Gao Wu: After transforming into a soft girl, I became a calamity?

Although the feeling only lasted for a brief moment, Ye Chenyang was certain that it was real.

In his previous life, as an eighth-tier powerhouse, he could have easily reached the third tier in a short time if he wanted to, based on his understanding of his own abilities. He just didn't want to attract attention now.

The feeling I just experienced seemed to be... a strange resonance?

Ye Chenyang couldn't help but glance at Jiang Mian again.

She was picking through the materials with her head down. Since they had already been partially disassembled during the "cleaning" process, she didn't need to cut them further.

Jiang Mian felt like he had a thorn in his side at that moment.

She could clearly feel the gaze fixed on her back; the other person seemed to be curious about her.

What are you curious about? It can't be his height and measurements, can it?

Jiang Mian subconsciously stopped the operation of his core, and felt a little suffocated for a moment.

She could also clearly sense the other person's aura. Compared to the sweet and fragrant Teacher Lin, this guy's smelled like... stir-fried pork with chili peppers?

It's a bit pungent, but very fragrant... The sequence must be quite high.

Jiang Mian dared not make any move and continued working without changing his expression.

A few seconds later, after that gaze shifted away, she released control of the core.

"cough."

Manager Chen cleared his throat, breaking the temporary silence.

"Team Leader Cheng, we'll handle things here. You've all been busy this morning, go back and get some rest."

Cheng Qiao nodded. Although his intuition told him that Jiang Mian was acting strangely, this place was too crowded and not a suitable location.

He had just noticed Ye Chenyang's brief pause and wondered what the kid was thinking.

However, based on what he had learned about Ye Chenyang during this time, the other party seemed to be a calm and composed person, not the type to be unable to move when he saw a pretty girl.

"Alright, we'll leave then."

"Take care, Captain Cheng."

Manager Chen replied.

Ye Chenyang also composed himself and followed Cheng Qiao toward the transport vehicle.

The two got into the car, which drove smoothly away from the Special Affairs Bureau.

"What, you've taken a fancy to that girl?"

Cheng Qiao held the steering wheel with one hand and rubbed his twitching right eye with the other.

"I just... think she's a little special."

Ye Chenyang didn't explain further, he just shook his head slightly.

"special?"

Cheng Qiao raised an eyebrow, his gaze still fixed straight ahead.

"Um."

Although he was unloading goods when Supervisor Chen spoke, he heard every word the other said.

"An ordinary person who has lived inside the Great Firewall since childhood can adapt to these things without batting an eye in just two or three days."

Ye Chenyang's words piqued Cheng Qiao's curiosity, and he deliberately asked a question in return.

"Just based on feelings, you can't prove anything, can you? Maybe she was forced into it because of her family circumstances?"

"Maybe I'm overthinking it. It just feels a bit disconnected."

Before Ye Chenyang awakened, he went through the same thing, and seeing such a scene always made him sigh.

"How can a seemingly quiet and gentle girl not feel conflicted when her job involves dealing with monster remains?"

Cheng Qiao abruptly changed the subject, his words seemingly alluding to something:

"The world these days... haha, it's all because people are forced into it."

A half-joking smile tugged at the corner of his mouth as he said:

"Besides... even if that girl has something special about her, she can't possibly be a calamity that comes looking for food, can she?"

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Jiang Mian secretly breathed a sigh of relief after watching the transport truck leave.

She originally thought that the transportation team would handle all the work of sending the remains, but she didn't expect that the sheriff would also "moonlight" as a delivery officer.

Fortunately, her current ability only modifies her heart area, and there are no external abnormalities. As long as she makes good use of her quiet and obedient appearance, she can continue to hide her true identity.

When she first transmigrated, she actually had some regrets about her second brother, but she quickly came to terms with it.

Given the choice between having something that had been useless for over twenty years and simply living a real life, she chose the latter without hesitation and quickly integrated into her current life.

Jiang Mian lowered his head, his gloved fingertips rummaging through the wreckage to sort out the materials he needed.

That Ye Chenyang from earlier... he doesn't look that old, so why did he give me the feeling that he was seen through?

She had heard that those who awakened along the [Soul] path possessed abilities similar to a lie detector, while those who awakened along the [Radiance] path were extremely sensitive to the existence of calamities.

Perhaps the other party is one of these two?

Jiang Mian was certain that when he was not using his abilities, his aura was completely contained within his core, and even his "kind" could not detect it.

As time went on, Jiang Mian finally finished processing the waste. The useless debris was loaded onto forklifts and transported to the central processing area for centralized incineration.

She sat on a small stool to rest for a while, and from a great distance, she could feel that the sparks seemed to have been ignited.

According to Supervisor Chen, he would have to wait to process the next batch and would not need to go to the processing area, which meant that his workstation was temporarily fixed.

But... Jiang Mian closed her eyes, and it seemed... she received a slight "feedback"? And it was still flowing in continuously?

Jiang Mian originally thought that he could only harvest energy within ten meters, but he didn't expect that he could also obtain energy from a distance?

Compared to the satisfaction of completely devouring a Calamity Core, this feedback is like a drop in the ocean, probably only one-tenth.

It seems that the removal of the core has caused these remains to lose most of their energy essence, leaving only these remnants.

Fortunately, this batch of wreckage is relatively "fresh"; if it had been left for a longer period, the potential profits would have been even lower.

"This is not as good as the diseased ones..."

Jiang Mian sighed inwardly, but even a small mosquito is still meat.

The previous batch, excluding the Mist creatures whose yield was almost negligible, numbered nearly twenty Calamities, demonstrating the ferocity of last night's battle.

There are still a few more batches to go, which will push her schedule back quite a bit.

In this city within the walls, the chance to hunt down a complete Calamity is extremely rare, and any replenishment of energy is precious.

This job at the Special Affairs Bureau is currently the only way to reliably access "firewood," even if it's just scraps.

She signed a temporary contract for only three days, and the results of the first two days were already quite good.

The day's work was finally coming to an end.

Supervisor Chen came over and took a look. Seeing that the categorized materials were neatly stacked, he waved to indicate that she could leave work.

"Same time tomorrow, don't be late."

"Okay, Manager Chen."

Jiang Mian responded, turned around and left the factory area. He sat on his electric scooter, not in a hurry to start it, but instead sensing the state of his body.

The next two batches...

It seemed that because it had been left for a little too long, there wasn't much residual power, but the amount was still considerable, and it still pushed her to the critical point.

She was just a hair's breadth away from reaching the second tier.

The biggest surprise was figuring out the additional characteristics and absorption range of the [Ignite] skill.

Does this mean that if I want to harvest on a large scale in the future, all I need to do is set a fire?

Although it cannot ignite on its own from ten meters away, it will be ignited by any external factor.

If this characteristic is used well, combined with other skills that can be selected later, it can produce unexpected results, whether it is single-target or area-of-effect attacks.

"Hmph~ Finally, I'm a little awake! Time to go home!"

Jiang Mian was in a rare good mood, humming a little tune, and leisurely drove away on his battle-damaged electric scooter.