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After having a disagreeable parting with his father at a family dinner, Mu Liuyue returned to the small apartment he rented.
It was still early, so she wondered whether she should take a detour to the supermarket to buy some ingredients for dinner.
As usual, Ellen merged into her shadow. On average, the time it spent in Mu Shuyue's shadow was longer than in the Beast Taming Space.
When they were almost at the door of their house, Mu Huoyue stopped and Ellen emerged from the shadows.
There was a strange man leaning against her door.
The man was wearing old overalls and thick-soled boots. Although it was not a cold season, he was wrapped in a long scarf with half of his face buried in it.
His hair looked messy, his eyes revealed obvious fatigue, with deep dark circles under his eyes. He looked like a hard-working office worker who had worked overtime for ten days and hadn't gone home.
The other party also saw her and spoke in a hoarse voice, "Hey... I finally found you, Mu Shuyue."
"How can a high school student have so many places to stay? I had to run several times..."
Mu Chuyue was slightly startled. The voice sounded familiar. She recalled it carefully and recognized the person.
"Are you the one who caught me outside the secret realm?"
His voice was the same one that night when he said he had found the missing high school student and that it was his pet, the Red Feathered Eagle, who caught him. However, his voice at that time sounded much more energetic and not as tired as it is now.
The other party seemed to have not expected that Mu Shuyue would remember him. He paused for a moment before scratching his head and showing Mu Shuyue his work ID from the Secret Realm Affairs Countermeasures Bureau. "Since you know this, it's easy to talk about it. Hmm... why don't you invite me to your house and sit down so I can talk slowly?"
Mu Huoyue didn't know why the other party came to see her, but the staff of the Affairs Bureau should not be suspicious people. Besides, the other party looked like he would collapse to the ground if he stood for another two minutes, so she nodded and opened the door.
After entering the house, the little skeleton took the initiative to walk with his thin legs and ran to pour water for the guests.
The tired-looking young man didn't hesitate at all and sat down on the longest sofa in Mu Huoyue's house, sinking his whole body into the soft sofa.
"...Is this the pet you contracted from the secret realm?" He asked, looking at the little skeleton running around.
"Its name is Ellen." Mu Huoyue sat down on the small sofa next to her, took the cup of water handed to her by the little guy, and thanked him with a smile.
"It's the same name as Earl Star Dragon..." The young man showed a hint of interest and stood up a little. "It can be regarded as a commemoration of your safe escape from Earl Star Dragon's mansion."
Ellen also poured tea for the visiting guests. In the past two days, he had learned by himself how to make milk tea with pounded milk and tea leaves from home. Mu Huoyue liked it very much, and Ellen also gained the confidence to entertain guests with milk tea.
The young man picked up the teacup and took a sip, showing a relaxed expression, then looked at Mu Huiyue.
"My name is Xiang Xun. I'm a junior student in the Combat Department of Capital University. As you can see, my other identity is an "investigator" of the Secret Realm Affairs Countermeasures Bureau. ”
It turns out that this tired office worker is actually a top student in school... Mu Liuyue complained silently in his heart.
Capital University is an old and famous university that gathers resources and talents from all over Da Yan. Although its performance in competitions in recent years is not very impressive, it is still not comparable to Xingzhou University.
She immediately realized that something was wrong. In the minds of ordinary people, the Affairs Bureau was roughly equivalent to a police organization for secret-related events. There didn't seem to be a position called "investigator". Moreover, Xiang Xun was a student at Capital University, so why did he go to Changning City, Xingzhou to carry out a mission?
"What do you want to do with me?" Mu Liuyue asked directly the question in his mind.
"Hey...how should I put it? It's going to be very troublesome to explain..." Xiang Xun scratched his head and pulled the scarf down a little, revealing his entire face.
There was no stubble on his chin. Although he looked tired, he had not completely given up on his personal image and hygiene.
He looked at the girl who was waiting for an answer, "Simply put, I am here to see if you are willing and qualified to become an "investigator." ”
Mu Shuyue: “……?”
She originally thought that Xiang Xun was here on behalf of the Affairs Bureau to conduct follow-up investigations related to the secret realm, but now it seems that this is not the case.
"Where should I start... ah, the secret realm of the Star Dragon Earl's Mansion. Do you know what it means to enter the secret realm before it arrives?"
Mu Yuyue shook her head.
Her knowledge of secret realms was limited to the level of high school textbooks. After all, the frequency of secret realms appearing in modern society has become very rare, and most of them are inherent landforms that have been integrated with the planet.
For most people, the advent of the secret realm is more like a natural phenomenon that appears in the news or books.
Xiang Xun went on to say: “It means that you are someone who has a “connection” with the secret realm. ”
"What is said to the public is that the arrival of the secret realm is random and cannot be traced, but the research results of the senior management of the Bureau have proved that the arrival of the secret realm is "traceable" on some level. ”
"Some special people or extraordinary creatures will trigger the advent of the secret realm. The specific mechanism has not yet been figured out. We can only confirm that this should be some kind of resonance involving emotions and cause and effect."
"The changes in these individuals will become the 'anchor point' for the arrival of the secret realm, making the appearance of some secret realms no longer completely random. ”
"Those who were sucked into the secret realm before the first arrival are the ones who possess this kind of special 'anchor point', and there is a high probability that they will trigger the arrival of a new secret realm again in the future. ”
"In order to understand the secret of this mechanism, further explore the secret realm, and protect the 'anchor points', the Secret Realm Affairs Countermeasures Headquarters hopes that all the 'anchor points' in Da Yan will join the Affairs Bureau and become secret realm investigators. ”
Xiang Xun paused and said, "It's actually very easy to understand. These special 'anchor points' may be the source of the arrival of the secret realm. They also have good mental resistance to entering and leaving the secret realm. Naturally, they are the most convenient candidates to become front-line secret realm investigators." ”
Mu Huoyue was thoughtful, recalling the doctors' surprise before. Was it because of this connection that she was able to pass through the secret realm unprotected?
"Is Senior Xiang Xun also one of these special "anchor points"? "Mu Shuyue asked.
"Yes, I encountered the first secret realm during the national competition in my sophomore year."
Xiang Xun nodded and sighed slightly, "But my luck is not as good as yours. I was seriously injured in the secret realm and stayed in the hospital bed for half a year. As a result, the school lost the game and was forced to repeat a grade."
Mu Huoyue looked at the little skeleton that had returned to her own shadow. If she had not met Eren, she would probably have died in the secret realm.
Unsolved secret realms are extremely dangerous. It is not surprising to encounter all kinds of strange scenes and extraordinary creatures. The reason why the Bureau has specially set up the position of "Investigator" is to determine the situation of the secret realm as soon as possible and reduce casualties.
Although people with the "anchor" trait will affect the arrival of the secret realm, they do not have any additional special abilities. On the contrary, because of this connection, they are more likely to fall into life and death crises in the secret realm. No wonder Xiang Xun said that this is also a kind of protection for the "anchor" by the Affairs Bureau.
However, accepting this kind of protection is equivalent to joining an official organization like the Affairs Bureau and being subject to its jurisdiction, which is not entirely beneficial to Mu Huoyue now.
Perhaps he saw the girl's doubts, so he waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, the Bureau will not force you to join as an investigator, but all the "anchor points" will be registered with the Bureau to prevent the next accident. ”
"In fact, the existence of 'anchor points' is rarer than the secret realms that suddenly appear. The Affairs Bureau will try its best to obtain every 'anchor point' discovered in Dayan. I also received news from the headquarters that there were victims who were accidentally sucked in in the secret realm in Changning City, so I hurried here. ”
Mu Huoyue was silent. This might be the source of the secret realm... No matter what, the Affairs Bureau would not just sit there and do nothing about it. At least within the Great Yan Territory, beings like her would be registered and filed.
Compared with those vigorous and resolute executors in the Affairs Bureau, Xiang Xun is more like a lazy college student, and his explanation is not very professional. The fact that he was specially asked to contact himself also shows, to a certain extent, the official's attitude towards "anchor points".
It is not a completely official shelter management, but rather it gives maximum freedom and resources in exchange for the opportunity to investigate the secrets within the country.
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