Yan Dongzhou sat in a custom-made, spacious chair, looking lazily at ng Quan in front of him.
"What is it?"
ng Quan, knowing the person's background before him and having requests of his own, didn't mind the other's attitude.
ng Quan leaned forward, speaking in a deep voice, "I heard that Lord Yan has exceptional sources of information. I would like to ask Lord Yan to investigate so intelligence, this modest gift is not intended as a sign of respect."
As he spoke, he placed a storage ring on the small tray beside the table, and an associate, picking up the tray, checked it before handing it over to Yan Dongzhou.
Yan Dongzhou took it and glanced over it briefly.
"Alright, Ou Gong, you talk to him." Having said that, Yan Dongzhou took the items and turned to leave imdiately.
Before leaving, he patted his subordinate's shoulder, "Elder ng is an honest person, take good care of him."
ng Quan didn't expect the other party to leave just like that.
He was left feeling aggrieved; in his status, even when eting with the main lineage's Elders, no one would have shown such disregard.
This young whelp...
"Elder ng, please state any requirents you have," said Ou Gong with a smile.
ng Quan said, "My concubine is dead. A huge footprint was found near her body, the print suggests a creature at least two hundred ters in size, and judging from the trail of footprints, it should have appeared near the city gate yesterday. Do you recall anything of the sort?"
"Wait a mont please." Ou Gong turned and went to the office, sorting through a huge pile of beast skin docunt bags.
Finally, he found a stack of intelligence and a photograph.
This is it.
Ou Gong carefully checked to ensure its accuracy and then took it away.
He typically would have previewed this intelligence, since he personally sealed it in a bag and delivered it to Yan Dongzhou.
He retained a rough mory of these archives.
What these archives specifically signified, though, was no longer his concern.
The boss disliked trouble, and as the boss's favorite, he naturally followed in his footsteps.
He couldn't trouble the boss with unnecessary issues.
Of course, if the underlings wanted to take initiative, to score so achievents, he would not obstruct them.
If the Dark Fire mbers below wanted to get things done, they should go ahead, the boss wouldn't mind these matters.
But should they fail to handle matters properly, then they must bear the responsibility themselves.
"Elder ng, here's the information you requested," Ou Gong placed the gathered intelligence on the table.
ng Quan took the intelligence, skimming through the thin packet swiftly.
"Is this all? Is there more?" ng Quan was astounded.
Besides a photograph, its ti of capture, and the corresponding location, there was nothing else.
"Everything is here," Ou Gong stated.
ng Quan: "..."
"I need all of his information," ng Quan pointed at the disguised face of Chen Xing in the photo.
"That cos at a separate price."
ng Quan fell silent.
"It's not that I'm asking for it, but there's a need to grease the palms both above and below, since as per rules, Dark Fire's intelligence isn't ant to be seen by outsiders," Ou Gong explained.
ng Quan wanted to just stand up and leave, unused to being extorted like this.
But there was sothing called sunk cost, assuming ng Quan knew the term.
A son was already dead, a concubine too, and now after having already paid a hefty facilitation fee, was he supposed to just leave as if nothing had happened?
ng Quan felt reluctant.
He drew a deep breath, his face pained as he took out a piece of Secret Treasure and placed it on the table.
"Level Six Secret Treasure, White Moon Wushan Copper."
"Your secret treasure hasn't vanished; it has rely transford into a different form, turning into intelligence that stays by your side," Ou Gong said with a smile.
ng Quan sat still, his face expressionless.
Ou Gong picked up the photograph and walked into a secret chamber deep within Dark Fire.
In the secret room, it was pitch black.
As the chains unlocked, a huge brain appeared inside.
It was like a brain magnified tens of thousands of tis, bound by chains, imprisoned and locked away in the room.
The brain was still alive, its surface slightly writhing.
"Seek out all the information on this person in the photo," Ou Gong directed, holding up the photograph towards the massive brain.
The giant brain seed unwilling to move.
After a few seconds of silence, Ou Gong picked up a thorned iron whip resting against the wall,
The huge brain seed to respond to so stimulus, with a certain area on its surface coming alive, casting a faint red glow.
Then, a beam of light projected from the brain onto the wall.
"You're saying there's no information on this person?" Ou Gong frowned, "Impossible! Such a huge beast must not be handled by so unknown tar, your head is filled with massive amounts of knowledge, how could there be no intel related to such a big beast?"
The brain in front of him had no na, internally referred to as "Smart Brain."
Because it looked like a brain and possessed a strong mory capacity.
Its origins were unknown, but it had many incarnations. The brain in front of him was just one of these incarnations.
These incarnations shared a special connection, allowing them to exchange knowledge.
It was always imprisoned, used as a tool for storing and retrieving information.
But the next second, another beam of light shot out from the gaps of the brain, reflecting onto the wall.
This ti, the information that appeared wasn't about the person on the crocodile's back, but about the crocodile itself.
There was a beast in Great Xia that looked very similar to this crocodile, and it had made quite a na for itself.
Simultaneously, the information about this crocodile's Beast Tar also erged.
"This does indeed look very similar..." Ou Gong said looking at Taotie's information, as well as Chen Xing's information.
He pondered, although the appearances were different, the stature and height were very similar.
Despite his tendency to slack off, he was nonetheless experienced in this line of work.
He naturally noticed many similarities between the two.
Especially altering one's face, as far as he knew, was not an impossible feat.
He hadn't expected it to be a prodigy from Great Xia.
Moreover, it was soone who had been marked for assassination by Dark Fire.
Ou Gong fell silent for a mont, erased the information, and walked out with a blank file folder.
ng Quan stared at Ou Gong and asked, "Did you find any clues?"
"Can't find information on this face, this person doesn't exist."
"Are you ssing with ?!" ng Quan's gaze sharpened, looking fiercely at Ou Gong.
Ou Gong wasn't in a hurry, and after ng Quan finished speaking, he leisurely said, "Such a distinctive beast can't just appear out of nowhere. The tar on its back might be using a fake identity, aning this face, this person, doesn't exist at all."
"Fake identity?" ng Quan's expression shifted, uncertain.
"Elder ng, if you want to continue the search, it will cost more," Ou Gong said.
"No need, as long as we find that girl, everything will co to light." ng Quan stood up and turned to leave the place.
Watching ng Quan's retreating figure, Ou Gong thought to himself that this was all he could do.
Ou Gong went into the office with the White Moon Mountain bronze, "Boss, this is what Elder ng gave later."
"Hmm, good," said Yan Dongzhou, who was eating pastries, "Just leave it on the ground."
"Yes," responded Ou Gong as he prepared to leave the room.
Suddenly, Yan Dongzhou's voice ca from behind, "If you found sothing earlier, why didn't you tell him?"
Ou Gong paused, then turned around and respectfully said, "I was thinking of selling the information twice, but Elder ng didn't want to continue buying."
Yan Dongzhou shook his head, his jowls quivering, but his expression remained calm, "I've told you, Elder ng is a straightforward person. You should have helped him properly.
If word gets out about how you conduct business, others won't co to to buy intelligence."
Ou Gong bowed his head, saying nothing.
"Forget it, considering you've been with for twenty years, this is an exception. Don't let it happen again. Now go," Yan Dongzhou said, lowering his head to continue eating his pastries.
"Yes," Ou Gong replied, leaving the room and breaking out in a cold sweat behind his back.
Yan Dongzhou, the legitimate second son of the Yan Family's head, although lazy by nature, was extrely cruel.
In the past, he had his beasts eat people for the slightest dissatisfaction.
...
On the other side, Chen Xing and his ntor safely returned to Jiuzhou University.
It was now the latter part of August, and the battle for Resource Points was raging on.
Chen Xing's original plan was to contest a single Resource Point, letting Taotie take the stage.
But after the evolution, Sìxiàng's combat power had increased dramatically, jumping past Taotie and taking the spot of the strongest fighter.
Therefore, Chen Xing's plan had undergone a slight change.
He planned to accumulate Skill Points in the next few days, then activate new skills to push for Sìxiàng to complete Will Transcendence, followed by the Four Transcendences Ceremony.
If Sìxiàng could finish the Transcendence Ceremony, its combat power would likely undergo another transformation.
At that point, he would feel more confident in competing for Resource Points.
So, this ti, Sìxiàng's target could be placed on a more valuable Resource Point.
After all, the contest for Resource Points was held once a year.
The earnings for the coming year would be set.
Therefore, Chen Xing still hoped to vie for two Resource Points with higher profit value this year.
Once the contest for Resource Points concluded, if Sìxiàng had already evolved, he himself could also start preparing for the Transcendence Ceremony.
After both the beast and the Beast Tar had completed the Transcendence Ceremony, he would truly beco an Advanced Beast Tar.
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