CHAPTER 39: CHAPTER 37: TIGER SPIRIT

After briefly explaining a couple of things, Lin Qianxuan managed to soothe Chen Long’Er.

She felt she could earn money herself and didn’t want to use Lin Qianxuan’s money, so when he transferred money to her, she felt a bit unhappy.

Realizing this, Lin Qianxuan thought he might have disrespected her a bit, so he decisively apologized.

Thus, the misunderstanding was resolved.

Lin Qianxuan felt a bit sentimental. He actually kind of liked Chen Long’Er depending on him, but this girlfriend seemed very independent, which made him both happy and a bit melancholic.

This way, he felt somewhat useless in this relationship.

But on further reflection, this should indeed be the best way to interact.

Mutual independence, mutual respect, mutual companionship, gradually becoming accustomed to each other, with tolerance and understanding, just like family members in daily life.

After all, Lin Qianxuan specialized in playing dating games, so he had a certain understanding of relationships.

Although it was his first time dating in reality, some experiences could be directly applied.

After chatting with Chen Long’Er for a while, Lin Qianxuan put down his phone only when she went to train.

He stared blankly at the computer screen for a while.

He had already put his work aside temporarily and made a statement about it.

Currently, his main focus was on tasks from the Otherworld Bureau.

Lin Qianxuan now wanted to buy some Extraordinary Knowledge from the Scripture Pavilion to further enhance himself and master his abilities.

Actually, if he directly joined the Otherworld Bureau, all these could be easily solved.

But again, he didn’t want to work.

Fortunately, there’s this off-the-books channel which allows him to acquire some Extraordinary Knowledge.

However, there aren’t many suitable tasks at present, and Lin Qianxuan has only accumulated seventeen points so far.

Many tasks for off-the-books members are investigative tasks.

Lin Qianxuan generally disregarded such tasks.

Because investigative tasks are quite complex, requiring detailed video documentation and summarizing reports.

Not only do they waste time, but they also don’t offer many points.

Unlike those tasks where you take action to fight monsters.

In Lin Qianxuan’s few actions so far, he’s wiped them out with a lift of a hand, and the points awarded were high.

Opening the Scripture Pavilion, Lin Qianxuan’s gaze fell on a piece of Extraordinary Knowledge called "Spirit Absorption Technique: First Layer."

This was something he decided to purchase after discussing with Chen Long’Er.

To learn the Little World Technique, he first needed to master the Three Thousand Basic Spirit Patterns Analysis and the Construction and Implementation of Spiritual Techniques.

But to study spiritual patterns and spiritual techniques, you must have spiritual power.

To acquire spiritual power, you must first learn the Spirit Absorption Technique.

Chen Long’Er, on the other hand, had already started learning.

But she’s learning a Spirit Absorption Technique crafted individually for her by Jiang Mengli, customized by a special AI, which Lin Qianxuan couldn’t study.

The version sold in the Scripture Pavilion, however, is a generic edition.

It may not be outstanding, but it’s certainly suitable for the majority.

Unfortunately, even for just the first layer, it costs a hundred points.

For tasks worth ten points, he’d need to complete ten to afford it.

It somewhat restricts dissemination.

However, according to discussions on community forums, basically everyone who bought it found it satisfactory.

After all, this is currently the most comprehensive Extraordinary Knowledge system mastered in Xuan Country.

Allegedly, it’s been studied for decades.

Lin Qianxuan also felt a bit of anticipation for it.

.....

July 7th.

Early in the morning, Lin Qianxuan went out to work on a task.

This time, it was quite a distance away, to the northeast region.

A mutated tiger had eaten a person and then fled into the mountains and forests.

Since the area was vast and there were mountains and forests everywhere, the local Otherworld Bureau was a bit overwhelmed; even with the police, military, drones, and satellites, they hadn’t found it yet.

So they also released the task to local off-the-books personnel.

Somewhat hoping to get some information.

This task had been posted for two days, and initially, Lin Qianxuan thought it would be resolved soon. But after two days with no progress, he decided to go and take a look.

Mainly because the points offered were substantial.

Providing information would earn twenty points.

If he could handle the tiger, it would start from a hundred points.

After flying more than two thousand kilometers, it took Lin Qianxuan over half an hour. Because he didn’t know the way, he occasionally used navigation to check directions, afraid of getting lost.

Then Lin Qianxuan arrived at the forest where the tiger had run off.

An expansive, thousand-plus-kilometer stretch of primeval forest, with trees towering dozens of meters high, full of places to hide even an elephant.

Lin Qianxuan felt he might not even find it.

But since he was there, he might as well take a look.

So, following the information provided by the Otherworld Bureau, Lin Qianxuan decided to fly around to look for it.

On his way, he saw quite a few drones flying nearby.

But these drones were not as fast as Lin Qianxuan, nor was their field of vision as wide.

Lin Qianxuan extended his spiritual power, covering everything within a three-kilometer radius under his observation.

This kind of perception was very peculiar; even the smallest ants were clearly visible to Lin Qianxuan. It was almost unaffected by obstacles, with even underground views being quite clear.

It was somewhat similar to the Divine Sense described in the novels he had read.

If he could observe even more microscopically, Lin Qianxuan felt he would be quite suited for pursuing physics research.

After flying for about ten minutes, there were no traces of human activity around, and the snow here covered many trees.

Then Lin Qianxuan saw it.

It suddenly appeared in his spiritual vision.

The creature was dozing in a cave.

This was a true giant tiger with hanging eyes and white forehead.

Judging by Lin Qianxuan’s estimation, its body was at least over two zhang long, and it lay there like a small mountain. On its face and body, there were several wounds from firearms, exactly matching the tiger in the Otherworld Bureau’s image data.

Beside it were some bones, among which a few appeared to be human bones.

Lin Qianxuan took out his phone, turned on the recording, and manipulated a cloud of mist to place it aside for shooting.

Having done all this, he landed in front of the cave, and with a thought, the surrounding snow suddenly dispersed, turning into a stream of water rushing into the cave.

The next moment, a roar echoed.

"Roar~!!"

The tiger quickly dashed out.

It stirred up a flurry of snow as it ran, making it look terrifying to the extreme.

It immediately spotted Lin Qianxuan and charged directly at him.

This beast, resembling a small mountain, came hurtling forward; its mouth was filled with rancid fangs stained with blood, and its roar was deafening. Any other person might have been scared stiff.

However, Lin Qianxuan did not feel the slightest threat from it.

He even... thought the tiger seemed a bit foolish.

Is it not clear about the major players?

Just as the tiger was about to approach Lin Qianxuan, he moved.

He raised his hand, transforming his right arm into a massive Dragon Claw over ten meters long, pressing down fiercely on the tiger.

Boom~!

Crash~!

With a loud crash, the snow abruptly collapsed; the tiger was firmly pinned by Lin Qianxuan’s Dragon Claw, unable to even struggle, with its tongue sticking out and its eyes dull.

Just kidding, Lin Qianxuan could morph his weight to over a thousand tons; this Dragon Claw alone weighed at least a hundred tons or more. The tiger’s strength evidently couldn’t surpass that of a large crane and couldn’t possibly break free.

"Is this it? I thought you could spit fire or blow wind or something...."

Lin Qianxuan was somewhat disappointed.

Though he hadn’t expected the creature to fight him for three hundred rounds, not even withstanding the force of one arm was truly disappointing.

With a thought, an extremely compressed Water Sword appeared and then instantly descended, piercing through the tiger’s head.

Its body twitched once, and then the Water Sword stirred within, and it ceased moving altogether.

Lin Qianxuan retracted his transformed Dragon Claw hand, reducing the tiger to a complete corpse.

Lin Qianxuan then directly uploaded the video data to the local Otherworld Bureau.

...

At the Otherworld Bureau in Ruantang Province.

As the director, Wang Yuancai was troubled as he looked over the related documents.

To say that the rogue tiger was extraordinarily strong wouldn’t be accurate; the main issue was that Huailing Ridge was too vast. It would devour a person and then disappear without a trace, making finding it akin to searching for a needle in a haystack.

Moreover, it wasn’t the only rogue animal in there; a small mistake could potentially result in additional manpower losses.

But ignoring it was out of the question.

It had eaten people.

For that alone, it had to die.

"If it really comes to it, we’ll have no choice but to request for personnel from the central government....."

This kind of action was best avoided, not that he was worried about affecting his own promotion—he was rehired at his age and didn’t care about that.

Given the current situation, the central government also had a shortage of personnel, making redeployment difficult across various locations.

He didn’t want to cause too much trouble for them over there.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in."

"Director Wang, there has been progress."

A young man in formal wear walked quickly to Wang Yuancai’s side.

"What progress?" Wang Yuancai was taken aback, then excitedly asked, "Found it?"

"No, a comrade passing by from the headquarters killed that tiger." The young man said, handing a tablet to Wang Yuancai and playing the video Lin Qianxuan uploaded: "This is the video he recorded, now we’re just waiting for us to send people to take the body."

"Are you sure? Is it really that tiger?"

"It’s confirmed, the characteristics are the same as seen in the video."

Listening to his secretary’s words, Wang Yuancai also saw the part of the video where Lin Qianxuan slapped the tiger down.

He had seen many things, but such formidable strength was still rare in today’s Xuan Country.

"This strength is impressive!" Wang Yuancai said, "Immediately send people to receive the body. Wait, I’ll go too; I need to personally thank him well. Show me this comrade’s information."

"Here it is."

The young man immediately pulled up the relevant data for Wang Yuancai to view.

With just a glance, Wang Yuancai instantly saw the key details.

"Position: Fifth Heaven... Special Consultant? This is a very high level! Just one level below mine...."

Wang Yuancai quickly understood what was happening.

This kind of situation was not uncommon in the past either.

It typically involved top-tier Transcendents unwilling to be constrained. Enforcing constraints could easily cause unnecessary conflicts, which benefited neither party. However, the headquarters could not entirely allow them unchecked activities among civilians, so they first offered a title and took a consensual cooperation approach, also preventing any potential negative impact on society.

This level of Transcendent, with such freedom of movement, was different from those central powerhouses guarding specific regions.

If he could build a good relationship, then seeking his assistance in future matters would be much easier.