"Li Dan, have there been any unusual fire incidents across the country recently?"

Inside the Tactical Bureau, Li Dan, having learned that Ren Naiser had started livestreaming, came over and opened Yu Kuangtu's office door.

He heard Yu Kuangtu's question as soon as he entered.

Li Dan was momentarily startled and silently took out his phone to search. Having a boss so lazy that he wouldn't even use Baidu himself was truly a headache.

"...If you have to say special, then it was the mountain fire that occurred seven days ago in Qingyuan Fogang. The fire spread quickly. Despite barriers to block the flames, it still managed to spread, causing significant economic losses, fortunately without any casualties."

"Four days ago, a seafood processing factory in Jilin City…"

"Two days ago, the Hongtian Building in Anqing City…"

Yu Kuangtu asked, "Of these incidents, how many were contained by firefighters?"

Li Dan took a careful look and slightly raised his eyebrows. "Out of six incidents, only one was contained."

"In the other five, did the firefighters not arrive on time? Were the nearby firefighting facilities inadequate?"

Li Dan didn't say anything, silently tapping on his phone. After a while, he said, "They all arrived on time. However, because the 'flames were too fierce,' even the use of fire trucks couldn't completely extinguish the fires. They could only prevent the flames from spreading further. As for the buildings that caught fire, they were all essentially reduced to ashes."

"There's something wrong with the flames," Yu Kuangtu concluded. "Although I don't know if it's due to Spiritual Energy, it likely belongs to a supernatural phenomenon."

Li Dan asked, "How did you find out?"

Yu Kuangtu pointed at the computer screen. "The flames in the livestream's fire scene... they were 'fires without a source.'"

"Fires without a source?"

"Before the Supreme Supreme gathered the flames into strange creatures, I saw flames spreading across the empty ceramic tile floor... Moreover, the color and status of the flames varied depending on what they were burning," Yu Kuangtu explained expertly about arson. "Plastic, rubber, metal, carbohydrates... the flames show different colors based on different burning materials, and the smoke varies as well."

"But the flames in the livestream's fire scene were all uniformly bright orange-red. This is the most common color of Spiritual Energy flames."

Coming from Yu Kuangtu, an experienced arsonist, his words naturally carried high credibility, and Li Dan nodded slightly.

"The Supreme Supreme didn't extinguish the fire directly but instead sought the root cause of the fire's shape-shifting here…" Yu Kuangtu said. "It's not just Living Beings that can sense Spiritual Energy; now it seems that even common natural phenomena might be influenced by it."

If it weren't for this livestream, Yu Kuangtu would never have considered this aspect, and it seemed that it hadn't been recognized at the national level either.

Disaster is intangible; who would think that the intensity of this fire was due to added Spiritual Energy?

And while fire is somewhat recognizable, what if next time it's a flood, a dam break, heavy snow, a typhoon…

Heavenly Calamities are already difficult to resist, and if they are further strengthened by Spiritual Energy…

Yu Kuangtu slightly narrowed his eyes. Was this also within your calculations, Fairy Palace!

"Li Dan."

"Hmm?"

"Tell Ren Suo to write a report on the conjecture of Spiritual Energy disasters, no less than 10,000 words, and submit it tomorrow."

「 」

The phone rang. Ren Suo glanced at it; it was a message.

Most likely, it was a scam text from a Fake Base Station: either another casino going online, one of those 'thousands of dollars in free vouchers for insurance,' or yet another deceitful profit scheme pushed by the mobile carrier, and so on…

Ren Suo naturally ignored it, letting Unnamed deliver the final blow with the "Ice Explosion Right Straight Punch," completely shattering the flame creature.

Speaking of which, although Ren Suo had equipped Unnamed with Bai Ji's Level 3 Bond Ability "Ice Age," he couldn't use the controller to perform flashy moves like Bai Ji could.

Unnamed could only perform three types of frost actions: Frost Slide, Frost Enchantment Ninety-Nine Combo Beatdown, and Ice Spear Waterfall Shot.

Although not bad, they were very rigid, lacking Bai Ji's flair.

Ren Suo himself had no limits when using Bond Abilities, but the effects he produced were not as strong as those produced by the game characters.

Assuming the game characters also used Skills at 100% proficiency and automatically applied the best methods to maximize effects, then the game characters might have automatically discarded other less useful actions and chosen the three most effective ones.

Either Ren Suo would continue to enhance the Bond, allowing the game characters to unlock more effective actions in the future, or Ren Suo would change the control mode, such as a VR control mode, to possibly obtain a better gaming experience.

But Liaoyuan Game Company's virtual reality game equipment was still not for sale. It was only supplied to the military and research institutes, and experience halls were opened only in major cities. Ren Suo was still far from being able to purchase it. This was despite the fact that the virtual reality game equipment was won by him in a lottery—whether it was a wish or tapping the wrong tech tree, he did it all. Why would it end up like this...

"The girl eliminated the Source of Flame, acquiring Fire Flame Refinement and one Seed of Destiny in the Fiery Flames."

In the screen, the flame creature that Unnamed had last killed suddenly transformed into a Fire Serpent that wrapped around Unnamed's arm. It didn't scorch Unnamed's clothing; instead, it merged into it.

All Ren Suo could see were the details: "Fire Flame Refinement: Fire Element Ability +5% (currently 15%), Fire Element Resistance +10% (currently 30%)."

At that moment, the Cloaked Girl with Blue Hair continued, "At this time, a couple came over with their daughter who had been poisoned by smoke, pleading for the girl's help."

Huh?

Ren Suo blinked in surprise, then saw a Caucasian couple holding a little girl with twin ponytails, her face covered in black soot, coming over. They bowed deeply to Unnamed, large tears streaming down their faces, hoping that Unnamed could save their daughter.

Their daughter had apparently been hiding in a supermarket and suffered from carbon monoxide poisoning. It was uncertain if she would make it to medical care in time.

At this point, the game only gave Ren Suo the option 'Sorry.' After thinking about it, he went to the "Equipment Interface" and equipped Unnamed with 'Touch of Healing.'

Returning to the game, Ren Suo then saw a new option appear: 'Heal her.'

The Supreme Supreme then spoke in a calm tone in the livestream, "Despair never rests, and neither do we."

Unnamed grabbed the flame and touched the frost. She gently placed a hand on the little girl's head, and a green Healing Light appeared.

After a short wait, the little girl slowly woke up. Her parents hastily thanked Unnamed. At that moment, a small white cat suddenly appeared on the little girl and floated towards Unnamed, blossoming and dissipating.

"The Guardian Spirit that had been silently protecting the daughter blessed the girl as a thank you for her rescue."

Ren Suo could see: "White Cat's Blessing: Dodge Speed +5% (currently 5%)."

More than this blessing, Ren Suo was more curious about what the Cloaked Girl with Blue Hair had revealed.

Guardian Spirit? What was this new world-class DLC?

However, the Cloaked Girl with Blue Hair did not explain much further. As the scene returned to the Path of Destiny, Ren Suo moved the 'Wife' game piece to the third card.

The card revealed a pure white Unicorn.

"Unicorn"

The Cloaked Girl with Blue Hair said, "The girl arrived in the forest and encountered a beautiful, proud Unicorn."

In the screen, in the quiet forest where sunlight was sliced into countless speckles by leaves, a Unicorn with a body shimmering with a slight Glimmer and beautiful, smooth feathers strolled around.

The bushes made way for it, thorns avoided its delicate hooves, and branches lifted to avoid its proud head.

It was like a village bully striding through the neighborhood, with villagers angrily silent at its sight.

Just then, the girl suddenly appeared before it. The Unicorn was not startled; instead, it affectionately nuzzled the girl's chest, causing her chest to tremble—it was a male Unicorn.

"A Unicorn only approaches girls who are pure and beautiful," it quietly told the girl. "Its hoof is injured but cannot be healed, and it hopes to gain the girl's help."

The Unicorn gently lifted its right front leg. Its white hoof had a rotting wound exuding black pus, looking extremely unsightly.

At that moment, Ren Suo raised an eyebrow—the option 'Help the Unicorn' came at the cost of one Seed of Destiny.

Ren Suo didn't think twice and chose to help. Then, a green diamond-shaped gem appeared in Unnamed's hand, refracting enchanting colors under the night sky.

In an instant, the diamond shattered, and a beam of light shot out, crossing forests and mountains to land on a faraway river full of rubbish and dark, scummy water, purifying the murky water into clean, transparent... trash river.

Ren Suo didn't miss the opportunity and had the Supreme Supreme say, "The Unicorn, once surrounded by wives and concubines, is now lonesome, eh? In reminiscence of the past..."

The Cloaked Girl with Blue Hair ignored the Supreme Supreme showing off and continued, "Although it merely made the Unicorn a bit more comfortable, it still greatly appreciated the girl's help. Noticing her clothes were quite unattractive, the Unicorn lightly shook its golden horn and bestowed a blessing on the girl's clothes."

...

Watching this, Shen Tong, who was watching the livestream with colleagues at the Funeral Home, slammed the desk and stood up excitedly. "That outfit of mine is from Uniqlo, how could it be ugly!"

"Exactly, Shen Tong with the explosively bad taste in clothes."

"Don't say another word about being ugly for a lifetime, Shen Tong."

"So embarrassing, ugly Shen Tong."

His colleagues mercilessly teased him, and Shen Tong clenched his teeth to withstand the mental attack, his face slightly reddening in the process.

After the Unicorn cast its spell, Unnamed's outfit transformed into a green, figure-hugging dress. White tights extended to her thighs, leaving just a 3 cm gap—termed the 'absolute territory'—above the skirt, and the outfit also perfectly accentuated the girl's bosom, making everyone clench their legs.

But soon, Shen Tong grabbed his phone and disdainfully told them, "Don't you dare look at my wife."

"Your wife again? Just because you burned offerings for her doesn't make her your wife, huh?"

"Delusional much, any girl is your wife, huh?"

"Like I don't have a phone myself. I'm going to the restroom to watch!"

"Me too!"

The male colleagues walked away, while Miss Huang watched them, puzzled. "Why do they need to go to the restroom to watch?"

Shen Tong now had no time to corrupt Miss Huang's pure thoughts. Looking at the screen filled with comments like 'Lick my wife's chest' and 'Lick my wife's legs,' he impulsively blocked the comments. A bunch of disgusting otaku blocking my view of my wife.

The screen returned to the Path of Destiny, where he heard the Cloaked Girl with Blue Hair's gentle voice, "The girl healed the Unicorn, but it was only a temporary solution, not a cure."

The Supreme Supreme said, "That is the task of all Living Beings, not that of the Fairy Palace. The only task of the Fairy Palace is... to walk the Path of Destiny to its very end."

Representing the girl, the chess piece moved to the last of four cards on the table. The card revealed a spiraling staircase rising upwards.

"The girl stepped onto the spiral staircase, advancing to a higher layer on the Path of Destiny."

As the four cards on the wooden table dissolved, the Cloaked Girl with Blue Hair gently tapped the deck, and six new cards fell onto the table, forming a new path for the chess piece.

The chess piece landed on the nearest card: a man wearing an apron, holding two blood-stained kitchen knives.

"Rainy Night Butcher"

The card's image shifted to a basement view that made even Shen Tong's heart skip a bit. The basement's workbench was covered with surgical tools stained with blotches of blood, vessels contained chunks of strange flesh, and hanging on the walls were horrifying... human skins!

A disheveled Caucasian man in a filthy apron was engrossed in work at the workbench, seemingly chopping up ingredients with a kitchen knife, except the ingredients revealed thighs and arms, which was a chilling sight.

"The girl infiltrated the basement of a murderous psychopath," the Cloaked Girl with Blue Hair's voice calmed Shen Tong's fearful heart. "This was a very smart and powerful psychopath, possessing extremely formidable physical strength.

He had already escaped from the police twice.

He possessed a method to kill wantonly yet remain rational; the more he killed, the stronger he became.

He was very vigilant and escaped at the slightest noise.

The girl tried to approach him quietly..."

Using the workbench as cover, the girl stealthily moved within five steps but could get no closer—the basement's light source was at the door, which was the farthest point from the murderous psychopath. If the girl moved any closer, her shadow would be seen by him.

That was when Shen Tong heard the Supreme Supreme say, "Killing lives to protect lives, cutting karma not people."

A 'Great Hope' card landed on the table. At that moment, a soothing lullaby played in the basement, causing the murderous psychopath to suddenly go into a frenzy!

Over a dozen humanoid Resentful Spirits emerged from him. They looked at him with malevolent eyes, entangling him and driving him to lose reason and wildly swing his kitchen knife!

"Because of the Immortal Venerate's 'Great Hope,' when the murderous psychopath heard the familiar lullaby, the Resentful Spirits in him turned against him.

Unnamed didn't miss the opportunity. She rushed forward to kill the murderous psychopath, ending his demonic life.

The murderous psychopath, who had ended countless lives and would have impacted countless more, dropped five Seeds of Destiny."

Shen Tong sighed in relief. Thankfully, the Supreme Supreme was effective and didn't let Unnamed battle fiercely with the murderous psychopath.

If Unnamed and the murderous psychopath fought until their clothes burst, Shen Tong would feel heartache!

At that moment, the piece moved to the next card: a luxurious mansion.

"Demon Manor"

The Cloaked Girl with Blue Hair said, "The girl discovered that the murderous psychopath's power seemed to hide deeper secrets. Hiding on the murderous psychopath was a strange statue. This statue appeared to come from an elegant, wealthy collector, so she quietly sneaked into the wealthy man's manor."

The sky was growing dark. Unnamed advanced toward the Luxury Mansion through the bushes under cover of night.

Just then, a dog from nowhere viciously bit Unnamed's calf!

Barking resounded, and about a dozen suited bodyguards silently ran towards Unnamed!

And as the bodyguards ran, their clothes burst open, and their appearance transformed from human to fierce beasts, their eyes blood-red!

"But, the girl was discovered by the manor's hunting dogs."

Her calf was injured, and she was being ganged up on by several dogs and a dozen strong men!

The Supreme Supreme, please help her quickly!

...

SNAP. Ren Suo scratched his head. "Drew 'Great Despair.'"

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