Chapter 45: Selling Monsters
The so-called safe base of the military team was actually in a relatively intact hotel. Here, there were many large metal boxes containing various research instruments. At this moment, the members of the military team were packing various experimental instruments, preparing to take them back. As for the captives from the HR Alliance team, they were hastily bandaged to ensure they wouldn't die and then thrown into a nearby room, guarded by several flying monsters.
Until now, everyone was still feeling somewhat amazed, discussing the Black Crowned Golden Eagle and the numerous flying monsters. Seeing the excitement on their faces, Qin Mu pondered for a moment and shared an idea that had been on his mind.
"Professor, what do you think about me selling some tamed monsters to military? The Commander rank monsters I've tamed can understand commands. If they're equipped with a communication system and such, they can cooperate in battles without any problems."
This idea came to him when Professor Zhou mentioned that the price of a live monster was more than ten times that of a dead one. Qin Mu realized that his previous thinking seemed to have fallen into a misconception. He had been focused on hunting monsters like ordinary fighters. He hadn't thought that he could directly sell monsters, including those from the Zerg. Not to mention the Zerg swarm, just the Zergified flying monsters he had accumulated over the past few days were enough to be sold.
Professor Zhou's eyes lit up at the mention of this, and even He Jingtian and the others stopped what they were doing.
"Of course, they'll want them. You can sell as many as you want. If you're selling those flying beasts you've tamed? The military will be ecstatic." Professor Zhou immediately replied.
"They can be directed to cooperate in battles?" He Jingtian was shocked by this statement and asked. Upon receiving an affirmative answer, He Jingtian's expression changed, and he immediately said, "We want them, the military will take them all. I'll contact my superiors right away. The price will definitely satisfy you."
No joke, Commander rank monsters that could cooperate in battles, even Horde Leader rank monsters. They had to buy them, even if it meant selling everything they had. An ordinary fighter jet cost how much? At least ten billion. These ordinary fighter jets had a combat power equivalent to that of a Commander rank monster. If their team was equipped with a Commander rank flying monster, their combat power would undoubtedly double. As for Horde Leader rank monsters, they didn't dare to think about it, but high-level Commander rank Black Crowned Golden Eagles or Wind Chaser Eagles would also be great.
Immediately, He Jingtian lifted his combat watch and dialed his superior's number, reporting the situation. Sure enough, the other side quickly agreed, as long as Qin Mu was willing to sell, the military would buy. The price was negotiable. A Wargod military expert, who had already boarded a fighter jet to come to their aid upon receiving their distress signal, could discuss it in person.
"Brother Mu, are you selling that Horde Leader rank Black Crowned Golden Eagle?" He Jingtian, who was already in his thirties, suddenly asked with a flattering smile.
"I'm not selling that one for now; I have uses for it." Qin Mu also smiled. Of course, he wasn't selling it now, since he only had one Horde Leader rank monster. But once he had more Horde Leader rank monsters under his control and the price was right, he could consider it.
Once he figured this out, Qin Mu realized that selling Zergified monsters, or even Zerg units, was actually no different from Hong selling intelligent fighter jets. They were both selling second hand permissions. So, why not use the military to support his Zerg swarm?
The real control was still in his hands, and he could even monitor the military's every move in real-time. As for whether the military would discover the Zerg's anomalies? That was overthinking it. If the military had that capability, they wouldn't be forced to survive in base cities by a group of monsters.
"Unfortunately, I also have to return to the base city for the start of school. Otherwise, I could consider taming that primary Horde Leader rank Swamp Newt and selling it to the military." Looking at Professor Zhou, Qin Mu seemed to say this unintentionally. The main reason he joined the military was to learn biology, wasn't it? The person in front of him was a big shot in biological research. If he didn't seize this opportunity, he would be too stupid.
Professor Zhou and the people around him all looked puzzled. "Start of school? What start of school?"
"Tame that Horde Leader rank Swamp Newt? Do you have a way to tame that Horde Leader rank Swamp Newt?" In an instant, Professor Zhou rushed to Qin Mu's side, asking urgently. A Horde Leader rank Swamp Newt that could be tamed and one which will cooperate in experiments would be incredibly valuable.
"Professor Zhou, I might have forgotten to mention that I'm actually a new student in the biological department of the Jiangnan First Military Academy. School is about to start." Qin Mu spread his hands innocently.
"After becoming a spirit master, I discovered that perhaps it was because I've been interested in this field since I was young that I awakened the talent of a beast tamer. Later, I found that in-depth research in biology greatly helps my beast taming ability. So, after joining the military, instead of being directly assigned to the army, I'm going to study at the Jiangnan First Military Academy for a while as military personnel."
Professor Zhou and the others were stunned, feeling somewhat baffled. A primary Wargod spirit master going to school at a military academy? And a freshman at that? This was simply ridiculous.
"Registration? Such a small matter doesn't require you to make a trip. I'll call the principal and ask him to handle these things for you. So, you're interested in biology. Come, come, let me see how your foundation is." Professor Zhou's face lit up with a smile upon hearing Qin Mu's words, understanding the situation. His old face was as happy as a blooming chrysanthemum. (T/N: Well, we all know what that means. 😊)
Professor Zhou, who had switched to his teacher mode, began asking some related questions, starting from the simplest and gradually delving deeper. Qin Mu also answered based on the knowledge he had self-studied over the past few days. At first, it was okay, but slowly, it became more difficult until he couldn't understand at all.
"Not bad, your foundation knowledge level is quite good. You haven't even started school yet, but the knowledge content you've self-studied can already compare to that of an average sophomore. Overall, your knowledge is still lacking, but you understand some problems very well and have your own ideas." Professor Zhou seemed very satisfied and nodded in admiration.
"Are you interested in coming to my lab? I'll arrange for you to join the project team, and you can learn directly from your seniors. If you want to take graduate exams or anything like that in the future, you can leave it to me to arrange."
Qin Mu was naturally happy to hear this. "Of course, I'm interested, thank you, Professor Zhou."
While the two were chatting animatedly, a stream of dark blue light quickly crossed the sky. A beautifully curved, dark blue saucer-shaped fighter jet hovered above the hotel, the cabin door opened, and a strong man wearing dark green armor and holding a long spear leaped down. The military's reinforcement, a Wargod expert, had arrived.
The newcomer had a standard square face, a serious expression, and walked with the vigor of a dragon and the steadiness of a tiger, a typical military style. Under everyone's gaze, he first walked up to Professor Zhou and saluted.
"Professor Zhou, I am Li Shun, here to escort you back to the Jiangnan Base City."
Professor Zhou's face also turned serious in response. "I've caused trouble for the organization. I didn't expect to alarm you guys from Huashan."
Li Shun scanned the surroundings, his eyes narrowing slightly at the sight of the Black Crowned Golden Eagle lying nearby, then turned to look at Qin Mu, his expression softening. "Colonel Qin Mu, on my way here, I received a notice from my superiors to fully communicate with you about the matter of selling monsters you mentioned."
Li Shun had checked all the information about Qin Mu on his way here. Both of his parents were military personnel, and he was an orphan of martyrs. For someone like Li Shun, who had spent his entire life in the army, such a person was as upright and patriotic as they come, and he naturally felt good about him.
"You can mention any requirements you have, and we will try our best to meet them. I just have one question: how many monsters can you provide? And what are their specific strengths?"
Qin Mu smiled.
"In terms of quantity, there might be quite a lot."