Chapter 113: Chapter 113 Newcomer’s First Battle [6/6, please subscribe]
Among the commoners who are Awakeners, a very few are given special attention by the Investigation Agency. For these powerful Awakeners, to show their importance, the Agency sends people to personally extend invitations.
Black Blade was one such individual.
So was Ming Deng, although they could only find An Jianyou.
Pei Hongjing, the director of Pei Corporation, was also one of them.
Two investigators had come specifically for this purpose, but…
“How long have we been going around in circles here?”
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“There definitely weren’t any forks on this road according to the navigation map!”
“What do we do now?”
“Let’s cool our heads, go back, or have the Director make the call personally.”
The shocked investigator looked around at the thick white mist, “I never understood why the Agency upgraded Pei Hongjing to a higher alert level, but now I see. Pei Corporation has actually created such a huge mist maze. With this scale, this ability… once we get back and report this, I suppose the Agency will have to elevate the importance level of Director Pei by one or two more notches.”
“It’s inevitable, this display is too exaggerated. Director Pei is probably the strongest civilian Awakener.”
“Maybe not the strongest, but definitely extraordinary.”
“But the question now is, how do we get back?”
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In Baijiang, Ming Deng’s office.
An Jianyou received Zhou Hai, Jiang Tingqiu, and others.
“Your purpose here is clear to our guide. The simultaneous appearance of four, or perhaps even more portals to the Ghastly Realm is certainly extraordinary. Actually, the guide has already been investigating.”
An Jianyou said.
Director Zhou was taken aback.
He didn’t know how to continue with his prepared speech.
Ming Deng knew all of it already?
It seemed their Investigation Agency knew quite a bit about Ming Deng, but on closer examination, they realized they had contact with only Ms. An and knew her true identity.
Everything else about the individuals code-named ‘Guide’ and ‘Black Blade’ they had learned through Ms. An.
Even the name ‘Ming Deng’ and An Jianyou’s identity had been disclosed by her.
The more Director Zhou thought about it, the more alarmed he became.
However, Ming Deng didn’t have many people and was mainly active in Baijiang and the surrounding areas. This was determined through their investigations and analyses, and it couldn’t be wrong.
Since the matter of inviting external assistance was nearly settled, and they couldn’t meet the ‘Guide’ or ‘Black Blade’ themselves, Director Zhou switched to discussing business.
Bulk weapon purchase had always been ongoing, and they had bought dozens in these days.
Replications were also attempted at the research institution, but he had heard that they were still far from understanding the mysteries within.
Purchasing was still necessary.
After all, they weren’t short of funds.
An Jianyou suggested, “You’re aware of the cost of these Awakened Weapons, Director Zhou. The previous prices were specially lowered by the guide as a form of support. Large-scale purchases are not impossible, but we’ll need to negotiate the prices anew.”
“Yuan isn’t important, sixty percent off, or even forty percent is possible, but for the other part of the payment, we require your side to pay with Strange Crystals or special materials.”
Strange Crystals!
Upon hearing this, Jiang Tingqiu and the other investigators were clueless, but Director Zhou felt a chill.
This was highly classified information!
Ming Deng also knew about it?
But considering Ming Deng had Strange Implements, knowing about Strange Crystals wasn’t incomprehensible.
It seemed that Ming Deng was very certain that the Investigation Agency had them, and in abundance.
He replied with a wry smile, “Strange Crystals are a matter I can’t decide on, but I can relay your demands.”
There was indeed a chance!
An Jianyou began to fight for their interests.
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“Three-hundred thousand yuan plus two Strange Crystals, or other materials.”
“The Investigation Agency indeed has a lot of Strange Crystals.”
This information had been uncovered by Xiao Huan.
The Investigation Agency had plenty of Strange Crystals and mystical materials.
Strange Crystals and mystical materials were things that Fang You had also stumbled upon in the deep forests, even finding a Strange Implement once. However, compared to the Strange Implements he extracted himself, it was nothing but a chicken rib, even if it was at least of a blue grade.
But no matter how much he collected, those were in the minority.
The bulk of it still came through missions.
“The Investigation Agency seems to possess a special foundation.”
“The source of the Strange Crystals is still a mystery, even to Xiao Huan, but it seems that Director General Tang of the Agency is often abroad.”
“However, the fact that the Investigation Agency has Strange Crystals and mystical materials is a good thing for us at Ming Deng.”
“Only by transacting with Strange Crystals can we sell a large number of Awakened Weapons.”
“It means Wang Chui the blacksmith will have to keep on forging.”
Blacksmith Wang Chui was very fast in his work.
At a glance, it seemed antiquated purely manual labor, but in reality, Wang Chui had extensive experience, and his Awakened Ability played the role of a catalyst and lubricant.
And that “standard equipment mold,” Wang Chui made equipment as fast as 3D printing.
Super fast.
Although no matter how fast, there was still only Master Wang.
“If there’s a chance, I should let Wang Chui train a few more apprentices. If we can set up an assembly line operation, that’d be even better,”
“But all these can only be considered in the future. What’s needed now is to expand the combat personnel.”
And today was the day the combat personnel were officially expanded.
Once they faced the Mysterious Evil and returned.
This was a test.
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“The instructor’s task is for the five of us to join forces and eliminate a Mysterious Evil to pass,”
“This seems pretty easy, right?”
“Don’t be careless. We’ve all taken the Mysterious Evil class. A high-level expert like the instructor can scare a Common Mystic Evil to death with just a look, but for ordinary people like us, Mysterious Evils are invisible and intangible!”
“Even with Awakened Weapons, we can’t exert much power. On the contrary, just a brush with a Mysterious Evil means severe injuries. Remember to be stable! We can’t fall before we join the society!”
A group of five people included Gou Ping’an, Luo Jianxing, Luo Rui, and the siblings Xu Tian and Xu Yun.
They were the first batch of outstanding trainees. Under the envious gaze of others at the training base, they drove off and arrived at the mission’s location.
The enemy was a Common Mystic Evil.
Not very strong, but they were not specially trained operatives… They were just ordinary people who had gone through a few days of crash training.
Fortunately, under Black Blade’s high-pressure training, they had developed a calm mindset.
The five worked together, scattering powder, slashing with blades, stabbing with guns. The whole process was just like scraping therapy, but they scraped the Mysterious Evil to death.
“Passed, we passed!”
“Starting today, we are secondary members of Ming Deng!”
“Yay!”
“What about your mission, Master?”
“My mission… Well,”
The instructor’s intent was to have them see more Mysterious Evils, including some that were quite powerful.
Ming Deng Mage checked the navigation map and called the others to continue forward.
After a while, he stopped.
In their field of vision, there appeared a grey-black silhouette over two meters tall.
It was a Mysterious Evil!
Ming Deng Mage was not encountering a Mysterious Evil for the first time, but it was the first time he had seen one with his own power.
This was the heritage of Ming Deng!
Ming Deng Mage shouted loudly, “Mysterious Evil, give me your life!”
“Roar!”
The Mysterious Evil roared furiously, charging forward. Ming Deng Mage met it head-on, his muscles bulging, using his palm as a blade, emanating a red glow.
Slash!
His hand-blade made the large Mysterious Evil stagger, its form outlining a silhouette.
More piercing roars echoed in everyone’s ears.
Luo Rui and the others felt shivers in their scalps and bloodshot eyes.
There was fear in their hearts.
But there was also a sense of pride.
Seeing Ming Deng Mage explode the Mysterious Evil with every slash was incredibly shocking.
Without witnessing it firsthand, it was difficult to comprehend such shock!
But the Mage was not an Awakener.
The Mage was merely a secondary member.
What about the instructor? How powerful was his true strength?
And it was said that Ming Deng had several powerhouses whose strength was not inferior to the instructor’s.
From this day forth, they could tread this path.
Step by step, become stronger!
Eliminate Mysterious Evils, protect our homes!
Having faced the Mysterious Evil, the newcomers were like baptized, undergoing a transformation of the soul.
And so was Ming Deng Mage.
He smiled, looking at his palms feeling powerful.
This power was no longer useless.
Training, Awakening, could save the world!
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