Taming beasts is not as good as taming yourself

"By the way, young man, what kind of material are you looking for? It would be good for me to have a target." As they entered the Frog Swamp and walked through the muddy silt, the old man leading the way asked.

"The Mysterious Blood Ganoderma, do you have any clues?" Wu Xiao revealed the purpose of his trip.

"what!"

Upon hearing Wu Xiao's words, the old man in front stopped, a strange expression on his face.

"Could it be that the claim of Xuanxuezhi in Frog Swamp is false?" Seeing the old man's expression, Wu Xiao was puzzled. This was information from the Public Security Bureau's intelligence department, which rarely made mistakes.

"No, it's true, because I saw it with my own eyes not long ago." The old man shook his head.

"Could it be...?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Xiao had a vague sense of unease.

"Yes, the Xuanxuezhi has already been picked." The old man nodded, confirming Wu Xiao's guess.

Wu Xiao was immediately stunned. The good news was that there really was Xuanxuezhi in the Frog Swamp; the bad news was that he was too late, and someone else had already gotten his hands on it.

While it cannot be ruled out that there might be a second Mystic Blood Ganoderma in the Frog Swamp, the possibility is practically zero.

"Brother, shall we still go in?" Seeing Wu Xiao suddenly fall silent, the old man felt a little annoyed. Why did he have to bring this up? Now the job he finally got might be ruined.

"Enter!"

Wu Xiao took a deep breath. Now that he was here, he wouldn't give up halfway. Even if he couldn't find the Xuanxuezhi, he could look for other materials.

This also allows him to collect a batch of materials for his simulator.

Once the simulator has collected enough materials, Wu Xiao can even use it to try to improve the ancient recipe, replacing the rare ancient materials with commonly available materials.

"Young man, the nest of the Roaring Rain Frog is ahead. Let's try to avoid that area." After circling the frog swamp, the old man pointed ahead. The Roaring Rain Frog wouldn't attack people who entered the swamp, but if you broke into their nest, that might be a different story.

Wu Xiao nodded. Without the other party reminding him, he could sense that there was a dangerous aura lurking in that direction—no, two dangerous auras.

"Two strands!"

Sensing two equally powerful auras in the distance, Wu Xiao was first taken aback, then his gaze sharpened. The Roaring Rain Frog is a solitary creature, and it wasn't its breeding season, meaning…

"Walk!"

Without hesitation, Wu Xiao grabbed the old man and quickly retreated.

"Boom!"

Wu Xiao hadn't gone far with the old man when a huge roar came from the depths of the swamp, followed by a giant frog and a giant crocodile locked in combat.

The battle between the two giant beasts stirred up the silt in the Frog Swamp, turning it into waves of mud that crashed outwards.

"Do you know what's going on?"

Wu Xiao carried the old man and used his lightness skill to walk on the swamp as if it were flat ground. The old man's eyes widened in disbelief. In all his years of life, he had never seen such a skill before.

"I remember this place wasn't called Frog Marsh a long time ago. It was only after the Roaring Rain Frog made its home here that it was renamed. Before that, this place should have been the territory of another creature." The old man pondered for a moment, recalling a rumor told by the old people in the town.

"I see!"

Upon hearing this, Wu Xiao nodded. Similar incidents were not uncommon. Apart from pets that had signed contracts with humans, some pets, spirit beasts, or demon beasts living in the wild would fight over a suitable habitat.

Wu Xiao carried the old man away from the Frog Swamp, thus ending their treasure hunt. Unfortunately, they did not find the Mysterious Blood Ganoderma, but Wu Xiao learned from the old man that the Mysterious Blood Ganoderma had been taken by a large company in Liuquan City.

The old man knew this so clearly because it was he who led the people from that large company to find the Xuanxuezhi in the Frog Swamp.

When he got back, Wu Xiao planned to ask the other party if they were willing to sell the Xuanxuezhi.

Although he didn't find the Mystic Blood Ganoderma on this trip, Wu Xiao did collect quite a few other strange and unusual materials. When he has time, Wu Xiao plans to use a simulator to test whether these materials have any effect on body tempering.

We'll pick out all the materials that are effective for body training and have Song Baiqing study them to see if he can develop a medicine suitable for daily body training.

The ancient recipes were simply unaffordable, and Wu Xiao, wanting to continue improving his physique, had no choice but to develop his own.

"Waaaaah~~ Waaaaah~~"

Just as Wu Xiao was preparing to return, a rapid alarm sounded. As Wu Xiao was puzzled, a message notification appeared on his personal encyclopedia.

That was an early warning notice issued by the Frog Town Security Bureau. The battle between the two giant beasts in the core area of ​​the Frog Swamp had obviously been discovered by Frog Town. Although the aftermath of the battle was unlikely to reach Frog Town, the creatures in the Frog Swamp would choose to evacuate on a large scale to avoid the aftermath of the battle.

This will have a severe impact on Frog Town.

"Beep beep!"

Following the warning notification, an emergency mission popped up on Wu Xiao's police atlas. The mission was issued by the Frog Town Police Station, requesting that security personnel in the nearby area come to provide support.

After glancing at the mission message, Wu Xiao put the encyclopedia back in his pocket and hurried towards the police station. As long as the emergency mission conditions are met, such as the requirement that Wu Xiao be a nearby security guard, the mission will be automatically accepted without any option to refuse.

The Public Security Bureau provides its officers with so many benefits and perks, so when an emergency occurs, the officers naturally cannot back down.

Of course, emergency missions also give the highest points, even more than combat missions. In addition, those who make outstanding contributions during the mission will receive other merit rewards.

This mission came at just the right time for Wu Xiao, who didn't have many points left.

Frog Town Police Station.

The sudden attack by the creatures made Feng Shu's lips crack from anxiety. As the director of the Frog Town Police Station, he had been stationed here for many years and was very familiar with the situation in the Frog Swamp.

Therefore, we can roughly estimate the pressure that Frog Town will face this time. It is no exaggeration to say that with Frog Town's current strength, it will be difficult to withstand the impact of the escaped creatures.

Support from headquarters would take at least an hour to arrive, but Frog Town couldn't possibly last an hour.

"Beep!"

While Feng Shu was feeling anxious, his police atlas alerted him that someone had accepted the urgent mission he had previously requested from headquarters.

With headquarters unable to provide support in time, Feng Shu's only hope was to see if any colleagues from the nearby Public Security Bureau could come to his aid.

Feng Shu quickly opened the task interface and saw a newly added name in the task list: Wu Xiao.

"Level Two Security Officer!"

Feng Shu had no recollection of the name Wu Xiao. There were so many people in the Public Security Bureau, it was impossible for him to know them all. However, the rank of Level 2 Public Security Officer following Wu Xiao's name made Feng Shu happy.

These experienced level-two security guards are the real help; if a level-three rookie security guard were to come, he would probably have to take care of him instead.