Chapter 152 - 117: The Origin of Monsters

Chapter 152: Chapter 117: The Origin of Monsters

Before long, the local Security Officers arrived.

The station chief drove them himself, taking Gu Qing and the two seriously injured individuals to the Night Court Headquarters.

As for the body of the Fox Woman, Qingyu, it was placed in a body bag at Gu Qing’s feet.

On the way to the Night Court Headquarters, Jin Jun said to Gu Qing, "Sister Huan and I both owe you one. If you ever need anything from us in the future, just ask."

Gu Qing replied, "How can you call it that? You two only got hurt because you were trying to help me."

Jin Jun insisted, "No matter what, you really did save my life and Sister Huan’s. We won’t forget that you saved us."

Zheng Ruihuan also spoke up, "Gu Qing, from now on, leave your family’s safety to us. Whether it’s a person or a monster, if they want to harm your family, they’ll have to get through our dead bodies first."

Gu Qing didn’t stand on ceremony with them. "Then I’ll be counting on you, Brother Jun and Sister Huan."

He knew full well that the two of them were stationed right in his neighborhood.

With their dedicated protection, his family’s safety would undoubtedly have another solid layer of security.

Suddenly, the phone in his pocket began buzzing violently.

Gu Qing took it out and saw that his younger sister, Gu Yao, was bombarding him with messages on WeChat.

[Gu Yao: Where are you where are you where are you?]

[Gu Yao: My durian my durian my durian my durian my durian?]

[Gu Yao: I’m so hungry I’m so hungry I’m so hungry!]

[Gu Qing: Stop rushing me stop rushing me stop rushing me!]

[Gu Qing: I ran into something on the way, so I’ll be back a little late. I already ordered the durian for delivery; it should arrive in about half an hour.]

[Gu Qing: Oh, right. I brought back a bunch of specialty foods from Shallow Water County, including those mung bean cakes you like. I left them all at the security office. If you’re starving, you can go downstairs and get them now.]

[Gu Yao: I’m going downstairs to get them now!]

Gu Qing didn’t chat much longer with his sister, Gu Yao. He quickly put his phone away and continued his casual conversation with Jin Jun and Zheng Ruihuan.

The station chief was an old pro at driving, keeping the car incredibly steady.

He accelerated on the straightaways and didn’t slow down on the curves.

In less than forty minutes, he had delivered the three of them to the Night Court Headquarters.

Then, he helped Gu Qing carry the two seriously injured individuals into the medical building.

After getting them settled in the infirmary, Gu Qing left the medical building alone, carrying the body of the Fox Woman, Qingyu, to the morgue. He handed the body over to the specialists for identification and processing.

A few minutes later, the identification results were out.

The Fox Woman had been very powerful when she was alive, with a Biological Level as high as Tier Nine.

The person in charge of the identification was stunned.

He looked at Gu Qing as if he were looking at a monster.

Gu Qing had been in the spotlight recently, and almost everyone in the Night Court knew of this newcomer.

After all, his performance had been too outrageous.

He had crushed the other recruits during the recruitment test, including two Extraordinary Awakened.

Then, in just a few short days, he had captured a fully mutated Ratman alive, as well as two Fox Women who were known to be extremely effective against low-level Extraordinary Beings.

Such a terrifying combat record had completely shattered the Night Court’s rookie records.

However, despite all that, many in the Night Court still didn’t take him too seriously. They thought he was just a slightly stronger Extraordinary Contactor with a low ceiling.

Destined to be inferior to Extraordinary Awakened in the future.

And the man performing the identification in the morgue had thought the same.

That was until tonight. When he determined that the Fox Woman’s corpse Gu Qing brought in had possessed the power of a Tier Nine being, his opinion of Gu Qing changed dramatically.

A young man, barely in his early twenties, had single-handedly killed a Tier Nine Fox Lady.

With strength that far surpassed all his peers, even if he wasn’t an Extraordinary Awakened, he had a promising future.

He was certain to evolve into an Advanced Creature in the future; at the very least, he’d become a Night Court Deputy Captain.

"Gu Qing, you’re a real badass!"

The identifier took off his gloves and gave Gu Qing a thumbs-up. "You’re really doing us Extraordinary Contactors proud!"

Gu Qing smiled. "We’re in this together."

A few minutes later, the phone in Gu Qing’s pocket buzzed violently again.

He pulled it out and looked.

It was a message from Steward Tian on YeShuo.

He was summoning him to his office.

’Hold on. It’s so late, why is Steward Tian still in his office? Does he live here or something?’ Gu Qing wondered.

...

The office of the head of the Field Operations Department.

Gu Qing knocked gently on the door.

KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK!

"Come in."

Steward Tian’s voice called out.

Gu Qing pushed the door open, walked up to Steward Tian, and greeted him, "Chief."

"Have a seat."

Steward Tian picked up a clean teacup, poured Gu Qing a cup of hot tea, and said calmly, "Let’s talk over tea."

’Seriously? Drinking tea this late at night? Isn’t he afraid of insomnia?’ Gu Qing complained internally.

’But then again,’ he thought, ’the guy’s the head of the Field Operations Department. His Biological Level must be ridiculously high, so he probably doesn’t need much sleep.’

’But damn it... I still need to sleep!’

’Wait, no. I’m an Extraordinary Being now.’

’A little caffeine and theanine shouldn’t be able to affect me.’

’If I really can’t sleep, I can always just give myself a good, hard chop to the neck and knock myself out.’

With these random thoughts running through his mind, Gu Qing pulled out a chair, sat down, and drank the tea.

Steward Tian took a sip of his tea and began speaking calmly:

"I just received a system notification on YeShuo saying you single-handedly killed a Tier Nine Fox Lady. Tell me the details of how you did it."

"Well, it happened like this..."

Gu Qing organized his thoughts for a moment before recounting the entire story in detail—from how he first encountered the Fox Woman, Qingyu, to the reason for the fight, the standoff, and how he finally managed to kill her.

During his explanation, he made sure to highlight how Jin Jun and Zheng Ruihuan, who were stationed nearby, had fought a major battle with the Fox Woman, Qingyu, to protect his family and ended up seriously injured. He was hoping to secure some compensation or reward for them.

When Gu Qing finished, a brief silence fell over the office.

Steward Tian was thinking.

’Why would a rookie Extraordinary Contactor be this strong?’

’Could it be that he’s been in contact with something Extraordinary since birth, and that something is extremely powerful?’

’Or... was the recruitment test wrong?’

’Is Gu Qing actually not an Extraordinary Contactor, but an Extraordinary Awakened of the Physical Strength enhancement type?’

With that thought, Steward Tian rose from his chair and said to Gu Qing:

"Come on, follow me to the Extraordinary Testing Room."

"Judging from your recent performance, it’s highly likely you’re a Physical Strength-type Extraordinary Awakened, and we just failed to detect it before."

"I’m taking you to get re-tested to see if you have any Extraordinary Origin in your body."

"..."

"Alright."

Gu Qing agreed and stood up to follow him.

A short while later, the two of them arrived at the Extraordinary Testing Room.

Gu Qing stepped into the glass testing pod to measure the amount of Extraordinary Origin in his body.

The results came out quickly.

The amount of Extraordinary Origin in his body was zero.

"Zero?"

Steward Tian frowned slightly. "So you’re really not an Extraordinary Awakened?"

"Could it be... you possess an exceptionally powerful Extraordinary Treasure?"

"And you’ve been in contact with it since you were a child, which is why your Physical Strength is so abnormally high?"

Steward Tian stared into Gu Qing’s eyes, his tone extremely serious. "Gu Qing, if you really do have an exceptionally powerful Extraordinary Treasure, I advise you to hand it over to the Night Court. The Night Court will not treat you unfairly."

"You’re only an Extraordinary Contactor; it would be difficult for you to make good use of an Extraordinary Treasure."

"If you turn it in, the Night Court will reward you with the Extraordinary Resources you need more at this stage. Furthermore, if this Extraordinary Treasure is properly developed in the future, you’ll get priority access to it. It’s a win-win."

"..."

Gu Qing replied with a calm expression, "Chief, you might not believe this, but I’ve never noticed anything Extraordinary around me my entire life."

"..."

Steward Tian was silent for a moment, then said, "Perhaps you just haven’t been paying close attention. You should try to be more mindful in the future. You might discover something."

After saying this, Steward Tian dropped the subject.

He felt that Gu Qing wasn’t telling the truth and believed he was unwilling to hand over the Extraordinary Treasure.

Since Gu Qing was unwilling to part with it, there was no point in discussing it further.

He could only wait for Gu Qing to come around on his own.

They left the Extraordinary Testing Room.

Back in the office, Steward Tian took a sip of tea and said, "Gu Qing, you are the most special Extraordinary Contactor I have ever seen. Your Physical Strength far surpasses your peers, and your constitution is unique."

"At your current rate, I estimate you’ll evolve into an Advanced Creature in just a few more years of development."

"When that happens, you’ll get the chance to go on an expedition, and your chances of Awakening will increase dramatically."

"..."

"An expedition?"

A curious expression appeared on Gu Qing’s face. "Chief, what exactly does this expedition entail?"

Steward Tian set down his teacup and explained in a steady tone, "It means entering the monsters’ place of origin—their Source Land—to brave dangers and seek out resources for evolution."

’The monsters’ Source Land?’ Gu Qing was a little surprised to hear those words.

Previously, when he was chatting with Lin Tianyang, Lin Tianyang had clearly said that most monsters were unknown, their origins and abilities a complete mystery.

But now, he had just heard Steward Tian mention a Source Land for monsters.

’It seems it’s not that the monsters are a complete unknown. It’s just that Lin Tianyang is a low-level member of the Night Court and doesn’t have access to this kind of core information.’

With that thought, Gu Qing pressed, "Chief, what kind of place is the monsters’ Source Land, exactly?"

Steward Tian said flatly, "The Source Land is still a long way off for you. There’s no rush to know about it. We can talk about it when you evolve into an Advanced Creature."

"Only after becoming an Advanced Creature can you be considered to have truly stepped into the Extraordinary World and learn more of its secrets."

"Before that, you’re just a peripheral member, dabbling in minor skirmishes."

"..."

After hearing Steward Tian’s words, Gu Qing felt a sense of familiarity.

’Isn’t this just like what the Magic Mirror said before? "All who are not High-Level are mere ants"?’

This left Gu Qing confused. "Chief, in our Night Court, an Advanced Creature is guaranteed to be a powerhouse at the Vice Captain Level. With that much power, they’ve only just truly stepped into the Extraordinary World?"

"That’s just a Deputy Captain of the Night Court."

Steward Tian said slowly, "And the Night Court is just one Extraordinary Organization in Hai City."

"Besides Hai City, there are many other Extraordinary Organizations, large and small, all over the world."

"A mere Deputy Captain of the Night Court wouldn’t even make a ripple on a global scale."

After a moment, Steward Tian continued, "By the way, for dealing with a Tier Nine Fox Lady tonight, your performance is enough to earn you an E-Level reward."

"When you leave the office, remember to go to the warehouse to collect your reward."

"Additionally, I’ll give you a Storage Pouch, paid for out of my own pocket, as an investment in you."

"I personally have high hopes for you right now."

"I hope you don’t disappoint me in the future. Don’t let my investment go to waste."

As soon as he finished speaking, with a mere thought, Steward Tian materialized a leather pouch in his hand.

He then casually tossed it to Gu Qing, who was sitting across from him.

Gu Qing caught the pouch and examined it with curiosity.

It wasn’t large, only about the size of his palm.

Its surface felt a little rough, like the hide of some animal.

Steward Tian explained, "This Storage Pouch in your hands, I made it from the corpse of some kind of Space Element monster."

"The space isn’t very large, only about one cubic meter."

"In a moment, prick your finger and drip a drop of your blood onto this Storage Pouch. You’ll be able to establish a connection with it and can then store or retrieve items with a single thought."

"..."

’A personally crafted Storage Pouch?’

Gu Qing raised an eyebrow, his eyes drifting up to the [Spatial Master] tag floating above Steward Tian’s head.

’I think I’ve figured out how to trigger this tag,’ he realized.

’If I’m not mistaken, if I were to create spatial items with Steward Tian, I should be able to acquire Attributes from his [Spatial Master] tag.’

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