Yue Shi scanned the pile of items pulled from the teddy bear's belly with his Insight vision one by one.
However, as he looked, his brow furrowed tighter, and the anticipation in his eyes gradually turned to disappointment.
The abilities of most of these supernatural objects were somewhat ambiguous, with bizarre effects. They weren't very practical, though they could be used for entertainment.
【Honest Pipe】: An old, finely carved wooden pipe. After smoking it, the exhaled smoke forms brief, scrawled, but absolutely true words reflecting the smoker's most intense subconscious thoughts.
Yue Shi wondered, “Is this reverse mind-reading? Letting others know what you're thinking?”
【Awkward Memory Music Box】: A small pink wooden box with a ballerina doll on top. Once wound, it plays clear recordings of the user's most embarrassing moments and the dark history they most want to erase.
Yue Shi muttered, “This is an artifact for self-inflicted social suicide.”
【Secret-Leaking Pillow】: A soft, comfortable pillow. If anyone lies on it and sleeps for more than ten minutes, they will start talking in their sleep, revealing a recent secret with one hundred percent certainty.
Yue Shi noted, “This is probably designed specifically to create family conflicts.”
【Perfectly Integrated Paperclip】: A standard silver paperclip. After being tossed into a pile of junk, it will blend in perfectly. When you need it, you will absolutely never find it.
【Eternal Bubble Wand】: Can blow a beautiful bubble without needing any bubble solution. Only one bubble can be blown at a time; the next can only be blown after the first one pops.
Yue Shi's gaze swept over these “toys,” and his lip twitched slightly.
Actually, he wanted to collectively refer to these things as “trash,” but he decided to save Ghost some face.
There were two items that were slightly more interesting.
One was 【The Little Girl's Matchbox】, which still had five matches inside.
Lighting a match allowed one to see the illusion of their heart's deepest desire while the match burned.
The other was the 【Midnight Radio】. An old-fashioned radio with a mottled casing, its frequency knob was stuck, and it could only receive one blurry channel.
At exactly 3:00 AM, it would randomly broadcast a secret that truly existed in this world.
The only supernatural object that seemed to have real practical value was the 【Bomb Paintbrush】.
It looked like an old paintbrush stained with various colors of paint.
The user could use the brush to draw a completely closed geometric pattern. The moment the pattern was completed and closed, a three-minute countdown would begin. When the countdown ended, the area within the closed pattern would explode with the force of a high-energy explosive.
Yue Shi picked up the brush and weighed it in his hand. Finally, something decent.
He looked up at Ghost, who was floating nearby, and couldn't help but ask, “You relied on these things to sabotage Amber City's power grid and infrastructure like that? And caused so many explosions?”
Ghost let out a chuckle. “Don't underestimate me. I did a lot of preparation. I used the network to map out all the key nodes, planned the best routes, and then conducted precise strikes. It was very efficient.”
Yue Shi couldn't help but criticize, “Don't you have any more powerful or practical supernatural objects?”
Ghost snapped back, “That's it. I didn't hold anything back. It's quite difficult to collect these supernatural objects; don't be too greedy.”
“Powerful and practical supernatural objects are rarer than transcendents themselves. Most are in the hands of major organizations. I was lucky enough to find these niche ones.”
Looking at the pile of toys on the floor, Yue Shi sighed helplessly. “Fine.”
He stood up and packed everything away. Then, picking up the tattered teddy bear, he said to Ghost, “I'll dispose of this bear so no one can follow the trail back here.”
Ghost left the teddy bear. Carrying the bear, Yue Shi jumped out of the window, activated his hidden state, ran to the other side of the city, and threw the bear away.
Having done all this, Yue Shi returned silently to his residence.
After being busy all night, he was finally able to rest.
He slept quite soundly and was greeted by broad daylight when he woke up.
He picked up his phone; the screen showed it was 8:00 AM.
There were several new photos in the work group showing the damaged substations and high-voltage power grids. Substations had been burned, and the iron frames of the high-voltage grids had collapsed. This wasn't small-scale damage; restoring power would likely take a considerable amount of time.
Yue Shi got up, washed, and headed out for work. The twin sisters were complaining in the group about the paralyzed traffic; the morning peak lacked traffic lights, and the intersections were a mess of congestion.
However, the traffic department was already sending people to handle it.
When Yue Shi arrived at the Bureau, he thought the cafeteria would be closed due to the power outage, but he was surprised to find the building had electricity.
He quickly realized they must have activated the emergency power system.
After finishing breakfast, he walked into the office.
Multiple incidents had occurred last night: the power system was sabotaged, the water supply was interrupted, and most seriously, the city wall had been blown up. Residents from the Chaos Zone outside had taken the opportunity to pour in. The entire process seemed pre-planned.
The entire Bureau was busy. Bai Wanyang was sent to guard the breach in the city wall to prevent more vagrants from entering. Wei Siqi was responsible for chasing down and evicting the vagrants who had already snuck into the city.
The Glory Association's charity activities had come to a complete standstill. There were even rumors that this disaster was caused by the Glory Association attracting their enemies.
These remarks were being spread by Ghost in the shadows to stir the pot and smear the Glory Association's reputation.
Although he couldn't truly harm them this way, Ghost was still keen on doing these petty, annoying things.
Ling Xun walked into the office, looked at Yue Shi, and instructed, “There's something I need you to do.”
“What is it?” Yue Shi asked.
Ling Xun said, “I need you to go on a business trip to Chijing City to assist in the transport of a batch of substation machinery and equipment.”
“Chijing City?” Yue Shi looked slightly puzzled.
“Yes.” Ling Xun nodded. “Amber City has no heavy industrial factories. The nearest factory is in Chijing City. This batch of equipment is bulky and needs to be transported by land. The route passes through the territories of several Chaos Zone gangs, so it requires a transcendent escort.”
Yue Shi knew that while Amber City was self-sufficient in most supplies, large-scale power equipment had to be brought in from other cities. And Chijing City happened to be the city with the most developed industry nearby.
“When do we leave?” Yue Shi asked, an imperceptible glint flashing in his eyes.
Lab 0 was located near Chijing City.
“Tomorrow,” Ling Xun replied.
“Alright.” Yue Shi lowered his gaze and asked seemingly casually, “Will the Glory Association continue to rescue their comrades trapped in the supernatural domain? Do they have any plans recently?”
Ling Xun sighed. “With so much happening in Amber City, the Glory Association has encountered plenty of trouble themselves. They should be withdrawing soon.”
Afterward, Yue Shi was sent to capture and evict the vagrants who had broken into the city last night.
Ghost possessed Yue Shi's phone, and a line of text slowly appeared on the screen: “This mission to Chijing City is a bit too coincidental.”
Yue Shi replied, “I know.”
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