Chapter 205: Chapter 204: The Security Division's Strategy
Chapter 204: The Security Division's Strategy
The long-haired middle-aged man breathed a sigh of relief, a look of joy appearing on his face.
What he feared most was that Ryan would prioritize his own safety and refuse to take risks.
The Security Division wasn't like other extraordinary forces—they weren't insidious or ruthless. As such, they wouldn't force Ryan into anything that might endanger his life.
The long-haired middle-aged man said, "We can try some other methods. Perhaps you won't have to face the Mercenary Guild's punishment, as long as you're willing to take a chance."
Ryan licked his dry lips and swallowed nervously. "Alright!"
The long-haired middle-aged man instructed, "Now, pick up your phone. Don't say a word. Memorize the content on the screen, and then relax."
Ryan nodded and followed the instructions.
Seeing this, the long-haired man glanced at the green-haired girl.
The green-haired girl understood immediately and raised her small hand toward Ryan.
Soon, both of them slumped over, fast asleep.
To become a senior administrator in the Security Division wasn't something that an average person could achieve.
The green-haired girl had two abilities: [Grade B Talent: Thought Materialization] and [Grade C Talent: Dream Entry].
She had already entered Ryan's dream.
Their plan was to extract information about the Mercenary Guild from Ryan's subconscious.
At the headquarters of the Apocalypse Biotech Corporation, Alexander stood beside Su Manman, observing the events unfolding in the Security Division office.
Su Manman was astonished. "They fell asleep? Could this be some kind of mental ability? Mental abilities are so rare. As expected of the Security Division."
However, her expression quickly turned to concern. "Even if we turn a blind eye, we still need to know what they're saying. Mental abilities like this can't be monitored. What if they end up revealing too much sensitive information later on…"
Alexander remained calm, a faint smile playing at the corners of his mouth.
As Ryan and the green-haired girl fell asleep, Alexander sensed something unusual.
The Azure Lotus Heart Flame hidden within his Demon Fruit had been planted in Ryan's spiritual sea.
When the green-haired girl used her ability to intervene in Ryan's dream, Alexander detected a strange spiritual presence entering Ryan's consciousness.
Alexander realized he could track this spiritual presence and follow it into Ryan's dream.
Inside Ryan's dream.
Ryan stood on a street, in front of the entrance to the Rasputin Bar.
As the saying goes, what occupies one's mind by day appears in their dreams by night.
Subconsciously, Ryan regarded the Rasputin Bar as important, so it appeared in his dream.
It was nighttime. Ryan gazed longingly at the neon lights of the bar and the beautiful women entering the Rasputin Bar.
Just as he was about to step inside, a crisp voice rang out.
"Hey! Tell me, what's on the Mercenary Guild app?"
Ryan froze, looking in the direction of the voice.
The green-haired girl was sitting on a luxury car, watching the glamorous women entering and leaving the Rasputin Bar with disdain. She sneered, "Men… even in their dreams, they're thinking about the same things."
She added mockingly, "Sorry to interrupt your sweet dream."
Hearing this, Ryan's face momentarily filled with confusion, but he quickly regained clarity. "I… am I dreaming? Are you in my dream?"
With the green-haired girl's guidance, Ryan immediately realized he was dreaming.
The green-haired girl, sitting on the roof of the luxury car, swung her pale legs back and forth. "Entering dreams consumes spiritual energy, so hurry up and tell me what you know."
She even blew a bubble with gum she was chewing, appearing relaxed and carefree.
While she couldn't cause any harm in the real world, within the dream, she was invincible.
This gave her unparalleled confidence and ease in the dream.
Ryan nodded solemnly and began to disclose everything about the Mercenary Guild app to the green-haired girl.
As she listened, her eyes widened in disbelief. By the end, the bubble she had blown burst, leaving sticky gum on her lips, which she forgot to clean.
Extraordinary plants?!
So many kinds of extraordinary plants!
According to the records, it was common knowledge:
When magical creatures began invading, spirituality emerged, altering all of humanity.
Animals and plants did not undergo any changes.
Many scientists have studied this phenomenon and ultimately concluded:
The reason only humans can awaken talents is that humans possess sufficiently high intelligence.
Sufficient intelligence is required to harbor a spiritual sea, and only with a spiritual sea can talents be awakened.
This is also why the more spirituality one possesses, the stronger their awakened talent will be.
By the age of eighteen, the spiritual sea becomes fully formed, just like the human body stops growing after reaching adulthood.
To accommodate more spirituality, one must expand their spiritual sea.
This explains why cultivating spirituality is easier before the age of eighteen but becomes much harder afterward.
In the past, a group of mad scientists conducted experiments to verify this theory by deliberately impairing the intelligence of over a hundred infants. Without exception, none of these intellectually impaired children succeeded in awakening.
Therefore, extraordinary plants cannot exist because they lack a spiritual sea and should not possess spirituality.
Some inanimate objects that possess spirituality, becoming spiritual artifacts, achieve this due to historical significance and human reverence over time.
For instance, the Volcano King, also known as the Sacred Mountain Changbai, or the National Seal in the hands of the Security Division director.
As for why these inanimate objects can gain spirituality, scientists can only hypothesize based on probability, but no concrete theory exists yet.
Animals, on the other hand, do not have the historical significance required to develop spirituality.
Certain plants might have been revered as divine trees or spiritual flowers. However, following the upheavals caused by the magical creatures' invasion and the ensuing blood and fire, these fragile and ancient plants disappeared from public view.
In the Mercenary Guild app, the large-scale appearance of extraordinary plants completely upended the green-haired girl's worldview!
"I thought that Super Fruits were extremely rare—something the entire Mercenary Guild would only have a few of.
But according to you, the Mercenary Guild has no shortage of Super Fruits!
And beyond Super Fruits, there's an almost endless array of extraordinary plants!
This… this is simply unbelievable!
Could the Mercenary Guild be some kind of legendary cultivation sanctuary? A place teeming with immortal herbs and spiritual flora?"
The green-haired girl murmured to herself for a moment, then asked, "Is there anything else you haven't told me?"
Ryan shook his head.
"The wonders of the Mercenary Guild go beyond this, but I'm still new to the guild and don't know much."
The green-haired girl took a deep breath.
"This is already more than enough. These extraordinary plants alone are shocking. Forget the Security Division—even the Imperial Capital's Zhonghai Academy would be thrown into chaos!
Let's wake up now. We must report this to our superiors immediately!"
Ryan reluctantly glanced at the Rasputin Bar.
"Alright, but you owe me a sweet dream."
Suddenly, the Rasputin Bar in Ryan's vision erupted in flames.
White flames!
Ryan trembled all over. He was far too familiar with these white flames!
The flames spread rapidly, engulfing the entire street.
The white fire slithered like serpents, climbing onto streetlights, car rooftops, and storefronts.
The entire world seemed to be consumed by these white flames.
The green-haired girl immediately noticed the anomaly. She grew vigilant, her gaze fixed on the street, her expression turning grave.
At the street corner, a man wearing a black trench coat and a crying ghost king mask, his entire body shrouded in white flames, was slowly walking toward them.
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