Cthulhu Panel: One organ mutates every day

The hunched old man glanced at the Soul Amber Bead on Wayne's wrist, said nothing, and suddenly raised his hand to press down on Wayne's shoulder.

Wei En felt an icy chill instantly spread throughout his body, which would not be an exaggeration to describe as falling into an ice cave. He even suspected that he was being stared at by a great being.

But it only lasted for a moment before the coolness disappeared.

"Willpower, 1 point."

As expected, only 1 point...

Wayne was not surprised by this, after all, he had not received any willpower training.

But the current rating is: Strength 3, Agility 2, Observation 5, Knowledge 1, Willpower 1, Traits 0.

I only have 12 points, which is just enough to qualify as a trainee investigator. The requirement for a full investigator is 20 points. How can I get promoted to a full investigator?

After making a brief note in the rating booklet, the old woman took out a form to keep on file and handed the rating booklet to Wayne:

"The assessment is complete. You may leave now."

Is that all?

Wayne took the scoring booklet, glanced at the three expressionless judges, turned around, pushed open the door, and left the judging room.

Silence fell again in the judging room.

The old woman spoke up: "Why do you think... that person chose him as the messenger?"

The robust old man leaned back in his chair with a relaxed air: "18 years old, that's already quite excellent. Wasn't his observation score very high? Besides... how can we possibly guess what that person's intentions are?"

The hunched old man said in a hoarse voice, "Regardless, all messengers ultimately belong to headquarters. Just keep a close eye on their development."

……

Outside the judging room, Wayne handed the scoring booklet to Matthew, who was waiting.

"Team leader, the evaluation is complete, but my total score is only 12. Isn't that too low?"

Matthew took the rating booklet, glanced through it briefly, and nodded.

"That's fine. The messenger's process is rather special, and it often skips the training period, so even if the total score is a little low, it won't affect your promotion to a formal investigator. Besides, once you acquire your own traits, the sixth dimension trait will add another one or two points."

"So, are we going to the second department next?" Wayne asked.

Matthew closed the grade booklet: "Okay, let's go to Section Two. Relax, we'll probably just do some simple rituals and that'll be it."

Wayne followed Matthew to the office of the Secret Security Section of the Second Division.

Knock on the door.

A young woman's voice came from inside: "Come in."

Matthew pushed open the door and went in, followed by Wayne.

This office is no different from the offices of other departments.

There was only one girl in the huge office. She looked to be in her early twenties, with fluffy light blonde curly hair, wearing a preppy-style fitted dress, and had exquisite and beautiful features. She exuded a noble air, making people immediately associate her with the title of "rich school beauty senior".

The blonde girl stood up, a smile playing on her lips, which was strangely comical: "Hello."

"You are..." Matthew thought the blonde woman looked unfamiliar.

"I'm Charlotte, a new recruit transferred from headquarters to the Second Division," the blonde girl said.

A new recruit transferred from headquarters? Has headquarters infiltrated the branch office that deeply? Wei En was surprised.

"Where are your section chief and other colleagues? Aren't they all here?" Matthew asked.

"Oh? Yes, some of them are on business trips, some are on leave, and I'm on duty. They said all the work for today is assigned to me." Charlotte, the blonde girl, swayed her eyes from side to side, looking around twice.

Wei En was hesitant. Didn't the section chief say that the people for the second section had already been arranged? Why is there only a newcomer here now?

"Is there something you need?" Charlotte asked.

"I'm Matthew, the group leader of Group 1, Section 7. I'm here to help him acquire the special ability. Since you're the only one here, why don't you explain it to him first?" Matthew said.

"Oh, I know this best, just a minute." Charlotte bent down to look for the documents.

Wayne and Matthew exchanged a strange glance. With only one new recruit left in Section Two, the atmosphere was tense.

Charlotte began explaining on her own:

"The bureau's scoring system has a total of six dimensions, and the sixth dimension's characteristics are mainly based on the first five dimensions."

"Of the first five dimensions, two main dimensions are usually selected to determine which features to adapt to."

"For example, you can choose strength and agility, or strength and observation, or agility and willpower, knowledge and willpower... These five dimensions can be combined in pairs to create a total of ten directions of choice."

"Once you choose a direction, your future development will be closely related to the two dimensions of that direction."

"For example, if you choose strength and agility, then with the support of the corresponding traits, you will have the most room for growth in these two dimensions, and the best chance to break through human limits, which means you are most likely to exceed 6 points."

"As for acquiring the corresponding characteristics of the two dimensions, as long as you choose a direction and choose to sacrifice to a certain Great Old One, under the right circumstances of the mystical ritual, you will have the opportunity to receive the characteristics cast by the Great Old One and successfully achieve a symbiotic balance with the pollution that comes with the characteristics."

"Speaking of sacrifice, it's actually the same as performing a mysterious ritual. There are about twenty cases of sacrifice related to the Old Ones in the bureau. Among them, the sacrifice cases of ten Old Ones are more abundant, the mysterious rituals are more mature, and the success rate is higher. These are the priority recommendations, after all, when acquiring traits, survival is the most important thing."

"By the way, let me see your rating."

Wayne was stunned. He hadn't expected this newcomer to be so unrestrained in bringing up the past. He turned to look at Matthew.

Matthew then handed over Wayne's score sheet.

Charlotte opened it and glanced at it:

"Your first five dimensions are Strength 3, Agility 2, Observation 5, Knowledge 1, and Willpower 1. If you choose two dimensions to determine your direction, you will definitely need 5 points in Observation. The other one is up to you to decide, but your Willpower is relatively low. I suggest you choose a mysterious ritual with a higher success rate."

After she finished reading, she handed Wayne a small notebook.

The document contains textual records of the IDs, characteristic descriptions, and corresponding pollution characteristics of more than twenty Great Old Ones. The case samples are sufficient and constitute a complete system.

"Considering your high score in the observation dimension and the fact that your usual tasks are not related to combat, I recommend that you choose the 050 or 053 sequence. Many of your colleagues in the bureau who are in similar situations choose to sacrifice themselves to these two Ancients, and the characteristics of these two Ancients also overlap to some extent," Charlotte reminded her.

【Sequence 050】

[Two-dimensional: Agility, Observation]

[Features: A thin neck and shoulders covered with clusters of eye tumors, slender limbs that intertwine and overlap, thin skin that oozes cold, sticky fluid, and an ethereal form that emerges in the darkness]

【Sequence 053】

[Two-dimensional: Knowledge, Observation]

[Characteristics: A reddish-brown torso covered in eye spots, long, slender arms growing in a crisscross pattern, hardened skin flowing with scalding viscous fluid, and a scorching, oppressive aura that burns through the mind]

【Sequence 034】

[Two-dimensional: Agility, Willpower]

【Features: Flesh and blood antlers riddled with holes, soft wings covered in hair, deformed eagle claws covered with suckers, an unpredictable body drifting in the wind, and an endless stream of turbulent winds】

……

"Wait a minute, your name is Wayne, right? Let me check, there should be your information here." Charlotte continued searching.