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

Shen Ming followed Shen Yuan downstairs, and only after they got into the black official car did he finally ask:

"This girl... should be alright, right?"

He had only met Jiang Mian once, but the impression he had of her was extremely deep.

When she was taken to the police station for the second time, Shen Ming had already been transferred back to headquarters to work with Shen Yuan, so she didn't run into him.

But Shen Ming had carefully researched her information and what happened to her.

To be honest, it's amazing that this girl has experienced so much in such a short time, and her adaptability after the unexpected awakening is so astonishing. She can even go outside the city to kill calamities now.

He couldn't help but admire him.

For an ordinary person who has lived behind bars since childhood, this is already quite brave.

Upon hearing this, Shen Yuan glanced at him but did not answer immediately.

The gaze wasn't stern, but it made Shen Ming sit up straighter instinctively, just like a student being checked on by the teacher to recite.

"Xiaoming, what do you think?"

He didn't answer Shen Ming's question, but instead asked a question in return.

"I……"

Shen Ming revised his wording:

"He's more confident than before awakening, which is normal. But when he heard about the third-tier calamity, his worried and fearful expression didn't seem fake."

In his view, even though Jiang Mian already possessed a certain level of combat power, it was normal for him to react this way when faced with a calamity whose strength far surpassed his own and which was lurking in the shadows.

After all, fear is a biological instinct...

"Think again, is there anything special about it?"

"special?"

Upon hearing this, he thought about it carefully.

"The bracelet on her wrist... it looks like it's made of Radiant Crystal? The quality seems pretty high?"

"That's right."

Shen Yuan nodded.

The quality of brilliance crystals is easy to distinguish. The higher the sequence, the more crystals produced are clear and transparent. However, if they are formed through secondary processing, their transparency will be greatly reduced.

Some of the coarser quality ones look like frosted glass at first glance.

The Radiant Crystals circulating in the market are mostly products manufactured by low- to mid-sequence Awakened individuals and then processed.

Because the production process is extremely time-consuming and labor-intensive, and there are only so many Awakened, the production capacity has never been able to keep up, and there simply isn't enough to go around.

Most importantly, this thing is a consumable and doesn't last long.

Currently, the city's quota is mainly concentrated in the city defense and construction bureaus. As for the public security bureau, it goes without saying that it doesn't enter the fog and is basically useless except for dealing with some special disasters.

The flow of internal power in a top-grade radiant crystal is so visible that it can even be seen with the naked eye, so the one in Jiang Mian's hand... is definitely not an ordinary item.

"If she really had a problem, she wouldn't be wearing this."

"Yeah?"

Shen Ming seemed to be deep in thought. It wasn't that he hadn't thought of this aspect; the reason was quite simple.

The Imitator is a calamity of the Nightmare path. Although its abilities are bizarre, its primary attribute is actually spirit, and it is quite sensitive to the power of the Awakened.

High-quality Radiant Crystals possess purifying power, and are most effective against the relative [Chaos] path, followed by [Nightmare].

It avoids this thing like the plague, so how could it possibly wear it?

Therefore, from the very first moment they met, Shen Yuan ruled out the possibility that Jiang Mian had been replaced by an imitator.

Now that the message has been delivered, you can go to the west of the city to investigate Li Tian's matter while you're on the way.

My colleagues at the shelter said something serious happened last night...

"Let's go, to the west of the city."

……

At home, Jiang Mian stood on tiptoe and hung up the clothes she had just washed to dry.

The wind seemed a bit stronger, but just right, not enough to blow the clothes away.

From the time she unpacked it until now, only a few minutes have passed.

In fact, my current skills are not only useful for combat, but they have also made my daily life much more convenient.

She doesn't have to do laundry or cleaning herself anymore; she just needs to think about it.

I wonder how the Awakened Ones will use Sequence 3, and how they will choose their skills.

Anyway, she felt that any ability that made her more comfortable was a good ability.

With half a day of holiday left, Jiang Mian naturally wouldn't waste it.

With about two weeks left, she decided to send her clone to investigate the so-called mutual aid society tonight.

Having a clone operating outside means that the risk of exposure is quite low, as long as they are not too arrogant.

When those two sheriffs left, Jiang Mian had been paying attention to their movements; they were heading in the west of the city.

Perhaps it's an investigation into Li Tian's case, or perhaps the deaths of a large number of infected people yesterday attracted the attention of the authorities, leading them to send a fourth-tier foreign aid.

Regardless of the possibility, I don't suspect myself for the time being.

Before taking action, she still needed to familiarize herself with controlling the water golem.

As for the puppet's perception problem, it can be alleviated by other means.

She turned around and rummaged through the shopping bags on the table, taking out a brand-new monitor from them.

This thing also has a listening function. It was originally intended for the wealthy people in the south of the city. The quality is not bad, but it's a bit pricey, costing about the same as an average person's monthly salary.

It's still acceptable to her.

Just insert it directly into your body when the time comes.

……

7 PM, North of the city.

Jiang Mian nestled in bed, looking at the screen, and raised her phone with some confusion.

The camera then tilted upwards, focusing on the brightly lit private hospital in the distance.

In fact, she could control it with just a thought; she's doing it this way just to make it more lively and avoid it from being too boring.

"It's darkest under the lamp..."

Logically speaking, Chengbei Hospital is in a gray area under the government, and with a large number of patients inside, there must be a powerful awakened person in charge to prevent chaos.

But in the afternoon, she contacted the introducer through the method Du Biao had given her before.

The other party did not tell her the address directly, but met her in a secluded place before taking her to the entrance of a mental hospital.

It's so close to that private hospital, you can see right across from it... What's the difference between that and being humiliated?

Arrogant yet cautious, no wonder they're a group of "veteran patients"? Their brain circuits are truly unique.

The hospital was still within her perception range, but it was already nearing its limit.

As the perspective in the scene drew closer to the entrance of the mental hospital, Jiang Mian fully opened his senses and focused on that area.

"We've arrived...we can begin."

……

The hospital's side entrance.

A tall woman pushed open the door and entered.

She wore a slightly tight shirt with the sleeves casually rolled up to her elbows, and wide-leg pants, looking excessively plain.

Jiang Mian looked around and found the entire lobby eerily quiet, except for the front desk.

The contact person who met her took her there and then left, no...

In Jiang Mian's perception, that guy was still guarding outside, seemingly afraid that he would turn around and run away after Jiang Mian found out the address.

After all, it's a special period, and they are clearly a group of infected individuals with considerable strength. It would be troublesome if they attracted a siege.

"So cautious...?"

She ignored the man and went straight to the front desk, where a young woman dressed as a nurse was on duty, looking no different from a normal person.

"Hello, may I ask...?"