69: Go to Daya Bay, private aquarium, killer whale

The next morning.

As the sky brightened, Yang Dian also sat in a dayun heavy truck, speeding onto the highway.

Changle to Daya Bay is a long distance.

The entire journey is 800 kilometers; at a speed of 100 kilometers per hour, it would take 8 hours.

Adding in rest stops along the way, arrival at Daya Bay would likely take about 10 hours.

Furthermore, it's impossible to drive recklessly after exiting the highway.

So, the estimated arrival time at Zhao Tian's home would be around 7 PM.

This timing was just right.

The summer sun had just set, making it convenient to handle matters under the cover of darkness.

'I hope everything goes smoothly.'

Looking at the short cars outside the window, which seemed like they could be flattened with a slight turn, Yang Dian took a Xiao Lan Yao (Little Blue Pill) from a small blue bottle and put it into his mouth.

Bored in the car, he might as well Cultivate... The journey was uneventful.

The arrival time at Daya Bay was later than Yang Dian had imagined.

During the trip, they encountered a multi-car pile-up, which delayed them for over half an hour.

Therefore, by the time they reached the designated location, it was already 7:45 PM.

Jumping down from the dayun heavy truck, Yang Dian patted his somewhat unsteady legs, then scanned the slightly desolate surroundings before his gaze fell upon Zhao Tian, who was standing outside a large factory building.

"The mutated creatures you caught, are they here?"

Zhao Tian nodded:

"Those things are strange; I didn't dare bring them home."

"But I was unwilling to release them."

"So I bought this closed-down factory building, renovated it, and used it to raise them."

At this point, he smiled somewhat awkwardly:

"It's a bit embarrassing to say."

"After consecutively catching Clownfish and ocean sunfish, I even wanted to create a mutated creature aquarium."

"But I didn't expect that in the next two years, I would catch a Little Orca with wings and a Blue-Ringed Octopus with many eyes."

As he spoke, he glanced at the driver who had gotten out of the car with Yang Dian.

Noticing the inquiry in Zhao Tian's eyes, Yang Dian nodded:

"Yao Lie, a comrade from the Bureau."

Hearing this, Yao Lie stepped forward and extended his right hand to Zhao Tian:

"Yao Lie, combat engineer, member of the Special Administration Bureau's Logistics Department Transport Team."

Zhao Tian scratched the back of his head, somewhat awkwardly extending his right hand:

"Zhao Tian, just an ordinary Angler."

Yang Dian shook his head with a slight smile:

"Being able to buy such a large factory building, even if the location is a bit remote, can hardly be called ordinary, can it?"

Zhao Tian's smile grew more awkward:

"I was just lucky; I encountered two demolitions and was allocated several apartments and some money."

"If it were up to me, I couldn't afford such a large factory building."

The smile on Yang Dian's face disappeared.

He hated demolition beneficiaries the most.

His family's land had always been rumored for demolition.

But the demolition news circulated for three years and then another three years; eventually, the neighboring village was demolished, but their village still hadn't been.

'Why don't I ever encounter such a good thing that lets one lie flat?'

Muttering a couple of sentences to himself, Yang Dian then stepped forward to the factory building:

"Shall we go in and take a look first?"

Zhao Tian nodded his head rapidly:

"Then let's go in and take a look first."

He took out a remote control and pressed it; the steel gate slowly opened.

The brightly lit interior environment then came into Yang Dian's view.

Just as Zhao Tian said, he genuinely liked aquatic creatures, and he genuinely wanted to turn this place into an aquatic creature museum.

An Orca Pool covering an area of 2000 square meters.

Transparent water feature walls that lined the walls and reached the factory ceiling.

Glass waterways crisscrossing three meters above the ground.

Various tropical fish, cold-water fish, deep-sea fish in the water feature walls and glass waterways... Looking at the various aquatic animals and plants in the 'landscape pool,' Yang Dian couldn't help but show an expression of awe.

"To create such a grand spectacle, it must have cost several million, even tens of millions, wouldn't it?"

"37.86 million."

Zhao Tian remembered very clearly:

"Buying this factory, customizing these water feature walls, glass waterways, pressurization, heating, oxygen supply devices, aquatic robots, and all those aquatic animals and plants from various regions, it cost me a total of 37.86 million!"

"Because I didn't have enough cash, I even sold three apartments to raise the money."

"It's also fortunate that I sold the apartments a few years ago when prices were highest; now, housing prices have plummeted..."

Hearing Zhao Tian complain, Yang Dian couldn't help but feel speechless:

"You're so rich, yet you're still thinking about our bonuses, saying you want to achieve financial freedom through them?"

Zhao Tian rubbed his hands, chuckling:

"Isn't it because I wanted to get closer to you?"

"Ordinary people naturally view the wealthy, especially those nouveau riche who got rich from demolition, with a different kind of gaze."

"Then why are you telling me now?"

"You're not an ordinary person," Zhao Tian said, his eyes revealing envy again: "You're a transcendent; how can you be like an ordinary person?"

As he spoke, he hesitated for a moment, then continued:

"Can the abnormal creatures I've handed over not be exchanged for bonuses?"

"What do you want?"

"I want Cultivation resources!" Zhao Tian's voice showed no hesitation: "Whether it's medicinal materials that accelerate Cultivation, or videos explaining Cultivation Techniques, either is fine."

"These past two days, I've been Cultivating the Martial Arts Secret Manual I got from you, but I haven't felt anything yet."

"They say Cultivation depends on wealth, companion, method, and land."

"I only have a little money; I don't have anything else."

"Not to mention, my small amount of money has no place to buy Martial Arts resources."

"I've figured it out."

"By myself, I probably won't be able to be like you in my lifetime, with half a leg in the water and jumping ten meters away in one step."

Zhao Tian's thoughts were not beyond Yang Dian's expectations.

From the moment he bravely gave up the bonus and wanted to exchange the bonus and merits for Martial Arts Secret Manuals, Yang Dian knew that he was a person with clear goals, bold yet meticulous.

His making such a choice did not surprise Yang Dian.

"I will convey your request to the higher-ups; whether it passes or not depends on their instructions."

Yang Dian felt that the higher-ups would probably allow it, but he didn't make any definitive promises.

What if it didn't pass?

After dealing with Zhao Tian, Yang Dian went to the Orca Pool, which was about a hundred meters long and twenty meters wide.

Perhaps it noticed Yang Dian.

Not long after Yang Dian squatted down, a three-meter-long Little Orca with a pair of dark green wings dived to the edge of the pool.

Then it suddenly popped its head out and sprayed a mist of water towards Yang Dian from the blowhole on its back.

"Woo~~~"

Feeling the happy emotions emanating from the Little Orca as it swam around the pool, Yang Dian also smiled:

"This little guy..."

"Little Orca is just like a child; it loves to play and tease people," Zhao Tian, standing beside Yang Dian, explained, afraid that he might develop ill feelings towards the Little Orca: "He used to like to fly out of the pool and pounce on people."

"But later, as he grew up and realized that if he kept pouncing on me, he would crush me to death, he never did it again."