I Am Also An Extraordinary Creature
Chapter 295 - 246: Another One_1

Chapter 295: Chapter 246: Another One_1

Because of that kind of blood, Ahn Qi no longer wanted to wait, perhaps Zheng Yichen was unaware of the blood’s value, but... could that be possible?

Assuming he truly didn’t know, yet with the ability to obtain such blood, he couldn’t just bluff it, it could fool someone for a moment, but not for long, and the outcome wouldn’t be good.

"I don’t need you to regularly participate in the hunters group’s operations, you don’t even need to interact with the hunters group, just contact those high environment worlds," Ahn Qi said, detailing what Zheng Yichen needed to do.

It was quite straightforward; more than ninety percent of the hunters group’s activities didn’t require any specific actions from Zheng Yichen, who just needed to draw a circle on a malfunctioning factory machine.

Nobody intervened in his daily routines unless there were other things that required Zheng Yichen’s help, and what he could get was a new cooperation agreement.

Looking at this new agreement, Zheng Yichen scratched his cheek, "Seems a bit too good, doesn’t it?"

It wasn’t that he wanted to say that, but the conditions outlined were just too favorable, not to mention a massive upgrade on the original terms... Whenever Zheng Yichen wanted to handle something in Hazy City, he wouldn’t need to be involved personally.

A phone call was enough for it to be taken care of. For instance, if he wanted someone’s head, he could receive it via delivery the next morning.

"That depends on whom it’s for," Ahn Qi replied. After nearly half a year of interaction, she knew well that Zheng Yichen disliked haggling in such matters. As for the terms of cooperation, Zheng Yichen was capable of enjoying all of this.

With other partners, she would negotiate hard over the basics, then engage in back-and-forth bargaining until finalizing the agreement.

The problem was that Zheng Yichen’s demonstrated strength and abilities already positioned him at a very high level, and he wasn’t involved with any forces. The contract formed with him was not a business deal but a personal contract within the authority of the Ahn family.

When a family and an individual cooperate and offer high compensation, it signals that the individual is exceptional. Zheng Yichen was such a person, worthy of her investment. Following the agreement, she wouldn’t be able to lure a second person under the same terms...

Ahn Qi also doubted she would encounter a better ’individual’ in the future.

She knew hesitating further would make her siblings less polite, as she had produced many valuable items recently. Family members she rarely contacted, even uncles, began reaching out to her.

And her own sister had extra ideas, all because Zheng Yichen’s competence exceeded their estimations.

It was better to recruit early; if she waited, it would be difficult, for while other powers may not surpass the Ahn family’s offerings, internal competition was a different matter... It wasn’t that her siblings could provide extremely high compensation.

But if Zheng Yichen truly possessed such abilities, the resources of the Ahn family would lean towards him. Zheng Yichen was one person, and the Ahn family didn’t need to prepare many high-compensation cooperation resources.

"These conditions, I don’t even know how to refuse."

Zheng Yichen was genuinely tempted, unable to find a reason to reject. Working? Under Dusk’s scrutiny, he could only say his real boss was Dusk, others were merely collaborators.

Moreover, the offering was no longer a matter of employment. He didn’t have much to do, simply explore high environment worlds, which didn’t conflict with serving Dusk, as Dusk was present in every world.

For missions, he could just go to the Dusk Territory within those worlds.

For him, venturing into high environment worlds, either those with or without missions, meant targeting extraordinary creatures, divine beasts, magical beasts, as many as there were. The more he defeated, the stronger he could become.

Just like leveling up by hunting monsters.

After dealing with those extraordinary creatures, collecting some blood was just a matter of convenience, and what the Ahn family needed was precisely these things. As for other matters, like knowledge acquisition, he could seek local commissions in those worlds.

For instance, to deal with some formidable creature, he could claim his reward after solving the issue. He imagined those employers wouldn’t mind spending less to give Zheng Yichen the things he wanted.

Knowledge wasn’t difficult to acquire as long as his displayed strength was sufficient. People wouldn’t think the knowledge Zheng Yichen wanted warranted extra secrecy or a price hike.

So far, Ahn Qi seemed to lack the adaptability for Dusk. Although he had never taken the initiative to tell her about Dusk, she hadn’t mentioned Dusk to date, and he hadn’t hidden his affiliation with the Dusk Cathedral.

Since she didn’t mention Dusk, there was no need for Zheng Yichen to bring it up proactively.

This agreement didn’t impact the tasks he would take on later; rather it provided additional support, not just for him but also for those around him.

With this new agreement, the two witches at his home could initially only set up a workshop in the basement. Some critical equipment was unattainable, being too expensive with purchase channels needed.

Now... They could directly set up a large laboratory.

In addition, there were some other forms of knowledge accumulated by the Ahn family, and Zheng Yichen’s payment consisted of biological blood samples and knowledge that he personally did not find difficult to obtain.

...

"Have you eaten? Should I cook?" Katrina asked Zheng Yichen, who had just returned.

"Let’s wait a bit longer to cook. Do you guys want a laboratory?"

"? A laboratory??" Katrina was surprised. The witch workshop they could use now was already beyond their wildest dreams, let alone a laboratory. Eileena, on the other hand, did have some ideas. After gaining a deeper understanding of modern knowledge, she thought about finding a suitable research institute to join.

As for setting up their own laboratory? Just looking at some of the equipment they saw online, they felt a great deal of pressure. The required funds were simply too much. At first, they thought that with some effort it could be feasible, but after accessing Zheng Yichen’s channels, they realized they had been too ambitious.

Unless they were just planning on putting together a makeshift laboratory, which didn’t need to be anything special. The witch workshop they had at home was sufficient for their current needs.

Ah, a laboratory...

"A laboratory? That’s not easy to come by, right? Aside from the equipment, you need permits," Alina said. They were no longer novices in this world; they had some knowledge of electronic devices and this world’s understanding of various matters.

She was more familiar with these aspects, while Katrina, though she also studied magic, wasn’t as dedicated. The young girl was more like a housewife, especially when Zheng Yichen was home.

"Someone will take care of all that. They need our help, so it’s not difficult to obtain what we want."

"Then I have no reason to refuse," Eileena said, very practically. As her research into magic deepened, she needed more and more resources. Better conditions could significantly benefit her. In her world, due to limited resources, many research projects progressed very slowly.

Spending several years, even decades, on a single magic research was normal, whereas in this world, results could be obtained in a matter of months or even less.

The conditions were different. Animals for testing magic, materials for repeated magic tests, and other resources could readily be available under relaxed conditions, unlike before when researching magic required caution and finding suitable animals took a lot of time.

As her research became more advanced, the animals they kept in the workshop were no longer sufficient. She needed larger animals, such as bears with robust physiques, for her experiments, and those clearly couldn’t be housed here. The space at home was also not adequate for conducting magic experiments.

Conducting experiments in the wild meant waiting for Zheng Yichen to return and take her there, or else hiring someone. However, she was uncertain of this world’s attitude towards magic. Even if her magic research wouldn’t attract the attention of the church, openly displaying magic was another matter altogether.

If she could have sufficient animals, even extraordinary creatures, for her magic research... then she could produce better results in a shorter time.

The location for the laboratory? That wasn’t difficult to sort out. They were in the lower city district of Hazy City, where developing a plot of land was fairly easy. The Ahn family had the capacity to swiftly take care of these matters, and Zheng Yichen just had to wait for the outcome...

Indeed, the site for the laboratory would be right next door.

As for the owner of the neighboring property? Well, they could easily take the money and leave, and this didn’t even require Ahn Qi to use the Ahn family’s true power—she could handle it with the authority she had at her disposal.

Ahn Qi’s new cooperative agreement offered no reason for him to disagree. It meant he would be busier, but compared to what he could gain, it was worth it. Not to consider his own advancement, having the two witches by his side progress rapidly was also beneficial.

He was a warrior. He couldn’t conduct the same magic research and create magic tools that the witches could. Perhaps the tools they currently made weren’t so practical, but in the future, they would prove increasingly valuable.

Once the laboratory was established, they could further extend their magic research. Knowledge obtained from a more advanced world was not intended only for Ahn Qi.

"I’ve examined the cat spirit cloak, and the enhancement is truly miraculous..." Eileena said with full amazement: "Although the overall strength of the cloak hasn’t changed much, its regenerative ability has greatly increased."

"Before, if the cloak was damaged beyond one-third, it couldn’t recover. Now I can confirm that as long as the cat spirit exists, the cloak can continually regenerate."

"There’s also an improvement in the cloak’s transformative abilities. Things that it couldn’t affect before can now be easily influenced, although it can’t be used while transforming. Furthermore, the cat spirit has become more powerful and harder to destroy. As long as it absorbs enough vital energy, it can join its owner in battle."

"We were looking for a suitable spirit to utilize that skull, but now the cat spirit is perfect. However, it is integral to the cloak, and to utilize it would mean destroying the cloak, which isn’t worth it."

Eileena was extremely curious about the kind of modifications that could enhance the cat spirit cloak to such an extent...

Putting aside the changes to the cat spirit cloak, what Zheng Yichen heard that was important to him was that his equipment had another item that noticeably consumed Life Force.

But considering his personal situation, he wouldn’t miss having such an item either.