Chapter 99: White Dragon Fat Catfish, Planning for the Future Guardian Beast, Black Blood Murder Case!
While Professor Lin was setting up the trap, the attention of the surrounding onlookers was naturally drawn, and they began to discuss amongst themselves.
“Look, look! The official people are making a move.”
“They seem to be setting up a fishing net or something. Are they going to capture this giant beast? It would be better to just blow it up and kill it.”
“You’re an idiot. A giant beast like this is a once-in-a-millennium encounter! They’ll definitely capture it for research.”
“Indeed! I always feel like the world has become a bit strange these past few years. It’s possible these creatures’ bloodlines have reverted to their ancestors, hahaha~”
As soon as this was said, some people in the crowd who knew about extraordinary beings fell silent.
Bro, don’t laugh! When you find out what’s happened to the world, you won’t be able to laugh anymore.
During the setup, Bai Yu and the others also put on stealth suits.
Although everyone thought that Bai Ling’s dragon might would subdue this Catfish Spirit completely, just like how the slippery snake was no match for the fat catfish, it was definitely a bloodline suppression.
But with so many onlookers, they had to put on a show.
Otherwise, what kind of void beast tamer would they be?
“It’s set up.”
“Dive!”
“Look! They’re diving underwater!”
“Damn! Aren’t they too bold? I’ve seen that monster, it’s at least ten meters long, it might even eat people.”
“It’ll gobble them up in one bite, right?”
“They must have brought weapons, right?”
“Hard to say.”
“Don’t kill it! I haven’t seen a catfish yet. Maybe it’s a whale that swam inland, and the rumors are wrong!”
“Yeah, I’ve been watching for over two hours, just wanting to get a glimpse! To confirm.”
Underwater.
This time, Bai Yu didn’t feel as much fear.
Soon, they swam near the catfish and saw it sleeping soundly.
Seeing this, Bai Yu also released Bai Ling.
Bai Ling was currently only a little over two meters long, not appearing very large. Compared to the plump catfish, she seemed a bit delicate.
“Brother Bai Yu, what should I do next?”
“This monster is only at the half-step Spirit Yuan Realm. It looks a bit fat, but if it really fought, you should be able to handle it with ease. Now, let’s see if you can communicate with it and make it obey our management. If it doesn’t obey, we’ll hand it over to the professor to tame.”
“Okay~”
After Bai Ling finished speaking, she swam over.
The catfish looked quite docile, its large white belly flipping over, expanding and contracting.
Bai Ling swam above it and flicked her tail, creating currents. However, when they hit its belly, the creature seemed unresponsive.
“Hmph!”
She was still childlike, and the pride of a True Dragon made her a little angry.
She spun her tail, and a small vortex instantly formed in this area.
The force of the vortex guided the catfish, causing it to spin.
Only then did the catfish sense something. It sprang up like a carp, half-sitting, and seemed to look around.
First, it saw Bai Yu and the others. Its palm-sized eyes seemed to glare at everyone.
Damn it! Disturbing my sleep!
It then prepared to swim over and teach a lesson to the humans who had disturbed its beautiful dream.
But Bai Ling’s soul transmission rang out: “Fathead fish!”
The catfish seemed to understand this voice. Its body trembled, stirring up the mud in the water.
Bai Yu and the others lost sight and immediately became vigilant.
But Bai Ling’s voice rang out: “You want to escape in front of me?”
Then, Bai Ling swung her tail, creating a massive surge of water.
Although they couldn’t see the exact situation, they felt a ‘thwack’.
As expected, the catfish was sent flying.
Bai Yu: Damn! Is a twelve-meter fat fish this useless? You’re so fat and big, was it all for nothing?
After being hit, the catfish didn’t dare to fight back or escape.
It turned around, faced the muddy water, and bowed its head!
Father!
No! Godfather!
Still not right! It should be Godmother!
Dragon Mother above, if Mother is not complete, this fish wishes to be adopted as Godmother!
It seemed to be begging for mercy.
“Whether you’re let go or not depends on Brother Bai Yu.”
The catfish seemed to understand and looked at Bai Yu and the other six, seemingly searching for who Bai Yu was.
These six guys looked exactly the same.
Bai Yu found this scene quite amusing.
‘Is this effective communication? It’s so simple and brutal!’
From the process, this Catfish Spirit was quite human-like! And this fat catfish did look rather cute and naive, very suitable for taming.
After thinking for a moment, Bai Yu spoke, “Tell me your origin.”
The catfish seemed to pause, its large eyes filled with confusion.
Look, do I have a human mouth? How can I speak!
“I told you to speak, didn’t you hear me?”
The catfish suddenly remembered that this formidable lady was still here and could act as a translator.
Without any visible mouth movement, Bai Ling’s voice was heard relaying: “You say you only awakened sentience five days ago? Before that, you grew your body by borrowing the spiritual eye of the lake.”
“You are currently only temporarily using this sacred land for cultivation? You absolutely have no malicious intent.”
After hearing the relay, Bai Yu asked, “Then why did you run out and scare people?”
“Gurgle~ Gurgle~”
The catfish opened its mouth, as if arguing.
“Brother Bai Yu, it says it was just tired from cultivating and went out for a walk, it didn’t mean to scare anyone.”
“Alright. Being so fat, you really do need to walk more to lose some weight.”
Catfish Spirit: ??? I’m not fat! This is the accumulation of years. But I dare not say it.
“Then tell it to come to the lake surface with me now and interact with ordinary humans. It would be best if people could sit on its back to appease the public’s emotions.”
“In the future, you can show yourself, even play by the shore with humans. But you must be well-behaved and appear intelligent and docile.”
“And then, there’s the main task I’m giving you! Spend a few hours every day patrolling the two lakes to see if there are any abnormal creatures, or alien races like Fishmen.”
“Think of it as exercise.”
Liu Feifei and the others, who couldn’t hear Bai Yu’s conversation with Professor Lin, were shocked to hear this idea.
When it comes to playing, you’re the best!
Can this really stay in the Spirit Lake?
Did Professor Lin also agree?
Seeing the catfish still thinking, Bai Ling flicked her tail, stirring the water.
Upon seeing this, the catfish immediately became obedient, bowing repeatedly, likely nodding in agreement. Those who didn’t know might have thought it was apologizing.
“Brother Bai Yu, he agreed.”
“Mm. If you actively attack humans, we’ll consider how much this flesh is worth.”
The catfish quickly retorted.
“It says it will never eat human flesh, has no interest in humans, and only wants to cultivate diligently to become the strongest catfish.”
“That’s good! Occasionally surface and interact more with tourists. If the tourism industry booms and I can profit from it, I’ll buy you treasures for cultivation.”
The catfish heard this and thought, that sounds great!
Everyone: ??? Making money?
Good heavens!
They could already imagine how popular the tourism industry would be once spiritual beasts appeared in the world.
It’s just that
Li Yunbin couldn’t help but say, “Uh, although there’s no specific arrangement from above and we’re allowed to use our discretion, doing this might cause a sensation.”
“Captain, this isn’t just my personal plan. Professor Lin’s original plan was to take it back for taming. If taming is successful, it could be considered for release back into Cloud Lake. At least, judging by the attitude of those above regarding this matter, they seem quite casual.”
“Now, with the Mote Manor incident causing such a stir, the truth can’t be hidden forever. The extraordinary world probably won’t be able to keep it a secret for much longer. I feel like the higher-ups are also gradually opening up. Letting spiritual beasts interact with humans now, if the news suddenly spreads, people who have already had friendly contact with spiritual beasts will have reduced panic.”
“Mm, I’ll write a report to the higher-ups then.”
“Alright! Shall we take the Catfish Spirit up now?”
Li Yunbin also agreed, “We can indeed see the public’s reaction to the Catfish Spirit. This task was explicitly assigned by the higher-ups before we came.”
“Got it!”
Bai Yu is a newcomer, and more importantly, he has accumulated a lot of merit, so he is indeed fearless in his actions.
His idea is that letting this spiritual beast work for him openly, patrolling the waters, is the right way.
As for the exposure of the extraordinary world, the higher-ups seem to be mentally prepared.
Indeed!
Spiritual Qi Awakening has been going on for almost twenty years, and the foundation seems stable.
There’s no need to worry about losing control of the situation.
Cloud Lake surface.
Many people, upon hearing that the official personnel had dived down, skipped work and rushed over.
The crowd of onlookers grew even larger.
“Look! A black shadow! It’s that water monster!”
“Is this water monster being dragged by something? Why is it following those people so harmoniously?”
“I don’t know.”
“Damn! I’ve actually seen the water monster! This trip to Tianhai City wasn’t in vain!”
Bai Yu and the others soon reached the shore, and the catfish stopped by the lake.
Seeing this, Professor Lin knew that Bai Yu had successfully resolved the issue.
Indeed! The catfish, in a sense, is also a subordinate of the dragon lineage.
The dragon’s might is enough to deter many spiritual beasts.
The taming effect is bound to be much better than artificial taming.
Confining a spiritual beast in a research institute would only breed resentment.
After coming ashore, Bai Yu took out a megaphone, pointed to the right towards the water, and shouted, “Swim right!”
The giant catfish immediately followed the command.
The crowd on the shore erupted in cheers.
“This is unbelievable! Am I dreaming? Fish can understand human speech? This giant monster is actually obeying that person’s commands!”
“Damn! Is it real? Is he a beast tamer?”
“Swim left!”
“Do a circle!”
“Spit some water!”
The catfish was stunned. Buddy, how can I spit water? Are you looking for an excuse to say I did it wrong and then get rid of me?
Bai Yu’s original intention was for it to spray water like a whale, but he suddenly forgot that this was a catfish, not a mammal.
However, to his surprise, after a moment of confusion, the catfish took a breath and then sprayed out some mist.
This scene stunned the people on the shore.
“Good heavens! This giant monster has such high intelligence! It’s like a water border collie, it actually seems to be thinking.”
“I suspect someone in our world has superpowers and can also tame beasts!”
“You should read more! Orcas have the intelligence of a fifteen or sixteen-year-old, and dogs like border collies are at most twelve years old! So, the intelligence of these giant fish is comparable to humans. It’s normal for them to understand commands, the question is whether they obey or not.”
Look! The great scholars are debating!
After training for a while longer, Bai Yu started chatting with Professor Lin, thinking of having Professor Lin help write a draft or something in his name.
Professor Lin, seeing the reactions of the people around, wasn’t worried at all. Instead, he said excitedly, “Kid, I really like your style of doing things! Hahaha~ Honestly, I also think spiritual beasts should live in nature and interact more with people.”
“If some powerful spiritual beasts develop strong emotions for the people of a certain area, they might even become guardian beasts, protecting that region and fighting against future alien races.”
“I feel like our future will be like this, with many spiritual beasts with powerful divine beast bloodlines guarding various regions and fighting against alien gods!”
Bai Yu was surprised by Professor Lin’s thoughts and replied, “Hey! That’s right. Those old guys at the top are too conservative. This era needs us, the younger generation, to manage it.”
“. Should I add this sentence to the report?”
“That’s not necessary! However, honestly, you taking this catfish away in front of so many people, acting all secretive, looks like you’re trying to cover something up. It would be better to let everyone see it openly. Professor, don’t you think so?”
“Haha~ Kid, are you worried that this giant beast will make the news and cause an even bigger stir? And then the higher-ups will find trouble with you? Are you trying to cover your tracks now?”
Bai Yu touched his head, feeling a bit embarrassed.
He was indeed worried about making too big a fuss! Fortunately, he could now retract the situation at any time, transport the catfish away, and prohibit the spread of related videos online.
However, doing so ultimately felt like trying to hide something that wasn’t there. Moreover, his plan to patrol the two lakes was also ruined, leaving him with only underwater detectors and the like.
“I was a little worried, I guess.”
“Don’t worry about that. In fact, it’s not just Tianhai City that experienced the major incident yesterday; other places have had similar events. The truth can’t be hidden forever. Do you think I agreed to your idea based on my personal will alone?”
“Actually, some places have already relaxed their control over spiritual beasts and similar incidents, even allowing some ordinary people who have friendly relations with spiritual beasts to continue living with them. However, the information is kept within a small area, treated as a small-scale social experiment!”
“I will submit a complete report to the higher-ups regarding the Cloud Lake incident, and I will also write a detailed research report for this Catfish Spirit.”
Upon hearing this, Bai Yu’s good impression of Professor Lin, whom he had only met for the second time and was interacting with for the first time, soared.
Speaking of which, the Big Bosses in this world seem to be quite good.
While Bai Yu was chatting with Professor Lin, Li Yunbin’s phone rang.
“Hello~”
“Captain! We have some intelligence regarding the Black Blood Case.”
Li Yunbin had already stated that he wouldn’t be taking on major cases for the next few days. However, the Black Blood Case in this area had to be reported to them!
This situation is quite critical and cannot be delayed.
“Mm, go ahead.”
“Captain, do you remember the young couple from Xiangya Hospital we handled before? We’ve been investigating the woman’s past information.”
“Then, last night, after hearing the captain mention the man’s issues, we went to the man’s apartment today to investigate. We discovered two corpses inside! One was the man’s body, and the other was a prostitute he had hired.”
“This woman looked like she was gnawed by a monster, and only her skeleton remains now.”
“The man named Wu Lei, on the other hand, had turned into a monster! However, he is now a black, desiccated corpse, seemingly having had all his blood drained.”
Upon hearing this, Li Yunbin’s expression immediately became serious.
Their previous investigation had focused on the pregnant woman.
But the two attackers yesterday were both male, and they suddenly transformed into black blood monsters! He had already become suspicious then and told the analysis team to change their direction.
And now, the incident with Wu Lei has occurred.
Moreover, the black blood was completely drained!!!
It was as if this black blood had a great use and was collected by someone.
There was clearly some trickery involved, possibly the key to the case.
“Alright, I understand. Send me the information, you guys secure the scene first, I’ll be there immediately. Be extremely careful of black blood creatures, even dead ones!”
“Understood!”
After speaking, Li Yunbin hung up the phone and then looked at Bai Yu, who was still discussing how to handle the catfish with Professor Lin.
“Professor Lin, if you ask me, we should lift the blockade now and let some brave people come and interact more.”
“You kid! With so many people rushing in, aren’t you afraid of a stampede? A large crowd can easily get out of control. We should still maintain the blockade. Once the public’s enthusiasm wanes and the crowd thins, then we can proceed as you suggested.”
“That makes sense! But with so many people here now, why don’t we select a few brave ones to set an example and let them experience it? It can be used as publicity. Otherwise, people will definitely say that such a dangerous giant beast wasn’t taken away or killed, and was left in Cloud Lake to scare people.”
“That is possible.”
Professor Lin’s agreement meant that he would bear some responsibility if something went wrong.
However, based on his research on spiritual beasts, he understood that spiritual beasts were sometimes smarter than humans.
More importantly, the minds of spiritual beasts were simpler!
Just like how sometimes people say dogs are more loyal than humans. Because the simpler a creature is, the less complicated its thoughts, and sometimes the more reliable it is.
In modern society, you can’t expect human thoughts not to change.
Soon, investigators went to screen people.
Two thousand one hundred words updated today. I will discuss recent performance and reader questions later.
