Chapter 76
The early morning sea breeze brought strands of sunshine, which spread softly on the white sheets of the hotel like willow branches in spring.
Sleep is the best way to restore physical and mental strength. The students and teachers of Taiyang Town Middle School did not dare to knock on the locked hotel room doors, but they were really worried about the conditions of the people inside, so they had to ask each other if anyone had seen them come out.
"A few hours ago I saw a robot deliver new towels to Dr. An, and she even came to answer the door."
"Lin Yaoxin and Ace ordered room service early in the morning, but there has been no further news."
People get to know what's going on in the room through snippets of words.
"Huiyun, you came back with them. Tell us more about what happened."
Being held back by Leinie, Huiyun looked troubled: "I've already said everything I know... I really can't say anything else..."
"I just don't understand how they were abducted by the pagans. Was it that bastard Hewel? It was too easy for him to die in the temple!" Renee was very excited.
"Huiyun doesn't know what you're asking. Let's wait until they wake up and find out the whole story." Principal Meng comforted Lei Ni. "Or you can take Huiyun to visit her home and ask her parents for their opinion..."
Huiyun's eyes seemed to flash with joy: "I, I am willing to take the teacher to my home..."
"However, we also need to conduct a potential test on this student and then see if you are willing to join our school." Principal Meng continued.
After all, they have always been at the bottom of the class, and Taiyang Town Middle School is used to being picked on.
The classmates around also came over to express their congratulations to Huiyun.
"Then I'll leave this child in the care of Principal Meng. I've temporarily fulfilled Ms. Ango's request. I never expected to discover her extraordinary abilities by chance," Xie Mu said to Principal Meng. "We were all stunned when she sang. The fish swarmed around her, as if under her control."
"If I'm not mistaken, she probably has a spiritual Beyonder ability, and can influence people through her singing." Jas looked at Huiyun with admiration. "She's a good talent."
This also explains why Huiyun was the first of all the children to wake up, even earlier than Yang Haixi, because she herself is partially immune to psychiatric control abilities.
"Then I'll go home first. Anyway, my home is not far from the Whale Eye Commercial District. If there is anything else, you can call me. An Ge is my friend, and her business is my business." Xie Mu greeted politely, then turned around and took Mo Yu out of the hotel, leaving Principal Meng and others to continue discussing how to deal with Huiyun.
In addition to Huiyun, they also need to deal with security agencies and the media, and arrange for the medical team of the competition to come and check and treat the physical conditions of several people. Fortunately, they arrived at Whale Island two days in advance and still have time to rest and adjust.
Several teachers were extremely busy and students were restricted from traveling.
Not only students from Sun Town Middle School, but students from all schools were prohibited from leaving their residences without permission until the game began.
Due to the rampant trafficking cases, even local people now keep their doors closed and no longer let their children go out at will.
The commercial street also began to become deserted. People were no longer allowed to set up stalls and canvass for votes on the streets. The Whale Island authorities issued a curfew, and no one was allowed to wander the streets after leaving the hotel at night. The Security Bureau and the one hundred artificial extraordinary ability people patrolled day and night, and any suspicious person would be arrested immediately. All of this was to ensure that the Extraordinary Ability Competition would proceed normally in two days.
Jiang Mianyan disappeared immediately after the incident, just as ghostly as he came, while Dylan was still hiding around Ango, silently observing all the changes. No one else in Taiyang Town Middle School noticed him.
However, the name of MAA returned to the public eye that night, and the media gathered around the hotel frantically, hoping to learn more about this mysterious organization that had disappeared for more than ten years from the few words of Principal Meng and others.
"The kidnapped teachers and students need to rest. Our first priority is to ensure the health of the participants. We will accept interviews after everything is over." Principal Meng could not bear the harassment and had to hide back in the hotel under the protection of security personnel. He did not dare to take a step out.
"It's horrible." He wiped the sweat from his forehead and warned Leni, "Remember to go out the back door. They're just going to eat you alive!"
"Excuse me, have you seen anyone from MAA? How many of them are there?"
"Did Jiang Mianyan come to the scene? Judging from the traces at the scene, it looks very much like Jiang Mianyan's handiwork. Was Jiang Can with him?"
"Do they have a hidden lab on the island? What has MAA been doing in all these years without revealing its existence?"
Questions came one after another, creating splashes outside the hotel's glass door.
"What on earth is this MAA?" Jas asked in a low voice.
"MAA's Jiang Can once participated in a reality show about extraordinary abilities. At the end of the live broadcast, he even possessed an S-level extraordinary ability. At that time, he was truly famous throughout the country." Lei Ni was shocked. "But shortly after the show ended, MAA was exposed for illegal research and endangering public safety. There were probably six or seven charges. Since then, the show has been taken down. Even the video can't be found. It has disappeared from the Internet for many years."
Huiyun and the children's statements brought MAA back into the spotlight. The mysterious organization that was abolished and banned by the authorities several years ago has now reappeared, destroyed a pagan den, and rescued a group of children. It is incredible no matter how you look at it.
"Has Principal Meng heard of this before?" asked Jas.
Principal Meng didn't answer, but just kept fanning himself: "Local people have forgotten a lot."
Feeling everyone's gaze, Huiyun shook her head: "I don't know, and I haven't seen it. My parents are ordinary fishermen and don't pay much attention to the affairs of the Extraordinary World."
"What is the secret laboratory? What research are they doing?" Jas asked Renee again.
"I don't know the details, I just heard it's related to the transformation of extraordinary abilities." Renee shrugged. "More than a decade ago, this was a taboo topic. Anyone who touched on it would be arrested by the church. But in recent years, everyone has become accustomed to it. After all, the transformation of extraordinary abilities has brought many benefits to ordinary people... Besides, gene editing technology has been applied in many fields, so what's the big deal about transforming extraordinary abilities?"
Principal Meng fanned even faster: "Do you all think this technology is nothing? Do you still remember that there was a pharmacy teacher in our school named Ji Fanyue? I heard the name of this organization from him..."
When Ango woke up again, it was already dark. She couldn't tell how many nights it had been, but she just felt tired and didn't want to get out of bed.
Her muscles ached, her brain felt like it had been gnawed by something, and her head was splitting with pain. Fortunately, her eyes had returned to normal, and the golden-red feather appeared at the edge of her retina, but her mission seemed to be making no progress.
Until Ango suddenly discovered that a few lines of small words suddenly appeared below the original task!
She rubbed her eyes in disbelief and realized that it was not an illusion. Perhaps the scene yesterday was too chaotic and her consciousness was not clear, so she didn't notice it at all.
【Laboratory Construction】Contract Progress
Infrastructure: 38%
Recruitment: 13/20
Renovation/improvement system completion: 60/500
Contract Reward: Achieve A-level Extraordinary Ability (reward is issued in the form of sacrifice)
【Collect Murals】Side Quest 1
Tempered Seer: 100%
Stories from the past: 100%
Side quest reward: Word Spirit Pen (reward is given in the form of sacrifice)
[Sacrificial Ceremony] Branch 2
Learn the sacrificial ritual: 100%
Branch Reward: Divine Bird Summoning III (Reward is issued in the form of sacrifice)
"Word Spirit Pen... Divine Bird Summoning..."
Ango lay in bed, pondering the two rewards. From the literal meaning, they should both be weapons that boosted his combat power. Thinking of this, Ango didn't have time to recall what happened yesterday. He struggled out of bed and walked to the round table next to the sofa. With a glass of water, he drew a formation on the table with his index finger.
This was exactly the formation drawn by the gray-robed man yesterday, and it was now clearly depicted by Ango.
After the formation was completed, a golden-red light flickered on the table. Ango skillfully took out a feather and threw it above the formation.
All rituals for communicating with gods required calling out the other party's name, so she whispered, "Flame Bird, you and I signed a contract in my dream..."
Before he could finish his words, a golden light suddenly shone on the table, and Ango instantly found himself in a burning wasteland. The red sky, the volcanic tower, everything in his dream reappeared around Ango.
With a cry like a phoenix, a huge red divine bird swooped down towards Ango. Ango instinctively closed her eyes... Lines of mysterious black text appeared on her wrist, flowed across her palm, and flowed out from her fingertips. These lines of text enveloped her eyes, forming a natural protective shield.
This time, the Flame Bird stopped in front of Ango, like a mountain.
"Sangria, you did a great job."
Ango swallowed nervously.
"Accept my gift. Call upon me when you need me. Perhaps we will meet again."
A heat wave swept over, and the flaming bird flapped its wings and soared into the sky, leaving only a carved pen with three feathers floating in the air. Ango reached out to take it, but suddenly the words were attracted by the pen and absorbed from the tip like ink, disappearing.
After returning to the room, Ango played with the pen - the Word Spirit Pen.
She didn't know how to use it yet, but the only thing she knew was that the words that Night Howl implanted in her body should be able to react to this pen. These words made the Flame Bird find her and also protected her when she looked directly at the gods. She didn't know what other uses it could have.
While thinking, Ango suddenly had an idea. She quickly wrote the word "retreat" on a piece of white paper, and then stuck the paper on the back of the chair opposite. The chair immediately took off into the air and retreated three meters, as if it was pushed back by someone.
After seeing the effect, Ango once again wrote the word "retreat" in mid-air. The word retreated and hit the back of the chair again, this time with greater force, shattering the backrest into pieces and sending the remaining chair fragments flying.
As expected... the meaning of the Word Spirit is that what is said will come true.
This pen must have more uses, Ango thought, but she put the pen away for the time being and turned her attention to the three feathers.
Judging from what the Flame Bird said, these feathers can summon helpers, perhaps subordinates or clones of the bird. Next time if there is an emergency, there will be helpers...
Suddenly, Ango saw the white paper on the table. She was about to pick up a pen to write something when the doorbell rang from outside, followed by Ace's voice: "Doctor An, are you awake? We are going to get something to eat!"
Ango's stomach growled at the right moment.
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