Chapter 1223: Chapter 1223

1223: Chapter 1209: The Future 1223: Chapter 1209: The Future Mei Yuge previously mentioned on the boat that her classmates had already lost their fighting spirit and just wanted to settle down and live peacefully.

But now, what Lu Ping’an saw and heard was completely different…

“Head of Group Lu, please give me another chance, I can do anything,”

Desperation filled the man’s eyes as he knew his “time” had passed and he was no longer the Pride Son of the Heavens.

For an outdated middle-aged mercenary like him, just staying alive was a blessing.

Rejoining the team would only be a burden, who would want that…

First, let’s run a test to see which position suits you,”

Lu Ping’an casually agreed.

Then, he turned his gaze to the young couple who had remained silent all this time.

Silence, perhaps, was the best answer, especially when there was a baby in swaddling clothes in the background.

“Your family should stay in the courtyard for now.

Once the situation clears up a bit, I’ll send you home first…”

“Thank you…..” the male head of the household said, lowering his head and grateful for his former BOSS’s generous kindness.

This outcome had already been discussed many times by the couple and was considered the best possible outcome.

He had a family, and no matter what, Earth was more suitable for his child and wife to live in than this world.

“…..Head of Group Lu, may I transfer to logistics?”

But his wife seemed to have a different opinion.

“Of course you can, but your husband…..”

Lu Ping’an responded with a smile, having already seen through everything.

“Brother Long, he’s actually not far from becoming third-tier.

He has been continuously training these days and is much stronger than before,”

“You can see that,” Lu Ping’an glanced at the man’s muscles, which were already quite strong.

With just a few points invested, he could probably produce a warrior with one or two third-tier main professions and two second-tier supporting professions.

The level was already passable.

“Brother Long, aren’t you going to thank Head of Group Lu?

Even being an ordinary soldier on the front lines is better than being a fisherman…..

and you can earn more money by working.

You are the head of the family, you need to earn money to support them.

Idiot, why are you looking at me?”

Watching his wife encourage him to return to his former profession, Long Xike choked up in tears.

Professionals really have no way back.

At over thirty years old, if they still couldn’t achieve stable growth, they likely had only a decade or two of life left.

Return to Earth to enjoy life?

Carrying the guilt of causing a comrade’s death, counting his remaining days, working overtime for mere groceries, would that really be a blessing or hell?

Indeed, since seeing Brother Long’s overtrained physique and Tao’s one-handed shooting skill, Lu Ping’an had already seen through everything.

Perhaps there was hesitation and unease before, but when the “opportunity” came to him again, they naturally knew how to choose.

In fact, Lu Ping’an had “seen through” everything even before they met.

Thus, he smiled and stretched out his hand.

Mei Yuge, somewhat annoyed, threw a coin into his hand, then she looked slightly hesitant and curious.

I thought they really gave up; every time we met, they said they were fine this way…”

“Silly girl, you don’t understand men…..okay, many people shout about giving up and doing poorly, but it’s really just that reality doesn’t allow them to rise.

How many of the young people who’ve been knocked down can really be content to sink into mediocrity?”

The behavior of these two made the expressions of the three middle-aged men even more subtle.

They were betting on themselves even before they arrived?

And yet, Head of Group Lu actually won the bet.

They wanted to say something, but at this moment, those lifeless eyes slowly opened, looking around, preventing them from making eye contact.

Those eyes, as sharp as ever, seemed to have already seen through their hearts.

They saw their frustration, hesitation, and unwillingness… Were they really content to just go back and wait for death?

Were the once ambitious, now grounded young people really content to retire at thirty?

“I will give you some opportunities, but you no longer have the time that younger people have, and can’t afford to waste more.”

Lu Ping’an didn’t preach or try to rouse them.

It was truly unnecessary…

He knew that the three people in front of him would seize every moment to make up for their past deficiencies.

Thus, urging people who are bound to work hard to “try harder,” a kind of act with a humiliating undertone, is better left undone.

“Alright, let’s start with the first team task…

You’ve noticed the mutations here recently, right?”

Aren’t those the Spider Monkeys?” The local responded, astonished; these Spider Monkeys were already so outrageous, weren’t the mutations right in front of them?

“Oh, is there something wrong with them?”

Well, in Lu’s eyes, even if monkeys became ten times smarter and could throw fireballs, they were still just “ordinary beasts.”

With Lu Ping’an’s logistics team involved, those Spider Monkeys were soon “analyzed,” and the conclusions were rather subtle.

Uh, you’re telling me they’re just normal beasts?”

But since it was the Beast God Great Priest (Quasi-rule-level Beast Tamer) saying so, it could basically be taken as the standard answer.

“This is quite interesting.”

Not having an answer is also an answer…

It suggested that the existing inspection methods, the analysis ways below rule-level, couldn’t identify the source of their mutations.

Perhaps, more samples, more convincing specimens were needed.

“Spider Monkeys are a gregarious species, not only do they have a Monkey King, there’s also a queen responsible for high rates of breeding…”

This ecologically, was somewhat closer to insects.

Lu Ping’an fell silent for a moment, and it got a bit more interesting.

These beasts did not have obvious physical mutations, yet had acquired higher intelligence and some “Talent Abilities” to control fire.

And these changes had occurred in just a few days.

Or perhaps, was the entire species given an opportunity to evolve from monkeys to humans?

“Spirit Awakening Skill?”

“Even the best Spirit Awakening Skills couldn’t achieve this…

Such a widespread change in a race’s intelligence, even the entire species’ elevation, can’t be managed by a few professionals alone.”

Big Cat’s judgment invigorated Lu Ping’an.

In fact, if they really found out that the “Beast Taming” path could exert extraordinary power, Lu Ping’an wouldn’t have been so interested…

“This means that what changed them is probably a power of a considerably high level, at least, higher than so-called rule-level…”

Now, Lu Ping’an was intrigued.

So, he took his people and headed to the Spider Monkeys’ “old nest.”

But just as he arrived at the deep mountain, even he was stunned for a while…

“Are you sure that these Spider Monkeys were just ordinary beasts not long ago, and not some…

Intelligent creatures?”

Looking at the towers and arrow platforms on the mountain path, and the rudimentary castle in the mountain, even the locals were utterly baffled.