Jasmine believed she should be afraid, but facing the female police officer in front of her, she found it difficult to feel any strong emotions. It was as if she had been crying for a long time and her mind and body had unconsciously settled down.
"Okay, what do you want to ask?" she asked hesitantly after glancing at her parents' complicated expressions.
The woman wearing the rank of police superintendent pointed to the door and said:
"Let's talk inside."
She did not ask Jasmine's parents to leave, but instead ordered two of the police officers who had come with her to stand guard outside the door.
After casually closing the door, she pulled over a roughly made round stool and sat down without any hesitation, appearing quite relaxed.
This immediately put Jasmine and her parents at ease.
"You can call me Ms. Grey," the officer introduced herself, gesturing to the other chairs and the bed in the outer room. "Sit."
Once everyone in the room was seated, Grey smiled at Jasmine and said:
"I received a report that some incomprehensible things have happened around you. For example, the aggressive desires of men are significantly higher than normal. This is not to say that there are no villains or Criminal among them, but the proportion is too high, strangely high."
At this point, Grey's gaze swept across Jasmine's face:
"As far as I know, you were seriously injured in a previous fire, suffering irreparable disfigurement. But now, I can't see any of that at all. What do you have to say about that?"
Jasmine's heart leaped into her throat again. Daring not to hide anything, she said, slightly flustered:
"Tonight I went out to the town square for the carnival. On my way, I met a wandering Magician who called himself Merlin Hermes. He said he had invented a Robot called the ' Fully Automatic Wishing Machine.' All you have to do is insert a penny, whisper your Wishes, and turn the lever, and your Wishes will come true."
He said I was the first person to try it and could try it for free. Then, I turned back to my original state, and all my injuries were healed.
"Officer, that's how it is. You have to believe me."
After she finished speaking, she glanced at Ms. Grey and her assistant, then looked at her parents, trying to get their approval.
But the expressions on her parents' faces clearly said:
How is that possible?
How can there be Robot that automatically grants other people's Wishes?
How could there be such a thing as Wishes coming true for just one penny?
"And the first person to experience it gets it completely free!"
Grey and her assistant didn't show any obvious change in expression, leaving Jasmine unsure whether they believed her or not.
"Continue." Grey nodded encouragingly when she saw her pause.
Jasmine hurriedly recounted in detail how she went home to get the coins, made the Wishes for her parents to regain their health and for herself to become beautiful, and concluded by saying:
"I did become very beautiful, so much so that I couldn't take my eyes off myself. This made me feel a lot of kindness, but later, the men around me gradually began to terrify me..."
"Plus, my parents didn't recognize me and kicked me out of the house. I was terrified, extremely terrified, so I went back there and made my third Wishes Merlin Hermes said the first wish was a free Wishes and didn't count as one of the three Wishes. Anyway, I turned back into my original form, and then I met you all."
Upon hearing these words, Jasmine's parents immediately thought of the beautiful "thief" from before.
Then, they found that their bodies were indeed much healthier than before, their eyesight had been restored, their arms were strong enough, and everything seemed quite different.
They began to believe Jasmine's description, but their fear only intensified, as it was as if they had encountered the Demon, just like in many folk tales.
Grey nodded gently and said:
"I've seen many things beyond your imagination, but this is the first time I've ever heard of a ' Fully Automatic Wishing Machine '."
"Compared to the Wishing Lamp and Wishes pools in folk legends, this is far too modern."
After a pause, Grey's expression turned serious:
"As a law enforcement officer with some experience, I have three suggestions for you:"
"First, from now on, never believe in similar things again. In most cases, the easy fulfillment of Wishes is accompanied by enormous disasters; it's no exaggeration to call it the temptation of the Demon."
Jasmine nodded emphatically, indicating that she would never dare to do it again; that last experience still frightens her to this day.
"Second, go to the church as soon as possible, confess this matter to the bishop, and ask him for Purification," Grey said, looking around. "Your whole family must go."
Seeing that Jasmine and her parents both indicated they were thinking of doing so, Grey looked at Jasmine again:
"My department is still short of some clerical staff. You might consider joining us. That way, I can monitor your situation at any time and handle any abnormalities promptly. As for the salary, believe me, it's about the same as a government employee."
The salary is about the same as a government employee... and you get protection... is there really such a good thing? Jasmine asked in disbelief:
What department is it?
Grey smiled and said:
"I'll give you an address. Come to my office tomorrow to find me and we can discuss the details."
"... Okay." Jasmine was in a state of panic, and she would reach out and grab even the smallest straw if it appeared before her.
A week later, Jasmine officially joined the City of Limon " Nighthawks " team as a clerical worker.
"Captain, the wired telegraph machine is broken," she said cautiously as she knocked on Grey's door.
Grey put down the documents in her hand, rubbed her temples, and said:
Report it to the police station and let them handle it.
"Honestly, we used to be able to get help from the ' Machinery Hivemind ' people, and they fixed things quickly and well. Now, sigh..."
After Jasmine left, Grey picked up the documents again and began to read them carefully.
This is the information the " Nighthawks " have gathered over the past week regarding the " Fully Automatic Wishing Machine ".
Similar incidents have occurred more than once since Jasmine!
After reviewing the documents, Grey spread out the papers, picked up her absorbent pen, and began writing the official document to be submitted to the Archbishop of Constant and the Holy Cathedral:
"Several extraordinary events have occurred in this city in the past week, involving a peculiar Robot called the ' Fully Automatic Wishing Machine.' Current intelligence indicates that it was created by a wandering Magician who calls himself Merlin Hermes, but other possibilities cannot be ruled out Merlin Hermes may just be an illusion created by this Robot to lure people into using Robot to make wishes..."
"This Robot is entirely brass-colored, inlaid with opaque glass, and its surface exposes gears, bearings, rivets, metal pipes, and other parts, suggesting it is a product of modern industry..."
Case 1: A young girl disfigured by fire encountered an " Fully Automatic Wishing Machine " on Fields Street in the city square... Her first Wishes was to return to her original appearance, which was granted normally... Her second Wishes was for her parents to regain their health, which was also granted normally... Her third Wishes was to become extremely beautiful. Then, she no longer resembled herself and possessed a captivating allure, making the men around her irresistible even in their normal state...
She claimed to be the first person to use the ' Fully Automatic Wishing Machine,' so she got a free spot and used that as leverage to cancel her third Wishes...
Case 2: A veteran who suffered severe psychological trauma during the Battle of Limon encountered an " Fully Automatic Wishing Machine " by the river... His first Wishes was to return to his pre-war mental state, which was granted... His second Wishes was to become more handsome, reaching the level of many magazine cover men, which was also granted... His third Wishes was to obtain 100,000 gold pounds and become a millionaire. Then, he caught the eye of the owner of the City of Limon United Steel Company, who wanted to marry him. This woman's wealth was nearly 200,000 gold pounds...
"This veteran, unwilling to accept a middle-aged woman weighing over 200 pounds, below-average height, and with a violent temper, is preparing to leave Limon for the south. If one day he decides he no longer wants to work, he can easily obtain nominal ownership of 100,000 gold pounds... In a sense, his Wishes has come true, only he himself is unwilling to accept it..."
Case 3...
Case 4...
Case 5: A public school teacher encountered an " Fully Automatic Wishing Machine " in Corner Alley near Storm Church... Her first Wishes was to look better so that she wouldn't be disliked by students or isolated by colleagues because of her appearance, and this was granted... Her second Wishes was to get a better position, which was also granted. Because her teaching skills were high enough that she was no longer limited by her appearance, she quickly became the most popular teacher among students and began serving as the vice principal in charge of teaching...
"Her third Wishes was to have a husband who was flawless in appearance, family background, personality, and abilities. She eventually obtained Puppet Puppet that could talk, move, possessed a certain level of Wisdom, had the characteristics of a living being, was quite handsome, was made by a top Planeswalker, could have any personality you wanted, and was highly capable in every aspect. Apart from not being human, it really had no flaws..."
Case 6...
Based on these cases, we can make some preliminary guesses:
"The ' Fully Automatic Wishing Machine ' can appear anywhere in Limon, with a very high degree of randomness; no pattern has been found so far..."
"Most Wishes made to it are granted normally, but a small number are Distortion, mostly on the third Wishes. Of course, this could also be because the wisher becomes more indulgent and starts making overly Greed demands when they reach the third Wishes..."
"Its ability to grant Wishes primarily involves changing one's appearance, but it covers a wide range of areas, making it almost omnipotent..."
Its frequency of occurrence is also irregular...
"This is a typical magical item that needs to be sealed, and it clearly exceeds the level of a '2' Sealed Artifact. We hope that the Archbishop and the Senior Deacon will come to handle it personally, or provide an effective sealing method..."
On the Steam train leaving Limon, Klein examined the digestion of his " Miracle Invoker " Potion.