The Su family's old house at the foot of Kunlun Mountain was originally planned by Miao Guangqi as the Asian office of the Strange Creatures Research Society.
But as soon as this organization was established, Lin Hechun, who was in charge of the Lin family branch, seized the opportunity to put Miao Guangqi on the negotiating table with a huge sum of 7 billion U.S. dollars and a business negotiation team of 223 people. tidy.
So Miao Guangqi became the acting president before his butt was hot in the chairman's position.
His underground base in Long Island, USA, was downgraded from the headquarters to the North American branch.
And this small office in the Su family's old house has been directly transformed from a small Asian regional office into a headquarters.
For such a big change, just changing the signboard at the door is definitely not enough.
The building land has been declared and should be approved soon.
Just near the Su family's old house, a brand new headquarters building is about to rise.
After the headquarters building is completed, the Strange Creatures Team of the Chinese Academy of Sciences will be led by Yang Tuo, and they will come to work together.
But this matter is still far away now, Yang Tuo walked into this temporary office late at night to say goodbye.
This year's annual leave is almost used up, and the early wedding honeymoon between Yang Tuo and Teacher Chen is coming to an end.
In the past few days, the Su family's old house has obviously become deserted. Zhang Jin has returned to Saibei, and Cao Mian has also returned to Europe.
In the office, there are only three people.
Cao Yusheng, Anne, Di Lan.
The positions of these three in the research association have also been finalized in the future.
The headquarters of the research association will be divided into four departments in the future, namely hunting, scientific research, intelligence, and comprehensive management.
Lin Shuo is the president and concurrently the head of the hunting department. As the name suggests, he goes hunting.
Miao Guangqi is the acting president, overall coordinating the work of the research society, and concurrently serving as the director of the scientific research department.
Cao Yusheng is the vice president and concurrently serves as the head of the intelligence department, responsible for hunting-related intelligence work.
Anne's position is the assistant to the president and also the director of the general affairs office. She is in charge of all financial and personnel affairs.
Di Lan is the deputy director of the scientific research department. He is responsible for the scientific research guidance on the hunting site, and even visits the front line from time to time.
Today, the two leaders of the research society, Lin Shuo and Miao Guangqi, one is hunting in Shennongjia, and the other is busy with branch affairs on various continents all over the world.
The current three are the top leaders of the headquarters of the Strange Creatures Research Society.
As soon as he saw Yang Tuo coming in, Cao Yusheng quickly waved his hand: "Academician Yang, there is something new in Shennongjia, come here to give advice."
Yang Tuo nodded, and sat down at Cao Yusheng's desk: "What's going on?"
"According to Wei Xingshan's latest report, Lin Shuo's first hunting target is a Gu Eagle." Cao Yusheng said, "According to the records in the "Kyushu Foreign Objects" recorded by Liemen, this thing is very powerful. The strange species ranks twenty-seventh, according to Miao Guangqi's strange creature database standard, this thing is an eighth-level strange creature, SS level."
Yang Tuo shook his head after hearing this: "There is no basic reference for this classification, so I don't understand."
Cao Yusheng was stunned, and then explained: "Let me put it this way. At present, the wild beasts known to us hunters, that is, strange creatures, are ranked according to their combat effectiveness in our "Kyushu Aliens".
But these are relatively old materials after all, and the types are not complete, so we generally only make preliminary references.
In contrast, Miao Guangqi's reorganized ten-level ranking method has a relatively complete database, so we will use this to determine the difficulty level of hunting strange creatures in the future.
At present, the strange creatures known to us humans are divided into ten levels according to the difficulty of adult hunting.
The first level is F-level, which is considered to be a beast that is easier to hunt and kill. It is stronger than ordinary beasts. Generally speaking, the three-inch hunters of our hunting gate can try to hunt alone.
The second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth ranks, from E to A, the difficulty of hunting gradually increases.
At A level, at least one Nine Inch Hunter is required to lead a team before attempting to hunt.
Starting from the seventh level S rank, these strange creatures are at least the top 100 monsters on the Kyushu Foreign Objects List.
For example, hooked snake, this is an S-level thing. Of course, the one you met in Blackwater Dragon City before is a thousand-year hooked snake, which is far more powerful than ordinary hooked snakes.
The eighth level is the SS level, which is the top 50 things on the Kyushu foreign body, including the White Head Supreme, and the Mountain Hades that we just finished grading before.
The ninth level is the SSS level. The Black Queen of Dover Demon on the Red Desert is at this level. We currently have a live cub.
The tenth level is X-level, which is currently something that humans cannot deal with. Among them, there are nine known heads, which are monitored by the Jiulong family of Liemen. In addition, Bodhisattvas are also at this level. "
Yang Tuo nodded: "Then this Gu carving is at the same level as the King of Yama?"
"That's right."
"Then what else do I need as an advisor?" Yang Tuo glanced at Di Lan, "Isn't Lin Shuo handling things of this level the same as playing?"
"You can't say that." Cao Yusheng shook his head: "Gu carvings are really special.
It is a dioecious creature that lives in water, land and air.
The male one looks like a big vulture with a single horn on its head.
The female looks like a leopard, with a bird's beak and a single horn on her head.
If this Gu sculpture in Shennongjia is female, then it would not be difficult for hunters like Lin Shuo and Miao Xueping.
Although the female Gu eagle can also go into the water, it is basically a land animal, it can't fly, it runs in the mountains and forests.
It is difficult to deal with the male, either lurking in the water or flying in the sky, it will not go ashore.
According to Xiaoba's on-site observation, the Gu sculpture in Shennongjia is male.
And the ability of our hunters is the ability in the mountains, once it enters the water, it will be greatly reduced, and Lin Shuo is no exception. "
"That is to say, to capture this Gu sculpture, you first need to force it out of the water?" Yang Tuo adjusted his glasses.
"That's what it means." Cao Yusheng nodded.
"Which body of water is this thing in?" Yang Tuo asked.
"The Great Dragon Pond under the top of Shennong."
Yang Tuo pondered for a while, then shook his head and said, "Lin Shuo should have a solution, I can't help you for the time being."
At this time, Di Lan said: "Why can't I help you? Dalongtan is an open water area. Yang Tuo, please contact the higher-ups and ask the military to send a helicopter over there, just throw a few bombs into the water."
As soon as Di Lan said this, Cao Yusheng and Yang Tuo shook their heads almost at the same time.
Yang Tuo said: "After some mountain people disappeared, we sent a helicopter to search for them, but the helicopter never returned."
Cao Yusheng continued: "Normally, there are many different kinds of beasts in Shennongjia, among them there must be birds, and Gu carvings are just one of them."
"Mr. Cao, do you know the specific types of other strange creatures in Shennongjia?" Yang Tuo asked.
Cao Yusheng shook his head: "The He Family Hunting Ground was a place of trial for our hunters earlier. If the types of wild beasts were known in advance, the value of the trial would be greatly reduced. Therefore, the number and types of alien species in the hunting ground have always been It's kept secret."
"That's a theory." Yang Tuo frowned, "But now that something has happened, the Patriarch of the He family, He Yongchang, should at least give out the list of strange creatures in it?"
"I've asked. He doesn't have this list at all. He doesn't even know what's in the hunting ground." Cao Yusheng shook his head.
"How could this be?" Yang Tuo was puzzled.
"He Yongchang's past is quite special. He is the nephew of the previous generation of Patriarch. He was originally a branch of the family, not a mainline hunter. However, he has outstanding talent. He was trained by the previous generation of Patriarch and sent abroad. Hunter The trial was also done abroad, so he doesn't know much about the situation of the He family's hunting ground." Cao Yusheng said, "After he returned to China to take over the hunting ground two years ago, he also tried to find out what was in the hunting ground. When I came down, I only ran into a donkey-headed beast."
"Then when he returned to China to take over the hunting ground, didn't the previous Patriarch of the He family leave anything similar to the list to him?"
"No." Cao Yusheng shook his head, "I suspect that there is no such thing at all. What is there in the hunting ground has always been a muddle for the He family."
"It's not normal."
"It must be abnormal. I think there is a problem with the origin of this hunting ground. The He family didn't tell the truth before." Cao Yusheng said, "But now is not the time to care about this."
"Then this Gu sculpture is Lin Shuo's first target identified at the scene?" Yang Tuo asked.
Cao Yusheng nodded: "That's right."
"How many days has he been in Shennongjia?"
"Almost five days."
"It's not like him, is it so inefficient?"
"Who says it's not." Cao Yusheng said worriedly, "He didn't take it with him this time to catch up with the master, and Miao Xueping beside him is not in a stable state of mind. I'm really worried."
"Didn't the nine guardians of the Yun family and Miao Chengyun go to reinforce them?"
"Those clubs are great for fighting, but if it's hunting, it's not bad if they don't help." Cao Yusheng curled his lips.
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At the long-distance bus station in Fang County, Bai Jinglue, the chief guardian of the Yun family, was looking around with an empty wine jar.
Grandson Lin Shuo's wine collection is really good, but it's a pity that the amount is too small to drink well.
Bai Jinglue threw the empty wine jar in his hand aside, and it fell into Miao Chengyun's arms.
Miao Chengyun quickly reached out to catch the wine jar, and said, "Master Bai, let's find a place to live first. I'll contact the landlord here. He Yongchang should be here this morning."
"You know what a fart!" Bai Jing said with his tongue out, "Why did my grandson rush to Shennongjia in such a hurry at the time of the peer alliance ceremony
Isn't it just because He Yongchang is going to participate in the peer alliance ceremony and doesn't have time to come here for a private visit.
Boy, you are my future grandson-in-law, so I will teach you.
This world is dangerous, and the current He family is the party involved in the He family hunting ground. What they say now is unbelievable.
Why are you looking for He Yongchang
Doesn't this expose the fact that we came to Shennongjia to escort the chief executive? "
After Bai Jinglue finished speaking, the other eight guardians applauded:
"Hey! Our Master Bai is still wise!"
"That's right, that's how things should be done."
"That's right, you can't trust the He family right now."
"He Yongchang is not a bad kid, but where is his butt in this matter, it doesn't matter how he thinks about it."
"Miao Chengyun, you are still a little tender, just stay behind."
Miao Chengyun looked at Bai Jing's slightly drunk and bleary-eyed state, and then looked at the other virtuous people who were working together, thinking that this matter would happen, he clasped his fists and said: "Masters, this is not my idea, it is the general manager's idea." The boss told me to do it."
"Hey." Bai Jing slightly waved his hand, "The chief executive is still young after all, and his ability is great, but the experience of this person-to-person struggle is far less rich than our father's."
"Don't look at us as a son-in-law, but being caught in the cracks of rocks, we have already practiced this aspect."
"That is, in order to get some pocket money, we have thought of all kinds of tricks."
"Those women from the Yun family, don't look at those who are usually arrogant in front of us, but we let them and don't care about them."
"That's right, in fact, the entire Yun family is not decided by our brothers."
"you do not say."
"Especially our Master Bai, who made the old Patriarch very clear."
"Yes, let's listen to Master Bai."
Bai Jing waved his hand slightly, signaling the surroundings to be quiet, then hiccupped and said to Miao Chengyun: "You boy, go and fill this jar of wine in your arms now, don't be so dirty this time, No strength, we want a good burning knife!"
"It's not Bai Ye, it's late at night, why don't we find a place to stay, why not drink?" Miao Chengyun asked.
"Nonsense, burning knives to drive away the cold." Bai Jing slightly squinted his eyes and said, "My father and son, this time we will go to Shennongjia at night!"
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