Upon hearing about spirit coins and spirit incense, Fang Xiu's heart stirred. He had only seen pictures of these two items on the strange forum, but had never seen the real thing.
Spirit coins are the main currency circulating among spirit masters, but few spirit masters use them as money. To be precise, spirit coins are a kind of spiritual material, a special kind of steel, the steel of the mind.
It is a type of steel developed by the Bureau of Investigation headquarters that can transmit spiritual energy.
This steel is extremely precious and possesses the property of transmitting spiritual energy. In other words, spirit masters can use spirit coins to forge weapons, armor, and so on.
Ordinary weapons and armor are no match for the supernatural, but equipment made of Mind Steel can be used to deal with the supernatural as long as it is infused with spiritual energy.
Never underestimate the role of weapons and equipment. The reason why humans can stand out among animals is inseparable from weapons and equipment.
When ordinary weapons and equipment are useless against the supernatural, equipment forged from Mind Steel becomes crucial.
As for Lingxiang, it is a very precious resource developed by the Investigation Bureau headquarters.
The fragrance can alleviate the mental breakdown of a spirit master.
Losing control of one's mind is a problem that every Spirit Master must face. As one's strength increases, the pollution of one's mind will become more and more serious, which will lead to loss of control of one's mind. However, Spirit Incense can suppress the pollution of the mind, and can be called a life-saving medicine for every Spirit Master.
Wang Dehai kept making phone calls, mobilizing a large amount of manpower and resources. The power contained in the Investigation Bureau was clearly revealed at this moment.
He arbitrarily transferred all other functional departments.
After he finished his call, he saw Fang Xiu standing to the side and said to the young man, "Xiao Wang, take Mr. Fang to the lounge to rest. Xiao Shen is calling an emergency meeting!"
After saying that, Wang Dehai left with Shen Lingxue, while the young man known as Xiao Wang took Fang Xiu to the lounge.
In the lounge, Fang Xiu calmly sipped his tea, but his mind was racing with calculations.
Was Green Vine City's top spirit master really that easy to die?
He died at the hands of two strange men.
These two eerie creatures are probably of a high level, but this also shows the vulnerability of humanity.
Human beings, with their flesh and blood, even if they possess spirituality, are ultimately at a natural disadvantage when facing the bizarre.
The simplest example is the female doctor at Aoyama Mental Hospital.
The female doctor wasn't an overly powerful monster, but her skin was like steel, and ordinary firearms couldn't penetrate it.
On the other hand, even if a Spirit Master awakens their spirituality and can mobilize most of their muscles to unleash superhuman strength, they will still be injured or even die if they are hit by a bullet.
That's the difference.
Ultimately, the problem lies in the fact that Spirit Masters have too low a margin for error. Even if you possess powerful abilities, your body is still made of flesh and blood. If you make even the slightest mistake, you may be killed by the supernatural. Bai Qi is a good example of this; he was ambushed and killed.
The Strange One is different. It also possesses powerful abilities and has a high margin for error, making it difficult for a Spirit Master to kill it in one blow.
It's like I can make countless mistakes, but you can only make one. How can you play like that?
However, Fang Xiu did not care about the strange natural disadvantage that Spirit Masters face.
Because it is the Spirit Master who is weak, not Fang Xiu.
He faces the bizarre differently from ordinary people; he is someone who says, "I can die countless times, but you can only die once."
Fang Xiu sat quietly in the lounge. Through the window, he could see many staff members in work uniforms bustling about. Clearly, Bai Qi's death was a major event, one that could shake the entire Green Vine City.
Soon, it was afternoon.
Fang Xiu estimated that things should be at a preliminary conclusion, and it was time to take action.
He had no intention of sitting there idly all day.
Then he glanced at the young man sitting to the side, whose face remained pale and hadn't recovered all morning.
It's unclear whether he was concerned about Bai Qi's death or felt that his intelligence work had been negligent and he was afraid of being held accountable afterward.
Fang Xiu slowly got up and walked to the young man's side.
The young man then realized what was happening.
"you......."
He had barely uttered a single word when a karate chop struck him hard on the back of the neck.
The young man lost consciousness instantly and fainted.
After knocking the young man unconscious, Fang Xiu quickly stripped off his work clothes, put them on himself, and left the break room.
He planned to disguise himself as a staff member to gather intelligence. Under normal circumstances, this would definitely not work, but now the entire investigation bureau was in chaos because of Bai Qi's death, so it was the perfect time.
Holding documents in his hand, he imitated those around him, pretending to be in a hurry, and wandered around the investigation bureau at will.
His spirituality was aroused, and his senses were amplified rapidly. The sounds of conversation and phone calls from inside the office and in the corridor reached his ears.
"Although Vice Captain Bai is usually cold and aloof, his strength is undeniable. He is the strongest in the entire Green Vine City. I never expected that such a powerful Spirit Master would die like this."
"Yes, who could have imagined it? If you ask me, this death could have been avoided. It's all because Captain Yang and Deputy Captain Bai didn't get along and were always arguing. If the two of them had acted together, how could Deputy Captain Bai have been ambushed and killed?"
"Brother Li, I haven't been with the Investigation Bureau for long. Could you tell me in detail what kind of conflict exists between Captain Yang and Deputy Captain Bai?"
"What conflict could there be? It's purely a battle of pride. Vice Captain Bai is recognized as the strongest, but when the captain position was chosen, Captain Yang Ming won. Vice Captain Bai has always been dissatisfied with that."
"No, if Vice Captain Bai is the strongest in Green Vine City, why did he lose to Captain Yang?"
"Hey, it's naturally because of Captain Yang's abilities. Do you know what Captain Yang's abilities are?"
"I heard that Captain Yang's abilities seem to be due to luck."
"That's right, Captain Yang's ability is luck, which is a passive ability. Apart from bringing good fortune, it's pretty useless. That's why Captain Yang has always been called the weakest captain by spirit masters from other cities."
"No, how did Captain Yang win the captain's competition? Vice Captain Bai is known as the invincible existence among second-tier spirit masters."
"How else could he win? Of course, he relied on sheer luck. On the day of their battle, I don't know what unclean thing Vice Captain Bai ate the day before, but as soon as the fight started, he got an upset stomach and started having diarrhea."
During their fight, Vice Captain Bai didn't dare to exert himself, fearing he might break free and lose. Captain Yang, though less capable, was still a second-tier Spirit Master, and facing an opponent he dared not use his full strength, he naturally won easily.
"Huh? No, if you're having diarrhea, why not stop it?"
"Are you stupid? Don't you know what kind of person Vice Captain Bai is? He's a typical aloof and pretentious guy. Asking him to stop going to the toilet in public is worse than killing him. So he can only pretend to be nonchalant while fighting."
Poor Deputy Captain Bai thought no one knew he had diarrhea, but quite a few spirit masters were there at the time, and each one of them was sharp-eared and sharp-eyed; they had already smelled the odor.
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