Chapter 21: Born with Strength
Xumi Bureau, Civil Service Department.
In a secret room.
"Don't be nervous, it's just a simple investigation and test." Zhao Yinyue crossed her fingers on the table, staring at the boy in front of her with a slight smile on her face, as if examining her prey in the dark.
"Yeah." Xu Shen seemed very well-behaved.
"How do you feel about the three months you've been with Xu?" Zhao Yinyue stared into Xu Shen's eyes.
"It feels okay." Xu Shen replied.
"good?"
"Well, I just didn't feel anything, because I didn't know it was Xu next to me." Xu Shen replied.
Zhao Yinyue looked at him deeply and said, "After three months of getting along, you still don't have any insight at all. It's hard to convince people with your words."
"But this is the fact." Xu Shen sighed.
"Now that you have opened your eyes, you will gradually become familiar with the real world. How do you feel when you see us?" Zhao Yinyue looked at him strangely.
Xu Shen was slightly stunned: "What do you feel?"
"Yes, do you feel like... killing me?" Zhao Yinyue said softly.
Is this also a survey question...Xu Shen shook his head and said, "No."
“Then, have you ever suspected that maybe the Xu who was killed was not actually Xu, but your...real mother?” Zhao Yinyue narrowed her eyes.
Xu Shen's heart skipped a beat and he shook his head, "No."
"What if... I tell you that we are actually the Xu and you are a human, would you believe it?" Zhao Yinyue asked again.
Xu Shen felt that her questions were becoming more and more strange, and shook his head and said, "I can see now, and I believe what I see with my own eyes."
"What you see with your eyes is correct, but have you ever thought that maybe your perception is wrong..." Zhao Yinyue asked, staring at Xu Shen.
Xu Shen was startled, many thoughts surged in his mind, and he shook his head and said, "I haven't thought about it."
"Didn't you ever doubt it?"
"without."
"Not at all?" Zhao Yinyue raised her eyebrows.
Xu Shen saw her expression, thought for a moment, and said, "A little, but not much."
Zhao Yinyue nodded slightly, then pulled out and said, "Here are some basic questions. There are multiple options. You can select multiple answers or just one."
Xu Shen saw the documents and pen handed to him. He glanced at them and said awkwardly, "I can't read."
Zhao Yinyue was slightly startled, then said: "I overlooked it. You were a fog dweller before, and you just opened your eyes not long ago. It's okay, I will read it and you can compare it. When you are converted to a regular employee, you can go to the training class in the bureau to learn how to read when you have time. It will be useful in the future. If you want to enter the inner city..."
Inner city... Xu Shen was somewhat yearning for it. He heard that it was prosperous and clean there and that it was where important people lived.
"Okay, let's get started."
Zhao Yinyue began to ask questions.
Question 1: Do you like red or black?
Is this also a test?
Xu Shen was puzzled and thought about it. He liked himself in black...so should he choose black or red?
“I like black.”
He felt that he could answer this unclear question truthfully.
He is normal after all.
Question 2: If there are four people in front of you, trapped in a snowy mountain and suffering from hunger and cold, and you can save the other three by killing one person and sharing the food with him, what will you do?
Option A:
Kill one person and share the food, save three.
Option B:
We must never kill anyone. It is better for everyone to fight together. There is always hope.
Option C:
Kill yourself, sacrifice yourself.
Option D:
Kill them all and enjoy them yourself!
This question was a bit cruel... Xu Shen glanced at the option at the bottom, quickly looked away, and then chose option C. There was no doubt that option C was correct.
Question 3: If you hear someone making a harsh sound in your ear, what will you do?
Option A:
Kill and make the noise stop!
Option B:
Warn the other person not to quarrel with you!
Option C:
Persuade the other party gently, and if the other party does not listen, choose to leave this place.
Option D:
Make the other party endure double the noise and then retaliate.
Killing... ...is against the law, Xu Shen calmly chose option C.
Question 4: What will you do if you still can’t remember something?
Option A:
Being irritable, yelling, and throwing things.
Option B:
Be patient and remember and recall repeatedly.
Option C:
Make that thing... disappear.
Option D:
Cut off your own head!
Xu Shen raised his eyebrows, and the tip of the pen that was resting on option C quickly moved up and chose B.
Without a doubt, B is the only normal option.
There were four questions in total on the document, and Xu Shen answered them all. When Zhao Yinyue saw Xu Shen finished selecting, she pulled the document over, glanced at the check marks on it, and narrowed her eyes slightly.
She didn't say anything, and calmly said to Xu Shen: "Here are some simple questions, you can answer them easily."
"good."
Xu Shen saw her confusing look and wondered if there was anything wrong with his answer, and felt a little unsure.
"Do you want to go shopping?"
"Well, I used to be a fog dweller, I don't go shopping."
"So I ask you, do you want to go now?"
"...I don't want to." Xu Shen replied. If you go shopping, you might accidentally run into a market...
"Do you shower every day?"
Xu Shen: “?”
Are you sure these questions count as a test of spirit?
"I don't wash it every day..."
Taking a shower will make the smell on your body dissipate... Xu Shen thought to himself that it would be a pity if the smell of those delicious foods dissipated.
Zhao Yinyue smiled slightly, and asked Xu Shen some very common questions. After Xu Shen answered them one by one, she nodded and said, "That's basically it for today. You can go back first."
"Today?" Xu Shen caught the meaning behind her words: "Will you come again in the future?"
"Of course, once you become a regular employee, you will have to take a mental test every three missions." Zhao Yinyue smiled and said, "Your situation is quite special. After your preliminary test results come out, I will see how it goes. If there are any questions, I will call you over at any time. I hope you will cooperate."
I can’t seem to refuse…Xu Shen sighed secretly and could only say, “Okay.”
After sending Xu Shen to the door, Zhao Yinyue seemed to suddenly think of something. She casually lifted her hair behind her ear and said, "By the way, do you like strawberries?"
"happiness……"
Xu Shen was stunned, his heart skipped a beat, and looking at the other person's meaningful gaze that seemed to see through his heart, he laughed and said, "I don't like it, it's too expensive."
"Then I'll give you some next time you come." Zhao Yinyue smiled and said, "With your current status and status, strawberries are nothing to you."
"hehe……"
Xu Shen smiled, said goodbye to her, and left the civil service department with a calm expression.
Zhao Yinyue stared at Xu Shen's disappearing back for a long time before she slowly narrowed her eyes and looked at the four questions in her hand: "It seems that none of them are answered correctly..."
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In a building somewhere in Black Light City.
In a dimly lit room, several figures were sitting inside.
"How is it, have you found out?"
"We have the result. There was no record of the official Zhanxu team carrying out missions in that area yesterday. It is a trial ground for newcomers. Their original target was an E-level Resentful Ruin." One person reported.
"Newcomer Trial?"
Everyone in the room was stunned.
"Impossible, then who killed it? That Liu Feng? It couldn't have been him. When we arrived, he was as miserable as a dead dog. Fortunately, we showed up and saved him in time." Another person couldn't help but say.
"Is it another Xu? That's impossible. If Xu kills it... he won't just eat the concentrated Xu power in its heart, unless it is a very picky guy..."
Someone said thoughtfully.
"Don't guess. I have all the information about the Zhanxu personnel who were there at the time, including the newcomers." The person who reported earlier said, "Although I don't know who killed it, I have an unexpected gain."
"oh?"
"What's the use of the information of newcomers? Could it be that these newcomers killed them? Are you crazy?" another person said unhappily.
"Shut up and listen to me quietly." The voice of the person who reported earlier became rough.
"Stop arguing, what is this unexpected gain you're talking about?"
"Boss, it's like this. Among these newcomers there is a guy with very good qualifications. The confidentiality level of this newcomer's information is C-level. He was involved in a C-level Xu beast incident. I heard that his organs were infected and distorted, and he is a natural Xu power user!" someone said.
"A person who is born with great powers?" The others were all surprised.
"The Xumi Bureau has actually picked up another treasure like this. It has the potential to impact the second form..." one of them said enviously.
"Could it be that this guy killed the disobedient guy?" someone suddenly said.
"You're overthinking it. Even if one is born with the power of Xu, it's impossible to kill a D-level Xu beast easily, not to mention that the man is a newcomer. And don't forget, it was killed by a single blow! " said another person.
Everyone else thought of the little girl's body and fell silent.
Indeed, being able to kill a D-class beast with one strike means he is at least at the captain level and has the power to challenge a C-class beast.
Those who are born with the power of Xu just grow faster than them, but it does not mean that they have such exaggerated power in the early stage.
"We'll continue investigating the cause of its death. Also, have you informed the higher-ups about this newcomer? The guys in our guild should also be interested in a little guy like this. If we can win him over, we'll get a lot of benefits."
