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After hanging up, Shi Wen barely managed to focus long enough to finish his overtime work. After reporting to his boss, he took the opportunity to request leave for the next day, earning himself a lecture from his boss.

The next morning.

Shi Wen brought his ID card and arrived early at the service center to wait.

After taking a number, his turn came before long.

The woman behind the service window checked his ID, then looked at her computer and said, "There was indeed a ranch under your grandfather's name. If you wish to inherit it, you'll need another medical examination. Only after it confirms that you meet the inheritance requirements can the transfer be processed."

Shi Wen asked, "Did my grandfather leave a will? Shouldn't this ranch be inherited by my aunt, my father, and the others?"

The clerk gave him a sweet smile. "Your father, aunt, and all other relatives fail to meet the inheritance requirements. Only you met the standard this year. According to the order of inheritance, it should rightfully go to you."

Shi Wen hesitated. "I don't think I quite understand. You said I only met the standard this year?"

"According to the report sent by the hospital, that is indeed the case," the clerk said. "From what I can see here, you briefly met the standard in 2016 and 2017, and last week's physical examination results showed that you met it again."

Shi Wen asked, "What standard?"

"The standards for Divinity and Abilities." Seeing the confusion in Shi Wen's eyes, the clerk took a small booklet from the upper right corner and handed it to him. "This is an informational booklet from the Anomaly Management Bureau. You can read it first."

What Anomaly Management Bureau?

What Divinity and Abilities?

Shi Wen took a step back and looked up at the slogans displayed in the hall.

This was indeed the proper government office.

And he didn't seem to be dreaming.

The clerk asked, "Do you have any other questions?"

Shi Wen shook his head.

The clerk gave him a standard eight-toothed smile. "If you have any questions, you can get a physical examination at B City Military Region General Hospital. Tell them it's an examination for the Anomaly Management Bureau, and they'll arrange it for you."

Shi Wen didn't want to keep bothering her, so he could only take the booklet aside and read it.

The booklet, published by the "Anomalous Affairs Management Bureau," gave detailed introductions to the types of anomalous objects and anomalous creatures, as well as management standards, benefits, and more.

Among humans, an extremely small number had awakened other bloodlines and become anomalous creatures. They fell under the jurisdiction of the Anomalous Affairs Management Bureau and enjoyed certain rights while also being required to fulfill certain obligations.

Shi Wen guessed that he belonged to that category.

But he had no memory of awakening a bloodline, and none of the physical examinations he'd undergone since childhood had ever mentioned anything related.

Could the relevant authorities have concealed the results?

After sitting in the service center all morning, Shi Wen scheduled a physical examination at B City Military Region General Hospital for that afternoon.

The examination went very smoothly. Perhaps because this type of examination was too niche, he didn't have to queue at all. The results came out after just over an hour.

The report was a thick stack.

Shi Wen sat on a steel chair beside the printing station and flipped through the report from beginning to end, discovering two additional hidden items.

One was Divinity, and the other was Abilities. His Divinity was 201, and his Abilities were 137. Both met the standard for awakening a bloodline. The analysis below indicated that he had awakened the Qilin Bloodline, the bloodline of the king of all beasts.

However, both his Divinity and Abilities were extremely faint. The requirement for awakening a bloodline was a Divinity score of 200 and an Abilities score of 100. He had only barely qualified.

No wonder no one had contacted him, and he hadn't known about it himself.

Shi Wen read the results over and over several times. Since it was still early, he returned to the Anomaly Management Bureau's service center.

The clerk assigned to him was still the same woman.

After seeing the results he submitted, the clerk said, "Mr. Shi, your examination results meet the standard. You may inherit Mr. Shi's three-thousand-mu mountain ranch in J Province. Would you like to inherit it? It's tax-free and comes with a certain subsidy. After you inherit it, if your bloodline meets the standard, the term will be reset to forty years. Once it expires, it can be renewed indefinitely as long as your bloodline remains qualified."

Shi Wen asked, "I read in the booklet that this ranch was assigned to my grandfather by the state?"

"That's right. The ranch was allocated by the state, and some of its facilities were also state-funded. After Mr. Shi passed away, none of his descendants met the bloodline requirements, so you were not notified. It was only when your physical examination this year showed that your bloodline met the standard again that we notified you."

Shi Wen was stunned.

Seeing him like this, the clerk handed him a printed slip of paper. "This is the ranch's information. If you're interested, you can go take a look first."

Shi Wen accepted it. "Thank you."

"Mr. Shi." The clerk smiled at him. "If you don't use your abilities, your bloodline will degenerate. You are currently the only person in Hua Nation to have awakened the Qilin Bloodline. Although it is somewhat faint, I still recommend that you give it a try. Also, please read the confidentiality regulations and related instructions."

As she spoke, the clerk handed him another booklet.

Shi Wen nodded and thanked her again. "All right."

It was Friday, and his job gave him weekends off, so he didn't need to work tomorrow or the day after.

After returning home, he paced around the house for a long time. Finally, gritting his teeth, he booked a flight to J Province.

The ranch address the clerk had given him was outside a small town under N City, J Province, more than 130 kilometers from N City and far from any tourist area.

Before today, Shi Wen had never heard of this city, much less this ranch.

After getting off the plane, Shi Wen went to the small town first, then took a taxi to the ranch. To his surprise, he found his grandfather's ranch easily.

A wooden sign stood outside the ranch. The words "Shi Family Ranch," written rather poorly, were clearly the old man's own handwriting.

Shi Wen stood before the wooden sign for a while. When he looked up again, he suddenly felt a sense of familiarity with the ranch before him.

He raised his head and looked at the ranch.

The ranch was enclosed by wire fencing, and its gate was a wooden rail fence.

It was still not yet May. The grass on the ranch grew sparsely, looking green from afar, but up close it was still mostly withered stubble.

He watched from outside for a while, then opened the wooden gate and entered the ranch.

The three-thousand-mu ranch was enormous. Because the land was so flat, he could see the buildings inside at a glance.