101: Cooperation with the military

"This is related to my talent as a Psycher Master. My talent not only allows me to perform Possession on monsters but also to distribute my Mental Energy among them, making them all obey me. Most importantly, they can also follow the orders of other humans."

Qiao Yu said with a confident smile.

Professor Liang was once again shocked by Qiao Yu's words, though others might not have thought much of it.

Within the military, there was also a Psycher Master skilled in Beast Taming, but that Psycher Master could only control two or three Beast Soldier-level Monster at most. If the monster's Rank reached the Beast General Level, they could only control a single one, and only if they had lived together since it was young and shared a deep emotional bond.

If it were a strange monster, that Psycher Master's control would be very limited.

Professor Liang hadn't expected Qiao Yu to be able to control so many monsters. Although he tried his best to suppress his excitement, joy still beamed on his face.

"War God Qiao, is what you just said true?"

Professor Liang's eyes lit up, and he quickly pressed for an answer.

"Of course. If you don't believe me, Professor Liang, you can try it yourself right now."

Qiao Yu immediately pointed at the Black-crowned Golden Eagle and said to Professor Liang.

Professor Liang naturally wouldn't refuse and asked with some excitement.

"War God Qiao, I wonder if the Black-crowned Golden Eagle could take me for a flight in the sky?"

Li Zheng, the most unreliable member of the Investigation Team, also suddenly chimed in.

"War God Qiao, I wonder if I can ride the Black-crowned Golden Eagle as well? This is a Lord-level Monster, after all. I might not ever have the chance to reach the War God Level in my life. If I miss this opportunity, I might regret it forever. I hope you won't blame me for asking."

Qiao Yu looked at Li Zheng's sincere expression and didn't refuse; after all, he had nothing to lose.

"Of course you can."

Qiao Yu nodded.

Seeing that Qiao Yu was easygoing and didn't mind, the others also plucked up their courage and approached him, asking to join in.

Even the six military Martial Artists, who were originally serious and taciturn, couldn't help but step forward, wanting to join.

Qiao Yu shrugged with a smile, accepted them all, and gave an order to the Black-crowned Golden Eagle.

The Black-crowned Golden Eagle immediately lowered its head, welcoming the military group onto its back.

"I never thought the day would come when I'd be sitting on the back of a Lord-level Monster. It's like a dream."

Li Zheng carefully stroked the silver-gray feathers of the Black-crowned Golden Eagle beneath his feet. It was a very peculiar sensation—hard like metal, yet mixed with softness and warmth.

The others were also in a daze, their breathing rapid, feeling both fear of the Lord-level Monster and the thrill of riding atop it.

The Black-crowned Golden Eagle took flight, creating a strong airflow. Everyone gripped the eagle's feathers tightly, for fear of falling off.

Under Qiao Yu's control, the Black-crowned Golden Eagle ascended steadily at a moderate pace. After all, Professor Liang was just an ordinary person; too much speed might literally make his body explode.

After soaring through the sky and landing, Professor Liang looked radiant, while the others still hadn't had enough.

"War God Qiao, this ability is truly miraculous."

"Actually, the higher-ups sent me here to verify the authenticity of your ability and to seek your help in capturing live monsters. Another purpose was to recruit you into the military, so that we could have one more War God Level Martial Artist—especially one with Beast Taming abilities. The importance of this goes without saying."

"The price for capturing a live monster is more than ten times that of a hunted one, and the manpower and financial resources required are even more staggering. If War God Qiao can provide live monsters to the military for research, we are willing to offer eleven times the price to reach a cooperation with you."

A God of War who could control monsters certainly provided value where one plus one was greater than two; it was more cost-effective than recruiting two Gods of War.

"Selling live monsters is naturally no problem. However, I domesticate them through Possession, and I'm not sure if there are other changes in their bodies. If they are used for research, I won't be held responsible for any problems that might arise."

"But the monsters I domesticate can understand commands. If they are equipped with Communication Systems to coordinate with the army in battle, there shouldn't be any issues."

Hearing Professor Liang say that the price for live monsters was ten times that of hunted monster corpses, Qiao Yu immediately had an idea.

Why should he hunt monsters for money like other ordinary Martial Artists?

Even if he had thought about making money by using fungus to replicate weapons or even selling so-called Rebirth Potions, those would come with many follow-up problems.

It was best to be clear with Professor Liang from the start, so that if there were problems later, they wouldn't come looking for him.

"Of course, please rest assured, War God Qiao."

"Furthermore, that's just the minimum price set by the higher-ups. I can personally guarantee to help raise the price to fifteen times as a gesture of goodwill. If War God Qiao can also join our China military, it can even be increased to twenty times."

"Not only that, we will also provide other benefits and perks."

Professor Liang had truly lowered his posture and shown full sincerity.

"Recruit me into the military? But I'm already a Martial Artist of the Dojo of Limits, or rather, also a Martial Artist of the Thunderbolt Martial Arts School. Even so, can I still be recruited into the military?"

Qiao Yu asked curiously.

For a moment, Qiao Yu even felt that if he joined another faction, how would he be any different from Lu Bu? He was almost becoming a 'Slave of Three Surnames.'

But all three factions belonged to humanity, all working together for the advancement of the human race.

"War God Qiao, you can rest assured. To be honest, many War God Level Experts cooperate with multiple factions simultaneously. Since every War God Martial Artist is an indispensable combat force for both martial arts schools and national powers, the more cooperation, the better."

Qiao Yu immediately understood Professor Liang's meaning.

Every faction lacked War God Level experts; even if they weren't a War God trained by themselves, they could still cooperate.

However, he naturally wouldn't have access to core secrets.

"Since Professor Liang is so sincere, it would seem petty of me to refuse too much."

"I'm a native-born Huaxia person after all, so it's only right that I do my part for China. Even without that twenty-fold purchase price or those benefits, I would still have agreed to cooperate with the military!"

Qiao Yu extended his right hand to shake hands with Professor Liang. His rhetoric was equally polished; since he had decided to cooperate, there was no harm in elevating his own image on a spiritual level.