Deity Investigation Report

Chapter 128 The Code of Life
After careful consideration, the doctor agreed.

But inwardly, I seemed to have silently reflected and reconsidered: 'I really shouldn't let outsiders know what I'm thinking...'

'Even though I'm only focused on efficiency, it's really hard for others to keep up with my pace. Humans, it seems, still need a lot of evolution to become a proper species...'

'...'

Surprisingly, Black Tiger agreed even later than the doctor had calculated.

After several minutes of silence, he earnestly said to Han Su, "I'm willing to investigate with you."

"Actually, I've thought about it, and when facing danger, trust is the most important thing."

“We took the assessment together back then. I know you helped me, but there were some things I didn’t understand at the time.”

"For example, why did you save me when I was being overwhelmed by the fake men, and then lock the captain inside the fence during the retreat, but didn't stop me from saving him?"

“It wasn’t until recently that I finally understood that you saved me back then because you could save me, locked him up inside because it was a necessary sacrifice, and didn’t stop me from saving him because we were both responsible for our own assessments.”

"After thinking it through, I realized that you act logically, so I believe you are someone I can trust."

"I'm willing to investigate with you and entrust my life to you."

"..."

Hearing Black Tiger's serious words, Han Su was somewhat surprised.

It's really quite remarkable that Black Tiger can understand these things, considering he's suffered a head injury.

The key point is, it's been more than a month already, Tiger, have you only just realized this?

However, he nodded seriously, sighed softly, and said, "Thank you for believing in me."

As he spoke, he picked up a glass of orange juice and gently touched it to the two of them.

A small team consisting of an investigator and two assistants was formed in this restaurant in such an inconspicuous way.

Thinking about it carefully, it's a bit sad. Among their classmates, they were all doing their own things and didn't have much interaction.

Originally, there were only four people: him, Miss Crow, Black Tiger, and the Doctor.

Even so, Miss Crow still withdrew...

Thinking about all this, Han Su's heart stirred slightly, and he said, "Back when we were smoking and chatting together after the assessment, there was one whose code name was Mouse. I remember he was a computer expert, but he was seriously ill. He is now..."

"died."

The doctor slowly began, “I tried to win him over, after all, such talent is rare, and since he only has two years left to live, he is easy to manage.”

"However, he died during his second mission. He was supposed to live for two years, but after entering the Disaster Management Bureau, he only lived for four days."

"..."

Han Su fell silent for a moment, only letting out a soft sigh.

Without discussing the issue further, she quietly finished her breakfast and then submitted an application to bring the two people to her side as assistants. However, this application was not decided directly by Miss Ai, but required Zhang Chiguo to sign it personally.

It's also fast.

After seeing that the application was approved, Han Su immediately applied for mysterious power training for the two people.

However, unlike us, they didn't directly hire a specific investigator for training. Instead, the Disaster Management Agency arranged for personnel to provide the training. The process might be slower, but it would be sufficient.

After arranging things for them, Han Su also applied for a training room exclusively for investigators. After experiencing the ghost truck incident, he was also very certain that he needed to catch up on the remaining training in mysterious powers, and even need to start learning the entire code of conduct again.

Of course, more importantly, he was also curious about the three mysterious sequences possessed by the Disaster Management Bureau, as well as the contents of the cipher texts following the zero sequence number 05.

Zhang Chiguo easily granted Han Su permission. Then, Han Su went to the special material wall in the training room, gently raised his hand and pressed it. As his mental power flowed in, lines of strange text began to appear on the wall.

Different permissions result in different content being viewed.

Sometimes, when the permissions are granted but the mental energy is insufficient, the content seen will also be different.

This time, what was presented to Han Su first were the three mysterious sequences of the Disaster Management Bureau:
Sequence 1: Sea Monster

Sequence Two: Banshee

Sequence 3: Mechanical Ghost

【…】

The three mysterious sequences each have only one name, and the content below them is locked.

Miss Ai offered a timely reminder: "All three mysterious sequences are open to investigators, but the specific details require special testing to ensure that the mental stress level meets the standard before access is permitted."

Are these three standards selective?

Han Su pondered silently, then looked into the empty room and asked, "Why do the three major sequences have such names? Are they code names?"

[It's not just a code name!]

Miss Ai's answer appeared on the wall: "The sequence possessed by Qinggang City is not special; other cities also have similar or overlapping sequences. The origin of everything lies in the excavation of history."

Before the Reconstruction Era, there existed very strange things and species in this world, incomprehensible from a modern perspective. Yet, it was precisely because of their existence that humanity survived several major extinction crises during difficult times.

But the era of reconstruction has arrived, and science and logic are the path humanity has chosen. Those things that should disappear are unwilling to accept their fate and continue to try to infiltrate reality.

[But similarly, humanity is also discovering and organizing things related to them, categorizing them into ciphers and controllable objects. Each cipher sequence points to some supernatural being or object.] [The core of the investigator's mystical power training is the first stage of imitation and the second stage of theft; what is imitated is also what is stolen.]

[Once an investigator enters a certain sequence, they are destined to become that sequence and will no longer be compatible with other sequences.]

From this perspective, everyone who enters the sequence is destined to slay a god.

【…】

Han Su listened, and a slight thought struck him: "Slaying Gods?"

Miss Ai's reply slowly appeared on the wall: "If those things must be described as gods, then those who do not slaughter gods are destined to be eaten by them."

Han Su quietly processed these thoughts. After a moment, he slowly nodded and continued looking down, where he saw the ciphertext spell following the number 05 in the zero sequence displayed below.

[Number 06: All things respond to my will]

[Number 07: It is the night itself!]

【Number 08: The Devil's Kiss】

【Number 09: Stepping onto the Ladder of the Abyss】

【Number 10: With my own strength, I offer my sincere devotion】

[Number 11: I offer my body as a sacrifice, and command it to be used by the gods]

[Number 12: In the Name of the Crimson Scroll!]

[Number 13: None!]

【…】

Han Su looked at these cryptic incantations, not all of which he could understand, but he had a vague sense of dread. Then, as he took a deep breath to dispel this invisible pressure and prepared to ask for details, he was slightly taken aback.

He noticed that below the zero-sequence ciphertext spell, there was another item:
The Code of Life

【…】

There were only four simple words, but they were on the wall, and they immediately attracted all his attention: "What is this?"

Miss Ai: [The core of the advanced version of the Mysterious Power Training, its function is to break through the mental limits of an ordinary person and obtain more abundant mental power.]

"limit?"

Han Su's heart skipped a beat, and he asked, "What exactly do you mean?"

[For an ordinary person undergoing training in mystical powers, the first thing is to activate their own spiritual power. The higher the activation level, the easier it is to lose control, and the more effective the coded incantations become, thus gaining more penetrable spiritual power.]

However, as human beings, our mental strength has its own limits. Therefore, the advancement of mystical power training is to break through these limits and possess a more vast and controllable mental power.

The key to this lies in the code of life.

However, this type of training is only for senior investigators who have a chance of being promoted to independent investigators. Mr. Butcher has not yet obtained this privilege, so please keep up the good work!

【…】

Han Su suddenly found it all rather strange: "I don't have the authority, so why did you release it?"

Miss Ai: [Sorry, it's a system bug!]

As she apologized, those four words slowly faded from the screen, along with the words of apology she had uttered.

Han Su could no longer describe the strange feeling in his heart: She had just withdrawn it again...

Several thoughts flashed through his mind, and he sighed softly: "Since I don't have enough permissions, I'll put that aside for now. If the three major sequences need to be tested first, I don't have the right to choose right now. But I do have the permission to use the zero-sequence spells, right?"

Miss Ai: 【Of course!】

Looking at Miss Ai's reply, Han Su could clearly sense the emotion hidden within those cold words. He finally couldn't resist and slowly typed out a sentence:

Miss Ai, why do I feel like you're being so nice to me?

Ms. Ai replied instantly: "As an auxiliary tool of the Qinggang Abnormal Disaster Assessment Authority, I treat every investigator and implementer the same way."

Han Su said: [No, why do you seem to treat me better than others?]

Miss Ai's reply suddenly carried a hint of nervousness:
[Please note, Mr. Butcher, don't make statements without evidence. I treat everyone the same!]

As she spoke, some of the chat logs with Han Su slowly disappeared from the wall.

Han Su: "?"

You've erased everything, where am I supposed to find the evidence?

Even a fool would know that Miss Ai was not quite right. Han Su's questions had piled up to the extreme, and he wanted to ask her countless questions, but she simply refused to answer.

To be honest, Han Su really doesn't like playing spy games. He prefers to be straightforward. For example, Miss Crow, even though she hadn't done anything to wrong him, Han Su still had to ask her about it in front of her.

But then again, if it were Miss Ai playing this kind of spy game, it wouldn't be a bad idea...

　We're considering adjusting the initial height of the ghost truck from the current eight meters to three or four meters, because a reader named [Kamiiile] felt that if the truck is too tall, small creatures might easily slip under the wheels...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)