Wucheng, Sichuan-Chongqing Special Biological Research and Conservation Institute.

Xu Milu sat in one of the offices, holding a cup of hot tea that the receptionist had specially prepared for her. She took sips from time to time and occasionally looked up at the clock on the wall. She looked somewhat uneasy.

Young, naive, and inexperienced in the ways of the world.

This was Fang Jianguo's first impression of Xu Milu.

Xu Milu, 24 years old, born in Ningcheng, graduated from the Law Department of Sichuan-Chongqing University. Her father, Xu Haifeng, disappeared six years ago after divorcing his mother, Liu Hongmei. Her mother is Liu Hongmei, and her younger brother is Xu Minian. A year ago, the Xu family incurred some debts, which Xu Milu repaid by reselling fruit. Later, she opened a restaurant in Ningcheng, which is still in operation.

Based on the data they investigated, the young woman in front of them experienced a dramatic rise and fall in her life within just one year. She went from being heavily in debt to becoming a disciple of a master chef specializing in state banquets and a millionaire with over 100 million yuan in savings. However, her spending records showed that she was still very restrained in her spending. Apart from buying an expensive car for her mother, she did not spend much on daily expenses.

Xu Milu also vigorously promoted the "agricultural assistance to farmers" public welfare activity in Ningcheng, not only selling seeds to farmers at low prices, but also sparing no effort to promote cooperation between Honghe and the government.

Having witnessed countless instances of people engaging in retaliatory spending after becoming rich overnight, Fang Jianguo admired this young woman for not only maintaining a calm demeanor after achieving success but also actively giving back to society.

Fang Jianguo strode into the office, followed by two women and a man. One of them was a familiar face to Xu Milu—Liu Mingji's graduate student, Bai Lele, who had been researching ping-pong grape cultivation techniques in Xingning Village.

"Hehehe, young comrade, don't be nervous. We're not as scary as you think!"

Fang Jianguo tried his best to make his smile look more amiable. Chen Yuanyu had specially transferred Bai Lele from the Ministry of Science and Technology for this meeting, just to make the other party trust the government to the greatest extent. Now, seeing the other party's suddenly relaxed expression, he knew that it had worked.

"You must be exhausted after flying here overnight? Our cafeteria has a pretty good selection of breakfast options, like soy milk and fried dough sticks. I'll have someone bring one up later, and you can use my card."

Fang Jianguo exchanged a few pleasantries with the other party, and only after seeing that the other party was completely relaxed did he introduce himself:

"Let me introduce myself. I am Fang Jianguo, the deputy director of the Safety Liaison Department of our Special Biological Research and Protection Institute. This is Bai Lele, a technician from the Science and Technology Department. You must be familiar with these two young comrades, Nian Fengran and Jiang Wenyan."

Bai Lele took Fang Jianguo's meal card and winked at Xu Milu.

Xu Milu used all her acting skills in this lifetime, staring at the woman with clear eyes that revealed a hint of foolishness, and said in a slightly distant manner:

"Hello Minister Fang, hello Technician Bai."

Fang Jianguo shook hands with Xu Milu, waved for Bai Lele to leave first, and then sat down and joked:

"Young comrade, don't be nervous. We already know why you're here. Please give us, the authorities, some confidence. I've seen those novels and comics online that say we'll dissect any superhumans we capture; they're practically demonizing us—"

Xu Milu followed up on this topic and said softly:

"Yes, I was actually torn about whether or not to contact the authorities, but I was afraid it might affect my current life."

“It’s normal for young people to have concerns. After all, I’ve lived to be this old, and I never believed in chili peppers that could breathe fire or radishes that were three buildings tall. But your presence here today already says a lot. So I’ll get straight to the point. Young comrade, what do you mean by ‘cooperation’ and ‘superpowers’ in the game? Would you mind elaborating?”

Fang Jianguo guided him with a smile:

"We can guarantee that your life will continue as before, so you don't need to worry about that at all, young comrade."

Xu Milu then pulled out the same set of excuses she had prepared beforehand:

"Actually, I've been exposed to what you call 'games' for a while now, and I spent a rather incredible time in them. At first, I genuinely thought it was just a game, but gradually I discovered that things from that other world could be brought back to Earth through Ren Honghe, and that's when I realized something was wrong. That world has elves, dwarves, monsters, sirens, and even magic. Many of the seeds of Honghe Technology came from there—"

"Things from another world can be brought back to Earth by Ren Honghe? So you've tried it?"

Fang Jianguo's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately signaled Nian Fengran to write this down.

"As long as there is enough energy, Ren Honghe can bring things from the other world back to Earth. I have tried twice and succeeded both times."

Xu Milu pretended to be reminiscing and slowly said:

"Now for the main point: I've discovered that magic learned in another world can be used in reality, and magical items brought back from another world can also be used on Earth, like this."

She took out a stack of paper cutouts shaped like the moon from her handbag and tossed them into the air in front of the other three people in the room. Instead of falling lightly, the paper inflated as if it had been inflated, turning into a round "moon" whose shimmering light illuminated the entire room.

—Thanks to Hu Silang for providing the props.

Although Nian Fengran and Jiang Wenyan had tried to remain composed, their expressions still betrayed their astonishment. Fang Jianguo even stood up and tried to touch the paper moon floating in the air.

"This is... a magical artifact? What's the working principle behind it? Where does the light come from?"

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