I discovered a world bug.

Chapter 101 (posted later)

Linchuan.

Location of the National New Type of Technical Personnel Reserve Project.

Qin Lang looked at the screen, which displayed Lin Shu's face.

"...So you mean that this Bansombumo might indeed possess clues about warding off evil, but even she herself doesn't know how this ritual, or rather, how this effect is produced?"

In the scene, the people behind Lin Shu are helping the old man pack his luggage. The old man looks somewhat bewildered and is still clutching the rope used to tether the sheep.

Chen Zhu spoke softly to the old woman, as if trying to reassure her that she was only leaving temporarily and that someone would take care of the sheep.

"That's right."

Lin Shu glanced back and nodded in reply, "She's practically a self-taught mage. Even the title 'Bhumi' only came about after the reform and opening up, when information flowed more smoothly."

"Their village's faith was originally very pure, simply animistic worship."

"I don't know if this is the reason why her talent is so outstanding."

"Oh, right, that's the main point I wanted to make."

"I have a feeling that Bansombomo might also be one of the 'keys'."

"But she is different from a key like mine; she doesn't have strong asymmetry or a strong affinity with the Tao."

"But she seems to have an innate ability to see certain more fundamental rules."

"You know what I mean, right? Those fragmented clues that I need to see with the help of the seizure law, she can experience with just her eyes and her senses."

Holy crap.

Qin Lang grinned.

"A natural-born clairvoyant?"

"That's roughly the idea... Maybe they're born with a higher level of spiritual vision—wait, spiritual vision isn't a standard term, don't write that in the report."

"I know, I know..."

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Qin Lang nodded, amused.

"I'm not that stupid, am I?"

"That's not necessarily true. Who knows—this is a crucial time for laying the foundation; we can't let strange things get mixed into our scientific theories..."

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"Don't worry, the expert team back home will handle it."

Qin Lang waved his hand, then asked, "So what's your next plan? Stay here and test things out with this Bansongbumo?"

"I'm afraid that won't work."

Lin Shu shook her head in the video. The old man finally put down the rope and was helped to sit down by Chen Zhu.

"Bansongbumo's condition is very poor. The effects of the 'misfortune-avoidance spell' on her are waning; not only are the negative effects transferred previously, but her underlying health condition is also becoming uncontrollable."

"She needs urgent medical intervention—I want to send her back to the rear in Linchuan, and I hope you can support me."

"Sure, no problem at all."

Qin Lang readily agreed, but just to be on the safe side, he asked one more question: "How is her health now?"

"Significantly weakened."

Lin Shu replied, "But there shouldn't be any major problems. We did some basic physical examinations, and overall it's acceptable."

"Long-distance travel shouldn't be a big problem, but we'll definitely have to take a helicopter down the mountain."

"Then call a helicopter—has it arrived yet?"

"We've arrived. They've landed and are waiting. We'll evacuate them immediately."

"Well done."

Qin Lang gave a thumbs up and said sincerely, "You're growing very fast—you're starting to look more and more like a captain."

"But to be honest, unless absolutely necessary, it's best to go back to the rear."

"Like this time, the problem you encountered was actually very serious. If you hadn't avoided it, the consequences would have been unimaginable."

"By the way, why are you and Chen Zhu alright? Do you have any leads?"

"It's a resistance issue."

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Lin Shu frowned slightly.

"I don't have many clues at the moment, but it's most likely a resistance issue."

"I control the snake and the Yin Mountain technique, which provides a layer of resistance."

"Chen Zhu... her profiling ability is actually a kind of strong self-hypnosis, which is also a kind of resistance."

"That's not a very difficult problem to explain. What's really difficult to explain is that all those negative effects bypassed the resistance of the amulet."

"It's very likely that this characteristic is also related to the averting effects of the warding-off ritual performed on Bansombumo," and you should pay close attention to this going forward.

"clear."

Qin Lang paused for a moment, then asked, "After evacuating Bansongbumo, where do you plan to go?"

"We're going to stay here."

Lin Shu replied, "Bansongbumo left some additional clues—according to her perception," her abilities seem to be strongly linked to the geography of Huawu Old Village.

"Of course, I don't know if her perception is right or wrong, but it can't hurt to take a look. What if she makes a new discovery?"

"Is it dangerous?"

This is the issue that Qin Lang cares about most.

"It's highly unlikely, and even if it happens, we can handle it, don't worry."

"it is good."

Qin Lang didn't say anything more, and after a few brief words, he hung up the video call.

He then picked up the phone and, after connecting, said in a calm tone, "I need to arrange a personnel transfer mission from Guiyang to Linchuan. Have the logistics department come to my office; they need to come up with a plan as soon as possible."

"Yes, as soon as possible, today."

"Oh, and what about the new recruits from the last selection? They should have finished their training by now, right?"

"Send me a copy of the documents, I want to take a look."

"Also, have our intelligence network keep a close eye on the movements of the Hongyuan Society and the other organizations."

"It's been over a month, and they haven't made a single move. This is very unusual."

"I think if they're going to do something... they'll probably do it in the next day or two."

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Xie Yuchi collapsed onto the ground beside the track, drenched in sweat.

—In my memory, it seems that I haven't run this hard since graduating from high school.

The physical fitness tests in university were just for show, and people usually had someone else run the tests for them, so they didn't get any real exercise.

As for what happens after starting work...

Generally speaking, being a doctor is quite tiring, but it's different in a mental hospital.

Although most patients are not easy to get along with, the male nurses always handle the tricky problems, and I mostly just sit in the office, responsible for seeing patients and making assessments.

Over the past two years, my physical strength has become worse than it was in college.

When I was first pulled onto the training field, I even thought I wouldn't be able to keep going.

Surprisingly, not only did they persevere, but they also achieved good results...

At least you've passed the assessment, so there shouldn't be any problems.

"I'm exhausted..."

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A girl ran up to Xie Yuchi and plopped down on the ground.

Xiao Lengfeng — Like herself, she also joined through a talent selection program, but it seems that she had already made some contact with the authorities before the program was launched.

She never brought it up on her own initiative, and when she did mention it, it was only in passing.

Xie Yuchi didn't want to pry into other people's secrets, so he didn't bother to ask any more questions.

"How many did you run?"

"3 minutes and 40 seconds, passing grade is achieved by just barely passing."

Xiao Lingfeng took a breath and continued, "I have to say, their standards are way too high, ridiculously high!"

"When I was in college, I could score 90 points in 3 minutes and 40 seconds, but here I'm just passing..."

"The requirements are different."

Xie Yuchi took a crumpled pack of tissues out of his pocket and handed it to Xiao Lengfeng, who took it and said thank you.

"Oh... I really didn't expect to end up here."

She looked up at the sky.

"I thought I'd be a language blogger for life! How did I end up on this pirate ship so inexplicably!"

"That's great... I passed the test today, it's too late to back out now."

"Hey, by the way, why did you want to join?"

"I..

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Xie Yuchi hesitated for a moment, but decided to tell the truth.

"There are two reasons—the first reason is probably the same for everyone: a new world, new opportunities."

"Another reason is... my younger brother is also on the project. He almost got into trouble several times, and I thought I'd come and help him, otherwise I wouldn't be able to explain it to his parents."

"Oh~"

Xiao Lengfeng smiled slyly and looked at Xie Yuchi, asking, "Childhood sweethearts? Betrothed as children?"

"

Childhood friend.

Xie Yuchi rolled her eyes, too lazy to explain further.

"And you? What brought you here?"

"Initially, it was the authorities who contacted me."

Xiao Lengfeng lay down on the ground.

"Back then, there wasn't such a talent selection program yet. They approached me saying they wanted to do some linguistic collaboration."

"I helped them twice, but then there was a period when we lost contact. I thought the project had fallen through or something."

"But suddenly, news broke from the Vatican and Japan."

"Immediately afterwards, the authorities sent me a notification, asking me to go to Chaga to take the exam."

"I thought, 'Fine, I'll go. A stable job wouldn't be bad,' but then..."

""

"We've arrived at this point."

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"That was quite a coincidence."

Xie Yuchi sighed and said, "If they hadn't proactively sent out the notification, you probably wouldn't have agreed to come, right?"

"Not necessarily."

Xiao Lingfeng shook his head.

"I've always been interested in this kind of thing. Even if they don't contact me, I might take the initiative to contact them."

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"That's true. Those who pass the written test and interview are probably destined to go down this path. So how did the official team find you? I said it was in the field of linguistics."

"Introduced by a friend."

Xiao Lingfeng replied, "They said they found it online, but I know it must have been through an introduction."

"And that person is also from the base—possibly even a veteran."

"He used to ask me all sorts of strange classical Chinese questions, but looking back now, they were all related to rituals."

"He must have given my information to the official channels. It's really despicable that he didn't just give me a referral."

""

"Ha, he probably doesn't have much say in the matter."

Xie Yuchi said with a smile, "But if you can provide a passage, I'm not too worried about it."

"Not at all—he's definitely not the kind of person who has no voice."

Xiao Lingfeng sat up abruptly.

"You know, this project has been done several times before, in places like the tea city, Linchuan, and Yunnan."

"He was present during all these missions."

"I suspect he might be a hidden big shot, but it's inconvenient for him to reveal his identity."

"He went on a mission today, but we don't know where he went—it's a secret."

Have you been on a mission these past couple of days?

Xie Yuchi blinked.

Looking at Xiao Lengfeng, an idea suddenly popped into her mind.

Taking a deep breath, she asked, "The person you're talking about..."

""

"Could it be her name, Lin Shu?"

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