After finishing the call, Gu Yan stared blankly at the sky.
She imagined that at this moment, the Director was also staring blankly at the sky.
Turning back, she saw Su Ming whispering something into the Ghost School Belle's ear.
Even Gu Yan could see the speechlessness on the Ghost School Belle's face.
Yet, deep within that speechlessness, there seemed to be a joy that she couldn't comprehend.
Then she looked at the Jumper Ghost, kneeling on the ground, wiping away blood.
A dignified Extreme Danger Level aberration, diligently cleaning up.
One could only say, this place was truly bizarre.
She took out her phone and flipped through Su Ming's information.
Su Ming's complete profile appeared on Gu Yan's phone.
Age 17, attending Class 3, Senior Year 2 at Mingde High School.
This profile contained every detail of Su Ming's life from childhood.
If the state wanted to investigate someone, they could find you even if you hid in the deepest mountains.
But Gu Yan dared not treat Su Ming as an ordinary student.
Not to mention his interactions with ghosts.
Just to meet with the Anomaly Management Bureau, he dared to arrange for the Jumper Ghost to kill Li Tao and Zhao Fei, and even tried to escalate the situation.
Especially the way Li Tao and Zhao Fei died.
Could you believe that a high school student designed this?
For a moment, all her attention was focused on Su Ming.
A woman's intuition told her.
The Ghost School Belle, who suffocated her with fear, was actually a little king.
The real Great King was this boy named Su Ming beside her.
There was no answer; this was Gu Yan's intuition.
Steadying her mind, Gu Yan pushed open the door.
Su Ming didn't react; he was still whispering to the Ghost School Belle.
Gu Yan dared not disturb him, so she stood by with a smile, waiting.
An hour later, Su Ming finally noticed Gu Yan had returned.
He immediately asked expectantly, "So, did your leader agree?"
Gu Yan displayed a standard smile.
In reality, she rarely smiled. Since becoming a Handler, she dealt with anomalies all day, leading her to become less adept at interacting with the living.
But facing Su Ming, she had to smile; it was the minimum respect.
Just like the Director's final roar: "No matter what it takes, you must keep him stable."
"At all costs."
"Mr. Su, the Director is already on the way. The detailed situation requires you to communicate with him directly."
Su Ming nodded.
Then he asked his question: "How did you detect me?"
"I originally planned to have Xiaolou play with you tomorrow and see how you handle the trash."
Gu Yan respectfully asked, "May I know what Mr. Su means by trash?"
Su Ming waved his hand, "Just call me Su Ming."
"It's those things." He casually pointed to the pile of clutter in the corner of the living room.
"The School Belle said they are all undeveloped ghosts."
Gu Yan looked at the corner of the living room, her pupils constricting.
That many?
And what does trash mean?
She didn't quite understand, but she was shocked.
The Jumper Ghost silently lowered its head.
Now the Great King had openly said it.
Previously, when he called them trash, he would say it quietly.
It's okay.
We must be strong.
That Handler named Gu Yan couldn't even find the trash.
Useless.
Of course.
Gu Yan didn't know she was being looked down upon by a ghost.
She was recalling Su Ming's information.
According to Su Ming's profile, he had only started showing abnormal behavior in the past few days.
In just a few days, he had collected so many cursed objects on his own and had dealt with them all.
"Mr. Su, how did you find so many cursed objects?"
Su Ming looked at Gu Yan's serious expression and asked puzzledly, "Are these things hard to find?"
"Aren't they everywhere?"
"Sometimes when I go out to buy something, I can pick up two or three."
"Right, School Belle?"
"Want a kiss?"
With a bang, Su Ming's head snapped towards the Jumper Ghost.
The Jumper Ghost immediately covered its mouth.
Then, after thinking for a moment, it put its hand down.
"Scram."
Su Ming roared.
The Jumper Ghost scampered into the shadows, still patting its chest with lingering fear.
Gu Yan's mouth was half-open, her eyes wide.
In the end, she lost control of her expression.
"There are outsiders here."
"Give me some face. When they leave, I'll let you kill a few more times to vent."
Gu Yan was even more confused.
What does it mean to kill a few more times to vent?
Is this something a normal person would say?
Although she knew that Handlers who had long-term contact with anomalies were often not very mentally stable.
But compared to Su Ming.
They were perfectly normal.
Seeing the Ghost School Belle's black hair rise and fall, Su Ming waved his hand, "Sorry, where were we?"
"Cursed objects, right, are these things hard to find?"
Gu Yan finally reacted and hurriedly explained, "Mr. Su, not only are they hard to find, it's like looking for a needle in a haystack."
"The whole world is troubled by finding cursed objects, and currently, there is no accurate method to locate them."
"Therefore, many countries have chosen a clumsy method, which is also the most effective."
"They gather suspected cursed objects and then scan and analyze them one by one."
"Currently, the success rate of analysis is only 59%."
Gu Yan continued answering the previous question: "The reason I could discover Mr. Su is because I awakened Spirit Scent."
"I can smell the scent of ghosts."
This was also why Gu Yan had such influence in the Anomaly Management Bureau.
Although Spirit Scent wasn't combat-oriented, it was very special.
It could detect the scent of cursed objects and even sense the signs of an anomaly's aura in advance.
Gu Yan could be said to be one of the most unique Handlers in the Anomaly Management Bureau.
"Awakening?"
This was a new term, and Su Ming truly didn't understand it.
Gu Yan began to educate Su Ming.
This knowledge couldn't be found online and was known to only a few.
She told Su Ming that according to the Anomaly Management Bureau's research, human evolution had never stopped, and awakening was the first step in evolution.
Scientists researched and came to a shocking conclusion.
Human genes inherently contained a type of DNA called Supernatural Adaptation DNA.
Once Supernatural Adaptation DNA was activated, it would awaken a corresponding ability, completing the first step of evolution.
The methods of awakening varied.
Some people suddenly awakened in life-threatening situations.
Some people woke up one day and found themselves awakened.
Some people were born awakened.
But they all had one thing in common.
All Awakened had only started appearing 30 years ago.
Based on this data, scientists suggested that cursed objects might have only started appearing 30 years ago.
They represented the supernatural, and thus the ordinary world began to change.
As for why cursed objects suddenly appeared 30 years ago, there was no conclusion yet.
However, these scientists named that year as the Year of Cataclysm.
"Is the probability of becoming an Awakened high?"
Gu Yan shook her head, "According to data analysis, it's not high."
"Before coming into contact with cursed objects and anomaly incidents, the probability of becoming an Awakened is only one in a million."
"If you have prolonged contact with cursed objects and anomaly incidents, the probability of becoming an Awakened greatly increases, but it still won't exceed one percent."
Su Ming counted on his fingers.
Actually, it's quite high.
Based on the global population of tens of billions.
Three years later, when aberrations fully revive, almost everyone would have a one percent chance of becoming an Awakened.
One percent of tens of billions is still a hundred million people.
So the question arises.
Is Su Ming an Awakened?
He wasn't sure.
It seemed like he hadn't awakened any abilities.
Unless the Raising Ghosts game was his awakened ability.
But according to Gu Yan, an Awakened's abilities were relatively singular and needed growth and development.
And his Raising Ghosts game seemed to have many functions.
Cultivation, containment, scanning, Spirit Sight, feedback.
There were already five known functions.
"Currently, what's the strongest awakened ability?" Su Ming was very curious.
Gu Yan could only apologetically shake her head, "Mr. Su, that's top secret, I can't answer that for you, but you can ask the Director, he might apply for it for you."
After that, it was mostly Gu Yan talking.
She told Su Ming that the Anomaly Management Bureau was established 27 years ago, a national-level top-secret special agency, not publicly organized, not under the jurisdiction of local conventional departments, and directly obeyed the highest command level.
Su Ming slapped his thigh.
He chose the right place; he liked privileges.
As for the organizational structure of the Anomaly Management Bureau, Su Ming wasn't very interested.
Gu Yan only gave a brief overview.
There were branches of the Bureau all over the country.
Each branch had five core departments: Field Operations Department, Archives Confidentiality Department, Cursed Object Research Department, Logistics Support Section, and Highest Decision-making Department.
Gu Yan belonged to the Field Operations Department, responsible for handling cursed objects, anomaly incidents, and other tasks.
"Currently, Handlers are officially divided into six levels."
"Level 1 Handlers only need to handle cursed objects because even if cursed objects haven't revived, they still pose a certain danger."
"Level 2 Handlers need to have the ability to handle Restricted Level anomaly incidents and must have successfully handled at least three."
"Level 3 Handlers need to have the ability to handle Danger Level anomalies and only need to have successfully handled one."
Because handling Restricted Level and Danger Level are completely different concepts.
"Level 4 Handlers need to have the ability to confront Extreme Danger Level aberrations."
"Level 5 Handlers need to have the ability to confront Disaster Level aberrations."
From Level 4 to Level 5, it's all about strength.
Whether an anomaly incident can be handled isn't important; what's important is the ability to confront.
"Currently, there are only three Level 5 Handlers in our country."
"As for Level 6 Handlers, there are none."
Su Ming raised an eyebrow and asked, "Level 5 Handlers can confront Disaster Level."
"Level 6 should correspond to above Disaster Level."
"What do you call that level?"
Gu Yan told Su Ming.
Currently, there hasn't been any anomaly incident above Disaster Level globally.
But according to annually increasing data analysis, anomaly incidents above Disaster Level will inevitably occur.
The Anomaly Management Bureau calls it Destruction-class.
And all countries agree that once a Destruction-class anomaly incident occurs, they must join forces to confront it.
If they fail, it can be assumed that humanity is entering a countdown to extinction.
This is why it's called Destruction-class.
"Destruction-class."
Su Ming glanced at the quiet Ghost School Belle from the corner of his eye.
So, if the Ghost School Belle advances one more level, she'll be a Destruction-class aberration.
Very good.
As expected of his School Belle.
He loved her even more.