Chapter 166 – The Scene Was Extremely Brutal

Su Hao first tidied up the Laboratory, then flew around outside for a few laps. Finding no oversights, he quickly flew back to Silin City.

After circling twice over Silin City and finding no significant changes, he landed at the experimental Base.

As soon as he landed, he saw Yashan, whose face was full of exhaustion.

Obviously, Yashan had also noticed Su Hao flying back and had specifically rushed back from ‘Upper Ninth Heaven’.

The moment Yashan saw Su Hao, he immediately roared with joy, “Boss Wei! You’re finally back! Boss Wei, we’ve been waiting for you…”

Su Hao saw Yashan almost pounce on him and immediately stepped back, saying, “Yashan, calm down. You were only gone for a while. What happened to you, getting yourself into this state?”

Yashan said helplessly, “I didn’t want to, Boss Wei. After you left, it seemed like suddenly there were so many things to do, and it was endless. I haven’t had a good night’s sleep all year.”

Su Hao immediately understood Yashan’s condition.

Before, Boss Wei had always stayed in the city, serving as Yashan’s reassurance. No matter what happened in Silin City, Yashan wasn’t afraid. With Boss Wei backing him up, Yashan handled matters simply and crudely, without too many reservations.

After Boss Wei left, this spiritual pillar disappeared. Yashan became timid when handling matters, fearing that something would go wrong and he wouldn’t be able to resolve it, leading to a collapse.

This is essentially a problem of the employee mentality versus the boss mentality.

Su Hao just smiled and said, “It’s okay, Yashan, you’ll get used to it.”

Yashan immediately asked, “Boss Wei, will you be leaving Silin City again soon?”

Su Hao replied, “I won’t be leaving for a while, because the things I need to do next require some help from your ‘Temple Forest Society’.”

Yashan immediately felt relieved. In the past year, he hadn’t felt this relaxed even once. He said joyfully, “That’s good. I feel much more at ease when Boss Wei is here.”

Su Hao walked towards his Laboratory, saying as he went, “Follow me. Tell me about what’s been happening in Silin City this past year. If you have any questions, feel free to ask, and I’ll offer some advice.”

Yashan followed, saying, “Okay, Boss Wei!”

Su Hao pushed open the door to the Laboratory. It was clean and tidy, as if someone cleaned it every day.

For the next three hours, Su Hao listened to Yashan’s questions and confusion about management within Harmony, then answered them one by one. He also helped Yashan re-organize the situation and formulate a plan for future actions.

Su Hao said, “Just follow this plan. Yashan, you need to remember one thing: your ‘Temple Forest Society’ has become a formal organization. ‘Results’ always come before ‘relationships.’ Don’t let relationships cloud your judgment. If there are no results, regardless of how close you are to someone or how much you like them as a subordinate, do what needs to be done. Be ruthless and eliminate these bad practices.”

Yashan nodded firmly, “Don’t worry, Boss Wei, I understand. I will resolutely eliminate the parasitic elements that have taken root.”

Su Hao continued, “Yashan, I need you to help me collect a large number of animals with patterns and colors. The species don’t matter, the more the better. Insects are also acceptable; I need them for my upcoming experiments.”

Yashan looked around the current environment and said, “Boss Wei, this Base might not be large enough. Would you like me to find you a different location? I can allocate a large area for you in North City, and it can be built in just one moon!”

Su Hao agreed, realizing the current Laboratory was too small to accommodate so many test subjects. He nodded, “Then let’s move to a new location and expand the research Base.”

Yashan asked, “Do you have any requirements for the new Base?”

Su Hao replied, “I’ll give you a rough design later. It will have my requirements marked. Just follow them.”

Yashan said, “Okay, Boss Wei!”

Over the next two to three days, various strange creatures with patterns and colors were gradually sent to Su Hao. Many were species he had never heard of or seen before.

Su Hao, once again, entered his research mode.

After one moon, Su Hao had successfully moved into the new research Base.

This Base covered a vast area, resembling a luxurious manor belonging to an extremely wealthy individual. While other wealthy estates had palaces and fortresses, Su Hao’s consisted entirely of meticulously organized Laboratories and breeding rooms.

The research Base was largely built according to Su Hao’s design, and Yashan had also thoughtfully added many small details.

Naturally, Yashan, Harmony, and Taini also moved in. After all, in Yashan’s view, regardless of how the ‘Temple Forest Society’ was managed, ensuring Boss Wei’s meals were comfortable and that he had someone to take care of his daily life was paramount.

Boss Wei came first, his daughter Taini second, and the ‘Temple Forest Society’ third. This order must not be disrupted!

Taini had grown into a young lady, and in front of Uncle Wei, she was no longer as unrestrained as she was when she was a child, becoming very shy.

After Su Hao moved to the experimental base, Taini naturally took on the role of Su Hao’s caretaker.

After years of study, Taini had become a very learned young lady, her conversation and demeanor vastly different from most other Zhu Huo People.

The essence of this demeanor was that Taini’s way of thinking had undergone a fundamental change. Her cognitive realm had leaped from the ‘instinctual stage’ to ‘perceiving causes,’ reaching Level One.

From the perspective of cognitive realm, she had surpassed the vast majority of Zhu Huo People.

In other words, Taini had learned to think.

Zhu Huo People are not stupid, but their powerful physical genes make their thinking very easily influenced by instinct.

This involves another dialectic of principles: ‘intelligence’ versus ‘wisdom’.

They are related, but essentially refer to different things.

In Su Hao’s view, the Zhu Huo People as a group possessed ‘intelligence’ but lacked the foundation of civilization’s inheritance – ‘wisdom’.

…

Two moons later, a type of beetle called ‘Ringstar Beetle’ sent by Yashan caught Su Hao’s attention.

This beetle had a circular pattern on its forehead carapace, which at first glance made Su Hao almost mistake it for a ‘super insect’ with a built-in Rune Array Plate.

Overjoyed at discovering this insect, Su Hao immediately collected its genetic information and sorted it.

After some research, he approached Yashan and said, ‘Yashan, quickly, send people to help me find this ‘Ringstar Beetle.’ The sooner the better, and the more the better. You can put other creatures aside for now.’

If nothing unexpected happened, Su Hao would find a breakthrough for the ‘Rune Array Plate gene’ in this ‘Ringstar Beetle’.

Yashan hadn’t seen that kind of eagerness in Boss Wei’s eyes for a long time. He immediately ran to the ‘Upper Ninth Heaven’ building at the ‘Temple Forest Society’ headquarters and summoned the core elites of the ‘Temple Forest Society’!

Inspired by Su Hao, Yashan stood on the stage, looking at the dense crowd below, and passionately declared, ‘Brothers, the moment to prove the greatness of our ‘Temple Forest Society’ has arrived… The event will last for three days. Within three days, anyone who catches one hundred will be able to choose one ‘Level One’ Rune token, and anyone who catches five hundred will be able to choose one ‘Level Two’ Rune token! Those who catch five thousand will be directly rewarded with Evolution Level One.’

Yashan’s mobilization meeting was a great success.

Soon, the members of the ‘Temple Forest Society’ mobilized collectively, leaving the city to hunt for objectives.

In just three days, the ‘Ringstar Beetles’ within a hundred-mile radius outside the Temple Forest City were ruthlessly captured, not a single one left.

The scene was extremely brutal!

Su Hao was overjoyed!

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