Surveillance Team

[Moon Ring Street]

This is the central street of Moon City.

Due to limited spending power and few tourists, there is no commercial pedestrian street here, only a few slightly taller concrete office buildings.

It's clear that these office buildings were once home to many small companies and firms, but now they're basically deserted.

Doing business in Moon City is basically a losing proposition; even the Mercury Group had to bear significant losses and risks to establish a hotel there.

Most of these office buildings standing in the city center are restricted, with only the ground floor being rented or sold at low prices, where some restaurants, massage parlors, and similar shops are operated.

When Luo Di first arrived, he was even given a small card, and the other party even tried to pull him and make physical contact, but he was immediately turned away after a single glance.

Based on the address on the card, he found the only completely rented concrete office building in the area, with ten floors and lights on on every floor, indicating that it was "working".

Moreover, all the shops on the first floor of the building were closed, and something seemed to be hidden inside the completely shut roller shutters.

The residents living here seem to know something about it, and almost no one goes near the building. Even if they have to pass by, they will choose to walk on the opposite street to avoid the building.

Equally strange is that

This building is completely undefended. There are no security guards on duty, nor are there any surveillance cameras. It just stands there in the city center and no one dares to approach it. Even Pseudo-Human keep their distance.

Luo Di is currently waiting at a traffic light.

Just cross the pedestrian crossing in front of you and you will reach this strange building, which is also the address on the business card.

When the traffic light changes,

He walked toward the building.

This behavior immediately attracted the attention of pedestrians and customers in the shops, who all stopped what they were doing and looked at them with surprise.

Among them are also some Pseudo-Human hidden among the crowd.

Luo Di paid no attention to the stares of the crowd; he simply walked across the sidewalk at his own pace.

As he lifted his leg to step onto the curb across the street.

A buzzing sound filled my ears.

At the same time, there is a feeling of passing through a membrane, an ethereal spiritual membrane.

In an instant, the scattered sounds from the streets and alleys that could be heard before were completely blocked out.

Everything became quiet, even the street scene behind them blurred, only the concrete building in front of them remained unchanged.

The feeling of being watched spread throughout my body like a reptile.

Luo Di could clearly sense that someone was spying on him from the top floor of the building—a direct, intuitive spying that reached his very mind. No wonder no one dared to approach this place.

"Each enclosed facade is equipped with a kind of barrier...is it used as a warehouse to store something?"

Luo Di arrived at the building's only main entrance.

This place doesn't have the grand entrance and lobby structure of the Mercury Hotel.

Some were merely small doors leading to long, straight passageways, with old tungsten filament bulbs hanging inside, providing a pale yellow glow.

There are no partitions on either side of the straight passageway.

Elevators and stairs are only located on both sides of the far end.

Luo Di wanted to take the elevator directly to the top floor, but the elevator door had a sign that said it was under maintenance, so he had to turn to the stairwell next to it.

Moreover, the staircase structure here is quite strange.

You can't go directly to the top floor; you can only reach the second floor.

As Luo Di climbed the stairs, his spine began to twitch slightly, as if he had smelled something delicious.

Luo Di himself also heard a sound that was very similar to the sound he had heard in the Fighting Arena arena before—a sound made by the collision of flesh against flesh.

Push open the partition door on the second floor.

A strong smell of blood and sweat wafted over.

The entire large, single-level space in front of me turned out to be a gym, with various heavy weight equipment and mostly boxing rings.

All sorts of bodybuilders, comparable to those on TV shows, gather here. Some of them have exaggeratedly large physiques, like giant bears, with their biceps alone being larger than the heads of some normal people.

A small number of people were lifting heavy weights, showing off protein powder, and even receiving injections of drugs on site.

Most of the people were gathered around the boxing ring.

What's happening on stage isn't a simple sparring match or boxing, but a real fight that requires activating the Corner System. Although they'll stop short of hitting vital points, blood splattering is a common occurrence.

If one side can't hold on, the next player will immediately be substituted in.

These muscular men undergo relentless combat training, and the posture and strength they display are stronger and more aggressive than the murderous gang from the Orphanage.

These people are the so-called Moon City Surveillance Officer, each of whom occupies multiple pituitary resources.

They were more brutal and ferocious than ordinary city investigators, all being System Abilities users at the physical level, even giving Luo Di the feeling that he was part of a group of murderers.

With the arrival of Luo Di,

The action on the ring gradually stopped. Whether it was the two fighters, the people waiting to fight, or the musclemen lifting weights, everyone stopped what they were doing and turned their attention to them.

He cast a strangely friendly glance at her, instantly erasing any murderous intent that might have been present.

The nearest muscular man made a gentlemanly gesture of invitation, pointing to the stairwell opposite this floor.

"Mr. Di, His Excellency is waiting for you on the top floor! Please come up the stairs. If you are interested in our training room, you are welcome to come anytime after our conversation."

"Um."

As Luo Di crossed the gym, the people remained motionless, keeping their eyes fixed on him.

They didn't resume training until Luo Di went up the stairs to the third floor.

However, the staircase on the opposite side still only allows you to go up one floor.

When Luo Di pushed open the door to the third floor, he was greeted by a modern medical area where a few Surveillance Officer were receiving treatment, and even undergoing some physical modifications.

The staircase leading to the next floor is still located on the opposite side, requiring Luo Di to cross the entire floor.

Similar to the situation at the gym, these people stopped what they were doing and gave Roddy friendly looks when they saw Luo Di arrive.

Luo Di finally understood that the elevator damage was likely intentional.

The Venerable One wanted him to understand the structure and status of the entire Surveillance Team by climbing the stairs one by one.

First floor - warehouse

Second Floor - Fitness Training

Third Floor - Medical Restoration

Fourth and Fifth Floor - Pituitary gland research, integration, and implantation.

Fifth Floor and sixth floors - document management area

Seventh floor - Monitoring room (all cameras in the entire Moon City are connected to the server here).

8th Floor - Conference Room

Ninth Floor - Partition

Tenth floor...

As Luo Di approached the top floor, he heard that familiar sound of walnuts clinking together again.

The discomfort caused by the sound, and the feeling of being spied on, became increasingly intense.

Luo Di placed his left hand on his face.

"Tool Construction - Jaw Ripper"

The Hell Torture Device enveloped his head, the intense heat burning away any external senses that approached. The feeling of being spied on immediately vanished, and Luo Di's mind became clear, no longer producing tinnitus.

The door to the top floor opened by itself.

This is a pure white space without any furnishings, and there is a smell in the middle, a smell of brain that has been treated and had its fishy smell removed.

The smell comes directly from the floor and walls of this room.

Luo Di turned to look at the pure white wall beside him. Beneath the white paint were shallow sulci patterns, and upon closer inspection, one could even feel the vitality and movement of the wall.

As Luo Di stepped fully into the meditation room on the top floor, his brain received a kind of nourishment. His pituitary gland felt as if it were lying on a soft, comfortable bed he had never experienced before, allowing him to sleep soundly.

The Venerable One, whom we had already seen in the hotel restaurant, was standing in the very center.

To be precise,

It is [Benjamin Stewart].

Head of the Moon City Surveillance Group, Special Commissioner to the Capital.

He was chewing on the same walnut-shaped snacks, twirling walnuts in his hands as he waited for Luo Di to arrive.

The White suit he wore looked different at this moment, revealing patterns resembling sulci.

"Please sit down!"

With a wave of the hand.

A table and two chairs grew out of the ground, remaining active.

Luo Di then realized that the entire room was not simply made of meningeal coating, but was also a huge Corner-transforming item.

Having chosen to come here, Luo Di did not reject the surroundings and went forward to take a seat.

"The brain is the most successful structure in human evolution."

It determines that we can easily stand at the top of the food chain without physical advantages.

Even the formation and influence of corners originate from our brains.

This organ is also where the greatest differences lie between people. Even in Pseudo-Human, the brain often determines the quality of their pituitary gland, their expression of fear, and the depth of their connection with the corners of their being.

In my opinion, Mr. Di should not only maintain physical exercise but also strengthen his brain training. After all, there aren't many Connectors like you across the entire country.

Thank you so much for coming. This is a small gift; please accept it if you like, Mr. Di.

It has a very good nourishing effect on your brain, especially on your pituitary gland which is associated with the Cthulhu Mythos.

That's all.

Benjamin gently pushed over a metal box containing the same snacks; even with the lid closed, the strong aroma was still noticeable.

Seeing that Luo Di made no move, Benjamin did not press the matter.

"Let's get straight to the point and talk about the Orphanage and what's going on between you and me."