Community outreach, and with no one around, they're ready to blow the door open?
This is too heartwarming.
Shiyu felt as if ten thousand iron-eating beasts were rolling over in his heart.
At the same time, three big words sprang to his mind.
Exposed!
Most likely, it was because of the conversation about the stone statue that he finally got discovered.
Actually, Shiyu had anticipated this outcome.
If the appearance of the secret realm had a significant impact, the cause would certainly be investigated.
Although there were no cameras in the park, finding someone in a world with extraordinary powers wasn't that difficult.
Aura detection, divination, time reversal... it was normal for some extraordinary beings to possess these strange abilities.
"I hate it."
Shiyu hated his overly curious nature.
Next, he went to open the door with a gloomy heart.
If what the young doctor said was true, this incident didn't seem to be a bad thing, and he hadn't done anything illegal. If the evidence pointed to him, he would just tell the truth.
"Finally, you opened the door."
Shiyu opened the door, and a cold voice from outside made him pause.
Because outside, it wasn't as he had imagined, with a bunch of officials blocking the way. Instead, there was only one person.
And this person wasn't the cold, high-ranking lady from the neighborhood committee he had imagined, but a younger, beautiful woman, probably in her twenties.
"Is this a Wind Demon Lion?!"
Shiyu didn't pay attention to her for long; he was immediately drawn to the creature beside her. It was a Wind Demon Lion, which seemed to be preparing to blast the door open!
The Wind Demon Lion is a creature resembling a lion-dog, standing nearly two meters tall, with fluffy white fur, dignified blue eyes, and black cloud patterns around its neck, limbs, body, and long tail, making it look especially majestic.
【Name】: Wind Demon Lion
【Attribute】: Wind
【Race Level】: ???
【Skills】: ???
Since Shiyu's level didn't allow him to interact with higher-level extraordinary beings, he only memorized the data of extraordinary-level beings in school.
As for the Wind Demon Lion, it was clearly a higher-level being. Shiyu had only seen its picture and hadn't paid attention to other details.
However, among the race levels of Extraordinary, Commander, King, Overlord, Guardian, and Myth, he guessed the Wind Demon Lion's race level was Commander.
"Roar—" the Wind Demon Lion bared its teeth in a smile.
"Let me introduce myself, Lu Qingyi, a Ph.D. in Archaeology from Ancient Capital University and a member of the Donghuang Archaeological Association." Lu Qingyi looked up at Shiyu.
"I want to talk to you about something, and I hope you will cooperate."
A Ph.D. in Archaeology?
From one of the top nine universities, Ancient Capital University?
Shiyu looked at the young woman and felt a pang of pain in his liver.
What a good girl, except for being a bit devious, why would she choose such a path? What else could she do?
Archaeology has no future!
"Shiyu, unemployed, apprentice beast master, please come in."
After the introduction, Shiyu was completely sure what this was about.
Since coming to this world, the only thing related to archaeology was the stone statue anomaly.
Shiyu opened the door, feeling heavy-hearted as he prepared to be interrogated.
Next, Shiyu led Dr. Lu into the courtyard.
At this point, the iron-eating beast had neatly stacked the steel plates and was hiding behind a tree, peeking out.
The green caterpillar had also returned to the birdcage, as if it had nothing to do with what was happening.
After entering the courtyard, Lu Qingyi and the Wind Demon Lion immediately looked at the small iron-eating beast behind the tree and the green caterpillar in the birdcage.
Then, they turned their attention back to Shiyu.
"I'll be straightforward. The stone statue at the Pingcheng Beast Master Association shattered, and it's related to you, right?"
"I have no ill intentions, so you don't need to worry."
"I just want to know if you heard the voice transmitted by that stone statue?"
Shiyu: "That stone statue is a living being?"
By asking this, he was implicitly acknowledging the other party's question.
Lu Qingyi: "No, the stone statue is a dead object."
"Your talent is 'Psychic Sensing.' According to your understanding, Psychic Sensing should only be able to communicate with living beings."
Shiyu nodded, having checked it again, but found no new information.
"However, there are always exceptions."
"Some dead objects, carrying the faith, beliefs, will, and emotions of many living beings, can, after being washed by time, give birth to a 'Spirit.'"
"The 'Spirit' is an intangible concept, unrelated to life, mind, soul, or spirit. In the archaeological world, it is called the 'Traces of History.'"
"Only a very small number of Psychic Sensing individuals with special talents have a chance to hear these traces."
"Therefore, in the archaeological world, Beast Masters with this Psychic Sensing talent are called 'Listeners of the Sounds of History.'"
Shiyu said, "So... I am that special talent?"
Lu Qingyi nodded and said, "Being able to hear the sounds of history is a remarkable talent. Throughout history, there have been multiple breaks, and countless truths have been buried. Relics are the main way for us modern people to understand history."
"However, these preserved relics are often protected by extraordinary powers, making it very difficult to decipher or find them."
"Listeners of the Sounds of History are much more likely to find or decipher key information about relics than ordinary people."
"This time, because you triggered the 'Spirit' of that stone statue, an ancient relic has surfaced, which may reveal the truth behind the Ice Plains."
Shiyu had a bad feeling and asked, "So your purpose in coming here is..."
Lu Qingyi: "You have a great talent, a natural archaeologist. I want to invite you..."
No way!!
Absolutely no way!!
I will never do archaeology again in this life.
Earning a little money, raising a panda, finding a beautiful girlfriend, and raising a cute cat with her, living a happy and easy life in a safe city, isn't that better?
"Sorry... I'm not interested in archaeology."
"I don't want to join any archaeological association or go to any archaeological university." Shiyu said very apologetically.
Lu Qingyi asked in confusion, "Who said I was inviting you to join the archaeological association?"
"Huh? Not that?"
"Your talent would be wasted in the archaeological association. Currently, in the entire ancient country, there are only 11 known 'Listeners of the Sounds of History,' including you."
"Fewer than the number of legendary beast masters and even fewer than the number of guardian-level beings in the country. Do you know what that means?"
"The organization inviting you is a different one."
"Also, you don't need to rush to refuse. Men are contradictory creatures. Having this talent means you must like this field; otherwise, you wouldn't be able to hear the voice of the stone statue."
Lu Qingyi walked to the birdcage and looked at the green caterpillar, making Shiyu feel even more uncomfortable.
Why... why, why, even after crossing over, can't I escape the connection to archaeology?
Isn't your talent for psychic sensing quite common? How could it stab me in the back!