Beast Taming: I Can Bestow Entries
Chapter 143: The Taboo from the Sky

Chapter 143: Chapter 143: The Taboo from the Sky

In the afternoon, Chen Mo took the high-speed train back to the entrance of the Thunder Cliff Secret Realm.

Because of the upgrade in employee level, he could also freeload the "ticket," which was essentially a barbecue.

"Please just drop me off at that mountain peak ahead."

After passing through the Spirit Realm passage, Chen Mo spoke to the Thunder Griffin.

He didn’t plan to return to the company directly but found an isolated corner instead.

Chen Mo wanted to test the maximum altitude Starsea could reach after equipping the [Floating] entry.

There were simply too many people on Blue Star; such a giant beast floating in the sky would definitely attract attention, making it difficult to explain.

"Starsea, take off!"

"Woo—"

Accompanied by a long whale sound, Starsea’s massive body left the ground and began to steadily rise.

After equipping the [Floating] entry, Starsea felt as if it had returned to the ocean, with the surrounding air like seawater.

Lightly swaying its body, Starsea’s ascent speed increased, and Chen Mo sat on the back of the Isolated Island Spirit, winds howling around.

"Woo!" (So beautiful!)

The "Blazing Flame Fox" in Chen Mo’s arms gazed admiringly, exclaiming in awe.

It was dawn in the Spirit Realm at this moment.

The distant morning clouds were gloriously bright, and the experience of riding a whale in high skies offered an added charm.

Until they ascended to nearly 1,000 meters, Starsea let out a hum.

It felt that it was nearing its limit, as the air and spiritual power at this altitude were frighteningly thin.

"Plenty. At this height, paired with a thunderclap, even a Monarch Stage Spiritual Beast might be squashed to death!"

Chen Mo mused to himself.

He dared not delve any further into the high skies.

Many powerful spiritual beasts roamed the high altitudes of the Spirit Realm, and such a large target as Starsea could easily attract their attention.

As for the skies above, the stratosphere over 10,000 meters was an absolute forbidden zone.

It possessed some taboo or rule currently beyond comprehension or exploration.

Chen Mo had seen relevant records in the internal documents of Hongmeng Company:

Blue Star Spirit Masters once attempted to launch a satellite into the Spirit Realm space to gather more information, only to have it mysteriously explode at an altitude of 10,000 meters.

Additionally, there were attempts by two Crown Spirit Masters who drove Overlord Stage Spirit Beasts in an attempt to fly to space, but upon reaching around 10,000 meters, they began experiencing an infinite loop akin to "Triangle."

Though continuously flying upwards, after some time, they horrifyingly found themselves back at the starting point.

In the eyes of another Crown Spirit Master responsible for documentation, his companion suddenly disappeared and then suddenly reappeared after a while.

While there were no fatalities of Spirit Masters or Spiritual Beasts, the exploration of the Spirit Realm’s high altitudes by Blue Star Spirit Masters ceased temporarily, maintaining a perpetual sense of awe.

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After a simple test of Starsea’s floating height, Chen Mo had the Thunder Griffin take him back to the branch office.

Arriving on the 9th floor of the building, Chen Mo input the password and pushed open the door, only to find that the Thunder Team was unusually all present.

Everyone was gathered around a large conference table, seemingly in the midst of a discussion.

The others smiled at seeing Chen Mo and offered their congratulations.

"Xiao Mo, congratulations on winning!"

"Brother Mo, you’re awesome!"

"Xiao Jiu is too attractive! Quick, let sister hug you~"

...

In these past two weeks, except for Qing Shiwen, the others hadn’t left the Thunder Cliff Secret Realm but had watched Chen Mo’s matches online.

As for Qing Shiwen, like Chen Mo, she was pulled by her master to participate in the Daoist School competition.

Unfortunately, she got eliminated in the first round.

"Just luck, just luck. What are you all discussing?"

Chen Mo replied modestly, then curiously asked.

Apart from team missions, he rarely saw everyone gathered together.

"Xiao Mo, you’re back just in time. We have a big mission tomorrow, and I’ve already synced the mission information to you. Join us if you’re available!"

Liu Guo’an said with a smile.

Chen Mo opened his bracelet to view the mission details—

[Mission Name: Investigation of Spirit Master Anomalies at Mine No. 3]

[Mission Type: Investigation]

[Mission Content: Uncover the reasons behind the erratic behavior of miners at Mine No. 3, and strive to restore normal operations at the mine.]

[Mission Level: A-level]

[Mission Acceptance Conditions: Employees of level F7 and above]

[Mission Rewards: 10,000 contribution points, with additional rewards depending on the cause and resolution of the mine anomaly.]

[Current Number of People Accepting the Mission: 4]

"A mine anomaly?"

It was Chen Mo’s first time encountering this sort of investigation mission.

Currently, Hongmeng Company had discovered a total of three Thunder Iron ore veins at Thunder Cliff through specialized equipment.

Larger Thunder Iron ores or those exposed on the surface had already been mined by the company, but many Thunder Iron ores remained buried underground, requiring manual guidance by spiritual beasts for extraction.

Although these Spirit Master miners were nominally "miners," they earned a substantial income daily.

They kept a tenth of the Thunder Iron ore they excavated for themselves, potentially yielding ten or more pieces of Thunder Iron ore on a fortunate day.

"This morning, a miner from the No. 3 Thunder Iron ore mine ran back to the company, claiming to have witnessed numerous bizarre phenomena at Mine No. 3."

Liu Guo’an explained the mission details to Chen Mo.

"He mentioned that the excavation team’s leader and many miners would occasionally fall into a kind of frenzied state. Their eyes looked vacant, yet their expressions were ecstatic, as if experiencing some great delight."

"He also reported seeing the excavation team’s leader and his spiritual beast furiously rubbing against a piece of Thunder Iron ore several times, with no one else finding it unusual."

"Additionally, he frequently spotted eerie white shadows within the mining area."

"These abnormal phenomena terrified him, prompting him to sneak back to the company, hoping for a team to investigate and uncover the truth."

"By the way, there are also two video clips taken by the fleeing miner. I’ve sent them to you as well."

Chen Mo opened the video files.

The first video’s setting was a dim environment, likely filmed deep within a mine tunnel. All around were towering rocks and minerals, with some stones emitting a dark luminescence.

The person filming seemed to be hiding behind a sizeable mineral rock.

As the camera panned, Chen Mo quickly caught a chilling scene.

In the center of the mine, a group of Spirit Masters and their spiritual beasts were dancing wildly, shaking their heads as if it were a massive rave party.

Upon closer inspection, these people or spiritual beasts appeared to have hollow eyes but ecstatic expressions, as if their bodies were controlled by some bizarre entity.

"It feels like these people and spiritual beasts are on drugs!"

Watching the frenzied miners on video stirred a peculiar feeling in Chen Mo.

Then he played the second video.

This video was shot at 10x zoom and seemed to feature the mining team leader and his spiritual beast, the Thunderstorm Giant Lizard.

In the footage, the man and beast furiously rubbed their bodies on a piece of Thunder Iron ore raw stone, as if it were an extraordinary beauty.

Chen Mo quickly covered Xiao Jiu and Tuantuan’s eyes.

"Ahem, restricted content, no looking for kids."

"Woo..."

"Wah!"

Even a fleeting glance left Tuantuan shocked, as the little one turned completely red, like it had been cooked, and bashfully hid in Chen Mo’s embrace.

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