The opening of the passage to the underground world gradually brought fierce beasts into public view.
At the same time, it made the world realize that besides the world they were familiar with, other worlds existed.
Most of the world's populace was in panic, but for the people of Huaxia, it became something they discussed with great relish.
They called this day: Spiritual Energy Recovery!
The most outrageous thing was that patients in some hospitals gave up their treatments and packed up to go home!
"Nonsense, it's all spiritual energy recovery, and you're telling me about kidney stones? This is clearly my mutated Golden Core!"
"Oh no, I'm not pregnant before marriage, I'm a Nascent Soul! This lady is now a cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage..."
"What fish scale癬, this is dragon scales I evolved!"
"............."
All sorts of absurd news dominated the trending topics on a certain video platform.
Even the bombing of a certain shrine was quickly overshadowed.
It's their business, why worry about it? If it's bombed, so be it?
It's just a toilet, isn't it?
If they can't find a place, can't they just relieve themselves on the street?
Anyway, for that nation, they are capable of anything that requires 1080p detail, so why fuss over such a trivial matter?
Xi Tong, who went to rescue Li Shimin and others, had not yet returned, but a group of uninvited guests had arrived on East Island.
"Report to the Commander, personnel from the Environmental Protection Association, Wildlife Protection Association, Academy of Life Sciences, and other departments are visiting!"
Li Yannian's brows furrowed upon hearing this. They were in the midst of a war, what were these people here for?
Moreover, no one had notified him beforehand?
He immediately reprimanded, "Nonsense! This is a war zone, who allowed them to come here without authorization?"
The soldier had a bitter expression. "Commander, they received permission from higher up, and the brothers couldn't stop them..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Fang Er and Li Yannian saw a group of people appearing in their view.
These people appeared calm on the surface, seemingly unfazed by the continuous gunfire and shelling, but their slightly trembling legs betrayed their inner state.
A cup of tea, a pack of cigarettes, and a day spent in the office.
When had they ever experienced such a scene?
As these people approached, Li Yannian waved away the soldier and sat there, watching the newcomers motionlessly.
There was no smile on his face; these people were not qualified to receive his smiles.
The newcomers immediately identified the main person. A胖 man, weighing at least three hundred pounds, walked towards Li Yannian and extended his greasy right hand with a smile.
"Hahahaha, I am Niu Wanli, the Vice President of the Wildlife Protection Association. These two are Zhang Di from the Environmental Protection Association and Li Yiming from the Academy of Life Sciences."
"We apologize for the abrupt visit, Commander Li, please do not mind!"
"Speak, what are you doing here!"
Li Yannian had no intention of shaking his hand and asked with a somber expression.
Niu Wanli did not feel awkward, quietly retracted his right hand, and smoothed his pompadour.
"Commander Li, it's like this, we saw the situation here on the internet."
"We feel that this matter might not be simple, so after getting approval from higher up, we rushed here immediately."
"Please take a look at this."
As he spoke, he took a document from his accompanying personnel, opened it, and handed it to Li Yannian.
Fang Er curiously leaned over to take a look. On the document was a war zone transit permit, indicating they had indeed received approval to come.
But next to the permit was a photograph!
It was a photo of a Qiongqi!
A Qiongqi without the Taijin armor on its body!
These were not the main points; the main point was that the photo also had the time of the shot!
August 12, 2025, 5:02 PM!
"Where was this taken?" Fang Er asked before Li Yannian could speak.
This photo indicated one thing: fierce beasts had appeared before this!
"Who is this?" Niu Wanli looked at Li Yannian and pointed at Fang Er.
Li Tai, having had his fill of fun, walked over with a cigar in his mouth, accompanied by Wang Xuance and others. Seeing this scene from afar, he shouted loudly.
"Didn't your father teach you that pointing at people is impolite?"
Niu Wanli:..........
Damn it, where did this unruly brat come from?!
Feeling a bit flustered, he asked Li Yannian, "Commander Li, isn't this your son?"
Li Yannian was happy to watch the show and waved his hand. "No, he's not even qualified to be one of my soldiers."
Fang Er was speechless. It's over; this guy was probably going to draw blood today.
Upon hearing this, Niu Wanli became angry.
He was, after all, a vice president, managing thousands of people. How could he tolerate being reprimanded by a brat?
He immediately pointed at Li Tai and cursed, "Whose brat is this, speaking so rudely? Are there no adults to discipline him?"
Li Tai was stunned. He stopped in his tracks, looked at Wang Xuance, and then at Su Dingfang.
"Is this thing talking to me?"
Wang Xuance rubbed his nose. "Hmm... Your Highness, he seems to be scolding you..."
Su Dingfang also nodded repeatedly. "Old Wang is right, and it seems he even insulted the Emperor."
Xue Rengui rolled up his sleeves and rushed out from behind Li Tai.
"Kick his ass!"
This turn of events was too sudden. Before Niu Wanli could react, his face was met with a size 44 shoe.
"Bang!"
The next second, he flew out, falling heavily to the ground like a sack.
"Crack.........."
Accompanied by the sound of bone cracking, Niu Wanli clutched his arm and screamed in agony on the ground.
"Oh..."
He was very fat!
His three hundred pounds of weight crashed to the ground, and his left arm was instantly fractured.
Li Tai walked up with a smile, crouched down, and patted Niu Wanli's face twice.
"You fatso, can't you speak properly?"
Niu Wanli looked around and found that no one stepped forward to discipline this brat!
Even Li Yannian was just watching him with a smile.
This is...
He immediately realized he had been set up...
As expected, do all unruly brats have a background?
He no longer dared to talk back and quickly nodded through the pain, "Yes, yes, yes..."
The two people who came with him had not spoken a word the entire time, let alone helped him.
None of them were fools. How could these people dare to act in front of the Commander of the Military Region if they had no background?
Fang Er pointed at the photo again and asked, "Explain to me, what's going on with this photo!"
Their identity from the Great Tang should naturally be kept a secret from as many people as possible, so Li Yannian had no intention of introducing them, and he himself would not volunteer it.
Niu Wanli got up from the ground with a grin, glanced warily at Li Tai, and quietly moved a few steps aside.
Then he replied, "This was an unknown creature captured by the Changbai Mountain workstation five years ago."
"There were a total of three, big and small. Initially, for the purpose of protecting them, we wanted to equip them with tracking and monitoring devices."
"We spent a lot of effort to capture them. Commander, you should know that for such new creatures, we need to conduct a health assessment."
"But these three creatures suddenly went berserk in the isolation room of the workstation and smashed themselves to death..."
"Therefore, only a small number of people knew about them."
"However, through our research, we found that the content of various active enzymes in these creatures was extremely high."
"After extraction and verification, we found that one of the enzymes had a powerful ability to kill cancer cells."
"This discovery was enough to win a Nobel Prize in Medicine, but because this creature has never appeared again since then, we rushed here immediately upon learning of its traces here."
After listening, Li Yannian suddenly laughed, "Heh! Smashed themselves to death!"
"They say they are as stupid as pigs, but who has ever seen a pig smash itself to death?"
Fang Er also looked thoughtfully at Niu Wanli.
Many wild animals in nature have a strong temper. It's not uncommon for them to refuse to eat or even self-mutilate after being captured.
If Niu Wanli hadn't said the latter part, he might have believed that the three Di Jiang had indeed smashed themselves to death.
But if the Di Jiang contained something that could kill cancer cells, then the cause of their death was debatable.
In any case, it was definitely not as simple as smashing themselves to death.
Whether others believed it or not, he certainly didn't.
Even though the Di Jiang in the photo didn't have Taijin armor, they were not creatures that could be easily captured!
"Then what do you want to do here?"
Niu Wanli pointed at the ongoing battle line and said, "Commander Li, can you have the soldiers capture a few of each species for us?"
"Of course, preferably alive."
Li Yannian nodded, "Although there is a certain risk, it is also something that should be done."
These fierce beasts, although recorded in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, were only records from thousands of years ago.
With the appearance of these fierce beasts now, everything about them needed to be studied from scratch, and capturing them alive was the best method.
But Niu Wanli's next sentence enraged him.
Niu Wanli said, "Commander Li, you see... the threat posed by these creatures is not significant. Could you ask the soldiers to focus on driving them away and be as lenient as possible?"
Upon hearing this, Li Yannian instantly slammed his fist on the table and cursed at the front line.
"Who told you these things were not a significant threat?"
"If it weren't for the brothers of the 23rd Army holding the line, allowing these fierce beasts to charge ashore, do you know what kind of losses would have been incurred?"
At this moment, Zhang Di from the Environmental Protection Association stepped forward.
"Commander Li, there is actually a way. As long as the soldiers switch their bullets to training rubber bulletheads, these creatures will naturally retreat after experiencing some pain."
"Humans and nature should coexist harmoniously, shouldn't they?"
"So..."
"So, your grandpa!"
Li Yannian grabbed a cup and threw it at him, infuriated.
Damn it, what kind of nonsense is this!
You want a few live ones, and I'll have them captured for you.
But you're asking me to switch the bullets to rubber bulletheads, screw you!
"You go and discuss with those beasts first and ask them to replace their claws and teeth with rubber ones!"
"If you can convince them, then come back and make this suggestion to me!"
"Now, immediately, get out of East Island!"
The guards beside him were also enraged by this guy's words. As soon as Li Yannian finished speaking, they rushed over and said coldly.
"Gentlemen, please!"
"Commander Li, isn't this a bit..."
Niu Wan tried to say something more, but Fang Er interrupted him.
"What are you standing around for? Throw them out!"
Su Dingfang and Wang Xuance each grabbed one person and walked towards the helicopters in the distance.
These people had arrived by helicopter.
Just then, Li Yiming from the Academy of Life Sciences finally spoke, "Stop! I'm not with them..."
Su Dingfang was unsure and glanced at Fang Er.
Seeing him nod, he then put Li Yiming down.
"Commander Li, and this young brother, I am only here for academic research and am not with them."
"These behind me are all my students."
"You are protecting the people, this is righteousness!"
"Don't worry, we will not cause you any trouble. We just need a room and a few corpses."
Li Yannian impatiently waved his hand at the guard, "Satisfy him."
Only after the guard led Li Yiming and his group away did Li Yannian shake his head helplessly at Fang Er.
"I hate these damn trivial matters the most!"
Fang Er smiled, "I understand, but there will always be people like this, won't there?"
While smiling, he harbored a doubt in his heart.
Where did the Qiongqi from Changbai Mountain come from?
They couldn't have come from Mount Fuji, nor from the newly appeared passage.
Moreover, why were there only three?
He didn't need to worry about the situation here. After chatting for a while, he said to Li Yannian.
"Commander Li, I plan to take my brothers into that passage to take a look."
"I will prepare Katyusha's aircraft carrier in advance and have it stationed on the outskirts of the Chang'an Peninsula."
"I hope you can provide some assistance with the handover of the Chang'an Peninsula in three days."
The fierce beasts in the underground world were not the main problem; the key was that there was also a spatial gate leading to another world hidden there.
Blue-skinned three-eyed people...
That was a world far more advanced than Earth's technology!
If they were to attack, it would bring immense disaster to the main world!
It was nothing compared to these fierce beasts!
For safety reasons, Li Yannian tried to persuade Fang Er not to go, but Fang Er refused.
However, he did not mention the matter of the blue-skinned three-eyed people, as he was unsure if there was such a passage in the main world.
Therefore, everything had to wait until he went to see for himself to confirm.