Chapter 153, Chapter 9: The Cat Master in a Rich Family Novel
Section Chief Lin was genuinely bewildered.
This is reality, not fiction!
Can you really learn how to deal with these mysterious and unpredictable vampires just by reading novels?!
This sounds even more outrageous than vampires themselves!
Reality told him that it really was possible.
He held a mixture of skepticism and a sense of sacred mission.
Wearing his reading glasses, he stayed up all night in the office reading the novel about vampires that his granddaughter, who was obsessed with novels, had recommended to him. It was supposedly the most authoritative and rigorously plotted novel about vampires.
I was completely stunned.
The things Yu Wanwan explained to him...
It's all in the novel!
Even more comprehensive!
Besides silverware, garlic, and photophobia, there are also a whole host of little-known facts about them, such as their nemesis holy water, wooden stakes driven into the heart, the requirement of an invitation to enter, and the absence of shadows.
"!!!"
He held his phone, staring at the novel interface on the screen, his hands trembling.
So... these elites from special departments painstakingly verified that tiny bit of information by staying up all night, sacrificing team members, and expending enormous resources.
Actually, the novel's author had already written... uh, I mean, "set" it up long ago?
It might even be more comprehensive?
A complex mix of emotions, indescribable and a mixture of absurdity, frustration, and the realization that the answer had long been obvious, welled up inside me.
For a moment, he even suspected that Xu Qingzhou and the cat had teamed up to fool him.
But when he watched Xu Qingzhou's live stream replay again...
No, it wasn't found.
The testing methods he demonstrated in the live stream were mostly those mentioned in novels.
To this day, only silverware, garlic, the heart, and sunlight are truly effective.
As for holy water... that's something written in novels; we don't know if it actually exists in reality.
But so far, they have not found anything that can replace the function of holy water.
The same applies to sacred objects.
So, when the cat told him to read more novels... was it really giving the most practical and hilarious advice?
Section Chief Lin didn't know whether to cry or laugh; he felt incredibly melancholy.
When Xu Qingzhou carried Yu Wanwan and swayed as they arrived at the office building, they pushed open the door and bumped into Section Chief Lin, who had dark circles under his eyes.
He was startled and instinctively hugged Yu Wanwan tightly, his face blank with confusion.
"Section Chief Lin?"
Section Chief Lin looked up from his phone screen, his expression indescribable.
"Captain Xu..."
They had already discussed it yesterday and, based on Xu Qingzhou's special abilities, appointed him as the captain of the Special Operations Team of the Bureau of Abnormal Phenomena.
Of course, this special operations team was only proposed yesterday; approval and appointment letters haven't been issued yet, and the team members are currently only...
Yes, Xu Qingzhou and Yu Wanwan each have a cat.
"I went back and studied some things yesterday..."
Section Chief Lin's voice was strained, and his eyes still seemed dazed.
"I think the editor's suggestion is very forward-thinking and practical."
After saying the first sentence, the rest of the conversation seemed to go much more smoothly and was not so difficult to begin.
"I suggest that a special task force be established immediately to collect and analyze all literary works, film and television and game settings involving vampire culture, both domestic and foreign! Especially those that are widely circulated and have detailed settings! Extract information that may be of reference value from them, and then have members of the special operations team test their authenticity and feasibility."
Xu Qingzhou and Yu Wanwan both peeked out and looked at his screen.
There, before exiting the novel interface, it was describing how the vampire male protagonist first embraced the human female protagonist, leading to a happy ending with her.
Yu Wanwan nodded almost imperceptibly, somewhat satisfied.
This Section Chief Lin is quite proactive!
Xu Qingzhou gently patted her head, and couldn't help but smile.
He suppressed a laugh and nodded seriously.
"Section Chief Lin's suggestion is very constructive. Knowing yourself and your enemy is the key to victory in every battle. Whether it's real-world intelligence or... fictional settings, anything that can help us is worth considering!"
Section Chief Lin breathed a sigh of relief after receiving approval.
"I'll get on it right now!"
Holding her phone, she walked away with unsteady steps.
He needs to immediately assemble what may be the strangest intelligence analysis team in history.
In the office, Xu Qingzhou finally couldn't hold back any longer.
His shoulders trembled slightly as he stroked Yu Wanwan's fur, laughing uncontrollably.
"Xiao Wan, oh Xiao Wan... how could you..."
Isn't it adorable?
Having government departments study novel settings as intelligence—this is truly unprecedented and will never be repeated.
Yu Wanwan shook her fur and struggled to break free from his clutches.
A claw was smeared on his face, his big eyes filled with disgust.
Xu Qingzhou's laughter gradually subsided. He pinched her little hand and kissed it, but the smile in his eyes never disappeared.
"I know, I didn't mean to make fun of you."
Yu Wanwan pursed her lips.
He knows nothing.
He himself is a part of the novel.
【Wanwan, aren't you going to tell him?】
What's the point of telling him?
The next world will be the next one to forget.
Yu Wanwan played with the tip of her tail, looking a little lazy.
It's a waste of breath, don't do it.
【Too. 】
The establishment of the intelligence analysis department was completed faster than the approval of the special operations team.
So, once the approval for the special operations team was finally granted...
The original action team was renamed the Blood Hunter Department by a collective vote of Section Chief Lin and his group, who were immersed in the sea of novels and whose minds were full of mithril, holy water, and the concept of witchers.
Xu Qingzhou, who was once the captain of a special operations team, naturally became the first minister of the Blood Hunting Department.
Xu Qingzhou remained calm and showed no particular emotion in response.
It's just a name; if it's cringeworthy, so be it, as long as it gets the task done efficiently.
The members of the Blood Hunters arrived one by one on the day the Blood Hunters Department was established.
They are all top-notch personnel selected and urgently deployed from various military regions and special forces.
Each of them had sharp eyes, a fierce aura, and carried an aura of iron-blooded ruthlessness.
However, on their first day on the job, these newly recruited Blood Hunters, who had undergone intense physical training, tactical drills, and were extremely familiar with the weapons, were each given a thick encyclopedia of vampire knowledge.
The cover is even a bit cringey.
Requirements: Memorize the entire text within three days. Those who fail the assessment will be returned to their original units.
"???"
Looking at the booklet in their hands, filled with words like "embrace," "title," "fear of light," and "silverware," the expressions of the group of tough guys completely cracked.
Is this really a state-level secret department?
Isn't it some kind of fantasy fan club?!
But military orders are absolute, and despite their burning desire to complain, the team members gritted their teeth and began the arduous process of memorizing the text.
On the training field, there was no sweating and fighting for the time being. Instead, there was a strange scene of a group of muscular men with furrowed brows, holding books and muttering to themselves.
Yu Wanwan found it very amusing and would often run over to sit on the sidelines and enjoy their disheveled and broken state.
Minister Xu Qingzhou was also busy.
He spent most of his time in the lab, working with the researchers there to develop new weapons.
They are trying to incorporate light magic into their weapons.
All because of one sentence from Yu Wanwan.
Section Chief Lin was enlightened.
Yes, the reason why holy water and sacred artifacts in the novel can restrain vampires is because they contain "divine power".
They may not have holy water or holy artifacts, but they do have Xu Qingzhou, a ready-made "human holy light emitter"!
In the laboratory, all sorts of unusual solutions were proposed and tried.
The most direct idea is to enchant silverware.
The specially made silver alloy weapon was placed in a special force field, and Xu Qingzhou continuously injected a small amount of light magic into the force field, attempting to soak the silver weapon in and absorb this energy.
Unfortunately, the effect was minimal.
Others, based on Xu Qingzhou's light magic, began to try to simulate the wavelength of his magical energy in order to artificially develop and create similar energy.
The idea is good, but unfortunately, once they are separated from Xu Qingzhou, they can't find an energy source at all.
Some highly respected monks and Taoist priests were also invited here to try to recreate the runes on weapons and armor by imprinting them using descriptions and ideas from novels. Xu Qingzhou then injected light magic into the runes to activate them.
The ideas are all good, and they are feasible to follow.
Unfortunately, this world is a spiritless world, and the existing laws are more inclined towards physical laws.
It has a fundamental difference from the system of magic, and it is difficult to combine stably with conventional materials.
Either the magic cannot be preserved and dissipates quickly, or the materials cannot withstand the magic and collapse.
After countless failures, Xu Qingzhou temporarily suspended the experiment.
He arrived at the training ground with practiced ease, greeted the new members who were resigned to their fate while memorizing their lessons, and then carried Yu Wanwan back to his office.
The door was locked from the inside, and the soundproofing device was activated.
Xu Qingzhou gently placed Yu Wanwan on the table, pressed his forehead against hers, and sighed softly.
“Xiao Wan, current technology cannot be integrated with magic. I want to try combining weapon crafting with technology.”
Yu Wanwan paused for a moment, then lifted her eyelids to look over.
Xu Qingzhou smiled and gently rubbed her fluffy head.
"But I'm not familiar with weapon crafting, and my skills aren't very high. Can you help me?"
His voice was soft, with a hint of murmuring tenderness.
"Just check the feasibility of my plan after I've finalized it, okay?"
Her tone was sincere, with a slight upward inflection at the end, carrying a soft and coquettish quality.
Yu Wanwan's ears twitched, but she didn't refuse. She nodded slightly with a tense expression.
Xu Qingzhou smiled slowly, kissed her forehead, took out paper and pen, calmed down, and began to recall the knowledge of weapon refining.
He wrote for three whole days.
For three days and three nights, he didn't leave his office once.
Because of his seclusion, the members had more time to memorize.
But Section Chief Lin and the researchers were extremely anxious.
I was afraid that he might have been discouraged by the repeated failures of his experiments and that something might have happened to him.
It was only after Yu Wanwan went outside for a stroll and communicated with Section Chief Lin telepathically that they calmed down.
Finally, on the morning of the fourth day, Xu Qingzhou snapped out of his trance.
The table was piled high with discarded papers.
He casually pushed it aside, picked up the last piece of paper with the complete picture, looked up at the calico cat curled up next to him, and his eyes softened.
"Xiao Wan, I'm done."
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