"Wait, wait!"

Community offering warmth, ready to blow it up if no one's there?

How heartwarming.

Ten thousand Iron-eating Beasts stampeded through Shi Yu's heart.

At the same time, three big words arose in his mind.

Exposed!

Most likely, his talk about the broken stone statue had finally been discovered.

Shi Yu had long anticipated this outcome.

If the appearance of the secret realm had a significant impact, the cause would definitely be investigated.

Although there were no cameras in places like the park, finding a person in this world with extraordinary power wasn't too difficult.

Aura detection, divination, precognition, time reversal… it was normal for some extraordinary creatures to possess these strange abilities.

"I hate it."

Shi Yu hated his overly curious personality.

Next, he ran to open the door with a gloomy mood.

If what the young doctor said was true, this incident didn't seem like a bad thing. He hadn't done anything illegal. If the evidence pointed to him, he would just tell the truth.

"Finally opening the door."

Shi Yu opened the door, and a cold voice came from outside, making Shi Yu stunned.

Because outside wasn't what he had imagined, with a group of officials from relevant departments blocking the way. Instead, there was only one person.

Moreover, this person wasn't the cold, aloof elder sister from the street committee that he had imagined, but a younger, beautiful woman, probably in her twenties.

"That's a Wind Demon Lion?!"

Shi Yu didn't pay attention to her for too long. He was immediately attracted by the creature beside her. It was a restless Wind Demon Lion, and this Wind Demon Lion seemed really ready to blow up the door!

The Wind Demon Lion was a creature similar to a lion-dog in appearance, nearly two meters tall when sitting. It had fluffy white fur, majestic blue eyes, and black cloud patterns wrapped around its neck, limbs, body, and long tail, making it exceptionally domineering.

[Name]: Wind Demon Lion

[Attribute]: Wind

[Race Level]: ???

[Skills]: ???

Because Shi Yu's level didn't allow him to access higher-level extraordinary creatures, he only memorized the information of extraordinary-level creatures during his time at school.

As for the Wind Demon Lion, it was obviously a higher-level creature. Shi Yu had only seen its pictures, and hadn't paid attention to other information.

However, among the several race levels—Extraordinary, Commander, Warlord, Overlord, Guardian, Mythical—he guessed that the Wind Demon Lion's race should be at the Commander level.

"Roar——" The Wind Demon Lion grinned.

"Let me introduce myself, Lu Qingyi, Doctor of Archeology from Gudu University, member of the Dong Huang Archeological Association." Lu Qingyi looked up at Shi Yu.

"I want to ask you about some things. I hope you can cooperate."

Doctor of Archeology?

From Gudu University, one of the nine major universities?

Shi Yu looked at this young woman, his liver aching.

What a good girl, except for being a bit black-bellied, why couldn't she think things through? She could do anything but this.

Archeology has no future!

"Shi Yu, unemployed, apprentice Beast Tamer, please come in."

After the other party introduced herself, Shi Yu was completely sure what the matter was about.

Since he came to this world, the only thing he'd been involved in that was related to archeology was the mutation of that stone statue.

Shi Yu opened the door, resigned to accepting interrogation.

Next, Shi Yu led Doctor Lu into the courtyard.

At this time, the Iron-eating Beast had obediently stacked the steel plates and hid behind a tree to peek.

And the Green Silkworm had also crawled back into its birdcage, as if nothing had happened.

After entering the courtyard, Lu Qingyi and the Wind Demon Lion's eyes first looked at the small Iron-eating Beast behind the tree and the Green Silkworm in the birdcage.

Then, they looked back at Shi Yu.

"I'll get straight to the point. The shattering of the stone statue at Pingcheng Beast Tamer Association is related to you, right?"

"I don't have any malicious intent, so you don't need to worry."

"I just want to know, did you hear the voice transmitted by that stone statue?"

Shi Yu: "That stone statue is a living thing?"

His counter-question was an implicit admission to the other party's question.

Lu Qingyi: "No, the stone statue is an inanimate object."

"Your talent is 'Telepathy.' According to your understanding, Telepathy should only be able to communicate with living organisms."

Shi Yu nodded. He had also specifically checked it, but unfortunately found nothing new.

"However, there are exceptions to everything."

"Some inanimate objects that carry the faith, beliefs, will, and emotions of many living beings, after undergoing the passage of time, may give birth to a 'Spirit'."

"'Spirit' is a vague concept, unrelated to life, spirit, mind, or soul. In the archeological world, it's called 'the trace of history'."

"Only a very small number of telepaths with special talents have a chance to hear this trace."

"Therefore, Beast Tamers who master this type of telepathic talent are also known in the archeological world as 'Those Who Can Hear the Sounds of History'."

Shi Yu said, "So… I'm that special talent?"

Lu Qingyi nodded and said, "Being able to hear the voices of history is a remarkable talent. Throughout history, there have been many fractures, and countless truths have been hidden. Relics are the main way for modern people to understand history."

"However, these preserved relics are often protected by extraordinary power, making it very difficult to decipher or find them."

"And 'Those Who Can Hear the Sounds of History' can find or unlock key information in relics far more easily than ordinary people."

"This time, because you touched the 'Spirit' of that stone statue, it triggered the emergence of an ancient relic, which may involve the truth of the Icefield's history."

Shi Yu had a bad feeling and asked, "So, the purpose of your visit is…"

Lu Qingyi: "You have talent, you're a natural archeologist. I'd like to invite you…"

Impossible!!!

Absolutely impossible!!!

He would never do archeological work again in this lifetime.

Wouldn't it be better to earn some money, raise a giant panda, find a beautiful girlfriend and raise a cute cat with her, and live a happy, easy life in a safe city?

"Sorry… I'm not interested in archeology."

"I don't want to join any archeological association, nor do I want to go to any archeology university." Shi Yu said apologetically.

Lu Qingyi asked in confusion, "Who said I wanted to invite you to join the archeological association?"

"Huh? You didn't?"

"Your talent would be a waste if you joined the archeological association."

"Currently, in the entire Ancient Kingdom, the known 'Those Who Can Hear the Sounds of History,' including you, are only 11 people."

"That's fewer than the number of legendary Beast Tamers, fewer than the number of Guardian-level creatures in the country. Do you know what that represents?"

"The one inviting you is another organization."

"Moreover, you don't need to rush to refuse. Men are two-faced creatures. Having this talent means you must like this field, otherwise you wouldn't have been able to hear the statue's voice."

Lu Qingyi walked to the birdcage, looked at the Green Silkworm, and said something that made Shi Yu feel uncomfortable.

Why… why, why is it that even after transmigrating, he can't get rid of archeology?

Isn't this thick-browed, big-eyed Telepathy talent very common? How could it betray me!