Those who remained in place felt both fear and excitement; most experienced a complex mix of emotions.
They seemed somewhat bewildered and at a loss.
Xiang Biao and Hua Zai thought to themselves, "It's coming, it's coming! The company's biggest secret!"
As the ground tremors intensified, the first thing that came into view was an enormous humanoid monster covered in branches and green leaves.
The employees had all seen the Lord of the Rings classic movies, but they recognized it as a tree-man, though this tree-man was far more imposing than the one in the Lord of the Rings movies.
The branches are thicker, the leaves are more lush, and the joints are covered with rough, protruding knots. The green leaves and twigs on top resemble its messy hair.
Its strong and verdant physique clearly contained immense power, not to mention its enormous body, which was over ten meters tall.
But this is not the end.
After the first ancient tree spirit appeared, four more tree spirits, some no less powerful and others even more imposing, appeared before the crowd.
No wonder the ground shook.
These eco-friendly Transformers, covered in green leaves, weigh almost as much as construction vehicles and don't need tires to move.
Tree-man! Really! Alive!
The crowd had not yet recovered from the excitement of seeing the tree spirit.
Some lush green vines stretched up from the ground.
A humanoid figure with female features was formed several meters away from the crowd.
The tiny white flowers scattered like stars are like embellishments on its clothes.
The woman, entwined by the vampire vines, waved to the crowd, mimicking human manners, and the vines on her face stretched into a smiling expression.
"This...this is the vine wall that was on the outside!"
Someone let out a low gasp.
"In other words, the entire perimeter wall surrounding the Shiniushan Ecological Zone is..."
The sound of them exchanging words hadn't yet been heard.
A loud, deafening roar of a lion rang out from not far away.
Everyone except Wu You was startled by the sound, including Xiang Biao and Hua Zai, who were prepared.
These two are most afraid of Garurumon.
When everyone turned around toward the source of the sound.
Immediately, some people instinctively wanted to back away.
In the direction of his line of sight, standing next to Wu You was a humanoid, lion-headed monster.
On its imposing head, a majestic mane fluttered slightly, and beneath its dense, short, golden hair lay explosive muscles.
On a rock next to the monster was a suit neatly folded.
Nobody was stupid; everyone realized that it was Garuru, their boss's ever-present, silent bodyguard.
Wu You said that Garuru's suits are all custom-made high-end products, and it would be a waste to ruin one of them by transforming.
Although the lions don't look as friendly as the tree people, they still meet Garuru quite often.
It's not uncommon for Garurumon to help carry heavy objects sometimes.
So although there was fear, it wasn't very intense, especially since his boss was standing even closer.
However, before the thought could even leave their minds, everyone took a step back.
Because Garuru smiled at them, or rather, he must have been smiling.
That smile... Brother, you'd better stop smiling.
However, his fear of Garuru was quickly forgotten.
A strong sense of pressure, driven by biological instinct, came from behind me.
Even before I could see it, goosebumps involuntarily rose on my skin.
"Ahem~ Let me introduce them. The five over there are the Ancient Tree Spirits number one to five, and this vine lady is called Vampire Vine, um, literally."
"As for Garuru, you have all seen it. This is its true form, it is Lion-faced King Kong."
"Now, please turn your bodies 180 degrees. Yes, don't be so stiff, relax..."
Wu Youle was enjoying himself, providing explanations and introductions.
Everyone turned around stiffly like puppets on strings, and Wu You even imagined the "creaking" sound of their joints.
After turning around.
Perhaps they didn't notice when they were looking at Garuru.
Now, something even more awe-inspiring and terrifying has appeared before them.
Ao Guang's body was suspended about 5 meters off the ground, with part of his body behind him and part of his body spiraling around.
The enormous dragon's body is over 50 meters long, and its body is as thick as a large round table.
Everyone's mouths were wide open, exaggeratedly and unconsciously.
From childhood to adulthood, everyone knows the spiritual totem of China that has existed for thousands of years, and it permeates almost every aspect of people's lives.
Seeing Ao Guang is definitely more impactful than seeing mountains and trees.
Dragon! The word flashed through everyone's mind.
There really are dragons!
"It's a dragon, but it doesn't have horns..." someone whispered after regaining their senses.
A monster, whose body was tiny compared to Ao Guang, but whose presence was no less than Ao Guang's, quietly appeared beside Ao Guang.
Despite Ao Guang's distinctive features, no one recognized Qiongqi's appearance at first glance.
But those present were not illiterate like the two human traffickers from before, and someone quickly recognized them.
"It is Qiongqi, a mythical beast from the Classic of Mountains and Seas, one of the four great ferocious beasts of ancient China."
Qiongqi has been hanging out with Ao Guang these past two days, and they seem to have a really close relationship. The two of them are showing signs of developing into a troublemaking duo.
...
Compared to the effect of the two silver creatures appearing together, the remaining little black creature, the spirit musk deer, and some other created first-level alchemical life forms on the side were not so conspicuous.
Wu You interjected again at the opportune moment.
"I'm sure you all recognize the dragon without me introducing it. It's the Azure Dragon Ao Guang, and next to it is the Qiongqi Mo Ke. Here I want to clarify something: the Classic of Mountains and Seas misunderstands the Qiongqi. It does like evil people, but its way of liking them is a bit different..."
"Over there are Little Tengu, Little Black, Spirit Musk Deer, and White Eagle... Of course, there are others that I can't bring to meet everyone yet."
After the introduction, Wu You took the bottled water that Garuru handed him.
I opened it and took a few sips to soothe my throat.
He continued speaking to the employees, most of whom were in a semi-conscious state.
"As you can see, this is the true face of the four words 'Ten Thousand Beasts Manor'. The magical creatures you see are, in principle, the same as your identities; they are all company employees."
I noticed that most people looked a bit blank.
Damn, are you scared out of your wits?
"Hey! Are you listening, you son of a bitch, Garuru!"
A roar like a lion snapped everyone back to reality.
I took another sip of water.
"Ahem~ Didn't you hear me just now? Let me repeat it..."
...
Even with the spiritual protection of the mountain tree and the guidance of the two great silver spirits, the explanation still required a lot of Wu You's words.
More than twenty minutes later.
All employees, from Wang Hui and Xiang Biao to recent graduates.
They were all caught up in a frenzy of excitement.
I was incredibly excited.
The company we work for is actually a "mythical company"!
Many of the employees I work with are actually mythical creatures!
So this is what the Manor of Ten Thousand Beasts is really like!
The boss just said that everyone will be given ancient martial arts manuals as an extra bonus from the company.
As for whether it's real or fake? Dragons have already appeared, let alone ancient martial arts.
No one even entertained the idea of revealing the secret.
The mountain tree merely guides goodwill, but Qiongqi goes even further, essentially "deleting" everyone's "negative thoughts."
All they could think about was Wu You's concluding remarks.
"The stronger the company becomes, the stronger you will become—in terms of money, status, skills, and even lifespan! The company belongs to me, but also to everyone. You have the right to enjoy the company's benefits, and you also have the obligation to protect the company!"
"Come with me and open the door to a new world, young men!"
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