Chapter 53 (1/2)

Alas, not even an electronic lighter functioned properly in the beast world, not to mention the more technologically advanced personal terminals.

Thus, even if Zhang Che waited until the end of time, no one would come offer him any advice.

“Hmm? Right, an electronic lighter is useless, but what about those flint lighters?”

Zhang Che suddenly thought of a question, his heart immediately shook!

Regretfully, however, a distant fire wouldn’t boil the water close at hand. So what if a flint lighter worked?

Did he have to specially make a trip back?

With that lost time, it would be better to directly ask someone in the safety zone to take care of it for him.

“Forget it; I’ll stop thinking about starting a fire for now, and go find a water source to clean this thing up first.”

Shaking his head self-mockingly, Zhang Che mounted onto Hanxue once more, scanning around him to look for the nearest source of water.

There would definitely be a stream somewhere in this vast grassland, no questions asked. Otherwise, what would the creatures living here drink? It was only a matter of time before he found it.

Zhang Che shifted his gaze towards the horizon in a certain direction. That was one of the V-shaped outlines of the mountain range extending behind him.

That mountain range was so tall; there would probably be a mountain stream flowing along the ravines to the grasslands here. As long as he kept looking along the foot of the mountain range, he would surely find water. It was easier than searching in the endless grasslands.

Sure enough, before he even got close to the towering cliffs, Zhang Che saw several waterfalls falling from an extremely high altitude, scattering into a curtain of mist.

It was pretty good this way. Even if he can’t start a fire in the end, at least he could clean the carcass first.

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Qian Wei City, the Ding Feng Corporation building…

Zhang Yujie was standing expressionlessly, like a lone pine tree. In front of him, an employee was bending his waist slightly, his head lowered, his forehead full of sweat.

“So, regarding that Sun Che, you guys basically found nothing on him?” Without waiting for the employee to reply, Zhang Yujie waved his hand, gesturing for him to leave.

That employee immediately felt as if he was pardoned, and lowered his waist further, stepping backwards. Only when he reached the door did he turn around and leave. When he shut the door to this office, he let out a long sigh of relief. “Zhang-dashao¹ seems so amiable usually. I didn’t expect him to have such a fearsome aura around him when he puts on a serious face. It seems like the Ding Feng Corporation has truly found a worthy successor!”

In the office, Zhang Yujie recalled his transaction with Zhang Che previously. He couldn’t help but reveal a slight bitter smile, shaking his head. Perhaps he shouldn’t have acted so pretentiously, and thoroughly investigated that Sun Che’s identity earlier?

Thinking of his failed operation, and the ridiculing looks on his two good-for-nothing brothers, Zhang Yujie’s mood took a dive.

He could faintly guess that Sun Che must have had something to do with the sudden disappearance of the elephorse herd at the grasslands behind the mountain range, but the details of it really left him confused.

However, thinking of this, the depths of that Sun Che’s strength were really unfathomable.

Not only did he make the entire herd of elephorses leave, he even had the guts to go deeper into the grasslands. That was not something ordinary beastmasters could do easily.

“Forget it. The investigation ends here. It’s better to make friends with that guy as best as we can in the future. It’s way better to be friends than enemies with such a figure.”

Zhang Yujie was thinking, since he already had a pleasant transaction with that Sun Che, and they didn’t have an acrimonious falling-out with each other for this matter, either, it would probably still greatly benefit himself and the Ding Feng Corporation if he made friends properly with him.

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Unlike how Zhang Yujie was so at ease, the few people who lost a White-Headed Falcon all had gloomy expressions on their faces when they returned in the end.

Especially the owner of the White-Headed Falcon, Old Lu. That was his most capable subdued beast. He only got it through a stroke of luck back then, and it was a great assistant to him. Be it scouting for exotic beasts or hunting them, it had proved itself to be extremely useful.