"Did you feel... that Master Fox's gaze on us just now was particularly strange, like he had something to say but didn't?"
"Could it be... there's something wrong in the neighborhood?"
The moving truck arrived in the parking lot, and the movers were carrying large items. Su Qiyuan squatted at the parking lot entrance, lit a cigarette, and his mind was filled with the strange expression Master Fox gave when he looked back.
"Is this what you've been thinking about?" Bai Tao subconsciously retorted, "If you wanna know why Master Fox gave us a weird look, just call and ask."
"Better not, remember last time he chewed us out? Even though our Jiule City's Master Fox isn't dangerous... if you push him, I believe he'd shoot out windows with a slingshot," Su Qiyuan quipped.
"I was always wondering why my hemorrhoid cream kept disappearing..."
"Has Master Fox joined the group? Ping him, maybe he won't use such foul language if it's in public."
It's good that Master Fox can speak—reduces communication costs for both sides, but the only downside is that when he sees a Forest Ranger's call, it's like seeing a scammer or a salesman, always wary.
Master Fox is extremely cautious; getting him out to attend a civics class is nearly impossible.
"Master Fox set the group joining to require approval, and he hasn't accepted joining our chat group," Bai Tao glanced at the flashing screen of the WeChat group, confirming the group count hadn't increased before speaking.
"He hasn't joined the group yet? Maybe send him a private link? Just in case there's something important to notify him about," suggested Su Qiyuan.
In the Security Bureau's various groups, aside from each group's internal work chat, there are also external groups.
The external group's function is like a neighborhood property group or a community group, mainly to notify about important news and organize senior citizen health check activities.
Group members include but are not limited to spirit beasts, related spiritual particle researchers, spirit beast guardians, civilians deeply involved in the spiritual particle production chain, and official staff.
If there's relevant information, official staff will ping in the group, or group members can ping the official staff if something happens or they encounter a malicious beast.
Spirit beasts usually ignore humans, but there's always territorial disputes among spirit beasts.
According to known research, the strong territorial awareness of spirit beasts exists not only because of instinct but also due to food protection. Spiritual particles slowly diffuse to the surface from beneath Blue Star, and even though they're hard to detect right now, spirit beasts can perceive them.
The territorial disputes are all about the right to enjoy spiritual particles.
Not all spirit beasts are like Master Fox, who can punch terrestrial beasts to become kings, kick sea beasts to become deities and ancestors, and take RPGs to blast intruders.
A considerable number of spirit beasts have intelligence but no impressive abilities.
Yet, due to territorial disputes, they find themselves chased by stronger beasts and have to live in sewage pipes.
But joining the group chat changes things; if you're bullied by a bully spirit beast, feel free to report it, and we'll come to your home to back you up immediately.
......
[Blessing Gathering Place invites you...]
Bai Tao: [Master Fox, please join the group. The chat is full of spirit beasts and guardians. If we have any information, we'll notify through the group. Every year in the group, you can enjoy a resort trip.]
Lying in the villa's sunroom, topping up 328 for a game, Ansheng suddenly saw a Blessing group chat invitation pop up in the notification bar. Instinctively frowning, he immediately swiped away the group invitation.
But following this was Bai Tao's chat box, causing Ansheng to pause his scanning motion, wear a bewildered expression, and instantly reply to Bai Tao:
[Are you guys selling life insurance now? Aren't you afraid of being reported for pimping spirit beasts here?]
Bai Tao: [???]
Master Fox's words were like a heavy punch, rendering Bai Tao silent.
The original meaning of Blessing was for people who adore fluffy beastlies, including cat girls.
But the concept of Blessing took an absurd turn, eventually becoming unspeakable online, only discussed offline.
Ansheng joined quite a few group chats, gaming groups, agriculture groups, and Pinxixi groups. Plus, he often enjoyed posting selfies for group likes, savoring secret joy behind the screen.
Posting too many fluffy pictures naturally led group members to think Ansheng was one of them, pulling him into the Blessing group.
The little fox peeked a couple of times before fleeing overnight; things like kitty bell jars in formaldehyde and dried lizard dicks saw the little fox experience phantom pain below.
Now, Ansheng immediately swipes away upon seeing Blessing, with no curiosity to explore or worldly desires anymore.
Ansheng never imagined the previous Blessing chat invitation was sent by Bai Tao.
Bai Tao was silent for a long while: [This group's name has historical baggage; the founder contacted spirit beasts before forming the group... but it's a serious chat, I swear.]
"So the founder was the unserious one, huh?"
Noting Bai Tao's ellipsis as a substitute for explanation or being at a loss for words, Ansheng sent a voice message to Bai Tao, mocking the presence of bad people in the group.
After the banter, since Bai Tao mentioned possible policy-related notifications in the chat and that it is an unofficial spirit beast mutual support group, Ansheng went ahead and joined.
[White Evil Door God joined the group chat via the link]
[Group admin changed the group name to: External Negotiations]
[Group owner changed the group name to: Blessing Gathering Place]
[White Evil Door God nic changed to Jiule City Guardian-level Overlord: Master Fox.]
[White Evil Door God nic changed to Jiule City's 600-mile Radius Leader: Master Fox]
Upon entering the group chat, Ansheng did nothing, but the group name changed seven or eight times in five minutes. Eventually, the group admin, as if burned out, changed his nickname to Jiule Guardian Overlord, leaving the group name untouched.
In no time, Ansheng's group nickname changed again to [Jiule City's 600-mile Radius Leader].
Surprised, Ansheng looked at the dog admin and dog group owner, engaging in a silent dogfight in the group chat.
Master Fox: [Fight! Fight! Master Fox demands a bloodbath.]
With an odd expression, Ansheng sent a hello emoji in the group chat.
"Are you gaming, Master Fox? Miss Lin is on the shuttle, should be home in about forty minutes, do you want a pre-dinner snack?"
The maid knocked to ask from outside the room.
"Is... time moving that fast?" Ansheng glanced at the time on his phone. It was already past seven. Lin Ying's flight departed around five; it's about right for her to arrive back in Jiule City now.
"No way! Losing all afternoon, no recharge!"
"I'll throw it to Lai Foo to chew on rather than topping up," Ansheng muttered, exiting the top-up screen and ignoring the question marks in the Blessing Gathering Place chat while preparing to pick up Lin Ying.
In the Blessing Gathering Place group chat, a bunch of people started furiously pinging Ansheng after seeing his name.
In the group, everyone habitually pings.
Since not all spirit beasts have constant phone charging or reliable signals, sometimes a single message might be responded to after three to five days.
Group member: [Dumbstruck dog face.jpg]
Big boss-level spirit beast, um, guardian-level....
Which tomb did the admin dig this true deity from, is it really okay to say this willy-nilly in the group?
Are you sure there's no mistake in inviting the wrong group chat?