# Chapter 463: Huh? What Strange Things Are You Talking About?
Jiangnan placed his hand on it and injected spiritual energy!
Sure enough!
The red light on the ruby grew even stronger—it really did react to spiritual energy!
It was definitely a spirit-containing material without a doubt!
Jiangnan's smile was radiant!
He remembered that Wei Teng's so-called spirit blade, the Ghost Slayer, was made from spirit-containing material!
Powerful, extremely tough, and particularly valuable!
So how many weapons could he make from such a big lump of this stuff?
How much money would that be worth?
Jackpot!
Jiangnan hugged the ruby and walked straight up to the Mosasaur Beast King!
"Where did you eat this thing? Got any more?"
Mosasaur Beast King: ...
I've already been emptied out by you! How could there be any more!
It didn't even remember where it had eaten it!
All it remembered was that ever since it ate this thing, its stomach started hurting...
Seeing the Mosasaur Beast King looking half-dead, Jiangnan's eyes rolled around mischievously!
"I'm not going to kill you! Next time, go eat more from the lake for me, got it? I'll come back and ask you for it then!"
"If I come next time and see your belly empty, I'll stew you into fish soup. Remember that?"
Mosasaur Beast King: (;´༎ຶᯅ༎ຶ`)
Next time?
How are you going to ask me for it next time?
Are you going to cut my belly open again? Are you even human?
Can't you consider my feelings?
But it still nodded with difficulty!
A bad life is better than a good death!
Jiangnan smiled in satisfaction, then pulled out ten Vitality Ginsengs and stuffed them into the Mosasaur Beast King's mouth!
See? I'm clever!
If I cut it open next time and there's still something inside, won't I have earned again?
How much is a single Platinum-level Spirit Bead worth?
With ten Vitality Ginsengs down, the Mosasaur Beast King started bleeding from everywhere, but its wounds were gradually healing!
Jiangnan licked his lips!
He teleported directly to the lake's surface and started searching through the Mosasaur corpse's stomach for more rubies! He also helped himself to the spirit bead!
But still no luck!
Jiangnan rubbed his chin: "Should I cut open every Mosasaur in the herd to see if there's treasure inside?"
Mosasaur Beast King: !!!
Its face turned pale with terror. It struggled on the shore, then plunged into the lake and swam furiously!
Run, my brothers!
Otherwise, our entire race will be wiped out today!
The volunteers and spirit warriors were utterly speechless!
Sure enough!
The word "demon" was no longer enough to describe this man!
Just look at how scared he made the Beast King!
Two ears deaf to the world outside, one heart set only on making money!
The core fragments were secured, but the spiritual storm over Thousand Island Lake hadn't stopped. The exact cause could only be determined after studying the core outside.
The mission was complete!
Jiangnan used the radio to notify Huang Wei to send a helicopter.
Huang Wei's mind went blank when he got the news!
Because only 14 hours had passed since the nursing home volunteers entered!
Zero student casualties, all core fragments found, and even the unruly civilian spirit warriors had been gathered together!
What terrifying efficiency!
A bunch of gods!
Jiangnan walked up to Xiong Er and pulled out a set of clothes to hand him.
"Xiong Er! You're about to enter the human world! And the human world has rules!"
"If you're coming out with me, you have to follow a few rules. I'll talk, you listen!"
Xiong Er hugged the clothes, his face full of excitement, and nodded seriously: "Lan dei ni suo!"
Jiangnan's face darkened: "Big Guy! Teach Xiong Er how to talk when we get back! Start with pinyin!"
Wu Liang grinned widely: "Don't worry! Leave it to me!"
Zhong Yingxue and Xia Yao couldn't help snickering.
Jiangnan cleared his throat and looked serious: "First! From the moment you step out—humans are no longer food! They are your fellow beings! Absolutely no eating humans. This is an iron rule!"
"Second! Without my permission, absolutely no killing humans!"
"Third! If someone maliciously harms you or your family, the second rule is void!"
Xiong Er: (｡˘•㉨•˘｡)
Although he was frowning and didn't fully understand everything, he carved those three sentences deep into his heart and nodded heavily.
Zhong Yingxue and the others smiled.
Clearly, Jiangnan wasn't treating Xiong Er as a pet or spirit beast.
Instead, he was disciplining Xiong Er by human standards—as a friend, and family.
The volunteers were stunned. Was Jiangnan really going to take Xiong Er back to the Academy?
They thought he was joking! But he actually meant it?
"I just want to see Dean Xiao's face when he sees Xiong Er. Will he jump out of his wheelchair?"
"Haha! The Attack of the Black Bear! Awesome!"
"Unstoppable! But this mission report is going to be hard to write..."
"How are we getting him on the plane?"
Jiangnan grinned—there's always a way!
He pulled out the panda costume he'd used before from his alternate dimension!
He ripped the entire zipper from the back of the costume, then took out a bottle of 502 glue!
"Here! Xiong Er! Big bro is going to make you something good!"
Xiong Er nodded excitedly!
To Xiong Er right now, everything was good stuff!
Jiangnan parted Xiong Er's fur and used the whole bottle of 502 to glue the zipper strip from the panda costume onto Xiong Er's back!
Then he clapped his hands, looking pleased.
"Done!"
Everyone's jaws nearly dropped!
Xia Yao was dying of laughter: "Pffft—hahaha! Xiao Nan! You're such a little genius!"
Zhong Yingxue's face was red from holding it in: "Are you really going to be that casual? Will this even work?"
"Nan Shen's brain is something else! That's brilliant!"
"So you thought it was a person pretending to be a bear, but it's actually a bear pretending to be a person?"
"Reverse cosplay, huh?"
Xiong Er rubbed his back, his pudgy little hands reaching back but unable to touch the zipper: "Bu de jin'er!"
Jiangnan laughed: "No choice! Just wear it for now! Put your clothes on quickly! The helicopter is almost here!"
"You can't walk around outside in just your little underwear!"
Xiong Er reluctantly put on the clothes Jiangnan handed him.
Casual pants! A white hooded sweatshirt! A baseball jacket over it!
A pair of sneakers, plus a baseball cap!
Everyone stared at the transformed Xiong Er in a daze.
Apart from the bear face, he basically looked like a person!
And that round, bulging belly was way too adorable!
This bear was going to defy the heavens!
Xiong Er was running wild on the path to becoming human, never looking back!
Soon the rescue helicopter arrived.
Everyone got on and flew back to the base. On the helicopter, Xiong Er's eyes sparkled with excitement.
His bear mouth hung open the whole time.
At the base!
Qi Yu and Ye Xinghe had already returned. They were sitting on the wall, wiping nosebleeds, looking melancholic, gazing into the distance.
"Ah~ so boring..."
"We went on a mission, pushed 16 islands, got grabbed by gorillas, stepped on by cows... and then came back?"
"It feels like we did nothing..."
"How are we supposed to write the mission report?"
At this moment, the base was still transporting people out in waves.
The volunteers had also returned, all excited and talking loudly.
"Haha! This field mission was way too awesome!"
"No kidding! More thrilling than a movie! Totally worth it!"
"I'm going on missions with Nan Shen again next time! So awesome!"
"I feel like 20,000 words won't be enough for my mission report!"
Qi Yu and Ye Xinghe on the wall were full of question marks.
Did we even participate in the same mission?
The helicopter made dozens of trips before everyone was finally evacuated!
As soon as Jiangnan and the volunteers came out, they drew widespread media attention!
Cameras and microphones were shoved over. Xiong Er, wearing his hood and crouching in the crowd, kept his black bear eyes darting around, full of curiosity.
Now, everyone's attention was on the nursing home volunteers!
President Shen Hong had been waiting with his people!
As soon as he saw Jiangnan and the others come out, he hurried over, grabbed Jiangnan's hands, and shook them excitedly!
"I knew it! Brother Jiang makes a move, and the mission is done in one night! Awesome! Huang Wei told me everything! You guys have been a huge help!"
Jiangnan smiled shyly: "Brother Shen, you're too kind! It's only right!"
Shen Hong swallowed: "So... did you bring out the core fragments?"
Jiangnan blinked: "What core fragments?"
Shen Hong's mind went blank: "The core fragments! Didn't they say..."
Jiangnan looked confused: "What's a core? What strange things are you talking about? I don't understand a word!"
Shen Hong: "But Huang Wei told me..."
Jiangnan waved his hand with a laugh: "Ah, don't be embarrassed! I get it! When people get older, their ears get bad. It's normal to mishear things! I don't blame you!"
Shen Hong: (•́ω•̀)¿¿¿
The volunteers behind them almost popped their eyeballs!
He doesn't want to give it back, does he?
He absolutely doesn't want to give it back!
I learned something new today! You're not lying through your teeth—you're staring with your eyes wide open and peeling shrimp!
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Author's Note: