Chapter 86: Study for the Rise of the Yan Country

However, in order not to alert the assassin Qianmian, and to find the true mole in the security team.

They only notified Su Qingxian's personal bodyguard Xuanwu and Principal Liu that the plan had changed.

After hearing the old principal's instructions, although Principal Liu did not know why the plan had suddenly changed, he still gave orders in secret.

Time was almost up, and Qianmian, hiding in the shadows, frowned.

According to the feedback from the Pet Beast he had sent out, the auditorium was still empty.

Could it be that there had been some change of plans?

Had the plan changed?

Furthermore, there wasn't a single student in the auditorium.

What on earth was going on?

If Su Qingxian didn't come, all his preparations would be in vain.

Qianmian felt secret resentment; he had also spent a great deal of effort to sneak in here.

As it turned out, there wasn't a single student, and the auditorium was empty; if he detonated the explosives now, he would only alert the enemy.

"Forget it, I'd better find that mole from the Iron Chicken Kingdom and ask what happened, and why the originally planned event would suddenly change."

Qianmian believed his actions were extremely covert and could not possibly be exposed.

Just then, Su Qingxian's portrait appeared on the projection screens in every classroom.

Her hair was completely silver, yet combed meticulously; her face was covered in wrinkles, which were the charm left behind by the years.

"Hello everyone, I am Su Qingxian, and I am also the director of the Imperial Capital Research Institute. I have researched many things and have also mentored many students."

"The theme of my lecture for everyone today is: Study for the rise of the Yan Country."

"The current social atmosphere is too impetuous; a theory called 'the uselessness of studying' is circulating, and it is even praised by quite a few people."

"But is studying really useless?"

"Not necessarily."

"Studying can help people understand principles, shape their worldview, see more scenery, and gain more knowledge; this is a way to break out of an information cocoon."

Su Qingxian was very talkative, and she used small examples one after another to highlight the importance of studying.

The students were all greatly encouraged, their faces flushed red with excitement; they couldn't have been more thrilled.

The topic "Study for the rise of the Yan Country" suddenly dropped to the number one spot on the trending list one hour after Su Qingxian delivered her speech, pushing the entertainment industry's trending topics down.

Her speech was also made into a video and promoted on major media outlets.

"Well said; if you don't study, you won't even know how to read a financial report, and you won't even know when you're being deceived by your subordinates."

"Academician Su said it well; for the rise of the Yan Country, we should also put down our phones and pick up our books."

"That's right, how long has it been since I touched a book? I've forgotten so much knowledge."

After hearing Su Qingxian's words, many people slowly lowered their heads in shame.

It is not that studying is useless, but that one has not studied enough.

After seeing Su Qingxian conducting a live broadcast, Qianmian realized he had been played.

The itinerary revealed by the Pet Beast Union was wrong; the purpose was to divert others' attention and protect the safety of Academician Su Qingxian.

"Damn it!!!"

Qianmian hammered the wall heavily with his fist.

"No, if I lose this opportunity, once Su Qingxian returns to the Imperial Capital, the security level will be strengthened more than tenfold."

"It will be even harder to get close to them then."

"Moreover, the target I am to assassinate this time, besides Su Qingxian, also includes Zhang Lingxue."

"That founder who created the Hundred-Changing Silkworm School—if she doesn't die, our hearts will not be at ease!"

"Technology has no borders, because it all belongs to our Beautiful Country alliance; those high-end technologies with borders that you develop make us unable to eat or sleep in peace."

A hoarse voice came from Qianmian's mouth as he muttered to himself.

Security team.

Only then did everyone have time to start eating lunch.

This time, everyone was issued boxes of thick pizza.

These pizzas came in Orleans roasted chicken flavor, cheese and tomato flavor, and sunny fruit flavor.

Moreover, every pizza was coated with a thick layer of tomato sauce.

The air was filled with a rich aroma, and Xuanwu was secretly observing everyone's expressions.

He had to find the mole hidden in the security team to prevent Academician Su's physical condition from being leaked.

After all, the fact that Academician Su suffered from a heart condition was known only to a few people and the members of the security team.

As it turned out, the email sent by the person with the Future Prediction talent revealed many details.

From these details, one could deduce that there must be a mole from another country within the security team.

Such a parasite must be found as soon as possible to avoid causing greater impact.

When he saw one person's brow furrowed into a 'chuan' shape, his heart skipped a beat.

He recognized this person; it was the deputy captain of the security team, Wulaoqi, who had received kindness from Su Qingxian in his early years and had become a member of the security team early on.

Xuanwu had thought of many people, but he never suspected that Wulaoqi was a mole for the Iron Chicken Kingdom.

Those people from abroad were indeed formidable; often, the person they felt was impossible was the mole for another country.

One could only say that the people in the foreign intelligence agency were truly too cunning; in order to obtain intelligence, they had begun laying their plans long ago.

Wulaoqi looked at the pizza completely covered in tomato sauce, his stomach feeling vaguely uncomfortable.

He was born in the Iron Chicken Kingdom and had been trained by Iron Chicken Kingdom intelligence officers since childhood in various methods of stealing intelligence; he was trained as a secret agent and successfully infiltrated Su Qingxian's security team.

The intelligence that Su Qingxian suffered from a heart condition was leaked by him.

Wulaoqi had undergone much training, but the one thing he could not tolerate was seeing a layer of ketchup spread on a pizza.

He was a staunch supporter of authentic pizza; he believed that pizza was pizza, and adding ketchup was an insult to pizza.

Wulaoqi endured his discomfort and wanted to turn and leave, but just at that moment, a large hand rested on Wulaoqi's shoulder.

"Old Wu, don't you usually like pizza?"

"Eat a slice; if you don't eat it, you aren't giving me face."

Wulaoqi lowered his head, a fierce glint flashing in his eyes, but his mouth was full of smiles.

He forced himself to eat it and then pretend to be nonchalant as he left, to avoid arousing Xuanwu's suspicion.

Xuanwu had strong investigative abilities; he would certainly be able to discover his abnormality through his expression.

But looking at the pizza covered in red ketchup, Wulaoqi's stomach hurt more and more; this was a physiological discomfort, a desecration of his faith.

Blech.

He vomited on the spot.

"Sorry, I think I ate something that upset my stomach."

"I need to find a restroom."

Wulaoqi wanted to turn and leave on the spot, little knowing that at this moment, Xuanwu was blocking his path.

"Haha, let me take you."

Xuanwu laughed merrily.

Hearing a 'Crack!', Wulaoqi felt his wrist suddenly grow heavy.

He reached out and realized that a giant Silver Bracelet had been locked onto his wrist.

His Pet Beast Space had been blocked by the Silver Bracelet.

This was a tool that only appeared when capturing criminals; it could block the connection between a Pet Beast Master and their Pet Beast Space, forbidding the Pet Beast Master from summoning their Pet Beast.

"Xuanwu, what are you trying to do?"

Wulaoqi scolded loudly, his brow furrowed into a 'chuan' shape.

At this time, Xuanwu made a gesture for encirclement.

The security members on the side also vaguely surrounded him.

"Wulaoqi, mole of the Iron Chicken Kingdom, your identity has been exposed."

Wulaoqi was shocked; he had been living under an assumed name for so many years, so where exactly had he slipped up?

When his gaze fell upon the pizza covered in ketchup, he understood immediately.

"Haha, I never expected that after lurking for so many years, I would be ruined by a little bit of ketchup."

"A miscalculation, a miscalculation indeed."

"Since I am exposed, I will no longer hold back."

Wulaoqi changed his usual stern appearance; he took a comb and combed his hair back into a slicked-back style.

"Do it, Nine-Poison Giant Scorpion."

However, just at this moment, the ground shook, and then a large hole split open.

A giant, shiny black scorpion appeared.

Its eyes were shiny black, it had a pair of large pincers, its back was covered in sharp barbs, and it had a scorpion tail as sharp as a blade.

The moment it appeared, black Poison Mist erupted from its body.

The Poison Mist spread in all directions; hearing a 'Clang!', the Silver Bracelet was pierced by the tail of the Nine-Poison Giant Scorpion and fell to the ground, split in two.

"My undercover mission has fallen short of success."

"But Su Qingxian will die today without a doubt!"

"Go, Nine-Poison Giant Scorpion."

"Charge into the Research Institute and kill Su Qingxian and Zhang Lingxue!"

"I cannot be exposed for nothing."

Wulaoqi shouted loudly.

This giant scorpion, the size of a small calf, charged directly toward the Research Institute.

It smashed directly through the iron gate of the Research Institute.

The iron gate was struck by Brute Force and directly deformed and fell off.

The alarm sounded.

Ye Bai and the others were startled.

Through the surveillance, Zhang Lingxue discovered a giant shiny black scorpion had broken through the door of the Laboratory, and the security team outside also took emergency action.

Ye Bai quietly took out a Beast Card and released the Blood Poison Moth; he remembered that the Blood Poison Moth could absorb the toxins of the Nine-Poison Giant Scorpion.

The Nine-Poison Giant Scorpion charged directly into the courtyard of the Research Institute, where many precious medicinal herbs were planted.

"Haha, my Nine-Poison Giant Scorpion is a Tier 5 Pet Beast."

"Its poison is unsolvable; just watch as Su Qingxian is killed by me."

Wulaoqi laughed wildly.

As a result, before the Nine-Poison Giant Scorpion could charge into the Research Institute, several Pet Beasts emitting blood-red mist rushed out from inside the Research Institute.

These were Pet Beasts that no one had ever seen before; their wings were blood-red, they had a pair of huge compound eyes, and their wings also had skull patterns.

The Nine-Poison Giant Scorpion, which had been aggressive and wanting to charge into the Research Institute, acted as if it had encountered a mortal enemy and charged directly at these Blood Poison Moths.

"Damn it, what kind of Pet Beast is this? Could it be that Zhang Lingxue researched this too?"

Wulaoqi felt that Zhang Lingxue's research talent was truly terrifying.

At this moment, a giant Dragon Turtle burst out.

A golden radiance appeared on its body, as if a Golden Bell Shield had manifested.

The Nine-Poison Giant Scorpion's tail thrust upward violently, but it emitted a 'clang' sound.

It retreated several steps in succession, its enormous pupils staring fixedly at this ferocious Dragon Turtle.

Reading is not useless; it can broaden one's knowledge and clarify principles, and at the very least, one can write novels and not be gaslit by a boss.

(End of this chapter)