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Holding the loudly ringing mobile phone, Hao Ren was extremely excited. His heart trembled, his thoughts trembled, and he even felt his hands trembling—the vibration of the Nokia was truly extraordinary. Hao Ren believed that if his old phone were thrown on the ground with the vibration mode on, it could run at least twenty miles per hour…

Of course, a normal incoming call wouldn't be like this. Only when Raven 12345 called did it seem like that eccentric fellow used some special power to make a mobile phone create a commotion almost as loud as a tractor. This could fully ensure that Hao Ren wouldn't miss her calls—Lily across the street should have heard the noise from here.

"Hello?" Hao Ren answered the phone, cautiously saying "hello," afraid that Raven 12345 would come up with another way to startle him.

"Yo, Hao Ren, still alive? Taken care of your new guest?" Raven 12345's boisterous voice came from the receiver, still full of energy as it had been a few days ago. "Hey, my investigation was wrong last time. Your place doesn't just have a werewolf, it should have a Blood Clan member too… Is she there with you? Is she doing well? Any abnormal situations these past few days? I was on a business trip recently. I'll tell you about the scenery of the Blue Corner Galaxy…"

Hao Ren was almost dazed by Raven 12345's rapid-fire speech. Fortunately, he reacted in time and interrupted the somewhat neurotic woman: "Wait, wait! I need to talk to you about something!"

"Something? What is it?" Raven 12345 sounded curious. "Salary? Then wait, I haven't figured out how to pay you yet. Oh, you mean this month's benefits? But it's not the end of the month yet…"

"Can you let me speak first!" Hao Ren finally couldn't help but shout. But as soon as he yelled, he quickly flinched, thinking, "This is bad—that 'Goddess' clearly has an abnormal personality. If I dare to yell at her like this, perhaps in a few seconds, the thunder and lightning will strike."

As a result, Hao Ren cowered and waited for a few seconds, but no thunder struck outside. Raven was silent for a few seconds before speaking sheepishly, "Oh, you speak, you speak. I was a bit excited after returning from my business trip, heh heh heh…"

Hao Ren wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, not expecting the other party to be so easy to talk to. He then organized his thoughts: "It's like this, you left in such a hurry, and I didn't understand many things. Plus, I encountered an oddity a couple of days ago, and I had a strange dream…"

Hao Ren then roughly recounted the nightmare from a couple of days ago where fantasy had invaded reality. Raven was unusually quiet this time. Only after Hao Ren finished speaking did a suspicious slurping sound come from her end: "Oh… slurp… You had a strange dream? slurp… Then the situation might indeed be a bit complicated… slurp, come over here in a moment slurp…"

Hao Ren found the voice on the other end a bit strange and couldn't help but ask, "What are you doing there?"

"Eating instant noodles," Raven continued slurping. "I forgot to eat this morning and just remembered."

So, the reason she was quietly listening to Hao Ren just now was because she was slurping noodles! And she ate instant noodles normally?

Hao Ren wiped away the cold sweat from his forehead and confirmed that Raven 12345 was still waiting for him at the old place. He then changed his clothes and prepared to go out. Vivian, who was preparing snacks for "Gun," saw Hao Ren's movements and casually asked, "Going out? To her place?"

Hao Ren nodded, suddenly remembering something to instruct: "Oh, right, I might not be back for lunch. If Lily comes home, you guys should eat out, or you can order takeout. The phone number is written on the calendar; it's the only restaurant that delivers takeout here."

As soon as Vivian heard the word "Lily," she snorted unhappily. But before she could speak, Hao Ren cut her off with a sentence: "Don't talk nonsense. Lily is the one paying for your meals, so don't be so dramatic when you're this broke."

Vivian was speechless. This terrifyingly senior vampire, who had been frolicking on Earth since the human cave-dwelling era and had fought Achilles, had somehow developed such a good temper. Hao Ren had completely figured out Vivian's personality, so he no longer spoke to her with the same caution and nervousness as he did at the beginning.

After finishing his instructions at home and reminding Vivian not to forget to feed the cat at noon, Hao Ren left his home and took a bus to his god-like workplace: the Time-Space Administration Bureau's Wangba Tuozi Branch Office.

The white villa, suspended in the sky, was the same as it had been a few days ago. The blue servants in the villa maintained the cleanliness of the residence when the owner was away. Hao Ren ran all the way from the South Suburbs under the scorching sun. As soon as he teleported to the fountain plaza in front of the villa, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief: Raven 12345 might not be very reliable, but she certainly had strange abilities. Her large house was located in a wonderful space, neither hot nor cold, with fresh air. Hao Ren almost wanted to stay here and not leave.

"Yo, you're here?" Raven 12345's voice suddenly came from behind him. Hao Ren quickly turned his head, only to see the strange silver-haired woman slowly emerging from the botanical garden in front of the villa, carrying a huge and strangely styled saber. Judging by the grass clippings and dirt on her body, it seemed she had just finished tidying up her garden.

"I was just trimming the landscape trees," Raven 12345 said, shrugging the two-meter-long silver-white saber on her shoulder. She noticed Hao Ren's gaze drawn to the saber and smiled proudly. "Looks imposing, right? This is commemorative—no other Ravens have it, it's unique to me. Alright, let's talk about the situation you encountered. Let's talk inside."

Hao Ren gave a soft "oh" and followed Raven 12345 into the large house. It was the same office as their last meeting, with the same furnishings. However, the Jianbing Guozi that had been placed on the shelf behind the desk a few days ago had been replaced by an empty instant noodle cup. Hao Ren's gaze couldn't help but fall on the red and green instant noodle cup, and he wondered if he should continue to believe Raven 12345's claimed identity: setting aside whether she was a god or not, was it appropriate for a grassroots cadre from the supreme ruling body of the multiverse to eat this?

Raven noticed Hao Ren's gaze and shrugged nonchalantly, "I've finished eating, there's really none left. They don't provide food here."

Hao Ren: "..."

Sighing, Hao Ren sat down opposite Raven 12345 and then solemnly took out a small chewing gum box from his pocket, and from the box, he took out that clump of dark wolf hair: "This is what I told you about. After I woke up from that nightmare, I found this in my hand. Lily smelled it and confirmed that its scent really doesn't come from a human city."

Raven 12345 reached out and took the clump of wolf hair, then snapped her fingers lightly. Countless sparkling blue and white lines appeared out of thin air. These lines quickly formed a three-dimensional array at a dazzling speed, and the dark wolf hair floated within these lines, slowly evaporating into wisps of light gray mist.

Hao Ren watched this magical scene in astonishment: It seemed this Raven 12345 wasn't just spouting nonsense. If nothing else, this skill alone was definitely better than Vivian's unreliable blood magic. Look how straight those lines she drew in the air were…

"Has it infiltrated from that world…" Raven 12345 murmured as the wolf hair slowly "evaporated," leaving only a little residue.

Hao Ren blinked: "Infiltrated from where?"

"The Dream Plane, but it's not directly related to you—at least not now. You can't handle this kind of problem at your level," Raven 12345 shook her head, her expression unusually serious. "I'll report this situation to the Shadow City headquarters. This world is a notoriously difficult region, and those guys at the Administration Bureau have been waiting for new information for many years."

Seeing the confused look on Hao Ren's face, Raven 12345 casually took out a small hexagonal silver-white object and threw it over: "Clearly, you lack common sense. Here, take this. It's a personal data terminal, examiner-exclusive version. I just applied for it for you. You can query anything from this, including employee conduct rules, time-space node route maps and schedules, and your permission allocation… Well, you're still in the probationary period, so most things won't be usable, but it's good to get familiar with them in advance."

Hao Ren only saw a silver light hurtling towards his face. Fortunately, he reacted in time and managed to catch it. Then he heard Raven 12345's words and immediately became excited: This was finally some employee benefits!