Keys handing out keys~
"Therefore, I sensed that mysterious energy in the mall was invisible, intangible, and unfathomable."
She spoke in a profound and enigmatic way.
She's faking it; she's just talking nonsense.
Silence returned.
The higher-ups exchanged glances, but ultimately accepted this explanation in a long silence. In fact, it was more acceptable to them than Ye Jiang's claim that she had seen the source of energy—a small energy ball she had casually conjured. Origin Power has always been an unattainable existence in the minds of humankind, a belief to be looked up to, a high-hanging hope, worthy of such mystery and profundity.
There was silence for a moment.
Ye Jiang drank the empty teacup, her gaze falling on the members of the Ability Control Bureau whose expressions had suddenly become devout, her eyes flickering with light.
Suddenly, she placed the cup on the table, making a crisp, soft sound, and everyone looked at her.
When everyone looked at her, she shifted her gaze, fixing it on the wood grain of the conference table, and calmly stated, "The mall's energy can help those with less aptitude awaken supernatural abilities, regardless of age, but this is the least utilized application. The best use is actually—"
She raised her eyes, met the gazes of the people from the Ability Control Bureau, and said, "It's about helping talented individuals with supernatural abilities to improve their ability levels."
At this point, the expressions of the people from the Ability Control Bureau in the conference room changed slightly, as they had a premonition of what Ye Jiang was about to say.
Ye Jiang continued, "Therefore, we will select a group of people with superpowers to train in the shopping mall, and I will open half of the mall to these people with superpowers."
After he finished speaking, the conference room became so quiet you could hear a pin drop; only heavy breathing echoed through the room.
Open, shopping mall!
Train!
Ability Control Bureau
He remained silent for a long time, staring blankly at Ye Jiang.
When the Ability Control Bureau learned that the mall had been taken over by the Healer, they naturally considered how to secure the Healer 'Ability Control Bureau cooperation. They racked their brains, worried that bringing it up rashly might offend the Healer, and also worried that they wouldn't be able to offer a deal that would entice the Healer.
In fact, the Healer were still pondering this matter right before they stepped into the Ability Control Bureau.
However.
However, the Healer brought it up herself!
An indescribable feeling of emotion lingered in his heart. After a long while, Shi Tao, the branch director of the Ability Control Bureau, stood up, bowed deeply to Ye Jiang, raised his head with a resolute look in his eyes, and said, word by word, "Healer, righteousness."
Ye Jiang: "..."
She snapped out of her reverie, recalling the battle she had witnessed on her way to the Ability Control Bureau, and the desolate corner of the city.
She just...
I just don't want to watch this world lose its vitality.
Seeing that the others were about to stand up, Ye Jiang raised her hand, and an iron box appeared out of thin air, emanating an ominous aura. The people from the Ability Control Bureau were stunned, looking at the box with confusion.
Suddenly, the box fell apart, revealing a lump of... black, rotten flesh inside.
The chunk of flesh struggled, like a living thing, yet it was bound by an invisible force, forced into various contorted postures. The air instantly became viscous, due to the intense pressure emanating from the flesh, making it difficult to breathe.
"This is..." Elder Zhu asked, supporting himself on the conference table with one hand as he stood with difficulty.
Ye Jiang shook hands, and the box closed, trapping the meat inside. The oppressive aura disappeared, leaving only an ominous feeling that still weighed on everyone's hearts, making them feel nauseous and dizzy.
Ye Jiang said, "It's from ' Cheng Xin '."
This "Cheng Xin" is not the same as the Cheng Xin in the story; it's an unknown monster that appeared in the shopping mall.
Ye Jiang said, "What I tore off the 'strange cat' was left by ' Cheng Xin,' and it's what drove the strange cat crazy."
She said, "This piece of flesh is full of energy. It will automatically seek out a host, quickly granting the host power while also changing the host's temperament, causing the host to become violent and bloodthirsty."
The expressions of the high-ranking members of the Ability Control Bureau changed. Ye Jiang looked at them and said, "This is why I'm willing to open the shopping mall to people with supernatural abilities."
The box slowly descended and landed in the center of the conference table.
Ye Jiang left the box for the Ability Control Bureau to study, as this is a human specialty.
She said calmly, "This world is going to be in chaos."
Her face was expressionless, revealing neither joy nor anger, as she said, "Because I've torn off chunks of flesh like this from S-Rank Mushroom Man, S-Rank Invisible Man, and S-Rank Spiders."
What does this tell us?
This indicates that a monster is causing trouble in the shadows.
His words were like a thunderbolt.
The Dark Ages that humanity had foreseen in advance—this time, it was man-made.
Chapter 136 Key Distribution!
Ye Jiang didn't stay long at the Ability Control Bureau. She left after delivering this bombshell. She was just conveying the problem; how to solve it was a matter for humanity to consider. Opening half of the shopping mall to provide assistance to humanity was just a spur-of-the-moment act of goodwill after witnessing the battle in the city.
Before leaving, she left behind the testing beads that Mirror Woman had asked her to pass on to Song Cen.
Song Cen's detection bead is also an important item for the Ability Control Bureau. Yu Hai had specifically searched for it when he saw Song Cen's body, but it was somewhat overlooked when it appeared at this time. The higher-ups of the Ability Control Bureau are deeply worried about the monster "Cheng Xin's" schemes and have a premonition that the world will be in chaos, so they are unable to concentrate on their work.
Ye Jiang heard that after she left, the Ability Control Bureau held several meetings, both online and offline. The high-ranking officials of the Ability Control Bureau did not leave the meeting room for several days. When they did leave, they all looked much older and worried.
Ye Jiang left early, so she was unaware that a special task force targeting "Cheng Xin" had been established, and the monster had been recorded in the "Monster Archives," numbered 10, codenamed --
"The World Destroyer".
This was the codename given to the monster after several days of meetings at the Ability Control Bureau; its codename alone reveals its level of danger.
If the S-Rank Mushroom Man, the S-Rank Invisible Man, and the S-Rank Spider incidents were all orchestrated by that monster, then the Ability Control Bureau has reason to suspect this monster. The monster's malice is intense and its schemes are far-reaching. The Ability Control Bureau suspects and has a premonition that its sudden appearance is a harbinger of humanity falling into another catastrophe, hence the adoption of this codename.
Since its inception, the Monster Archives have recorded a total of 11 monsters. The numbers of these monsters are arranged according to the time sequence of their appearance observed by the Ability Control Bureau, while the code names are generally based on the original identities of the human hosts to whom the monsters appeared.
Names like Librarian (No. 6), Writer (number 8), Nurse (number 9) are chosen to avoid readily defining their positions on these mysterious and powerful monsters.
There are exceptions, such as the No. 2 Wanderer, who was always observed to be disheveled and dirty. The Ability Control Bureau could not trace the identity of his host, so he was given a different name.
Number 3 Sun Child, Number 5 Moon Child, Number 7 Star Child, they were discovered in Mount Songjing, the territory of Monster No. 0, and appeared one after another, as if they were gatekeepers captured by Monster No. 0. Later, the three monsters left Mount Songjing together, starting their journey of running around the world. An observer from the Ability Control Bureau once overheard their conversation, hearing that they were searching for something in the Sky, and thus, using the imagery in the Sky, they named them.
Then there are Number 1 and Number 4.
Number 1: Gambler; Number 4: Ghost Mother.
The codenames of these two monsters reveal their stance and the attitude of the Ability Control Bureau.
Number 1 Gambler: The host is a corporate executive who lost his fortune and committed murder due to online gambling. More than two hundred years ago, a monster descended and lured a large city into mutual slaughter, leaving behind a hellish scene before disappearing. It has not reappeared for more than two hundred years.
Number 4, the Ghost Mother, was hosted by an orphanage director with cannibalistic tendencies. Over a hundred years ago, a monster descended upon a city, and overnight, only children under the age of 10 remained; all the adults vanished without a trace. Like the Gambler, she also disappeared after committing a crime.
These two monsters, along with Writer No. 8 who later died at the hands of the monster Nurse and whose crime was aborted, are already the most hostile monsters to humans known to the Ability Control Bureau. But the "World Destroyer" seems to be brewing an even bigger conspiracy, and its malice towards humans is no less than that of these three evil monsters!
Fortunately, even in these difficult times, they humans still have Healer.
The Healer will open the marketplace to those with superpowers to enhance their abilities. This is a righteous act, and humanity will benefit from this favor, becoming stronger and perhaps able to preserve the spark of life amidst the "World Destroyer's" malicious plot, illuminating this dark age!
This is a blessing for the Ability Control Bureau, and a blessing for all humanity!
Ye Jiang was unaware that she had become a blessing to humanity, nor was she aware that a grand selection was secretly taking place within the Ability Control Bureau. Through layers of competition, two thousand elites would gain the qualification to enter the Magical Mall.
Ye Jiang knew nothing about it. After leaving the Ability Control Bureau that day, she returned to the mall. Apart from contacting Yu Qingyi to tell her that she wouldn't be going home for the next few days, she blocked out all the people and things outside.
In order to break free from the host's body as soon as possible, her enthusiasm for learning soared to unprecedented heights. She settled down in a room on the 100th floor of the shopping mall, studying the human body day and night.
For some reason, as I was doing my research, sometimes I would feel dizzy looking at the half-undressed research subject, and it would be difficult to concentrate on my pure desire to learn.
She recognized the feeling; she diagnosed herself with hypoglycemia.
Monsters shouldn't have low blood sugar, but could they be affected by the host's body?
Her thinking
My mind wanders, and touching my chest, which sometimes beats abnormally fast, I think seriously, yes, definitely!
No longer wanting to make things difficult for herself, she walked out of the mall.
As soon as she stepped outside, she saw a familiar spiky hairstyle. Fire Chestnut from the Ability Control Bureau had shaken off his previous dejected and gloomy demeanor; his thick, stiff hair seemed to be standing on end. He peeked out from the high gate of the mall, and Ye Jiang was immediately blinded by his gleaming front teeth.
"Hey! Healer! You're finally out!" Zhao Yi chuckled. "Looks like I'm the chosen one, I just arrived and I saw you!"
The Ability Control Bureau had been waiting for Ye Jiang for several days, sending people to wait at the door every day. Today it was Zhao Yi's turn.
Ye Jiang recalled his condition when she last saw him and wanted to ask him how he recovered and if anything had happened afterward, but she swallowed the words back. Humans are complex emotional beings, beyond her comprehension.