World Occult Usage Guide

Chapter 105 Dawn Association
"Wait, what does 'service maintenance' mean?"

Lin An was instantly wide awake and sat up abruptly from the car window.

"I need time to adjust to the drastically increased pollution. As a B-level mystic, don't be fooled by the fact that it's only increased by 10%; this level of pollution is enough to take away half of an E-level person's life."

"Can't it be hot-updated?" Lin An's eyelids twitched, and his ominous premonition grew stronger.

"I just tried, but as soon as you call me, the 'update' will stop and start all over again." The system said regretfully, "I'm sorry, I have to go into hibernation for a while."

"..."

Why can the mysterious prototype still go on strike?
"Don't worry, when I get back, all the garbled data will be corrected and returned to normal. Otherwise, sooner or later the data will become completely unreadable, and eventually we ourselves will collapse."

"Is it really necessary to go into seclusion at this time?" Lin An asked, clinging to his last glimmer of hope.

"The sooner you deal with it, the less time it will take. Don't worry, even though you can't use the recorded mystical arts for a short time, you can still channel energy and control the spells of your wand."

Lin An glanced at the snake staff at his waist, feeling incredibly fortunate that he had recently perfected the third gem.

Mythical C-grade mysterious items usually provide sufficient protection for one's own life.

"How long do you need?"

"About a week, to be precise, 7.5 days," the system replied. "If you encounter a life-threatening situation, I will forcibly stop the update. But in that case, everything will be in vain, so during this time, you will have to return to your boring daily routine."

"..."

"While I'm away, when you encounter powerful, interesting, or unknown entries, don't act rashly! Wait until I return to collect them all."

"..."

"Well then, I need to get started on addressing the level of contamination," the system said cautiously.

"My dear [Mysterious Encyclopedia], before you go into complete hibernation, let me say one more thing."

Lin An gripped the seatbelt tightly, his face expressionless, though he really wanted to strangle the system.

"Oh dear, we're all family, so let's not be so formal," the system said awkwardly.

"You're the worst cheat system I've ever seen! It's not even as good as the cute system from the 'Spirit Cat' game!" Lin An's arm veins bulged. "Get the hell out of here!"

"Woooooooo..."

The anthropomorphic crying grew softer and softer until it was no longer audible. Lin An tentatively called out to the system a few times, but it kept its word and remained silent without any response.

For real.

Lin An was back to square one.

After awakening, he diligently explored the world of "Commons" for three months, only to find that he had lost his mystery!

While the [Mysterious Encyclopedia] is simple to use, powerful, and possesses unique abilities, seemingly even capable of withstanding mutations in the level of contamination on one's own body, it's still a bit too—

They don't understand me!

…………

Inside the Shafi City Foundation facilities, in a high-level conference room.

As soon as Mishi opened the door, the aroma of coffee beans wafted out. There, a young man with black hair stared intently at the empty projection screen, sipping his hot eagle coffee.

"Lin, good morning. What's wrong? Didn't you sleep all night?"

"Hehe, good morning, Mishi." Lin An turned his face, which was full of resentment. "You guessed right, I can't sleep."

"Is it because of what happened yesterday that you had some trouble sleeping?" Mish walked to the coffee machine and made a cappuccino. "To be honest, I had quite an 'exciting' day too."

Lin An put aside his frustration with the system disconnection and asked, "The captain mentioned that you were being hunted down by the branch president, Adenauer. What exactly happened?"

“Actually, there’s not much to say.” Mishi sat down next to Lin An. “After the meeting that day, I wanted to go to the exchange system at the Shafi City facility. As soon as the underground elevator opened, I bumped into a researcher.”

"The exchange warehouses are usually located near the research department, so it's not surprising. I brushed past him and followed X's directions to the exchange warehouse. As soon as I entered, the back door was locked."

"It turns out that the researcher was a member of the headquarters' 'inspection team.' He had just used his black card privileges to change X's navigation code. The artificial intelligence led me to a dark room, and then Chairman Adenauer appeared and almost killed me by removing the 'messenger'."

Looking at Misi, who was sipping coffee and speaking eloquently, Lin An asked curiously.

"So how did you escape unscathed?"

"At the critical moment, I summoned my allies to fight against the Red Spirit invasion."

"You are the Fairy Queen, not the Faded One!"

Mishi's mental fortitude is truly remarkable. She just went through a life-or-death experience yesterday, yet she can now talk and laugh as if nothing happened.

“Ahem, anyway, someone saved me,” Mishi recalled. “They first withstood Chairman Adenauer’s fatal blow, then called the captain. At that time, the alarm was blaring, and red lights illuminated the dark room. I could vaguely see a group of people fighting.”

Mishi's radiation levels were not high; in her eyes, energy had not yet "concretized."

"Do you remember what their characteristics were? For example, were they wearing similar uniforms?" Lin An asked.

“Let me finish. Afterwards, the administrative department took me to a safe place, and they didn’t let me leave until evening.” Mishi couldn’t help but feel angry when she mentioned this.

"I heard that Chairman Adenauer has surrendered; the rest of the inspection team and the researchers at headquarters have also been detained. I hope someone will thoroughly investigate this incident and send me the details to my email. This is a major management loophole in the company!"

"Fortunately, your life is not in danger," Lin An said.

"Back to your question, the people who saved me were all dressed in black, so I couldn't tell." The conference room door opened, and Mishi turned her head, slightly taken aback. "They look a bit like them."

Lin An finally saw the strangers he had only caught a glimpse of yesterday. They were wearing dark green uniforms, which, at first glance, were almost indistinguishable from black due to their dark color.

The pattern of two hands placed together on the chest is clearly visible. They are in an opposing position, with the index and middle fingers extended and facing each other, forming a shape that resembles a pyramid, with a burning candle in the middle.

Mishi paused for a moment, then hesitantly greeted him.

Hello?

"Hello." The elderly man at the head of the group extended his hand. "We are from the 'Dawn Association,' a committee established to address the superpower incidents in the United States. We are here on behalf of Washington to assist the St. Aniloff Foundation."

"oh oh."

The group sat opposite Lin An and Mi Xi, where Efron and the branch president had been yesterday. A few minutes later, Simon and Barry also arrived.

The old man began with a question.

Before the meeting begins, I'd like to know how much you know about the organization you've joined?

“St. Anilov was originally a charity interested in mysticism, offering services such as meditation courses, book rentals, and psychotherapy. After three centuries of development and operation, it gradually grew in power, mainly concentrated in Kalevya, the west coast, and northern England.”

Simon said in a very serious tone.

"A year and a half ago, when 'Comers' approached its orbit, the Foundation, which had laid a certain foundation in occultism, was valued by the U.S. government and became a 'special investigation team' for the incident in various states."

“That’s right, that’s how it is.” The old man nodded. “Actually, the authorities hadn’t decided how to handle the matter at first. It wasn’t until several members of the cabinet submitted information and data about ‘Comers’ that the St. Anilov Project was approved.”

"Because of their outstanding abilities, the government has always entrusted them with management. However, in the long run, this is an unhealthy relationship. According to common logic, a multi-faction system can highlight true democracy, so Congress nominated the 'Dawn Association'."

"At this point, the cabinet was divided on whether to allow it to join, the election and voting were delayed, the situation in parliament was very bad, and the cabinet was arguing about the management policy."

"Because the two sides can never reach an agreement, such as the fate of the mysterious individuals, the distribution of information, funding subsidies, government loans, regional legal reforms, and so on, it is difficult to resolve any major issues you can think of."

“If the two sides cannot agree on a budget bill, the next steps cannot proceed. Without a unified and approved plan, Washington cannot spend money wisely, and many things that urgently need to be changed are put on hold.”

"Congress is tired of fighting. The infighting between the two factions is too frequent and seriously undermines its original purpose of serving the interests of the entire nation. Unless the relationship between the two factions is properly managed, it is impossible to fundamentally build a stronger Eagle Nation."

The old man finally paused, and Lin An began organizing the documents.

In short, the United States initially handed over the foundation entirely to the faction behind the oversight team.

They now either believe that their policies are becoming increasingly distorted, or they don't want them to have a monopoly, and therefore they support the Dawn Association.

The Dawn Society's goal is to dismantle the Inspectorate or join it, forming a parliamentary organization similar to the Elders' Council to gain more influence in the cabinet.

It's highly likely that the inspection team is backed by the Canaan family that Lin An has come into contact with, the "Dawn Association"... Could it be some other secular force from a powerful family?

When "Comerth" arrives, only the ancient inheritors can fight against each other.

"I hope I'm just overthinking it," Lin An thought to himself.

"Could I hear the main ideas of the two factions?" Barry asked, seizing the opportunity.

"That's right. The Dawn Society essentially wants to handle the arrival of Comors in a relatively peaceful manner. For example, regarding the Thunderbird issue, we hope to obtain valuable research data."

"As for other policies, you are all aware of them, after all, St. Anilov has always followed their own ideas."

"Uh, sorry, I don't really understand," Mishi said timidly.

“Generally speaking, they isolate the mystic from ordinary people, maintain the old order, and pretend that ‘Commerx’ does not exist,” the old man said. “In contrast to them, the Dawn Society tends to start with grassroots education, giving people the opportunity to understand and control the mystic.”

"what……"

Mishi was somewhat tempted; the Dawn Association's concept seemed much better than the Foundation's current approach.

Lin An, however, did not believe this guy's nonsense.

The "Dawn Association" has official support that does not want a single entity to dominate, but it is still in a weak position when facing the inspection team.

Therefore, they had to prepare speeches that would benefit the general public and attract their support.

However, Lin An is not from the United States, so he doesn't care whether it's Washington D.C. or beef stew.

The key question is, what do these people want their squad to do?
“In the United States, public officials are protected. They can be dismissed for making mistakes at work, but not for differing political views.”

The old man folded his hands, his expression calm.

"Regarding the [Thunderbird] issue, the Dawn Society hopes you will continue to send it to headquarters. In addition, Deacon Efron Ruben and Chapter Leader Adenauer's actions have exceeded their authority and may have a negative impact on them."

(End of this chapter)