494. Scheming

"Dear viewers, this station has a special news interruption. Given the increase in cases of wild animal attacks in the city, experts urge the public to avoid outdoor activities recently... Furthermore, relevant law enforcement departments in the city will launch a special campaign to crack down on stray cats and dogs throughout the city..."

Several days later.

Sulu was watching the news on TV while scrolling through her phone.

If the first Spirit Tide was only a subtle and gradual influence, then with the beginning of the second Spirit Tide, spirituality truly changed the world.

For example, he randomly scrolled through a video and saw a host broadcasting live from a rural village. The lush vegetation was not only damaging farmland, but was even showing a tendency to spread into the village.

Although it's just an isolated case, it's still something to be wary of.

"Hmm? The Heavenly Spirit Mountain tourism project is closed indefinitely? That makes sense... With the arrival of the Spirit Tide, various creatures are mutating, and there might even be a leak of the curse... The wilderness is just as badly affected as the city, but there's no Heavenly Net protection... Those tourism companies are going to suffer heavy losses."

"Great master, your faithful servant Big A has come to obey your command."

A Crow flew in through the window, spread its wings, and lowered its body as if to greet Sulu.

"Yes, you've been doing a good job lately."

Sulu casually tore off a piece of bread and threw it over.

"Quack quack... It is my greatest honor to serve my great master." Big A swallowed the bread in one gulp and declared his loyalty.

Whether it was just his imagination or not, Sulu felt that the Crow had become even more obsequious.

'But never mind, as long as it gets things done, being good at flattery isn't a flaw...'

He hesitated for a moment, then said, "The city will be conducting a comprehensive cleanup soon. Although the targets will mostly be stray cats and dogs, birds might also be cleared out... You and the other six should be careful."

In Sulu's view, he only had seven underlings, a target that couldn't be smaller, so there shouldn't be any problem.

"A joint sweep? Understood, Master... We won't be caught by those foolish humans!"

Big A raised one wing in salute, turned, and flew out the window.

"Foolish humans?"

Sulu's eye twitched. Staring at Big A's retreating figure, he pondered, "This wasn't something I taught him, was it? It seems... we need to increase surveillance."

Although there was nothing wrong with the hypnotic seed in Big A's body, he felt that something was wrong.

With that thought, he no longer hesitated, placing his hand on the ground. "Spirit Mediumship Technique!"

The temperature around them suddenly dropped, and several footprints appeared on the carpet.

"You, go and follow that Crow, and report everything you see to me!"

"Sulu commanded in a deep voice."

The footprints on the carpet disappeared instantly.

Spirit Mediumship Art!

This is a skill acquired by the [Spirit Mediumship Apprentice].

The "spirit" in Spirit Mediumship primarily refers to the Spirit World!

The so-called Spirit Mediumship means communicating with the Spirit World and then summoning spirits to serve him, such as as messengers, inspectors, or directly in combat.

But Sulu's ambitions clearly extend beyond this.

A hidden profession specially prepared for oneself is certainly not that simple.

"After achieving Spirit Mediumship, one can form contracts with powerful beings in the Spirit World... For me, the ultimate Spirit Mediumship should be with my true self."

"This is also a way to strengthen connections, hopefully to combat the dilution of global equity..."

"Once I can fully Spirit Mediumship my true form, or even just a part of it, I should be invincible, right?"

Crow Castle.

This is the headquarters of the Crow Clan, named by Big A.

Actually, it's just a park near Bai Jing Restaurant.

It was very careful not to let the entire Crow Clan gather here. Usually, only the seven of them, along with some of their smartest subordinates, would gather here.

On a big tree.

"Second A, Third A... Seventh A! Our great master told us to be careful, because foolish humans are about to attack us."

Standing atop the tree, Big A exuded a majestic aura, as if he were commanding a vast army—if he were a human and not a bird.

"Our Crow People organization also secretly informed us."

Second A stepped forward and said, seemingly much smarter than before. "It's said... there are other forces secretly assisting this time."

"Third A hate the internet the most."

A black crow nearby Crow loudly.

"Quiet!"

Big A silenced the commotion below. "We must defend the kingdom we have conquered; this is the task our great master has entrusted to us! We must wage a full-scale war against these foolish humans!"

"Start the war!"

"Start the war!"

A flock of black birds were there, cooing and waving their claws, but they didn't really have any presence.

If Sulu were here, his expression would definitely be speechless.

He told those seven guys to hide, not to foolishly step forward and fight them head-on!

"Big A, some foolish humans are coming."

Little Seven suddenly said.

"Um?"

Big A looked over and saw a bald, fat man wearing a mask, panting as he climbed the mountain; he was clearly someone who didn't exercise regularly.

Having finally reached the halfway point of the mountain, he seemed exhausted and sat down on a bench by the roadside, his small eyes warily scanning his surroundings.

"My servant, you have come."

Big A onto the bench, and everything seemed so natural, if you ignored their conversation.

"Yes, great master of the Crow."

The fat man was annoyed, but he still had to respectfully address him as Big A had taught him. "I've brought the latest intelligence. This comprehensive management effort is quite extensive, and birds are included... This forest park will be thoroughly investigated in three days..."

'Foolish servant.'

Even Big A despised this traitor who betrayed his tribe, inwardly scorning him, but outwardly said, "Very good... Although those foolish and insignificant humans pose no threat to us whatsoever, I have seen your loyalty... You will be rewarded."

"I... I don't want anything in return, I want you, Master, to grant me power!"

The fat man spoke with apparent Frenzy.

"That requires merit, a huge amount of merit, and you need to continue accumulating it." A hint of disdain flashed in Big A's eyes in a very human-like way.

"Understood, Master. This is my latest tribute."

The fat man respectfully opened his briefcase and took out a bag of special birdseed. "This is imported, it's very expensive."

"Whoa whoa..."

Big A's eyes lit up, and he quickly tore open the packaging and began to eat.

"Well then... I take my leave, my great master."

The fat man stood up and humbly took his leave.

In the instant they parted, the man and the bird looked at each other.

'Heh... Foolish humans!'

'Silly bird!'

After descending the mountain, the fat man glanced at the sky, quickly jumped into a black van, and beamed, "Boss... I did everything you ordered. I even gave that bag of birdseed to that Crow!"

"Yes, you did a good job!"

Zi nodded. "I won't pursue the matter from before, but if there's a next time..."

"It's all gone, it's all gone!"

The fat man, feeling as if he had been granted a pardon, quickly shook his head.

"Big Sister, let me handle this mission. I'm very interested in talking Crow!" Wang Chaoqun's eyes lit up.

"No, we finally made it this far."

Zi Jian shook her head resolutely. "This is the first time that Wisdom beings other than humans have appeared. You know how much Heavenly Net values this..."