Ma Ran only glanced at it before looking away.
This was something he had coveted for a long time before his reincarnation.
Even without the Magician's Proliferation Medal, he could have easily memorized all this information.
At the very top of the certificate's front side were the words "Supernatural Phenomenon Researcher Certificate."
Name: Ma Ran
Gender: Male
Affiliation: Caolu Academy
Rank: Full Member
Authorized Restricted Zones: A0, A3, A8, A9, B2, B5, B7.
There was also a QR-code business card inside a small blue box in the lower-left corner.
The partner section at the very bottom listed nearly ten academic societies, including Fulan Academy, Yingchuan Academy, Green Lotus Academic Society, Zhiyuan Academy, and Baiyue Academy.
"Excellent."
A faint light flashed in Ma Ran's eyes, and the corners of his lips curled into a smile.
This certificate...
would be a tremendous help!
With the identity of an official Supernatural Phenomenon Researcher, Ma Ran's subsequent plans would encounter far fewer problems during execution!
Although A0, A3, A8, A9, B2, B5, and B7 were all areas currently marked as relatively safe, still...
The only thing in this world that never changed was change itself!
Before many crises occurred, people had never prepared themselves mentally, nor had they anticipated that the crises were coming.
In Ma Ran's memories, a calamity would erupt in Area A3 seven days later. Countless people would suffer, and the scene would be too horrible to bear.
The "alien invaders" he had prophesied while awakening his superpower earlier and the "calamity" seven days later did not come from the same faction!
The former could be caught off guard and wiped out completely at very little cost, as long as Earth, with its current level of technology, made sufficient preparations.
But the latter...
No matter how many people with insufficient mental strength went there, they would only throw their lives away for nothing.
Worse still, those whose wills were not firm enough would instead become nourishment for the enemy, allowing it to grow rapidly.
"Phew..."
As Ma Ran recalled the specific information about the alien creature in Area A3, he could not help sighing.
A monster that killed people in their dreams and devoured brain waves...
Theoretically speaking, that thing was practically invincible at the current stage.
In his previous life, if a senior member of Fulan Academy had not happened to encounter it and perished alongside it, then after allowing it more time to develop, Earth would probably have long since become its playground, where it could do as it pleased!
With his knowledge of so much future information, Ma Ran had to admit that Earth civilization had been incredibly lucky.
It had survived numerous planet-destroying calamities through luck and coincidence.
Ma Ran did not want to rely too heavily on something as ethereal and unpredictable as luck.
Before his reincarnation, many disasters had been nipped in the bud through all kinds of coincidences as soon as they showed signs of emerging.
But after his reincarnation, many things would change.
What if one morning, Ma Ran ate one more bowl of rice than he had before his reincarnation, causing the Caolu Academy cafeteria to stock up on more ingredients at a nearby market, which in turn meant that some auntie failed to buy the vegetables she wanted?
The auntie would lose her temper and start an argument with someone at the market. After losing the quarrel, she would return home with a bellyful of rage.
Then, after returning home, she would vent that anger on her husband and child.
By sheer coincidence, her child happened to be the key figure in preventing a certain calamity. Feeling wronged, the child decided to go play games at an internet café instead of taking a walk in the park, and thus failed to crush some calamity seed...
Then the calamity would take root and spread rapidly, resulting in the destruction of Earth civilization. Who should be blamed?
The process sounded absurd.
But it really was possible!
Even if the possibility was only one in a hundred million, Ma Ran could not stand by and do nothing!
Therefore...
Ma Ran planned to personally make a trip to Area A3.
While Ma Ran was working hard to sketch out Youwen and improve his ability to create illusions, the residents and tourists of Jinshui Town were evacuated in an orderly fashion.
An excessive number of weapons and combat personnel were deployed in advance, and a new quarantine zone appeared within a short time.
Everyone participating in this operation was an elite among elites.
Many of them had spent years fighting drug lords along the borders. Their combat skills, honed amid barrages of gunfire, were exceptionally polished, and every one of them possessed unwavering resolve and a high level of ideological awareness.
Before setting out, they were also informed in advance of the significance of this operation.
Although the preparations had been somewhat rushed, they were still fairly thorough.
Time passed by, second after second.
Just as Ma Ran had prophesied.
The next morning.
In the deserted town, a strange rectangular cuboid suddenly appeared. It was three meters long, two meters wide, and two and a half meters high.
The pure-white cuboid looked as if it were made of metal from a distance.
But what made people's eyes nearly pop out was that ripples suddenly spread across the side of the strange cuboid, like a surface of water into which a stone had been thrown.
Then humanoid creatures with physiques roughly similar to those of Earth Humans hurried out one after another from the completely sealed cuboid.
They wore pure-white full-body protective suits and held objects resembling toy pistols.
Without a commander or anyone issuing orders, the aliens quickly formed a wedge-shaped formation and advanced rapidly through Jinshui Town.
They rummaged through everything, continuously sending tables and chairs, computers, streetlights, shared bicycles, and other objects into the pale cuboid.
Six kilometers outside Jinshui Town, a communications vehicle was broadcasting the scene live.
In the encrypted channel, several elderly voices were discussing the situation.
"Are these really aliens?"
"Although we can't see what they actually look like inside, their body shapes don't seem much different from those of Earth Humans. They all have two hands, two feet, and one head."
"Based on the current situation, this group of aliens are intelligent life-forms."
"The level of technology they possess far exceeds that of Earth civilization."
"I don't recommend launching an attack directly. We should establish contact and communicate first."
"Seconded! There may be a possibility of cooperation for mutual benefit. If they are willing to share their scientific and technological knowledge in exchange for compensation, it would be an important opportunity for our country to develop by leaps and bounds!"
"No! I disagree! Ma Ran has already seen the future through Limited Precognition! Doesn't what we're seeing now prove that Ma Ran's prophecy was correct?"
"Therefore, I believe that these aliens are outright killers, destroyers, and annihilators!"
"If there had been no prophecy..."
"Many innocent civilians would have died because of these alien invaders!"
"Ma Ran has already exhausted his lifespan in order to change this tragedy. What exactly are you thinking? If we don't attack immediately, are you going to let his sacrifice and dedication go to waste?"
"I'm sorry, but although there may be risks, this crisis also conceals a major opportunity!"
"This would greatly benefit our development strategy, so I support establishing contact and communicating with these aliens."
After a round of discussion, those in favor of "communicating first and testing their attitude" won by an extremely narrow margin.
A team composed of linguists, special forces soldiers, negotiation experts, sign-language scholars, and other specialists slowly approached the pure-white cuboid under the escort of three military vehicles.
The vehicles stopped one kilometer from the cuboid, and everyone got out and proceeded on foot.
Whoosh!
The aliens in full-body protective suits raised their toy-like pistols simultaneously and aimed them at the communication team.
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