Full-Time Magister: Summoning Agumon at the Start

Upon hearing the voice, Wang Xiaojun immediately turned around and saw Lin Chen dressed in an officer's uniform. She stood with her feet together and saluted Lin Chen, saying, "Good morning, sir."

"Mm." Lin Chen returned Wang Xiaojun's greeting, then pressed on, "Where are those poisonous rats you mentioned? Take me to catch one; these things are probably related to the epidemic in Hangzhou."

"Ah, these two are actually connected. No wonder they all say it's an epidemic and don't believe it's from a poisonous rat bite." Wang Xiaojun's face showed surprise. She didn't dare to delay any longer and led Lin Chen to run towards the forest where the poisonous rats were.

"Sir, if the poisonous rats are really related to the epidemic in Hangzhou, I should know how to treat them," Wang Xiaojun said as she led the way.

"Tell me about it," Lin Chen asked knowingly.

"The Eagle Red Grass from Xiling. After I was bitten by a poisonous rat, my gray eagle helped me find some Eagle Red Grass from Xiling. Since then, even if I am bitten by a poisonous rat again, I won't get any more sores," Wang Xiaojun said earnestly.

"Mhm." Lin Chen nodded.

Following Wang Xiaojun, they soon arrived at the forest where the poisonous rats lived, and with the help of the Black Giraffe, they caught seven or eight poisonous rat monsters in no time.

With these poisonous rat monsters in tow, Lin Chen and Wang Xiaojun found Lingling and Mo Fan, who were still investigating the blood serum.

"I've found something." Lin Chen came to Lingling and handed her a string of poisonous rats.

"Why are you giving me these ravenous rats?" Lingling immediately recognized the dead rats and showed no fear of them. Instead, she carefully examined them.

"Wang Xiaojun, tell Lingling what you've said." After Lin Chen finished speaking, he noticed that Wang Xiaojun hadn't said anything for a long time. He turned around and saw that Wang Xiaojun was staring straight at Lingling, looking somewhat dazed.

So, Lin Chen relayed everything Wang Xiaojun had just said to Lingling and Lin Chen.

Upon hearing this, Lingling's eyes lit up. She snatched the Lingzhao plague rat from Lin Chen's hand and dissected one of them on the spot.

This action left Mo Fan and Wang Xiaojun, who were standing nearby, dumbfounded. Could a little girl really do something like this?

"There's actually some strange blood! What great luck!" Lingling said, then grabbed a Lingclaw Plague Rat from the side to dissect it.

After Lingling finished dissecting all the Lingclaw Plague Rats, a slow smile appeared on her lips: "They all have different bloodlines. I've guessed what's going on."

"Lingling, what did you guess?" Mo Fan asked eagerly.

"These 'Plague-clawed' rats are extremely weak and rampant, but they harbor a pathogenic bloodline that is so similar to plague blood that it's indistinguishable without rigorous testing."

Lingling explained.

"Someone is using this spurious blood to produce large quantities of blood serum for healing, which has triggered this outbreak of disease," Mo Fan added.

"That's right. The information my sister gave me indicates that the first rotting corpses discovered had records of purchasing medicine in White Town. It's estimated that the first group to fall ill all bought these fake blood potions," Lingling nodded and said.

"It seems this matter has nothing to do with the Totem Serpent. It's just a man-made disaster caused by a group of high-ranking scoundrels for their own benefit," Lin Chen said.

The source of the plague has been found. Lin Chen, Lingling, and Mo Fan told Leng Qing about this information. Leng Qing also reported back the information he had just gathered. The person in charge of supervising the production of the blood serum was the wife of the deputy judge, Wang Yi.

Even if Wang Yi were bold, he wouldn't dare to arbitrarily put this diseased blood into production. In addition, based on the clues from the previous investigation, the mastermind behind it all is now very clear: it's Representative Luo Mian.

Soon, Lin Chen, Mo Fan, Ling Ling, Wang Xiaojun, Leng Qing, and Tang Yue met at West Lake. After Mo Fan explained the whole story, Tang Yue was furious.

"That damned beast! He did such a heinous thing and doesn't even think about repenting or making amends. He even plans to make the Totem Serpent bear all the blame. His heart is truly venomous!" Tang Yue was furious, her chest heaving violently.

"Officers, now that you know the truth, please arrest Councilor Luo Mian immediately," Wang Xiaojun said.

"It's not easy to bring down a congressman, and we don't yet have conclusive evidence that Luo Mian is the mastermind behind the blood poison and the epidemic," Leng Qing said with some helplessness.

"Since we can't capture it for the time being, let Councilor Zhu Meng release the Totem Serpent first. Otherwise, I'm afraid the Totem Serpent won't last this long," Mo Fan said.

"Agreed," Tang Yue replied.

"Besides releasing the totem snake, the most urgent task is to find the eagle-red grass that can cure the plague."

Lin Chen said.

"Isn't Eagle Red Grass on the other side of West Ridge? That's all White Demon Eagle territory. They're preparing to attack the West Fortress right now, and we can't get around them at all," Leng Qing said, frowning.

"Aren't Sky Eagles and White Demon Eagles the same species? They should be able to sneak over there, right?" Lingling said.

"The entire Sky Eagles of the Western Fortress rebelled under the pressure of the Monarch-level White Demon Eagle, and were all executed on the orders of Military Commander Yun Feng," Leng Qing said.

"Actually, there is another eagle in the West Fortress. He can go to the West Ridge to collect eagle red grass according to my orders."

As soon as Wang Xiaojun finished speaking, Leng Qing's face lit up with joy, but she quickly frowned and shook her head, saying, "Even if there are any, they will be subdued by the monarch-level demonic eagles. They're useless."

"No, my Sky Eagle bloodline isn't pure. I tried to communicate with it yesterday, and it responded to me. It seems it wasn't controlled by that monarch. As long as I can summon it back to my side, it means it's not under the control of the Demon Eagle Monarch," Wang Xiaojun hurriedly explained.

Leng Qing remained silent for a moment, then instructed Lin Chen and Lingling, "You two go assist Wang Xiaojun. We'll go report the situation to the presiding judge and see if we can release the Totem Serpent."

"Okay, sister," Lingling replied.

"No problem, but there's one thing I need to remind you all, Senior Sister Leng Qing: don't let Councilor Luo Mian know about our discovery yet," Lin Chen said.

"Okay, but why?" Leng Qing asked.

"Rumor has it that Councilor Luo Mian is a Shadow-type Super-Rank Mage. If he managed to get his hands on the Eagle Crimson Grass beforehand and save the entire city, it will be much more difficult to bring him down. Moreover, given how utterly depraved he is, it's not impossible that he would do something as heinous as eradicating all the Eagle Crimson Grass," Lin Chen replied.

Leng Qing felt that Lin Chen's words made some sense, so she nodded and agreed.

"There's one more thing. If you're worried that the Totem Serpent's body can't handle it, you can give it those blood-poisoning potions. I've heard that it's the ancestor of all poisons, so those blood-poisoning potions shouldn't have any effect on it. Besides, such a large quantity might speed up its recovery and end its molting period earlier. It's a way of making use of waste," Lin Chen continued.

Tang Yue was taken aback at first, then her eyes lit up, and she bowed to Lin Chen to express her gratitude.