88: Chapter 88: The official squad suffers heavy losses; professionals are invited to join.

"Where is this? Why are they building structures inside such a huge pit? Aren't they afraid of it collapsing?"

"The person above is truly ignorant. This is a Mine Pit Hotel; it's only special because it's built inside a mine pit like this."

"That said, the boss who invested in this must be really rich. A project of this scale must cost at least tens of millions."

"The scenery here is really nice. If this hotel is completed, I might come here to check it out."

"This is the mine pit at the Anping Mining Area in the suburbs of Changnan. It has now been bought by [Shenjing Ecological Resort Co., Ltd.] and is currently undergoing the first phase of development for the Mine Pit Hotel. If it's completed, everyone can follow the company's updates. Link: ..."

"You must be from this company, right?"

"So, how much does it cost to stay one night at your resort hotel?"

...

As the discussion became increasingly heated, company employees arranged by Wang An gradually steered the topic toward their resort hotel.

In the current situation, he wasn't worried about anyone figuring out that this was an artificially arranged Feng Shui pattern.

After all, based on everyone's understanding, no one had yet discovered that it was possible to use a job-change stone to arrange a desired Feng Shui energy field.

Even if they knew that the job-change stone was one of the reasons for the strong magnetic interference in the Forbidden Zone, no one thought it could be used to produce such an effect.

Even if someone had such an idea, without Wang An's talent for directly observing the Heaven and Earth Qi, finding the patterns within the infinite changes and proposing a theory would be even more difficult.

It would require at least five years of continuous effort with full national support to produce any real results.

The concept of a Feng Shui energy field hadn't even emerged yet. As long as the strong magnetic interference or enhanced biological phenomena from the Forbidden Zones didn't appear here, it would at most attract some attention from enthusiasts of such weather phenomena.

Of course, Wang An hadn't been idle during this time; he was seeking to arrange a larger-scale, more precise, and targeted [Shadow-Folding Manifestation] Feng Shui pattern.

He needed to cover up these anomalies as soon as possible; after all, there were simply too many secrets in this place.

Although he had already made some concealments, if someone were to carefully scrutinize it or observe it closely for a long time, they would still discover some anomalies.

At the Jiuzhaigou camp where the Incarnation was located, many Exploration Teams were still waiting for the official hunting team to return.

What they received wasn't news of a successful hunt, but the return of the special recovery team with the result of one death, two seriously injured, and the others lightly injured.

Although the crowd didn't see the scene when the special recovery team returned, according to the medical staff and workers here, after the special recovery team carried their seriously injured and dead teammates back, they helped transfer them to the military hospital as an emergency.

Ye Xingchen from Chunhe Aluminum Industry, Qi Tianheng from the Tianqi Club, and others from the Exploration Teams who remained to wait for news were also there.

Everyone watched as traces of blood were everywhere, and they all fell into a silence.

When the two saw the Incarnation approach, they greeted each other.

They had basically not gone out to explore for the past few days, waiting here for news from the official team.

They didn't expect such an outcome in the end.

It wasn't until more and more people gathered at this medical station that the medical staff chased them away.

The three of them found a table nearby and sat down.

After a moment of silence, Qi Tianheng spoke first.

"What are your plans for your respective teams?"

"This..."

Ye Xingchen was somewhat undecided and did not answer directly.

The Incarnation was much more direct. After all, he could deal with these Mutant creatures himself, and he had mainly been here to determine the ritual site these past few days.

"Our team will continue to observe here. Having suffered such a big loss, the authorities will definitely want to get their revenge. Besides, with such powerful Mutant creatures, it's impossible for them to let it stay alive."

Both nodded in agreement, but that didn't stop their pessimistic thoughts.

If they killed this Mutant black bear, what about the other Mutant creatures? Were there also Mutant creatures hidden in places on the mountaintop that people couldn't reach? Would the authorities conduct a carpet search? How much manpower and material resources would that take?

Qi Tianheng thought for a moment and said, "Our Exploration Team is mainly composed of a group of us who like archery. Now that the conditions have been relaxed, and these creatures are getting stronger one by one, they probably haven't had enough fun yet."

"Counting some of our previous gains, we should be able to hold out for a while. If everyone eventually disperses, then our Exploration Team will probably have to disband."

Upon hearing this, the Incarnation knew the opportunity had come.

"Captain Qi, if you have nowhere to go later, you can come to our company. Our company currently has sufficient funds and already has two Professionals. If you come over, that will make three Professionals. Our company plans to form a top-tier world-class Exploration Team consisting entirely of Professionals."

Hearing such a blatant solicitation, Qi Tianheng, as both an Exploration Team captain and club president, was somewhat surprised and said, "Oh, how did you know I would continue to explore? Although we don't earn much, it's enough for our own living."

"We are all Professionals, so I won't beat around the bush. Everyone should know about the [Taiyin Spirit-Nurturing Talisman] sold on the communication platform, right? That thing isn't something an ordinary Professional could create. This time, we encountered such terrifying Mutant creatures. Who dares to imagine what will happen in the future? Are you really willing to give up a possible chance for transcendence?"

Upon hearing his final argument about transcendence, both Qi Tianheng and Ye Xingchen's pupils contracted.

Ye Xingchen clenched his hands, feeling the strength in his body that was far more terrifying than that of an ordinary person. Such real power also stirred his yearning for even greater strength.

Qi Tianheng stared at the Incarnation with burning eyes and said softly, "Transcendence. Yes, transcendence. Who doesn't want it? Who hasn't fantasized about it?"

Seeing that these two were not people willing to be ordinary, the Incarnation immediately introduced the various benefits within the company to them.

"Our company currently has two Professionals. The other one is our team's female member. Although her three-dimensional attributes are not very high yet, she is an archery athlete herself, and her attack capability is not weak. As for me..."

The Incarnation smiled and said with extreme confidence, "I was able to lead our Exploration Team back safely and without injury, and even brought back this key intelligence. I think everyone should have an idea of my strength, right?"

"Of course we know. Back at Huaiyu Mountain, you freak were able to pull a Compound Bow of over 100 pounds. Now that so much time has passed, who knows what your strength is?" Ye Xingchen muttered to himself.