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Chapter 288 Evolution is Common Sense
Two days later.

Today is Monday, the day for planned actions. The factory is theoretically unlikely to shut down on Monday, making it more likely to detect any escaping odors.

Honglian pushed open the door to the captain's office and found that Xiao Kanong was not inside again.

He has been making fewer public appearances lately.

This was a good thing. Honglian simply placed the prepared leave request on his desk, ensuring he would see it as soon as he returned. For officers in the execution team who frequently went on duty, the restrictions imposed on them by the organization weren't that strict. If they wanted to ask for leave, they basically only needed to give notice, at least that was the case when Wan Chongshan was the team leader.

"What, are you taking leave too?" someone suddenly asked from behind.

Honglian was slightly startled and turned her head to find that the person who came in was Wang Qianduan.

"Correct."

Seeing that it wasn't Xiao Kanong, she breathed a slight sigh of relief.

As for Wang Qianduan coming to the captain's office, that was perfectly normal. Although he and Zhang Yingzi were nominally members of the execution team, they were not specifically assigned to any group, essentially serving as the captain's confidants and secretaries.

"What a coincidence, Wang Baihu also took leave earlier, saying he had to attend an event at his own company." Wang Qianduan said with a stern face, "If neither of you are here, how can your team function?"

“Xiao Jiu can play a coordinating role, and Jiang Siqi and the other group members can also be useful,” Honglian replied seriously. “Each of them is very independent.”

The other person nodded expressionlessly. "What's the reason you asked for leave?"

"I'm just tired and want to rest for a day," she said naturally. "After all, I haven't had a break before or after the Lunar New Year. I don't think the captain will refuse, right?"

"I see. Then you should get some rest." Wang Qianduan didn't say anything more.

As she walked out of the office building and across the street, Wang Baihu was already waiting for her in his car.

After Honglian got into the car, he stepped on the gas and drove directly towards Beitianyuan.

"I'm in luck," Wang Baihu said cheerfully.

"You mean Chaucer?"

“Otherwise what? Although I’ve almost never seen the captain lose his temper, I don’t know why… just looking at him gives me the creeps.” There were only the two of them in the car, and Wang Baihu said bluntly, “I feel like his squinting eyes are always like he’s about to devour someone. He hasn’t done it yet just because he hasn’t found the right opportunity.”

“What kind of monster are you describing him as…” Honglian shook her head with amusement. “I don’t like him either, but he’s still a bit far from being a man-eating monster.”

"Maybe... I really miss Captain Wan," Wang Baihu sighed. "I wonder where he went after he was fired."

Once a user leaves the Limits Agency, they will be placed on a watch list. However, Wan Chongshan is not a traitor and can live and work like a normal person, so Honglian is not worried about the former captain's situation.

"Is everything ready at your place?" She was more concerned about the important business ahead.

"Yes, Guagua has been fitted with a collar and nose cage. We're just waiting for Beitianyuan to come and pick him up."

Of course, they couldn't possibly take a dinosaur around during the day, otherwise it would be on the news that very day.

Even a regular bus can't fit the baby.

Fortunately, the Beitian Institute has large ambulances that can take on the task of transporting the dinosaurs.

When the two arrived at the wooded courtyard at the foot of the mountain, Guagua arrived almost simultaneously. As soon as he got out of the car, the dinosaur recognized his familiar face, and his previously flustered, baring expression immediately turned into an excited roar.

Although the Wang family mansion was not small, it was still a level below the Beitian Academy. Guagua had not been exposed to the outside world for a long time. After snuggling up to Wang Baihu, it ran around happily in the courtyard.

"This is really... an ancient creature from tens of millions of years ago?" Tian Zhenggang murmured, staring at the dinosaur. "Did it escape from a botanical garden?"

"Probably." Honglian wasn't sure which era that place belonged to either.

"Incredible," Yu Chi couldn't help but exclaim. "I can actually read the changes in its emotions from its face."

“It’s a quack, not your average dinosaur,” Wang Baihu said proudly. “On its first day at my house, it learned to poop in a fixed spot, and on the second day, it took over the entire garden.”

"What do you mean?" You Chi asked curiously. "My family also keeps three dogs, two cats, and a horse, all of whom have become its underlings. Guagua makes them do whatever it wants, they're practically like kings."

"This works?" You Chi felt his biological knowledge was being overturned again. Dinosaurs could command other animals across species?
"Most people would be more surprised that you can keep horses at home," Honglian silently rolled her eyes.

Even after being colleagues and partners for a long time, she still found it difficult to adapt to the other party's illustrious family background.

After all, most government officials are the type who have suffered a lot and harbor deep resentment. Let alone having a wealthy family, few of them even have parents who are still alive.

“It’s not surprising, because it’s an ability user,” someone said.

Honglian looked in the direction of the voice and saw that it was Lin Qing who had come.

"You've arrived." She raised her hand in greeting. "Miss Lin, can you also see Guagua's abilities?"

"Pretty much, do you want to know?" Lin Qing asked deliberately.

"This person... has a pretty bad personality," Honglian thought to herself. But on the surface, she remained calm and said, "If you don't mind telling me."

“There are four abilities…” Lin Qing glanced at the quack running in the distance—the person who made the assessment was obviously not her, but Chen Xuan, who was connected to her prosthetic eye signal, “They are Blood Circulation, Command Power, Exceptional Intelligence, and Evolution.”

"Really?" Wang Baihu was skeptical. Guagua was a wanderer who couldn't even figure out the answer to a puzzle.

"I have no reason to lie to you," Lin Qing said dismissively. "I'm relying on the power of the World Heart, which is far superior to the half-baked testing of the Weixian Agency."

"What exactly are the effects of these abilities?" Honglian asked, also curious.

"Promoting blood circulation allows wounds to heal quickly, reducing fatal injuries to moderate trauma, which is obviously crucial for survival in the wild," Lin Qing explained confidently.

"The power of domination... is a kingly demeanor that can intimidate and command creatures weaker than itself. Hmm... it feels somewhat similar to mind control, but passive."

"As for being exceptionally intelligent, it means it is very clever."

"Evolution... Hmm, have you seen Pokémon? Something like that."

Wang Baihu and Honglian exchanged a glance, a hint of doubt creeping into their hearts. Was this really not an ability fabricated on the spot by the other party based solely on Guagua's appearance?

"It seems they haven't fully accepted the concept of the World Power Center yet," Lin Qing said to Chen Xuan in her mind. "But seriously, are you sure you didn't misread 'evolutionary ability'?"

"That's exactly what the barcode scanner shows." Chen Xuan said with some helplessness, "I've said before that the Ability Shop isn't as rigorous and precise as it claims."

Because the original description of this ability is: "Evolution" LV1, purple.

"Isn't it common sense that all creatures with 'dragon' in their name can evolve?"

Common sense my foot!

If we tell Honglian and the others exactly what the store described, then the image of the World Power Center will collapse.

Furthermore, he did not disclose all the details to the other party.

For example, the ability to improve blood circulation... this green-level ability is actually one of the longevity components. Adding to the previously seen immunity to all poisons, this is the second component in the same series.

For example, the Power of Domination, having reached the gold level, indicates it possesses considerable potential. If its wielder were not a frog, but a powerful ability user, it would be almost equivalent to a Lawful Mantra with a wide area-of-effect attack.

Doing business with dinosaurs?
Chen Xuan was quite eager to give it a try, but he didn't know if it could understand the transaction process.

"Let's hurry and take Guagua into the consciousness space," Lin Qing said.

The Beijing Institute of Geosciences is indeed very professional.

Not only is anesthetizing a person easy, but anesthetizing a dinosaur is also a piece of cake.

With Wang Baihu watching over it, Guagua cooperated perfectly throughout. Not long after a tube of veterinary anesthetic was injected into its body, its eyelids began to droop and it lay down on the ground.

(End of this chapter)