After using cheats, I became the strongest Beast Tamer

Yan Dongzhou sat in a custom-made, spacious chair, looking lazily at Meng Quan in front of him.

"What is it?"

Meng Quan, knowing the person's background before him and having requests of his own, didn't mind the other's attitude.

Meng Quan leaned forward, speaking in a deep voice, "I heard that Lord Yan has exceptional sources of information. I would like to ask Lord Yan to investigate some intelligence, this modest gift is not intended as a sign of respect."

As he spoke, he placed a storage ring on the small tray beside the table, and an associate, picking up the tray, checked it before handing it over to Yan Dongzhou.

Yan Dongzhou took it and glanced over it briefly.

"Alright, Ou Gong, you talk to him." Having said that, Yan Dongzhou took the items and turned to leave immediately.

Before leaving, he patted his subordinate's shoulder, "Elder Meng is an honest person, take good care of him."

Meng Quan didn't expect the other party to leave just like that.

He was left feeling aggrieved; in his status, even when meeting with the main lineage's Elders, no one would have shown such disregard.

This young whelp...

"Elder Meng, please state any requirements you have," said Ou Gong with a smile.

Meng Quan said, "My concubine is dead. A huge footprint was found near her body, the print suggests a creature at least two hundred meters in size, and judging from the trail of footprints, it should have appeared near the city gate yesterday. Do you recall anything of the sort?"

"Wait a moment please." Ou Gong turned and went to the office, sorting through a huge pile of beast skin document bags.

Finally, he found a stack of intelligence and a photograph.

This is it.

Ou Gong carefully checked to ensure its accuracy and then took it away.

He typically would have previewed this intelligence, since he personally sealed it in a bag and delivered it to Yan Dongzhou.

He retained a rough memory of these archives. Read new chapters at M-V-L

What these archives specifically signified, though, was no longer his concern.

The boss disliked trouble, and as the boss's favorite, he naturally followed in his footsteps.

He couldn't trouble the boss with unnecessary issues.

Of course, if the underlings wanted to take initiative, to score some achievements, he would not obstruct them.

If the Dark Fire members below wanted to get things done, they should go ahead, the boss wouldn't mind these matters.

But should they fail to handle matters properly, then they must bear the responsibility themselves.

"Elder Meng, here's the information you requested," Ou Gong placed the gathered intelligence on the table.

Meng Quan took the intelligence, skimming through the thin packet swiftly.

"Is this all? Is there more?" Meng Quan was astounded.

Besides a photograph, its time of capture, and the corresponding location, there was nothing else.

"Everything is here," Ou Gong stated.

Meng Quan: "..."

"I need all of his information," Meng Quan pointed at the disguised face of Chen Xing in the photo.

"That comes at a separate price."

Meng Quan fell silent.

"It's not that I'm asking for it, but there's a need to grease the palms both above and below, since as per rules, Dark Fire's intelligence isn't meant to be seen by outsiders," Ou Gong explained.

Meng Quan wanted to just stand up and leave, unused to being extorted like this.

But there was something called sunk cost, assuming Meng Quan knew the term.

A son was already dead, a concubine too, and now after having already paid a hefty facilitation fee, was he supposed to just leave as if nothing had happened?

Meng Quan felt reluctant.

He drew a deep breath, his face pained as he took out a piece of Secret Treasure and placed it on the table.

"Level Six Secret Treasure, White Moon Wushan Copper."

"Your secret treasure hasn't vanished; it has merely transformed into a different form, turning into intelligence that stays by your side," Ou Gong said with a smile.

Meng Quan sat still, his face expressionless.

Ou Gong picked up the photograph and walked into a secret chamber deep within Dark Fire.

In the secret room, it was pitch black.

As the chains unlocked, a huge brain appeared inside.

It was like a brain magnified tens of thousands of times, bound by chains, imprisoned and locked away in the room.

The brain was still alive, its surface slightly writhing.

"Seek out all the information on this person in the photo," Ou Gong directed, holding up the photograph towards the massive brain.

The giant brain seemed unwilling to move.

After a few seconds of silence, Ou Gong picked up a thorned iron whip resting against the wall,

The huge brain seemed to respond to some stimulus, with a certain area on its surface coming alive, casting a faint red glow.

Then, a beam of light projected from the brain onto the wall.

"You're saying there's no information on this person?" Ou Gong frowned, "Impossible! Such a huge beast must not be handled by some unknown tamer, your head is filled with massive amounts of knowledge, how could there be no intel related to such a big beast?"

The brain in front of him had no name, internally referred to as "Smart Brain."

Because it looked like a brain and possessed a strong memory capacity.

Its origins were unknown, but it had many incarnations. The brain in front of him was just one of these incarnations.

These incarnations shared a special connection, allowing them to exchange knowledge.

It was always imprisoned, used as a tool for storing and retrieving information.

But the next second, another beam of light shot out from the gaps of the brain, reflecting onto the wall.

This time, the information that appeared wasn't about the person on the crocodile's back, but about the crocodile itself.

There was a beast in Great Xia that looked very similar to this crocodile, and it had made quite a name for itself.

Simultaneously, the information about this crocodile's Beast Tamer also emerged.

"This does indeed look very similar..." Ou Gong said looking at Taotie's information, as well as Chen Xing's information.

He pondered, although the appearances were different, the stature and height were very similar.

Despite his tendency to slack off, he was nonetheless experienced in this line of work.

He naturally noticed many similarities between the two.

Especially altering one's face, as far as he knew, was not an impossible feat.

He hadn't expected it to be a prodigy from Great Xia.

Moreover, it was someone who had been marked for assassination by Dark Fire.

Ou Gong fell silent for a moment, erased the information, and walked out with a blank file folder.

Meng Quan stared at Ou Gong and asked, "Did you find any clues?"

"Can't find information on this face, this person doesn't exist."

"Are you messing with me?!" Meng Quan's gaze sharpened, looking fiercely at Ou Gong.

Ou Gong wasn't in a hurry, and after Meng Quan finished speaking, he leisurely said, "Such a distinctive beast can't just appear out of nowhere. The tamer on its back might be using a fake identity, meaning this face, this person, doesn't exist at all."

"Fake identity?" Meng Quan's expression shifted, uncertain.

"Elder Meng, if you want to continue the search, it will cost more," Ou Gong said.

"No need, as long as we find that girl, everything will come to light." Meng Quan stood up and turned to leave the place.

Watching Meng Quan's retreating figure, Ou Gong thought to himself that this was all he could do.

Ou Gong went into the office with the White Moon Mountain bronze, "Boss, this is what Elder Meng gave later."

"Hmm, good," said Yan Dongzhou, who was eating pastries, "Just leave it on the ground."

"Yes," responded Ou Gong as he prepared to leave the room.

Suddenly, Yan Dongzhou's voice came from behind, "If you found something earlier, why didn't you tell him?"

Ou Gong paused, then turned around and respectfully said, "I was thinking of selling the information twice, but Elder Meng didn't want to continue buying."

Yan Dongzhou shook his head, his jowls quivering, but his expression remained calm, "I've told you, Elder Meng is a straightforward person. You should have helped him properly.

If word gets out about how you conduct business, others won't come to me to buy intelligence."

Ou Gong bowed his head, saying nothing.

"Forget it, considering you've been with me for twenty years, this is an exception. Don't let it happen again. Now go," Yan Dongzhou said, lowering his head to continue eating his pastries.

"Yes," Ou Gong replied, leaving the room and breaking out in a cold sweat behind his back.

Yan Dongzhou, the legitimate second son of the Yan Family's head, although lazy by nature, was extremely cruel.

In the past, he had his beasts eat people for the slightest dissatisfaction.

...

On the other side, Chen Xing and his mentor safely returned to Jiuzhou University.

It was now the latter part of August, and the battle for Resource Points was raging on.

Chen Xing's original plan was to contest a single Resource Point, letting Taotie take the stage.

But after the evolution, Sìxiàng's combat power had increased dramatically, jumping past Taotie and taking the spot of the strongest fighter.

Therefore, Chen Xing's plan had undergone a slight change.

He planned to accumulate Skill Points in the next few days, then activate new skills to push for Sìxiàng to complete Will Transcendence, followed by the Four Transcendences Ceremony.

If Sìxiàng could finish the Transcendence Ceremony, its combat power would likely undergo another transformation.

At that point, he would feel more confident in competing for Resource Points.

So, this time, Sìxiàng's target could be placed on a more valuable Resource Point.

After all, the contest for Resource Points was held once a year.

The earnings for the coming year would be set.

Therefore, Chen Xing still hoped to vie for two Resource Points with higher profit value this year.

Once the contest for Resource Points concluded, if Sìxiàng had already evolved, he himself could also start preparing for the Transcendence Ceremony.

After both the beast and the Beast Tamer had completed the Transcendence Ceremony, he would truly become an Advanced Beast Tamer.