There were many novel, high-tech things in Headquarters that he could not understand.
Ye Xuan was amazed by what he saw.
There were many people here.
There were even merfolk—probably merfolk?
Moreover, many pedestrian walkways and water channels had been built throughout Headquarters.
Those with fish tails, tentacles, or the like for lower bodies swam through the enormous water-filled pipes beside them.
When some of them saw Ye Xuan, they suddenly lunged toward him, waving their hands and gesturing nonstop as though greeting him.
"Wow, a new face. Is he a newcomer?"
"Hasn't no one new been recruited lately?"
"How long has it been since you went online? Didn't they recently discover a world where spiritual energy had revived? He was probably recruited from that world."
Every world was different.
In worlds that already possessed special powers, the people within generally had greater talent.
Of course, nothing was absolute.
Some worlds might have a generally higher proportion of talented people, while other worlds might produce only a few talented individuals—but every one of those few would be an exceptionally gifted powerhouse.
Contract Anomalists especially believed in the saying that extraordinary people were drawn to one another.
You could also call it fate, or simply having a good feeling about someone.
Thus, many Contract Anomalists followed this same pattern when recommending newcomers.
Quite a few powerhouses had been discovered this way.
As for where this tradition had originated, no one knew. They only knew that other Contract Anomalists did it this way, passing it down from generation to generation.
The old brought in the new, and the new brought in newer ones.
And so it continued.
"Hehehehe~ Newcomer, want to come in and play?"
The merman kept waving at Ye Xuan.
Since Ye Xuan could not hear what he was saying,