Chapter 147 A new director has arrived at the Strategy Bureau
Tian Sheng felt as if he had a dream. In the dream, he seemed to have transformed into a nimble moth, flying freely in the air and resting peacefully on the wall.
The troubles he once had as a human being no longer had anything to do with him. The concerns he once had as a human being no longer constituted a shackle. The form of his life had changed, but his will had also been eroded in the change.
He began to forget that he was Tian Sheng, and he began to believe that he was a moth. Was it Tian Sheng who dreamed of the moth, or was it the moth who dreamed of Tian Sheng? In this hazy thought, he was brought back to reality by the azure light.
Snap, snap, the crisp sound like the sound of a pair of scissors echoed in his heart. Along with this sound, he felt his consciousness become clear again, and his body became light, as if something was peeled off from him, and the thing that bound him was erased.
Then, Tian Sheng woke up from his sleep.
When he woke up, he found himself in a ruin. He saw a thread shining with fluorescent blue light extending from his chest and extending endlessly into the sky.
He raised his head and looked toward the sky along the silk thread. He saw a petite figure standing in the night sky high in the sky. Intricate silk threads spread out from her back like wings, connecting countless people like himself.
For some reason, a thought came into his mind: I was saved.
And that figure, who looked like an angel on earth, was firmly imprinted in his mind before he fell into coma again.
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——"Xiaotian, hey, Xiaotian! I'm asking you a question, what's wrong with you?"
The call in his ear brought Tian Sheng back to reality. He looked forward and saw a young man in the uniform of the Strategy Bureau looking at him in confusion: "I asked you what you wanted to eat for lunch, why do you look like you lost your soul? Did you have too much?"
"Ah... sorry."
Still recalling his hazy dream, Tian Sheng blinked, wiped his face awkwardly, and stood up from his workstation: "I was distracted again."
It was early November, late fall, in the afternoon, and two weeks had passed since the massive beast attack during the Full Moon Festival.
As the front line for handling magical incidents in the city, the Bureau of Strategy suffered a huge blow this time. Not only was the main building destroyed, but it also lost nearly double-digit employees. Even the director of the Bureau, Moss, was missing in this incident.
What was even more bizarre was that, as the first scene of the attack, no one in the Yi Ce Bureau knew what had happened. The surviving employees all thought they had just had a dream, and when they woke up, they found themselves in the Yi Ce Bureau, which was only a ruin, while the remaining beasts had been eliminated and the sky was already slightly bright.
Tian Sheng was also one of the comatose people, and his experience was even more ridiculous - he took the recruitment exam for the Strategy Bureau and passed it with a narrow margin, but he lost consciousness on the day he went to the headquarters to report for employment. According to his estimation of the date, he was probably in a deep coma for more than three days.
In the end, the incident was characterized and summarized as "a coordinated attack by remnant beasts with hypnotic and psychedelic abilities and suspected degraded remnant beasts planned by Black Dawn."
The mastermind of the incident was rumored to have been killed by the magical girl, but there are still a large number of remnant members of Black Dawn who have not been arrested and are still in hiding.
The Yi Ce Bureau, which had just recovered from the disaster, urgently needed to launch a new round of work, as it not only had to wipe out these remaining criminals but also had to participate in the aftermath and repair work of the disaster.
The headquarters building of the Strategy Bureau was rebuilt in about a week thanks to the efforts of magicians and other parties. However, it was difficult to replace the lost staff in a short time, not to mention the compensation and resettlement of the injured and dead employees. Therefore, new employees like Tian Sheng were also sent to the front line and have participated in several fierce magical armed conflicts in recent times.
With Tian Sheng's original level of magic power and techniques, he would definitely not have the opportunity to participate in such a fierce battle, but now, not only has he been on the front line, he has also become a very effective fighting force.
Yes, Tian Sheng's magic power has become stronger.
Unbeknownst to him, his magical power had been greatly enhanced, directly surpassing the levels of spying and contact, and reaching the highest level of control among magicians, and it was even still showing an upward trend.
This is the most incredible thing that has happened to him in this period of time.
He vaguely felt that this was somehow related to his previous dream of a moth. He dreamed that he became a moth, and it didn't seem to be a complete illusion.
He was not the only employee of the Strategy Bureau who fell into a coma during the attack, but after asking around, he found that no one else had had a similar dream.
"Dreaming of becoming a moth" seems to be an experience unique to him.
That's why he always subconsciously recalled that strange dream, trying to grasp something from the fading memories.
Standing up from his workstation and following the young man in front of him out of the office, Tian Sheng walked in the corridor of the Strategy Bureau building, feeling that his current life was inexplicably unreal.
A month ago, he was an ordinary nurse in an orphanage, conducting research on a minor art, and dreaming of passing the exam to enter the Strategy Bureau. Because he had spent his only savings on art research, he lived a very tight life, and he was nearly 30 years old but didn't even have a girlfriend.
According to universal values, he could not be called a failure before, but he definitely had little to do with "success" either.
But now, not only has he successfully joined the Strategy Bureau, he has also gained something miraculous in an inexplicable attack, becoming a rookie among the Strategy Bureau's fighters?
Is he still the same person as before? Could it be that it was not him who dreamed of the moth, but the moth who dreamed of him, and everything in front of him was just a dream of the moth? "Hey! You, why are you distracted again?"
The young man walking in front of him suddenly turned around and patted Tian Sheng on the shoulder: "We are in the cafeteria, time to eat! What are you still thinking about? Thinking about beautiful women?"
"Oh, sorry, sorry!" Tian Sheng finally came to his senses and hurried to the window in front of him.
The young man traveling with him was called Li Yingwei, the captain of the third team of the Special Operations Department of the Special Strategy Bureau and also his superior.
The other party was one year younger than him. At the age of 27, he had already become a controller-level magician. He had also made many contributions in the fight against the Gray Magic Organization, and thus became the captain at this age.
Li Yingwei seemed to be born into a family that had been researching magic for generations. His family had been magicians for generations, and they had a deep accumulation of research. Their family also had a considerable influence in Fangting City. In addition, Li Yingwei had a good appearance and a bold and straightforward personality, so he had always been the focus of attention of the young female colleagues in the Strategy Bureau.
However, according to other members of the same team, Li Yingwei is still single.
It seemed that he had been pursuing a female liaison officer named Hong in the Archives Department. It was said that although she was older than him, she was also a famous beauty in the Strategy Bureau. She was transferred from Tiandu City and her background was quite mysterious.
Unfortunately, the liaison officer was seriously injured in the previous attack and chose to take a long vacation to go out of town for physical therapy.
This seemed to have dealt a heavy blow to Li Yingwei. Since the establishment of the Bureau of Strategy, he had been searching for traces of the remnants of the Black Dawn. And because Tian Sheng joined the third team during this period and performed outstandingly in combat, Li Yingwei was quite optimistic about him, which was why he took him to lunch at noon.
"Alas, after working hard for a week, I didn't catch many big fish."
Sitting at the dining table, Li Yingwei stirred the food on his plate and said, "I heard that the Black Cinder Dawn has the ability to borrow the power of the remaining beasts. How come I haven't seen it yet?"
"If you see them, just kill them all..."
Tian Sheng couldn't help but shook his head: "Captain, you'd better think about something practical."
"Why is it unrealistic?"
Li Yingwei was not convinced: "With you, our team now has three controllers, and we are all fully armed. Even if we really encounter a remnant beast, we can fight it and maybe kill it."
"That's just the weakest remaining beast, right?" Tian Sheng stuffed a mouthful of rice into his mouth.
"How powerful can a human be by borrowing the power of crippled beasts?" Li Yingwei raised his chopsticks.
How strong can a person be if he borrows the power of a remnant beast? Tian Sheng didn't know the answer to this question, but he felt that Li Yingwei was wrong. Although there was no evidence, every time he recalled the dream of turning into a moth, he always felt more wonderful feelings in his heart.
Is it really possible for a human to transform into a beast? In fact, if the angel-like existence had not awakened me in my dream, would I still be here like this?
Thinking of this, Tian Sheng couldn't help but slow down his movements of picking up food.
"Are you daydreaming again? You're really acting weird today!"
Seeing Tian Sheng's eyes gradually become empty, Li Yingwei couldn't help but tap the plate with his chopsticks: "What are you thinking about? Come back, come back!"
"…Sorry." Tian Sheng smiled sheepishly, but he was too embarrassed to admit that he was thinking about the magical girl. "Something has been going on at home these days."
"Home? As I recall, you don't have a girlfriend?"
Li Yingwei looked at him suspiciously: "Is there something wrong with the old man?"
"It's not to that extent..." Tian Sheng said vaguely.
"Forget it, it's your own business anyway. If you don't want to talk about it, I can't control it."
Li Yingwei suddenly laughed: "But if you really feel sorry, please do me a favor."
"What's the matter?" Tian Sheng asked puzzledly.
"Run errands and deliver the combat records of our third team to the director's office." Li Yingwei picked up the meat on the plate and said, "It's simple, right?"
"Director's Office? But isn't our director already..." Tian Sheng paused for a moment, then suddenly realized, "A new director has arrived?"
"Yes, I should be notified in the group at noon, and I will be speaking at the meeting in the afternoon."
Li Yingwei stuffed the meat into his mouth and said, "Before that, let's go to the director's office and get acquainted with the new leader. It's a good job, right?"
"Captain, why don't you go yourself?" Tian Sheng always felt something was wrong.
"I should have gone, but I don't want to go." Li Yingwei grinned. "I took a look at the new director from a distance. Tsk tsk, he looks like a stinky-faced old man with a bad temper. I'm sure I'll get scolded when we meet."
"You want me to go here?" Tian Sheng widened his eyes.
"Young man, exercise more."
"Captain, you are not older than me, right?"
"That means newcomers should practice more."
Li Yingwei waved his hand and changed the subject: "Don't accuse me of cheating you. In fact, our new director has a great background."
"How come he has a prominent background?" Tian Sheng grinned, "He was also transferred from Tiandu City?"
"Hey! How can you poke someone's lungs?"
Li Yingwei could naturally hear the hidden meaning of Tian Sheng's words. He was deliberately mentioning his failed love experience in pursuing the liaison: "It has to be Tiandu City, not Yannan City, right? Where can we find so many adults from Central City?"
"What is that?" Tian Sheng asked following his question.
"He's a local, but he was directly assigned by the General Administration of Tiandu City."
"That's still an adult."
"It's different. The new director is a local who was born and raised here, and he has never worked in the General Administration."
Li Yingwei held up the plate and said, "The General Administration said that the new director had been a liaison officer among the civilians and had made great contributions in this attack, so he was promoted this time."
"From liaison officer directly to director? How many levels are you jumping?"
"Level 4, but that's not surprising. We in the Strategy Bureau believe in appointing people based on their merits."
Li Yingwei pretended to speak earnestly: "So, with your capital, Xiaotian, work hard and solve more cases of the Gray Magic Organization. Maybe in a few years you will be my leader."
"...So, after all you've said, Captain, you still want me to help you deliver the documents, right?"
"Just tell me whether you're going or not?"
"Why do I feel like, Captain, you don't really care about this?"
Tian Sheng asked helplessly: "It seems that you just don't want to meet this new director?"
"I've already said that. I'm afraid of being scolded."
"Is that really the reason?"
"The real reason? She's not a beauty, what's the point of seeing her, old man?" Li Yingwei sneered, "Besides, who knows how long this new director can stay in office. I said, the Strategy Bureau appoints people based on their merits."
"You're arguing with a beautiful woman, aren't you?" Tian Sheng picked up the soup bowl beside him. "In the final analysis, you just don't like this new director."
"I can't keep getting stuck in my past failed relationships." Li Yingwei looked sad. "As for whether I like the new director or not, he's been promoted four levels. Let me see what kind of person he is first."
"...Okay, I'll go."
Seeing the other party's firm attitude, Tian Sheng sighed: "Don't blame me if you say something wrong."
"Hey, you've only been with our third team for a short time, so even if you said something wrong, it couldn't be too wrong."
Li Yingwei thought he had gotten rid of a big trouble, and picked up the food on the plate happily: "Then I'll leave it to you!"
The matter was settled. After lunch, Tian Sheng was sent out of the office by Li Yingwei and walked into the elevator with the combat record.
Somewhat reluctantly, Tian Sheng pressed the button for the 11th floor in the elevator. Looking at the floor number jumping on the screen, he recalled what he had experienced recently and couldn't help but sighed:
“It’s so magical.”
It seemed that ever since he encountered the attack of Black Dawn in the orphanage, his life had taken a path he had never imagined, heading towards an extremely unfamiliar direction.
What made people uncomfortable was that all this seemed to have nothing to do with his wishes. After each incident, he woke up with a vague memory and had no idea what had happened before. It was like a passenger on a ship who encountered a shipwreck and was eventually washed up on the beach of a strange continent. There was a pile of treasures around him for no reason, and he didn't know whether to be happy or sad.
Tian Sheng walked out of the elevator with a heavy heart. After passing a turning, he saw a pair of rather imposing wooden swing doors standing against the wall.
Walking forward, Tian Sheng stretched out his hand to knock on the door, but for some reason, his eyes suddenly froze.
Because he saw an extremely thin magic thread at the door. When he approached the office, the thread suddenly trembled and then disappeared.
He felt as if he had seen this thread somewhere before. It seemed to be connected to his chest when he woke up from a dream...
——"Come in."
Suddenly, such a voice came from inside the door. Although Tian Sheng did not speak or knock on the door, the person inside the door seemed to know that he was standing there.
Tian Sheng could only say "excuse me" obediently, and pushed open the door. What caught his eye was a floor-to-ceiling window, solemn bookcases on both walls, and a huge desk in the middle.
And the stern middle-aged man sitting behind the desk, frowning as he flipped through a stack of documents.
(End of this chapter)
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