Chapter 137

Chapter 137

"I didn't say anything!" the wig jumped up, waving its fan frantically, "You guessed it yourself. It has nothing to do with me. Whether it's right or wrong, it's not my responsibility."

Ji Xinghai had already gotten his answer and nodded with a smile: "I guessed it. So, is there any perfume in here that uses garlic or pyrethrum?"

The wig started fanning itself again: "You'll have to choose for yourself."

Soon, he found a bottle of perfume with a slightly pungent smell, but that wasn't enough. Ji Xinghai asked again: "Do you have seeds for pinellia, thunder god vine, pyrethrum, ligusticum, xanthium, agrimony...?"

He listed over twenty types of seeds known for their insecticidal properties, shocking the wig so much that its jewels almost fell off: "What are you trying to do? I can't give you any special treatment. Although we have a little bit of friendship, we can't disrupt the balance."

"It won't disrupt the balance," Ji Xinghai said seriously, "If it were another NPC, I would put a knife to their throat. The end result would be the same, so don't feel guilty."

The wig was speechless.

Is this the power of a natural enemy of NPCs?

"Besides, I can invest." He held out his hand, revealing several gold coins stacked in his palm, "Don't you want more flower rooms? Don't you want better equipment? Don't you want to start a new chapter in your business?"

Ji Xinghai radiated like a god of wealth, reflecting light from the wig's jewels even more brilliantly.

These gold coins weren't useless precious metals; they were condensed popularity, energy. How did he get so many?

Well, who cares where they came from!

"Invest in me, but this amount isn't enough."

"Of course, I'll bring a whole box later," Ji Xinghai said. These things were useless to him since he couldn't eat gold or take it away. Might as well use them here.

The wig saw his sincerity and immediately became happy: "I could tell from your clear eyes that you're destined for great things."

In two seconds, the wig convinced itself that the enemy was too powerful to resist. No examiner could withstand such an offer. People work for money, and so do they.

Who works without pay? Everyone would go crazy.

"Oh, oh, seeds need to be planted. I have some ready-made products, which I'll sell to you at a discount."

"Thank you, Master of the Hall."

Thus, another illegal transaction was completed in front of the audience. Ji Xinghai took four-fifths of the wig's stock and left one-fifth behind. If anyone from the Hungry Academy came, they would be given a few bottles and prepared for the insect infestation.

The wig agreed.

Later, indeed, someone from the Hungry Academy arrived. The wig gave them several bottles of concentrated insect repellent that could be diluted and sprayed, along with some information.

Students from other academies protested: "We barely passed, why does this guy get so much?"

"Hmph," the wig in front of others maintained its NPC authority, "That's something the boss entrusted to me, and he paid for it. If you want it, have your academy's boss come here and pay up."

If not for the good mood from the sudden windfall, the wig would have absorbed these protesters as hair conditioner.

Do they really think it's a lawful anomaly?

Can it be done this way?

The young man holding the insect repellent burst into tears: "Is it Ji? I missed meeting him, sob sob."

After crying, he looked at the pale-faced student from the outer academy: "This is my boss. Jealous? Tell your boss to step up."

The students from the outer academy were furious: Is this the era of pressuring bosses instead of oneself?

Damn, so envious.

Regardless of the mental blow the students from the outer academy suffered, Ji Xinghai, after obtaining several boxes of concentrated insect repellent, began worrying about how to distribute them.

The insects were really coming.

As soon as Ji Xinghai returned to his room, he checked it thoroughly. What did he find?

He discovered insect eggs in his planting area, hidden just a few centimeters beneath the soil. They were everywhere, and if they all hatched, the plants wouldn't stand a chance.

There were also insects elsewhere in the room, mostly centipedes and spiders, but the mother chicken had pecked most of them to death while rummaging through things.

Additionally, he found insects quietly munching on the cores of cabbages in the cellar. The outer leaves were fine, but the insides were nearly eaten clean.

This wasn't limited to one or two plants; almost all the fresh vegetables were affected, including beans, rice, and wheat, which showed signs of insect activity.

The crops in the planting area and the stored food in the cellar were both under threat. This scenario was a silent buildup to a major event!

He used his last summoning slot to call out the scorpion army, instructing the new parents to search every corner of the house and planting area for insects and eggs, leaving none behind.

Such a good thing?

Thus, the hungry scorpion army checked every nook and cranny of the house, not missing any insects in the planting area or cellar. Ji Xinghai then sprinkled the insect repellent, which, according to the wig, would protect for 24 hours.

However, he had an insect army and repellent, while others did not. Some might not even have thought about an insect infestation. Moreover, this instance had no gathering orders or forums like before.

"Fine," he told himself, "I'll visit each space one by one and distribute it when I encounter someone from the academy."

There was no other choice; they were all from home and still weak.

So he opened the second door.

Before he could even see what was inside, a gaping mouth lunged at him. Ji Xinghai was startled and reflexively slapped it with full force.

A giant creature's head was sent flying, leaving the entire beast stunned.

"Allosaurus?" The fierce beast, usually seen only as a fossil, was slapped to the ground by Ji Xinghai and couldn't get up. Only then did he have the chance to look around.

It was a zoo.

It was a terrifying Dinosaur Zoo where all the electronic gates had opened and the beasts had collectively escaped.

Apart from the Allosaurus, which was about seven or eight meters long and had just been slapped to the ground, there were also smaller Velociraptors, the herbivorous Triceratops known for its combat prowess, and many other dinosaurs that didn't coexist in the same era.

The students who had entered early were chased to the point of having no way out, while the shameless loudspeaker kept shouting: "One discount, one discount, today's ticket price is at a special one-tenth off."

Is this one-tenth off worth your life?

Ji Xinghai wasn't interested. Just as he thought they were closing the gates, the loudspeaker changed its message.

"Dinosaur descendants, various birds and reptilian pets are now offered at discounted prices. If you can return the escaped big cuties to their original enclosures, you can get these pets at the most affordable prices! These big cuties have already been injected with sedatives, reducing their combat power by half. Additionally, there are unattended cars throughout the zoo for transportation. Don't miss this opportunity!"

If he didn't know about the future insect disaster, he might find these discounts inexplicable. When struggling to survive, who has time for pets? And catching dinosaurs, how could anyone think of that?

But now, seeing it again, this was a clue and method provided by the simulation for the students to defend themselves.

It was quite considerate, setting up puzzles and making you find answers with your life.

However, for Ji Xinghai, who held the insect repellent, none of the rewards compared to the loudspeaker.

Anyone could guess how vast this Dinosaur Zoo was; it could be an island, comparable in size to some countries.

In such a large area, more students would arrive, including those from the Hungry Academy.

A loudspeaker broadcasting across the entire zone—why not use it to gather people?

With one hand, he carried the dazed Allosaurus's head and dragged it to the Allosaurus enclosure (with a map on the way). The Allosaurus struggled several times, leaving drag marks on the ground, but Ji Xinghai remained relaxed.

When the Allosaurus roared loudly, he simply bent down, picked up the giant lizard, and lifted it over his head as if it were a toy.

The viewers in the live stream were stunned. They always knew Ji Xinghai had extraordinary strength, but previous comparisons weren't very intuitive. Seeing the two-ton lizard being dragged away lifelessly, everyone finally got a real sense of his strength.

"I remember a few months ago, Brother Hai was panting after carrying a human."

"Has human evolution left me behind? I'm also a psychic, but why am I still so weak?"

"Upstairs, is it possible that psychics vary greatly among themselves?"

As the number and types of psychics surged like bamboo shoots after rain, gradually, various rankings of psychic abilities emerged.

Without a doubt, regardless of the ranking system, the ability to consume anomalies and enhance oneself and summon creatures, like the Taotie ability, was top-tier.

Comparing ordinary psychics to him was just asking for trouble.

The conversation in the live stream veered off for a bit before quickly returning to the insect disaster.

"With the number of insects and eggs Ji Xinghai found, the threat of an insect disaster has already been set. These insects aren't just pests that ruin food and leave students hungry; some are highly toxic, and others are carnivorous. Their target is the students who think they are safe in their rooms and don't set up defenses."

"Ji Xinghai seems to want to spread this information. How much time does he have?"

"Based on the state of the eggs and insects, at most 24 hours."

To recognize someone else, it takes no more than six people. In the simulation, each person can open four resource doors, providing such a path. Can he spread this information quickly within 24 hours?

Ji Xinghai carried the Allosaurus to the Allosaurus enclosure, where the staff warmly greeted him:

"Dear visitor, what kind of pet do you like? I recommend geckos; they're quiet and eat a lot."

"I don't need a pet," Ji Xinghai said. "Can I borrow your zoo's loudspeaker?"

The staff member, dressed in a mascot costume, scratched his head in frustration: "That's beyond my authority."

"Where is the broadcast room, then?"

The Allosaurus enclosure was far from the broadcast room, requiring a detour through half of the Dinosaur Zoo.

But the biggest problem was that due to the malfunctioning electronic systems, the large transportation facilities were unusable, and using cars meant taking a longer route.

What if he walked?

Well, that would mean circling one of the world's top three freshwater lakes, climbing two mountains with an altitude of three thousand meters, and walking dozens of kilometers.

Now, with the dinosaurs escaping, the Dinosaur Zoo resembled a horror movie scene, adding to the difficulty.

But was Ji Xinghai someone who would let himself suffer?

Without hesitation, he asked an NPC about the location of the pterosaurs, beat them up, and forcibly tied them up. This sensible pterosaur temporarily replaced the aircraft.

With his own ride, Ji Xinghai quickly reached the center of the Dinosaur Zoo, where the broadcast room was located on a tall steel tower.

Ji Xinghai leaped from the air, landing on the roof of the broadcast room. Inside, a crow wearing a small suit stared at the monitors with wide red eyes.

Ji Xinghai smiled at it and then climbed down, prying open the lock.

"Borrowing the loudspeaker. Oh, I know you won't lend it, so I won't bother negotiating."

The crow had never seen such an audacious student.

'You know I won't lend it, yet you break in and pin me down?'

It had been over a month since the last invitation to join was rejected. Seeing this human again, he was even more audacious. The crow remembered the first time it could stand outside and give orders, the second time hearing about this student kidnapping a bunch of staff, the third time being persuaded to join, and now...

Is this human a pervert?

How many anomalies can he handle at once?

The crow is indeed an examiner-level anomaly. When it gets angry, the space around it distorts, ready to give Ji Xinghai a hard time.

But in the next second, a stack of nine gold bars is placed on the table.

"Don't be angry, let's be friends."

Crow: ...

"Wow, do you think you can buy me off with money? I'll adjust the frequency for the entire area."