Gods Research Institute in East Sea Province dispatched several professors from relevant fields to start investigating it.”
“According to the information gathered so far, the Evil God behind this case is not appearing for the first time.”
“These professors have a considerable understanding of this Evil God.”
“Director Yang is currently making contact and will obtain the relevant research materials as soon as possible, which might be helpful to you.”
Hearing this, Bai Yu became interested.
He remembered that in some of his previous intelligence, a mysterious organization was mentioned: the Alien Gods Research Institute!
To be precise, it was in the intelligence about the Black Blood Blade mentioned in the Yunhu Serial Murder Case, signed by: 【Alien Gods Research Institute Researcher – Yan Yongxin】
The Black Demon Ancestor, being a type of Ancient God, he wondered if this organization was responsible.
But regardless, for an Evil God with such a historical background, the authorities must have established a large information database!
Thinking of this, Bai Yu spoke, “To be honest, although my pages are related to the power behind this Black Blood Pregnant Woman case, I really have no idea who the enemy is. If I had relevant intelligence, it would be much easier.”
“Yes, Director Yang should be able to obtain the relevant materials. Now, with your dazzling performance, the Big Bosses watching you from behind will operate in secret.”
“Don’t praise me too highly, I’ll get arrogant, haha.”
He was also curious about what kind of materials he would receive.
If he obtained the materials, could he gain more important intelligence?
South Bank of Cloud Lake.
When Bai Yu and the others arrived, they were all stunned.
This wasn’t a blockade, it was? The entire cordon was packed with people! It was like a marketplace!
All of them were there to watch the excitement.
But there was no other way.
Such a giant creature in deep water was definitely full of appeal for most people.
“Look! It seems like official personnel have arrived!”
“How will the authorities handle it? Will they kill it directly?”
“I don’t know.”
“However, such a large creature is quite frightening! If it’s kept, I won’t dare to go near Cloud Lake anymore.”
“The two lakes are connected, so Qing Lake will also be off-limits. The tourism economy will be severely hit!”
Bai Yu and the others passed through the cordon.
Seeing so many people, it was clear that they couldn’t keep it a secret any longer. Bai Yu couldn’t help but ask, “Captain, this water monster incident has become such a big deal, with so many people watching, has the higher-up said how to handle it?”
“The higher-ups said to use our own discretion.”
Hearing this, Bai Yu suddenly had a thought and confirmed, “Really? It’s okay even if the people around see it?”
“It’s fine. After all, these people already know about the existence of the water monster. As long as we don’t let the water monster unleash its extraordinary power in front of the crowd, unless the higher-ups order us to kill it directly, how could we possibly conceal it?”
“Alright!”
Hearing this, Bai Yu already had an idea brewing.
They arrived at the South Bank of Cloud Lake, and looking at the deep blue water surface, Bai Yu thought of the River Monster case mentioned in the Yin Messenger’s intelligence.
However, the River Monster case was ranked ninth, so it clearly wouldn’t happen this soon.
The River Monster and the Cloud Lake water beast should be two separate matters, right?
But there might be a certain connection between them!
Li Yunbin exchanged a few words with the team members responsible for monitoring underwater movements.
“Where is that Catfish creature now?”
“Reporting, Captain, it’s about five hundred meters from the shore, its approximate location is…”
As he spoke, the person pointed to a topographical map of the lake.
Bai Yu looked over.
He said in surprise, “Isn’t this where Bai Ling was born?”
Liu Feifei muttered upon seeing this, “What kind of auspicious place is this, with both the Dragon River Woman and the Catfish Spirit…”
Just as everyone was considering how to release Bai Ling to lure out the Catfish, a minivan drove into the cordon.
Bai Yu looked over in surprise.
Weren’t they supposed to be handling this? He was looking forward to showing off his skills!
Who knew the authorities would send more people.
What were they planning to do? Kill it?
The black car quickly stopped, and a researcher in a white coat got out, followed by several people.
Bai Yu looked at the person and felt a sense of familiarity.
He remembered! He had seen him at the auction yesterday.
Li Yunbin clearly recognized the person and said, “Hello, Professor Lin!”
“I heard there’s a Catfish Spirit at the half-step Spirit Yuan Realm in Cloud Lake?”
“Yes, it’s in the lake.”
“Do you have footage? Let me see!”
Professor Lin’s tone was clearly very excited. He looked closely at the screen and, seeing the Catfish Spirit’s large size and somewhat docile appearance, became even more excited!
This was clearly a friendly Spiritual Beast, perfectly suitable for him to cultivate.
Professor Lin didn’t delay and directly said, “I’ve prepared special anesthesia equipment. The current plan is for you to assist me in luring the Catfish into a trap, then anesthetize it and transport it away directly in front of everyone.”
“After handling it, draft an announcement and post it on Tianhai City News.”
“It will roughly state that this Catfish is a genetically mutated species, equivalent to human obesity. It has currently been taken to the laboratory for research, and people need not panic.”
“After research, it may be released back into the wild.”
“What do you think?”
Li Yunbin and the others did not answer immediately.
Bai Yu, however, drew out his words, “This… this…”
Professor Lin seemed very familiar with Bai Yu and said, “You kid, what’s with the ‘this this’? Speak up, what mischievous idea do you have?”
“??? Huh? You know me?”
“Nonsense! Old Wang always mentions you in the group chat, not to mention yesterday…”
At this point, Professor Lin’s excited mood instantly subsided.
“In short, I was present throughout the auction yesterday and paid attention to you. Your performance was quite good!”
Hearing this, Bai Yu’s first thought was: Damn it! What did Professor Wang Wen do? Is he the chatterbox of the professor group? Always spreading things around, he probably said a lot of bad things behind my back.
After thinking for a moment, Bai Yu said, “Our plan is to use another Spiritual Beast to tame the Catfish Spirit.”
“Oh? Another Spiritual Beast? What kind of Spiritual Beast? Spiritual Beasts have strong territorial instincts, and they can easily fight each other. With so many people watching now, if it escalates, it won’t be good!”
Yesterday, even at the peak of Bai Ling’s battle, it was still shrouded in white mist, and very few people saw its true form.
The only ones who seemed to know about the existence of the Dragon were the deceased Night Demons. However, Bai Yu believed that they would keep his secret well.
In the eyes of others, Bai Ling was at most a special summoned creature, similar to the Dragon River Woman.
Bai Yu scanned the other investigators, considered for a moment, and thought: It’s better to tell the professor alone.
Without being polite, he pulled the professor aside. Professor Lin showed a hint of confusion and said, “What are you up to, kid? What’s so secretive about it?”
Bai Yu whispered into his ear, “A White Dragon.”
Professor Lin’s eyes widened, his expression one of extreme joy!
Damn! I’ve lived so many years and never seen a live Dragon!
“Where is it? A Dragon creature, at least dozens of meters long, right? How do you plan to transport it? Can you let me study it? Don’t worry, I’ll pay to watch.”
“Soul Body state.”
“Ah? Soul Body?”
Professor Lin’s smile instantly vanished, feeling a bit disappointed.
His field was the research of physical Spiritual Beasts.
He preferred all sorts of tangible large Spiritual Beasts.
In the Soul Sea, Bai Ling’s dissatisfied voice sounded, “Hmph! Looking down on me!”
Bai Yu heard this and awkwardly touched his hair.
He could roughly sense Professor Lin’s personality; this person was somewhat similar to Professor Wang Wen.
The difference was that Professor Lin was a social terrorist.
Professor Wang Wen, on the other hand, was a Big Boss with peculiar temperaments, with a narrow social circle, but once familiar, he had a similar disposition to Professor Lin.
Professor Lin continued without pause, asking, “Then, if you succeed in taming it, what will you do? Why not hand it over to me? Selling it is also an option, but not too expensive, after all, you don’t have ownership of this Spiritual Beast. It’s just like helping me tame it.”
“Professor Lin, you don’t understand the extraordinary environment of our Tianhai City! Our Tianhai City has a large water area, making it easy for Fishmen and other water-attribute Alien Races to hide. I was thinking of leaving this Catfish Spirit here to help patrol the waters.”
“Even after taming it, it could be turned into a tourist attraction, allowing the public to interact with such a giant monster. This would not only reduce suspicion but also achieve desensitization.”
“Moreover, didn’t you just say you would release it back into the wild after research?”
He was thinking of cultivating a Catfish Spirit in Cloud Lake in advance to facilitate research on underwater conditions!
This would also allow for quick handling of the River Monster.
Professor Lin listened and thought for a moment, saying, “The authorities have indeed relaxed their control over the extraordinary world quite a bit recently. Regarding the handling of this Catfish Spirit, the higher-ups have no specific instructions, it’s quite casual.”
“In fact, if it’s tamed to be quite docile, it can indeed be released back into Cloud Lake.”
“You suggesting using a White Dragon to tame it on the spot and then letting it continue to live in Cloud Lake is something I hadn’t considered before coming here. But it’s not impossible.”
Hearing this, Bai Yu’s eyes lit up.
It’s really possible!?
It seemed that the progress of the extraordinary world’s exposure was faster than he had imagined.
‘Also, that news report was indeed from a year later.’
‘But that was just from the perspective of a news report; it didn’t mention the progress of understanding the extraordinary domain worldwide.’
Seeing this, Bai Yu said, “Then if I can successfully tame it, there’s no need to capture it. Otherwise, wouldn’t it feel like trying to hide something that isn’t there? Letting this Catfish Spirit live openly in Cloud Lake and occasionally show itself would make your report even more believable.”
“That’s also possible, but at least we need to see if you can actually do it. Don’t agree, and then you fail to tame it and plan to kill the Catfish Spirit instead.”
“Ahem, that shouldn’t happen.”
Bai Yu then asked again, “By the way! Professor, do you have any spare docile Spiritual Beasts? We could raise them together in Cloud Lake to help patrol the waters, contributing to society.”
“Hey! You’re trying to take the Catfish Spirit away with just a few words, and now you’re asking me for Spiritual Beasts?”
“I’m just asking. If not, then forget it, no pressure.”
“Then do you know what else I’m here to do besides catching the Catfish?”
“What? Catch people?”
“…I can see why Old Wang has such a special evaluation of you. I’m here, oh, I just mentioned it to you. To write an announcement. Without data, how can I write it?”
“Make it up! Experts just speak off the cuff! Creating something from nothing is what shows your capability! Moreover, according to my plan, I’ll need Professor Lin to help draft a piece of information, stating that this Catfish Spirit is equivalent to an eighteen-year-old adult with high intelligence and can communicate friendly. Aren’t the reports for Spiritual Beasts displayed in aquariums written like this?”
Hearing this, Professor Lin laughed.
Alright, alright! You’re comparing me to a roadside expert who knows everything about cesspools, aren’t you?
He patted Bai Yu’s shoulder and said, “Good kid! I’ll remember you.”
“Uh…”
“Let’s proceed with your plan. However, letting a Spiritual Beast that hasn’t undergone long-term taming interact with people is quite risky.”
“Pandas can also injure people, right? Moreover, as long as this Spiritual Beast is intelligent and docile, with its intelligence, the probability of it injuring someone will only be lower.”
“That’s true. I’ll consider how to write the report to the higher-ups.”
Professor Lin seemed approachable.
“Of course, Professor, you can set up the trap now. If this Catfish is temperamentally violent and disobedient, we’ll either lure it into the trap or kill it on the spot.”
Hearing this, Professor Lin fell into a long silence.
“…You’d better say everything at once next time! I was already prepared to make a painful sacrifice.”
With that, Professor Lin prepared to set up the trap.
Liu Feifei excitedly patted Bai Yu’s shoulder and said, “You’re truly a master at taming professors.”
Professor Lin looked back and asked, “Young lady, what’s your name?”
“Uh… Liu Ruoxi.”
Bai Yu’s eyes widened: Are you two plastic sisters?
I’m taking notes.
Professor Lin was also a magnanimous person and didn’t pursue the matter further, going off to busy himself with setting up the trap.
