“Victory Team came knocking so quickly.” Jiang He couldn't help but mutter to himself when he saw Jun Hina and the other two appear.
If it had just been Jun Hina, he would have thought it was something personal.
But with Vice Captain Souma and Hori also coming along, it was clearly because of the incident at the pyramid.
“Mind if I sit?” Jun Hina smiled faintly at Jiang He.
She wasn't sure how to approach their unique relationship, where they were technically married but still felt so distant.
So she simply offered a smile.
“Please, have a seat.” Jiang He was momentarily stunned by her smile, but quickly recovered and nodded.
“Hehe...” Hori, sitting across from him, bowed and nodded with a rather polite, almost awkward smile.
Seeing this, Jiang He gave him a strange look and muttered to himself: “Why does Hori seem a little silly?”
“.....” Hori.
“.....” Souma also felt a little embarrassed for his teammate.
But this reinforced his suspicion.
Hori must have found out something, which is why he was being so polite, even slightly awkward and close, towards Dr. Jiang He.
This made Souma turn his gaze towards Jun Hina, who was sitting not far away with her hands clasped on the table, then back to Jiang He across from him.
Sitting face-to-face, he felt like there was a subtle and unique atmosphere between them, a bit like... an awkward couple?
But it was slightly different.
Souma and Hori suddenly felt like they were eating dog food with lemons.
Jun Hina quickly noticed the awkwardness, especially the increasingly peculiar expressions of Souma and Hori.
She straightened up, looked at Jiang He and said, “I’m here on behalf of Victory Team to ask you a few questions.”
“About Golza, Melba, and the giant inside the pyramid, right?” Jiang He also recovered and replied directly.
He had been looking down, but not out of awkwardness.
It was because he suddenly noticed that Jun Hina’s hands were very beautiful, with a pale silver nail polish that was quite eye-catching.
He subconsciously looked at them a little longer, making Jun Hina feel embarrassed.
“So you can tell us what you know? About the origins of those two monsters and the giant.”
Now Jun Hina’s mind was on the information about the giant inside the pyramid and the two monsters, and she no longer showed any emotion. She asked Jiang He directly.
“That’s no problem, since you’ll likely have a lot to do with monsters and cosmic life from now on. If my records are correct, these two monsters and the giant should have existed on Earth for about 30 million years,”
Jiang He took a sip of coffee and said, “The latter is a guardian on the side of ancient humanity.”
He was currently in the guise of a Taoist mystic, so using the phrase “If my records are correct” seemed more appropriate.
“About 30 million years ago? Human guardian?” Souma and Hori exchanged glances, both seeing surprise in the other’s eyes.
Even Victory Team, after analyzing some meteorite fragments from the surface of the time machine, had only concluded that it was likely a product of an ultra-ancient civilization on Earth, dating back tens of millions of years.
And this Taoist mystic, Jiang He, could give a much more precise number than Victory Team?!
Even if someone inside Victory Team had leaked confidential information, it wouldn't be possible.
It was just a matter of whether this number was accurate.
Jun Hina was also considering this question.
“Beep beep beep.”
At that moment, the Victory Team communication device on her waist suddenly buzzed.
“This is Jun Hina. What happened?” Jun Hina opened the lid of the communicator and saw the image of research doctor Beru Mura Riko in the Victory Team base.
“Captain Jun, through in-depth analysis of the meteorite fragments from the surface of the time machine sent to Earth Defense Headquarters, it has been confirmed to be about 30 million years old.” Beru Mura Riko said solemnly.
“Really 30 million years ago?!” Jun Hina, Souma, and Hori all looked at each other in disbelief, then turned to Jiang He, who had almost finished his coffee.
A thought crossed their minds.
How did he do it?
“Alright, I understand.” Jun Hina said to Beru Mura Riko and closed the lid of the communicator.
Souma and Hori both looked at Jiang He with fiery eyes. They now believed that this Taoist mystic, Jiang He, truly had a deep understanding of monsters and ancient texts.
Perhaps, in the words of the Dragon Kingdom, it would be more appropriate to call them demons and monsters?
Even with Victory Team’s technology, they needed to send the meteorite fragments to Earth Defense Headquarters to get a conclusion through combined efforts.
But this Taoist mystic, Jiang He, achieved this through his own abilities!
Moreover, the phrase “you’ll likely have a lot to do with monsters and cosmic life from now on.”
Clearly indicated that he had already discovered this beforehand.
And the statement that the giant was a guardian on the side of humanity should also be true!
“If possible, I’d like to issue an invitation on behalf of TPC headquarters.” Jun Hina took a deep breath, suppressing her surprise, and said seriously to Jiang He.
“Joining TPC as a monster consultant, you can utilize your strengths and have your research, previously denied by the world, recognized.”
As if worried that Jiang He would misunderstand and refuse the position because of her covert assistance, Jun Hina quickly added, “This is an invitation from Director Zei, after a meeting at Earth Defense Headquarters.”