"In Southwest Province, a Buddha statue in the home of the victim, Hong Mama, suddenly began to glow. The victim indiscriminately burned incense and worshipped it, then died suddenly that night. Subsequent examination found that the statue had inexplicably taken on the victim's appearance. An expert panel classified it as a Class One hazardous item."
"Turn in supernatural strange objects-for your country and its people!"
"Hoarding supernatural strange objects endangers yourself and others!"
Listening to the broadcast in the shelter, Comrade Wang Fumin was filled with regret.
Not because he was worried the Mysterious Drift Bottle would kill him, but because... the benefits the government was offering this time were actually pretty good.
The ten-million cash reward was no small sum, either. It could be transferred directly into his account, unlike the frozen money in the banks!
Six to ten places in the shelter cities were even better. He could get his entire family settled there.
There were also six places for entry into the Mysterious Zone to awaken supernatural abilities. Supposedly, there was a one-in-ten chance of awakening a superpower!
"Wang, has that Drifting Bottle of yours arrived yet?" Lu Tuyu, sitting beside him, seemed to read his thoughts and gave a dry cough. "If it floats back, will you hand it over to the government?"
"Ah, only heaven knows. It might take years to get there..."
Wang Fumin brooded for a while, but all he could do was let the matter go.
He had always been the sort to take life as it came. At thirty-five, he had a pretty good idea of his own abilities and had never expected to strike it rich.
Especially in times like these, getting rich was even less likely.
The flesh on Wang Fumin's face twitched a few times. "Worst comes to