The story of Director Wang and Qingguang is very ordinary and boring.
Young men who enter the city for the first time marvel at the vastness of the world, linger in the prosperity of the city, and often ignore warnings from others and run around everywhere.
Then one day, the young man was chased into an alley by a strange monster.
The alley was dark, and next to it was a trash can that had been soaked by the rain all night. The stench of the trash and the unique fishy smell after a rainy night were unforgettable for a long time.
At that time, Wang Weizheng was not as calm and composed as he is now. He drew his sword like a bright light cutting through the air. He was still very young at that time, so young that he had no other choice but to tremble in the face of danger.
Just as the monster was getting closer and closer and he was about to be eaten.
Wang Weizheng suddenly heard a voice coming from the intersection of the alley.
The voice was lazy and indifferent, as if he had just woken up from a nap on the balcony in the afternoon, with disheveled hair and a little hazy: "Where did you come from, little brat? You don't know any rules at all."
At first, Wang Wei thought that the little devil in this sentence referred to him.
But later he realized that this sentence referred to the monster that was chasing him.
In that era when the Countermeasures Bureau was still in its heyday, things like indulging one's desires and hunting humans in the city were completely unacceptable.
That's why that person sighed like this at that time.
Soon, after the words fell.
The monster that was about to devour himself looked back.
"Don't... bother me, or I'll kill you too!"
The monster said so.
This sentence, combined with its strange appearance and low voice, can definitely scare ordinary people who face it.
However, the people standing opposite it now are not ordinary people.
Even after coming face to face with that ferocious-looking monster, the man just rubbed his head, with his hair falling messily on the sides of his cheeks: "Tsk... it's really troublesome."
His eyes sparkled with golden light, as if gold was flowing in his eyes, causing the monster facing him to be dazed for a moment: "Do you want to live or die?"
What kind of question is that? The confused monster answered subconsciously: "Of course... alive..."
The man nodded slightly after hearing the answer: "Oh."
"In that case, then you can die."
After saying this.
The idea of "living" that originally occupied the man's mind seemed to be twisted by something.
The next second, thoughts like "want to commit suicide" and "want to be free" echoed in his mind, making him unable to help but hold his head, and his eyes were about to pop out of his sockets covered with scales!
"Ah...ah..."
The monster scratched its face, its body twisting uncontrollably.
While muttering "I want to die" to itself, it slammed its head against the wall next to it step by step.
As it moved, the wound on its forehead continued to expand and fishy green blood continued to seep out of the wound. As its movements became heavier, one could even vaguely see the bones and the contents inside the wound.
Looking at the strange scene in front of him, the young Wang Wei was so frightened that he could not move.
Then he looked at the man standing at the entrance of the alley, with his arms folded, and slowly walked towards him.
Because the alley was deep at the time, Wang Weizheng could not remember the expression on the man's face. The bright light made the man's back look bright and holy, like an angel covered in the glow of the sun.
However, his front was hidden in the darkness, so chaotic that nothing could be seen clearly, only a ball of inky blackness.
Although he couldn't see the man's expression clearly, young Wang Wei had a vague feeling that he seemed to be staring at him.
After looking for a long time, the man scratched his hair and sighed: "Young humans, they are really troublesome. We can't just leave them here and ignore them..."
As he spoke, he looked down at Wang Weizheng and said, "Young man, hurry back home. This area is too dangerous. It's not a place for people like you who know nothing to set foot in."
"Come on, I'll take you away."
As he said this, he wanted to turn around, but soon, his steps paused slightly.
"Um?"
The man turned his head and looked at Wang Weizheng again. This time his eyes seemed a little obscure and profound: "Interesting..."
"May I have your name?"
Wang Weizheng looked at him, and after a moment's silence, he told him his name.
Hearing this name, the man nodded: "Okay, it's a very honorable name."
"Well, I see you've just arrived in this big city, and you probably don't know what to do. Look, there are a few brothers and sisters in shirts not far from the exit. Go find them, call them over, and tell them there are 'alien species' here."
"When you're yelling, act calmer and more composed."
After saying this, the man chuckled: "In this way, they will definitely come over."
Listen to this sentence.
Wang Wei was looking at the man warily: "Are you trying to use me as bait to lure your enemies over here?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the man was stunned.
After a good version was too difficult, he finally reacted and laughed, "Bait? Enemy? Hahaha."
"You're quite an interesting kid."
He smiled and said, "I can't be considered an enemy of those people. We just have different positions. Besides, I will go with you later, but I won't appear in front of them."
"In the final analysis, I just want the Countermeasures Bureau to discover a good candidate. As for solving the enemy? You must be kidding. If I really want to solve my enemy, I will use a more stable, flawless, and more breathtaking method..."
As he said this, he glanced at Wang Weizheng and patted his head: "So, what do you say? If you don't believe me, you can just stay here or run away."
"But let me make it clear first. Now that you have set foot in this world, the gray mark will remain on you. No matter how hard you run, you can't escape it. Instead of doing this, it is better to make yourself understand more and gain more experience, so that you will have more confidence when you encounter similar situations in the future."
After hearing these words, Wang Weizheng did not speak.
He just stared at the monster in the distance that kept hitting his head and was almost fainting, his eyes flickering...
"This was my first meeting with Qing Guang."
At the table, Wang Weizheng took a sip of white wine and said calmly, "That guy was just like he said. He did nothing to those hidden members of the Countermeasures Bureau."
"I only found out later that the monster that targeted me was the source of distortion and a murderer, and the people from the Countermeasures Bureau had been targeting it for several days. And that day, Qingguang followed the monster. Although it seemed that he did nothing, it was because his plan changed temporarily."
"Under normal circumstances, he would have had some ulterior motive."
After saying this, Wang Weizheng looked at Bai Ling and said seriously: "I don't know what Qingguang said to you before, but I guess he probably said that I don't trust you and am monitoring you."
"Admittedly, I don't trust you very much. But intuitively, I don't think you are a monster who intends to subvert human society. I don't know whether what you said about saving other people is true or not, but at least you are really doing it now, so that's enough."
"So, if Qingguang really said something to you, you can keep it in your heart and compare it with my actions later. If I treat you differently because of my personal likes and dislikes, then it's my problem. You don't need to say anything, Qiguang next to me will kill me first."
Qi Guang also nodded and said calmly: "Apart from anything else, this idiot is at least very honest towards humans. If there is a machine that really does not practice what it preaches and has bad intentions, then he must have been influenced by something, or possessed by someone..."
"By that time, I will definitely pick up the knife and kill him without anyone reminding me."
When saying this, Qi Guang's tone was serious and cold, just like a sharp blade slowly brought out of the scabbard on a moonlit night.
Looking at the two people who said this, Bai Ling just smiled.
"I have always trusted the two directors," he said with a chuckle, "after all, I am also a human being."
In saying this, Bering did not use his flexible moral boundaries and changeable racial identity.
When facing these two people, he still wanted to maintain his identity as a "human being".
After receiving the response, Wang Weizheng and Qi Guang nodded slightly.
The important matter of inviting Bai Ling here today has been resolved.
To be honest, when Wang Weizheng heard that Bai Ling was going to Xiaoxing Village in person, he was actually a little anxious.
Especially when he later learned from his spies that Qingguang was also in Xiaoxing Village, he could no longer hold back and almost couldn't wait to take a knife and rush into Xiaoxing Village to fight Qingguang with his swordsmanship.
Because he knew too well how terrible it would be for humans if a "prophet" was really influenced and turned to the camp of monsters.
An enemy who is foresighted and knows almost everything about your side is like an enemy in a real-time strategy game who has activated cheats all over the map. Without sufficient operational control, other players will not be able to continue playing.
That's why he chose this time specifically to invite Bai Ling to his home and discuss these things with him openly.
Bering could understand this very well.
He was just a little curious about the relationship between Director Wang and Qingguang, and thought that the two might have some "evil fate".
Now it seems that Qingguang's relationship with Director Wang is not as simple as he thought.
A teacher and a friend? No, perhaps Wang Weizheng was more like a chess piece of Qingguang, but Qingguang had never expected that this chess piece would grow to such a level in the future.
How to say it.
Thinking of the possibility that Qingguang might be humiliated, Bai Ling felt like laughing.
You deserve it.
After discussing one thing, the three of them drank and ate in silence.
On the scene, Han Qianqiu sat on the chair with an expressionless face, kicking the table legs with his legs, causing the whole table to shake slightly.
Wang Guangyao was dumbfounded.
What’s going on?
How come my uncle, who looks so dull and ordinary on weekdays, is actually the leader of a special organization that fights monsters and protects humans in secret? !
Wang Guangyao felt a very unreal confusion.
He glanced at Wang Weizheng, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he choked on the words.
Wang Guangyao was very keenly aware that his uncle asked him to stay and listen to these things, perhaps just because it would help him "broaden his horizons."
He knew that his uncle would not like those damn metaphors and those people who beat around the bush. If he said something, then that was it, and there was basically no point in lying.
In fact, Wang Weizheng really thought so.
As the person brought up by Qingguang, Qingguang did not shy away from talking to him about some things. These experiences enabled Wang Weizheng to develop a strong ability to capture information and develop on-the-spot strategies to deal with alien species.
Although Qingguang himself is an out-and-out bastard, at least his method is meaningful. If you listen to it more often, if you are talented enough, you can indeed apply it to other cases.
After a moment's silence, Wang Weizheng looked at Bai Ling again.
"That's the first thing," he said, "and there's the second thing."
"After discussing the guild framework you submitted this morning, we have made some modifications."
Wang Weizheng put down his chopsticks and said in a deep voice: "The guild aims to connect all those who strive to protect humans and eliminate aliens, and to strengthen organizational management and coordination functions. According to preliminary regulations, the guild can be joined by companies, organizations and individuals. All members who join the guild are collectively called 'hunters', that is, people who hunt aliens."
"The guild's level is determined by the number of stars, and the stars are awarded based on achievements. The initial evaluation method is that one star represents 'participation in solving a common level alien ability', and one and a half stars represent 'participation in dealing with common level aliens three times and 'solving a common level alien alone'."
"Two stars, two and a half stars, and three stars are similar, except they become 'dangerous' and 'disaster'. You will be given a badge every time your merit is assessed. When you have enough badges, your level can be raised."
"As for the four-star, it is quite special, representing the ability to handle multiple catastrophic-level alien species. Because when multiple catastrophic-level alien species are gathered together, it is no longer as simple as simply adding up their combat power. It represents something deeper..."
Listening to Wang Weizheng's words, Bai Ling nodded slightly.
This framework is somewhat different from the future, but the difference is relatively small.
This is mainly because there is no stable and quantifiable basis for strength so far, and sometimes simple data cannot fully reflect personal ability.
Just like Qi Guang, his speed and strength are completely inferior to Wang Weizheng, and even some of his levels are lower than ordinary people, but can he be said to be weak? Admittedly, judging combat power by merit may be slightly biased. But under such conditions, this is already the only reliable choice.
Looking at Bai Ling, Wang Weizheng said, "According to the latest measurement method, I am a four-star hunter, and Qi Guang is three and a half stars."
Four stars, according to Wang Weizheng, means that he has dealt with no less than three "disaster" level alien species on his own.
Just looking at this achievement, it is probably understandable why Wang Wei is currently called a "living legend" and is admired and admired by countless people in the Countermeasures Bureau.
You have to know that it is not the outbreak period of alien species yet, and disaster-level ones are still rare. However, even so, Wang Weizheng had already killed three of them with his sword...
All I can say is it's scary.
but……
Bai Ling groaned: "What about the origin?"
So far, the rating seems to be only traced back to the "disaster" without any assessment of the origin.
As soon as these words were spoken, Wang Weizheng and Qi Guang fell silent at the same time.
After a while, Qi Guang spoke up: "Regarding 'origin', it's hard to comment."
"So far, no Origin-level aliens have appeared, so it is difficult for us to measure the difference in combat power. But there is no doubt that the Origin is stronger than the Disaster. However, how much stronger it is still requires subsequent data as a basis for inference."
"In fact, up to now, pure combat merit can only be raised to four stars at most. To go higher, we need to evaluate the origin before we can draw a conclusion."
Listening to Qi Guang's words, Bai Ling nodded: "Indeed."
Four stars is basically the upper limit that can be improved in the future.
Four and a half stars. According to future calculations by humans, one must be able to at least face an “Origin”-level alien species once without dying.
Just this one thing, no one in the future human race will be able to do it. Qi Guang can't do it, and Wang Weizheng can't do it even more.
So even after three years, four stars is still the top level.
But this time, the situation seems to have changed slightly.
Wang Weizheng folded his hands and said calmly: "However, although the military achievements have reached the top, the meritorious service has not yet arrived."
"In fact, the highest level that has been upgraded due to military merit is indeed my four-star rank. But other than that, Qi Guang and I agree that merit does not necessarily need to be judged based on military merit. In addition to military merit, we should also need a parallel judgment method. This method should be based on the contribution this person has made to mankind, and the size of the contribution should be determined by the unanimous approval of Qi Guang, me, and the top management of the Countermeasures Bureau..."
Huh? Hearing this, Bai Ling suddenly felt something was wrong.
Why do I always feel like this guy is setting a trap?
Soon, he heard Wang Weizheng's voice with a faint smile: "And this afternoon, according to the unanimous judgment of Qi Guang and I, we believe that your merits have far exceeded the four-star standard."
"So, we believe that you are qualified enough to be called the first and currently the only four-and-a-half-star hunter of the Special Talents Union."
Hearing this, Bai Ling's expression became a little tense: "What did you say?"
I'm four and a half stars?!
You know, in the next three years, the highest rating will only be four stars?! How come now there is a four and a half star rating?! Doesn't this mean that I will definitely become the target of public criticism?!
When hearing this, Bai Ling's first reaction was to refuse.
But soon, he thought of something else and fell into deep thought.
If I become four and a half stars, it seems that there are certain disadvantages for me, but there are also great advantages.
The downside is that I will basically be noticed by many people, and there is even a possibility that I will be assassinated like Wang Weizhen.
But this doesn’t seem to be a problem for me?
I'm not afraid of assassination.
Bering had enough confidence that in the present moment when there was no origin, he could easily escape even if he was besieged by multiple disasters at the same time.
And after that, I can quickly accumulate fame and have a greater voice. And because of the four and a half stars, I seem to be able to get more benefits from the Countermeasures Bureau...
It feels like there's no harm in that.
And it's fun.
Thinking of this, Bai Ling nodded slightly.
He gradually emerged from the sea of consciousness, transitioning from the future to the present, and time went back to the moment when Wang Weizheng opened his mouth to speak.
"This method should be based on the contribution this person has made to humanity. The size of the contribution will be determined by the unanimous approval of me, Qi Guang, and the top management of the Countermeasures Bureau..."
Before Wang Weizheng finished speaking, Bai Ling smiled and said, "I understand."
"Although I don't think I can bear such a heavy burden, after all, only those with wisdom and courage can serve as pioneers and serve as firewood to light the road."
"But if necessary, I will not hesitate to pick up a torch and push back the fog for the hero's progress."
Listening to Bai Ling's words, Qi Guang shouted, "I knew this guy would definitely see the future in advance! Wang Weizheng, take the money!"
Wang Weizhen didn't care about Qi Guang's barking.
He just looked at Bai Ling and nodded: "In this case, the cooperation between Ming Zhou and the Countermeasures Bureau is officially established."
Bai Ling also smiled and replied: "Of course."
"There's still a long way to go," he said. "I believe that more than anyone."
Wang Weizheng smiled for the first time when he heard this: "I believe this, too."
"'The Pale Prophet'."
Pale Prophet? ? After hearing this name, Bai Ling looked at Wang Weizheng blankly.
What kind of a name is this?! As if seeing Bai Ling's confusion, Wang Weizheng couldn't help but ask, "Don't you know?"
"Because of the previous live broadcast and the recent resource promotion, Ming Zhou has gradually become popular. Not only in the abnormal world, but also in human society."
"They all felt that the code name 'Prophet' was concise and powerful, but not elegant enough. So, they added a characteristic that belongs to you in front of the word 'Prophet'."
This is the "Pale Prophet".
Holy shit…
After hearing this name, Bai Ling got goosebumps.
He covered his face and stretched out his hand towards Wang Weizheng: "Wait a minute, let me relax for three minutes."
Time passes by little by little.
After three minutes, Bai Ling raised his head and said, "Well, it's done."
When he said this, his expression was calm and indifferent.
Then.
Consciousness once again emerged from the boundless and vast ocean.
When he opened his eyes, Wang Weizheng was still calm.
He said, “I believe this too…”
Before he could finish, Bai Ling nodded and interrupted him.
His voice was quick and fluent as he spoke: "In that case, let's drink to a better tomorrow."
As he spoke, he raised his glass and clinked it with Wang Weizheng and Qi Guang.
The clinking of the wine glasses forced Wang Weizheng to hold back what he wanted to say.
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