Starting as an infant, with parents who are blond-haired delinquents?

It also represents a strange beast, whose abilities are often complex and diverse, and may even include methods that humans have not yet discovered and that the beasts themselves have not yet developed.

Regarding the speculation about fat-stealing ability, Zhang Chaoqiang offered his own analysis.

"Based on our current understanding, what seems to be associated with fat theft is really closely related to the word 'steal'."

First, there's the legend.

"The legend is already well-known: in ancient times, a fiery red bird-beast named Qiezhi appeared in the Jushan Mountains."

At that time, Mount Ju was covered with photinia flowers, spiritual plants capable of masking the scent and life energy of humans or demonic beasts.

"The Photinia Spirit Flower was discovered by the people living on Jushan Mountain at that time, and they continued to cultivate it, claiming this spiritual plant as their own and using it as a secret weapon to capture prey in their territory."

"Subsequently, under these circumstances, the thief arrived here and swept away all the photinia flowers in Jushan Mountain."

To the indigenous people, this fiery red beast seemed anything but honorable, and its behavior, unlike its appearance, was anything but beautiful.

The indigenous people in the Jushan Mountains at the time defined this behavior as theft.

Many years have passed, and although the sound of the roe-stealing insect has ceased, the photinia spirit flower on Jushan Mountain is also at a loss and has never appeared on Jushan Mountain since.

Until recently, around the same time that the scent of photinia flowers filled the Jushan Mountains, people who entered the mountains inexplicably developed a desire to steal.

This is the second clue.

Therefore, the ability to steal fat is clearly related to theft.

Its previous capabilities were closely related to this.

Then, in front of a group of investigators who were quietly listening to Zhang Chaoqiang's analysis, he continued his analysis.

"With ability comes feedback, and based on our conjecture, the ability to steal fat has conditions closely related to theft..."

Therefore, this condition must be favorable to it. Combining this with the legend, I think it is very likely that the traces of the Photinia Spirit Flower completely disappeared on Mount Ju, until about a month ago...

The stolen fat is very likely undergoing digestion.

"Digestion?" If the previous analysis was methodical and logically sound, then everything that followed was basically Zhang Chaoqiang's imagination.

Huang Feng and Bai Lu were also very curious about what Zhang Chaoqiang thought of the specific abilities of stealing fat.

"So-called digestion is very likely to be the ability to steal food or anything else by using one's own abilities and characteristics, and then gain the power of the stolen things!"

Just like the scent of the Photinia Spirit Flower, since there hasn't been a trace of it along the way, I think the possibility that it might be planted inside Jushan Mountain, as you investigators previously speculated, is now extremely low.”

"Therefore, I suspect that there are no Photinia Spirit Flowers here in Jushan. The source that can produce the shielding and detection effect is the Stealing Oil that has stolen the power of the Photinia Spirit Flowers!"

With a bang, a new possibility seemed to emerge in the investigators' minds—the possibility that Zhang Chaoqiang had analyzed.

Although the idea is bold, it must be admitted that it is entirely possible, and logically it makes perfect sense. Why would the scent of heather flowers, which is sufficient to block detection devices, suddenly appear out of nowhere?

Is theft of fat the culprit behind this?

if it is like this……

Bai Lu and Huang Feng also fell into deep thought.

If this is the conclusion, then the abnormal state exhibited by those who subsequently entered Jushan Mountain can also be fully explained.

In the Jushan Mountains, apart from some ordinary wild animals and weeds, there is nothing here except for passable scenery.

Even the spiritual energy has become so thin in the Jushan Mountains.

If Stealing Fat is really as useless as Zhang Chaoqiang guessed, taking thousands of years to fully digest and successfully steal the characteristics of the Photinia Spirit Flower...

Then it will probably need a lot of resources to replenish itself, just like a martial artist who has just finished training.

Therefore, the humans who entered Jushan became his tools for communicating with the outside world. The desire to steal imposed on them turned them into puppets who stole resources from the outside world.

Bai Lu paced back and forth, analyzing, "Most of these stolen resources are crystal cores, which perfectly meet the key requirement for replenishing spiritual power."

And if Zhang Chaoqiang's guess is true...

"Could this thing even absorb the characteristics and power of other demonic beasts from their crystal cores?"

"Isn't this the same principle as how we absorb the crystal cores of demonic beasts and then develop martial arts techniques?" One of the investigators discovered the similarities between the stolen fat and their possible existence.

"Based on Zhang Chaoqiang's current assumptions, this is indeed the case."

At the time, investigators also discovered a significant problem: if the stolen oil had fully acquired the energy-shielding properties of the photinia flower, it would be problematic.

So why doesn't it leave? Why doesn't it find its own resources?

Even if a mythical beast that has survived from ancient times is weak, it shouldn't be so powerless as to be unable to move... After all, it still has the ability to exert power on others.

Zhang Chaoqiang had also considered this point.

"It is very likely that there are some constraints on this power, such as why it takes two or three thousand years for the stolen fat to reach this state of complete digestion."

And why don't the thieves leave this place? It would be more advantageous for these cunning beasts to change their location, as avoiding humans is something most of them would do.

So it's possible it can't leave here for the time being! In any case, we can guarantee that the Stealing Bone is definitely somewhere in these Jushan Mountains…”

As the analysis was underway, the investigators began packing their equipment, and they didn't forget to praise Kuang Chaoqiang's parents for being so lucky to have such a son.

Although Zhang Chaoqiang had a general idea and some thoughts about the overall state and appearance of the thief.

However, given Liu Feng's current chaotic state of losing himself, the only way to find him is by following his scent, bit by bit.

To continue searching for Liu Feng based on his scent, we need to continuously use the [Diffusion] skill on him within the Jushan Mountains, which are shrouded in the power of the Photinia Spirit Flower.

First, efficiency will be greatly reduced; second, the mechanisms and abilities used on Liu Feng will make the violent state in his body more obvious and intense.

In this case, Liu Feng's recovery speed will be slower than usual.

However, the current situation is not enough for them to think about so much, because this is the only way to explore.

When Liu Feng last entered Jushan, he clearly encountered the strange beast Stealing Fat. He needs to follow its trail to survive in Jushan, where the power of the abundant photinia flowers permeates the air…

They found clues about the strange beast.

As they continued their exploration up the mountain, the investigators marveled at the sheer power of the photinia flower.

With current technology, there seems to be no way to crack the code. Without the aid of detection devices, they are like being lost in a fog in the Jushan Mountains.

"This can't go on..."

Suddenly, Zhang Chaoqiang had a peculiar idea.

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This is definitely not a solution.

Without the original guidance, there is no quick way to find it.

They can only wander aimlessly, like blind flies, in their current state, this entire Jushan Mountain stretches for over a hundred kilometers…

The area of ​​Jushan Mountain would then be nearly 10,000 square kilometers.

Continuing to ponder and expand the search bit by bit is a huge waste of time.

This would consume too much of Zhang Chaoqiang's time and energy, forcing him to focus his attention elsewhere.

Then, he put forward his idea: "Why don't we split into two groups? One group can continue to slowly spread the energy fluctuations on Liu Feng's body here and search for his path."

Another group was responsible for conducting a general survey of the entire Jushan Mountain area. Although it took a considerable amount of time, you mentioned that several of them had entered the Jushan area a few days ago…

"So you didn't go out again?"

"I think finding them is a rather meticulous matter. Liu Feng's emotions and mental state are out of control, and there are several other people involved. Perhaps they can provide us with some clues and information!"

They had actually considered splitting their forces into two groups.

However, there is currently a problem: the detection device has lost its effectiveness. In other words, all the positioning functions have failed due to the power of the Photinia Spirit Flower, and the positioning and communication functions can no longer be realized.

Therefore, under the current circumstances, they dare not leave rashly, for fear that if something happens on one side, the other side will not be able to receive any information.

Even if communication equipment is available, the Photinia Spirit Flower isn't that terrifying; it can even mask sound and vibration. However, in the event of an emergency, they wouldn't have time to call for support.

Even for martial artists like them, navigating an area spanning tens of thousands of square kilometers across the mountains would be incredibly difficult. Even for seventh-tier martial artists who had briefly mastered the ability to fly…

It might take more than two hours to search every corner of Jushan Mountain.

Not to mention ordinary sixth-level investigators, it would probably take them several hours to explore the entire Jushan Mountain.

Therefore, in this technologically advanced age, without the ability to locate people using energy, even finding a single person would take a considerable amount of time.

Zhang Chaoqiang had also considered this factor.

Since we cannot change the way the photinia flower blocks and interferes with energy fluctuations, we might as well use the most common and primitive method.

That is fixed-point positioning. The surrounding magnetic field has not changed. In addition, with latitude and longitude, Zhang Chaoqiang predicted the direction of travel in advance and planned the possible latitude and longitude positions.

A station is set up every ten kilometers, and then the system stops at the fixed station on the hour every hour.

All that's needed is to communicate with the investigators who are out searching for the missing "affected persons" and inform Zhang Chaoqiang of their current location.

They can then use a compass to pinpoint each other's locations, allowing them to quickly rendezvous.

"Shen Qiangwei and Zhang Huolong are really lucky to have such a good son as Zhang Chaoqiang."

On the contrary, Zhang Chaoqiang's fate was truly unfortunate, having parents like Zhang Huolong and Shen Qiangwei...

Zhang Chaoqiang possesses excellent analytical and planning skills. If he were an interviewee for the Bureau of Exotic Beast Investigation, then regardless of his abilities or strength…

Judging solely from his analytical and investigative abilities, Zhang Chaoqiang has demonstrated in just half an hour that he is capable of passing the rigorous investigator interview for the Beast Investigation Bureau!

Furthermore, in questioning the bold hypothesis of the alien beast stealing fat, they fully demonstrated the thirst for knowledge and desire that an investigator should possess, coupled with the analytical hypothesis of cleverly obtaining a batch of information. This state is definitely lacking in most investigators today.

Unfortunately, it seems this wasn't an interview they were conducting for Zhang Chaoqiang.

Huang Feng and Bai Lu, eager to demonstrate their Investigation Bureau's capabilities to Zhang Chaoqiang, had been drenched in sweat countless times during these frequent incidents.

This mission was mainly a means for them to recruit Zhang Chaoqiang. They never expected that the strange beast in Jushan would be so difficult to find.

Zhang Chaoqiang played a far greater role than any of the others, and Huang Feng and Bai Lu were no exception.

So it's more like Zhang Chaoqiang is interviewing a dozen or so investigators.

It's a complete reversal of the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches.

So far, in the current situation, Zhang Chaoqiang's method seems to be the most efficient and reasonable.

So, after a brief meeting, they decided to split the two teams into two groups.

Bai Lu led one of the teams to search for the missing "affected individuals," while Huang Feng, Zhang Chaoqiang, and the remaining team stayed behind, slowly searching for clues and traces left on Liu Feng.