Came Down from the Mountain

After recognizing his unusual abilities, the person who was latest in line ahead of him offered to switch places with him, allowing him to stand in front of him.

Cheng Shanshi waved his hand. "No need, no need, I'll just wait here!"

"It's me, I wanted to stand at the back, please be kind and do me a good deed." The speaker quickly stepped back and moved behind him.

Cheng Shanshi hesitated for a moment before stepping forward. "Alright then, thank you, you're a good person."

"Haha." The young man who had switched seats chuckled dryly.

Cheng Shanshi hadn't been standing in his new position for long when the person in front of him had to leave the group due to an emergency, so he took another step forward.

In just a few minutes, Cheng Shanshi was fortunate enough to be standing at the front of the line.

After witnessing his abilities, most people chose to give him their positions, fearing that the misfortune would befall them.

Tao Yun looked on with curiosity and raised her hand to stop a woman who had left the line and whose stomach pain had subsided, and who was about to rejoin the queue.

"What's going on up there? Did this person use Weird Object?"

"Head of the Tao Family, Sister Tao Yuan," the woman greeted politely, then frowned and explained, "It doesn't seem like Weird Object. I didn't detect any energy fluctuations around it, which is really odd..."

"Okay, thank you."

Tao Yun looked at Tao Yuan: "Do you think this person is suitable for your team?"

Tao Yuan's expression was complicated. "We've already had enough bad luck, and for him to join our team is like having a toothache even when we're drinking cold water!"

"It's different," Tao Yun explained patiently. "You see, his luck doesn't affect the people behind him; it even has a bonus for those who help him."

Tao Yuan was still somewhat conflicted.

Tao Yun didn't say anything more, "Let's go see An Ying. We'll find out the details later."

"Good."

Although they had a feeling that Cheng Shanshi would soon be in the front row, they didn't expect it to happen so quickly.

Tao Yuan arrived at An Ying's side. After he finished asking the two people in the front row about their information and abilities, he saw Cheng Shanshi's figure at the back of the group.

The two of them said nothing, quietly watching Wang Ding and An Ying choose their people.

After seeing off the previous interviewee, Wang Ding flipped through the record book. He had already interviewed more than a hundred people that morning, and they were all quite capable.

"So, did you find anything you like?" Tao Yun asked.

"In general, there are a few tentative ones." Wang Ding pulled out several information sheets that he had circled and showed them to them.

"This ability is good, but the personality isn't suitable, and the mental state is critical. Even if they come, they won't stay long."

"There's another player whose abilities lean towards all-around support, but he's getting older and not really suitable."

"The last two are the only ones left. Their teammates died in the previous Instance. They're quite capable, but they have to come in together, taking up two spots."

Without hesitation, Tao Yuan refused. "That won't do. We'd rather have two incompetent newcomers than two newcomers who stick together."

Wang Ding nodded. "That's what I think too. But apart from those few, the others are all pretty average. Forcing them to join us on missions wouldn't be a good thing."

The strength of the Calamity Crossing Squad is beyond the reach of ordinary people. Rashly adding them to the team would only become their death warrant.

Tao Yun said, "Take your time, we might meet again soon."

Wang Ding and An Ying looked at the next person as if they had something in mind.

He was a boy with clear, bright eyes. At first glance, he seemed like the wind in the mountains, a stone in the forest, or some kind of light and lively little creature. He was instantly endearing.

"Who are you?"

An Ying and Wang Ding knew that this was probably the next suitable teammate Tao Yun had mentioned.

The boy smiled, revealing two small tiger teeth. "Hello, my name is Cheng Shanshi. I want to join the Authorities as a Purger. You're registering here, right?"

Wang Ding paused in his writing, then raised his hand to adjust his glasses. "We're recruiting team members here; you've come to the wrong place."

Cheng Shanshi's smile faltered, and he asked blankly, "Can't we register those Purger here?"

Looking into his clear eyes, Wang Ding paused, pen in hand. "Hmm... that's fine too."

Wang Ding, being the Minister himself, took out a new form with the mindset of helping if he could, and routinely asked, "Where do you live? What are your special skills? What type of Weird Object are you dealing with? If it's convenient to talk about your abilities, could you give a brief overview?"

Cheng Shanshi took the basket off his back and sat down at the table. Following the Talking Point Lin Nieran had taught him, he said, "I live in the mountains. I was raised by the Mountain Master since I was a child. I only came down from the mountains recently and am currently living in a rented house nearby."

"I have a great memory, I can run fast, I eat a lot, and I'm very lucky!"

An Ying reminded him, "Luck doesn't count as a special skill."

Cheng Shanshi shook her head and laughed, "My ability is simply luck! I can reverse the luck of two people; good luck turns bad, and bad luck turns good!"

The group of people were all taken aback upon hearing this, their eyes widening slightly.

Cheng Shanshi added, "However, this ability has limitations and can't be used often. But I'm very lucky even when I'm not using it! You can leave anything that requires luck to me."

Cheng Shanshi's ability is to manipulate fate, but such an ability is too terrifying to be told, Lin Nieran gave it a makeover.

Even so, such incredible ability still stunned everyone present.

Although this ability lacks offensive power, it is absolutely the most suitable ability for the Calamity Crossing Squad!

Tao Yun was not only worried that they would be unable to get out of the Orphanage Instance, but also worried that they would not even be able to enter the Instance and would be intercepted by other strange creatures on the way.

Back in the Lily Weird Zone, their chances of stepping on something strange were practically guaranteed; their connection with the Weird was far beyond what was expected.

"Which mountain did you come from?" Tao Yun pressed.

Cheng Shanshi clasped his hands in front of him and said honestly, "Green Peak on the border of Jiang City is a quiet place with few people."

Tao Yun knew Green Peak; she had inquired about it a few years ago and found that some hermits with unique abilities did indeed live there.

She had tried to persuade these people with unique tastes to come down from the mountain, but she had failed each time.

"That's definitely a good place," Tao Yun said, giving the three of them a meaningful look.

Hearing that his background was acceptable, An Ying, Wang Ding, and Tao Yuan exchanged glances, confirming that their teammates were satisfied, before standing up and saying, "You and I will go first."

"Oh, okay!" Cheng Shanshi picked up the basket, put it back on, and quickly followed.

Cheng Shanshi spent an afternoon at the Official Base, registering her identity and abilities, and finally being confirmed as a member of the Calamity Crossing Squad.

At the same time, Tao Yun arranged a not-too-busy position for him in the Logistics Department, with the aim of letting him receive a decent salary to support himself there.

She saw that the child was dressed in tattered clothes and had no money on him after coming out of the mountains. She was afraid that if they didn't give him money, the child would starve back to the mountains.

She didn't want to just send the person she'd finally found back home.