Chapter 981: Perceiving the Essence?! At Worst, We'll Sink the Bear Market!

Ten minutes later, Su Yang dialed the phone.

Cai Xu frankly said it was already settled on his end, and they would set off now to get the key.

Having received the coordinates, Su Yang also instructed him on some trivial matters.

"The Warehouse matter is settled; we'll depart for the destination in half an hour," Su Yang said.

"Is that guy trustworthy?" Tiger asked.

"Anything that can be solved with money isn't a problem; likewise, a person whose eyes only see money need not be regarded as a human," Su Yang smiled faintly.

Tiger asked, "What if someone offers a higher price?"

Su Yang narrowed his eyes and said plainly, "If anyone snatches my stuff, the worst case is war!"

Tiger sounded very satisfied at the words.

But then they turned and showed a plaintive expression, "The thing where you just fed me shit isn't over yet."

?

Su Yang's mouth curled in a smile, "What, doesn't it taste good?"

Tiger, hearing that, couldn't help but savor it.

Honestly, that Crystal Stone was incredibly tasty.

Although it was only sweet, it seemed to align with one's genes, giving the taste buds full satisfaction.

Moreover, after swallowing it, the body received a considerable boost.

One Crystal Stone was more potent than ten liters of sweet water in a pool.

Pah pah!

What am I thinking?

Tiger, in a sour mood, shoved Su Yang, "Just wait; next time I'll feed you too."

Su Yang gladly accepted, "Don't take advantage and then act cute; it took so many Nests to produce a single crystal, and I myself can't bear to eat it."

"Stop it!" Tiger snorted lightly.

They complained outwardly, yet felt rather gratified inside.

After all, who could refuse a stronger physique?

Not to mention it's shit; even the most disgusting thing they could eat.

That is the resolve a strong person should have.

Those who achieve great deeds do not fuss over trivialities.

At that moment, Tiger's Hand Ring lit up.

They lowered their gaze, their expression solemn, and said, "Tenglong Corporation has already begun moving."

"Looking for us?" Su Yang asked.

"Yes, they've dispatched a thirty-person team, presumably to replace the guards."

"How did you know?"

"If you can have a common folk pawn, can't I plant a mole in another Company?"

"Impressive."

"You're flattering me."

Su Yang withdrew his raised thumb, gazed at the Insects fluttering in midair, and shifted his tone,

"However... the importance of the bee queen is self‑evident; Tenglong Corporation shouldn't have deployed only thirty people."

Regarding this, Tiger also sensed something odd, thought for a moment and speculated, "Perhaps they have more than one bee queen?"

Su Yang frowned, instinctively glanced to the side, then swiftly withdrew his gaze.

He then shook his head, "If there truly is that much stock, why not concentrate the breeding?"

Tiger said, "The principle that eggs can't be placed in the same cage, I believe everyone understands it."

Su Yang held a different view, "Principles are for the weak; how could Tenglong Corporation's vast enterprise fail to guard a few people?"

At that moment, Tiger was about to speak but stopped.

Thinking carefully, it indeed seemed strange.

"What do you think?"

Combining Tenglong Corporation's abnormal response, Su Yang believed the matter was far less simple than imagined.

Normally, logic says the household's assets were stolen.

The rightful owner should be thunder‑angry, sparing no effort to retrieve them.

Not merely a perfunctory symbolic dispatch of thirty people.

Even if they wished to keep quiet and conceal, this shouldn't be the course of action.

From another perspective, Su Yang had full reason to think Tenglong Corporation simply didn't care about that bee queen.

Either…

"They deliberately let us fight for it."

"What?" Tiger's voice suddenly rose a few degrees.

"If I'm not mistaken, your Innate Talent should have more than one Entry, and one of its functions is to break through illusion and perceive the essence, right?" Su Yang asked.

"That's no longer a secret," Tiger said.

"When you enter an unfamiliar environment, you habitually investigate every detail thoroughly."

"And Luoshui Street is your First Place task, while Stone Cliff Plateau happens to be a mandatory stop on your route."

"You already knew of the Laboratory's existence, and also realized this is Tenglong Corporation's industry."

"To explore the Main Quest and to gain Achievement, you proposed a 'proactive strike'."

…Then…

"From their perspective, I urgently need someone to take over this 'time bomb', and just then someone shows up at the door. What would you do?" Su Yang's eyes flashed with a strange hue.

Tiger furrowed his brows, "Your argument is built on coincidence."

"Exactly, it's coincidence." Su Yang nodded without taking a stance.

He tilted his head, continuing: "White Bear City has five thousand players; what if some have the Innate Talent of 'foreseeing the future'?"

"Moreover, we always preemptively fall into a territorial mindset."

"We assume all players are Gene Modification Warriors."

"But when I did a Task tonight, I found… the reality is not so."

Tiger's heart stirred at the words, asking curiously, "Isn't it otherwise?"

Su Yang shook his head, "Take the Law Enforcement Department as an example; it's known that a player serves as a Squad Leader."

Tiger thought for a moment, "Squad Leader isn't a particularly impressive position."

"That's right." Su Yang nodded, saying cryptically, "Likewise, Supervisor is not a remarkable being."

"You mean…"

At that moment, Tiger seemed to realize something, his breathing suddenly slowed.

Su Yang slowly stood, patted his rear, and said calmly, "You said every player's game name is different, which means the Clearance requirements differ."

"In a killing-themed setting, the game mode is likely different."

"You and I are Gene Modification Warriors; that's a status determination."

"So other players can't be role‑playing then?"

"For example—"

"Play as Supervisor?"

"Play as research staff."

"Play as an obscure ordinary journalist?"

"Or perhaps…"

Su Yang glanced sideways, a faint cold smile at his lips, "Play as a bee queen."

Tiger suddenly turned his head, and a strong desire to eat surged from his heart.

The bee queen sat expressionlessly, staring blankly.

There was no trace of Desire in her eyes.

As if nothing in the world could pique her interest.

Tiger strained to turn his neck, whispering, "Is she a player?"

Su Yang raised an eyebrow, "Maybe, maybe not."

"Compared to Charm, I prefer to call this ability Desire."

"Didn't you notice? It's akin to Innate Talent."

"If she's a player, Tenglong Corporation shouldn't be meddling with this."

"If not…"

"Then her existence would be the Cornerstone of the entire Gene Modification plan."

"Someone meticulously designed it, voluntarily handing over this Cornerstone!"

"If I'm not mistaken…"

"If the bee queen can't be retrieved, then Tenglong Corporation will, under the pretext of a major research leak, massively deploy Gene Modification Warriors!"

Tiger's eyes flickered, he said gravely, "They're going to start a war?"

Su Yang slightly lifted his eyelids, and slowly said, "It's not just for a justified cause."

"A deeper intention…"

"To wipe out all Gene Modification Warriors outside the companies in one sweep!"

"Leave White Bear City with only one Tenglong!"