"Mom, what's going on outside? Why is it so noisy?"
The little girl, Hong'er, looked sleepily as her mother walked in from outside and asked curiously.
The young woman said softly:
"It's nothing, it's just that a few local thugs seem to have been beaten up, and they're all terrified."
"But why did I hear the sound coming from the yard of that handsome uncle next door?"
Hong'er continued to ask.
The young woman paused for a moment, then casually said:
"Alright, stop asking so many questions, Hong'er. Go to sleep now, or you won't be able to get up tomorrow morning!"
"Okay, Mom, I'm going to sleep now. You should go to sleep early too!"
The little girl nodded obediently and quickly closed her eyes, but she was still a little curious.
Because she really heard that the noisy noise at the beginning came from her uncle's yard next door, and then suddenly appeared on the banks of the Huilong River.
How strange!
Hong'er muttered to herself, thinking that she should tell that handsome uncle about it tomorrow.
...
So when our CEO Xu reappeared in the courtyard the next day, he saw the little girl standing at the gate looking inside again.
"Little Hong'er, have you had breakfast yet?"
Seeing this, Xu Lu asked a question with a bit of a laugh.
The little girl nodded, hesitated for a moment, and then spoke:
"Uncle, I heard a lot of noise coming from your yard last night. My mom wouldn't let me go out to look, and then the noise came from the riverbank..."
Hearing Xiao Hong'er's words, Xu Lu nodded.
Actually, as soon as he arrived, the number 2 Yellow Turban Warrior, 'Xiao Er,' had already reported the situation to him.
It was obvious that the sound the little girl was describing was the sound 'Xiao Er' made when he was beating up those thugs in the courtyard.
"Thank you, Little Red, Uncle understands."
Xu Lu smiled, casually took out a few packets of snacks and pastries, handed them to the little girl, and said:
"Next time something happens, come and secretly report it to me. This is your reward."
When Xiao Hong'er saw the snacks Xu Lu offered, she instinctively shook her head to refuse.
But when she heard it was payment, she hesitated for a moment, then finally nodded.
Then, with a serious expression, he said:
"Uncle, when you're not here, I'll keep an eye on the yard for you and let you know if anything happens."
"Okay, it's settled then. You just need to tell me what you see, you don't need to do anything else."
Xu Lu smiled and gave a brief explanation.
Of course, after the Yellow Turban Warrior Xiao Er beat up those hooligans, there probably wouldn't be any other people coming over to the courtyard.
But what's wrong with making a small deal with this little girl named Xiao Hong'er?
After this contact, Xiao Hong'er clearly lowered her guard against Xu Lu, and when our boss Xu invited her to play in the yard, she nodded.
Of course, Xiao Hong'er's gaze was also drawn to the large sculpture for a while.
Because when Grandpa Li lived here, she had never seen this sculpture before, so it was obvious that the sculpture was brought by the uncle next door.
The little girl had no idea that she was woken up last night because the statue in front of her had made a few thugs cry.
It was only because it was broad daylight that Xu Lu kept the Yellow Turban Warrior Xiao Er in a 'sculpted' state.
In any case, this is a kind of benefit for 'Xiao Er', as it can absorb the energy of the sun and moon once it is summoned.
As for whether it's active or inactive, from 'Xiao Er's' intelligence perspective, there's not much difference.
...
Over the next period of time, Xu Lu became quite familiar with the little girl next door.
Of course, this only applies to Xiao Hong'er. As for the young woman, she would just nod or smile when they met.
Xu Lu focused more of his energy on the transformation of aquatic life in the Huilong River.
Over the past few days, he has essentially transformed all the fish, shrimp, water snakes, and turtles in the waters within a few kilometers upstream and downstream.
As a result, he gained a lot of experience points in 'Beast Taming Mastery', which led to him reaching the level of 'Level 5 Beast Taming Mastery'.
At this point, Xu Lu discovered that he had unlocked another "side quest" of "Beast Taming Mastery", which he called "Mythical Leap".
"Literally speaking, this branch is quite remarkable. The prefix 'mythology' itself is very appealing. We have to try and see what it's really like!"
Xu Lu thought to himself.
However, this time, he does not intend to continue using aquatic organisms for experiments.
In particular, in the several kilometers of waterway upstream and downstream of the Huilong River, there are no ordinary aquatic organisms left; they are all species that have been modified and evolved by Xu Lu.
In other words, our CEO Xu is in control of the situation as a 'temporary nemesis,' which is why these modified creatures haven't escaped.
If Xu Lu doesn't take control, these evolved creatures will proliferate and cause a biological disaster.
However, since Xu Lu has decreed that these creatures cannot leave this area, there is no problem.
Of course, Xu Lu didn't care about the infighting among these evolved aquatic creatures.
...
That day, Xu Lu came to the courtyard again, greeted Xiao Hong'er, and then walked alone to the mountains and forests not far from the village.
Although there are animals like chickens, ducks, geese, and dogs in the village, Xu Lu doesn't plan to use these poultry and livestock for testing for the time being.
On the one hand, he doesn't have any to feed himself, which is inconvenient.
Another point is that after these poultry and livestock were tested, there was no good place to raise them.
If the personal space were upgraded to another level, it would certainly be possible to store the animals that have finished their experiments inside.
But the upgrade hasn't been done yet; the hardware facilities haven't met the requirements!
However, there are fewer concerns about going into the mountains and forests to find wild animals for testing, and they can be released back into the mountains and forests after the experiment is completed.
After walking for a while and finding that no one was watching, our General Manager Xu used his ability to "rise to prominence quickly" and arrived in the mountains in no time.
It has to be said that for short-distance flights, choosing 'Soaring to the Clouds' is more convenient and fun than using the Iron Man armor.
However, for long-distance flights, the Iron Man suit is more comfortable, faster, and has stealth capabilities, so there's no need to worry about being detected by radar.
However, if someone were to use the ability to "ascend to great heights" and swagger through the sky, it would probably make the news very soon.
"Then let's see what kind of land creatures live in this forest!"
Xu Lu muttered a secret phrase and quickly unleashed the "Command All Beasts" ability from his "Beast Taming Mastery" skill.
In the river, he is the 'temporary water lord'; in the mountains, he is naturally the 'temporary mountain lord'.
At the command of the mountain king, small animals within a radius of several miles flocked to Xu Lu's location.
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