"Ah? My name is Chu He. I'm a newcomer recommended by Brother Xuan to join. I haven't contracted a Weird yet."
Chu He sat upright in his seat.
He appeared neat and composed.
Daoist hummed. "You're from this world?"
Chu He nodded. He did not understand why Daoist had suddenly stopped him just to ask that.
He was from this world. Was there anything strange about that?
"Then that explains it. No wonder..."
"What?" Chu He was even more confused. He could not quite understand what the other man was saying. He had been considered an outstanding student in university, with better comprehension than most people.
But he truly could not figure out Daoist's riddle-like way of speaking.
His brain felt a little itchy, as if it were about to grow.
Even though Daoist's Nether Eye was sealed by talismans, he could still see the direction in which external energy flowed.
In fact, compared to ordinary Contract Anomalists, he saw more—and more clearly.
That was why Wu had worked with him back then to determine the location for this world's branch company.
Wu handled divination.
Daoist was responsible for surveying the site.
In the end, they chose the place with the densest spiritual energy in the entire world.
There were quite a few spiritual veins across the world, including many overseas.
But none of those spiritual veins could compare to this one.
If other spiritual veins were merely branches on a great tree, then this spiritual vein was the trunk of the entire tree.
Many faint traces of spiritual energy flowed through Chu He's body.
Ordinary people might not notice them at all.
But in Daoist's eyes, that spiritual energy resembled tiny glowing fireflies, making it extremely conspicuous.
The light on Chu He's body was a little brighter than that