Keep attacking girls and try not to be killed by them

Recalling the action of the yellow-rumped leaf-eared mouse taking the letter from the steel-winged owl's feet just now, Jiang Ran began to think that this guy might be hiding some secret, and it was a secret that could not be revealed even with identification ability.

(Amazing, Teruya Ryuuka... She can actually make an ordinary little animal perform such extraordinary functions.)

As Jiang Ran thought about it, he began to admire Zhao Ye Liu Que. To be able to cultivate a small animal that was not a monster to this level, it must have taken a lot of effort.

After that, more than ten minutes later, the route of the yellow-backed leaf-eared mouse finally changed. The little guy stopped running on the ground and instead climbed up the trunk of a towering tree.

In the crown of the tree trunk, Jiang Ran could vaguely see a simple wooden hut, which immediately made him perk up and enter a state of combat readiness.

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In the dense forest, on top of a towering tree, a small and cute yellow-backed leaf-eared mouse slipped into the tree house through the open window with ease.

The yellow-backed leaf-eared mouse had no idea what kind of "monster" was hidden in its shadow. It just followed its owner's instructions and obediently retrieved the letter.

After entering the tree house, the yellow-backed leaf-eared mouse squeaked twice, nimbly jumped to the table in the middle of the tree house, put down the letter, and then waited obediently on the side, waiting for its owner to reward it.

However, what the yellow-rumped leaf-eared mouse received was not the reward it expected, but impatient criticism.

"Tsk, you've been gone for so long and just come back... What a useless piece of trash."

A sloppy old man came over from the other side of the tree house, stretching and yawning as he walked, looking very sleepy.

About two hours ago, the old man who was sleeping soundly was awakened by the alarm of the magic stone device, and then he could only get up with sleepy eyes to perform his job duties.

The old man's name is Bosman, and he is an "urgent forwarder" of the secret intelligence organization Teruya Liuque. His job is to live in seclusion in this dense forest far away from human habitation, controlling the little mouse to retrieve the letter sent by the Steel-winged Owl, and then send the letter to the next recipient unknown to him.

This kind of work may sound simple, but it is actually hard and difficult.

First of all, living in seclusion in such a dense forest for a long time is already a torture. If it weren't for the monthly shift changes, Bosman would definitely not be able to bear the loneliness;

Secondly, this job can only be done by a combat professional of the "Beast Tamer" system. Combat professionals of other systems cannot do it even if they want to.

Finally, due to Teruya Ryuque's high requirements for confidentiality of intelligence, many details in this work are not so easy to achieve.

The successful return of the yellow-rumped leaf-eared mouse means that neither the steel-winged owl nor the yellow-rumped leaf-eared mouse was being followed by anyone, because there was a rule in the control technique that Bosman gave to the yellow-rumped leaf-eared mouse, which was that once it found that it was being followed, it would immediately find a place to commit suicide, such as jumping off a cliff or jumping into the water.

In the years he has been doing this job, Bosman has never encountered a case of a mouse committing suicide. In other words, the sender of the letter to him has already taken good care of the intelligence security.

However, even so, Bosman still had to follow the rules - he just grabbed the yellow-rumped leaf-eared mouse with one hand, squeezed it a little, and made the little mouse spit out the "threatening black stone" in its stomach.

Then, he continued to exert force with his hands until he crushed the yellow-backed leaf-eared mouse to death, and then threw it into the pre-prepared corrosive liquid to completely dissolve the body.

Finally, Boseman picked up the letter, walked to the birdcage in the tree house, and took out a steel-feathered owl. Without even glancing at the contents of the letter, he tied it to the owl's feet and skillfully released it.

At this point, Bosman's work was all completed and he was finally able to lie back in bed and continue sleeping.

However, the old man who had already started to sleep soundly could not have imagined that while he was doing his job, the "enemy" not only entered his tree house, but also took away all the information he could obtain.

It was only a matter of time before the internal intelligence transmission system that Zhaoye Liuque was proud of was breached.

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In the darkness of the night, Jiang Ran once again "flew" in the shadow of the steel-winged owl.

The difference from the last time was that he changed an owl this time, and the next stop he would fly to would definitely be a cadre-level figure within Zhaoye Liuque.

Just now, in that tree house in the dense forest, although it was only a few minutes, Jiang Ran learned a lot.

Zhaoye Liuque's way of transmitting information really opened Jiang Ran's eyes.

9.230 - Strange Things in the Night

After leaving the tree house, the silly loli who had been silent for a while showed up again.

She seemed to have lost her memory and had forgotten how out of control she was when she was afraid of mice. She asked Jiang Ran seriously what had happened in the tree house.

Jiang Ran was just reviewing and analyzing what he had seen and learned in the tree house at that time, so he kindly shared his summary.

Jiang Ran told the stupid loli that Zhaoye Liuque was really unique in the way he used people. He could even squeeze out extraordinary effects from an ordinary second-level combat professional like a "primary beast tamer".

According to the information Jiang Ran saw with his identification ability, the old man named Bosiman was a second-order level 31 junior animal tamer. In terms of strength, he was definitely not worth mentioning compared to a large organization like Zhaoye Liuque, but Zhaoye Liuque had utilized Bosiman's skills in controlling small animals to the extreme.

In the tree house where Bosman lived in seclusion, in addition to the yellow-backed leaf-eared mouse that he killed, there were a large number of small animals "waiting to be used".

With the skill of "Small Animal Taming", Bosman does not need to spend time and effort to train and cultivate the small animals. He only needs to use a little magic to make the small animals in the dense forest become his "tools".

Using small animals as tools to retrieve the letter sent by the Steel-Winged Owl is undoubtedly a good way to be secretive and safe. In addition, Boseman can also use his skills to brainwash the domesticated animals, so that if they find that something is wrong, they will commit suicide with the letter, so as to avoid being intercepted by the enemy as much as possible.

However, even if it was intercepted, it would not be a big problem, because all important letters transmitted within Zhaoye Liuque were encrypted. Unless there was a traitor in the top leadership of the organization, the enemy would not be able to understand the information even if they snatched the letter.

As for Bosiman, in Jiang Ran's opinion, he is actually the same as a little mouse.

The little mouse is a disposable tool for Bosiman, and compared with the Ye Liuque organization, if Bosiman is attacked, it will also be a chess piece that will be abandoned.

For example, if Jiang Ran had attacked Bosiman directly in the tree house just now, Bosiman would have died without a burial place, because according to Jiang Ran's observation, Zhaoye Liuque's resources and strength did not protect Bosiman and the tree house.

The advantage of seclusion is high secrecy, while the disadvantage is that one cannot be rescued in an emergency. In the case of Boseman, all the advantages were taken by the organization, while all the disadvantages were borne by Boseman himself.

Therefore, the reason why Jiang Ran did not take action against Bosiman was not because he had any concerns, but because he had seen through that Bosiman was worthless.

Zhaoye Liuque dared to leave such a person defenseless in such a place, and his confidence came from the fact that this person did not have any confidential information.

Not only could the old man Bosiman not understand the encrypted letters, but he also knew very little about the Ye Liuque organization. Jiang Ran didn't need to arrest him for interrogation. He just used mind reading to observe him for a while and he knew everything clearly.

Therefore, Jiang Ran, who understood Zhao Ye Liuque's methods, did not take action. Such a pure "mail forwarder" was not worth his attention.

(Stupid Loli: So that's what it's like... I feel like this 'Shingyori-no-Sakura' is definitely a lot more powerful than the cat-man clan's 'Cicada'.)

(Jiang Ran: Yes, it’s a pity that there’s not much time left. Otherwise, it would be better to use the Shiiki Ruri to reverse osmosis.)

Jiang Ran didn't say everything here. In fact, in addition to the reason why he told the stupid loli, there was another reason. He was worried that Zhao Ye Liuque would be able to trace the identity of "Banning".

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When Jiang Ran visited Zhao Ye Liu Que's "Post Office" for the first time, he learned that "Tian Gui Di Gui" was looking for Zhao Ye Liu Que to help track down "Ban Ning"'s whereabouts.

At that time, Jiang Ran didn't know much about Ye Liuque, so he didn't think that the other party could find out about "Banning", a person who had disappeared for a long time.

But now Jiang Ran has improved his evaluation of Zhao Ye Liuque, and he feels that Zhao Ye Liuque may be able to do it.

Jiang Ran himself knew very well that he had made a mistake in his previous identity replacement operation. The mistake was that the date when Banning disappeared was too close to the date when Frost Knight Stan became active, and the geographical locations where they appeared were also very close.

If Teruya Ryuque had enough and extensive intelligence, and knew how to filter and match on a large scale, it would be possible to discover the connection between "Banning" and "Frost Knight Stan".

Once the other party follows this clue, with Zhao Ye Liuque's intelligence capabilities, it will be only a matter of time before they lock onto the Frost Knight Stan. By then, Jiang Ran's best outcome would be to have to start all over again, which he did not want to see.

Therefore, Jiang Ran must find the hiding place of "Jiuyiren·Tetodaf" as soon as possible. As the saying goes, when shooting a man, shoot the horse first; when capturing a thief, capture the leader first. As long as he can deal with the chief hall master of Zhaoye Liuque, the problem that Jiang Ran is worried about will be solved.

(If I'm lucky, I should be able to meet the senior members of Teruya Liuque next. I only need one more "transfer" to find the Dove-winged Man Tetodaf...)

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The anti-submarine operation went smoothly and Jiang Ran was full of fighting spirit.

However, the increasingly familiar scenery around him began to make him confused.

(Strange... why does this area look so familiar...?)

Jiang Ran activated the mapping ability of the Super-Dimensional Divine Eye, and was shocked to find that the Steel-Winged Owl had actually flown near Mel Town!

How come we went in a big circle and ended up in Mel Town?

Jiang Ran, who was quick-witted, did not let the question stay in his mind for too long. He immediately thought, could it be that the next recipient of the transfer be Shiiki Ruri?

As the head of the branch hall of Shiiki Ruri, it is not surprising that she received an alert email from the "Post Office", but if she is also involved, it will make Jiang Ran's actions more difficult.

Fortunately, Jiang Ran was very lucky this time. The steel-winged owl only flew through the air near Mel Town and did not fly into Mel Town.

Moreover, not long after the Steel-Winged Owl flew over Mel Town, it began to slowly descend, and it seemed that it was about to land in the suburbs... Could it be that the recipient of this second round of mail was another hermit?

A bad premonition came to Jiang Ran's mind. If the designer of Zhaoye Liuque's system was a nesting doll enthusiast, then he would not be able to sleep tonight.

Fortunately, Jiang Ran's bad premonition did not come true. The Steel-winged Owl did not fly to any desolate mountain this time, but continued to fly in a straight line at medium and low altitude.

Just as Jiang Ran was waiting to see where he would land this time, something beyond his expectations happened.

No sooner said than done, a fierce figure emerged from the darkness and rushed towards the Steel-feathered Owl at an incredible speed!

Before the Steel-Winged Owl could react, the figure had completed its mission and left.

9.231 - Dark Shadows in the Night

“Coo-coo-coo…coo-coo!”

A beat late, the frightened steel-winged owl screamed and fluttered in the night sky.

At the same time, Jiang Ran, who had already activated the skill "Computing Power Boost·Overload", was hesitating about what to do next.

In just two or three seconds, the letter on the Steel-Winged Owl's feet disappeared, and the guy who stole it was a pitch-black flying monster with two wings.

Since this guy had no "hostility" when he attacked, and his target was the Steel-feathered Owl, Jiang Ran, who was lurking in the shadows, was completely unaware of the red light warning and failed to notice it in the first place.

When Jiang Ran noticed the enemy attack, the winged flying monster was already close at hand. Fortunately, Jiang Ran reflexively activated the skill "Computing Power Boost·Overload", which reduced the flow of time to one-fifth of its original speed. Only then was he able to use his identification ability to see the true face of the visitor.

Jiang Ran saw that the monster that attacked under the cover of night was named "Four-legged Bat-winged Young Dragon", also known as the Little Black Water Dragon. It was a third-order monster of level 87, only 3 levels away from the maximum level.

The body of the small black water dragon is almost gray-black, with only one side of the abdomen being white, and there are symmetrical white spots on the neck. It is very similar to the killer whale in the sea, so some people call it the small killer whale dragon.

In addition to a pair of claws on its bat-like, membranous wings, the Black Water Dragon also has a pair of thinner forelimbs and sturdy hind limbs. Since the wing claws are not counted as limbs, it is named as a quadruped instead of a hexapod.

As a branch of the dragon, the little black water dragon has quite impressive strength. In addition, like other dragon-like races, the little black water dragon is also quite rare.

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The appearance of the dragon-like monster was enough to surprise Jiang Ran, but what surprised him even more was that this little black water dragon was very likely to have been tamed.

In those few seconds just now, the precise movements displayed by the little black water dragon undoubtedly had a certain "purpose".

If the little black water dragon simply preyed on the steel-feathered owl, Jiang Ran would not say anything. The law of the jungle is the law of this world.

However, the little black water dragon stole the letter with astonishing speed and accuracy without hurting the steel-feathered owl at all. Such behavior could not be the spontaneous behavior of a third-level monster.

How could a small scroll of letter have such a great appeal to a monster?

There is no doubt that there are humans behind the scenes ordering the little black water dragon.

As far as Jiang Ran knew, the little black water dragon was not a conventional tamed monster. In other words, anyone who could command the little black water dragon must have considerable strength.

Back to the point, thanks to the effect of the "Computing Power Boost·Overload" skill, Jiang Ran saw the flying monster clearly in those few seconds, read all the identification information, and also made some thoughts.

In Jiang Ran's view, the little black water beast dragon's act of stealing the letter was a "commonly accepted" way of receiving letters.

In order to avoid exposing his location, the recipient this time chose to let the monster "pick up" the letter on his behalf. The effect was even better than the yellow-backed leaf-eared mouse in the previous round.

As a nocturnal monster, the Little Black Water Dragon possesses a skill called "Night Glow Dragon Veil." When this skill is activated, the Little Black Water Dragon can hide its form at night, making it invisible to targets below Level 3.

In addition, the little black water dragon can also gain an increase in physical strength at night, and its speed can reach three times that of the daytime. Even if it is discovered, it is difficult to catch up.

Jiang Ran was facing the problem of "speed" at the moment. If he did not make a decision quickly, he would soon be unable to continue tracking the flying black water dragon with his eyes.

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At that moment just now, Jiang Ran had thought about moving into the shadow of the little black water dragon, but he couldn't do it.

In the night sky nearly a hundred meters high, the shadow cast by the little black water dragon on the ground was too far away, making it impossible for Jiang Ran to complete the transfer in a short time.

At this moment, the Steel Owl, having regained its composure, was flying faithfully to the fake address, completely unaware that the envelope on its legs had long been lost.

The little black water dragon had already flown a kilometer away, making Jiang Ran extremely anxious.

Fortunately, Jiang Ran's "computing power enhancement" skill was not in vain. He thought of a way before the little black water dragon disappeared from his sight. He used the "Trickster·Word Spirit" skill to control his current "mount"·the Steel-winged Owl, and also used the "Trickster·Suggestion Effect" entry to increase the Steel-winged Owl's flying speed.

Under Jiang Ran's control and help, the Steel Owl climbed higher and moved closer to the direction where the Little Black Water Dragon had flown away. Although the Steel Owl's flying speed was still far inferior to that of the Little Black Water Dragon, Jiang Ran was able to successfully see where the Little Black Water Dragon had landed, which was enough.

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(Thank you for your hard work. Keep on completing your “mission”.)

Under the moonlight, Jiang Ran emerged from the shadow cast by the steel-feathered owl on the ground.

If he guessed correctly, the steel-feathered owl should fly to the town of Sunny, more than ten kilometers ahead, and land there, where there is an ordinary post office branch.

Zhaoye Liuque's people used this post office branch as a cover, but actually secretly stole the letters in advance. This move was really clever.

But unfortunately, this time they met a tough opponent, Jiang Ran. He has now found the place where the little black water dragon landed based on his memory - a hilly area with complex terrain.

Jiang Ran saw in the moonlight that there were many underground caves in this hilly area. It seemed that Zhao Ye Liuque's people were hiding in these caves.

For safety reasons, Jiang Ran did not rush in rashly. Instead, he used local materials and caught a bat that hunted at night. Then he sneaked into the bat's shadow and controlled it to search one place after another.