Evolution from Carp to Divine Dragon - Chapter 69

Chapter 69: Biological Research

TL: Etude

After entering the system’s task interface, Lin Hao saw a series of tasks appear:

– Normal task: Devour ten eels – 5 Evolution Points
– Normal task: Devour one hundred river shrimps – 10 Evolution Points
– Difficult task: Devour ten mutated creatures – 30 Evolution Points
– Difficult task: Devour a mutated Tyrannosaurus Rex – 1 Evolution Point
– Difficult task: Devour a level-one Green Beast Warrior (reward: significantly enhanced cardiopulmonary function)
– Difficult task: Devour a level-two Green Beast Warrior (reward: significantly enhanced vision)

“Damn it!” Upon seeing these tasks, Lin Hao cursed inwardly.

“I just devoured that level-two warrior yesterday, and now this task appears?” Lin Hao felt like throwing up.

Moreover, the task to devour a level-one Green Beast Warrior had already appeared, but because he devoured a level-two one, it didn’t count as completing the task.

This was seriously frustrating!

Incredibly frustrating!

Calm down, calm down.

“Never mind, let’s first see if there are any river shrimps or eels around.”

After calming down, Lin Hao looked at the tasks he could complete now.

There were only these two normal tasks left to complete, and upon completion, he would get two treasure chests, which wasn’t bad.

“Let’s see where I can teleport to.”

Looking at the map interface on the system panel, Lin Hao hesitated a bit.

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“Damn it, it’s been so many days, and the sea is still closed. What are we supposed to eat?”

At the dock, several men smoked cigarettes and cursed angrily.

“The sea can’t be as dangerous as they say, right?”

“We’ve been going out to sea for years, when has anything ever happened? These government people are making a fuss over nothing!”

“Damn, are they doing this on purpose to mess with us?”

These men walked and cursed as they went.

“Are you Du Zitong?”

Just then, two men in black suits walked over from the front area, looking at the middle-aged man leading the group and smiling slightly.

“Who are you?”

These men frowned as they looked at the two approaching men.

They didn’t know these two at all.

“Do something for us.” One of the men in sunglasses smiled slightly.

“Who the hell are you?” Du Zitong spoke impatiently.

A few days ago, he had gone gambling out of boredom and lost all his savings. Now, he was vexed and thinking about how to make money, so he had no time to deal with these strange people.

“Five hundred thousand.” Just as Du Zitong and his men were about to leave, the man suddenly held up five fingers and smiled.

“Wait, big brother, what did you just say?” Du Zitong immediately stopped, took a few steps back, and walked back over.

“Five hundred thousand as a reward.” The man in the suit smiled and said.

“Big brother, you don’t want me to cut someone’s kidney, do you?” Du Zitong couldn’t help but speak.

Five hundred thousand as a reward!

It sounded shocking, but it was impossible for someone to give so much for no reason.

The man in the suit who had just spoken glanced at his companion. The other suited man immediately pulled out two thick stacks of cash from his jacket and tossed them in front of the group.

“Deposit.” The man in sunglasses smiled slightly.

Deposit!?

The men stared at the money at their feet, involuntarily swallowing hard.

“If you agree to help us with this task, we’ll scan a code and give each of you another twenty thousand as a deposit.”

The man in sunglasses continued smiling.

Twenty thousand!

The men’s breathing grew heavy.

That was quite a bit of money!

Especially now, having lost money at the gambling table and some even having taken out online loans, they were in desperate need of cash!

“What exactly do you want us to do?” Du Zitong and his companions were tempted but still a bit cautious.

“Don’t ask us to do anything like murder or arson, we won’t do it.” He added.

“Of course not.

“We’re from a biological research institute. Recently, a strange type of knife fish has been reproducing rapidly near the ocean.

“We want you to catch these knife fish and release them into the city’s river system to see if they can survive in freshwater.”

The man in sunglasses explained with a smile.

“Biological research?” The men were slightly stunned.

“Just catch those knife fish and throw them into the city river?” Du Zitong couldn’t help but ask.

A moment ago, he really thought these two wanted them to commit murder or dispose of bodies.

After all, considering the large sum of money, they couldn’t be idiots!

But unexpectedly, the task was just this.

“Knife fish…” One of the men frowned.

He sensed something wasn’t right.

“I think I heard a fisherman say someone was sucked to death by some fish. Could it be these fish?” He whispered to his companion.

“What nonsense, can knife fish eat people?” Du Zitong couldn’t help but interject.

“Those knife fish are a bit unusual and can attack people. You might encounter some danger while catching them.” The man in sunglasses continued smiling.

“What the hell, knife fish can attack people?” One of the men exclaimed.

The others hesitated.

“But don’t worry, this is a lure liquid we’ve developed. Dilute it and mix it with the fish feed, and these somewhat aggressive knife fish will become groggy, making them easy to catch.” He explained while taking out a bottle filled with light blue liquid.

“Just follow my instructions, and besides the deposit, you’ll each receive an additional twenty thousand. Once the task is done, the five hundred thousand will be transferred to you.” The man in sunglasses continued.

“But…”

“Are you going to do it or not?” The man in sunglasses said flatly.

He wasn’t giving them a chance to ask further questions.

Du Zitong and the others exchanged glances, then nodded seriously.

“We’ll do it!”

Right now, they needed money, and getting twenty thousand each right away was too tempting!

“Very good.”

The man in sunglasses smiled. His companion in the suit immediately took out a phone and scanned their payment codes, transferring the money.

Seeing the twenty thousand deposit hit their accounts, the men were stunned.

It really was twenty thousand!

“I’ll wait for your good news then.” The two men in suits smiled and walked away.

“How do we contact you?” Du Zitong called after them.

“We’ll be back at this time next week. If you’ve completed the task, the five hundred thousand will be transferred to your account, and you can split it among yourselves.”

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