I, Lord of Prayer

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Disinfection, blood tests, CT scans, anatomical scans, soul analysis, personality comparison, psychological counseling...

After a series of top-level physical examinations, the only findings were that Zhou Chen had a certain degree of corrupting tendencies and slightly low rationality; he would recover on his own after a period of rest. 🎉💢 ❻➈𝐬ĤùⓍ.¢όΜ ♕🎅

They don't even need to stay in the hospital.

"But I was hallucinating too! Didn't you see those six little dwarfs wearing Calabash Brothers headdresses over there?"

Inside the isolation room, Zhou Chen pointed to a corner of the room, his eyes wide: "Look, they've started dancing, and they're dancing Shin Takara! And there's music playing?"

"Uh, that's normal."

The attending physician glanced at the scene and recorded the situation truthfully on the whiteboard: "Low rationality can cause symptoms such as visual and auditory hallucinations. Moreover, you have also suffered from mental pollution, so you will experience a period of mental confusion."

"Don't worry, this is the Gathering of Stars. No matter how low your rationality or how high your inspiration, you won't see anything indescribable. The dwarves you saw were just an illusion."

"However," the attending physician asked, puzzled, "Shouldn't there be seven Calabash Brothers and seven dwarfs in fairy tales? Why did you only see six?"

"Sixth Brother has gone invisible!" Zhou Chen replied in a loud voice.

"...Okay, that makes sense." The attending physician was speechless. After quickly scribbling something on the whiteboard, he asked, "Besides the hallucinations and auditory hallucinations, have you experienced any other discomfort?"

Zhou Chen checked for a moment, then shook his head: "It's gone."

The attending physician nodded knowingly: "Then congratulations, you can be discharged now."

"So fast?" Zhou Chen was surprised. He had stared directly at the King of Chaos, so the danger level should have been very high.

"You've already gone through the highest level of medical examination. If there's even the slightest problem, you wouldn't be standing here now."

The attending physician put away the record board and said, "It's probably because you forged a strong willpower through the torment of a fragmented soul, which helped you resist mental pollution. Anyway, there's nothing seriously wrong. Go back and get some sleep, and you'll be fine. 🎉👑 6➈รⓗ𝔲ˣ.CoⓂ 🍬🍓"

And so, Zhou Chen was discharged from the hospital without incident.

The first thing he did after being discharged from the hospital was to go to Jiang Che's office.

"You're listening to music? Are you in a good mood?"

As soon as he entered the office, he heard a melodious and cheerful tune echoing from inside, and he unconsciously started humming along.

Jiang Che looked at him with a strange expression:

I didn't play any music.

"..."

Zhou Chen scratched his head awkwardly: "It's probably just my imagination, don't worry about it... You have a cat?"

He looked at the desk, where a lazy, adorable orange cat was lying. Unlike its other cats, which were as fat as pigs, this cat was surprisingly healthy.

"Wait, this must be another hallucination." He realized this and shook his head, as if trying to shake off all the hallucinations and auditory hallucinations in his mind.

"No, this cat is real."

Jiang Che sighed helplessly, "Why don't you go back and get some sleep?"

This cat is real... You actually keep a cat... Zhou Chen was stunned for a moment, then pinched his brow: "It's okay, the doctor said I'm very healthy, I just can't distinguish between reality and hallucinations for the time being."

  

Is this your cat? What's its name?

"Forbidden item c-016·Rainbow Orange Cat, named Little Orange."

Jiang Che said, "I've been raising her since she was six years old."

Contraindicated item c-016...

Zhou Chen froze, looking at the Salted Fish Orange Cat lying motionless on the desk. Was this thing a taboo?

There are many types of prohibited substances.

Some require containment to be used, while others can be used without containment.

With side effects, without side effects.

Dangerous, safe; stable, activated...

Such taboo objects that can act autonomously are considered activated taboo objects.

Soon, Zhou Chen recalled the relevant information about the C-016 Rainbow Orange Cat.

More than a decade ago, this orange cat accidentally fused with extraordinary source matter, thus gaining extraordinary abilities and being classified as a forbidden object.

They are gentle in nature, enjoy sunbathing, eat dried small fish, possess the wisdom of extraordinary beings, and have an extremely long lifespan.

Its abilities are rainbow rays and rainbow shields.

Yes, the rainbow beam is that kind of beautiful beam that looks very girly and only appears in animation, but it is extremely powerful; the rainbow shield is a shield that forms a seven-colored halo and can block attacks.

On one occasion, an accident occurred at the research institute that housed forbidden objects. Some of the forbidden objects went out of control and rioted. Taking advantage of the chaos, it escaped from the research institute and disappeared without a trace.

It seems that by some twist of fate, Jiang Che picked it up as a kitten and raised it as an ordinary cat.

However, there must be a tracker inside this forbidden object, so it's unclear why the Stars didn't take the cat back... It might be related to Jiang Che's past family situation?

"Why didn't I see it the other day?" Zhou Chen petted it a couple of times. The orange cat was indeed very gentle and didn't resist being touched by a stranger.

"It was taken for a medical examination. The check for contraindicated substances is very strict, and it was only returned today."

Jiang Che didn't dwell on the topic, calmly saying, "The Eternal Flame Festival is in three days. It'll be time to close the net then, so you'd better make some preparations."

As an undercover agent, Zhou Chen would definitely be the one in the most danger during the operation.

"Can I apply for another forbidden item?" Zhou Chen asked. This was something he had been thinking about for a long time, and besides, only forbidden items could increase his combat power in a short period of time.

"Can."

Jiang Che nodded: "I'll have someone compile a list of prohibited items that you can apply for and send it to you."

"Thanks, boss!" Zhou Chen's face immediately lit up with a smile as he poured her a cup of coffee. "You'd better also give the Eternal Flame a piece of your mind. Should I make up some fake news for them?"

Although everyone was about to break off relations in three days, Zhou Chen, as a traitor with professional ethics, decided to stay at his post during the remaining time, occasionally leaking information to Eternal Flame and acting as normal as possible.

"Just make something up, and show it to me when you're done."

"Okay... How about Fu Qing? How's the investigation going today?"

According to Li Xiaoxiao, Fu Qing seems to be about to fall from power soon, and they are secretly manipulating things behind the scenes. At that time, the Eternal Flame will use the impact of Fu Qing's downfall to deceive everyone and achieve some kind of goal.

Jiang Che became quite displeased at the mention of this.

"Fu Qing found a few scapegoats to take the blame, confessed to all the crimes, and cleared himself of all charges. Moreover, because the Eternal Chamber of Commerce is very powerful, we cannot conduct a search without sufficient evidence. For now, we can only start with the shipping industry."

but……"

She changed the subject, her eyes filled with coldness: "When it's time to close the net, there's no need to keep arguing with him. I will send people to storm the Eternal Merchant Guild and arrest him on charges of colluding with the Abyss Church."

Simple and direct.

Although there is no direct evidence... won't we have it after the action is taken?

Furthermore, since Eternal Flame intends to use Fu Qing as bait, it's impossible that it would only go this far; there's probably an even bigger trap waiting for Fu Qing.

So, all we need to do is wait patiently.

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After leaving the office, Zhou Chen returned to his dormitory to meditate and rest.

After two hours of deep meditation, he opened his eyes. The auditory hallucinations that had been appearing in his ears from time to time had disappeared, and the various strange hallucinations in the room no longer occurred.

Reason returned to normal.

"Finally, I can't see the dwarves anymore... This was so dangerous. The Abyss Kings are indeed beings comparable to gods; even their images contain mental pollution... I can't look directly at gods... I can't be so reckless in the future. But with the wishing bottle, I should be able to keep my self-awareness intact..."

Amidst a jumble of thoughts, Zhou Chen looked at the shimmering wishing bottle, which contained a full twelve stars!

—A bumper harvest!

Formally joining the Eternal Flame is a major step towards the success of the undercover mission, and Jiang Che and the staff of the secret operations department have provided a large number of wish points.

In addition, Li Xiaoxiao and other believers in the Eternal Flame also contributed a lot, and it is estimated that many believers are looking forward to him joining the church and becoming a pawn planted in the Star Society.

It's so satisfying to eat from both ends!

However, the more frustrating thing is that these stars cannot be used to restore the integrity of the soul, because he has no corresponding excuse. The soul being repaired inexplicably will only increase suspicion. However, he has already thought of other uses.

The operation is about to close in, so three stars are left as a last resort.

The remaining seven coins will be used to learn alchemy; use as many as you can. If there are any left over, use them to improve the quality of your soul.

Three days of preparation time is not long at all; time is very tight.

After confirming that he had fully recovered, Zhou Chen went to the library to study basic alchemy.

Alchemy is not something easy to learn. It is vast and complex, requiring talent. Many people study it their whole lives but still can't grasp the basics, while others can master it in just one or two months.

Zhou Chen never considered himself a genius. People like Professor Li An and Xiao Yan were the real geniuses. They could easily master alchemy during their breaks from writing papers, and they could study it seriously on a weekend and pass the alchemist's license exam the next day.

The projects they work on are even more high-end; for example, Professor Ang Lee participated in the research of "god-slaying weapons"...

Sometimes you can't help but sigh that the difference between people is greater than the difference between people and dogs.

But it doesn't matter, so what if he doesn't have talent? He has cheat codes!

In the library, Zhou Chen brought a pile of alchemy-related books and found a single study room to sit down.

"Let me think about how to wish... for improved learning efficiency? Or should I just cram in knowledge?"

"Directly imparting knowledge is faster, but I'm afraid it might just blow my brain up... Hmm, maybe I should first wish for increased learning efficiency, and then wish for a thorough understanding of the knowledge? That would be a safer approach..."

Once he had a clear idea, Zhou Chen immediately put it into action.

Add some to my wishing bottle!

"I wish to improve my learning efficiency!"