"Mm," Qin Yu replied.
The two briefly confirmed the precautions and meeting arrangements for the upcoming meeting.
Then, Shen Heng got up again and, as before, began to wander among the beasts.
The darkness, the distance, and his movements, which resembled those of other Calamity Beast, meant he didn't attract much attention.
Of course, this is also due to the fact that the Calamity Beast being monitored have become quite lax.
Shen Heng went out many times, and he could only feel people glancing at him when he returned.
Moreover, this scanning doesn't happen every time.
He probably looked at me seven or eight times out of ten, but not the other two times.
Don't be fooled by the seemingly high frequency.
For the Calamity Beast monitoring from a distance, it was just a matter of their pupils moving slightly within their eye sockets.
Even so, there will still be cases where he is missed.
It's easy to imagine how Black Rat the oversight has been.
Of course, we can't blame them for that.
There hasn't been anything like this for many years.
In fact, some of the Black Rat" in the regulatory field may never have seen anything go wrong since they started working in the industry.
In this situation, let alone them, sending someone over would have the same result.
They might even become more lax.
No, it should be said that they will definitely become even more lax.
If it were a human, they would probably be passed out and asleep by now.
For the Black Rat Clan to still have Black Rat watching over them from a distance is already quite good.
Shen Heng wandered slowly among the beasts.
After passing through twice more, it paused slightly, its gaze fixed on a certain spot.
There, a Tier 2 Rock-Backed Beast lay quietly.
It looks like she's asleep, but...
" Two-Horned Lizard, Tier 2. It seems the tier is truly random...?"
Shen Heng looked at the Rock-Backed Beast.
It's not surprising that he wasn't asleep; rather, it would be truly strange if he could fall asleep after suddenly coming from outside and transforming into other Calamity Beast.
He paused, looked away, and continued walking down.
Two hours later.
Shen Heng, filled with doubt, began his journey back.
We couldn't find the Feather Owl and the Profound Crystal Griffin. Did they not get transported to this world?
Or are they some other characters?
Were those Calamity Beast raised as food within the enclosure? Or were they turned into Black Rat for surveillance?
After pondering for a while without finding a solution, Shen Heng had no choice but to put the problem aside for the time being.
Please keep this in mind going forward.
If they are also in this world, then we'll have to see how things go to decide whether to try to cooperate or try to kill them.
If we're going to cooperate, then we also need to be careful...
One thought after another flashed through my mind.
After a while, he finally returned to his original position.
The Tier 2 Shadow Wolf lay quietly to the side.
Shen Heng lay down again.
The commotion, which wasn't deliberately concealed, woke the Shadow Wolf again. It groggily raised its head and looked around.
" Panshan, you're back!"
"Um."
Shen Heng responded and yawned as he did so.
Seeing this, Shadow Wolf opened its mouth, seemingly wanting to say something more, but the next moment, it was overwhelmed by an even more instinctive drowsiness.
His head drooped, resting on the ground, and he began to snore.
Shen Heng lay on the ground, and after a while, slowly closed his eyes.
Moonlight streamed down, and the sounds of snoring rose and fell across the fields...
"Get up, you useless piece of trash..."
"I'm telling you, if we don't complete today's task..."
"Now I'll give it to you..."
One shout after another echoed across the plains.
Some were unwilling, but dared not disobey; one after another, the Calamity Beast struggled to their feet from the ground.
Most of the Calamity Beast have only recovered most of their strength, far from being fully recovered.
But that's enough for the Black Rat of regulation.
It would be too inefficient to wait until these Calamity Beast have fully rested before harvesting them.
Anyway, if some of the Calamity Beast can't hold out any longer, they can just capture more Calamity Beast to replenish their ranks.
Soon, all the Calamity Beast rose up.
Occasionally, one or two will not get up, but none of them will survive the day.
The rest, even if they don't get up now, they'll have to.
Soon, the monitored Black Rat were divided into several groups and landed in different locations.
"Over here..."
"Here..."
One voice after another rang out.
Shen Heng looked up.
The Black Rat monitoring the area didn't point to any specific location, but rather indicated a general direction.
Then, as if it were already a habit, the Calamity Beast in that direction began to step forward and follow the figure of the supervising Black Rat.
Soon, the location where Shen Heng was was pointed out by the monitoring Black Rat they had seen yesterday.
Then, without pause, a cacophony of footsteps sounded forward.
One figure after another followed forward, their destination the Dull Star Stone Mine from yesterday.
Shen Heng and Shadow Wolf followed the Black Rat that was monitoring them.
"I hope today's data collection goes as smoothly as yesterday's..."
Shadow Wolf strode forward, a slight grin playing on his lips as he spoke.
Although the amount of ore collected each day is roughly the same, depending on the situation, there are times when it's easy and times when it's tiring.
Yesterday was... well, not the easiest day of its history, but it was definitely one of the easier days.
"I really hope I can keep up my form from yesterday!" Shadow Wolf couldn't help but sigh.
"Hmm, I hope so!" Shen Heng replied casually, glancing back at him.
In a short time, all the Calamity Beast had already started to move.
Almost all the Calamity Beast headed towards a specific location, with only a very few hesitating before moving to another location.
The nearby Black Rat, who were monitoring the area, did not stop them.
Although he hadn't heard of this situation before, Shen Heng could roughly make a judgment based on the current circumstances.
Those Calamity Beast probably found their original place too tiring, so they wanted to see if other places would be better.
Hmm... Judging from the nature of the Calamity Beast Calamity Beast, the tasks assigned to them are probably close to the limits of their current level.
However, in terms of compatibility, it is possible that Calamity Beast are indeed more suitable for mining different types of minerals.
"By the way, Panshan, how were you feeling yesterday?"
"It's alright, not too bad..."
Shen Heng turned his gaze back and responded.
The human and the beast continued their intermittent conversation as they moved forward.
A while later.
The summoned Calamity Beast gathered together.
Shen Heng once again stood at the foot of the mountain where he had opened his eyes yesterday.
Looking ahead.
The plump Black Rat, just like yesterday, was announcing from above.
"Today, your task is the same as before, First Tier..."
" Calamity Beast that didn't meet the requirements..."
One rule after another was stated.
Shen Heng stood below, silently contemplating the events of the day.
First, mine the ore as usual, then find an excuse to leave and explore the Dull Star Stone Mine.
Also, keep an eye out for any information that we haven't noticed yet...
One thing after another flashed through Shen Heng's mind.
Suddenly, he paused, glancing to the side.
Suddenly, several voices appeared inexplicably in my ears.
"Huh? Where am I? What's going on?..."
"Wait, something's not right, how did I turn into another kind of beast?"
"This..."
A panicked voice rang in my ears.
"These are... new arrivals? But how come there are so many all of a sudden?" Shen Heng's eyes narrowed slightly.
Before he could figure it out, a sharp shout suddenly rang out at the foot of the mountain.
"Stop right there!"
The sudden, sharp shout silenced the area at the foot of the mountain.
One gaze after another turned toward the Steel-Tailed Beast standing on the flat ground, pointing its paw at Lord Black Rat above.
Under the watchful eyes of all the beasts, the Steel-Tailed Beast glared at the Black Rat and roared:
"Do you even know what's going on here?"