Chapter 85: Has Ge Bai become a fat sheep? [Two-in-one]

"Hello, may I ask if this is Ms. Ge Bai?"

Less than ten minutes after Ge Bai finished purchasing her spirit power materials and put down her mobile terminal, she received a call officially marked as being from the Spirit Plant Research Institute.

"We are from the Spirit Plant Research Institute's resource repository. We just saw that you placed an order for a batch of wind-type spirit power resources."

"May I confirm that your delivery address is No. 16 Shanpan Garden, Jinggang City? Would it be possible to deliver within half an hour?"

On the other end of the mobile terminal, the staff member's tone was extremely polite.

"So fast? I saw online that it was scheduled for delivery tomorrow."

Ge Bai was surprised by their high efficiency.

"Yes, under normal circumstances, it is delivered the next day, but since your delivery location is in Jinggang City, our Spirit Plant Research Institute's Jinggang City warehouse happens to have all the resources you purchased in stock."

"Furthermore, the system shows that you enjoy the highest level of talent treatment from the Spirit Plant Research Institute, so we prioritize all your related needs."

No wonder.

"Alright, then please send it over now."

Ge Bai accepted gladly; if she could get the resources sooner, Da Liu could start adapting sooner—a good thing.

It just so happened that the cleaning staff hired by Liu Hao were already finishing up, so nothing would be delayed. ——Half an hour later.

No. 12 Villa, Shanpan Garden, Jinggang City.

A tall brother and a short brother, wearing property management uniforms, were cleaning the exterior walls.

At first glance, both were nimble and worked very quickly.

But if one looked closely, one could see their eyes darting around, occasionally sizing up the surrounding environment.

Just then.

A transport vehicle bearing the Spirit Plant Research Institute's logo drove into the Shanpan Garden residential area, passed Villa No. 12, and headed straight for Villa No. 16.

A pocket on the tall, thin man's waist suddenly began to vibrate.

Before long, a small mouse head poked out from the pocket.

"Squeak. Squeak."

Fortunately, Da Liu couldn't see this scene, or he would have been so disgusted he'd jump up—this was a real mouse.

No, its scientific name was Eater Spirit Mouse; it didn't have strong attack power, but it loved treasures containing rich spirit power and had a unique talent for finding them.

Many bounty hunters or mercenaries who frequently traveled in the wild liked to contract one.

As long as the Eater Spirit Mouse showed signs of activity, it meant there were good things nearby.

"Big brother, what is the spirit mouse saying? Why is it so excited?"

The short, fat man saw the Eater Spirit Mouse squeaking non-stop and leaned over to ask in a low voice.

"It says it smells the scent of wind-attribute spirit power resources."

The tall man's eyes flashed with crystal light. He had raised this Eater Spirit Mouse for so long and rarely saw her so eager, which meant there were many good things.

"Really! Where is it?" The short, fat man smiled foolishly.

As soon as these words left his mouth, his big brother knocked him hard on the head. "Xiong Xia, are you blind? Didn't a Spirit Plant Research Institute transport vehicle just pass by?"

"My name is Xiong Xia, not Xiong Blind."

The short, fat man didn't dare to argue after being knocked on the head, only daring to mutter in a low voice.

Since childhood, he had been bullied by his brother Xiong Dong; he had been used to it for so many years. Who told Xiong Dong that his brain was better than his?

Xiong Xia climbed up the ladder, clinging to the exterior wall of Villa No. 12, looking in the direction the transport vehicle had driven off.

"Big brother, it seems to have stopped outside Villa No. 16. We've been to that villa; there was no one there yesterday."

Xiong Xia was actually not blind; his eyesight was very good.

"Let's go, let's go over and take a look."

Xiong Dong made a decisive decision and immediately began to pack up the brushes, ladders, and other tools piled by the wall.

The two arrived outside Villa No. 16, familiarly put down their tools, and began to wash the exterior walls in a professional manner.

While scrubbing, they kept an eye on the transport vehicle parked at the entrance of Villa No. 16.

Three staff members wearing Spirit Plant Research Institute uniforms were just moving boxes of Wind Oath Stones into the villa.

Although the boxes were specially made, such a large quantity of Wind Oath Stones meant the spirit power contained within couldn't be suppressed and was surging outward.

Consequently, the wind-attribute spirit power around the entire Villa No. 16 had risen significantly by now.

"Squeak!" The Eater Spirit Mouse in Xiong Dong's pocket could almost no longer suppress its impulses.

Xiong Dong had to free one hand to press down hard on the Eater Spirit Mouse's head through the pocket.

"Big brother!" Xiong Xia's eyes were also glued to the transport vehicle; from his position, he could see right into the cargo hold.

In the very back of the cargo hold, there was another large box. Even without seeing the contents, just by looking at the texture of the box, Xiong Xia could conclude that it must be something good.

"Control yourself!" Xiong Dong was calm and scolded his younger brother in a low voice, his scrubbing movements not slowing down at all, meticulous.

These two brothers were registered members of the Mercenary Association on the surface, usually traveling in the wild and living by completing association tasks.

In fact, the two also dabbled in the business of being highwaymen. When there were no suitable mercenary tasks, they would linger in a city, do odd jobs, and look for opportunities to make a haul.

After the haul, they would immediately take a distant task to hide in the wild, and after the heat died down, they would change places to turn in the task and fence the stolen goods.

They played this routine very smoothly.

Throughout the year, it was hard to say whether they spent more time as mercenaries or as thieves squatting on targets.

But what was certain was that the latter earned much more than the former.

The two had only arrived in Jinggang City for a month this time, and they had already set their sights on the Shanpan Garden residential area.

Speaking of which, they could be considered dedicated; they really stood out by their own ability when Shanpan Garden property management was recruiting temporary exterior wall cleaners.

It had to be said, they scrubbed the exterior walls quickly and well.

Relying on their status as temporary workers, the two had almost figured out the situation of most villas in Shanpan Garden.

The people living here were either rich or noble, but there weren't many good things kept at home.

The Eater Spirit Mouse had smelled the scent of rich fire-attribute spirit power resources at Villa No. 3, but their portable spirit power fluctuation detection device had also detected the spirit power fluctuation of an Overlord-level Pet Beast at Villa No. 3.

Couldn't afford to provoke, that was truly couldn't afford to provoke.

These two brothers were only at the 6th or 7th level of the Transcendence Realm, and their Pet Beasts' attack power wasn't strong either; they couldn't provoke hard targets at the Overlord level.

Today, they finally managed to find another big fish.

This time, the Eater Spirit Mouse's reaction was no less than its reaction outside Villa No. 3.

"Big brother! I checked, there are only Mortal Spirit Realm Pet Beast fluctuations."

Xiong Xia couldn't help it and quietly opened the spirit power fluctuation detection device. Seeing the test results, he felt he could do it again and excitedly shared it with his big brother.

Mortal Spirit Realm? Hearing Xiong Xia say this, Xiong Dong narrowed his eyes.

Which rich second generation moved out to live alone? A proper fat sheep.

They liked finding such rich but incompetent rich second generations the most; they weren't afraid of their families retaliating at all.

Usually, by the time their families reacted, the two of them would have already been eating barbecue in the wild.

"Take another look, wait for me to try to go in and probe the bottom."

Although Xiong Dong already intended to take action, for the sake of safety, he still had to ensure that there was no existence in this villa that they couldn't afford to provoke. ——At this time, Ge Bai was in the spirit power room, very seriously discussing with the Spirit Plant Research Institute staff how to place the spirit power resources more appropriately.

She had no idea that she had been targeted as a fat sheep.

The two brothers outside the door had already regarded the resources she had gritted her teeth to buy for Da Liu as their own.

"Ms. Ge Bai, there are property management staff knocking at the door, asking if the homeowner is at home." A staff member who had just come down from upstairs put down the box in his hand and passed a message for Xiong Dong, who was standing at the door.

Ge Bai didn't think much of it and returned to the entrance on the first floor.

"Hello, we are the exterior wall cleaning staff from property management, providing free villa exterior wall, window, and courtyard wall cleaning services for homeowners. If you need it, we can also help you level the lawn and trim the shrubs in the courtyard."

Xiong Dong stood in front of Ge Bai, slightly lowering his head, with a smile on his face, speaking clearly and logically.

"We saw that your house had been empty, so we came to ask today."

Ge Bai took a look; Xiong Dong's uniform was indeed similar to the staff she had just seen at the entrance of the residential area, and there was another Xiong Xia cleaning the exterior wall outside the door.

The two's tools and posture also looked like the real deal.

"Please wait a moment."

Ge Bai gave Xiong Dong a polite and distant smile, closed the door, walked two steps into the house, and called property management.

Xiong Dong stood calmly at the door, the smile on his face not changing by a single bit.

He hadn't said a single lie; this was indeed one of the work tasks for the two brothers as temporary exterior wall cleaners.

"Alright, thank you for your trouble. Leveling the lawn and trimming shrubs is unnecessary, but please take care of the exterior walls and glass."

Property management clearly informed Ge Bai that there was such a service, so she felt relieved.

Getting Ge Bai's affirmative answer, Xiong Dong's smile deepened.

"Alright, please rest assured."

Everything was going according to his plan.

When Ge Bai turned to enter the door, she thought a little more, communicated with the system through spirit sense, and turned back to scan Xiong Dong again.

She hadn't expected to see anything; it was just a whim.

Who would have thought that this look would reveal something.

【Species: Eater Spirit Mouse (Extraordinary Race)】

【Spirit Power Value: Transcendence Realm 8th Level (778.31/800)】

【Attribute: Metal】

【Skill: Spirit Sniffing Technique - Esoteric. Skill Description: Detects spirit power-containing resources within a certain range.】

【Skill: Eater Spirit Devour - Entry. Skill Description: Quickly absorbs resource spirit power.】

This person was a Transcendence Realm Beast Master, carrying an 8th-level Transcendence Realm Eater Spirit Mouse!

Ge Bai subconsciously stopped, then quickly reacted, forcing her gaze not to linger on Xiong Dong, and slowly walked toward the top floor terrace.

Are they toxic?

Ge Bai wasn't old, but that didn't mean she was stupid.

No matter how competitive work in Jinggang City was now, it wouldn't reach the point where an 8th-level Transcendence Realm Beast Master would come to be an exterior wall cleaner.

And what the hell was that Eater Spirit Mouse of his!

A Spirit Sniffing Technique with proficiency reaching the Esoteric level was too exaggerated.

If you said he wasn't plotting something, no one would believe it, okay?

Did he come smelling the scent of wind-type spirit power resources?

With more information, the whole story wasn't hard to guess.

Actually, one couldn't really blame Xiong Dong and Xiong Xia for not being cautious.

The ability to scan the attributes of the other party's Pet Beast was a technology that the Spirit Plant Research Institute and the Spirit Beast Research Institute had only recently conquered.

Because Ge Bai was a specially invited talent of the Spirit Plant Research Institute, she was equipped with a mobile terminal with such functions.

And the portable spirit power detection device that Xiong Xia carried was already very smart; this detection device would warn if it discovered a similar scanning device.

Xiong Xia had clearly turned on the spirit power detection device, but nothing had warned him.

Naturally, Xiong Dong felt very relieved, thinking that the other party didn't have a special spirit power scanning device; otherwise, he wouldn't have swaggered up to Ge Bai with the Eater Spirit Mouse in his pocket.

The two brothers hid it carefully, which could fool the spirit power detection points at the entrance of the residential area.

Who would have thought that Ge Bai had the system as a cheat, and could see the Eater Spirit Mouse's information just by scanning them.

Even the skill proficiency couldn't be hidden.

In this round, the Shennong 2.7 System deserved the greatest credit! Ge Bai stood on the top floor terrace, leaning on the railing, looking down at the entire courtyard.

The Spirit Plant Research Institute staff were still diligently moving wind-type resources into the basement.

Every move of the brothers Xiong Dong and Xiong Xia also fell into her gaze.

These two people really looked like they were doing cleaning work seriously; it would be even more like the real thing if they didn't linger so long while scrubbing the exterior windows.

Looking at the process with the result in mind, Ge Bai quickly discovered the unnatural points.

What to do? One isn't afraid of thieves stealing, but one is afraid of thieves thinking about it.

Call the police now? What to say?

The exterior wall cleaner has a strength of 8th-level Transcendence Realm? Or the exterior wall cleaner is working with an Eater Spirit Mouse with an Esoteric skill?

None of this is against the law.

Ge Bai watched the brothers very seriously; they definitely hadn't contracted only one Eater Spirit Mouse, but they really didn't have other Pet Beasts around them right now.

Thinking this, Ge Bai called Da Liu, Qian Dai, and Xiao Tao over.

"Work is here, our house has been targeted."

Looking at the three little guys, Ge Bai also relaxed a bit and was in the mood to crack a joke.

"Liu Gu?"

"La?"

"Tao?"

The three little guys were confused.

Ge Bai briefly explained the current situation to them.

As soon as they heard this, they immediately became alert.

"Bai Bai! Beat them up! Daring to target my wind-type resources!"

Da Liu was so angry that his willow threads were tangled together, spirit power surging on his body.

Heaven knows how excited Da Liu had been since the Spirit Plant Research Institute's transport vehicle drove over.

Watching boxes of wind-type resources slowly fill up a spirit power room, feeling the abundant wind-type spirit power in the spirit power room.

Da Liu was so happy he was almost floating.

He hadn't enjoyed it for long, and now he was told that someone was targeting his resources? That was an irreconcilable enmity with him.

"Blast them!"

Although Qian Dai usually loved to compete with Da Liu, when encountering major issues and foreign enemies, she was still very clear-headed.

Today, a little thief dared to target Da Liu's wind-type resources; tomorrow, when her space-type resources arrived, they would also be in danger. Now, the danger had to be nipped in the bud.

"Tao!"

It was rare for Xiao Tao to also perk up. Although she didn't quite understand, Da Liu's things couldn't be given to others; if others targeted them, they were bad people, and bad people had to be defeated.

Xiao Tao could still figure out this logic.

Very good, the pre-battle mobilization was saved. ===== CHAPTER 86 =====