Chapter 388 Team Prototype
"Why is it you!?"
The next day, in the office department temporarily opened by Bureau 057 in the municipal government, Zhao Chenghu cried out in surprise.
Next to Zhao Chenghu, assistant Meng Xiaolin also stared at the child who pushed the door open with wide eyes: "Little brother Meng An, why are you here?"
"Please call me Counselor Meng."
Li Qi looked indifferent and pointed to the consultant badge on his chest.
Then he smiled and extended his young and tender hand to Zhao Chenghu:
"Please give me more guidance in the future, Captain Zhao."
"Advisor...?"
Meng Xiaolin, the female team member next to Zhao Chenghu, didn't understand what was going on for a moment. She turned her dazed and confused gaze to Zhao Chenghu, as if asking what was going on.
Zhao Chenghu finally understood what the officer said to him yesterday. He sighed and said, "Xiao Lin, give Meng An... ahem, Consultant Meng a seat and pour tea. From today on, he will be our consultant in charge of collecting rare items in Suhe City."
"ah?"
When Meng Xiaolin heard what Zhao Chenghu said, her eyes widened as big as light bulbs.
She looked left and right at her captain's face for a long time, as if trying to confirm whether he was joking.
But in the end, when she saw Zhao Chenghu's serious look, she knew it was not a joke.
Meng An, who is only nine years old, oh no, he will be ten after the Chinese New Year, has really become a consultant for the 057 Bureau of Suhe City!
With doubt, confusion and disbelief, Meng Xiaolin went to prepare hot water for tea for the two of them with such emotions.
Zhao Chenghu looked at Li Qi, who was sitting in front of his desk and was almost completely blocked by the desk, and asked in a low voice:
"What's going on? Didn't you say you wouldn't join us?"
"I've changed my mind."
Li Qi said this very casually, leaving Zhao Chenghu at a loss as to what to ask next.
Li Qi smiled softly and continued, "I am very satisfied with the conditions given to me by that officer, so I came here. He should have told you about the authority I have."
"..." Zhao Chenghu was silent for a moment, then nodded slightly and said, "I've mentioned it before. You don't accept our orders, but only the orders of those in the bureau. And you won't take action unless it's necessary. You will only take action when you encounter troubles that you can't handle, and..."
At this point, Zhao Chenghu frowned deeply, and said in confusion about the next instruction: "... Moreover, when you make a move, we need to prepare a corresponding price... What does this mean? Is this the price of the rare item you used?"
"Just take it as it is."
The last condition was prepared for Li Qi's artificial body.
This is a condition that cannot be changed, and it is also the price of "using" it, so it is counted in the condition column.
At this point, things are very clear.
The "negotiation" between Zhao Hong and Li Qi that day ended in nothing.
Zhao Hong used Zhang Fengyun's story as a bargaining chip, and after paying a series of "unequal treaties", he successfully got Li Qi to join the 057 Bureau.
But Li Qi's condition was that after entering the bureau, he would not receive any form of training or education, but would only enter as a consultant.
He would not accept any mandatory orders from his superiors. He could guarantee that as long as no one in the bureau would harm him, he would not betray Bureau 057.
To be honest, it is basically impossible for any government department to accept such an order.
But when Zhao Hong negotiated with his superiors, he got permission.
According to the original words of the old director, "As long as the kid is willing to help, won't betray, and won't do anything out of line, he can do whatever he wants."
It is for this reason that Li Qi joined Bureau 057 and became their special consultant.
Of course, another reason is that Li Qi had a conversation with the old director. He had a good impression of the old director. For the sake of the old director's face, it is not impossible to help the 057 Bureau.
After hearing what Li Qi said, Zhao Chenghu rubbed his cheeks with his hands, speechless for a moment.
But no matter what, since the other party has agreed to help, Zhao Chenghu can't just let the other party leave. Besides, he doesn't have the power to let the other party leave.
So after taking a few deep breaths, Zhao Chenghu began to discuss business with Li Qi seriously:
"Then do you have any way to deal with the holders of rare items in Suhe City this time?"
"Of course, I even...I have prepared a few gifts for you."
Li Qi's smile deepened.
Combined with his immature face, he actually looks quite cute.
But looking at this lovely smile, Zhao Chenghu felt a chill down his spine, and an ominous premonition arose in his heart.
He always felt that the 'gift' Li Qi was talking about... was not a good gift.
…
For the first time, Zhao Chenghu hoped that his premonition was not so accurate.
On the rooftop of the temporary office of Bureau 057, in the empty training room converted from a conference room, Zhao Chenghu saw the "gift" that Li Qi had given him.
They were two young girls.
A girl wearing gothic lolita clothes and an eye patch on her eyes for some reason was pondering the magic circle she had drawn, looking very serious.
The other one was wearing thick glasses and looked quite well-behaved, but now she was staggering and doing the one-legged standing pose, as if she was practicing something.
Standing at the door, Zhao Chenghu looked at the two girls in the room, hesitant to speak. He turned to Li Qi and asked, "What are they doing..."
“…”
Unexpectedly, Li Qi fell silent after seeing the scene before him. He ignored Zhao Chenghu and walked up to Xu Leying and asked:
"What are you doing?"
"Ah? Xiao Yicheng said that this would help me control my magic power...ah...!"
Xu Leying hadn't finished her words yet. Perhaps because her balance was not very good, she leaned forward and fell directly in front of Li Qi.
Li Qi dodged to the side in advance, looking at Xu Leying who had fallen hard and was adjusting her crooked glasses, and was quite speechless: "You also listen to her?"
"It hurts, it hurts... Why? Can't I listen?"
Xu Leying stood up from the ground, rubbing her waist in pain, and asked in confusion.
Li Qi pointed at Yi Cheng who was meditating with her eyes closed, and said helplessly: "She has a chuunibyou syndrome, can't you see that?"
"???"
Xu Leying’s head was instantly filled with question marks.
It seems that from yesterday till now, Yi Cheng has behaved very well and failed to make Xu Leying realize that she is a chuunibyou patient.
However, this may also be due to the fact that Yi Cheng's performance was too extraordinary. In the nightmare space, her attack only looked at the light and shadow without considering the effect. It was truly shocking and awe-inspiring.
After letting Xu Leying "recover to normal", Li Qi turned to Zhao Chenghu and said, "I think you should know these two people."
"Um?"
Zhao Chenghu, who was watching the show on the side, was slightly surprised when he heard Li Qi say this.
He looked at the two men again, and after repeatedly confirming their appearances, he said in surprise:
"Are they holders of rare items?"
"Didn't Zhao Hong give you the file? Why didn't you recognize him?"
"There's a big difference between their ID photos and their real appearance..."
Zhao Chenghu explained somewhat awkwardly.
Li Qi suddenly understood what was going on and expressed his understanding.
As everyone knows, the person in the ID photo and the real person are completely different people, so it is understandable that Zhao Chenghu failed to recognize him at first glance.
Li Qi did not say more about this matter and introduced Zhao Chenghu:
"Yi Cheng, you possess a rare item, the Magic Book of Ten Thousand Curses. Your ability is to cast imaginary magic, but the price is that you will become a middle school student, and it cannot be reversed."
"I see……"
After hearing this, Zhao Chenghu understood Yi Cheng's behavior at the moment. He looked at Yi Cheng with pity, probably sympathizing with this girl who became mentally ill because of the strange object.
Seeing his sympathetic look, Li Qi decided not to tell him the fact that Yi Cheng was a middle school student, and turned around to introduce the next person.
"Xu Leying, possesses a rare item [Magic Necklace], which allows her to transform into a magical girl. The price is..."
Li Qi was silent for a moment after hearing this, and then said faintly: "...The price is that every time you use the necklace to transform, a nightmare space will be randomly created."
"Nightmare space?"
Zhao Chenghu promptly expressed his doubts about the noun that suddenly appeared.
Li Qi explained: "The nightmare space trapped the heating plant yesterday. In that space, the magical girls' strength will be increased to the maximum, but correspondingly, there will also be enemies that only magical girls... and some special people can deal with, nightmares."
After examining the love necklace for a night, Li Qi had roughly understood the power and price of the love necklace.
The power of the heart necklace is to allow people who have fantasies about magical girls to transform into magical girls.
The "people" here do not just refer to girls. Anyone who has fantasies about magical girls, regardless of gender, age or status, can potentially transform into a magical girl as long as they come into contact with the necklace.
After the transformation, the transformer's abilities will be related to his or her own good qualities.
Love, hope, courage, innocence... and so on. The more good qualities you have, the more powerful the magic you can cast after the transformation.
But the price is that every transformation will lead to the birth of a nightmare space.
Nightmare Space, as the name suggests, is a space with "dreams" as its main body.
People's negative thoughts, jealousy, disgust, tyranny, greed... and so on, gathered together to form the nightmare space that Li Qi saw yesterday.
In the nightmare space, there will be a special subject, which is also the core of the nightmare space. This special subject is one of the reasons that trigger the nightmare space. All the negative emotions of the victims wrapped in the nightmare space will be gathered together and become the power of the 'core'.
The core is a person's spirit, including the shadow monster that Li Qi saw yesterday. Their main body is the 'negative emotions' of the victims trapped there.
The good news is that, since it is a 'dream' after all, the victims who turn into shadows will not die completely no matter what.
The bad news is that victims who accidentally enter an already formed nightmare space do not have similar privileges.
If the nightmare space has already taken shape, and someone enters it and gets injured or even dies, then it will be real injury and death, without any exceptions.
This is the power and price of Xu Leying's magical girl necklace.
Li Qi has not yet told her the price of using magic, he just asked her not to transform unless necessary.
At least as long as you don't transform, the nightmare space will not appear.
She can also use some basic magic.
(End of this chapter)
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