Chapter 113 Chapter 113
After the transformation, Ark Xiaoxue pays more attention to the events hidden behind different messages when collecting information. Some information that is useless when taken alone can reveal extraordinary meanings when put together.
For example, at this moment, Xia Muqing is looking through the relevant information about "Qingzhou Technology's acquisition of several companies."
Directly checking the official website or financial reports only reveals the result of a "successful acquisition." However, combining this with the Starbucks records of former executives and online reports of traffic accidents found by Ark reveals a shocking fact:
Not every senior executive is willing to see their company acquired by others.
Xia Muqing saw a director named Shao complaining on a private Star Blog post: "Qingzhou Technology is just a medium-sized company in the pharmaceutical industry. What the hell do they know about planning?"
"If we leave this company to it, it will definitely be screwed! For sure!"
"I absolutely do not agree to this merger. As long as I hold the shares, Qingzhou Technology will never be able to profit from it..."
The ramblings continued for the better part of a month, but came to an abrupt end one day, just before the merger. Meanwhile, Ark came across a seemingly unremarkable accident: [On x/x/a man's car brakes failed, causing him to fall off a cliff.]
The acquisition process of several other companies was also similar. Several "stubborn elements" in the original companies who were unwilling to participate in the merger and acquisition had more or less accidents happen to their families.
Xia Muqing stared at the lines of small words on the electronic screen and couldn't help shivering.
A faint blue light reflected in her pupils, and a chill that penetrated into her bones continued to spread along her spine, like a cold-blooded snake crawling on her chilled skin.
Is it really an accident?
There was no direct evidence to prove that these matters were related, but by putting together the information dug out from billions of online information, Xia Muqing pieced together a conclusion that made her shudder - Qingzhou Technology had used many insidious means behind the scenes to block the acquisition.
Xia Muqing immediately called Chi Zi.
She packaged up the data analysis results and sent a copy to the other party. Chi Zi saw a large package of conspiracy theories late at night and felt uneasy: "Xiao Xia, where did you get all this?"
"Ark Xiaoxue's information screening ability is very strong," Xia Muqing said confidently, "Teacher Chi, this is all public information on the Internet. We just linked and sorted it out without any additional processing."
Chi Zi was a little dazed. "Is Ark's analytical ability really that strong? Or is it...hiss, it's worthy of being a subsystem built from a large piece of elemental fluid. It's much more powerful than my little coin!"
As she spoke, her tone gradually became serious. "I understand what you mean. Don't worry, leave the follow-up investigation to me. If Qingzhou Technology is truly a black company that will do anything to achieve its goals, we will definitely not cooperate with them."
After receiving Chi Zi's affirmative answer, Xia Muqing finally felt relieved.
After washing up, she lay down on the bed, feeling weak in her limbs and exhausted both physically and mentally.
A lot happened in this short day.
…
The next few days were calm and Xia Muqing returned to her normal school life.
Several mysterious beasts participated in the training as usual, but this time, the Yin-Yang Butterfly no longer had a blingbling energy bead on its head, but a round white ball that bounced back and forth.
Emotional energy is still consumed very quickly, but this is also a way to help Ark Xiaoxue grow quickly. Although it still crashes from time to time, it can gradually organize some complete words to express its emotions, and the fluency of the electronic sound has also improved a lot.
It even mastered a lot of Internet terms - one day after class, Xia Muqing returned to the dormitory and was surprised to find that Ark Xiaoxue was plugged into the network cable interface by Koi Fish.
The computer page opened a forum chat pop-up window, and the little koi fish was wagging its tail rapidly and typing non-stop on the keyboard, using Ark's super high performance to engage in a war of words with 8 forum friends at the same time.
The content of the verbal fight is about the C position of a certain anime character.
Xia Muqing, who caught the person in the act: "..."
The fist is hard.
That night, Xiao Koi was forced to double his training time and tearfully promised never to do anything to lead Ark and Xiaoxue astray again. This was just a minor incident, but Xia Muqing unexpectedly discovered that after connecting to the chat window, Ark's mood swings were much more intense than usual.
It is learning how online friends communicate, thereby improving its own emotional module.
This is also a very necessary process.
After all, if Ark Xiaoxue only relied on learning from the mysterious beasts, she would probably only be able to learn the "Awoo," "Gulu," and "Yaa" of different emotions and tones...
In short, since discovering this method, Xia Muqing would habitually connect to Ark Xiaoxue when surfing the Internet.
In addition, a major event happened in the dormitory - Xu Ling took Xia Muqing to the kindergarten and finally chose her third contracted mysterious beast.
There are many varieties of mysterious beasts in the kindergarten of Yanda University, and they are all high-quality cubs. Xu Ling was almost dazzled by the furry creatures that came towards him - that's right, after envying the Swift Dog for a whole year, Xu Ling swore to the sky that he must choose a furry one as the third mysterious beast!
Xia Muqing was at a loss whether to laugh or cry as she accompanied her to choose. It had to be said that the quality of the cubs bred by Yan University was really good. They walked around the kindergarten, and Xia Muqing saw a total of 4 system pop-up windows in front of her eyes, marking 4 mysterious beasts with rare characteristics.
One of them is Shadow Raccoon.
It is also the only furry one among these four rare beasts.
Xia Muqing immediately recommended it to Xu Ling. Xu Ling picked up the furry cat she had always dreamed of and immediately buried her face in the fur of the little civet cat and took a deep breath. When she raised her head, her face was full of intoxicated expression: "Wow, Muqing, I'm so happy!"
Moon Warbler and Jade Thorn gathered around, tilting their heads to look at their new companion curiously, chattering non-stop.
With so many people watching, Shadow Raccoon felt a little uneasy. It used its short little paws to support Xu Ling's cheek and pushed it away, then turned its head away awkwardly.
Xu Ling's face was covered in cat paw prints, but she was still so happy that her cheeks flushed. She held her own mysterious beast in her arms, kissed it, hugged it, and lifted it up high: "Little civet cat, hey hey little civet cat..."
"Well, stop tickling me, I'll be your beastmaster from now on!"
This joy lasted until they walked out of the kindergarten. The senior student who worked part-time to support herself pushed the payment code in front of Xu Ling with a smile. Looking at the long string of zeros in front of her, Xu Ling's smile froze on her face.
Xia Muqing looked at her gloomy expression and said, "Do you need any support? I still have some savings."
"It's okay!" Xu Ling gritted her teeth. "My parents gave me a budget, and I also worked part-time during the summer vacation to earn money, so it's enough to pay the bill."
"But I have to tighten my belt for the next few months..."
She gritted her teeth and finished speaking. Out of the corner of her eye she saw Shadow Raccoon at her feet, bored and concentrating on playing with its tail. The sadness in her heart was immediately swept away.
"For the furry ones, it's worth it!"
"By the way, Mu Qing, aren't you going to raise a new profound beast? I remember the enrollment reward Yan University gave you included a free cub?"
Xia Muqing touched her chin: "Well, that's right..."
However, the rare mysterious beasts she saw in the kindergarten today did not quite catch her eye.
In addition to the shadow raccoon that Xu Ling has taken a fancy to, the other three are the Breaking Mountain Crocodile, the Black Earthworm, and the Spirit-Eyed Red Fish.
Xia Muqing didn't think she was obsessed with appearance, but as for the first two, she really didn't want to raise them. As for the spiritual-eyed red fish, it was pretty good, but she already had a small koi and didn't plan to raise a second fish.
"Don't worry, this reward doesn't expire anyway." Xia Muqing thought for a moment and said, "I'll wait and see next time. Besides, Xiao Jin and Xiao Zi haven't evolved to the second stage yet, so I can't spare that much energy."
It's not just a problem with Xiaojin and Xiaozi, Ark and Xiaoxue are also a brand new proposition!
Xia Muqing was planning to go to the "Adventurer's Home" to earn some points these days, and then see if she could exchange some rare materials from the Beastmaster Association to replenish Xiaoxue's intelligence.
As for the new mysterious beast, it can’t escape from kindergarten anyway. We’ll talk about it next time, we’ll talk about it next time.
Xu Ling carried Shadow Raccoon back to the dormitory. Not long after, Xia Muqing and her mysterious beasts also happily joined the cat-loving team.
The little kitten, a few months old, was soft and fluffy, its ears trembling like a fox's. Its clear eyes were distinctly black and white, with white and gray stripes on its face. It turned its head away awkwardly, refusing to look at anyone, but its tail lovingly wrapped around Xu Ling's ankle...
In short, it’s super cute, just rub it hard and you’re done!
The two of them were enjoying petting the cat until the little cat was stretched out on the bed, with a look of despair on their faces, and then they stopped reluctantly.
Xu Ling opened her phone and took a look. "Tomorrow is the weekend, Mu Qing, do you have any plans?"
Xia Muqing: "Yeah, I'm going to the training ground. I made an appointment to play against someone."
Xu Ling hugged the little cat and glanced at her from the side: "So hardworking? You're already in college. Why don't you take your Xiaofeng and the others out to play more often on weekends? At least take a look around Yandu."
Xia Muqing smiled and said, "I'll go after the fight."
"It's not that I want to compete, it's mainly because I'm short on time and have a big event coming up..."
As she spoke, she turned on her computer and clicked on a registration link on the Beast Tamer's official website.
"This year's adventurer qualification test is about to begin, and I've already signed up. I have less than a month to prepare, so I'm pretty rushed."
Xu Ling leaned over to take a look and sighed, "Adventurer Qualification Assessment, you're really something."
"This exam is usually taken in the third or fourth year of college, right? And I remember that the number of people who pass it is limited every year, no more than 5%?"
Xia Muqing: "Well, no more than 5%, and the upper limit is 500 people. There are extra people signing up this year, more than 3,000 already. I'm afraid it will be a fierce battle."
Xu Ling said nonchalantly, "What are you afraid of? You have Xiao Feng! If even the divine beasts can't pass, then this test won't make much sense."
Xia Muqing smiled. "We can't relax, though. Who knows, there might be a lot of bigwigs hidden among these 20,000 people? You can never have too many trump cards."
As she spoke, her gaze fell on the koi fish and the Yin-Yang butterfly. Her scorching gaze seemed to carry its own warmth, causing the two mysterious beasts to shudder.
Xu Ling: “…”
"Well," she said with a smile as she combed the little raccoon's fur, "this year's contestants are really unlucky to have met an opponent like you."
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