Xu Feng skimmed through a mass of messages, all from public sources.
Tracing them back, he found the person who had made the claim.
[Holding a Bagua and Watching Cartoons].
Their avatar was a Yin and Yang bagua.
Judging by the username and avatar, they looked like someone who told fortunes online.
Xu Feng found where the post had come from, too.
A private forum.
Registration was closed, but it was a simple hobby forum. Besides a [Chat Section], it had a [Classical Text Proofreading Section]. Some enthusiast of ancient texts had probably made it.
He clicked into the [Chat Section] and saw the thread titles.
But unregistered users could neither post nor open threads to read the replies. One look told Xu Feng that the site kept honest people out, but not anyone determined to get in.
It was riddled with holes.
At that, Xu Feng offered a little cyber prayer. "Sorry to bother you."
Then he used a few tricks.
After making a small adjustment to the site, he began downloading what he needed from its backend. The download would take time.
Xu Feng continued reading the other messages he had scraped.
Aside from that Pokémon fan's remarks,
he could accept most of what the others said.
Next, he looked through the information he had dug up on texts concerning the Yang Spirit. After noting down a few titles, he downloaded them. Finally, he turned to the organization's records.
Following those records, Xu Feng dug up a spreadsheet and analyzed the raw, unaltered data.
Judging by the figures,
Xu Feng took another swig of sparkling water and felt refreshed. "The job's relatively safe. At least compared with other dangerous professions, the death rate is very low—within the normal range.
"But—"
Compared with earlier figures,
the risk level at