Beast Tamer: I'm invincible because I can see the evolution path!

Chapter 176 Red Earth City President: Professor Qiao Bai? Isn't this the savior I've been waiting for?!

Upon hearing this, Qiao Bai couldn't help but gasp in amazement. Yan City was truly something else...

"So what are Red Earth City's plans now?"

Qiao Bai asked.

The president of the Huangzhou association wouldn't have sent him this video for no reason, nor would he have brought it up casually in conversation. Therefore, the purpose was—

"You know the situation in Yancheng is extremely serious, needless to say."

Qiao Bai nodded.

If nearly half of the city's residents are suffering from high fever, that would definitely be a level one alert.

"The situation in Yancheng started after midnight last night, and gradually, almost every household has had residents develop high fevers."

"At first, some people didn't pay attention, but as the number of people increased..."

Huangzhou sighed.

"It's only been less than twelve hours so far, and we can't be sure what will happen next, whether other residents will continue to suffer from high fever."

"After ruling out the possibility of a virus, the only anomaly that can be linked to this is that the Red Earth Secret Realm Exploration Team encountered a problem, which happens to coincide with the timing almost exactly."

Qiao Bai was stunned for a moment.

Let's go back and watch that video again.

I didn't notice it just now. The surrounding lights were very bright, and Qiao Bai subconsciously thought it was daytime. I didn't expect it to be nighttime.

"Yes."

"Both the alliance and the authorities have taken action, mainly because time is extremely tight."

"On one hand, we are carrying out rescue operations for these residents who have fallen into high fever, and on the other hand, we are sending more and stronger beast tamers and experts from all walks of life into the forbidden land of red soil to find out what's going on."

"Qiao Bai, you..."

As they talked, Huangzhou, which they had already decided to send Qiao Bai to, suddenly became hesitant again.

Should we reconsider?

Is it really appropriate to entrust this kind of thing to Qiao Bai?

"Let me go." Before President Huangzhou could regret it, Qiao Bai readily agreed.

"Sigh... then I'll leave this matter to you. As for the situation in Yan City..." Huang Zhou's voice carried a hint of apology.

Huang Zhou felt a little guilty thinking that Qiao Bai had finally finished his work on the Fourth Legion's commission and hadn't had much rest before heading to Yan City again.

But who can blame them when Qiao Bai is the most famous person in NY City?

……

Having decided to go, Huang Zhou sent Qiao Bai information about Yan City and Red Earth City, including the list of the Red Earth City expedition team and all the details.

Qiao Bai didn't rush to set off, but instead looked through all the items one by one first.

"By the way, Angel, could you please look into the situation in Red Earth City and Flame City?"

"Yes, sir."

The term "angel" was perfectly normal today, but Qiao Bai had no interest in joking with "angel."

After gaining a general understanding of various aspects, Qiao Bai had a clear idea of ​​the locations of Red Earth City, Flame City, and the Red Earth Secret Realm, also known as the Forbidden Land of Red Earth.

The relationship between the three is somewhat complicated.

However, as a city adjacent to the forbidden land of Red Earth, Yan City is not without its advantages, although the majority of them are taken by Red Earth City itself.

There is almost no information online about what happened in the forbidden area of ​​Red Earth City.

At most, some residents of Yan City complained on the local forum that they received no benefits and all the bad things happened to them, and they almost got into a fight with the residents of the neighboring Red Earth City.

Although things aren't much better now.

The public sentiment and grievances are quite heated.

Qiao Bai didn't want to skip over these complicated love-hate relationships; it was just that this part was... a bit too much and too conspicuous to skip.

Anyway, after reviewing all the intelligence...

Qiao Bai only had a vague understanding of what had happened in the forbidden area of ​​Red Earth City and what was going on with that mountain.

But his mind was already filled with trivial family matters and gossip.

Qiao Bai rubbed his forehead.

"Headache."

Perhaps we should go to Yan City first.

We'll talk about it when we get there.

At least once he gets there, he'll be able to learn more and more useful information than he would from reading materials here.

Just then.

"Sir, we found an IP address belonging to a family member from Yancheng who previously joined the exploration team that explored the forbidden lands of Red Earth City. Would you like to mark it and contact them?"

Qiao Bai: "?"

hmmmm?

Doesn't this prefix and buff sound a bit too much?

Residents of Yan City, family members of the exploration team?

"What did they say?"

"show me?"

A post that was completely inconspicuous and buried in various regional discussions and arguments was pushed to the top of Qiao Bai's screen with the help of "angels".

Does anyone know anything about the red soil exploration team?

Clicking through leads to a simple yet urgent post inquiring about the current situation of the Red Soil Exploration Team. The tone is very obedient, clearly from a well-behaved person.

Yep.

So well-behaved.

The inability to focus on key points or attract traffic resulted in few people giving serious replies to this post.

The only three questions were all asked together with them.

Then the post quickly sank to the bottom, and no one else commented after that.

If it weren't for the "angel" reminding Qiao Bai, he probably would have overlooked such a low-profile post.

"If the post were titled something like 'Shocking! First-hand video of the Red Soil Secret Realm...' or 'Red Soil Exploration Team members risked their lives to steal secrets...' cough cough, maybe it would get more attention."

Qiao Bai muttered to himself.

The methods are not important, and clickbait titles are not the key. The premise is that there are people who comment and more people who see it, so that you have a chance to get the information you want. Being too conventional and not eye-catching will only result in being lost in the crowd.

Qiao Bai shook his head and then privately messaged the owner of the post.

[Qiao Bai: Hello, is the Red Earth Exploration Team currently missing? Could you please tell me if you know anything about them? I'm about to enter the Forbidden Land of Red Earth, and I might be able to offer some assistance.]

I sent the message, but there was no response.

Qiao Bai guessed that the other person might not have seen it because they weren't at the computer, so he wasn't worried.

The preparations are almost complete.

Everything is ready, all that's left is to set off!

From Pyongjun City to Luangtu City...

After checking the mobile phone software, Qiao Bai decisively gave up the idea of ​​traveling by plane.

"Light-Year Dragon Rider Express, we mean what we say, time is money," Qiao Bai said righteously.

After making the reservation, it showed that the Lightyear Dragon Rider Express would arrive within an hour. The entire journey took one hour, and the fare was a whopping six to seven figures.

If it weren't for the fact that Qiao Bai is already earning enough money... well, Qiao Bai still feels sorry for him.

"I'll look into whether it can be reimbursed later," Qiao Bai said with a sigh.

The members of the Fourth Legion only learned of this matter after Qiao Bai had made these arrangements.

"Professor Qiao Bai, you're really treating us like family!" Zhao Yan, who should have been very busy, was practically circling around Qiao Bai: "If you had told us sooner..."

"I didn't know about this either," Qiao Bai said, spreading his hands. "The incident in Yan City happened so suddenly. If I could, I wouldn't want this to happen either."

Zhao Yan: "..."

well.

I choked up.

indeed.

No one can predict the future and know in advance that something bad will happen in Yan City.

Qiao Bai left in an even more hurried manner.

"We were planning to hold a farewell party for Professor Qiao Bai, everyone was really looking forward to it..." Lin Wentian pushed Zhao Yan, who was blocking his way, aside and looked at Qiao Bai with a sigh.

Qiao Bai smiled and said, "I appreciate your kindness, and I will definitely make it up to you if I have the chance in the future."

"We should be the ones saying this; there will definitely be an opportunity," Zhang Fanshan said, his arms crossed, looking quite helpless.

The fact that the Fourth Legion was able to easily overcome the beast tide this time is not entirely due to Qiao Bai, but he deserves at least 80% of the credit.

All the soldiers in the Fourth Army Corps were grateful to Qiao Bai.

If it weren't for Lin Wentian and Zhang Fanshan being there, they would have rushed to Qiao Bai's dormitory long ago and dragged him along to celebrate.

did not expect……

The accident happened so fast that it caught them completely off guard.

Lin Wentian and Zhang Fanshan, who were usually methodical in their work, even felt a little regretful. Sigh, they should have listened to everyone's opinions and gotten things done sooner.

Regardless of whether it's perfect or not, at least we won't have any regrets.

Lei Mao, standing to the side, stared longingly at Qiao Bai, wanting to speak but unable to find an opportunity, his eyes filled with regret.

hateful!

I was originally planning to take advantage of the celebration banquet later to secretly ask Professor Qiao Bai if I could also see their Thunder Fang Tiger Legion. If I could... cough cough.

Give it a try!

How will you know the result if you don't try?

But it's obviously not worth trying now.

It's too late.

It's really too late.

Because of Qiao Bai, they also knew how serious the sudden incident in Yan City was.

That's a high fever!

It's been almost twelve hours!

Even with treatment, if the high fever persists, it can still damage the brain and body of those with high fever.

These people must be saved in the shortest possible time.

This is no longer just a predicament for Yan City.

After all, who knows how these people actually got infected?

Will those who haven't been infected yet get infected later?

Are there any prerequisites for high fever and can it be prevented?

If this high fever is viral... there are many problems.

Hey!

All they could do was wish Professor Qiao Bai well!

Professor Qiao Bai, fly with confidence!

They believed that Professor Qiao Bai would be able to solve any problem related to supernatural beings!

Qiao Bai, feeling goosebumps all over from these overly trusting gazes: Eww—

It seems he really can't stay in the Fourth Legion for even a minute longer!

……

Red Earth City.

"This is really... Has the red soil exploration team still not found it?"

A middle-aged bald man paced back and forth in the room, his head covered in sweat and his expression extremely anxious. This man was Shi Kang, the president of the Beast Taming Alliance in Red Earth City.

The Red Earth Exploration Team is a very famous exploration team in Red Earth City. Every beast tamer in the team is at least a second-tier beast tamer.

Most importantly, they have a sixth-level beast tamer in charge.

This is already quite an impressive fighting force for a small civilian team.

This is why this team is able to claim the unique title of "Red Earth" in Red Earth City, making it the most desirable adventure team for Beastmasters in Red Earth City and several surrounding cities.

Starting a year ago, Shi Kang hired the Red Soil Team to explore and develop the forbidden Red Soil territory.

They also spent a lot of money and specifically designated a sixth-tier beast tamer to take action.

The result was good.

A year has passed, and they have successfully expanded the fog area by 1%.

Don't be fooled by the fact that it's only 1%.

This 1% of red clay hidden realm can provide the red clay city with far more benefits than imagined.

What excited Shi Kang even more was that the Red Soil Exploration Team told him that they had discovered a large mountain inside.

You can feel the powerful energy emanating from the direction of the mountain from afar.

mountain.

Intense power.

Shi Kang's eyes lit up immediately.

Is this... a sign that red ore is about to be discovered?

It's important to understand that over the years, the amount of red ore, the highest-grade resource that has actually been mined, is far less than that of other grades, making it a commodity with a high price but no market demand.

If we can find red ore.

Even if it's only 100 jin (50 kg), Hongtu City can benefit greatly.

Without hesitation, Shi Kang continued to employ the Red Earth Exploration Team to explore and develop this mountain range.

In theory, for insurance and safety reasons, it should take at least a year, and two years is not an exaggeration.

but……

Thinking of this, Shi Kang felt a bitter taste rise in his mouth.

Regret, regret, regret!

It's too late to regret!

In addition, the matter escalated rapidly, and everything Shi Kang, as the president of the Beast Taming Alliance in Red Earth City, did could not escape investigation.

The thought of suddenly being burdened with a false accusation... well, it's not entirely a false accusation, but in short, he suddenly shouldered a heavy responsibility that was almost suffocating Shi Kang.

"Who are the high-level beast tamers and professionals who have come?" Shi Kang asked one question after another.

A young woman next to him, with an average appearance and figure, who looked mediocre and seemed like she would be easily lost in a crowd, pushed up her glasses.

"There is still no news about the red soil exploration team. The possibility of an accident is very high. We are still trying to find them."

"The beast tamers who have arrived are Mr. Jundu and Ms. Hui, as well as three other seventh-tier beast tamers."

As soon as he said that, Shi Kang had already started to suffer a myocardial infarction.

"Mr. Cointreau?"

"Ms. Hui?!"

Holding his heart in his hands, Shi Kang had already decided where he wanted to be buried after he died.

Oh.

If this matter isn't resolved, no matter where he's buried, he'll probably be pelted with rotten eggs.

"Yes."

The young lady paid no attention to Shi Kang's feelings and continued to report the list of people who were on their way.

Upon hearing a familiar name, Shi Kang froze.

"Hmm...hmm?"

"Professor Qiao Bai?"

Shi Kang was stunned for a moment, then quickly realized who it was: "Isn't he in the Fourth Army? How come he came too?"

(End of this chapter)