Chen Fan had indeed heard all of those names before.
And some of them were obviously code names.
Chen Fan had been puzzled by this at first. After all, the names Chen Ke and Tang Jun, whom he knew, sounded fairly normal.
But when he asked later, he learned that aside from some newcomers and Contract Anomalists who did not like using code names, nearly all Contract Anomalists used aliases in place of their real names.
Though Chen Ke and Tang Jun sounded like perfectly ordinary names, neither was actually their real name.
The reason was that some Weirds possessed abilities that targeted a Contract Anomalist's real name.
Of course, those were higher-level Weirds. Lower-level Weirds rarely had abilities resembling rule-based causality.
Still, it could not be said with certainty.
One could only say that it was possible.
As the saying went, it was better to be safe than sorry. Otherwise, if they really encountered one, wouldn't they be finished?
The logistics staff had also asked Chen Fan whether he wanted to choose a code name. That was what would be recorded during registration, and he would use it for missions in the future.
Chen Fan racked his brains for quite some time, but in the end, he decided to use his own name for now.
As for a code name, he would wait until he thought of one.
Once the meeting ended, the Contract Anomalists dispersed again.
"Come on, they're already waiting for us over there."
Tang Jun waved toward a certain spot.
Several Contract Anomalists stood there.
Chen Fan followed behind him.
He saw Chen Ke standing among them as well.
"Brother Chen Ke."
"Mm. This mission is to investigate the curse on your younger sister, right? Sorry, I made the wrong judgment last time."
Chen Ke had