Chapter 21 Chapter 21 The Third Wish
System 05 possessed the middle-aged man and used a repair card, spending 50 points.
The flowing blood dyed his clothes red, and his heart was slowly stitching together. At this time, System 05 browsed through all the memories of the middle-aged man and obtained a character card.
William Weber
From his memories, he learned that Waver was born into a noble family in the Holy City. He studied at a religious school and was a member of the Church of Shadows, knowing some simple spells. After graduation, with the help of his parents, he entered the palace and became an investigator of unusual events. Leveraging his personal abilities and background, he rose through the ranks and is now a senior investigator.
The incident had occurred a year earlier, when Weber received a report of an unusual discovery in an abandoned castle outside the city. Only one member of the investigation team returned alive, but he had lost his mind and died of shock just three days later. Weber had once held a secret meeting with him, after which he fell into a long period of depression, often uttering incomprehensible mumblings, yet only he knew he was lucid.
He saw it, the Avengers were waking up.
System 05 wanted to know what they had discussed, but couldn't find it in his memory. It seemed that Weber had blurred that memory out of self-protection. However, he knew that the Avengers wanted to destroy the Holy City, and the Holy City was facing a crisis of life and death, so Weber decided to summon the Zerg Queen to fight the Avengers.
From Weber's memory, System 05 saw that the nobles of the Holy City had been secretly serving the Worm Mother. Compared to the illusory Lord of Shadows, the Worm Mother had at least helped them defeat the Avengers.
Obviously, Weber's summoning failed, and the Worm Queen did not show up. Instead, it was the Wish System 05 that heard his strong wish.
Weber's wish is to save the Holy City.
That means we have to deal with the Avengers.
The wound had healed, leaving only the large hole in the clothing. System 05 stood before the mirror, reflecting a handsome, thin, and frail middle-aged man. He had dark circles under his eyes, dry, pale lips, and amber pupils that now shone slightly golden.
System 05 closed his eyes and opened them again. The gold in his pupils disappeared, and the various senses of the carbon-based creature gradually awakened. His chest still hurt a little, and his body was very tired.
It doesn't like the bodies of carbon-based creatures... Speaking of which, Chen Mu should have come to this world, so where is he?
System 05 took off the blood-stained and torn clothes on his body, looked back at the stone relief, and suddenly felt dizzy. An almost instinctive sense of fear gripped his heart. He blinked and looked again. It was just an ordinary, slightly ugly stone relief.
Does this stone relief have some kind of mental attack? Weber planned to use this to summon the Worm Mother. Although from Weber's memory, the Worm Mother was not a kind and upright existence, this stone relief was still too weird.
He leaned over to pick up the stone relief, but the moment his fingertips touched it, he felt something smooth and warm, like the skin of a living creature. System 05's scalp tingled, and an illusion appeared in his mind. A huge body occupied all the space, dark eyes staring at him, and a pair of wet arms penetrated his body, grasping his bones, sucking his flesh and blood, and holding him tightly in his arms.
A sweet feeling of suffocation.
He saw his flesh and bones being peeled off, blood flowing, and he lay on the floor, dead.
Boom.
The stone relief fell to the ground, and System 05 woke up. Nothing had happened, and the room was so quiet that it was almost eerie.
Another mental attack?
An ordinary person would have gone mad after the vision just now, but System 05 would not be affected. It seemed that the stone relief really did summon something, but it was not the Worm Mother.
System 05 picked up the stone relief, carefully memorized the pattern on it, and then threw it into his pocket.
Coming out of the study, there was a long corridor with wooden floors that creaked when stepped on. Webber lived alone and used to have a few servants to do chores, but after learning the secret of the Avengers, he dismissed all the servants.
As a senior investigator, he lived in the heart of the Holy City. His house was small, but every inch of land was valuable. As soon as System 05 emerged, a black bird descended from the sky and dropped a piece of letter into his hand. The letter was stained with ink and had a slight fishy smell. It read:
"Mr. Weber, you haven't been to the Investigation Bureau for seven days. Your perfect attendance bonus has been deducted. I hope you will report back soon. Failure to do so will be considered automatic resignation."
After System 05 finished reading, the letter burst into flames. Blackbird stared at him, waiting for a response. System 05 said, "I'll be back soon."
The blackbird flew away.
In order to summon the Zerg Queen, Weber took three days off, but now it is obvious that he has exceeded the deadline and is considered absent from work.
To solve the Avengers, we must first understand what kind of existence they are. System 05 decided to go to the abandoned castle to investigate. It would be best if I could obtain the identity of a senior investigator, so System 05 prepared to pack up and go to work.
He returned to the bedroom and changed into a black windbreaker with a grey lining. Weber had a lot of savings, and the texture of these clothes was also very good. He changed his clothes and washed up, and finally looked presentable.
After leaving the house, System 05 waved at the door. A beautifully decorated carriage with swift footsteps approached. The coachman respectfully asked, "Sir, where are you going? I'll give you a ride."
System 05 got on the carriage and said, "Investigation Bureau."
Weber had his own carriage, but his previous servant had been driven away, and since he couldn't drive a horse himself, he had to call a cab. The residents of this area were all wealthy or noble, and the grooms had long been trained to be discerning.
The wheels turned briskly. System 05 pulled aside the coarse cloth curtain and looked out. The city was bustling with traffic. The streets were clean and bright, covered with flowers. Statues of the Lord of Shadows and the first city lord stood in the center of the city. Children were playing by the fountain, and below it was a magic circle of endless water source.
This is the holy city.
The Holy City was founded approximately two hundred years ago. The original city lord brought three thousand people to establish the city, and now it is home to hundreds of thousands of people. In the city, there are not only the original residents and their descendants, but also many other races such as dwarves, orcs, and elves.
The Investigation Bureau was located in the city center. The carriage soon stopped. System 05 got off, gave the driver two silver coins, looked up at the historic building, and then walked in.
The Bureau had quite a few members, mostly logistics and administrative staff, with official investigators being a minority. People kept greeting him along the way; Weber turned out to be a very charismatic guy who got along well with everyone. He was also gentle and handsome, and everyone liked him.
System 05 greeted him, matching the name with the one he remembered. He reached the director's office on the third floor. He exchanged glances with the black bird at the door. Then, the black bird opened its mouth, and the door swung open.
"Oh, Weber, it's been a while. I was worried about you." The director was a pot-bellied old man. He held the water glass in his hand and squinted his eyes as he looked him up and down. "You look fine, much better than before."
He was referring to the period when Weber was mentally unstable. The director didn't care what he had been doing before that. He just asked perfunctorily and said, "There have been a lot of strange things happening lately. There are still three anomalies here that have not been resolved. We are short on manpower. Weber, you are experienced, so you should take charge of the water monster incident in Lenis Town."
System 05 said, "Director, I want to investigate the incident regarding the abandoned castle."
The director sat up straight, his expression serious: "It's dangerous there, why did you go there?"
"This is my duty as an investigator, Chief. It's precisely because of the danger that I have to go there in person. Seven of our colleagues died in the castle, and their deaths cannot be in vain."
"I will arrange for someone else to investigate this matter."
System 05 said, "I am the only senior investigator in the bureau."
"You idiot..." The director muttered, scribbling on a piece of paper. He waved his hand, called the black bird over, and said, "I'll ask the city lord for his opinion. If he agrees, you can leave."
The Investigation Bureau has independent investigation powers, no upper-level organization, and is directly responsible to the city lord.
The director instructed System 05 to wait for further information, a wait that lasted two days. During this time, System 05 practiced some of Weber's spells, including Illumination, Primary Dispel, Magic Missile, and Illusory Hand. These spells were more functional and didn't deal much damage, but the advanced spells were just so-so, and their overall level was far below that of the cultivation world.
System 05 first received a letter from Marquis Weber, which asked about his situation and said that if he wanted, he could leave the Investigation Bureau at any time, as the Marquis had already arranged a better position for him.
After graduating from church school, Weber decided to work for the Bureau. The Bureau held a prominent position, and Weber's parents were delighted. They arranged for him to join, hoping to gain a few years of experience there. Unexpectedly, Weber stayed there for fifteen years. The work at the Bureau was hectic and dangerous, and his parents had long been dissatisfied. Later, with the incident of the abandoned castle, Weber's parents forcefully demanded that he quit, but Weber refused without hesitation.
The letter also mentioned his lifelong event at the end. His mother said that he should think more about himself. The daughter of Earl Kane had admired him for a long time and hoped that Weber could meet her.
System 05 carefully replied to the letter, making up an excuse to shirk responsibility. This was the inconvenience of being possessed. He had to play a certain role and was subject to certain restrictions.
Two days later, the director called him to his office and said, "The city lord has agreed to let you investigate."
Just as System 05 breathed a sigh of relief, the director continued, "But it's too dangerous for you to go alone. Bring a companion so you can look after each other."
The black bird at the door squeaked, and a man pushed the door open and walked in.
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