Mental Level Estimation

"See it directly?"

Chen Jing paused slightly upon hearing Lu Xin's words, then subconsciously retorted.

She emphasized the word "see."

"Yes!"

Lu Xin also seemed a bit serious as he said, "I can see what those monsters look like, which is why I could see that those three were just restrained, not turned into part of the monster. And the reason Sister could help me deal with that monster back then was also because I could see it... That monster was terrifying, but if you dodge it, you'll be fine!"

"So, you're saying..."

Chen Jing mused, her expression gradually becoming solemn, "You can see those distorted psychic fields?"

"Sometimes I can. For example, in that cafe, I saw the monster put something into my cup. And when that monster suddenly erupted just now, I could also see it. However, later, when the monster hid in the puddle, I couldn't see it anymore..."

Lu Xin spoke slowly, frowning, "You can't see them?"

"Most of the time, no!"

Chen Jing frowned and said slowly, "And to be precise, it's not that we can see them, but rather sense them."

"Mental monsters are formless; we can only perceive their existence under certain circumstances."

"..."

Lu Xin pondered the difference for a moment before slowly saying, "Then perhaps, this is a problem on your end?"

"This..."

Lu Xin's words caused Chen Jing to become slightly flustered as well.

Talking to this young man felt strange, not least of all because he had an invisible sister watching you.

However, her professional demeanor allowed her to quickly adjust her mindset.

Her tone became more relaxed, and she chatted with Lu Xin with a smile.

She inquired in detail about everything from Lu Xin's initial investigation with Qin Ran to his adaptation to cooperating with the investigation team. She also asked about his experience seeing the mental monster and fighting it. She even found a pencil and quickly sketched a "human-shaped fruit tree" that Lu Xin had described on paper...

...Lu Xin felt that this woman was amazing, she could even draw sketches. He had only described it, and she had drawn it quite accurately.

"You did very well this time. You can go back and rest now."

After a serious conversation, Chen Jing rubbed her temples and said to Lu Xin, "I will inform you of any follow-up investigations."

"Okay."

Lu Xin also stood up, his expression seeming a bit hesitant.

Seeing this, Chen Jing smiled and comforted him, "Don't worry. Some of your performances are indeed rarely seen by us. But after the Crimson Moon incident, abilities caused by mental anomalies are naturally diverse. You can see those sources of pollution and even engage in close combat with them; it's not a bad thing, nor is it the strangest. I've even seen people who can steal others' abilities..."

Lu Xin nodded and said, "Actually, I wanted to ask about the reward..."

"..."

Chen Jing was a bit slow to catch up and was stunned for a moment before smiling, "It will be transferred to your account soon!"

Lu Xin felt relieved, nodded, and turned to walk towards the door.

"So many people are looking at you with ill intentions..."

Sister followed beside him, tilting her small face up and saying to him, "Brother, that woman with the deformed chest is trying to trick you..."

Lu Xin lightly placed an index finger to his lips and whispered, "Be quiet, she's paying me..."

After seeing Lu Xin downstairs and arranging a car to take him back, Chen Jing walked back to the empty conference room with a thoughtful expression. Lu Xin's answers seemed to have made her think of many complicated things.

She was unaware that Lu Xin could see those sources of pollution, or that he believed he could directly see the monster's abilities.

In fact, this would become a loophole in her work.

But she couldn't help it, as only the main city likely had the capability to conduct a comprehensive examination of Lu Xin's specific situation.

And Lu Xin's mental state made her hesitant to risk sending him to the main city.

Furthermore, Lu Xin's performance during the mission caused her to have even more conflicting emotions.

The diversification of abilities often represented a further increase in the risk of losing control.

But this young man had saved three of their members during a dangerous pollution incident.

Or rather, he had prevented them from killing three of their own people.

"Being able to see mental monsters is not a particularly rare case. In fact, when the moon is full, the weather is clear, and the light of the Crimson Moon is sufficient, many people have claimed to see the shapes of some mutated mental bodies. Some resemble ghosts, while others have transformed into various twisted monsters. This is also the origin of the term 'mental monster'."

"However, to be precise, they are not seeing them but sensing them. This is because the energy levels of those sources of pollution are too high, affecting our brains and distorting our vision, which causes us to perceive those images."

"As a result, no photographic equipment can capture their specific images. This has been confirmed."

"And all the monster images to date have been obtained through manual drawings and do not have much reference value."

"Also, there's one more point that must be mentioned. The images of these mental monsters that people saw at the same time were mostly blurry and couldn't be described accurately. For the same mental monster, some said it looked like a ghost, while others claimed they saw Ultraman..."

"..."

"..."

In the empty conference room, a woman's voice suddenly rang out. It was Corporal Han Bing.

Chen Jing rubbed her temples, then reached out to the window and pressed a button.

On the four walls of the office, projection equipment began to activate, casting light that immediately outlined numerous pale blue, yet lifelike, human figures in the empty office, all at a real-person scale.

The entire room was as if suddenly filled with people.

If an outsider were to see this, they would undoubtedly find it incredibly strange.

Just two streets away from this Guard Department, there were still some neighborhoods where telephones couldn't be used and water and electricity couldn't be supplied in a timely manner.

Yet, in the Guard Department's conference room, high-end holographic projection technology from before the disaster had been restored.

"But his is clearly different..."

A man in a white lab coat and glasses said, "Not only can he see it, but in his eyes, he can distinguish it without the slightest flaw. From a distance of four or five meters, he can determine if our three team members were restrained or contaminated."

"This is no longer just a matter of illusions. I am more inclined to believe that because his mental level is very high, his perception of mental fluctuations and changes is extremely sensitive. Then, within his chaotic consciousness, he 'saw' the monster himself!"

"Preliminary judgment suggests that his mental level may have already reached three hundred... or more!"

"..."

A brief silence fell over the office.

Clearly, for an individual in the initial stage of anomaly, who hadn't even undergone guidance, to possess a mental level of over three hundred units was something that required extreme attention. Everyone needed a moment to analyze and make a judgment.