The Real Breeding Facility
These foreigners really had far too much curiosity!
Li Bai frowned and casually flicked a finger at the breeding facility manager. The latter immediately stiffened where he stood, unable to move another muscle.
To prevent the man in charge from slipping away right under his nose, a thread of Gang Qi directly sealed the circulation of his movement-related blood and qi as well as his vocal organs. Its effect was roughly similar to acupoint sealing, except far more overbearing, as it could disable entire groups of related functions at once.
Under the pressure of the Heaven and Earth Rules, using Gang Qi or True Qi was more economical than using spells, with far less impact and expenditure.
The vice general manager of the American Damon Company, Bowden Crison, had not noticed that Li Bai had restricted the breeding facility manager's ability to move, turning him into a "puppet" standing blankly in place, unable even to speak.
"Aren't you here to buy fish roe?"
Li Bai had seen the breeding facility's sign: a sturgeon farm. It made for quite an excellent cover.
"Yes, we really are here to buy fish roe products. However, we also wanted to buy a few other things while we were here. May I ask whether the thing you just took out is for sale? I'm willing to pay a huge price!"
Bowden Crison stared at Li Bai with burning eyes. He had never seen such a miraculous scale. It had actually startled every sturgeon in the facility, and might have the same deterrent effect on other animals as well.
This sort of situation was not uncommon in nature. It could even be called commonplace.
Top predators released their pheromones, causing weaker creatures to feel instinctive fear. Compared with the emerald-green scale of