Deity Investigation Report

Chapter 94 Three Tasks
Miss Ai, can I have the spell that the Disaster Management Bureau specially approved for me now?

That evening, Han Su carefully considered the framework of the capture plan given by the doctor, and then asked Miss Ai for advice.

[Relevant permissions detected, sending in progress]

Miss Ai's reply was as quick as ever, and Han Su saw the incantation: 【I command you to manifest in the light!】

A spell for zero sequence?

The principle is actually quite simple, just like the original thinking of the Strange Bird Mentor.

Use this spell to forcibly activate the contamination, disrupt those hidden, bizarre paths, and lead them to the designated target location.

However, this kind of spell originally had two uses. One was to recite it in an area suspected of being contaminated, forcibly activating the contamination and drawing it to oneself. The other was to conjure up bizarre images in one's mind, recite the spell, and lure the bizarre into reality.

What about the blocking mechanism?

What you think is the boundary.

【…】

Han Su asked questions one by one, and gradually came to understand. The zero-sequence cipher incantation may have limited power, but it is indeed the most widely used type in the work of the Disaster Management Bureau.

Both enticement and blocking procedures can be accomplished using spells within the zero sequence.

So, how do I obtain the special weapon that can destroy this ghost truck?

[This needs to be issued immediately after Mr. Butcher submits the Ghost Truck capture mission, and must be returned to the Disaster Management Bureau within 24 hours of issuance, regardless of whether it is damaged or not. In other words, once Mr. Butcher receives the special weapon, he must complete the mission within 24 hours.]

Miss Ai replied: [However, it was detected that Mr. Butcher has prior access to information about special weapons. Please check!]

As the information was released, Han Su saw the Dead Sea Nail that the doctor had mentioned earlier.

This thing is less a nail and more a complex spear.

It is assembled from various metal parts, with a bizarre shape and a strong sense of technology.

The method of use is extremely simple: just activate the spear and insert it into the core of the ghost truck to destroy this bizarre reality anchor and eliminate it.

Like the hypoallergenic fiber material I'm still wearing on my hand, this so-called Dead Sea Nail is also a special item unique to the Disaster Management Bureau.

"Looking at it this way, it's actually quite simple..."

Han Su was carefully studying the information when his phone suddenly beeped. It was a new message from Miss Ai: [D+ Rank Request: Please go to the Central City Library between 8:00 PM and 11:00 PM to investigate and resolve the infiltration incident by the Death Believer.]

Han Su replied somewhat strangely: "[I'm already working on the Ghost Truck, and I still have to accept other commissions?]"

Miss Ai replied: [Dear Butcher, after your outstanding performance in the Crystal Plague event, you automatically enjoyed a seven-day rest and adjustment vacation. Now that your vacation has ended, accepting daily commissions is perfectly reasonable and logical.]

[Given Mr. Butcher's unique position as both an executor and an investigator, the three requests he was given were selected through a special process!]

Haste makes waste; perhaps Mr. Butcher will gain better ideas and inspiration from these three requests!

【come on! 】

【…】

Han Su looked at Miss Ai's reply and felt something was off: "A machine shouldn't use interjections when it speaks, okay?"
Furthermore, he always felt for some reason that what she said was a bit strange, as if she was implying something. This made him hold back from refusing, and he carefully looked at the first task she sent him, feeling slightly surprised:

Midtown Library, isn't that the place I used to go to often look up information?

I know that place so well, how could it be polluted?
Or is he a believer in death?
After a moment's thought, he didn't dwell on it, fully charged the stun gun, and took a taxi to the library.

When he arrived, it was only seven o'clock, and there was still a long time before the mission started. Han Su sat down as if he knew his way around, took out some books that recorded the history of the reconstruction era, and started looking through them.

He is now quite certain that the eerie castle is connected to many things in reality.

Was the reason I couldn't find any clues before because of that spy guy Song Chu mentioned?
Now that he is undergoing a transformation, will it be easier for him to find a job on his own?
Little by little, he became immersed in the story. After the mission time was up, Han Su simply looked around and continued reading.

The entire library was empty; apart from the stark white incandescent lights, there was nothing left.

"Hello, classmate."

But just as he was engrossed in reading, a pleasant voice suddenly rang in his ears: "I noticed you were looking through materials about the radiation era. Are you also interested in that period of history?"

Han Su was slightly taken aback and turned his head in surprise, only to see a long-haired female student holding books in her arms.

She had a friendly face and a youthful air about her, looking at me with curiosity.

A strong, strange feeling suddenly arose in Han Su's heart, and the hairs on his body stood on end, but he remained unusually calm and slowly replied:
"Yes, and you? Do you know a lot about it?" "I wouldn't say I know a lot, but I've read a lot of books about this period of history and have some knowledge about it."

The long-haired female classmate sat down next to Han Su, her face seemingly a little embarrassed, and said, "That period of history is very interesting!"

"Legend has it that they possess a life form and level of civilization completely different from ours. Can you imagine that during the Radiation Era, there was even a mysterious mechanical civilization built entirely around copper, which possesses life-like qualities?"

"..."

Han Su's sense of unease grew stronger, but he still politely looked at the female classmate and asked, "Copper with life-like properties? What's the principle behind that?"

When the long-haired female classmate saw him ask the question, her mood seemed to improve a lot, and she became more enthusiastic. She said seriously, "It is a high-level substance, and one needs very extensive and profound knowledge to understand its existence."

"Once, the pursuit of knowledge, machinery, chaos, sea monsters, giants, and this most mysterious bronze civilization all flourished in different eras, saving humanity and guiding the way. Unfortunately, they were betrayed by the Emperor and the Twelve Knights and sealed away in the dust of history."

"But many people believe that these abandoned gods will return to take revenge on all of human civilization!"

"..."

"revenge?"

Han Su seemed to be hearing this for the first time, and his eyes widened slightly.

"Yeah!"

The female student said earnestly, "Because in the radiation era, the gods saved humanity from imminent annihilation. With the frail bodies of humans, it was simply impossible to survive the terrifying impact and mutated beasts of the radiation era."

"The gods protected humanity, allowing the human race to continue. Therefore, in some classics and religions, the Age of Radiation is also called the 'Age of Gods'."

"But humanity betrayed the gods and sealed them away."

"They issued religious bans in order to make humanity completely forget the existence of gods and to completely erase them from history. This is considered the most shameful betrayal."

"Now, they have begun excavating the relics of the gods, wanting to inherit the legacy of the era of the gods, but they do not want to acknowledge the existence of the gods. Even the research on that history has been subject to many restrictions, and access can only be made with special permission."

"The purpose is to inherit the legacy while also keeping the source of all this mysterious power out of reality."

"Such shameless behavior has already aroused the wrath of the gods."

"They have decided to destroy humanity and cultivate new species to become the masters of the earth."

Han Su listened calmly, then slowly asked, "Weren't the gods sealed away? How can they take revenge on humanity?"

"Heh heh, gods are immortal."

The long-haired female classmate seemed to find Han Su's question interesting as well, shaking her head with a smile, and said, "Gods have countless hours, but human seals cannot last forever."

"Everyone knows that when the tide comes, the gods will break the seal, and then the devastating impact on humanity will descend once again."

"At that time, everyone will die, and everyone will pay the price for their sins, unless..."

Han Su's eyes flickered slightly: "Unless what?"

The long-haired female student was silent for a moment, then said, "Unless, one converts to the gods in advance and is willing to become the gods' lamb to atone for the sins of one's ancestors."

"Only in this way can one escape the wrath of the gods."

The long-haired female student was innocent and lovely when recounting history, but when she talked about deities, she became somewhat agitated, her eyes seeming to sparkle with an unusual light, and her voice carrying a hint of madness.
"Moreover, there are countless unimaginable benefits to converting to the gods. The gods are supernatural and omnipotent. They have mastered the lost ability to create mechanical objects, the code of biological evolution, and the ability to ascend spiritually. They can even modify reality!"

"They can help us fulfill all our strongest desires, and even help us..."

At this moment, her expression was almost fanatical: "To escape birth, old age, sickness, and death; to escape calamities and hardship; to reach a higher level of life..."

"Like you?"

Han Su was completely absorbed in the conversation, nodding vigorously while simultaneously pulling up the relevant information.

That was a news report sent by Miss Ai:
A university student, obsessed with prehistoric history, hanged himself in the library!

This report is just a photo marked with the word "cleaned up," indicating that although the report was once published, it has long since disappeared from the public eye.

Zooming in on the image reveals a student hanging from the ceiling, her feet and the surrounding walls covered in incomprehensible symbols, exuding a crazy and eerie atmosphere.

She had long, flowing hair, a bluish-purple face, but wide, staring eyes and her tongue lolling out, as if mocking and hating the whole world.

(End of this chapter)