Beast Taming Universe Survival Guide

Chapter 30 Intelligence Trading

"Spiderweb Silk," Anli's ace Pokémon, is the Psychic-type evolved form of Spiderweb. Its original spider body is dead, and its consciousness has attached itself to a massive spiderweb, forming a new entity. It usually uses its silk to manipulate its spider body, disguising itself as a normal spider lying on the web. It is a true victim of Parasitic literature. (Illustrated Pokédex sound)

In addition, its silk possesses an extremely powerful hypnotic effect, capable of inducing any life form that comes into contact with it into a state of "sleep." This combination of exceptional crowd control and the instinctive ability to precisely manipulate its silk unsurprisingly unlocks a completely new use for it—

Control the puppets!

"Spider Silk" allows the puppet to control every movable structure of a creature's body, including but not limited to all joints, jaw, tongue, eyelids, eyebrows, facial muscles used for micro-expressions, and even the vocal cords, which can be connected and controlled via silk inserted into the nasal cavity. Through incredibly precise allocation and manipulation, all structures achieve independent control and coordinated operation of every detail. Puppets manipulated in this way exhibit no stiffness and display almost completely realistic behavior.

This method of control processes a massive amount of information every second. Therefore, An Li's mental attributes are extremely powerful, reaching hundreds of points without any additional enhancements!

Using this terrifying mechanism, An Li could manage the black market without personally appearing in person, creating an air of mystery while compensating for her lack of physical intimidation. Over time, this also affected her personality—only when communicating indirectly through puppets could she fully utilize her wisdom and experience to become a mysterious, powerful, and shrewd black market manager; while when her true self appeared in person, her reactions would drastically decrease, her thinking would stall, and she would appear more like a simple and obedient girl.

To put it bluntly, she's a timid and submissive woman in real life, but a hard-hitting internet addict online.

"So, the other two were just puppets you were controlling all along?"

Jiang Yong glanced at the man and woman still sleeping in the car, and this time he was really a little scared - an elf that could control people instantly was lying behind him. Who could feel completely at ease in this situation?

If he hadn't been certain that An Li wouldn't control people arbitrarily, he might have actually found a chance to slip away.

"Yes, that's right."

Seeing out of the corner of her eye that Jiang Yong didn't seem angry, An Li breathed a sigh of relief and nodded obediently: "However, that man really is the contact person for the smuggling team, but he knows nothing about the whole thing. He almost fainted when he first heard the news. So, besides testing you and teaching Tian Ducheng a lesson, I also really need to take this opportunity to send him and his wife out."

Wow, that's killing three birds with one stone!

"So, what kind of compensation do you want? As long as it's not too unreasonable, I'll do my best to help..."

That's exactly what I've been waiting for!

"Is it really okay to make any reasonable request?"

Jiang Yong's face immediately lit up with a smile.

"Mmm, mmm."

An Li blinked, feeling that Jiang Yong's change of attitude seemed a bit too fast.

"That……"

Jiang Yong stroked his chin thoughtfully for a moment, then his eyes lit up as if on a sudden impulse: "Can I have 'The Shield of Flow'?"

"this……"

An Li pouted, looking troubled. "The Shield of Flow" is one of the top "legendary" techniques in the entire Confederation. During wartime, it required outstanding military merits to exchange for, but after the Confederation fell into internal strife, it was firmly controlled by the various owners and almost stopped circulating in society.

She does possess this cultivation technique, and has even practiced it herself, but she's unsure if the person who gave it to her would allow her to pass it on...

"Only the master-level parts," Jiang Yong added after a pause, noticing her troubled expression.

The "Legendary" technique records the control methods after simultaneously fusing six Pokémon. The so-called Master-level technique is a watered-down version of the same technique, which can only be used smoothly when fusing three Pokémon.

Incidentally, the "Vacuum Sensing Technique" that Jiang Yong is currently using can also be adapted to control the fusion of six spirits. On Planet Carlo, it would be classified as a legendary technique, although its function is too basic, offering no other use besides providing attribute bonuses. Although Planet Carlo is only a surface civilization, its top-tier techniques are still far superior to interstellar commonplace techniques like the "Vacuum Sensing Technique."

"...I think it should be okay?"

An Li scratched his head uncertainly, "But even the master-level parts can't be given away so easily... How about this, I'll ask around for you later and try my best to get them. If you don't get permission, you can make other requests, okay?"

She clenched her hands tightly in front of her chest, looking like a young girl whose life was about to end.

"No problem, don't force yourself, I'm not in a hurry."

Jiang Yong immediately agreed, and at the same time, he was overjoyed—this was one of the purposes he wanted to achieve by making this request.

The person An Li was going to consult was none other than the tycoon in the Confederate black market who was carrying a second planet-level main quest!

He estimated that as long as it was a master-level technique, there was a very high probability it would be approved. In this way, he would not only obtain a more powerful technique and improve his strength, but he would also come into the sights of that big shot earlier, which might bring unexpected benefits to his future development in the black market.

Who doesn't know how to kill several birds with one stone?

Seeing that the terms had finally been agreed upon, An Li breathed a slight sigh of relief, then his expression became somewhat serious, no longer the timid person he had been before.

"Now that the compensation has been agreed upon, sir, I would like to propose a deal to you in my capacity as the administrator of the Yunqi Black Market."

Once she got serious, she finally showed some of the aura of a ruthless tycoon, but her overly cute appearance and soft voice still slightly detracted from her image: "If I'm not mistaken, you should be a traitor from Tiandu City, right?"

"...Think what you want."

Seeing this, Jiang Yong also got into character and started acting, his brows furrowing slightly as if avoiding her question: "Let's talk about your deal first."

"Your intelligence was two days ahead of Yunqi City's own channels, giving me more time to react in this incident. I am naturally willing to thank you, and I have no intention of digging into your personal information."

An Li's face tightened, and she looked serious: "But as you know, since you chose Professor Xu to trade intelligence and had him make preparations in advance, this intelligence, as well as the identity of the intelligence provider, will inevitably circulate in Professor Xu's industry chain. And in this chain, there just happens to be a part that is most anxious and most eager to dig out more information from you."

"Oh?"

Jiang Yong raised an eyebrow: "You mean the border garrison in Yunqi City?"

Professor Xu runs a smuggling operation, and bribing border troops is an essential part of this business. Many military personnel are deeply involved in this chain, making huge profits. The main mission of the Caro Federation's army is to fight wild elves, not humans, and therefore they naturally lack attention to human affairs—a phenomenon that is not uncommon.

"That's right."

An Li nodded, a confident smile on his face: "Since you know the answer, I won't explain further. You'll definitely face trouble from the military when you get back, so what I want to discuss in this deal is—"

She pulled a backpack out of the carriage, took out several thick paper bags from it, and held them up high: "This!"

"This is detailed information on all the high-ranking military officers in the southern satellite city who are connected to smuggling channels!"

"I want to use these to exchange for other information about Tiandu City. How about it? Is that a good deal?"