98: Tame monsters

Seeing this, the four of them finally felt relieved.

Feng Zhisheng gave Qiao Yu an "OK" gesture, and Qiao Yu nodded, directing the Black-crowned Golden Eagle to descend to the ground.

"Screech—!"

As the warplane slowly landed on the ground, the group made sure there were no monsters gathered nearby before opening the hatch, finally seeing the man who had been standing on the back of the Black-crowned Golden Eagle just a moment ago.

Qiao Yu jumped down from the Black-crowned Golden Eagle and waited for the personnel inside the warplane.

"Brother, oh no, Senior, thank you so much for just now. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid all four members of our team would have died in the jaws of the monsters."

The moment Feng Zhisheng saw Qiao Yu, he immediately saluted to express his gratitude, his attitude respectful and deferential.

"It's nothing. It's also my fault for not giving those Golden Crow Vultures a heads-up beforehand."

"Who are you?"

Qiao Yu pointed at the warplane and asked the four of them.

"Senior, we are an Investigation Team from the North Military Region of Jiangnan Base City, currently executing a mission here."

Feng Zhisheng answered cautiously, fearing that any word might displease the Senior in front of him.

Although they addressed him as Senior, Qiao Yu's appearance was truly too young; based on looks alone, he even possessed a sense of greenness, as if he hadn't fully matured yet.

He was fair-skinned and handsome, and his entire body was spotlessly clean. Seeing a Martial Artist in this Wilderness Area who was perfectly clean was even rarer than encountering a ghost in broad daylight.

You have to know, this is the Wilderness Area; Martial Artists will one hundred percent clash with monsters, and as long as one kills monsters, it is impossible for their body to stay clean.

And since this Senior could control the Black-crowned Golden Eagle, it meant that his strength was at least at the God of War level. It seemed the strength of the Senior before them was unfathomable.

But how could they know that Qiao Yu could control the fungus on his body at will to clean away dust, bloodstains, and even dead skin, making it impossible for him to get dirty in the first place.

"Hmm."

Qiao Yu nodded, though he didn't intend to ask in detail. He didn't even need to think about it; ever since this team was cleaning up the fungus earlier, he knew that this team coming to County 0203 definitely had something to do with him.

Seeing that Qiao Yu only nodded without further inquiry, Feng Zhisheng inexplicably began to feel nervous.

The less one spoke, the deeper their hidden motives; he couldn't get a read on this Senior's personality at all. But in an instant, he thought, could it be that this Senior had slaughtered all the monsters in the city?

But weren't there still countless monsters here?

As the doubt in his heart grew, Feng Zhisheng could only muster his courage to ask Qiao Yu.

"Senior, I dare to ask, are these monsters around here..."

"Oh, you mean them? Don't worry, these monsters are all controlled by me, including that Lord Level Black-crowned Golden Eagle; they are all monsters I have tamed, and they all obey my commands."

Qiao Yu rubbed his nose and casually made up a lie.

Of course, this didn't quite count as a lie; on some level, these monsters were indeed tamed by him, or rather, assimilated.

"Beast taming? Can monsters actually be tamed?"

Li Zheng asked from the side, puzzled.

As everyone knew, after monsters evolved, their intelligence improved significantly, and the intelligence of Advanced monsters was not inferior to humans.

How could a monster with intelligence not inferior to humans submit to a human?

The more Feng Zhisheng asked, the more he felt like he had a small head filled with big questions.

"Why couldn't they be tamed? People can take an interest in each other; is it really that hard to train monsters like dogs?"

Qiao Yu started making suggestive jokes as soon as he opened his mouth, and the image of the unfathomable Senior instantly collapsed in the minds of the Investigation Team.

"Uh, Senior, you are certainly witty and humorous."

Feng Zhisheng took the opportunity to butter Qiao Yu up.

"By the way, Senior. We are here to investigate under orders from our superiors, and all the intelligence we gather needs to be reported to the Huaxia Nation Military. I hope you don't mind."

Feng Zhisheng said this with trepidation. Although Qiao Yu appeared quite humorous, Feng Zhisheng was still afraid that Qiao Yu might silence them. However, what needed to be said had to be made clear.

"Hmm, no problem, just report it truthfully."

"However, I do have a request."

Qiao Yu didn't intend to make things difficult for them; on the contrary, he had some new ideas in mind.

"Senior, you are too polite. How could that be a request? Please just say it; that is only what we should do."

Seeing that Qiao Yu not only didn't mind but was actually showing goodwill toward them, Feng Zhisheng quickly replied respectfully.

Being able to build a good relationship with a War God Level Expert was definitely a win.

"When you report to your superiors, help me contact the high-ranking officials of your military. I have a deal I want to cooperate on with the military."

Qiao Yu said calmly.

During that time just now, Qiao Yu had also been thinking. He had only conquered a relatively remote county, yet it had drawn the military to investigate time and time again.

Rather than hiding like this all the time, it would be better to reach a cooperation agreement with the military. This way, he wouldn't have to be cautious every time he acted, and he could also trade with the military for higher-level resources.

Although he could obtain a large amount of resources every time he conquered a city, sometimes money alone couldn't buy certain high-level resources; one also needed connections.

It would be better to squeeze out some unnecessary resources from between his fingers; this could also just happen to be exchanged for an improvement in his status and position.

Although he could obtain a certain status and position in the Dojo of Limits or the Thunderbolt Martial Arts School, from his brief interaction with Thunder God, he felt that he might not be able to gain the other's trust.

Due to his lack of experience, he had revealed part of the fungus System's abilities to Thunder God, which might have made Thunder God suspicious of him.

After all, those who are not of our kind will have different hearts. Although Qiao Yu considered himself still human in Soul, what if Thunder God didn't think so?

Moreover, he finally understood why Thunder God didn't take on Disciples. Once Thunder God got what he wanted, he completely became an absentee master, not caring about the situation of his Disciples at all.

"Understood, Senior. That is a small matter."

Feng Zhisheng replied respectfully.

Immediately after, Feng Zhisheng reported the current situation to his superiors on his communication watch.

At the same time, he also reported the fact that Qiao Yu could tame monsters.

This piece of information about taming monsters was like a thunderbolt, quickly attracting the military's attention and instantly sparking the intention to recruit Qiao Yu.

And when the military high command learned that Qiao Yu also wanted to reach a cooperation agreement with the Huaxia Nation Military, they were even more enthusiastic, giving their full support.

The military high command also happened to have taken a liking to Qiao Yu's ability to tame monsters, stating that they would immediately dispatch experts from the military to the scene, having the experts verify Qiao Yu's abilities on-site and, incidentally, conduct further discussions regarding the cooperation.