Chapter 336 Weakness (2/2)
This creature, with its fearsome million-square-foot girth, appeared a dusty light green on the screen, and in its light, all the expressions of the people in the room were reserved and solemn.
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”This is a sonar image taken by a military drone from above. You can't eat it!” Whap! Gao Peng smacked Da Zi's head. ”So close your mouth.”
”No, I want to eat it!” Da Zi became upset. ”If you don't let me eat it, you're not the real Gao Peng.”
”This, this is a sonar image, How on earth are you supposed to eat it?!” Gao Peng could feel a headache coming on.
”No, it's obviously a mooncake that's had two bites taken out of it, and we don't even know who ate it!” Incensed, Da Zi started jabbing furiously at the light green image.
Flamy began to dance and hop from foot to foot on the sidelines. It appeared that these two gluttons had come to an agreement.
Gao Peng pulled out a piece of spiced, sweet dried meat from Silly's pocket dimension and flung it far away. Da Zi swiveled his head, following the arc of the projectile, and sped towards it in a flash of lightning, snatching it from the air. Pleased with itself, it began to chew on the meat in a corner. If one didn't look too closely at it, it could almost be mistaken for a corgi—especially since his legs were just as short.
Gao Peng then proceeded to take a salted fish out of Silly's pocket dimension. Flamy's eyes lit up at the sight; its neck stretched out to follow Gao Peng's every move. He drooled almost incessantly.
Gao Peng popped the salted fish into his own mouth and chewed on it. It was a little dry, so he took a large gulp of juice to help swallow it down.
”The military has requested that we work with them to eliminate these monsters,” Gao Peng told his beasts. ”You guys have anything to add?”
Da Zi was too busy feasting upon the sweet spiced meat in his corner to answer.
Flamy was still angry from having been tricked by Gao Peng. Who did Gao Peng think it was—an idiot like Da Zi?
Goldie narrowed his eyes. As someone who couldn't swim, it had no opinion on the subject.
Dumby merely stood silently, his eyes smoldering with passion. Whatever Master said, it would follow.
Silly smacked Gao Peng's ear angrily. If stupid Gao Peng drank its juice again; it was definitely put its foot down.
”Squeak.” Gao Peng grabbed Silly with one arm and began to squish his face as if kneading a ball of dough while holding him. ”Hey, don't you go throwing a tantrum now.”
Silly was kneaded into all sorts of shapes by Gao Peng. His face took on the shapes of a bun, tang yuan, man tou…
”So, you see, it's not that I don't accept your request, but my beasts are unwilling to fight beside me. They tire of conflict and battle, and only wish to rest for the time being,” Gao Peng said apologetically to the table full of uniformed men.
The men's lips pursed. They were rendered speechless and unable to offer a rebuttal.
”The Southern Sky Group has always been a small company that never ventures too far outside its comfort zone, and I myself obey the law; I always pay my taxes on time. It wouldn't be a stretch to call myself a good citizen of the alliance.” Gao Peng said seriously. ”However, I am but a feeble boy without my beasts, too weak to even truss a chicken.”
The uniformed men took two deep breaths. Despite knowing that Gao Peng was talking nonsense, they weren't in positions to lose their tempers. ”The threats near the Qing Jiao Settlement have always been the military's responsibility, as they should be. However, this time, the monsters are particularly hard to deal with. I'm sure you've read the information we've given you, and as the saying goes, there are no unharmed eggs beneath an overturned nest—more so when the distance between here and Peach Bay isn't so far as the crow flies. We'll be recruiting the best monster hunters from countries with significant Chinese populations, as well as all over the world, to help rid the earth of these creatures, and you're a Lord-tier trainer, Mr Gao. We hope that you're willing to contribute to the cause—be it for your company or the people of Yang Cheng.”