Chapter 405 - 218: One-stop Service (Part 3)
Chapter 405: Chapter 218: One-stop Service (Part 3)
"It’s nothing."
Yang Qi smiled and clapped his hands. "I’ll leave the rest to you. We need to handle the aftermath here at the zoo."
"Alright, you guys get back to it."
Deng Lei didn’t stay long, quickly leaving with the dejected suspect in tow.
Silence returned to the woods, with only the rustling of the wind.
Yang Qi left with the crowd, walking at the very back.
SWISH~
Xiaojiu landed lightly on his shoulder.
Bai Wan, Leopard, and Hu Zi also trotted in from outside the woods, gathering around him.
"WOOF~"
’Master, the bad guy’s been caught.’
Leopard barked happily.
Bai Wan also grunted, showing it was no big deal.
Hu Zi followed with a calm demeanor.
"You all did great."
Yang Qi patted each of their heads in praise. "Extra food tonight!"
"WOOF~"
’Awesome!’
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The hustle and bustle of the National Day holiday faded away.
The thrilling events of the final day—with the man in the duck-billed cap being led away by Deng Lei, the hidden interference devices inside the zoo being safely dismantled, and Xiong Ba gradually calming down under the care of the Veterinarian and keepers—finally came to a close.
However, the incident of the lion, Xiong Ba, suddenly going berserk and attacking the glass wall still needed to be dealt with.
Thus, for the next two days, the Zoo closed for maintenance.
The staff busied themselves with restoring the facilities tested by the massive crowds, cleaning up trash, and giving the animals, who had been tormented by noise and unfamiliar smells, a quiet environment.
The relevant management was also busy, making announcements and appeasing both their superiors and the public.
Yang Qi also relaxed.
The high-intensity patrols, perception, and communication during the National Day holiday had drained not only his physical but also his mental energy.
October 10th was the first workday after the break.
The park returned to its usual rhythm. Visitors trickled in by twos and threes, the sun was warm, and a refreshing autumn breeze blew.
The animals had also visibly relaxed. They basked lazily in the sun, recovering the energy drained by the holiday.
Yang Qi’s life returned to tranquility.
The mornings were for the unchangeable routine of feeding and cleaning.
The Gray Wolves ate much more calmly than they had during the holiday.
The raccoon family was as lively as ever, with Huan University and Huan the Second chittering around Yang Qi.
Afternoons were usually a more flexible time.
Sometimes, Yang Qi would go to observe and record the behavior of Big Flower and her seven little leopard cubs, watching the furry little ones change day by day, full of life.
Other times, he would make new enrichment toys, like a food-dispensing ball that needed to be spun to release treats—a good pastime for primates, parrots, or raccoons.
Evenings were for cultivation.
In the center of the Cultivation Chamber, the Five Elements Spirit Gathering Array operated slowly, suffused with a five-colored Spiritual Light.
Yang Qi sat cross-legged on the cushion at the array’s core. He closed his eyes, focused his mind, and circulated the Great Derivation Spirit-Controlling Technique.
Inside his Dantian, the pale cyan vortex of Qi, tempered by several cycles of Magical Power consumption and replenishment during the holiday, had become more solid and now rotated with greater fluency.
Yang Qi could feel his Qi Cultivation Fifth Layer cultivation base steadily progressing towards Late-stage Perfection.
Every complete cycle drew in a thread of Five Elements Spiritual Qi, transforming it into pure Magical Power that nourished his meridians and Dantian.
Besides cultivating, he also had to complete the assignments given by his teacher, Song Chunfang.
Recently, his teacher had asked him to write a detailed case analysis report on the Xiong Ba incident.
Yang Qi wrote it very conscientiously. Combining his own observations and perceptions, he attributed the core issue to "animal behavior" and "meticulous on-site observation," omitting the supernatural aspects.
Of course, there was also the system’s lottery.
During the National Day holiday, thanks to the Demon Extermination Array and using the bone ocarina to control dragonflies to catch mosquitoes, he had really racked up a wave of contribution points.
A count afterward, including what he had left over, revealed he had nearly four thousand points!
Yang Qi wasn’t in a hurry to squander them.
He played it safe, doing one or two regular draws each day to test his luck.
His luck for the first two days was average, yielding only routine supplies like Low-grade Spirit Stones, Qi Condensing Pills, and Spirit Rice.
On the third day, a small surprise arrived.
[Congratulations, Host, you have drawn a prize: Tier One Middle Grade Magical Artifact "Sharp Gold Finger Tiger".]
A pair of simple, archaic-looking finger tigers with a dark golden metallic sheen appeared in his hand. They were cool to the touch and heavy.
He sank his consciousness into them, and information surfaced.
After infusing it with Magical Power, it could increase the penetration and sharpness of fist and finger attacks, and came with an "armor-piercing" effect.
They would be wonderfully effective in close-quarters combat.
Yang Qi fiddled with them for a moment before storing them in his Hundred Pouches Belt.
On the fourth day, he drew a small bottle of Clearing Spirit Powder.
This was a higher-grade medicinal pill than the Clear Spirit Powder. It could effectively dispel inner demons and distracting thoughts, purify one’s Magical Power, and was quite effective for breaking through small bottlenecks or for conditioning after long periods of cultivation.
On the fifth day, it was a Tier Two Low-Grade Earth Escape Talisman.
This was a great item for escaping or infiltration. Although with Yang Qi’s current cultivation, he couldn’t travel too far or too fast with it, it could potentially be a lifesaver at a critical moment.
Yang Qi carefully put it away.
The string of small prizes seemed to herald an accumulation of good luck.
On the evening of the sixth day, after finishing his cultivation, Yang Qi looked at his remaining three-thousand-plus contribution points and decided to do a ten-pull, to see if he could get something truly good.
The first five pulls were all regular items.
The sixth pull...
[Congratulations, Host, you have drawn a prize: Guardian Beast Insights.]
A stream of profound and complex thoughts on how to deepen the bond with contracted Spirit Beasts and improve synergistic combat abilities flooded his mind.
Although it was just a fragment, some of the techniques and perspectives within gave Yang Qi new ideas on how to better command Xiaojiu, Bai Wan, and the others.
This reward was an intangible, yet very important, boost to his strength.
The seventh pull...
[Congratulations, Host, you have drawn a prize: Mid-grade Spirit Stone (Water Attribute) x3.]
Three Mid-grade Water Spirit Stones, each containing several times the amount of rich and pure Spiritual Qi as a Low-grade Spirit Stone.
Whether used for cultivating the water element portion of the Great Derivation Spirit-Controlling Technique, or as a power source for certain arrays or magic, these were invaluable.
The eighth pull...
[Congratulations, Host, you have drawn a prize: Earth Listening Technique (Fragment).]