High-tech invasion, I can see the future

Chapter 99 White Dragon - Fat Catfish, Laying Out the Future of the Guardian Beast, Black Blood Murder Case!

Just as Professor Lin was setting up the trap, the attention of the surrounding crowd was naturally drawn to it, and they began to discuss it animatedly.

"Look! Look! The officials have made their move."

"It looks like they're setting up a fishing net or something. Are they trying to capture this giant beast? They might as well just blow it up."

"Are you stupid? This kind of giant beast is a once-in-a-millennium occurrence! We should definitely capture it and study it."

"Indeed! I've always felt that the world has become a bit strange these past few years. Maybe these creatures have reverted to their ancestral bloodlines, hahaha~"

Upon hearing this, some people in the crowd who knew of the existence of the extraordinary fell silent.

Dude, don't laugh! You won't be laughing when you find out what's happening in the world.

During the setup process, Bai Yu and the others also put on stealth suits.

Although everyone thought that Bai Ling's release of dragon might would subdue the catfish demon, just like a rascal and a fat catfish, it was definitely a matter of bloodline suppression.

With so many onlookers, we had to at least put on a show.

Otherwise, a Void Beastmaster, right?

"It's all set up."

"Dive!"

"Look! They've gone diving!"

"Holy crap! That's incredibly audacious! I've seen that monster before; it's at least ten meters long, and it might even eat people."

"Crunchy and delicious, right?"

"They must have brought weapons, right?"

"It's hard to say."

"Don't kill it! I've never even seen a catfish before. It might just be a rumor; it could be a whale that's come inland!"

"Yeah, I've been looking at it for over two hours, just wanting to take one last look! To confirm it."

underwater.

This time, Bai Yu's fear wasn't as intense.

Before long, it swam up to the catfish and saw the catfish fast asleep.

Seeing this, Bai Yu also released Bai Ling.

The current white ling is only a little over two meters long, which doesn't look very big. Compared to the fat catfish, it looks rather petite.

"Brother Baiyu, what should we do next?"

"This monster is only at the half-step Spirit Origin Realm. It looks a bit fat, but if it really comes down to it, you should be able to handle it easily. Now, let's see if you can communicate with it and make it obey our command. If it doesn't obey, we'll hand it over to that professor and let him tame it."

"Okay~"

After Bai Ling finished speaking, she swam over.

This catfish looks rather simple-minded; its big white belly swells and bulges as it flips over.

Bai Ling came above it, its tail whipping the water, but when it hit its belly, the other party didn't seem to react much.

"snort!"

She also had a childlike nature, and her pride as a true dragon made her slightly angry.

Its tail spun around, instantly creating a small vortex in the area.

The force of the whirlpool caused the catfish to begin spinning.

Only then did the catfish sense something. It sprang up and sat up, seemingly looking around.

First, they saw Bai Yu and the others, their small eyes seeming to glare at them.

How dare you disturb my peaceful dream!

It will then swim over to teach the humans who disturbed its sweet dreams a lesson.

But Bai Ling's soul echoed, "Fathead Fish!"

The catfish seemed to understand the sound, and with a shudder, it stirred up the mud in the water.

Bai Yu and the others lost sight of him and instantly became alert.

But Bai Ling's voice rang out: "You think you can escape from me?"

Immediately, Bai Ling lashed out with her tail, causing a massive surge of water.

Although I didn't see the specifics, I felt like there was a "snap" sound.

Sure enough, the catfish was knocked out.

Bai Yu: Holy crap! Is a twelve-meter-long fat fish really this useless? Are you all this fat and big for nothing?

After being hit, the catfish dared not fight back or run away.

He turned around, faced the muddy water, and bowed deeply in worship!

father!

No! Godfather!

That's not right! It should be stepmother!

Dragon Mother above, if any mother is not equal, the fish is willing to worship as her godmother!

It seemed as if he was begging for mercy.

Whether or not I let you go is up to Brother Baiyu.

The catfish seemed to understand, and looked at Bai Yu and the other six, as if trying to find out who Bai Yu was.

These six guys all look exactly the same.

Bai Yu found this scene quite amusing.

"Is this what effective communication is? It's so simplistic and crude!"

Judging from the process, this catfish spirit is quite intelligent! And this fat catfish does look rather cute, making it very suitable for taming.

After thinking for a moment, Bai Yu said, "Tell me about your background."

The catfish seemed to be stunned for a moment, its big eyes filled with bewilderment.

Look at me, do I even have a mouth? How am I supposed to say it?!

"Didn't you hear me? I'm telling you to speak!"

Catfish suddenly remembered that there was this great-aunt here who could act as a translator.

Without any apparent movement of opening its mouth, Bai Ling relayed, "You said you only awakened your intelligence five days ago? Before that, you strengthened your body with the help of the spiritual eye in the lake."

"Is this merely a temporary use of this precious land for cultivation? There is absolutely no ill intent whatsoever."

After hearing the retelling, Bai Yu asked, "Then why did you go out and scare people?"

"Gurgle~ gurgle~"

The catfish opened its mouth, as if in rebuttal.

"Brother Baiyu, it said it was just tired from cultivation and went out for a walk. It didn't mean to scare anyone."

"Okay. Being this fat definitely means you need to walk around more and lose some weight."

Catfish Spirit: ??? I'm not fat! It's all the result of years of experience. But I dare not say it.

"Then tell him to come with me to the lake first, to interact with ordinary people, and ideally, to let someone sit on his back to calm the public's emotions."

"In the future, you can show your face, and even go to the shore to play with humans. But you must be well-behaved and appear intelligent and docile."

"Then, here comes the important task I'm going to give you! Spend a few hours each day patrolling the area around the two lakes to see if there are any unusual creatures or alien monsters like fishmen."

"Just consider it a way to lose weight."

Liu Feifei and the others hadn't heard the conversation between Bai Yu and Professor Lin, and were shocked when they heard this idea.

When it comes to having fun, you really know how to play!

Can this really stay in Linghu Lake?

Did Professor Lin agree as well?

Seeing that the catfish was still thinking, Bai Ling flicked her tail, stirring up the water.

Upon seeing this, the catfish immediately became obedient, bowing frantically, presumably nodding in agreement. An outsider might mistake it for Smymasai.

"Brother Baiyu, he agreed."

"Hmm. If you're going to attack humans first, you should consider how much this flesh of yours is worth."

The catfish quickly retorted.

"It said it would never eat human flesh, had no interest in humans, and only wanted to cultivate diligently to become the strongest catfish."

"That's good! Occasionally surface and interact with the tourists. If the tourism industry is booming and I can make some money, I'll use it to buy you cultivation treasures."

The catfish was delighted to hear that!

Everyone: ? ? ? Make money?

Good guy!

They could already imagine how booming the tourism industry would be after the mythical beast appeared in the world.

just

Li Yunbin couldn't help but say, "Well, although there are no specific arrangements from above, allowing us to do things our own way, doing this might cause a sensation."

"Captain, this isn't just my plan. Professor Lin's original plan was to take him back and tame him, and if successful, release him back into Cloud Lake. At least judging from the way the higher-ups are handling this matter, they seem quite casual about it."

"Now that the Mote Manor incident has caused such a stir, the truth can't be hidden forever, and the Extraordinary World probably won't be able to keep it a secret for long either. I feel that the higher-ups are gradually opening up the situation. By allowing spirit beasts to interact with humans now, the panic among those who have already been in contact with friendly spirit beasts will be lessened if the news suddenly spreads later."

"Okay, then I'll write a report for my superiors."

"Alright! Shall we take the catfish spirit up now?"

Li Yunbin agreed, saying, "It would be good to see how the public reacts to the catfish spirit. This task was clearly assigned by our superiors before we came here."

"Okay!"

Bai Yu is a newcomer, but more importantly, he has a lot of merits and acts with a certain fearlessness.

His thought was that it was the right thing to do to have this spirit beast do things for him openly and honestly, such as patrolling the waters.

As for the exposure of the extraordinary world, it seems that the higher-ups were already mentally prepared.

Also!

Now, almost twenty years have passed since the Reiki revival, and the basic foundation seems to have stabilized.

There's no need to worry about losing control of the situation.

The surface of Yunhu Lake.

Many people, upon learning that the officials had gone undercover, skipped work and rushed over.

The number of onlookers actually increased.

"Look! A dark shadow! It's the water monster!"

"Is that water monster being dragged by something? Why is it following behind that group of people so smoothly?"

"I don't know."

"Holy crap! We really saw the lake monster! This trip to Tianhai City was definitely worth it!"

Bai Yu and the others quickly reached the shore, where the catfish stopped by the lake.

Seeing this, Professor Lin knew that Bai Yu had successfully resolved the problem.

Indeed! In a sense, catfish are also servants of the dragon.

The dragon possesses a dragon's might, enough to intimidate many mythical beasts.

The effect of domestication is bound to be much better than that of artificial domestication.

Confining a spirit beast to a research institute would only breed resentment in it.

After getting ashore, Bai Yu grabbed a megaphone, pointed to the right, and shouted, "Swim to the right!"

The giant catfish immediately followed the instructions.

The crowd on the shore erupted in cheers.

"What the hell! Am I dreaming? Fish can understand human speech? And this giant monster is actually obeying that person's commands!"

"Holy crap! Really? An animal tamer?"

Swim to the left!

"Spin around!"

"Spray some water!"

The catfish was stunned. "Dude, why am I spraying water? You're not going to make up an excuse that I did something wrong and then kill me, are you?"

Bai Yu's original intention was to spout water like a whale, but he suddenly forgot that this guy was a catfish, not a mammal.

To his surprise, after a moment of bewilderment, the catfish took a sip and then exhaled a misty spray.

This scene stunned the people on the shore.

"Wow! This troll is incredibly intelligent! It's like a waterborne Border Collie; it can actually think."

"I wonder if there are people in our world with superpowers, capable of taming animals!"

"You should read more books! Orcas have the intelligence of a fifteen or sixteen-year-old, while dogs like Border Collies are at most twelve! So the intelligence of these giant fish is similar to that of humans. It's normal for them to understand commands; it's just a matter of whether they obey."

Look! Great Confucian scholars are debating the classics!

After lecturing for a while, Bai Yu started chatting with Professor Lin, who was standing next to him, thinking about helping to write a manuscript in Professor Lin's name.

Professor Lin, observing the reactions of those around him, showed no concern. Instead, he exclaimed excitedly, "You lad, I really like your style! Hahaha~ To be honest, I also think that spirit beasts should live in nature and interact more with people."

"If some powerful spirit beasts develop strong feelings for the humans in a certain place, they might even become guardian beasts, protecting the area and fighting against future alien races."

"I feel that our future will be like this: there will be many powerful spirit beasts with divine bloodlines, protecting all sides and fighting against the alien gods!"

Bai Yu hadn't expected Professor Lin to have such thoughts, and replied, "Hey! That's more like it. Those old guys up there are too conservative. In this day and age, it's up to us 15-year-olds to manage things."

"Should I add that sentence to the report as well?"

"That's really unnecessary! But honestly, carrying this catfish away in front of so many people, all sneaky and suspicious, like you're trying to cover something up, is hardly appropriate. It would be better to just let everyone see it openly, Professor, don't you think?"

"Haha~ Are you worried that this giant beast will make the news and cause even more trouble? Are you starting to try and cover for yourself now?"

Bai Yu scratched his head, feeling a little embarrassed.

I was genuinely worried that things had gotten too out of hand! Fortunately, we can take back the situation at any time, remove the troublemakers, and ban the related videos from spreading online.

But doing so would ultimately feel like protesting too much. Moreover, his plan to patrol the two lakes had fallen through, leaving him with nothing but underwater detectors and the like.

"I'm a little worried."

"Don't worry about that. Actually, it's not just our Tianhai City that experienced such a major incident yesterday; similar things have happened in other places as well. The truth will eventually come out. Do you think my agreement with your idea is solely due to my personal will?"

"In fact, some places have already relaxed controls on spirit beasts and similar incidents, even allowing ordinary people with friendly relationships with spirit beasts to continue living with them. However, the information is being kept within a small area, treated as a small-scale social experiment!"

"I will submit a complete report on the Yunhu matter to the higher-ups, and I will also write a detailed research report on this catfish spirit."

Upon hearing this, Bai Yu's goodwill towards Professor Lin, whom she had only met twice and had only just begun to interact with, soared.

Come to think of it, the big shots in this world all seem pretty good.

While Bai Yu was chatting with Professor Lin, Li Yunbin's phone rang.

"Feed~"

"Captain! We have information related to the Black Blood Case."

Li Yunbin has already said he won't be taking on any major cases for the next few days. But they absolutely must be notified about the heinous crimes in this area!

This is a critical situation, and we definitely can't afford to delay.

"Okay, go ahead and say it."

"Captain, do you remember that young couple from Xiangya Hospital we dealt with before? We've been investigating the woman's past."

"Then, last night the captain mentioned the issue of men, so today we went to the man's apartment to investigate, and we found two corpses in the room! One was the man's body, and the other was a prostitute he had hired."

"This woman looks like she's been eaten by a monster; now only her skeleton remains."

"That man named Wu Lei has turned into a monster! However, he is now a black, dried-up corpse, seemingly drained of all his blood."

Upon hearing this, Li Yunbin's expression instantly turned serious.

Their previous investigations had focused on pregnant women.

But yesterday, the attackers who attacked Bai Yu were two men, and they suddenly turned into black-blooded monsters! He immediately became suspicious and told the analysis team to change their approach.

Now, this incident involving Wu Lei has emerged.

And all the black blood was drained out!!!

It was as if this black blood was of great use, and it was collected by people.

There's clearly something fishy going on here, and it might be the key to the case.

"Okay, I got it. Send me the information. You guys control the scene first, I'll be right there. Be extremely careful of the Blackblood creatures, even the dead ones!"

"clear!"

After saying that, Li Yunbin hung up the phone and looked at Bai Yu, who was talking to Professor Lin about how to prepare catfish.

"Professor Lin, if you ask me, we should lift the blockade now and let some bold people come over and make contact."

"Hey kid! With so many people rushing in, aren't you afraid of a stampede? Too many people can easily get out of control. We need to keep the area sealed off for now, and wait until everyone's enthusiasm wanes and there are fewer people before doing as you said."

"That's true! But there are so many people now, why don't we select a few brave ones to set an example and let them experience it? Consider it a form of publicity. Otherwise, people will definitely say that we're leaving such a dangerous beast in Cloud Lake to scare people instead of taking it away or killing it."

"That's possible."

Professor Lin's decision to agree means that if something goes wrong, he will choose to take some responsibility.

However, based on his research on spirit beasts, he also understands that spirit beasts are sometimes more intelligent than humans.

More importantly, spirit beasts have simpler minds!

It's like how sometimes people say dogs are more loyal than humans. Because the simpler a creature is, the fewer thoughts it has, and sometimes the more reliable it is.

In modern society, you can't expect people's thoughts to remain unchanged.

Soon after, investigators went to screen people.

Today's update is 21,000 words. I'll talk about recent achievements and questions from readers later.

(End of this chapter)