Solving Middle Age Crisis by Intelligence System-Chapter 619 - 413: The Decision (2) and Makara (Double Chapter, Part 2)

Chapter 619: Chapter 413: The Decision (2) and Makara (Double Chapter, Part 2)

So he didn’t want to take that risk.

"Heh, I think it would be more appropriate for you to be the spokesperson. In terms of social status and business reputation, I’m far behind you."

"Haha, I’m old; the future world belongs to you young people." Liu Guangxin waved his hand with a smile.

Qi Yun also smiled and responded, "I believe age isn’t the point. Look at Chuanpu; he endorses his currency, doesn’t he?"

Liu Guangxin gave Qi Yun a meaningful look but didn’t insist further.

After the press conference, under the witness of a group of high-ranking officials from the group, both parties signed a formal equity transfer agreement.

From then on, Qi Yun could be considered half a person of Guanghui Group.

As the news of Guanghui Group’s move into virtual currency was announced, it instantly caused a stir on the Internet.

Titles like "The Wealthiest Bet on Virtual Currency" and "Guanghui Group Storms the Market" filled the screens.

Countless financial media and experts expressed their views, all considering it a strategic breakthrough for a traditional industry giant in the era of digital finance.

This sensational news not only sparked conversations but directly swept through the capital market.

By the close of the stock market that day, all three A-share listed companies under Guanghui Group hit the price limit!

And this result, perhaps, was something Liu Guangxin had long anticipated, which was why he was eager to announce it to the public as soon as possible.

...

After leaving the headquarters of Guanghui Group, Qi Yun originally planned to attend a dinner party that night. Shao Yuewen had set up a meeting with people from the Ministry of Land, Water Resources, and the Supervisory Bureau to settle all the paperwork for the drinking water company.

This was also agreed upon when they initially discussed cooperation with Farmer’s Three Punches.

Before the car could make it halfway, he received a call from Brother Quan.

"Hey, what’s the situation over there?"

"Only a few people from that team have survived!" Brother Quan’s voice was grave on the other end as he described everything he saw after entering Shambala.

Qi Yun was utterly shocked upon hearing it.

Is there really some unknown creature in that space?

What could it be?

In legends, Shambala is supposed to be a peaceful secret realm. How could it hide something murderous...

Seeing Qi Yun remain silent, Brother Quan’s question came through the receiver again: "I’m guarding the entrance at the mountainside now, but... judging by the brutality inside, I estimate those people might not be able to come out."

Qi Yun came back to his senses, his Adam’s apple moved: "Your decision is correct, hold the entrance first, and if anything happens, evacuate immediately!"

"Send me the image of that scale, I’ll first discuss the situation with the professor and see what he says."

"Understood." Brother Quan responded and added in a lowered voice, "By the way, regarding the time you asked me to observe."

"Our entry time into the passage was around nine-thirty in the morning, and after entering that place, the time... was roughly still nine-thirty."

"Time... it seems like time disappeared..."

Qi Yun had already anticipated this result because the last time they left Shambala, it took them several hours to walk out of that passage.

Under normal circumstances, even if Brother Quan and his team immediately returned after entering, they would have come out by evening at the earliest.

But now, it was only in the afternoon, and they had already come out...

However, this wasn’t the issue to dwell on now. Qi Yun stared at the photo that Brother Quan had sent, examining it carefully.

As the other party described, this scale indeed looked very much like fish scales.

But could there really be such a large fish scale?

Even if there were, could a fish come ashore to attack those people?

After staring at the photo for a while, Qi Yun looked up and asked Xiao Wu in the front passenger seat, "Xiao Wu, do you remember when we came out last time, you mentioned feeling like something was watching us?"

"Could it have been some kind of large animal?"

Xiao Wu, having heard most of the call earlier, thought for a moment and slowly shook his head: "That thing was well hidden, didn’t even leave a scent, I can’t judge."

"However... even if it is some kind of large creature, it must be highly intelligent, and its body very agile, otherwise, I wouldn’t have failed to notice any trace..."

Qi Yun frowned deeply at what he heard; highly intelligent, agile, and could leave behind such large scales... What could this thing be?

Why weren’t they attacked the last time they went in?

He recalled the lost time and connected it with this eerie creature, feeling that the secrets hidden in Shambala’s secret realm were even more complex than he had previously imagined.

Xiao Wu, seeing Qi Yun’s tightly knit brows, added: "If it were an ordinary large animal, no matter how agile, it couldn’t be this clean; it..."

"It seems to know how to avoid our detection, deliberately hiding in the dark."

Qi Yun took a deep breath, feeling that the more he thought about it, the more ominous it seemed.

He picked up his phone and dialed Ignacio’s number.

"Professor, something happened in that space at Kunlun Mountain... I have sent you the image of that scale."

On the other end, Ignacio didn’t say a word, only the light sound of a keyboard tapping could be heard.

After two minutes, his response came: "The structure of this scale is very strange. I magnified its cross-section and discovered that this material seems to be ’polycrystalline siliconized horny layer.’

"Polycrystalline siliconized horny layer?"

"What is this?" Qi Yun frowned and asked.

The name sounded unfamiliar, completely in his knowledge blind spot.

"Simply put, this structure shouldn’t appear on a biological entity."

"Polycrystalline silicon is an industrial material, commonly found in solar panels."

"And the horny layer is a protective layer of an organism’s skin, in theory, these two should have no connection..."

Ignacio’s voice carried a tone of disbelief, evidently unable to fathom the connection himself.

"Could this scale not be something from Shambala, but a craft brought in by outsiders?" Qi Yun asked again.

Because it all sounded unrelated.

"This needs component analysis to obtain an accurate answer, you can find a laboratory to conduct the test, and send me the report."

Qi Yun nodded to the point: "Alright, I’ll have someone send that scale back immediately."

"Let’s leave it at that for now." He said and was about to hang up.

"Wait!" Ignacio stopped him.

"Hmm? What’s wrong?"

Ignacio paused before saying, "I remembered a legend I once read in a Buddhist scripture..."

"What legend?" Qi Yun asked suspiciously.

It was a description of a creature in the original Sanskrit version of the Lotus Sutra...

"The scripture says that deep within the Kunlun Void, there was a ’Water Storage Realm,’ where a creature was said to hibernate. It resembled a giant serpent, covered in scales and armor, able to easily carve through mountains... It was said to be the Guardian Beast of one of the eight Dragon Kings in Buddhism, the Vandana Dragon King."

"In the Buddhist scriptures, this creature is called ’Magara’"

Ignacio’s voice grew deeper, as if reciting from ancient texts, "The book offers scant details on this creature’s appearance, and no scholar has ever proven its existence..."

Magara!?

Giant serpent!?

Qi Yun was taken aback.

Could it be that things recorded in the Buddhist scriptures could actually appear in the real world?

"Alright, have that scale analyzed first. Without test results, any speculation lacks evidential support."

Qi Yun didn’t say more, and after hanging up, immediately called Brother Quan to arrange for someone to send the item back.

"If anyone comes out of the passage afterward, try to control the situation, and ask about their experiences inside."

"Understood, I’ll have someone send it back now."

...

Kunlun Mountain, Ritso Peak’s mountainside.

Brother Quan took out the scale from his pocket and looked at An Zai, who was shivering: "The boss wants the item sent back first, you make a trip."

Originally, An Zai wanted to return long ago, but after experiencing that earlier scene in the jungle, he was reluctant to leave his brothers behind.

However, he ultimately complied with Brother Quan’s request, taking the item with him as he departed.

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