Chapter 348 Promotion to Mythical Grade (2/2)
Hou Mu quickly said, ”I was hoping that you would stay here for just a bit longer...”
Gao Peng waved a hand at him. ”Grandfather was the one who gave you your promotion. I trust his judgement,” said Gao Peng flatly. ”You've been the general manager of Southern Sky's Yang Cheng branch for seven years.”
Hou Mu had no idea where Gao Peng was going with this. He simply nodded and said, ”Okay...”
”Seven years... You were able to keep the Yang Cheng branch together when my grandfather went missing, and even after he came back. That speaks volumes of your abilities. Zheng Tiezhuang and Liu Changhan are still learning the ropes of their new positions. They still need further guidance from you, Manager Hou.”
”Very well. If that's what you wish, I won't argue with you about it anymore,” said the portly Hou Mu, who humbly bowed his head and smiled warmly at Gao Peng.
”Before I forget, Young Master Gao, I need to speak to you about the thing you told me to keep an eye out for...”
”Oh? Did you find the materials I asked for?” asked Gao Peng. He had asked Hou Mu to look for the materials Da Zi and the others needed to evolve. He would be more than happy to accept whatever Hou Mu had gotten his hands on.
”Not exactly. However, I have received a report saying that someone spotted an unusual phenomenon that you asked me to keep an eye out for.”
Gao Peng stopped in his tracks. ”What unusual phenomenon?”
”Ghostly soldiers walking the earth and building their own bases on the mortal plane.”
Gao Peng's widened his eyes. Most of the materials necessary for Dumby's evolution could be found in places where said ghostly apparitions had been spotted.
If what Hou Mu said was true, he would soon be able to gather more than half of Dumby's evolutionary materials.
Every time Gao Peng heard the word ”Mythical,” a strange feeling bubbled up inside him.
Would a familiar transform into the mythical creatures that the ancient legends spoke of when it finally reached the Mythical grade? Most people usually imagined Epic and Legendary-grade monsters as beings that stood on top of the world. Would a Mythical-grade monster completely transcend the boundaries of this world?
Gao Peng still had a hard time believing that this world was now capable of producing Mythical-grade materials.
”Where did this happen?” asked Gao Peng.
”Bingzhou, Gao Ping City, Chang Ping Village.”
”Chang Ping...” muttered Gao Peng.
Then he nodded. ”All right. Thanks for telling me this.”
”Young master Gao, I've already prepared all the materials you've asked for on the second basement of your laboratory.”
Gao Peng nodded, then told Da Zi and the others to wait outside before leading Dumby to the second basement.
Blood Red Tearstone, the feathers of a white heron, the venom gland of a Black Hateful Scorpion...
Every one of these materials was of the highest quality. Gao Peng could see that Hou Mu had put a lot of effort into collecting them for him.
”All of you step out for a moment. I'll handle this on my own,” said Gao Peng. He put a mask over his mouth, slipped on a white lab robe, and finally, put a pair of sterilized gloves over his hands.
”Please excuse us,” said a high-ranking researcher in the laboratory before he led his assistant out of the room.
Dumby stood in a corner with a black-and-white dandelion trembling on top of its head.
Gao Peng climbed up Dumby's shoulders and took the Yin Yang Calendula off of it to set it aside on the laboratory countertop.
The Yin Yang Calendula stirred for a moment on the countertop. Its white crown of petals looked like a cat's fur standing on end. There was a naked patch of skin on it, making it look like a half-eaten cake with no frosting on some parts. Gao Peng had used some of its fur to treat the German Shepherd on the battlefield before.
The Yin Yan Calendula didn't seem to notice him as it slowly stretched its leaves out.
Gao Peng looked at it in amusement. It looked like a cute little girl smiling a toothless smile at him.