253: Chapter 253 Advice_1 253: Chapter 253 Advice_1 Captain Yan retreated several steps after a moment of silence, and the sky-blue barrier was retracted by Agunas.

Looking at Feng Yuan, Captain Yan tentatively asked,

“Do those Divine Beasts protect you because of that book?”

“Not really, but it’s somewhat related…”

Seeing Xiao Ji curiously fluttering over the opened pages, Feng Yuan patted Xiao Ji on the head and said,

“Stop fluttering around, you’re blocking me.”

Watching Feng Yuan copy information, Captain Yan fell silent for a moment and then said,

“You’re busy here, lock the door from the inside after I leave.”

Seeing Feng Yuan looking at him puzzled, Captain Yan straightened up and said,

“Since that book of yours is so important, you’d better not let anyone else see it.

Don’t worry, I won’t mention your book to anyone.”

Feng Yuan curiously said to Captain Yan,

“Aren’t you curious about the book?”

Casting a glance at Feng Yuan, Captain Yan calmly said,

“Excessive curiosity only brings disaster.

Since that book is so important, the safest thing is for no one to know about it.”

“After you finish, you can hand over the information to me or Elder Li.”

“Remember to lock the door.”

After reminding Feng Yuan to lock the door again, Captain Yan turned and left.

Sighing, Feng Yuan stood up and locked the door.

While Feng Yuan was busy copying information, the Pixel Bird burst out from the computer screen on the open desk, and just as it tried to fly to Feng Yuan’s side, it was swiftly kicked away by a quick-clawed Xiao Ji, bouncing on the carpet like a ball before flying up again to attempt getting closer to Feng Yuan.

Holding down Xiao Ji with one hand, Feng Yuan glanced at the Pixel Bird and said,

“Why have you come again?”

“Because you’re kind of like its half parent.”

“What?”

Feng Yuan heard the familiar voice of Gitalien and turned his head to find, sure enough, Gitalien had suddenly appeared in the office without him knowing.

The humanoid Gitalien walked over to Feng Yuan, picked up the Pixel Bird and gently stroked it; the Pixel Bird let out a satisfied cry and went limp in Gitalien’s hands.

Feng Yuan, looking puzzled at Gitalien, said,

“How am I suddenly half a parent?”

“The Data Domain didn’t just appear recently; before that, it had always been desolate with no life.

Can you guess why?”

“Lack of rules…

Okay, so that’s how it is.”

“Right, Gitalien, could I ask you for a favor?”

Playing with the Pixel Bird in his arms, Gitalien looked at Feng Yuan with a puzzled expression.

Feng Yuan passed the pen to Gitalien with a beaming smile and said,

“Could you help me copy the data-based information?”

Glancing at Feng Yuan, Gitalien calmly squeezed out a word,

“Scram!”

“Tsk, so stingy.”

Rejected, Feng Yuan sat back down at his desk to continue copying.

Xiao Ji hopped curiously in front of Gitalien, communicating something.

After a while, Feng Yuan finally finished copying.

Stretching, Feng Yuan looked over to find Xiao Ji and the Pixel Bird snuggled together on the couch, asleep.

“Tired from playing, huh?

Ah well, I should go find Captain Yan first.”

Just then, a knock on the door sounded.

Feng Yuan opened it to find, indeed, Captain Yan standing outside.

Captain Yan lifted his left hand to show Feng Yuan a bag he was holding and said,

“You haven’t had lunch yet, right?

This is for you.”

Taking the bag, Feng Yuan sat on the couch and pointed to the stack of documents on the table,

“What you need to know is all in there.

Let’s see what goodies are in here~”

Picking up the documents to scan them, Captain Yan said to Feng Yuan,

“Thank you for your hard work.”

“I’m going to find Elder Li.

After you’ve eaten, go look for the person responsible for you.

I remember it’s Ye Hanlei, right?”

“Yes.”

At that moment, Captain Yan noticed the Pixel Bird cuddled up with Xiao Ji on the couch and said with some curiosity,

“Where did that Pixel Bird come from?”

“It must be the one from earlier, it just slipped over through the data network.”

“Data network?”

“Yeah, data-based Spirit Beasts can sneak into electronic devices and then scatter everywhere through data transmission.

I reckon they slipped in through the computer’s data network while nobody was paying attention.

I’ve explained their ability in the report.”

Glancing at the computer on the office desk, Captain Yan seemed to understand and said,

“No wonder Xiao Chen was so flustered just now; that’s what happened.”

After exchanging a few words with Feng Yuan, Captain Yan locked the documents in the cabinet and left.

Feng Yuan sat on the couch eating his lunch.

After a while, Captain Yan walked in with the special forces member from the morning.

As soon as the latter saw the Pixel Bird that was sleeping next to Xiao Ji on the couch, he instantly broke out in a cold sweat.

Glancing at Captain Yan, he said with a trembling voice,

“Captain…

Captain Yan…”

“It’s fine, I don’t blame you.

Just make sure to keep an eye on it and don’t let it get lost again.

It can run around through electronic devices using the data network, so be careful when you’re looking after it.”

“Yes, sir!”

Relieved that Captain Yan wasn’t angry, the special forces member carefully approached the couch and gently lifted the Pixel Bird.

Perhaps because he was so gentle, the Pixel Bird just smacked its lips and didn’t wake up.

Holding the Pixel Bird, the member looked at Captain Yan and whispered,

“Captain Yan, I’ll be heading back first.”

“Go ahead, and don’t let it escape again.”

A while later, Feng Yuan had finished eating and casually tossed the box into the trash bin.

Captain Yan was ready to leave with the reports in hand after reviewing them.

He glanced at Feng Yuan and said,

“You can go back and find your responsible team leader.

Of course, if you want to rest, that’s fine too, but you must start working regularly in the afternoon.”

Gently picking up Xiao Ji, Feng Yuan smiled and said,

“Where else can I rest?

I might as well go over and have a look~”

“He wrote all these?”

Looking at the reports in front of him, Elder Li suspiciously turned to Captain Yan.

Nodding, Captain Yan said,

“That’s right.”

“But…

where did he get all this data from…”

Turning to Captain Yan, Elder Li asked calmly,

“Do you know?”

“I don’t.”

“No, your expression is telling me you do.”

Elder Li’s gaze was fixed on Captain Yan, but Captain Yan met Elder Li’s eyes calmly without showing any signs of guilt.

After a long while, Elder Li sighed and said,

“You can’t tell me?”

Seeing that Captain Yan didn’t respond, Elder Li sighed and said,

“Well, if you’re unwilling to say, I won’t force you.

But with the emergence of data-based, Maomu City is going to get even more lively.”

“Yarlanke has also discovered the entrance to the Data Domain, right?”

“It’s not the same.

In the Omeilia Region, God knows what kind of madness Ernis is up to.

Anyway, the order there is more chaotic than Maomu City is now, and researchers prefer coming here for their studies, especially if you add this report…”

“Intend to make it public?”

“Of course, it’s a good opportunity to showcase our strength.

Some people won’t care just because of the threat of Divine Beasts, especially now that among the five Divine Beasts, only one has a Divine Pact Maker…”

Elder Li’s expression turned a bit complex as he spoke.

Captain Yan wasn’t sure what to say.

After witnessing Gitalien’s unreliable antics, he was skeptical about whether Divine Beasts could be the final safeguard.

Elder Li seemed to understand what Captain Yan was thinking and said with a smile,

“Don’t overthink it.

In times of great peril, they are our last line of defense.

As for other times…”

“It’s better to rely on oneself than others, eh…”

“What were you up to this morning?”

Seeing Feng Yuan walk in, Liao Yu, who had been engrossed in her phone at the desk, looked up confused and asked.

Feng Yuan shook his head and said,

“Can’t say.”

“Is it classified?

Even though my status doesn’t really allow me to say this, I still want to.”

“Since you don’t want to join our special forces, try not to get involved in these classified matters.

After all, knowing too many secrets can drag you down into too much…”

Smiling, Feng Yuan looked at Liao Yu and said,

“I know, but I have the ability to avoid those kinds of things.

Don’t forget, I have quite a few Divine Beasts behind me~”

“Even so, it’s better not to get involved if you can avoid it.

Even if you aren’t afraid, having those schemers always calculating behind your back isn’t good.”

“I got it~”