"This matter is quite dangerous. Is the government really willing to let you take the risk?" Qian Er looked at Zhou Nong with a smile.
"The government told me that if I could persuade you, I would go to that clan's territory with you. If I couldn't, they would send someone else."
Zhou Nong paused for a moment, then shook his head: "But I refused. Since I've taken on this job, I can't be afraid of death."
"I, Zhou Nong, live by this job, so I'll do this job."
"Was Professor Zheng specially arranged by you to persuade me?"
Qian Er changed the subject.
"No, you're wrong about that."
Zheng Xin laughed: "Zhou Nong and I are in the same faction now. His teacher and I have a good relationship, so I should have come along for this trip anyway."
"After Zhou Nong returned from his lobbying trip last time, our faction's status rose sharply, and I took advantage of this opportunity to secure many new research projects."
"If we obtain the Demigod Opportunity this time, it will also be studied by my team."
Speaking of this, Zheng Xin was visibly excited.
Zhou Nong also looked at Zheng Xin respectfully and said to Qian Er: "My old benefactor is also a Dark-type Beastmaster. He has long admired Professor Zheng Xin's name. Hearing that Professor Zheng Xin wanted to advance, he personally went to the Imperial Academy to invite him."
"The two of them hit it off right away. Although Professor Zheng Xin is still a professor at the Imperial Academy, it's only a part-time job. His actual rank is already equal to the Principal's, and the projects he's taking on are huge."
"When Yong Xuehai, that old fellow, found out about this, his face turned green with envy," Zheng Xin said with some pride, laughing heartily.
With Qian Er here for this mission, there shouldn't be any danger. All the people who came are from Zhou Nong's faction.
It seems that Professor Zheng Xin has really ushered in the second spring of his career. Even people who don't understand imperial politics have heard of Zhou Nong's faction, and its status in the court today is self-evident.
This shows that people still need to have dreams, because you never know when they might come true. Professor Yong probably couldn't figure out how his colleague of several decades became an official of the same level as the Principal in such a short period of time.
Knowing that this matter wasn't urgent, Qian Er kept the group in Bei City for lunch before officially embarking on the journey to that territory in the afternoon.
After communicating, Qian Er already knew the target of this trip was a race called the Flameglow Rabbits, who lived in a desert.
This race has the same attributes as the Crimsonflame Hellhound of the past, both Fire and Ground. Online, you can often see people jokingly calling this race "Little Hellhounds."
The reason they're called Little Hellhounds is because their size and combat power are far inferior. This race is usually quite docile. They don't like to fight, but they like to cultivate.
They even actively wanted to become a subordinate race of the Human Race, offering tribute to the Human Race to avoid being disturbed.
Soon, the group arrived at the Flameglow Rabbit clan's territory.
This was a red desert. The strong wind blew red sand everywhere, and the howling sound was endless. In the endless red sand, you could occasionally see some scattered thorns, which were snacks for the Flameglow Rabbits.
You could see a few rabbits standing not far away in the red sand.
Although the size of these rabbits was not small, reaching half a human's height, they were indeed much smaller than the Crimsonflame Hellhound of the past.
Their limbs looked extremely strong, and you could vaguely see the outline of muscles through their thick fur. The fur was somewhat reddish, whether it was because they had been in the sandstorm for a long time or because they were born that way.
"Human Envoy, Zhou Nong, requests an audience!"
Because of the sandstorm, Zhou Nong had to speak very loudly, almost shouting.
After speaking, he bent down and began to spit out the sand that had blown into his mouth.
The rabbits hurriedly bowed to Zhou Nong, and then one of them turned around and walked towards the interior of the territory to inform their leader.
Zhou Nong was still bent over, constantly spitting and saying "Ptooey, ptooey," while Qian Er chatted with this Flameglow Rabbit.
Of course, learning from Zhou Nong's example, he had the Myriad Transformation Demon open a shield for him, so that the surrounding sandstorm couldn't touch him at all.
"Buddy, with such a big sandstorm, don't you usually get a mouthful of sand when you talk?"
The Flameglow Rabbit glanced at Qian Er, lowered its head, and its mouth was parallel to the ground.
"This way, I can talk."
After speaking, it closed its mouth and raised its head.
"You brat, I also contributed to the Myriad Transformation Demon, aren't you going to open one for me?"
Seeing this scene, Zheng Xin pulled his collar up to cover his mouth and shouted loudly.
"I should have worn a mask this time!"
Qian Er waved his hand, and the Myriad Transformation Demon understood. The size of the shield around Qian Er increased, enveloping everyone.
The sound of the surrounding sandstorm was so loud that it made everyone lose the desire to speak, and they waited expectantly for the arrival of the Flameglow Rabbit Lord.
In the end, the Flameglow Rabbit guard didn't bring anyone, but returned to the group and nodded to them: "You may enter."
The group exchanged glances. Qian Er now knew why the race's behavior was said to be strange.
Which race wouldn't respectfully come out to greet the Human Race envoy? Even when Zhou Nong went to the territory of the Nine-Headed Corpse Rats, the lord came out of the cave to greet him!
Something was indeed wrong.
Qian Er didn't say much and followed the Flameglow Rabbit to their cave.
"Please go further inside, our Lord is at the end."
After the Flameglow Rabbit guard finished speaking, it kicked its legs a few times and jumped back to its original position.
The group had no choice but to continue deeper into the cave. There were torches every five steps in the cave, and the light was still very bright.
They soon reached the end, and a rabbit was sitting on a pile of hay, looking at Zhou Nong in the front.
Its body was even smaller than the ordinary Flameglow Rabbits they had just seen, but its muscles were more obvious. It had no tail, and its ears were much smaller.
Feeling the aura coming from nearby, Qian Er couldn't help but exchange a glance with Zheng Xin and nod, confirming what he thought!
The Demigod Opportunity was here!
"You have come from afar, what is your purpose?"
It looked at Zhou Nong calmly.
Qian Er patted Zhou Nong's shoulder from behind, which was the code they had agreed on at noon.
Zhou Nong raised his head and smiled: "Congratulations, Great King, on obtaining the Demigod Opportunity! Congratulations!"
"The Human Race's news is really well-informed. As expected of our suzerain race, thank you for the congratulations. You're not just here to say that, are you?"
The Flameglow Rabbit Lord's eyes softened a little.
"Well, not entirely. I was ordered to come and ask for the Demigod Opportunity."
Zhou Nong smiled, getting straight to the point.
