Chapter 120: Chapter 120: Subtle Investigation
"Li Qi, pour this thing into the water tomorrow and make sure they both drink it."
Qin Tian handed a transparent glass bottle to Li Qi and said:
"This is just an ordinary bottle of water, only with some worm eggs added. They won’t feel a thing after drinking it."
Despite inheriting the Spiritual Wisdom Divine Authority of the Brain Worm, due to different body structures, he couldn’t produce Soul Devouring Worm eggs like the Brain Worm.
Fortunately, every time a Brain Worm lays eggs, the quantity is in the hundreds of thousands. The young man in white couldn’t use that many worm eggs, so he sealed the excess in special containers and buried them in a secret cave.
The explosion at that time didn’t affect this cave, so after capturing the young man’s memories, he found the cave and stored all the worm eggs in the Beast Realm.
The Beast Realm and his Spatial Bag belong to special sub planes, but they have differences.
In the Spatial Bag, time is frozen, and it can’t store living creatures; anything stored retains its state, ideal for preserving precious items affected by time and environment, like food, medicinal herbs, etc.
The Beast Realm, on the other hand, is a sub plane that requires a Secret Technique as a key to enter and exit, making it less convenient, but living beings can survive inside it. The An Family use the Beast Realm as a Personal Beast Taming Space.
Both the Spatial Bag and the Beast Realm have their application scenarios.
Although the worm eggs haven’t hatched yet, they are still living organisms, so he had Kazik carry a big pack and bring all the worm eggs into the Beast Realm.
When needed, Kazik would bring the worm eggs out, like a reliable delivery guy.
Li Qi took the bottle and nodded:
"Yes, Master."
He didn’t need to ask about the master’s intentions, nor inquire about the use of these worm eggs.
As a subordinate, his duty was to obey unconditionally.
"One more thing, how are you progressing with the Wen Family crime materials I asked you to organize?" Qin Tian asked.
Li Qi: "Master, I’ve sorted all those materials. Do you need them now?"
"No rush."
Qin Tian raised his hand and said, "In ten days, send these materials to this account anonymously."
Qin Tian provided Li Qi the contact left by the Judgement Court investigator.
Sending the evidence to the Judgement Court now would seem too deliberate and hasty.
In ten days, the Judgement Court will surely uncover some criminal activity from the Wen Family. Sending the materials then would be just right.
"Yes."
"Alright, let’s stick to this arrangement for today. I will stay in Star Moon City for the time being."
A strange light flashed in Qin Tian’s eyes: "I really want to see what secrets lie beneath this factory."
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The next day, Li Qi easily placed the worm eggs into the water and watched Shang Mingyi and Su Hao’an drink it down.
Afterwards, Qin Tian used his real identity to buy a plane ticket to another city. Once there, he quietly returned to Star Moon City at night.
Then he continued to secretly observe the factory.
Every day from ten to ten-thirty, a convoy would unload iron boxes containing Spirit Beast corpses in the warehouse. Li Qi and the other two would inspect to ensure no living beings were brought in before the convoy entered the factory.
Once the warehouse door closed, the three were not allowed to open it again until the next day.
This was a rule set by the Wen Family, and the three always complied.
A week passed.
The Soul Devouring Worms inside Shang Mingyi and Su Hao’an grew rapidly. The souls of Tier Four and Tier Five Spiritualists were the best breeding grounds for the Soul Devouring Worms; within days, the worms had grown enough to influence the thoughts of both men.
Though they couldn’t control them like the puppet-like residents of Mist Town, they could certainly trigger emotions like anger, excitement, curiosity, etc.
At this point, Qin Tian decided it was time to act.
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"Old Su, it’s your shift today."
Shang Mingyi chuckled: "I’m going to sleep first, keep an eye out."
"Don’t worry."
Su Hao’an nodded in response.
At night, Shang Mingyi and Li Qi both slept in their rooms, while Su Hao’an sat in the monitoring room, eyes fixed on the screen, quite earnest.
After a few hours, a sense of agitation began to stir in Su Hao’an’s heart.
So boring.
Why is a Tier Four Spiritualist like me sitting in a monitoring room like a security guard?
Su Hao’an couldn’t sit still any longer, so he got up to get some fresh air.
The starlight and moonlight shone together.
The starry sky of this city was beautiful, and walking inside the dim factory, Su Hao’an felt a bit relieved.
Soon, he reached the warehouse door, suddenly feeling an intense curiosity.
What exactly is inside this warehouse?
Why does the boss forbid us from entering after dark?
Su Hao’an paced back and forth in front of the warehouse door, growing more anxious with every step, unable to stand still for even a moment.
No, I’m too curious.
I’ll just take a quick look inside, just a glance and then I’ll come out.
Su Hao’an gritted his teeth, and ultimately curiosity overcame reason. He opened the warehouse door and slowly walked inside.
The warehouse had no windows, nor were the lights on. Using the moonlight streaming in through the door crack, Su Hao’an walked deeper into the warehouse.
"It’s strange, with so many boxes coming in every day, why can’t I see a single one now? Where have they all gone?"
Su Hao’an muttered to himself, his curiosity growing even stronger.
Just then, he seemed to hear a strange noise beside him. Turning his head, he was met with a pair of blood-red, bloodshot eyes.
"Hoo~"
A bloodthirsty maw opened wide and swallowed Su Hao’an in one gulp.
Crunch, crunch.
The sound of bones crushing echoed inside the mouth, but soon, the sound stopped, and the warehouse returned to silence, with its door slowly closing again.
High above, Qin Tian suddenly opened his eyes.
With a Soul Devouring Worm inside Su, Qin Tian could secretly share Su Hao’an’s perspective.
"As I suspected, there’s a second layer of security inside the warehouse."
Qin Tian’s eyes flickered; his beastly instincts had warned him of the danger within the warehouse long ago. Thus, taking a roundabout approach, he targeted Su Hao’an, the weakest in strength, and had the Soul Devouring Worm trigger Su’s curiosity, prompting him to enter the warehouse at night to see for himself.
The result was exactly as expected; there was a powerful Fierce Beast inside the warehouse, capable of devouring a Tier Four Spiritualist in one bite.
It was likely a Tier Five Fierce Beast with high pedigree, or even a Tier Six Fierce Beast.
"This is tricky; looks like I need to devise a roundabout strategy."
Qin Tian thought silently, quickly formulating a plan in his mind.
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In the underground chamber,
a black-robed figure suddenly opened his eyes, a hint of coldness flashing in the deep orbs.
"Bloody fool, ignoring my words. You’re asking for death."