Misfortune

Sean's expression turned to excitement: "Originally, I only intended to come over and take a look. If it were truly leisurely, I would have agreed... I never expected to see you here!"

Sulu rolled his eyes: "I'm quite surprised myself!"

At the same time, he unleashed his Inspiration, scanning back and forth over Sean.

It must be said, this matter was too coincidental—so coincidental that Sulu felt there was something abnormal about it.

However, after the scan, he discovered that there was no trace of extraordinary power remaining on Sean.

"It's you, actually... you still have a shop in Nia City?" Sean looked righteous: "I've decided, I'm staying to work for you!"

"For an employee who is already planning to resign the moment they walk in, I really have nothing to say..."

Sulu rolled his eyes.

"Alright, no need to be so harsh. He mentioned this to me before... but I thought, our shop might not last long anyway, so rather than hiring a stranger only to fire them later, this is better!" Rhode said.

Is this how little confidence he has in his own management skills?

Sulu complained internally, but he also understood that he might go to the Green Tree Castle, and Rhode was a wandering Witch Hunter. Once he left, he couldn't stay in this city for long, so selling off real estate was standard procedure.

I really am in the late stages of procrastination... I still haven't decided whether or not to take that job!

Sulu rubbed his face, his mind locked in a fierce internal battle.

If he stayed in Nia City, having this piece of real estate would at least allow him to make a living, and he could spend his remaining time taking Church missions, purging evil, and gaining plenty of training and experience.

Furthermore, his time would be free, giving him enough room to pursue clues regarding Beatrice and the [Occultist] profession.

However...

After Donald's unintentional slip of the tongue last time, Sulu had done some digging and discovered that the Green Tree Castle Laboratory was not simple; it was suspected to have military backing and significant influence.

Within such a powerful institution, the possibility of encountering the extraordinary was also very high.

Who knows, they might even use extraordinary individuals as security guards!

Besides, such a job opportunity was extremely rare; in the entire St. George University, Sulu was the only one this year!

This was entirely due to his [Basic Physics LV4], which he had used to leverage some knowledge from his past life to successfully pique their interest.

If he refused, it wouldn't be so easy to get in next time.

Although he was resistant to joining a powerful Federation institution because it implied strict management and a great deal of danger, researchers were different!

They were the most precious talent and could absolutely be well-protected.

Even between nations, when one was defeated, the victor would often pack up the scientists and researchers to take them away; their treatment was completely different from that of prisoners of war.

This had also been Sulu's original plan.

And now, after considering the influence of the extraordinary, he felt that the Green Tree Castle might offer quite a few opportunities.

The extraordinary power mastered by a nation was certainly far stronger than any individual or organization.

Perhaps they even had collections not just on the follow-up to [Medium], but also on profession information for Experts and Masters!

"You've tacitly agreed."

Rhode did not notice Sulu's internal fluctuations and said directly: "Sean, I've already told you the terms of employment. If there are no issues, sign the contract and start working immediately!"

"No problem!"

Sean agreed excitedly, seemingly happy to have found a long-term meal ticket.

Sulu was a bit suspicious, but he followed Rhode outside anyway. Once they reached a secluded corner, he lowered his voice and asked: "What is going on?"

"Actually... monitoring this Sean is one of the tasks of the Church of the Goddess of Light! Because he is suspected of being tainted by 'Misfortune,' both he and those around him have been very unlucky lately!"

Rhode said frankly.

"Are you trying to say... his bad luck is powerful enough to bankrupt a trans-oceanic trading company?" Sulu felt a chill.

Although he had long known his roommate had the talent of a crow's mouth, he never imagined it could be exaggerated to this extent: "Wait a minute..."

He shuddered: "Knowing this, you still recruited him as a clerk? Aren't you afraid he'll curse our shop into bankruptcy too?"

"The Church will compensate us. After he starts, his entire salary will be covered by the Church, and there are rewards for completing the mission!" Rhode counted off the points on his fingers: "Besides... he is your friend. If I can help, I must. I couldn't find a reason to refuse. So, I just pretended not to know him and took him in."

"That is true."

Sulu took a deep breath and immediately let it go.

It was just a shop, after all; if it went bankrupt, so be it. At least there was insurance from the Church of the Goddess of Light.

If it really is driven to bankruptcy by Sean, then I must make the Church of the Goddess of Light compensate us with a shop—hmm... one with a larger area and a better location.

Sulu thought to himself.

Suddenly, he felt a bit self-reproachful.

When his roommate might be facing extraordinary malice and his life was in danger, was he being too cold-blooded by focusing on this?

"Misfortune? What kind of existence can manipulate misfortune? It doesn't seem like a demon..."

He struggled to recall his Demon Hunting Lore, speaking with uncertainty.

"Fate is one of the most unfathomable mysteries among the transcendent... and beneath fate, it is further divided into good fortune and misfortune... those who can master these two domains are all incredibly powerful and secretive existences!"

Rhode voiced his own speculation: "I personally believe that Sean merely brushed against a trace of misfortune inadvertently. After the secret confirmation and purification by the Church of the Goddess of Light, the possibility of it continuing to cause harm is not high..."

"In other words, we are simply containing him to conduct 'post-operative observation'?"

Sulu understood immediately and couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.

"That's right. As long as we confirm he is safe for a period of time, we can rest easy for now... but only for now!" Rhode emphasized: "In the transcendent world, there is no such thing as absolute safety!"

"So, it would be best if he masters certain abilities himself..."

Sulu roughly understood.

"Alright, I've told you everything I know about Sean. Next, there is another mission." Rhode's expression turned solemn: "It is a supernatural incident, and I suspect the culprit is a Cursed Spirit!"

"Let's not take on that kind of mission, shall we?"

Sulu felt a toothache coming on.

Although he liked Gold Dragon and experience points, he didn't want to die yet.

"Actually, I took it on proactively because it concerns you! Do you remember Molly?" Rhode asked deeply.

"Catherine's Apprentice? The one who went missing after the encirclement? Molly Apple?"

Sulu nodded: "If that's who you're talking about, I know her!"

"She has been found!"

Rhode's expression was heavy.

"Where?"

"At an art gallery. She made an appearance, and then a supernatural incident occurred there! The survivors generally forgot some things, but they all claimed to have seen a ghost!"

"A ghost, you say?"

Sulu's gaze suddenly turned dark.