Whoosh...

The car pushed through the curtain of rain, entering an industrial park.

The headlights cast two beams through the evening rain.

Bai Mo, holding his apprentice White Belt, looked through the car window at the familiar roads outside.

"The North Suburb Base?

"The mission is here?"

Su Yaoyao kept her eyes wide open, paying attention to the view ahead while turning the steering wheel.

"Actually, the mission details... I don’t know either.

"I think it’s about setting up some kind of array, quite mysterious. The confidentiality level is very high, only a handful of people know about it.

"My role today is just to be Expert Bai Mo’s driver.

"How about it, don’t you feel honored?"

Bai Mo grinned.

"Honored beyond words."

He extended his divine sense, like invisible tendrils, reaching into this rainy night, deep into the base, wanting to find out more.

"Hmm..."

Behind the factory where the car drove past, four workers were working in the rain, burying a thick, short pillar into the ground.

It was a smooth metal pillar, with the letter "E" engraved on the surface, and inside lies a hidden complexity, featuring a hollow structure carved with various intricate micro array maps.

"A micro array map made with modern craftsmanship?

"The craftsmanship is indeed amazing.

"If it were the bronze craftsmanship of the Ancient Immortal Dynasty, it would be impossible to create such complex and exquisite micro array maps."

The car continued forward, Su Yaoyao turning the steering wheel, easing up on the gas pedal, and humming softly, seemingly in a good mood.

Bai Mo sat comfortably with his apprentice White Belt, his divine sense extending out, scanning the entire base.

"Wow, there’s so many."

Along the way, every few dozen meters, his divine sense would detect someone burying one of those metal short pillars into the ground.

So far, he had observed four kinds of short pillars, marked as B, C, D, and E—E being the most numerous, B the least. Different levels, perhaps?

He also detected a truck carrying a full load of short pillars, passing by Su Yaoyao’s car.

"In such a large industrial park, burying one every few dozen meters, how many in total would that be? It’s probably an enormous number."

There’s a saying, "An inch may be short, but it can also be long."

The level of immortal techniques from the Ancient Immortal Dynasty far surpasses modern society. But in terms of productivity, industrial level, and manufacturing craftsmanship, modern society far exceeds the Ancient Immortal Dynasty. Just like these short pillars—in modern times, they could be processed in a matter of days. In the Ancient Immortal Dynasty, to produce them completely, who knows how long it would take.

The car drove along, stopping outside a small house in the innermost circle of the base.

After Bai Mo and the others got out, they saw that this was a makeshift shed, with a light bulb above emitting brightness. The cement ground had a hole, revealing the yellow earth, prepared for burying something inside.

Secretary Zhang and several members of the Immortal Technique Committee were already waiting here, chatting and laughing.

The space was cramped with no seating, everyone had to stand.

Seeing Bai Mo enter, they slightly adjusted their positions, opening up more space, exchanging pleasantries.

"...we invited you today to utilize your immortal beast’s keen insight abilities to help us inspect the array maps on these short pillars. To check for any wear and tear."

A member of the Immortal Technique Committee beside Secretary Zhang hurriedly offered a metal short pillar.

Bai Mo took one look and understood—this short pillar had an "A" engraved on the surface, clearly the highest level. Moreover, its array map was carved on the exterior surface, much more miniature than the others, and more prone to wear.

On the table next to them was a thick stack of blueprints, each depicting a different array map.

There was also a strange instrument shaped like a telescope; it seemed they had already used the instrument to inspect the array maps on the short pillar once. Inviting the immortal beast was merely an extra layer of security?

Bai Mo glanced at the stack of array maps, feeling slightly torn.

At such a degree of micro array maps, White Belt could of course see them clearly. However, the volume was enormous, reading all of it would be tiring, wouldn’t it?

He turned to look at White Belt on his shoulder, noticing that the furry fox face was also frowning... such a micro array map, covering the surface of the short pillar, would require quite an effort to check each one!

Secretary Zhang, understanding, having interacted with beast masters before, knew that immortal beasts had their own personalities, often acting like spoiled lords, making it tough to have them perform such tedious and complex tasks.

"We understand the cost of asking for your immortal beast’s help!

"Ten thousand pieces of fried chicken!

"The cafeteria is already preparing them.

"Please have your immortal beast take a look, see if it can solve the issue.

"Of course, whether it can or not, just coming out here means the task is complete!"

Ten thousand pieces of fried chicken?

So generous?

Bai Mo turned to look at White Belt, seeing that the furry fox face had its frown lifted, beaming with happiness... such small array maps, engraved on such short pillars, to check them one by one, isn’t such a big deal after all!

White Belt jumped from its master’s shoulder onto the table, puffing its chest, patting it, raising its chin, and gesturing with its paw... how to do it, let’s begin!

...

Whoosh...

When White Belt finished its work and got back into Su Yaoyao’s car, heading home, it was already late at night.

The rain hadn’t lessened but became denser.

In the dim car, White Belt sat in its master’s lap, placing a napkin into the collar of its new sweater to cover its chest, then started munching on its share of fried chicken from a plastic bag! All other fried chicken had been sent back to Fox Mountain, just in time to serve as breakfast for its fellow apprentices.

It furrowed its brows, suddenly realizing its master hadn’t eaten yet!

So it tore off a chicken leg with its paw and offered it to its master.

"Yum yum yum!"

Su Yaoyao in the driver’s seat next to him, twisted the steering wheel, and suddenly turned her head for a glance.

"I haven’t had dinner either."

White Belt was immediately stunned.

"Oh?"

Does it mean we have to share another drumstick?

Its fox face immediately twisted in conflict.

Is a wing okay?

Is a wingtip okay?

Fried wingtips are very crispy!

Su Yaoyao pursed her lips and smiled.

"Just teasing you! Come on, let’s go have dinner first!"

She floored the accelerator and the car shot out of the North Suburb Base’s gate.

Bai Mo, sitting in the passenger seat, looked out at the rain through the car window and handed the drumstick back to White Belt.

"Don’t eat it yet; let’s go eat something else later and save the fried chicken."

As he spoke, his Divine Sense spread out, noticing that in this park, work was still in full swing with people braving the rain to lay down those metal short columns.

He noticed another truck passing by their car, loaded full of metal short columns.

"It’s quite a big project.

I wonder when it will be completed."

...

The two of them and a fox, full and satisfied, sat in Su Yaoyao’s car, traversing the rainy curtain, heading on the road to take Bai Mo home.

At this time, it was evening rush hour, with work getting out, and the road was stop-and-go, sometimes blocked.

Su Yaoyao wasn’t in a hurry at all, instead, she leaned back in the driver’s seat, chatting leisurely with Bai Mo.

"Actually, this is a new car!"

Bai Mo only then realized.

"Your car? Isn’t it an official vehicle?"

Su Yaoyao rolled her eyes.

She had long noticed that Bai Mo had a knack for getting on people’s nerves.

"Who uses a Bull Car as a government vehicle?

"Government cars are always those old clunkers your dad drives, okay?

"I just bought this, a Bull luxury car, over five hundred thousand!"

Bai Mo was stunned.

"Huh?"

He touched the dashboard of the car and immediately realized that it was actually covered in real leather?

White Belt in Bai Mo’s arms was also stunned.

"Oh?"

Having often talked with fellow disciples, it had some understanding of the world’s prices and purchasing power. It quickly picked up its fried chicken from the armrest box... just in case it dirtied such an expensive car, which would be inappropriate!

Su Yaoyao pursed her lips and smiled, the glow of the streetlights shone through the car window, lighting up her face and her triumphant big eyes.

"How about it? Jealous?

"Do you want to date me?

"Be my boyfriend, and I’ll give you the car!"

Bai Mo was stunned again.

"Huh?"

He touched the car’s dashboard again, feeling the soft leather, suddenly feeling it was so tacky.

White Belt in Bai Mo’s arms was also stunned.

"Oh?"

This car, compared to the cars on Fox Mountain, was slower, with less power, it was far inferior. It put the greasy roasted chicken bag back onto the armrest box.

Su Yaoyao burst into laughter, although frustrated.

"Phooey!

"What are you thinking about?

"Did you think I wanted to keep you?

"Dream on!

"I’ve changed my mind, even if you win me over, you can’t have the car!

"Besides, you have no chance, you can’t win me over!"

Amidst laughing curses, the car moved stop-and-go.

After passing through the most congested part of the road, the road finally cleared up, and Su Yaoyao was able to step on the gas and drive smoothly.

Along the way, she was slightly annoyed by Bai Mo and White Belt’s earlier reactions, and teased them from time to time.

"Don’t touch around randomly!

"Don’t dirty my glove box!

"There’s a dashcam, caught all of you on camera, humph!"