Chumming the Waters

Traveling by Airbus requires passing through the Aomeijia Alliance and then by sea to reach Qinling and Meng.

However, taking a boat directly allows access to Qinmeng, although sea travel takes longer.

After a rather dull six days of sea voyage from Union Island, Zhang Xuezhou had already spotted the giant cargo ship docked at Huli Port.

The small restaurant run by Chimon Haig also came into view.

Compared to the small restaurants Zhang Xuezhou and others had seen before, the current small restaurants were crooked and dilapidated, and even though they were constructed with various metal and iron materials, they could not withstand the baptism of the Qin Meng beast tide.

Countless seabirds gather at Huli Port, and every time the ship's horn is sounded, it startles a dark, dense flock.

So many birds!

Standing on the deck, Zhang Xuezhou looked at the approaching harbor and then at the countless seabirds.

"I just received a message saying that the seeds we've been scattering recently have attracted a large number of birds!"

The Qin-Meng region lacks satellite communication capabilities, so Ren Yisheng's sources of information clearly originated from ocean-going freighters.

In the plan devised by Ren Yisheng and others, seeds originating from Luo'an Province would be transported by large trucks and sown in the Qinmeng region to grow.

But before the seeds could be fully dispersed, countless birds had already set their sights on these sustenances.

These bird flocks are extremely diverse, with most being seabirds in the harbor area and various land birds further inland.

Seabirds mostly target the storage holds of ocean-going cargo ships to steal food, while land birds rummage through the scattered seeds and sometimes attack transport vehicles.

The sheer number of these birds made it impossible to even think about eradicating them; the only option was to scare them away with noise.

"Fortunately, the Qin Meng beast tide has passed," Ren Yisheng said, pointing to the dark mass of startled birds taking flight. "A few months ago, these birds weren't afraid of people or sounds at all; encountering them would have meant a fierce battle!"

Ren Yisheng frowned slightly. Their plan was to spread numerous seeds from Luo'an Province throughout Qinmeng, thereby shifting the risks of the Scarlet Alliance State to the Qinmeng region.

But before these seeds could even sprout and grow, they were mostly pecked up by birds.

If all they needed to do was destroy the genetic seeds in Luo'an Province, they could simply burn them in the Scarlet Alliance State instead of transporting them by ocean freighter to the Qinmeng region for planting.

This clearly conflicted with their previous plans.

"If you encounter a flock of birds, you can neither fight them nor escape!"

Zhang Xuezhou shrugged.

Without the resistance layer provided by the Seventh Sequence, it wouldn't be surprising if high- Sequence Holder were pecked to death by flocks of birds during the beast tide.

Even if you can fight and kill, a person's strength will eventually run out, and bird carcasses and other remains will cause countless troubles. Even a flock of birds flying by in a dark mass leaving a pile of droppings can be a headache for many people.

Zhang Xuezhou looked up and saw a cloud of bird droppings in the air that looked like egg drop soup being poured over it, and his body trembled slightly.

A faint Law Power light shone through, and the sparse bird droppings slid over him, creating a stench that spread across the deck.

"This coastal harbor is a complete mess; the landing conditions are absolutely terrible!"

Changkong Luo, who was holding an umbrella to shield himself from bird droppings, muttered a complaint and then disgustedly lifted his shoe that had stepped into the bird droppings. He felt that Changkong Luo was so unfamiliar after not having been there for many years that he felt somewhat uncomfortable.

"Committee Member Zhang, does your 'Tur God's Grace' require the Falcon Sparrow Beast?"

Then Li Qi spoke up and asked a question.

Zhang Xuezhou and Li Qi had an ordinary relationship and rarely had contact in the past. However, since Li Yingbo became the rotating chairman, Li Qi had become extremely friendly to Zhang Xuezhou and others, probably because he knew about the supporters and allies behind Li Yingbo.

Li Qi held up his umbrella and looked at the countless seabirds, searching among them.

He asked Zhang Xuezhou a question, which made Zhang Xuezhou nod repeatedly, his mind quickly returning to the present.

"How did you come up with the idea of using grain as bait?" Li Qi asked with considerable interest. "It's not cheap!"

"Too little bait won't be effective, and too much will be prohibitively expensive," Zuo Lianguang said, letting out a cold sigh. "To achieve this scale of bird flocking, you'd need tens of thousands of tons of grain for the nesting area, not to mention shipping costs. Wouldn't using this kind of bait cost one or two hundred million yuan per trip?"

"Your bones were broken into four pieces by Patton and then regenerated. Tell me, was this money well spent?"

Zhong Rang then chimed in with considerable interest.

Clearly, whether it's two hundred million or three hundred million, as long as this grain can attract a sufficient number of falcons and exotic beasts, it will all be worthwhile.

What Ren Yisheng and his group considered a plan targeting Huang Daoxian was a different matter in the eyes of Li Qi and his group.

"It's worth it, but the cost of baiting is too high; most people simply can't afford it!"

Zuo Lianguang nodded, feeling that he finally understood the price Zhang Xuezhou and the others had paid for the divine grace of Tuer.

Given the way Zhang Xuezhou and others are doing things, it's no wonder that Tuer Shen can't help but take them seriously, and it's also no wonder that the level of divine grace healing by Zhang Xuezhou and others keeps rising.

To be honest, Zuo Lianguang felt like the sky had fallen the moment he was crippled by Montespatton, and he felt like he had done the stupidest thing in his life.

But once he recovered and was even healthier than before, Zuo Lianguang almost abandoned his firm belief in science and sequence and turned to the embrace of the god Tu'er.

If Tu'er Shen could heal Zuo Lianguang, Zuo Lianguang felt he wouldn't hesitate to abandon the light and embrace the darkness.

When Zuo Lianguang saw Zhang Xuezhou and others using large quantities of grain seeds to build nests, he felt he was getting further and further away from the god Tuer.

He muttered something indignantly, feeling that without enough money at home, he could never win the favor of God Tu'er, and he had no chance of doing such a thing.

"Besides the falcon-like beasts, we can also capture some of the even more ferocious beasts we encounter and bring them back, in case the divine grace of Thur changes in the future!"

Looking at the countless flocks of birds, Zhang Xuezhou could clearly sense the strange beasts among them.

What was originally a scheme devised by Ren Yisheng and others to target Huang Daoxian unexpectedly attracted countless birds.

The high- Sequence Holder, who were originally preparing to hunt ferocious beasts, were now forced to turn their attention to bird-like creatures under the pretext of Thur's Divine Grace.

Zhang Xuezhou pondered the falcon-like beasts he needed for his Fourth Sequence, and he couldn't help but wonder if the requirements for his Fifth Sequence and Sixth Sequence were different.

Unable to determine the beasts he would need for his subsequent sequences, he could only cast a wide net, hoping to get lucky.

Not hitting it wouldn't cause him any loss, but if he happened to hit the bird or beast he needed, Zhang Xuezhou would undoubtedly save a lot of trouble and only need to focus on the R33, R34 and other series of catalysts.

"Hunting birds and exotic animals used to be very troublesome. Besides the trouble of finding flocks of birds, there was also the fear that these things would fly away and become impossible to catch, and the fear of killing them. Now it's much simpler!"

What was a major event for Zhang Xuezhou to advance his rank was nothing to many high- Sequence Holder.

As long as Zhang Xuezhou can save the wounded beast, the bird-like beast will be nothing more than a shot to take it down for everyone.

Song Xianzong, Zhang Xuezhou's old nemesis, touched a large-caliber gun and felt for the first time that the weapon he was carrying was a bit too powerful.

He twisted his neck and took another deep breath of the foul-smelling air.

After entering a state of mental confusion in his later years, Song Xianzong was well aware that his life was hanging by a thread.

Aside from those who stubbornly refused to join the Mental Strengthening training Sequence Holder in the past, Song Xianzong would be ahead of him.

If he had to pick one person from this group who would die young and short-lived, Song Xianzong felt he would be near the very top of the list.

Among the crowd, Song Xianzong was undoubtedly the most obsessed with longevity drugs and Mental Strengthening; he didn't even care about the Seventh Sequence, which couldn't extend lifespan.

However, Song Xianzong dared not leave the group and could only follow the crowd.

If Zhang Xuezhou and the others need to hunt birds and exotic animals, he has no choice but to help. He even needs to do it exceptionally well, lest he be deemed worthless and abandoned on this great ship that is heading towards longevity.