70: The mentally polluted mutant octopus and the sudden alarm

Yang Dian looked at the Little Orca’s side with some surprise, at the pair of fins that clung tightly to its body as it swam:

“Can it fly too?”

“Not really fly,” Zhao Tian replied after a moment’s hesitation.

“It’s more like gliding.”

“It can glide up to 53 meters after leaving the water.”

“But its fins are growing bigger and bigger; maybe it really will be able to fly in the future.”

Hearing the anticipation in Zhao Tian’s voice, Yang Dian couldn’t help but glance at him:

“I see you have a very good relationship with it.”

“Are you really willing to hand it over?”

Zhao Tian didn’t rush to answer Yang Dian’s question, instead asking back:

“Will you harm it?”

“Like, for some kind of biological experiment?”

Yang Dian shook his head:

“We will draw blood, and take a tiny, insignificant piece of epidermal tissue for research.”

“But it will not be harmed.”

“For such an anomalous creature that is friendly towards humans, we will reciprocate with kindness.”

Within the Special Administration Bureau, there are many Awakened who have Awakened talents such as communicating with beasts, or even controlling them.

Moreover, after mutation, the intelligence of anomalous creatures will be greatly enhanced.

Therefore, as long as anomalous creatures are controllable, the Special Administration Bureau prefers to communicate with them and turn them into comrades.

Upon receiving Yang Dian’s answer, Zhao Tian couldn’t help but spread his hands:

“Isn’t that just it?”

“Little Orca with me can only ever stay in this small pool.”

“Even when it grows up, it will have difficulty turning around in the pool.”

“It grew up under my care, and I’m not at ease putting it back into the sea.”

“So, it’s better to hand it over to you for cultivation.”

At this point, he looked at Yang Dian seriously:

“I’m giving it to you, and I don’t want anything in return.”

“I just need you to guarantee that it won’t be bullied or turned into an experimental subject while with you!”

“If it gets bullied, I hope I can take it back.”

Yang Dian smiled and pointed at Zhao Tian:

“You’re treating our Special Administration Bureau like a daycare, huh?”

Zhao Tian chuckled:

“This is mutually beneficial, isn’t it?”

Yang Dian patted the Little Orca, which had rested its head on the shore, its eyes revealing reluctance as if it had realized its situation.

“Alright, I guarantee it won’t be bullied with us.”

Yang Dian had this confidence.

Their Fuzhou City branch of the Special Administration Bureau only had 3 street-level combatants in total.

These were the Director of the Special Administration Bureau, the Deputy Director, and the captain of the First Combat Squad.

Below them, every single one was a village-level combatant.

Some people’s Awakened talents even lacked combat capabilities, making their fighting power inferior to someone who just worked out.

And what about him, Yang Dian?

After grinding out multiple entries and mastering his Qi and blood,

Even if he wasn’t a street-level combatant, he was at the peak of village-level combatants.

Undoubtedly, with this strength, as long as he displayed it, he could certainly have a say in the Bureau.

Plus, he had a good relationship with the Third Squad, which is to say, Professor Shen Fei, the head of the Research Institute.

Protecting a Little Orca was no problem at all.

“I wonder if this little guy will grow up to be a Sea King Class Creature…”

Touching the Little Orca’s smooth, tender forehead again, Yang Dian stood up and looked around:

“Where are the other anomalous creatures?”

“Over there.” Zhao Tian led Yang Dian into a separately isolated room.

Upon entering the room, the first thing that caught Yang Dian’s eye was an enormous aquarium, 10 * 10 * 10 meters, with a volume of 1000 cubic meters.

After staring at the tank for a while, Yang Dian noticed that the lighting inside the tank was a bit off.

After observing for a long time, he vaguely saw a transparent large fish, nearly 3.5 meters long, suspended in the water inside the tank.

“Is this the Sunfish you mentioned?”

Zhao Tian nodded, then adjusted the aquarium lights to a warm yellow.

As the light changed, the transparent Sunfish immediately became exceptionally conspicuous:

“I’ve tried many types of lighting, and I found that under warm yellow light, it becomes the most noticeable.”

Yang Dian nodded, walked around the aquarium once, and then came to a piece of solid ice with a diameter of half a meter.

He reached out and knocked on the solid ice.

With a “thump thump” sound, the red, white, and black Clownfish inside the solid ice began to dart around frantically.

It was clearly startled.

After waiting for a while, until the Clownfish calmed down, Yang Dian looked at Zhao Tian with some disbelief:

“Are you sure this entire block is ice, with no water inside?”

Zhao Tian nodded affirmatively:

“I’m sure it’s all ice inside, not a single drop of water!”

“Awesome.” Looking at the Clownfish, Yang Dian uttered two words, then walked over to a box covered with a black cloth.

“The Blue-Ringed Octopus with 18 eyes that you mentioned, is it inside this fish tank?”

Zhao Tian’s voice carried a hint of lingering fear:

“Yes.”

“When I first reeled in this Blue-Ringed Octopus, I nearly fainted just by looking at it once.”

“It took me a long time to recover after putting it in the bucket.”

As he spoke, he glanced at Yang Dian again:

“Are you sure you want to lift the black cloth?”

Yang Dian nodded:

“Yes.”

“Lift it.”

Zhao Tian turned his back and lifted the black cloth.

The next moment, a palm-sized Blue-Ringed Octopus, with eyes covering its head and tentacles, appeared in Yang Dian’s sight.

The eyes on the octopus’s body, opening and closing simultaneously, and the bizarre blue patterns on its skin, outlined an incredibly complex design.

Yang Dian only glanced at the octopus, and a sense of unease rose from the bottom of his heart.

He wanted to vomit, to gag, and to fall asleep.

But he wanted even more to shove his entire head into the octopus’s body and study what kind of thing it was!

‘So, this is the strangeness of the mutated Blue-Ringed Octopus?’

Forcing himself to endure the discomfort, Yang Dian studied the Blue-Ringed Octopus for a while, confirming that it wasn’t as exaggerated as Zhao Tian had described, where merely looking at it would cause one to faint.

‘People’s Physiques are still different.’

‘Something that can make Zhao Tian faint instantly might not affect me.’

Amidst his thoughts, Yang Dian suddenly understood.

Zhao Tian’s fainting upon seeing the Blue-Ringed Octopus was related to the blinking frequency of its eyes and the amplitude of the patterns twisting on its body.

It was like how some people get 3D sickness when playing 3D games.

Ordinary people staring at the Blue-Ringed Octopus would also be disturbed by the eyes and patterns on its body, ultimately leading to physical discomfort and falling into a state of unconsciousness.

Yet, its patterns also possessed an extreme allure, making people unable to resist wanting to observe them.

It was a feeling of being both disgusted and intrigued, making one want to touch it.

‘If I could fully comprehend the patterns on the Blue-Ringed Octopus and then display them in a special way… ’

‘Would that not become a mental Martial Skill?’

After a moment of wild thoughts, Yang Dian reluctantly covered the tank with the black cloth again.

In a state of wistful loss, his tense spirit gradually relaxed.

Rubbing his temples, feeling a bit mentally fatigued, Yang Dian looked at Yao Lie:

“Brother Lie, can you still handle it?”

Yao Lie understood the meaning in Yang Dian’s words and waved his hand:

“It’s nothing.”

“When I was fighting on the plateau before, I drove a heavy truck for three days and three nights without closing my eyes once.”

“This level of intensity now isn’t even comparable to training; it’s a piece of cake!”

“Alright then, Brother Lie, you can bring the transporter down from the truck. We’ll load them up now and rush back to Fuzhou City tonight.”

No sooner had he spoken than an urgent alarm suddenly blared from Yang Dian’s phone…