485: Chapter 485 Ye Qing, what are you trying to do?

Ye Qing and his group did not linger outside but instead entered the Military Department.

As they walked,

a powerful Aura suddenly surged toward them.

Zhou Lingxue and the others sensed it and looked toward the other side, their eyes widening in shock as they could hardly believe what they were seeing.

That is...

"What is that over there? Such a powerful Aura, is that an Exotic Beast?"

Hearing Zhou Lingxue's question, King Yu and several of the elders also looked over in that direction.

The elders nodded as well.

"That is the place where Exotic Beasts are kept. The Exotic Beast mounts we old men used back in the day are still here, though they haven't fought in a long time, and we haven't come to visit them in a while either."

"The Military Department cleared a huge area for them so they could be more comfortable, ensuring they won't fail us if there's a time we need to use them," King Yu said, and everyone nodded.

Afterward, he looked at Ye Qing.

"I've read the reports King Fenghai gave me several times, which say you have a natural ability to get close to Exotic Beasts, and that you refine certain drugs that can be given to these Exotic Beasts to make them obedient?"

Oh?

This remark piqued the curiosity of the elders. He has the ability to naturally get close to Exotic Beasts?

And he can refine drugs that make Exotic Beasts obedient...

Is this little guy so versatile?

"Let's go over and take a look. Let's see these old fellas too."

"Let's go, let's take a stroll over there."

...

As the elders spoke, the group headed in that direction.

Along the way, King Yu looked at Ye Qing, seemingly finding it difficult to speak. Observing this, Ye Qing understood that King Yu had something he wanted to ask him.

"King Yu, you've been looking at me like that the whole way. What are you struggling with? If you have something you want to ask me, just ask."

With that, a smile appeared on King Yu's face. "I just wanted to ask you, on your journey traveling through the Imperial Capital Barrier, did you discover anything unusual? For example, things like a mineral vein..."

The intention was already too obvious.

On the side, the elders looked at King Yu with expressions of exasperation. You fellow, as soon as Ye Qing entered the Imperial Capital Barrier, you started targeting him, asking him to help you find a mineral vein.

It's truly embarrassing.

Seeing the look in the elders' eyes, King Yu felt helpless. However, he had no choice; mineral veins were still very important. For example, the mineral vein in the Modu Barrier directly boosted the strength of the Modu Military Department by several army corps.

That old bastard Old Jing originally wrote a report asking the headquarters for funds, saying he would transport Ore over later. As it turned out, he hadn't transported much over to date; it was all being absorbed by the Modu Military Department.

In his view, waiting for Old Jing to send Ore would likely take forever. Now, he could only hope that Ye Qing would discover a mineral vein in the Imperial Capital Barrier. If he could find one, not only the Military Department but even those Families would benefit significantly.

Therefore, he met the elders' gazes directly, as if challenging them.

Seeing him like this, Ye Qing waved his hand. "King Yu, I haven't found anything for the time being."

This...

With that one sentence, King Yu was disappointed, and his eyes dimmed.

"It's okay. I will take another look later. Perhaps I might be able to find a mineral vein within the Imperial Capital Barrier. After all, the area of the Imperial Capital Barrier is simply too large, and I need to search slowly."

As Ye Qing said this, a smile appeared on King Yu's face once again.

That was true.

"Yes, yes, yes. Ye Qing, I was a bit too impatient. You can just search slowly."

They then headed toward the Exotic Beasts ahead.

There lay a massive valley.

Using such a deep mountain valley to raise Exotic Beasts—such a venue and such a display of resources could only be achieved by the Imperial Capital Barrier.

Ye Qing looked at the crowd of Exotic Beasts before him, then his gaze landed on a few of them.

Among these few, one was a tiger-type Exotic Beast with a magnificent Aura. Although it lacked wings compared to the Six-Winged Sky Tiger, its size and the Aura it radiated were truly not weak.

This was also a King-level Exotic Beast.

Beside it was a giant golden bear, even larger than the Amethyst Giant Bear in the Fissure.

On the other side was a giant seven-colored deer...

Just by a glance, one could see several King-level Exotic Beasts here.

"Have these Exotic Beasts caused you or the Military Department any trouble? After all, they were all untamed before. Even though their tempers have toned down a bit after being subdued by us, they are still King-level Exotic Beasts, and they remain untamed at their core."

Liu Qian looked at King Yu, and King Yu waved his hand. "These Exotic Beasts are relatively obedient and haven't been too rowdy. Although they might make a fuss sometimes, there haven't been any major problems."

Seeing Liu Qian and the others, these Exotic Beasts also came over.

Thump, thump, thump...

In an instant, the ground began to tremble.

As they ran, their gazes fell upon Ye Qing, feeling the Beast King Aura radiating from him.

Their movements suddenly faltered.

Then, they slowly came to a halt.

Huh?!

At this moment, everyone was stunned. What was going on?

These guys were running quite happily just a moment ago; why did they suddenly stop?

Afterward, everyone followed the gazes of the Exotic Beasts and saw that the beasts were looking at Ye Qing, their eyes filled with extreme wariness.

This...

It was truly as King Yu said; Ye Qing really did have this ability.

It was truly terrifying.

Ye Qing also noticed everyone's gazes, then flipped his hand, and a handful of god-level exotic beast bigu pills appeared in his palm.

The medicinal fragrance burst forth in an instant.

Smelling the medicinal fragrance, Liu Qian and the others nodded.

"As expected, it is true what others say about you being a seasoned Alchemist. Did you refine these drugs?"

"I refined them."

Ye Qing nodded.

On the other side, the Exotic Beasts smelled the fragrance and, unable to resist the temptation, ran over toward them quickly.

A short while later, they arrived in front of Ye Qing.

Seeing Ye Qing take out the drugs, the elders nearby didn't understand what it meant.

Why did Ye Qing suddenly take out drugs, and such high-quality drugs at that?

Even King Yu had a puzzled look on his face.