My Salvation Game Became true?!

Chapter 45: Chapter 45: The Secrets of Awakening [3/3, Vote for us!]

Which girl was it?

Director Zhou had some difficulty catching up, as there had been too many events these days. “What’s with the riddles? You don’t want credit anymore?”

“Cough cough,” Jiang Tingqiu straightened his collar, trying to look more official. He said, “Old Zhou… Director Zhou, you forgot that two days ago, I encountered someone who could control a Mysterious Evil envoy by the riverside.”

“Is this true, or just based on your so-called intuition?”

“How could that be? Am I that unreliable? After all, I am an honored investigator who has shed blood and tears for the bureau!”

He was still the only first-grade investigator in the Baijiang branch, as he had been before.

Not to mention the special-class big sister.

Jiang Tingqiu gave a detailed account.

For the past couple of days, he had been tracking the figure he had briefly spotted on that day, gathering quite a few surveillance videos, and soon found the girl from that day as well as the sedan she was driving.

With a person, a car, and a license plate, her identity was easy to confirm.

“Her name is An Jianyou, the second daughter of the An Corporation.”

“Hold on, the An Corporation you’re talking about is…” Director Zhou raised an eyebrow.

“Yes, that’s the An Corporation you’re thinking of.”

That very wealthy one, a leading conglomerate within Baiyun State, ranked high in the entirety of Dong Huang.

And would such a big conglomerate’s senior heiress take a big risk to eliminate a Mysterious Evil and undergo an Awakening?

Director Zhou didn’t believe it.

Jiang Tingqiu said, “I didn’t believe it at first either, and I had no evidence, but I subsequently checked this Miss An’s whereabouts and found some of them matched the clues we had previously discovered.”

“An Jianyou had visited those areas, and there, there were traces of Mysterious Evil being eradicated.”

No mistake there!

Although there was still no decisive evidence, Jiang Tingqiu thought these indications were enough. During extraordinary times, extraordinary actions were taken, and furthermore, they weren’t planning to do anything but have a chat and seek some external assistance.

There was no loss anyway, so it was worth a try.

Director Zhou stroked his chin, “What you’re saying makes some sense, but one thing is strange: An Jianyou’s previous behavior patterns were all very normal. Why then has it changed so drastically in the past two days, becoming so conspicuous?”

If An Jianyou were a member of that organization, she would’ve been able to clean up the Mysterious Evil very discreetly, just like that elusive black-clad swordsman, Black Blade. Yet these past two days, she’s been full of flaws.

It’s as if she did it on purpose!

“Old Zhou, you mean…”

Jiang Tingqiu was startled, suddenly making sense of something odd.

Right, the people of Black Blade’s organization, mysterious, unfathomable, never seeing the head of the Divine Dragon – then why had he found her so easily this time, with hardly any effort?

He had been too excited before and overlooked this point, “She intentionally revealed her flaws, intentionally revealed her identity? What’s the purpose of doing so, wanting to meet with our bureau?”

He was perplexed.

But anyway, testing it out would make it clear. “Old Zhou… I mean, Director Zhou, hehe, let me take on this task, I’m sure I can bring the external assistance over.”

Director Zhou objected.

He didn’t completely trust Jiang Tingqiu with matters outside of investigations.

But it was hardly realistic to stop him from going, so after some thought, Director Zhou decided to send a female investigator, with Jiang Tingqiu tagging along as backup.

…

Meanwhile, in the Tai Ping Residential Complex, Fang You opened the Game of Salvation and brought up An Jianyou’s panel.

Ever since this girl started walking the path of a worker, she had been at it for two or three days, diligent and earnest, handling more Mysterious Evil tasks each day than Fang You.

She had already claimed the throne of the number one worker in the fire of pay, and if there were no two-star Mysterious Evils to deal with, even Black Blade’s daily income couldn’t compare to An Jianyou… even if sometimes Black Blade managed to remove a Mysterious Evil, only to be dispatched to a second location right after.

But Black Blade was human too, and needed rest, still reliant on his two legs to walk, and he had to be mindful of concealing his movements… all because Black Blade dressed oddly.

Clearing two tasks within the allotted time was the limit.

An Jianyou was different; this girl drove a car, used up less when dealing with Mysterious Evil, and each day, she would handle a minimum of three or four and up to five or six, making a significant contribution to the safety of Baijiang City.

Also today, not long after Fang You’s Awakening, An Jianyou fulfilled the conditions for Awakening, her accumulation of the mysterious factor exceeding one unit.

The reason she accumulated the mysterious factor slower than him, Fang You suspected, was because her combat style was different from his.

He engaged in close combat, annihilating with a single Palm Thunder up close, whereas An Jianyou preferred to keep her distance when facing Mysterious Evil, deeply understanding the art of survival, not only keeping a distance but also using Mysterious Evil to fight Mysterious Evil.

It wasn’t her who dealt the blow directly; it was indirect.

“It’s possible that distance and using other indirect means to remove Mysterious Evil could affect the acquisition of the mysterious factor.”

Lacking comparative samples, he wasn’t very sure.

He made a note in his little notebook, to study later.

His gaze fell on An Jianyou’s panel, “Disaster is about to strike, and An Jianyou’s Awakening will add another general to our ranks, which is good news.”

“Just right, An Jianyou has been very industrious and has achieved good results in removing Mysterious Evil these past few days. Let’s use this guidance·Awakening as a reward for her.”

Oh treasure, you must work even harder after Awakening, and not let down your boss… your mentor’s expectations.

I’m rooting for you.

…

“Awakening?”

“What exactly is Awakening?”

An Jianyou was just a newbie who had been practicing for a few days, a pure newbie, just starting her job but quickly promoted due to her impressive performance and rewards from the boss.

She felt it was too quick, beyond what she could handle, and most of it was in advance, like still being in debt while getting another loan from Huabei, the pressure was immense!

But her mentor told her, “Dark clouds are gathering once more, and as the flames of pay diminish, you, as one chosen by fate, need to shoulder more responsibility.”

Indeed, if not for the dimming flames of pay, how would an ordinary person like her deserve such personal guidance from a mentor?

Her mentor, such a powerful individual silently combating Mysterious Evil and secretly protecting the world, took precious time to focus on and nurture her, and here she was, having only removed a few minor Mysterious Evils, how could she be so self-satisfied?

An Jianyou, An Jianyou, you’re getting carried away, when your ability today is all thanks to your mentor’s blessing.

She splashed cold water on her face and looked up, “Mentor, I understand now, I’m also ready. No matter how painful the Awakening process is, I will grit my teeth and endure it!”

For humanity’s legacy of the fire of pay, and to not let down her mentor’s training, she… she… she would definitely hold on!

She surely would… right?

…

“It’s probably doable.”

An Jianyou’s success rate for Awakening was even lower than his, at only 78%, which was indeed low. Fang You’s pep talk was also to bolster this girl’s conviction and will, having reflected on his own Awakening process, where faith and will were the main factors in holding onto oneself and not falling into the abyss.

But beyond that,

“What is the mystery of Awakening, why is it possible to guide qualified Angel Envoys to Awaken, and why can it protect the Angel Envoy throughout the Awakening process, ensuring its safety.”

He hoped to unveil the mystery of Awakening, to find some methods beneficial to the process of Awakening.

And not just be limited to the heavy-handed approach of ‘guidance·Awakening’.