"I was too simplistic before. I thought that testing the 'Beast Taming Mastery' skill in a small village wouldn't attract attention."
But unexpectedly, by sheer coincidence, a group of researchers set their sights on it. I even bought a small yard, thinking I could live there long-term, what a pity…”
Although he ruined the research team's good plans, Xu Lu himself wasn't particularly happy.
I can only blame myself for not thinking long-term enough at the beginning, which led to the changes that occurred later.
Thinking about this, Xu Lu felt that he needed to find a more secluded place to conduct the next stage of the experiment.
That's right!
Although he had been discovered once, Mr. Xu had no intention of stopping there.
Because the skill 'Beast Taming Mastery' is different from other skills, its leveling up relies entirely on passive experience points.
In other words, the more times you use it, the faster it will upgrade.
If you don't use it, then don't even think about upgrading.
Xu Lu, however, wanted to know what would happen if he upgraded this skill to the highest level.
Therefore, he naturally wouldn't give up using it.
But as mentioned before, this time he plans to find a more secluded place.
After much thought, Xu Lu felt that two options were feasible.
The first option is to find a remote mountain forest. Such a place is rarely visited by people, so even if Xu Lu makes a big commotion there, it would be difficult for anyone to find him.
The second option, just like the lyrics say, is to head towards the sea!
Like deep mountains and forests, the ocean is vast. If we could find an uninhabited island, it would be an excellent way to test 'Beast Taming Proficiency'.
In particular, compared with deep mountains and forests, the ocean has an unparalleled advantage: it has a much richer marine biological resource.
After comparing the two options, Xu Lu ultimately chose option two, which was to find a deserted island.
For him, searching for such small islands was not difficult at all.
After having the AI assistant 'Zhenweis' do some research, he donned his Iron Man armor and headed directly to the site for investigation.
After several rounds of back and forth, Xu Lu identified several good locations.
These small islands are all located deep in the ocean, and under normal circumstances, there are almost no ships passing by. Moreover, the surrounding waters are teeming with aquatic life.
Anyone else would probably feel terrified living alone on such a small island.
But for Xu Lu, that was a piece of cake, especially since he had two followers, one big and one small.
Needless to say, the main henchman is the Yellow Turban Warrior 'Xiao Er' who was summoned later using the paper doll technique.
Little Dot's sidekick is the golden-haired treasure-hunting mouse that Xu Lu had previously enlightened in the mountains and forests, and was named 'Little Gold' by Xu Lu.
In short, it's quite reasonable that the followers he brought were all juniors.
...
For the next month or so, Xu Lu spent his time peacefully on one of the small islands.
Aside from modifying the marine life in the nearby waters, he spends the rest of his time wandering around.
He was relieved, but the group of people from Daxu Culture felt quite strange.
After all, it seems like we haven't seen Mr. Xu make an appearance since the release of 'A Chinese Ghost Story'.
At the beginning, it was a short time, and no one took it seriously.
But as time went on, the people at Daxu Culture began to wonder:
"Everyone, we haven't seen Mr. Xu lately. What has he been busy with?"
"I don't know, I was just thinking of saying that too. It's been a month or so since we've seen President Xu!"
"It's more than that, it's been at least a month and a half. I wonder if Brother Feng and the others know anything about President Xu's whereabouts..."
In fact, Feng Xiaoxia, whom everyone calls "Brother Feng," was also unaware of President Xu's situation at this time.
A while ago, because 'A Chinese Ghost Story' was a huge hit, Producer Feng naturally wouldn't be thinking about urging President Xu to start any new projects.
Another point is that DaXu Culture has been operating smoothly recently, and there doesn't seem to be anything that requires Mr. Xu's personal decision-making.
This resulted in our CEO Xu disappearing for over a month before everyone belatedly realized what had happened, leaving them all dumbfounded.
With this in mind, Feng Xiaoxia immediately dialed Mr. Xu's number. To be honest, he was quite worried.
Fortunately, after a short while, a familiar voice came from the other end of the phone:
"Xiaoxia, is there something you need from me?"
Upon hearing the voice, Feng Xiaoxia instantly breathed a sigh of relief and said somewhat awkwardly:
"Um... Mr. Xu, it's nothing really. It's just that you haven't been to the company for quite a while now, and everyone's been wondering about it, so I just wanted to call and ask what's going on."
"Ahem, um, are you busy developing some new project?"
"A new project? You're overthinking it. I'm not busy with any new projects!"
Xu Lu immediately denied it, and then said:
"Young hero, my 'A Chinese Ghost Story' has only been released for a short time, why are you urging me now?"
"Can't I, the company's CEO, take a break?"
Feng Xiaoxia immediately felt a headache coming on and quickly said:
"Mr. Xu, you've misunderstood. That's not what I meant. Of course you can rest, and you can rest for as long as you want."
But you should come to the company every now and then, everyone says they haven't seen you in a long time."
"Alright, alright, I'll come back when I have time!"
Xu Lu, sitting across from him, looked somewhat embarrassed.
Upon closer inspection, it really has been quite a long time since he appeared in front of everyone. No wonder Feng Xiaoxia specifically called to ask about the situation; he was probably worried that something had happened to him.
However, Feng Xiaoxia heard a word that sounded off and quickly asked:
"Take some time? Mr. Xu, you're not in Hongcheng anymore? Where did you go?"
Xu Lu smiled and said:
"Young hero, you're right. I'm not in Hongcheng right now, I'm in..."
Ang... Ang... Ang...
Feng Xiaoxia looked puzzled because he heard strange noises coming from the other end of the phone, which even drowned out President Xu's voice.
He couldn't help but ask out of curiosity:
"Mr. Xu, where are you? What was that sound just now?"
Upon hearing this, Xu Lu replied:
"Cough cough, there was no sound, just a naughty little guy barked twice."
By the way, I'm currently abroad, and the cell phone signal isn't very good. That's all for now, bye!
When Feng Xiaoxia listened again, he heard the phone was busy.
Clearly, Mr. Xu on the other end of the line had already hung up the phone.
But Feng Xiaoxia became increasingly puzzled.
The naughty little guy just barked twice?
That sound was almost like a ship's horn! What little creature could make such a loud noise?
And what is President Xu going abroad alone for?
Producer Feng had a million questions in his mind, but unfortunately, he couldn't get answers to any of them!
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