Giant Beast Smuggling

On the train, it seemed someone shared Luo Yan's confusion.

A girl in a pink dress whispered, "Why are people still smuggling Giant Beast parasites? It's disgusting."

A male companion next to her chuckled, "Weren't there cases of smuggling all sorts of wild animals before?"

"Smuggling parasites now is pretty similar to that."

"Some people have unique tastes; they don't like raising cats or dogs, they just like raising Giant Beast parasites."

"And some people are superstitious, believing Giant Beast parasites, or even their bones and organs, can be used as medicine to cure all diseases."

"As long as these people are willing to pay, someone will dare to smuggle them."

Luo Yan listened, dumbfounded.

He had spent three years on the surface.

He had seen too many people killed directly or indirectly by parasites.

He had never imagined.

That someone would actually want to raise Giant Beast parasites, or use them for medicine.

Common Sense Class had also mentioned it.

Giant Beast parasites couldn't be bred artificially or domesticated.

They were inherently violent and couldn't be kept privately.

As for using them in medicine, that was even more absurd.

Parasites and Giant Beasts both came from the 'Jambu Realm Space', not Earth's natural products.

They carried a large number of unknown viruses and bacteria; using them for medicine was like having a death wish.

"It's quite absurd, isn't it?"

Zeng Shan said softly, "The first time I heard about people smuggling Giant Beast parasites, and Giant Beast bones and organs."

"I was as surprised as you, thinking those people's brains were broken."

"The truth is."

"For money, people can have no bottom line."

"On the black market, a single wolf tick, for example, can be exchanged for half a year's worth of rations for an adult man."

"The profit is too great, so there are plenty of people willing to take the risk."

Luo Yan frowned.

He could roughly imagine.

Behind every parasite that flowed into the black market, there were likely several human lives lost.

Those weren't cats and dogs.

They were dangerous beasts!

At this moment, Zeng Shan patted Luo Yan's arm and pointed out the window, "Look, that's a 'Quick Attack Skylight'!"

Luo Yan looked.

He saw some massive pipes leading to the sky above the underground city.

He had seen these pipes when he first entered Guangling City.

But he didn't know what they were for.

Sensing Luo Yan's confusion, Zeng Shan laughed, "You came from the surface, and the current lessons haven't covered it yet."

"No wonder you're not clear."

"The 'Quick Attack Skylight' is a passage, or rather, a device, for Mecha to quickly reach the surface."

"A portion of the energy our city uses relies on light-gathering devices on the peaks behind the Great Lake area."

"Sometimes, those devices get damaged due to Giant Beasts or other reasons and need replacement."

"This is when Mecha escorts are needed. To allow the Mecha to quickly reach the surface, these 'attack skylights' were created."

"On a side note, because the Surface Exploration Legion frequently goes on missions."

"The job of surface escort often falls to our academy."

"However, only third-year students can go on missions."

"We're still a long way off."

Luo Yan nodded. With Zeng Shan's explanation, he understood Guangling, this underground city, much better.

A moment later.

He asked proactively, "Have you awakened your 'Divine Treasure'?"

Zeng Shan gave a dry laugh and said somewhat sheepishly, "I awakened it after returning from observing the Forbidden Zone."

"It can't be helped; unlike you guys, I didn't cultivate the Visualization Technique before enrolling."

"So it took a little time."

"But the 'Divine Treasure' I awakened is pretty good."

Luo Yan asked casually, "What is it?"

Zeng Shan wiped his nose with a finger and lowered his voice, "It's electricity, Nature element."

"Right now, I can only add high-voltage current to combat skills and Profound Techniques, but my instructor said if I can break through two or three times, I'll become very powerful."

"You could say this 'Divine Treasure' has good potential."

After he finished speaking.

He thought of Luo Yan's 'Qi Gazing Eyes,' which had almost no potential, and quickly comforted him, "Old Luo, you don't need to be discouraged."

"Last time we went to the Forbidden Zone, didn't Teacher Wei say that if there were 'Primordial Stone Fragments,' they could cause 'Divine Treasures' to mutate?"

"Even 'Divine Treasures' with average potential will become very outstanding after mutating."

"After you graduate, you can join the Exploration Corps directly. Maybe then you'll have a chance to get a 'Primordial Stone Fragment' and make your 'Qi Gazing Eyes' mutate."

Luo Yan hummed, not telling Zeng Shan that his 'Qi Gazing Eyes' had already mutated.

Speaking of which.

Wei Fenghua had also promised to give him a book about 'Divine Treasures' when he returned to school.

But after returning from the Forbidden Zone.

He had been busy cultivating and had forgotten about it.

He decided to go find Wei Fenghua to ask for it when he returned to school on Sunday.

See if he could find any information related to the 'Obstacle Breaking Dharma Eye.'

An hour later.

The train stopped.

They were almost at the final station.

There were very few people in the carriage.

Luo Yan and Zeng Shan got off and exited the station.

Suddenly.

They arrived at a place with narrow roads, low buildings, but a strong sense of life.

Vendors selling various goods here directly used tricycles to set up stalls on the street.

For the convenience of nighttime operation.

They had illegally connected wires, so above Luo Yan's head, one could see bundles of wires crisscrossing the street.

People coming and going, either walking, riding bicycles, or electric scooters.

Weaving through the narrow road surface.

Shouts, curses, laughter, all sorts of sounds mixed together.

Making Luo Yan feel like he had returned to the bustling downtown of the old city.

Zeng Shan said somewhat awkwardly, "It's a bit complicated here, but the rent is cheap. The environment is far worse than the academy dormitory."

He was about to say that Luo Yan might not be used to it.

Luo Yan had already asked, "How do I get to your place?"

Seeing that Luo Yan didn't dislike it, Zeng Shan's spirits lifted, and he stepped forward, "Come on, I'll take you."

"My mom makes delicious Jianbing Guozi. I'll have her make a few for you to try later."

Luo Yan smiled and nodded, "Okay."

They walked through streets and alleys.

Soon they arrived at Zeng Shan's doorstep.

There, they saw a girl about seventeen or eighteen years old, squatting by the door.

Looking dejected.

Beside her, two boys around thirteen or fourteen were trying their best to make the girl laugh.

Unfortunately, despite using all their tricks, the girl didn't show a hint of a smile.

"A Bao, Little Shuang, Little Xi, what are you doing?" Zeng Shan said cheerfully, and he didn't forget to introduce them to Luo Yan.

"A Bao is my sister, the second child in the family."

"Little Shuang and Little Xi are the third and fourth, they're twins."

Hearing Zeng Shan's voice, the three by the door looked up together.

Then the twin boys ran over and grabbed Zeng Shan, "Big brother, you're finally back."

"Hurry up and tell Mom, Second Sister doesn't want to get married."

Zeng Shan looked bewildered. "Get married?"

The twin teenagers nodded frantically. "Exactly, today, Mom and Dad are going to get Second Sister engaged."

"They say if they marry Second Sister off, they'll get a sum of work points."

"But this isn't marriage, this is clearly selling Second Sister!"