In Anchor Year 9, Li Fan had once received a merit task: he was to assist the Congyun Sea Martial Hall in culling the red-haired exotic beasts on Wanlai Island.0

Those beasts fed on sound, reproducing with terrifying speed. They could also merge, forming a monster whose power far exceeded the sum of its parts.0

After a grueling battle, the squad from the Martial Hall successfully eradicated a certain number of the red-haired beasts, completing the mission.0

Back then, Li Fan had asked Jiang Zhengji why they didn’t completely exterminate the exotic beasts on Wanlai Island.0

Jiang Zhengji told him that the headquarters of the Martial Hall had a standing order: each year, every region was required to collect and submit a set quantity of esoteric treasures capable of absorbing sound....0