And the feeling was the same as when he used telepathy.
After searching, he locked onto the source of the sound—it was definitely that stone statue...
However, no matter how he looked at it, the statue didn't seem to be a supernatural being.
It was just an ordinary stone statue made in the image of a stone giant by the ancients.
Could it have become sentient?
Impossible. If it had evolved into a supernatural being, it would have been noticed by other beast tamers long ago.
There was no shortage of people here.
At a place like the Beast Tamer Association, high-level beast tamers were everywhere, and there were many with the talent for telepathy.
A wild supernatural creature couldn't hide here; the statue had been here for at least a few years.
After the voice disappeared, Shiyu continued to observe.
He observed for a while but found nothing. It was just an ordinary stone statue made of ordinary stone.
Telepathy, in theory, couldn't communicate with inanimate objects. This was a widely known fact, unless there was some unknown use of telepathy that he didn't know about.
"Let's leave it at that. I have something to do later, so I'll be going now."
"You don't need to worry too much. Matters like the beast tide are not for you to concern yourselves with. Even if the legendary ice dragon were to resurrect, our beast tamers can handle it."
Mr. Zhang said to the group with a smile.
In ancient times, dragons were unattainable creatures, but in modern times, dragon tamers had become a profession, though rare, they were not so distant.
"Alright, thank you, Mr. Zhang," Chen Kai said.
Shiyu also thanked him, and then, after the group said their goodbyes, Mr. Zhang left, leaving the four of them looking at each other.
"Shall we go back and play whack-a-mole?" Chen Kai asked.
"No, not today. Let's do it another time," Shiyu said. "I suddenly remembered I have some things to do..."
"Are you in a hurry? We could have dinner first..."
"Very much so!"
Chen Kai and the others had wanted to invite Shiyu for dinner before leaving, but Shiyu left in a hurry, and the four of them parted ways.
In the end, Chen Kai and the others didn't even get Shiyu's contact information...
There was no way around it; Shiyu didn't have a phone. The thing was several times more expensive than on Earth, and he couldn't afford it yet.
If they wanted to find Shiyu, they would have to leave a message at the Beast Tamer Association...
The difference between the two worlds was that on Earth, it was very difficult to buy pandas, tigers, and elephants, but common technological items were easy to get.
Here, a food-iron beast was cheaper than a city apartment, but technological items were much more expensive.
After parting ways, Shiyu headed straight to the library in Pingcheng to look up some information.
Unfortunately, by evening, he still hadn't found what he was looking for.
However, although he didn't find what he was looking for, he learned more about this world.
The history of this world could be roughly divided into three eras.
The Mythical Era, the Totem Era, and the Beast Tamer Era.
The Mythical Era was said to be the time when the earliest mythical creatures, born from the heavens and earth, ruled the planet.
The Totem Era was the time when humans were born and struggled to survive under the territories of powerful creatures in various ways.
The Beast Tamer Era was the time when humans began to master the ability to tame beasts.
This Beast Tamer Era could be further divided into the ancient and modern periods.
The turning point was about 100 years ago when seven human nations formed an alliance.
A simple division of three eras, but due to some special reasons, there were many gaps in the world's history.
For example, why the first batch of mythical creatures disappeared collectively was a historical gap that no one knew when it happened.
And the events that took place in Icefield City 2000 years ago were clearly still unexplored by the people of today.
"Can't be curious, can't be curious, can't be curious!!"
After leaving the library, Shiyu repeatedly told himself.
"Can't be curious, can't be curious, can't be curious!!"
He forced himself not to think about these things.
It was his old habit resurfacing.
In his previous life, Shiyu was an archaeologist who, due to some special circumstances, came into contact with an unknown mythical system. Out of curiosity, he became a mythical scholar.
Then, visiting various ruins and ancient sites, exploring the unknown mythical system with his teacher, became his daily routine.
And then, he died.
During an exploration, he encountered an accident, a mountain collapse, and was buried alive, after which he was transported to this world.
"Curiosity killed the cat."
Shiyu thought of his former self, who was obsessed with researching the history of the unknown mythical system, and wanted to slap himself.
Wasn't it better to stay at home, play games, and watch anime? Why go to dangerous places for research?
In any case, now that he had been transported to this more dangerous world, Shiyu only wanted to live a more comfortable life within a safe range.
He had to enjoy this life to the fullest.
Although the history of this world seemed to have more mysteries and a more real mythical system, he, Shiyu, would definitely not follow the same path as in his previous life.
Absolutely not—
...
At the Beast Tamer Association in Pingcheng, in the park, under the stone giant statue.
It was already getting dark, and there was almost no one else in the park.
Shiyu looked at the statue under the moonlight and asked, "Was it you speaking during the day?"
"Are you refuting the history that person spoke of?"
It wasn't like that...
It seemed like he was refuting what Mr. Zhang said, but only Shiyu could hear the refutation.
"Big Brother Statue, say something."
Shiyu used telepathy to communicate with the statue.
However, unlike during the day, the statue had no reaction.
"If you don't speak, I'll leave."
The statue remained indifferent.
Shiyu fell silent. Was there something wrong with his state?
He recalled his mood when he looked at the statue in the afternoon.
At that time, he had just listened to Mr. Zhang's description of history and became curious about that period.
Since Mr. Zhang said that the history was just a hypothesis and not confirmed, Shiyu, looking at the statue, subconsciously wanted to know the true history.
It seemed that was when he heard the statue's voice.
"Tell me."
Shiyu stared at the statue, his mind subconsciously recalling his past of visiting various sites, studying ancient artifacts, and exploring the truth of history.
"Tell me, and I will reveal the truth of history."
At that moment, Shiyu's thoughts were clear; he truly wanted to make the truth of this history known to the public.
At this moment, he wasn't just trying to hear the statue's voice; he was trying to hear the voice of history.
He believed that his state was now very similar to that of the afternoon.
He activated his telepathy again, searching for that feeling from the afternoon.
It was like... a loud noise in the brain??
Boom!!!!
The sound came, a loud "boom" that made Shiyu's scalp tingle.
However, this sound was clearly not in his mind or spirit but exploded in his ears.
He lifted his head, mouth agape, because the sky seemed to have suddenly trembled.
Crack!
Then, Shiyu was drawn to the statue again.
This time, the statue did indeed make a sound, but it was the sound of cracking.
Under his gaze, the statue cracked from top to bottom...
"Damn, something's wrong." Shiyu turned and ran, swearing that if he ever touched his old profession again, he would be a dog.
This profession was too dangerous, even more dangerous than being a beast tamer.