I can equip strange items

Chapter 85 Lu Jiayin's Craving for Strength

"That so-called 'protection mechanism' is really too far-fetched."

Tieshan frowned and said gruffly, "Cleaning up a city can trigger the sanctuary rules? I've never heard of such a bizarre item before?"

There are many things you haven't heard of.

Shen Qingyin spoke calmly, her tone neither warm nor cold: "The characteristics of strange items are varied and bizarre, some even defying common sense."

Cleaning the city can trigger a shelter effect; it sounds far-fetched, but it's not impossible.

Tieshan snorted but did not refute.

"Besides, we didn't actually suffer any losses."

Shen Qingyin continued, "Even if that 'protection mechanism' is fake, cleaning up Donghe City is still a good thing for the city itself. Those piles of garbage and ruins, if left unattended, will eventually breed more mutated creatures and bizarre events."

Chu Tiankuo nodded, then turned his gaze to Lu Jiayin: "Do you think that Li Yuan is trustworthy?"

Lu Jiayin thought about it carefully and said, "He's not the kind of person who talks big. Besides, the organization behind him is indeed very mysterious. More importantly, what he said last time about the strange streetlights was later verified."

"You mean the incident where the entire city was swallowed up and then spat out?" Chu Tiankuo narrowed his eyes.

"That's right. After that incident, the strange radiation range of the streetlights was indeed reduced, which means that someone caused substantial damage to them."

Lu Jiayin stated definitively, "And Li Yuan said that it was the result of the organization behind him taking action."

Chu Tiankuo fell silent.

Being able to injure a being at the Abyss Domain level is no ordinary feat.

Although their Bureau of Abnormal Affairs could also do that, it would require using bizarre items to combat it.

However, the cost of using those kinds of bizarre items was too outrageous, and they were unwilling to use them until the very last moment.

"Then let's give it a try. We've already agreed to clean up Donghe City, so there's no reason for us to go back on our word."

After a full half minute, Chu Tiankuo finally said, "Anyway, cleaning up the city will be beneficial for the subsequent resettlement work."

That's right, they thought the city they were supposed to clean was Donghe City, which is why they were getting stuck here.

After all, under normal circumstances, if the goal is to protect Donghe City, then Donghe City should be cleaned up. There's no reason to clean up other unrelated small counties, right?

"Also, get all those strangely gifted individuals in the bureau moving."

Chu Tiankuo looked at Shen Qingyin: "I remember there's someone in our department named Zhou Xiaochuan, whose ability is garbage decomposition? And there's Sister Li, whose ability is 'whirlwind'? I usually thought these abilities weren't very useful, but now, they're all coming in handy."

"Indeed, Zhou Xiaochuan's ability is to quickly decompose organic waste into harmless powder, while Sister Li's ability is to create a regional whirlwind to concentrate lightweight waste."

Shen Qingyin pushed up her glasses, revealing a subtle expression: "With a few water-controlling ability users and a few ability users who can manipulate soil and rocks, theoretically, we can clear the main roads of Donghe City within three days."

If we add more sanitation workers, we can thoroughly clean Donghe City inside and out within three days, which shouldn't be a problem.

Most importantly, all residents have now been evacuated to the suburbs, so there will be almost no more garbage generated during this period.

This undoubtedly greatly reduces the difficulty of cleaning.

"Then let's make the arrangements and start the operation first thing tomorrow morning."

Chu Tiankuo stood up: "Let's finalize the plan tonight and execute it tomorrow. As for Li Yuan—I'll go see him personally."

Night had completely fallen.

When Li Yuan returned to the entrance of the prefab house, a thin layer of snowflakes had already accumulated on his body.

He brushed the snow off his shoulders and pushed open the door to enter.

"Li Yuan, you've come back just in time."

Just then, Lu Jiayin's voice rang out.

Li Yuan was taken aback. He turned around and saw the three of them walking towards him side by side.

To be precise, a middle-aged man was walking in front, while Lu Jiayin and a burly man were slightly behind.

The moment Li Yuan saw the middle-aged man, his pupils contracted slightly.

Because he could sense that the middle-aged man's aura was incredibly powerful, far stronger than his own.

"This is Chu Tiankuo, the director of our Donghe Branch of the Bureau of Abnormal Affairs."

Lu Jiayin first introduced Chu Tiankuo, and then pointed to the burly man: "This is Tieshan, the head of the Action Section."

"Hello, Li Yuan." Chu Tiankuo extended his hand.

Li Yuan didn't presume, extending his hand to shake hands with the other party: "Director Chu came to see me personally, it seems you've already made a decision? By the way, please come in, all three of you."

He turned on the battery-operated light in the prefab house and then invited the three people inside.

When Lu Jiayin saw that the trash can was no longer in the room, her eyes flashed, and she guessed that Li Yuan must have already made contact with that mysterious organization, and that the mysterious organization must have taken the trash can away.

Li Yuan naturally noticed Lu Jiayin's expression, but he had no intention of explaining, letting her fill in the blanks.

"The decision has been made."

Chu Tiankuo sat down on a stool, looking Li Yuan up and down, and asked in surprise, "Such a young mid-stage Innate Realm expert, what level would he be considered in your organization?"

Mid-stage of innate constitution?

Li Yuan was taken aback, then realized that the "mid-stage of innate realm" mentioned by the other party should correspond to his own seventh level of extraordinary signs.

That's right, it's a level seven ominous sign.

Since it's already past 6 PM, the "Master of Staying Up Late" attribute has taken effect, and my temporary strength has indeed reached Level 7 of the Ominous Sign.

According to the realm classification of this world, it should be the mid-stage of the Innate Realm.

But this should only be the beginning.

"Mid-stage of innate constitution?"

Lu Jiayin was stunned for a moment, then suddenly looked at Li Yuan: "You're already at the mid-stage of the Innate Realm?"

"I was lucky and had a small success in Yunwu Mountain."

Li Yuan said without changing his expression, "I don't actually know much about the organization behind me. The reason I have a special status in the organization is simply because of my abilities."

Lu Jiayin was at a loss for words. She said that they hadn't even entered the Innate Realm yet.

"ability?"

Chu Tiankuo asked curiously, "Would you mind telling me?"

"There's nothing inconvenient to talk about. In fact, Deputy Team Leader Lu also knows a bit about this matter."

Li Yuan replied calmly, "My ability is to sense and identify strange objects. Any strange object, as long as it is not deliberately shielded, can be sensed by me once it gets close. And if I touch it, I can identify the effect and cost of using that strange object."

"You actually have the ability to identify strange items?"

Chu Tiankuo was taken aback, and for the first time truly took Li Yuan seriously: "This kind of ability is rare."

Li Yuan's brow twitched slightly, realizing that the ability he had mentioned seemed to have already appeared before.

That would be best, so that I wouldn't seem too special and people wouldn't suspect that I'm abnormal.

"Being able to sense strange objects without relying on equipment—it seems that cooperating with you was indeed the right decision."

Chu Tiankuo spoke again: "Regarding the cleanup of Donghe City, we have decided to start the operation first thing tomorrow morning."

Donghe City?

Oh, right, what I was talking about earlier was that one-time use, eerie item that would protect a cleaned city.

Since that's the case, there's no need for me to mention other small counties.

Li Yuan asked calmly, "How do you plan to clean it up?"

"We have some people with special abilities in our department."

Chu Tiankuo explained, "One of them is named Zhou Xiaochuan, whose ability is garbage decomposition. He can break down any biodegradable organic waste into powder within an hour. There's also Sister Li, whose ability is 'whirlwind,' which allows her to create regional whirlwinds to gather lightweight waste together."

Tieshan added, "There are also a few earth-type and water-controlling ability users who can clean up the large pieces of debris and stains. Although these ability users usually seem useless and not very strong in combat, they have all come in handy this time."

Lu Jiayin added, "These superhumans awakened their abilities a long time ago, and their abilities cover a wide range."

"Then I look forward to your good news."

Li Yuan was secretly delighted.

In this case, it should be considered that I initiated the cleaning.

If all goes well, once the cleaning is complete, the "Dissolving Factory" entry on the trash can should be solidified.

"However, I have one request."

Chu Tiankuo's gaze turned serious: "Once the city is cleaned up, I expect you to begin action immediately and not delay any longer."

"no problem."

Li Yuan nodded readily: "I guarantee that as soon as the city reaches a state of 'perfect cleanliness,' and once our organization's special, eerie item takes effect, we'll immediately begin dealing with the streetlight anomalies."

"Okay, it's a deal then." Chu Tiankuo stood up and extended his hand.

Li Yuan also reached out and shook hands with him.

Chu Tiankuo didn't linger. After making his decision, he left with Tieshan.

However, Lu Jiayin was not in a hurry to leave.

"Is there something you need?" Li Yuan asked, puzzled.

"If I remember correctly, when we first met, you weren't yet a master of the Innate Realm, were you?"

Lu Jiayin looked at Li Yuan with suspicion and uncertainty: "Of course, don't misunderstand. I don't mean to pry into your secrets. I just want to ask if you have any methods to quickly improve your strength? I won't take it for free; I can trade you anything I have, as long as I have it!"

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