Seeing Chen Yuran's face visibly darken at an alarming rate, Stinky Tofu whimpered and quickly scuttled behind Li Jing.
"..."
Li Jing.
So now it knows to be afraid?
Did it not think about the consequences when it was causing trouble?
Coughing lightly, Li Jing stepped forward.
"That..."
Before he could say anything, Chen Yuran raised her hand.
"No need to explain. I am well aware of the character of the dog I've raised. Next time, don't leave Stinky Tofu alone in the yard. Keep it inside the house. It won't dare to destroy things there. More importantly, I have something else to discuss with you."
While talking, she hopped off her flying sword and pulled out a tablet computer, tapped on it a few times and handed it over.
?
Li Jing took the tablet and saw a still frame from a surveillance video.
The screen showed just him casting Palm Thunder in the midday market to kill the Fish Monster.
Seeing this, Li Jing was a bit stunned.
There was indeed a surveillance system set up on the main road outside the market.
But there was none inside.
Of this, he was certain.
If there were surveillance cameras inside, he might have made the news already.
So...
How was this footage captured?
As if sensing his confusion, Chen Yuran explained.
"This was captured by a drone temporarily deployed by the bureau in areas that required special attention."
A specialized drone?
Li Jing paused, then his expression turned odd.
Irrespective of other things.
The key issue is that from the angle of the surveillance footage, it seemed like his Palm Thunder was fired directly at the camera.
Seeing him realize something, Chen Yuran pointed to the play button on the tablet screen.
The surveillance footage suddenly cut out.
!!!
Li Jing.
Stiffly glancing at Chen Yuran, Li Jing croaked out a question.
"Is your bureau's drone... expensive?"
"Not really, just over 700k."
"..."
Li Jing almost choked.
Over 700k and that's not expensive?
Selling him wouldn't even cover the cost!
Just as he was about to resign himself to his fate, Chen Yuran took back the tablet.
"Relax, the bureau won't make you pay for accidental damage. Besides, you killed the Fish Monster on site and protected the public's lives and property. The bureau can't possibly hold you accountable."
"I don't have to pay?"
Like Stinky Tofu revitalized, Li Jing perked up.
"If we held you responsible for saving lives, who would dare to intervene in the future?"
Chen Yuran rolled her eyes and took out a small notebook.
"But you still need to cooperate with me to make a record for the bureau to file."
"That's fine."
Li Jing quickly nodded, succinctly recounting the incident of him accidentally encountering the Fish Monster in the market and its transformation.
When Chen Yuran heard that Stinky Tofu played a part in it, she looked incredulously at the trembling dog at the side, reaching out to pat its head.
"You did a good job."
Praised, Stinky Tofu immediately perked up, raising its head and wagging its tail.
Meanwhile, Chen Yuran jotted down the main points of Li Jing's account and asked:
"What was the spell you used to kill the Fish Monster?"
"Palm Thunder."
Li Jing answered truthfully.
?
Chen Yuran slowly typed out a question mark.
"I'm asking you seriously, can you be normal? That big, that thick thing, you call that Palm Thunder?"
Confronted with doubt, Li Jing blinked and hesitated before answering.
"Great Perfection Palm Thunder."
"..."
Chen Yuran remained silent.
Looking at Li Jing, who did not appear to be lying, she looked bizarre.
The Thunder Skill, in the Immortal Learning Spells System, is the most powerful.
Second to none.
The only Thunder Skill that can be learned in the Second Realm is Palm Thunder.
She walked through the Second Realm herself, naturally mastering it.
Whether the Palm Thunder of Great Perfection could be so large and so thick, Chen Yuran was honestly unsure.
There are very few people who can cultivate the Second Realm Magic to Great Perfection.
After all, human energy is limited.
No one will practice just a single magic spell of this multitude to death.
Chen Yuran herself merely managed to cultivate Palm Thunder to a small degree of attainment.
It was not that she was not diligent.
Rather, her aptitude was too good, she stepped into the Three Realm with the Second Realm Magic not even fully learned.
Once they step into the Three Realm, who would still practice Second Realm Magic?
After a moment of silence, Chen Yuran confirmed her inquiry.
"How many attack spells have you learned?"
"Only Palm Thunder, which I have been practicing for many years."
Li Jing responded.
He was not a stubborn person.
Telling Chen Yuran that he had just learned Palm Thunder yesterday would certainly arouse her suspicion. He had to say he had been practicing it for a longer time.
In fact, if it were not for the chance that he was caught clearly by the unmanned drone, he couldn't possibly gloss over it, he wouldn't even mention that his Palm Thunder had reached "full proficiency".
Chen Yuran listened to Li Jing, who had only practiced one kind of attack spell, Palm Thunder, and nodded hesitantly.
On the one hand, she was unsure.
On the other hand, she recognized Li Jing's combat power.
Last night, Li Jing killed a monster chicken with a common kitchen knife.
A normal Second Realm would never be able to do this.
Putting away the notebook she was using to make the record, Chen Yuran did not ask further.
Rashly prying into the depth of another's cultivation is considered very impolite in this world.
Even between acquaintances, they would not casually ask.
"You should know about the abnormal situation in North City today. I came back to make a record for you, and I have to be on night duty at the station later, so you may be alone tonight."
As she spoke, Chen Yuran showed a somewhat embarrassed expression.
"I've been running around all day and I'm pretty packed, only had breakfast. Did you prepare dinner at home?"
"Not yet."
Li Jing shook his head, saying.
"I brought back some monster fish meat at noon, it was electrocuted on the spot and can be eaten directly, do you want some?"
"Sure."
Chen Yuran nodded, took out her phone.
"Give me your Immortal Message number, we'll add each other as friends, and I'll transfer the meal money to you."
"No need for meal money, you don't even take rent from me, how can I take your money?"
Li Jing waved his hand, took out his phone and announced his Immortal Message number.
The Immortal Message is the social software of this world.
It is equivalent to WeX.
After adding each other as friends, Chen Yuran persistently transferred three thousand to Li Jing.
A rich woman is a rich woman, money was not an issue to her.
A meal, yet transferred three thousand.
The electrocuted monster fish meat is not worth that much.
Especially since the process was too brutal.
Being electrocuted and being roasted are not the same concept at all.
Aside from the nutritional value of monster fish meat, it even tastes less good than ordinary food.
If it weren't the case, the electrocuted whole monster fish wouldn't be so cheap.
After helping Chen Yuran cut a portion of roasted fish slices in the house and making a portion for himself, Li Jing sat at the table with her and asked casually.
"With the frequent monster incidents in North City, what does the Patrol Bureau have to say?"
In private, Chen Yuran is relatively casual.
Now she and Li Jing can be considered "roommates".
Hearing the query, she took a bite of the roasted fish slice and sighed lightly.
"There's no accurate statement temporarily. The whole day today, just dealing with the aftermath has driven everyone in the bureau crazy. Monster incidents are sporadic and have never been the focus of the Patrol Bureau. We can handle it if it comes occasionally, but we barely managed to handle multiple consecutive occurrences by urgently reassigning many other positions from the Patrol Bureau."
She continued.
"The bureau has formed a special task force to conduct an investigation. So far there's some clues, the frequent monster incidents are definitely not natural, the task force suspects that a human-shaped demon in North City is causing trouble behind the scenes."