Chapter 719: Business Sense
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The sample of special termites were taken away for immediate research. The Heavenly Network would try to figure out the details of any changes in them, as soon as possible.
After the powerful individual termites got rid of the need to live as a group, they formed new communities and reproduced even stronger generations. How many more species were in the midst of such evolution, or worse, had completed it?
Lu Shu asked Zhong Yutang. “Tell me the truth. Are you hiding something from me?”
“Nope,” replied Zhong Yutang.
“See how calm you are, old boy. Hurry up and spit it out,” Lu Shu urged impatiently. He had a feeling that he was not informed of the whole picture.
Since the very beginning, Zhong Yutang and Li Yixiao regarded mutated creatures as a powerful enemy. But how could a peak-Cla.s.s C and a peak-Cla.s.s B be so worried if their enemies were merely sub-Cla.s.s F creatures?
Take the current case for instance, an immediate deployment of earth-type Metahumans to search for the existence of other advanced termites would effectively resolve the termite issue, though this method was quite tiring and not smart at all.
Clearly, though, Li Yixiao and Zhong Yutang were fearing something more serious.
After some consideration, Nalan Que said, “Actually, we should let you know. In fact, the information has always been highly cla.s.sified. You Mingyu and Zhong Yutang really don’t know much due to the cla.s.sification, but I trust that the information will be safe with you all.”
Then, she looked at Lu Xiaoyu, which made Lu Shu complain in displeasure, “You can trust Lu Xiaoyu too.”
Li Yixiao agreed. “He’s right. Xiaoyu is a good girl. Just tell them.”
Lu Xiaoyu nodded sweetly too. She was very cute.
“Actually, my family has noticed the changes in Changbai Mountain a long time ago, but Heavenly King Nie has always kept it a secret. Until now, there is an area protected by a formation of knives. In the past, Heavenly King Nie’s weapon was not the Xin Ting sword, and it’s said that his old weapon was left in that area to act as a guardian. Even my family is not allowed to get close. It was only after I became a Heavenly King that I learned that the evolution of creatures has long since begun in the region. As of today, it has developed to an unimaginable extent.”
Lu Shu was stunned. “Unimaginable? What exactly do you mean?”
“It’s so unimaginable that… even Heavenly Kings have no access to the information,” replied Nalan Que calmly.
Dumbfounded, Lu Shu turned his gaze to Li Yixiao, who nodded in agreement. “Yes, none of us have the right to access the information. Only Nie Ting and s.h.i.+ Xuejin know what on Earth is inside, I guess.”
“Enough discussion on that,” said Zhong Yutang after a pause, “Our greatest problem now is the insects, or rather, species with a huge population.”
“It would be easier if it’s only powerful individual creatures that we are facing. No such animals are rivals to us, the Heavenly Kings. But insects are a different case. They are ubiquitous, and countless in number. Moreover, summer is coming soon. It’d be a headache if mosquitoes acquire special powers too.”
“Besides, most importantly, we have to protect the commoners,” added Zhong Yutang.
Lu Shu gave a nod in agreement. Advanced animals like Naughty Pig certainly existed, but they would not pose a threat to human society since they could be easily exterminated. But insects were more hideous, they were emotionless and huge in number. It was quite possible that ants in one’s house could suddenly become man-eaters one day.
Moreover, the extermination of one group of insects meant nothing to the entire species. Members of their kind would not grieve nor be upset over their deaths. Thus, Pract.i.tioners had to protect commoners, though termites could forgo their less advanced counterparts.
But the need to protect others made the Pract.i.tioners vulnerable.
“The case of Changbai Mountain also serves as a reminder,” Nalan Que said, “that other species can develop to an as advanced a level as us. We need to watch out.”
Meanwhile, the rescue mission had unfolded in an orderly manner. Luckily, though, there were not many occupiers of the office building at night. In a small town like Luo City, the balance between work and life was still relatively well maintained.
Hence, it was lucky that the incident happened at night.
Lu Shu stared at the scene with a serious look on his face. This was only the beginning. The magical era, a double-edged sword, had slashed open an ugly wound in Luo City.
Could it be possible that one day, people had to rebuild walls and pick up weapons to guard against those terrifying creatures?
“This is an issue that the entire human race has to face. It is inevitable,” Lu Shu said with a sigh, “No matter how strong our race is, how can we survive if humans fall from their dominant position in Nature? Even if we can live on… it would be way too lonely.”
Justice was irrelevant here. Even if humans became the final winner, their action could not be described as justice, nor could the other species be labeled evil. This war was fought on the primeval instinct of survival. Labels such as justice and evil only existed in fairy tales, not the real world.
Lu Shu brought Lu Xiaoyu home. He said when he entered the door, “Ask Anthony to bring Little Fury for an underground patrol. Clear all creatures that pose a threat to our community.”
“Okay,” Lu Xiaoyu replied with no hesitation. Anthony was on the move at once.
One could not question the efficiency of a Cla.s.s B earth-type Metahuman. In Lu Xiaoyu’s estimation, it would take about two days to finish checking the entire city.
Lu Shu turned and told Little Fury, “Bring along your minions and clear all stray cats and dogs that are aggressive to humans. Also, make sure all rats in Luo City listen to you.”
In the meantime, topics of the natural order had become a hit on the Golden Foundation forum. It was a common issue faced by almost all cities. Some foreign earth-type Metahumans even formed an organization, specialized in exterminating underground mutated pests…
Undeniably, they had good business sense. The c.o.c.kroach-killing industry had now developed into one targeted at mutated creatures.