World Occult Usage Guide

Chapter 168 Lin An's Advisory Team

Avia Emmanuel, male, born in 1989 in Tassanley, Michigan, is currently 49 years old.

He served in the Marine Corps for ten years, earning the rank of colonel, and after retiring, he worked for the local police department.

Avia Emmanuel was invited to join the St. Aniloff Foundation in January 2036, and passed the inspection team's assessment at the end of January 2037, taking up a position at the Dietrich, Michigan branch.

According to the records, Emmanuel awakened a mystery in January 2037. His prototype is a black-eyed boy from the mythology of the eastern coast of Maple Leaf Country. He is a prophet medium and is rated as a ghost story of level E.

With the support of the inspection team, his mystery was changed to "Elimeleon Angel", who possesses the commandment "My faith is my land". This prototype is based on Enoch I and is also known as "Head of a Thousand Heads". He is the judge's medium and is rated as Legendary D.

According to the investigation, the individuals altered by the inspection team retained their original mystique, but their contamination levels would spike when used, so they were not surprised that Avia Emmanuel still possessed "prophetic" abilities.

This is Avia Emmanuel's medical examination results at headquarters research department on January 15, 2038:

Radiation level: 23.4~25%.

Pollution level: 28.5%~31.2%.

Here is a summary of your feedback:
Mr. Ann Lin, your complaint has been submitted to the inspection team and we are processing it. We will give you a definite reply in about 20 working days. Please wait patiently.

After reading the attachment, the email body also contained a lengthy message written by Lord Arthur.

It is generally believed that Lin An's "mythical" prophet status was a misjudgment. Every mythical figure who joined the foundation has a detailed record and is monitored in real time by the supervisory team.

Besides, Avia Emmanuel is only a legendary figure.

However, the lord acknowledged Lin An's unwavering loyalty and hoped he would continue to do so.

The email subtly invited Lin An to join the Dawn Association, and if he agreed to the association's arrangements, he would have an opportunity to go to Singapore in mid-March this year to participate in the selection of cadres.

After reading the email, Lin An frowned.

Putting aside the month-long period of inefficiency after the change of leadership at headquarters, the chairman turns out to be a prophet of the supernatural tales?
Although Lin An couldn't accurately assess the rating of a single point of light within the transparent field of vision of the void mode, Emmanuel, who could change his logic without leaving a trace, must possess true strength far exceeding that.

The reason why Lady Ava was able to influence Lin An was not only because her own radiation level was high enough, but also because she used a variety of mysterious items with high radiation levels to damage Lin An's mind in multiple ways.

However, the president's office was empty.

The headquarters report contained many photos of Emmanuel. Lin An examined them closely. He was a middle-aged man who was more robust than the average person, with clearly defined muscles, distinct facial features, and slight wrinkles. His dark eyes were always staring seriously ahead.

Suddenly, Lin An noticed that in the president's attendance record, there was a time when he was seriously injured during a mission and stayed in the medical room for about two months. In later photos, his expression appeared to be more... gentle?

Anyway, that unwavering military spirit is gone.

December 2037, 3.

Did something happen that day?
However, the headquarters report was practically saying that Emmanuel was fine. Was it just my imagination that day?

Lin An had no choice but to put away the existing information and suppress his doubts for the time being.

After cleaning up his emails, he opened the World Tree Forum backend and searched for the ID "Dream of Domondo". Sure enough, she had registered again after being banned, this time with the name: Cassandra_bubbles.

Lin An discovered that her login location was hovering between the ports of Maple Leaf Country and Eagle Country, confirming Deval's statement that she was "driving a ferry back and forth across the International Bridge".

The port in the United Kingdom that she often landed at was not far from the University of Ann Arbor. Lin An noted down the address and closed her laptop.

…………

“Crack, crack, crack…”

Lin An picked up the hot towel handed to him by the person next to him, wiped his face, and then handed it back to that person. He took stiff and clumsy steps and put the towel back on the dryer.

This is an artificial life form created by Lin An using the "Alchemy Puppet Creation" technique. Its soul comes from the spiritual portrait legacy of Unit 2, while its body is pieced together from empty bottles, empty cardboard boxes, and tape.

Lin An rotated the Philosopher's Stone, consuming 3% of its radiation value, turning the waste into tin out of thin air, thus giving it the function of receiving souls.

The new alchemical golem has been working for Lin An for 3 hours, during which it has swept the floor, wiped the windows, made the bed, and collected the dried clothes.

The cost was a weakening of the internal spiritual portrait's aura. When Lin An controlled it, he felt increasingly sluggish and blocked. He could no longer even put a towel down properly and accidentally dropped it on the ground.

The spiritual portrait requires blood sacrifice to maintain its function.

In addition, considering the fragility of tin, Lin An experimented with three metals—copper, iron, and lead—to shape the body of the alchemical golem, but none of them were satisfactory.

The bronze and iron figures are difficult to control mentally and are slow to execute commands; lead not only inherits the former's shortcomings but is also heavier and slower.

Of course, the alchemical golem was just a product that Lin An assembled in 15 minutes using scrap materials, and it was fundamentally different from humans.

Putting aside how to actually make an alchemical golem, Lin An felt that manipulating Deval's corpse was several times easier than it was now.

Blood sacrifices and corpse drivers...

Oh no, if this keeps up, I'll have to switch to necromancer.

To return to orthodox alchemy, Lin An's next step is to synchronize with the "Embryo" of the Philosopher's Stone and continue to comprehend the mysteries of alchemy. Perhaps the hidden entries later record a complete formula for creating artificial life. After retrieving the spiritual portrait and the Philosopher's Stone, the alchemical golem reverts to a pile of glued-together junk.

"Your curiosity and thirst for alchemy have attracted the medium 'Seeker' x1."

The system's announcement echoed in Lin An's mind, which surprised him. However, the alchemical golem experiment would only be conducted once, and attracting a "seeker of knowledge" was far less costly than the consumption of "creating an alchemical golem."

Two days after staying at home, Lin An received two calls at the same time, and coincidentally, they were both related to the same person.

The first email came from the Foundation's civilian department, informing them that they had recruited new members for Lin An's advisory team and asked him to return to the facility.

The second email came from Professor Emmett, asking Lin An and Sancher to meet at his office. The professor planned to personally take the two to the university museum to make up for their previous absence during the field trip.

So Lin An forwarded the second letter to the first, because the new member recruited by the administrative department was Sang Sang.

Lin An's authority and status rose as he gained favor with the new inspection team of the Dawn Association. In addition, the new branches of the direct-facing departments such as the advisory team were not yet in place. After some email communication and discussion, the foundation had no choice but to agree to let Sang Sang go to the University of Ann Arbor to report to him.

Picking up his laptop bag, Lin An hailed a Vber and headed towards the university.

Before heading to the professor's office, Lin An first met up with Sang Sang at a coffee shop designated by the foundation. Unexpectedly, when he pushed open the door, he saw a familiar head of bright brown curly hair.

The next moment, a loud, enthusiastic voice rang out.

"Lin from the Dragon Kingdom! Come here, sit here!"

"Lin Dou!"

The person who received Sang Sang was actually Mike Smith, the "secretary" assigned to Lin An by the foundation.

Lin An's lips twitched.

Before I knew it, my group of four was almost complete.

But why does this style of art stand out so much from the other teams?

Lin An pulled out a chair and sat down. He glanced at Sang Sang, whose face was slightly pale. The foundation's research department had listed her mystery, and at that moment, the system displayed a line of data on her.

[Name]: Oye, Oya, Bablooye

[Rating]: Legendary E-rank

Radiation level: 0.2%
[Pollution Level]: 3.6%
[Medium]: God of Agriculture

Babalu Aye is one of the seven saints of the Way of the Saints, a physician, and the monarch of the dead.

He was compassionate and often responded to the prayers of believers, bringing many dying people back to life.

However, as a deity of the Southern Continent, Oye also has a dark side. To cure his illness, one must offer the right sacrifices to arouse his interest; otherwise, the worshipper will fall into a long-term state of madness or blindness.

Oye corresponds to Saint Lazarus, the Savior of the Bishop, who teaches worshippers witchcraft for healing and communicating with the dead.

At the same time that Sang Sang was sent to the hospital, she awakened her mysterious powers and healed her wounds on her own. Therefore, after the foundation arranged several psychological counseling sessions, it recruited her as an employee.

Self-identification as male... it really awakens the male archetype.

When I witness other mysteries in the future, I should also pay more attention to this kind of idealistic gender.

Lin An cleared his throat and took out a stack of documents.

“Sancher Delprat, as a new member of the Foundation, you need to complete four different training programs before you can be promoted to a full-time employee…”

"By the way, Sangsang, what's going on between you and that [ghost]?" Mike asked bluntly.

“We were neighbors since we were little, but he lost his father at a young age, so my parents always asked me to take care of him. When I was in junior high school, I moved to Dietrich and lost contact with his family. Later, I unexpectedly ran into him at the freshman welcome party.”

Sangsang didn't shy away from it; although her eyes still held sadness, her attitude was very poised and generous.

"Sigh, it's my fault. I had already joined the rainbow flag back then, but I didn't expect him to make himself look like that just to follow the trend. Actually, as long as there is love, aren't men and women the same? I love him even if he's a man, and I love her even if she's a woman."

“Your partner is just as prone to overthinking as my girlfriend,” Mike remarked with deep emotion.

Lin An flicked the file, making a rustling sound.

We're supposed to be talking about work, why are we having a Doris victim widowers' exchange meeting?
“I thought that by throwing herself into rock music, I could broaden her horizons a little, but who knew she would get fixated on some trivial things and eventually go astray,” Sangsang said. “If only I had cared about her a little more… By the way, Lin Dou, what do you want to say?”

Lin An spoke without any expression.

"Campus recruitment is risky, I want to go for social recruitment."

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