Chapter 351: Chapter 347: Declare War on the Tribe!

Bai Qi discussed the issue of the Death Lock with Alpha and Schuck and then left the research lab.

Recently, since none of his pets had undergone a significant evolution or merged with any advanced materials, the sheer consumption of the Evolution Egg considerably slowed Bai Qi’s physique strengthening speed. Even though every one of Bai Qi’s meals consisted of ferocious beast materials, he still couldn’t sense the limit of the fifth stage.

However, Bai Qi wasn’t in a hurry. There was just over a month left before the end of the special training program, and by then, he would exchange a piece of mythical-level resource consumption to hasten his progress.

“Damn, I’ll have to ask President Qin if there are any tasks to accumulate more points. If I can exchange for one more item, it would be a safer bet.”

Bai Qi looked at the time, intending to leave the base, but suddenly noticed a gray shadow stealthily moving toward a corner from the corner of his eye.

“Cowskin Snake? You’re just in time. What about that dimensional array you were talking about? Do you have it ready?”

Bai Qi strode forward, catching the Cowskin Snake with one hand, while the Cowskin Snake chuckled sheepishly, saying, “What dimensional array? I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“Gamma, dinner will be served.”

“Cough, cough… This old snake has an infirm mind. I indeed know of the existence of dimensional runes, but I do not know how to create them.”

Bai Qi fell silent, his calm gaze making the Cowskin Snake nervous, who then said, “But, I know someone who can.”

“Oh? Who is it?”

Bai Qi raised an eyebrow, looking at the Cowskin Snake with even more suspicion.

“The Law Emperor’s assistant.”

“…Gamma, stew this thing.”

Clickety-clunk.

(Yes, master.)

As soon as Bai Qi finished speaking, Gamma appeared out of nowhere. With various kitchen utensils in its green tentacle-like hands, its glowing eyes indicated that it had clearly thought about how to handle the Cowskin Snake.

However, the Cowskin Snake seemed to be prepared and broke free from Bai Qi’s grasp the moment Bai Qi turned his head, making a run for it.

Clickety-clunk!

(Dinner isn’t allowed to run away!)

When Gamma saw this, it immediately gave chase, appearing determined not to rest until it had stewed the Cowskin Snake.

“This scene… I’m very relieved.”

Watching Gamma chasing after the Cowskin Snake, Insect Grass felt an unprecedented sense of security.

Finally, it didn’t have to worry about being used as cooking material.

“Epsilon, come with me. Sun Wheel needs to bask in the sun for its effects to improve. Don’t stay cooped up in the base all day.”

“Sure, Chief.”

Insect Grass readily nodded, following Bai Qi out of the base with a look of extreme, obsequious pleasure.

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Beast Master Association.

President Qin pinched his brow, looking a bit bothered as he studied the report his secretary had handed him.

Though he had learned about the existence of the Original Sin Elixir from Bai Heguang, he hadn’t received a sample. As such, there was no way to alleviate the agitation of the ferocious beasts. If anything, incidents of ferocious beasts hurting people were increasing in frequency.

“Seems I need to apply to the higher-ups and let some sufficient battle-capable Spirit Controllers to take on tasks too.”

President Qin sighed. Gusu City did have a significant number of beast masters. However, compared to the number of ferocious beasts, it was clearly inadequate.

According to the current trend, if they kept going like this, the beast masters might just be worked to death.

Knock, knock, knock.

The sound of someone knocking at the door made President Qin relax a little, he said, “Come in.”

“Mr. President, long time no see.”

Bai Qi walked in with a cheerful smile. Seeing President Qin looking weary, he asked, “Mr. President, what have you been up to lately? You look so haggard. Should I get you some nutritional supplements?”

“Us old-timers don’t need supplements to get by like you youngsters.”

President Qin glared at Bai Qi and asked, “How come you decided to visit the Association today? Some people usually don’t step out of their door.”

“Mr. President, please don’t slander me. I just didn’t want to disturb your rest. If it was more convenient, I’d even live in the Association.”

Bai Qi retorted solemnly, his serious demeanor causing President Qin to chuckle.

“Enough of your nonsense. Your timing is just right. The ferocious beasts have started causing chaos again. Apart from a few necessary positions, most beast masters have been deployed. Bai Chuanqi had also suggested that you should practice in the wild more often. Here, this pile is for you.”

Following President Qin’s gaze, Bai Qi sighed heavily at the sight of the stack of mission briefs almost half a person high on the table.

“So many ferocious beasts, it would take at least half a year to clear them all, right?”

“This is just the list, check the mission board for details.”

“Mr. President, are you sure you’re not planning to go to war with the tribes?”

Looking at the number of ferocious beasts listed on the first page of the mission brief, Bai Qi couldn’t help his eye from twitching.

The Association seemed to be planning to eradicate all the ferocious beasts within the Federation.

President Qin evidently noticed Bai Qi’s train of thought and said, “Lately, the relationship between the Federation and the tribes has been rather delicate. To prevent fires in the backyard, both the Federation Military and the Association have been stepping up efforts to clear the ferocious beasts inside the Federation.”

“Unless there are unexpected events, the various academies will likely also organize students to hunt down ferocious beasts. You certainly won’t be exempted, so you might as well willingly accept some tasks.”

Was it that serious already?

Bai Qi felt a bit helpless upon hearing this. It seemed that his dream of slacking off in Gusu City after the group training was about to be shattered.

Thinking of this, Bai Qi sighed silently and said, “President Qin, you might as well help me find some king-level fierce beast eradication tasks, or, as a last resort, either insect or plant attribute lord beast ones.”

The resource demands of the five pets were not low, apart from sporegrass. They barely laid eyes on the resources from lord-level creatures, so Bai Qi naturally wanted to target some.

“You’re treating it like a food market, with so many demands.”

President Qin rolled his eyes but still pulled out a stack from the task briefs in front of him and handed it to Bai Qi, saying, “These are all king-level beasts. You can look at the situation and get tasks from the task board, and as for the plant or insect attribute lords you mentioned, you can search for them yourself.”

“Alright.”

Bai Qi nodded, packed up the task briefs, and a cunning smile suddenly crossed his face. He said, “So, President, does my eradication of fierce beasts count towards group training points?”

“I knew it, you’re so active today because you’re after the points.”

President Qin couldn’t help but laugh, saying, “In the third phase, all your actions will be scored by Snare and the Association’s systems. You’ve been causing quite a stir recently, so you won’t be short of points.”

“Well, who doesn’t like more points?”

Having President Qin’s confirmation, Bai Qi grinned.

Killing fierce beasts gave him both resources and points. He wouldn’t get such a dual opportunity once the training was over, so not making a good surge now would be a huge loss.

“Points are good, but safety matters too.”

Seeing Bai Qi’s demeanor, President Qin’s face became serious, “A regular king-level fierce beast may not be your match, but with spirit masters stirring, the destruction caused by a fierce beast under berserk status far exceeds the norm. Be careful.”

“Got it, I’ll be careful.”

Bai Qi nodded. With Beta’s strong sense of danger, unless the disparity in power was too large, Beta could always sense danger in advance.

As for the truly unforeseeable danger…

Psssh~

If there was a presence that wanted to attack Bai Qi, what would it matter if it was sensed in advance?

“I’m glad you understand. Your power is growing rapidly. You can take advantage of this time to consolidate, which would be of great help to your ascension to the sixth stage.”

Looking at Bai Qi, who had progressed so differently from six months ago, President Qin felt a touch of sentimentality.

“After the training finishes, the association will probably assign you a lot of missions to unlock secret realms. So treasure this time.”

Hiss~ I almost forgot about that.

Bai Qi sucked in a deep breath, and his mind couldn’t help but recall times of running around, unlocking secret realms and feeling worn out.

Being able to cling to the big legs isn’t all benefits, huh.

Bai Qi felt a bit desolate, bid goodbye to President Qin, and left the office

“I’ll first check for any lord-level fierce beast tasks and do them on the way.”

Bai Qi looked at the sky, it was just past noon. There should be enough time left to complete one or two tasks.

Thinking of this, Bai Qi quickened his pace, heading straight for the mission hall.

As President Qin said, with beasts becoming more active, the mission hall is getting more and busier.

Bai Qi looked up to see a sea of people in the task distribution area, all Beast Masters coming to receive tasks.

The recently released task rewards are much richer than before, so the Beast Master’s passion for cleansing fierce beasts is unprecedented. As soon as any task is available, it gets picked up instantly.

“Such nostalgia~”

Watching the Beast Masters’ faces turning red from trying to snatch their favorite tasks, Bai Qi couldn’t help but recall when he was like them, barely managing to take on a mission to capture a Screaming Mushroom.

Now, he no longer needed to do that.

Bai Qi bypassed the crowded crowd and reached a relatively deserted counter. The receptionist at the counter immediately smiled when she saw Bai Qi approaching: “Mr. Bai Qi, are you here to receive a lord-level fierce beast eradication task?”

Tasks about purging lord-level beasts were far more difficult than normal, and they required much more information. Thus, tasks about lords and above were distributed at a separate counter.

“Yes, I am. Can you help me pick some plant or insect attribute lord-level fierce beasts?”

“Sure thing, please wait a moment.”

The receptionist smiled and worked on her computer for a while. It didn’t take long to find the tasks that matched Bai Qi’s demands.

“The tasks have been sent to your personal task board. You can choose freely.”

Bai Qi nodded, opened the task board and started to look.

“Silver Blue Sovereign, nothing special, no.”

“Blood Qiong Cherry, blood-sucking attribute, looks okay.”

“Nine-Hearted Begonia, spiritual, worth a visit, um, someone has already taken it?”

Just as Bai Qi was about to take the task, he found out that someone had already accepted it.

“I see, group task, isn’t it?”

Bai Qi clicked on the task window, and upon seeing the names displayed on the team list, he raised an eyebrow.

“Why are they here again?”